Miss Bass' Class

Here are the documents to introduce the class.  I have included the Unit Breakdown for the year for English 10.  In addition, you will find the Nitty Gritty document that explains your expectations and grading for English 10. 

What is Writer's Workshop?  It is an opportunity to writer using a Writer's Notebook (WN) and workshopping.   We began our workshopping groups this week as well as completed and presented collages in our notebooks. 

In addition, we began writing using a template for an "I am" poem.  The document is below.  Also, we write using a meaningful photo.  We made a square the size of a photograph in the middle of our paper and wrote all the items we can see in the picture in the square.  Outside of the square we wrote all of the ideas that you cannot see in the photo such as what was going on that day or what memories it brings up.  On Friday, August 28, a piece of writing was due either your poem or a piece of prose (a couple paragraphs) that came from the picture frame activity.  Attached to this draft, I asked that students sumit the answers to three questions as a Writer's Memo. 

 Monday, August 31, 2009 

WN: Write about a memorable birthday.  It can be yours or someone else's.

Hand back drafts from Friday

Introduce Personal Narrative Qualities

Discuss "The Chase"

Independent Reading

Homework: Read "Fish Cheeks"

Thursday, Septemer 3, 2009 

Sustained Silent Reading

Continue Writing Personal Narratives

Begin Workshopping pieces in Writer's Groups

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

WN: Find the heartbeat of the draft that you have written.  Then write from there. 

Complete a sentence inventory on your draft.  What direction do you need to take it? 

Work on revising your paper

Sustained Silent Reading

Thursday, September 10, 2009 

Sustained Silent Reading

Discuss "Cyclops" -- leads and show don't tell

Work on Revisions

Hmwk: Work on Revisions 

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Introduced Flocabulary first 10 words

We are using the song "Flo+Cab" (Lyrics)

We used Vocabulary Cards to go through each word. "SAM" stands for Simile, Analogy, or Metaphor.

Hmwk: Finish Vocabulary Cards

Try this link to hear the song:

http://www.flocabulary.com/vocabularysample.html

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Finished Vocab Cards

Completed Comic Strips using 5 of the 10 words and at least 3 colors

Hmwk:  Finish Comic Strips 

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Turn in Comic Strips

Review first 10 words

Use next 13 words and put into Vocab Cards (see above for Cards)

Hmwk: Finish Vocab Cards

Friday, September 18, 2009

Review first 23 words

Play a game with first 23 words 

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Monday, September 21, 2009

Use next 14 words and put into Vocab Cards (see above for Cards)

Listen to whole song

Hmwk: Finish Vocab Cards of first 23 words.  

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Review all 37 words

Practice with flashcards

http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/cardshow.php?title=FLO-CAB-Flocabulary&quesnum=1

Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/31729/flocabulary-flocabflocabulary-flash-cards/

Hmwk:Make sure cards are complete for all 37 words.  Visual Representations as well.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Exercises with all 37 words

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Review all words

Hmwk: Study for Flocabulary Test

Friday, September 25, 2009

Test of all 37 words

 Monday, October 5, 2009

Silent Reading

Return drafts of Place Narrative

Create Storyboards

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Silent Reading

Create Storyboards/Share

ML: run-on sentences

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Silent Reading

Read and discuss "Yamhill Street" in small groups and write down examples of senses

Watch Storyboard DVD

Write/Conference

Due: Storyboards

Thursday, October 8, 2009

 Silent Reading

Write/Conference

Due: Drafts of Place Narrative

Friday, October 9, 2009

 Silent Reading

Watch an example of Place Narrative

Due: Reading Logs

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Return Place Narratives

ML: Commas, introductory clauses

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Introduced Socratic Dialogue.

WN: Wrote opinions about Socratic dialogue statements. 

Chose topics for Socratic Dialogue Fridays.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Began reading Into the Wild (ITW) Author's note and chapter one)

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Continue reading ITW through Chapter 3. 

Complete Chapter 1-3 questions and vocabulary

Friday, October 23, 2009

Socratic Dialogue Statements 1 and 2 discusions

Finish up with Chapters 1-3, voabulary, and questions

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 Monday, October 26, 2009

Read Chapter 4 and 5

Due: Green Ch. 1-3 Questions, 1-3 Vocabulary, and reading up to Chapter 3

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Answer Chapter 4 & 5 questions

Read Chapter 6

Due: Read through Chapter 5

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Review Chapter 4 & 5 questions

Turn in 4-6 Vocabulary

Read Chapter 7 

Due: Read through Chapter 6 (p.60) and Chapter 4 & 5 questions.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Chapter 6 & 7 Questions

 Due: Read through Chapter 7

Friday, October 30, 2009

Socratic Dialogue Statements 3 and 4 discusions

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Monday, November 2, 2009

Review Chapter 8 and fill out sheet for Chapter 8

Read Chapter 9 &10 (Period 3)

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Complete 9 &10 questions (3rd hour)

Read Chapter 11 (3rd hour)

Read Chapters 9 & 10 (1st hour)

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Read Chapter 12 & answer questions for 11 &12 (3rd hour)

Read Chapter 11 & 12 (1st hour)

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Read Chapter 13

All questions through Chapter 12 should be completed.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Warm-up: Chapter 13 review

Socractic Dialogues 5 & 6

Yellow Sheet Review

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Monday, November 9, 2009

Venn Diagram of Characteristics of you and Chris McCandless

Discussion Questions respond and share

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Read Chapter 16

Complete Chapter 16 Quiz

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Read Chapter 17 & 18

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Socratic Dialogue 7 & 8

Friday, November 13, 2009

Introduce Influences of Chris McCandless

Due: Yellow Sheets (Chapter 15 should say Chapter 13) and all of your green chapter worksheets 1-3, 4&5, 6&7, 8, 9&10, 11&12, 16, 17&18

Monday, November 16, 2009

Work on Influences of Chris McCandless

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Work on Part II Partner Project

Due: Influences of McCandless Paper  

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Work on Part II Partner Project

Due: handout/teaching tool for class for Partner Project

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Partner Project Presentations

Review for test

Friday, November 20, 2009

Finish Presentations

"Into the Wild" Test

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Monday, November 30, 2009 

Finish watching Into the Wild and turn in questions

Hmwk: Bring Writer's Notebooks

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 

Bring Writer's Notebooks

Introduce Media Literacy Unit

Fill out and discuss "What I Buy Chart"

Hmwk: Watch TV and pay close attention to the commercials

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Watch Merchants of Cool video on advertising 

Thursday, December 3, 2009 

Finish Merchants of Cool video and complete discussion questions

Hmwk: Bring a Print Ad

Friday, December 4, 2009 

Read and discuss "Components of Critical Thinking"

Discuss Print Ads and complete handout

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Monday, December 7, 2009 

Complete the Webquest (Click here) both Task 1 (Reading an Ad) and Task 2 (Appeals and Claims)  for Advertising.  Write your answers in the packet you have from the Merchants of Cool video.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 

Finish Task 2 of the webquest.  Go over in class

Use the Media terms to find an ad that demonstrates it.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

 Introduce Designing your own advertisement

Spoof Ads

Thursday, December 10, 2009 

 Work on Advertisement

Friday, December 11, 2009 

 Present Advertisements