Mr. Arora's Online Classroom: September 2015

9/30: Lit as Film

Students will review film vocabulary by presenting Experiencing Film projects

Agenda:

- Kate
- Ashley & Greg

HW:
- Work on Experiencing Film project
- Groups and presentation dates

9/30: Honors English 10

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

Agenda:
- Real Talk

- Share posters

- Fill out rubrics for poster presentations

- TEXT Warm-up #1

- "38 Who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police"

- Exit card for article

HW:

- Finish reading Night and complete the packet in its entirety.

- The book and the packet will both be collected on Friday.

Students will discover organization patterns that acknowledge the counterargument while firmly stating a position.

Agenda:
- Discuss yesterday's readings
- Warm-up: Sentences with Identity Vocabulary (page 3, 20-31)

- Word Sort according to Level of Specificity

- Write outline for Identity Rough Draft

Resources:
- Don’t sit on the fence

- TEXT model for argument (different than TEXT model for rhetorical analysis)

- Language frames for argument

- Example argument

- Example sources

HW:

- Finish the outline for Identity Rough Draft. We will write the draft in class tomorrow.

- Turn in The Great Gatsby on Friday

- The Final Identity Argument Essay is due to Turnitin.com by 11:59pm on Monday, 10/5.

9/29: Lit as Film

Students will review film vocabulary by presenting Experiencing Film projects

Agenda:
- Sam & Turner

- Kate
- CJ & Emmanuel
- Paige
- Ashley & Greg

HW:
- Work on Experiencing Film project
- Groups and presentation dates

9/29: Honors English 10

Students will infer knowledge from Night by completing a group discussion for a formative.

Agenda:

- Motif discussion & T-journal

HW:
- Read chapter 8-9; pages 104-115 & T-Journal
- Catch up on reading the book & completing the packet

9/29: AP Lang

Students will develop concrete and specific evidence by using the Big 7 Brainstorming Categories.

Agenda:
- Warm-up: Sentences with Identity Vocabulary (page 2)
- Turn in Specificity Paragraphs
- Thursday's essay prompt
- Big 7 Brainstorming Categories

HW:
- Review the upcoming Identity Rubric
- Read "The Man Who Quit Money"
- Read "How Michael Jordan Still Earns $80 Million A Year"

9/28: AP Lang

Students will get better at generating concrete and specific evidence to support an argument.

Agenda:
- Warm-up: Sentences with Identity Vocabulary (page 1)
- Identity Rubric
- Specificity Paragraphs

- Surprise -- the importance of specificity to credibility

HW:
- Work on the Specificity Paragraphs if you didn't finish
- Review the upcoming Identity Rubric

9/28: Honors English 10

SWBAT infer knowledge from Night by completing a group discussion for a formative.

Agenda:

- Warm-up: Vocab Roots Packet (5-8)

- Assignment 4 Questions

- Night Spark Notes

- Preview tomorrow's motif discussion & T-journal

HW:
- Read chapter 7; pages 98-103

- Complete section 7 T-Journal (WordWeb)

9/28: Lit as Film

Students will review film vocabulary by presenting Experiencing Film projects

Agenda:
- Ekansh & Jason
- Kate
- Sam & Turner
- Allana & Denise

HW:
- Work on Experiencing Film project
- Groups and presentation dates

9/25: Lit as Film

Students will describe film techniques by completing a group project.

Agenda:
- Work on Experiencing Film project
- Use a Bluetooth keyboard if you want
- Confirm groups and presentation dates

HW:
- Work on Experiencing Film project
- Groups and presentation dates

9/25: AP Lang

Students will demonstrate their ability to analyze the effect of Fitzgerald’s language choices in a two paragraph-long analysis.

Agenda:
- Summative Assessment: Analyze a passage from The Great Gatsby

HW:
- Listen to a podcast episode entitled "The Cult of Selfies: Healthy Self Love or Selfishness"

- If you have trouble locating it, search iTunes or the podcast app for Inside the Mind of Teens and Tweens. It is the second episode.

- The episode recognizes that "teens love selfies." So, the question to think about is "whether the teen selfie trend is just part of the normal process of developing self-awareness or a preface to selfishness."

9/25: Honors English 10

Students will be able to identify the most important words within an excerpt of Night by examining a model of a Found Poem.

Agenda:
- Warm-up: Vocab Roots Packet (1-4)
- Found Poem

HW:
- Read section 6; pages 85-97 & T-Journals
- Answer assignment 3 and 4 questions in Night packet
- Found Poem (if you do not finish in class)

9/24: Lit as Film

Students will describe film techniques by completing a group project.

Agenda:
- Experiencing Film example
- Work on Experiencing Film project

HW:
- Work on Experiencing Film project
- It's due on 9/28. The DL is 9/29.

9/24: AP Lang

Students will write effective introduction and body paragraphs by revising Ch. 7 responses

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- Review TEXT Model & other important notes
- Discuss re-assessment policy
- Begin re-writes

HW:
- Prepare for tomorrow's timed-write
- Rubric for tomorrow's timed-write

9/24: Honors English 10

Students will gauge their vocabulary prowess by completing a vocabulary pre-test.

Agenda:
- Vocab Pre-Test
- Pass back papers
- Discuss re-assessment policy
- Read Night Section 5 (66-84) & Complete T-Journal

HW:
- Read Night Section 5 (66-84) & Complete T-Journal

9/22: Lit as Film

Students will demonstrate their understanding of film techniques by taking a unit test.

Agenda:

- Unit Test

- Study Hall

HW:

- None!

9/22: AP Lang

Objective: Students will identify the elements of a good introduction by taking notes and practicing with Gatsby prompts.

Agenda:

- Workshop introductions

- Turn-in introductions

- Gatsby Video Spark Notes
- Gatsby Movie Chunk

HW:

- None! Catch up on Gatsby if you need to.

9/22: Honors English 10

Students will gain an understanding of what civic responsibilities are by watching “What Would You Do?” and completing an Exit Card.

Agenda:

- What Would You Do?

- Exit Card

HW:

- Finish Exit Card (if needed)

- Catch up on reading Night and working on the packet up through Section 4 (if needed)

9/21: Lit as Film

Students will develop test questions based on notes and prepare for the test by studying.

Agenda:
- Submit two (2) test questions and their answers.
- Questions should be based on the items viewed in class, including, but not limited to:

Film Techniques PPT, Mud, Validation
- Study

HW:
- Study film vocabulary. And look for those techniques in TV shows/movies!
- Everything from the this .ppt is fair game for a unit test tomorrow, 9/22!

- Review for Validation, DL is today.
- Worksheet for Validation, DL is today.

9/21: AP Lang

Objective: Students will identify the elements of a good introduction by taking notes and practicing with Gatsby prompts.
Agenda:
- TEXT Model Test
- Review SOAPStone and hooks
- The Great Gatsby Video Sparknotes

HW:
- If needed, finish writing the introduction paragraph to the Ch. 7 passage analysis prompt
- If needed, finish reading Gatsby, if you have not done so already

9/21: Honors English 10

Students will gain an understanding of what civic responsibilities are by reading "37 Who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police"

Agenda:
- TEXT Model Test
- Read "37 Who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police"
- Discuss the article
- The bystander effect, or bystander apathy, is a social psychological phenomenon that refers to cases in which individuals do not offer any means of help to a victim when other people are present.

HW:
- Read Section 4 and complete the T-Journal

9/18: Lit as Film

Students will develop test questions based on notes.

Agenda:
- Submit two (2) test questions and their answers.
- Questions should be based on the items viewed in class, including, but not limited to:

Film Techniques PPT, Mud, Validation

HW:
- Study film vocabulary. And look for those techniques in TV shows/movies!
- Everything from the this .ppt is fair game for a forthcoming test on Tuesday, 9/22!

- Validation Review due today. The DL is Monday, 9/21.
- Validation WS due today. The DL is Monday 9/21.

9/18: AP Lang

Students will practice applying new vocabulary by embedding quotations fluently.

Agenda:
Ch. 7 TEXT paragraph peer-review
Vocabulary Sentences & Embedding practice

HW:
- Ch. 7 TEXT paragraph (if you didn't finish it already)
- Ch. 6-7 Reading Check
- Ch. 8 Reading Check
- Vocabulary Sentences & Embedding practice

- Finish Reading Gatsby (Ch. 8-9)
- TEXT model test on Monday, so be sure to study.

9/18: Honors English 10

Students will support or refute a theme from Night using textual evidence from Ch. 1 or Ch. 2 by writing an Exit Card.

Agenda:

- Warm-up: Review TEXT model exemplar

- Exit Card

- Finish Assignment 2 (p. 15-16 in Night Packet)

HW:
- Finish Assignment 2 (p. 15 in Night Packet)

- Read Section 3 and complete T-Journal entry
- TEXT model test on Monday, so be sure to study.

9/17: All

Welcome to Back to School Night!

Objective:
- Parents will promote their child's love of English class after meeting Mr. Arora and by reviewing the corresponding classes' Powerpoint.

Agenda:
- Honors English 10
- AP Language & Composition
- Literature as Film

HW:
- Encourage your students to seek help, if they need it
- Remind your students to do their homework :)

9/17: Honors English 10

Students will revise "explanation sentences" in order to provide original analysis of textual evidence in Night by rewriting their TEXT paragraphs.

Agenda:
Grammar Quiz
Read Ch. 1 & 2 of Night and complete T-Journal entries for both

HW:
Read Ch. 1 & 2 of Night and complete T-Journal entries for both

9/17: AP Lang

Students will make inferences about who Daisy chooses and what this says about her identity by acting

Agenda:

Ch. 6 TEXT paragraph peer-review

Ch. 7 Acting

Ch. 7 Passage analysis

HW:

Finish Ch. 7 TEXT paragraph

Read Gatsby Ch. 7

9/17: Lit as Film

Students will describe the elements of Act I of Mud (2012).

Agenda:

- Students will describe the story structure elements of Mud (2012).
- Discussion about the movie thus far
- Questions/expectations for the upcoming movie review

HW:
- Study film vocabulary. And look for those techniques in the film!
- Everything from the this .ppt is fair game for a forthcoming test!

- Validation Review due Friday, 9/18. The DL is Monday, 9/21.
- Validation WS due Friday, 9/18. The DL is Monday 9/21.

9/16: Honors English 10

Students will be able to cite textual evidence to support a motif in Night by completing a T-Journal.

Agenda:

- Peer Review Night TEXT paragraphs
- Review exemplar

- Listen to Ch. 1 of Night

HW:

- Finish reading Ch. 1 of Night
- Answer Assignment 1 Questions

9/16: AP Lang

Students will make inferences about the argument Gatsby makes by completing a close reading and passage analysis.

Agenda:

Sparknotes Ch. 5 and 6

Peer Review Ch. 5 TEXT paragraphs

Ch. 6 Passage Analysis

HW:

Finish Ch. 6 TEXT paragraph
Read Gatsby Ch. 6

9/16: Lit as Film

Students will describe the elements of Act I of Mud (2012).

Agenda:

- Watch Mud

9/15: AP Lang

Students will get better at describing the precise effects of language in Ch. 5 of The Great Gatsby.

Agenda:
- Success Criteria for Passage Analysis
- Complete the first TEXT paragraph (about Gatsby's redemption)
- Discuss the TEXT model and review an exemplar

- Finish the Ch. 5 passage analyses (all three)

HW:

- Finish the Ch. 5 passage analyses (all three)

- Ch. 5 Reading Check will be sent to you via Remind

- Study the TEXT model for a quiz on Friday, 9/18

9/15: Lit as Film

Students will describe the elements of Act I of Mud (2012).

Agenda:
- Watch Mud
- Discussion about the movie thus far

HW:
- Study film vocabulary. And look for those techniques in the film!
- Everything from the this .ppt is fair game for a forthcoming test!

- Validation Review due Friday, 9/18. The DL is Monday, 9/21.
- Validation WS due Friday, 9/18. The DL is Monday 9/21.

9/15: Honors English 10

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

Agenda:

- Help Mr. Arora move desks back

- Turn in late Memoir Packets and outlines/planning sheets (Today is the deadline!)

- Review reflexive and intensive pronouns

- Warm-up #10

- Close reading of Night

- Discuss and then practice the TEXT model

Homework:

- Finish the Close Reading of Night sheet

- Study Warm-ups 1-10 for a grammar quiz on Thursday, 9/17
- Study the TEXT model for a quiz on Friday, 9/18

9/11: Lit as Film

Students will discuss the significance of a short film by completing a film review.

Agenda:
- Review notes
- Review Validation WS
- Begin writing review on Chromebooks.
- Tips for writing a good review

HW:
- Validation Review due Friday, 9/18. The DL is Monday, 9/21.
- Validation WS due Friday, 9/18. The DL is Monday 9/21.

9/11: AP Lang

Students will get better at describing the precise effects of language in Ch. 5 of The Great Gatsby.

Agenda:

- Spark Notes Review of Ch. 2, 3, 4

- Success Criteria for Passage Analysis

- Complete the first TEXT paragraph (about Gatsby's redemption)

HW:

- Ch. 5 Reading Check will be sent to you via Remind

- Read up through Ch. 5 of Gatsby

9/11: Honors English 10

SWBAT analyze a close reading passage in order to reveal how an author uses language to express an experience.

Agenda:
- Turn in Memoir Packets (and outlines/planning sheets)

- Warm up (grammar #9)
- Anticipation guide
- Close reading of Night (practice TEXT)

HW:
- The deadline for the memoir packet and podcast is Tuesday
- TEXT Test

9/10: Honors English 10

Students will use more analytical language in their pre-assessment response by using the Academic Language Handout & TEXT resources.

-Warm-up (grammar #7)

- Review TEXT model

- Pair rewrites of Pre-Assessment

HW:

Podcasts (20 sum. points for audio, 10 sum. points for planning/outline) due tonight!

The memoir packet is due Friday (10 formative points for the Q&A's).

The deadline for both has been moved to Tuesday, 9/15.

9/10: Lit as Film

Students will define and discuss film techniques.

Agenda:
Film Vocabulary Notes (pick up where we left off, dutch angle)

HW:
Study Vocabulary Notes

9/10: AP Lang

Students will get better at embedding quotations by prefacing their evidence with their argument.

Agenda:
- Paired Practice with embedding quotations from Ch. 2
- Language Frames for Rhetorical Analysis
- Three Sentence Analysis Practice 1

HW:
Read up through Ch. 5 in Gatsby

9/9: Lit as Film

Students will define and discuss film techniques.

Agenda:
Film Vocabulary Notes

HW:
Study Vocabulary Notes

9/9: AP Lang

Students will get better at visualizing the description and explaining the effect of literary devices that create the depressing mood in Ch. 2 of The Great Gatsby.

Agenda:

Spark Notes Gatsby Ch. 1

Ch. 2 Valley of Ashes Close Reading
Character Map

HW:
Read The Great Gatsby Ch. 1-5 for tomorrow

Gatsby Ch. 1-3 Reading Check

9/9: Honors English 10

Students will analyze how Cisneros' stylistic techniques illuminate her inner conflict.

Agenda:
-Warm-up (grammar #6)

Pre-Assessment “My Name”

HW:

Podcasts (20 sum. points for audio, 10 sum. points for planning) are due tomorrow!

The memoir packet is due Friday (10 formative points for the Q&A's).

The deadline for both has been moved to Tuesday, 9/15.

9/8: Lit as Film

Students will watch and critique a short film.

Agenda:

Complete the "Before you watch" section of Validation.
Complete the "While you watch" section of the Validation worksheet

HW:
Complete the "After you watch" section of the Validation worksheet

9/8: AP Lang

Students will get better at embedding quotations by prefacing their evidence with their argument

Agenda:

Pre-Assessment Survey on Embedding Quotations

Embedding Lesson

Three Sentence Analysis Practice

HW:

Read The Great Gatsby Ch. 1-5 by Thursday

9/8: Honors English 10

Students will assess the effectiveness of a peer’s memoir.

Agenda:
-Warm-up (Grammar #5)
-Check for podcast outlines

-Peer Review / Tech Practice

HW:
1. Final Podcasts (audio recordings) due Thurs. 9/10 by 11:59 pm. Send me the audio file via email to Kunal_Arora@mcpsmd.org
2. The deadline for the podcast is Friday, 9/11 by 11:59pm
3. The due date for the memoir packet and outline is Friday, 9/11
4. The deadline for the memoir packet and outline is Tuesday, 9/15

9/4: Lit as Film

Students will be able to write a script that utilizes internal monologue.

Agenda:
- Sign up for Google Classroom and Remind (if you haven't already)
- Finish the Webquest (if you haven't already)
- Share late My Life as a Movie/TV Show Posters

HW:
- Parent permission slip (if you haven't turned it in yet)

9/4: AP Lang

Students will get better at explaining the effect of literary devices that create the depressing mood in Ch. 2 of The Great Gatsby

Agenda:
- Warm-up: Last Argument
- Gatsby Anticipation Guide
- Gatsby Video Spark Notes

- Discuss 9/3 HW
- Ch. 2 Valley of the Ashes Analysis & Mult. Choice

HW:

- Read Gatsby Ch. 1-3

9/4: Honors English 10

Students will use specific literary devices to achieve a purpose in a memoir podcast about a moment in their childhood.

Agenda:
- Grammar Warm-up: Making Proper Nouns

- Memoir Planning & Plot Diagram

- Begin Preparing for Memoir Podcast

HW:

- Outline of memoir due Tuesday, 9/8
- You must bring in a hard copy to edit.
- Email me at Kunal_Arora@mcpsmd.org on Monday, 9/7 if you do not have access to a printer

9/3: Lit as Film

Students will be able to design effective television / movie posters.

Agenda:
- Sign up for Google Classroom and Remind (if you haven't already)
- Finish the Webquest (if you haven't already)
- Share My Life as a Movie/TV Show Posters

HW:
- Work on the TV/movie poster (if you haven't finished). The deadline is tomorrow.

- Parent signature on syllabus (if you haven't gotten it yet). The deadline is tomorrow.

9/3: AP Lang

Students will be able to argue the validity of their opinion by using reasoning and evidence.

Agenda:

- Last Argument Warm-up

- Gatsby Anticipation Guide
- Gatsby Video Sparknotes

HW:

- Annotate the Gatsby House vs. Buchanan House passage
- Complete "The White Room" Worksheet

9/3: Honors English 10

Students will use specific literary devices to achieve a purpose in a memoir about a moment in their childhood.

Agenda:
- Grammar Warm-up: Common vs. Proper Nouns
- Memoir Packet:
- Listen to “Is Your Dad Single?” and answer questions 10-12

- Memoir Planning & Plot Diagram

- Begin Preparing for Memoir Podcast

HW:

- Outline of memoir due Tuesday, 9/8

9/2: Lit as Film

HW:
- Work on the TV/movie poster. It's due tomorrow. The deadline is Friday, 9/4

- Parent signature on syllabus is due tomorrow. The deadline is Friday, 9/4

9/2: AP Lang

Students will be able to identify the argument of a visual text and provide evidence for that claim.

Agenda:
- Notes on Rhetoric

HW:
- Finish Summer Reading, due/DL tonight at 11:59pm to Turnitin

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