Quarter 2, Week 8 of 10

Special Attention:
End of Course Exam will be next week on Tuesday, December 10 and/or Thursday, December 12!  Please arrive focused and ready to do your best, as this is 15% of your total grade for the Expository Writing course which ends in two weeks!

Monday, December 2
Classwork
Learning Objective: L.11-12.6, Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

1. Do Now: Write learning objective and target practice in journals
2. Then: Vocabulary Unit 7, Quiz B (new component)
3. After: Read and annotate weekly sheet
4. Next: Correct quiz

Target Practice: I can effectively use new words and phrases in my speaking and writing. +/0/-

Homework

• Independent reading due by Friday @ 2:15

Tuesday and Wednesday, December 3 and 4
Classwork
Learning Objective: RI.11-12.4, Determine the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in the text. RI.11-12.8, Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and legal reasoning. W.11-12.4, Produce clear and coherent writing in which development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

1. Do Now: Write Learning Objective and Target practice in journal
2. After: Re-read article 3 from the document provided online and identify the following elements by copying and labeling them into your journal: claim/thesis, counterclaim, refute, and conclusion.
3. Then: Discuss responses
4. Next: Use new detail to strengthen your essay in a second draft (create a new document of your draft by copying the ESSAY ONLY from the template and pasting into a new file called 'Juvenile Justice Essay Draft 2.' Share the document with one other person in class.)

Target Practice: I can use new information to develop my thoughts, organize my writing, and clarify my argument to the audience. +/0/-

Homework

• Independent reading due by Friday @ 2:15

Thursday and Friday, December 5 and 6
Classwork
Learning Objective: RI.11-12.4, Determine the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in the text. L.11-12.1- Demonstrate command of English grammar and usage when writing. W.11-12.4, Produce clear and coherent writing in which development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

1. Do Now: Write Learning Objective and Target practice in journal.
2. After: Click on this link and create a 'Grammar Rule Card' for your assigned Subject-Verb Agreement Rule.  The rule-card should include the following:
• Front: Rule Number and Name (you must read to determine what this 2-5 word name is)
• Inside Front: The full rule
• Inside Back: two examples of sentences demonstrating the rule.  One can be the example from the website.
• Back: Your name, my name, class/period, and date at the top-left corner
3. Then: Share the rules
4. Next: (Time-permitting) use the rules to strengthen Juvenile Justice essays

Target Practice: I can use new information to develop my thoughts, organize my writing, and clarify my argument to the audience. +/0/-

Homework

• Study for Vocabulary Unit 8, Quiz A (last quiz of the quarter)
• Independent reading due by Friday @ 2:15

Quarter 2, Week 7 of 10

Independent reading assignment due December 6 (hard-copy only)!

Monday, November 25
Classwork
Learning Objective: L.11-12.6, Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

1. Do Now: G Level Vocabulary Unit 7, Quiz A (NEW component- editing practice 1)
2. After: Subject-Verb Agreement practice
3. Then: Review and annotate weekly classwork/homework sheet
4. Next: In journals, reflect on performance during both activities (scores, strengths, and areas of need)

Target Practice: I can accurately and effectively use new vocabulary in my speaking and writing. +/0/-

Homework

• Final due-date for independent reading is Friday, December 6 by 2:15 (hard-copy ONLY)
• Extension: visit the English page of the Senior Project Community site and practice using any of the exam tools

Tuesday and Wednesday, November 26 and 27
Classwork
Learning Objective: RI.11-12.1, Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as make inferences about the text. W.11-12.5- Develop and strengthen writing as needed through planning.

1. Do Now: Read the rest of the articles about juvenile justice from the English page of the Senior Project Community website
2. After: Finish the outline and write your essay. Be sure to include details from at least two of the articles to support your claim.
3. Then: Use the checklist provided to identify the claim, counterclaim, etc. 
4. Next: Score yourself. Use the rubric in the template to score yourself.

Target Practice: I can use information from the text and my own background to revise and improve my writing. +/0/-

Homework

• Study for G Level Vocabulary Unit 7, Quiz B (NEW component- editing practice 2)
• Final due-date for independent reading is Friday, December 6 by 2:15 (hard-copy ONLY)

Quarter 2, Week 6 of 10

Reminder: 

Final Draft of Research Paper must to be submitted electronically to the Senior Project Community website by Friday, November 22 @ midnight!

Those who have already submitted, do not need to re-submit.  Revisions need to be completed by the due-date, though.

Monday, November 18
Classwork

Learning Objective:  L.11-12.6, Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

1. Do Now: G Level Vocabulary Unit 6, Quiz B
2. After: Finish Expository Writing End-of-Course practice exam
3. Then: Review and annotate weekly classwork/homework sheet
4. Next: November 22 due-date reminder

Target Practice: I can accurately and effectively use new vocabulary in my speaking and writing. +/0/-

Homework

• If you have not received a passing grade on the research paper, REVISE!
• If you have not finished the research paper, FINISH IT!
• Reflections are due tomorrow/Wednesday (submit to Sr. Proj. Community site)
• Final due-date for independent reading is Friday, December 6 by 2:15 (hard-copy ONLY)

Tuesday and Wednesday, November 19 and 20
Classwork

Learning Objective: RI.11-12.1, Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as make inferences about the text. W.11-12.5- Develop and strengthen writing as needed through planning.

1. Do Now: Using pages 11-13 of the Expository Writing End-of-Course practice exam grading rubric, score your essay in your journal.  Then, explain why you gave yourself this score.  Remember to address each of the 3 categories: Purpose, Evidence, and Conventions.
2. After: Discuss the grading rubric and re-score if necessary
3. Then: Prereading question for article on juvenile justice.  Write the prompt and response in your journal: If you committed a crime, do you think it would be fair for your to be punished the same way as an adult who committed the same crime? 
4. Next: Read the first article about juvenile justice from the English page of the Senior Project Community website

Target Practice: I can use information from my own background to make inferences about informational writing before I read. +/0/-

Homework

• If you have not received a passing grade on the research paper, REVISE!
• If you have not finished the research paper, FINISH IT!
• Final due-date for independent reading is Friday, December 6 by 2:15 (hard-copy ONLY)

Thursday and Friday, November 21 and 22
Classwork

Learning Objective: RI.11-12.1, Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as make inferences about the text. W.11-12.5- Develop and strengthen writing as needed through planning.

1. Do Now: Scan/reread the first article about juvenile justice from the English page of the Senior Project Community website
2. After: Essay Planning- Look at your response to the journal prompt from Tuesday/Wednesday.  Find three statements from the article that would support your response.  Write them in your journal for today.  Be sure to include the information you would need to cite them within the text of your essay.
3. Then: Essay Planning-Write a possible thesis statement for your essay addressing the prompt from Tuesday/Wednesday.
4. Next: Essay Planning- write at least two subtopics that will support your point. Write at least one subtopic that would address the counterclaim, and your response refuting that counterclaim. Then, write a second version of your thesis statement. 

Target Practice: I can use detail from my own background and information from a source to plan a written argumentative essay. +/0/-

Homework

• If you have not received a passing grade on the research paper, REVISE!
• If you have not finished the research paper, FINISH IT!
• Study for G Level Vocabulary Unit 7, Quiz A
• Final due-date for independent reading is Friday, December 6 by 2:15 (hard-copy ONLY)

Quarter 2, Week 5 of 10

Tuesday and Wednesday, November 12 & 13
Classwork
Learning Objective: L.11-12.6, Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

1. Do Now: G Level Vocabulary Unit 6, Quiz A
2. Then: Review weekly sheet and quiz
3. After: Reflection Writing (click here for the template)
4. Next:  Reflection Writing Check and Submission (click here to submit or go to your senior project community site and login)

Target Practice: I can accurately and effectively use new vocabulary in my speaking and writing. +/0/-

Homework

• Independent reading activity due Friday by 2:15 

Thursday and Friday, November 14 & 15

Classwork

Learning Objective: RI.11-12.3, Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas or events interact and develop over the course of the text. L.11-12.3, Apply knowledge of language to understand how it functions in different contexts to make effective choices for meaning and style, and to comprehend more fully when reading.

1. Do Now: Copy and respond to the following prompt in your journal: Based on your experience with high-stakes testing, like HSA, what do you expect will be on the Expository Writing End-of-Course exam?
2. Then: Take the Practice Expository Writing End-of-Course Exam (click 'ok' in the pop-up window.  Write answers in journals because the practice does not record responses.
3. After: Score the practice exam using the answer sheet.
4. Next: (time-permitting) talk about successes, difficulties, and major concerns with the exam.

Target Practice: I am comfortable with and ready to take the Expository Writing End-of-Course exam. +/0/-

Homework

• Finish independent reading activity by 2:15 on Friday 

Quarter 2, Week 4 of 10

Final Draft of The Senior Paper Due To Be Submitted Electronically This Friday, November 8 By Midnight! 

Any Paper Received After Midnight On Friday, Through Midnight on November 22, Will Be Graded Without The Possibility of Revision!

Monday, November 4
Classwork

1. Learning Objective: L.11-12.6, Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.
2. Do Now: G Level Vocabulary Unit 5, Quiz B
3. Then: Review weekly sheet and due-dates/times
4. After: Student/Teacher conferences
5. Next: Student/Teacher conferences
6. Target Practice: I can accurately and effectively use new vocabulary in my speaking and writing. +/0/-

Homework

• Bring hard-copy of research paper to class for group round-table editing session tomorrow/Wednesday (please do not wait until class-time to ask me to print)
• Continue independent reading (see written options on the right of this page)

Tuesday and Wednesday, November 5 and 6
Classwork\

1. Learning Objective: W.11-12.10, Write routinely over extended time-frames for a range of tasks and purposes. RI.11-12.6, Determine an author's point of view or purpose...analyze how style and content contribute to power and/or persuasiveness.
2. Do Now: Write the learning objective and target practice only.  Form groups of at least 4 to begin round-table editing.  designate one person to setup a computer with the group editing slideshow from the Senior Project Community site and prepare to edit.
3. Then: Round-table editing session
4. During: Student-Teacher Conferences
5. Next: Reminder that journals will be checked this evening (minimum of 6 complete entries required for a 'B')
6. Target Practice: I am prepared to make revisions to my final draft and submit by Friday at midnight for grading. +/0/-

Homework

• Finish revising senior research paper and submit by midnight on Friday
• Continue independent reading (see written options on the right of this page)

Thursday and Friday, November 7 and 8
Classwork

1. Learning Objective: W.11-12.10, Write routinely over extended time-frames for a range of tasks and purposes. RI.11-12.6, Determine an author's point of view or purpose...analyze how style and content contribute to power and/or persuasiveness.
2. Do Now: Choose one of the following prompts to write and respond-to in your journal and respond: If you've been able to complete the senior paper on time, why? If you have not been able to complete it on-time, why not?
3. Then: Optional: groups can continue round-table editing from yesterday, or students can work individually on revising papers.
4. During: Student-Teacher Conferences 
5. Next: Reminder that next week will begin intense focus on Language standards and preparation for the Expository Writing End-of-Course exam.
6. Target Practice: I am prepared to make revisions to my final draft and submit by Friday at midnight for grading. +/0/-

Homework

• Submit Final Draft of research paper by midnight on Friday/tonight (for the chance to revise)
• Study for G Level Vocabulary Unit 6, Quiz A next class
• Continue independent reading; Nov. 15 is the early submission due-date for a chance to make corrections (see written options on the right of this page)