week 17, December 21-23

Monday
watch Cinderella Man
answer and discuss questions

Tuesday and Wednesday
finish Cinderella Man
finish questions and discussion
write your own poem using poetry prompt worksheet:

12/22 and 12/23 Poetry prompts - Write a poem about:

• Rain, snow, or a storm
• An animal you think is beautiful or strange
• Your parents or children
• The house where you were born
• A smell that brings back memories
• Being a teenager, becoming an adult, middle age, old age
• Feeling lonely
• The moon
• Getting lost

• Life in the future
• The hottest, coldest, or most exhausted you have ever felt
• Having a fever
• A new version of a fairy-tale

Write a poem in the form of any of the following:

• A letter
• A recipe
• A shopping list
• A magic spell.

Write a poem from the point of view of:

• One of your parents
• Your child (imagined)
• A historical figure (You will have to do research for this one.)
• A very old person
• An athlete who has just lost the big game
• The most popular/unpopular kid from your school
• An inanimate object in your home.

week 16, December 14-18

Objectives:

1. Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
2. Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an       understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience.
3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).
4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style,       vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

Monday/Tuesday 12/14 and 15

1. Hand in first draft of junior argumentative research paper
2. Poetry Out Loud work time

• Rewrite your poem by hand several times. Each time, try to write more and more of it from memory.
• Read it in three different voices:  as an old woman, as a cartoon character
• Carry around a copy of your poem. You’ll find several moments throughout the day to reread or recite it.
• Practice your poem by saying it to family and friends.
• perform your poem with a partner who assesses you on English department rubric for POL

HW)  Read your poem aloud before going to sleep at night, and repeat it when you wake up.
Practice and perfect your performance

Wednesday/ Thursday 12/16 and 12/17

• collect late drafts
• fifteen minutes of Poetry Out Loud practice
• Poetry Out Loud performance
• preview Cinderella Man- history and characterization

Hw)  late papers GET THEM IN

Friday 12/18

1. Go over study questions
2. Watch Cinderella Man

Hw) Catch up on holiday shopping

Argumentative Research Paper 1st draft requirement

MLA format
  double space
   proper header
   proper heading
   separate Works Cited page
   internal citations
Mix of quotes and paraphrase in each body paragraph
Specific topic sentences
Specific, controversial thesis statement
at least one paragraph that responds to the opposing view (concession and refutations)

Must adhere to 1st draft deadlines:  Green Day 12/14 and White Day 12/15



For final draft, if you don't improve paper in ways that your peer editor suggests or your teacher insists, final paper no credit

Hand in first again, along with your final draft on January 11 or 12, 2016

week 15 December 7-11, 2015

Monday 12/7
Review TPCAST method of evaluating poetry
individual annotations on 

Trees

using tpcast

share with class

small group tpcast annotation for

 The Tyger

 The Healing Improvisation of Hair

and

Eddie Priest's Barbershop and Notary

 

HW)  write fourth paragraph of research paper on your ongoing googledoc file
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Tuesday 12/8 and 12/9
library computer lab time for Poetry Out Loud
and
completing draft work on argumentative research paper
direct instruction on parenthetical citations
HW ) insert all parenthetical citations to your research paper draft
Here's a great link to learn how to do parenthetical citations from the Purdue OWL people

Thursday 12/10 and 12/11

library computer lab time for Poetry Out Loud
and
completing draft work on argumentative research paper
teacher check on all parenthetical citations 
HW)  complete first draft and
PRINT IT for the next class

sample research paper paragraphs

Intro paragraph

   While young people can get married, vote to decide their President and even leave their home to start adult life in college, our American government insists that 18 year-old individuals can not make adult decisions when it comes to consuming alcohol.  Our young people deserve the respect that comes with making their own decisions about their bodies.  Lowering the drinking age will allow people to be more mature, reduce the amount of binge drinking, and grow up with a healthier relationship with alcohol consumption. 

Sample Second paragraph for BCS paper:

    Last year, college football began the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in an attempt to get an outright victor among all the top Division I football teams.  The NCAA began this tradition in order to get more publicity and make more money with television revenue.  The top four ranked teams were entered into a two contest tournament, and the winner of the championship game would be crowned the top team in the nation.  Many people immediately claimed that there was a bias against small school and only big schools like Ohio State and Alabama had the opportunity to gain access to the tournament.

Sample intro paragraph for legalizing marijuana:

      For over 75 years, the US Federal government has worked to keep a nationally enjoyed pastime illegal.  The criminalization of this leisure activity-known by many names, e.g. smoking weed, reefer,or the devil’s lettuce,--has filled our prisons, separated our families, and kept many kids eating Doritos in hidden places throughout our fine nation.  Marijuana should be legal because of its medical benefits, its safety in comparison to drinking alcohol, and its completely natural sources.

Sample body paragraph:
       Contrary to the belief of some adults, marijuana use does not cause you to be a "couch potato", a syndrome that is known as "amotivational."
Many successful adult professionals enjoy the practice of marijuana smoking, much like one would enjoy having a beer or glass of wine for dinner.  For example, (insert quoted example).  Given that 11% of American adults admit smoking weed on a regular basis, one can draw the conclusion that Bob the businessman is not alone in combining marijuana use and financial success(Gallup 2015).

first body paragraph on legal mj
     Drive down route 28 and you will see 5 different liquor stores every mile.  This prevalence of alcohol sales may be regulated and taxed, but it also leads to a desperate propensity of alcoholics on Cape Cod.  Meanwhile, the smoking of marijuana, which doesn't lead to serious health problems like Cirrhosis or other liver damage, is illegal and, when caught, a marijuana smoker can face up to jail time for possession of anything greater than one ounce.

For growing adolescents, doctors recommend four to five servings of calcium rich food (BHH).  While many people debate whether milk is good for you, the fact remains that you need multiple servings to keep your bones growing in a healthy fashion.  Calcium can be obtained from a number of plants sources like kale, but have you ever eaten 5 servings of kale in a day?  Milk is a great complement to most meals, especially if you like a good chocolate chip cookie.  So therefore, teens should drink a couple of glasses to get on their way to the right amount each day. 

Intro paragraph for obesity paper:
Americans of all ages struggle with weight problems.  More Americans than ever have turned to medical procedures and weight-loss pills to curb their appetites and reduces their waist lines.  The real problem in people's lives is not that they lack the right surgery; they really need to eat right and exercise on a habitual basis to live a healthy life.   Focusing on the one area where the government has the most direct influence on society--namely the schools--the best solution to America's obesity problem is by schools focusing more on eating healthy foods and ongoing health and exercise.

Body paragraph for anti-standardized tests:
(topic sentence)  Another problem with standardized tests is that they derive from the assumption that all students should learn the same things..
As our society with the help of technology leads people to more and more individualized learning, standardized tests like the PARCC force kids into a small subset of knowledge that may not be pertinent for everyone's education.  (Insert quote) Education experts such as > > > agree that the reduction of knowledge for the purpose of training for a standardized test is not beneficial for overall student learning. 

Puerto Rican statehood body paragraph:

• After becoming a US territory following the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico and its citizens have waited both patiently and impatiently to achieve full statehood in the United States.  Puerto Ricans have had a number of ballot initiatives and referendums to try to vote their way into American statehood. Most recently, this year, yet again, the majority of Puerto Rican voters indicated their desire to be fully Americans.  On some occasions, they have not been so patient.  In the 1950’s for instance, Puerto Rican statehood activists attempted to take down President Truman by gun point.  Clearly, using the ballot box should be rewarded as opposed to some failed attempt at violent take over.