Today's Agenda

SA: Reflection

1. Reflection and packaging of workshop portfolio
2. Portfolio Celebration!

Homework:
TTTC questions due tomorrow
Essay outline due tomorrow!

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SA: What are the characteristics of an effective presentation?

1. Discussion of professional presentation qualities
2. Time to complete PowerPoints

Homework
1. Complete PP
2. Finish reading The Things They Carried
3. Begin outlining essay
4. Workshop due on Monday!

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SA: Briefly explain the two basic structures we discussed yesterday

1. Discussion of structure
2. Poetry analysis: "The Man He Killed"
3. In-class analytical essay
4. Discusison of the essay
5. Research project: identifying non-fiction evidence

Homework
1. Read TTTC pages 137-188 by Tuesday
2. Continue to gather hypotheses evidence for your essay

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SA: Thesis statement analysis
1. Discussion of TTTC questions
2. Research project - time to conduct your research

HW: read the next 40 pages of TTTC; continue to gather evidence

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SA: Turn one hypothesis into a thesis statement. What might your structure be?

1. The Things They Carried close reading discussion prompts
2. Hypothesis/thesis statement gallery walk - gathering evidence
3. If time - close reading poetry analysis

Homework

1. Read TTTC, pages 89-136 by Thursday
2. Continue to gather evidence to support your interpretations

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SA: Creative quick write (breaking writers block by writing)

1. Minilesson: colons and semicolons
2. Minilesson practice and conversation
3. Time to write - work on portfolios

Homework

1. Read TTTC, pages 62-88; continue to gather evidence for your hypotheses
2. Take home exam due tomorrow!

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SA: What is your research question? Based on your reading of TTTC so far, how might the text help you answer your question?

1. Discussion of the take home exam - structure and organization
2. TTTC: introduction to conflict and protest
3. The Vietnam War
4. Close reading analysis of pages 1-61
5. If time: poetic analysis

Homework:
1. Read pages 62-88 by Tuesday - continue developing hypotheses
2. Take home exam question due on Tuesday

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SA: Why does conflict exist in the world? Provide some examples...

Today, we will work on creating our research questions which will guide our studies through the unit. Please see our handout: Conflict and Protest.

Homework - due tomororow!

1. Vocab quiz
2. TTTC p. 1-61
3. Create 3 hypotheses regarding conflict and humanity
4. Take home exam due on Tuesday

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Today's class is dedicated to our Unit I exam! Good luck!

Homework
Bring your TTTC and SandS books tomorrow

Due Friday:
1. Vocab quiz
2. TTTC pages 1-61
3. 3 hypotheses regarding human nature and conflict - support with text evidence

Due Tuesday:
1. The take home portion of today's exam