Weds & Thurs: Poems on the Block

On the Block Days, here's how class went:

• The HW (reading guide sheet for IFL Article 1) was collected for a HW grade
• Students got 15' of in class time to study Membean
• The current Membean Study Session ends Sunday 9/29!
• Students received copies of 2 very different poems about the idea of Happiness
• Link to word doc with Poems
• These were discussed in class, especially in relation to the points about Happiness made in IFL Article 1
• Apparently, Freshmen hate poems.
• I mean, not every single freshman. But, like, 90%. Poems aren't punishments, y'all. They can be okay. Sometimes even fun.
• No, the poems were not collected for a grade

IFL: Article 1

Today, students read Article 1 in class after 3 pieces of set-up:

1. Set Up 1 - Record a place to make SOAPStone Notes on article 1 (this was done in the packet itself, on the blank page facing the beginning of the article
2. Set Up 2 - Record the 4-step Annotation Guide above the Article Title: (no, students did not copy this verbatim. They made symbols to indicate the processes)
   
3. Set Up 3 - Cut the text into related chunks

Then we read together! I got us started, then many other students read paragraphs out loud in class.

HW:

• Finish the SOAPSTone notes pertaining to Article 1
• Complete the Reading Guide and Notes for the Block Day

Did you forget your IFL Packet at school? Here's a link to the article!

Notes on SOAPSTone

Link to the notes on the SOAPStone Acronym - these were recorded in the Composition notebook!

Tomorrow -- IFL Article #1!

Synthesis Essays

The synthesis Essays were due today by 3pm.

Synthesis Essay Schoology Submission

The assignments in Schoology for submitting Synthesis Tasks are now live and open!

Sign in to Schoology

When signing in, use the same Username and Password you typically use when opening up a school laptop (Dell).

Steps:

1. Go to your English class
2. You will see 2 different assignments marked with the term "Synthesis". Submit your final draft to both.

Remember: When submitting files -

• Use Google Chrome (or roll the dice on a browser of your choice, but Mrs. Syes and I tested Chrome and we know it works!)
• .docx Files are Word documents, and they work
• .pdf Files work too
• If you've been using Word Online, or Google Docs, you're going to have to use the Download As... or Save A Copy As... menu options to create a local file, which you can then upload.

Yes, we can troubleshoot this process tomorrow in class, after MDG Quiz #2 (see post below)

MDG Review Document

MDG Quiz #2 Tomorrow

Link to the Notes from Class

Link to the MDG 2-sided review document

Thank you, 6th Period

Behold:

A Round Character.
Joke Credit: V.D.

Characterization Notes: F/R/S/D

Notes on

• Round
• Flat
• Static
• Dynamic

Characters.

HW:

• Bring textbook to class on the Block Days!
• Essay due by 3pm this Friday

Notes on MLA and Conclusion Paragraphs

Link to the Notes Slides on

MLA Format

and Conclusion Paragraphs

Thanks Mrs. Syes!

Additional Resource for creating a Works Cited entry for an article: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_works_cited_electronic_sources.html

Synthesis Essay Documents

• This is the Essay Assignment Sheet
• And the Synthesis Rubric

The Most Dangerous Game

Today, students received their ENGL Textbooks.

The HW is to read the short story on page 214: "The Most Dangerous Game"
There will be a short reading quiz on Monday.

Symbolism much???

What's that? You left your textbook at school? Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

Membean 19-20 Info Sheet

This is the Membean Info/Explanation Sheet for this school year!

Don't forget - the program will cost $5 for this year and 

You can pay right here!

Notes on Intro Paragraphs

Here are the notes regarding Introduction Paragraphs from class today!

And this is a bonus supplement: 6 Kinds of Less Effective Introductions
Yes, "less effective" is the workplace equivalent of "these are not good."

HW:

• Complete a draft of a paragraph in your Engl Comp Notebook

3rd Synthesis Article; Guided Annotation

Today, I collected Freshmen Thesis Statements about "The Sniper". That was the first article of business.

Then there were 2 Announcements. Students were allowed to record these 2 details in their phones:

1)

Link to the Online Payment Portal!

I know it says Mrs. Marable. That's the correct page!

Mrs. Syes and I just sent out an eVrits Email with all this information, and even more, yesterday after school.

2) 

I'll be selling tickets ($5) Hope to see you there!!

Today's English lesson featured a new article to read (3 pgs), as well as in-class modelling of annotations and critical reading.

• Link to Today's Article

What did the annotations look like in class? Well, here are the ones we did together. The students' task in class today was to read along, record the annotations that I modeled, and contribute additional marks of their own in certain places.

In-Class Annotations:

Student annotations from class should be AT LEAST this detailed, if not more so.

HW:

• Finish reading and annotating the article, and put details in the 2 Brainstorm Boxes on the last page.

Theme Statement Review: Round 1

tldr; Some good starts, several missteps. Plenty of flaws to build away from.
Here is the document with the full collection of theme statements generated on 8/16.
The review conversation varied class by class, so here are some general take-aways:

• Mark the sentence M if it is a moral, and not a theme.
• Label the sentence Def. if it is a simple definition and not a theme (see the very 1st bullet point)
• Label the sentence Summary if the sentence is plot summary, and not a theme. (Please observe the first 4 bullet points in the 7th pd box, if you require clarification)
• Don't ever use "you"
• Don't ever use "can+(verb)" if all you need is (verb)

For HW, students are asked to answer this question:

Please record this question, and your answer, on this HW document.

Here is a link to the Sniper reading packet from class, if you need to review it!