Daily Agendas

Mon. 5.21.2018 (Blue Finals Review Day)

1. Use Quizlet Live to prepare for the vocab exam
2. Finish watching Macbeth (16 minutes)
3. Options:
   • Option #1: Begin work on Macbeth scene adaptations (on Schoology)
     • This is the creative portion of your final
     • You will have work time today but will finish & submit your work on Finals Day
     • You can work in small groups (of up to 3) or individually
   • Review for the Macbeth exam

HW: Prepare for your final with this vocab Quizlet and using the resources on Schoology in the "Spring Semester Final" folder.

Tue. 5.15.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Macbeth vocab words for Acts III and IV
   • Act III: predominance, jocund, infirmity, malevolence
   • Act IV: pernicious, intemperance, credulous
2. Read Act IV, Scene iii as a class
3. Finish Act IV close reading tasks in pairs
4. Begin reading

HW: Use this Quizlet to study vocab.

Wed. 5.9.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Do you have any books from this semester or year to return for English? Make sure to get them to me ASAP!
2. Read Act III
3. Work on Act III Scavenger Hunt in groups of three
4. Watch Act III in the 2015 movie version of Macbeth (49:55 to 1:08:30)

HW: Study Macbeth vocab words.

Mon. 5.7.2018 (Silver Day)

1. Quiz on Macbeth vocab words 1-7
   • On Schoology
2. Macbeth Act II analysis quiz
3. Begin reading Act III, Scene i in groups of three

HW: None! Enjoy!

Wed. 5.2.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Review vocab words 1-7 with Pear Deck Flashcard Factory
2. Revisit and discuss Macbeth's hallucination and soliloquy in Act II, Scene i
3. Catch up to Act II, Scene i in the 2015 film Macbeth (16:58 to 38:12)
4. Read Macbeth Act II, scene ii

HW: None.

Mon. 4.30.2018 (Silver Day)

1. Macbeth vocab words for Acts I & II
2. Read Act II, Scene i out loud as a class
3. Work with a partner to interpret Macbeth's hallucination
   • Assignment is on Schoology

HW: Finish and submit the "Interpret Macbeth's Hallucination" assignment on Schoology.

Wed. 4.25.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Read Act I, Scenes 5-7 in small groups
2. Work on reading tasks for Act I, Scenes 5-7 with a partner

HW: Please have your parents sign the permission slip (see the top of this page for the Google Form we're using as a permission slip) either giving you permission to watch the 2015 film Macbeth or denying permission.

Mon. 4.23.2018 (Silver Day)

1. Finish listening to Act I, Scene iii
2. Wrap up close reading tasks for Act I, Scenes i-iii
3. Read Act I, Scene iv as a class

HW: Before class on Wednesday, please have your parents sign the permission slip (see the top of this page for the Google Form we're using as a permission slip) either giving you permission to watch the 2015 film Macbeth or denying permission.

Wed. 4.18.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Practice using an analysis formula for your Gatsby essay
2. Follow directions to revise your essay
3. Follow peer editing directions to help a partner on their essay
4. Work time to polish your rough draft into a final draft
5. (Last 15 min) Intro to Shakespeare's Macbeth

HW: Final draft of literary analysis essay due Friday by midnight to Schoology.

Mon. 4.16.2018

1. In pairs, look at an essay submitted by a student last year and consider . . .
   • what grade it might receive according to the essay rubric
   • how we might revise it to improve it
2. Work time to prepare your rough draft (due Wednesday)

HW: Rough draft of Gatsby literary analysis essay due Wednesday. Final draft due Friday.

Wed. 4.11.2018 (shortened period due to testing week)

1. Finish watching The Great Gatsby
2. Work time for Gatsby literary analysis essay rough outline
   • It's on Schoology
   • Make sure you have completed all five outline tasks (directions for the tasks are on this slideshow)

HW: Rough outline for essay due on Schoology by the end of class on Friday, April 13.

Mon. 4.9.2018 (Silver Day)

1. Review for the SAT

Want a packet of all the condensed grammar rules for the SAT? Here it is: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1572yxQd4Bg0dzfXy-Y9x1aUW8F-TacciQBl5qbwX8Ac/edit#slide=id.p4

Wed. 4.4.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Intro to Gatsby Literary Analysis essay assignment
   • Go over requirements and guidelines
2. Begin work on a rough outline of your essay (on Schoology)
   • Develop a rough thesis with my help
   • Begin looking at your work from this unit to gather quotes you might use
   • Look back at the book to gather additional quotes
   • Start developing rough topic sentences and paragraph ideas
3. Review effective language usage guidelines for the SAT and practice with questions on Socrative
4. Work individually on SAT practice (could be math, writing & language, or reading) at khanacademy.org/sat

HW: Work on your essay outline.

Mon. 4.2.2018 (Silver Day)

1. Retake an SAT practice reading passage in small groups
2. SAT grammar review (colons, semicolons, and dashes) on Socrative
3. Individual SAT review time on Khan Academy

HW: None.

Wed. 3.21.2018 (Blue Day)

1. SAT Pre-Registration with counselors
   • If you finish before your classmates, work individually on SAT practice (could be math, writing & language, or reading) at khanacademy.org/sat
2. Discuss the ending of The Great Gatsby
3. Choose one quote you might use from Chapter IX (9) in your essay
4. Movie!

HW: None!

Mon. 3.19.2018 (Silver Day)

1. Close read of the end of Chapter VIII (8) as a class
2. Analysis of one quote of your choice from Chapter VIII (8)
3. Khan Academy SAT practice & reading time

HW: Read Chapter IX (9) for Wednesday, March 21st.

Wed. 3.14.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Turn in the Chapter V symbols chart
2. Quick Chapter VI (6) quote analysis workshop
3. Review vocab words 1-10 with Pear Deck and a vocab dice game
4. Reading time for Chapter VII (7)

HW: Read Chapter VII (7) for Friday, March 16th. Vocab quiz over words 1-10 will be on Friday, March 16th. Use this Quizlet to study: https://quizlet.com/_4lgk68

Mon. 3.12.2018 (Silver Day)

1. Notes on vocab words 6-10
2. Unpack the symbolism in Chapter V (5) with a symbols chart
   • You can work on this with a partner
   • Due at the end of class

HW: Read Chapter VI (6) for Wednesday, March 14th.

Wed. 3.7.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Chapter III Quiz
2. Start assignment (Gatsby Tone & Purpose Analysis) on Schoology -- we will finish it after reading Chapter 4
   • Unpack the tone and purpose of rumors spread about Gatsby in Chapters 1-3 and consider how these rumors affect our perception of Gatsby
3. Gatsby vocab words 1-5 + practice vocab sentences with Pear Deck flashcard factory

HW: Read Chapter IV (4) for Friday, March 9th.

Mon. 3.5.2018 (Silver Day)

1. Analyze the first few paragraphs of Chapter II together as a class, using our knowledge of How to Read Literature Like a Professor
2. Chapter II Quiz
3. Web of Lies analysis assignment

HW: Read Chapter III (3) in The Great Gatsby for Wednesday, March 8th.

Wed. 2.28.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Unit 5 Pre-Assessment (on Schoology)
   • Annotate a passage from The Great Gatsby
   • Answer 10 SAT Reading-style questions
2. Read, annotate, and discuss the first passage of The Great Gatsby as a class
3. Reading time for Chapter I

HW: Read Chapter I in The Great Gatsby for Friday, 3/2.

Wed. 2.21.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Check rough draft of position paper
2. Rough draft workshopping for position paper
3. Self-evaluate your paper using the position paper rubric and make a checklist with revision tasks you need to complete before you submit your final draft
4. Revise your position paper so it's ready to submit as a final draft
5. Practice vocab words 11-16 with Quizlet

HW: Position Paper final draft due Friday, 2/23. Vocab quiz on words 11-16 will be on Friday, 2/23 (https://www.quizlet.com/269904149).

Wed. 2.14.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Continue work on your Annotated Bibliography
   • Due halfway into today's class (by 8:15) on Schoology
2. Read John Kerry's "Remarks on the Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education in Topeka, Kansas" speech
3. Critique and emulate Kerry's speech as a sample position statement

HW: Position Paper rough draft due Wednesday, 2/21.

Mon. 2.12.2018 (Silver Day)

1. Discuss how the documentary 13th functions like a position paper
2. Annotated Bibliography
   • Go over its format and purpose
   • Start working on it (due Wednesday)
     • Assignment is on Schoology

HW: Annotated Bibliography due by halfway through class on Wednesday, 2/14.

Wed. 1.31.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Practice vocab words in pairs by writing reactions to news stories from Holden's point of view on Padlet (https://padlet.com/bnorman1990/holdenvocab)
   • Use Holdenisms and different forms of our ten vocab words in your writing
2. Vocab quiz on words 1-10
3. Use discussion prep to have a formal class discussion on The Catcher in the Rye
4. New vocab (words 11-14)
5. (If time) Start your Annotated Bibliography
   • Assignment is on Schoology

HW: None! :)

Mon. 2.5.2018 (Silver Day)

1. Workshop position statements in pairs
   • Work on word choice & revising your statement
   • Add rhetorical devices and logos/ethos/pathos
2. Submit your revised position statement to Schoology
3. Work on discussion prep for a formal class discussion on The Catcher in the Rye (we will have the discussion in class on Wednesday, 2/7)
4. Study vocab words 1-10 with the Quizlet you guys made on Friday, 2/2: https://quizlet.com/_4dzhew

HW: Prepare for a vocab quiz over words 1-10 on Wednesday, 2/7 and complete the discussion prep.

Wed. 1.31.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Review vocab words 1-5 and learn vocab words 6 & 7 (incognito & nonchalant)
2. Introduction to Position Paper assignment
   • Practice creating position statements
   • Complete the "Position Statement Practice" assignment on Schoology
3. Reading time for The Catcher in the Rye

HW: Finish reading The Catcher in the Rye (www.bit.ly/catcherpdf) for this Friday, 2/2.

Mon. 1.29.2018 (Silver Day)

1. Study vocab words 4 & 5 (monotonous & unscrupulous)
2. Begin reading an excerpt from Betty Friedan's book The Feminine Mystique
   • Use post-its to track what ideas in the excerpt confirm and contradict your ideas about the 1950s
3. Develop an argument of your own, using Friedan's as an example, about the way sexism functions in 2018

HW: Read Ch. 22-26 in Catcher (www.bit.ly/catcherpdf) for this Friday, 2/2.

Wed. 1.24.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Close Catcher Analysis Quiz #3
2. Finish annotating Norman Mailer's essay "The White Negro"
   • Write an analysis of Mailer's argument
3. Small group discussions about how our inferences about the 1950s inform our understanding of the issues explored in The Catcher in the Rye
   • Use the notes you took on the art we just looked at, the 1950s magazines, the 1950s PSAs, and the pilot episode of Mad Men
   • Create a thesis (with an idea, then a so what statement) as a group that addresses the following prompt: What beliefs and behaviors were promoted and discouraged in the 1950s?
4. Start studying vocabulary for this unit

HW: Read Chapters 14-17 in The Catcher in the Rye with this PDF link for Friday, 1/26.

Mon. 1.22.2018 (Silver Day)

1. Continue annotating Norman Mailer's essay "The White Negro" and identify Mailer's central idea
2. Continue watching parts of the pilot episode of Mad Men
   • As you watch, record your ideas about how Mad Men explores ideas, beliefs, and behaviors we've seen in 1950s magazines, 1950s PSAs, the 1957 article "The White Negro," and Catcher in the Rye

HW: Read Ch. 10-13 in Catcher (www.bit.ly/catcherpdf) for next class (Wed. 1/24).

Wed. 1.16.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Close Catcher Analysis Quiz #1
   • On Schoology
2. Analyze the culture & counterculture of the 1950s through 1950s PSAs, 1950s magazines, and historical context
   • See slides 5-11 on this slideshow for directions
3. Small group discussions about how our inferences about the 1950s inform our understanding of the issues explored in The Catcher in the Rye

HW: Read Chapters 5-9 in The Catcher in the Rye with this PDF link for Friday, 1/19.

Wed. 1.10.2018 (Blue Day)

1. Practice SAT Reading Test (54 questions in 65 minutes)
   • The test will be on Schoology, but you will be able to consult a paper copy while you take it.
2. Introduction to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye (see slides 2, 3, & 4 on this slideshow for info & directions)

HW: Begin reading The Catcher in the Rye with this PDF link. Chapters 1-4 will be due on Wednesday, 1/17.

Mon. 1.8.2018 (Silver Day)

1. Four whys (directions are on slides 2 & 3 of this slideshow)
2. Names
3. Syllabus (at this link)

HW: None.