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Link to National Endowment of the Humanities Summer Seminars Descriptions and Application: https://www.neh.gov/divisions/education/summer-programs?field_sort_date=1&items_per_page=10&sort_bef_combine=field_sort_date_ASC&sort_by=field_sort_date&sort_order=ASC&page=4&fbclid=IwAR0IsG7gtqasnJwTKtkwKivOZFM0xDfqd-InJD-OgMfqhVBcup68mw0L3b0
You have the opportunity to raise your grade one full letter grade only: F to D and D to C by completing a Winter Break Reading Assignment.
The Winter Break Reading Assignments involves selection of a Grade Level Text that is 240 (200 for tenth graders) pages in length or more. I must exclude texts that may be whole class reads: For example: The Great Gatsby; The Godfather; The Kaepernick Effect; The Fall of Rome; Solo or any texts by Kwame Alexander; or Angie Thomas. The text preferably should not have a film adaptation. Click the link to indicate your intention: https://forms.gle/ceUUZ776MZJvh97t9
You will select your text sometime between Monday December 12 and Thursday, December 15th, 2022. Ms. Guy is available during Advisory, after your Final Exam, provided there is time, and afterschool on Tuesday-Thursday for half an hour to one hour.
Once selected; you will read the text, reading at least 80 pages per week, and writing Dialectical Journals as modelled from previous exemplars. You must have a total of 24 journals–10 per ten pages or so of reading.
You may handrrite (preferable) your journals, or type them. They must be at least 300-500 words long per entry. They may use response starters such as: See the Guide to Dialectical Journals
This reveals…..about the character
I predict…….
This setting impacts…….because…….
I wasnt expecting…………..
And others…….
Take screenshots and email them if Schoology is not available. Your journals will be due each week of Winter Break on Friday. However, Schoology may be available for this very reason. Once we return, you will have an assessment (text) that may be multiple choice; short answer and analytical essay or a combination of all three. You may be asked to also do a presentation to demonstrate reading and speaking and listening skills. Your parent or guardian will be asked to sign off on the assignment, due date and expectations.
Good Morning! Today, I am not feeling well. I DO know that I do not have COVID (I tested) but I will avoid direct instruction and talking and engaging in discussion. To that end, you are to work to finish two goals: Submission of Final Draft of Declaration of Independence. 2. To read and annotate the AoW & complete a PAPER SOAPS Analysis.
Objectives: To use rubric to finish and upload student model of Declaration of Independence.
To use annotation and active reading strategies to demonstrate understanding of texts including Article of The Week: Too Much Pressure by Collen Wenke
To identify Ethos, Logos, and Pathos is a range of readings.
To understand the Puritan legacy/impact on American Literature and the Salem Witch Trials
To discuss learning targets; grading profiles to see how we can move beyond a focus on points to a focus on learning.
Good Morning! First order of business, is finishing, re-reading and uploading your Declaration of Independence. Once that is submitted consider: Do you think our current society places too much pressure on us to be successful? If yes, how do you think we respond to the pressure to succeed?
Warm-up & Questions to Consider: What does it mean to be cold? What jobs are careers can you think of where obedience is of extreme importance? What does the phrase, "Obedience is better than sacrifice" mean, and do you agree with it? Why or why not? Link to pdf of text: The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin pdf Link to online Audio and Full Text: https://www.drabblecast.org/2013/07/15/drabblecast-289-the-cold-equations/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhklTqm1TzQ
Objectives: To re-consider: Why do we read and study literature in the first place? To understand the benefits of literary study professionally. 2. To identify key events in American/World history that have impacted African-American Literature. 3. To understand or begin to understand the act of writing for a Black person or Person of Color and the Duality involved. 4. To present information from Black Literary Timeline.
Agenda. Review rules, protocols and procedures. 2. To reconsider: Why read and Study literature? Why Read and Study Literature? What is Literature? What impact does literary study have on us professionally? To use a reflection tool to record our ideas and thoughts: 3-2-1 Chart or 3-2-1 Chart
3. To Introduce the Beginnings of African-American Literature. What are key events, actions, conflicts, etc that influenced or helped create African-American Literature?
Part 4: What is African-American Literature? Identify 5 key important dates, events, actions are movements paramount to African-American Literature. Then, share with a seat partner.
Part 5: Group Work: Jigsaw. In teams of 4 to 5 students, you are responsible for reading your section of material from The Beginnings of African-American Literature. In your group, you will identify your Group Members Names, Section Title, Key Event that happened in your section of the text; historical context; and how it impacted African-American literature and thought by providing details, summary, or bulleted statements.
Objectives and Agenda
1. To identify weekly academic routines and the process for beginning class.
2. To Explore Essential Question: What Does Science Fiction Teach us about ourselves and our world?
3. To understand why students study literature in English Class. To reconsider: Why read and Study literature? Why Read and Study Literature? What is Literature? What impact does literary study have on us professionally? To use a reflection tool to record our ideas and thoughts: 3-2-1 Chart or 3-2-1 Chart
To commit to using academic structures such as Article of The Week+SOAPS+Academic Summary+Question Formulation; Poetry Analysis and Journal Writing+Grammar/Sentence Combining.
Good Morning! This Week our Objectives are as follows:
1. To successfully find and use alternative communication methods such as Remind and Blogger for Communication.
2. To reinforce learning routines such as Warm-Ups; SOAPS Analysis on Articles of The Week+Summary Writing; Question Generation, and Journal Writing.
3. To reconsider: Why read and Study literature? Why Read and Study Literature? What is Literature? What impact does literary study have on us professionally? To use a reflection tool to record our ideas and thoughts: 3-2-1 Chart or 3-2-1 Chart
4. To Introduce American Literary Periods. Which of the American Literary Periods do you think exerts the most impact on American character or society?
5. To Consider Essential Questions: What Does it Mean to be American? To begin reading Foundational Documents
Agenda: 1. Review Objectives 2. Join Remind Class if you haven't. Period 1: https://www.remind.com/join/698893 Period 2 https://www.remind.com/join/kkeae82 Period 4: https://www.remind.com/join/e4683e. Period 6: https://www.remind.com/join/8e39d3
3. Activities related to literary study: Warm-Up: Why Read and Study Literature? View two short videos about literature and literary study? Plus mini lecture by Ms. Guy. 4. Read short article as class: Why I Hire English Majors. Review what we learned by using the 3-2-1 Chart.
4. Introduce: American Literary Periods Jigsaw among groups. Groups present their slide share out how they believe that period impacted American society or how or why it might be important. 5. Homework: What Does It Mean To Be American? Or Live in American?
