Agenda 10/31

Homework 10/29

Read and annotate Caged Bird to page 200.

Publish your SAT vocabulary narrative to Schoology and reply thoughtfully and substantively to at least 2 peers.

On StudySync, write the thesis for your mini-research paper and complete the first body paragraph. Then submit it and give specific feedback to two other students in the class. You will be evaluated on both the quality of your writing and the feedback you provide.

Qinling - Ideas Worth Spreading

Zagros - Ideas Worth Spreading

Atlas - Ideas Worth Spreading

Agenda 10/29

Homework 10/27

Read and annotate Caged Bird to p.168

Watch SAT vocabulary video #5 and take Cornell notes.

Add your research (concrete details complete with quote introductions and citations) to the mini-research paper template I gave you today. Then complete your works cited for at least 2 credible online resources.

*For specific instructions on how to format your MLA works cited, click here!

Agenda 10/27

Homework 10/23

Enjoy homecoming weekend!

Note that the research paper has been postponed due to the field trip. We will discuss the details on Monday.

Homework 10/21

Read and annotate Caged Bird to page 136.

Write your "How to" blog with original images or video. Your "how to" blog should explain the steps in a process related to your blog topic.

• You will need to insert either original images to demonstrate the steps or a video you've created showing your audience how to do something in relation to your topic. 
• The text of your blog should be a minimum of 150 words, unless you have an original video. If you create a video, you can do a brief introduction to provide some context for your video. 

Agenda 10/21

Vocabulary 4 Quiz (15)

Run-on Sentence Quiz (10)
*If you finish the quizzes early, please move onto the next activity!

Comment on Peer's Blogs (15)
Click here to view the spreadsheet of our Core Blogs. Select two blogs that sound interesting. Read and reply thoughtfully and substantively to at least two blogs.

How To Blog (15)
Begin your own "How to" blog explaining to your audience the steps in a process.

• You will need to insert either original images to demonstrate the steps or a video you've created showing your audience how to do something in relation to your topic. 
• The text of your blog should be a minimum of 150 words, unless you have an original video. If you create a video, you can do a brief introduction  to provide some context for your video. 

        *New to Tucker students: Please ask a returning sophomore to show you HOW to insert
          images and/or video!

Core Final Research (20)
Begin research for your Core Final TED Style Talk. Find at least 2 credible resources about your topic that has information you can use either in your talk or in your multimedia presentation.
Complete the Got Credibility Form for one resource you plan to use that is credible. *Please make a note of your complete MLA citation!

Caged Bird - Read and annotate page 112 -->? (15)

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Core Final - TED Style Talk - Official Proposal

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First Name *
Last Name *
Class Name *
Email *
What is your idea worth spreading? *
This is your official proposal and you will not be able to change your topic once you submit this form as we begin research on Tuesday!
What is your message? What do you hope to convey to your audience? *
Describe your personal connection to this topic. *
You will need to incorporate stories and personal connections in your talk. Use the space below to reflect on your personal connection to this topic.
What questions do you have that will drive your research? *
Articulate 3-5 strong questions you have about this topic in the space below.

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Homework 10/17

Death Penalty Argument Essay
Take your 3 body paragraphs from our time writing and type them up on the Google document I shared with you. Look in your Drive under "Shared with me" to find the document. Then write your introduction (complete with hook and thesis) and conclusion paragraphs. Due TUESDAY.

Read and annotate Caged Bird to page 112.

Study for SAT vocabulary 4 quiz Tuesday.

Agenda 10/17

Homework 10/15

Read and annotate Caged Bird to page 92.

Write and post your vocabulary #4 narrative to Schoology. Then reply to at least 2 peers thoughtfully and substantively.

Finish the "Still I Rise" copy change poem.

*Be prepared to complete your final death penalty argument essay paragraph on Friday.

Agenda 10/15

Homework 10/13

Watch SAT Vocabulary List #4 and take Cornell notes.

Read and annotate Caged Bird to page 68.

Click on the Padlet Wall link for your class and post your response to the question.

• Zagros
• Atlas
• Qinling

*Please share the Core Final handout and dates with your parents. Make sure those dates get on the family calendar!

Here are some notes that might be helpful about crafting your TED-style Talk. 

Agenda 10/13

Agenda and Homework 10/9

SSR (15)
Vocabulary 4 Context Clues (15)
4 Corner Conversations (10)
Timed Argument Paragraph on Death Penalty (30)
Read and annotate I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (20)

Homework:

• Read and annotate Caged Bird to page 53

*Bring Death Penalty Prewriting Document and “How to write an argument paragraph” notes back to
class on Monday!

Homework 10/7

Read and annotate Caged Bird to page 26.
Watch "How to Write an Argument Paragraph" and take Cornell notes.
Bring your Death Penalty Debate Prewriting document to class Thursday for the timed argument paragraph writing activity.

Agenda 10/7

Informative vs. Argumentative Writing

Works Cited Review

Homework 10/3

Post a response to the Schoology discussion topic and reply thoughtfully to at least two peers. You will be analyzing two scenes from the film version of TKAM and comparing them to the novel. 

Complete your death penalty prewriting document. You should have claims and research on both sides of the pro vs. con chart. Below the chart you need complete MLA citations for each online resource. You will need to bring this to class on Thursday!

Follow the OWL Purdue description for citing electronic sources to create your MLA citations. Below is the section from the OWL Purdue site that you need to reference. 

Basic Style for Citations of Electronic Sources (Including Online Databases)

Here are some common features you should try and find before citing electronic sources in MLA style. Not every Web page will provide all of the following information. However, collect as much of the following information as possible both for your citations and for your research notes:

• Author and/or editor names (if available)
• Article name in quotation marks (if applicable)
• Title of the Website, project, or book in italics. (Remember that some Print publications have Web publications with slightly different names. They may, for example, include the additional information or otherwise modified information, like domain names [e.g. .com or .net].)
• Any version numbers available, including revisions, posting dates, volumes, or issue numbers.
• Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date.
• Take note of any page numbers (if available).
• Medium of publication.
• Date you accessed the material.
• URL (if required, or for your own personal reference; MLA does not require a URL).

A Page on a Web Site

For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by the information covered above for entire Web sites. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.

"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

Agenda 10/3

Library trip: return TKAM and pick up Caged Bird
Vocabulary 3 quiz
Body paragraph format quiz
TKAM film version

Homework 10/1

Study for the SAT vocabulary #3 quiz - Friday!

Complete online research for your death penalty timed essay:

• find one credible online resource (*note: This needs to be a second credible online resources since you did this activity once already in the computer lab.) 
• complete Got Credibility form for this resource
• add facts to your Death Penalty Debate Prewriting Doc (*Remember: use parenthetical citations after quotes)
• Reference OWL Purdue site for citation info and include the complete MLA citation information at the bottom of your death penalty debate prewriting document. 

Agenda 10/1