Agenda 10/29

1) Collect rhetorical terms entries for "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices"
2) Introduce Fiction independent reading list: select book and read first 1/4 by Fri. Nov. 4
3) Finish reading and discussing Thoreau's "Where I Lived and What I Lived For"
4) Intro to Multiple Choice

Homework:
Select and obtain indie reading book: first 1/4 due Fri. Nov. 9

Agenda 10/17

Review logical fallacies:
- go over answers from Friday's practice
- work on new practice in small groups

Homework:
Independent Reading Photo Essay: due Monday
The Grapes of Wrath intercalary chapter essay due Friday

Agenda 10/10

Grapes Vocab and Image Analysis Quiz

Homework:
Complete draft of Grapes essay due tomorrow
Finish independent reading book

Agenda 10/9

Grammar Warm-up: Misplaced Modifiers
Hurricane Katrina Image Analysis:
- brainstorm Katrina/Great Depression similarities
- group "silent discussion" of images

Homework:
Study for Grapes vocab quiz tomorrow
*quizzes are CUMULATIVE*
Finish independent reading
Revise Grapes essay

Agenda 10/8

Homework check: body paragraphs
Return Baseline Essays: Review rubric
* write reflection and schedule conference to make up some points *
Share OPTIC analysis for Dorothea Lange group photos
Compare/Contrast: the Dust Bowl and Hurricane Katrina

Homework:
Revise/draft Grapes essay
Study for Vocab quiz: Wednesday
Finish independent book

Agenda 10/5

Grammar Quiz: Problems with Verbs
- Grade pre-test
Review Grapes essay body paragraph requirements

Homework:
Finish independent reading book
Draft all body paragraphs for intercalary essay: due Monday

Agenda 10/4

Vocab Warm-up
Grapes of Wrath Issues Seminar

Homework:
Study for tomorrow's grammar quiz
continue working on Grapes essay

Reminder: tomorrow is the last day to submit money for Billy Budd books

Agenda 10/3

The Grapes of Wrath Literature Seminar
- turn in personal notes sheet at end of period

Homework:
Study for grammar
Bring McGraw-Hill Reader tomorrow

Agenda 10/2

Grammar Warm-up
- hand out Verb Errors review sheet
- quiz Friday
Read Martin Luther King's "The World House"
-discuss rhetorical techniques and issues

Homework:
Grapes essay body paragraph due tomorrow
bring Grapes book tomorrow

Agenda 10/1

Grapes of Wrath Vocab Warm-up
Homework Check: Thesis and OPTIC
Share thesis statements in chapter groups
Create Grapes seminar questions

Homework:
Study vocab: quiz next Wednesday
Draft body paragraph for Grapes essay: due Wednesday

*Bring your McGraw-Hill Reader to class tomorrow!