Q1 - week 3/10

Day 1

Mon. 08/10/15 & Tue. 08/11/15

Do Now:  In your INB, about your ARG reading, write 1 bullet point for each of the following:  why we arg, occasions, kinds, audiences, appeals (PUT YOUR BOOK AWAY - THAT'S CRAY)

Agenda:
->  DF - Driving Force - as it relates to ARG, to MD, to ITHOS, to your writing
->  Finish Soc Sem rounds and move to the deep end
     > remember to take notes
->  Europe Reminder...

Target Practice:  In your INB, synthesize your thoughts about today and upcoming
HW:  "The readiness is all." - Hamlet, Hamlet
Optional:  Create a MD/ITHOS Thing for Enrichment - Due next Monday

Day 2

Tue. 08/12/15 & Wed. 08/12/15

Do Now:  Label paper w/ Name, Date, Per. in upper right (multi pages, front only, pen only)

Agenda:
->  In-class essay(s) on summer reading

Target Practice:  absorbed into the essays
HW:  ARG chpt. 2, pp.30-41

Day 3

Thu. 08/13/15 & Fri. 08/14/15

Do Now:  In your INB, use your best pathos to write a convincing claim to get out of carrying your ARG's daily

Agenda:
->  V's assigned
>  STAR Assessment - Pre-game Pep Talk, Game, Debrief
    >  http://tinyurl.com/kkhsstar
    >  select "I'm a Student"
    >  user name:  first name.last name (niccole.long)
    >  password:  birthday (1/1/1999)
    >  STAR Reading - click "Start"
    >  practice questions then test begins
->  When finished:
     >  count your stamps and do the reflection/goal
     >  silently read The Scarlet Letter - start at ix and continue through the introduction to p. 3

Target Practice:  In your INB, reflect on the STAR itself and your performance - connect to the future tests you will take as a Junior
HW:  
>   ARG chpt. 3, pp. 42-54
>  "The Custom House Introductory to The Scarlet Letter" pp. 5-39

Q1 - week 2/10

Day 1

Mon. 08/03/15

Do Now:  Highlight thesis in HW 

Agenda:
>  Topic to theme to thesis
>  Syllabus (p3 got bombed)
>  Stamp Tracker
>  Transcendental or Anti?

Target Practice: ...
HW:  
>  Prepare for Socratic Seminar on Day 2
>  Revised Essay - Com/Con UT's of MD & ITHOS - Due Fri. 08/07/15 by midnight

Day 2

Tue. 08/04/15 & Wed. 08/05/15

Do Now:  Make a list of the 10 most important topics or questions to discuss in the MD & ITHOS Socratic Seminar

Agenda:
>  Turn in Syllabus Signature Page
>  Head's up - STAR Testing ... Testing in general
>  6-Trait Rubric 
    - keep purple in INB
    - name/per on white and turn it back in for me to write on
>  Soc Sem Pre-game Pep, Game, Debrief
>  Notes of your preferred style required in INB

Target Practice:  Using no more than 30 words, paraphrase today's discussion
HW:  

>  Revised Essay - Com/Con UT's of MD & ITHOS - Due Fri. 08/07/15 by midnight

Day 3

Thu. 08/06/15 & Fri. 08/07/15

Do Now:  Form a an argumentative claim (aka thesis aka driving force) including one reason why MD is/isn't a relevant read in today's world

Agenda:
>  STAR or more MD & ITHOS 
>  Head's up - impending in-class, timed, argumentative essay on either MD &/or ITHOS
>  Everything's an Argument

Target Practice:  TBD
HW:  
>  Arg - read the entire table of contents (16 pages) and all of Chapter 1 (28 pages) - be classroom discussion ready

Q1 - week 1/10

Day 1

Friday 7/31/15

Do Now:  Find your seats and ask a neighbor about Universal Topics/Themes - be prepared to share with the class -2 min.

Agenda: 
> Turn in Summer Journals
> 30 seconds to introduce your Universal Topics/Themes (aka UT) Partners
> Supplies - interactive notebook (you select style you like), pens/pencils, colored pencils, highlighters
> Folders/Planners
> Rando Longo Momo

Target Practice:  
> Level One = Fist to 5 - You could explain UT's to another student

> Level Two = Fist to 10 - You could explain UT's as they relate to our summer readings to another student

HW:  
> Spend no more than 40 minutes writing an essay comparing/contrasting UT's in your summer readings. Write only in pen on the front of the paper.  Create a Works Cited if necessary.
> Prepare for a full battery of MD and IHOS Socratic Seminar and Essay Exams next week 

Optional:  Research/read a major literary critic's review of symbolism in Moby Dick and find a way to prove your efforts/knowledge
(the challenge is to find a true literary critic and not some cheesy blogger/study guide)

Beginning of School Year 2015-2016

Q4 - week 9 of 11

DUE DATES:

INDEPENDENT READING - THURSDAY 05/21

PORTFOLIO - THURSDAY 05/28

BOOKS - ASAP

Q4 - week 8/11

DAY 1 - Mon. 05/11 
Great May Day Performances!

1.  REMEMBER:
Wed. 05/13 in front of the Library at 7:40 a.m. with pens/pencils/layers

       Week 8 - AP Exam Wed. 05/13 - meet at the library @7:40 

       Week 9 - IR Due Day 3 on Thu. 05/21
       Week 10 - Portfolio Due Day 1 - Graduation Ceremony - no school on Mon.
       Week 11 - Academic Assembly - no school Thu. 06/03 - Wed. 07/29

2.  Pick up posters lying on counter - oh, and your AP/Hon summer work
3.  A-Z techniques, authors/titles, topics
HW = come with some predictions - topics for DCQ/Synth - write your top 3 on your own paper and bring it next class
Wed. 05/13 in front of the Library at 7:40 a.m. with pens/pencils/layers

DAY 2 - Tue. 05/12 

1.  HW discussion
2.  Meditating to Mental Management

HW = Wed. 05/13 in front of the Library at 7:40 a.m. with pens/pencils/layers

DAY 3 - Thu. 05/14

1.  Debrief and dismantle 
2.  Film Studies begin

Travel to Europe during 2016 Spring Break

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