Theme: Preparing for the World Outside
Rationale: You are about to leave your structured school environment, an environment that has been your normal day for the past thirteen years. The world outside of the structured school system is very different. This class is geared toward helping you understand the world in which you are about to enter. It is geared toward students who will be entering college as well as students entering the job force. In this class, you will be given the opportunity to explore different types of writing (formal, informal, research, and much more). You will also read complex texts and nonfiction novels/articles, all of which will help you understand the world in which you live.
March 2-6
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Mar 2:
Mar 3: Mar 4: Mar 5: Mar 6: Career Fair - No Class |
February 24-28
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Feb 24: Finish Exam
Feb 25: AMND Movie Feb 26: AMND Movie Feb 27: AMND Movie Feb 28: AMND Movie |
February 17-21
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Feb 17: No School
Feb 18: Hand out study guides; Finish Act V Feb 19: Review Feb 20: Review Feb 21: Begin Exam |
February 10-14
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Feb 10: Act III.ii
Feb 11: Act IV.i Feb 12: Act IV.ii Feb 13: Act V Feb 14: No School |
February 3-7
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Feb 3: Celebration - No Class
Feb 4: Act II. i Feb 5: Finish Act II.i; Act II.ii Feb 6: Finish Act II Summary Journals Feb 7: Act III,i |
January 27-31
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Jan 27: Infographic Work
Jan 28: Infographic Work Jan 29: Start Act I.i Jan 30: Finish Act I.i Jan 31: Act I.ii |
January 20-24
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Jan 20: No School
Jan 21: Shakespeare Introduction Jan 22: Introduce Infographic Jan 23: Infographic Work Jan 24: Infographic Work |
January 13-17
Jan 13: Work time
Jan 14: Work time Jan 15: Work time Jan 16: Work time Jan 17: Final Paper due |
January 6-10
Jan 6: Take Feedback, edit essays
Jan 7: Take Feedback, edit essays Jan 8: Take Feedback, edit essays Jan 9: Opposing Side Jan 10: Work time |
December 16-20
This Week
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Dec 16: DUE: Introduction (Thesis) (Conference if necessary)
Dec 17: Teach: Appendix; DUE: Conclusion; Annotated Bibliography and Works Cited; Drafting Day Dec 18: Teach: Title Page; DUE: Draft 1 Peer Editing Day Dec 19: DUE: Peer Editing information; Editing/Revising Day Dec 20: DUE: Essay (draft 2) (at end of school day) |
December 9-13
Dec 9: DUE: One Body Section; 10 Research Cards (35 total)/1 source card (4 total) (Conference if necessary)
Dec 10: Drafting Day/Research Day Dec 11: DUE: One Body Section; 10 Research Cards (45 total) (Conference if necessary) Dec 12: Teach: Introduction (Thesis)/Conclusion; Drafting Day Dec 13: Teach: Works Cited; DUE: One Body Section; 5 Research Cards (50 total) (Conference if necessary) |
December 2-6
Dec 2: Teach: Outline and Subheadings; DUE: 5 Research Cards/1 Source Card
Dec 3: Work on Outline (Conference if necessary); DUE: Outline Dec 4: DUE: 20 Research Cards (15 total)/2 Source Card (2 total); Conferences on Outline Dec 5: Teach: Writing Body Sections; Work on one body section (Conference if necessary) Dec 6: Teach: Parenthetical vs In-Text Citations; Work on one body section (Conference if necessary) |
November 25-27
Nov 25: Teach: Research and Source Notecards; Teach: Annotated Bibliography; Conferences on Proposal
Nov 26: Conferences on Proposal Nov 27: School Cancelled |
November 18-22
Nov 18: Write Persuasive Essay
Nov 19: Persuasive Essay DUE Nov 20: Teach: Research Proposal; Work on Proposal Nov 21: Teach: Scholarly vs Popular Sources; Work on Proposal Nov 22: Work on Proposal |
November 11-15
Nov 11: No School - Veteran's Day
Nov 12: Complete Process Essay final draft Nov 13: Complete Classification Essay final draft Nov 14: Begin Persuasive Essay; go over research topics Nov 15: Persuasive Essay |
November 4-8
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Noc 4: Classification workshop
Nov 5: Classification workshop Nov 6: Classification workshop/Peer Editing Nov 7: Classification workshop/Peer Editing Nov 8: Classification essay due |
October 28-November 1
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Example Categorization |
October 21-25
October 14-18
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Oct 14: Compare and Contrast
Oct 15: Compare and Contrast Oct 16: Compare/Contrast First draft due Oct 17: No School Oct 18: No School |
October 7-11
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Oct 7: Finish Descriptive, apply feedback
Oct 8: Compare and Contrast Essay; Sample #1; Sample #2 Oct 9: Developing a good thesis; Beginning drafting; Compare and Contrast 150 words Oct 10: Compare and Contrast 300 words Oct 11: Compare and Contrast 450 words |
September 30-October 4
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Sept 30: Descriptive workshop - Goal 300 words
Oct 1: Descriptive workshop - Goal 450 words/Begin Peer Editing Oct 2: Peer Editing/Essay Due Oct 3: Peer Editing/Essay Due Oct 4: Discuss Compare/Contrast Essay |
September 23-27
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Sept 23: Finish Narratives
Sept 24: Teach Descriptive essay, Sept 25: Run on/Incomplete Sentences; Descriptive topics due Sept 26: Descriptive workshop - Goal 150 words Sept 27: No Class |
September 16-20
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Sept 18: RIPL Training Sept 19: College Fair |
Sept 16: Impactful conclusions; a look at the rubric
Sept 17: Narrative Sept 18: Peer Editing/Due Sept 19: College Fair Sept 20: Self-Editing |
September 9-13
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Sept 9: Continue Mini-Essay assignment (Editing and Revising)
Sept 10: Mini-Essay due Sept 11: Introduce Narrative; choosing and narrowing a topic Sept 12: Engaging introductions; Goal - 150 total words typed Sept 13: Consistent body paragraphs; Goal - 300 total words typed |
September 2-6
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Sept 2: No School
Sept 3: Welcome Back! Class meeting with Klug - No Class Sept 4: Discuss classroom expectations; get to know me activity, etc. Sept 5: Take Writing Interest Survey; Discuss fears and other feelings about writing; Mini-Essay assignment - What was your most exciting experience from this past summer? (Brainstorm and outline) Sept 6: Continue Mini-Essay assignment (Drafting) |