Poem of the Day:
On the Death of a Colleague by Stephen Dunn
http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2005/10/11
Freshman College Prep
Agenda
Tuesday:
April 7, 2015
EQ: How does
an author reveal theme?
What makes a
book “good”?
Tech
Expectations: Closed and put away
1. Poem
of the Day
2. March
Madness Best Book
a. Have
students review the documents for the Top 2 books.
b. They
should fill out the charts through their analysis of the books and place their
vote on the chart.
3. Group
Discussions: Theme
a. Students
should meet in their book groups
b. Complete
the chart responses for their novels (as a group—one per group)
Please tell them:
HW: Choice novel test on Friday (R&R will be
Thursday)
Freshman College Prep
Agenda
Wednesday:
April 8, 2015
EQ: How does
an author reveal theme?
What makes a
book “good”?
Tech
Expectations: Closed and put away
1. Poem
of the Day
2. March
Madness Best Book—The Champion
3. Turn
in charts from group
4. R&R
# 50
5. Book
Talk Assignment
HW: Choice novel test on Friday (R&R will be again
tomorrow)
Junior Honors Agenda
Tuesday:
April 7, 2015
EQ: How do I best craft my argument?
What
structure is best to establish my argument?
Tech
Expectations: Open and on
1. Poem
of the Day—please read poem of the day
2. Turn
in draft on classroom
3. Draft
Revision
a. Have
students exchange drafts with a partner.
They should have printed copies of their essays.
b. They
should WRITE DIRECTLY on the partner’s essay for any comments/suggestions.
c. Students
should use the provided rubrics to score partners’ essays.
d. Once
students have feedback, they should return to own seats and work on revisions
based on feedback.
e. They
should not hang out once they think they are “done.” They are NOT done.
f. If
a student does not have her/her draft prepared, he/she should work ALONE and
continue drafting.
HW: Bring (same) PRINTED copy for use in class
tomorrow.
Junior Honors Agenda
Tuesday:
April 7, 2015
EQ: What changes will make my writing better?
What is
needed for proper MLA format?
Tech
Expectations: Open and on
1. Poem
of the Day
2. MLA
formatting issues
3. Draft
Revision
a. Self
check
HW: Final, PRINTED draft due tomorrow,
including works cited
This
problem is most notable when considering the fact that “20% of students whose
class sizes are over 40 fail those courses” (Connell).
Works Cited
"Blueprint Lays Out
Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental
Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
Clinton, Bill. Interview by
Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times,
May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.
Dean, Cornelia.
"Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York
Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.
Ebert, Roger. "An
Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim.
rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009.
Gowdy, John. "Avoiding
Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of
Sustainability." International Journal of Sustainable Development and
World Ecology 14.1 (2007): 27-36. Print.
Leroux, Marcel. Global
Warming: Myth Or Reality?: The Erring Ways of Climatology. New York: Springer,
2005. Print.
Milken, Michael, Gary
Becker, Myron Scholes, and Daniel Kahneman. "On Global Warming and
Financial Imbalances." New Perspectives Quarterly 23.4 (2006): 63. Print.
Junior College Prep Agenda
Tuesday: April 7, 2015
EQ: What are my writing strengths and
weaknesses? Am I reaching my writing
goals?
How can I
persevere when I struggle?
Tech Expectations:
Open and on
1. Poem of the Day—please read
students the poem of the day
2. Students can choose to read
Hamlet Act III out loud as a whole group—or in small groups. OR YOU CAN DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO DO
AND NOT GIVE THEM A CHOICE.
3. They should complete the
provided chart—focusing on Hamlet’s motivations.
HW:
Complete as much of the chart as they can.
Junior College Prep Agenda
Wednesday: April 8, 2015
EQ: How can I persevere when I struggle?
Tech Expectations:
Closed and put away
1. Poem of the Day
2. Hamlet Act III
a. Film
b. Chart—focusing on Hamlet’s
motivations.
HW:
none
