Objective: The students will read their first short story.
1. Turn in vocabulary.
2. Discuss Outside Reading Honors Book List:
Due: December 14: Close Reading 100 points. Oral Question 100 points. Book Report 200 points. Page total 250 points. Don't read the book, -650 points. One letter grade.
3. Chapter 1 Notes.
4. Close Read "The Pedestrian"
Objective: The students will know important vocabulary for our first short story.
Can you believe that you have already finished your first essay? I am proud of you for doing such great work on this. I will do my best to get these graded for you by Friday.
1. WP Number 4
2. "The Pedestrian" Vocab.
Objective: The students will complete their essay.
1. Type Body Paragraph 2 on the piece that you most support.
2. Write the closing paragraph.
3. Print essay and bring it in tomorrow.
Objective: The students will type the body of their paper.
1. Quote Notes: Get a note paper out (an old one, or a new one).
2. Finish your second paragraph.
3. We will look at some on the board together as a class to see how we are doing.
Have a great weekend. You all have been amazing. It's going to be a good year!
Objective: The students will Set up their essay using MLA Format and type their first paragraph.
1. WP #3
2. Essay Set-Up using MLA.
3. Type intro
4. Begin your first body paragraph.
Objective: The students will know how to write an very quick intro paragraph for essays.
1. Turn in your close reading of Sports Gene for grade.
2. WP #2
3. Go over essay prompt again. Fill in the blanks on your thesis.
4. Outline essay and learn how to set up an Inverted Triangle Intro.
5. Write your intro.
Objective: The students will complete the analysis of yesterday's reading.
1. WP #1. Get out a blank sheet of paper and a pen. Put the proper heading on it.
2. Discuss "The Sports Gene" and his argument.
3. Complete the questions. This is due tomorrow.
4. Tomorrow, we start writing. Make sure your computer is charged.
