Junior English
3rd Qrtr 2006-2007

	Due Dates and Announcements will appear here. MID-QUARTER - March 12-13 END-QUARTER - April 20
	Day 39 - 4/6 Q.o.t.D #15: hIn this WASL week we may ask ourselves: what good are tests?  While we're about it, what good is school?  In your perfect world how would babies grow into adults?  What's the point of life?  Why should we work, learn, etc.? Junior Research Paper: Rough Drafts Due.  I need to get these so I can respond to them.  I have never passed anyone's JR Paper without revisions!
	Day 38 - 4/3 Q.o.t.D #14: What are your very specific plans for completing the Junior Research Paper?" Junior Research: Print out whatever body paragraphs you've written.
	Day 37 - 4/2 Junior Research: You know what you gotta do. DO IT! ;-)
	Day 34 - 3/28 Q.o.t.D. #13: Free write on GENDER. How are male and female humans different and how are they the same? Junior Research Paper: Workday.
	Day 33 - 3/27 Junior Research Paper: Work with Rob. Questions?
	Day 30 - 3/22 Catch-up: Finish Boy's Life Graphic, Paper research, E-folio, etc.
	Day 29 - 3/21 Q.o.t.D. #12: Tell me about a dream or nightmare you have had. If you can't remember one, create one.
	Day 28 - 3/20 - WASL Reading Day 2 Reading: Rob will read you an excerpt from This Boy's Life. As he is reading, sketch, doodle, or write notes to yourself. After it's finished you will create a graphic representation of the story. You may use magazines, drawing or create a collage in MS Paint.
	Day 27 - 3/19 - WASL Reading Day 1 Q.o.t.D. #11: Topic: Health. Questions to consider: How do you take care of yourself? How many days a week do you get decent exercise? Are there diseases or conditions that run in your family? What do you do that is unhealthy? What would you like to change? E-folio Check in.
	Day 26 - 3/16 Junior Research Paper. Workday Lather, rinse and repeat. ;-) Check through this weeks assignments. Due to the WASL many of you were not here and I have had another focus this week.
	Day 25 - 3/15 - WASL Writing Day 3 Reading: I'll leave it with the sub. Work on E-folio or Research Paper.
	Day 24 - 3/14 - WASL Writing Day 2 Q.o.t.D. #10: With midterm just past, how are you feeling about this class? Have you checked Basmati? Are there any errors, assignments you completed and I haven't gotten in the grade book? Do you have any concerns about your Junior Research paper? Researching, researching, researching. Remember you need to have an interview of some sort. Ask me for help if you need it.
	Day 23 - 3/13 - WASL Writing Day 1 MID-TERM: The following assignments are due today for Mid-Term grades. Junior Research Paper: Title Page, Works Cited with at least 5 actual citations, notes and some body writing. This I Believe: "Final" Draft.
	Day 22 - 3/12 Reading #10 - Cutting Edge Poetry Check in with Rob because tomorrow is MID-TERM.
	Day 21 - 3/9 Q.o.t.D. #9 - After meeting with the architect what do you think would be best for Clearview? Imagine coming back to see me in 2010. Talk about features, location, # of students/staff. Recreational facilities, etc. Junior Research Research or Electronic Portfolio.
	Day 20 - 3/8 Reading #9: Comic Imagination - Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) - The Story of the Bad Little Boy Who Didn't Come to Grief. Your Response will be a drawing that tries to express the meaning of the story. If you're having difficulty deciding what to express graphically refer to the questions. on page 321. Junior Research Research or Electronic Portfolio.
	Day 19 - 3/7 Q.o.t.D. #8 - Where will you be in 2009? Junior Research Update and Research or Electronic Portfolio.
	Day 18 - 3/6 Reading #8: Comic Imagination - James Thurber's The Night the Ghost Got In. Answer the following questions in Section I & II Section I - all Section II - Respond to 1 of the four with specific evidence. Finish writing your This I Believe essay.
	Day 17 - 3/5 Q.o.t.D. #7: What if you had to choose to be blind or deaf? Which would you be?  Why?  What experiences would you miss most from losing that sense. Junior Research Update and Research.
	Day 16 - 3/2 Work on: Editing their “This I Believe” essays or Working on their Electronic Portfolios or Doing Research on their Junior Research Papers.
	Day 15 - 3/1 Small Groups: Read and share 1950s "This I Believe"
	Day 14 - 2/28 Basmati: Check your Basmati scores. Check in with Rob.
	Day 13 - 2/27 Small Group Activity: Share your Q.o.t.D. #6 - This I Believe. with your group. Ask each other questions to expand on the ideas. Take notes. Accept the ideas and thank each other (even if you do not agree.). ;-) Take the ideas and comments and rewrite as you are typing it into a Word document. Basmati: Check your Basmati scores.
	Day 12 - 2/26 This I Believe : Type it into a Word document. Print it out double-spaced so you can take notes on it. Review Electronic Portfolio expectations.
	Day 11 - 2/23 Q.o.t.D. #6 - What do you believe? You might consider using some of the ideas we touched on and the "This I Believe" articles you read and listened to yesterday. This will be a rough draft for an extended assignment. This should be long for a Q.o.t.D.
	Day 10 - 2/22 Reading #5 - Goto This I Believe and listen to one of the spoken essays. Read along as you listen. Take notes. What is the authors main point? What comments/facts support that main point? What would you ask or tell the author? More with Rob
	Day 9 - 2/21 PLEASE ANSWER THIS IN A WORD DOCUMENT. Q.o.t.D. #5 - Electronic Portfolios. What do you like/dislike about electronic portfolios? How do they compare with the Binder Portfolios at the high school? How many pages do you have and which ones? Pull up your e-folio and evaluate your pages. Is there a consistent pattern/color scheme/font choice to your pages? Does each page have links to other pages or back to the beginning. This could be the beginning of an Artifact and Reflection for this quarter. Junior Research Paper Research. Put your citation in your works Cited Page.
	Day 8 - 2/20 Reading #4 - Read Self Reliance excerpt by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Junior Research Paper Research.
	Day 7 - 2/16 Q.o.t.D. #4 - What do you do to pay/reward yourself for the good you do in the world? What deals do you (or could you) make with yourself to get stuff done? Junior Research Paper Research.
	Day 6 - 2/15 Reading #3 - Read the first 4 pages of the Junior Research Paper packet. Answer the questions from page 5 in your notebook. Then go to the lab and find one or more sources for your potential topic. Take notes on your sources and fill out a citation on the Research Notes form or in your notebook.
	Day 5 - 2/14 Q.o.t.D. #3 - Rant: What is your biggest pet peeve? What things get under your skin? Why do they bug you? Is it worse depending on the person. Work on Electronic Portfolios.
	Day 4 - 2/13 Reading #2 - The Indpendent Spirit: excerpt from John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address. JFK who? What is he trying to say and why? Who is his audience? Define Rhetoric Work on Electronic Portfolios.
	Day 3 - 2/12 Q.o.t.D. #2 - If your life were a movie who would you cast in the leading roles and why? What songs would be on the soundtrack and why? Create Junior English B folder with a Research Paper sub-folder. E-Folio: Go over updated expectations. Create a chronological page.

1. Junior Research Paper: Work with Rob. Questions?