Weeks 6 and 7 ( subject to change)

Week 6 and 7 Syllabus (subject to change)

Past Due:

·      Focus: Driving Questions:

o   What is the impact of social media on character? 

o   How does a critical thinker evaluate a speech?

o   How do symbols convey meaning?

o   What role do symbols play in transmitting cultural heritage? 

o   Research 3 sources to support your ideas for a class discussion

Monday 21:

Class work:

•        Distribute Reading Logs for AR
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•        Graphic Organizer will be distributed for “I have a Dream” speech
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•        Listen and reread:  Spoken and Written Texts I Have a Dream Speech http://freedomsring.stanford.edu/?view=Speech
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•       Start Graphic Organizer

Homework: Complete Graphic Organizer on “I have a Dream” speech. Be sure to identify all of the items/rhetorical devices Dr. king used in his speech.

Tuesday 22:

·      Class work:

o   Read Dudley Randall “Ballad of Birmingham” pp.217 in PML

·      Honors 9 Lunch meeting (Dialectical Journal distribution for A Separate Peace).

Homework:

·      Read Taylor Branch  “ The History behind the Ballad” p. 217 in PML

Wednesday 23:

NO school

Thursday 24:

Class work:

o   Videos on Birmingham “ Children’s March”

o   Class Discussion

Homework:

Prompt:  Write a paper that evaluates the credibility of King’s argument. In your paper critique the relationship between generalizations and evidence. Also answer these questions: What is King’s intent with the speech? How does King’s intent affect the structure and tone of his speech?

o   Begin1^st Draft of Paper for Peer review on Friday. Paper due  Sunday by 5 PM  to turnitin.com.

Friday 25th:

Class work:   

·       Peer Review

o   Remember to check that you have: 

1.    Multi-spaced so you can edit

2.    Indent your paragraphs

3.    Check that every paragraph has a topic sentence

4.     Pay close attention to use of transition words.

5.    Capitalize Proper Nouns

6.    Use quotation Marks around Titles

7.    Use third person (he, she, it, they)

8.    Avoid colloquial language  (gonna, wanna, shoulda)

9.    Use descriptive language  (avoid stuff, things, thingies).

10.  No contractions in formal papers

11. BACK IT UP! Back up claims with textual evidence.

12. Direct quotes require quotation mark and crediting of sources in an MLA Format bibliography.  Go to Easybib.com

          

Homework: 

·      Read  and Annotate “Walking with the Wind” by John Lewis pp. 103-110

·      On separate sheets of Paper (not in book) Do After You Read questions  and complete Allegory Chart on pp.111-113

·      BUY A COMPOSITION BOOK FOR YOUR DIALECTICAL JOURNAL/READERS WRITERS NOTEBOOK.  You will need it for next Thursday for your team to earn full credit!  It will be part of your portfolio so it MUST be kept neatly ( no tear outs or sloppy writing).

•  Paper due  Sunday by 5 PM  to turnitin.com.

Monday 28th:

Class work:

·      Peer Correction of pp. 111-113

·      Gary Soto’s “The Grandfather”  pp.47-51

Homework:

·      Complete After You Read questions1-10 p. 52

Tuesday 29^th:

Class work:

·      Begin Constructed Response Paper pp. 52 

·      Download and Use Symbolism Essay Structure from the 9th Grade Box.

Homework:

o    Complete Introduction and two body paragraphs

Wednesday 30^th

Class work:

·      Complete Body Paragraphs and Conclusion of Paper

Homework:

·      Proofread and submit paper to turnitin.com by beginning of class on Thursday.

·      Bring “A Night to Remember” to class

Thursday 1^st

Class work:

·      Groups Assigned

·      Chapter by Chapter Character Lists

·      Driving Question:

·      How did economic class, race, gender impact the survival rates on the Titanic?   What impact did knowledge or lack of knowledge about science and engineering have on the sinking of the Titanic?

Homework:

·      Read Chapters 1 and 2 pp. 1-31

Friday 2nd

Class work:  

·      Distribute Dialectical Journal handout

·      Model Journaling Ch. 1

Homework:

·      Read Ch. 3-6 pp 31-85