Monday, January 3
Welcome back!
Goal: Discuss the question "Does the American Dream still exist"?
- Final questions/formatting for Synthesis Paper
- Gatsby Intro:
- Check out books
- Reading Calendar
- Background Research
Tuesday, January 4
Goal: understand needs and expectations for college readiness
- Final Synthesis Paper Due
- Assign journal
- Guest speakers--College Preparation
Wednesday, January 5
Goals: understand and apply grammar in writing
- Grammar Wednesday!
- Lesson 1: Verbs
- Exercises 1-3
Thursday, January 6
Goals: Work collaboratively in a small group; discuss author's rhetoical strategies
- Book Club #3
- Author's Language Due
Friday, January 7
Goal: Does the American Dream still exist?
- Grammar lesson due--correct
- Book Club quizzes due
- Gatsby Background info due--discuss
- Theme in Gatsby
Monday, December 6
Goal: understand language of rubric
- Anchor papers--score and discuss
- Synthesis Prompt Packets due
- Pick prompt for individual synthesis paper
Tuesday, December 7
Goal: use rhetorical devices in writing; synthesize sources to support a claim
- Journal assignment, "Being a Man", p. 378. Device: use an understatement
- Individual synthesis paper expecations
Wedneday, December 8
Goal: synthesize sources to support a claim
- Synthesizing sources
- Citing sources in your paper
- Works Cited pages
Thursday, December 9
Goals: analyze characters in literature; work collaboratively in a small group
- Character Wheel Due
- Book Club #1
Friday, December 10
Goal: synthesize sources to support a claim
- Graded book club quizzes and discussion questions questions (from leader)
- Intro/thesis--sample thesis statements
- Work day
- Intro/thesis statement due Monday!
