Dual enrollment english - quarter 2
Midterm Paper
- Rubric
- Assignment Description
Week 20
Monday, December 12
Establish
SWBAT Work on revising final paper
Engage
- Bellwork: Give the person across from you a compliment
- MLA OWL site (all info on MLA) - Sample of MLA Works Cited Page
- Computer lab
- Ms. Burk checks completed drafts
- Ms. Burk checks book annotations
- Students work on revising DUE THURSDAY
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Tuesday, December 13
SWBAT Work on revising final paper
Engage
- Bellwork: Check ISN and make sure it is updated
- Computer lab
- Discussion on Works Cited
- Students work on revising DUE THURSDAY
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Wednesday, December 14
MIDTERMS
Thursday, December 15
MIDTERMS
Friday, December 16
MIDTERMS
Week 19
Monday, December 5
Establish
SWBAT compose a rough draft
Engage
- Bellwork: How do you feel about your Prospectus?
- Individual Work: Go to computer lab and begin drafting a first draft based on your prospectus and handouts
rough draft DUE Wednesday
To get full points on your rough draft, you must have the following:
1. Introduction
- Working thesis
2. Investigation
- 1 outside source
3. Solution
- 1 outside source
4. Interpretation
- Quote from McCarthy
5. Conclusion
Ms. Burk will meet with students to discuss their prospectus
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Tuesday, December 6
Establish
SWBAT develop their writing skills
Engage
- Bellwork: Write "I will stay on task today in the computer lab or else Ms. Burk will yell at me" 3 times in your bellwork
- Work on 1st draft
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Wednesday, December 7
Establish
SWBAT peer edit
Engage
- Bellwork: Draw a picture of the person sitting across from you
- Revise 1st draft
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Thursday, December 8
Establish
SWBAT revise paper
Engage
- How does this paper prepare you for college?
- Revise - Computer Lab
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Friday, December 9
Establish
SWBAT revise drafts to create 3rd draft
Engage
- Bellwork: What are your weekend plans?
- Revise!
USE RUBRIC - indicate where your partner is missing something
TOPIC AND CONCLUDING SENTENCES IN BP - make sure your partner has TS and CS
- Informal Assessments
- Work on 2nd draft
3rd draft DUE Monday
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Week 18
Monday, November 28
Establish
SWBAT
Engage
- Bellwork: How was your break?
- Individual Work: Write a summary of The Road up until page 212 (be sure to demonstrate that you have made it to page 212)
- Discuss The Road paper
- Group Work: Read The Road
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Tuesday, November 29
Establish
SWBAT
Engage
- Bellwork: What do you enjoy about McCarthy's writing?
- Read The Road
Evaluate
- Participation
Wednesday, November 30
Establish
SWBAT analyze passages, begin crafting outline for midterm paper
Engage
- Bellwork: What did you think of the ending of The Road? Was it fitting for the book? Did it provide you as the reader with resolution? Explain
- Discuss passages
- Discuss prospectus/rubric
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Thursday, December 1
Establish
SWBAT participate in Socratic discussion, understand how to write a prospectus
Engage
- Bellwork: Locate a passage that you find compelling for any reason. In your bellwork, write the page number and then explain why you find this passage compelling.
- Socratic discussion on the universal truths/themes found in The Road
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Friday, December 2
Establish
SWBAT begin work on their prospectus
Engage
- Bellwork: Describe a high quality, college level English paper
- Discussion of prospectus
- Work on prospectus handout (DUE Monday)
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Week 17
Monday, November 21st
Establish
SWBAT practice annotation and deep reading
Engage
- What overall mood do you get from The Road? Give an example of how the author achieves this mood
- Students follow along to The Road on audiobook and discuss
Evaluate
- Participation
Tuesday, November 22
Establish
SWBAT practice annotation and deep reading
Engage
- Nick and Summer present illuminated passages
- Students follow along to The Road on audiobook and discuss
Evaluate
- Participation
Wednesday - Friday
Thanksgiving Break!
Don't forget to read! Here is the reading schedule you should follow (about 30 pages a day. However you schedule your reading, you must be on Page 212 by 11/28):
Monday, 11/21: Pages 51-74
Tuesday, 11/22: Pages 74 - 97
Wednesday, 11/23: Pages 97 - 120
Thursday, 11/24: Pages 120 - 143
Friday, 11/25: Pages 143 - 166
Saturday, 11/26: Pages 166 - 189
Sunday, 11/27: Pages 189 - 212
Monday, 11/28: Pages 212 - 237
Don't forget about your illuminated passages! The following students have illuminated passages due, emailed to me as a Microsoft Word Document, by Monday, 11/28 before class.
Pages 97-120: Leslie, Heather, Harli, Vivian, Rae
Pages 120-143: Calee, Gaby, Anastasia, Kaden, Sara
Pages 143 - 166: Hannah H., Jake, Janice, Brindon
Pages 166 - 189: Taylor, Masina, Micahel, Danny, Cole
Pages 189 - 212: Morgan, Isaiah, Jazmine, Hannah S., Jordan
The following students have illuminated passages due, emailed to me as a Microsoft Word Document, byt Tuesday, 11/29 before class.
Pages 212 - 237: Alex, Ariel, Kenzi, Wyatt, Andre
Monday, November 14
Establish
SWBAT understand annotations and get background on nuclear winter
Engage
- Explain annotation assignment
- Compose reflection
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Tuesday, November 15
Establish
SWBAT locate more information on The Road and recall "hero's journey" literary formula
Engage
- Bellwork: Why is the idea of many countries still developing nuclear weapons scary for a lot of people?
- Scavenger Hunt (Chromebook Cart 5)
- Hero's Journey Refresher
- View clips of Hiroshima
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Wednesday, November 16
Establish
SWBAT practice writing directly on books
Engage
- Bellwork: Why is it difficult to write directly in a book?
- Go over "Illuminated Passage"
- Create "black-out" poems
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Thursday, November 17
Establish
SWBAT
Engage
- Bellwork: Why is it important to be flexible?
- Go over "Illuminated Passage"
- Create "black-out" poems
- Read excerpt from The Road
- (use the online pdf for now)
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Friday, November 18
Establish
SWBAT
Engage
- Read and annotate!
- Example of "Illuminated Passage" Assignment
- HOMEWORK: Read up to PAGE 51 (so, read all of pages 1-50) in your physical copy of The Road. Be sure to write a question(s) at the end of every 10 pages (check your annotation handout for details). - DUE MONDAY
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Week 15
Monday, November 7
Establish
SWBAT learn how to use databases from Rio Salado Librarian
Engage
- Students listen to guest speaker who gives tutorial on using databases
Evaluate
- Participation
Tuesday, November 8
Establish
SWBAT practice ACT
Engage
- Part 1 of Practice ACT
Evaluate
- Written work
Wednesday, November 9
Establish
SWBAT learn about dystopian/apocalyptic literature
Engage
- Apocalypse worksheet
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Thursday, November 10
Establish
SWBAT practice ACT
Engage
- Part 2 of Practice ACT
Evaluate
- Written work
Friday, November 11
No School!
Week 14
Monday, October 31
Mix it Up Day!
Tuesday, November 1
Establish
SWBAT present
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Written work
- Participation
Wednesday, November 2
Establish
SWBAT present projects
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Present!
Evaluate
- Participation
Thursday, November 3
Establish
SWBAT present
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Written work
- Participation
Friday, November 4
Establish
SWBAT present
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Written work
- Participation
Week 13
Monday, October 24
Establish
SWBAT work on project
Equip
ISN, Chromebooks
Engage
- Written work
- Participation
Tuesday, October 25
Establish
SWBAT continue developing projects
Equip
Isn, Chromebooks
Engage
- Bellwork: What are you working on today for your Good Nurse project?
- Students work in groups to develop their projects
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Wednesday, October 26
Establish
SWBAT work on project
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Work on project!
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Thursday, October 27
Establish
SWBAT continue developing project
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Written work
- Participation
Friday, October 28
Establish
SWBAT continue developing their final projects
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Written work
- Participation
- FINAL DUE ON TUESDAY
Week 12
Monday, October 17
Establish
SWBAT finalize assignments
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Written work
- Participation
Tuesday, October 18
Establish
SWBAT select final project
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Written work
- Participation
Wednesday, October 19
Establish
SWBAT begin work on projects
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Students work on their projects
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Thursday, October 20
Establish
SWBAT work on final projects
Equip
Engage
- Written work
- Participation
Friday, October 21
Establish
SWBAT work on final project
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Written work
- Participation
- Rubric
- Assignment Description
Week 20
Monday, December 12
Establish
SWBAT Work on revising final paper
Engage
- Bellwork: Give the person across from you a compliment
- MLA OWL site (all info on MLA) - Sample of MLA Works Cited Page
- Computer lab
- Ms. Burk checks completed drafts
- Ms. Burk checks book annotations
- Students work on revising DUE THURSDAY
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Tuesday, December 13
SWBAT Work on revising final paper
Engage
- Bellwork: Check ISN and make sure it is updated
- Computer lab
- Discussion on Works Cited
- Students work on revising DUE THURSDAY
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Wednesday, December 14
MIDTERMS
Thursday, December 15
MIDTERMS
Friday, December 16
MIDTERMS
Week 19
Monday, December 5
Establish
SWBAT compose a rough draft
Engage
- Bellwork: How do you feel about your Prospectus?
- Individual Work: Go to computer lab and begin drafting a first draft based on your prospectus and handouts
rough draft DUE Wednesday
To get full points on your rough draft, you must have the following:
1. Introduction
- Working thesis
2. Investigation
- 1 outside source
3. Solution
- 1 outside source
4. Interpretation
- Quote from McCarthy
5. Conclusion
Ms. Burk will meet with students to discuss their prospectus
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Tuesday, December 6
Establish
SWBAT develop their writing skills
Engage
- Bellwork: Write "I will stay on task today in the computer lab or else Ms. Burk will yell at me" 3 times in your bellwork
- Work on 1st draft
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Wednesday, December 7
Establish
SWBAT peer edit
Engage
- Bellwork: Draw a picture of the person sitting across from you
- Revise 1st draft
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Thursday, December 8
Establish
SWBAT revise paper
Engage
- How does this paper prepare you for college?
- Revise - Computer Lab
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Friday, December 9
Establish
SWBAT revise drafts to create 3rd draft
Engage
- Bellwork: What are your weekend plans?
- Revise!
USE RUBRIC - indicate where your partner is missing something
TOPIC AND CONCLUDING SENTENCES IN BP - make sure your partner has TS and CS
- Informal Assessments
- Work on 2nd draft
3rd draft DUE Monday
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Week 18
Monday, November 28
Establish
SWBAT
Engage
- Bellwork: How was your break?
- Individual Work: Write a summary of The Road up until page 212 (be sure to demonstrate that you have made it to page 212)
- Discuss The Road paper
- Group Work: Read The Road
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Tuesday, November 29
Establish
SWBAT
Engage
- Bellwork: What do you enjoy about McCarthy's writing?
- Read The Road
Evaluate
- Participation
Wednesday, November 30
Establish
SWBAT analyze passages, begin crafting outline for midterm paper
Engage
- Bellwork: What did you think of the ending of The Road? Was it fitting for the book? Did it provide you as the reader with resolution? Explain
- Discuss passages
- Discuss prospectus/rubric
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Thursday, December 1
Establish
SWBAT participate in Socratic discussion, understand how to write a prospectus
Engage
- Bellwork: Locate a passage that you find compelling for any reason. In your bellwork, write the page number and then explain why you find this passage compelling.
- Socratic discussion on the universal truths/themes found in The Road
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Friday, December 2
Establish
SWBAT begin work on their prospectus
Engage
- Bellwork: Describe a high quality, college level English paper
- Discussion of prospectus
- Work on prospectus handout (DUE Monday)
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Week 17
Monday, November 21st
Establish
SWBAT practice annotation and deep reading
Engage
- What overall mood do you get from The Road? Give an example of how the author achieves this mood
- Students follow along to The Road on audiobook and discuss
Evaluate
- Participation
Tuesday, November 22
Establish
SWBAT practice annotation and deep reading
Engage
- Nick and Summer present illuminated passages
- Students follow along to The Road on audiobook and discuss
Evaluate
- Participation
Wednesday - Friday
Thanksgiving Break!
Don't forget to read! Here is the reading schedule you should follow (about 30 pages a day. However you schedule your reading, you must be on Page 212 by 11/28):
Monday, 11/21: Pages 51-74
Tuesday, 11/22: Pages 74 - 97
Wednesday, 11/23: Pages 97 - 120
Thursday, 11/24: Pages 120 - 143
Friday, 11/25: Pages 143 - 166
Saturday, 11/26: Pages 166 - 189
Sunday, 11/27: Pages 189 - 212
Monday, 11/28: Pages 212 - 237
Don't forget about your illuminated passages! The following students have illuminated passages due, emailed to me as a Microsoft Word Document, by Monday, 11/28 before class.
Pages 97-120: Leslie, Heather, Harli, Vivian, Rae
Pages 120-143: Calee, Gaby, Anastasia, Kaden, Sara
Pages 143 - 166: Hannah H., Jake, Janice, Brindon
Pages 166 - 189: Taylor, Masina, Micahel, Danny, Cole
Pages 189 - 212: Morgan, Isaiah, Jazmine, Hannah S., Jordan
The following students have illuminated passages due, emailed to me as a Microsoft Word Document, byt Tuesday, 11/29 before class.
Pages 212 - 237: Alex, Ariel, Kenzi, Wyatt, Andre
Monday, November 14
Establish
SWBAT understand annotations and get background on nuclear winter
Engage
- Explain annotation assignment
- Compose reflection
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Tuesday, November 15
Establish
SWBAT locate more information on The Road and recall "hero's journey" literary formula
Engage
- Bellwork: Why is the idea of many countries still developing nuclear weapons scary for a lot of people?
- Scavenger Hunt (Chromebook Cart 5)
- Hero's Journey Refresher
- View clips of Hiroshima
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Wednesday, November 16
Establish
SWBAT practice writing directly on books
Engage
- Bellwork: Why is it difficult to write directly in a book?
- Go over "Illuminated Passage"
- Create "black-out" poems
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Thursday, November 17
Establish
SWBAT
Engage
- Bellwork: Why is it important to be flexible?
- Go over "Illuminated Passage"
- Create "black-out" poems
- Read excerpt from The Road
- (use the online pdf for now)
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Friday, November 18
Establish
SWBAT
Engage
- Read and annotate!
- Example of "Illuminated Passage" Assignment
- HOMEWORK: Read up to PAGE 51 (so, read all of pages 1-50) in your physical copy of The Road. Be sure to write a question(s) at the end of every 10 pages (check your annotation handout for details). - DUE MONDAY
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Week 15
Monday, November 7
Establish
SWBAT learn how to use databases from Rio Salado Librarian
Engage
- Students listen to guest speaker who gives tutorial on using databases
Evaluate
- Participation
Tuesday, November 8
Establish
SWBAT practice ACT
Engage
- Part 1 of Practice ACT
Evaluate
- Written work
Wednesday, November 9
Establish
SWBAT learn about dystopian/apocalyptic literature
Engage
- Apocalypse worksheet
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Thursday, November 10
Establish
SWBAT practice ACT
Engage
- Part 2 of Practice ACT
Evaluate
- Written work
Friday, November 11
No School!
Week 14
Monday, October 31
Mix it Up Day!
Tuesday, November 1
Establish
SWBAT present
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Bellwork: How was Halloween?!
- Present projects!
- Written work
- Participation
Wednesday, November 2
Establish
SWBAT present projects
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Present!
Evaluate
- Participation
Thursday, November 3
Establish
SWBAT present
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Bellwork: Draw a picture of how you feel today
- Presentations!
- Written work
- Participation
Friday, November 4
Establish
SWBAT present
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Bellwork: Complete the sheet on your desk about the career fair!
- Presentations!
- Written work
- Participation
Week 13
Monday, October 24
Establish
SWBAT work on project
Equip
ISN, Chromebooks
Engage
- Bellwork: You are the best. Not a question. Just write it down in your bellwork so you don’t forget.
- Work on project! (Chromebook Cart 1)
- Written work
- Participation
Tuesday, October 25
Establish
SWBAT continue developing projects
Equip
Isn, Chromebooks
Engage
- Bellwork: What are you working on today for your Good Nurse project?
- Students work in groups to develop their projects
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Wednesday, October 26
Establish
SWBAT work on project
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Work on project!
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Thursday, October 27
Establish
SWBAT continue developing project
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Bellwork: How will you break down the remaining work so that you will be ready to turn in on Tuesday with a polished, well-done final assignment?
- Work on projects! Chromebook 2
- Written work
- Participation
Friday, October 28
Establish
SWBAT continue developing their final projects
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Bellwork: What are you going to be for Halloween?
- Individual Work: Work on projects! (Chromebook Cart 1)
- Written work
- Participation
- FINAL DUE ON TUESDAY
Week 12
Monday, October 17
Establish
SWBAT finalize assignments
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Bellwork: What kind of assignment do you want to work on for your final project?
- Discuss Good Nurse assignments
- Chromebooks to finalize Good Nurse assignments
- Peer Edit
- Every assignment needs 3 parts – The written assignment description, the rubric, the checklist/timeline
- Make sure assignment description is clear and concise
- Make sure rubric is detailed and leaves room for students to grade themselves AND give an explanation why they got that grade
- Make sure the checklist/timeline has realistic dates and goals
- Peer Edit
- Print the assignments!
- Written work
- Participation
Tuesday, October 18
Establish
SWBAT select final project
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Bellwork: Do you want to work separately or with a partner? Explain.
- Go over expectations
- No speaking when I am speaking
- Maintain a reasonable and respectful volume
- New policy – warning and then detention
- Select a project to work on (only 3 groups/people per assignment)
- Written work
- Participation
Wednesday, October 19
Establish
SWBAT begin work on projects
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Students work on their projects
Evaluate
- Written work
- Participation
Thursday, October 20
Establish
SWBAT work on final projects
Equip
Engage
- Bellwork: How will you work on your project? What skills will you bring to this project? What grade will you aim to receive?
- Individual/Partner Work: Get with partner and review rubric/assignment/timeline.
- Divide work (if in a partner)
- Begin working on project using Chromebooks (5)
- Reflection: How can seniors set a good example in the classroom for their peers and for underclassmen?
- Written work
- Participation
Friday, October 21
Establish
SWBAT work on final project
Equip
ISN
Engage
- Bellwork: How does your project show that you have a deeper understanding of The Good Nurse?
- Group Work: Begin working on project using Chromebooks (1)
- Written work
- Participation