10/30: Honors English 10

Students will self-assess their knowledge and application of academic vocabulary by starting Vocabulary Roots packet #4

Agenda: Vocabulary Roots Packet #4

HW: Have a safe and happy Halloween!

10/30: AP Lang

Students will demonstrate mastery of the Charleston as they guess the party guests at Gatsby’s party.

Agenda: Learn the Charleston

Figure out who's who

HW: Have a safe and happy Halloween!  Synthesis papers are due to Turnitin Monday night.

10/29: Honors English 10

Students will defend their expert role by participating in a Socratic seminar.

Agenda: Seminar on Holden Caulfield

HW: Finish Catcher Packets!

10/28: Honors English 10

Students will prepare for the Socratic Seminar by becoming experts in areas about mental illness and psychologists.

Agenda: Review seminar expectations.  Gather quotes and questions.

HW: Prepare for tomorrow’s seminar by: 1) printing out the flyer 2) creating at least 2 open-ended questions, and 3) finding at least 3 quotations of evidence from Catcher in the Rye.

10/28: AP Lang

Students will be able to weigh both sides and take a stand on an issue as well as synthesis sources for support.

Agenda: Draft synthesis essay

HW: Finish drafting synthesis essay and PRINT OUT DRAFT.  If you cannot print out the draft, email Mr. Arora your document before 7 am tomorrow.

10/27: Honors English 10

Students will create a flyer in preparation for a Socratic Seminar about Holden Caulfield’s character.

Agenda: Group research on Chromebooks

HW: Finish flyer & print it out for tomorrow, prepare for seminar Wed.

10/27: AP Lang

Students will write an effective hook to introduce the synthesis essay.

Agenda: Notes on introduction paragraphs, Gatsby Party on Thursday (dress up like the 1920s)

HW: Print out your synthesis packet and bring it to class tomorrow

10/24: Honors English 10

Students will examine the language Holden Caulfield uses to describe his vision of Burns' poem.

Agenda:
Read Catcher in the Rye

Sparknotes video re-cap of the novel

Papers passed back

Tuesday is the last day to turn things in

HW:

Finish reading Catcher in the Rye this weekend.

10/23: Honors English 10

Students will demonstrate their understanding of lessons 1-3 root words by taking a summative assessment.

Agenda:
Vocab Roots Test

Gallup Poll (School Survey)

Read Catcher in the Rye

HW:

Finish reading Catcher in the Rye this weekend.

10/22: Honors English 10

Students will demonstrate their understanding of the English 10 terms and objectives by taking the county formative.

Agenda:
MCPS Mid-Semester Assessment

HW:
Finish reading Catcher in the Rye this weekend.

10/22-10/24: AP Lang

SWBAT: Students will compile research questions and key words to refine their research on their synthesis topics.

Agenda:
Work with your group to assemble your synthesis packet.
Find 2 pro articles, 2 con articles and 2 neutral articles based on your topic.  Divide out the work evenly.  Mimic the 2009 synthesis packet with your group via Google Docs and share with me at Kunal.Arora@mcpsmd.net

Helpful links for your reference:
Research Databases
Noodle Tools

Groups:
Period 1
Period 6

10/21: Honors English 10

Students will review for the county formative by writing a class essay.

Agenda: Formative review, TEXT practice, Gary Soto short story

HW: Read Catcher Ch. 21-23

10/21: AP Lang

Students will be able to take a position on space exploration and defend it by working in small writing groups.

Agenda: Finish yesterday’s worksheet, Discuss success criteria / think-pair-share (outline)

HW: Watch the film clips and answer the corresponding questions!

10/20: Honors English 10

Students will self-assess their knowledge and application of academic vocabulary by completing a Cumulative Test Review.

Agenda: Finish Vocab Section III
Review for the MCPS Formative Test (which will be given on Wednesday)
Review for the Cumulative Roots Test (which will be given on Thursday) 

HW: Study for the tests and read Catcher Ch. 19-20 (Catch up if you have fallen behind).

10/20: AP Lang

Students will be able to draw conclusions about the qualities of a Synthesis Packet and write their own assignment.

Agenda: Pre-assessment warm-up regarding background knowledge of a Synthesis essay (Remind)
What is the Synthesis Essay? (Notes)
Homework: Watch previews of films and make a decision about your topic preference.  Download the Netflix app on your phone.

10/16: AP Lang

Students will draft their Rhetorical Analysis Essays, naming the filmmaker’s intended effects very precisely.

Homework: Rhetorical essay due at 11:59pm on Monday, October 20, to turnitin.com

10/16: Honors English 10

Students will draw three interpretations of Holden’s feelings about Jane by completing a storyboard on chapter 11 and then acting out chapter 12.

HW: Read Catcher Ch. 15-18;  Work on the packet

10/14: Honors English 10

Objective: Students will examine the dichotomy between Holden’s thoughts and reality by completing a group checklist.

Agenda:

PSAT Warm-up (finish Section 5)

Paired work on Ch. 9

HW:

Read Ch. 10-14; Sleep early for the PSAT

10/14: AP Lang

NYT Op-Doc Links:

21st Century Concentration Camps

China's Web Junkies

Gnarly in Pink

"In the Land of Hell": Life as a Female Trucker in North Dakota

NYC Soda Ban Explained, sort of

10/13: AP Lang

Objective: Students will draft their Rhetorical Analysis Essays, naming the filmmaker’s intended effects very precisely

Homework: Rhetorical essay rough draft due Thursday

Essay Expectations:

- Follow TEXT model
- Double space the body (not the heading)

- Utilize precise words and language
- Aim for 800 to 1,000 words

10/13: Honors English

Agenda:
PSAT Warm-ups (pages 24-28)
Paired work on Ch. 8
Share findings with classmates

Homework:
Read Ch. 9; Work on packet

10/10: Honors English 10

Obj: Students will analyze sections of Catcher by completing close reading questions in groups.

Agenda: Roots quiz, Group work

HW: Read Catcher Ch. 5-8 & Work on packet

10/10: AP Lang

Students will be able to describe the filmmaker’s purpose and the film’s tone/effects/appeals in a sentence outline.

Agenda: PSAT Warm-up (18-19), Discuss yesterday, “Soda Ban Explained”

HW: “NYC Soda Ban explained, sort of” half-sheet and worksheet

10/9: AP Lang

Students will be able to describe the filmmaker’s purpose and the film’s tone/effects/appeals in a sentence outline.

Agenda: PSAT Warm-up (16-17), Discuss yesterday, “21st Century Concentration Camps”

HW: Finish the accompanying worksheet and half-sheet for “21st Century Concentration Camps”

10/9: Honors English 10

Students will discuss inferred messages in the poem “You Tell on Yourself” through a class discussion.

PSAT Warm-ups (pg. 16-17), “You Tell on Yourself,” Notecard Confessions

HW: STUDY FOR A ROOTS QUIZ TOMORROW (#1-12).  Read Chapter 4 and work on the packet!

10/8: Honors English 10

Students will discover more about Holden by performing a skit on Chapter 2 of The Catcher in the Rye.
Roots #3 Warm-up

Skit!

HW: Read Chapter 3 and continue working on the packet

10/8: AP Lang

Students will be able to describe the filmmaker’s purpose and the film’s tone/effects/appeals in a sentence outline.

Agenda: 

PSAT Warm-up,

Discuss yesterday's film, 

“Gnarly in Pink”

HW: “Gnarly in Pink” half-sheet and worksheet

10/7: AP Lang

Students will be able to describe the filmmaker’s purpose and the film’s tone/effects/appeals in a sentence outline

Agenda: How to write thesis & topic sentences powerpoint & screencast with Mrs. Boettcher’s explanation, watch “Running on Fumes,” & use the Tone List to finish the half sheet.

HW: Finish the documentary worksheet and half-sheet thesis / topic sentence organizer.

10/7: Honors English 10

Students will review chapter 1 of The Catcher in the Rye by identifying important images, symbols, and motifs.

Agenda: -PSAT Warm-Ups
Images, Symbol, Motif -Review chapter 1

HW: Read Ch. 2 (start on packet)

10/6: Honors English 10

Students will examine the language Holden Caulfield uses to understand who he is as a character by reading the excerpt “The Glove.”

Warm-up: Finish Sec. 1 of PSAT

Close reading of “The Glove”

Read Chapter 1 of Catcher in the Rye

HW: Read Chapter 1 of Catcher in the Rye

10/6: AP Lang

Students will be able to analyze the effects of documentary techniques by “quoting” from the film and using precise word choice. 

Warm-up: Finish PSAT section 1
How to quote a documentary
Watch the "Internet Junkies" op-doc

HW: 3 Sentence Analysis of a shot (make sure you note the time) and finish the “Internet Junkies” worksheet

10/3: Honors English 10

Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of vocabulary roots by taking a vocabulary roots test.

Agenda: Homecoming voting, Roots test, Finish Section I of the PSAT workbook

HW: Have a great weekend!

10/3: AP Lang

Students will develop a lexicon of film terminology and techniques through brainstorm and analysis.

Agenda: Turn in “Life Afte Serving,” Homecoming voting, Food Inc.

Homework: Have a fun and safe weekend!

10/2: Honors English 10

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

Agenda: PSAT warm-up, finish roots packet, study vocab, return Night books, receive Catcher in the Rye books.


HW: Study for a cumulative Unit 2 Roots Test tomorrow.  The PowerPoint is here!

10/2: AP Lang

Students will be able to identify the purpose, effects, and supporting techniques in “Life After Serving.”

Agenda: - Guest speaker
“Life After Serving”

Homework: Type up (and print out) a list of all of the film techniques you know

10/1: Honors English 10

Obj: Students will write an analysis paragraph that analyzes a stylistic technique Wiesel uses to convey a theme in Night by using the TEXT model.

Homework: Study root words

10/1: AP Lang

Obj: Students will produce precise language instead of “blank words” to express tone and appeals.

Warm-up: Gatsby (Pd. 1) / PSAT (Pd. 6)

Agenda: Rhetorical Analysis of Documentaries

Homework: Precise word choice practice