ERWC B Period 1

If you were absent, you missed the first Friday quiz of the semester.
Homework/Classwork (for absent students) due Tuesday
1. If we accept that families can be dangerous, what is the source of the danger or dysfunction? Hint...what makes families dangerous? Write out your response using short phrases or bullet points OR in paragraphs. If you did not finish your response in class on Friday, please do so.
2. View the TED Talk by Jeffery Klugger entitled, "The Power of the Sibling Bond" at Jeffrey Klugger The Sibling Bond. Complete TED Talk Reflective Journal under handouts. His talk is approximately 20 minutes. Please do not wait to view it on Sunday or Monday.  Try to view and let his ideas soak in. If you did not get the reflective journal sheet, please do the following: Write down 4 statements that you learned about families from watching the TED Talk. Write down two new concepts or vocabulary words. Write down two surprises. Write down how you feel about your siblings. Write down how you think your siblings feel about you. Finally, create two questions based on your viewing/listening to Jeffrey Kluger's TED Talk
3. Continue reading your non-fiction Literature Circle Text. You will again meet in your groups on next Thursday, January 21, 2016. Three new journal entries are due (reflecting at least 30-45 pages of reading).

English 10 Period 3

Be sure to review the notes taken on the All Hail Caesar Video. Also, be sure to review what you wrote in your journals about leadership, loyalty, persuasion, etc. for a brief quiz on Friday.

ERWC Period 1

Tomorrow, you must have at least 20 pages of your non-fiction novel read. Please be sure to go online and decide which literature circle role you would like. You may need to visit the other blog at http:litexplorations.blogspot.com  for the roles. You must complete that role sheet EVEN IF YOU DO NOT PRINT OUT A COPY for tomorrow's first meeting.  That role sheet must be completed upon arrival to class. If you do not know which role to take, be a discussion director or a literary luminary.
2. Be sure to read the handout: checklist for an argumentative essay and review the notes regarding logical and emotional appeals.

ERWC Period 1

1. Write a one page response in which you answer the following questions:
What do each of these groups have in common?
What did I learn today, and how do these references impact my understanding of the author's argument or claim?
2. Carefully read and annotate the essay, "Are Families Dangerous?" by Barbara Ehrenreich.  Be sure to underline main idea or most important sentence in each paragraph. Consider what Barbara uses as her evidence.  We already know one of her sources--allusions to past events.
3. Be sure to borrow or check out your non-fiction novel.  On Thursday you will have the first 30 pages read. Journal covers will be distributed on Tuesday/Wednesday, as will Literature Circle Role Sheets. Actually, they are already on the blog.
4. Last day to pay for King Lear and lit. circle book, if needed is Thursday.

ERWC Period 1 Winter Break Assignments and Readiness

I hope that Winter Break has allowed you the opportunity to spend time with friends and family, and get much needed rest. Following are Winter Break Assignments and/or supplies needed for the Second Semester:  1. Purchase or Check out King Lear by William Shakespeare. Please do not purchase the "No Fear" Shakespeare version. Purchase or check out the purple copy. If you intend to have me purchase your copy for you, please bring $6.50 on Tuesday for purchase.
2. Arrange yourself in a group with no more than three other classmates. Decide on a non-fiction expository text of no fewer than 185 pages for Literature Circles. You will need your book on Monday, January 11th.
3. Continue working on your blog. You should have a name, several hyperlinked bloggers and blogs that you follow, and an image uploaded.
4. To those students who earned a grade of "F" in Expository Composition and are inquiring about the assignment: the first assignment you must compete is the Annotated Bibliography Assignment. You need ten full entries, with no errors in spelling, grammar, or formatting.

ERWC Period 1

Tomorrow, we will finish viewing American Promise.  I will also be inputting the last of your grades. Please do not ask me to talk about grades and assignments. There are more than 65 grades and assignments which have been read, scored, and recorded for your class. If you did not ear the grade you desired: BETTER LUCK, Time Management, Organization, and Hard work and Class Participation Next Time :)

ERWC period 1

Respond to the following two pronged prompt: What, do you think are the most significant or poignant similarities that you noticed in The Fall of Rome?
Based on your viewing of the video, and reading The Fall of Rome, do you think children of color do better in schools that are predominately white, OR outstanding schools that feature diverse student populations and teacher populations? If you were a parent, where would you send your male child?
What do you think was the trade-off Idris faced by continuing to go to Dalton?
Which of the two families seemed to be more stable, if any? Support your answer with evidence.
Be ready to submit and discuss tomorrow, December 17th.