Date:
Nov. 7-11
Monday, Nov. 7- Review Native Son essay assignment/rubric. Introduce rationale for essay.
Tuesday, Nov. 8- Introduce Animal Myth Story assignment for field trip/work time on essay
Homework: Animal Myth Story assignment due by 11:59 PM on Monday, Nov 14th on turnitin.com.
Wednesday, Nov. 9- Draw animals for field trip and review field trip details/W.W.N. Wednesday
Homework: Native Son Essay (with rationale, essay, and works cited) due on turnitin.com by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 9th.
Thursday, Nov. 10- Mn Zoo Field Trip! 9:30AM- 2:00PM
Friday, Nov. 11- Peer- reviews for Native Son essay.
Native Son peer- reviews due by 11:59 PM on Sunday, Nov. 13th on turnitin.com.
Materials:
Native Son Essay- Rationale Checklist
Resources for Native Son Essay:
MLA Formatting ** works cited information found here as well
Date:
Nov. 14- 18
Agenda:
Monday, Nov. 14- Counselors in classrooms for lesson
Homework: Animal Myth Story assignment due by 11:59 PM on Monday, Nov 14th on turnitin.com.
Tuesday, Nov. 15- Classroom Canon (first three poems)
Wednesday, Nov. 16- Project Success
Homework: Submission #2/FINAL Native Son essay due by 11:59 PM in Wednesday (Nov. 16) on turnitin.com
Thursday, Nov. 17- W.W.N. Wednesday *moved to Thursday this week* Introduce Creative Writing: Let the Bad Guys Speak
Friday, Nov. 18- Creative Writing: Let the Bad Guys Speak
Homework: creatove Writing: Let the Bad Guys Speak due by 11:59 PM on Sunday (Nov. 20) on turnitin.com
Date:
Nov. 21-22
Agenda:
Monday, Nov. 21- Film analysis with Mr. Schmit
Tuesday, Nov. 22- Film analysis with Mr. Schmit
Wednesday, Nov. 23- No school
Thursday, Nov. 24- No school
Friday, Nov. 25- No school
Materials:
Weekly Presentation Slides
Date:
Nov. 28- Dec. 2
Agenda:
Monday, Nov. 28- Introduce documentary film unit. Documentary film viewing: Heroine.
Tuesday, Nov. 29- Documentary #1 film viewing cont. And work time on Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #1
Homework: Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #1 due on turniitn.com by 11:59 PM on Sunday, Dec 4th.
Wednesday, Nov. 30- W.W.N. Wednesday
Thursday, Dec. 1-Information on HL essay connecting to documentary film. Documentary #2 film viewing.
Friday, Dec. 2- How will the ACT and mechanics work in our classroom. ACT English section (CR/NC for taking test and completing reflection)
Materials:
Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #1
Click HERE to view the documentary film guide (includes all films we will be watching for documentary film unit).
HL Essay Info./Packet:
Date:
Dec. 5- 9
Agenda:
Monday, Dec. 5- Shared Inquiry w/ Classroom Canon (Poems 1-3)
Tuesday, Dec. 6-Correct ACT. Documentary film viewing: Period End of Sentence
Homework: Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #2 due on turniitn.com by 11:59 PM on Sunday, Dec 11th.
Wednesday, Dec. 7- W.W.N. Wednesday
Thursday, Dec. 8- Creating a google website for creative writing /Creative Writing: bridges
Classwork:Email Mrs. Koppel your website link by the end of class today (Dec. 8) . You do not need anything on your website at this time. Just the link to your website.
Homework: Creative Writing: Bridges due on turnitin.com by 11:59 PM on Friday, Dec. 9th
Friday, Dec. 9- Work time on google website and creative writing
Materials:
Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #2
How to create a google site for creative writing (video created by Mrs. Koppel for our class)
Creating a google site document with steps (made by Mrs. Koppel)
Click HERE to view Mrs. Koppel's example site for creative writing
Creating a google site (helpful links): Google links for creation, design, navigation, etc.
Date:
Dec. 12- 16
Agenda:
Monday, Dec. 12- Project Sabrina
Tuesday, Dec. 13- Life is Beautiful and Life in Brutal Assignment/ Documentary film viewing: End Game (no assignment for End Game and work time on your Beautiful and Life is Brutal assignment)
Classwork: Life is Beautiful/Life is Brutal assignment completed during class.
Wednesday, Dec. 14- W.W.N. Wednesday / Finish End Game
Homework: Life is Beautiful and Life is Brutal poster due by 3:00 PM on Friday (Dec. 16) and reflection due by 11:59 PM Friday (Dec. 16) on turnitin.com.
Thursday, Dec. 15- Quick Survey :) Documentary film viewing: learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (no assignment for documentary and work time on your Beautiful and Life is Brutal assignment)
Friday, Dec. 16- Documentary film viewing: Love Song for Latasha (no assignment for documentary and work time on your Beautiful and Life is Brutal assignment)
Homework: Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #3 due on turniitn.com by 11:59 PM on Monday, Jan. 2nd.
Date:
Jan. 2- 6
Agenda:
Monday, Jan. 2- No school.
Tuesday, Jan. 3- Welcome back! Documentary film review.
Wednesday, Jan. 4- Fishbowl/W.W.N. Wednesday, Attendance Assignment Posted to Google Classroom
Thursday, Jan. 5- Documentary HL essay brainstorm, Attendance Assignment Posted to Google Classroom
Friday, Jan. 6- Creative Writing: No More Teachers' Dirty Looks Posted to Google Classroom
Date:
Jan. 9- 13
Agenda:
Monday, Jan. 9- Class Cannon/Shared Inquiry
Homework: Creative Writing: No More teachers' Dirty Looks due by 11:59PM on turnitin.com
Tuesday, Jan. 10- Course videos, Boys in Blue: "Day by Day" w/ Response Questions Due 1/11/23
Wednesday, Jan. 11- W.W.N. Wednesday
Thursday, Jan. 12- Documentary HL Essay info./brainstorm
Friday, Jan. 13- Documentary HL Essay info.
Materials:
Click HERE to view the documentary film guide (includes all films we will be watching for documentary film unit).
Boys in Blue: "Day by Day" Response Questions (Print and Submit to Mr. Schmit)
Boys in Blue: "Day by Day" (Full Episode)
HL Essay Info./Packet:
MLA formatting for film (document created by Mrs. Mennitt)
MLA Formatting guide from Purdue Online Writing Lab
Date:
Jan. 16- 20
Agenda:
Monday, Jan. 16- No School
Tuesday, Jan. 17- Mechanics review
Wednesday, Jan. 18- W.W.N. Wednesday
Thursday, Jan. 19-Project Success
Friday, Jan. 20- HL essay - collecting evidence
Date:
Jan. 23- 27
Agenda:
Monday, Jan. 23- Mechanics test (open notes)
Tuesday, Jan. 24- Shared Inquiry, Parliament
Wednesday, Jan. 25- W.W.N. Wednesday/work on HL essay outline
Thursday, Jan. 26- mechanics retakes / work on HL essay outline
** Any missing work must be submiited by 3PM today (Jan. 26) to count for credit for Q2. Additionally, send Mrs. Koppel and Mr. Schmit an email to check the work. **
Friday, Jan. 27- No school. Staff grading day