English Eight

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Writing Day!

Notes: You'll take a few notes about structure and key elements to include in this essay.
Then you'll have WORK TIME to get this essay written. During this time, I'll check in with you one-on-one about your essay and your grade in my class.

Reading and Notes: We'll continue reading and discussing Ch. 5 of Slaughterhouse-Five.
Then you'll have WORK TIME for the following:

Reading and Notes: We'll continue reading and discussing Ch. 5 of Slaughterhouse-Five. We left off yesterday at the bottom of page 91.
Notes: We'll go over how to cite quotations in your papers, using quotation marks, lead-ins, and parenthetical citations. Then we'll all work together to set up formatting and works cited pages for your papers.
WORK TIME:

You'll work on researching for and writing your essay. (Due Monday, 11/13)
Blitz Conferences: I'll check in for two-three minute conferences with each of you, at which time you'll share your selected topic and sources. If needed, I'll make some suggestions to help you along.

We'll begin with a Ch. 3-4 reading quiz for Slaughterhouse-Five, only this reading quiz will be a bit different than previous quizzes. You'll be able to use your book and your notes. For this quiz, you must identify and write down a key quote, not more than 2-3 lines long from within Ch. 3-4. Then you must write a paragraph, explaining how the quotation relates to a major theme of the book.

Hint: Be sure to explain what the major theme is.
Hint: Make sure you correctly cite your quotation, using quote marks and a parenthetical citation with page number.

Reading and Notes: We'll read and discuss the first few pages of Ch. 5 together.
Finally, I'll introduce your first major essay topic: Describe a person who acted with moral courage. What can be learned from his or her actions and how do the lessons relate to you?

Reading and Notes: We'll read and discuss Ch. 4 of Slaughterhouse-Five.
Notes: We'll take a closer look at the Backwards Story in the beginning of the chapter as a possible genre for your final project.
Finally, you'll have WORK TIME for the following:

Draft a Backwards Story in your class notebook about something you either wish hadn't happened or something you just think would be cool to see in reverse.
Finish and turn in "A Modest Proposal" annotations. (Due TODAY)
Vocabulary Ch. 5 (Due Monday)
Check your grade, as I'm posting progress grades and calling home if you're not passing!

Reading and Notes: We'll finish reading and paraphrasing "A Modest Proposal."
Genre Study Notes: We'll discuss parody, a sort of mega-genre in that it can encompass many other genres.
We'll view an example of a rock music parody.
Finally, you'll do some research and locate parodies of other sorts, sharing and discussing them with your group.

Reading and Notes: We'll begin with a quick review of yesterday's reading followed by reading and discussing the rest of Ch. 3 of Slaughterhouse-Five.
Notes: We'll talk about how to write a summary.
Then you'll visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's website and locate the "Rescue and Resistance" section of the site. You'll choose at least three of the six listed pages and read them carefully.
Response: Finally, you'll write a one paragraph summary of what you read about in your notebook.
Notes: Genre study -- Parody. We'll discuss parodies, how they work, the many forms they can take, and then we'll view an example of a musical parody by Weird Al Yankovic.