2012+Past+Agenda

__ PAST AGENDAS __
 * **Date** || **Fri, April 5** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: Is it a poem? [] PSSA Quick Recap POETRY SLAM! “To This Day” [] ||
 * **HW** || Rest and get what you need for the PSSA: drink, pencils, book/mag, gum/hard candy, calculator ||


 * **Date** || **Thursday, April 4** ||
 * Agenda || Warm Up: Comparing and Contrasting Poems Read “Lineage” by Margaret Walker and “Snowmen” By Agha Shahid Ali Review essential questions Workshop/Share Poems ||
 * **HW** || Revised poem due tomorrow ||


 * **Date** || **Wed, April 3** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: One liners Share logs Read “Knoxville Tennessee” by Nikki Giovanni & “What – Me Worry?” by Greta B. Lipson – Discuss imagery Students write their own poem – can imitate the form of these two poems or try something different (must use poetic conventions and figurative language) ||
 * **HW** || Finish Poem – any form ||

Performance Art! ||
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, April 2** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: Illustrate the poem you read In groups, answer the following questions as they pertain to your poem:
 * Does this poem meet the criteria of poetry?
 * What poetic conventions does the author use? How are they effective?
 * What examples of figurative language are used? How are they effective?
 * How does the title influence our understanding of the poem?
 * **HW** || Lit Log: Poetry (250 words) Typed or rough draft ||

* Details
 * **Date** || **Monday, April 1** ||
 * Agenda || Warm Up: Jigsaw Puzzle Poem Answer essential questions in groups Essential Questions for Poetry – each group answers 1: ** 1.) **** How can poetry be defined? ** ** 2.) **** What are poetic devices? How are poetic devices used to engage readers? ** ** 3.) **** Why is figurative language as a poetic/literary device important to the understanding/appreciation of poetry? ** ** 4.) **** How does poetry differ from prose? ** ** 5.) **** What are the forms in which poetry can be written? ** Share Read “The Wolf” Discuss – Answer MC Questions
 * [[file:Poetry Unit.doc|Download]]
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 * **HW** || 1.) Read the four poems. 2.) Choose ONE of the four and do the following: underline FIVE examples of figurative language and 3-5 examples of poetic conventions “Slam, Dunk and Hook” “Spring Storm” “Skating in the Wind” “Abandoned Farmhouse” 3.) Vocab Smackdown Tiebreaker: @http://quizlet.com/21307202/vocabulary-2013-smackdown-tiebreaker-flash-cards/ ||


 * **Date** || **Th, March 21** ||
 * Agenda || Vocabulary Smackdown Final Three Elimination Informative/How-To Share ||
 * **HW** || Get on quizlet! [] Periods 1, 2, & 3: Bring in donuts! 6th Period: Bring in any food/drink you want! ||


 * **Date** || **Wed, March 20** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: Vocabulary Tix Share writing prompts Write your own practical informative text or “how-to”
 * Use text features
 * Think about sequence of steps ||
 * **HW** || Rough draft (typed or written due tomorrow) Minimum one page typed or 2 pages hand-written Periods 1, 2, & 3: Bring in donuts!!! Elimination Round Tomorrow - be ready! ||

“How to Magic” Article * Details Quizlet for smackdown: [] || * Details
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, March 19** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up Answer MC w/ Partner Look at How To’s - Analyzing sequence of steps
 * How is sequence of steps important?
 * How does changing the sequence affect the outcome?
 * [[file:How to Magic Tricks Revealed.doc|Download]]
 * 51 KB
 * **HW** || Read “How to Pizza” and answer Writing Prompt
 * [[file:How to Pizza.docx|Download]]
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 * Periods 1, 2 & 3: Bring in Donuts for Friday’s Smackdown!** BRING IN YOUR OWN DRINK! ||

Watch video on Invention of Electric Guitar [] Read Guitar Informative Text & Answer MC in groups * Details * Details * Details Write 5 multiple choice questions to go with article (consider: author's purpose, fact/opinion, main idea, text structure, text features, vocabulary) Periods 1, 2, & 3–Bring in Food for Smackdown on Friday! Parkin: Cookies Burke: Fruit **Connelly: Donuts** BRING IN YOUR OWN DRINK! ||
 * **Date** || **Monday, March 18** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: I Am an Expert in: Practical, How to & Informative Text
 * **What is the purpose of reading a personal informative text?**
 * **How can the reader’s understanding of non-fiction text structures & features** (bullets, heading, graphs, pics, charts, paragraphs, etc) **enhance knowledge of the content?**
 * **In what ways does non-fiction text differ from fictional text & why does it matter for the reader?**
 * [[file:Invention of Electric Guitar.doc|Download]]
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 * **HW** || Choose to read “How to Build a Better Brain” or “This Is Your Body on Sugar”
 * [[file:better brain.pdf|Download]]
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 * [[file:This Is Your Body on Sugar.doc|Download]]
 * 55 KB


 * **Date** || **Fri, March 15** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up (for five tickets!): Vocabulary Bingo! Review MC answers Share excerpts! ||
 * **HW** || Next week – Vocabulary Smackdown!!! ||


 * **Date** || **Thursday, March 14 PSSA Writing, No 3rd** ||
 * Agenda || 1st: Warm Up & Autobiography Excerpt 2, 5, 6, 7: Workshop the Memoir Excerpt (Did I capture the tone/mood?) ||
 * **HW** || 2, 5, 6 & 7: Revise Biography Excerpt All: Article 2 and MC questions due! ||


 * **Date** || **Wed, March 13 PSSA Writing,** ||
 * Agenda || Quizlet Vocab in Pairs Writing an excerpt (snapshot) biography for classmate PERIOD 1: Warm Up and Journal Entry ||
 * **HW** || Due Friday: Read article 2 and answer multiple choice. ||


 * **Date** || **Tuesday, March 12 PSSA Writing, No 1st or 3rd** ||
 * Agenda || YOU ARE BIOGRAPHISTS! Warm-up: List of memorable 1st moments (riding a bike, losing 1st tooth, 1st time being embarrassed, 1st day of K) Paired Interviewing for BIOGRAPHY Excerpt ||
 * **HW** || None:) ||

2) Essential Questions– What’s the goal? 3) Read Article #1 & Answer MC ||
 * **Date** || **Monday, March 11 Biography: Read, Study, Discuss, Write** ||
 * Agenda || 1) Intro Informative Texts:
 * Biography
 * Autobiography
 * Personal Letters
 * Diary Entries
 * Memoirs
 * **What is the purpose of reading a personal informative text?**
 * **How can the reader’s understanding of non-fiction text structures & features** (bullets, heading, graphs, pics, charts, paragraphs, etc) **enhance knowledge of the content?**
 * **In what ways does non-fiction text differ from fictional text & why does it matter for the reader?**
 * **HW** || PSSA Writing Test tomorrow – bring drink, snack, #2 pencils and a book! ||

Share Advertisements/Essays/Editorials || Vocabulary Smackdown Prepare! ||
 * ** Date ** || ** Fri, March 8 (1/2 Day) ** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: Crossword Puzzle Vocabulary
 * ** HW ** || PSSA Writing Test on Tues, Wed & Thurs Bring a drink, snack, 2 #2 pencils, hard candy/mints, and a book

Work on your piece: Advertisement, Essay, Editorial Return Footsteps Essays and Reflections || PSSA Writing Test on Tues, Wed & Thurs Bring a drink, snack, 2 #2 pencils, hard candy/mints, and a book ||
 * **Date** || **Thursday, March 7** ||
 * Agenda || Vocabulary Warm Up
 * **HW** || Finished Persuasive Piece Due

Lit Log Share - check to see who has their lit log. Please leave the name of any student who is unprepared. Ask for a few volunteers to read their logs or a paragraph from their logs. WRITE YOUR OWN PERSUASIVE PIECE Choose to write a A.) a persuasive editorial, taking a stand on an issue that is important to them  B.) a persuasive essay or  C. Design an advertisement for one of their made-up products (it may not be the product that they already made an advertisement for.  In whichever assignment you choose, you must use a MINIMUM of 3 persuasive/propaganda techniques. ||
 * **Date** || **Wed, March 6** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: Vocab Tix
 * **HW** || MAKE GOOD PROGRESS – DUE FRIDAY ||


 * **Date** || **Tuesday, March 5** ||
 * Agenda || # Warm-Up: Vocabulary Illot Mollo
 * 1) Review Essential Questions, Text Structure, & Sleep Stories
 * 2) Groups According to Article: Exchange MC /Answer/Discuss Answers
 * 3) **Begin Log on Persuasive Articles & Advertisements**
 * You choose topic/focus–what is there to say about persuasive writing?
 * What “moves” it? How are these alike? Different? Have at it!
 * What are the authors doing that is similar (text structure/organization?)
 * __Log Reminders__*** Does NOT have to be in essay form but CAN be!
 * Must have multiple paragraphs (NOT 1 giant paragraph)
 * MULTIPLE quotes from different sources to back up your thoughts ||
 * **HW** || Type/Write a 300 word lit log in reaction to the persuasive advertisements, articles and editorials (rough draft) ||

Create 5 multiple choice using any 5 areas: //purpose, main idea, vocabulary, organization, main idea/detail, fact/opinion, persuasive/propaganda techniques// ||
 * **Date** || **Monday, March 4** ||
 * Agenda || * Warm-Up: Swap Advertisements & List Techniques
 * Read two articles about school start times
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" caption="School Start Time and Sleep.doc" link="file:connelly/School Start Time and Sleep.doc"]][[file:connelly/School Start Time and Sleep.doc|School Start Time and Sleep.doc]]
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/School Start Time and Sleep.doc|Download]]
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 * Talk out MC answers in groups w/ my supervision
 * Check answers (as class) ||
 * **HW** || Read & Mark up selected article

Word Web: Persuade Show Incredible Crew commercials: [] [] [] Discuss: what techniques do they use to “sell” these products?
 * **Date** || **Friday, March 1 Persuasive Non-Fiction** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: Write a list of products that NOBODY would buy
 * Pick ONE product for which you will create an advertisement using a specific, assigned propaganda technique
 * Share the advertisements & class identifies the techniques used in the advertisement ||
 * **HW** || Print/Cut-Out 2-3 advertisements ||

Week One Vocab Practice: [] || Silver -Be ready for your presentation J ||
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, February 26** ||
 * genda || HIPPIE BLUE PRESENTATIONS
 * **HW** || Typed Reflection Due Thursday with Vocabulary!

Reflection/Vocabulary Smackdown [] Presentation Practice/Speech Grade || Be ready for your presentation J ||
 * **Date** || **Monday, February 25** ||
 * Agenda || Warm Up:
 * **HW** || Typed Reflection Due Thursday with Vocabulary!

Speech Grade Plan your presentation: Bring in power switch on Monday – you will practice in front of class! Bring in anything you need to work – some laptops will be available! ||
 * **Date** || **Friday, February 22** ||
 * Agenda || Hallway Planning
 * Power Switch
 * Props/Costume
 * Setting
 * Person’s name and pic creatively displayed! ||
 * **HW** || Reflection due Thursday:
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/Reflection Piece for Footsteps.docx|Download]]
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Share speeches Plan your presentation: Power Switch Props/Costume Setting Person’s name and pic creatively displayed! || Bring in anything you need to work – some laptops will be available! ||
 * **Date** || **Thursday, February 21** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up:
 * **HW** || Memorized speech due tomorrow

Return Exit Interview: Review Answers Show FOOTSTEPS 2011 Write your speech/Return Portfolio work || MEMORIZED SPEECH DUE FRIDAY (FOR A GRADE) PLAN YOUR BACKGROUND/PROPS/COSTUME ||
 * **Date** || **Wednesday, February 20** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: Story
 * **HW** || Transfer speech to index card

Let’s edit – Sentence style is NUMBER ONE to work on Lead-In to Quotes & Citation Workshop/Workshop PRESENTATIONS: TUESDAY: HIPPIE BLUE WEDNESDAY: SILVER 6th PERIOD: ALL TUESDAY || Bring TWO index cards to class tomorrow! ||
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, February 19** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: GRAB YOUR PORTFOLIO
 * **HW** || TWO COPIES OF REVISED ESSAY Due Tomorrow

Write the conclusions || Enjoy the long weekend! ||
 * **Date** || **Thursday, February 14** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: Share body
 * **HW** || ENTIRE TYPED (DOUBLE-SPACED) ESSAY DUE TUESDAY

Share a few intro paragraphs Write the body RACE 1: Accomplishment in the field RACE 2: Charity or volunteer work || TYPE BODY IN THE SAME DOCUMENT AS THE INTRO PRINT IT! ||
 * **Date** || **Wednesday, February 13** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: Finish the Cards/Check Intros
 * **HW** || EDIT THE INTRO

Check research (2 articles) Read & highlight Review intro paragraph Write intro paragraph Footsteps Packet with Example Intro //TYPE INTRO PARAGRAPH//
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, February 12** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: Thank You Cards: Write the letter inside in PENCIL first!
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/Student Packet in Order Outline filled in partiallyrevised.doc|Download]]
 * 86 KB ||
 * **HW** || //Print out 1-2 more articles//
 * //Hook (quote BY or ABOUT your person – make it catchy!)//
 * //Explain Hook (what does the hook mean?? Why is it important?)//
 * //Topic Development (background information on your person)//
 * //Thesis – They impacted their field AND society.// ||

Presentations Footsteps Hand-Out ||
 * **Date** || **Monday, February 11** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: Let’s Say Thanks!
 * **HW** || 2 different articles (at least one page along apiece) on your person due TOMORROW! ||


 * **Date** || **Friday, February 8** ||
 * Agenda || Collect Reflections Check due items Presentations Sign up for Footsteps by Monday ||
 * **HW** || 2 articles (at least one page long) on your person due Tuesday Lists don’t count! ||

Project Planning/Conferencing about CDTS Sign up for Footsteps ||
 * **Date** || **Thursday, February 7** ||
 * Agenda || Speed Edit/Revise Reflections
 * (It should be personal – NOT a summary of the book. It’s a JOURNAL reflection – like all the other journals we’ve done!)
 * Menus due tomorrow even if you are presenting on Monday
 * 3-D item due tomorrow even if you are presenting on Monday
 * **HW** || **REVISED REFLECTIONS DUE TOMORROW**! If you are unprepared and turn it on Monday, you will receive ONLY ½ credit – that’s a 50%. ||


 * **Date** || **Wednesday, February 6** ||
 * Agenda || Check homework Presentation Date Project Planning/Conferencing about CDTS Bring in supplies for creation Footsteps sign-ups open up at 7:40 tomorrow morning ||
 * **HW** || **Reflection due tomorrow** – typed, double-spaced, 1 page, multiple paragraphs (3 is a good number) – BE SURE TO EDIT OR I WILL RETURN IT TO YOU TO BE REDONE! ||


 * **Date** || **Tuesday, February 5** ||
 * Agenda || Introduce Tuff Food Bar Project Begin Planning Presentations will be Friday & Monday ||
 * **HW** || Individual Character Creation due Tomorrow (filled in on paper) The Outsiders Reflection due Thursday
 * One page typed – reflect on the unit and what connection the novel has to your own life –be thoughtful and heartfelt. Did you grow from the experience? Did it teach you anything or impart any life lessons? How can you apply it??? Wow me with your writing (don’t bore me to tears!) ||


 * **Date** || **Friday, Feb 1** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: An Author’s Techniques Collect REVISED letters Finish & Present Characterization Activity ||
 * **HW** || Test on Monday ||


 * **Date** || **Thursday, Jan 31** ||
 * Agenda || Warm Up Characterization Activity ||
 * **HW** || Revise your letters! Exit Interview on Monday, February 4 (lit devices, plot, vocab) ||


 * **Date** || **Wed, Jan 30** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: Literary Letter Exchange! Plot //The Outsiders// ||
 * **HW** || Review vocabulary and lit device definitions [] [] Exit Interview on Monday, February 4 (lit devices, plot, vocab) ||

* Details Proper Heading Letter Opening (Dear Dally,) At least 3 paragraphs Follow all directions Closing Sign your name (in character) ||
 * **Date** || **Tues, January 29** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Type/Write Your Literary Letter
 * [[file:connelly/The Outsiders Letter to Character.doc|Download]]
 * 104 KB
 * **HW** || Chapter 12 – THE END!!! Typed letter due tomorrow - one page with multiple paragraphs Exit Interview on Monday, February 4 (lit devices, plot, vocab) ||


 * **Date** || **Monday, January 28** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: WHOOSH Literary Devices – You teach the class! ||
 * **HW** || Exit Interview on Monday, February 4 (lit devices, plot, vocab) Read/Mark-Up Chapter 10 & 11 To practice with literary devices, visit the following quizlet links: [] [] ||


 * **Date** || **Thursday, January 24** ||
 * Agenda || CDT Testing (ends today!) Tomorrow - we go back to normal - warm-ups, discussion, activities, Highlight all vocab words so far/lit devices/important quotes ||
 * **HW** || Read chapter 8 (it's a shorty!) Exit Interview on Feb 4 (focus on plot, vocab, lit devices, theme) ||


 * **Date** || **Wednesday, January 23** ||
 * Agenda || CDT Testing Highlight all vocab words so far/lit devices/important quotes ||
 * **HW** || Read chapter 7 Exit Interview on Feb 1 (focus on plot, vocab, lit devices, theme) ||


 * **Date** || **Tuesday, January 22** ||
 * Agenda || CDT Testing Be sure that you are caught up on your reading by tomorrow Highlight all vocab words so far ||
 * **HW** || Be sure that you have read to the end of chapter 6 ||


 * **Date** || **Friday, January 18** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Leveling Review Exit Interview 9 Minute Tutorial for CDT Poem Share IF YOU HAVE A BUSY WEEKEND AND WOULD LIKE TO GET A HEADSTART ON THE ASSIGNED READING, REPORT TO ROOM 202 BY 2:20 AND I WILL READ THE CHAPTERS TO YOU! ||
 * **HW** || Read/Mark-Up Chapter 5 & 6 by Monday ||


 * **Date** || **Thursday, January 17** ||
 * Agenda || # Warm up: Leveling Review
 * 1) Exit Interview Review
 * 2) I AM Poem [[image:https://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" caption="I am character poem for the outsiders.doc" link="file:connelly/I am character poem for the outsiders.doc"]][[file:connelly/I am character poem for the outsiders.doc|I am character poem for the outsiders.doc]]
 * Details
 * [[file:connelly/I am character poem for the outsiders.doc|Download]]
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 * ** HW ** || Read/Mark-Up Chapter 4 Typed Poem ||

Read/Mark-Up Chapter 2 & Rough Draft of Task One || * Details Warm-Up: Opinionaire, Review Essential Questions, Discuss conformity/non-conformity, review packet, * Details read chapter 1 ||
 * **Da****te** || **Tuesday, January 14** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Show Me What You Know Discuss chapter 1 – what did you think? Questions? Begin Task One Self-Reflection (in your packet) ||
 * **HW** ||  || **Date** || **Wednesday, January 16** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: You are on the school board at a private, conservative school district. The dress code for males clearly states, “Hair for male students shall be neat and clean and shall not be worn covering the eyes, in a ponytail, or extending beyond the bottom of the regular shirt collar.” One student, Zach, has refused to follow the dress code because he is growing his hair out to donate to Locks of Love, an organization that makes wigs for children with cancer. Should he be suspended for refusing to conform?
 * Debate
 * MC Questions
 * Any questions about chapter 2? Foreshadowing….
 * TASK ONE DRAFTS (To conform or not to conform…) ||
 * **HW** || Read/Mark-Up Chapter 3 ||
 * **Date** || **Monday, January 14** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Opinionaire
 * [[file:connelly/peer-relationships-opinionaire-1 Burke.doc|Download]]
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 * [[file:connelly/Student PacketRevised.doc|Download]]
 * 456 KB
 * **HW** || Finish reading chapter 1 (with highlighting and mark-up) ||

* Details
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, Jan 8th** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Card Pick Collect The Outsiders Check your parts for Thursday/Return Pieces Test Prep-
 * [[file:connelly/Test Prep.doc|Download]]
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 * Marking It Up
 * Answering MC
 * Writing the mini-essay
 * English Folder Review (pgs 3-6 & 20) ||
 * **HW** || //The Outsiders// ||


 * **Date** || **Monday, Jan 7th** ||
 * Agenda || Collect The Outsiders PLAN THE PERFORMANCE TYPE THE OPENING TYPE THE CLOSING TYPE THE PROGRAM CREATE THE VISUAL (We will review for test tomorrow) ||
 * **HW** || Test Review: Pages 3-6 & 20 YOUR PART FOR THE PERFORMANCE DUE TOMORROW (opening, closing, program, visual) //The Outsiders// ||


 * **Date** || **Friday, Jan 4th** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: TASK ONE Collect final pieces Return essays TASK TWO ||
 * **HW** || Practice reading your piece!! Get your copy of The Outsiders Exit Interview on Wednesday (we will review on Monday) ||


 * **Date** || **Thursday, January 3th** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Characteristics of Flash Fiction (3) Workshop each other’s pieces in pairs. **(You definitely need a pen because you will write down what your reader tells you on your paper.)** 1.) Reader asks, “What are you working on?” 2.) Reader asks, “What do you want to do next?” 3.) Reader says, “Can you read it out loud for me?” 4.) Reader listens. 5.) Reader reads the paper again silently. 6.) Reader points out/highlights a STRONG move in the paper. 7.) Reader then makes a suggestion in the form of a wish. (I wish that you would….) ||
 * **HW** || Due Tomorrow Revised – FINAL, FINAL DRAFT (2 copies) GET YOUR COPY OF THE OUTSIDERS! Exit Interview on Wednesday “Performance” on Thursday and Friday of next week ||


 * **Date** || **Wed, January 2nd WELCOME BACK – Happy New Year!** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: List Poem - Things That Make Me Cranky Choose a piece of fiction Share/Edit/Polish ||
 * **HW** || Edited Typed Piece due tomorrow "Exit Interview" (test) on Wednesday: Flash Fiction Get your copy of //The Outsiders// ||


 * **Date** || **Wednesday, Dec 19** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Fortune Cookies Share my essay Final Edit/Put together your packet ||
 * **HW** || Final Piece Due for Grade TOMORROW (all drafts!) (50 pts) ||

* Details Workshop Final Logs in Pairs ||
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, Dec 18** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: No “the” Review the Rubric
 * [[file:connelly/RubricFlashFictionLog.doc|Download]]
 * 37 KB
 * **HW** || Polished Piece Due (Write the Draft #) Keep all drafts as you will be turning in a PACKET of work on Thurs ||


 * **Date** || **Monday, Dec 17** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Alphabet Soup Review Rubric Type/Workshop Final Logs ||
 * **HW** || Revised Typed Piece due TOMORROW (write the draft # on the top of the page so you can keep track!) Keep all drafts - you will be turning it in as a packet. ||


 * **Date** || **Friday, Dec 14** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: List Poem Share body paragraphs Write the conclusion ||
 * **HW** || TYPED or HANDWRITTEN COPY (INTRO, BODY, CONCLUSION) DUE MONDAY ||


 * **Date** || **Thursday, Dec 13** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Whoosh Share thesis statements Write the intro (find a hook) Start the body in class ||
 * **HW** || Finish body for homework – when you come in tomorrow, have an intro and body handwritten OR typed ||

* Details * Details
 * **Date** || **Wednesday, Dec 12** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Things online that you've seen and thought, "Why would anyone post that????" Debate Article (Is Lack of Privacy Online a Problem for Kids??) Review Answers to MC Review Paper Assignment
 * [[file:connelly/Flash Fiction Literature Log Reminders.doc|Download]]
 * 45 KB ||
 * **HW** || Fill in the FRONT of In a Flash: Organization Sheet (use your logs for ideas)
 * [[file:connelly/In a Flash Organizational Guideline.doc|Download]]
 * 54 KB ||

* Details * Details
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, Dec 11** ||
 * Agenda || Review Homework - put on desk
 * Stream of Consciousness Writing Activity
 * Share ||
 * **HW** || **Read** “Did You Really Just Post that Photo Online?” & Mark It Up & **Answer Multiple Choice Questions** Have extra time? Google your name and press “Print Screen” – paste into word and print for class.
 * [[file:connelly/facebookarticle.pdf|Download]]
 * 3 MB
 * [[file:connelly/MC Questions for Facebook.doc|Download]]
 * 29 KB ||

Is there a building of suspense or climax even though it’s an interior monologue? (what does monologue mean) Could you plot it?
 * **Date** || **Monday, Dec 10** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Your crazy thoughts that happen right before you fall asleep… Literature/Writing:
 * Read “Girl” & “Accident”
 * Discuss: Stream of Consciousness – a writing method
 * Point of View: Re-Write in Groups
 * Share & Discuss ||
 * **HW** || **Answer the following question on the space provided in the packet or on a sheet of paper:** What effect does 2nd person have on the reader-writer relationship? In other words, what’s the effect on the reader when a piece is addressed to “you”? How does it make you feel? ||


 * **Date** || **Friday, Dec 7** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Journal Reflection Reflect on your work this week as a writer – log, piece, warm-ups – how’d it go for you?? LETTER REGARDING THE OUTSIDERS
 * Share some pieces ||
 * **HW** || None ||


 * **Date** || **Wednesday, Dec 5** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Backwards Story Share Teacher Log Discussion of "Currents" Share Logs in Groups Plot Line of Your Story ||
 * **HW** || Rough Draft of Your own story (backwards or cliff-hanger) due Friday (handwritten or typed) ||

Creative Writing Competition!!! Read “Currents”
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, Dec 4** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: DID TOM MAKE IT ACROSS THE RIVER?? Review Multiple Choice questions Write the ending (slips of paper for “makes it across” or “doesn’t”)
 * Share and discussion
 * How did you use the text to create the ending?
 * Review of structure, order, timing -What happens when we play with that?
 * Why did the author do this?
 * Is there power in this writing approach? ||
 * **HW** || Write or TYPE 250 word literature log (Personal reaction to “Crossing Spider Creek” and/or “Currents”) DUE TOMORROW ||

* Details
 * **Date** || **Monday, Dec 3** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: [|Answer] Poem Discussion of [|structure, order, timing] in Non-Fiction & Fiction
 * 1) Text Structure in Non-Fiction
 * Read Non-Fiction Article
 * Determine Structure
 * 1) Discussion of Structure in FICTION
 * Read Flash Fiction “Crossing Spider Creek”
 * Discuss Text Structure – What’s this doing?
 * Is there power in this writing approach? ||
 * **HW** || Answer MC
 * [[file:connelly/MC for SpiderCreek final.doc|Download]]
 * 29 KB ||


 * **Date** || **Friday, Nov 30 (early dismissal)** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Song Lyric Trade Off Review Verb Tense Page Share one of your pieces of flash fiction ||
 * **HW** || None J ||


 * **Date** || **Thursday, Nov 29** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Photo Sudden Fiction Piece Mini-lesson on verb tense Workshop each other’s pieces ||
 * **HW** || Finish Verb Tense Page Finish rough copy by tomorrow ||


 * **Date** || **Wednesday, Nov 28** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Exquisite Corpse with Title Share lit logs Read non-fiction piece on form of short, short Start your own piece:
 * a disturbing piece (does not have to be absurd)
 * re-work your absurd piece or recreate it ||
 * **HW** || Finish piece by Friday ||

Begin Lit Log – a reaction to the stories ||
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, Nov 27** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Video [] **[]** Jot down your reactions to the video – how does the visual differ from //your// mental image? Literature to Essential Questions – //Write a response that includes multiple examples from the text to help you discuss this and prove your stance.//
 * What does “PM” tell you about gender roles?
 * What does “PM” tell us about society?
 * What does “Sleeping” tell us about gender roles?
 * What does “Sleeping” tell us about society?
 * **HW** || Lit Log: React to any of the stories we’ve read (250 words, rough draft, can be handwritten). The “log” can be about anything about the literature – your insights, analysis, critique – you do NOT have to follow an essay format. It’s more of a journal reaction. ||

=2nd Story: “Popular Mechanics”= =3rd Story: “Sleeping”= || * Details 1st Story “Man in the Habit of Hitting Me in the Head With an Umbrella” * Details
 * **Date** || **Monday, November 26** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Whoosh!
 * **HW** || Multiple Choice questions
 * [[file:connelly/MC for Sleeping and Popular.doc|Download]]
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 * **Date** || **Wednesday, November 14** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-UP: That’s Impossible! Fiction Writers!
 * What is short story? (Discussion)
 * How is short story different than novel?
 * What do you predict you’ll get in sudden/flash fiction?
 * Read story
 * Watch Video ||
 * **HW** || Multiple choice questions for “Umbrella”
 * [[file:connelly/Final flash fiction stories for kids.doc|Download]]
 * 226 KB ||

Continue the absurdist writing Length: Handwritten (front and back of a page OR 1 page typed double-spaced ||
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, November 20** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Absurd Commercial
 * What’s the problem in the story?
 * What’s the climax?
 * What’s the resolution? Is there a resolution?
 * Remember – it’s not random or nonsensical
 * It’s HUMAN behavior under BIZARRE circumstances ||
 * **HW** || FINISH THE ROUGH DRAFT (rough, rough, rough – it can be UGLY!)

Read “Dinnertime” Some characteristics of Absurd Fiction Illogical Contains elements of human behavior Is not RANDOM Makes sense Has a stucture ||
 * **Date** || **Monday, November 19** ||
 * Agenda || Warm up: Youtube
 * **HW** || Continue working on piece ||

“Man in Habit … Umbrella”
 * **Date** || **Thursday, November 15** ||
 * Agenda || Warm Up: Humor
 * Multiple Choice Answers
 * Debate (Funny vs. Not-Funny)
 * 10 minutes to form the argument/opinion.
 * 5 minute present - each person must present a reason (take notes)
 * 5 minutes to confer & develop rebuttal
 * 2 minute rebuttal
 * Verdict (teacher) ||
 * **HW** || NONE:-) ||

Fiction Writers! 1st Story “Man in the Habit of Hitting Me in the Head With an Umbrella”
 * **Date** || **Wednesday, November 14** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-UP: That’s Impossible!
 * What is short story? (Discussion)
 * How is short story different than novel?
 * What do you predict you’ll get in sudden/flash fiction?
 * Read story
 * Watch Video ||
 * **HW** || Multiple choice questions for “Umbrella”
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/Final flash fiction stories for kids.doc|Download]]
 * 226 KB ||

Closure of Memoir Unit Return Lit Log Journal Reflection:
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, November 13** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-UP:
 * Return & Review Answers to Exit Interview
 * Reflect on the unit and the culminating performance
 * What did you think of the pieces we read?
 * What did you think of our discussions? What would you like to
 * do differently for our next unit?
 * How do you feel about yourself as a writer in this unit?
 * What are your thoughts on the culminating performance
 * (planning it, designing it, running it, the actual performance)
 * What would you do differently next time?
 * How do you feel about your writing within this unit? ||
 * **HW** || Finish Journal (1 1/2 pages handwritten or 1 page typed double-spaced!) ||

B) Performance Dress-Rehearsal Notes: GROUPWORK OTHER  Get your game on! See you on stage! ||
 * **Date** || **Friday, November 9th** ||
 * Agenda || A) Warm Up: Line up & read, rotate, read!
 * Dress for success. Collared shirts/ties/skirts/dresses.
 * //No sweats, jeans, shorts!//
 * Some groups have a dress theme.
 * Props? This is a SHOW! Be interesting!
 * Order must move swiftly and professionally. Each person introduces next person to go.
 * It’s story – TELL the way it should be told. Use your voice!
 * Background/Poster planned? Who is making/when?
 * Food drop-off: 1, 2, 3 (English rooms) & 5, 7 (A2 English office)
 * 1st – set up in HR
 * 5th – set up at lunch ||
 * ** HW ** || Final Presentations (see list above!)

DO YOU OWE ME ANYTHING? QUARTER ENDS ON FRIDAY! Dress for Monday: LOOK GOOD! Complete remaining tasks in hallway || Do your assigned tasks! ||
 * **Date** || **Thursday, November 8th** ||
 * Agenda || Warm-Up: Highlight your best line/phrase
 * **HW** || Practice Speeches - Presentations Monday – Get your game on!

In this order: NEW copy of your MEMOIR PIECE printed out! ||
 * **Date** || **Wednesday, November 7th** ||
 * Agenda || * Memoir Unit Exit Interview (Test)
 * Read the Prompts
 * Read the MC questions
 * Read the text
 * Mark it up as you go!
 * Answer the MC questions – no guessing!
 * Answer the Prompt – fill the page! ||
 * **HW** || Practice reading your piece – get ready for the show!


 * **Date** || **Monday, November 5th** ||
 * Agenda || # Warm up
 * 1) Collect Off Final Pieces
 * 2) Exit Interview Test Prep (see document)[[image:https://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" caption="Test Prep.doc" link="file:connelly/Test Prep.doc"]][[file:connelly/Test Prep.doc|Test Prep.doc]]
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/Test Prep.doc|Download]]
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 * 1) Read new short memoir
 * 2) Mark it up
 * 3) Answer multiple choice questions
 * 4) Mini lit log (Practice examples included here)[[image:https://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" caption="Exit Interview Practice.doc" link="file:connelly/Exit Interview Practice.doc"]][[file:connelly/Exit Interview Practice.doc|Exit Interview Practice.doc]]
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 * [[file:connelly/Exit Interview Practice.doc|Download]]
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 * 1) Optional Extra Credit
 * 2) TASK ONE for Snap it! Map it! Name it! ||
 * **HW** || # Snap it! Map it! Name it! Task 1 Due
 * 1) Print out another copy of the piece I collected today by Thursday
 * 2) Study for Exit Interview (Test) on Wednesday ||

Revised Mrs. Connelly piece Show Rubric FOCUS AREAS: Necessary editing & Transitions (pg 18) || Create "flow" with these transitions... Polish/Print - 50 points ||
 * **Date** || **Thursday, October 25** ||
 * Agenda || Warm Up
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/Literature Log RubricRevised.doc|Download]]
 * 35 KB
 * HW || Use the transitions page to add in several transitions

Review Reader/Writer Tips Workshop partner #1 lit log Workshop partner #2 lit log PORTFOLIO CHECKS BEGINNING TOM: NEED 2 pieces in INQUIRY AND RESEARCH || FIND #2 FOR INQUIRY AND RESEARCH ||
 * **Date** || **Wednesday, October 24** ||
 * Agenda || Warm Up
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/Peter Elbowmovies of the mindREVISEDFurther.docx|Download]]
 * 20 KB
 * HW || Due REVISED tomorrow (write DRAFT #4 on it)

Workshop teacher piece with Movies of the Mind!!!! Copy on Interwrite board/Copies for each student ||
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, October 23** ||
 * Agenda || Warm Up:
 * HW || Have TWO copies of your revised log for tomorrow! ||

Look at the two logs: Which one do you want to bring to the end? Let’s talk about structure (If you prefer a traditional guide, refer to page (20-21) in English folder ||
 * **Date** || **Monday, October 22** ||
 * Agenda || Warm Up:
 * Why do we need structure?
 * What happens if a piece doesn’t have structure?
 * How can you open?
 * What should be in an opening?
 * What needs to happen in each of the bodies (title of memoir, author)?
 * How can you close it?
 * What needs to be in a closing?
 * HW || * Add an opening/closing
 * Do some polishing/editing (typing requirements on page19) ||

Return fallen lockers/Power Point Spirit Week Review Literature Log Reminders Write the log (300 words)
 * **Date** || **Thursday, October 18** ||
 * Agenda || Warm Up: Really
 * Hippie Blue: BRING IN A WHITE TSHIRT AND GALLON ZIPLOCK BAG! ** ||
 * HW || J Typed log – due tomorrow ||

(RETURN FALLEN LOCKERS!) Share snapshot pieces in groups Literature Log: Review "moves" in the 3 pieces - what did all 3 pieces have in common? ||
 * **Date** || **Wednesday, October 17 (1/2 Day)** ||
 * Agenda || Warm Up: The Things that Drive Me Crazy
 * HW || Fill in brainstorming sheet ||

What is a snapshot of a person? Review Multiple Choice Answers Write your “snapshot” (1 page, can be longer) ||
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, October 16** ||
 * Agenda || Warm Up: Warm-Up
 * HW || Finished by tomorrow (Typed OR handwritten) ||

Read “Photo” Discuss – what are the moves? What makes this work? Read from //Black Ice// Discuss – what are the moves? What makes this work? ||
 * **Date** || **Monday, October 15** ||
 * Agenda || Warm Up: Awkward Family Photo
 * HW || * Read third piece for homework[[image:https://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" caption="snap shot.doc" link="file:connelly/snap shot.doc"]][[file:connelly/snap shot.doc|snap shot.doc]]
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/snap shot.doc|Download]]
 * 2 MB
 * Answer multiple choice
 * Bring in a photo(s) from your childhood ||


 * **Date** || **Friday, October 12** ||
 * Agenda || * Warm Up:
 * Journal – Looking back at what you wrote last week and this week, how are you feeling as a writer?
 * Share ||
 * HW || J Bring in a photo from your childhood on Tuesday ||


 * **Date** || **Wednesday, October 10** ||
 * Agenda || * Warm Up:
 * Check homework/Make English folders
 * Write the mapping piece ||
 * HW || Due typed by Friday ||

2) Review Homework 3) Mapping
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, October 9** ||
 * Agenda || 1) Warm Up: TABOO!
 * Read Rodriguez Piece
 * Discuss – what “moves” this? What effect do these moves have on the piece? (concrete specificity: sounds, smells, )
 * What’s the difference between a poem & narrative
 * What freedoms? Constraints? ||
 * HW || Start your mapping piece – where do you want to map? What form? Get it on the page ||

2) Mapping: Map of your childhood home 3) Read the poem
 * **Date** || **Monday, October 8** ||
 * Agenda || 1) Warm Up:
 * Draw your house in the center of the paper
 * Draw & label landmarks around it with a memory
 * Share it with your partner (now explain the sounds, smells, colors, memories)
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/Mapping Piece.doc|Download]]
 * 10 MB
 * Discuss – what “moves” this? What effect do these moves have on the piece? (concrete specificity: sounds, smells, ) ||
 * HW || MC Questions with text support ||


 * **Date** || **Friday, October 5** ||
 * Agenda || * Warm Up: Improv – a new one! Let’s try it!
 * Share revised name pieces in small groups
 * Journal Reflection – how ya feeling this week? ||
 * HW || J NONE!!!! YOU WORKED HARD THIS WEEK J ||


 * **Date** || **Wednesday, October 3** ||
 * Agenda || * Warm Up: Name that Pet!
 * Share a few logs - Read opening lines/paragraphs - What works?
 * Begin writing name pieces (it will be a “zero” draft) ||
 * HW || Finish writing or typing the name piece (rough, rough, rough!) ||

//Not only are these pieces about “names,” they are really about many other things. Choose one other “element” the pieces are about and use quotes from all three texts to prove.// ||
 * **Date** || **Tuesday, October 2** ||
 * Agenda || * Warm Up: Acrostic Name Poem
 * Review homework answers in groups
 * Guided Literature Log: Respond to the prompt below
 * HW || Type the log for homework (due tomorrow)
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/LIT LOG TIPS.doc|Download]]
 * 23 KB ||


 * **Date** || **Monday, October 1** ||
 * Agenda || * Warm Up: Whoosh
 * Introduce Memoir: What is a memoir? How is different from autobiography or fiction? Add the definition to “moves” list
 * Read the Sandra Cisneros piece
 * Discuss what works
 * Read the Jill Davis piece
 * Discuss what works
 * Read the Tobias Wolfe piece
 * Discuss moves that are similar in the pieces
 * Model how to provide textual support to prove the answer in the homework; do #1 as a class ||
 * HW || MC Questions with text support
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/Name Pieces Only.doc|Download]]
 * 37 KB ||


 * Date || Friday, Sept 28 ||
 * Agenda || * 10 Minute Warm Up: Journal Reflection on Writing the Open Letters
 * Open Letters Performance! ||
 * HW || Enjoy the weekend! ||


 * Date || Thursday, Sept 27 ||
 * Agenda || * Warm Up: “Polish”/Return Literature Log (Fantastic Job!)
 * Work shop open letters in pairs ||
 * HW || Revise & Polish Open Letter – print one copy ||


 * Date || Tuesday, Sept 25 ||
 * Agenda || * Warm Up
 * Check homework/Review Page 20 in Pink Packet - formatting a letter/typing requirements
 * Workshop My Open Letter ||
 * HW || None J ||

USE THE MOVES: Sarcasm, Humor, Personification, Questions, Turning Point Formatting requirements NAME TEACHER PERIOD DATE (write out the month)
 * Date || Monday, Sept 24 (** Review Bullying Policy **) ||
 * Agenda || * Warm Up: Improv! (with a new move!)
 * Choose one recipient from your list and start writing!
 * MAGAZINE DRIVE! BRING IN ORDERS TOMORROW TO WIN SUPER COOL PRIZES!!!! ** ||
 * HW || TYPED open letter (2 copies) due tomorrow!
 * 1) Use spell check
 * 2) Use a letter opening (Dear __,)
 * 3) Capitalize the words in your letter opening (but not conjunctions or preps)
 * 4) 12 pt font
 * 5) Double-space entire paper – do NOT add extra spaces between paragraphs
 * 6) Use one-inch margins on all sides
 * 7) Indent each paragraph (use one automatic five-space tab) ||
 * Date || Tuesday, Sept 11 ||
 * Agenda || * Quick Write: Locker Journal Reflection – Reflect on the process of creating the locker.
 * Lockers Show w/ Moves
 * Share Moves
 * Review of Yesterday
 * Attendance ||
 * HW ||  ||


 * Date || Monday, Sept 10 ||
 * Agenda || * Quick Write – Exquisite Corpse
 * [[image:https://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/empty.png width="32" height="32" caption="Exquisite Corpse.ppt" link="file:connelly/Exquisite Corpse.ppt"]][[file:connelly/Exquisite Corpse.ppt|Exquisite Corpse.ppt]]
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/Exquisite Corpse.ppt|Download]]
 * 612 KB
 * Share QW - What were the moves?
 * Review
 * Names/Attendance & Late HW
 * Lockers Requirements Reviewed ||
 * HW || Locker Due TOMORROW! ||


 * Date || **Friday, Sept 21** ||
 * Agenda || * **Warm Up: 10 People or Entities for Open Letter (Love or Hate)**
 * It should be unique and intensely personal to you
 * Does not have to be a physical thing (can be your weekend plans, the dream you had last night, a color, a plan, a holiday and so forth)
 * Journal Reflection – Reflect on the process of writing the literature log.
 * Collect FINAL logs/Return Portfolio Rubrics
 * LET’S GO, MAGAZINE DRIVE – GET ON IT, GET IN THOSE ORDERS!!!!!!! ** ||
 * HW || THINK ABOUT YOUR OPEN LETTER! ||

__**Qualities of Strong Logs**__
 * Date || Thursday, Sept 20 ||
 * Agenda || * Warm Up – New Move for Swoosh
 * Portfolio Check
 * Literature Log: Workshop Mrs. Connelly’s – What Do You Think?
 * Workshop logs in groups
 * How can you revise? Improve? Revisit?
 * Look at the qualities below - pay close attention to #1, 4, & 6 -
 * Did you make those happen in your log?
 * 1) Quote from multiple sources/multiple parts of a text and connect them in insightful ways
 * 2) Build on the ideas of peers and texts in constructive, revealing ways (rather than agreeing or disagreeing)
 * 3) Change the writer’s view/understanding of an idea/question through the log rather than reify a preexisting belief
 * 4) Are not concerned with whether a text is good or bad or whether a text is right or wrong. Instead finds ways to use it as a writer, reader, and thinker
 * 5) Utilize the specific language of the texts
 * 6) Hit that 250 word mark so that there is room to do the above ||
 * HW || # Literature Logs Redo – FINAL due tomorrow (will be graded) ||

One piece in inquiry & research ||
 * Date || Wednesday, Sept 19 ||
 * Agenda || ** ANNOUNCEMENT: THERE WILL BE A RANDOM PORTFOLIO CHECK ONE DAY this week! I’m looking for labeled dividers, papers in the correct section, name on binder, loose-leaf and ONE item in INQUIRY AND RESEARCH. IT’S A GRADE!! **
 * Exquisite Corpse– 5 minute share
 * Recap
 * Literature Log-The Open Letters
 * Do not write what you like or dislike
 * Consider the following:
 * tone, humor, allusion, personification, specific details or any other move!
 * Writing about just one letter OR writing about all of the letters OR comparing letters
 * How did these affect you? ||
 * HW || TYPED Literature Logs Due TOMORROW- Proper heading, 1 page, double-spaced, 12 pt font


 * Date || Friday, Sept 14 ||
 * Agenda || ** ANNOUNCEMENT: THERE WILL BE A RANDOM PORTFOLIO CHECK ONE DAY NEXT WEEK: I’m looking for labeled dividers, papers in the correct section, name on binder. IT’S A GRADE!! **
 * Warm-Up: Improv
 * Read Open Letter(s)
 * Literature Log – What is it?
 * Write the literature log
 * Fill both sides of loose-leaf (or type 1 page double-spaced).
 * Don’t write about what you “like” or “dislike” – that’s irrelevant.
 * Write about the “moves” and what effect it has on you as the reader.
 * Consider: tone, sarcasm, humor, allusions, specific details ||
 * HW || # None J ||

Open Letters Period 2: Literature Log for Open Letters due on Wednesday (see below)
 * Date || Thursday, Sept 13 ||
 * Agenda || * Attendance
 * A Recap Warm Up
 * Names/Attendance
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/Open Letter Packet.doc|Download]]
 * 85 KB
 * Open Letters
 * Read An Open Letter
 * Discuss – what are the moves??
 * How do you write a literature log? ||
 * HW || 1, 3, 5, 7 - none
 * Responding to Literature Logs**: READ the rest of the Open Letters. Then respond. You may write about any of the following: questions you have, things that interested you or made you curious, the use of figurative language, tone, humor, details, or connections between the text and other texts, television shows, movies, or your own life. . **__You are required to handwrite both sides of a page or type ONE page double-spaced.__** Number and date the log. ||

Period 5 - NO HOMEWORK! Periods 2, 3, & 6: Using the EXQUISITE CORPSE, rewrite 5 fragments into complete sentences. Then, answer the question - how does this impact the poem? ||
 * Date || Wednesday, Sept 12 ||
 * Agenda || * Quick Write: Girl Screaming on Slide [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" caption="screaming girl.doc" link="file:connelly/screaming girl.doc"]][[file:connelly/screaming girl.doc|screaming girl.doc]]
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/screaming girl.doc|Download]]
 * 55 KB
 * Share QW – What are the moves?
 * Review of Yesterday/Lockers/
 * Exquisite Corpse - what is a sentence? ||
 * HW || Period 1 - What are the moves in your quick write?


 * Date || Tuesday, Sept 11 ||
 * Agenda || * Quick Write: Locker Journal Reflection – Reflect on the process of creating the locker.
 * Lockers Show w/ Moves
 * Share Moves
 * Review of Yesterday
 * Attendance ||
 * HW ||  ||


 * Date || Monday, Sept 10 ||
 * Agenda || * Quick Write – Exquisite Corpse
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/empty.png width="32" height="32" caption="Exquisite Corpse.ppt" link="file:connelly/Exquisite Corpse.ppt"]][[file:connelly/Exquisite Corpse.ppt|Exquisite Corpse.ppt]]
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/Exquisite Corpse.ppt|Download]]
 * 612 KB
 * Share QW - What were the moves?
 * Review
 * Names/Attendance & Late HW
 * Lockers Requirements Reviewed ||
 * HW || Locker Due TOMORROW! ||

Informational Lockers
 * Date || Friday, Sept 7 ||
 * Agenda || Opening
 * Names/Attendance
 * Journal Reflection: //Because of what you wrote this week, what can you say about yourself & your writing?//
 * Share Reflections: //What did you find out about yourself/peers?//
 * Review
 * Portfolios Specifications & Put Work In
 * Wikispaces (team & mine)
 * Rubric
 * Share ||
 * HW || Lockers Due Monday (bonus) or Tuesday ||


 * Date || Thursday, Sept 6 ||
 * Agenda || * Names/Attendance
 * Quick Write
 * Share QW / “Moves” in Our Writing
 * Review of Yesterday
 * Return Summer Reading Sheets
 * Share Locker Challenge Ideas
 * Complete Locker Challenge Handout ||
 * HW || # Locker Handout Completed (if not finished in class)
 * 1) Box Covered, cut out pics from mags, print pics
 * 2) Make Locker – due Mon (for bonus)/Tuesday (for real)
 * 3) All Supplies Due– Binder Ready! ||


 * Date || Wed, Sept 5 ||
 * Agenda || * Quick Write: Oven in Car (What happened?)
 * Share QW
 * Review of Yesterday
 * Names/Attendance
 * Collection of SR Sheets
 * Group Work: 5 Similarities Between SR Books & Share
 * Summer Reading Locker Challenge Introduced & Handout
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" caption="Summer Reading Locker Challenge.doc" link="file:connelly/Summer Reading Locker Challenge.doc"]][[file:connelly/Summer Reading Locker Challenge.doc|Summer Reading Locker Challenge.doc]]
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/Summer Reading Locker Challenge.doc|Download]]
 * 221 KB ||
 * HW || # SR Locker challenge ½ complete
 * 1) Begin locker – due Monday/Tuesday
 * 2) All supplies due Friday – binder ready! ||

Read Supplies & Policies. Due by Friday. All Supplies Due Friday – Binder Ready! //Note: If you read an off-list book, write a note regarding why you didn’t follow that direction. **Attach to paper.**// ||
 * Date || Tuesday, Sept 4 WELCOME! ||
 * Agenda || # Whoosh! (Opening Improv) with Rules of Life
 * 1) Quick Write: Postcard
 * 2) Share QW
 * 3) Names/Attendance
 * 4) Supply List w/ Portfolio
 * 5) Reminder - Summer Reading Paper ||
 * HW || Summer Reading Paper Due Tomorrow
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/Summer reading list2012.doc|Download]]
 * 90 KB
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:connelly/ConnellyCLASSROOM PROCEDURES 2012.doc|Download]]
 * 46 KB