English 11 week of January 4

Monday -
Complete the speed reading test at http://www.readingsoft.com/ Report your WPM and Comprehension % to Luttke.

Explore the Human Rights issues that Amnesty International is addressing at http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues.

Homework: Receive and read the articles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN be prepared to discuss it.

Goodreads Review instructions at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hf74dH2XPbgLEOqxgqPbnFTa3o0OAivycqrVyyRQuFE/edit?usp=sharing

Goodreads Review rubric at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mfELvH2ZG8RuOSD28iA333fg0BJkgMw8T5racBD9Ke0/edit?usp=sharing

Tuesday/Wednesday – Group work – Valuing Humanity: Human Rights project

Information regarding group work and project at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xp5UAC6-yzHbMBY9pl9GNV5eFvtTypxYQs17AjNezI8/edit?usp=sharing

Project expectations: Students in groups with identify a human rights issue from Amnesty Internationals page: http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issue. They will research their topic and create an annotated works cited using MLA format. In their math class, each student will create a graphic to represent their area of concern in human rights violations. Then, the group will identify an individual to contact with their group letter of advocacy.

Discussion Questions:
What does it mean to be fully human? 
How is that different from just "being alive" or "surviving"? 
What do people need to live in dignity? 
What happens when a person or government attempts to deprive someone of something that is necessary to human dignity?

Procedure:
1. Discussion questions answered as a group - create google doc and share with Luttke
2. Group identifies area of human rights violation to focus on.  - email Luttke your choice
3. Each person responsible for identify 2 sources that they will report information back to the group. Plan to share information you discover, make sure to find a person to write to and statistical information.

Thursday/Friday – Group work – Human Rights project

Procedure:
4. Individuals will add their sources to a Works Cited google docs for the entire group. Share that doc with Luttke. 
 Sources will be done as full citation in MLA format and will included annotated information of what the source was about 2-3 sentences per source. 
5. Group will identify an individual or organization that they can send a letter of advocacy.
6. Group will compose a letter of advocacy to an individual or group they identify and will include their graphic within the letter.

Creative Writing week of January 4

Monday – Flash fiction update; Reflection on Flash fiction; In class writing.

Wednesday – Planning for published work – expectations and brainstorming.

Friday – Brainstorming and outlining

English 11 week of December 14

Monday - Practice LT: Reading Strategy; Semicolon practice.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Mini bio video on Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Read Declaration of Sentiments; Complete Comparison matrix on Declaration of Sentiments and Declaration of Sentiments. Homework: Complete comparison matrix

Thursday/Friday - Turn in comparison matrix; Supporting a Project for PBL students will be instructed on the basics of html coding from Mrs. O'Rourke's Computer Programming class from PLTW.

Creative Writing week of December 14

Monday - Students submit Editor questions and answers. Continue drafting. Hm: Share draft on Google docs with Luttke.

Wednesday - Corrections and trimming of flashfiction.

Friday - Submission of flashfiction - submit proof to Luttke. Printed draft and rubric to Luttke.

English 11 week of December 7

Monday - RI: Research video practice worksheet:
Educational video - Center for American Progress "Tipping the Scales How a Loophole in Current Education Law Allows Inequities in Education Spending" video https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education/news/2011/08/29/10125/video-tipping-the-scales/ Click on mp4. 
Publisher: CAP Education Policy Team
Published: August 29, 2011
Homework: Read the Declaration of Independence identify at the top your prior knowledge.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Semicolons from The Oatmeal.

In groups, students will be assigned a section of the Declaration of Independence  to summarize in a slideshow for their classmates:

Click on the slideshow for you class period, find your text section and write the summary on the summary slide.

1^st hour –

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-5XKxRahG4viJ1oU7zogxwVloFIylAVBqMf_uVyxjzU/edit?usp=sharing

5^th hour –

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14rWhNnRTWsXJWUOUgvoKvVyywzjhLyLdgF1Z7monDH0/edit?usp=sharing

 7^th hour –

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18PfVV2RmF-MxrxoYIfrVCE0KObaz5a2c8qSfVuVSMD8/edit?usp=sharing

 2^nd hour –

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q2g7U_9xx3oCry3Z9HDcmoLfYhNud928gattOeHoxMg/edit?usp=sharing

Thursday/Friday - Reading Practice for LT. Review Slideshow – take notes. Chart for central idea, persuasive elements, and theme

Additional practice video at https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson?language=en
Author: Richard Wilkinson
Published: July 2011
Publisher: TedTalks

Creative Writing week of December 7

Monday - wrap up plot diagram, work on characters and setting; Begin drafting

Wednesday - Drafting continued - finished by end of class

Friday - Cutting excess.
Identify someone to read outside of class.

Editor should answer the following questions - submit editor's name with questions and answers to Luttke on Monday.

1. Do the main character(s) change by the end of the book? Do they grow or mature? Do they learn something about themselves and how the world works?

2.  How did you experience the book? Were you engaged immediately, or did it take you a while to "get into it"? How did you feel reading it—amused, sad, disturbed, confused, bored...

3. Is the ending satisfying? If so, why? If not, why not...and how would you change it?

English 11 week of November 30

Monday - Baker College presentation

Tuesday/Wednesday - Bill of Rights video and handout
Bill of Rights video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnqk-yGzYYg


Thursday/Friday - Practice analysis of video

Use Easybib to create citation at www.easybib.com

1.    The Education Achievement Gap Determined by Social Inequality video http://www.popscreen.com/v/749x4/The-education-achievement-gap-determined-by-social-inequality


2.    Modifier Practice - for every question you missed on the modifier practice test from Tuesday/Wednesday you need to complete a practice test and EMAIL Luttke your results (correct/total correct). Just one email per student please!

1. http://www.chompchomp.com/modifiers01/modifiers01.htm

2. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/niu/niu9.htm

3. http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/misplaced_modifiers/quiz4690.html

4. http://aliscot.com/bigdog/dmmm_exercise.htm


3.    Take notes in your single subject notebook on the Persuasive elements video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ7u30OG7yk

Make sure to include a citation at the bottom of your notes!
Author: P. Watts
Published: December 31, 2012

Creative Writing week of November 30

Monday - Wrap up Improvement plan for  Character or Setting

Wednesday - Flash fiction expectations discussion and rubric. Review submissions online. Read article about flash fiction at http://slusheditor.blogspot.com/2010/01/managing-story-length.html
Notes from Storytelling Prezi at https://prezi.com/deznxfa1txfr/storytelling-arc/

Friday - Flash fiction story outline due by the end of class.

English 11 week of November 23

Monday/Tuesday - Learning Target - Reading Strategies. Vocabulary returned; placed in single subject notebook. Langston Hughes bio video.  "Democracy" by Langston Hughes - analysis of poem.

Wednesday - morning 2nd hour only - The culture of our Founding Fathers

Have a fantastic holiday weekend!

Monday, November 30 we have a presentation by Baker College.

Creative Writing week of November 23

Tuesday - In class writing - "Let me introduce myself". Reading excerpt from Grendel - identify character or setting examples in the reading. Continue work on Procedure to Improve Character or Setting.

Have a relaxing Thanksgiving!

English 11 week of November 16

Monday - The Patriot wrap up.  Homework - complete Reading Survey: https://docs.google.com/a/homeoftheshamrocks.org/forms/d/1zCDf5p3gzvifKEhvCtGj2IwoS5x2Yw3KtucOB1IbO3s/viewform?usp=send_form 
For easy access to the survey, I would recommend logging into your homeoftheshamrocks.org email - it is your user name plus @homeoftheshamrocks.org and the password is the same as your school login.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Informational Reading vocabulary. Universal Declaration of Human Rights preamble. Writing - How do we balance the tension between human rights and the common good? Learning Target - Reading Strategies.


Thursday/Friday - Poem analysis - Walt Whitman "For You O Democracy". Discussion - MLA format and intext citations. Identify music that explores human rights and society.

Creative Writing week of November 16

Monday - Character or Setting analysis from Bridge to Terabithia. 

Wednesday - In class writing. Written assignment on character or setting. Email assignment - article about character or setting read and take notes on information.

Friday - Written assignment wrap up. Group discussion. Independent work on Character or Setting procedure for improvement.

English 11 week of November 9

Monday – Post test. Homework: Compose a message to me in your Goodreads account from your inbox. Copy and paste or include a link to a book review that you have completed.

 If you haven’t completed a book yet I want to know what page you are on out of how many pages and when do you anticipate completing the book.

Tuesday-Friday – We will be viewing The Patriot during class. If parents/guardians DO NOT wish to have their student view this movie due to its R rating, simply email me and I will give the student an alternate assignment.

Creative Writing week of November 9

Monday – Class writing; Activity on Character or Setting

Wednesday – Activity on Character or Setting for practice

Friday – Twilight Zone episode “The Good Life” – identify Character or Setting specifics

English 11 week of November 2

Monday – Grammar assessment. Final project – Reading Strategies expectation – due Thursday/Friday

Three ways to fill in the chart:

1. Create an example and take a picture to put in your chart.

2. Find an example online and paste image into your chart - make sure to include the URL.

3. Write an example and put it in the chart.

EXAMPLES MUST BE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL - NOT GEARED TOWARD ELEMENTARY

This is what those options look like:

You must include 3-5 different Reading Strategies in your chart.

Before you go to the link, sign into your Gmail account.

Chart - After you open go to File and "Save a Copy" onto your Drive

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h-ificd54LD43dhl_7Fl4nfa4u6KyfROXYL3rxp5eOw/edit?usp=sharing

Rubric for chart:

***If you would like to use examples from the 5 Key SAT Critical Reading Strategies article that we read last class go to http://student-tutor.com/blog/sat-critical-reading-strategies/ Remember to include the URL under your example!

Tuesday/Wednesday – Article – “5 strategies for SAT reading”. Group work – brainstorm Reading Strategies for final project and practice in focus area. Homework: Learning Target – Listening Speaking final self-evaluation with reflection.

Thursday/Friday –Class time for Reading Strategies Final project – due by end of class. 

Creative Writing week of November 2

Monday – Short story unit reflection via email. Sample Rabbit, Run – identify character or setting and discussion.

Wednesday – In class – writing for character practice. Sparknotes – what are the important elements of character or setting? Identify those elements in your short story. Reflection – what did you do well and what did you lack for character or setting.

Friday – In class – writing for setting practice. Activity – Character or Setting. Work independently on Character or Setting improvement – status report emailed to Luttke

English 11: Grammar practice - Assessment Monday!

You have a final assessment on Pronouns, Subject/Verb Agreement, and Hyphens/Dashes

For additional practice try these websites!

Who/Whom - http://www.chompchomp.com/hotpotatoes/wordchoice06.htm

Pronouns - http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/pronouns_1.asp

Subject/Verb Agreement - http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/svagr2.htm

Hyphen and Dash - http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/hyphens_1.asp

Hyphen and Dash - http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/guides/pep/index-eng.html?lang=eng&page=punct_4_hyphens_dashes_quiz

SAT type grammar questions - https://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-practice-questions-writing-sentence-errors?practiceTestSectionIDKey=QuestionType.INDENTIFYING_SENTENCE_ERRORS

English 11 week of October 26

Monday - Connotation and Denotation evaluated. Reading update for pleasure reading book. 
       Remember, you must complete and review 4 books this semester. 

Tuesday/Wednesday - Peer observation received and reflected upon. Plickers review - Grammar. Fix up strategy - Trust the Author and go back. Reading practice - SAT type test.Homework: Peer observations for Speaking and Listening goal.

Thursday/Friday - Grammar review. Question stems - comprehension and use. Use pre-test and and identify the question stems and purpose.

Next week end the marking period. We will have a final assessment on the grammar elements we studied - parts of speech, subject/verb agreement, pronouns, hyphens-dashes.

Creative Writing week of October 26

Monday - listening to and evaluating short stories.

Wednesday - listening to and evaluating short stories.

Friday - listening to and evaluating short stories.

If there is extra time, students will work to improve their writing focus area of either Character or Setting.

The end of the marking period is next week!

English 11 week of October 19

Monday - Pronoun review. Prior knowledge practice - using a new passage, students will identify what they see and their prior knowledge about the topic before they read the passage.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Pronoun group work. Identify a fix-up strategy and work on connotation and denotation.

Thursday/Friday - Pronoun practice. Identify a fix-up strategy to help students infer

Next week we will work on grammar review of parts of speech, hyphen and dash, subject/verb agreement, and pronouns. The week of November 2 there will be an assessment on these items.

Creative Writing week of October 19

Monday - Receive evaluated short stories back. Identify items that need improvement and a plan to improve. Reflection on short story unit. Decide on presentation order for reading short stories.

Wednesday and Friday - Short story presentations with peer evaluations

English 11 week of October 12

Monday - PSAT announcements from Mrs. Williams. Subject/Verb agreement group discussion. Vocabulary for Reading Strategies Unit.
Hmwrk: Go to http://www.readingsoft.com/index.html and complete the timed speed reading test and the comprehension test.
Email Luttke your words per minute (WPM) and the percentage you receive on the comprehension test.

Tuesday/Wednesday pm - Subject/Verb agreement group activity. Introduction of a Reading Strategy. 
Hmwrk: Take notes in your single subject notebook from Seven Strategies of Successful Readers at http://www.slideshare.net/pilgrimlibrary/seven-strategies-of-successful-readers-9911545

Wednesday morning all juniors are required to take the PSAT. Information provided to the students as well as posted at homeoftheshamrocks.org


Thursday/Friday  - Subject/Verb agreement individual work. Introduction of a Reading Strategy.

Creative Writing week of October 12

Monday - Self revision on short story draft. Share story with Luttke for teacher editing.

Wednesday - Correction from Luttke's editing. Peer editing expectations.  Share story with 2 others for peer editing - must be completed by Friday's class.

Friday - Editing wrap up. Final self review with rubric. Printing story for Luttke's final evaluation.


Next week everyone will be reading their stories in class!

English 11 week of October 5

Monday - PSAT information with Mrs. Williams

New unit: Reading Strategies

Unit will include the learning goals:

1. I can determine reading strategies that will help me comprehend difficult.
2. I can recognize the difference between denotative meaning and connotative meaning.
3. I can determine author's point of view and explain the purpose for writing the text.
4. I can participate in a discussion by posing questions that connect the ideas of several speakers, responding to questions, and elaborating on my own ideas and/or the ideas of others to ensure a full range of positions on the topic or issue.


Tuesday/Wednesday - Memoir final draft returned - students may revise and resubmit. Pretest for Reading Strategies Unit. Hyphen/dashes review. Subject/verb agreement

Thursday/Friday - Learning goal for Speaking and Listening. Review of pretest data. New groups assigned - discussion on what need to learn.

Creative Writing week of October 5

Monday - Work on rough draft of short story. Email: How has your story changed from outlining to rough draft? 

Wednesday - Work on rough draft of short story; tentatively planned as a wrap up day for drafts

Friday - Begin revision of short story

English 11 week of September 28

Reading time will be 20 minutes this week

Monday – Expectations for final draft; self-evaluation for speaking/listening learning goal

Tuesday/Wednesday – Goodreads update and review; Working on draft of memoir

Thursday/Friday – Final draft due by the end of class - develop one of the memoirs written for homework into a polished piece of writing

Rubric for Memoir final draft:

250-500 words
Typed - we will write and edit in class
12 point font size
Title required
Double spaced 
Conclusion should share lesson learned

Level 4 sample

Level 3 sample

Level 2 sample

Level 1 sample

Creative Writing week of September 28

Monday – discussion on setting with “The Yellow Wallpaper” short stories. Expectations for reading short stories by the end of September

Wednesday – Prewriting; What kind of short story do you plan to write and plot outlining emailed to Luttke.

Friday – Review email response. Work on rough draft of short story

English 11 week of September 21

Monday - Parts of Speech presentation. Glass Castle excerpt. Hmwork:  Write about a family incident and what you learned from it.

Tuesday/ Wednesday - Why isn't a compound complex sentence a run on? discussion and writing. James Earl Jones memoir excerpt. Identify parts of excerpt - tone, text structure, word choice, dialogue. In class writing: What is your theme song? Hmwork:  Write about an event or experience that changed you.

Thursday/Friday - Hyphens and Dashes, what are they used for besides dividing words? discussion and lesson.  Share theme song. Unbroken excerpt.  Identify parts of excerpt - tone, text structure, word choice, dialogue. Show excerpt from the movie Unbroken.

Creative Writing week of September 21

Monday - read "Good Little Boy Who Didn't Prosper" by Mark Twain. Discussion and writing about the story.

Wednesday - Character sketch assignment. Work on beginning of short story.

Friday -

English 11 week of September 14

This week will begin class with 10 minutes of silent reading time

Monday -

Classes 1,5,7: “What is a memoir?” article, discussion, and questions

Classes 2, 6: Library orientation and book selection

Tuesday/Wednesday – Receive single subject notebook, Memoir unit vocabulary, What is Truth? – discussion and writing; 6 word memoir – understanding and writing. Homework: Write about a bad habit that you have. Why is it considered bad? Why do you do it? Write in your single subject notebook

Thursday/Friday – Group work – parts of speech slide show; Glass Castle excerpt; Memoir writing – about family.

1st hour : go to https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tuZKe2dB_NmzdVpa8bEKj6JFvh-izNUhH0djfy1GoiA/edit?usp=sharing

5th hour: go to
 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17uFYnE7B1zYHoaTY6WpfEKnQlje00wjwT78yjgj2VVs/edit?usp=sharing

7th hour: go to
 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QDuSzioXFjgGUnxYruxtQuh_a4b0jGHUv1G-NC3WPCg/edit?usp=sharing


2nd hour: go to
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DpZUCROzqzIdsDS2U3B7YFsAderyxc-XVI0aDtenJfU/edit?usp=sharing

6th hour: go to
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1I1o4ecNoIbpULiZrXcmZHPnlG13kNFfe5QKBJkpvvCo/edit?usp=sharing

Creative Writing week of September 14

Monday - Writing: Who is you favorite fictional character? Class discussion. Notes on short story. Short Story assignment rubric. Brainstorm ideas for project.

Wednesday - Twilight Zone episode "In Search of an Exit". Class discussion. Writing: An event in your life that is mysterious. Class discussion. Hm:  Email Ms. Luttke two short stories you plan to read before the end of September - include title and author. 

Friday - Read "The Foghorn" by Ray Bradbury. Plot diagram handout. Continue brainstorm of project ideas.

English 11 Welcome!

Welcome to English 11! This year's focus is on College Reading and Writing.

You will need

• A three ring binder
• Loose leaf paper
• Writing instrument (pencil or pen)
• Handbook (provided on the first day of school)
• Single Subject Notebook (provided by Luttke)
• Pleasure reading book (by Monday, September 14)

You will need a 

• Google account (Gmail - I recommend your first name . your last name)
• Goodreads account (created or updated and add me as a friend: Alexandria Luttke Byron Center)

Writing Workshop - Creative Writing

Welcome!
We will meet in Room 301; Mrs. O'Rourke's room this year.

Please complete this survey at
https://docs.google.com/a/homeoftheshamrocks.org/forms/d/1A1Fvbh32Td6Qz4cSr7LHDGOrkSQ12h9tA6N_n2wLo-I/viewform?usp=send_form

Vocabulary Games for Summer school 2015

1. Vocabulary at www.freerice.com
     You can also change the subject at the top to Math

2. Word Confusion: Choose the correct word at http://www.funbrain.com/whichword/index.html

3. Vocabulary Hangman at http://www.funbrain.com/hangman/index.html

4. Adverb game at http://www.eslgamesplus.com/adjectives-adverbs-ly-rally/

5. The Adjective and adverb game at http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/adverb_trail/

6. Conjunction wheel of fortune at http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/wheel/conjunctions_wheel.html

7. Conjunction rags to riches at http://www.quia.com/rr/60219.html

English 11 Exam

1. Go to www.homeoftheshamrocks.org
    Go to Web Services tab
    Go to Schoolnet
    Login and use code to complete English 11 final exam

2. Go to www.goodreads.com
     Login
     Scroll down to 2015 Reading Challenge on right side of the homepage

     Click on View Challenge

     Click on View books in your 2015 Reading Challenge bar

     Take a screen shot of the book covers in your 2015 Reading Challenge

Screen shot – click PrtScr and then open Microsoft Word and Paste (Cntrl V). The screen will show up as an image on your document.  Save the document.

Email the document as an attachment to Luttke

     Post a comment on what you plan to read next.

Screenshot should look like this:

3. Go to the English 11 Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bG4p7SW7m82fP-X-orUv8aFU7t5EiHhaDqtF7O20Hps/viewform?usp=send_form

 Complete the survey

English 11 week of June 1

Monday - Review
Tuesday - Goodreads update

Technical Writing week of June 1

Monday - Work on Google slide for final presentation
Tuesday - shortened class - wrap up slide presentation
Wednesday - Exam 9:30-11:00

1.     Jose Alvarado             9:30-9:40

2.     Brooke Chappell            9:42-9:52

3.     Diana Gaspar                9:54- 10:04

4.     Linnea Martinez            10:18-10:28

5.     BeomJun Ok                 10:30-10:40

6.     Elijah Padilla                  10:42-10:52

English 11 week of May 25

Monday - no school Memorial Day
Tuesday - Friday - Students view The Crucible. (6th and 8th - Of Mice and Men wrap up - write movie review. Homework - write book review on Goodreads)
Friday - write a movie review of The Crucible.

Focus question on exam: Analyze how and Abigail and the group of girls interact and develop over the course of the movie "The Crucible". Include an example from the beginning, middle and end of the movie to show character development. 

Technical Writing week of May 25

Monday - no school Memorial day
Tuesday - Wednesday - Wrap up brochure
Thursday - Friday - Begin working on presentation. Remember to use Google slides - here's a link to a tutorial https://sites.google.com/site/gdocswebquest/3-create-and-share-a-presentation

English 11 week of May 18

Monday -
2,3,5 hours - work on McCarthyism research in class
6, 8 hours - work on The Crucible vocabulary

Tuesday -

Speed reading test at http://www.readingsoft.com/index.html#results
Take test and inform Luttke of WPM and Comprehension levels

2, 3, 5 hours - college research at bigfuture at https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search

6, 8 hours - take Of Mice and Men test at Schoolnet

Wednesday -
2, 3, 5 hours - explore https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search Paying for College
and NPR series Paying for College http://www.npr.org/series/290910253/paying-for-college

6, 8 - View Of Mice and Men movie

Thursday -
2, 3, 5 hours - discussion and writing about college search
6, 8 - View Of Mice and Men movie

Friday -
2,3, 5 - The Crucible vocabulary
6, 8 - Finish Of Mice and Men, write review. Homework: Goodreads review Of Mice and Men

Technical Writing week of May 18

Monday and Tuesday - work on draft revisions of research paper
Wednesday - Begin working on brochure
Thursday and Friday - continue work on brochure

English 11 week of May 11

2nd, 3rd, and 5th hour - watching Of Mice and Men movie Monday - Tuesday.
Homework: Students will write a review of the book after movie, and put it on Goodreads.

Monday & Tuesday (Friday & Monday)  -McCarthyism PBS; J.R. History channel information. Read Arthur Miller's article on why he wrote The Crucible. Discuss and write about the time period and fear

Wednesday & Thursday - Salem Witch Trial documentary

6th and 8th hour  - review for Of Mice and Men assessment

Technical Writing week of May 11

Monday - Students working on college research
Tuesday - Outline due
Wednesday - continue working on college research
Thursday - continue working on college research
Friday - Rough draft completed; Seniors last day

English 11 week of May 4

Contemporary author research due on Friday, May 8

Monday - turn in introductory paragraph
Tuesday - conference with Luttke

To Improve Your Learning Target

 Formal language

http://www.vcestudyguides.com/formal-and-informal-language

MLA in text citations and formatting

http://www.ehow.com/how_8230030_do-intext-citation-mla.html

Elaboration; Elaborating on examples

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/few/685

Transitions

http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/how-to-use-transition-words?page=all

Comma usage/Avoiding Comma Splices

http://www.crosswaterfarm.com/commas/2ic.html

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon

Types of sentences for flow

http://www.writersdigest.com/qp7-migration-books/on-writing-fiction-excerpt

Adding examples; Introducing examples with transitions

http://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/WC/Files/Tipsheet%20Quotes%20-%20A/Introducing%20Quotes.pdf

Subtle transitions

http://englishwritingteacher.com/category/transitions/

Strong conclusions; Complex sentence review

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/conclude.html
http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Orange%20Level/O4%20Complex%20Sentences.html

Wednesday - wrap up rough draft

Questions to answer for critique section of your paper:
1. Mention the name of the piece and when it was published?
2. Accurately summarized the piece being critiqued?
3. Mainly focused on critical evaluation?
4. Used examples from the piece itself to back and illustrate my assessment of the writing? Remember to include in text citations for the examples.
5. Formed an overall evaluation of the piece based on critical reading?

Thursday - Learning target area - identify information that helps you improve

Friday - Turn in Contemporary author research

Technical Writing week of May 4

Monday - Work on Exhibition and research
Tuesday - Work on research
Wednesday - Practice presenting for exhibition
Thursday - Outline finished - submit for grade
Friday - begin rough draft of college research

English 11 week of April 27

Monday - Receive information about Contemporary Author research; Homework: Email me your author choice and why you chose that particular author

Link to author list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AXgQv_rs9f62heqzIf_8WL71PeImb1brJeJ6eN-sNoI/edit?usp=sharing


Link for author research:
www.goodreads.com
bna.galegroup.com/bna/

Tuesday - Begin researching author

Wednesday - 2nd, 3rd, 5th hour - Of Mice and Men assessment. Continue Contemporary author research.Homework: complete Learning Target 

MLA style
In text Citations at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/
Sample Works Cited page at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/

Thursday - Handout on critiquing an author's writing; Begin reading from contemporary author.

Friday - Continue research: Easybib tutorial for Works Cited

Easybib at http://www.easybib.com/

Technical Writing week of April 27

Monday - identify emails/letters sent to colleges
Tuesday - continue College research
Wednesday - share with class primary research source; college graphic organizer due
Thursday - Luttke gone - continue College research
Friday - in Library - share other sources with class

English 11 week of April 20

Monday - Read Declaration of Sentiments (112). Complete Central idea chart - turn in notebook.

Tuesday - Wednesday - M-Step during English 11. Luttke will be a Roving Proctor.

Thursday - Notebook returned. Argumentative timed writing - How Equal Are We?

Friday - Learning Target goal. College information from NPR. Introduction to American Contemporary Author research.

Technical Writing week of April 20

Monday - Begin working on College Research
Tuesday and Wednesday - Class will be held in the library
Thursday - Luttke will check K and W section of KWL chart
Friday - Luttke will check college results from BigFuture website

English 11 week of April 13

Monday - Create Main idea chart (96) for Documents unit. Read Jefferson autobiography. Skim read Declaration of Independence - includes deleted items.

Tuesday - Create summary slides for Declaration - in library

2nd hour slide show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-5XKxRahG4viJ1oU7zogxwVloFIylAVBqMf_uVyxjzU/edit?usp=sharing

3rd hour slide show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1m9t9InVb_eM_Pdths_bbq6npZ8iYnP5fZLr2_ep5mHk/edit?usp=sharing

5th hour slide show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1p-E4NWhDwGtc4Lm93fstWubVLc86afAquB9d_EgDYEA/edit?usp=sharing

6th hour slide show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vSGB9cBLe9hPiESyW5ZeVnHfIa784tBkNA1ZUYLdhsQ/edit?usp=sharing

8th hour slide show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ziGK6u2h4AzgIEaOcnbYcrwfPyyZ-1ltGnR9AB4OqD8/edit?usp=sharing


Wednesday - Copy of summary slide, read Declaration, fill out Central idea chart

Thursday - M-Step practice on computers - tools training required by State of Michigan. Homework: Iroquois Constitution - read and complete Main idea chart

Student Online Tools Training (OTT)

You must use Google Chrome
1. DRC Insight icon on desktop - double click
2. Select Online Tools Training - M-STEP
3. Choose Sample Item Sets
4. Grade 11
5. Enter the Username and Password on the sign-in screen above the username field exactly as it appears
6. Click on Sign In and follow instructions
7. Take a sample test

Calculator Practice

Google Chrome browser must be used
1. Click on DRC Insight icon
2. Online Tools Training - M-STEP
3. Choose Calculator Practice
4. Login
5. Click on Sign In and follow directions

Friday - Letter to John Adams. Identify central idea and 3 details

Technical Writing week of April 13

Monday - Wednesday - Students working as teams to create a Senior Newsletter
Thursday - Peer edit and revise Senior Newsletter
Friday - Submit final Senior Newsletter

English 11 week of April 6

Monday - Thursday - As an introduction to the "Declaration of Independence" students will be viewing The Patriot movie.

Friday - Thinking about College? Baker College will be presenting information to guide students in understanding the process and first year of college.

Technical Writing week of April 6

Monday - Information regarding Senior Newsletter
Tuesday - Friday - Groups work on Senior Newsletter

Formatting for Essay - in text citations and language

Authors's Names
Use Steinbeck and Whitman for the remainder of the essay after the first time you reference them by the first and last name. Beyond introduction you should only use their last names.

Titles
"Leader of the People" and "Song of Myself" in quotation marks and written out each time during the ENTIRE essay.

Transitions

            EVERY paragraph starts with transition except introduction.

Language Choice

            Avoid casual language usage such as gonna, many, thing, and any contractions (don’t)

Examples from text
Remember to explain every example from the story or poem. You must include why you used it as an example and how it's relevant to your essay.

Creating Works Cited

You will need to include a Works Cited page that is separate from your essay

This is a format for creating EACH of the entries.

You will need two entries on your Works Cited:

1. John Steinbeck
2. Walt Whitman

Information needed
Anthology is Elements of Literature
Editors Dr. Kylene Beers
City of Publication is Austin, TX
Year of Publication is 2007
Name of Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Page numbers :
       Leader of the People (744-756)
       Song of Myself (370-371)

English 11 week of March 16

Monday - wrap up "Leader of the People" discussion.

Tuesday - Summarize and create powerpoint for "Song of Myself" poem. 6th and 8th hour complete Old Man and the Sea test.

2nd hour: https://docs.google.com/a/homeoftheshamrocks.org/presentation/d/1Nt4QgKp2ZdCMqrVX97ISy1R5-WEBLLwdUvRta_rMsd4/edit?usp=sharing

3rd hour: https://docs.google.com/a/homeoftheshamrocks.org/presentation/d/1MTfEj13vtsr4HL0P8Ay5_AqgZ_KBbZK3vSMQ2eVlot4/edit?usp=sharing

5th hour: https://docs.google.com/a/homeoftheshamrocks.org/presentation/d/1AKgoWd-mo0AzRXI-q_v1uAWVxccBpgjOXEWrlzIst_o/edit?usp=sharing

Taking notes: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Nt4QgKp2ZdCMqrVX97ISy1R5-WEBLLwdUvRta_rMsd4/pub?start=false&loop=true&delayms=60000

Wednesday - Notes on "Song of Myself" poem.

Thursday - Friday Comparison matrix. Expectations of essay.

Technical Writing week of March 16

Students will be working to create a sample newsletter. They will be using information from their Travel project.

Students who did not complete a travel project will be allowed access to others' completed projects with they expectation that they will create a APA Works Cited to go with any images they use.

English 11 week of March 9

Monday - Steinbeck notes shared. Videos on writing periods:

Introduction to the Romantic period (2:24) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAA0d1lmz-M

American Literature - Modernism (1914-1946) (5:05) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVNBy5GHuqo

Supplement notes for Whitman and Steinbeck.

Tuesday- Comparison matrix for Whitman and Steinbeck.

Wednesday - Thursday - Notes will be focused on 757. Read silently John Steinbeck's The Leader of the People. Take notes.

Friday - Group work - paraphrase stanzas of Whitman poetry.

Technical Writing week of March 9

Monday - wrap up brochures. Final touches for client's needs.
Tuesday - Final brochure emailed to client with note. BCC Luttke.
Wednesday - Reflections and evaluations.
Thursday - Notes on newsletters.
Friday - Practice newsletters with report from Travel project from Semester 1.

English 11 week of March 2

Monday - Learning Target wrap up for Argumentative Writing. Learn Target due.
Tuesday - ACT test
Wednesday - Morning WorkKeys testing. Afternoon classes meet.
Thursday - Walt Whitman introduction. Mini bio at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nla-JDEp4jw. Notes from Elements of Lit book.
Friday - Steinbeck introduction. Mini bio at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3irviknt-fg
Notes from Elements of Lit book.

Technical Writing week of March 2

Monday - Tuesday - Work on brochure
Wednesday - Present brochure to client - feedback
Thursday - Friday - Make corrections
Monday - Tuesday - Final brochure submitted to client and Luttke

English 11 week of February 23

Monday - Comma splice work; Ethos and introductions

Tuesday - Comma splice work; Old Man and the Sea test for 2nd, 3rd, 5th hour. 

Wednesday - Thesis writing

Thursday - Introduction revision

Friday - Post testing Argumentative writing.

Technical Writing week of February 23

Monday - Friday - Work on brochure for client. Draft due date March 4.

English 11 week of February 16

Monday - No school!
Tuesday - Mrs. Williams visiting for students to fill out information for ACT.
Wednesday - wrap up ACT information. Wrap up pre-test essay revision.
Thursday  - Morning classes - OM&TS review. Afternoon classes - Introduce ethos. Work on thesis.
Friday - Mid-point test essay.

Technical Writing for week of February 16

Monday - No school!
Tuesday - wrap up and submit Creative Writing brochure. Peer evaluations.
Wednesday - Grouping and planning for new brochure project. Questions to ask client.
Thursday - Begin work on brochure. Expected deadline March 2.
Friday - Work on brochure.

English 11 week of February 9

Monday – Pretest returned, create Learning Target for Argumentative Writing. Vocabulary due.

Tuesday – Group work – organize and analyze Anchor papers. Homework: Counterargument.
    Need more information on counterargument? Try http://www.shoreline.edu/doldham/101/html/what%20is%20a%20c-a.htm

Wednesday – Group work – practice thesis writing

Thursday – TBD - Guidance will schedule your senior year classes

Friday – Practice – Anaphora and "I Have a Dream" speech