1. Eng. 10 ~ Mon., March 17, 2014 Starter SCHEDULING (pds. 2, 8, & 9) ALL – overview of the 3 rd nine weeks Homework – Study poems/charts for Quiz on Friday Agenda NO STAMP = NO POINTS Read, analyze, & interpret “My Papa’s Waltz” Complete poetry interpretation chart

2. 3 rd Nine Weeks end Tues., April 2 nd This week Mon. – Finish “MPW” Tues.-Thur. – Revise WC page, Type Thesis Statement into NT, & make 5+ electronic note cards Fri. – Quiz “Touch Football”/ “MPW”; begin writing about poems Next week Mon. – Finish writing about poems Tues.-Wed. – BENCHMARK TEST #3 / Notebooks DUE Thur. – Work on writing body paragraph for research Fri. – Quiz over Nonfiction & Research Skills

3. THEODORE ROETHKE – Timeline (1908-1963) Born in Saginaw, Michigan – son of German immigrants Family’s greenhouse was an important symbol in his poetry Father = Otto, a stern man that demanded son work hard in family business Topic = nature most often Taught @ universities; recognized as major American poet; won numerous awards including the Pulitzer Prize Suffered from alcoholism & mental health issues; often hospitalized

4. Eng. 10-A ~ Mon., March 17 Starter SCHEDULING Homework – Study poems/charts for Quiz on Wednesday Agenda NO STAMP = NO POINTS Read, analyze, & interpret “My Papa’s Waltz” Complete poetry interpretation chart

5. Notes about Making Electronic Note Cards 1. Click on Notecards at the top of the page 2. Add a new notecard: a. Title (main idea = use notations from margins) b. Source (from pull-down menu) c. Tag – type BP1, BP2, or BP3 d. Write ONE OR THE OTHER: a direct quotation (you are only allowed ONE of these) OR a paraphrase (when you take something from a source and you put it into your OWN WORDS!) e. ALWAYS add a PARENTHETICAL CITATION at the end of each direct quote or each paraphrase f. Do NOT complete the “My Ideas” box @ the bottom g. Remember, you are limited to 1 direct quote so the rest of the info MUST be paraphrased (i.e. summarized in your own words!)

6. a.a. b.b. c.c. d.d. e.e. You MUST have all 5 items on every card or you will re-do them! This box is reserved for direct quotations ONLY and you are only allowed to have ONE; therefore, your four other cards must contain info that you put into your OWN WORDS in the “paraphrase” box to the right! 

7. Tues., 3/18  Thur., 3/20 Library – Research Skills Project “TO DO LIST”  Add THESIS STATEMENT to NoodleTools  Revise Works Cited page CAREFULLY  Print Works Cited page and SUBMIT  Make 5+ note cards (following instructions)  Finish poetry chart for “My Papa’s Waltz”  Study both poems for Friday’s Quiz

8. Eng. 10-A ~ Tues., March 18 Starter Listen to “My Papa’s Waltz” Homework Study poems/charts for Quiz = Tomorrow Rough Draft of Projects due tomorrow (or you will be doing an essay, no exceptions!) Agenda NO STAMP = NO POINTS Finish reading, analyzing, & interpreting “My Papa’s Waltz” Complete poetry interpretation chart

9. Eng. 10-A ~ Wed., March 19 Starter New Seats! Homework If you did NOT turn in a rough draft of your project today, you have a rough draft of a 6 paragraph essay due on Friday. Agenda Quiz Prompt

10. Eng. 10-A ~ Thur., March 20 Starter Finish pre-writing exercise for prompt Homework Rough Draft of 6 paragraph due FRIDAY (tmrw) Notebooks due next Tues., March 25 th Agenda Prompt ~ Write paragraph – due end of period Don’t forget: Benchmark Test #3 next Tues.-Wed.

11. Friday, March 21 – English 10 STARTER Study for Poetry Quiz #1 HOMEWORK Notebook due next week! If needed, get caught up with project! AGENDA Quiz Prompt – Pre-Write today; write paragraph on Mon. Collect poems & charts on Monday

12. Eng. 10-A ~ Fri., March 21 Starter “Game Plan” Talk Collect Essays (Rough Drafts) Homework Notebooks due next Tues., March 25 th Agenda Revise Works Cited pages Work on Projects Work on Grammar packets Don’t forget: Benchmark Test #3 next Tues.-Wed.