Friday, September 30th

·        Check annotations: 743-1209

o   First, review the annotations

o   Then, EVERYONE write answers to the Big Questions on SEPARATE paper

Objective- Analyze the impact of author’s choice in drama.

Thursday, September 29th

·        Read Medea 742-1209

·        Homework:

o   Annotations due TOMORROW

o   Average 3 per page

Objective- To aid in comprehension, we will annotate grade-level text as and after we read.

Wednesday, September 28th

·        Read “Crazy Chick Flicks”

·        Discuss lines 354-742

·        Collect Big Questions

Objective- Analyze an author’s choice in drama.

Tuesday, September 27th

·        Check annotations (354-742)

o   First, review the annotations

o   Then, EVERYONE write answers to the Big Questions on SEPARATE piece of paper

Objective- Analyze the impact of an author’s choices in drama.

Monday, September 26th

·        Discuss Big Questions?

·        Read Medea 354-742

·        Homework: Develop annotations

o   Average 3 per page

o   Due TOMORROW

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

Friday, September 23rd

Happy Homecoming!!

·        Essay follow-ups

o   Late essays= -1 letter grade per day!!

·        Zoe Caldwell as “Medea”

·        Discuss big questions

·        Parts for lines 354-742?

·        Homework:

o   Embedding quotation leftovers due Monday, 9/26

o   All late work due Monday, 9/26

Objective- Analyze the impact of author’s choice in drama.

Thursday, September 22nd

·        Essay follow-ups

o   Late essays= -1 letter grade per day!!

·        Quiz: Context for reading Medea

·        Check annotations

·        Annotations: How we’ll discuss

o   Review annotations

o   Then EVERYONE writes answers to Big Questions on SEPARATE paper

·        Homework:

o   Embedding quotation leftovers due Monday, 9/26

o   All late work due Monday, 9/26

Objective- Analyze the impact of author’s choice in drama.

Wednesday, September 21st

·        Late essays= -1 letter grade per day!

·        Check “Jason and the Golden Fleece” notes

·        Zoe Caldwell as “Medea”

·        Foreshadowing in Medea

·        Homework:

o   Annotations: lines 1-354 due at the beginning of class tomorrow

o   Embedding quotation leftovers due Monday, 9/26

o   All late work due Monday, 9/26

Objective- We will determine the importance of foreshadowing within a grade-level text.

Tuesday, September 20th

·        Late essays= -1 letter grade per day!

·        Background information for reading Euripides’ Medea

o   Respond in right-hand column

o   Quiz tomorrow!

·        Info: How we’ll read.

o   Annotations/Read aloud

o   Obey punctuation!

o   Emotion

Objective- Hear and Respond to background narrative in order to aid comprehension of our primary text.

Monday, September 19th

·        Focus question: What role(s) have women played in the myths we’ve read so far?

o   What do you think will happen when a female character breaks from these roles?

·        Background information for reading Euripides’ Medea

o   Respond in right-hand column

o   Quiz Thursday

·        Homework: Final draft of cosmogony essay due TONIGHT before 11:59 pm

o   Submit to Turnitin.com

o   Hit “Turn IN” on your GoogleDoc

Objective- Hear and respond to background narrative in order to aid comprehension in our primary text.

Thursday, September 15th

·        Final  class day for drafting

o   Finish group/workshop revisions

o   Address comments from Mrs. Mundle?

o   If you were absent, turnitin.com

§  Must see Mrs. Mundle!

·         Homework: Final draft due Monday, September 19^th at 11:59 pm

o   Submit to Turnitin.com

o   Hit “TURN IN” in GoogleDoc

Objective- Develop and strengthen your writing.

Wednesday, September 14th

·        Turnitin.com

o   Create account (if necessary)

o   Enroll in class

o   Class ID/enrollment password

o   Practice submission

§  “Single File Upload”

·        Begin group/workshop revisions

·        Homework: Final draft due Monday, September 19^th at 11:59 pm

o   Submit to Turnitin.com

o   Hit “TURN IN” in GoogleDoc

Objective- Develop and strengthen your writing.

Tuesday, September 13th

·        Check drafts

·        “Robotic Revision”

·        Not ready for that? Keep drafting!

·        Coming soon: Turnitin.com

·        Final draft due Monday, September 19^th at 11:59 pm

o   Submit to Turnitin.com

o   Hit “TURN IN” in GoogleDoc

Objective- Develop and strengthen your writing.

Monday, September 12th

·        Continue drafting!

o   Google Classroom!

·        Homework: Typed, completed first draft due (hard copy): TOMORROW- Tuesday, 9/13, start of class

Objective- We will compose well-organized argumentative texts.

Friday, September 9th

·           First draft requirements

·             Individual conference time

o   Topic outline

o   Begin/continue drafting

§  Google Classroom!

·           Homework: First draft DUE Tuesday, 9/12!

Objective- Begin composing well-organized argumentative 

Thursday, September 8th

·        Works cited page

·        Individual conference time

o   Seven sentences

o   Topic outline

o   Begin drafting

§  Google Classroom!

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

Wednesday, September 7th

·        Introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions

·        Individual conference time

o   Seven sentences

o   Topic outline

o   Begin drafting

§  Google Classroom!

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

Tuesday, September 6th

*Finish: 7 Sentences
*Finish: Topic Outlines
*Finished? Draft Essay
---Create Doc through Google Classroom
---Typed, completed first draft due (hard copy): Monday, 9/12, 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 2nd

*Topic Outlines
---MUST Check with us, 10pts
*Finish: 7 sentences
*Finished both of those? Draft!
---Launch Doc through GoogleClassroom

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

Thursday, September 1st

*Finish:  7 Sentences
---MUST check with us
---MUST be PERFECT to receive ANY credit.
---Once it's perfect, 10/10pts
---Perfect the first time, 13/10pts
*Finished?  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.