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4
Aim:
CW: Recap Themes, Thematic
Connections
Begin
Ch. 11 (Read 127-136)
HW: Finish reading Ch. 11 (137-144).
Make at least two thematic connections
to Platoon.
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5
Aim: How do you explain war?
CW: Read Ch. 12 (145-150) and 170-172
Begin
Controlling Idea Essay
HW: Read 173-175. Bring ALL of your
notes from Platoon and Fallen Angels to class tomorrow.
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6
Aim: From Connections to Controlling
Ideas
CW: Continue Ch. 14 (Read 176-185)
Use
Quote/Response notes to find Controlling Ideas
HW: Read 185-190. Find and analyze
one Controlling Idea in this section. Include how it connects to Platoon.
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Aim: Thesis Statements
CW: Read Ch. 15 (Read 197-208)
Thesis
Statements
HW: Finish reading Ch. 16 (209-217).
Finish Thesis Statement Worksheet.
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Reading
Logs Due
Aim: Begin Outlines
CW: Read Ch. 17 (218-224, 230-231)
Using
Literary Elements
Begin
Outlines
HW: Begin reading Ch. 18 (232-236).
Complete your Outline!
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11
Aim: “Yes, and we’re sorry.”
CW: Read Ch. 19 (250-261)
HW: Read Ch. 20 (262-271), and write
a ½ Page response to Ch. 19 and 20.
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12
Aim: Review Outlines
CW: Read Ch. 21 (277-283).
Review
Outlines
HW: Read Ch. 22 (284-292). Make
changes to your outlines. Add at least one example from p. 250-292.
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13
Aim: From Quote/Response to
Evidence/Analysis
CW: Finish reading Ch. 22 (293-297).
Evidence/Analysis
HW: Read Ch. 23 (From 298-305).
Revise (or add to) the Evidence/Analysis in your outline.
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14
Aim: Finish Fallen Angels
CW: Finish Ch. 23 (306-309)
Compare
the endings of Fallen Angels and Platoon.
HW: Explain why your Controlling Idea
is important to both texts.
Bring
your outline and notes tomorrow!
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Reading
Logs Due
Aim: Begin the Writer’s Workshop:
Drafting
CW: Introduce the Writer’s Workshop
Rubric
Drafting
Demo
HW: At least two pages of your rough
draft.
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18
No School
Martin
Luther King Jr.
Day
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Aim: Writer’s Workshop: Drafting,
Part 2
CW:
Drafting
Demo, Part 2
Work
time
HW: Finish your first draft. (Must be
at least three pages for full credit.)
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Aim: Writer’s Workshop: Revisions
CW: Revising Demo
Formatting
Demo
Work
time (Laptops)
HW: Come in tomorrow with a fully
typed draft in your email or on a flash drive.
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Aim: Writer’s Workshop: Editing
CW: Editing Demo
Work
time (Laptops)
Prep
for Peer Review
HW: Print out a copy of your essay before
class.
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Reading
Logs Due
Aim: Rotating Peer Review
CW: Instructions/Demo for Rotating
Peer Review
HW: Finish your essay! Final drafts (Printed
out, stapled to all Pre-Writing and Rough Drafts) are due at the start
of class on Monday!
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