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 TEST 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. February 14, 2017 Tuesday 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#7: Why do you think that love is often associated with the heart, as opposed to other organs in the body?
Non Fiction Activity
Recognizing Parallelism handout
Due tomorrow
Non Fiction TEST tomorrow
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
Re-write Learning Target & rate previous days LT plus fill in box on what you can do…
Grammar Warm-up: 53
SSR#7: While you were reading today, what did you picture in your mind about the story?
Non Fiction TEST
February 15, 2017 Wednesday
Learning Target:
Today I will take a non-fiction test so, I can show my understanding.