Room+305+-+April+-+LA+and+SS


 * Mr. Wolf - April 2013 - Reminders, Important Links, and Homework**
 * PLEASE VISIT PAGE FOR MAY **
 * ** REMINDERS ** ||  ||   || ** LA Links ** ||   ||   || ** SS Links ** ||
 * **1) Physical Forms due May 1** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || [|Environmental Costs] ||
 * **2) T-shirt orders are being made -**
 * make sure first two fees are paid** ||  ||   || [|Reading Response Survey] ||   ||   || [|Costs of War] ||
 * 3) [|High School Investigation Day Info] ||  ||   || [|Reading and Writing Notebook Assignments] ||   ||   || [|Veterans/Military Families] ||
 * 4) Graduation Information ||  ||   || [|What you should have in your **poetry folder**] ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 5) **Fee #3 Due** ||  ||   || [|Research Fact Organizer] ||   ||   || [|Create Your Own Political Cartoon] ||
 * ||  ||   || [|Upfront Magazines] ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || [| Organizing My Research] ||   ||   || [|AAEC Cartoon Index] ||
 * ||  ||   || [|Sonnets] ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || [|The Outline] and [|The Plan]

[|Mr. Wolf Sample Outline] ||  ||   || [|Daryl Cagle Collection] ||
 * ||  ||   || [| Mr. Wolf - Sample Leads] ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || [|Mr. Wolf - Sample - From Outline to Paragraph] ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || [|Mr. Wolf - Sample Essay with Transitions Highlighted] ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || [|List of Transitions - Use pages 5 and 6] ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || [|RITBand First 10 Words] ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || [|READING IS THINKING STRATEGIES] ||   ||   ||   ||


 * PE this week is on WEDNESDAY! **


 * PLEASE VISIT PAGE FOR MAY **

1) 1 Achieve 2) Select Article - complete a ONE PAGE reading log about that article. Please include the title of the article. Then, highlight and label the strategies you used. See above for the READING IS THINKING strategy list
 * Tuesday - Apr 30**
 * READING/VOCAB**

1) Double space and print DOWN DRAFT and highlight transitions if not done already
 * WRITING**

1) 1 Achieve 2) Highlight transitions in your literature circle article
 * Monday - Apr 29**
 * READING/VOCAB**

1) Double space your paper and print it 2) Circle or highlight 10 transitions
 * WRITING**

1) 1 Achieve 2) 2 Odyssey
 * Friday - Apr 26**
 * READING/VOCAB**
 * That'ts it... Have a good weekend!**

1) 1 Achieve
 * Thursday - Apr 25**
 * READING/VOCAB**

1) The Down Draft - Due Friday (Lead paragraph + all body paragraphs) - No conclusion yet
 * WRITING**

1) 2 Odyssey 2) //Vocab Story - Test Grade -// All 20 Words highlighted **(DUE TOMORROW)**
 * Wednesday - Apr 24**
 * READING/VOCAB**

1) The Down Draft - Due Friday (Lead paragraph + all body paragraphs) - No conclusion yet - Finish leads for those of you who need to.
 * WRITING**

1) 2 Odyssey 2) //Vocab Story - Test Grade -// All 20 Words highlighted **(DUE THURSDAY)**
 * Tuesday - Apr 23**
 * READING/VOCAB**

1) Create a document titled "Argument Leads - Your Name" and share with Mr. Wolf 2) Create THREE different options for a lead to your paper. 3) Highlight the lead your are going to use
 * WRITING**

1) 1 Achieve 2) 2 Odyssey
 * Monday - Apr 22**
 * READING/VOCAB**

1) Finish Outlines
 * WRITING**


 * Friday - Apr 19**
 * READING/VOCAB**
 * 1)** 1 Achieve

1) Argument Outlines Due Monday - Have analysis for all evidence completed - See my examples above
 * WRITING**

1) 2 Odyssey (calculating Odyssey grades tomorrow - please have 2 activities completed for 4/11, 4/15, 4/16, 4/18) 2) 1 Achieve 3) Rehearse for POETRY SLAM tomorrow! Wear all black for extra credit! Have your poem ready to perform and a one paragraph reflection about WHY you chose that poem, what it means to you. Use examples from the poem.
 * Thursday - Apr 18**
 * READING/VOCAB**


 * WRITING**
 * 1) Argument Outlines Due Monday** - Have analysis for all evidence completed - **See my examples above**

2) 1 Achieve 3) Vocab - Green - pg 91-92, Orange - 10 Trouble Word sentences 4) Select and rehearse Poetry Slam poem and reflection
 * Tuesday - Apr 16**
 * READING/VOCAB**
 * 1)** 2 Odyssey


 * Monday - Apr 15**
 * READING/VOCAB**
 * 1)** Finished Poetry Anthology
 * 2)** 2 Odyssey


 * WRITING**
 * 1)** Argument Plan/Outline **- DUE THURSDAY**

[|1) Poetry Anthology Work]
 * Friday - Apr 12**
 * READING/VOCAB**

1) Argument Paper - Organize your research - use these examples and complete in one of these two ways [|My Research Fact Organizer using highlights] [|Joshua's]
 * WRITING**

1) Anthology Work 2) Vocab - Green - pg 89-90, Orange - pg 44 3) 2 Odyssey 4) Free Verse - **Due TOMORROW**
 * Thursday - Apr 11**
 * READING/VOCAB**

1) Argument Paper - Organize research into 2-3 reasons and counter claim
 * WRITING**

1) Mercedes Benz NBs 2) [|Sonnet Activity - Mix Up]
 * Wednesday - Apr 10**
 * READING/VOCAB**
 * 3)** "Father to Son" Free Verse poem - **DUE FRIDAY**
 * 4)** 1 Achieve - only if you did not do one yesterday


 * WRITING**
 * 1)** Argument - Counterclaims - 1 Source and evidence that proves one counterclaim wrong
 * 2) POETRY ANTHOLOGY -** Concrete Poem and 3 Haikus - Final Drafts - (turn in everything on time and receive at 10% bonus on final project)

1) Jaguar/Lexus NBs 2) Vocab - Green - pg 87-88, Orange - pg 43-44 3) "Father to Son" Free Verse poem - **DUE FRIDAY**
 * Tuesday - Apr 9**
 * READING/VOCAB**
 * 4) Poetry Anthology -** Cinquain Poem (turn in everything on time and receive at 10% bonus on final project)

1) 3 sources completed for Argument
 * WRITING**

1) Jaguar NBs 2) Vocab - Green - pg 85-86, Orange - pg 41-42 3) Lit Book - pg 195 - #1 (ALL Bullet points), 2 and 3 4) Lit Book - pg 195 - #7 or #8 for Reading Responses
 * Monday - Apr 8**
 * READING/VOCAB**

1) Argument Paper - Have 3 sources don e
 * WRITING**

1) BMW Notebooks 2) 1 Achieve 3) 3 Cinquain poems
 * Friday - Apr 5**
 * READING/VOCAB**

1) Argument Research - 2 completed sources with at least one fact from each
 * WRITING**

1) 3 Haiukus with images 2) 1 Achieve
 * Thursday - Apr 4**
 * READING/VOCAB**

1) Select issue and claim 2) "Research fact organizer" shared with me 3) ** BRING LIBRARY CARD TOMORROW ** 4) A list of 5 search terms (key words and phrases about your topic that will guide you in your research)
 * WRITING**

1) Mercedes Benz Notebooks 2) Vocab - 1st Section - #11-20 3) "Charge of the Light Brigade" - numbers 1,2,4 in reading NBs. 4) "Charge of the Light Brigade" - # 7 or #8 as part of reading responses.
 * Wednesday - Apr 3**
 * READING/VOCAB**

1) "If I Ran the School" Claims sheet and notebook entry - Click [|here] for assignment
 * WRITING**

1) Lexus Notebooks 2) **Vocab -** 1st section - Both Books - #1-10 3) 2 Odyssey
 * Tuesday - Apr 2**
 * READING/VOCAB**

1) First 8 lines of a ballad - provide exposition for the plot (i.e. introduce characters and setting) (remember ballads are meant to be recited or sung - so there should be some sound devices in there like rhyme, alliteration, repetition etc)
 * WRITING**

1) Achieve 2) Vocab - Green - Unit 7, Orange - Unit 6 - Create a 3 Chart (Word, Definition, Notes) - Write all 20 definitions 3) BMW/Jaguar - Vivid Verb Responses
 * Monday - Apr 1**
 * READING**

1) Finish Plot sheet from "Ballad of the Harp Weaver"
 * WRITING**