Date:
Sept. 6-9
Tuesday, Sept. 6- Introductions
Wednesday, Sept. 7-Register Turnitin.com, google classroom, and preview website. Read Names and Nombres
Homework: Names and Nombres assignment due on turnitin.com by midnight on Thursday (Sept. 8)
Thursday, Sept. 8- Expectations: Students and Teachers
Friday, Sept. 9- Reviewing Expectations, Looking to the Near Future. Check out and begin Native Son
Homework: Small group Discussion form completed for Monday (Sept. 12)
Date:
Sept. 12-16
Agenda:
Monday, Sept. 12- Mechanics (commas), Small group Discussion #1, Reading Bookmark
Tuesday, Sept. 13- Grade level presentations. Native Son reading day
Wednesday, Sept. 14- W.W.N. (What We Need) Wednesday, Glance at our Timeline
Thursday, Sept. 15- Welcome Survey (Graduation Requirement), Native Son Context/Creation of Bigger
Friday, Sept. 16- Native Son Context/Creation of Bigger cont.
Date:
Sept. 19-23
Agenda:
Monday, Sept. 19- Check in, "The Man Who Was Almost a Man," Preview Small group activity-quiz creation of Book 1 (pgs. 1-93)
Tuesday, Sept. 20- Small group activity- quiz creation of Book 1 (pgs. 1-93)
Wednesday, Sept. 21- W.W.N. Wednesday
Thursday, Sept. 22- Project Success
Friday, Sept. 23- Black Sheep Documentary and viewing questions
Date:
Sept. 26-30
Agenda:
Monday, Sept. 26- No School
Tuesday, Sept. 27- Small-Group Quiz Creation of Book 2 (pgs. 97- 208)
Wednesday, Sept. 28- W.W.N. Wednesday
Thursday, Sept. 29- Reader Response #1
Friday, Sept. 30- Reader Response #1 cont.
Date:
Oct. 3-7
Agenda:
Monday, Oct. 3- Timeline: Counterbalance (Collected), Introduction Modern American Poetry: Classroom Canon
Tuesday, Oct. 4-Small group quiz creation of Book 2 ( pgs. 208- 270)
Wednesday, Oct. 5- W.W.N. Wednesday
Thursday, Oct. 6- Reader Response #2
Friday, Oct. 7- Reader Response #2 cont.
Date:
Oct. 10-14
Agenda:
Monday, Oct. 10- Introduce and class work time on Small Group Discussion Form #2, Two Poems from Schmit
Tuesday, Oct. 11- Small Group Discussion Form #2
Wednesday, Oct. 12- W.W.N. Wednesday
Thursday, Oct. 13- How to Write About Africa Assignment
Friday, Oct. 14- How to Write About Africa Assignment cont.
Date:
Oct. 17-21
Agenda:
Monday, Oct. 17- Native Son literary analysis paper
Tuesday, Oct. 18- Native Son literary analysis paper cont.
Wednesday, Oct. 19-Break (no school)
Thursday, Oct. 20- Break (no school)
Friday, Oct. 21- Break (no school)
Materials:
Example Outlines:
** note that these were outlines submitted before conferencing. **
Date:
Oct. 24-28
Agenda:
Monday, Oct. 24- work day on Native Son outlines/W.W.N. Wednesday
** Homework: Native Son Outline due by 11:59 PM tonight (Oct. 24) on turnitin.com
Tuesday, Oct. 25- Project Success/Conferences on outlines
Wednesday, Oct. 26- Get Out Film Viewing/Conferences on outlines
Thursday, Oct. 27- Get Out Film Viewing/Conferences on outlines
Friday, Oct. 28- Get Out Film Viewing/Conferences on outlines
Homework: Missing work submitted on turnitin.com by 11:59 PM tonight (Oct. 28). Missing work will no longer be accepted after this deadline.
Date:
Oct. 31- Nov. 4
Agenda:
Monday, Oct. 31- Small group discussion on Get Out/ Native Son outline conferences cont.
Tuesday, Nov. 1- Introduce Get Out reflection assignment
Wednesday, Nov. 2- W.W.N. Wednesday
Homework: Get Out reflection assignment due on turnitin.com by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 2nd.
Thursday, Nov. 3- Work day on Native Son essay (Last Day of Q1)
** Homework: NEW DUE DATE- submit Native Son essay on turnitin.com by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 9th
Friday, Nov. 4- No school. Staff grading day.