Class daily 8:15 to 9:05
Monday and Wednesday are lectures and begin work on assigned task. Do homework daily as assigned. Tuesday and Thursday are for your individual reading and writing.Read for 30 minutes every night.
Special time on Friday from 8:15 to 9:15
Partner tests and formal spelling/vocab tests every 4th week. Have spelling and vocab words checked every Wednesday in class,
Blog about your reading every week as per guidelines at the ATA Literature blog.
Peer conference your writing.
Do grammar exercises as directed
For Wednesday, 9/14
ReplyDeleteContinue writing your piece, making corrections from your self-editing today.
For Friday, 9/16
ReplyDeleteContinue making corrections and preparing for your first peer conference on Friday.
For Wednesday, 9/28
ReplyDeleteContinue describing the civics related connections in your personal reading book. What communities are described, what are the rights and responsibilities, who is "in charge", and who do they "answer to"?
For Monday, 10/3
ReplyDeleteGood notes on the civics connection to your personal reading and be ready to Instructor edit soon.
You've got about 2 weeks to get both pieces finished. Check the due dates.
For Wednesday, 10/26
ReplyDeleteBring in your rough draft of your contrast comparison (well written rough draft that you have been working on for almost 2 weeks now...) for group editing in class.
For Friday, 10/28 - make up class from 10/26
ReplyDeleteBring in your rough draft of your contrast/comparison piece for group editing.
For Wednesday, 11/2
ReplyDeleteKeep writing. Check your box for different writing types we require over the course of your writing career at ATA.
For Monday, 11/7
ReplyDeletePlease bring a peer edited copy of your contrast/comparison piece for final group editing.
Since you didn't do the homework for today, how about Wednesday? Don't forget spelling, please.
ReplyDeleteFor Wednesday, November 30
ReplyDeleteTighten up your Thanksgiving piece to that one moment, frozen in time, to share again. Lots of description to make us feel exactly what you felt, about that one moment.
For Wednesday, December 7
ReplyDeleteFinal draft of your Thanksgiving piece. Turn in at the start of class.
Also, complete the idea map without resources for discussion.
For Monday, December 12
ReplyDeleteRead Anthem, back cover, and inside cover through and including chapter 1 (page 37). Begin the character page, and do the chapter 1 row of the plot table.
From the first idea map, given a week ago, post your ideas to the literature blog, comment on others' ideas.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you must have posted your answers to those discussion questions as Monday's class work.
For Monday, December 19
ReplyDeleteRead Chapter 2 do the plot worksheet and add to the character worksheet.
Then read Chapter 3 and do the same.
Check out the questions on the Literature blog, answer them as you have time, or for blogging, and any extra assignment time you have may be spent on your personal writing.
For Wednesday, December 21
ReplyDeleteRead Chapter 4 do the plot worksheet and add to the character worksheet.
Then read Chapter 5 and do the same.
Check out the questions on the Literature blog, answer them as you have time, or for blogging.
No work over break, work on the Model UN justification letter instead.
ReplyDeleteFor Wednesday, 1/4
ReplyDeleteRead chapter 6 of Anthem. Continue with the plot worksheet and Character development sheet as you read. Review Chapters 1 - 5 as needed.
For Wednesday, 1/18
ReplyDeleteRead 8 & 9 of Anthem, with the worksheets
For Monday, 1/23
ReplyDeleteFinish Anthem, with the worksheets.
ON Tuesday, 1/24 by 8:00 p.m.
ReplyDeleteE-mail me your choice for Anthem final project along with your reason(s) for choosing it. You must get permission from me before starting it Wednesday in class.
If you have any thoughts about how you are going to go about the final project, feel free to include that information as well.
For Monday, 1/30
ReplyDeleteRough draft of Anthem final project.
For Monday, 2/6
ReplyDeleteBe prepared for Instructor edit for Anthem project. Final project due Wednesday.
Anthem final project due Wednesday start of class.
ReplyDeleteNext writing pieces are due very soon, make sure that you get yours Instructor edited -- with time to make repairs!
ReplyDeleteFor Monday, 2/20
ReplyDeleteBegin reading the "classic" you have chosen! Find some discussion questions to look at to get yourself thinking about why this book is a classic.
Continue reading your classic for in school reading. You may read your fun book for personal reading time, or you may continue with your classic.
ReplyDeleteBusiness writing - each class day, bring a hard copy of your current business writing to class.
ReplyDeleteDue Wednesday, 3/8/2017
ReplyDeleteStep by step process piece complete with all drafts.
For Thursday, 3/9
ReplyDeleteWork on your summary piece of your U.N. topic
For Tuesday, 3/14
ReplyDeleteFor both English & Social Studies, keep organizing your UN notes into a technical document. 30 minutes
For Monday, 3/27
ReplyDelete2-page technical summary complete, done, finished, turned in with all drafts
For Wednesday, 3/29
ReplyDeleteInvoice & Cover Letter
Invoice, cover letter & envelope (in your mailbox) due Wednesday, 3/29, start of class.
ReplyDeleteFor Thursday, 3/30
ReplyDeleteNo specific Eng Homework, do SS (and finish other assignments if not done!)
Writing three versions of the document on which you are an "expert".
ReplyDeleteHighly Technical (will require some research)
Semi Technical (your level now)
Non Technical simple language
Not due yet, but work on it.
Keep working on your 3V technical piece.
ReplyDeleteFor Wednesday, 4/12
ReplyDeleteTurn in the first version of your 3V technical piece.
When we return from break, have Version 2 ready for Instructor edit
ReplyDeleteFor Tuesday, 5/2
ReplyDeleteWe will share your V2 out loud for group edit.
For Monday, 5/8
ReplyDeleteSomething worthwhile MUST be shared!
Move along with GOOD work of your 3V documents. Make progress!
ReplyDeleteFor Tuesday, 5/30
ReplyDeleteBe prepared to Instructor edit V3. Final publish all Versions 6/2
For Wednesday, 6/14, and in class 6/14
ReplyDeleteGo through the list of writing pieces we want you to have accomplished and identify by title which you feel you have accomplished to date.