Writer's Workshop

  RESOURCES :  ZOOM LINK |  CLASS NOTEBOOK |  Clever Login Link |  Dystopian Lit Project MONDAY Classkick Lesson Link   1. Warmup: Context Clues 2. CommonLit:  The Election of 1860                   - Highlight (8), annotate each paragraph     -Answer Guided, Assessment and Short Response Questions HW: Answer the discussion questions in Classkick about the similarities between 1860 and 2020 elections. 

   RESOURCES :  ZOOM LINK |  CLASS NOTEBOOK |  Clever Login Link |  Dystopian Lit Project MONDAY 1. CommonLit: Why Teens Find the End of the World so Appealing    -Highlight/Annotate (See bold sentence in paragraph 1 on what to highlight)    -Answer multiple choice (#1-4) and short written response (#5) HW: CommonLit due Tues.  TUESDAY https://app.classkick.com/#/login/3VLNIG 1. Warm-up: Tone (USA) 2. CommonLit Revisions: "Why Teens Find the End of the World..." 3. Discussion Questions HW: Parts of Speech Practice

  RESOURCES :  ZOOM LINK |  CLASS NOTEBOOK |  Clever Login Link | Dystopian Lit Project MONDAY 1. W-up: USATESTPREP 2. CommonLit: Autumntime     -Highlight text for elements of a dystopian and character's reaction to the tree.     -Guided, Multiple Choice, and Short Written Response Questions 3. Nearpod: Record yourself reading your opening scene to your dystopian story.      - join.nearpod.com using code QEM7W HW: None TUESDAY 1. W-up: USATESTPREP 2. Score CommonLit 2-Point Writing 3. Revise 2-Pt in OneNote Class Notebook 4. Present Nearpod: Record yourself reading your opening scene to your dystopian story.      - join.nearpod.com using code QEM7W 5. Watch 1984 for dystopian themes, and bleak setting/imagery HW: None THURSDAY 1. W-up: USATESTPREP 2. Watch opening of Terminator     -Complete Nearpod: Explain how advancements in technology has destroyed this world? 3. Class Notebook: In 4-pt writing section,...

RESOURCES :  ZOOM LINK |  CLASS NOTEBOOK |  Clever Login Link MONDAY 1. CommonLit:  INTRODUCTION TO DYSTOPIAN FICTION     -Highlight and annotate each paragraph for themes of dsytopian literature.     -Answer multiple choice and short written responses (2) 2. Checking for Understanding: join.nearpod.com using code 4ND6L     - Quiz on CommonLit     -Write down examples of dystopian themes HW: Finish opening scene to your dystopian story.  TUESDAY 1. W-UP 2. Score/Revise CommonLit paragraphs. 3. 2 Minute Hate in 1984 vs. US 2020 HW: Revise CommonLit (2pt section of class notebook). Write a paragraph explaining the societal issue being exposed in your dystopian story (4 pt section of class notebook). WEDNESDAY ****Makeup any work...I will be in Zoom from 12-1pm**** THURSDAY 1. W-up 2. Watch 1984.         -Write down at least fifteen details that show how unpleasant life is in the Party’s London (Ch.1...

  RESOURCES :  ZOOM LINK |  CLASS NOTEBOOK |  Clever Login Link MONDAY 1. Touchstone Exam      STEP#1: Go to www.ctls.com      STEP#2: Select "Writers Workshop"      STEP#3: Go to assessments and select "9th Touchstone" and begin testing.  2. CommonLit: First They Came HW: Finish CommonLit before class Tuesday. Prepare to discuss the meaning in the Niemöller's quote "...First they came for..." TUESDAY 1. W-UP: Identifying Tone 2. Writer's Workshop: Score CommonLit "First They Came" 3. Notes: join.nearpod.com using code L23S8 HW: Finish making connections paragraph  THURSDAY 1. W-UP: Author's Claim 2. Notes: Introduction Paragraph (HIT) 3. Info About Topic : Choose a fact from the resource to include in your intro paragraph 4. Resources about Moors     Resource #1:      -Resource #2:    -Resource #3 HW : Finish your introduction paragraph with a thesis and your questions to...

  RESOURCES :  ZOOM LINK |  CLASS NOTEBOOK |  Clever Login Link MONDAY 1. NOTES: Record  How to write a thesis statement  in Class Notes section of  CLASS NOTEBOOK 2. DOCUMENTARY: Gather evidence for research paper on the Moors 3. THESIS SENTENCE: Write a thesis with the Moor you will be researching using the how to vid above. HW:   Have a thesis ready to share on Tuesday for a grade.  Needs to be in 7-point writing section. TUESDAY   **NO ZOOM TODAY. WORK INDEPENDENTLY** 1. COMMONLIT: Read  Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B Duboise.   Highlight and annotate each paragraph for the author's arguments or central idea, complete multiple choice and short response questions.  HW:   COMMONLIT and Thesis sentence due Thurs 24th.  THURSDAY 1. Review CommonLit on Booker T. vs. WEB Duboise 2. Score short response 3. Revise short response for extra credit 4. Share thesis statements 5. How to start Research Process? HW:  ...