Unit lessons posted
What you see below are the slides we view in class. These will be posted at the top of the page for each unit. If you need to review something, or if you are absent this is the place to look. Just click to advance slides and you can find your spot. Also, there is a "unit overview" on the first page that has a detailed schedule. If you know you will be absent for several days, this is very helpful.
1) study the unit organizer and track your growth!
Our weekly schedule is posted before every Monday morning in our classroom and gives very valuable information about what is due as well as standards, objectives, and a general description of the activity. There are also chapters to read for homework. Write this down in your agenda or take a picture. You will be held accountable for what is posted.
2) Writer's notebook
One of our most valuable assets in communication is our written voice. In our class, we will be working hard to learn the moves great writers make. When class starts, you will often have a writer's notebook task. Be sure to finish this task before the timer stops. Points as stamps are awarded at the one minute mark.
3) Annotation
Annotation has been taught to many a student as “pick
up a highlighter and highlight something”, but it is much more than this. Put
simply, annotation is interacting with text by writing in the text. Check out the writing in the sample in the picture. Students who write
in text retain much more information, do better on assessments, understand text in
greater depth, and generally become more engaged and interested in text. You can use a highlighter, pen, sticky notes,
colored pencils, or a combination thereof to complete your notes – as long as you are writing your impressions of the text (not just
underlining and highlighting).
In our class we will look through several annotative "lenses" to start. It is much easier to look for one thing in text, and then as we become more skilled, put everything together at once. Here is a list of some of the "lenses" we may look through in class:
Tones/Diction Predictions
Motifs Juxtapositioning
Main Ideas/Summaries Oxymorons and Puns
Figurative Language Intertextuality and Connections
Clarifications Moods
Connotations and Denotations Characterization
Theme Development Cultural Context
Inferences Historical Context
Questions Ethos/Pathos/Logos
Symbolism
Satire
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In our class we will look through several annotative "lenses" to start. It is much easier to look for one thing in text, and then as we become more skilled, put everything together at once. Here is a list of some of the "lenses" we may look through in class:
Tones/Diction Predictions
Motifs Juxtapositioning
Main Ideas/Summaries Oxymorons and Puns
Figurative Language Intertextuality and Connections
Clarifications Moods
Connotations and Denotations Characterization
Theme Development Cultural Context
Inferences Historical Context
Questions Ethos/Pathos/Logos
Symbolism
Satire
On
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4) Cornell Note-Taking
Cornell Note-Taking is a more advanced and effective form of taking notes. We will have presentations in class that will help you refine this skill. The attached assignment has clear guidelines.
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5) MLA FORMAT & google docs
When we submit finished writing it will go into your "Drive" on Google Docs. Almost all papers will follow standard Modern Language Association (MLA) format. For a great resource on MLA formatting click here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
This is what your papers should look like:
This is what your papers should look like:
Here is a visual on how to insert your page number and last name:
6) Latin word parts and Vocabulary
Vocab Flashcards directions:
Front: Write the word multiple times for spelling subjugate subjugate subjugate subjugate subjugate subjugate Back: Write down definition, synonyms, antonyms, and use in a sentence Def: (v) to conquer by force Ant: submit, surrender Syn: master, subdue Sentence: Jon will subjugate his vocabulary as he studies! |
Here is an example of what these should look like:
There are also sections of the book you can complete for extra credit practice (10 pts total).
You can also visit this site for word lists and practice
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7) study guides
Study Guides will be turned in with each quiz. They are to help you do well on the quiz and aid in your abililty to analyze increasingly complex texts. We will review some answers before each quiz, but not all. It is your responsibility to engage and ask questions about parts of text that are unclear.
8) timed writing response & full Process writing
Periodically, we will take timed writing quizzes and tests. These refine your skills as a writer and better prepare you for the AP assessments you will take your junior and senior year. Below is specific information on scoring and tracking progress:
9) socratic seminar
Class discussion happens regularly in class, but "Socratic Seminar" or "Socratic Circle" helps us answer more complex questions of the texts we are studying. Generally, we will have a discussion day like this at the end of a novel. You will need to be prepared for this discussion with specific evidence from text. Many of these discussion questions turn into essay response questions for our final.
10) Novel Synthesis forms
After every major novel students are to complete a packet of information putting together (synthesizing) the text. This is a great way to see the big picture of what an author wanted to communicate. It also is a great study guide for those AP essay questions. You'll carry these into your next classes so don't lose them!
11) class activities
There will be various handouts and activities that will take place during class: CLOSE reads (in addition to our annotations), graphics organizers, mock trials, philosophical chairs, speeches, group projects, etc. It will be your responsibility to determine when these are due.
12) Terminology
You'll need to become fluent in the language spoken here in English class. These academic terms help us to speak more accurately about what we see in literature and informational texts, write better papers analyzing texts, and read with more clarity. Knowing these terms will also help tremendously on assessments.
Here is a long list of terms you should know by your senior year. We'll tackle quite a few of them this year (did you notice the dead metaphor I just used?)
Here is a long list of terms you should know by your senior year. We'll tackle quite a few of them this year (did you notice the dead metaphor I just used?)
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Here are various lists that other teachers have compiled. They should aid in your study.
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