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4th Six WeeksPlease check Focus for downloads and due dates!https://academichelp.net/samples/academics/essays/persuasive/

The Wrong Way to Teach Grammar VERSUS This Old Grammar Trick Still Works! How To Diagram A Sentence

4.1 Theme & Symbol: Literary Analysis Workshop, Unit 4

Visit HML’s online Student Resources and complete Note Taking Parts 1&2 on notebook paper Late Submissions: Additionally read the short story “Cranes” and answer Qs 10-11 on page 425

4.2 Tolerance by EM Forester, Unit 4

Read pages 482-486. On notebook paper answer all margin questions A-D + questions 1-4, 5 & 9 on page 487 Late Submissions: Additionally answer the 5 Reading Check Questions in the STUDENT RESOURCES section of the online text.

4.3 Toleranc e Selection Test B/C: 10 M/C questions (40%) + 2 Short Answers (60%)4.4 TAP Revising & Editing HW: Units 1-4, HML

Answer the following questions in OUTLINE form on notebook paper: pgs. 171, 297, 431, 521… please provide only letter answers. Late Submissions: Additionally answer all Qs on pgs. 627 and 765/Units 5&6

4.5 Letter to a Young Refugee from Another by Andrew Lam / Song of P’eng-ya by Tu Fu, Unit 4 Visit HML’s online Student Resources and complete Literary Analysis: Author’s Message across Genres Visit HML’s online Student Resources and complete Literary Analysis: Comparing across Genres Just put your work on notebook paper Late Submissions: Additionally answer the 5 Reading Check Questions

4.6 Refugee/Song of P’eng-ya Selection Test B/C: 40/604.7 The Language of Poetry: Literary Analysis Workshop, Unit 7

Visit HML’s online Student Resources and complete Note Taking Parts 1&2 on notebook paper Late Submissions: Additionally answer ALL close read questions (see margins)

4.8 The Language of Poetry: I dwell in Possibility— / Variation on a Theme by Rilke / blessing the boats (at St. Mary’s) , Unit 7

Visit HML’s online Student Resources and complete Question Support on notebook paper Late Submissions: Additionally recreate and complete the Reading Strategy Chart

4.9 … dwell/Variation/Boats Selection Test B/C : 40/60 4.10 The Language of Poetry: The Fish / Christmas Sparrow / The Sloth , Unit 7

Visit HML’s online Student Resources and complete Question Support on notebook paper Late Submissions: Additionally recreate and complete the Reading Strategy Chart

4.11 Fish/Sparrow/Sloth Selection Test B/C: 40/60

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WEEK 16 –December 14-18 ----End of Fall Semestero All groups will present during your final exam (testing)sloto We will “review” as many of The Man in the High Castle episodes as possible o DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO TURN IN LATE WORK

WEEK 15 –December 7-11 ----Group Presentations Monday/Tuesday –Turn in your HW & Upload Chalkup essay

o 3.3 and 3.4 Night responses are due today (6 questions each on notebook paper: SEE FOCUS)o Chalkup your revised persuasive essay – remember to highlight position/claim and include an

improvement statement at the top of your essayo Pick new groups/NFL draft style (Kapos have already been selected)

a. Look at your digital Night packet and choose 1 project from either 3.3 (chapters 3-5) or 3.4 (chapters 6-9)

Wednesday/Thursdayo Night Vocab Quiz – (review your Night Packet or study from Quizlet: search “amboambo”)o Any group needing to still present Project #1 can do so todayo Continue working on your projects

Friday – Wrap up your group projects for presentations next week. We can spend the latter half of class “reviewing” if you want.

WEEK 14 – November 30 – December 4 ----Countdown to Christmas! Monday/Tuesday – Beef up your Bench Essay

o Open up the Beyonce Persuasive Essay Rubric and read YOUR score descriptoro Read a couple of 4 BADASSERY (Weebly/STAAR) samples and then compare them to your effort. Class

Discussion on HOW these samples are accomplishedo Visit this link for some tips https://www.kibin.com/essay-writing-blog/ethos-pathos-logos/o Revise you Bench Persuasive Essay in a MS Word doc or Google doc – if you don’t have a Gmail account

– start one!

Wednesday/Thursday – wrap up your Essay Revisiono Submit your revision to chalkup.co (I will walk you through this procedure)o Use the last 30 minutes of class to finish up 3.3 and 3.4 and turn into the period folder by the bell

Friday/Monday - o Get into groups and work on your final Night project/presentation

WEEK 13 – November 16-20 ----Fieldtrip & the German Perspective Monday/Tuesday – Selection!! FILL OUT your Blue Peer Evaluation Sheet

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o Group Presentations!!!!!!o Hitler Jugend – how Hitler seduced youth to join the SS

a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gujrehdprXg (8:25)b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjqoGYEKSIk (10:42)

o Swing Kids Movie Assignment – SEE FOCUS (45:00) Wednesday (A Day)

o 3.3 – Pull up the response questions to Chapters 3-5 off FOCUS and complete on notebook paper.o 3.4 – Pull up the response questions to Chapters 6-9 off FOCUS and complete on notebook paper.

a. Choose one more project/presentation: We will work on these after the break.o Law School Field Trip Kids are exempt from 3.3. Ask for your permission slip back and write 3.3 on it at

the top.o Be nice and respectful to your sub.o Period 4 needs to watch the rest of Swing Kids so we can all go to TALENT SHOW on Friday.

a. Extra Credit if everyone gets a ticket. You can do 3.3 & 3.4 in class. Thursday/Friday – Film Analysis

o Group Presentations!!!!!!o Complete Swing Kids Movie Assignment – Turn in by 12/11/2015o Over the holiday, please finish reading Night and return novel after the break.

WEEK 12 – November 9-13 (1st week of 3rd Cycle) Monday

o 3.1 Night – HML pgs. 940-948 – DUE November 12-13a. Assignment will be uploaded to FOCUS – Vocabulary Practice & Question Support (10 Questions)

Tuesday/Wednesday – Selection!o In your group answer 6 response questions on notebook paper – due at end of classo Choose an extension lesson: Essay, Literature Circle or Social Studies Connection

a. Prepare your findings for a presentation of some sort for class on Thursday/Friday This grade will be based on Peer Evaluations (majority) and Teacher Evaluation

(minority) Thursday/Friday – Full class period to work on your projects

o Oops – Oswalt out on a Wesleyan Field Trip on Friday 3.1 needs to be turned in + any LATE 3.2s! All classes get a full day to prepare for your presentation. You will be randomly selected

to present sometime next week. Here is a great website: http://www.ushmm.org/ SEARCH: Jewish Resistance (Warsaw Ghetto) SEARCH: Nuremberg Race Laws (How many laws total and when did they start?) SEARCH: Deceiving the Public http://www.powtoon.com/blog/10-best-powerpoint-alternatives/ Very excited to see the creative spin some groups are doing: “Hitler/Trump Analogy”;

“How to prepare for a Nazi/Zombie Attack” and “Jewish Lives Matter” are just some of

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the interesting angles. Remember, iMovie and pixlr are great apps for digital media. Check Focus for handouts and guidelines.

Chapters 3-5 need to be read for class on Monday/Tuesday. Texas A&M Law School Field Trip is Wednesday, November 18th. Meet at Front Steps by 9:15 and dress

appropriately. Sloppy attire will not be permitted.

WEEK 11 – November 2-6 (Last week of the “6” weeks) Continue working on your Master Root List “e/ex/ej- thru fren-“ Monday/Tuesday

o Turn in 2.4 Spooky – Don’t forget your total on the backo Review for 2.5 Quizlet : go to www.quizlet.com and search “amboambo” then select “most recent”

a. Omelas, Lottery & Monkey’s Pawo Read “The One’s Who Walk Away from Omelas” short story and watch Youtube Video Analysis

a. ANALYSIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a_awt7rk-8 b. FULL TEXT: http://engl210-deykute.wikispaces.umb.edu/file/view/omelas.pdfc. AUDIO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnntKKmS210

Wednesday/Thursdayo Take your 2.5 Quizlet and Gradeo Last day to AR Test for this grading cycleo STAAR Recap over Benchmark M/C and possibly the written portions

Friday/Mondayo 3.1 Night – HML pgs. 940-948

a. Assignment will be uploaded to FOCUS – Vocabulary Practice & Question Support (10 Questions)

WEEK 10 – October 26-30 Continue working on your Master Root List 2.5 Quizlet Vocab – terms from the 3 Spooky Short Stories – Test is November 4 & 5 (20/36 terms)

o https://quizlet.com/subject/amboambo/ Select most recent sets and start studying/gaming/testingOr you can go to www.quizlet.com and search “amboambo”

o Spooky Short Stories Read “The Monkey’s Paw” and take the AR Test Read “The Lottery” and take the AR Test Read “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and listen to the Youtube analysis (take AR Test)

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a_awt7rk-8 2.4 Spooky: Take a “stab” at creating your own Spooky Story in 2 Sentences

o See ppt download in Focus.o Turn this in on notebook paper with a PROPER heading and centered title

Read Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum” HML, Unit 8, pgs. 856-877o 3.1 Poe – handout

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a. Reading Strategy (paraphrase) + Vocabulary Study

The Pit and the PendulumPoe, Edgar AllanAR Quiz No. 7934 EN – Worth 1 pointJudged guilty by the Inquisition, a condemned man is slowly tortured.

The Monkey's PawJacobs, W.W. AR Quiz No. 7925 EN – Worth 1 pointA mummified monkey's paw carrying a spell receives three wishes from a family and proceeds to fulfill them in unexpected and horrible ways.

The LotteryJackson, Shirley AR Quiz No. 7921 EN – Worth 1 pointThe people of a village perform their annual lottery, with startling consequences for the recipient of the one paper with the black spot.

The Ones Who Walk away from OmelasLe Guin, Ursula K.AR Quiz No. 8636 EN – Worth .5 pointSome inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.

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WEEK 9 – HOMECOMING 2015 & Progress ReportMonday 10/19 – “Generations”

A Day Classes turn in your 2.3 WSJ – see week 8

Review STAAR prompts for the Wednesday Benchmark and look over exemplary models

Master Root List – do the “A” section

Read “The Monkey’s Paw”

Tuesday 10/20 – “Tacky Tourist”

B Day class continue 2.3 WSJ – finish model and work on the backside as HW – see week 8

Review STAAR prompts for Wednesday Benchmark and look over exemplary models

Wednesday 10/21 – “Hippy/Flower Power”

A Day: Take the STAAR

English II Benchmark (all sections/5 hours)

Thursday 10/22 – “Costume” Keep it classy, not assy.

B Day Classes turn in your 2.3 WSJ Homework (no class time to finish)

Master Root List – do the “A” section

FreeRice.com Read “The

Monkey’s Paw” Frosh/Soph Pep

Rally 2:15-3pm (8th period)

Friday 10/23 – “Spirit Day” (When In Rome: Toga)

AR Points due if you want them to show on Progress Reports

We’ll kind of wing it with the lesson today because it’s TECH HOMECOMING

Junior/Senior Pep Rally 2:15-3pm

Grades pulled for progress reports

WEEK 8 – ACT Aspire & PSAT Testing on Wed.Make sure you have turned in 2.1 Nothing & 2.2 Vocab+Rhetorical Q

2.3 WSJ – Highlight examples of Ethos/Pathos/Logos from The Wall Street Journal editorial: “A Tale of Two Schools, One Building”

See SlideShare: Aristotle’s 3 Ways to Persuade on FLIPPED page of Weebly

Please note any other persuasive appeals you find

On the back choose your

own WSJ article and repeat the lesson. Choose a minimu

m of 6 for examples (mix it up) for an 80. Find more get more. Scissors and staples provided to affix your article. Turn into period folder. DUE: Monday 10/19 (A Days) or Thursday 10/22

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(B Days).

Review Persuasive Essay prompts from released STAAR tests: 2013, 2014 and 2015

Read through some 4s and some 3s for ideas and technique

Review Short Answer prompts from released STAAR tests: 2013, 2014 and 2015

Study the 3s. Some of the 2s may not be strong enough for the new passing standards.

Master Root List: write down easy examples for the A section (a- thru auto-) if we have time.

WEEK 7 - October 5-9Monday & Tuesday

Retrieve Graded Work

Note Online Textbook login changes on the Weebly/Class Page (Snow White is out and Taylor Swift is in)

Review notes and discuss key points of Unit 6: Critical Reading Workshop/Argument & Persuasion (pgs. 632-637)

Read and take notes over “Doing Something Is Nothing” (Persuasive Essay) in HML pgs. 638-643

Make a List and Discuss – pg. 638 & Review the Texas STAAR objectives (see Lone Star icon)

Make note over key terms on pg. 639. What is a Pulitzer Prize?

Read the essay and take notes over Close Read Questions ABCD.

Discuss/Take

notes over ALL the After-Reading Questions on pg. 643

Think about this SHORT ANSWER prompt for next class: Why does Quindlen think children will benefit from spending a week or two “exploring the inside of their own heads”? What are some specific results that may be expected from such exploration?

Wednesday & Thursday – Sub both days. Behave and Be On Task!Take Notes: Wall Street Journal Stem Response (choose 3, should take 15 minutes)

I was surprised…I think…I hope…

I wonder…I would…I didn’t realize…

This reminds me of…

I think it is important to remember…

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I can see… I’m not sure about…

In the next part, I predict…

2.1 Nothing ----Short Answer Timed Writing: See prompt above (20 minutes) Self-Score with explanation and turn in to the period folder by the end of class

2.2 Vocabulary & Writing --- pages 644-645 by the end of class (20 minutes) Do all 3 Vocab sections: 1-5, then Cite 3 specific reasons…, 1-3 Examine the BOTH student models in Conventions In Writing and then apply the Rhetorical Q technique

to enhance the following text:

I think that Quindlen should consider why she could have the kind of unstructured “go outside and play” summer that she enjoyed as a child. [insert your RQ here)]Note: You can rhetorical question can either highlight Quindlen’s claim or counter it’s effect.

Teacher anticipates 20 min of downtime to work on AR reading or play FREErice

Friday & Next Monday – bring a jump drive or save this on your cloud/googledrive http://www.slideshare.net/ardenmclean/propaganda-techniques-3639870 IGNORE LAST SLIDE https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140815205902-57567806-7-propaganda-techniques-all-students-should-learn http://oswaltenglish.weebly.com/flipped.html It’s the last video on the page “Persuasive Appeals for TV Commercials” Go to https://cooltoolsforschool.wordpress.com/thing-5-digital-storytelling-presentation-tools/ and create a

digital presentation showing advertising and/or propaganda examples of the following: All 7 appeals listed on page 634 + Glittering Generalities + Name Calling = 9 categories

Students: READ carefully through this AGENDA, especially if it’s on a day you have a sub. Failure to follow the task at hand will be on your shoulders – not the substitute teacher.

Oswalt will be out with Photography on a field trip Wed. 9/30, please be on task with sub.

THIS WEEK TUTORING IS THURSDAY – 12:40-1pmAR Deadline is Wednesday, September 30th

WEEK 6September 28 – October 2

What is Ethos, Pathos, Logos? Watch the following videos: http://www.shmoop.com/video/ethos-pathos-logos (an overview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAsjRRMMg_Q (identify Ethos, Pathos, Logos in commercial)

1.3 Sheila and 1.4 Harrison Short Answer Models are on the CLASS PAGE of Weebly Copy the Answer/Evidence then come up with your own valid conclusion

ALL WEEK: Retrieve scored work and verify grades in FOCUS

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WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Pink Pop Quiz for anyone currently failing (as of 9/29 @10:30am) – OPEN NOTES (no books, no internet)

Turn Completed Pop Quiz into the “Skittles” Period folder before the bell rings WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Unit 6 Critical Reading Workshop – EVERYONE: Read and take notes over HML pages

632-637 Include ALL Key terms (bold font words) and answer ALL Close Read questions in the margins of pages

633, 635 and 637. FRIDAY: Review

http://oswaltenglish.weebly.com/uploads/2/0/6/2/20625000/2014_staar_eng_ii_essay_samples.pdf This link is on the STAAR page of Weebly – see link “STAAR PERSUASIVE ESSAY SAMPLES”

Oswalt will be out with Photography on a field trip Wed. 9/30, please be on task with sub.

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WEEK 5September 21-25

(Mon/Tues) Analyze your Spring 2015 STAAR Expository Essay using the following resources Rubrics – David Beckham’s nice; but STAAR is more detailed

i. Highlight your thesis, take notes on what worked and what didn’t Compare with your neighbor’s essay Compare with TEA models -- Click STAAR Writing Samples – Spring 2015 on Weebly/STAAR tab

i. Studying the experts is the best way to pick up badassery techniqueii. Create a Self-Score Analysis of your Spring 2015 effort – write on the back of essay.

(Wed/Thurs) Read the following two articles: http://www.customwritten.com/Writing/stand-out-writing http://www.collegebasics.com/applying-to-college/admissions-essays/26-seven-ways-to-make-your-

college-essay-stand-out.html (Wed/Thurs)Rewrite your essay – lined paper will be provided – DUE 9/25 & 9/28

Include a Self-Score modeled after the critiques you read from official STAAR gradersi. You can “cut and paste” descriptors that define your writing… may look like a hybrid of several

models.ii. You must also get peer feedback validating or invalidating your efforts

Friday/Monday: You have 30 minutes to complete your essay, self-score and get feedback from 2 peers. Use your rubric for phrasing and lingo; Highlight thesis. Time starts NOW!

Explore Ethos, Pathos and Logos with Superbowl Ads.

THIS WEEK TUTORING IS THURSDAY – 12:40-1pmAR Deadline is Wednesday, September 30th

Mrs. Hanson Rm 270 and Mrs. Battles Rm 278? will let you test during lunch

All AR Points will be entered October 1-2nd

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WEEK 4

September 14-16 Bring your AR book with you to EVERY class EVERY day this week (multiple assemblies)

You will have a sub Tuesday/Wednesday Vampire Mode is okay – kill the lights and pop in the ear buds

EXTRA CREDIT for everyone if 50 students show up for Open House on Tuesday. Wrap up anything from last week that needs finishing – make your grade happier

Wall Street Journal Wednesday – find 1 article that looks interesting and read iti. Choose any 3 stems from Week 3 and reflect on the piece you read in your notes

ii. Be sure to include article title, author and publication date Short Answer Revisions (Sheila and/or Harrison) – INCLUDE Self Score with explanation

i. Use those same stems to help you with your Expansion/Connection in your short answer. One of the best conclusions for a short answer might be an analogy (comparison). Example: The narrator’s point of view is similar to Kourtney Kardashian who is finally waking up and see how her baby Daddy Scott is not the end all be all that she thought he was.

Show proof – write down the line #s proving the correct answer for the m/c portion of 1.4 i. will give 3 extra points for every correction

September 17-18 Three synonyms and an antonym walk into a bar… (group activity) What makes a stand-out writers? Feel Free to read before class.

http://www.customwritten.com/Writing/stand-out-writing http://www.collegebasics.com/applying-to-college/admissions-essays/26-seven-ways-to-make-your-

college-essay-stand-out.html

The Wall Street Journal helps you to maximize your education and set yourself apart from the competition—for grades, for internships and for jobs. As the most trusted source for news and information, The Journal is ideal for students who major in everything from economics to accounting, management to marketing–and many more. By reading The Journal, you get a more well-rounded view of the events and people shaping the worlds of business, finance, politics and technology. http://student.wsj.com/

RAISE YOUR GPAThe Journal can help increase your comprehension of coursework and give you more confidence in the classroom, leading to a higher GPA.

COMPETITIVE EDGEThe Journal can help you be better prepared for interviews and impress interviewers with your knowledge of current events and company information.

MULTIDISCIPLINARYThe Journal’s comprehensive breadth of coverage, features and opinions make it relevant to nearly every class. And if you’re a freshman or undecided about your major, you can use The Journal to track industries and decide what field is right for you.

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September 8-9 (Tuesday is an A day) READY, SET & Go pick up your writing folder from your previous TECH English teacher.

If you can somehow finagle your writing folder from your middle school teacher I will give you extra credit (bring to class before Halloween)

Self Score and Peer Edit 1.3 Sheila Short Answer Watch “2081” video and then read “Harrison Bergeron” short story (HML pgs 36-47) Choose 5 the following Reflection Stems and reflect in your notes

I was surprised… I think… I hope… I wonder… I would… I didn’t realize…

This reminds me of…

I think it is important to remember…

I can see…

I’m not sure about…

In the next part, I predict…

What you don’t finish in class is HW

Tutoring is WEDNESDAY for this week: 12:40 sharp to 1pm/Rm 267 1. GRAB a purple Writing Coach workbook by the door 2. REVIEW Lesson 1-10 (ironically, page one/lesson #1 starts in like the middle of the book).3. COMPLETE Lesson #11 Identifying Parts of Speech and bring worksheet to Tutoring.

September 10-11 Pass out graded work from Black Stacks on file cabinet Check FOCUS for grade accuracy Harrison Bergeron: Discussion over all Close-Read Questions (A thru K) w/ a buddy Review with a partner all questions on page 45-46… including vocabulary. Selection Quiz: Harrison Bergeron (10 multiple choice + 1 short answer)

What makes a stand-out writer? http://www.customwritten.com/Writing/stand-out-writing http://www.collegebasics.com/applying-to-college/admissions-essays/26-seven-ways-to-make-your-

college-essay-stand-out.html

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Tentative Agenda – we stick to this plan as closely as possible.

WEEK 2August 31

STAAR Review with HML Online Access the TAP “Redbook” – see tutoring page on the Weebly Revise/Edit: do pages 136-140 & pages 144-148 – Record answers in your POP NOTES.

i. What percentage did you get correct (divide # missed into 12)ii. Which types of questions did you miss? If you missed more than 3 – you failed.

iii. Why do you think you are missing these questions? iv. What will you do next time to increase your accuracy?

Grade Jabberwocky and turn in to the period folder. Review Short Answer formula: SEE Report/APE/ACE/RACE (it’s all the same hullabaloo)

See RACE ppt. http://oswaltenglish.weebly.com/apps.html IF YOU DON’T HAVE A TEXT BOOK – GET ONE ASAP!

September 1-2 Library Visit (this will be the first and last time we will do this as a class)

Check out Overdrive https://fortworthtx.libraryreserve.com/10/45/en/SignIn.htm?url=Default.htm Take the Accelerated Reader STAR Diagnostic – determine your reading level

i. Anyone scoring 10.1 or higher can skip the first Pop Quiz

September 3-4 (Friday is College Shirt day… come take a selfie with Oswalt for EC) Read “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant” HML pages 31-35 Answer all CLOSE READ questions in your Notes. Timed Writing – 1.3 Sheila Short Answer (Single Selection)

i. Identify how the narrator felt at first and then identify how the narrator’s feelings are different at the end. Two direct quotes will be needed to provide adequate support. Use STAAR or Beyonce Rubric. You have 10 lines. Write neatly.

Last Day to turn Signed Syllabus + Honors Contract (for extra credit) & Last Day to Drop this Class

No school Monday, September 7, 2015 (Happy Labor Day!)Tuesday, September 8th will be an “A” day!

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PROMPT: In “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant”, how does the narrator’s view of Sheila change?

Pre-AP AGENDA Oswalt’s English II Please take good notes and bring them with you to every class. You can use a separate composition book, spiral, or create a “Notes” section in your binder/folder. There will be random pop quizzes (open notes, of course!) that will pop up from time to time – so get organized!

WEEK 1August 24-25

Orientation/Policy & Procedure/Contracts – please visit the class website Kahoots – 8 parts of speech/21 questions… Bonus Points for the Winner!!!

1.1 Jabberwocky – Due August 28 & 31 IF YOU DON’T HAVE A TEXT BOOK – GET ONE ASAP!

August 26-27 Continue with 1.1 Jabberwocky Online Text Book Orientation

Unit 1/Narrative Structure – Literary Analysis Workshop: Plot, Setting & Mood POP NOTES over all Close-Read questions – pages 28-35

i. Always start your NEW notes on a fresh page (front or back) with the date written @ the top outside corner.

ii. Skip a line an then center a title with a description/profile/topic of the notesiii. Do this format every time. If you are absent – get notes from a classmate.

1.2 – LAW (Literary Analysis Workshop )Unit 1 handouts– HW Due September 1-2

August 28 & 31 STAAR Review with HML Online

Access the TAP “Redbook” – see tutoring page on the Weebly Revise/Edit: do pages 136-140 & pages 144-148 – Record answers in your POP NOTES.

i. What percentage did you get correct (divide # missed into 12)ii. Which types of questions did you miss? If you missed more than 3 – you failed.

iii. Why do you think you are missing these questions? iv. What will you do next time to increase your accuracy?

Grade Jabberwocky and turn in to the period folder. Review Short Answer formula: SEE Report/APE/ACE/RACE (it’s all the same hullabaloo)

See RACE ppt. http://oswaltenglish.weebly.com/apps.html IF YOU DON’T HAVE A TEXT BOOK – GET ONE ASAP!

If you misplace your hard copy of an assignment, then go to FOCUS and print a digital version. Extra paper copies are endangered species in room 267. All graded work needs to be placed in your binder in chronological order by assignment number (1.1, 1.2…2.4…3.5, etc).

Kids can check the agenda online. They are to start off with their Wall Street Journal reading activity then complete and turn in 2.1 and 2.2. I reviewed this assignment with every class except period 5, so you may need to spell it out for them. My parking spot is #36 in the College Lot.

Kids can check the agenda online and I will leave a hard copy for you. Students are to start off with their Wall Street Journal reading activity. Volunteers in period 5 will need to go retrieve the papers from the tables in front of the auditorium. Two bundles should be plenty. After they

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Pre-AP AGENDA Oswalt’s English II finish with THE WSJ, students need to complete and turn in 2.1 and 2.2... see Agenda for details. I reviewed Weekly Agenda prior except with Period 5, so you may need to spell it out for them. My parking spot is #36 in the College Lot.

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