J.E. #5: Detail Review 1/25/13 Review J.E. #4. Go back into “Object Talking” Draft 2 and “Remembering an Incident” and apply what you just learned to at least one part of your writing; clarify and intensify an object or character.

HWL Agenda: 1/25/13 Final Day for Vocab. Book Purchase (point deductions begin on Monday…see me if you have concerns, or isolated issues) Summer Reading Make-up Deadline: 1 st Day Quick-Write, Test, Turnitin.com Notes Writing Workshop  Sit with assigned partner  Whole-class review Peer-Editing Rubric  Peer-Edit Draft #2 (20 min.): “OT” & “RAI” Resumes  Whole-class review Rubric  Exchange rubrics and edit (10 min.) Vocab.  Each group is responsible for completing an exemplary square on the SmartBoard

Notes: Speeches  Speech: nonfiction work that is delivered orally to an audience  Political Speech: Focuses on an issue relating to government of politics. Usually, the speaker is trying to persuade people to think or act in a certain way.  An Address: A formal speech that is prepared for a special occasion.  A Sermon: A speech this is usually based on a scriptural text and is intended to provide religious instruction.

Nobel Lecture by Alexander Solzhenitsyn Speeches/Close-Reading  Phase 1: Read from Nobel Lecture by Alexander Solzhenitsyn (translated by F.D. Reeve) - pp. 1288,  Phase 2: Take authorial background notes on Solzhenitsyn (p. 1288); lightly Reread and Complete P. 1294: Complete Qs #2 (a-c); #6, #7, #8  Phase 3: Complete “Close Reading Checklist” Questions  Phase 4: Use a Graphic Organizer of your choice and Comp/Contrast Obama’s 2009 or 2013 Speech with/Solzhenitsyn’s

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Homework: 1/25/13  Mon., Jan. 28: Bring in Vocab. Book  Mon., Jan. 28: Bring in Completed Phases 1-4  Wednes., Jan. 30: Bring in a copy of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist  Fri., Feb. 1: Bring in Clean/Final Copy of Resume to submit to committee  Fri., Feb. 1: Draft 3: “Object Talking” and “Remembering an Incident”: 1. Make necessary revisions to improve detail, 2. Dialogue, 3. Three new Unit 2 Vocab. words Senior Project  Mentor Search  Begin research for thought-provoking Research Paper topic (5-7pp.)

Timeline Wheeler Senior Project Spring 2013  January 11 Meeting in Auditorium Overview and Expectations of Senior Project presented. Mentor Approval Process and Application discussed.  January 14 **Due Date for Consequences of Failure to Meet Deadline Form  Week of January Classes meet in the library Overview and Expectations of Student Resume presented.  January 24 Meeting in Auditorium Overview and Expectations of Student Proposal presented.  February 1 **Due Date for Resume  February 7 **Due Date for Mentor Approval Form  February 14 **Due Date for Proposal and Meeting in Auditorium Overview and Expectations of Proclamation Posters presented.

Timeline (cont’d) Wheeler Senior Project Spring 2013  February 21 Meeting in Auditorium Overview and Expectations of Project Portfolio presented. This is a culmination of all the work for the semester that will be presented on Boards Night (Due November 8).  February 28 **Due Date for Proclamation Poster  March TBD **Research Paper Due (exact date to be determined by individual English teachers)  March 7 Meeting in Auditorium Overview and Expectations of Letter to the Judges presented.  March 21 **Due Date for Letter to the Judges  March 22 Meeting in Auditorium Overview and Expectations of Formal Presentation of the senior project for Board Night presented.  April 4 **Due Date for Mentor Hours Log (turned in to English teachers) and Mentor Verification and Evaluation must be faxed by Mentor

Timeline (cont’d) Wheeler Senior Project Spring 2013  April 18 ** Due Date for Portfolio and Meeting in Auditorium (logistics)  April 25 Senior Project/Board Night