Week 9

Day 1
Monday 09/29/14 (p3) - Thursday Schedule
 Tuesday 09/23/14 (p4, p7) - Friday Schedule

Essential Question:  To what extent does one's culture inform they way one view's others and the world?
1.  Do Now:  Journal #20 -  How did your understanding of our Essential Question change throughout this quarter? 
3.   Activities:
  • Evaluate - 40 min. total 
  • One Team Member to go to Library to print your double-spaced, Times New Roman, 11 point type sized document - Much Mahalo if this has been done already!
  • Each Team Member fills out 1 rubric for each Team Member - color code - ex. below
    • My own grade - "An Indian Father's Plea" & Hook
    • Herendeen's grade - "My Mother Pieced Quilts" & Claim
    • Mr. Deforest's grade - "Where World's Collide" & Counterclaim
    • Mr. Matt's grade - "Self-Portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States" & Conclusion
  • Journal, planner, book check while all of the above is happening
  • A version of Sherman Alexie's, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
  • Enrichment Reminder:  
    • Independent Reading Assigned as Enrichment - due this week
4.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  Write the following statement and rank yourself:
     I rocked my part of the EA2.  4/3/2/1
Day 2
Wednesday 10/01/14 (p4, p7) - Friday Schedule
Thursday 10/02/14 (p3) - Thursday Schedule

Essential Question:  How important is it to understand the Essential Questions when successfully completing the assignments for the quarter? 
1.  Do Now:  Journal #21 - How seriously will you take the EQ's next quarter?
3.   Activities:
  • Turn in your optional Independent Reading Assigned as Enrichment 
  • Continue with Sherman Alexie - turn in your group's answers to the provided questions
4.  Target Practice: skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  Write the following statement and rank your understanding:
     I see how important the Essential Questions are.  4/3/2/1

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Week 8

Day 1
Monday 09/22/14 (p3, p4) and Tuesday 09/23/14 (p7)

Essential Question:  How do I write arguments to support claims?
1.  Do Now:  copy today's EQ and Activities into your planner
2.  Journal #17 - brainstorm/prewrite your ideas about your section of the group essay
3.   Activities:
  • To what extent does one's culture inform the way one views the world and others - visually
  • Activity 1.12 "Everyday Use" on pp. 58-66 
  • Review responsibilities for EA2
    • Who is responsible for which element of the argument:  Hook, Claim, Support/Evidence - all members must contribute to this section,  Counterclaim with concession and refutation, Conclusion
    • Each person will be responsible for analyzing a different text to support the group's claim
      • Complete the graphic organizer on page 83 for your text
    • Use a graphic organizer (samples will be provided) to outline/organize your group's argument
  • EA2 - Writing Workshop
  • Enrichment Reminder:  
    • Independent Reading Assigned as Enrichment - due by Week 9
4.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  Write the following statements and rank your understanding:
     I can plan for my sections of EA2.  4/3/2/1


Day 2
Tuesday 09/23/14 (p3) and Wednesday 09/24/14 (p4, p7)

Essential Question:  How do I develop claims and counterclaims, supplying evidence from each to point out which is stronger?
1.  Do Now:  copy today's EQ and Activities into your planner
2.  Journal #18 - writer's choice
3.   Activities:
  • List what you need to do today
  • Google Drive shared document, headings, and parenthetical documentation, counterclaim key words 
  • EA2 - Writing Workshop
4.  Target Practice: skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  Write the following statements and rank your level of engagement:
     I am contributing to my group's collaborative EA2.  4/3/2/1

Day 3
Thursday 09/25/14 (p3) and Friday 09/26/14 (p4, p7)

Essential Questions:  How do I develop and strengthen writing by editing and revising?
1.  Do Now:  copy today's EQ and Activities into your planner
2.  Journal #19 - why do you think you have been asked to write this essay with a group of peers?
3.   Activity:
  • Submitting your Google Drive Document online, Rubric Directions
  • EA2 - Editing and Revision Workshop
  • EA2 - Synthesis Essay DUE by 3:00 p.m. in BOTH hardcopy and submitted online via EnglishwithHongo.blogspot.com
4.  Target Practice:   skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  Write the following statements and rank your understanding:
     I am satisfied with my group's collaborative EA2.  4/3/2/1
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EA2 - Steps for the Collaborative Synthesis Paper

1.   Get into your assigned groups
2.   Write your group members names on the provided card
3.   Decide what your group's stance will be and write it on the card.  Here are three possibilities, but there are others that you might discover:
         - Culture completely/consistently informs the way one views the world and others.
         - Culture partially/sometimes informs the way one views the world and others.
         - Culture inadequately/almost never informs the way one views the world and others.
4.   Decide who will be responsible for which element of the argument and write it on the card:
          - Hook
          - Claim
          - Support/Evidence - all members must contribute to this section
          - Counterclaim with concession and refutation
          - Conclusion
5.   Decide which text each person will be responsible for analyzing to support the group's claim and write it on the card.
6.   Complete the graphic organizer on page 83 - each person is responsible for a different text
7.   Use a graphic organizer (samples will be provided) to outline/organize your group's argument
8.   Write your group's argument on a shared kkhs Google Drive document - each person will be responsible for their own section
9.   Peer edit another group member's section of the argument
10. Revise and submit your group's argument - follow the upcoming directions on the blog 
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Week 7

Day 1
Monday 09/15/14 (p3, p4) and Tuesday 09/16/14 (p7)

Essential Question:  Why do I cite evidence from my sources to support my ideas?
1.  Do Now:  copy today's EQ and Activities into your planner
2.  Journal #14 - Why do you think it is important to cite or use evidence from a text to explain your ideas about that text? (remember that questions are fair game)
3.   Activities:
  • eValuate debrief
  • Activity 1.11 "My Mother Pieced Quilts" on pp. 54-55 - SIFT
  • IF THERE IS TIME:  Activity 1.12 on pp. 58-66
  • Enrichment Reminder:  
    • Independent Reading Assigned as Enrichment - due by Week 9
4.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  Write the following statements and rank your understanding:
     I can SIFT a poem.  4/3/2/1
Day 2
Tuesday 09/17/14 (p3) and Wednesday 09/18/14 (p4, p7)

Essential Question:  How do I select the best possible evidence from a text to explain the author's message?
1.  Do Now:  copy today's EQ and Activities into your planner
2.  Journal #15 - How do you select the best possible evidence from a text to explain the author's message?
3.   Activities:
  •  Activity 1.12 "Everyday Use" on pp. 58-66
4.  Target Practice: skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  Write the following statements and rank your level of engagement:
     I can select the best possible evidence from a text to explain the author's message.  4/3/2/1

Day 3
Thursday 09/18/14 (p3) and Friday 09/19/14 (p4, p7)

Essential Questions:  How do I analyze the structure of an argument?
1.  Do Now:  copy today's EQ and Activities into your planner
2.  Journal #16 - why do you think argumentation (with cited evidence) is important in everyday life?
3.   Activity:
  • Activity 1.14 "An Indian Father's Plea" pp. 74-81
    • p. 80 graphic organizer
  • Groups for EA2 - Synthesis Essay
4.  Target Practice:   skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  List the elements of an argument?
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Week 6

Day 1
Monday 09/08/14 (p3, p4) and Tuesday 09/09/14 (p7)

 Essential Question:  How does an author unfold an idea?
1.  Do Now:  copy today's EQ and Activities into your planner
2.  Journal #11 - How did Pico Iyer's essay unfold the idea that the newcomers are surrounded by a "cacophony" of sounds, "civilian restrictions" and "opportunities?" (reminder:  if you don't know even after looking at the book, you can write about your questions about this prompt)
3.   Activities:
  •  Review HOW Iyer's essay unfolds (p3 needs stance)
    • Teams:  allusion, juxtaposition, sound imagery, visual imagery, complex syntax, details
  • Persuasive writing prompt - TAG - p. 52
  • Enrichment Reminders:  
    • Independent Reading Assigned as Enrichment - due by Week 9
    • Parent and student Edline accounts set up by 4:00 p.m. on Friday 09/12/14
4.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  Write the following statements and rank your understanding:
     I can begin to unfold how an idea develops in text.  4/3/2/1
     I can use a TAG to introduce the title, author, and genre of a text.  4/3/2/1

 Day 2
Tuesday 09/09/14 (p3) and Wednesday 09/10/14 (p4, p7)

 Essential Question:  How can I use reading/test taking strategies in eValuate Testing?
1.  Do Now:  copy today's EQ and Activities into your planner
2.  Journal #12 - Describe all the reading strategies and test taking strategies you know.
3.   Activities:

  • That's creepy - head's up
  • eValuate Testing for reading
  • Do Activity 1.11 after testing: 
    • read p. 53 and do questions 1 -2
    • read the poem "My Mother Pieced Quilts" on pp. 54-55
    • do question 3 on p. 56

4.  Target Practice: skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  Write the following statements and rank your level of engagement:
     I can I can use reading/test taking strategies to successfully complete eValuate Testing.  4/3/2/1

 Day 3
Thursday 09/04/14 (p3) and Friday 09/05/14 (p4, p7)

 Essential Questions:  How do I analyze poetry and fiction to determine specific stylistic and literary elements?
1.  Do Now:  copy today's EQ and Activities into your planner
2.  Journal #13 - 
3.   Activity:
  • Continue Activity 1.11 - review p56 on p. 57
  • Begin Activity 1.12 on p. 58
  • Begin your drawn/collage/computer generated Cultural Quilt - due ______________________
4.  Target Practice:   skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  List as many of the stylistic and literary elements you remember from this week's reading selections
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Week 5

Unit 1b:  
How do cultural experiences shape, impact, or influence our identity and perceptions?
To what extent does one's culture inform the way one views others and the world?
How do we synthesize multiple sources of information into a cohesive argument?

Day 1
Tuesday 09/02/14 (p3) and Wednesday 09/03/14 (p4, p7)

 KKHS/Edline problem solving while 1, 2, and maybe 3 are happening 

Essential Question:  What skills will be necessary to successfully complete EA2?
1.  Do Now:  copy today's EQ and Activities into your planner
2.  Journal #7 - Which aspects of your cultural identity were you already aware of before you began the previous unit, and which did you discover through your study?
3.   Activities:
  • Vocabulary
    • p. 2 Academic Vocabulary
    • words to add - coherence, evidence, parenthetical citation
    • create 10 word tents (5 pieces of paper x 2 word tents per page = 10)
    • use the glossary to write the word and its definition on the word tent
  •  Activity 1.9 
    • Read pp. 47-49
    • Answer questions 1 & 2 on p. 47
    • Make a list of Words We Will Need to Know in the Notes section on p. 48
    • Make a list of the Skills We Will Need to Be Able to Do in the Notes section on p. 49
    • Answer Prompt 1 on p. 49 (sub./speak/type/task/hint) 
  • Independent Reading Assigned as Enrichment - due by Week 9
  • Parent and student Edline accounts set up by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday 09/10/14 - Enrichment
4.  Target Practice:  Under your journal #7 indicate which of the skills necessary to successfully complete EA2 are clear and which are unclear

Day 2
Thursday 09/04/14 (p3) and Friday 09/05/14 (p4, p7)

Essential Questions:  
How does an author unfold a series of ideas?
How does an author develop a claim?
1.  Do Now:  copy today's EQ and Activities into your planner
2.  Journal #8 - Describe a travel experience - whether it was a trip to town or a foreign country
3.   Activity:
  • Activity 1.10 on pp. 50-52


4.  Target Practice:  under Journal #8 complete the Persuasive Writing Prompt on p. 52 (hw if you don't finish in class - this one will be read vs. skimmed)
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