Q1 - week 5/10

Day 1
Mon. 08/24/15 & Tue. 08/25/15
Do Now:  Prepare for Arg 5 quiz in your INB...
Agenda:
>  Arg snuggle up - claim, reason, warrant - and oops, I meant for you to read chpt. 6 also over the weekend
>  TSL 1-3 discussion and notes continue 
Target Practice:  In you INB, reflect on today's discussion - in 60 words or less
HW:  
>  IR section 1 due Friday 08/28 by midnight
>  Arg 6 - 1/2 

Day 2
Tue. 08/25/15 & Wed. 08/26/15
Do Now:  Prepare your INB to compare/contrast book and video clip 
Agenda:
>  Europe during Spring Break
>  TSL 4-8 discussion and notes 
Target Practice:  In you INB, reflect on today's discussion - in 60 words or less
HW:  
>  IR section 1 due Friday 08/28 by midnight
>  Arg 6 - remaining 1/2 


Day 3
Thu. 08/27/15 & Fri. 08/28/15
Do Now:  Get out a piece of paper and label it w/ name, date, period in the upper right hand corner
Agenda:
>  V3 - Omnipotent, peruse, precursor...
>  On line resources
>  Arg discussion and practice and discussion
>  Possible timed writing...
Target Practice:  In your INB, summarize today's discussion in 45 words - no more no less
HW:  
>  IR section 1 due Friday 08/28 by midnight

>  Arg 7 - understand this thoroughly - we will be using this all year

Q1 - week 4/10 - 4 days - no Fri.

Day 1
Mon. 08/17/15 - (thu. sched.)
Tue. 08/18/15 (fri. sched.)
Do Now:  List the five most important ideas from ARG chapter 3 - Ethos
Agenda:
>  Bulletin & Weekly Sheet 
>  Return ITHOS to library - if you wait...
>  Socratic Seminars - let's look at the rubric - always be prepared with level 1-3 questions/answers - Long Form Elements - LEP
>  Indie Read (IR) + add to your yellow sheet from last week
>  Vocabulary - eliminate set 1 (set not week) + add to your yellow sheet from last week
    >  offer - Word Mastery or Test
    >  agreement - 
>  TSL begins
Target Practice:  Always absorbed into HW if we run out of time.  In your INB, write 2-3 questions in response to TSL intro.
HW:  
>  V2 - Ephemeral, fallibale, gratis, etc.
>  ARG 4 - Logos - understanding this chapter is critical to the next chapter
>  IR - procure book, Section #1 Due Friday 5/28
>  TSL - chapters 2-3 discussion ready

Day 2
Wed. 08/19/15 (z sched.)
Thu. 08/20/15 (fri. sched.)
Do Now:  Wait for it...it's BIG quiz worthy
Agenda:
>  V2 - either turn in or test...
>  TSL Soc Sem
>  ARG  Soc Sem
>  INB check - next week
Target Practice:  In your INB, synthesize your thoughts after all of that.
HW:  
>  ARG 5 - Fallacies - know them all inside and out
>  IR Section #1 Due Friday 5/28
>  TSL - 4-8 discussion ready 


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
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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