This week we'll go from outline to argument (persuasive) essay, have a quiz on the vocabulary and punctuation we've been going over, and also work on determining theme.
MONDAY: Check for outline in response to Obama's plan to attack ISIS (from article we read and discussed Friday). Read The Sniper and determine theme. Due: Outline. HW: Finish reading The Sniper.
TUESDAY: CHANGE OF PLANS DUE TO HEAT IN CLASSROOM - Finding textual evidence (quotes) and citing examples that prove the theme of The Sniper. Read the short story "Cranes" outside in the shade as a class.
WEDNESDAY: Punctuation and Every Day vocab quiz. Silent, sustained reading. Please bring your independent reading books and logs. You should have 165 pages read by October 1. If you're finished with a book or want to abandon it, please bring it for a book conference so you can get credit for the pages.
THURSDAY: Compare "The Sniper" Notes, add "context" and "significance" to notes, and turn in. Begin Song Theme activity -- choose one of your favorite songs. Then, on a piece of construction paper, include the following: Your name, Song Name, Artist, Subject of Song, Theme of Song (the general statement the artist is making about life), a quote from the song, and a visual of your choice . HW: Finish Song Theme page for Monday.
FRIDAY: Current event/current issue day. Read an article and annotate it. Discuss and debate with the class, then create an outline with your response. Write out essay. HW: Outline due on Monday, essay due on Tuesday in class.
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