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Monday, January 25, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • Time to review/check vocab
  • LHoD Vocab & Reading Quiz

Today’s objective(s):

Students will demonstrate their understanding of newly acquired words by taking a vocabulary quiz.

[CCCS: Reading 3 & 10]

Homework:

(a) LHoD bookmarks will be collected on the day of the final.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • SSR -- read faster!
  • A quick talk about textual evidence and organization on the fly
  • What 3P means and how it works
  • Portfolios

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of The Left Hand of Darkness and generating questions about the text

[CCCS: Reading 3 & 10]

Homework:

(a) The blog … it’s time: See the blog for info.

Wave 3 bloggers: It’s your turn. Everybody needs to comment twice before Jan. 22!

(b) Vocabulary HW is due Monday.

(c) LHoD bookmarks will be collected on the day of the final.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

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per 3 (KC)

per 4 (EP)

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • Elbow Video Presentation:
    • How to Get Power Through Voice
  • SSR
  • Introduce Essay Prompt

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of The Left Hand of Darkness and generating questions about the text

[CCCS: Reading 3 & 10]

Homework:

(a) The blog … it’s time: See the blog for info.

Wave 3 bloggers: It’s your turn. Everybody needs to comment twice before Jan. 22!

(b) Vocabulary HW is due Monday.

(c) LHoD bookmarks will be collected on the day of the final.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • SSR
  • Elbow Video Presentation:
    • Three Tricky Relationships
  • 3P Semester Reflection

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of The Left Hand of Darkness and generating questions about the text

[CCCS: Reading 3 & 10]

Homework:

(a) Elbow presentation Thursday, Jan. 21:

  • How to Get Power Through Voice

(b) The blog … it’s time: See the blog for info.

  • Wave 3 bloggers: It’s your turn. Everybody needs to comment twice before Jan. 22!

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per 2 (EP)

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • TURN IN: SSR Check-up
  • SSR/Review
  • Left Hand of Darkness, Quiz 2
    • Chapters 8-14

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of The Left Hand of Darkness and generating questions about the text

[CCCS: Reading 3 & 10]

Homework:

(a) Elbow presentation Wednesday, Jan. 20:

  • Three Tricky Relationships

(b) The blog … it’s time: See the blog for info.

  • Wave 2 bloggers, your responses are due by tonight by 6:00 pm.

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Friday, January 15, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • Elbow Video Presentation:
    • Quick Revising
  • SSR/Discussion
  • Vocab: The Second Batch

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of The Left Hand of Darkness and generating questions about the text

[CCCS: Reading 3 & 10]

Homework:

(a) Elbow presentation next Wednesday:

  • Three Tricky Relationships

(b) Complete the SSR Check-up

  • Due Tuesday, January 19th.

(c) The blog … it’s time: See the blog for info.

  • Wave 2 bloggers, your responses are due by Tuesday, January 19th by 6:00 pm.

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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • Elbow Video Presentation:
    • The Loop Writing Process
  • SSR
  • The Levels of Questions

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of The Left Hand of Darkness and generating questions about the text

[CCCS: Reading 3 & 10]

Homework:

(a) Elbow presentation tomorrow:

  • Quick Revising

(b) Complete the SSR Check-up

  • Due Tuesday, January 19th.

(c) The blog … it’s time: See the blog for info.

  • Wave 2 bloggers, your responses are due by Tuesday, January 19th by 6:00 pm.

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • Elbow Video Presentation:
    • Direct Writing Process
  • Finish Close Reading Activity
  • The Levels of Questions
  • SSR

Today’s objective(s):

Students will work through a difficult passage from The Left Hand of Darkness by generating questions about the text.

[CCCS: Reading 3]

Homework:

(a) Elbow presentation tomorrow:

  • Loop Writing Process

(b) Complete the SSR Check-up

  • Due Tuesday, January 19th.

(c) The blog … it’s time: See the blog for instructions

  • Wave 1 bloggers, your responses are due TODAY by 6:00 pm.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

per 2 (EP)

per 3 (AF)

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • SSR
  • Quiz on chapters 1-7
  • Close Reading Activity
    • What is it?
    • Chapter 8: “Another Way Into Orgoreyn”

Today’s objective(s):

Students will work through a difficult passage from The Left Hand of Darkness by generating questions about the text.

[CCCS: Reading 3]

Homework:

(a) Elbow presentation tomorrow:

  • The Direct Writing Process

(b) Complete the SSR Check-up

  • Due Tuesday, January 19th.

(c) The blog … it’s time: See the blog for instructions

  • Wave 1 bloggers, your responses are due TOMORROW by 6:00 pm.

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Monday, January 11, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • SSR
  • Vocabulary Squares

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of their independent reading novel.

[CCCS: Reading 10]

Homework:

(a) Read The Left hand of Darkness

  • Chapters 1-7 due next Tuesday.

(b) Complete the SSR Check-up

  • Due Tuesday, January 19th.

(c) The blog … it’s time. Wave 1 peeps, you’re up!

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Friday, January 8, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • Introduce vocabulary
  • SSR
  • Save the Last Word for Me
  • Blog Instructions

Today’s objective(s):

Students will work through difficult passages from The Left Hand of Darkness by participating in a small group discussion.

[CCCS: Speaking and Listening 1]

Homework:

(a) Read The Left hand of Darkness

  • Chapters 1-7 due next Tuesday.

(b) Complete the SSR Check-up

  • Due Tuesday, January 19th.

(c) The blog … it’s time.

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • Naviance presentation

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze the setting of the story by writing about and discussing a key passage from the text.

[CCCS: Writing 10]

Homework:

(a) Read The Left hand of Darkness

  • Chapters 1-7 due next Tuesday.

(b) Complete the SSR Check-up

  • Due Tuesday, January 19th.

(c) The blog … it’s still live. You’re welcome to jump on, but I will introduce something soon. Stay tuned.

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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • Writer’s Notebook: Argaven on “fear”
  • Discussion
  • SSR (remaining time)

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze the setting of the story by writing about and discussing a key passage from the text.

[CCCS: Writing 10]

Homework:

(a) Read The Left hand of Darkness

  • Chapters 1-7 due next Tuesday.

(b) Complete the SSR Check-up

  • Due Tuesday, January 19th.

(c) The blog … it’s still live. You’re welcome to jump on, but I will introduce something soon. Stay tuned.

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • Introduce SSR Check-up (reflection)
  • SSR (20-25 min.)
  • Passage Pull
  • Discussion

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze the narrator’s situation by discussing key passages from the text.

[CCCS: Speaking and Listening 1]

Homework:

(a) Read The Left hand of Darkness

  • Chapters 1-7 due next Tuesday.

(a) Complete the SSR Check-up

  • Due Tuesday, January 19th.

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Monday, January 4, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Left Hand of Darkness

  • Calendar
  • Jostens!
  • Bookmarks
  • SSR

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of their independent reading novel.

[CCCS: Reading 10]

Homework:

(a) Read The Left hand of Darkness

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Thursday, December 17, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • O&A Final Draft due TODAY
    • make sure it gets up on Turnitin.com by midnight!
  • Collect Draft #1 and #2
  • Movie time!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will demonstrate their ability to be a good human being by respectfully watching a movie with their classmates.

[CCCS: I made it up.]

Homework:

(a) Start reading The Left hand of Darkness

Have a GREAT break and enjoy the holidays :]

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Elbow Presentation: Options for Getting Feedback (V,24)
  • The Left Hand of Darkness
  • Teacher quick conferences

(What I am looking for)

  • if needed, come see me

Today’s objective(s):

Students will understand the value of revising their work by taking part in a read-around and getting feedback from their peers.

[CCCS: Writing 5]

Homework:

(a) Final O&A Essay Draft due TOMORROW

  • turned in digitally via Turnitin.com
  • bring the stamped copies of Draft 1 and Draft 2 to class as well

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Draft #2: Pair-Share
    • Discuss your writing process
  • Mini-lesson: Draft 2 Revision Worksheet
  • Teacher quick conferences

(What I am looking for)

Elbow Presentation tomorrow:

Options for Getting Feedback (sec 5, ch 24

Today’s objective(s):

Students will understand the value of revising their work by taking part in a read-around and getting feedback from their peers.

[CCCS: Writing 5]

Homework:

(a) Final O&A Essay Draft due this Thursday

  • turned in digitally via Turnitin.com
  • bring the stamped copies of Draft 1 and Draft 2 to class as well

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Monday, December 14, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Library Trip: Pick up Left Hand of Darkness
  • Introduction to the novel
  • If time, begin reading!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of their independent reading novel.

[CCCS: Reading 10]

Homework:

(a) Start writing Draft #2

(due TOMORROW)

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Friday, December 11, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Writer’s Workshop: D1 Read Around
    • They Say, I Say
    • Hyperlinks: The why, where, and how

Today’s objective(s):

Students will understand the value of revising their work by taking part in a read-around and getting feedback from their peers.

[CCCS: Writing 5]

Homework:

(a) Blogging

Due: Third: Dec. 11;

  • Last: Dec. 16

(b) Start writing Draft #2 (due TUESDAY, 12/15)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

LOOK!

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Due: Vocab and Grammar
  • Time to review/Check vocab
  • QUIZ
  • Elbow Presentation: Breathing Experience into Expository Writing

Today’s objective(s):

Students will support an analysis of what the text explicitly says by citing strong and thorough textual evidence.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

(a) Blogging

Due: Third: Dec. 11;

  • Last: Dec. 16

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

LOOK!

per 3 (AF)

per 5 (AF)

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Grammar Warm-up (slides 20-22)
  • Summarize, Quote, Paraphrase
    • Notes
    • Dig in: Room for Debate, and article packet (Manjoo, et al.)

(search for passages for your evidence)

Elbow Presentation tomorrow:

Breathing Experience into Expository Writing

Today’s objective(s):

Students will support an analysis of what the text explicitly says by citing strong and thorough textual evidence.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

(a) Blogging

Due: Third: Dec. 11;

  • Last: Dec. 16

(b) Finish your vocabulary/grammar HW (due the day of the quiz--TOMORROW!

(c) Start writing Draft #1 (due this Friday)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

LOOK!

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Grammar Warm-up (slides 16-19)
  • Rhetorical Precis Peer Reading/Eval.
    • An example
    • Partners
    • Debrief
  • Review the Prompt
    • Quickwrite about it!

(your initial thoughts)

Today’s objective(s):

Students will support an analysis of what the text explicitly says by citing strong and thorough textual evidence.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

(a) Blogging

Due: Third: Dec. 11;

  • Last: Dec. 16

(b) Finish your vocabulary/grammar HW (due the day of the quiz--THIS Thursday !

(c) Start writing Draft #1 (due this Friday)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

LOOK!

Meanwhile, RFD chart checking!

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Monday, December 7, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • SSR
  • Calendar
  • Introduce Prompt

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of their independent reading novel.

[CCCS: Reading 10]

Homework:

(a) O&A Rhetorical Precis (x2) Due TOMORROW (make sure to Turnitin online, too)

(b) Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due: Second: Dec. 4;

  • Third: Dec. 11;
  • Last: Dec. 16

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

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Friday, December 4, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Work on these things today:
    • Online and Anonymous Vocab
    • Grammar Activity 4 & 5
    • Room for Debate chart
    • Rhetorical Precis

Upcoming due dates:

Tues 12/8 - Chart and precis (both)

Thurs 12/10 - Vocab due; Vocab/Grammar quiz

Friday 12/11 - O&A Essay (draft 1)

Today’s objective(s):

Students will support an analysis of what the text explicitly says by citing strong and thorough textual evidence.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

(a) Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due: Second: Dec. 4;

  • Third: Dec. 11;
  • Last: Dec. 16

(b) If you were absent on the Friday before break, you have summaries to make up in a Google doc!

--- look at the blog!

(c) Finish rhetorical precis x2 DUE TUESDAY

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Tips for the blog posts ...
  • Writer’s Notebook: Anonymity
  • Example of a rhetorical precis
    • Identifying the elements
  • Grammar

Today’s objective(s):

Students will support an analysis of what the text explicitly says by citing strong and thorough textual evidence.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

(a) Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due: Second: Dec. 4;

  • Third: Dec. 11;
  • Last: Dec. 16

(b) If you were absent on the Friday before break, you have summaries to make up in a Google doc!

--- look at the blog!

(c) Finish rhetorical precis x2 DUE TUESDAY

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Chromebooks → New York Times:
    • Continue with Room for Debate: “The War Against Online Trolls”
  • Introduce the Rhetorical Precis

Today’s objective(s):

Students will support an analysis of what the text explicitly says by citing strong and thorough textual evidence.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

(a) Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due: Second: Dec. 4;

  • Third: Dec. 11;
  • Last: Dec. 16

(b) If you were absent on the Friday before break, you have summaries to make up in a Google doc!

--- look at the blog!

(c) Begin your rhetorical precis!

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Chromebooks → New York Times:
    • Room for Debate: “The War Against Online Trolls”

Today’s objective(s):

Students will support an analysis of what the text explicitly says by citing strong and thorough textual evidence.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

(a) Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due: Second: Dec. 4;

  • Third: Dec. 11;
  • Last: Dec. 16

(b) If you were absent on the Friday before break, you have summaries to make up in a Google doc!

--- look at the blog!

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Monday, November 30, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • SSR

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of their independent reading novel.

[CCCS: Reading 10]

Homework:

(a) Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due: Second: Dec. 4;

  • Third: Dec. 11;
  • Last: Dec. 16

(b) If you were absent on the Friday before break, you have summaries to make up in a Google doc!

--- look at the blog!

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Friday, November 20, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Chromebooks → Google Docs:
    • Summarizing and Responding (share your doc with me!)

Today’s objective(s):

Students will write a document which summarizes and synthesizes the ideas presented in the three texts.

[CCCS: Writing 2]

Homework:

(a) Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due: First: Nov. 20 (due by 6:00 pm today!)

  • Second: Dec. 4;
  • Third: Dec. 11;
  • Last: Dec. 16

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break!

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Debrief Grammar
  • The Second Read
    1. more analytical
    2. “against the grain”
  • Ethos, Pathos, Logos
    • working through questions to prepare for writing
      1. Finish for HW!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will support an analysis of what the text explicitly says by citing strong and thorough textual evidence.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

(a) Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due: First: Nov. 20; Second: Dec. 4; Third: Dec. 11; Last: Dec. 16

(b) Complete Grammar Activity 3 in your notebook

(c) Respond to at least 4 questions for each category (PATHOS, ETHOS, LOGOS) in your notebook (twelve total!)

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Deconstructing Standard: Writing 7
  • Mini-research assignment: Jigsaw groups
    • Meet together → share out findings
  • Taylor Armerding’s “Teen Cyberbullying Grows with ‘Anonymous’ Social Chat apps
  • Grammar!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will support an analysis of what the text explicitly says by citing strong and thorough textual evidence.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

(a) Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due: First: Nov. 20; Second: Dec. 4; Third: Dec. 11; Last: Dec. 16

(b) Complete Grammar Activity 2

FYI:

You should always have your independent reading book with you.

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Stop & Respond (cont’d): Lindy West’s “What Happened When I Confronted My Cruellest Troll”
  • Intro to vocabulary
  • Deconstructing Standard: Writing 7
  • Mini-research assignment: Jigsaw groups

Today’s objective(s):

Students will support an analysis of what the text explicitly says by citing strong and thorough textual evidence.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

(a) Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due: First: Nov. 20; Second: Dec. 4; Third: Dec. 11; Last: Dec. 16

(b) Complete second read of Manjoo’s article “Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases”

(c) Conduct mini-research inquiry

FYI:

You should always have your independent reading book with you.

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Monday, November 16, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • SSR

Colln’s & Phinizy’s:

  • Stop & Respond: Lindy West’s “What Happened When I Confronted My Cruellest Troll”

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of their independent reading novel.

[CCCS: Reading 10]

Homework:

(a) Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due: First: Nov. 20; Second: Dec. 4; Third: Dec. 11; Last: Dec. 16

(b) Complete second read of Manjoo’s article “Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases”

FYI:

You should always have your independent reading book with you.

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Friday, November 13, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Writer’s Notebook: Sticks and Stones
  • Discuss Farhad Manjoo’s “Web Troll Winning as Incivility Increases”
  • STOP & RESPOND: Lindy West’s “What Happened When I Confronted My Cruellest Troll”

Today’s objective(s):

Students will support an analysis of what the Manjoo’s article explicitly says by citing strong and thorough textual evidence.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

(a) Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Nov. 20; Second: Dec. 4; Third: Dec. 11; Last: Dec. 16

(b) Complete second read of Manjoo’s article “Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases”

FYI:

You should always have your independent reading book with you.

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online & Anonymous

  • Deconstructing Standard: Writing 6
  • Writer’s Notebook: Trolls
  • Understanding Key Vocabulary
  • First Read: Farhad Manjoo’s “Web Troll Winning as Incivility Increases”

Today’s objective(s):

Students will support an analysis of what the text explicitly says by citing strong and thorough textual evidence.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

(a) Start blogging again--and keep it going!

(b) Complete second read of Manjoo’s article “Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases”

FYI:

You should always have your independent reading book with you.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Check Vocab/Time to review
  • Vocabulary Quiz #2
  • Grammar: What’s Next?

CIF Volleyball Game tonight at home @ 7pm! Come support! :]

Today’s objective(s):

Students will demonstrate their understanding of word meaning by taking a quiz that requires identifying word meaning in context

[CCCS: Language 4]

Homework:

(a) Enjoy your day off :]

FYI:

You should always have your independent reading book with you.

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Monday, November 9, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • SSR
  • A few suggestions for Independent Reading
  • Vocabulary Quiz TOMORROW! Be sure to review all of the words we’ve studied so far (there are 24 total)

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of their independent reading novel.

[CCCS: Reading 10]

Homework:

(a) Work on the vocabulary homework (8+8=16) DUE TOMORROW

FYI:

You should always have your independent reading book with you.

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Friday, November 6, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Personal Statement: FINAL DRAFT DUE TODAY
  • Time to share out
  • Personal Statement Self-Reflection

Today’s objective(s):

Students will understand the value of revising their work by breaking down exemplar personal statements.

[CCCS: Writing 5]

Homework:

(a) Work on the vocabulary homework (8+8=16) DUE TUESDAY

FYI:

You should always have your independent reading book with you.

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Deconstructing Standards:
    • Writing 2 and Writing 3
  • Mini-lesson: Personal Statement Exemplars
  • Time to revise!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will understand the value of revising their work by breaking down exemplar personal statements.

[CCCS: Writing 5]

Homework:

(a) Revise your personal statement; FINAL DRAFT DUE FRIDAY

(b) Work on the vocabulary homework (8+8=16) DUE TUESDAY

FYI:

You should always have your independent reading book with you.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Elbow Presentation: Writing and Voice
    • Video, Q&A, and Exit Pass

(Take notes in Section 6, Ch. 25)

  • Finish Article Jigsaw: Be ready to present!
    • Reflect
  • Mini-lesson: Personal Statement Exemplars
  • Time to revise!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will understand the value of revising their work by breaking down exemplar personal statements.

[CCCS: Writing 5]

Homework:

(a) Revise your personal statement; FINAL DRAFT DUE FRIDAY

(b) Work on the vocabulary homework (8+8=16) DUE TUESDAY

FYI:

You should always have your independent reading book with you.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

42 of 43

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Elbow Presentation: A Catalog of Reader-based Questions
    • Video, Q&A, and Exit Pass

(Take notes in Section 5, Ch. 23)

  • Four catalog questions
  • Groups of four: Personal Statement Draft #2 Read-around

Today’s objective(s):

Students will understand the value of revising their work by taking part in a blind read-around and getting feedback from their peers.

[CCCS: Writing 5]

Homework:

(a) Revise your personal statement; FINAL DRAFT DUE FRIDAY

(b) Work on the vocabulary homework (8+8=16) DUE TUESDAY

FYI:

You should always have your independent reading book with you.

Per 1 (F)

Per 3 (F)

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Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

43 of 43

Monday, November 2, 2015

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • SSR
  • Elbow Presentation TOMORROW--A Catalog of Reader-based Questions
  • Groups that have presented: Complete the Elbow Presentation Self-reflection (due within a week from your presentation date)

Today’s objective(s):

Students will increase their vocabulary and build their reading fluency by reading at least fifteen pages of their independent reading novel.

[CCCS: Reading 10]

Homework:

(a) Work on the vocabulary homework (8+8=16) DUE TUESDAY

FYI:

You should always have your independent reading book with you.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class