Agenda+Sept.+18

__ English1Agenda    __ ** August 26-September 18 ** Disclosure, computer rules, wiki rules, agenda Seat & Computer assignments Baz Luhrman advice article and advice to sophs writing assignment Silent Reading/Independent Reading (IR)-//Night//, newspapers, magazines Online Portfolios wikis explained & set up in student folder on specific server Begin //Everyday Use// and Quilt Block assignment Wand out //Night// books Complete all exercises 5 “Pictionary” drawings in the books’ margins 1 flash card (word assigned) with black print letters & a visual element (8 ½ by 11 created on computer) Use vocabulary words in __all__ your writing assignments this year-__underline__ them in your work Intolerance in America and the Holocaust memoir ** Night ** by Elie Wiesel Introduction to the writing process-notes and discussion      Narrative Non fiction essays: ** Eudora Welty ** -//Eavesdropping///**Paule Marshall**-//Making of a Writer///**Elie Wiesel**-//Why I Write///**Peter Elbow**-//Freewriting///**William Least Heat Moon**-//A List of Nothing in Particular///**Sylvia Plath**-//Sylvia Plath at 17///**George Orwell-**//Shooting an Elephant///**Lars Eighner**-//Dumpster Diving///Journal entries from Sylvia Plath and Jack Kerouac ü  Annotations on sample essays ü  Abstracts ( summaries of the text; aka annotated bibliographies) ü  Contextual Connections (reflections on the text; use vocab words in your writing) SSRs/Journals-10% Participation-25% Vocabulary Lesson 1-10% Writing: annotation, abstract, and contextual connection for each non fiction essay assigned-25% Advice to Sophomores-5% Tolerance Unit/Night-study guides, related reading assignments and class notes/discussions-20% Miscellaneous assignments-5%
 *  A.    ****  Course Introduction  **
 *  B.    ** ** Common Usage Problems ** **handout** -study these words & watch for quiz dates
 * C.   ****  Vocabulary-$5.00 in main office-bring me receipt for points  **
 * Lesson 1 **
 *  D.    ****  Literature  **
 *  E.    ****  Writing  **
 * Grade Breakdown **