Theme, Continued.

Today's Goal: Learn how to write more specific answers, and do so.

The Plan: 

1. Read
2. Take a quiz
3. Look at some examples of your writing, and discuss ways that you need to work to make it better.
4. Theme activity.

THEME:

We're going to take a closer look at one of the themes from yesterday that relates to The House on Mango Street.

Theme: In the process of growing up, innocence is lost.

CLICK HERE for the chart you need to copy and paste into your English Journal.

Your job is to work to fill out this chart. 

Other things:

1. I expect to see you writing in your English Journal today.
2. You have an independent book to be reading over break! Don't forget about it!

Your Last Lesson on Theme

Today's Goal:  Understand and apply the concept of theme in literature through a collaborative application of multiple themes to multiple forms of media.

The Plan: 

1. Read
2. Play (you'll see)
3. Write

Theme: the last lesson you'll ever need. 

I'll post the slides we use later for your enjoyment.

Homework:

• Read House on Mango Street, pages 56-64
• "Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark"
• "Born Bad"
• "Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water"
• You have a quiz tomorrow on pages 46-64

BOOK LOVE

You know how you're reading an independent reading book every day in class?

By January 8, 2016, you're going to want to be completely finished with at least one of those independent reading "Book Love" books. 

That gives you about 3 more weeks to complete at least one book of your choosing.

GROW: Nouns and Adjectives

Today's Goal: Practice with nouns and adjectives. Read together.

The Plan:

1. Read!
2. Self-Grade your English Journal
3. GROW Notes
4. House on Mango Street reading

Self-Grading Your English Journal:

First, CLICK HERE to take a look at the English Journal Scoring Guide

Second, copy and paste the following two sentences into your English Journal (at the top, as usual), and fill it out:

I believe that I have earned a ____ on my English Journal. I have earned this score because _____

Homework:

• Read pages 53-55
• "The First Job"
• If you scored yourself lower than you'd like to have scored yourself on the rubric, you need to spend some time making up that work. 

Figurative Language Practice

Hello everyone, I apologize that I cannot be with you today. I fully expect that you will be respectful to the adult in the room who is here in my place!

Today's Goal: Identify and analyze Cisneros' use of figurative devices in The House on Mango Street.





The Plan:

1. Read for 10 minutes quietly.
2. Take your House on Mango Street quiz. (NO books. You have 15 minutes.)
3. Work on the figurative language worksheet. You may work with the people around you to have conversations about the work, but ultimately, you have to write down your own words. You also should not be speaking any louder than necessary to quietly talk to the people at your tables. This is due at the end of the period.
4. Catch yourself up on your English Journal Assignments (See chart to the left). If you are missing any, the instructions should be found on the blogpost from that date. I would also recommend asking a peer to help/explain it to you.

Homework:

• Read House on Mango Street pages 46-52, and flag one thematic concept in each vignette
• "Chanclas"
• "Hips"
• MAL Root Handout Due Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 16
• You will have one more HOMS reading quiz before break. It is on Friday, December 18

Vocab Roots and Style

Today's Goal: analyze the stylistic choices of Cisneros and how it affects the way in which we read the story.

The Plan:

1. Read!
2. Introduction to your new vocabulary: roots and the words that contain them.
3. Working with Punctuation (this gets copied and pasted into your English Journal)
4. Read House on Mango Street together

Words to use instead of "said"

Homework:

• Read House on Mango Street, pages 39-45
• "The Family of Little Feet"
• "A Rice Sandwich"
• You have a quiz tomorrow on House on Mango Street pages 28-45 
• You will NOT get to use your book.
• MAL homework due Wednesday, December 16

Introduction to a Two-Chunk Paragraph

Today's Goal: Using everything we have discussed, practiced, and learned so far this year, we will learn the basic structure of a two-chunk paragraph, gather evidence, and write your own.

The Plan:

1. Read!
2. Brainstorm the concept of childhood innocence
3. Take a look at the evidence of simile and metaphor you gathered in "Laughter" (pg 17-18) 
4. Two Chunk Paragraph Introduction
5. Practice writing a two-chunk text analysis paragraph in your English Journal using the "Laughter" vignette. The Topic Sentence you should use is below. The evidence will come from the similes and metaphors you wrote from "Laughter"

Two Chunk Paragraph Organization: (You can copy and paste this and use the labels for organizational purposes).

Topic Sentence: In “Laughter,” Cisneros illuminates Esperanza’s child like innocence when she compares her family’s style of laughter to the laughter of her friends

TCE 1:

Commentary 1A:

Commentary 2B:

TCE 2:

Commentary 2A:

Commentary 2B:

Concluding Sentence:

Homework:

• Read House on Mango Street (pages 31-38) and in each, flag one quote that relates to a thematic concept on your bookmark (a picture of the bookmark is in the sidebar if you need the list)
• "Alicia Who Sees Mice"
• "Darius and the Clouds"
• "And Some More"
• I have a number of you that need to make up the first House on Mango Street quiz. You need to do that by Friday, or it'll become a permanent zero.
• I also have a number of you that have not joined Remind.
  Period 3 Click Here to join (it will let you join by email OR phone)
  Period 4 Click Here to join (it will let you join by email OR phone)

Implicit vs. Explicit meanings

Today's Goal: Discuss implicit vs. explicit messages in texts, and the thematic concept of innocence.

The Plan:

1. Read!
2. Take your Literary Devices Test
3. Read "There Was an Old Woman She Had So Many Children She Didn't Know What To Do" and discuss implicit messages.
4. Return to Marin "Marin"
5. Discuss the thematic concept of innocence
6. Gather evidence of simile and metaphor in "Laughter" (pg 17-18)
7. Two Chunk Paragraph Introduction (probably not time for this, but it's here just in case.)

Gathering Evidence:
You will need to make a table in your English Journal that has two columns. (2x4) One column should be labeled "Examples of simile and metaphor" and the other should be labeled "meaning YOU infer."

In this table, you will find one example of a simile and two examples of metaphor in "Laughter." and discuss the implied meanings that you infer in the second column.

Homework:

• Read
• Complete your classwork in your English Journal. It's not worth getting a zero on.
• I have a number of you that need to make up the first House on Mango Street quiz. You need to do that by Friday, or it'll become a zero.
• I also have a number of you that have not joined Remind.
  Period 3 Click Here to join (it will let you join by email OR phone)
  Period 4 Click Here to join (it will let you join by email OR phone)

White Flight

"...in the meantime they'll move a little farther north from Mango Street, a little farther away every time people like us keep moving in" (Cisneros 13)

Today's Goal: Learn about "White Flight" and how this phenomenon is represented in The House on Mango Street.

The Plan:

1. CLICK HERE for the Mango Street Quiz
2. Seal your Letters to Your Future Selves in envelopes!
3. Explore the Dot Map of the United States by looking at Detroit, Atlanta, and Chicago (and more if you'd like.
4. Read "White Flight Never Ended"
5. Read "Those Who Don't" Together
6. Write in Your English Journal

Questions for your English Journal:

1. Based on the article, what is white flight and when did it originate?

2. After looking at Detroit, Atlanta, and Chicago on the dot map, what do you notice about the demographics of these cities? What observations did you make, and what questions does it leave you with?

3. What connections can you make between what you've observed, and the vignette "Those Who Don't?"

4. Our vehicle for understanding this issue is Esperanza, our protagonist. How do you think this phenomenon impacts Esperanza’s identity?

Homework:

• You have a literary devices quiz tomorrow.
• Finish your classwork in your English Journal
• I have a number of you that need to make up the first House on Mango Street quiz. You need to do that by Friday, or it'll become a zero.
• I also have a number of you that have not joined Remind.
  Period 3 Click Here to join (it will let you join by email OR phone)
  Period 4 Click Here to join (it will let you join by email OR phone)

Diction!

Today's Goal: Recognizing the intended meaning of a word and understanding how connotations can affect the imagery and tone of literature.

The Plan:

1. Read!
2. Learn about diction (if you are absent, you'll need to get the work from me.)
3. Read some of House on Mango Street together

Homework:

• Read House on Mango Street pg. 21-27:
• "Meme Ortiz" 
• "Louie, His Cousin, and His Other Cousin"
• "Marin"
• STICKY NOTES: One for each chapter. Flag a quote that relates to a thematic concept on your House on Mango Street Bookmark
• Quiz tomorrow - House on Mango Street pg. 12-27
• Letter to Future Self - bring it in tomorrow! We'll seal it in an envelope!
• Literary Devices Quiz on Thursday, December 10

Quote Integration Practice

Today's Goal: Identify "quote bombs" and explain why they don't belong in your analysis.

The Plan:

1. Read!
2. Quote Integration Classwork/Discussion
3. Time to work on "My Name" Assignment

Today's Classwork: Copy and paste the following sentences into your English Journal. Highlight them in green if the are examples of appropriate quote integration. Highlight them in red if they are not good examples of quote integration. You will need to use this as reference for the future.

1. Cisneros uses personification to reveal the way Esperanza views herself. In comparing her hair to others in her family, Esperanza explains that her hair is "lazy. It never obeys barrettes or bands" (Cisneros 6).

2. Cisneros uses personification to reveal the way Esperanza views herself. In the quote, "And me, my hair is lazy" (Cisneros 6).

3. When Esperanza says, "it's small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath," she indicates her dissatisfaction with her new house on Mango Street (Cisneros 5).

4.  Cisneros uses metaphors in the vignette "Hairs" to illustrate Esperanza's warm feelings toward her mother. "...is the warm smell of before you bake it" (Cisneros 6).

5. Esperanza feels trapped on Mango Street. She thinks her house is small and run-down. "Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in" (Cisneros 5).

6. Esperanza feels lonely and trapped in her responsibility for her sister before she has made any friends. Until she can have a best friend of her own, Esperanza says she is a "red balloon tied to an anchor" (Cisneros 9). 

Here's how to get 100% on your "Quote Integration Practice" if you don't already have it:

Bring your original practice sheet to me, and show me one PERFECT example of quote integration, including the original topic sentence, context, and a correct citation. It cannot be one of the "good" ones above. This is not something I'm going to spend class time on, though. You need to spend 5 minutes with me at lunch or after school.

Homework:

• Finish your My Name Assignment. It's due TOMORROW! Printed on paper!
• If you're still having trouble, try this website
• Write your "Letter to Your Future Self" and bring it to class on Wednesday, December 9
• You have a quiz on Literary Devices on Thursday, December 10
• Resubmit your Quote Integration Practice. There is no reason not to get 100% on this.

My name; my identity

Today's Goal: Look closely at a small piece of text from House on Mango Street in order to analyze the narrative and figurative devices used to convey an idea

You need two tabs open on your computer because you're going to use all of them today:

1. This blog (always!)
2. Your English Journal (in Google Drive)

The Plan:

1. READ!
2. Check in about yesterday. How'd it go? What worked? What was confusing? What information do I need to know?
3. Close reading of My Name and some practice analysis in your English Journal
4. My Name Assignment Introduction

My Name Narrative:

After rereading the vignette "My Name" together as a class, and doing some analysis of her character, you will write a short narrative that explores your own name. 

CLICK HERE for an example!

CLICK HERE for the rubric!

Homework:

1. Work on your My Name Narrative. It's due on Tuesday, December 8. It should be typed and printed.
2. Write your Letter to Your Future Self (bring it to class on December 9)
3. Continue studying your literary devices. Quiz on December 10.
4. Read your OWN BOOK! (In-class reading will not be enough!)

Quote Integration Practice!

Hello everyone! I apologize that I cannot be with you today. I expect that you will treat the wonderful person that is here in my place with tremendous respect. Thank you for your patience as I attend the training I have to attend. - Ms. Black

Today's Goal: Continue to practice providing context and appropriate transitions for the evidence you use.


The Plan:

1. Read your Book Love books!
2.  Take your first quiz on The House on Mango Street. You will need to use your book for one of the short answer questions, therefore, this quiz is timed. You will have 8 minutes. You can do it. I promise. (If you were absent yesterday, the homework was still on the blog, and the quiz was posted in School Loop. You will need to take the quiz anyway.)
3. Receive your 9th grade Literary Devices Vocabulary. You will have a quiz on these definitions in exactly one week. (December 10)
4. Today's classwork is on paper. It is an extension of what we did in class yesterday. Everything you will need to remember what we did yesterday is on this piece of paper. It is due at the end of the period. I do not mind if you work together, but what you write down needs to be in your own words. 
5. Once you have turned this in, you may work on your homework.

Homework: 

1. Read The House on Mango Street, pages 12-20
2. Flag four more pieces of evidence that relate to a thematic concept on your bookmark (one from each vignette that you read)
3. Study the definitions of the literary devices you received today in whichever manner you deem appropriate for you. (flashcards? Write examples of each? Etc.)
4. Have a wonderful night.

Quote Integration (TCE Practice)

Source: How To Empower Your Mind Through Reading

Today's Goal: After we begin reading The House on Mango Street, we will practice using quotations from the novel to support an argument.

The Plan:

1. Read! Yay!
2. Talk about the the Letter to your Future Self
3. Learn about your English Journals
4. House on Mango Street reading!
5. Quote Integration Activity (which you will write in your English Journal!)

Quote Integration Activity:

You will be given a statement that makes an argument about something that has occurred in the book (This is called a Topic Sentence), and a direct quote from the book (This is called Evidence).

Your job is to take that quote and embed it in a sentence that gives context to the evidence you are using. You will also give it a proper MLA Citation. There is no partial credit for this. You will all learn how to do this beautifully.

Helpful transition words that might be useful.

Homework:

1. Read Vignettes 1-4: "The House on Mango Street;" "Hairs;" "Boys and Girls;" "My Name"
2. For every vignette, place one sticky note on a quotation from the book that relates to at least one of the thematic concepts listed on your bookmark (make sure to label the sticky).
3. You're going to have a quiz tomorrow on those vignettes. (This is your fair warning.)

Orienting Ourselves in History

Oh man we have so many things to do today. We can totally do it. I believe in us.

Today's Goal: Explore a little bit of historical context for our class reading, The House on Mango Street, while simultaneously learning about our Chromebook procedures and a few other tools we'll use this year.

The Plan:

1. Read! When the bell rings, you have a book out.
2. Sign up for Remind. We should have done this yesterday. I forgot.
3. Learn about Chromebook procedures
4. Access a tool called "Go Formative" and practice using it together. (I'll give you the code in class)
5. Start reading The House on Mango Street.

If you are absent, you'll need to visit me one day soon to learn about Go Formative so you may try it out yourself (and complete the assignment.)

Homework:

1. Get your Student Data Form and Syllabus Signatures submitted
2. Check out The House on Mango Street (They have enough copies, I promise!)
3. Make sure you have a book love selection to read in class!

Hello and Welcome!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to Trimester 2, and English 1A! I'm Ms. Black. I'll be your host this trimester, and this website will be your home base for all of our daily tasks. Learn it and love it. 

The website is MsBlack9th.blogspot.com. It may be a good idea to bookmark it the first time you access it from your computers (both school computers and home computers).

Today's Goal: Get oriented inside our classroom, learn about expectations, and learn about some of the people you will be spending time with this trimester.

The Plan:

1. Introductions
2. An Activity
3. Some procedures you should know about
4. A little bit of writing

Links you Need:

• The Syllabus
• The Abbreviated Syllabus
• The Book Love Assignment
• Recommended books you might look for for Book Love Reading
• Student Data Form

Homework:

1. Go to the SCHS library to check out: House on Mango Street
2. Find yourself an independent reading book (the SCHS library is good for this too!)
3. Have your parent or guardian sign your Acknowledgement Form
4. Visit the blog to fill out the Student Data Form (That's a link. Click on it.)

Welcome!

Hello!

I would like to extend a warm welcome to those that have found their way to this blog.

My name is Alyssa Black, and I am one of the new members of the Sage Creek High School community beginning this 2015-16 school year! Whether student, parent, or guardian, I look forward to working with you in the coming months. Just as you, we are busy preparing for what we hope to be a wonderful school year.

Updated daily, this will be the information hub for Ms. Black's 9th grade classes. Feel free to look around, and check back soon for more updates! Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Thank You All

Hi everyone,

Thanks for spending the past few months with me. I have learned so much from you.

Here is a letter that I wrote for you. I opted not to use trees to print it for you all.

Have a beautiful summer.

Take care,
Ms. Black

A School Survey

Please fill out this survey and choose "English" for the first question. 

ALL Point Loma Students are being asked to complete this form. It is completely anonymous and I won't see the answers.

Socratic Seminar Research and Preparation

You will be beginning your preparation for the Socratic Seminar on the day of the final. For this one, you will be responsible for doing a little bit of the research on your own. I have provided many links below that may help you in this process, or you may go looking on your own (but make sure you're using credible sources and citing them by writing down the title, website, and year of the article).

Both articles that you have already looked at are in this list, as well as some others that may be helpful. Take time do some thorough digging. You might find something really interesting!

Research Questions:

1. Should parents monitor their teenage son or daughter's online activity?
2. To what extent should people have a right to privacy?
3. Is it appropriate for parents to use spyware to monitor their children?

SOURCE A: IS IT EVER OK FOR PARENTS TO CYBER-SPY ON THEIR KIDS?

SOURCE B: 6 WAYS SOCIAL MEDIA CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE

SOURCE C: BIG MOTHER IS WATCHING YOU

SOURCE D: A PARENT'S GUIDE TO INTERNET SAFETY

SOURCE E: SEXTING TEENS CAN FACE LIFELONG CONSEQUENCES

SOURCE F: INFOGRAPHIC

SOURCE G: GENERATION LIKE (PBS VIDEO) 

SOURCE H: EYE ON THE CITY: DO CAMERAS REDUCE CRIME?

SOURCE I: WHEN IS IT LEGAL TO FILM PEOPLE WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION?

SOURCE J: SWEEPING AWAY A SEARCH HISTORY

SOURCE K: I'M BEING FOLLOWED: HOW GOOGLE-AND 104 OTHER COMPANIES-ARE TRACKING ME ON THE WEB

SOURCE L: IS YOUR SMARTPHONE TRACKING WHERE YOU GO?

SOURCE M: AMERICANS SHARPLY SPLIT ON PRIVACY ISSUES

SOURCE N: GOVERNMENT PHONE SURVEILLANCE CHANGES  (this is an EXTREMELY recent measure that affects how the government can monitor us)

SOURCE O: THE UNDERCOVER PARENT by Harlan Coben

SOURCE P: BIG BROTHER MEETS BIG MOTHER by Ellen Goodman

Final Essay Test

Hello!

Today you take your final exam. It is an essay.

If you are absent, you have to see Ms. Black about that to plan a time to make it up next week. You are responsible for making that happen.

Final Mini Final - Rhetorical Precis

The Goal: Write a rhetorical precis

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Write!
3. Complete the End-of-Course Survey if you haven't already
4. Suggestions/requests for our Socratic Seminar

If you are absent, you will need to make up the rhetorical precis at lunch or after school.

NOTES:

• You must bring ALL your textbooks to English on Monday to turn them in. 
• Check your grades. Talk to me about them if you need to. Don't fail because you didn't speak up. Your voice is important. I can't read your mind.
• Your final book review is due on Wednesday, June 10.

Mini Finals Day 2

Instead of charting the text, I have created a form for you to complete instead.

It will ask you to evaluate and analyze specific passages from the text. Practice using rhetorically active verbs where you can.

In order:

1. Mini-Final Assessment Form
2. End-Of-Course Survey (all 9th-graders are asked to fill this out. Please be detailed and honest.)

Tomorrow you will write a rhetorical precis. Prepare in whichever way you feel is most appropriate. Go over previous ones, review the slides, and/or finish writing the one that goes in your English Journal from last week. (You have to do that last one anyway.)

If you are absent, you need to come in at lunch or after school to make the work up.


IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Your final writing assessment is on Thursday. 
• On Monday, June 8, you must bring ALL of your textbooks to turn in to the library. Be prepared for this. You will not have time to go get them from your lockers.

A New Article

Last week I told you that you'd be getting a new article today in which you would NOT be working with people to analyze and write about it.

Today's Goal: Read a new article, annotate it, and complete a SOAPSTone form.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Get a new article
3. Annotate
4. SOAPSTone
5. Recommend a Book

If you were absent, you'll need to come in and spend some time with me during lunch or after school this week to catch up.

NOTE:
Textbook check-in is next Monday, June 8. You will need to bring ALL of your textbooks to English that day.

Undercover Parent and Finals Info

Goals: Practice with rhetorical precis then share out the results.

Agenda: 
Read
Contents of your final
Writing a rhetorical precis
Share out

Contents of your final:
For your final you will be tested on multiple reading and writing skills. With a new article you must be able to do the following on your own:
Annotate to find claims, counterclaims, rebuttals, and evidence.
SOAPSTone
Charting the text
Write a rhetorical precis
Write an on-demand (in class) essay.

(Many of these will be done next week)

Today in class: 
Practice writing a rhetorical precis about Undercover Parent. You know the article very well by now so this should not be hard. Write in your English Journal.

Finals Schedule:
Thursday, June 11, periods 6 and 7
Friday June 12, periods 1 and 2
Monday June 15, periods 3 and 4

Charting the Text

Today's Goal: Work with the people around you to chart the text, "The Undercover Parent," to identify what the author is doing in each section.

The Plan:

1. Read!!
2. Quickwrite in your English Journal
3. Annotation of the article
4. Chart the text

Reminders:

• Next week you will be doing these activities on your own. Work with people now so it gets easier!
• Your final book review is due on June 10
• Call in your extreme sports essay if you haven't yet.
• See me if you have a grade for the Socratic Seminar that worries you.

The Quickwrite that goes in your English Journal:

1. What is Harlen Coben suggesting in "The Undercover Parent?"
2. What evidence does he use to support his opinion?

The Undercover Parent

The Goal: first read of a new article and practice for your final assessments

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Use the Say Something Protocol to read a new article
3. SOAPSTone with your partner

Make a copy of this article for yourself (you'll need your own)

Only AFTER you read the article using the Say Something Protocol:

SOAPSTone

Reminders:

• Your final book review is due on June 10
• If you still haven't seen me for make-up work for the Socratic Seminar, you need to.
• If you don't understand a grade I gave, advocate for yourself and talk to me about it.

Beginning our last unit

Goals: Begin thinking about the issues that impact our next unit.

Agenda:

• Read
• Quick survey
• Four Corners Discussion
• First read of a new article

Quick Survey:

Period 1 Click Here
Period 2 Click Here
Period 4 Click Here
Period 7 Click Here


A New Article!

Make a copy for yourself

Finishing your Extreme Sports Essays

The Goal: Have a second reader read over your essay and make any final touches you need.

Finishing your Extreme Sports Essay: (in this order please)

1. It is due today and you need to call it in by 9pm for full credit. 
2. Be sure the heading is complete (name, date, period #duh)
3. Find a peer in the room, switch papers, read and fill out the peer score column. Underneath the scoring guide, write your name and add comments to say what they did well and suggestions for things to do better!
4. Once you have your paper back, look over your peer's scores and see what you can do to improve, fix small mistakes, and finalize your paper!
5. Give your essay an interesting title. (You can do it.)
6. Fill out the self-score column in the scoring guide.
7. Answer the reflection questions.
8. Use Photosforclass.com to add a relevant picture that relates to what you wrote about. 

Time to Write

Hey Everyone!

Yesterday you did not get a lot of writing time in class, so I want to give you that opportunity today.

You have resources to use IF you need them.

Things to watch out for in your essay:

1. CITE your evidence!!
2. No huge quotes. Quote only a few words or a sentence at most. Longer than that and you should be paraphrasing or summarizing. (See post below from Monday/Tuesday.)
3. Make sure your name, date and period are filled out at the top of your essay. 
4. Do not number or label your paragraphs. 

Try http://www.hemingwayapp.com/
Also try http://www.paperrater.com/free_paper_grader 


Reminders:
If you missed the Socratic seminar, it is your responsibility to talk to me after class, at lunch, or after school about how you can make up those points.

Your final book review is due on June 10.

If there's no score in Powerschool, I haven't graded it, and I do not know exactly when that will be done. I apologize, but please be patient. I will put those in as soon as possible.

Writing Counterclaims

Today's Goal: Examine possible counterclaims to your thesis, gather evidence and express your rebuttal.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Discuss writing your counterclaim paragraph
3. Continue working on your essay!

Counterclaim:
An opposing viewpoint related to your thesis. If someone disagreed with your point of view, what would they say?

Evidence from text:
What evidence would support the opposing viewpoint?

Rebuttal: 
The reasons why you believe that the opposing viewpoint and its evidence are not valid.




Reminders:
If you missed the Socratic seminar, it is your responsibility to talk to me after class, at lunch, or after school about how you can make up those points.

Your final book review is due on June 10.

If there's no score in Powerschool, I haven't graded it, and I do not know exactly when that will be done. I apologize, but please be patient. I will put those in as soon as possible.

Writing Task!

Today's Goal: Begin working on the extreme sports writing task. Write your introduction and begin making your claims using evidence as support. Learn the difference between direct quotation, paraphrasing, and summarizing in writing essays, and practice using and formatting them correctly in your own writing.

The Plan: 

1. Read!
2. Talk about your writing task
3. Begin writing!
4. Practice "using the words of others."
5. Keep Calm and Write On.

Using the words of others:

• Direct quotation: In “Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study,” Dr. Brymer found that people who participate in extreme sports have an image of “risk takers and adrenaline junkies.” He found this really isn’t true (Queensland University of Technology 3).
• Paraphrase: In “Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study,” Dr. Brymer notes that people who participate in extreme sports try to be prepared so they can decrease their risk of injury (QUT 8).
• Summary: In “Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study,” Dr. Brymer cites study after study to show that many people who participate in extreme sports do so for reasons other than an adrenaline rush. He points out that they don’t like to be out of control and that by preparing for their sport, they feel they are really in control (QUT 11).

Socratic Seminar!

Hello!

Today's Plan:

1. Read!
2. Talk about the Socratic Seminar.
3. Participate in the Socratic Seminar!
4. Reflect
5. Get acquainted with the final writing project of the unit.

Article of the Week and Book Reviews

Hello Everyone!
Sorry I cannot be here with you today. I will see you tomorrow or Friday when we do our Socratic Seminar!

Today, you have two goals:

1. Read and respond to an Article of the Week on Newsela
2. Make sure your book review is complete and turned in (in the inbox or shared with me on Google Drive)

Article of the Week

It is called Rioting in Baltimore shuts down much of city; worst since 1968 and is on Newsela. You won't be able to see it unless you sign in first. Make sure you click "Sign in with Google" to sign in! You probably want the "1210L" setting. (you can also find it here, but you won't be able to change the level.)

You will need to write two paragraphs in your English Journal:

In the first paragraph, summarize the article (use the sentence frames on the wall if you need to).

In the second paragraph, share your opinions on what is happening in Baltimore. Were/Are their actions justified? What are acceptable forms of protest? Why do you think these people turned to rioting in the first place?

Book Reviews!

These are due today!! Yay!

You may turn it in on paper in the inbox, or share it with me on Google Drive. 

Important note: It is important that you share your OPINIONS. Use the chart as a guide, and in this assignment, you need to be using "I" to share your thoughts.

If you finish these things:

• make sure your English Journal is up to date
• read

Finishing your Socratic Seminar Prep

A list, in order of priority:

1. Socratic Seminar Preparation Guide
   This is your ticket out the door. You must put it into my hands before you leave!
2. Work on your book review
   This is due tomorrow!
3. Go make sure your English Journal is up to date and complete
   I've noticed a lot of people haven't finished their Everest chart, or finished answering the questions assigned!
4. Read!

Period 2: You will need this link

Socratic Seminar Prep

Happy Monday!

Today we continue our Socratic seminar preparation. 

You didn't lose that paper right? Right!?

Find it. We'll continue working on it together.

REMINDERS:

• Book Reviews due this Wednesday, May 13.

Happy Friday!

Please take this two question survey!

Thank you!

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Socratic Seminar Preparation

The Goal: Begin to think about some open-ended questions and think about different perspectives as we prepare for the Socratic seminar.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Review articles, write questions, and begin to prepare for the Socratic seminar.

Next week we will participate in a Socratic seminar, and I want you to feel prepared for that. We will talk about what that looks like, but for now we will begin our preparation. I'm giving you a set of papers that you will work on and complete before our seminar.

• DO NOT LOSE this set of papers. You must complete all of it. (There is no alternative.)
• I am collecting it on Tuesday May 12. 
• DO NOT LOSE IT. 

If you are absent, pick it up from me on Friday. You will be able to catch up.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

1. Your next book review is due on May 13th! That's next Wednesday. Read at home! 
2. Have I mentioned you need to be reading at home?
3. Reading is fun. 
4. Read all the books. 
5. May 13th. Book Review. Do it.

Give me a fist bump if you read this all the way through. (Exploding fist bumps are always preferable.)

Everest: Imax

Hey Everyone!

Last week we had an article of the week about the recent earthquake that occurred, destroying many important structures in Nepal and destroying base camp at Everest. Today we explore Nepal a little more as we begin to learn about Mt. Everest and the people that climb it.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. A quickwrite in your English Journal
3. Read an article on Newsela
4. Watch a short video
5. Watch a documentary about Mt. Everest and take notes in your English Journal.
6. Write and talk a little bit.

To take notes, you will need to make a table in your English Journal with four boxes. This is what goes in the four boxes:

1. Summarize the film.

2. What are some of the risks associated with climbing Mt. Everest?

3. What are some of the rewards associated with climbing Mt. Everest?

4. Do you think the rewards outweigh the risks? Why/why not?

Rhetorical précis

First thing's first: 

Today's Goal: Practice our analytical writing skills by writing a rhetorical precis.

The Plan: 

1. Read
2. Choose an article that you feel confident that you understand and write a rhetorical precis on paper to turn in. (Use the resources below) Click here for the articles if drive is not working.
3. Complete this form when I ask you to.

Rhetorical Precis Resources:

Even more help:

Here is a frame of what each sentence should look like. Click on either image to see it larger. 

Here is an example of a precis for Hip Hop Goes Global: 

   Writer and musician, James McBride, in his article, “Hip-Hop Planet,” (2007) argues that though hip-hop is not his favorite genre of music, it is one that demands to be heard. He supports his claim by first explaining that he avoided hip-hop throughout his life as it was first introduced to society and then made its way to becoming one of the most popular music genres of all time. He then explains how he eventually came to understand hip-hop for its message, and finally warns parents that it is here to stay and that ignoring it would be ignoring the voice of a generation. McBride’s purpose is to persuade people to keep an open mind about both hip-hop and other new experiences that may seem foreign to them at first, but in fact are worth exploring. He adopts a serious and urgent tone for the parents he addresses and warns them not to shut out the music of their children’s generation.

Continuing to critically analyze

Yesterday we watched the news version of the "Camp for Kids with Autism" article and began to analyze it to see how effective it was at making its claim.

Today, we need to analyze the other two articles we've been working with in this unit.

You will use THIS FORM again.

Work with a partner. You will submit the form TWO more times with the other two articles that you have not read yet.

Ethos, Logos, and Pathos Practice

Goal: Finding the Ethos, Pathos and Logos in the articles we have read.

The Plan: 
Read
A quick video 
Partner work on ethos, logos and pathos

Work with your partner to complete THIS FORM for the article "Camp for Kids With Autism Offers Extreme Therapy."

Ask something, say something

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Goal: read of "A Solemn Warning for Wingsuit Flyers" with a partner with a focus on extending partner conversations.

Agenda

1. Read, return books you have finished, please. 
2. Reading and partner discussion of "A Solemn Warning for Wingsuit Flyers"

Answer in your English Journal:

1. On a scale of 1-10 how dangerous is wingsuit flying as described in the article? Explain why you chose that rating. 
2. What does the author do to create ethos in the article. How successful is it? 
3. What does the author do to add pathos to the article. How successful is that? 
4. Are you improving your ability to get your partner to say more in a conversation about the text? How could you take that skill further?

Article of the Week - Nepal Earthquake

Today's Goal: Read about the recent earthquake in Nepal to learn about current events for our Article of the Week.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Go to this link to read an article about the earthquake in Nepal that happened this past weekend.
3. Respond to the article in your English Journal using the questions below.

Questions to answer in your English Journal:
1. According to the article, what is significant about the magnitude and power of this earthquake?
2. What happened in the cities of Nepal when the earthquake hit?
3. What happened at Everest when the earthquake hit?
4. What facts and ideas show how this earthquake will affect the country and people of Nepal in the future?
5. If you were going to add another picture or a chart to this article to help readers better understand an important point, what would it be and why?

Charting the Text

Goal: Looking closely at what the author is saying and doing in "Extreme Sports Not About Risk Taking: Study."

Agenda: 

1. Read
2. Charting the text
3. Quick write (on the back of your charting the text paper)

Quick Write:

1. Choose ONE quote. Explain what you think the quote is telling us. (Yes, you've done this before, but there's a new quote!)
2. Explain how the quote applies to the article you were just working on about the study.  

“Security is a kind of death.”  -Tennessee Williams 

“The proper function of man is to live, not exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.” -Jack London 

"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." -Sir Edmund Hillary

Asking Questions; getting answers

Goal: Reading with a partner and extending conversations about the text.

Agenda:

1. Read
2. Open your Extreme Sports articles doc. 
3. Read the second article, "Extreme Sports Not About Risk Taking: Study" with your partner (yes, you may be rereading it. That's good). 
4. Use the Say Something protocol while you read. 
5. Get your partner to say more about what they just said. 

Answer in your English Journal:

1. What does Dr. Brymer believe about people who do extreme sports? 
2. Why does he think that? 
3. Are his beliefs supported by fact or opinion? (Use some evidence from the text to support your answer.)
4. What would you change about Dr. Brymer's research to make it stronger? 
5. Who is the author of this text? Who is he writing about? 

Reminders:

The grading period ends today. All late/revised work must be done today if you want it to be included on this progress report.

Ethos, Logos, Pathos

Goal: Begin to understand ethos, logos, and pathos, while looking for examples in our reading.

Agenda:

1. Read
2. Open your English Journal
3. Order some pizza (sort of) 
4. Take some notes (copy this chart into your English Journal)
5. Look for examples of ethos, logos, and pathos in our articles.

ETHOS

LOGOS

PATHOS

Reminders: 

Call in your stereotypes essay. 
Grading period ends Friday. 

Return books you are done with. 
Your next book review is due on May 13.

Risk-Taking Quotes

Today's Goal: Interpret famous quotes about the worth of risks in our lives

The Plan:

1. Read
2. In your group, you will get one quote that you will become an expert on. Together, decide what the quote means and paraphrase it (write it in your own words). 
3. You'll then meet with a different group where each of you will share your findings. You must know your quote well in order to be able to do this! (Everyone will have to share.)
4. Finally, you will identify which one of the quotes is the most valuable to you, and explain why.

If you are absent, you'll need to get the paper from me. These quotes will be useful for your writing assignment later.

Reminders:

• The end of the grading period is on Friday.
• Call in your stereotypes essay if you haven't (and finish it first!)
• Your next book review is due on May 13

Extending your Explanation when you Say Something

Alright. We've done a lot of reading in the past few days. Today we're going to do a bit more, because tomorrow I have something a bit different planned and we need to do this first.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Talk about what it means to extend your explanation when you share a thought.
3. Work to read through the readings you worked with on Friday using the Say Something protocol. (If you haven't made your self a copy, do this now.)
4. An exit form to be completed before you leave today.

If you're absent, spend time reading these articles and fill out the form. You can answer all but one question. I will be looking for your responses.

Reminders:

• The grading period ends on Friday.
• Call in your Stereotypes essay. Finish writing it if it isn't complete first.
• Your next book review is due May 13. Make sure you're reading at home!

Thrill-Seeking Article of the Week

Happy Monday! I'm sorry I couldn't be here with you today.

Today's Goal: Read about how brains are affected by risk-taking. Complete an Article of the Week entry in your English Journal

The Plan: 

1. Read the article "Thrill Seeking: What Parts of your Brain are Involved"
2. Create a new entry at the top of your English Journal for today's Article of the Week
3. Use your own words to summarize the article in one paragraph. What does the article inform us about? (You can use the summary frame to help you.)
4. In another paragraph, answer the following questions:

• How might this information affect your choices? 
• Do you think participating in extreme sports could affect decisions in other parts of your life? Why or why not?

If you finish, you may:

1. Read
2. Work on making sure all of your English Journal Entries are up to date and complete! The list is by the door. You need all of them!

Have a wonderful day! I look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Pre-read, Pre-think, Pre-chew, Pre-view

Today's Goal: Preview the major texts for this unit and begin to think about how these authors express their point of view about their subject.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Pre-read, preview the articles for this unit. (Here is the link)
3. Before you read the articles, answer the questions in the colored boxes in your English Journal. You can work with your partner to discuss your answers. 
4. With your partner choose which article you want to read first. 
5. Use the "Say Something" strategy to stop and talk several times during your reading, not at the end. 

Reminders: 

Call in your Stereotypes Essay assignment if you have not already done that. 

Looking closer at extreme sports and risk taking

Today's Goal: Going further into extreme sports and risk taking. Writing and viewing and writing more. 

The Plan:

1. Read
2. English Journal quick write
3. Some partner work

You will work with your partner on this next piece. 
Together you and your partner will complete THIS FORM based on the things I will show you in class.

Clip 1
Clip 2
Clip 3

Reminders: 

1. Call in your Stereotypes Essay assignment if you have not already done that.