Monday, Oct. 8 2018

American Literature,  Monday Oct. 8, 2018

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

1. W.3 Elaboration of evidence- effectively develop idea using listing,
analogy, personal experience, etc.

3. W.3 Conventions- craft sentences using a variety of logical stylistic
punctuation choices (Sentence Fluency)

Agenda:

HOMEWORK: Finish "This I Believe" essay- due
Wednesday, Oct. 17

All redo work due to Finck by Wednesday, Oct. 10, no
exceptions, no excuses.

1. SSR

2. DOL CODE: VBIU3

Write two serial comma sentences using your words from your list.

3. Work on introduction/hook  and body paragraphs for the “This I
Believe” essay.

Homework: Finish "This I Believe" essay due
Wednesday, Oct. 17

All redo work due to Finck by Wednesday, Oct. 10, no
exceptions, no excuses.

Friday, Oct. 5 2018

American Literature,  Friday Oct. 5, 2018

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

1. W.3 Elaboration of evidence- effectively develop idea using
R.O.E.- reading/viewing, observation, and personal experience.

Agenda: NOTE: Yes, we have ditched the Sentence Fluency
Math assignment.

HOMEWORK: Revisions for High school Horror or Triadic
Interview or Biobags assignment due Wednesday, Oct. 10. I will
not take them after this date. I will not see you this day because of
PSAT, but drop it by or get it done earlier.

1. SSR (10 min.)

2. Writing body paragraphs

3. Writing conference while you work. No chrome books until your
rough draft is done.

4. The Hook- starting this whole thing:
1. Story- Remember the story about George Washington and
the cherry tree?
2. Statistic- 4/5 dentists agree that Crest is essential for healthy
teeth, but what about that 5th dentist? What if I told you...
3. Shocking observation- In 20 years the ocean will rise between
1 and 2 feet. Great for waves, but not for beachfront property, and not
for the increased hurricanes and typhoons.
4. Ask and answer a question: How many want to go to college?
That answer would change if it was free.

then write to your belief statement.

Homework: Revisions for High school Horror or Triadic
Interview or Biobags assignment due Wednesday, Oct. 10. I will
not take them after this date.

Wednesday, Oct. 3 2018

American Literature,  Wednesday Oct. 3, 2018

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

1. W.3 Elaboration of evidence- effectively develop idea using listing,
analogy, personal experience, etc.

3. W.3 Conventions- craft sentences using a variety of logical stylistic
punctuation choices
RL.1- Cite strong/ throrough text evidence

Agenda:

HOMEWORK: Revisions for High school Horror or Triadic
Interview or Biobags assignment due Wednesday, Oct. 10.
I will not take them after this date. PRINT IT AND
HIGHLIGHT CHANGES.

1. SSR (12 min)

2. DOL Code: UTM3- Craft 2 sentences using serial comma format

3. What does reading “Born in the USA” tell us about the speaker’s
belief?

4. Contrast that message w/ “God Bless the USA”- critically read this
song. What does the speaker believe?

5. Read “Theme for English B” poem by Langston Hughes.  What
is the message? Which lines tell you this?

6. Craft a belief statement about something important to you or
about America. Share w/ your UNO partner. Follow the A/B
partner protocol.

Uno partner- See if you can paraphrase why they believe what
they do about their topic. We will walk through this together.

Homework: Revisions for High school Horror or Triadic
Interview or Biobags assignment due Wednesday, Oct. 10.
I will not take them after this date. PRINT IT AND
HIGHLIGHT CHANGES.

Monday, Oct. 1 2018

American Literature,  Monday Oct. 1, 2018

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

1. W.3 Elaboration of evidence- effectively develop idea using listing,
analogy, personal experience, etc.

3. W.3 Conventions- craft sentences using a variety of logical stylistic
punctuation choices (Sentence Fluency)

RL.1- Cite strong/ throrough text evidence

Agenda:

HOMEWORK: Bring your SSR book Wednesday

1. Taking America’s temperature

How do we measure America?

Essential question: What do you believe, either personally, or
about America?

2. Critically read “Born in the USA” and “God Bless the USA” -
note important themes and phrases

3. What are each song saying about its particular American
Experience?

4. If we have time, read “Theme for English B” poem by Langston
Hughes

Homework:

Friday, Sept. 28 2018

American Literature,  Friday Sept. 28, 2018

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

1. W.3 Elaboration of evidence- effectively develop idea using listing,
analogy, personal experience, etc.

3. W.3 Conventions- craft sentences using a variety of logical stylistic
punctuation choices (Sentence Fluency)

RL.1- Cite strong/ throrough text evidence

Agenda: Show me your binder and notebook

HOMEWORK:

1. Look at shelves in library after Ms. Beazizo gives book talk

2. Print High School Horror in library (or give me hand written
copy- it needs to readable).

3. Gallery Walk High School Horrors (positive feedback)

Something I liked…

Something I can relate to/agree with…

Something that surprised me…

Something I want to know more about..

4. Finish and Discuss Sentence Fluency Math

5. Essential question: What do you believe, either personally, or
about America?

6. Critically read “Born in the USA” and “God Bless the USA” -
note important themes and phrases

Homework:

Wednesday, Sept. 26 2018

American Literature,  Wednesday Sept. 26, 2018

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

1. W.3 Elaboration of evidence- effectively develop idea using listing,
analogy, personal experience, etc.

3. W.3 Conventions- craft sentences using a variety of logical stylistic
punctuation choices (Sentence Fluency)

Agenda:

HOMEWORK: Finish final draft of your “Pet Peeve” high school
horror- you are “presenting” these Friday

1. DOL- Code: HTI3- Serial comma (commas in a series- the Oxford
Comma).

Angel sang 3 songs, drank water, and sprayed her bandmates with
champagne during her second encore of the night.

Book Talk

Shelves by table group

2. Sentence Fluency

Read “On a Wing and a Prayer” and finish Sentence Fluency
Math.

3. Finish H.S. Horror

4. AMERICA IS WHAT ???

5. Critically read “Born in the USA” and “God Bless the USA”
- note important themes and phrases

Left side of margins	Right side of Margins
Says: What the lyrics say here in my words	Does: what the author does here- for example, the author uses similes, rhymes, swears, etc. to make a point about ____.

Born in the USA- Bruce Springsteen- 1984 Born down in a dead man's town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground You end up like a dog that's been beat too much 'Til you spend half your life just coverin' up [Chorus] Born in the U.S.A I was born in the U.S.A I was born in the U.S.A Born in the U.S.A [Verse 2] Got in a little hometown jam So they put a rifle in my hand Sent me off to a foreign land To go and kill the yellow man [Chorus] Born in the U.S.A I was born in the U.S.A I was born in the U.S.A I was born in the U.S.A Born in the U.S.A

[Verse 3] Come back home to the refinery Hiring man says "Son if it was up to me" Went down to see my V.A. man He said "Son, don't you understand" [Verse 4] I had a brother at Khe Sanh fighting off the Viet Cong They're still there, he's all gone He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms nowVerse 5] Down in the shadow of the penitentiary Out by the gas fires of the refinery I'm ten years burning down the road Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go [Chorus] Born in the U.S.A I was born in the U.S.A Born in the U.S.A I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A Born in the U.S.A Born in the U.S.A Born in the U.S.A I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A

“God Bless the USA”- Lee Greenwood 1984 If tomorrow all the things were gone I'd worked for all my life And I had to start again with just my children and my wife I'd thank my lucky stars to be livin' here today 'Cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can't take that away And I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me And I'd gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today 'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the USA From the lakes of Minnesota, to the hills of Tennessee Across the plains of Texas, from sea to shining sea From Detroit down to Houston and New York to LA Well, there's pride in every American heart And it's time we stand and say

That I'm proud to be an American /where at least I know I'm free And I won't forget the men who died, / who gave that right to me And I'd gladly stand up next to you / and defend her still today 'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the USA And I'm proud to be an American / where at least I know I'm free And I won't forget the men who died, /who gave that right to me And I'd gladly stand up next to you /and defend her still today 'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the USA

Homework:

Finish High School Horror

Monday, Sept. 24 2018

American Literature,  Monday Sept. 24, 2018

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

1. W.3 Elaboration of evidence- effectively develop idea using listing,
analogy, personal experience, etc.

3. W.3 Conventions- craft sentences using a variety of logical stylistic
punctuation choices (Sentence Fluency)

Agenda: Show me your binder and notebook

HOMEWORK: Finish rough draft of your “Pet Peeve” high school
horror

1. Finish High School Horror for Wednesday/E.O.P.

a. If you finish your High School Horror-Submit to Google
Classroom--Code: svnvms

b. Save copy as “True High School Horror” VERY IMPORTANT.

2. Read "On a Wing and a Prayer" and complete sentence fluency
handout parts A-E.
Group A) 1-3 Group B) 4-5 Group C) 6-9
Group D) 10-12 Group E) 13-15 Group F) 16-19

3.If we have time-- Begin critically reading “Born in the USA” and
“God Bless the USA”

Homework: