English 11 weeks of December 25 - January 5

Creative Writing weeks of December 25 - January 5

English 11 week of December 18

Monday - Idiom practice; Language Assessment studying status update. Work on Letter to Younger self Draft.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Scheduling for Senior year with the Guidance office. Make sure you can login to your Powerschool account!

Thursday/Friday - Editing Letter to Younger self with Smith's classes (6, 7, 8) - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bjMrItIvUdS_Ac_uIN-zUO8ATogtdZ1cpQzVcnPFo7o/edit?usp=sharing

Creative Writing week of December 18

Monday - Schedule for Novel. Plot Diagram for Novel assigned

Tuesday - Schedule for Novel and Character Sketches for Novel Due. Work on Setting Sketch and Plot Diagram.

Thursday - Plot Diagram due.

English 11 week of December 11

Monday/Tuesday - Group work - Irregular verbs. Irregular verb practice. Status update on Language Assessment study plan. Review Strength and Weakness from Informational Writing unit. Begin drafting Letter to Younger Self - share with Luttke - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bjMrItIvUdS_Ac_uIN-zUO8ATogtdZ1cpQzVcnPFo7o/edit?usp=sharing. Homework - take notes on Idioms Slideshow.

Wednesday - half day
Khan Academy - link your PSAT/NMSQT scores to Khan for individualized practice for SAT.

Thursday/Friday - Reading practice - choose fix-up strategy. Go over answers. Group work - Idioms.

Creative Writing week of December 11

Tuesday - Support characters. Develop characters for novel.

Thursday - Dream vacation - place and time. Create a setting sketch for that place - must do research!

English 11 week of December 4

Monday - 1st and 7th - Language group work - Adjectives vs Adverbs; Adjectives vs Adverbs practice. Homework: Irregular verb slideshow.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Khan Academy; Feedback from Declaration of Independence central idea and theme. Independent work on Iroquois Constitution central idea and theme.

Thursday/Friday - Iroquois Constitution returned with feedback; Declaration of Sentiments central idea and theme for a summative grade. Language group work - Irregular verbs.

Creative Writing week of December 4

Monday - continue discussion of Good and Bad novels - make a list of elements you want to try in your novel.

Tuesday - revisit warm-up writings - develop a character from one of the warm-ups with a character sketch.

Thursday - Vacation location - choose a time and place you would like to visit. Research and fill out setting sketch.

English 11 week of November 27

Monday - Project introduction: Letter to my younger self. Expectations and rubric located on Schoology. Homework: Notes on Adjectives vs Adverbs slideshow.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Reading Strategy notes on Context Clues. Practice reading test - use strategies and self-assess.

Thursday/Friday - Khan Academy - 30 minutes during class. Project work time - Letter to my younger self. Language group work - Adjectives vs Adverbs.  Language groups - self and peer assessment for Speaking and Listening learning goal of discussions in groups.  

Creative Writing week of November 27

Monday - wrap up a cover letter and submit the story to outside source.

Tuesday - Novel introduction

Thursday - Novel introduction

English 11 week of November 20

Monday - Notes on Reading Strategies: Cover the Answer and Slowing Down. (6th and 8th hour also need Seven Strategies for Highly Effective Readers). Discuss - How could you use these and other strategies in other class - Create a list in your notebook. (6th and 8th also discuss and write about what strategies would have helped on the Reading pre-test). Language group work - Dangling Modifiers - introduce Speaking and Listening learning goal.

Tuesday -  Notes on Reading Strategies: Cover the Answer and Slowing Down. Discuss - How could you use these and other strategies in other class - Create a list in your notebook. (1st hour - Reading pre-test returned identify Weaknesses) Language group work - Dangling Modifiers - introduce Speaking and Listening learning goal.

Wednesday - 2nd and 4th hours - Reflect on world cultures.

Creative Writing week of November 20

Tuesday - Hollis book talk on Stephen King's On Writing. Submit final draft in Schoology. Create draft of cover letter to submit with submission.

English 11 week of November 13

Monday - Pronoun practice; Homework: Dangling Modifier slideshow.

Tuesday/Friday - Notes on visualization and practice with reading book; Reading assessed- Declaration of Independence.

Wednesday/Thursday - Notes on Reading strategies - 7 strategies for highly effective readers. Language groups - Dangling Modifiers; Revise reading pre-test - reflect what strategies so far would have helped the most.

Creative Writing week of November 13

Monday - Peer editing

Tuesday - Editing wrap up

Thursday - Read outloud, editing, share with Luttke

English 11 week of November 6

Monday - Goodreads book review due from a book read in September-October. Submit link to discussion on Schoology in Goodreads folder. Create a Marking Period 2 goal for reading books (must be 1 more than what you read this MP!), write it on your goal sheet in your single subject notebook AND provide it to Luttke for her list. BRING A TEXTBOOK WITH YOU TO NEXT CLASS. Homework: Take notes on Pronoun Case slideshow in Language Group Work folder on Schoology

Tuesday/Wednesday - Reading Strategy notes on Text Patterns. Look at textbook - look at pleasure reading book - look at Declaration of Independence and identify the patterns. How will this help you?

Reread Declaration of Independence - answer reflective question: How do we balance the tension between individual rights and the common good of all the people? Language group work time - Pronoun Case discussion.

Thursday/Friday - Half Days!

1st hour - Reading pre-test

Extra practice on passage mapping and text patterns.

Creative Writing week of November 6

Monday - Conference with Luttke; Drafting short story

Tuesday - Drafting wrap up. Last half of the class use online editing tools.

Thursday - Half day!

Revising and self editing

English 11 week of October 30

Monday - review pre-test Reading; Reading strategy: Passage mapping notes and practice with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Homework: take notes on Subject-Pronoun Agreement slideshow in Language Group Work Folder in Schoology.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Informational Reading vocabulary - graded. Passage Mapping practice with The Declaration of Independence - create slideshow to profile passage mapping.

Thursday/Friday - Passage mapping notes on each section of Declaration of Independence. Reflective writing: How do we balance the tension between individual rights and the common good of all the people? Language group work - Subject-Pronoun Agreement.

Creative Writing week of October 30

Monday - work time for Character and Setting sketches and plot diagram.

Tuesday - present idea to Ms Luttke and one other person; Drafting of Short Story

Thursday - Drafting of short story

English 11 week of October 23

Monday - The Patriot wrap up. Reminder - next class Language assessment on Subject-Verb Agreement, Parallelism and Comparisons, students may use their notes on the assessment.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Language assessment; Goodreads review - submit link to Luttke via email for feedback.

Thursday/Friday - Reading pre-test; Vocabulary - Informational Reading unit. If time: Reading Strategy - Passage mapping.

Creative Writing week of October 23

Monday - Writing warm-up. Twilight Zone "5 Characters in Search of an Exit". Discussion on typecasting and stereotypical behavior in support characters. Contests for Short Stories - ideas for entering short story.

Tuesday - Short story assignment. Create setting and character sketches.

Thursday - Share setting and character sketches with peers. Create plot diagram.

English 11 week of October 16

Monday - (2nd/7th hour: Comparison practice)

Reflection on Informational essay unit -

Looking back on the discussions, research, essay writing, and presentation during this unit, reflect on a strength and weakness of yours. How will you use the strength in the next unit and how will you improve your weakness?

Tuesday/Wednesday - Begin watching The Patriot. If you do not wish your student to view this movie, feel free to email me at aluttke@homeoftheshamrocks.org. I will have an alternative assignment for them in the library.

Wednesday is a half day, here is the schedule:

Thursday/Friday - Continue viewing The Patriot.

NEXT WEEK: SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT ON LANGUAGE ELEMENTS - SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT, PARALLELISM, AND COMPARISONS. IT WILL BE AN SAT TYPE ASSESSMENT.

Creative Writing week of October 16

Monday - Setting sketch based on the 3 placed students visited last week.

Tuesday - Character sketch - divide class half with Elisha creating a character, half with me. Flip a coin for protagonist/antagonist.

Thursday - Use two characters in a scene. Must have conflict!

English 11 week of October 9

Monday - Parallelism practice; 2nd hour - presentation work time; 8th hour - Speedreading test and book goal commitment for MP 1. Homework - notes on Comparison slideshow in Language Group work folder.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Presentation work time and practice. Language group work - discussion of Comparison.

PSAT/NMSQT on Wednesday morning!

Thursday/Friday - Presentations in class on Post High School Plans. Practice Comparison.

We will be watching The Patriot soon and the students will receive this slip:

Creative Writing week of Oct 9

Monday - Short story work

Tuesday - Setting practice outside on campus

Thursday - Hollis presentation on character and setting; Setting worksheet

English 11 week of Oct 2

Monday- Khan Academy; Subject-Verb Agreement. Homework: Finish notes on your own.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Revise rough draft. Final draft due today! (2,6,8 - discussion of Subject-Verb Agreement and practice) Homework: Notes on Parallelism slideshow located in the Language Group Work folder on Schoology.

Thursday/Friday - Language group work; Speedreading test and reading goal; Presentation work.

Creative Writing week of October 2

Monday - reflection on flash fiction writing

Tuesday - reading groups for sharing flash fiction. Read and discuss 10 tips for short stories that sell.

Thursday - Short story structure analyzed

English 11 week of Sept 25

Monday - paperwork for PSAT/NMSQT

Tuesday/Wednesday  - Writing Informational essay - work on development and organization with transitions. Language group work - Subject-Verb Agreement.

Wednesday is a half day:

Thursday/Friday - Writing Informational essay - conclusion, and editing with Proofreadbot add-on in Google docs. Optional: Submit rough draft to Luttke for evaluation. Language group work - Parallelism.

See blog entry: English 11 week of Sept 18 for specific information and rubric for Informational essay.

Information from writing Informational essay

Creative Writing week of Sept 25

Monday - Editing Luttke's feedback on flash fiction

Tuesday - Peer editing and revising of flash fiction.

Thursday - Cover letter writing and submission of flash fiction to flashfiction.net

English 11 week of Sept 18

Monday - Self-evaluation of Language test.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Vocabulary for Informational essay unit - due today. Thesis statement. Submit thesis on Schoology for input.

Thursday/Friday - Introduction; Group work - Subject-Verb agreement.

Creative Writing week of Sept 18

Monday - Plot diagram due. Begin drafting flash fiction

Tuesday- drafting flash fiction

Thursday- self-editing and submission to Luttke for suggestions

English 11 week of Sept 11

Monday - Book interests and library visit.

We will begin silent reading time of 10 minutes daily this week so make sure to bring your pleasure reading book with you!

Tuesday/Wednesday - Post high school research; pair and share; Easybib tutorial; complete financial chart. Submit post high school research on Schoology.

Thursday/Friday - Language SAT type pre-test; Goodreads

Creative Writing week of Sept 11

Monday - Chain poem, Syllabus, Vocabulary

Wednesday- Flash fiction - explore and brainstorm

Friday- Flash fiction - writing

English 11 week of Sept 5

Tuesday - Welcome, ice breakers, goal writing

Wednesday - Syllabus

Thursday/Friday - College research: https://docs.google.com/a/homeoftheshamrocks.org/document/d/1v9s2OG7-uobcEbqHewinLJahKtI4Eyl8GEqXGNtiKo8/edit?usp=sharing

Creative Writing week of Sept 5

Tuesday - Welcome!

Wednesday - Class poem

Thursday - Syllabus, warm-up writing, Sharing

English 11 week of June 5

Monday - Goodreads wrap-up. Book returns. Megamind wrap-up. Exam review on Google Classroom

Tuesday - Exam review practice - Shrek viewing for satire review

Creative Writing week of June 5

Monday - practice Presentation of Learning for exam
Wednesday morning 7:45 - 9:15 exam

Presentation times: Wednesday, June 7

7:47 - 7:57 Jose B

8:00 - 8:10 Jurnee B

8:12 - 8:22 Ben G

8:25 - 8:35 Adaline G - present 6th hour -- Friday, June 2

8:37 - 8:47 Jared J

8:50 - 9:00 Emily J

9:02 - 9:12 Diamond T

English 11 week of May 22

Monday - Satire Final Project expectations and examples. Brainstorm ideas.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Satire Final Project proposal due to Luttke

Thursday/Friday - Satire Final Project work time

SATIRE FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATATIONS ON MAY 30 AND 31

Creative Writing week of May 22

Monday - Presentation of Learning (POL) - final exam - expectations

Wednesday - Presentation of Learning - work time

Friday - Senior Project presentations observations and POL work time

English 11 week of May 15

Monday - a reflection on your 3 Reading Strategies from this semester - submit for a Writing grade.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Looking at sample satire writing and cartoons. Documenting examples of figurative language on Collecting Text.

Thursday/Friday - Collecting text work independently for a Reading grade. 

Creative Writing week of May 15

Monday - Fanfiction work time

Wednesday - Fanfiction editing and submit to Luttke

Friday - Final editing and sharing with fanfiction.net

English 11 week of May 8

Monday - What is Satire? Part B - submit to Google Classroom

Tuesday/Wednesday - Review What is Satire? Human Vices - partner work for a Speaking and Listening evaluation.

Thursday/Friday - What is Satire? for a Reading evaluation. Students will look at satirical examples from Weird Al and the Onion for analysis.

STUDENTS WILL NEED HEADPHONES ALL WEEK.

Creative Writing week of May 8

Monday - Fan fiction introduced. Rubric

Wednesday - Fan fiction - choose topic; work time

Friday - Luttke gone - Fan fiction work time

English 11 week of May 1

Monday -
1st and 2nd hour - Goodreads update and reflect on reading this semester.
5th, 7th, 8th hour - Satire introduction and vocabulary

STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BRING HEADPHONES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK!

Tuesday/Wednesday - Hyperbole/Understatement word list; Irony notes on The Oatmeal. Work with partner to find irony examples. Individually, identify an example and provide an explanation to submit on Google Classroom.

Thursday/Friday - Sarcasm vs Irony. What is Satire? Work through examples of satire, types of figurative language.

Creative Writing week of May 1

Monday - Video wrap up; Presentation practice

Wednesday - Presentation practice in cafe

Friday - Project reflection; Goodreads Reviews - own book and peer

English 11 week of April 24

Monday - M-STEP tutorial online at https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1?index=1&adminId=523777

Online practice for M-STEP Science and Social Studies

M-STEP is on the left side;
Select "Online Tool Training"
Select "Sample Item Sets"
Select the grade
Select the content area
Login with the Username and Password provided on the login screen
Complete both content areas by going Back after finishing one area
Complete the Calculator and Graphing practice


Tuesday/Wednesday - M-STEP Social Studies test in computer lab - estimated time 50 minutes. Submit any other college requests to SAT online.

Thursday/Friday - M-STEP Science test in computer lab - estimated time 50 minutes.

Creative Writing week of April 24

Monday - work on Createspace submission

Wednesday - wrap up Createspace and work on Aurasma video

Friday - wrap up Aurasma

English 11 week of April 10

Monday - Khan Academy and Written Reflection on practice progress

Tuesday/Wednesday - TESTING - SAT on Tuesday; ACT WorkKeys on Wednesday.

Thursday/Friday- viewing The Great Gatsby with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Friday is a half day - 11:00 am dismissal

Creative Writing week of April 10

Monday/Friday - Work on Createspace covers, author bios, uploading draft.

English 11 week of March 27

Monday - SAT information; Essay returned - chart growth - write reflection paragraph and submit Argumentative Analysis student growth chart to Google Classroom.
8th hour - College Commitment card

Tuesday/Wednesday - Part A and B must be done of college research before class!!! Go over Part C of college research. College commitment card.

Thursday/Friday (1/2 days) - Khan Academy and reflection on growth.

Creative Writing week of March 27

Monday - Peer editing - editing corrections

Wednesday - editing wrap-up; Work on cover. Submit draft to Luttke

Friday - Wrap up editing; Work on cover

Friday is a half day - we will meet for 45 minutes from 9:25 - 10:10

English 11 week of March 20

Monday - SAT Essay video; Revision of paragraph for writing or analysis focus (8th hour - essay returned; chart growth; Collegeboard account). Homework: Additional SAT essay video (9 min).

Tuesday/Wednesday - Timed Essay final practice  - recorded in grade book.(8th hour - area of improvement; Khan Academy - record practices and scores)

Thursday/Friday - Essay returned; chart growth - write reflection and submit; Khan Academy - record practices and scores (8th hour - Timed Essay final practice)

MISS AN ESSAY 

Make-up after school Tuesday, March 21 beginning at 2:45.

Creative Writing wee of March 20

Monday - Self-Editing wrap up

Wednesday/Friday - Peer editing

English 11 week of March 13

Monday - Essay returned; Online growth charting; Checking Collegeboard account.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Individualized work on focus area from essay; Khan Academy

Thursday/Friday - SAT booklet and Writing/Language practice test.

DID YOU MISS AN ESSAY - Tuesday after school at 2:45 there will be an opportunity to make-up the writing in Ms. Luttke's room.

Creative Writing week of March 13

Monday - headshots of authors for books

Wednesday/Friday - self-editing and feedback on sample page

English 11 week of March 6

Monday - Work on element of focus for Persuasive analysis - Structure of Rhetoric or Reverse Outlining.

Tuesday/Wednesday - "Hospital" article - read with reading strategy and stance and word choice. Answer questions on "Hospital"

Thursday/Friday - Review focus area from first essay practice. Timed essay writing "Hospital".

Creative Writing week of March 6

Monday - copyright and tag words

Wednesday - Writing

Friday - Goal to be finished with book!!!!!!!!

English 11 week of February 27

Monday - Baker College - Grant Meyers presenting.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Paying for College - persuasive analytically essay writing in class.

Thursday/Friday - Essay returned. Online growth chart - charting essay progress. Google Classroom - SAT anchor papers. Khan Academy.

Creative Writing week of February 27

Monday - Fonts, margins, and book size -- oh my! Mrs Smith will speak to us about font families and serif vs sanserif fonts.

Wednesday - Writing day. Choose a sample page - include title and sub-genre. Submit a digital copy to Luttke and email one to Ana Castro.

Friday - Grammar check

English 11 week of February 20

Monday - Unlocking the SAT essay - prezi - take notes at https://prezi.com/fbox0geyqc6a/unlock-the-sat-essay/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Tuesday/Wednesday - Argumentative unit vocabulary; Look at bit.ly site for eligible schools and SAT essay. Understanding the SAT essay rubric. Khan Academy

Thursday/Friday - Reading article "What get students working harder?" - answer questions; writing about reading strategy used and the use of rhetoric in the article.

Creative Writing week of February 20

Monday - Art selection and thank you notes. Book pitch

Wednesday - Luttke schedule check; art copyright

Friday - Writing

English 11 week of February 13

Monday - Writing time - finishing up body of essay

Tuesday/Wednesday - Review body writing - edit as needed; Conclusion. Proofreadbot

Thursday/Friday - Khan Academy; Revising in library - final essay due

Creative Writing week of February 13

Monday - Author biography

Wednesday - Writing

Friday - Grammar check with proofreadbot; Gallery walk of Art - covers for books

English 11 week of February 6

Monday - Write For College - Comparison essay process (193-197); Work on Comparison matrix revisions.

Tuesday/Wednesday - wrap up matrix revisions. Work on outlining body paragraphs for comparison essay.

Thursday/Friday - writing body paragraphs from outline; Conclusion for essay

Creative Writing week of February 6

Monday - Schedule check; meet with Art 2 - cover art sketches

Wednesday - Writing

Friday - Editing partner - progress update; Writing

English 11 week of January 30

Monday - Syllabus changes; Reading reflection one-on-one discussion; Celebrate success - Reading Survey and speed reading results.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Comparison matrix for poems - due by end of class

Thursday/Friday - Assignment; Writing thesis and introduction - submit draft for Luttke to review. One-on-one discussion of full and in text citation issues from reading strategies chart.

Creative Writing week of January 30

Monday - Writing schedule due

Wednesday - Meet with Art 2 re. cover art; Writing time.

Friday - Writing time

English 11 week of January 23

For my exam

You may use your notebook and any papers on the exam

Exam will include:

• 3 Reading passages - SAT type (SchoolNet)
• Grammar - modifiers, semicolons, hyphens/dashes (SchoolNet)
• Post-Unit survey Reading Strategies
• Speed reading test with reflection on 1st-semester reading, a plan for 2nd semester, and a new genre to try.
• Updating Goodreads - currently reading book and a book you want to read in the new genre

Practice:

Misplaced Modifiers - understanding and practice

https://quizlet.com/126978459/misplaced-modifiers-flash-cards/

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers - practice

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

Modifiers and SAT - information

http://blog.prepscholar.com/faulty-modifiers-on-sat-writing-grammar-rule-prep

Modifiers and SAT - practice

https://magoosh.com/hs/sat/2016/modifiers-on-the-sat/

Semicolon - understanding

http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/semicolons_ex1.htm

Semicolon - pracitce

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_44.htm

Semicolon and SAT - great information on ALL punctuation. Scroll for semicolon

http://blog.prepscholar.com/sat-punctuation

Semicolon and SAT - practice

http://www.varsitytutors.com/sat_writing-help/correcting-semicolon-errors

Hyphen and dash - rules

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/engagement/3/7/98/

Hyphens - practice

http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/hyphens_1.asp

Hyphen or dash - practice

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=hyphen-dash

Dash - practice

https://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/quiz/jeux-quiz-trait-dashes-eng.php

Reading - SAT type practice

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sample-questions/reading

Reading - Understanding the types of questions and sample questionshttps://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/inside-the-test/reading

Schedule:

Tuesday, January 24

          7:45-  9:19 1st hour (94 minutes)

          9:19-  9:24 Passing (5 minutes)

          9:24-10:54 3rd hour (90 minutes)

        10:54-10:59 Passing (5 minutes)

         1st Lunch

       10:54- 11:24 Lunch (30 minutes)

       11:24- 11:29 passing (5 minutes)

       11:29- 12:59 5th hour exam (90 minutes)

        2nd Lunch

       10:59- 12:29 5th hour exam (90 minutes)

       12:29- 12:34 passing (5 minutes)

       12:29- 12:59 Lunch (30 minutes)

       12:59-  1:04 passing (5 minutes)

         1:04-  2:38 7th hour exam (94 minutes)

        Wednesday, January 25

        7:45-   9:19 2nd hour (94 minutes)

        9:19-   9:24 Passing (5 minutes)

        9:24- 10:54 4th hour (90 minutes)

      10:54- 10:59 Passing (5 minutes)

        1st Lunch

      10:54- 11:24 Lunch (30 minutes)

      11:24- 11:29 passing (5 minutes)

      11:29- 12:59 6th hour exam (90 minutes)

        2nd Lunch

      10:59- 12:29 6th hour exam (90 minutes)

      12:29- 12:34 passing (5 minutes)

      12:29- 12:59 Lunch (30 minutes)

      12:59-  1:04 passing (5 minutes)

        1:04-  2:38 8th hour exam (94 minutes)

       Thursday, January 26

       7:45-  9:18 1st hour exam (93 minutes)

       9:18-  9:28 passing (10 minutes)

       9:28- 11:00 3rd hour exam (92 minutes)

      11:00 Student Dismissal (1/2 day students; full day teachers)

       Friday, January 27

       7:45-  9:18 2nd hour exam (93 minutes)

       9:18-  9:28 passing (10 minutes)

       9:28- 11:00 4th hour exam (92 minutes)

      11:00 Student Dismissal (1/2 day students; full day teachers)