1. Grammar Warm-up: 44
SSR#2: Before you started reading this book/story, what hints did the title give you as to what this book was going to be about?
SSR participation = 50 points
Open planner with passwords for 10 points
BIG QUESTION: How do rhetorical devices help express key ideas?
Review Rhetorical Devices: power point walk-a-bout
(you will need a highlighter)
February 1, 2017 Wednesday
Learning Target:
Today I will analyze rhetorical devices, so I know how authors express key ideas to persuade their audience.

2. Grammar Warm-up: 45
Watch PBS video 4 minutes
JWL#3: What was Congressman John Lewis advice to students? What can you do?
Missing and late work goes in RED bin
Review walk-a bout activity
Watch “I Have a Dream” Speech
BIG QUESTION: IS inequality present today?
Highlight rhetorical devices as you listen
FYI: Quiz on Monday on MLK speech
Study notes and go to my website for extra practice
February 2, 2017 Thursday
Learning Target:
Today I will analyze “I Have A Dream Speech” by Dr. Martin Luther King, so I know how it addresses the theme of inequality.

3. February 2, 2017 Friday BIG QUESTION: Is inequality present today?
I Have a Dream Literary Analysis
Reading: Analyze Persuasive Techniques
Use book page 492 to complete 4 parts including essay (Due Monday)
FYI: Quiz on Monday on MLK speech
Study notes and go to my website for extra practice
February 2, 2017 Friday
Learning Target:
Today I will analyze “I Have A Dream Speech” by Dr. Martin Luther King, so I know how it addresses the theme of inequality.

4. BIG QUESTION: Is inequality present today?
Re-write Learning Target
Grammar Warm-up: 46
Take out 2 handouts form Friday
I Have a Dream Literary Analysis
Reading: Analyze Persuasive Techniques
20 points
Quiz MLK speech
Answer 2 poll questions
SSR #3: Write down the first sentence of your novel and cite it. Ex: (Smith 175). How does it draw you in? Explain.
February 6, 2017 Monday
Learning Target:
Today I will take a quiz on “I Have A Dream Speech” by Dr. Martin Luther King, so I can show how it addresses the theme of inequality.

5. BIG QUESTION: Why is it important to be responsible for yourself?
Put pink Student Scheduling Form in center of table and I will collect
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT plus fill in box on what you can do
Grammar Warm-up: 47
JWL#4: Explain why some people enjoy activities that involve a degree of hardship. Use three of these words: attain, challenge, concentrate, display, frustrate
Be prepared to share
Listen to “Carry Your Own Skis”
You will need a highlighter
Exit Ticket PIE
February 7, 2017 Tuesday
Learning Target:
Today I will listen to an essay “Carry Your Own Skis" so I can hear how the author uses reason and emotions to persuade the reader to be responsible for themselves.

6. BIG QUESTION: Why is it important to be responsible for yourself?
Put pink Student Scheduling Form in center of table and I will collect
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT plus fill in box on what you can do…
Grammar Warm-up: 48
SSR#4: As I read this, I want to learn more about… because… Explain.
“Carry Your Own Skis” Essay prompt
Rough draft due tomorrow
Thursday: MLA one-page/double spaced
Friday: share in small groups
February 8, 2017 Wednesday
Learning Target:
Today I will write an essay based on “Carry Your Own Skis" so I can produce a clear analysis on how to be responsible.

7. BIG QUESTION: Why is it important to be responsible for yourself?
Put pink Student Scheduling Form in center of table due by 3/13
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT plus fill in box on what you can do…
Grammar Warm-up: 49 (New)
JWL#5: Write an acrostic V.A.L.E.N.T.I.N.E. poem.
Review Diagnostic results
“Carry Your Own Skis” Essay prompt
Peer Edit
Re-write in MLA format
Tomorrow: share in small groups
Each person needs a final copy
February 9, 2017 Thursday
Learning Target:
Today I will write an essay based on “Carry Your Own Skis" so I can produce a clear analysis on how to be responsible.

8. BIG QUESTION: Why is it important to be responsible for yourself?
Put pink Student Scheduling Form in center of table and I will collect
Did you get my Remind notice yesterday?
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT plus fill-in box on what you can do…
Grammar Warm-up: 50
(correction: underline Indirect object)
SSR#5: What did the text leave you wondering? Explain.
“Carry Your Own Skis” Essay prompt
Staple to Essay Prompt Rubric (bottom)
Your rough draft (middle)
Your final copy (on top)
Complete Share and Tag! You’re it!
February 10, 2017 Friday
Learning Target:
Today I will share my essay based on “Carry Your Own Skis" so, I can present in a clear manner that is appropriate to my audience and task.

9. BIG QUESTION: How can you make your point more clear?
Put pink Student Scheduling Form in center of table and I will collect
(New) Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT plus fill in box on what you can do…
Grammar Warm-up: 51
SSR#6: What issue in your book is the most interesting? Upsetting? Familiar? Ridiculous? Confusing?
Review essay title and author in first few paragraphs and citation
Rhetorical Device Activity
Non Fiction QUIZ Wednesday
February 13, 2017 Monday
Learning Target:
Today I will analyze how authors use rhetorical devices share so, I can determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text.

10. Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!
Put pink Student Scheduling Form in center of table and I will collect
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT plus fill-in box on what you can do…
Grammar Warm-up: 52
JWL#6: Why do you think that love is often associated with the heart, as opposed to other organs in the body?
Non-Fiction Activity (only use whiteboard & markers when instructed to do so) You need a highlighter
Recognizing Parallelism handout
Due tomorrow
Non Fiction QUIZ tomorrow
Voice mail
February 14, 2017 Tuesday
Learning Target:
Today I will analyze how authors use rhetorical devices share so, I can determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text.

11. Put pink Student Scheduling Form in center of table and I will collect due 3/13
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT plus fill in box on what you can do…
Grammar Warm-up: 53
Check Recognizing Parallelism handout
Non Fiction TEST
Practice Heads Up Diagnostic
(exemption
SSR#7: While you were reading today, what did you picture in your mind about the story?
February 15, 2017 Wednesday
Learning Target:
Today I will take a non-fiction test so, I can show my understanding.

12. Put pink Student Scheduling Form due 3/13
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT, plus fill in box on what you can do to reach LT
Practice PN & PA
Grammar Warm-up: 54
JWL#7: What are your plans over Winter Break? ENJOY!
Watch “Freedom Riders”
Check JWL 1-6 & SSR 1-6
February 16, 2017 Thursday
Learning Target:
Today I will watch the non-fiction documentary “Freedom Riders” so, I can analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums.

13. Put pink Student Scheduling Form due 3/13
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT, plus fill in box on what you can do to reach LT
Grammar Warm-up: 55
SSR#8: What have you done that is similar to what the characters experience in your book?
Check JWL 1-6 & SSR 1-6
Review “Freedom Riders”
Mini-Speech: Due tomorrow
February 22, 2017 Wednesday
Learning Target:
Today I will write a mini-speech using rhetorical devices so, I can demonstrate my understanding of parallelism, restatement, repetition and analogy.

14. Put pink Student Scheduling Form due 3/13
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT, plus fill in box on what you can do to reach LT
Grammar Warm-up: 56
JWL#8: What does friendship mean to you?
Share Mini-Speech
February 23, 2017 Thursday
Learning Target:
Today I will share my mini-speech using rhetorical devices so, I can showcase my understanding of parallelism, restatement, repetition and analogy.

15. Put pink Student Scheduling Form due 3/13
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT, plus fill in box on what you can do to reach LT
Of Mice and Men Pre-Reading Activity
Sign-up
Due Monday
Be prepared to share in small groups on Monday
February 24, 2017 Friday
Learning Target:
Today, I will do research on the 1930s so, I can showcase my understanding in preparation for the novel Of Mice and Men.

16. Put pink Student Scheduling Form due 3/13
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT, plus fill in box on what you can do to reach LT (new)
DLP: #61 (new)
SSR#9: What was the most interesting part of the novel so far? Explain why you found it interesting.
Share: Of Mice and Men Pre-Reading Activity in small groups
Pass out missing assignment reports
February 27, 2017 Monday
Learning Target:
Today I will share my pre-reading information for Of Mice and Men so, I can showcase my understanding of the 1930’s.

17. Turn in Pre–reading presentation into RED Late or absent bin
Put pink Student Scheduling Form due 3/13
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT, plus fill in box on what you can do to reach LT
DLP: #62
JWL#9: How important is it to have a place where you belong, where there are people who know you and love you?
Review Pre- Reading Activity
Listen to CH 1 OM&M
Complete CH 1 Study Guide and Vocabulary
February 28, 2017 Tuesday
Learning Target:
Today, I will listen to Chapter 1 Of Mice and Men so, I can understand complex literature.

18. March 1, 2017 Wednesday Put pink Student Scheduling Form due 3/13
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT, plus fill in box on what you can do to reach LT
DLP: #63
JWL#10
Work on crosswords and matching worksheets
Review CH 1
Listen to CH 2 OM&M
Due tomorrow: CH 2 vocabulary OM&M
March 1, 2017 Wednesday
Learning Target:
Today, I will listen to Chapter 2 Of Mice and Men so, I can understand complex literature.