October 28/31

EQ: How can I correctly use apostrophes?

Agenda:
Read apostrophes rules sheet.
View cartoons on correct use of apostrophes and analyze the meaning of each sentence.
Ex.

• The girls like spaghetti.
• The girl's like spaghetti.

Create cartoon showing correct use of apostrophes.
  
Homework
No homework

October 26/27

EQ: How can I revise my essay to improve it?

Agenda:
2nd day of revising essay
Using checklist, make edits to essay
Have partner peer edit essay
If finished, work with Sarah on expanding introduction and conclusion.
 
Homework
Final essay and completed essay checklist due Friday Oct 28 (Red Day) /Monday Oct 31 (White Day)
(Class time for revising essay is available Wednesday Oct 26 and Thursday Oct 27)

October 24/25

EQ: How can I revise my essay to improve it?

Agenda:
Using checklist, make edits to essay
Have partner peer edit essay
 
Homework
Final essay and completed essay checklist due Friday Oct 28 (Red Day) /Monday Oct 31 (White Day)
(Class time for revising essay is available Wednesday Oct 26 and Thursday Oct 27)

October 20/21

EQ: How does Chris show he has the "heart of a chief"?

Agenda:
Write rough draft of essay.
Remember:  Rough draft should contain 4 paragraphs: 

1. Introductory paragraph
2. Body paragraph for characteristic #1 (paragraph should contain evidence from the text that Chris displays that characteristic)
3. Body paragraph for characteristic #2 (paragraph should contain evidence from the text that Chris displays that characteristic)
4. Conclusion

Homework
Complete rough draft. 

Calendar for completing your essay:

October 18/19          Develop your writing plan and begin rough draft

October 20/21          Continue your rough draft (Complete rough draft for homework)

October 24/25          Mini-lesson on using a hook in intro. paragraph.  Edit introductions in class.

October 26/27          Peer edit, complete writing check list, and revise essay if needed for homework 

October 28/31          Final essay due at the beginning of class.

October 18/19

EQ: How does Chris show he has the "heart of a chief"?

Agenda:
Complete writing planning document
Begin typing rough draft of essay

Homework
None.

Calendar for completing your essay:

October 18/19          Develop your writing plan and begin rough draft

October 20/21          Continue your rough draft (Complete rough draft for homework)

October 24/25          Mini-lesson on using a hook in intro. paragraph.  Edit introductions in class.

October 26/27          Peer edit, complete writing check list, and revise essay if needed for homework 

October 28/31          Final essay due at the beginning of class.

October 13/17

EQ: What does "Heart of a Chief" mean?

Agenda:

• Review Chapters 12-13
• Popcorn read Chapter 14

Homework
Finish the book and finish the reading packet.  Turn in pack on Tuesday Oct 18 (Red Day) /Wednesday Oct 19 (White Day)

October 10/11

EQ: How can I demonstrate my ability to cite evidence?

Agenda:

• Announcements:
• Panel Discussion at the UO Longhouse on Native American Mascots
• http://jsma.uoregon.edu/events/panel-conversation-native-american-mascots-sports-%E2%80%93-challenging-persistence-and-reinforcement
•  It's Indigenous People's Day today in Eugene and other places.  Read about it here.

• Review Chapters 9-11 of Heart of a Chief 
• Read Chapter 12 (read aloud) 

Homework
Finish Chapter 12 and answer questions.  Read Chapter 13.  (Chapter 13 answers do not need to be completed. You will have class time.)

October 6/7

EQ: How can I demonstrate my ability to cite evidence?

Agenda:

• Debrief Philosophical chairs 
• Review Chapter 1-4 packets and proficiency scores on 2 standards.  (The new standard is "Citing textual evidence to support your analysis."
• Independent reading time for chapters 10 and 11.

Homework
Read Chapters 10 and 11 and answer questions.

October 4/5

EQ: Should Native American mascots be banned?

Agenda:
2 videos and a reading on the issue of Native American mascots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR-tbOxlhvE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nARu8hoc1Qw

Reading: 
http://magazines.scholastic.com/news/2014/08/Insult-or-Honor

Philosophical Chairs Discussion on Native American mascots

Homework
Read chapter 9 and answer questions