1. March 1  What you need:  Close reader  Pen/pencil  Pages 91-94 in close reader and answer questions in your groups

2. Procedure  I modeled yesterday how to read a poem piece by piece. Now it’s your turn. (10 minutes)  1. Read the poem in your group; read it again  2. Discuss it’s meaning, including any words you don’t know  What is the poet trying to say?  How has the word choice impacted the message?  What was the author’s purpose?  How did the author use rhetoric?  3. Annotate as instructed  4. Answer questions as indicated  5. Teach what you know from your discussion

3. March 2  What you need:  Text Book  Close reader  Pen/pencil  Notebook paper (maybe)  Finish presentations  Find text evidence  Afterschool quiz make ups today!!

4. Procedure—text evidence and citations  Prep for Informational Essay: What are the qualities necessary for survival?  Choose three quotes from each piece of literature we studied that define or provide qualities necessary for survival.  1. Define, in your own words, what it means to survive  2. Look through all the literature we studied this quarter (Night, “An Ordinary Man”, “The End and The Beginning”, “The Survivor”, “Who Understands Me”)  3. Write down 3 quotes each that will support your definition  4. Write down the page #, line #, author, title, which book

5. March 4  SSR  ReplayIt – in the app store. Share pictures from your field trip and have a chance for them to be in this year’s yearbook.

6. March 7 make up day—get straight to work  What you need:  Text Book  Close reader  Pen/pencil  Notebook paper (maybe)  Turn in your work from day.  Assignment make up day.  Please research what assignments you are missing or are incomplete, do the, and turn them in. Use time wisely. These days don’t come along often.  my.hrw.com-interactive writing lessons-writing informative texts-go through all modules

7. March 8  What you need  CHROMEBOOK  my.hrw.com-interactive writing lessons-writing informative texts-go through all modules  Go through all modules…quiz tomorrow  Quiz retakes Thursday afterschool

8. March 9  What you need  Pen/Pencil  Notebook paper  Quiz today-turn in when done then start writing  When finished, begin writing your essay:  What are the qualities necessary for survival. Get me as much information as you can about that. This is a five paragraph essay on notebook paper.  Quiz retakes Thursday afterschool

9. March 10  SSR  Extra credit for those who bring tissues (office is out of tissues)

10. March 14  Get straight to work  Introduction Paragraph Due today Must be edited for common errors Must be revised Handwritten or typed on Google Classroom We will be using Google classroom to post our final draft, so it may be easier to type it in the classroom. Supporting materials located on back table  Final Publish of essay is due March 24  **Afterschool quiz retakes/makeups Tuesday and Wednesday

11. March 15  Get straight to work  Body Paragraph 1 Due today Must be edited for common errors Must be revised Handwritten or typed on Google Classroom We will be using Google classroom to post our final draft, so it may be easier to type it in the classroom. Supporting materials located on back table  Final Publish of essay is due March 24  **Afterschool quiz retakes/makeups Tuesday and Wednesday

12. March 16  Get straight to work  Body Paragraph 2 Due today Must be edited for common errors Must be revised Handwritten or typed on Google Classroom We will be using Google classroom to post our final draft, so it may be easier to type it in the classroom. Supporting materials located on back table  Final Publish of essay is due March 24  **Afterschool quiz retakes/makeups Tuesday and Wednesday

13. March 17  Get straight to work  Body Paragraph 3 Due today Must be edited for common errors Must be revised Handwritten or typed on Google Classroom We will be using Google classroom to post our final draft, so it may be easier to type it in the classroom. Supporting materials located on back table  Final Publish of essay is due March 24  **Afterschool quiz retakes/makeups Tuesday and Wednesday

14. March 18  SSR  Extra credit for those who bring tissues (office is out of tissues)

15. March 21  Review introduction and conclusions module on my.hrw.com,  Get straight to work  Conclusion Paragraph Due today Must be edited for common errors Must be revised Handwritten or typed on Google Classroom We will be using Google classroom to post our final draft, so it may be easier to type it in the classroom. Supporting materials located on back table  Final Publish of essay is due March 24  **Afterschool quiz retakes/makeups Tuesday and Thursday

16. March 22  Chromebook and get on to ….  Bibme.org  Works cited page  In-text Citations  Final Publish of essay is due March 24  **Afterschool quiz retakes/makeups Tuesday and Thursday

17. March 24  Get straight to work  Final Publish of essay is due March 24  **Afterschool quiz retakes/makeups Tuesday and Thursday

18. March 25  SSR

19. March 28  Finish essays

20. March 29/30  Work on any Missing Assignments.  If all assignments are turned in, then free time.  Please keep it quiet out of respect for those who need to work—Thank you

21. March 31/April 1 last in class day of quarter  Help yourself to only one treat from the back table.  Help yourself to only one treat from the back table. Thank you for working so hard when there is a guest in the room. I appreciate it!!! TODAY:  Work on any Missing Assignments.  If all assignments are turned in, then free time.  Please keep it quiet out of respect for those who need to work—Thank you