ERWC - Senior English

Semester I

Weekly Agenda

Monday 9/14

• DUE: "Holden's Avoidance Patterns"

  • evidence chart/ short response 

• Review Guide - Chapters 1-5

Tuesday 9/15

• Blog Post #2: Mentor/Guide (modified schedule)

• Test - chapters 1-5 ... moved to Wednesday

Wednesday 9/16

• Test - chapters 1-5 (it is timed/ posted on Canvas)

• Chapter 6-8 (The Catcher in the Rye): Holden's relationship with identity & impact of relationships [GROUP ASSIGNMENT - POSTED ON CANVAS]

Thursday 9/17

• Chapter 6-8 (The Catcher in the Rye): Holden's relationship with identity & impact of relationships

Friday 9/11

• Chapter 6-8 (The Catcher in the Rye): Holden's relationship with identity & impact of relationships

• DUE: Blog Post #2: Mentor/Guide

Sat/Sun

Semester I

Weekly Agenda

Monday 9/7

• NWEA Testing

• Read chapter 3 CITR

Tuesday 9/8

• NWEA Testing

• Finish chapter 3 CITR

Wednesday 9/9

• Reading check - chapter 3 (The Catcher in the Rye)

Thursday 9/10

• Make up - NWEA

• "Holden's Avoidance Patterns"

  • evidence chart/ short response 

Friday 9/11

• "Holden's Avoidance Patterns"

  • evidence chart/ short response 

Sat/Sun

The slides below (5 slides in total) are from Monday's work - 8/24

To  view the daily go to the weekly agenda listed after these slides (8/24-8/28)

Semester I

Weekly Agenda

Monday 8/24

• Blog #1 - Failing: instruction are on Canvas

  • In order to submit your post, copy the URL and paste it on Canvas.

Tuesday 8/25

• Unit 1 - What's Next

  • Article: If you want to go to college, learn to fail first (follow instructions on my PowerPoint)

    • Assessing yourself

    • Making Predictions & Asking Questions

    • Growth Chart

Wednesday 8/26

• Mrs. Hinojosa - absent

  • Do the following for today: The LB Tigers have written your obituary Broncos. How will you respond. Come up with a clever response: an idea would be to make a Michael Jackson style video in which you, the Broncos, come back from the grave and shred the Tigers (you know the video “Thriller”). Bonus for extra creative responses. 

• (pushed to Thursday) Unit 1 - What's Next

  • Article: Hidden Intellectualism (read & annotate)

Thursday 8/27

• Unit 1 - What's Next

  • Article: Hidden Intellectualism (read & annotate)

  • Intertextual connection: two case studies - Junior & Holden

  • The Catcher in the Rye - introduction

    • Holden

    • WWII

    • Salinger

Friday 8/28

• Due: annotated article (Hidden Intellectualism)

• Anticipation Guide (getting ready to read - The Catcher in the Rye)

Sat/Sun

Semester I

Weekly Agenda

Monday 8/17

• Well, I will not be in class for the first 3 periods today. 

• Today, you will check the following website: californiacolleges.edu

  • this site will show you if you are on track to go to a 4 year college or UC. It wil also show you your current GPA. Take 10 minutes to review the site. It will also show you what you are missing, in regards to your A-G requirements.

• Your main lesson today involves a writing assignment that eventually  will be part of your senior portfolio.

  • Please answer the 6 questions on the slides posted on Canvas [Unit 1 - Self Portrait]. I will review this with you tomorrow. Type your responses on a Google Doc. Don't submit till I review with you first.

Tuesday 8/18 -

• Brief review of californiacolleges.edu (1st & 2nd period only)

• Unit 1 - Self Portrait (review of notes)

  • Discussion of student sample

  • Begin writing your essay

Wednesday 8/19

• Finish writing your Self-Portrait Essay

Thursday 8/20

• Blogging [edublogs.org]

  • set up your account

  • link account to the class blog

  • Blog #1 - Failing

Friday 8/21

• Blog #1 - Failing ... continued

Sat/Sun