Friday

In my absence, students will work on this assignment.

Thursday

Today we wrapped up our discussion of "Eleven" by looking at some of the essay plans students wrote yesterday, as well as some good, bad, and amusing lines from actual essays on this prompt. After that, we spent a bit more time on general talk about The Awakening.

Quiz 2

After the second quiz on The Awakening, we had a solid first discussion of the end of the book and then wrapped up the day with a bit of "Eleven" essay planning.

"Eleven" Continued

Today we discussed "Eleven" and did a bit of prewriting related to the prompt.

"Eleven"

Today we did some work with the short story "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros.

More Figurative Language

Today we wrapped up the first part of our figurative language review by filling out our charts and playing a quick bingo game. Prizes Monday!

A Figurative Language Review

Today we split time between reviewing figurative language and talking a bit more about the first half of The Awakening.

The First Reading Quiz

We started with our first reading quiz today, and then we circled up and talked about the first half of the book.

Ticking a Few Boxes

Today, we began with a short look at the discussion rubric, writing a quick goal for the quarter in the writer's notebook. After that, we talked a bit about the CRA paragraphs at TurnItIn and the question/forum at Google Classroom. We rounded out the day with the last two critical schools presentations.

The Awakening & Some Critical Lenses

We spent the first part of the period discussing chapter one of The Awakening and then had a short introduction to Chopin and the novel. The reading/posting schedule is below.

In the second half of the period, we took a brief look at some critical theory in small groups. Groups will share their discoveries on Monday.

Kate Chopin

Today we began our look at Chopin's The Awakening by reading one of her short stories, "The Story of an Hour." We'll discuss chapter one of the novel tomorrow.

What is Lit? Literature!

Today we discussed the definition of literature and read a couple of examples to prove the point. For homework, students should get their draft CRAs typed at Google Classroom.

Solo CRA Time

Today we discussed the Alexie short story "This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona," and students had a few moments to look at their The Three Lilies" paragraphs in their groups. Students should draft a CRA paragraph for "Phoenix" in their writer's notebooks for homework.

CRA Focus

Today we reviewed some topic sentences and then wrote a group CRA. Students should read and annotate Alexie's "This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" for class tomorrow.

Another Story

Today we explored "The White Bedspread" just like we explored "The Handsomest Drowned Man" yesterday. More Monday.

Perrine's Rules and a Final Draft Paragraph

After reviewing the writing rules students read for homework, groups finished up their paragraphs at Google Classroom. For homework, students should read and annotate Marquez's "The Handsomest Drowned Man..." which is available at Google Classroom under the summer assignment.

CRA #1

Today, after getting new seats, we looked at a model paragraph, and then got into groups and started writing about "The Three Lilies."

For homework, students should peruse and annotate this handout.

Absences, Pictures, and a Teeny Bit of Work

So between the absences and the pictures, not too much happened today. We did share our thoughts about the meaning of Neruda's short story and moved towards, but didn't get to, writing our first CRA paragraph.