Learning More About and Celebrating Thanksgiving

 Over the next 2-3 days, we will have the chance to explore and learn more about the first Thanksgiving by visiting and viewing a variety of sources--most primarily from Digital History and the History Channel. We will explore and learn about the first Thanksgiving, the Thanksgiving Meal; and when Thanksgiving became a legal holiday in the United States. Additionally, after sharing our own modelled Declaration of Independence, we will read the Iroquois Constitution-- a document that represented collaboration among several Native American Tribes

Other Links: Backstory: The History of Thanksgiving

Asynchronous Assignment: Thursday November 12, 2020 Honors American Literature

 1. Find any Expository text of your choice and do what? Read! Enjoy reading an article from The New York Times; or The Huffington Post; our unit Writing Freedom or Time Magazine or listening to a podcast from Radio Rookies.  After reading, complete a SOAPS Analysis + Academic Summary. Due today by 4 pm.  Here are a few NEWER articles written by teens: How Do You Feel About Winter This Year? 

How Should We Remember The Problematic Actions of The Nations Founders?  Or select a student friendly/student written text/essay/article from the New York Times by clicking here: https://www.nytimes.com/search?query=Student+Opinion.  If you would like, you and a partner or group can read THE SAME TEXT--but you must still SUBMIT YOUR OWN WORK/SOAPS that should not be exactly the same as a partner or group member. 

H. American Literature period 1: Video Engagement Lesson

Please complete the following assignment by 6pm.  Watch the episode: America, The Story of Us from the History Channel. The intriguing video provides an understanding of aspects of the early beginnings of Colonial Settlement.  Please take notes on names, dates and people you find intriguing. Don't write so much that you dont enjoy the video, but watch the video without taking notes. For example--which was the first settled colony; who came to the new world; what was America founded on (which crop)? What was the starving time? Who were the settlers who founded Plymouth?  Upload your notes (you may handwrite and screenshot, or type a word or google doc and upload). Include at least 10 questions that you have about your viewing of the video with your notes. 

Find the link here: America: The Story of Us Rebels and Revolution

Writing Freedom

 Please use the attachment: Writing Freedom for our first Unit in American Literature. the link to the PDF is found here: Complete Texts in Unit 1 Writing Freedom

Advisory Videos and Attendance for Friday, 09/11/20

 Please complete the Google Form for Attendance. Click link here: Advisory Attendance 

Please review the homeroom announcements: Applications and constitutions for clubs are due today. The application and more information can be found on the school website: clubs: https://www.kingdrew.net/apps/pages/clubs

Dear Students Letter

 Dear Students--please find my letter to you here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Roh7IVniYbdj3OT3thG7GZo0UdbKgB2Bc9Uxd9PKdc/edit?usp=sharing Read it, and then compose your own letter to me. Upload to Schoology by Wednesday morning at 8:00 am! 

Distance Learning Survey; Essay Reflection; and Analysis of Essay Exemplars (Period 1,2,4)

Dear Students, in an effort to reflect and improve our writing, you have two tasks which can earn you an additional 70 points, plus the distance learning survey which is 20 points.  All Assignments must be competed TODAY. No Extensions as grades are due tomorrow. Some of you are content with the grade you may have. If you are borderline, or you know your essay is not strong, I urge you to consider at least 2 of 2 tasks that follow: Analysis of  Exemplary or Discerning Timed Final Essay-- I would do this FIRST. Select one of four essays--now, all essays did not receive the same score! (I wanted to pick at least 1 Essay from each class, and each essay does something well in light of time constraints!) (Exemplar #1; Exemplar 2, Exemplar #3  or Exemplar 4 )which at the time of this post, were found to be (extremely) thoughtful, discerning or exemplary.  Use that essay to answer the following (yes, if you would like to consult more than one, you may) questions:
1. Pay attention to the essay's beginning. How does (or do, if you look at two essays) the essay commence (begin)? Does this hold your attention?
1b: How can you tell that the author is writing and not speaking? What aspects of the essay demonstrate the writer planned to write an essay and not give a "talk" about the issue?
2. Is there a claim or thesis in the first or second paragraph that seems to guide the writing? How does the writer signal to you they know where they are going?
3. How does the author demonstrate a reading of The Narrative of Frederick Douglass that is a 4+, 5 or 6? What are two things that they writing does?
4. How does the author handle: textual support, evidence from other sources, quotes/statistics?
5. Does the writer write enough? That is, are you as the reader satisfied with their analysis given the time frame?
6. What, if anything could the author do to improve the writing? Add more textual evidence from Frederick Douglass? Check spelling? Develop ideas and paragraphs more?
2. Reflection on YOUR OWN Final Essay (questions are already upload in Schoology). Window closes tonight at 9:00 pm. 
3.  Complete the Distance Learning Survey if you haven't already done so. Will close at 7pm. All students can do this. 

Final Note: DO NOT SHARE ANY ESSAYS WITH ME VIA GOOGLE DRIVE OR SCHOOLOGY MESSENGER THAT WERE NOT UPLOADED OR THAT I DID NOT GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO DO SO. THEY WILL NOT BE SCORED.