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Tuesday, October 2nd

9/30/2018

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Goals:

I can craft a clear thesis statement and find specific examples to back up my thesis.
I can read a text closely, tracking my thinking in a reading journal.

Announcements:

Read about 100 pages of your independent novel, tracking your thinking in your reading journal. Ms. Feliks will assess reading journals this week.

1. Reading

2. Harrison Bergeron

Craft a thesis statement for this work
- POV, characterization, plot, tone, symbol or motif.
- What would you use as evidence for your thesis?

3. Analysis Rubric

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Friday, September 28th

9/27/2018

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Goals:

I can explain how plot helps create meaning in my book and in a short story.
I can read a text closely, tracking my thinking in a reading journal.

Announcements:

Read about 100 pages of your independent novel, tracking your thinking in your reading journal. Ms. Feliks will assess reading journals this week.

1. Reading and Working on Senior Portfolio

Organize your page/share with table groups.

2. Notes: Setting, Symbols, Motifs & Tone

Present your literary term to the class

3. Discuss--"Mericans" by Sandra Cisneros

What is interesting about this text?
Generate some thesis statements

4. Write thesis statements about "Mericans"

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Thursday, September 27th

9/26/2018

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Goals:

I can explain how plot helps create meaning in my book and in a short story.
I can read a text closely, tracking my thinking in a reading journal.

Announcements:

Read about 100 pages of your independent novel, tracking your thinking in your reading journal. Ms. Feliks will assess reading journals this week.
For Friday (tomorrow), bring in one page a year-long project: Senior Portfolio. You need an artifact and a piece of writing.
Reminder--if I graded something, and you turn it in after it is in the gradebook, I need a late slip for it!

1. Reading or RI

RI pre-test

Go to the media center site
Click on Reading Inventory
Your username is your student ID
Password=Gmail password

2. Notes: Setting, Symbols, Motifs & Tone

Look up two sources to find the definition of each of the Literary Terms and add it to the Slideshow
Choose 3 texts that most people in this class have read, and describe how your term works in that text to help the meaning.

3. Discuss--"Mericans" by Sandra Cisneros

What is interesting about this text?
Generate some thesis statements

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Tuesday, September 25th

9/24/2018

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Goals:

I can explain how plot helps create meaning in my book and in a short story.
I can read a text closely, tracking my thinking in a reading journal.

Announcements:

Read about 100 pages of your independent novel, tracking your thinking in your reading journal. Ms. Feliks will assess reading journals this week.
Write a mini-analysis of plot for "A Rose for Emily" or your independent novel. Due Wednesday.
For Friday, bring in one page a year-long project: Senior Portfolio. You need an artifact and a piece of writing.

1. Warm-up (2nd Block) Agree/Disagree "A Rose for Emily"

The author wants you to feel sorry for Emily.
The theme of the story is that people should hold tight to traditions.

2. AP Pre-Test

3. RI pre-test

Go to the media center site
Click on Reading Inventory
Your username is your student ID
Password=Gmail password

4. Work on your mini-analysis--due tomorrow BEFORE class.

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Monday, September 24th

9/21/2018

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Goals:

I can explain how plot helps create meaning in my book and in a short story.
I can read a text closely, tracking my thinking in a reading journal.

Announcements:

Read about 100 pages of your independent novel, tracking your thinking in your reading journal. Ms. Feliks will assess reading journals this week.
Write a mini-analysis of plot for "A Rose for Emily" or your independent novel. Due Wednesday.
For Friday, bring in one page a year-long project: Senior Scrapbook. You need an artifact and a piece of writing.

1. Book Talk & Reading/Reading Journal Work

2. What is a good literary analysis?

What are the strengths of this essay?

3. Plot Structure--notes

Please tape the notes inside your notebook and highlight what is important as we go over it.

3. Discuss ---"A Rose for Emily"

What is this story about? What's important?
What is the major conflict?
Does the plot structure help us understand the meaning or help the overall effect of the text?

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Thursday, September 20th

9/19/2018

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Goals:

I can explain how point of view and characterization help create meaning in my book and in a short story.
I can read a text closely, tracking my thinking in a reading journal.

Announcements:

Read about 100 pages of your independent novel, tracking your thinking in your reading journal.
Write a brief analysis of "Cathedral" or your independent novel, focusing on characterization or point of view. See Google Classroom for assignment details.

1. Book Talk & Reading/Reading Journal Work

2. Write a brief essay that analyzes point of view or characterization in either "Cathedral" or your independent novel.

Bring a draft to class tomorrow!

3. Read "A Rose for Emily" and annotate (on-line or hard copy). Be prepared to discuss tomorrow.

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Friday, September 21st

9/19/2018

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Goals:

I can explain how point of view and characterization help create meaning in my book and in a short story.
I can read a text closely, tracking my thinking in a reading journal.

Announcements:

Read about 100 pages of your independent novel, tracking your thinking in your reading journal.

1. Book Talk & Reading/Reading Journal Work

2. Revise Analysis

Discuss the content--are the thesis and commentary clear?
CRISP your analysis from yesterday with writing groups and resubmit to Google Classroom.

3. Plot Structure--notes

4. Review--A Rose for Emily

With a partner, make notes and discuss the plot. What question could you use to analyze this text?

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Wednesday, September 19th

9/18/2018

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Goals:

I can explain how point of view and characterization help create meaning in my book and in a short story.
I can read a text closely, tracking my thinking in a reading journal.

Announcements:

Read about 100 pages of your independent novel, tracking your thinking in your reading journal.
Write a brief analysis of "Cathedral" or your independent novel, focusing on characterization or point of view.
Please remember to add the annotations to your college essay if you haven't already!

1. Book Talk & Reading/Reading Journal Work

2. Discuss "Cathedral"--Raymond Carver

- What is important here?
- How does does point of view connect to the author's main purpose?
- What might be important about characters here?
- Ms. Feliks demo sharing annotations.

3. Write a brief essay that analyzes point of view or characterization in either "Cathedral" or your independent novel.

Bring a draft to class tomorrow!

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Tuesday, September 18th

9/17/2018

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Goals:

I can explain how point of view helps create meaning in my book and in a short story.
I can read a text closely, tracking my thinking in a reading journal.

Announcements:

Read about 100 pages of your independent novel, tracking your thinking in your reading journal.

1. Book Talk & Reading/Reading Journal Work

In the reading section of your notebook: What is the point of view in your book? Why is it important to the meaning in the text?
Talk about this with your partner.

2. Point of view & Characterization

Read Cathedral--Raymond Carver
- What is important here?
- How does does point of view connect to the author's main purpose?
- What might be important about characters here?

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Monday, September 17th

9/14/2018

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Goals:

I can identify the strong qualities of writing in my peers' essays and offer specific and useful suggestions.
I can read a text closely, tracking my thinking in a reading journal.

Announcements:

Read about 100 pages of your independent novel, tracking your thinking in your reading journal.

1. Book Talk & Reading/Reading Journal Work

Examples of notes.
Pages numbers, please
Notes for the entire section you read.
Focus on your thinking/not just plot details.

2. What are the elements/terms that you use to discuss story (short/long)?

3. In the writing section of Writer's Notebook:

With your group, come up with a central conflict (an accident, an argument, an unexpected event). There need to be two people with differing opinions/perspectives and an observer in your scenario.
Write about your conflict from your assigned POV.
- Compare stories. Is there a best choice of POV? What are the benefits/limitations of each?

3. Point of View

Review--point of view
Read Cathedral--Raymond Carver
- What is the point of view?
- Why is point of view important in this text? How does it connect to the author's main purpose?
- In the reading section of your notebook: What is the point of view in your book? Why is it important to the meaning in the text?

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