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Weekly Agenda

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 Monday, Dec. 8

Discuss 1984 p. 239-260

Work on board games

Due: Letters about Literature

Tuesday, Dec. 9

Discuss 1984 p. 260-282

Work on board games

Wednesday, Dec. 10

Discuss 1984 p. 282-298

Work on board games

Thursday, Dec. 11 

1984 Quiz

Due: Draft of Writer's Workshop

Rendering of Board Game due by end of Monday's class

 

 Monday, Dec. 1

Writer's Workshop and Pen pal letters

Revisions of pieces

Tuesday, Dec. 2

Discuss 1984 p. 179-224

Wednesday, Dec. 3

Finalize Letters about Literature

Due: Pen pal letters

Thursday, Dec. 4 

Discuss 1984 p. 225-239

 Monday, Nov. 24

Writer's Workshop

Tuesday, Nov. 25

Discuss 1984 p. 147-179

Due: Writer's Workshop printed

Wednesday, Nov. 26

No School. Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, Nov. 27

No School. Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Monday, Nov. 17

Writer's Workshop

Tuesday, Nov. 18

Discuss 1984 p. 105-126

Wednesday, Nov. 19

Writer's Workshop (meet with groups)

Thursday, Nov. 20   

Discuss 1984 p. 126-147

 

 Monday, Nov. 10

Revisit MLA formatting and teach about introducing quotes and using MLA in-text with research

Tuesday, Nov. 11

Discuss 1984 p. 48-69

Wednesday, Nov. 12

Writer's Workshop

Thursday, Nov. 13 

Discuss 1984 p. 69-

More Workshop ideas

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 Monday, Nov. 3

Due: Read pages 1-20 in 1984

Tuesday, Nov. 4

Discuss 1984

Due: Read pages 20-29 in 1984

Wednesday, Nov. 5

Formal Presentations on Research 2 minutes

Thursday, Nov. 6 

Formal Presentations on Research 2 minutes

Discuss 1984

Due: Read pages 29-48 in 1984 

1984 Part I.doc 1984 Part I.doc
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Monday, Oct. 27

Writer's Workshop

Tuesday, Oct. 28

Writer's Workshop

Wednesday, Oct. 29

Research Projects for 1984

Thursday, Oct. 30   

Research Projects for 1984

MLA citation guide.pdf MLA citation guide.pdf
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Topics for research for 1984.docx Topics for research for 1984.docx
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Writer's Workshop Ideas: 

Yes Magazine contest prompt and information: http://www.yesmagazine.org/for-teachers/essay-bank/for-teachers 

Monday, Oct. 20

Discuss Lord of the Flies (Ike and Owen)

Writer's Workshop

Tuesday, Oct. 21

Continue Writer's Workshop

Wednesday, Oct. 22

Review Lord of the Flies

Due: Draft of Writer's Workshop

End of Quarter

Thursday, Oct. 23   

Lord of the Flies Test

 

  Week of October 13 to October 16 

Monday, Oct. 13

Writer's Workshop: Finish up Postcards

Tuesday, Oct. 14

Discuss Psychoanalysis article

Due: Postcards

Wednesday, Oct. 15

Denver for Lord of the Flies

Thursday, Oct. 16  

Playwright Workshop

Due: Draft of Writer's Workshop

 

  Week of October 6 to October 9 

Monday, Oct. 6

Writer's Workshop

Tuesday, Oct. 7

Discuss Chapter 11 Greta & Emily

Wednesday, Oct. 8

Chapter 12 Hallie & Kevin

Thursday, Oct. 9

Writer's Workshop

Read article about LotF

 

 Week of September 29 to October 2 

Monday, Sept. 29

Discuss

Chapter 6 Bari and Sophie

Chapter 7 Des and Seth

Tuesday, Sept. 30

Discuss

Chapter 8 Faith and Abby


Wednesday, Oct.1

Writer's Workshop

Thursday, Oct. 2

Discuss

Chapter 9 Ian and Gunnar

Chapter 10 Alex and Taryn

Writer's Workshop 

Writer Workshop E2_2014.docx Writer Workshop E2_2014.docx
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 The Place Where You Live (350) characters long link here

Writing Contest Place Narrative.doc Writing Contest Place Narrative.doc
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Letters about Literature Assignment.doc Letters about Literature Assignment.doc
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lal_guidelines_2014-2015_final.pdf lal_guidelines_2014-2015_final.pdf
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Week of September 22 to September 25 

Monday, Sept. 22

Finish Discussion of Chapter 3

Introduce Writer's Workshop

Tuesday, Sept. 23

Discuss Chapters 4 (Autumn and ) and 5 (and ) LotF

Wednesday, Sept. 24

Acuity

Thursday, Sept. 25 

Read Chapters 6 & 7 for Monday and 8 & 9 for Tuesday

Miss Bass gone

Letters about Literature Assignment.doc Letters about Literature Assignment.doc
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 Monday, September 15

Introduce LotF (Lord of the Flies)

Tuesday, September 16

LotF p. 7-31

WednesdaySeptember 17

Discussion questions and tips

ThursdaySeptember 18

Discuss Chapters 2 and 3 LotF

Due: Revisions for Narratives

LotFCh.23.docx LotFCh.23.docx
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LofT Chapter 1.doc LofT Chapter 1.doc
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Monday, September 8

Write Narratives

Tuesday, September 9

Continue Writing Narratives

Check out Lord of the Flies

Due: Summer Assignment Revision

WednesdaySeptember 10

Continue Writing Narrative and Workshopping

ThursdaySeptember 11

Continue Writing Narrative and Workshopping

Due: Draft of Narrative for Feedback

 Tuesday, September 2

Finish Literary Analysis

Pretests

Wednesday, September 3

Introduce Narrative

Read Fish Cheeks

Due: Literary Analysis

Thursday, September 4

Continue Narrative Qualities

Read The Chase

Friday, September 5

Brainstorm and write

The Chase.doc The Chase.doc
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Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan.doc Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan.doc
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E2A 2014_2015 Syllabus.docx E2A 2014_2015 Syllabus.docx
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