Wednesday, September 30th

*Read "Crazy Chick Flicks"

*Discuss lines 353-742
*Collect Answers to Big Questions

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the impact of an author's choices in drama.

Tuesday, September 29th

*Check Annotations, 354-742
---FIRST, review the annotations
---then, EVERYONE write answers to Big Questions on SEPARATE paper

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the impact of an author's choices in drama.

Monday, September 28th

*Read Medea 353-742
---HW: Develop Annotations, Average 3 per page
------Due TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: To aid in engagement and comprehension, we will annotate grade-level text as and after we read.

Friday, September 25th

*Discuss lines 1-353
*Collect Answers to Big Questions
*Parts for lines 354-742

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze the impact of an author's choices in drama.

Thursday, September 24th

*Check Annotations, 1-353
*Info.:  How we'll discuss.
---FIRST, review the annotations
---then, EVERYONE write answers to Big Questions on SEPARATE paper

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze the impact of an author's choices in drama.

Wednesday, September 23rd (minus 3rd hour)

*Zoe Caldwell as Medea
*Finish Annotations, lines 1-353
---Due Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze multiple versions of a text.

Tuesday, September 22nd

*Late Essays = -1 Letter-grade Per Day!
*Make-up Quizzes?  Seminar.
*Info.: How we'll read.

---Annotations / Read aloud
---Obey punctuation
---Emotion
*Read Medea 1-353
---HW: Develop Annotations, Average 3 per page

------Due THURSDAY

*OBJECTIVE: To aid in engagement and comprehension, we will annotate grade-level text as we read.

Monday, September 21st

*HW: Final draft due TONIGHT before 11:59PM

---Class Goal
---1) MUST submit to Turnitin.com, on time.
---2) Hit "Turn In" on your GoogleDoc.

*Finish:  Tragic Hero

*Review Notes:  5min
*Quiz:  Jason's quest & Greek drama

*OBJECTIVE:  Hear and respond to background narrative in order to aid comprehension in our primary text.

Thursday, September 17th

*Focus Question:  What role(s) have women played in the myths we've read so far?
---What do you think will happen when a female character breaks from these roles?
*Turnitin.com Leftovers
*Background Info. for reading Euripides' Medea
---Respond in right-hand column.
---Quiz Tuesday

*HW: Final draft due MONDAY before 11:59PM
---Saturday, 9am-1pm
---1) MUST submit to Turnitin.com, on time.
---2) Hit "Turn In" on your GoogleDoc.

*OBJECTIVE:  Hear and respond to background narrative in order to aid comprehension in our primary text.

Thursday, September 17th

*Focus Questions: What role(s) have women played in the myths we've read so far?
---What do you think will happen when a female character breaks from these roles?
*Background info. for reading Euripedes' Medea
---Respond in right-hand column
---Quiz Wednesday

*HW: Final draft due MONDAY before 11:59PM
---Saturday, 9am-1pm
---1) MUST submit to Turnitin.com, on time.
---2) Hit "Turn In" on your GoogleDoc.

*OBJECTIVE: We will hear and respond to background narrative in order to aid comprehension in our primary text.

Wednesday, September 16th

*Gone Yesterday?
---See Instructions on Side-board
*Ctrl + F
*Conference / Revise / Add Notes for Becker
*HW: Final draft due MONDAY before 11:59PM
---Saturday, 9am-1pm
---1) MUST submit to Turnitin.com, on time.
---2) Hit "Turn In" on your GoogleDoc.

*OBJECTIVE: Develop & strengthen your writing.

Tuesday, September 15th

*First-draft Leftovers
*Turnitin.com
---Set up account (if necessary)
---Enroll in class
------Class ID / Enrollment Password
---PRACTICE submission
------"Single File Upload"
------Cut & Paste
*New Editors? / Notes for Becker, Live or Digitally
*I'll make one more trip through before Friday.
---Don't delete/resolve my comments.
*HW:  Final draft due MONDAY before 11:59PM
---Class Goal
---Saturday, 7am-11am
---1)  MUST submit to Turnitin.com, on time.
---2)  Hit "Turn In" on your GoogleDoc.

*OBJECTIVE:  Develop & strengthen your writing.

Monday, September 14th--sub

*Check Drafts
*Ready?  Revise.
*No?  Write.

Friday, September 10th

*Grab Chromebook
*Info.:  MLA Formatting & Works Cited
*Draft Essays
*HW: Typed, completed first draft due (hard copy): Monday, 9/14, start of class
---I'll read what you've got and leave a quick, general comment this weekend.

*OBJECTIVE: By producing a topic outline, we will prepare to compose well-organized argumentative texts.

Thursday, September 10th

*Reminders:  Basic Organization
*First Draft Requirements
*7 Sentences / Topic Outlines / Draft Essays
*HW:  Typed, completed first draft due (hard copy): Monday, 9/14, start of class

---I'll read what you've got and leave a quick, general comment this weekend.

*OBJECTIVE:  By producing a topic outline, we will prepare to compose well-organized argumentative texts.

Wednesday, September 9th--sub

*Continue Drafting Essay

Tuesday, September 8th

*Finish:  7 Sentences
*Finish:  Topic Outlines
*Finished?  Draft Essay
---See assignment in Google Classroom
---Typed, completed first draft due (hard copy):  Monday, 9/14, start of class
*Coming Soon:
---Basic Organiztion
---MLA Formatting
---Works Cited
---First Draft Requirements
---Turnitin.com

*OBJECTIVE:  By producing a topic outline, we will prepare to compose well-organized argumentative texts.

Friday, September 4th

*Topic Outlines
---MUST Check with me, 10pts
*Finish: 7 sentences
*Finished both of those?  Draft!
---Typed, completed first draft due (hard copy):  9/14, start of class.
---Final draft, through turnitin.com AND Google Classroom:  9/21, before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE:  By producing a topic outline, we will prepare to compose well-organized argumentative texts.

Thursday, September 3rd

*Finish: 7 Sentences
---MUST check with me.
---MUST be PERFECT to receive ANY credit.
---Once it's perfect, 10/10pts
---Perfect the FIRST time, 13/10pts
*Finished both of those? Pre-write for essay!

---List, brainstorm, sticks-n-bubbles, freewrite, Venn, outline, etc.

*OBJECTIVE: Learn and practice different methods of attaching, punctuating, and documenting quotations.

Wednesday, September 2nd

*Info: Embedding Quotes
*Practice: 7 sentences
---MUST check with me by week's end
---MUST be PERFECT to receive ANY credit
---Once it's perfect, 10 / 10pts.
---Perfect the FIRST time, 13 / 10pts

*OBJECTIVE: Learn and practice different methods of attaching, punctuating, and documenting quotations.