Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: Final workshop update

Final workshop day! Portfolios are due on Friday (check for the writing process, diversity of styles, and mandatory piece completion)

Friday, March 23, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: Per students' lesson plans
Continue student lessons/activities
Possible Multiple Choice Activity

Homework

Writer's Workshop due Friday, March 30th (one week)!

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: CS lesson plan - to write about adjectives describing graduation beliefs

CS lesson plan

Homework

Complete CS homework assignment

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: Per "student teacher" lesson plans

Continue student poetry lessons

Homework

Per student teacher lessons

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: Per student teachers' directions
Student led poetry lessons

Homework
Per student teachers' directions

Friday, March 16, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: Depends upon student teaching assignments

1. First "student teacher" lesson plans
2. Schedule depends on "student teacher" lessons

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: Which poem did you select and why?

1. Discuss Frankenstein questions
2. Begin research and work for poetry lesson plans

Homework

Lesson plans due tomorrow!

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: List potential themes/topics for Frankenstein open-ended prompts

1. Upcoming assignment: teaching poetry
2. Frankenstein discussion questions
3. If time: begin looking for a poem

Homework

Due Wed: Find your expert poem
Due Thurs: Lesson plan
Due Friday: Lesson

Monday, March 12, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: Workshop Progress

1. Review of class progress
2. Time to write

Homework

Frankenstein work due tomorrow

Friday, March 9, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: How have issues with "journeys" and "power" impacted the story of Frankenstein?

1. Finish evidence activity for "One Art"
2. Whole group discussion
3. Frankenstein quiz

Homework

Finish Frankenstein and discussion prompts by Tuesday

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: List as many terms related to "attitude" that you can think of...

1. AP released poetry activity
2. Class discussion

Homework

Frankenstein assignment due tomorrow

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: What made the thesis and outline difficult yesterday? What helped? What will you do differently next time?

Presentation of poetry analysis

Practice multiple choice activity

Return to Frankenstein discussion prompts

Homework
Read through page 140 - add ten more discussion prompts

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: How do you know how to structure an essay thesis? What clues do you get from the question and from the passage itself?

1. "Oymandious": Shelley poem

What does the speaker reveal about power?

2. Multiple choice passage practice

Homework

Frankenstein assignments due tomorrow!

Friday, March 2, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: First reaction to the text

1. Discuss reactions/discussion prompts
2. Group work - close reading analysis

Homework

Read through page 101 - create 10 discussion prompts using two passages

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: Based on the research, why do you think Frankenstein is so often studied in AP?

1. Complete and present powerpoints
2. Begin work on "Ozymandious" poem

Homework

Read through page 44 and complete discussion prompts for Friday