Thursday, February 28, 2019

Agenda, February 28

  • Due Now: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 7 and8
  • Due Tomorrow: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 9 and10
  • Due Tomorrow: Develop one of your outlines into a complete essay. 750-900 words. Your audience is the editors of the OCHS Literary Magazine and the student body of OCHS. Typed. MLA. Include your word count under the date in your header.
Today's Agenda:
  1. AP Paperwork
  2. Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
  3. Urgent questions
  4. Become a chapter experts

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Agenda, Febraury 26

  • Do Today:  If you were absent Thursday, drop by after school to submit your essay to the Greenfield Peace Scholarship and turn in the hard copy of your systemic racism essay.
  • Due Now: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 3 and 4
  • Due Tomorrow: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 5 and 6
  • Due Thursday (even if it snows Wednesday): Chapters 7 and 8
  • Due Friday: Develop one of your outlines into a complete essay. 750-900 words. Your audience is the editors of the OCHS Literary Magazine and the student body of OCHS. Typed. MLA.
Today's Agenda:

  1. AP Paperwork
  2. 4 Questions about 3 & 4
  3. Click here to submit your essay.

Monday, February 25, 2019

Agenda, February 25

  • Do Today:  If you were absent Thursday, drop by after school to submit your essay to the Greenfield Peace Scholarship and turn in the hard copy of your systemic racism essay.
  • Due Now: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 3 and 4
  • Due Tomorrow: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 5 and 6
  • Due Friday: Develop one of your outlines into a complete essay. 750-900 words. Your audience is the editors of the OCHS Literary Magazine and the student body of OCHS. Typed. MLA.
Today's Agenda:

  1. Per 3: AP Paperwork
  2. A paragraph about the structure of Chapter ii
  3. Open disco of 1-4
  4. Click here to submit your essay.

Friday, February 22, 2019

Agenda, February 22

  • Do Monday:  If you were absent yesterday, drop by after school to submit your essay to the Greenfield Peace Scholarship and turn in the hard copy of your systemic racism essay.
  • Do Now: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 1 and 2
  • Do Monday: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 3 and 4
  • Due Friday: Develop one of your outlines into a complete essay. 750-900 words. Your audience is the editors of the OCHS Literary Magazine and the student body of OCHS.
Today's Agenda:

  1. While I was reading, I noticed ...
  2. Open Discussion
  3. Ch i rhetorical devices
  4. Ch ii structure
  5. Click here to submit your essay.

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Agenda, February 21

  • Due Now: Process Analysis Outline.
  • Due at the end of class: Submit your essay to the Greenfield Peace Scholarship and turn in the hard copy of your systemic racism essay.
  • Due Friday: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 1 and 2
Today's Agenda:

  1. Laptop Time.
  2. Click here to submit your essay.

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Agenda, February 20

  • Due Thursday: Process Analysis Outline. Typed. Instead of an introduction, write your purpose statement or "So What?" at the top, followed by topic sentences for at least 4 body paragraphs. For each body paragraph, include two bullet-pointed supporting details. Your topic sentences should be complete sentences. Your bullet points may be fragments or a complete sentence, but they should be no longer than a single sentence. Write a full conclusion that emphasizes the "So What?" at the top of your outline.
  • Due Now: Process Analysis Packet
  • Coming tomorrow: Laptops to submit Greenfield Peace Essay. Bring the copy of your systemic racism essay with my feedback.
  • Due Friday: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 1 and 2
Today's Agenda:
  1. Outline questions?
  2. One more question for Dave Barry
  3. Whole Class Disco

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Agenda, February 19

  • Due Thursday: Process Analysis Outline. Typed. Instead of an introduction, write your purpose statement or "So What?" at the top, followed by topic sentences for at least 4 body paragraphs. For each body paragraph, include two bullet-pointed supporting details. Your topic sentences should be complete sentences. Your bullet points may be fragments or a complete sentence, but they should be no longer than a single sentence. Write a full conclusion that emphasizes the "So What?" at the top of your outline.
  • Due Now: Process Analysis Packet
Today's Agenda:
  1. Conclusion Strategies
  2. Process Analysis Brainstorm
  3. Whole Class Disco

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Agenda, Singles Awareness Day

  • Due Now: C & C Outline. Typed. Multiple-paragraph intro followed by topic sentences for at least 4 body paragraphs. For each body paragraph, include two bullet-pointed supporting details. Your topic sentences should be complete sentences. Your bullet points may be fragments or a complete sentence, but they should be no longer than a single sentence. Instead of a conclusion, write a one sentence "So what?"
  • Due Now: Process Analysis Packet
  • This Friday is $5 Friday at The Circuit: Bring a "date" and get a $5 day pass.
Today's Agenda:
  1. Rhetorical Analysis Paragraph Review
  2. What is Process Analysis?
  3. Transitions in "Runner"
  4. Process Analysis Brainstorm

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Agenda, February 13

  • Due Now: Compare and Contrast Packet
  • Due Thursday: C & C Outline. Typed. Multiple-paragraph intro followed by topic sentences for at least 4 body paragraphs. For each body paragraph, include two bullet-pointed supporting details. Your topic sentences should be complete sentences. Your bullet points may be fragments or a complete sentence, but they should be no longer than a single sentence. Instead of a conclusion, write a one sentence "So what?"
  • Due Thursday: Process Analysis Packet
  • This Friday is $5 Friday at The Circuit: Bring a "date" and get a $5 day pass.
Today's Agenda:
  1. Introduction Review
  2. Three essays, three groups

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Agenda, Febraury 12

  • Due Now: Compare and Contrast Packet
  • Due Thursday: C & C Outline. Typed. Multiple-paragraph intro followed by topic sentences for at least 4 body paragraphs. For each body paragraph, include two bullet-pointed supporting details. Your topic sentences should be complete sentences. Your bullet points may be fragments or a complete sentence, but they should be no longer than a single sentence. Instead of a conclusion, write a one sentence "So what?"
  • Due Thursday: Process Analysis Packet
  • This Friday is $5 Friday at The Circuit: Bring a "date" and get a $5 day pass.
Today's Agenda:
  1. MC Monday Continued
  2. C & C Brainstorm
  3. "Playing House," by Denise Leight

Monday, February 11, 2019

Agenda, February 11

  • Due Now: Compare and Contrast Packet
  • Due Thursday: C & C Outline. Typed. Multiple-paragraph intro followed by topic sentences for at least 4 body paragraphs. For each body paragraph, include two bullet-pointed supporting details. Your topic sentences should be complete sentences. Your bullet points may be fragments or a complete sentence, but they should be no longer than a single sentence. Instead of a conclusion, write a one sentence "So what?"
  • Due Now: King Synthesis Paper.
  • Due Thursday: Process Analysis Packet
  • This Friday is $5 Friday at The Circuit: Bring a "date" and get a $5 day pass.
Today's Agenda:

  1. Model Intros
  2. MC Monday
  3. How to C & C
  4. C & C Brainstorm

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Agenda, February 7

  • Due Now: Division and Classification Packet. These essays are from the anthology called Short Takes: Model Essays for Composition. You only need to cite the three essays.
  • Due Monday: Compare and Contrast Packet
  • Due Now: D & C Outline. Typed. Multiple-paragraph intro followed by topic sentences for at least 4 body paragraphs. For each body paragraph, include two bullet-pointed supporting details. Your topic sentences should be complete sentences. Your bullet points may be fragments or a complete sentence, but they should be no longer than a single sentence. Instead of a conclusion, write a one sentence "So what?"
  • Due Monday, February 11: King Synthesis Paper. Laptops are coming Friday.
Today's Agenda:
  1. Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
  2. Reading groups
  3. MC Practice
  4. D & C Brainstorm in action

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Agenda, February 6

  • Due Now: Division and Classification Packet. These essays are from the anthology called Short Takes: Model Essays for Composition. You only need to cite the three essays.
  • Due Monday: Compare and Contrast Packet
  • Due Thursday: D & C Outline. Typed. Multiple-paragraph intro followed by topic sentences for at least 4 body paragraphs. For each body paragraph, include two bullet-pointed supporting details. Your topic sentences should be complete sentences. Your bullet points may be fragments or a complete sentence, but they should be no longer than a single sentence. Instead of a conclusion, write a one sentence "So what?"
  • Due Monday, February 11: King Synthesis Paper. Laptops are coming Friday.
Today's Agenda:

  1. Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
  2. The multi-paragraph intro
  3. D & C Brainstorm
  4. "Always, Always, Always"

Monday, February 4, 2019

Agenda, February 4

  • Due Now: Division and Classification Packet. These essays are from the anthology called Short Takes: Model Essays for Composition. You only need to cite the three essays.
  • Due Thursday: Compare and Contrast Packet
  • Due Thursday: D & C Outline. Details coming tomorrow.
  • Due Monday, February 11: King Synthesis Paper. Laptops are coming Friday.
Today's Agenda:
  1. Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
  2. What is Division and Classification?
  3. D & C Brainstorm
  4. "Always, Always, Always"