9/30: AP Lang

Objective: SWBAT interpret the connotations and symbolism of color in The Great Gatsby.

Agenda: 

Peer-review passage analyses
The Great Gatsby connotations of color

HW: Passage analyses due on Turnitin by 11:59pm

Note for Period 1:

Class ID = 8748967

Enrollment password = qohs1 (no upper case letters)

9/30: Honors English 10

Objective: SWBAT write sentences with embedded quotations.

Agenda:

Warm-up: Root Words
Embedding quotations practice

Homework:

Study root words, Finish embedding quotations packet

9/26: Honors English 10

Objective: Students will identify examples from Night for their paragraph analysis by completing a word web.

Agenda: Root words warm-up
Night paragraph prewrite (theme & quote)

HW: Study root words; Draft your Example and eXplanation sentences.

9/26: AP Lang

Objective: Students will analyze the precise effects of language in excerpts from The Great Gatsby.

Agenda: Review embedding (Pd. 1)
Subject-verb practice via Remind (Pd. 6)
Passage analysis (Ch. 7 & 8)

HW: Finish passage analysis (typed & graded & printed out) 

Study for Vocab Quiz #2 (Pd. 6)

Gatsby Test

For Monday, your passage analysis should have the following:

Embedded quotations
Control of conventions
Two Examples
Ample eXplanations (2-3 sentences each)
A clear claim/thesis
Connection to the claim/thesis

If you follow these directions, the paragraph should be convincing.

9/23: Honors English 10

Objective: Students will self-assess their knowledge and application of academic vocabulary by completing a Root Words poster.

Agenda:

Turn in Night packets
Create Root Words posters

HW: Study root words

9/23: AP Lang

Objective: Students will analyze the precise effects of language in excerpts from The Great Gatsby.

Agenda:
Warm-up: Sub/Verb Diagnostic via Remind
Passage analysis (STANDARD, CHALLENGE, SUPER CHALLENGE!)

HW: Finish drafting your sample TEXT body paragraph about one of these Gatsby passages.

1st period- sign up for Remind; text @qohs1to (301) 658-2272, or to receive messages via email, send an email to qohs1@mail.remind.com.
Please also sign up for Turnitin.com.

9/22: Honors English 10

•Objective: Students will self-assess their knowledge and application of academic vocabulary.

•Agenda:
•Root Words
•Night Packets

•HW: Study root words; Finish Night packet (p. 6-14 should be done)

9/22: AP Lang

•Objective: Students will gain mastery of analysis and extracting the author’s message through close-reading excerpts of The Great Gatsby.

•Review and discuss Ch. 3 close reading
•Warm-up: Ch. 4 analysis questions via Remind
•Ch. 5 close reading and TEXT analysis

•HW: Finish TEXT analysis of Ch. 5

9/19: AP Lang

•Objective: Students will gain mastery of analysis and extracting the author’s message through close-reading excerpts of The Great Gatsby.

•Agenda:
•Warm-up: Three sentence analysis via Remind
•Review and discuss yesterday’s close reading of Gatsby Ch. 2
•Independently read and annotate Gatsby excerpt from Ch. 3

•HW: Finish Gatsby Ch. 3 sheet; take grammar pre-assess

9/19: Honors English 10

•Objective: Students will propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the current discussion of civic responsibilities to themes of Night.

•Agenda:
•Root Words Test
•What Would You Do?
•HW: Finish reading Night and complete the packet up to page 14 only

9/18: Honors English 10

•Objective: Students will be able to identify the most important words of Ch. 3, 4, or 5 to convey a specific mood by composing a Found Poem. 

•Agenda:
•Warm-Up – Root Words Matching (Study tonight!); Pass back papers
•Found poems
•Study Root words OR independently read Section 6

•HW: Read chapter 6; pages 85-97 and complete packet page 11
•Study for the next CUMULATIVE Root words quiz -- tomorrow

9/18: AP Lang

•Objective: Students will gain mastery of analysis and extracting the author’s message through close-reading excerpts of The Great Gatsby.

•Agenda:
•Warm-up: Three sentence analysis (this one is a formative grade)
•Review and discuss yesterday’s close reading of Gatsby Ch. 1
•Independently read and annotate Gatsby excerpt from Ch. 2

•HW: Finish Gatsby Ch. 2 sheet; Re-read Gatsby Ch. 3

9/17: AP Lang

•Objective: Students will gain mastery of analysis and extracting the author’s message through close-reading excerpts of The Great Gatsby.

•Agenda:
•Warm-up: Turn in Gatsby packet on the front table
•Review and discuss yesterday’s multiple choice practice
•Independently read and annotate the Gatsby excerpt from Ch. 1, focusing specifically on the author's message and purpose

•HW: Re-read Gatsby Ch. 2; Finish the close reading for Ch. 1

9/17: Honors English 10

•Objective: Students will synthesize a non-fiction interview and an excerpt from Night in order to justify a theme by completing section 4 of their T-Journal.

•Agenda:
•Oprah Winfrey interviews Elie Wiesel (use as one example)
•Find and comment upon an excerpt from Section 4 (other example)
•Study Root words OR independently read Section 5

•HW: Read Section 5 (pages 66-84) and complete packet page 10
•Study for the next CUMULATIVE Root words quiz -- Friday

9/16: AP Lang

•Objective: Students will be able to discover implied meaning in examples of imagery and metaphor using Three Sentence Analysis.

•Agenda:
•Three sentence analysis warm-up via Remind
•Multiple choice practice

•HW: Take tone diagnostic (link below under 9/15); Re-read Gatsby Chapter 1 & finish the Gatsby packet

9/16: Honors English 10

Objective: Students will identify and predict academic vocabulary using their roots packet.

•Agenda:
•Review Root words (13-25) 

•HW: Finish reading Section 4; catch up if you are behind!  You should have read Sections 1-3 of Night and completed pages 6-8 of the Night packet.

Also, study the root words.  A CUMULATIVE quiz is coming soon!

9/15: Honors English 10

•Objective: Students will support or refute a theme from Night using textual evidence from Chapter 1 or 2 on an Exit Card.

•Agenda:
•Discuss last Friday; T-journal check (page 6 of packet)
•Read Section 2 independently (and complete page 7 of the packet)
•Complete Exit Card (make sure you explain why the quote is +/-)
•Begin reading Section 3

•HW: Read Section 3; pages 29-46 for tomorrow and page 8 of the packet

9/15: AP Lang

Objective:
•Students will be able to discover implied meaning in examples of imagery, simile, and allusion using Three Sentence Analysis.

•Agenda:
•Deadline for Identity Essay is today
•Three sentence analysis introduction / practice
•Determine success criteria for three sentence analysis

Homework: Take this tone diagnostic

9/11: Honors English 10

•Objective: Students will be able to cite textual evidence to support one motif in Night by completing a T-journal.

•Agenda:
•Vocabulary roots quiz
•Types of sentences quiz
•Preview Night Chapter 1
•Expectations for tomorrow

•Homework: Read Section 1 of Night (pages 3-22) and complete page 6 in the packet.

9/11: AP Lang

•Objective: Students will describe the arguments in The Great Gatsby.

•Agenda:
•Warm-Up: Chapter 8 Reading Check via Remind
•Vocabulary List #2
•Vocab Sentences & Embedding Quotations practice

•Homework: Read and answer questions for Ch. 9 of The Great Gatsby. The final copy of the identity essay is due Sunday night. Bring a draft of your identity essay tomorrow to revise it.

9/10: AP Lang

•Objective: Students will describe the arguments in The Great Gatsby by acting out several scenes.

•Agenda:
•Warm-up: Take out your Gatsby packet; then complete the embedding quotes practice
•Act out Gatsby Scene from Chapter 7

•Homework: Read and answer questions for Ch. 8 of The Great Gatsby. The final copy of the identity essay is due Friday-Sunday.

9/10: Honors English 10

•Objective: Students will self-assess their knowledge and application of academic vocabulary.

•Agenda:
•Finish vocabulary roots review (1-12)
•Go over Practice #2 sentences

•Homework: Study types of sentences and vocabulary for a quiz tomorrow.

9/9 Honors English

Objective: Students will self-assess their knowledge and application of academic vocabulary.

•Agenda:
•Warm-up: Practice #1, a sentence types refresher
•Vocabulary roots review
•Study time!

•Homework: Finish Practice #2 and study grammar/vocabulary for a quiz on Thursday.

9/9 AP Lang

Objective: Students will self-assess their knowledge and application of academic vocabulary.

•Agenda:
•Vocabulary quiz – study before the bell rings!
•Mr. Arora returned rough drafts with comments and highlighted Important Handouts on the toolbar
•Embedding quotes practice
•Discuss Gatsby Ch. 4/5; Begin Gatsby Ch. 6

•Homework: Read and answer questions for Ch. 6-7 of The Great Gatsby. The final copy of the identity essay is due Friday-Sunday.

9/8: AP Lang

•Objective: Students will get better at advancing their own argument using evidence by embedding quotations

•Agenda:
•Warm-up: Fill out page 10 of Gatsby packet
•Embedding quotes lesson -- ppt here

•Homework: Study SAT Gatsby vocabulary for a quiz, read and answer questions for Ch. 5 of The Great Gatsby, Finish the embedding worksheet

9/8: Honors English 10

•Objective: Students will analyze a close reading passage in order to reveal how an author uses language to express an experience.

Agenda:
•Warm-up: Discuss your Night close reading passage answers with a partner. These will be collected.
•Mr. Arora will pass back papers.
•Paired re-writes of Cisneros’ writing pre-assessment using TEXT and embedding quotes properly (turn these back in)

•Homework: Check your grade on Edline; turn in missing work

9/5: Honors English 10

Objective: Students will analyze a close reading passage in order to reveal how an author uses language to express an experience.

Agenda:
•Holocaust – what we already know
•Night anticipation guide
•Night close reading TEXT analysis

•Homework: Upload the memoir (if you haven't already) and summer reading to Turnitin.com  --Finish the Night close reading passage using the TEXT model.

9/5: AP Lang

Objective: Students will apply transitions and specific details as they write a rough draft.

 Agenda:
•Warm-up – Gatsby reading check via Remind
•Begin drafting the identity essay
•Agree or disagree: One’s personal identity is bound up in that person’s external appearance and possessions.

Homework: Continue drafting your identity essay because A FULL/COMPLETE essay draft is due Monday. Read and answer questions for The Great Gatsby Ch. 4.  Upload summer reading to Turnitin.com tonight.

9/4: AP Lang

Objective: Students will get continue pivoting from the counterargument to their main argument

Agenda:

Warm-up = finish TEXT packets
Review Gatsby homework thus far
Preview tomorrow’s lesson

Homework: Bring your own device tomorrow to begin typing out the rough draft for your identity essay.  You can prepare for the essay by reviewing Dewey, Guengrich, Gatsby, the seminar questions, the TEXT model for essays and even your personal experiences.  The rubric for the essay is here.

Notes: Graded papers were passed back today

9/4: Honors English 10

Objective: Students will self-assess their knowledge and application of academic vocabulary.

Agenda: Vocabulary pre-assessment (see me if you were absent)

Homework: Upload memoirs and summer reading to Turnitin.com

Notes: Memoir packets were collected (see me if you were absent)

9/3: AP Lang

Today we discussed and reviewed the TEXT model.  Then, we practiced pivoting from counterargument to argument.

For homework - Upload the summer reading to Turnitin.com; Read and answer questions for Gatsby Ch. 3

9/3: Honors English 10

Today we took two pre-assessments: one on grammar and one on rhetoric analysis.  Please see me ASAP if you were absent so you can make them up.  While both of these tasks are ungraded, it will help me help you more effectively.  Thanks!

For homework - Upload the final copy of the memoir and summer reading to Turnitin.com

9/2: AP Lang

Today we discussed Chaper 1 of The Great Gatsby and answered plot questions.  Furthermore, we used a variety of strategies for memorization and application of new vocabulary words that are present in Fitzgerald's novel.  

For homework tonight, read Chapter 2 of Gatsby and answer questions 1-7 in the packet.  Remember that summer reading is due Friday on Turnitin as well, so do that ASAP. Thanks for a great day!

9/2: Honors English 10

Today we peer reviewed memoirs in class.  Consult page 6 in the memoir packet for important questions that you should be able to answer when reading your own memoir.  Additionally, look at "Helpful Editing Tips" under "Important Handouts" on the toolbar to the right. 
For homework tonight, continue editing your memoirs.  The final copy is due Thursday night to Turnitin and remember that summer reading is due Friday on Turnitin.  Thanks for a great day!