Agenda 9/28

Grammar Warm-up: Verbs
- quiz next week
Indie Reading groups
- share rhetorical terms entries
- complete last week's handout
OPTIC analysis
- groups analyze another Lange photo

Homework:
- prepare a thesis and pre-writing on assigned intercalary chapter
- Finish indie reading book

Agenda 9/27

Introduce OPTIC and visual analysis
- notes and analyze Dorothea Lange picture as a class

Homework:
Rhetorical Terms project entry on indie book, due tomorrow
Read to p. 225 in indie book for tomorrow
Study vocab

Agenda 9/26

Review Grapes vocab
Discuss Ch. 1 of Grapes
- rhetorical techniques
- "big ideas"
Distribute sample intercalary chapter essays

Homework:
Rhetorical Terms entry for indie book, due Friday
Read to p. 225 in indie book
Read and annotate assigned Grapes chapter (essay due date will be announced soon)

Agenda 9/25

Grammar Warm-up: Verbs
Review turnitin.com instructions
Introduce The Grapes of Wrath intercalary chapter essay
-assign chapter

Homework:
Re-read and annotate ch. 1 in Grapes and begin reading your assigned chapter
Read to p. 225 in indie book by Friday
Complete rhetorical terms project entry on indie book, due Friday

Agenda 9/24

The Grapes of Wrath Reading Quiz
Pass out Grapes Vocab

Homework:
- Re-read and annotate ch. 1 in Grapes for Wednesday
- Complete rhetorical terms project entry using independent book, due Friday
- Read to p. 225 in indie book by Friday

Reminders:
- Bring The Grapes of Wrath everyday
- Bring $5.25 for Billy Budd
- Back to School Night is tomorrow - hope to see your parents!

Agenda 9/21

Grammar Warm-up
Introduce Rhetorical Terms project
- see sample using Roger Angell's "In the Fire"
**I've added links to excellent online rhetorical glossaries in the "Helpful Websites" section**
Independent Reading Groups

Homework:
*Review The Grapes of Wrath: quiz Monday
Read next 75 pgs. in indie books, due Friday
Begins rhetorical terms project

Agenda 9/20

Roger Angell's Baseball Paragraph:
- Annotate for rhetorical techniques
- Compose paragraph analyzing one technique
Introduce Rhetorical Terms project

Homework:
Read pp. 50-150 in indie book, bring book tomorrow
Finish baseball analysis paragraph, due tomorrow
Review Grapes: Quiz on Monday

Reminder: Bring $5.25 to purchase Billy Budd - which will conveniently be delivered to you in class. Let's hear it for full service English!!