2.  Daily Objectives:  1. Students will understand the expectations for success in a college level class.  2. Students will work cohesively in a cooperative learning group to achieve a common goal.  Academic vocabulary for this week: illustrative/exemplification essay  Daily Activities and Assessment:  Reminder: You should turn in your summer reading journal by 11:59 pm tonight to www.turnitin.com- worth 50 points  Go over syllabus/notebook/journal/Whoops Pass  Assign homework on The Last Lecture (p. 46)  Take summer reading quiz- worth 75 points  Complete “paper clip” cooperative learning activity on The Last Lecture (described on p. 46)  Note: We will work in-class on an essay on The Last Lecture next class period. It is described in your Guidebook on p. 53. If time, we will begin brainstorming ideas today.

3.  Daily Question:  1. Students will understand what makes an effective paragraph.  2. Students will understand makes a strong illustrative/exemplification essay.  Academic Vocabulary for Week: illustrative/exemplification essay  Daily Activities and Assessment:  Hang up and share homework on The Last Lecture  Wadsworth: Do ex. 2B on p. 84 and ex. 8 on p. 95 with a partner; do handout on paragraphs on own on p. 55 of Guidebook  Work on rough draft of Short Essay #1 on The Last Lecture in Rm. 213

4.  Daily Objective:  Students will understand become comfortable with speaking in class through informal and formal presentations  Academic vocabulary for this week: illustrative/exemplification essay  Daily Activities and Assessment:  Reminder: Your rough draft of essay on The Last Lecture is due August 26 at 11:59 pm; your journal is due August 28  Watch short excerpt from end of The Last Lecture  Read through articles on The Last Lecture in packet  Begin discussion of The Last Lecture

5. ◦ Daily Objectives:  To participate fully in a college level classroom discussion  To successfully complete an illustration/exemplification essay ◦ Daily Activities and Assessments: ◦ Assign books ◦ 1B- Share your favorite quote from an article and favorite quote from The Last Lecture since you did not last class period ◦ First 20 minutes—Self editing and Peer editing of R.D. of The Last Lecture Essay; I will also conference with you on your draft. ◦ Finish The Last Lecture discussion ◦ Readings for Writers Selections/Assignment/Discussion: Chapter One: “Reading Critically” 3-12 (in class), Chapter 2: “Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasion” 18-41; “What—and How—to Write When You Have No Time to Write,” 42-45; “How to Say Nothing in 500 Words” 101-111; “Assignment 1: The Research Paper,” 710-749; Chapter 11: “Illustration and Exemplification” 370-374; “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…” 386-389; “How We Get Addicted” 392-398; “Drugs” 399-401

6.  Daily Objectives: ◦ Understand how to write a successful illustration/exemplification essay ◦ Understand how to engage in college-level discussion  Daily Assessments: ◦ Complete final draft of The Last Lecture essay; due Sept. 1 at 11:59 pm; I will conference with Tim, George, Roman, Kaylee, and Camille in 1B (since I did not get to your last class period); I will conference with Esteban and Daniel in 2B ◦ Finish going over Readings for Writers articles andThe Last Lecture discussion ◦ Bring Wadsworth next class period

7.  Daily Objectives: ◦ Understand how to write outlines ◦ Understand how to engage in college-level discussion  Daily Assessments: ◦ Guidance will talk to you about your senior plans ◦ -The Wadsworth Handbook “Constructing an Informal Outline,” 48-49; Chapter 54 “Using Semicolons” 686- 691; In-class we will create an informal outline on our research paper essay; do ex. 2 (p. 687), ex. 3(p. 688), ex. 5 (p. 690) on own; do ex. 6 (p. 691-692) with a partner ◦ Finish discussing The Last Lecture ◦ Read “You Are Not Special” and do activity on it ◦ Bring Readings for Writers next class period!

8.  Distracted Driving  Florida Panther/manatees  Greening  Standardized testing  Cutting high school sports/arts/band  Budget cuts that are detrimental to students  Everglades

9.  Daily Objective/s: ◦ To add to a classroom discussion ◦ To understand what a causal analysis essay is  Daily Assignments: ◦ 1A,1B—It turns out guidance does need that blue sheet with your credit history, so please give it to me. ◦ Assign causal analysis essay (p. 54); we will work on the rough draft next period ◦ Go over Readings for Writers selections, including:  On own during first half of class—”Causal Analysis,” p. 555-559 (which you should pay particular attention to as your next essay is a causal analysis); “Chapter 5: “The Writer’s Thesis” 133-143; Chapter 6: “Organizing Ideas” 171-181; “The Editing Booth” p. 695-718  Together during second half of class (it is homework what you do not finish)—”Rules for Aging” p. 188-190; “The New Feminism” p. 594-597; “Bricklayer’s Boy” p. 573-577  Finish discussion of The Last Lecture as well!

10.  Daily Objective/s: ◦ To write a causal analysis essay  Daily Assignments: ◦ Work on rough draft of causal analysis essay; it is due September 10 at 11:59 pm  We will work on rough draft in class in Room 213 all period; you will also be able to view my comments on your previous final draft at that time  We will work on peer editing in Room 213 on Sept 13/14  We will work on the final draft next week

11.  Daily Objective/s: ◦ To effectively peer edit a causal analysis essay ◦ To analyze a great work on English literature  Daily Assignments: ◦ Assign The Canterbury Tales Prologue Reading and Index Assignment—due October 6 at 11:59 pm to Turnitin; Quiz on Prologue is October 7 (A)/October 8 (B) ◦ Complete peer editing of causal analysis essay; due Sept. 14 at 11:59 pm; in Room ◦ Read “The Life and Times of Chaucer” p. 271 in The Cantebury Tales and write a list of Top 10 Reasons You Are Happy You Did Not Live in Chaucer’s Time, using examples from article to back up the points you make

12.  Daily Objective: ◦ Understand what makes for an effective tone ◦ Understand what makes for a strong division/classification essay  Daily Assignments: ◦ Warm Up Tone Activity: “What are you doing?” and “Well, that’s nice.” ◦ Readings for Writers selections: ◦ Read to skim: “What is a Writer’s Voice?”; “Tone: The Writer’s Voice in the Reader’s Mind”; Division/Classification; ◦ Read on own in-depth: “The Waltz” ◦ Read together: “Move Over Teams”; “Incidents with White People”; “Warriors Don’t Cry” ◦ When finished, you might have time to read from The Canterbury Tales

13.  Daily Objective: ◦ Understand how to write a causal analysis essay  Daily Assignments: ◦ Pass out Midmidterm Study Guide; test will be Sept. 23 (A)/24 (B); we will study in-class on Monday/Tuesday ◦ Work on final draft of Causal Analysis essay; due on Sept. 18 at 11:59 pm ◦ If you finish early, work on The Canterbury Tales index

14.  Daily Objectives: ◦ Students will learn what makes an effective causal analysis essay.  Daily Assignment: ◦ Complete Reflection on final draft of Causal Analysis essay during first part of class (due September 22 at 11:59 pm) ◦ Study time with partner/group for midmidterm test ◦ Review game with same group for midmidterm test

15.  Daily Objectives: ◦ Students will be successful taking a collegiate test.  Daily Assignment: ◦ Midmidterm Test ◦ If time is left, you may work on your Canterbury Tales index ◦ Bring Wadsworth next class period

16.  Daily Objectives: ◦ Students will learn how to write an effective research paper.  Daily Assignment: ◦ Wadsworth: Work on assignments on writing a research paper and evaluating sources; be sure you can get onto database through Panther Central at some point during the period; turn in pages 60, 61, and 62 in Guidebook by the end of the period. ◦ If you finish early, work on your Canterbury Tales index

17.  Daily Objective: ◦ Students will learn to analyze a work from the Middle Ages in England.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Work on your Canterbury Tales index

18.  Daily Objective: ◦ Students will learn to analyze a work from the Middle Ages in England. ◦ Students will learn what makes an effective argument essay.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Readings for Writers:  Together: “Why Don’t We Complain?” p. 616 and “A Nation in Need of a Vacation” p. 630  On own (to skim): Annotated Student Research Paper p. 731-749; Chapter 15 “Argument and Persuasion” p. 609- 656 ◦ Rest of time: Work on The Canterbury Tales index; we will be playing Canterbury Tales Bingo and taking notes on it next class period to prepare for our quiz on The Canterbury Tales pilgrims next class period.

19.  Daily Objectives: ◦ To understand a major work from the Middle Ages.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Go over notes on each pilgrim ◦ Work on index for The Canterbury Tales; due Oct. 6 at 11:59 pm; if you have already completed it feel free to work on journals; if you have already completed them, feel free to work on journals for next semester; if you have already completed them, please get a life. ◦ Play Canterbury Pilgrims Bingo in groups to review for next period’s quiz. If your group wins bingo each person gets a sticker! ◦ Warning: Your quiz will literally be a list of all of the pilgrims in order. You will need to write a brief description of the pilgrim on the quiz. It will be worth 50 points. ◦ Double Warning: On our midterm test, you will have to match the pilgrim with a description I give you. ◦ Triple Warning: BRING FOOD NEXT PERIOD!

20.  Daily Objectives: ◦ To understand a major work from the Middle Ages  Daily Assignments: ◦ Quiz on The Canterbury Tales Pilgrims ◦ Eat food as we do the rest of today’s activities-- ◦ Summarize Those Tales! Assignment: Now that we have read the Prologue, you will be assigned the task of summarizing one of the Tales. (You can use your phone or a laptop to find the summary. Credit the source where you find it—please avoid wikipedia and Sparknotes—and put the summary into your own words.) ◦ When finished, we will read “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” and discuss it ◦ Warning again: Next class period we will do a creative assignment on The Canterbury Tales; I am changing what is in the Guidebook, so DO NOT DO IT ahead of time.

21.  Daily Objectives: ◦ To understand a major work from the Middle Ages  Daily Assignments: ◦ Turn in your favorite Journal for this nine weeks to Discussion Board of www.turnitin.com; comment on one other person’s Journal onto the Discussion Board of www.turnitin.com; this is due October 16 at 11:59 pm.www.turnitin.com ◦ Remember your notebook is due Oct. 19 or Oct. 20 in- class ◦ Work on Creative Assignment on The Canterbury Tales on p. 79. Your project must be complete in 35 minutes. Be ready to share when you are finished. ◦ Read “The Summoner’s Tale” and discuss when finished.

22.  Daily Objective: ◦ To understand how to effectively write a classification/division essay  Daily Assignments: ◦ Read “The Pardoner’s Tale” and discuss ◦ Begin work on rough draft of division/classification essay in room ◦ Warning: Bring Wadsworth next class period

23.  Daily Objectives: ◦ To understand how to summarize, paraphrase, and quote sources ◦ To understand how to use logic in one’s writing ◦ To understand how to correctly use commas  Daily Assignments: ◦ Wadsworth:  B Day: Turn in notebook  Chapter 15: “Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting Sources” p. 212- 221; do Ex. 2 on p. 217 and write 5 tips that are important to remember from this chapter  Chapter 16: “Synthesizing Sources” p. 222-235—skim this chapter  Chapter 9: “Using Logic” p. 109-120—skim this chapter  Chapter 53: “Using Commas” p. 672-685—skim this chapter CAREFULLY as no one will ever teach you how to properly use commas again! Pick TWO exercises to complete on your own over issues you have.  When finished with this, get with a partner and complete p. 57 and 59 in Guidebook.

24.  Daily Objective: To understand how to write an effective classification/division essay  Daily Assignments: ◦ A Day: turn in Notebook ◦ I need volunteers for the Scarevenger Hunt, which will be:  Oct. 29—  Oct. 30- ◦ Work on peer editing of classification/division essay—due October 21 ; so you know, you f.d. will be due on November 4 due to Scarevenger Hunt and Midterm test (Next Period you will be given your review guide for your “Midterm” test) ◦ Read and do activity on “The Pardoner’s Tale,” “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” and “The Summoner’s Tale”; for each story divide a piece of printer paper into four and do the following: Picture of the most important image in the tale (with a one sentence explanation of it at the bottom) A three sentence summary of the story A Haiku summing up something entertaining about the story (Warning: If you cannot use one haiku, make it into two) A “tweet” on the moral of the story

25.  Daily Objective: To understand how to successfully take a midterm collegiate-level test  Daily Assignments: ◦ Go over due dates for research paper (p. 86) ◦ Pass out Review Guide for you midterm on and begin to work on it; test will be Oct. 26(A)/27(B); due to this and Scarevenger Hunt your final draft will be due on November 4 ◦ Read Anglo-Saxon Riddles (p. 101-102) and write a riddle ◦ Play Stump the Class to review

26.  Daily Objective: To be successful taking a college-level test.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Take Midterm Test (be sure to have a pen and five different crayons) ◦ Reminder: Remember to bring a bag of candy for the Scarevenger Hunt (or write a story about your scariest memory that is 300-350 words and bring it in) on October 29/30. ◦ For Real Reminder: Bring Readings for Writers next class period (for A Day) and Nov. 2 (for B Day)

27.  Daily Objective: To be successful writing an argument research paper.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Work on paper proposal for research paper—due November 4 at 11:59 pm; you can also work on final draft of classification/division essay, which is due November 4 ◦ Discuss “The View from Eighty” and articles on Homelessness

28.  Daily Objective: To realize that every once in a while school can be fun.  Daily Assignments: ◦ SCAREVENGER HUNT

29.  Daily Objective: Students will understand MLA Documentation Style.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Get into groups and compete on the MLA Documentation Quiz Game; winning group gets candy; you will get a copy of the game when we are finished, but it will not be available on my website; quiz on this will be November 10 (A)/ November 11 (B); your individual results on the quiz will be given to SFSC ◦ Work on paper proposal/response to paper proposal—due November 4 at 11:59 pm to Discussion Board of www.turnitin.comwww.turnitin.com ◦ Work on final draft of classification/division essay ◦ If done early, work on listing hyperlinks and finding source from Panther Central ◦ BRING YOUR WADSWORTH BOOK NEXT PERIOD OR FEEL MY WRATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

30.  Daily Objective: Students will understand MLA style and how to use other punctuation marks.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Wadsworth activities: Do skimming activities on own for first half hour; do exercises with a partner ◦ Chapter 10 “Writing Argumentative Essays,” 121-137; Chapter 41 “Revising Run-ons,” 576-580; Chapter 57 “Using Other Punctuation Marks” 707-715; Chapter 17 “Avoiding Plagiarism,” 236-248; Chapter 18 “MLA Documentation Style” 254-298  Skim Chapter 10 Argumentation Essays (p. 121-137) and do Ex. 1 (p. 124); pick 1,2,3,4, or 5  Skim p. 576-580 and do Ex. 2 p. 579  Skim p. 707-715 and do Ex. 5 p. 715  Skim p. 236-248 and do Ex. 1 on p. 246  Skim p. 254-298 (will be questions on this on MLA Documentation quiz) ◦ When finished, work on posting hyperlinks (due Nov. 6 at 11:59 pm), showing me source from SFSC (by end of class), and get started on Works Cited and Formal Brainstorming (due Nov. 13 at 11:59 pm) ◦ Bring Readings for Writers next class period

31.  Daily Objective: Students will understand MLA style.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Quiz on MLA Documentation Style ◦ When finished, read the article in Readings for Writers you are responsible for your Jigsaw Review ◦ Last 20 minutes: Meet with group and fill out Jigsaw Review article you were assigned on p. 97-100; turn in to me when finished and I will photocopy for the class

32.  Daily Objective: Students will understand how to create works cited entries.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Work on outline/brainstorming and Works Cited; due November 13 at 11:59 pm

33.  Daily Objective: Students will understand how to write a research paper.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Work on rough draft of research paper—due November 18 at 11:59 pm

34.  Daily Objective: Students will understand how to write a research paper.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Work on rough draft of research paper; due at 11:59 pm on November 18 ◦ Bring Wadsworth Book next class period

35.  Daily Objective: Students will understand how to peer and self-edit a research paper.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Do peer/self editing of rough draft; due November 20 at 11:59 pm ◦ Wadsworth Book:  Skim Chapter 49 “Using Verbs” 636-649; Chapter 50 “Revising Agreement Errors,” 650-658  p. 604-616; p. 617-625 on own  Do ex. 2 p. 640; ex. 3 p. 645; ex. 5 p. 649; ex. 2 p. 655 (1-5 only); ex. 3 p. 657 (1-5 only) with a partner

36.  Daily Objective: Students will appreciate the works of Shakespeare.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Students will watch The Reduced Shakespeare Company ◦ Warning: A Review Guide for the ¾ Term Test will be given out next period; we will take the test December 4/7.

37.  Daily Objective/s: Students will work on using verbs, pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement AND analyzing photos.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Pass out review guide to Friday’s/Monday’s test ◦ Readings for Writers: Go over “Terrorism,” 633-; “Body Image” 636-; Ageism,” 639-; “Status of Women,” 655-photos with a partner/group; pick one question on each photo to complete ◦ On your own—pick ONE of the photos and tell the story behind it (as a narrative or descriptive paragraph) ◦ With your group again—come up with 10 original sentences that need a verb corrected, the subject/verb agreement corrected, the pronoun/antecedent corrected, or a dash, bracket, colon, parentheses, slash added to make it correct. Put it onto large white paper. You will then teach your sentences to the class for review. ◦ WARNING—START TO BRING THE BOOK OLD SCHOOL TO CLASS EVERY DAY AS THERE MAY BE TIME TO READ IT IN-CLASS EVERYDAY (which means you would have nothing to worry about over Winter Break to do); if you are not staying 2 nd semester you can bring in a book of your choosing to read. SINCE SOME OF YOU MAY NOT NEED TO TAKE ENC 1102 FOR YOUR COLLEGE OR FOR YOUR MAJOR, I WILL CONFERENCE WITH YOU TODAY ON TAKING ENC 1102.

38.  Daily Objective/s: Students will be successful taking a college-level test.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Take ¾ Term Test ◦ If you finish early, begin reading Old School

39.  Daily Objective/s: Students will understand how to write an argument research paper.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Work on the final draft of your research paper, which is due December 11 th AND/OR your powerpoint presentation on your research paper, which is presented Dec. 16(A) or 17 (B) ◦ As you work, I will call you up to conference on it ◦ You can also read Old School if you finish early

40.  Daily Objective/s: Students will understand how to write an argument research paper.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Work on the final draft of your research paper, which is due December 11 th ◦ You can also read Old School if you finish early ◦ Warning: Bring Wadsworth next class period

41.  Daily Objective/s: Students will understand how to use quotation marks and how to use APA style.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Wadsworth: ◦ On your own (using laptops or your phone)--Using APA style—skim through Chapter 19 (p. 299-327); then, write a descriptive paragraph on one of the Canterbury pilgrims that contains a quote from our version of The Canterbury Tales (I have copies of it) cited in APA style PLUS a quote from the Middle English version of The Canterbury Tales (which can be found at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/CT-prolog-para.html); then make a APA style Works Cited page using the book’s ISBN and the website name on www.bibme.com; submit this to www.turnitin.com under APA Style Canterbury Tales Pilgrim Paragraph.http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/CT-prolog-para.htmlwww.bibme.comwww.turnitin.com ◦ With a partner--On Quotation Marks--Do ex. 1 on p. 701; ex. 2 on p. 703-704; ex. 4 p. 707 ◦ Powerpoints presented next class period; be sure your powerpoint is submitted to www.turnitin.com by the time class has startedwww.turnitin.com

42.  Daily Objective/s: Students will be comfortable making a presentation in front of the class.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Powerpoint presentation of Research Paper; it should have already been submitted to turnitin AND I need the print out of it at the beginning of the period ◦ Bring Old School (or another book if you will not be here next semester) next class period; if the weather is nice, we will read outside; if it is not, we will read by the fire (DVD in my classroom)

43.  Daily Objective/s: Students will read a work of modern literature.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Finish powerpoint presentations ◦ Sign up for my ENC 1102 class via Remind and via www.turnitin.com by looking at the Guidebook on my website www.turnitin.com ◦ Read Old School (outside if nice; inside by the fire if not nice) ◦ Remember notebook is due January 7(B)/January 8 (A); remember posting of favorite Journal is due January 8/comment on someone’s journal is due January 8 ◦ Begin watching Dead Poets Society to get us in the mood for Old School

44.  Daily Objective/s: Students will view a film dealing with themes that are relatable to young adults.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Finish watching Dead Poets Society and do assignment on it

45.  Daily Objective/s: Students will be successful in studying for a test.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Work on argumentation techniques activities, since reflection assignment for exam will be an argument ◦ Read Old School ◦ Remember your Old School journal assignment is due on January 21 at 11:59 pm; you will have a quiz on this book on January 20 (A)/ 21 (B)

46.  Daily Objective/s: Students will be successful in studying for a test.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Continue work on argumentation techniques activities, since reflection assignment for exam will be an argument ◦ Read Old School

47.  Daily Objective/s: Students will be successful taking an exam for a college-level class.  Daily Assignments: ◦ Complete Reflection assignment for exam, which is an argument essay ◦ Remember your Old School journal assignment is due on January 19 at 11:59 pm; you will have a quiz on this book on January 18 (A)/ 19 (B)