1 of 48

Tues/Wed/Thurs, January 24-26, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • Time to Review/Check Vocab List #1
  • LHoD Semester Final
    • Chapters 1-14 and Vocab List 1
  • Ind. Reading Time

tinyurl.com/bellflowersurvey

Today’s objective(s):

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of new words and their comprehension of the novel by acing a final like a boss.

[CCCS: Reading 1 & 2 and Lang. 4]

Homework:

  1. Keep reading LHoD!
  2. 3P Self-Reflection PAST DUE.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

2 of 48

Monday, January 23, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • What will the quiz/finals look like?
  • Independent Reading Time
  • Chapters 1-14
    • Discussion

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze the characters and their interactions in this book by getting classmates’ thoughts on a passage.

[CCCS: Reading 1 & 2 and S/L 1]

Homework:

  • Keep reading LHoD!
  • 3P Self-Reflection DUE TODAY.
  • Wave One DUE: TODAY by 6 p.m.
    • If you’re not Wave One, go on and comment!

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

3 of 48

Friday, January 20, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • Elbow Vid: Options for Getting Feedback
  • Independent Reading: LHoD
  • Notebook Pass
    • Have a passage ready!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze the characters and their interactions in this book by getting classmates’ thoughts on a passage.

[CCCS: Reading 1 & 2 and S/L 1]

Homework:

  • Keep reading LHoD!
  • 3P Self-Reflection DUE Monday.
  • Wave One DUE: Monday 1/23 by 6 p.m.
    • If you’re not Wave One, go on and comment!

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

4 of 48

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • Independent Reading: LHoD
  • Vocabulary Work
    • List #1
    • List #2 (new)

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze the characters and their interactions in this book by discussing with a partner.

[CCCS: Reading 1 & 2 and S/L 1]

Homework:

  • Keep reading LHoD!
  • Elbow Video FRIDAY: Options for Getting Feedback
  • Wave One DUE: Monday 1/23 by 6 p.m.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

5 of 48

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • Elbow Vid: Revising with Feedback
  • Independent Reading: LHoD
    • Discussion
  • Chapter 8 Close Reading

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze the characters and their interactions in this book by close reading a passage from Chapter 8.

[CCCS: Reading 1 & 2 and S/L 1]

Homework:

  • Keep reading LHoD!
  • Elbow Video FRIDAY: Options for Getting Feedback
  • Wave One DUE: Monday 1/23 by 6 p.m.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

6 of 48

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • Elbow Vid: Quick Revising
  • Independent Reading: LHoD
    • Discussion
  • Blogging for this unit!
    • 3 Waves!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze the characters and their interactions in this book by discussing with a partner.

[CCCS: Reading 1 & 2 and S/L 1]

Homework:

  • Keep reading LHoD!
  • Elbow Video TOMORROW: Revising with Feedback
  • Elbow Video FRIDAY: Options for Getting Feedback

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

7 of 48

Friday, January 13, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • Elbow Vid: How to Get Power Through Voice
  • Independent Reading: LHoD
  • Chapters 1-7 Discussion
    • Partners … flow map
    • Whole Class

Today’s objective(s):

Students will summarize chapters 1-7 of LHoD by discussing with a partner and creating a map of key events.

[CCCS: Reading 1 & 2 and S/L 1]

Homework:

  • Keep reading LHoD!
  • Elbow Video TUESDAY: Quick Revising

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

Period 1 (F)

8 of 48

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • Elbow Vid: A Catalog of Reader-Based Questions
  • Independent Reading: LHoD
    • + Discussion
  • Save the Last Word for Me

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze the characters of the story by discussing key passages from the text.

[CCCS: Reading 1 and Speaking & Listening 1]

Homework:

  • Keep reading LHoD! Chapter 7 at the least by FRIDAY.
  • Elbow Video TOMORROW: How to Get Power Through Voice

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

9 of 48

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • Writer’s Notebook: Argaven’s Fear
  • Independent Reading: LHoD
    • + Discussion
  • Vocabulary: Batch 1

Today’s objective(s):

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

[CCCS: Speaking and Listening 1]

Homework:

  • Keep reading LHoD! Chapter 7 at the least by FRIDAY.
  • Elbow Video TOMORROW: A Catalog of Reader-Based Questions
  • Elbow Video FRIDAY: How to Get Power Through Voice

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

10 of 48

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • Bookmark Set-Up
  • Independent Reading: LHoD
  • Passage Pull
    • One together!
    • Two in pairs!

Today’s objective(s):

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

[CCCS: Speaking and Listening 1]

Homework:

  • Keep reading LHoD! Chapter 7 at the least by FRIDAY.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

11 of 48

Monday, January 9, 2017

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • SSR
    • Left Hand of Darkness

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:

  • Keep reading LHoD!

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

12 of 48

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • Christmas Party :]

Today’s objective(s):

Students will gain a context for reading LHoD by listening to what it’s about and reading the beginning of Chapter 1.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

  • Keep reading LHoD!

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

13 of 48

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • Deconstruct Standard: Language 4
  • Habit: Questioning and Problem Posing
  • LHoD
    • Read and Discuss

Today’s objective(s):

Students will gain a context for reading LHoD by listening to what it’s about and reading the beginning of Chapter 1.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

  • Keep reading LHoD!

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

14 of 48

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Left Hand of Darkness

  • Introduce Left Hand of Darkness
  • To the library! Check-out LHoD
  • Begin Chapter 1
    • Read and Discuss

Today’s objective(s):

Students will gain a context for reading LHoD by listening to what it’s about and reading the beginning of Chapter 1.

[CCCS: Reading 1]

Homework:

  • Start reading LHoD!

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

15 of 48

Monday, December 19, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online and Anonymous

  • Turn in O&A texts
  • 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:

  • Final blog post and comment is due tonight!

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

16 of 48

Friday, December 16, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Freewrite Friday

  • Freewrite Friday!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will build their endurance as writers by writing on a topic of their own choosing for an extended period of time.

[CCCS: Writing 10]

Homework:

  • Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

17 of 48

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online and Anonymous

  • Time to Review/Check Vocab
  • O&A Vocab Quiz
  • Elbow Vid: Breathing Experience into Expository Writing
  • Portfolio Maintenance

Today’s objective(s):

Students will demonstrate their understanding of new words by acing a vocab quiz like a boss.

[CCCS: Language 1 and 4]

Homework:

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

18 of 48

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online and Anonymous

  • In-Class Essay

Today’s objective(s):

Students will write.

[CCCS: Reading 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Vocab Squares due TOMORROW! (Quiz!)
  • DUE: NYT Room for Debate
  • Elbow Vid TOMORROW: Breathing Experience into Expository Writing
  • Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

19 of 48

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online and Anonymous

  • Not just trolls and dissidents:
    • Prosocial and anonymous
  • Preparing to write:
    • Review the prompt
  • A few comments about thesis statements (let’s review the rubric):
    • Stake out a clear position
  • Create a notebook page:
    • Summary, Paraphrase, Quote

Today’s objective(s):

Students will read; students will prepare to write.

[CCCS: Reading 10 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Vocab Squares due Thurs 12/15 (Quiz!)
  • DUE: NYT Room for Debate
  • Elbow Vid THURSDAY: Breathing Experience into Expository Writing
  • Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

20 of 48

Monday, December 12, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online and Anonymous

  • DUE: NYT Room for Debate
  • 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:

  • Vocab Squares due Thurs 12/15 (Quiz!)
  • Elbow Vid THURSDAY: Breathing Experience into Expository Writing
  • Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

21 of 48

Friday, December 9, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online and Anonymous

  • NYT Room for Debate
    • Explore the articles
    • Complete the chart
    • ** DUE MONDAY.
  • Freewrite Friday

Today’s objective(s):

Students will further analyze the topic of anonymity online by breaking down key pieces of a New York Times’ Room for Debate.

[CCCS: Reading 1, 2, 6 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Vocab Squares due Thurs 12/15 (Quiz!)
  • Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

22 of 48

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online and Anonymous

  • Elbow Vid: Breathing Experience into Words
  • NYT Room for Debate
    • Explore the articles
    • Complete the chart

Today’s objective(s):

Students will further analyze the topic of anonymity online by breaking down key pieces of a New York Times’ Room for Debate.

[CCCS: Reading 1, 2, 6 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Vocab Squares due Thurs 12/15 (Quiz!)
  • Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

23 of 48

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online and Anonymous

  • Elbow Vid: Writing and Voice
  • Introduce O & A Vocabulary (8+8!)
  • Finish Lindy West “What Happened When I Confronted My Cruellest Troll”
    • Stop and Respond
  • Begin: NYT Room for Debate
  • Or, try this

Today’s objective(s):

Students will discuss Lindy West’s experience with internet trolling by responding after key parts of the text and writing their own thoughts on how a victim of trolling should respond.

[CCCS: Reading 1, 2, 6 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Elbow Vid TOMORROW: Breathing Experience into Words
  • Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

24 of 48

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online and Anonymous

  • Writer’s Notebook: Sticks and Stones
  • Lindy West “What Happened When I Confronted My Cruellest Troll”
    • Stop and Respond
  • O & A Vocabulary
    • 8+8!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will discuss Lindy West’s experience with internet trolling by responding after key parts of the text and writing their own thoughts on how a victim of trolling should respond.

[CCCS: Reading 1, 2, 6 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Elbow Vid Tomorrow: Writing and Voice
  • Elbow Vid Thursday: Breathing Experience into Words
  • Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

25 of 48

Monday, December 5, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online and Anonymous

  • 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:

  • Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

  • First blog (and comment) is DUE TODAY!

FYI: You should always have an independent reading book with you.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

26 of 48

Friday, December 2, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Freewrite Friday

  • Rhetorical Précis Check-up
  • Freewrite Friday!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will build their endurance as writers by writing on a topic of their own choosing for an extended period of time.

[CCCS: Writing 10]

Homework:

  • Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

27 of 48

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online and Anonymous

  • Elbow Vid: Three Tricky Relationships to an Audience
  • Analyze: Farhad Manjoo’s “Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases”
    • The Rhetorical Précis
      • Structure and Examples
      • “We do, You do ... with Manjoo!”
  • Writer’s Notebook: Sticks and Stones

Today’s objective(s):

Students will analyze Manjoo’s article and the rhetorical moves he makes by properly writing a rhetorical précis.

[CCCS: Reading 1, 2, 6]

Homework:

  • Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

28 of 48

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online and Anonymous

  • Elbow Vid: The Loop Writing Process
  • Exploring Key Concepts: Word Web
    • Civ-
  • Discuss: Farhad Manjoo’s “Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases”
  • Rhetorical Strategies
  • 2nd Read: Manjoo
    • Partner Annotations

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:

  • Elbow Vid tomorrow: “Three Tricky Relationships to an Audience”
  • Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

29 of 48

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Online and Anonymous

  • Habit: Managing Impulsivity
  • Writer’s Notebook: Trolls
  • Introduce BLOG Assignment
  • Survey the texts
    • Predict, 2 Paragraphs, Discuss
  • First Read: Farhad Manjoo’s “Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases”

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:

  • Elbow Vid tomorrow: “The Loop Writing Process”
  • Elbow Vid Thursday: “Three Tricky Relationships to an Audience”
  • Blogging again--and keep it going!

Due by: First: Dec. 5; Second: Dec. 12; Third: Dec. 19

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

30 of 48

Monday, November 28, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • 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:

FYI: You should always have an independent reading book with you.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

31 of 48

Friday, November 18, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: Freewrite Friday

  • Elbow Vid: The Open-Ended Writing Process
  • Free-write Friday

Today’s objective(s):

Students will build their endurance as writers by writing on a topic of their own choosing for an extended period of time.

[CCCS: Writing 10]

Homework:

(a) Blog! 1 post, 2 comments - DUE TODAY

    • FAQ - Ask (and answer) two of your own Frequently Asked Questions about college or career
  1. Have a great Thanksgiving break!
    • Be thankful.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

32 of 48

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Elbow Vid: The Direct Writing Process
  • Debrief District Writing Assessment
    • Successes and Challenges
    • Notebook Essay Record Keeping
  • Beef up those writing territories!

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their personal statements by sharing their work with numerous classmates and identifying the elements of their personal statements.

[CCCS: Writing 5]

Homework:

(a) Elbow Vid: “Open Ended Writing Process” -

TOMORROW

(b) Blog! 1 post, 2 comments - DUE FRIDAY

    • FAQ - Ask (and answer) two of your own Frequently Asked Questions about college or career

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

33 of 48

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Due: Vocab Squares & Annotations
  • Time to review
  • “What’s Next?” Vocab Quiz
  • Shots of Awe: Awe
    • Habit: Creating, Imagining, and Innovating
  • Deconstruct: Language 3

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their personal statements by sharing their work with numerous classmates and identifying the elements of their personal statements.

[CCCS: Writing 5]

Homework:

(a) Elbow Vid: “Direct Writing Process” -

TOMORROW

(b) Elbow Vid: “Open Ended Writing Process” -

FRIDAY

(c) Blog! 1 post, 2 comments - DUE FRIDAY

    • FAQ - Ask (and answer) two of your own Frequently Asked Questions about college or career

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

34 of 48

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Due: Personal Statement Final
  • Personal Statement Reflection
    • Portfolios:

Place these in this order (from top to bottom)

        • Reflection
        • Final Draft
        • Second Draft
        • First Draft
    • FINAL DRAFT-> turnitin.com
  • Vocab squares

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their personal statements by sharing their work with numerous classmates and identifying the elements of their personal statements.

[CCCS: Writing 5]

Homework:

  • Vocab Squares and Quiz - DUE TOMORROW
  • ALSO: Your Annotated Articles!
  • Blog! 1 post, 2 comments - DUE FRIDAY
    • FAQ - Ask (and answer) two of your own Frequently Asked Questions about college or career

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

35 of 48

Monday, November 14, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • SSR

Today’s objective(s):

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

[CCCS: Reading 1 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • PS Final Draft - DUE TOMORROW
  • Vocab Squares and Quiz - DUE WEDNESDAY
  • Blog! 1 post, 2 comments - DUE FRIDAY
    • FAQ - Ask (and answer) two of your own Frequently Asked Questions about college or career

FYI: You should always have an independent reading book with you.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

36 of 48

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Due: Personal Statement DRAFT 2
  • Deconstruct Standards: Writing 2 & 3
  • BLIND read around
  • Things to consider
  • Group discussion
  • Best of the bunch

Today’s objective(s):

Students will improve their personal statements by sharing their work with numerous classmates and identifying the elements of their personal statements.

[CCCS: Writing 5]

Homework:

  • Work on vocab squares.
  • PS Final Draft due Tuesday.
  • Blog! 1 post, 2 comments by November 18
    • FAQ - Ask (and answer) two of your own Frequently Asked Questions about college or career

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

37 of 48

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Mini-Lesson: Filling in the Gaps
    • Personal Statements vs. Apps
  • Writer’s Workshop:
    • Peer reviews?
    • Teacher conferences?
    • Additional drafting?
    • Sentence revisions?

Today’s objective(s):

  • Students will improve their personal statements by understanding how to “fill in the gaps” and getting feedback from peers and teacher.

[CCCS: Writing 1, 2, 3 and S&L 1]

Homework:

  • Work on PS Draft 2 - DUE TOMORROW (typed, MLA format, printed, ID # only).
  • Blog! 1 post, 2 comments by November 18
    • FAQ - Ask (and answer) two of your own Frequently Asked Questions about college or career

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

38 of 48

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Habit Annotation: Applying past knowledge to new situations
  • Syllabi Activity:
    • Groups of 4
    • Investigate and Respond
    • Multiple rounds!
  • Time to revise and work on vocab

Today’s objective(s):

  • Students will understand the expectations of college courses by exploring class syllabi and discussing them with a small group.

[CCCS: Reading 10 and S&L 1]

Homework:

  • Work on PS Draft 2 - DUE THURSDAY (typed, MLA format, printed, ID # only).
  • Blog! 1 post, 2 comments by November 18
    • FAQ - Ask (and answer) two of your own Frequently Asked Questions about college or career

FYI: You should always have an independent reading book with you.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

39 of 48

Monday, November 7, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • SSR

Today’s objective(s):

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

[CCCS: Reading 1 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Work on PS Draft 2 - DUE THURSDAY (typed, MLA format, printed, ID # only).
  • Blog! 1 post, 2 comments by November 18
    • FAQ - Ask (and answer) two of your own Frequently Asked Questions about college or career

FYI: You should always have an independent reading book with you.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

40 of 48

Friday, November 3, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Finish jigsaw discussion
  • Elbow Vid: “Sharing”
  • Peer Sharing
    • Read aloud … 2 partners, 2 times
  • Mini-lesson: Suggested Structure
    • Revise your drafts!

Today’s objective(s):

  • Students will explore advice about college by annotating articles and participating in a jigsaw activity.

[CCCS: Reading 1 and S&L 1]

Homework:

  • Work on PS Draft 2 - DUE THURSDAY (typed, MLA format).
  • Blog! 1 post, 2 comments by November 18
    • FAQ - Ask (and answer) two of your own Frequently Asked Questions about college or career

FYI: You should always have an independent reading book with you.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

41 of 48

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • A reminder of the calendar.
  • Writer’s Notebook:
    • “Describe yourself to a stranger”
  • Short article JigSaw
    • Homogeneous groups meet:
      • All 1s … 2s … 3s … 4s … 5s
      • Work out details of the article
    • Heterogenous groups meet
      • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Explain, annotate

Today’s objective(s):

  • Students will explore advice about college by annotating articles and participating in a jigsaw activity.

[CCCS: Reading 1 and S&L 1]

Homework:

  • Work on PS Draft 1 - DUE TOMORROW (typed, MLA format).
  • Elbow Vid: “Sharing” TOMORROW.

FYI: You should always have an independent reading book with you.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

Blanck/Colln

42 of 48

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • SSR (35 mins)
  • “What’s Next?” vocabulary squares

Today’s objective(s):

  • Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by reading their SSR book and completing vocab squares.

[CCCS: Reading 1 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Work on PS Draft 1 - DUE TOMORROW (typed, MLA format).
  • Elbow Vid: “Sharing” TOMORROW.

FYI: You should always have an independent reading book with you.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

Fletcher

43 of 48

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Writer’s Notebook:
    • “Describe yourself to a stranger”
  • Short article JigSaw
    • Homogeneous groups meet:
      • All 1s, all 2s, all 3s, all 4s
      • Work out details of the article
    • Heterogenous groups meet
      • 1, 2, 3, 4: Explain, annotate
  • Vocab words (for sub day tomorrow)

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

Today’s objective(s):

  • Students will write in notebooks for 10 minutes without disturbance or struggle
  • Students will work together to annotate 3 new facts from 4 articles of reading.

[CCCS: Reading 1; S/L 1)]

Homework:

  1. Work on PS Draft 1.
  2. Elbow Vid: “Sharing” on FRIDAY.

FYI: You should always have an independent reading book with you.

Fletcher

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • SSR (35 mins)
  • “What’s Next?” vocabulary squares

Today’s objective(s):

  • Students will improve their fluency and vocabulary by reading their SSR book and completing vocab squares.

[CCCS: Reading 1 and Language 1]

Homework:

  • Work on PS Draft 1.
  • Elbow Vid: “Sharing” on FRIDAY.

FYI: You should always have an independent reading book with you.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

Blanck/Colln

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Naviance presentation

Today’s objective(s):

  • Students will demonstrate their good speaking and listening skills by attentively taking part in the Naviance presentation.

[CCCS: Speaking and Listening 1]

Homework:

  • Work on PS Draft 1.
  • Elbow Vid: “Sharing” on FRIDAY.

FYI: You should always have an independent reading book with you.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

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Monday, October 31, 2016

Today’s agenda:

Unit: What’s Next After High School?

  • Writer’s Notebook:
    • “Remember your greatest success”
  • Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism”
    • Discussion: Why is it important?
  • Introduce Jigsaw Activity for sub day.
    • Form a group, assign an article.
    • Start to read/annotate.
  • The Personal Statement
    • Focus yourselves.

Today’s objective(s):

  • Students will demonstrate knowledge of how to pull and analyze main ideas and make connections within a text by acing a test like a boss.

[CCCS: Reading 1 + many others]

Homework:

  • Work on PS Draft 1.
  • Elbow Vid: “Sharing” on FRIDAY.

FYI: You should always have an independent reading book with you.

Mayfair High School Expository Reading & Writing Class

Semester 1

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