Week of January 17 to 20

Hi everyone!

This is the last full week of the semester, so make sure you turn in ALL of your work on time! The last day of the semester is next Monday, January 23rd.

Monday

No School

Tuesday

Periods 1, 5 and 7

Classwork: Write argument essays using the template from Friday.

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy from your book.

Periods 2 and 6

Classwork: Read "Hope, Despair and Memory" par. 8-11. Double Entry Notes on Writing Strategies: Figurative Language, Imagery and Repetition.

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy from your book.

Wednesday

Periods 1, 5 and 7

Classwork: Use the Regents Argument Essay Rubric to score three sample essays.

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy from your book.

Periods 2 and 6

Classwork: Read par. 12-21 of "Hope, Despair and Memory." Double Entry Notes: Writing Strategies. Quickwrite: Determine how Wiesel's use of writing strategies advances his purpose in paragraphs 12-19

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy from your book.

Thursday

Periods 1, 5 and 7

Classwork: Read and annotate texts for an Argument Essay.

Homework: Using the notes from today’s readings, complete an outline for the argument essay you will write in class tomorrow. Tomorrow’s essay will count as a test, so be prepared!

Periods 2 and 6

Classwork: Read par. 20-25 of "Hope, Despair and Memory." Double Entry Notes on Writing Strategies and Central Ideas.

Homework: Write at least two questions for a Socratic Seminar on this text. You can connect it to other texts, current events or history.

Friday

Periods 1, 5 and 7

Classwork: Write argument essay based on yesterday's texts.

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy from your book. Reading Logs due Monday, which is the last day of the semester!

Periods 2 and 6

Classwork: Prepare for Socratic Seminar using your classmate's questions.

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy from your book. Reading Logs due Monday, which is the last day of the semester!