Thursday, Nov. 14 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Discussion of Shakespeare notes from preview videos
• Small group, then large 

• Shakespeare Quiz
• Copy and Paste the whole quiz (including percentage) into the document in classroom and turn in
• Reading Time (when you are done with the quiz)
• Writer’s Workshop Time starting at 1:30
• Suggestions on Revising 
• Summary vs. Analysis Highlighting
• print out body paragraphs and highlight for your conference with me (use 2 different color highlighters, one for summary and one for analysis, use the sheet you got Tuesday to help you determine the difference)
• Meet with me (sign up on board when ready)
• In order to meet with me, you need to have highlighted your draft, read through comments, created one question to ask me, and made a plan of what you are going to work on first -write it on the highlighted document
• Work on revising

Wednesday, Nov. 13 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Small Group Discussion on Shakespeare reading (notes from Monday)
• add to posts on Classroom
• Shakespeare Preview Videos 
• Remember, you don’t want one answer, you want lots of ideas from different videos/article. The videos can answer multiple questions and you will want to use info from multiple videos for each question
• Extension/Additional Credit Option: Post a blog post on your blog with a link to a video, set of pictures, or article you think helps give a better understanding of Shakespeare or his influence or any of the other questions.  Along with the link, post what you think can be learned from what you found.  
• Independent Reading -when you finish the notes on videos 
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• Writer’s Workshop-
• Thesis support and Topic Sentences (pg 24 handbook)
• Should be working on your intro and conclusion at this point
• work on body paragraphs if not done 
• Revising body paragraphs for ideas (If you have comments from me)
• In order for me to read your draft, upload to Turnitin

Tuesday, Nov. 12 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Summary vs. Analysis
• Read the sheet.  Make sure to think about these ideas while writing/finishing your body paragraphs
• Writer’s Workshop (40 min)
• Intro and conclusion notes (shared with you): page 10 in the handbook too 
• Whole paper rough draft done by Wednesday end (if you get the intro and conclusion done today, great) 
• In-text citation, Intro, and Conclusion Reminders: Document shared with you
• **If you have a first draft (at least all three body paragraphs) done, begin working on your intro and then conclusion.  If you are done with everything, start editing and revising your draft –upload what you have at the end of the block unless you are going to work on it after school
• MLA format –you have a handout on this, make sure your paper follows it
• Shakespeare Intro: The info from this, as well as the reading from earlier, can be used for the quiz. Make sure each question has lots of details underneath.  You don’t want one answer, you want lots of ideas from different videos/article. The videos can answer multiple questions and you will want to use info from multiple videos for each question
• Notes on videos due after 30 min tomorrow!
• More Writer’s Workshop 
• If your body paragraphs aren’t done, you need to work on them
• Work on your intro and conclusion (full rough draft should be done by Wednesday (end))
• You need a body draft uploaded to Turnitin by 6pm

Monday, Nov. 11 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Quill Time (complete at least 2 activities) and then read your independent book
• In Romeo and Juliet Section: Discuss with partner and record notes: What do you know about Shakespeare and/or his works? List anything and everything you can think of about who he was/is, what he wrote, when he wrote, etc.
• “Shakespeare’s World”
• Read and take notes pg 926-929
• Take detailed notes as there will be an open-notes quiz (after discussion of all notes tomorrow or Wednesday) –post one piece of info to the online discussion boards
• Notes Categories
• • The Time/Era of Shakespeare
  • England as well
  • Shakespeare: the man/his life, the author/his work, his influence
  • Theater and Plays
• Writer’s Workshop time: Page 11 in the Handbook
• In-text Citations: after every quote, no comma, period AFTER the citation NOT BEFORE!
• Work time on Paper: first thing, write your thesis (revise it if necessary) as the first sentence on your draft
• Body paragraphs rough draft due tomorrow end of work time or earlier
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Friday, Nov. 8 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Work on outline/paper
• On Outline: Need thesis and at least three main ideas/points with three quotes (minimum) by 1:20 
• Outline check: make sure you used the template in Classroom that is already shared with me
• By 1:20 today, you should be done with your outline (or at least body paragraph portion) and starting to write your body paragraphs.  If you are at this point earlier, complete the rest of the outline (intro and conclusion) and then start the fourth and fifth steps (topic sentences and paragraphs (rough drafts))
• Writer’s Workshop time: topic sentence and body paragraph reminders
• Topic Sentences and body paragraphs 
• In-text Citations: after every quote, no comma, period AFTER the citation NOT BEFORE!
• Work time on Paper: first thing, write your thesis (revise it if necessary) as the first sentence on your draft
• Body paragraphs rough draft due Tuesday end of work time at the latest
• What’s New at the Library
• 1:45

Thursday, Nov. 7 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Meeting #7
• GO TO MEETING AGENDA
• Outline is due at 1:20 on Friday
• Main Ideas
• Textual Evidence: 3-6 final, continue finding as many as you can to start, then begin to narrow:
• Things that can be ANALYZED –they don’t say EXACTLY what you are trying to say, but you read between the lines and infer and interpret to get to proving your thesis (you may even think of modifying your thesis after you have finalized your pieces of evidence)
• On Outline: Need thesis and at least three main ideas/points with three quotes (minimum) by mid block tomorrow
• On Friday (middle of block LATEST), you should be done with your outline (or at least body paragraph portion) and starting to write your body paragraphs.  If you are at this point earlier, complete the rest of the outline (intro and conclusion) and then start the fourth and fifth steps (topic sentences and paragraphs (rough drafts))

Wednesday, Nov. 6 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Share poster evidence with class
• Independent Reading time: 15 minutes
• If you finish your book club book, you need to find a new one (or go back to one you were reading before). Sara Christopherson from the public library will be here Friday to present some new books for ideas…
• Thesis Answers: write answers in craft lesson section
• Outline Notes: Craft lesson section
• Outline Template in Craft Section
• Analysis paper assignment –a THEME connected to: any big idea more in depth (THEME), any idea examined by your group or you as an individual, any quote, life lesson, real world parallel, etc 
• Big Ideas and Messages (what you highlighted)
• Textual Evidence: 3-6 final, find as many as you can now
• Things that can be ANALYZED –they don’t say EXACTLY what you are trying to say, but you read between the lines and infer and interpret to get to proving your thesis

Tuesday, Nov. 5 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Thesis Question then 5 minutes to finish comments on TIQA paragraphs
• 15 minutes reading
• Make sure to notice/note evidence that can help you find MESSAGES about BIG IDEAS (THEMES) 
• If you finish your book club book, you need to find a new one (or go back to one you were reading before). Sara Christopherson from the public library will be here Friday to present some new books for ideas…
• Brainstorming Messages from your novel –on Google Classroom
• Highlight big ideas, add messages to at least 5 (creating themes); turn in when done
• Theme example: Isolation (highlighted big idea): Individuals who are forced into isolation fear reentry into society.
• Class Themes from List
• Comment Approving/Responding
• Formative Experiences
• • What are they? 
  • Events, conversations, situations, etc. that shape or mold a person (their beliefs, morals, character, etc.)
  • On your blog, write a bit about these questions:
  • What are some formative experiences in the novel for your characters?
  • How did they help/are they helping form their identity at the end of the book/as the book comes to an end (do you think)?
  • What are some lessons they will take away from these different formative experiences?

Tuesday, Nov. 4 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: 10 minutes reading
• Make sure your Courage TIQA is posted on YOUR blog: If this is not done, DO IT NOW!!
• Meeting #6

Find 2 courage posts on the blogs of individuals reading a different book than you, read their paragraphs and comment about how your book has a similar type of courage seen, or connect to their para in a different way

Friday, Nov. 1 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: In book club section/thought log: IN LIFE: What factors influence our moral growth? What kinds of experiences help us learn how to judge right from wrong?
• Definition of Moral: concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character.
• For meeting 6: track areas of moral growth of your main character
• Writer’s Workshop
• MLA Format: 1.5 spaced, heading on top left, back to back printing, bibliography its own page
• EXACT Theme written DIRECTLY in top box on rubric
• Rubric on top, story in the middle, bibliography on bottom, PAPER CLIPPED together
• Courage TIQA para
• Brainstorming types of courage together
• Write paragraph, making sure to ANALYZE NOT summarize
• When done, post it to your blog –due Monday
• COURAGE PARA DIRECTIONS:
• • Courage: Based on your big idea tracking, explain (in paragraph form) one of the different types of courage that exist in the world and how it has been shown in your book.  
  • You need specific quotes from the novel to use while proving your point.  This should be at least a paragraph in length. 
  • Write in paragraph format! TIQA x1 at least!)
  • Step 1: Pick a type of courage in your book
  • Step 2: Find evidence (EXACT QUOTE) -consult your annotations for ideas
  • Step 3: Write the TIQA paragraph on your blog
  • Post needs to be up by start of class on Monday 
  • In-text Citation: (Lee 33).
• Independent reading time –BE PREPARED FOR MEETING 6 MONDAY!!
• Make sure you have finished your Big Idea Comp Book para as it’s due
• When annotating, mark specific places where big ideas are seen!!