Monday/Tuesday 8/17, 8/18
Check Attendance (First and Last Name on Zoom)--what do you prefer to be called?
Canvas Home Page (Introduce myself)--Use About Me on Website
Announcements (set notifications to receive immediately)
Syllabus (especially norms for virtual meetings)
Day 1 Quick Write/Discussion (due today)
Student Information Google Form (due by Wed)
Wednesday/Thursday 8/19, 8/20
Student Introductions: What’s the story of your name? What’s an interesting fact about you?
Syllabus Quiz due tonight
Friday/Monday 8/21, 8/24
Always check announcements; Pay attention to grades in PowerSchool not Canvas
Extension given on Syllabus Quiz (due 8/25, 8/26)
Online Learning Tips Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGKftaUwJh4&feature=youtu.be
Create Folder in Google Drive for English 2 and share it with me (Last name, First name--English 2)
Introduce Past, Present, Future Letter instructions, format, and example due 8/25, 8/26
Tuesday/Wednesday 8/25, 8/26
Point out A/B calendar on Homepage
Syllabus Quiz must be turned in today!
Unit 1: Les. 1 Personal Encyclopedia (Modules)--Learning Task 1
Narrative Writing PowerPoint
Read Excerpt from Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
Reaction/Discussion (due today)
Past, Present, Future Letter due today
Thursday/Friday 8/27, 8/28
Personal Encyclopedia: Asynchronous Learning Task 1 (Modules)
Assignment/Rubric
Model Project (Read aloud)
Prewriting (try 1 at least)--no due date determined yet
Sign up for Common Lit; Class Codes 3A: 6G4JGR; 3B: Q3DK34
Go over CommonLit features (read aloud, highlight, comments, translate)
Listen to Ted Talk https://youtu.be/D9Ihs241zeg
Read “The Danger of a Single Story” and complete questions due 8/31 and 9/1
Monday/Tuesday 8/31, 9/1
Complete Personal Encyclopedia Prewriting/Brainstorming (Modules) by next class (9/1, 9/2)
Copy and Paste one row to the Class Brainstorm (due today)
Finish CommonLit: The Danger of a Single Story due tonight
Wednesday/Thursday 9/2, 9/3
Personal Encyclopedia Essential Learning Task 2 (Modules)
Personal Encyclopedia Mentor Text Analysis
Annotate text and answer your one assigned question
Begin working on Planning Guide due 9/4, 9/8 (put in shared English 2 folder, so I can look at it with you.)
Friday/Tuesday 9/4, 9/8
Sentence Fragments Kahoot (Fragments/Sentences Notes)
Personal Encyclopedia Planning Guide (due tonight)--Move to English 2 folder so I can see your progress
Show my example
Wednesday/Thursday 9/9, 9/10
Personal Encyclopedia Product due Friday/Monday
Asynchronous Learning Task 3-create the product
Go over rubric
Grammar: Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation, Complete Sentences (Reading aloud is helpful)
Unit 1 Diagnostic: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Ch 1 and 7 (CommonLit Module)--due today!
Read excerpt and answer MC questions and response
Work on Personal Encyclopedia when done
Friday/Monday 9/11, 9/14
Tone Module--Definition/Video, List, Exercise 1 (put in English 2 folder)
Personal Encyclopedia due tonight (submit on Canvas)
Complete Unit 1 Diagnostic (under CommonLit module)
Tuesday/Wednesday 9/15, 9/16
Tone Exercise 2 (English 2 Folder)
Make a copy of Diction Guided Notes and go through Diction PowerPoint (Why That Word? Lesson 2 Module)--Submit in Canvas
Thursday/Friday 9/17, 9/18
Tone Exercise 3 (English Folder)
Introduction to the Holocaust (CommonLit Module) due 9/17, 9/18
Watch Helga’s Diary video
Model how to read/annotate first two sections.
Monday/Tuesday 9/21, 9/22
Identifying Tone Part 1 Kahoot
Lesson 2 Module: Asynchronous Task 1
TedTalk: “War and What Comes After” (Video)--Positive or Negative Diction?
Read Transcript: Examples of strong diction? Tone?
Complete Discussion Question and read and “like” several others
“The Perils of Indifference” (CommonLit) due 9/25
Wednesday/Thursday 9/23, 9/24
Tone Ex. 4 (English Folder or Tone Module)
Check grade in PowerSchool (not Canvas)
Author’s Attitude/Tone (Lesson 3 Module)
Tone PowerPoint and Guided Notes (submit today)
“The Perils of Indifference” (CommonLit) due 9/25
Friday/Tuesday 9/25, 9/29
Tone Ex. 5
Introduction to Night PowerPoint (Night Module)
Night Introductory Discussion (edit for grammar)
Full text of Night (optional)
“The Perils of Indifference” (CommonLit) due 9/25
Wednesday/Thursday 9/30, 10/1
Tone Ex. 6
Diction/Tone Response--Perils of Indifference excerpt (RACE Module)
Teach RACE Strategy
RACE Rap
Go over Rubric
Example
Response--due Friday
Friday/Monday 10/2, 10/5
Tone Informal Assessment (Identifying Tone Module)-20 min
Diction/Tone Skill Check-in (Analyzing Tone Module)
MC-10 min
Response/Discussion
“The Perils of Indifference” response due 10/2
Unit 1 Diagnostic needs to be completed (CommonLit Module)
Tuesday/Wednesday 10/6, 10/7
Midterm Exam Schedule (even though we don’t have one yet.); Early release Wed. (10:15-10:55)
Identifying Tone Part 2 Kahoot--Tone Formal Assessment next class
Unit 1 Diagnostic Results (CommonLit Module)
Imagery/Mood/Foreshadowing PowerPoint and Guided Notes (Imagery/Mood Module)--Finish Practice 1-4 tomorrow
Thursday/Friday 10/8, 10/9
Reminder: Midterm Schedule next week; 1st Quarter ends 10/16
Complete Guided Notes on Imagery/Mood/Foreshadowing Practice 1-4 and submit (Imagery/Mood Module)
Tone Formal Assessment (Identifying Tone Module)
Night Imagery/Mood Practice
Monday/Tuesday 10/12, 10/13
Grammar Bytes: Fragments Interactive Exercise 1 (Grammar Module)
Night Imagery/Mood Practice due 10/13 (Imagery/Mood Module)
“The Interlopers” due 10/15 (CommonLit Module)
Wednesday/Thursday 10/14, 10/15
A Day 8:00-10:00
B Day 1:30-2:45 (Attendance Google Form)
Grammar Bytes: Fragments Interactive Ex. 3
Diction/Tone/Imagery/Mood Skill Check-In (Imagery/Mood Module-Asynchronous Learning Task 2)--MC and Response
“The Interlopers” due Thursday (CommonLit Module)
Friday/Tuesday 10/16, 10/20 (End of 1st Quarter)
Grammar Bytes: Fragments Ex. 2 (1-10) (Grammar Module)
Imagery/Mood Constructed Response: How does imagery contribute to the mood? (Constructed Response module)
Do Page 1 together (Highlighting diction and imagery; DIDLS; Questions)
Unit 1 Formal Assessment (RL 1 and 4) in Canvas soon!
1st Quarter Work Deadline at 11:59 pm