Thursday 7 September: Policies (expect 20 min of English homework/night), what is this notion of office hours?, notebook, poem practice (anybody ready?)
Friday 8 September: (2nd period doesn't meet): Poem due in class; Jupiter assignment due (Use Google Docs; write me a note; make me an editor; upload link to the assignment turn-in on Jupiter) Beginning Monday, expect a new vocabulary word 3-4 times a week; we'll talk about building an etymological understanding of language Monday 11 September: Discussion of the poem; how does it work?; what does it mean?; how do we understand Keats's choices? what is the overall emotional effect? Tuesday 12 September: Making categories for support; moving toward a thesis statement Wednesday 13 September: (4th period does not meet; summer reading meeting #1) Writing the thesis statement Thursday 14 September: Introductory paragraph due; Writing topic sentences; establishing a line of reasoning; three ways of effecting transition; Unlucky 13 introduced; notebook discussion; Cornell notes; staying organized for high school Friday 15 September: Incorporating evidence into your argument; blend and cite; here are relevant handouts: checklist for essay and the student piece we looked at in class Monday 18 September: Submit intro paragraph, outline, and one body paragraph before class electronically to Jupiter; workshop in class Tuesday 19 September: Workday/conferences for essay; practice vocab quiz Wednesday 20 September: How to write a conclusion; here is the transitional expressions handout Thursday 21 September: Vocab practice; blend and cite practice; Unlucky 13 Friday 22 September: Vocab quiz; Workday/conferences in class; Solid draft* due by 10pm uploaded to Jupiter *A draft is the best version of the piece you can produce in the time allotted. It should be complete and feature the skills we have discussed. You want my comments to reflect ideas and skills you don't know or haven't thought of, so it makes sense to produce the best writing you can in the time allotted. Final draft of Keats essay, Thursday 28 September Unlucky 13 quiz, Friday 29 September Comments are closed.
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