Words From Watson

Monday Jan 25 Guthrie  Center 1-4th period 5-8 Self Edit for Letter to the Editor- see separate post for steps Tuesday Jan 26 1-4 Self Edit of Letter to the Editor - see separate post for steps 5-8 Animal Beasts of England Song analysis/Letter to Editor Final Draft DUE Wednesday Jan 27  STAAR practice test Math/Reading Thursday Jan 28 1-4 Turn in final draft of Letter to the Editor Begin Animal Farm Pass out AF packets Active Listening 3 -10 with annotations Fill in Character Chart for pages 3-10 Friday Jan 29 Analysis Chart of Old Majors Speech - Due Monday Latin Roots Set 3 Test on Feb 2 - scantron 68 questions  Elements of an Argument Old Majors speech Persuasion Techniques notes

Read through the letter one time BEFORE you start the edit 1.     Write out the topic: 2.     Write out the claim in their letter: 3.     Write out the first sentence in the letter: 4.     Does the first sentence grab your attention?( remember, the first sentence DOES NOT have to be the Claim)If yes, how/if not ,how could they improve the sentence? 5.     Have they utilized a.      Logos b.     Pathos c.      Ethos 6.     Identify the type/s of support they used for Logos: stats, facts, quotes, experts, example 7.     Have they used emotion/Pathos?  How? 8.     Identify any persuasive techniques utilized 9.     Is the language they used persuasive language? DICTION 10. Have they voiced their own opinion in the letter? 11. Is the letter POSITIVE? Don’t rage 12. W...

Monday - Holiday Tuesday Jan 19 Letters from Birmingham Logos - Pair/share class discussion Pathos - ck Ethos - turn in Editorial online analysis - in writer's notebook /journal side pg 35 Answer: Source author Purpose Claim Support Techniques Opposing Viewpoint/Counterargument Call to Action Wed Jan 20 1-4 off campus for HS visits 5-7 Review day Thursday Jan 21 Activ board editorial analysis -- class Introduce Letter to the Editor Outline/requirements Prewrite WEB for LtotheEd Friday Jan 22 Pair and Share Persuasive WEB outline/select two strongest reasons supporting Claim Work on RD for Lto the ED Typed Rough Draft DUE MONDAY the 25th for Peer /self Edit Final due date Jan 26th Latin Roots Set 3 Test FEB3

Monday Jan 11 Ck Zoos - pair and share Ck Grammar 53-54 Assign 55-58 Due Tuesday Implied "you", There/Here NEVER subject Persuasive Techniques- PwPT with FILL IN NOTES Homework:  Memorize Elements of an Argument - Quiz Tuesday Grammar 55-58 Tuesday Jan 12 Elements of an Argument Quiz- quiz grade Ck Grammar 55-58 - Daily grade Persuasive Techniques continued... Read Lit book 1006-1010 compare Chart Journal side pg 33 Claim/support/conclusion\ Wednesday Jan 13 Pair and Share Dodgeball Return/Paste E of A quiz in Writer's notebook Journal CK for ZOO/Dodgeball charts - daily grade Paired Ad Analysis Logical Fallacy Practice Thursday Jan 14 Complete/turn in Paired Ad analysis Ethos/Logos/Pathos Worksheet - graded exercise 4/5/7 Logical Fallacy practice Friday Jan 15 Animal Farm book check -- extra credit grade Letters from Birmingham - analysis Logos/Pathos/ Ethos -- Due Monday -- annotate each passage and answer questions with text evidence SUNDA...

Monday:  Student Holiday MEMBEAN WINDOW #4 Begins Tuesday Jan 5th -  Sunday Jan 17th at midnight 75 Minutes = a quiz grade Tuesday 5th    Introduction of Persuasion Unit SOAPSTone: notes in Journal "Coke Blinks" Article - read and apply SOAPStone in Writer's notebook Journal side Pg 29 Soapstone stands for Pg 17 Journal side In Literature books read:  Elements of Persuasive TEXT -- TextBook 982-983 Read French Fries/ Answer Close Read 1-4 questions in Writer's notebook Journal side page 30 Wednesday 6th Discuss Coke Blinks Soapston ARI - VIDEO-- Illustration of ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS Against Competition/Sports Challenge - Close Reading Questions Discuss examples Thursday 7th WRITING and GRAMMAR - 49 - 52 Basic SENTENCE Teacher guided Elements of an ARGUMENT -- LOGOS approach LIT BOOK 980-982,984 Elements of an ARGUMENT -- fill in worksheet Should Dogs... Logos Analysis - go over  Friday 8th Writing and GRAMMAR 53-58 Compound...

Crucible Project Due Dec 10th Retakes for ACT III/IV test Thursday the 10th at 7:45 AM only - must be student initiated Monday Dec 7 Book Fair Information:  Night 10.77/ Animal Farm 10.81 total for both = 21.58 Review Rubric Elements for Crucible Project Noodle Tool Requirements:  Book, websites(cross word/templates/photos etc) NO URL's Work on Editing Crucible Project Tuesday Dec 8th Book Fair Semester Review Summary/Paraphrase practice - handout and Writer's Notebook Crucible Project Wednesday Dec 9th Semester Review STAAR style passage practice Work on Parts of Speech Review - each student should print out their own copy from Parts of Speech Review BLOG post on my Blog Thursday Dec 10th -- projects due Edit /revisions - bring project on Friday Finals review Friday Dec 11 Turn in revised projects complete Fall Review packet

Each student is responsible for printing out the review sheet. Please use the quizlet links to study! Pre-Ap Lit Terms – https://quizlet.com/_1spfdd Grammar Terms – https://quizlet.com/_1sphtd PREAP ELA FALL SEMESTER REVIEW 2015 Items on the Final: BLOOMS- Know each level in order 6 questions Literary Elements- Matching 16 questions - make sure you have memorized the bright yellow sheet in your Writer's notebook Poetry Analysis - 6 questions Denotation/connotation identification- 5 questions Grammar - 16 questions parts of speech identification and application.   The Pearl- 8 questions- you will be given quotes to analyze Lit Elements in The Pearl The Crucible 14 comprehension and analysis questions Theme identification - 5 questions Literary Elements : matching questions in addition to usage for application/analysis questions throughout the test –   Literary Elements application questions ·         ...