Intros and Conclusions

Today I Will:
-Learn about and write Intro and Conclusions
-Finish crafting the rough draft of my essay

Please Take Out:
-Essay materials (template, notes, blue packet)

Today's Agenda:
1. Analysis
2. Concluding Sentences
3. Intros and Conclusions
4. Begin Typing

Homework:
Complete rough draft if need be

Essay Typing

Success Criteria:
-Type my final draft of my essay
-Identify areas of strength and weakness in my essay and edit accordingly

Please Take Out:
Essay template
Intro and Conc notes

Today's Agenda:
Write intro and concl
type essay on google classroom
peer edit

Homework:
Finish all peer edits and write final draft of Smartphone Essay

Rough Draft

Today I Will:
Craft a rough draft of my argumentative essay

Please Take Out:
essay template

Today's Agenda:
Write Main Claim and Sub Claims

Write Analysis SentencesIntros and Conclusions

Homework:
Finish rough draft of essay on template

Argumentative Essay

Today I Will:

Gain a deeper understanding of claims and sub-claims 

-Respond to a prompt by constructing a main claim

Please Take Out:
Blue Packet

Today's Agenda:
Smartphone Argumentative Essay Prompt S20
Brainstorm for Essay
Look at sample paragraph
Gather Evidence 

Homework:
Write ALL of your Evidence Sentences for your essay on the essay template

Analysis

Today I Will:
-Review Evidence Sentences
-self-assess my current level of comfort writing ESs
-identify ways in which inferences are made 

Please Take Out:
a blank piece of paper

Today's Agenda:
ES Practice
Writing Academy - Analysis for Non Fiction Articles-F19

Homework:
None :) Finish Body Paragraph Diagram if need be

Inference

Today I Will:
-Review Evidence Sentences
-self-assess my current level of comfort writing ESs
-identify ways in which inferences are made 

Please Take Out:
a chromebook or smartphone

Today's Agenda:
1. ES Stations
2. Check-In
3. Intro to Inference
4. Writing Academy - Analysis for Non Fiction Articles-F19

Homework:
None :) Finish Body Paragraph Diagram if need be

ES Polishing

Today I Will:
-self-assess my ability to write an evidence sentence
-use transitions to make my writing smooth and coherent
-provide context to text evidence 
-use citations correctly for non-fiction texts 

Please Take Out:
a chromebook or smartphone

Today's Agenda:
1. Finish ES Intro and Evidence Sentence Kahoot Review
2. Check-In
3. Intro to Inference

Homework:
None :)

Evidence Sentences

Today I Will:

-identify the four parts of an evidence sentence and their purpose

-practice crafting my own evidence sentences 

Please Take Out:
Smartphone Packet
Honors Packet
Paragraph Diagram

Today's Agenda:

Writing Academy: Evidence Sentences for Non Fiction Articles-F19

Collect Blue Packets 

Exit Ticket

Homework:
Honors:Twenge Article, read and annotate section III (paragraphs 20-28 ).  Identify Claims and Evidence types for section III

Writing Instruction

Today I Will:

-Learn the parts of an essay and body paragraph
-Demonstrate my understanding by creating a paragraph diagram

Please Take Out:
a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-TED Talk :Is Social Media Hurting Your Mental Health? | Bailey Parnell
-Writing Instruction: Essay and body paragraph structure on Google Classroom
Google Slides Instruction
Essay/Paragraph Notes Worksheet
Create Body Paragraph Diagram

Homework:
Finish Body Paragraph Diagram if need be

Honors: Twenge Article, read and annotate section III (paragraphs 20-28 ).  Identify Claims and Evidence types for section III only

Revolutionizing Society Continued

Today I Will:

Write sentences for vocabulary words for the 2nd article

-Identify and label different types of evidence the second article

Please Take Out:
Smartphone Packet
Honors Homework
Planner

Today's Agenda:

Vocabulary Study Article 2: Second Half

Read Article 2 Second Half and identify evidence and claims

Evidence Collector For second article

Homework:

Honors: Read Section 2 of the Twenge Article and annotate section 2 (paragraphs 11-19).  Identify Claims and Evidence types for section 2 only

Are Smartphones Revolutionizing Society?

Today I Will:

-Practice using new vocabulary through a short writing practice

-Survey the text for the second article

-Identify and label different types of evidence for the second article

Please Take Out:
Smartphone Packet
Honors Homework
Planner

Today's Agenda:

Evidence Collector partner share
Vocabulary Study Article 2

Surveying the text How Smartphones Revolutionized A Society In Less Than A Decade 

Read Article 2 Para 1-19 and identify evidence

Homework:

-Tell parents to attend Curriculum Night

Honors: Begin reading Twenge Article, read and annotate section I (paragraphs 1-10).  Identify Claims and Evidence types for section I only

Types of Evidence

Today I Will:
Identify and label different types of evidence
Gather evidence

Please Take Out:
Your smartphone packet

Today's Agenda:

Teach Evidence Types 

-Reread article 1 and identify evidence

Gather evidence from article 1 on the Evidence Collector

Homework:

All-  Finish Evidence Collector for article 1 (4-5 entries on EC)

Honors- Survey the text Twenge's Survey The Text

Smartphones Affecting our Physical and Mental Health

Today I will: 

• Survey a text by identifying the author's background, reading the first and last paragraph, and making a prediction about what the article will be about.
• Identify and label different types of evidence in part 1 of the article.
• Identify and label claims in part one of an article.
• Write sentences for vocabulary words in part 1 of the article.

Please Take out: 
a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:

In Lak'ech
1. Survey the text
Article 1: How Smartphone Addiction Is Affecting Our Physical And Mental Health
2. Introduce Claims

Homework:

Honors Only: Complete Vocab activity for extended Article

Let's Get Started!

Intro to Rhetoric

Today I Will:
-Be able to explain the term "Rhetoric"
-Survey the text to gain background information and make predictions

Please Take Out:
Your blue packet
A chromebook

Today's Agenda:
In Lak'ech
Rhetoric Pre-Test
Intro to Rhetoric 
Survey the text 

Homework:

Honors complete Vocab for Twenge Article for HW

I forgot my phone

Today I will: 

• respond to a survey via Google forms
• break down and understand a prompt by completing a do/what chart
• discuss survey results and relate to writing prompt

Please Take out: 
a writing utensil
signed syllabus

Today's Agenda:
1. Appointment Clock set up
2. Watch "I forgot My Phone"
3. Complete a Google Survey
4. Break down our first writing prompt
5. Vocab XWord for Article 1

Homework:

Buy supplies if need be

Let's Get Started!

Let's get started!

Today I Will:

-learn about the Humanities I course via the syllabus

-join a Google Classroom and participate in a Digital Challenge

-participate in a four corners activity, provide opinion on a topic, engage in a whole class discussion

Please Take Out:
Planner
Writing utensil

Today's Agenda:

In Lak'ech
Syllabus 

Four Corners F19

Four Corners Response

Homework:

Buy required supplies for Humanities (see syllabus)

Welcome!

Mrs. West's English Class 

Today I will: 

• get to know my new English teacher and classmates
• learn about the Humanities program
• understand what is expected of me and what I can expect of my teacher
• gain an understanding of Honors versus College Prep

Please Take out: 
A Pen or Pencil

Today's Agenda:
Attendance
Investigate the Teacher
Honors Vs. College Prep

Homework:

Discuss Honors explanation and parent signature with parents due Friday

Let's Get Started!