Tuesday, February 28th

*New Medea Groups
*Check Annotations:  354-742
*Discussion
---Phase 1:  Student-directed
---Phase 2:  Answer Big Questions
------Everyone writes

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

Monday, February 27th

Naomi Rukavina as Medea

*Read Medea, 354-742
*HW: Develop annotations by TOMORROW
---Average 3 per page.

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

Friday, February 24th

*Discuss Big Questions: 1-354
---Turn in.
*Watch:  Zoe Caldwell as Medea
---Discuss

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the impact of an author's choices in drama; Analyze different versions of a play.

Thursday, February 23rd

*Quiz:  Medea Back-story
*Check Annotations:  1-354
---Answer Big Questions
------Everyone writes.

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

Wednesday, February 22nd

*Read Medea, 1-354

*Pro-Tips: Reading Aloud in Class
---Line-breaks
---Emotion
---Pronunciation
*Time? Check Back-story Notes
*HW: Develop annotations by TOMORROW
---Average 3 per page.

*Back-story Quiz:  TOMORROW

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

Tuesday, February 21st

*Background Info. for reading Euripides' Medea
---Respond in right-hand column.

---Check notes TOMORROW.
---Quiz THURSDAY.

*How we'll read . . . 

*Finish Notes, if necessary.

*HW: Final draft due TONIGHT before 11:59PM
---1) Submit to Turnitin.com
---2) Hit "Turn In" on your GoogleDoc.

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

Thursday, February 16th

*Turnitin.com Leftovers

*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?
*Background Info. for reading Euripides' Medea
---Respond in right-hand column.
---Quiz Wednesday

*HW: Final draft due Tuesday before 11:59PM
---1) Submit to Turnitin.com
---2) Hit "Turn In" on your GoogleDoc.

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

Wednesday, February 15th

*Turnitin.com
---log in / set up account (if necessary)
---enroll in class
---submit sample assignment from GoogleDrive
------NOT YOUR ESSAY DRAFT!
*Robotic Revision

*OBJECTIVE:  Develop and strengthen your writing.

Tuesday, February 14th

*Works Cited Models

*Writers: Write!
*New Editors

---Use protocol on back board.

*Continuing Editors

---Finish protocol.

*Finished Editors

---Process Revisions

---Create Works Cited

*FINAL DRAFT DUE Tuesday, February 21st before 11:59pm
---Turnitin.com
---Google Classroom

*OBJECTIVE: Develop and strengthen your writing.

Monday, February 13th

*Sort:  Writers & Editors
*Writers:  Write!
*Editors
---Re-read your essay.
---Review essay prompt and scoring guide.
---Identify 2-3 areas for improvement.
------Turn these in to 2-3 questions for your editors.
*Swap:  2 & 2
---Read each essay as a duo.
---Offer SUGGESTIONS following from the author's questions.
*Coming Soon:  Turnitin.com (for final draft)
*FINAL DRAFT DUE Tuesday, February 21st before 11:59pm
---Turnitin.com
---Google Classroom

*OBJECTIVE:  Develop and strengthen your writing.

Friday, February 10th

*First Draft Requirements
*Topic Outlines
---MUST check with me, 10pts
*Finished?
---Draft in GoogleClassroom
---COMPLETED, TYPED FIRST DRAFT (hard-copy) DUE MONDAY.
*Coming Soon:
---Works Cited
---Turnitin.com (for final draft)

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

Thursday, February 9th

*MLA walkthrough

*Topic Outlines
---MUST check with me, 10pts
*Finished?
---Draft in GoogleClassroom
---COMPLETED, TYPED FIRST DRAFT DUE MONDAY.
*Coming Soon:
---MLA Formatting
---Works Cited
---First Draft Requirements
---Turnitin.com (for final draft)

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

Wednesday, February 8th

*Basic Organization

*Topic Outlines
---MUST check with me, 10pts
---DUE TOMORROW
*Finished?
---Draft in GoogleClassroom

---COMPLETED, TYPED FIRST DRAFT DUE MONDAY.
*Coming Soon:
---MLA Formatting
---Works Cited
---First Draft Requirements
---Turnitin.com

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

Tuesday, February 7th--sub

*Topic Outlines
---MUST check with me, 10pts

---DUE TOMORROW
*Finished?
---Draft in GoogleClassroom
*Coming Soon:
---Basic Organization
---MLA Formatting
---Works Cited
---First Draft Requirements
---Turnitin.com

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

Monday, February 6th

*Topic Outlines
---MUST check with me, 10pts
*Finish:  7 sentences
*Finished with both of those?
---Draft in GoogleClassroom
*Coming Soon:
---Basic Organization
---MLA Formatting
---Works Cited
---First Draft Requirements
---Turnitin.com

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

Friday, February 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?
---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.

Thursday, February 2nd

*Info.:  Embedding Quotes
*Practice:  7 sentences
---MUST check with me by Monday
---MUST be PERFECT to earn 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.