1. Week of November 28-December 2, 2016
Bellwork: Every day this week, you will continue to work in your Sentence Structures and Fluency Packet. So, get your binders, take out the packet and work on . . .

2. Sentence Structures and Fluency Packet Monday, November 28, 2016
Pages 6-7.
If it is complete, please check your work.
If it is not, please complete it thoughtfully and carefully.
Check answers. Use a colored pen to correct any errors.

3. Monday, November 28, 2016
Please use this time to organize your binders. Remember there are five sections:
Bellwork and Exit Tickets
Notes
Handouts
Graded Essays and Assessments (quizzes and tests)
Vocabulary (including your Tier 2 assignments)
I will do a quick binder check to make sure everything is in order.

4. Monday, November 28, 2016 Texts from Semester 1 Additional Topics
“The Monkey’s Paw”
“Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket”
“Like the Sun”
“The Open Window”
From Swimming to Antarctica
Maus
“The Masque of Red Death”
“The Fall of the House of Usher”
Speeches by JFK, RFK, Reagan, and Bush
Memoirs: The Glass Castle, Me Talk Pretty One Day
Characterization
Irony
Point of View
Paradox
Conflict
Hyperbole
Setting
Symbolism
Theme
Allusion
Plot
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Essays
Mood
Speeches
Tone
Gothic Literature

5. Monday, November 28, 2016
We will go through your binders together and look for notes on the readings and the other topics including literary terms and figurative language, elements of speeches and essays, and Gothic literature.
Highlight information appropriately to help you during the exam.
Advice: You will not have extra time during the exam and should use your notes only when you are unsure of an answer. Don’t waste time by underestimating what you know. When I studied for exams, I usually wrote a summary of each of the reading selections (on a notecard) for review.

6. Closure Monday, November 28, 2016
What topics are you fuzzy on/confused about and need to review in the coming weeks?
How do you plan to prepare for your semester exams (in all classes)?

7. Sentence Structures and Fluency Packet Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Pages 8-9.
If it is complete, please check your work.
If it is not, please complete it thoughtfully and carefully.
Check answers. Use a colored pen to correct any errors.

8. Tuesday, November 29, 2016 Speeches
Mario Kevin Bria
Beto Jazmine Andrea
Esperanza Daelyon Alora
Valarie Jackson Juan Carlos
Jon Marco Hamza

9. Closure Tuesday, November 29, 2016
How did the speeches go today?
Give each of our speakers some practical advice:
1. What did they do well?
2. What could use improvement?
3. What did you learn from today’s speeches?
4. What questions do you still have?

10. Sentence Structures and Fluency Packet Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Pages
We will get started together. Preview the material while I do attendance.

11. Wednesday, November 30, 2016 Speeches
Perrison Jesus Anthony J
Ximena Hadji Dulce
Jennifer Cohen Victor
Kassandra Julio Lesly
Maria Mia Paulino

12. Closure Wednesday, November 30, 2016
How did the speeches go today?
Give each of our speakers some practical advice:
1. What did they do well?
2. What could use improvement?
3. What did you learn from today’s speeches?
4. What questions do you still have?

13. Sentence Structures and Fluency Packet Thursday, December 1, 2016
Complete pages
Check answers. Use a colored pen to correct any errors.

14. Thursday, December 1, 2016 Speeches
Brandon Nebil
Jose Gilda
German
Elliana Martha
Paulino

15. Closure Thursday, December 1, 2016
How did the speeches go today?
Give each of our speakers some practical advice:
1. What did they do well?
2. What could use improvement?
3. What did you learn from today’s speeches?
4. What questions do you still have?

16. Sentence Structures and Fluency Packet Friday, December 2, 2016
Complete pages
Check answers. Use a colored pen to correct any errors.
Turn in your packets– make sure your name is on it!

17. Friday, December 2, 2016 Speeches
Mateyo David D. Skylar
Karina Rodrigo Anthony A
Milton Francisco Paul
Abraham Kai Janai
Jonathon Jaelyn Junior
Marquez Abran Johan

18. Closure Friday, December 2, 2016
How did the speeches go today?
Give each of our speakers some practical advice:
1. What did they do well?
2. What could use improvement?
3. What did you learn from today’s speeches?
4. What questions do you still have?

19. December 5-9, 2016 Sophomore English
Please make a six-square foldable for your Tier 2 Vocabulary like we did a couple of weeks ago.

20. Bellwork Monday, December 5, 2016
MAKE YOUR 6-SQUARE FOLDABLE! NOVEMBER TIER 2 WORDS:
relate 2 = to show or make a connection between two things
modify 2 = to change
develop 3 = to elaborate or expand in detail
separate 2 = disconnect or disassociate
compare/contrast 2 (3 with textual evidence) = to find likenesses and differences
distinguish 2 = to set apart
Use each of the words in a DOK question or writing prompt about the works we have read and the literary terms we have studied.

21. Monday, December 5, 2016 Speeches
Cesar Martha Gladys
Miguel Hazel Stephany
Alex Roberto Alexis
Audrey Mikey Kaya
Alexiana Rodrigo Skylar
Kassandra Zahraa Anthony A.
Maria Fatima Paul
Milton Junior

22. Closure Monday, December 5, 2016
How did the speeches go today?
Give each of our speakers some practical advice:
1. What did they do well?
2. What could use improvement?
3. What did you learn from today’s speeches?
4. What questions do you still have?

23. Bellwork Tuesday, December 6, 2016
MAKE YOUR 6-SQUARE FOLDABLE! DECEMBER TIER 2 WORDS:
conclusions 3 = final end results; closure
argument 3 = a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point
cause/effect 2 = a relationship between events with one impacting the other
revise 3 = to amend or alter
critique 3 or 4 (depending on time and research) = detailed evaluation; review
prove 4 = to establish the truth of, as by evidence and argument
Use each of the words in a DOK question or writing prompt about the works we have read and the literary terms we have studied.

24. Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Speeches
MAKE UP DAY!

25. Closure Tuesday, December 6, 2016
How did the speeches go today?
Give each of our speakers some practical advice:
1. What did they do well?
2. What could use improvement?
3. What did you learn from today’s speeches?
4. What questions do you still have?

26. Bellwork Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Find last Wednesday’s Bellwork! Look for a blue snowflake stamp.
Here was the prompt:
If you had to write a memoir about an event in your life, what would it be about? Would it be sad or funny? What three pieces of information would you be sure to include?
Discuss the handout – Graphic Organizer for Memoir Essay
Read the handout The Memoir Essay

27. Notes Wednesday, December 7, 2016
1. What does memoir mean? (¶ 1)
2. What is the time frame of your memoir, not only when it happened, but also how long will the essay span? (¶ 2)
3. What key element must your memoir contain? (¶ 2-3)
4. What does Baldwin mean when he explains that the purpose of writing is “to squeeze from experience ‘the last drop, sweet or bitter, it can possibly give’”? (¶ 4)
5. What is crucially important in your story telling? How do you plan to use imagery and other figurative language to enhance your memoir? (¶ 5)

28. Wednesday, December 7, 2016
For the next two days, you will have a substitute teacher. Please be on your best behavior and treat her with the respect you show me.
Turn in book projects. Today is the final day to turn in any book projects for credit for the semester.

29. Thursday and Friday, December 8 - 9, 2016
Work on Memoir Graphic Organizer.
I will expect you to turn this in on Monday when I return completed with detailed notes.
When you finish your graphic organizer, the sub will check it, and then you will put it in your binder.
Read an independent reading book. If you didn’t bring one, choose something from my shelf and read quietly.