2019 Agendas
Last Day:
The Importance of Punctuation
What We Know
Proofread & Turn in Choice Piece--SAS Reviser
Mad Libs
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School House Rock: Verbs
Harry Baker (14min)
https://kahoot.it/#/
Mon.-Tues. 10/7-8
9th Grade Common Writing Assessment
Discussion Questions
What did you find surprising?
What have you noticed about graffiti in your environment like your community, neighborhood or school?
What are your opinions about whether Graffiti is vandalism or art?
Thurs-Fri 10/3-4
Conferences on Vaping Essays
Choice Piece Work Time
Choice Piece Peer Edit Friday
The Choice Piece Due 10/10
9/30
Starting Fri 9/27 Due 10/10
Work on revisions too
9/24
Content Language Objectives: Students will complete mini assignments to prepare for their Final--The Choice Piece.
Agenda:
This Week We will Try Each of the Following:
A Mini-Screenplay (Tues in class--due Thursday)
Screenplay Format
A Mini-Memoir (In class Thursday)
Make a Doc in your Folder, call it "Mini-Memoir"
A Micro-Fiction (Friday in class)
Short Fiction Warm-ups (my class)
A Mini-Essay (Friday in class)
All these minis lead to The Choice Piece
Starting Fri 9/27 Due 10/10
9/23
Click here before we take the Assessment
Enroll Code: TZ1E7Y
Common Writing Assessment 2:10 Until 2:55
PROMPT: Is Vaping with E-Ciegarettes Safe?
You have viewed images on the Vaping Slides. You've read the opinion pieces on Our First Readings, and discussed the questions with your peers. Now consider the question stated in the prompt above. In a well-written essay, develop a position on whether vaping is safe. Support your argument with evidence from your own observations, the readings or the images.
At 2:55, try to print. If not, email it:
<andrew.pfouts> <kimberly.keig>
Fri-Mon 9/20-23
Content Language Objectives: Students will practice the District's Common Writing Assessment.
Agenda:
Materials:
Readings on Vaping from ProCon.org
Process:
Reading time Note Taking (10min)
Look at Slides (5 minutes)
Discussion (10 min)
Discussion Questions
What did you find surprising?
What have you noticed about vaping in your environment like your community, neighborhood or school?
What are your opinions about whether Vaping with E-cigarettes are safe?
Pre-writing Planning Checklist (10 min)
9/19
Content Language Objectives: Students will begin the first of two persuasive essays for the quarter. They will read, write, listen and speak. They will learn to take a stand on a controversial issue.
Agenda:
Position, Arguments & Evidence w/Kim
Readings on Vaping from ProCon.org
9/17
Make a Copy Proofreading Scans
Proofread your UP Essay
Fill Out Rubric
Kim: Persuasive Elements
Let's Pick a Topic
9/10-17
Tues:
Organization w/Pfouts
Introduction and Outline due Thursday (conferences)
Friday 9/13 Peer Edit (conferences)
Due Tuesday 9/17 (scans, Italics proofread)
9/5-9/6
What was your Advice to Carl?
Notes
Up Warm-up on Warm-ups page
Tues. 9/3
Essay Contest: "How to Waste Quality Class Time" for a gift card.
Up Watch the beginning
Up Warm-up on Warm-ups page
Friday August 30
Kahoot
Essay Warm-up: "How to Waste Quality Class Time"
Monday: Contest for a gift card if you enter your essay
Week of August 26
Content Language Objectives: Students will progress towards their first big assignment listening, writing and peer editing.
Agenda:
Showing vs Telling
Graphic Organizer
Stuff back Check IC
Write your intro--Due Tuesday
Tues. Work time
Thurs. Peer Edit
Fri. Proofreading Tricks and Piece #1 Due
Tom Sawyer: Showing vs. Telling
Sparknotes--Telling Chapter 1 (or pick a different chapter)
Try to show it using active verbs, dialogue and description.
Read the first part of Chapter 1 in The Novel
Fri 8/23
100 Word Contest
100 word in folder
Piece #1 Assignment and schedule
Thurs 8/22
More time for Piece #1 Pre-Writing
Show a partner--add to your list
Find a good example of Micro Fiction
Writing Time
100 Word Contest tomorrow
Piece #1 Assignmente and schedule
Tues. Aug 20
Bookmark our Foundations Page
Warm-up ( in your Foundations Folder)
Kim reads "The Dare."
Homework: Piece #1 Pre-Writing, Read Syllabus
Monday Aug 19
Let's Make an Active Sentence
Share a Foundations Folder
<kimberly.kieg@bvsd.org> <andrew.pfouts@bvsd.org>
Friday Aug 16
Check last night's homework
Talking about stories from the summer
Two warm-ups
August 15th
PM2 2:25-3:05
Nametags--number off
Topic Generator
Mix/Mingle/Talk
Write a Warm-up
First Assignment
Last Day
What We Know
Proofread & Turn in Choice Piece--SAS Reviser
How to Waste Class Time Contest
Extra Credit: Complete the other five lessons on My Writing Site
(We already did Lesson Four)
Mad Libs
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School House Rock: Verbs
Harry Baker (14min)
https://kahoot.it/#/
Mon 10/8
Choice Piece Work Time
Choice Piece (Due Tuesday 10/9 11:59pm)
Thurs-Fri 10/4-5
Proofread your Fisher King Essay
Influential People Exercise
Mystery Ideas
Comp2 Ideas
Some Warm-ups on the Warm-ups Page
Choice Piece (Due Tuesday 11/9 11:59pm)
Graphic Organizers
More on The Assignments Page scroll down
Writing Prompts from Self Publishing Hub
Monday: Writing Time/Per Edit
Tuesday: How to waste Quality Class Time Contest
Thurs. 10/4
Fisher King Essay Due @ 1:05pm
Proofread--share it
Final stretch:
Complete Syd Field's Character Exercise
Read: Semi-colon, Colon, Dash
Fisher King Essay Timeline:
Fri 9/28: Group Talk Thesis Exercise
Mon. 10/1: Introduction and Outline Due
CYWTB? (Intro)
Peer Edit Intros--outline prediction
Drafting/Finish/Work time
Tues. 10/2: Peer Draft Due
Revising
Thurs. 10/4 Fisher King Essay Due
Introduce Choice Piece
1) For the Peer Edit: Do the Proofreading Tricks
Another Proofreading Trick: First Word Scan
Remember the And/But Scan?
2) Comment on the Introduction, Thesis and Organization
Writing a catchy intro
3) Comment on General Content and other things you notice
9/28
Fisher King Links
A radio show about the Fisher King legend--not sure how useful
Fisher King Screenplay (early version)
Roger Ebert's review of the Fisher King
Pre-writing for the Fisher King
Debate Due Dates:
Friday September 7 - Outline due with opening, 2 arguments each, at LEAST 2 pieces of evidence and and idea for a closing
Friday September 7 at end of class - Entire speech opening statement
Monday September 10 - full typed draft of your debate speech. Introduction, Argument 1 + evidence, Argument 2 + evidence and a closing.
Thurs 9/20 Revision Deadline--send Kim an email <kimberly.keig@bvsd.org>
Fri 8/31
Content Language Objectives: Students will begin the persuasive unit.
Agenda:
Convince Kim Contest
Thurs 8/30
Content Language Objectives: Students will progress towards their first big assignment listening, writing and peer editing.
Agenda:
And/but Scan
Paragraphs & Caps
8/30 Warm-up on Warm-ups Page
Tues 8/28
Content Language Objectives: Students will progress towards their first big assignment listening, writing and peer editing.
Agenda:
Peer Edit Tues. Graded draft due Thursday.
Fri-Mon 8/24-27
Content Language Objectives: Students will progress towards their first big assignment through writing, reading on-line and seeing what others find.
Agenda:
Showing vs. Telling
100 Word Contest
Peer Edit Tues. Graded draft due Thursday.
Thurs 2/23
Content Language Objectives: Students will progress towards their first big assignment through writing, reading on-line and seeing what others find.
Agenda:
Read stories people found: Here
Write a 100 Word Story--contest tomorrow
For Friday: Write a 100 word story
Tues 2/21
Content Language Objectives: Students will progress towards their first big assignment through writing, reading on-line and seeing what others find.
Agenda:
Warm-up #3 on Warm-ups Page
Micro Fiction:
Read/Find One
Nominate Good Stories Here
Upcoming:
Thurs: 100 Word Contest
Organizer
What makes a short Story
More in depth Short Stories Elements
Friday: Drafting Work time
Monday: Peer Edit Proofreading Tricks