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Friday, June 9, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Evidence of Life (The Last Push)

  • Senior Reflection Videos

Today’s objective(s):

Students will make strategic use of digital media by producing and publishing a video reflecting their high school career.

[CCCS: Speaking & Listening 5]

Homework:

  1. You are loved, you will be missed, and you will always be remembered. Congrats Class of 2017!

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

2 of 43

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Evidence of Life (The Last Push)

  • Senior Reflection Videos

Today’s objective(s):

Students will make strategic use of digital media by producing and publishing a video reflecting their high school career.

[CCCS: Speaking & Listening 5]

Homework:

  • “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

-- Ghandi

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

3 of 43

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Evidence of Life (The Last Push)

  • Deconstruct: Speaking & Listening 6
  • Reflection Workshop:
    • Reflective Essay
    • Reflection Video

Today’s objective(s):

Students will make strategic use of digital media by producing and publishing a video reflecting their high school career.

[CCCS: Speaking & Listening 5]

Homework:

  • Senior Reflection Video - DUE TONIGHT (blog)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

4 of 43

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Evidence of Life (The Last Push)

  • Deconstruct: Reading 8, Language 5
  • Reflection Workshop:
    • Reflective Essay
    • Reflection Video

Today’s objective(s):

Students will make strategic use of digital media by producing and publishing a video reflecting their high school career.

[CCCS: Speaking & Listening 5]

Homework:

  • Reflective Essay - DUE TONIGHT (turnitin)
  • Senior Reflection Video - due TOMORROW

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

5 of 43

Monday, June 5, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Evidence of Life (The Last Push)

  • Deconstruct: Writing 1, S&L 5
  • Mini-Lesson: Trimming the Fat
  • Reflection Workshop:
    • Reflective Essay
    • Reflection Video

Today’s objective(s):

Students will make strategic use of digital media by producing and publishing a video reflecting their high school career.

[CCCS: Speaking & Listening 5]

Homework:

  • Reflective Essay - DUE TOMORROW (turnitin)
  • Senior Reflection Video - due Wednesday

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

6 of 43

Friday, June 2, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Evidence of Life (The Last Push)

  • Debrief RIAP Post Test
  • Deconstruct Standards (slide 49):
    • Speaking and Listening 2
    • Reading 4
  • FreeWORK Friday

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by writing on a topic for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Writing 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Reflective Essay - due Tuesday (turnitin)
  • Senior Reflection Video - due Wednesday

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

7 of 43

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Evidence of Life (The Last Push)

  • RIAP Post Test

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by writing on a topic for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Writing 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Reflective Essay - due Tuesday (turnitin)
  • Senior Reflection Video - due Wednesday

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

8 of 43

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Evidence of Life (The Last Push)

  • Deconstruct Standards (slide 49):
    • Reading 7
    • Writing 9
  • Reflection Workshop:
    • Reflective Essay
    • Reflection Video
  • Senior Exit Surveys (counselors)

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by writing on a topic for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Writing 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Be kind to one another :)
  • Return Into the Wild to the library

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

9 of 43

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Evidence of Life (The Last Push)

  • The final two weeks:
    • Our calendar
    • Intro assignments
    • Tips
    • Quickwrite: Your MESSAGE
    • Get to work!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by writing on a topic for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Writing 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Be kind to one another :)
  • Return Into the Wild to the library

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

10 of 43

Friday, May 26, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Freewrite Friday!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by writing on a topic for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Writing 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Be kind to one another :)
  • Return Into the Wild to the library

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

11 of 43

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Into the Wild In-Class Essay

Today’s objective(s):

Students will initiate and participate effectively in a collaborative discussion by engaging in a Socratic Seminar analyzing Into the Wild.

[CCCS: Speaking & Listening 1]

Homework:

  • Be kind to one another :)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

12 of 43

Tuesday & Wednesday, May 23 & 24, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Socratic Seminar
  • Essay prep workshop

Today’s objective(s):

Students will initiate and participate effectively in a collaborative discussion by engaging in a Socratic Seminar analyzing Into the Wild.

[CCCS: Speaking & Listening 1]

Homework:

  • Be kind to one another :)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

13 of 43

Monday, May 22, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Introduce essay prompt
  • SSR

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by reading their SSR book for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Reading 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Prepare for Socratic Seminar (Tues/Wed)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

14 of 43

Friday, May 19, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • DUE: One-Pagers
  • Into the Wild Film
  • Freewrite Friday

Today’s objective(s):

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the end of the novel by acing a quiz like a boss.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

  • Be kind to one another :)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

15 of 43

Wednesday/Thurs., May 17 & 18, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Into the Wild Film

Today’s objective(s):

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the end of the novel by acing a quiz like a boss.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

  • One-pagers: DUE by FRIDAY 5/19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

16 of 43

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • DUE: Vocab Chunk 3
  • Into the Wild Final Quiz

Today’s objective(s):

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the end of the novel by acing a quiz like a boss.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

  • One-pagers: DUE by FRIDAY 5/19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

17 of 43

Monday, May 15, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Movie Permission Slips
  • SSR
    • Independent reading novel or Into the Wild

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by reading their SSR book for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Reading 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Quiz: Final Chapters & Vocab Quiz (Chunks 2 and 3) -- TOMORROW
  • One-pagers: DUE by FRIDAY 5/19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

18 of 43

Friday, May 12, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Deconstruct: Language 1 and 2
  • Freewrite Friday!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by writing on a topic for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Writing 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Quiz: Final Chapters & Vocab Quiz (Chunks 2 and 3) -- TUESDAY 5/16
  • One-pagers: DUE by FRIDAY 5/19
  • Have a great time at Prom, and remember to make wise choices :)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

19 of 43

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Deconstruct: Reading 9
  • Chs. 9-15 Reading Quiz
  • Introduce One-Pager

Today’s objective(s):

Students will initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners by engaging in a Shared Inquiry Circle discussing Chapters 11-15 of Into the Wild.

[CCCS: Speaking & Listening 1]

Homework:

  • Quiz: Final Chapters & Vocab Chunk 2 -- TUESDAY 5/16

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

20 of 43

Tuesday/Wednesday, May 9&10, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Deconstruct: S&L 4
  • Shared Inquiry Circle #3
    • Discussion (20 mins)
    • Reflection
    • Debrief
  • Introduce Vocab Chunk 3
  • Work on timelines!
  • Ron Franz Letter

Today’s objective(s):

Students will initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners by engaging in a Shared Inquiry Circle discussing Chapters 11-15 of Into the Wild.

[CCCS: Speaking & Listening 1]

Homework:

  • Thursday -- Chs. 9-15 Reading Quiz

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

21 of 43

Tuesday/Wednesday, May 9&10, 2017

Today’s agenda (Fletcher/VanderBaan):

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Deconstruct: S&L 4
  • Shared Inquiry Circle #3
    • Discussion (20 mins)
    • Reflection
    • Debrief
  • Chapter 9-15 Reading Quiz

Today’s objective(s):

Students will initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners by engaging in a Shared Inquiry Circle discussing Chapters 11-15 of Into the Wild.

[CCCS: Speaking & Listening 1]

Homework:

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

22 of 43

Monday, May 8, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Deconstruct: Reading 6
  • SSR
    • Independent reading novel or Into the Wild

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by reading their SSR book for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Reading 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • 3rd Shared Inquiry Circle -- Tuesday/Wednesday (Chs. 11-15)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

23 of 43

Friday, May 5, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Habit: Taking Responsible Risks
  • Freewrite Friday!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by writing on a topic for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Writing 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • 3rd Shared Inquiry Circle -- Tuesday/Wednesday (Chs. 11-15)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

24 of 43

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Deconstruct Standard:
    • Reading 2
    • Language 6
  • Independent reading: Into the Wild
    • Check Vocab Chunk #2
  • Shot of Awe: “We Need to Be Lost …”
  • Krakauer’s use of epigraphs

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze the structure of the text by close reading and discussing Krakauer’s use of epigraphs.

[CCCS: Reading 5]

Homework:

  • 3rd Shared Inquiry Circle -- Tuesday/Wednesday (Chs. 11-15)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

25 of 43

Tuesday/Wednesday, May 2&3, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Into the Wild Quiz #1
    • Ch. 1-8 and Vocab Chunk 1
  • Independent reading: Into the Wild
  • Shared Inquiry Circle #2
    • Discussion (20 mins)
    • Reflection
    • Debrief

Today’s objective(s):

Students will initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners by engaging in a Shared Inquiry Circle discussing Chapters 6-10 of Into the Wild.

[CCCS: Speaking & Listening 1]

Homework:

  • 2nd Shared Inquiry Circle -- Tuesday/Wednesday (Chs. 6-10)
  • Reading/Vocab Quiz -- Tuesday/Wednesday
  • Chunk 2 vocab squares -- due Thursday

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

26 of 43

Monday, May 1, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • SSR
    • Independent reading novel or Into the Wild

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by reading their SSR book for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Reading 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • 2nd Shared Inquiry Circle -- Tuesday/Wednesday (Chs. 6-10)
  • Reading/Vocab Quiz -- Tuesday/Wednesday
  • Chunk 2 vocab squares -- due Thursday

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

27 of 43

Friday, April 28, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Introduce Vocab Chunk #2
  • Freewrite Friday!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by writing on a topic for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Writing 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • 2nd Shared Inquiry Circle -- Tuesday/Wednesday (Chs. 6-10)
  • Reading/Vocab Quiz -- Tuesday/Wednesday

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

28 of 43

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Ind. Reading: Into the Wild
    • Check Vocab
  • Recap Shared Inquiry Circle
  • Discuss “Wild” Response
  • Introduce Timeline
    • Work with partners

Today’s objective(s):

Students will initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners by engaging in a Shared Inquiry Circle discussing Chapters 1-5 of Into the Wild.

[CCCS: Speaking & Listening 1]

Homework:

  • Vocabulary squares -- DUE TODAY

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

29 of 43

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Independent Reading: ITW
  • Shared Inquiry Circle #1
    • Discussion (20 mins)
    • Reflection
  • Discuss “Wild” Response
  • Check Vocab

Today’s objective(s):

Students will initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners by engaging in a Shared Inquiry Circle discussing Chapters 1-5 of Into the Wild.

[CCCS: Speaking & Listening 1]

Homework:

  • Vocabulary squares -- DUE TODAY

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

30 of 43

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Writer’s Notebook: Wild
  • Ind. Reading: Into the Wild
  • Time to work on vocab
    • 8 + 8 = 16

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze how the words of others can influence our action by reading Into the Wild and writing about escaping their own “wild”.

[CCCS: Reading 1; Writing 1; Language 4]

Homework:

  • Vocabulary squares -- DUE TOMORROW!
  • Shared Inquiry Circles Round 1 -- TOMORROW!

Faculty Follies is TONIGHT! Come out!

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

31 of 43

Monday, April 24, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • SSR
    • Independent reading novel or Into the Wild

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by reading their SSR book for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Reading 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Vocabulary squares -- chunk 1 of 3 -- DUE WEDNESDAY!

Don’t forget: Shared Inquiry Circle #1 is on Wednesday! Be prepared!

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

32 of 43

Friday, April 21, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Review Shared Inquiry Circle
    • Assign Groups
  • Freewrite Friday!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by writing on a topic for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Writing 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Vocabulary squares -- chunk 1 of 3

MAYFAIR READS is TOMORROW! Come out!

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

33 of 43

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Ind. Reading: Into the Wild
    • Discussion
  • Introduce Shared Inquiry Circle
    • Groups of three
  • Writer’s Notebook:
    • Simplicity

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze how the words of others can influence our action by reading Into the Wild and writing about their own inspirations.

[CCCS: Reading 1; Writing 1; Language 4]

Homework:

  • Vocabulary squares -- chunk 1 of 3

MAYFAIR READS is this SATURDAY! Come out!

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

34 of 43

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Ind. Reading: Into the Wild
  • Writer’s Notebook
    • Inspiration
  • Vocabulary (Chunk 1 of 3)

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze how the words of others can influence our action by reading Into the Wild and writing about their own inspirations.

[CCCS: Reading 1; Writing 1; Language 4]

Homework:

  • Be kind to one another :)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

35 of 43

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • Visit the library:
    • Pick up Into the Wild*
  • Writer’s Notebook
    • Gap Year
  • Read/discuss the author’s note

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by reading their SSR book for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Reading 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Be kind to one another :)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

36 of 43

Monday, April 17, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Into the Wild

  • SSR

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by reading their SSR book for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Reading 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Be kind to one another :)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

37 of 43

Friday, April 7, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Politics of Food

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by writing on a topic for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Writing 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Have a fun and safe Spring Break!

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

38 of 43

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Politics of Food

  • District Reading Assessment
    • Multiple Choice
    • online.schoolcity.com/bellflower
    • Must use @s.busd.k12.ca.us

Today’s objective(s):

Students will evaluate a writer’s position by writing an argument essy.

[CCCS: Writing 1]

Homework:

  • Be kind to one another :)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

39 of 43

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Politics of Food

  • District Writing Assessment: Day 2
    • In class essay

Today’s objective(s):

Students will evaluate a writer’s position by writing an argument essy.

[CCCS: Writing 1]

Homework:

  • Be kind to one another :)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

40 of 43

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Politics of Food

  • District Writing Assessment: Day 1
    • Read
    • Annotate

Today’s objective(s):

Students will determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development by reading and annotating four sources for the district assessment.

[CCCS: Reading Information 2]

Homework:

  • Be kind to one another :)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

41 of 43

Monday, April 3, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: The Politics of Food

  • SSR

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by reading their SSR book for 40 minutes.

[CCCS: Reading 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Be kind to one another :)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 2

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