Fr/So English

Pick Topic
Write down 5-10 things you know and 5-10 things you don't know, aren't sure of or doubt.

What is the story about? What themes are appearing?
Write a summary of what has happened in the book so far. This should be about half a page. Try to capture the essential occurrences with enough but not too many details.
What do you think will happen next in the book?

o "The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep running."
o "No one can make you feel bad without your consent."
o "Everyone makes mistakes. It's what you do afterwards that counts."
o "People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

	Due Dates: Intro Essay - Past Due Expository Essay Rough Draft - End of period Friday, September 23rd. Final Draft - End of period Tuesday, September 27th. Personal Narrative: Mt Baker - Rough Draft - End of period Friday, September 33th. Final Draft - End of period Friday, October 7th. Persuasive Essay - Rough Draft - End of period Thursday, October 13th. Final Draft - End of period Friday, October 18th. Novel Summary - Rough Draft - End of period Thursday, November 4th. Final Draft - End of period Friday, November 10th. Novel Project - Rough Draft - End of period Thursday, November 2nd. Final Draft - End of period Friday, November 7th.
	Day 43 - 11/8 Q.o.t.D. #16 - Today is your lucky day. You get to evaluate Rob and this course. Consider the main projects assignments and let me know what could make them better:
	Day 42 - 11/7 Q.o.t.D. #16 - Today is your lucky day. You get to evaluate Rob and this course. Consider the main projects assignments and let me know what could make them better: Q.o.t.D.s Reading journals Essays: Intro, Narrative, Expository, Persuasive Book Report Summary Book Report Project Spelling Then write me a question of the day. Read Novel or work on Book Report
	Day 41 - 11/4 - Early Release Read Novel or work on Book Report
	Day 40 - 11/3 - Early Release Read Novel or work on Book Report Spelling List #5: strait, straight, suppose, choose, chose, whose, received, caught, cot, business Write out spelling words in sentences
	Day 37 - 10/31 Q.o.t.D. #15 - SUPERNATURAL: Tell me Tell me a ghost story or tell me a real freaky tale of something that happened to you. Remember to use all the senses. STSTS
	Day 36 - 10/28
	Day 35 - 10/27 Q.o.t.D. #14 - Why would you (or why would you not) like to live to be a thousand? What conditions would you need to live that long? What if you could stay healthy and relatively young? What would you do if you had all the time in the world?
	Day 34 - 10/26
	Day 33 - 10/25 Q.o.t.D. #13 - Tell me about a dream or nightmare. Or tell me about more than one. Think of the all the sensory details. Did you fall or fly? Were you hurt did you do anything impossible except in the dream world? One on One meeting with students to discuss progress.
	Day 32 - 10/24 Novel Read: 20 minutes Reading Journal #12: Answer the following questions. What new happened in the story? Create a biographical Entry for one of your sources in your persuasive paper and save it into your altsnap folder.
	Day 31 - 10/21 Q.o.t.D. #12 - Tell me how you decide to believe something you hear, see on television or read. Give an example of something you haven't believed that you later found out was real and something the you have believed that turned out not to be true. LAB Reading on Screen: Read DHMO Reading. Consider what we talked about earlier in the quarter in regards to reading online.
	Day 30 - 10/20 Introduce FRAME for organizing Essay Ideas. Persuasive Essay: Turn in Final Draft
	Day 29 - 10/19 - Late arrival Novel Read: 20 minutes Reading Journal #11: Answer the following questions. What new happened in the story? Book Report Project: Begin Rough Draft of Book Report Project
	Day 28 - 10/18 Q.o.t.D. #11 - Tell me about a favorite Holidy (or special day) experience (or two). Persuasive Essay: Work on Final Draft Spelling Test #4
	Day 27 - 10/17 Novel Read: 20 minutes Reading Journal #10: Answer the following questions. What new happened in the story? Persuasive Essay: Edit Rough Draft
	Day 2? - 10/14 LID Day: Culminating Project Meetings
	Day 26 - 10/13 Novel Read: 20 minutes Reading Journal #9: Answer the following questions. What new happened in the story over the last two days of reading? Are you more than half finished with the book? If not what is your plan to catch up and finish in the next 4 weeks. Persuasive Essay: Rough Draft due by end of period.
	Day 25 - 10/12 Q.o.t.D. #10 - What is a school? What are activities which define a school as a school? What is a student? What are behaviors that make one a student in the truest sense of the word? Persuasive Essay: Citing sources. Outline. Outline due by end of period.
	Day 24 - 10/11 Novel Read: 20 minutes Reading Journal #9: Answer the following questions. What new happened in the story over the last two days of reading? Persuasive Essay: Intro
	Day 23 - 10/10 Q.o.t.D. #9 - What is a subject you will argue about regularly? Why do you argue about it? What makes it so important? What are your beliefs about it?
	Day 22 - 10/7 Reading: No Journal Meet with Rob about progress
	Day 21 - 10/6 Q.o.t.D. #8 - With mid-term approaching, consider this class so far. Tell me what you have enjoyed and not enjoyed. What could make htis class better for days 23-45?
	Day 20 - 10/5 Workday.
	Day 19 - 10/4 Reading: Powder Discussion on Powder Work on Narrative Essay Check in with Rob
	Day 18 - 10/3 Novel Read: 20 minutes Reading Journal #9: Answer the following questions. What new happened in the story today? Look at the book report project choices. Which one or ones would you be interested in doing for this novel? Today is day 18 of 45. What percent of your book have you finished? Edit Narrative Essay
	Day 17 - 9/30 Q.o.t.D. #7 - What are the most important items in the world to you. Why? What were the most important items to you as a child and why? Spelling: #3 Test Narrative Essay: Writing/editing
	Day 16 - 9/29 Novel Read: 20 minutes Reading Journal #8: Answer the following questions. What new happened in the story today? Compare one of the characters in your novel to someone you know. What characteristics do they share? How are they different? Narrative Essay: Mt. Baker descriptive
	Day 15 - 9/28 Mt. Baker Field Trip
	Day 14 - 9/27 Q.o.t.D. #6 - Tell me what items are important to you and why. What items were important to you as a child? Spelling: #3 brought, language, length, whether, weather, laughed, which, witch, guard, guarantee Introduce Narrative Essay: Mt. Baker Turn in Final Draft of Expository Essay
	Day 13 - 9/26 Novel Read: 20 minutes Reading Journal #7: Answer the following questions. What is the theme? What is the story about? What is the main conflict? How has it changed over the unfolding of the story? What are the minor conflicts? What characters are involved? What has frustrated you during the book? Why? Edit Expository Essay
	Day 12 - 9/23 Q.o.t.D. #5 - Tell me what makes your generation different than the ones before? Do you have a generation identity? What would you call your generation? Spelling Test: #2 Expository Essay: Finish Rough Draft
	Day 11 - 9/22 Novel Read: 20 minutes Reading Journal #6: Answer the following questions. What was new in the reading today? Who is the protagonist and what is their goal? What is getting in the way of achieving that goal? Who is the antagonist and what is their goal? What is getting in the way of achieving that goal? Expository Essay: Writing a good Opening.
	Day 10 - 9/21: Late Arrival Day Expository Essay: Start finding the answers to your questions from yesterday. Check in with Rob
	Day 9 - 9/20 Novel Read: 20 minutes Reading Journal #5: Answer the following questions. Write a summary of what has happened in the book so far. This should be about half a page. Try to capture the essential occurences with enough but not too many details. What do you think will happen next in the book? Brainstorm: Ideas for Expository Essay. Pick Topic Write down 5-10 things you know and 5-10 things you don't know, aren't sure of or doubt.
	Day 8 - 9/19 Q.o.t.D. #4 - Think sensory: STSTS. Describe a day or an experience (a dream?) from the last two weeks (this week and break). Bring it to life, reincarnate it in your mind and on the paper. Reincarnate from carn: meat/body. Return to the body. The writing should be able to take you back into that moment.
	Day 7 - 9/16 Novel Read: 20 minutes Reading Journal #4: Answer the following questions. What is the story about? What themes are appearing? Write a summary of what has happened in the book so far. This should be about half a page. Try to capture the essential occurrences with enough but not too many details. What do you think will happen next in the book? Spelling Test #1: Take, Exchange and correct. Students can rewrite any they missed 5 times to get full credit. Spelling List #2: college, wait, measure, several, collage, certain, finally, weight, scientist, exercise Write spelling words in complete sentences that demonstrate an understanding of the meaning of the words. Final Introductions due.
	Day 6 - 9/15 Q.o.t.D. #3 - (Remember punctuation, spelling, paragraphing, etc. 2/3-3/4 page. ) Respond to one or more of the following quotes: Use examples from your life and details to illustrate your thoughts and feelings. o "The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep running." o "No one can make you feel bad without your consent." o "Everyone makes mistakes. It's what you do afterwards that counts." o "People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Pro Con Summaries
	Day 5 - 9/14 Novel Read: 15 minutes Reading Journal #3: Answer the following questions. What new things (plot twists, characters, settings ) have been added to the original problem? What is the setting of this novel? Place and time frame? What is the genre? Mystery, Fantasy? What do you notice about the authors writing style? Is the story told in First or Third Person P.O.V. (Point of View)? Does the author use a lot of dialogue? Give an example of dialogue that stands out as good or bad and explain why it stands out. Personal Intro: Edit/Rewrite Intros.
	Day 4 - 9/13 Q.o.t.D. #2: Create a place of peace for yourself. Describe in depth, detail. What does it smell, taste, sound, smell, feel like? It might be a real place or a place in your imagination. Make it so real that when you are stressed you can imagine yourself in an oasis of calm. Edit/Rewrite Personal Intro.
	Day 3 - 9/12 Novel Read: 15 minutes Reading Journal #2: Answer the following questions. What is the initial problem faced by the main character(s)? Who are the main characters and what are they like? Describe them in detail. What new information did you gain from the reading? Novel Expectations: Summary, Project Writing Personal Intro: 250 words 1 page, double-spaced, 12 pt. font. Include: Who you are and where you come from. Talk about your family, your passions, dreams and goals.
	Day 2 - 9/9 Choose a Novel. Novel Read: 15 minutes Reading Journal: Answer the following questions. What is going on as the story begins? Who is telling the story? Describe them. What is the setting of the novel? How does the author get you to read on and/or hold your interest? Intro to computer lab Work on notebook covers.
	Day 1 - 4/18 Rob's General Syllabus Introduction: Novel Reading, Spelling/Vocab, PLATO Learning System, Concept of Question of the Day: Q.o.t.D. 1/2-1 page. Full sentences, paragraphs, punctuation, best spelling, etc. Q.o.t.D. #1: Tell me about your best and worst English experiences. Then tell me about what you like to read. Are there any things I should know about you as an English student. Create a new folder in your student folder titled FRSOEnglish or something like that.
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