English Language Arts (Period 1, 3, 4, and 6)

Monday, September 10                                                 
Classwork

1. Do Now:Quiz #5: dict, dorm, duc/duct, endo, equi, fac/fact/fic/fect, fid/fide/feder
2. (All students will take the quiz.  Those with graphic organizers may use and staple them to the back of the quiz when turning-in.)
3. Next: Read Conscientious Objector, Pride and Tell All the Truth- but Tell it Slant
4. After: Respond to 'The Big Question' parts a, b and c in essay format and turn-in for grade

Homework

• Continue writing draft 2 of your SIFTt Analysis+Argument essay (click here for the editing activity from class)

Tuesday and Wednesday, September 11 and 12        
Classwork

•  Do Now: Responding to The Names by Billy Collins
• Edison eValuate testing (click here for student login if you've been given teacher-permission)

Homework

• Finish writing draft 2 of your SIFTt Analysis+Argument essay (click here for the editing activity from class)

Thursday and Friday, September 13 and 14            
Classwork

1. Do Now: What is "style" in poetry?  In your song, how does the author use "style" to communicate tone and/or theme?
2. Next: Using the rubric (click here to see it!)
3. Then: Editing Workshop (Draft 2): focus on variety of sentence structure and word choice (removal of no-no words: I, you, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours, your, yours, you're.
4. Alternate Activity: Writing Workshop (using GoogleDocs)
5. Enrichment Activity: Read Meeting at Night, The Kraken and Reapers (pp. 744-46) Respond to Critical Thinking Questions 1-4, and write essay response to 'The Big Question'

Homework

• Continue writing draft 3 of your SIFTt Anlaysis+Argument essay
• Special requirements for 3rd Draft:
• 1.        Pages are numbered and have last name at top-right corner (ex. Fisher 1)
  2.        Heading at top-left corner: Your name, English Period #, Date, SIFT Draft
  3.        Skip a space- title is centered and should read Poetry Analysis for Song Title
  4.        Next line should read 'by composer name'
  5.        The paper should be typed in 12 point legible font, double-spaced, 7 -10 paragraphs in length (at least 3 typed pages and no more than 8)
  6.        Page Break at the end of the 3-8 page paper
  7.        Last page(s) should have the heading at the top-left corner: Appendix A
  8.        Skip a space- write the title of the song in italics
  9.        Below, write the name of the composer
  10.     (if necessary) Below, write the performer's name if it is different than the composer
  11.     SINGLE-SPACED, PLEASE! Type the lyrics to the song, including line numbers (must match the font of the paper)
  12.     Editing based on 1^st Draft comments must be present
  13.     Good, Better, Best…first draft was good, second is better and the third should be your best!
• Study for Quiz #7: helio, hema/hemo, hetero, homo, hypn, igni(s), join/junct
• Enrichment: Vocabtest.com, Sophomore Unit 3- Learning Definitions
• Enrichment: Enter a teacher-approved poem or essay in the Poetic Power contest!

Click on the picture to see a helpful video on the SIFTt Process!