English 11 week of January 13

 Monday – Meet and greet Reading Strategies groups. Define Reading focus area. Share with class.

Tuesday – Inference activity. Homework if not completed in class.

Wednesday – Detail activity: Zoom by Istvan Banyai and in class activity

Thursday – Detail activity: tying complicated knots

Friday – RS groups – learning questions stems. Share with class.

English 11 week of January 6

 Monday – Meet and greet Reading Strategies groups. Define Reading focus area. Share with class.

Tuesday – Inference activity. Homework if not completed in class.

Wednesday – Detail activity: Zoom by Istvan Banyai and in class activity

Thursday – Detail activity: tying complicated knots

Friday – RS groups – learning questions stems. Share with class.

For Friday, December 20

Complete the following activities in your Reading Strategy Learning Goal area:

Details

1. Supporting details presentations at http://www.sophia.org/tutorials/understanding-main-idea-and-supporting-details-as

2. Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFqs0I9QrGo

3. Try this quiz at http://www.quia.com//pop/155268.html

Inference

1. Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OISc9pAYEs

2. Brain puzzles for inferring at http://brainden.com/logic-puzzles.htm

3. Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFqs0I9QrGo

Main Idea

1. View presentation and watch video at http://www.sophia.org/tutorials/understanding-main-idea-and-supporting-details-as

2. Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKuMY85G3zQ

3. Try this quiz at http://www.quia.com/pop/120023.html

Generalization

1. Read about it at http://www.sanchezclass.com/reading-generalization.htm

2. Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWu0UzC8dtQ

3. Powerpoint Presentation at http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&sqi=2&ved=0CDsQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pomounties.org%2Fcms%2Flib02%2FPA01000181%2FCentricity%2FDomain%2F257%2FMakingplusGeneralizations.pptx&ei=8QOmUorvKsHBrQGopoGgAQ&usg=AFQjCNEWaO-14FSRKRueTrjhAwUoKv-Qjw&bvm=bv.57752919,d.aWM

4. Try this quiz at http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/generalized-other-definition-example-quiz.html#qz

Word Choice/Context Clue

1. Read about it at http://www.sophia.org/tutorials/word-learning-strategy-context-clues

2. Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFqs0I9QrGo

3. Video at

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF0AaDeXKRU&list=PLD14EEE90BD6FC0F9

Part 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Al-kJWk9aU&list=PLD14EEE90BD6FC0F9

 Author/Time Period for Reading Literacy

1. History at http://www.online-literature.com/periods/

2. Deeper understanding at http://electricka.com/etaf/muses/literature/literary_periods/literary_periods_popups/understanding_literary_periods.htm

3. Take this challenging quiz at http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=american-literature-time-periods-quiz

For Thursday, December 19

1.  Update Goodreads

2.  Did you finish your Reading Challenge?

If yes,

3.  Click on Reading Challenge

4.  Press FN and Insert simultaneous to capture image of completed Reading Challenge

5.  Open Paint and press Control and V simultaneously

6.  Save image on desktop

7.  Email image as an attachment to: aluttke@homeoftheshamrocks.org

8.  Include your name in the Subject line.

Remember, you must finish your Reading Challenge by December 31, 2013!

Technical Writing week of December 16

Monday – meeting for status reports, items needed, and DK 142

Tuesday – follow up with target audience if students haven’t received a response.

Wednesday – Friday – Planning for implementation.

English 11 week of December 16

 Monday – skit practice; final drafts for poems/raps/songs, cartoons, and essays

Tuesday – Satire project presentations for poems/songs/raps, cartoons and essays.

Wednesday – Satire project presentations – skits.

English 11 by Friday, 9:00 am graded assignment

Looking back at your new learning goal for Reading Strategies... Details, Generalization, Inference, Word Choice, Main Idea

I would like you to identify a website that could assist you and others in learning about your Reading Strategy.

Email me at aluttke@homeoftheshamrocks.org

Include your name in the subject line

Copy the link to the body and identify what Reading Strategy it pertains to.
EX.
Inference:  http://brainden.com/

Technical Writing week of December 9

          

Monday – Receive Audience evaluation form back with input. Begin working on rough draft of document.

Tuesday – Rough draft of document due by the end of class.

Wednesday – Received rough draft of document back with input.

Thursday – Corrections and final approval. Send by Friday beginning of class. Email Luttke as BCC.

Friday – Next steps meeting. Looking for response to sent document.

English 11 week of December 9

Monday – Mr. Jim Merril presentation in library.

Tuesday – Satire assignment and expectations. Commit to topic and activity.

Wednesday – Work on project. Skit groups must commit to individual responsibilities. All – list satirical devices that will be incorporated in activity.

Thursday – Outline of activity

Friday – Rough draft of activity

Assignment:

Apply Genre Knowledge

Satire project

“Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injustice, that there are wrongs in the world that need to be fixed.” Carl Hiaasen, author.

Choose one of the following activities to create satire:

Skit	Song/Poem	Cartoon	Essay
Write and perform a satirical skit that identifies a social problem. Must include satirical devices. (Group maximum of 4 – each person must perform a role with all contributing to the writing or props)	Write and perform a satirical song or poem or rap that identifies a social problem. Must include satirical devices (Individual)	Draw and present a satirical cartoon that identifies a social problem. Must include satirical devices. (Individual)	Write and present a short satirical essay that identifies a social problem. Must include satirical devices. (Individual)

Rubric for Satire project

Name:                                                            Title:

Skit                                    Song/poem                        Cartoon                        Essay

Concept	4	3	2
Critiques something or someone from a social problem.	Critique is clear to the viewer and highly relevant to the issue being addressed	Critique is clear to the viewer and relevant to the issue being addressed	Critique may be unclear or irrelevant to the issue being addressed
Use satirical devices to make appropriate critique	Appropriately and very effectively uses satirical devices to critique someone or something in issue	Appropriate uses satirical devices to critique someone or something in issue	May struggle to say appropriate or use the most effective satirical devices to critique someone or something in the issue
Delivery is appropriate to task and audience	Delivery is appropriate to task and audience, and audience is clearly engaged	Delivery is appropriate to task and audience	Delivery needs some polishing – the tone might be too informal or appear unrehearsed
Demonstrate a command of formal English, if applicable	Language choices are precise and appropriate to the task	Language choices are appropriate to the task	Language choices might not be matched to the task
Beautiful work: Work that flows, is creative, emotionally moving or intellectually moving, eye catching, leaves the reader wanting more.	Work flows, appeals to the reader, shows creativity and neatness, reader remembers project	Flows, looks good, but overall project is forgettable, a bit sloppy	No creativity, sloppy work with mistakes, the reader is turned off by project

Comments:

English 11 by Wednesday at 9:00 am

Please email a link to an example of satire. Make sure to include your name in the Subject and copy the link in the body with a brief description of what the satire is making fun of.

my email: aluttke@homeoftheshamrocks.org