Term 2
Assignment/Homework
- 4 Square notes (3 test points: must be checked off BEFORE next class begins. No late work. No Make Up Work
- A Day: Monday, October 31
- B Day: Tuesday, November 1
- The House on Mango Street in-class essay checklist, goals, reflection (this was done in class)
- A Day: Wednesday, November 2
- B Day: Monday, November 7
- Read and annotate pages 1-20 in A Long Way Gone (Track personification, music, objects, and home)
- A Day: Monday, November 14
- B Day: Tuesday, November 15
- Discussion Questions 1-20 A Long Way Gone (Students who did not complete their annotations must complete this assignment for homework)A
- A Day: Wednesday, November 16
- B Day: Thursday, November 17
- Final Draft of The House on Mango Street essay (This must be completed in Bigelow's room)
- Friday, November 18
- Read and annotate pages 21-43
- A Day: Friday, November 18
- B Day: Monday, November 20
- A Long Way Gone Research Presentations (must be saved to teacher share before class begins)
- A Day: Tuesday, November 22
- B Day: Monday, November 28
- Read and annotate pages 44-57
- A Day: Tuesday, November 29
- B Day: Wednesday, November 30
- Read and annotate pages 58-80
- A Day: Thursday, December 1
- B Day: Friday, December 2
- Read and annotate pages 81-99
- A Day: Monday, December 5
- D Day: Tuesday, December 6
- Read and annotate pages 100-120
- A Day: Wednesday, December 7
- B Day: Thursday, December 8
- Read Mock Trial Packet pages 4-16 and complete international law sheet
- A Day: Wednesday, December 7
- B Day: Thursday, December 8
- Read and annotate pages 121-137
- A Day: Friday, December 9
- B Day: Monday, December 12
- Read and annotate pages 138-160
- A Day: Tuesday, December 13
- B Day: Thursday. December 14
- Read and annotate pages 161-178
- A Day: Thursday, December 15
- B Day: Friday, December 16
- Rough Draft of opening/closing statements
- A Day: Thursday, December 15
- B Day: Friday, December 16
- Read and annotate all of A Long Way Gone
- A Day: Tuesday, January 3
- B Day: Wednesday, January 4
- Socratic Seminar Prep Sheet (2 test points. Must be completed before class begins. No late work or make up work accepted)
- A Day: Thursday, January 5
- B Day: Friday, January 6
- 4 Square notes - Essay Questions (3 test points. Must be completed before class begins. No late work or make up work accepted)
- A Day: Thursday, January 5
- B Day: Friday, January 6
- Socratic Seminar Make Up (for excused absences only)
- Must be turned in by Tuesday, January 10
- Essay Review (we did this as a journal before Socratic Seminar) This is due before our in-class essay
- A Day: Monday, January 9
- B Day: Tuesday, January 10
-Day
Daily Journal Prompts
-Day 23 (Group Quiz)
-Day 24 (Worked on 4 square notes)
-Day 25 (IN-CLASS essay HOM)
-Day 26 (no journal- essay checklist)
-Day 28 (essay revisions)
-Day29
-Day 30 (This journal was turned in at the end of class)
-Day 31
-Day 32 (no journal. working on preparing ALWG presentations)
-Day 33
-Day 34
-Day 35
-Day 36
-Day 37 (no journal)
-Day 38 (No journal)
-Day 39 (write opening/closing statements-rough drafts due at the end of next class)
-Day 43
-Day 44 (essay review. We started this in class as a journal. It is due next class)
-Day 45 (IN CLASS ESSAY)
Daily Journal Prompts
-Day 23 (Group Quiz)
-Day 24 (Worked on 4 square notes)
-Day 25 (IN-CLASS essay HOM)
-Day 26 (no journal- essay checklist)
-Day 28 (essay revisions)
-Day29
-Day 30 (This journal was turned in at the end of class)
-Day 31
-Day 32 (no journal. working on preparing ALWG presentations)
-Day 33
-Day 34
-Day 35
-Day 36
-Day 37 (no journal)
-Day 38 (No journal)
-Day 39 (write opening/closing statements-rough drafts due at the end of next class)
-Day 43
-Day 44 (essay review. We started this in class as a journal. It is due next class)
-Day 45 (IN CLASS ESSAY)
Lectures/Handouts
Day by Day
Day 23: (Monday, October 24 and Tuesday, October 25) Group Quiz on Introduction/Begin Body Paragraphs Interactive Lecture
(Writing 10.3)
Students will:
-Review and have quiz on the steps on introduction
-Write topic sentences that are sub-points of claims
-Introduce and properly place evidence.
-Write warrants that connects evidence to the point being made
(Make up participation points coming and getting body paragraph outline from Bigelow)
Homework: Double check that grade is accurate on SIS before Thursday
Day 24: (Wednesday, October 26 and Thursday, October 27) Essay Prep-4 square notes/Body Paragraphs and Conclusions Lecture
(Writing and Reading Literature)
Students Will:
-Graphically Organize an essay
-Learn how to introduce and place evidence
-Learn how to analyze evidence-write warrants and commentary
-Review how to write conclusions
(Make up participation points by completing and getting 4 square notes approved before next
class)
Homework: Finish and get 4 square notes approved before next class
Day 25: (Monday, October 31 and Tuesday, November 1) In-Class Essay
(W 10)
Students Will:
-Write an essay (literary analysis) on The House on Mango Street
Homework: Nothing
Day 26/27: (Wednesday, November 2 and Monday, November 7)
(W10.5 strengthen writing by editing and rewriting)
Students Will:
-Evaluate specific strengths and weaknesses in essay
-Score their own essays
-Write specific goals for revisions
(Make up participation points by completing checklist, reflections and goals)
Day 28: (Tuesday, November 8 and Wednesday, November 9) Essay Revisions
(W10.5)
Students Will
-Finish goals, checklist, and reflections of essay
-Complete a final draft of The House on Mango Street essay
-Use self-evaluation, reflection, and goals to improve specific areas of writing
(Make up participation by coming in and working on essay. Must be completed by Friday, November 18)
Homework: Carefully remove all sticky notes from HOM book-check in book when you've finished the final draft of essay.
Day 29: (Thursday, November 10 and Friday, November 11) A Long Way Gone
(Reading Literature)
Students Will
-Identify thematic connections between The House on Mango Street and A Long Way Gone
-Read and annotate pages 1-20 looking for personification, objects, music, and home
(Make up participation points by coming and getting a book from me. You also need to discuss the first pages of the book with me)
Homework: read and annotate pages 1-20
Day 30: (Monday, November 14 and Tuesday, November 15) Discussion pages 1-20/What's Going on in Sierra Leone
(Reading Literature)
Students Will:
-participate in a discussion about the significant techniques and events in pages 1-20
-watch the video What's Going on in Sierra Leone
(Make up participation points by coming in and discussing pages 1-20 with Bigelow. You will also need to complete the reading response (journal day 30) and the discussion questions)
Homework: If you didn't have your annotations done when class started complete the discussion questions for next class.
Day 31: (Wednesday, November 16 and Thursday, November 17) Research Presentations Overview
(Speaking Listening/Reading Informational Texts/Literary Texts)
Students Will:
-Read and annotate pages 21-43
-Begin Researching and preparing a presentation around a topic associated with the book
Homework: read and annotate pages 21-43
(make up participation points by coming in and getting your topic from Bigelow. Your absence does not excuse you from the work. You need to come in and get your topic as soon as possible)
Day 32: (Friday, November 18 and Monday, November 21) Prepare Research Presentations
(Speaking and Listening 10.2.4.5)
Students Will:
-research assigned topics
-put presentations together
-practice giving presentations
-save presentation to teacher share before next class begins
Homework: finish presentations. Practice and polish delivery of presentations
(Make up participation points by having presentations saved to teacher share before next class begins)
Day 33: (Tuesday, November 22 and Monday, November 28) Giving Presentations
(Speaking and Listening and Reading Literary Texts)
Students Will:
-Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats
-present information, findings, and supporting evidence
-Use digital media
-Further discussion through posing questions
Homework: read and annotate pages 44-57
Day 34: (Tuesday, November 29 and Wednesday, November 30) Continued Presentations
(Speaking and Listening/Reading Literary Texts )
Students Will:
-Integrate multiple sources if information presented in diverse formats
-Present information, findings, and supporting evidence
-Use digital media
-Further discussion through posing questions
Homework: read and annotate pages 58-80
Day 35: (Thursday, December 1 and Friday, December 2) Mock Trial
(RL 10.2.3.4.6 and RI 10.1.2)
Students Will
-propel discussions by posing relevant questions
-Students will receive an overview of the mock trial and begin to make sense of international law
-Students will be assigned a role in the mock trial-prosecution, defense, and victim's counsel
Homework: read and annotate pages 81-99
(Make up participation by making up today's journal, and then coming and discussing pages 1-80 with Bigelow. You also need to see me about your role in the mock trial)
Day 36: (Monday, December 5 and Tuesday, December 6) Understanding International Law
(RL 10.2.3.4.6 and RI 10.1.2)
Students Will
-Read and annotate pages 100-120
-Examine the international laws that govern the mock trial (read and annotate pages 11-16 in
packet)
-Work in teams to determine how the laws help/hurt their positions in the mock trial
(Make up participation points by reading and annotating pages 11-16 in packet and completing the international law annotation sheet. You have a week to show these things to Bigelow)
Homework: read and annotate pages 100-120
Day 37: (Wednesday, December 7 and Thursday, December 8) Opening and Closing Statements, Direct and Cross Examination, and Objections
(W 10.1.4.5 and RI 10.1 and SL 10.1)
Students Will
-Learn how to write opening and closing statements
-Prepare to conduct direct and cross exminations of witnesses
-Understand when and how to use objections in the mock trial
(Make up participation points by coming and seeing Bigelow about how to write opening and closing statements. You will need to meet with me for about 1/2 hour so we can go over what was covered in class)
Homework: read and annotate pages 121-137
Day 38: (Friday, December 9 and Monday, December 11): Mock Trial Team Meetings
(W 10.1.4.5 and RI 10.1 and SL 10.1)
Students Will
-Work as team to develop an argument with strong reasons and evidence
-Work as a team to extract relevant information from informational text
(Make up participation points by completing the sheet on your assigned witness and showing Bigelow. You will also need to talk to your team leader)
Homework: Read and annotate pages 138-160
Day 39: (Tuesday, December 13 and Wednesday, December 14): Write Opening and Closing Statements
(W10.1.4.5 and RI 10 and SL 10)
Students Will
-Work as a team to write opening and closing statements
(Make up participation points by having your rough draft done before next class so that you can practice with your team. Today was also worth 20 points. Make sure you come see Bigelow if you were absent within one week)
Homework: Read pages 161-178 and finsih rough drafts of opening and closing statements
Day 40: (Thursday, December 15 and Friday, December 16) Mock Trial Practice
(W10, RI 10, and SL 10)
Students will
-Finish , finalize, practice, and prepare witnesses
-Work with their witnesses as they rotate throughout the room
-Practice opening and closing statements
Homework: Read and annotate pages 179-200
Day 41: (Monday, December 19 and Tuesday, December 20) Mock Trial Day 1
(SL and W)
Students Will
-Participate in Mock Trial (final exam worth 100 points
Homework: Read and annotate A Long Way Gone before first class in January
Day 42: (Wednesday, December 21 and Thursday, December 22) Mock Trial Day 2
(SL and W)
Students Will
-Participate in Mock Trial (final exam worth 100 points)
Homework: Read and annotate A Long Way Gone before first class in January
Day 43: (Tuesday, January 3 and Wednesday, January 4) Socratic Seminar Prep and 4 Square Notes
(W10 and SL10)
Students Will
-Break apart essay questions for the coming exam
-Outline/organize a response to prompt (4 square notes)
-Prepare discussion questions for Socratic Seminar
(Make up participation points by showing me annotaions 161-218, You also need to complete a 4 square notes and Socratic Seminar Prep before next class)
Homework: Complete 4 square notes and Socratic Seminar Prep. Both due before next class begins. No late work or make-up work accepted
Day 44: (Thursday, January 5 and Friday, January 6) Socratic Seminar and 4 Square Notes
(W10 and SL 10)
Students Will
-Initiate and participate in a collaborative discussion
-Get four square notes approved
(Make up participation points by completing the Socratic Seminar make up assignment that is attached above. It is due by Tuesday, January 10)
Homework: Essay Reflection Sheet due next class (If your 4 square notes were not approved you have until Monday to get it approved)
Day 45: (Monday, January 9 and Tuesday, January 10) In Class Essay
(W10)
Students Will
-Write claims
-Demonstrate appropriate voice
-Use evidence to support claims
-Write warrants that analyze how evidence proves claims made
(You cannot make up an in-class essay unless you have a legitimate excused absence. If you do, then you need to make contact with me immediately so we can arrange a time for you to make up the essay, This essay will make up a large part of your third term grade)
Day 23: (Monday, October 24 and Tuesday, October 25) Group Quiz on Introduction/Begin Body Paragraphs Interactive Lecture
(Writing 10.3)
Students will:
-Review and have quiz on the steps on introduction
-Write topic sentences that are sub-points of claims
-Introduce and properly place evidence.
-Write warrants that connects evidence to the point being made
(Make up participation points coming and getting body paragraph outline from Bigelow)
Homework: Double check that grade is accurate on SIS before Thursday
Day 24: (Wednesday, October 26 and Thursday, October 27) Essay Prep-4 square notes/Body Paragraphs and Conclusions Lecture
(Writing and Reading Literature)
Students Will:
-Graphically Organize an essay
-Learn how to introduce and place evidence
-Learn how to analyze evidence-write warrants and commentary
-Review how to write conclusions
(Make up participation points by completing and getting 4 square notes approved before next
class)
Homework: Finish and get 4 square notes approved before next class
Day 25: (Monday, October 31 and Tuesday, November 1) In-Class Essay
(W 10)
Students Will:
-Write an essay (literary analysis) on The House on Mango Street
Homework: Nothing
Day 26/27: (Wednesday, November 2 and Monday, November 7)
(W10.5 strengthen writing by editing and rewriting)
Students Will:
-Evaluate specific strengths and weaknesses in essay
-Score their own essays
-Write specific goals for revisions
(Make up participation points by completing checklist, reflections and goals)
Day 28: (Tuesday, November 8 and Wednesday, November 9) Essay Revisions
(W10.5)
Students Will
-Finish goals, checklist, and reflections of essay
-Complete a final draft of The House on Mango Street essay
-Use self-evaluation, reflection, and goals to improve specific areas of writing
(Make up participation by coming in and working on essay. Must be completed by Friday, November 18)
Homework: Carefully remove all sticky notes from HOM book-check in book when you've finished the final draft of essay.
Day 29: (Thursday, November 10 and Friday, November 11) A Long Way Gone
(Reading Literature)
Students Will
-Identify thematic connections between The House on Mango Street and A Long Way Gone
-Read and annotate pages 1-20 looking for personification, objects, music, and home
(Make up participation points by coming and getting a book from me. You also need to discuss the first pages of the book with me)
Homework: read and annotate pages 1-20
Day 30: (Monday, November 14 and Tuesday, November 15) Discussion pages 1-20/What's Going on in Sierra Leone
(Reading Literature)
Students Will:
-participate in a discussion about the significant techniques and events in pages 1-20
-watch the video What's Going on in Sierra Leone
(Make up participation points by coming in and discussing pages 1-20 with Bigelow. You will also need to complete the reading response (journal day 30) and the discussion questions)
Homework: If you didn't have your annotations done when class started complete the discussion questions for next class.
Day 31: (Wednesday, November 16 and Thursday, November 17) Research Presentations Overview
(Speaking Listening/Reading Informational Texts/Literary Texts)
Students Will:
-Read and annotate pages 21-43
-Begin Researching and preparing a presentation around a topic associated with the book
Homework: read and annotate pages 21-43
(make up participation points by coming in and getting your topic from Bigelow. Your absence does not excuse you from the work. You need to come in and get your topic as soon as possible)
Day 32: (Friday, November 18 and Monday, November 21) Prepare Research Presentations
(Speaking and Listening 10.2.4.5)
Students Will:
-research assigned topics
-put presentations together
-practice giving presentations
-save presentation to teacher share before next class begins
Homework: finish presentations. Practice and polish delivery of presentations
(Make up participation points by having presentations saved to teacher share before next class begins)
Day 33: (Tuesday, November 22 and Monday, November 28) Giving Presentations
(Speaking and Listening and Reading Literary Texts)
Students Will:
-Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats
-present information, findings, and supporting evidence
-Use digital media
-Further discussion through posing questions
Homework: read and annotate pages 44-57
Day 34: (Tuesday, November 29 and Wednesday, November 30) Continued Presentations
(Speaking and Listening/Reading Literary Texts )
Students Will:
-Integrate multiple sources if information presented in diverse formats
-Present information, findings, and supporting evidence
-Use digital media
-Further discussion through posing questions
Homework: read and annotate pages 58-80
Day 35: (Thursday, December 1 and Friday, December 2) Mock Trial
(RL 10.2.3.4.6 and RI 10.1.2)
Students Will
-propel discussions by posing relevant questions
-Students will receive an overview of the mock trial and begin to make sense of international law
-Students will be assigned a role in the mock trial-prosecution, defense, and victim's counsel
Homework: read and annotate pages 81-99
(Make up participation by making up today's journal, and then coming and discussing pages 1-80 with Bigelow. You also need to see me about your role in the mock trial)
Day 36: (Monday, December 5 and Tuesday, December 6) Understanding International Law
(RL 10.2.3.4.6 and RI 10.1.2)
Students Will
-Read and annotate pages 100-120
-Examine the international laws that govern the mock trial (read and annotate pages 11-16 in
packet)
-Work in teams to determine how the laws help/hurt their positions in the mock trial
(Make up participation points by reading and annotating pages 11-16 in packet and completing the international law annotation sheet. You have a week to show these things to Bigelow)
Homework: read and annotate pages 100-120
Day 37: (Wednesday, December 7 and Thursday, December 8) Opening and Closing Statements, Direct and Cross Examination, and Objections
(W 10.1.4.5 and RI 10.1 and SL 10.1)
Students Will
-Learn how to write opening and closing statements
-Prepare to conduct direct and cross exminations of witnesses
-Understand when and how to use objections in the mock trial
(Make up participation points by coming and seeing Bigelow about how to write opening and closing statements. You will need to meet with me for about 1/2 hour so we can go over what was covered in class)
Homework: read and annotate pages 121-137
Day 38: (Friday, December 9 and Monday, December 11): Mock Trial Team Meetings
(W 10.1.4.5 and RI 10.1 and SL 10.1)
Students Will
-Work as team to develop an argument with strong reasons and evidence
-Work as a team to extract relevant information from informational text
(Make up participation points by completing the sheet on your assigned witness and showing Bigelow. You will also need to talk to your team leader)
Homework: Read and annotate pages 138-160
Day 39: (Tuesday, December 13 and Wednesday, December 14): Write Opening and Closing Statements
(W10.1.4.5 and RI 10 and SL 10)
Students Will
-Work as a team to write opening and closing statements
(Make up participation points by having your rough draft done before next class so that you can practice with your team. Today was also worth 20 points. Make sure you come see Bigelow if you were absent within one week)
Homework: Read pages 161-178 and finsih rough drafts of opening and closing statements
Day 40: (Thursday, December 15 and Friday, December 16) Mock Trial Practice
(W10, RI 10, and SL 10)
Students will
-Finish , finalize, practice, and prepare witnesses
-Work with their witnesses as they rotate throughout the room
-Practice opening and closing statements
Homework: Read and annotate pages 179-200
Day 41: (Monday, December 19 and Tuesday, December 20) Mock Trial Day 1
(SL and W)
Students Will
-Participate in Mock Trial (final exam worth 100 points
Homework: Read and annotate A Long Way Gone before first class in January
Day 42: (Wednesday, December 21 and Thursday, December 22) Mock Trial Day 2
(SL and W)
Students Will
-Participate in Mock Trial (final exam worth 100 points)
Homework: Read and annotate A Long Way Gone before first class in January
Day 43: (Tuesday, January 3 and Wednesday, January 4) Socratic Seminar Prep and 4 Square Notes
(W10 and SL10)
Students Will
-Break apart essay questions for the coming exam
-Outline/organize a response to prompt (4 square notes)
-Prepare discussion questions for Socratic Seminar
(Make up participation points by showing me annotaions 161-218, You also need to complete a 4 square notes and Socratic Seminar Prep before next class)
Homework: Complete 4 square notes and Socratic Seminar Prep. Both due before next class begins. No late work or make-up work accepted
Day 44: (Thursday, January 5 and Friday, January 6) Socratic Seminar and 4 Square Notes
(W10 and SL 10)
Students Will
-Initiate and participate in a collaborative discussion
-Get four square notes approved
(Make up participation points by completing the Socratic Seminar make up assignment that is attached above. It is due by Tuesday, January 10)
Homework: Essay Reflection Sheet due next class (If your 4 square notes were not approved you have until Monday to get it approved)
Day 45: (Monday, January 9 and Tuesday, January 10) In Class Essay
(W10)
Students Will
-Write claims
-Demonstrate appropriate voice
-Use evidence to support claims
-Write warrants that analyze how evidence proves claims made
(You cannot make up an in-class essay unless you have a legitimate excused absence. If you do, then you need to make contact with me immediately so we can arrange a time for you to make up the essay, This essay will make up a large part of your third term grade)