Week of November 17, 19, & 21, 2014

Post date: Nov 18, 2014 2:44:27 PM

Monday November 17

These are the assignments that were due and passed in on Monday

1. Socratic Seminar reflection
2. 5 American Dream novel discussion questions
3. annotation check for your American Dream novel (only completed with 2Green)

Our class time was spent on Embedded Assessment 1: Writing a Definition Essay (p. 51 of your text). The first draft of this essay is due, double-spaced, on paper, at the beginning of the class on Wednesday November 19.

Wednesday November 19

We will spend today's class being sure we know how to do MLA formatting, embedding textual evidence appropriately, and copy-editing

You may want to read about MLA formatting and embedding textual evidence in MLA formatting here.

Here is the anchor paper that I wrote last night, in 34 minutes: anchor paper

Friday November 21

DUE TODAY: Embedded Assessment 1 - Writing a Definition Essay. Please print it **before** coming to class.

This Embedded Assessment is required to advance to your senior year.

• We will be answering two SAT Questions of the Day, in preparation for today's Student of the Month assembly.
  • After I have had a chance to read all of the rationales, I will add the insightful ones to the box of CP SAT QotDs. I will then draw a name for a special Huish-only prize.
• We will also be completing Activities 1.11 and 1.12.

Homework:

• read and annotate Activities 1.13 and 1.14
• remember that your American Dream novel needs to be fully read and annotated by December 2 when we will begin our Book Talk / Socratic Seminars. The discussion questions will come from you.
• send your American Dream novel discussion questions to me over the weekend, if you haven't already given them to me