College Writing
Saint Viator High School English Instructor
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Sept. 3-6-13

Tues.

1.  Submit our essays of compare/contrast...
2.  Read...discuss..Cirilli's "Echoes" in text...discuss...

Wed.

1.  Return of "Pygmallion" summer essays...discuss...rewrite in class per corrected comments

Thurs.

1.  Continue Pygmallion rewrites to end of per...submit...

Fri.

1.  Text...review intro essay in text for Narration Essay...discuss...begin our intro pars for Narrative Essay...HW...complete intro and body pars of Narration essays.


09-09-13:

Mon:

1.  Students bring final copy of Compare/Contrast essays to class finished over this past wkend...we will peer review them...two students reading our papers...commenting, etc...; then, students may edit as they see appropriate and submit final paper at end of per...
H.W.  read in text, "Description and Narration," pp: 229-237...test and/or discussion w/grade assigned on Tues...also...determine two topics for a Description essay and write them out for presentation to me on Tues...

Tues:

1.  Discuss text hw readings as promulgating of our upcoming Description essays...
2.  I will approve one of your Description topics and you will then create the intro par for this essay...begin intro par in class...finish for hw
H.W.  In text, read "Flavio's Home," pp: 254-257; then, answer on paper from p. 258, #'s: 1,2,3,4,6,7,& 12...plus completed intro pars...

Wed:

1.  Correct...collect hw...
2.  Collect...correct Description essay intro pars...students continue with body pars as i do this...
H.W:  Text, read, "Fish Camp," pp: 260-264; then, answer on paper from p. 264, #'s: 1-9

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students peer review one anothers intro and body pars of Description essays...
3.  Students get back peer reviewed papers and proceed to effect chosen corrections/improvements...
H.W:  Complete Description essays for Fri...
also...read in text, "Charisma..."pp: 266-268; then, answer on paper from p. 269, #'s:  1-7

Fri:

1.  Correc hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students submit final copies of their Description Essays...
3.We will read orally together from text pp: 275-278..discuss...
4. We will then read, "The Day I Was Fat,"pp: 293-295...discuss as an exemplar of effective Description writing....
H.W:  Text, answer questions 1-6 from p. 295...also begin intro par for our second Description Essay and bring initial work to class on Mon. for our continued work...

09-16-20-13:

Mon:

off

Tues:

1.  Students continue first drafts of their "Description" essays started Thurs...a full first draft essay is due and to be submitted at the end of the period...
2.  H.W:  Read in text, "The Day I Was Fat,"  pp: 293-295...also answer...typed...on paper questions 1-6 from p. 295...

Wed:

1.  I will return the corrected Compare/Compare essays...students are to rewrite as needed and submit at start of class Thurs...
2.  Correct text hw from p. 295 and discuss why the "Day I Was Fat" is good descriptive writing...collect...
H.W:  Text, read "Fish Camp," pp: 260-264; then, answer on paper from p. 264, #'s: 1-9

Thurs:

1.  Correct "Fish Camp" hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Collect rewrites of the Compare/Compare essays...
3.  Return corrected first drafts of "Description" essays...discuss for thesis accuracies...proper verb usages...effective conclusions...
H.W:  Rewrite the "Descriptive" essays for Fri submit...

Fri:

1. Collect rewrites of "Descriptive" essays....
2. Intro to "Narration" essay...read together orally in text pp:  275-278..discuss as needed...
3.  Students read excerpt from "Johnny Got His Gun," and examine as a good example of a Narration essay...
H.W:  Text, read "The Colossus in the Kitchen" ...pp: 286-288; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 288, #'s: 1-6...


09-23-27-13:

Mon:

1.  Return corrected second versions of Compare/Contrast essays...discuss...
2.  Discussion...then brief test on text Descriptive essay, p. 160, "Fish Camp."....correct...discuss...collect...
3.  Students then proceed with presenting to me their two pars of their Descriptive essays...while I review them, students should proceed with completing these Descriptive essays...till end of per...
H.W:   Text, read "Narration" intro pp: 275-278...also...Descriptive essays due at end of class on Tues...

Tues:

1.  Discuss text "Narration" pages...
2. Students complete Descriptive essays by end of per...collect...
H.W:  Text, read "The Colossus in the Kitchen,"  pp: 286-288; then, answer...typed...on paper from p. 288, #'s:  1-6...also...select three topics for a Narration essay...I will approve one of them on Wed...


Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Begin Narration essays after I approve topic choice...till end of per...
H.W:  Text, read "The Day I Was Fat," -pp:  293-295; then, answer on paper...tuped...from p. 295, #'s:  1-6...

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue composing Narration essays...rest of the per...
H.W:  read in text, "37 Who Saw Murder..." pp: 297-301; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 300-301, #'s: 1-6...

Fri:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Finish Narration essays in class...submit at end of the per...I will be away on a school field trip...you can work intelligently and productively on your own to finish these Narration essays...
H.W:  Text, read "Nagasaki, August 9, 1945"...pp: 302-304; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 304, #'s: 1-6...and beneath that, #'s: 1 & 2...

09-30-10-04-13:

Mon:

1.  Return corrected Description essays...probably not till Tues...
2.  Correct the two assignments from our text which were done in class Fri while I was away on the field trip..."The Day...Fat"...and...Nagasaki..."
3.  Oral reading or Narration pages in text:  pp: 275-278...discuss...
H.W:  Decide upon two topics for a Narrative essay; then, I will selectone for you to pursue on Tues...

Tues:

1.  Review Narration topics...students then begin the selected one for rest of period...Intro par's due at end of class...
H.W:  text, read ""37 Who saw Murder..."  pp: 298-300; then,answer...typed...from p. 300-301, #'s: 1-6 and then under that #'s: 1-3...
    

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss text reading for its Narrative qualities...
2.  I will return the intro par's for your Narratives and then students will proceed to compose the remainder of this Narration essay...due on Fri...
H.W:  Text, read pp: 290-291, "Mid-Term Break" and answer...typed...from p. 291, #'s: 1-6 and from p. 292, #'s: 1-3...

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss Heaney's poem as an example of a Narrative form even tho a poem...is he understandable?...is he successful as a Narration form?
2.  Continue Narrative essays for rest of class...
H.W:  Complete Narrative essays...

Fri: 

1.  Students each peer edit two other students' Narratives...8-10 min's for each peer edit; then, owners are returned their essays and revise as desired until end of period...essays will be turned in either at the end of the per Fri or at the start of the per Mon...
H.W:  Final edit/composing of Narration essay...and...text...read pp: 311-313 on "Exposition" writing...


10-06-10-13:

Mon:

1.  First two par's of Narrative Essays due at start of period...I will check then over as you continue composing the further development of your essays on the laptops...
2.  Retest on "Nagasaki..."...correct...discuss...collect...
HW:  Text, read pp: 305-307; then, select one of the six topics for sustained writing work on an additional Narrative topic...this essay will be due on Thurs...

Tues:

1.  Continue toward completion our Narrative Essays...full per...
2.  At 9:30, we will exchange papers w/two other students and peer review others' essays...return by 9:50; then, you may revise your corrected/commented upon essays as you deem fruitful to your Narrative purposes...finish for hw...
H.W:  See #2 above...final Narrative Essay due Wed...

Wed:

1.  Submit final Narrative Essays...
2.  Text:  We will orally read/discuss..."Exposition," pp: 311-313...discuss...
3.  We will then begin reading in text, "Illustration"  pp: 315-316...discuss...
H.W:  Select three topics for your "Illustration" essays...I will determine the most suitable topic w/you on Thurs...also...read in text,  "Wolf,"  pp: 325-327; then, answer on paper...typed..from p. 327, #'s: 1-7

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Submit three Illustration topics...I will quickly return them, and you will then begin your Illustration essays...
3.  Begin Illustration Essays...
H.W:  Text, read, "Covert Force," pp: 329-332; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 332-33, #'s: 1-8

Fri:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue composing Illustration Essays...rest of the per...
H.W:  Complete all but concluding par for Illustration essays...

Oct 14-18-13:

Mon:

Off

Tues:

1.  Students complete Narrative Essays and submit at end of class...also submit the peer edited copy two other students edited...
2.  Read orally together in class from text:  "Exposition,"  pp: 311-313...discuss...
H.W:  Text:  read, "Illustration, pp: 315-316; then, also go on to read the essay, "Wolf," pp: 325-327; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 327, #'s: 1-5...

Wed:

Off

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Return corrected Narrative Essays...discuss...; then, students re-write them w/response to my suggestions, etc...and submit a hard copy of final revision essays at end of this per...
H.W:  Text:  read"Covert Force,"  pp: 329-332; then, answer on paper...typed...from pp:  332-333, #'s: 1-8...also:  Type three possible ideas for your "Illustration" essays to be started tomorrow...

Fri:

1.  Return corrected final essays of Narration...discuss...
2.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
3.  Review the three possible topic ideas from each student for his "Illustration" essay and indicate which one the student is to pursue; then, students begin their "Illustration"  essays in class...
H.W:  Complete intro pars for "Illustration" essays...

10-21-25-13:

Mon:

1.  Return final Narration essays...discuss...
2.  Test on text, pp:  315-316..."Illustration,"...correct...discuss...collect...
3.  Students begin intro pars to Illustration essays for remainder of the period...
H.W:  Text, read "Wolf,"  pp: 325-327; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 327, #'s: 1-5...

Tues:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students submit intro and second par's for Illustration essays after composing them for the remainder of the per...
H.W:  Text, read, "Covert Force," pp: 329-332; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 332-333, #'s: 1-8...

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Return graded intro and 2nd par's to students for Illustration essays...discuss...
3.  Students continue with composing of Illustration essays for remainder of the per...
H.W:  Text, read, "English is a Crazy Language,"  pp: 334-337; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 337, #'s: 1-7...

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students complete Illustration essays...and...last 15 min's of per...we peer edit w/two other students...return...discuss...
H.W:  Read in text, "The Death of Common Sense,"  pp: 339-343; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 344, #'s: 1-8...also...Illustration final essay due tomorrow...fri...at the start of the per...

Fri:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Collect final Illustration essays...
3.  In text, read orally together "Process Analysis" pp:  385-395...discuss...
H.W:  Compose three titles...ideas...for a Process Analysis essay for submission on Mon...

10-28-11-01-13:

Mon:

1.  First two par's of "Illustration" essays are due at start of class...I will review/correct/return them as you all proceed with the overall essay composition...
2.  Return "Wolf" text hw...discuss...
3.  Correct...discuss...the next five vocab words on our 62 word vocab wkshts...
H.W:  Text, read:  "English...Crazy Language."  pp: 334-337; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 337, #'s: 1-7 and 1-3 at bottom of page...

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue with our "Illustration" essays...
H.W:  Text, read:  "The Death of Common Sense."...pp: 339-343; then, answer on paper from p. 344, #'s:  1-6

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  We will peer edit with two fellow students editing our "Illustration" essays...about 15 mins...
3.  Return essays to owners...; then, revise "Illustration" essays as preferred...
H.W:  Complete final version of "Illustration" essays due at start of class on Thurs...

Thurs:

1.  Collect "Illustration" essays...
2.  We ill read together orally in class from the text the two following essays in our text:  "Oma:  Portrait of a Heroine," and "Study Calculus."...discuss...We will compare/contrast the two essays; then, we will create our own essays styled upon wither of these two textual exemplars...begin our intro pars...
H.W:  Text:  read:  "Burger Queen,"  pp: 113-114; then, answer on paper from p. 114, #'s:  1-7...

Fri:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  We will continue with our essays started yesterday with text essays as our models...by end of per...I want all except the concluding par submitted...
H.W:  Text, read:  "A Brother's Dreams,"  pp: 117-119; then, answer on paper from p. 119, #'s: 1-7...

11-04-08-13:

Mon:

1.  Return corrected "Illustration" essays...discuss...
2.  Correct text hw on "English...Crazy Language."...discuss...collect...
3.  Intro in text to "Process Analysis" essay writing...pp:  385-387 and 395...
H.W:  Text, read pp:  398-400, "Millionaire..."   ; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 401, #'s: 1, 3, 4, and 5...also:  select three possible topics for our Process Analysis essays...I will then indicate the most propitious choice...

Tues:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Submit Process Analysis topics...I will approve of one; then, you will proceed with the intro pars...
H.W:  Text, read "How to Fight a Duel."...pp: 403-405; then, answer...typed...on paper from p. 406, #'s: 2-6...

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students then  continue composing their Process Analysis essays for the duration of the period...
H.W:  Text, read, "On Fire," pp: 407-410; then, answer on paper from p. 410, #'s: 1-8...

Thurs:

1.  Correct tex hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students peer review the Process Analysis essays of two fellow students...exchange papers...indicate areas of strength/improvement...return to owner...two times..; then, you may review the corrections/suggestions...compose the final essay...start in class... due on Tues...
H.W:  Complete the final Process Analysis essay for Tues...

Fri...Mon...Off...

11-12-13:

Tues:

1.  Return "Crazy Language" hw...discuss...Return "Wolf" hw...discuss...Return Intro Par's for "Corporate Letters" Project...discuss...Return corrected "Illustration" Essays...discuss...
2.  Students next proceed to rewrite the ret'd "Illustration" essays for a perfected final submit at end of the period on Wed...
H.W: Text, read:  "Do You Want to be a MIllionaire," pp:  398-400; then, answer on paper from p. 401, #'s: 2, 3, 4, & 5 ...

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students finish rewrites of their "Illustration" essays and submit by end of the period; also, students continue with composing the body par's of their Corporate Letters and work toward letter completion by end of the period on Thurs...
H.W:  Text, read, "How To Fight a Duel,"  pp: 404-405; then, answer on paper from p. 406, #'s: 2, 3, 5, & 6...

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students use remainder of the period to complete their Corporate Letters...half way thru the period we will exchange our letters with two other students who will peer edit for our discernment...when returned, then students may enter corrections as desired...the final presentation of these letters is due on Fri by the middle of the period...
H.W:  Text, read, "On Fire," pp: 408-410; then, answer on paper from p. 410, #'s: 1, 2, 3, 5, & 7...also...read over text pages 385-388 on procedures for creating a "Process-Analysis" essay; then, type on paper three ideas for your "Process-Analysis" essays, and I will select the most propitious topic for you which you may begin either Fri or Mon in class for our next essay assignment...

Fri:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Collect "Process-Analysis" topics...select preferred topic...return to students...students then begin creating intro pars for this "Process-Analysis" essay...
3.  Collect final Corporate Letters...
H.W:  1.  Finish intro pars for "Process-Analysis" essays...2.  Text, read:  "Florida's Ants headed for Trouble," pp: 413-414; then, answer on paper from p. 415, #'s: 1, 3, 4, & 7...









1.  Brief discussion of Cirilli's, "Echoes" from text reading...
2.  Discussion/Critical Review of Angela's Ashes from our Summer reading...test on the novel on Tuesday...
3.  Proceed w/in-class writing of our Descriptive Narration Essay on a character of lasting and significant positive life influence...
H.W:  Continue w/Description Essays:  finish writing the intro par. w/thesis...
N.B.  Be sure to bring Angela's Ashes to class on Tuesday...there will be a book test...and a discussion w/grade assigned...and a related writing assignment due by Friday...

Tues:

1.  Submit intro par's of Description Essays...I will be correcting/commenting upon/returning these as students continue to compose the remainder of these essays in class and  at home for hw due on Friday...
2.  Test on Angela's Ashes...correct...discuss...collect... 
H.W:  Complete Descriptive Narration Essays for Friday...also read in text:  "Study Calculus," pp: 108-110; then, do on paper questions from p. 110: 1,4,5, & 7...

Wed:


1.  Correct hw on "Study Calculus"...collect...
2.  In-class essay of choice selected from several topic options on an aspect of Angela's Ashes
H.W:  Read in text:  "Burger Queen,"  pp: 112-114; then, do on paper questions from p. 114:  1,2,3, & 5...and on p. 115:  1,2, & 3...

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Vocabulary:  Review/Discuss first ten words from our Vocabulary WkShts...also...Literary Devices:  Review/Discuss first three terms from our Literary Terms WkShts...
H.W:  Finish Description Essays for Fri...also...Provide two sentences for each of the ten vocab wds we reviewed today in class

Fri:

1.  Collect Description Narration Essays...Collect Vocab Sentences hw...
2.  We will finish our Angela's Ashes essays in class on Friday...if more time is needed, you may finish them for hw due on Monday...
H.W: Finish Angela's Ashes essays and read in Text, "A Brother's Dreams," pp: 116-119 and answer on paper from p. 119, #'s: 1,4,5, & 6...

September 2-6, 2013

Mon: No School

Tues:

1.  Return Angela's Ashes Summer Reading Essay #1...discuss...
2.  Discussion on the test from last week re:  Angela's Ashes...
3.  Finish our Personal Description Narration Essays in class...submit at end of the per...
H.W:  Text, read "A Brother's Dreams," pp: 116-119 and answer on paper from p. 119, #'s:  1,4,5, and 6...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Intro to our Compare/Contrast essay...
3.  Read together orally in class...discuss...:Text:  pp:  349-359; then, on pp: 359-361, read the eight choices for a Compare/Contrast topic...choose one...begin your paper...
H.W:  Intro par. to topic of choice from text for the Compare/Contrast Essay...

Thurs:

1.  Submit intro par's for Compare/Contrast Essay to me...I will be looking them over/grading them as you continue at the lap tops w/the body of your Compare/Contrast Essays...
H.W:  Finish body par's of Compare/Contrast Essays...also read in text, pp: 362-365, "High Anxiety:  It Never Ends."...then, answer on paper from p. 365, #'s: 1,3, and 4...

Fri:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  I will return your intro par's...you will further edit/revise/improve them...you will also peer-review another student's Compare/Contrast Essay...you will then continue on toward completion of your essays and finish them w/a careful concluding par. for Mon...
H.W:  See #2 above...and...in text, read pp: 367-368, "Temptations of Old Age"...then, answer on paper fro Mon. from p. 369, #'s: 1-6 of Questions for Discussion...

September 9-13, 2013:

Mon: 

1.  Return of second essay for Angela's Ashes Essays...discuss...
2.  Text...final discussion upon "My Brother's Dreams"...
3.  Review of hw on Compare/Contrast two par's...collect...
4.  Intro. to Didion's, "Los Angeles Notebook" prompt essay...
H.W:  Read Didion's essay and note various literary, grammatical, and stylistic devices...

Tues:

1.  Discussion of Didion...lit. terms/structural devices/syntax/par. structuring/etc...
2.  Begin in-class essays analyzing Didion's essay as prompt instructs...
H.W:  Intro par. on analysis of Didion's, "Los Angeles Notebook"

Wed:

1.  Peer review of intro par's on Didion...
2.  Proceed w/body par's of our prompt analysis essays of Didion's essay...
H.W:  Complete essay of analysis on Didion's, "Los Angeles Notebook."

Thurs:

1.  Peer review of body par's on Didion...
2.  Proceed w/completion of our prompt analysis of Didion's essay...
H.W:  Review, edit, complete essay on analysis of "Los Angeles Notebook" and read in text Compare/Contrast essay of choice from our chapter on this genre...

Fri: 

1.  Submit "Los Angeles Noteboook" final essays...
2.  Begin intro par's on Compare/Contrast essays...peer review as needed...proceed w/body par's also...
H.W:  Complete Compare/Contrast essays for Mon...

September 16-20, 2012:

Mon: No School

Tues:

1.  Intro. par's due for "Los Angeles Notebook" w/prompt contiguous thesis...
2.  Peer review w/two other students...review w/teacher of intro par rules...
3.  Re-writes/editing of intro par's...submit at end of per...
H.W:  Text, read p. 362; then, select 5 of the vocab wds at bottom...use each in two sents...;then, read pp:  363-365 as Compare/Contrast ex. essay...next, answer on paper from p. 365, #'s:  1 & 4...

Wed:

1.  Return intro par's to Los Angeles Notebook...students then continue writing body par's of this essay for first half of the per...
2.  Next, we correct our vocab and our text analysis/reading hw...discuss...collect...
H.W:  Text, read p. 367; then, select any 5 vocab wds of choice and use each in two sents; then, read p. 368...next, answer on paper from p. 369, #'s:  1-6...

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...review vocab sents...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue our Los Angeles Notebook Essays w/completion due in class on Thurs...
H.W:  Text, read p. 370-371; then, select any 5 wds from vocab list and use each wd in two sents...next, read pp:  371-374; then, answer on paper from p. 374, #'s: 1,3, & 4...

Fri:

1.  Correct hw...review/discuss vocab wds...review/discuss thematic and structural content/style of text essay...correct hw quest's...discuss...collect...
2.  Students work on Los Angeles Notebook Essays and peer review one another's work till end of per...
H.W:  Edit/final version of LA Notebook Essay due at start of per. Fri...also, read in text:  p. 376; then, provide 2 sentences for each of the 5 vocab wds on p. 376; then, read pp: 376-378...next, answer on paper from p. 379, #'s: 1, 2, 5, and 7...

September 23-27, 2013:

Mon:

1.  Submit LA Notebook Essays...
2.  Correct vocab hw...discuss...correct questions on assigned text essay...discuss as ex. of Compare/Contrast essay style...collect hw...
3.  Begin in-class Compare/Contrast essays...
H.W:  Complete intro par. of Compare/Contrast essay

Tues:

1.  In rm 229, in the text:  Read:  pp: 370-371 and then use any three of the vocab wds in two sents each written out on paper...next, read pp:371-374 and then answer on paper from p. 374-75, #'s:  1, 3, 4, & 6...
H.W: Work upon Explication de Texte Essays of any Shakespearean Sonnet of choice and complete all of the essay except the concluding par...

Wed:

1.  In rm 229, in the text:  Read: pp: 376-378; then, answer on paper from p. 379, #'s:  1, 2, 5, & 7...in remaining time, work on the handwritten drafts of the concluding par's for the Explication de Texte Essay...finish essay at home...

Thurs: 

1.  In Gym II, peer review two other students' Explication de Texte essays, commenting in writing on the paper upon such elements as punctuation, syntax, spelling, quote incorporations, par transitions, and concl par's...15 min's...
2.  Students then edit their returned essays improving in needed areas of writing...rest of the period...
H.W:  Write final version of Explication de Texte Essays...also, in text...read p. 362; then, use any three vocab wds of choice in two sents each...then...read pp:  363-365 and answer on paper from p. 365, #'s:  1, 3, & 4...

Fri: 

1.  In Gym II,  Submit Explication de Texte Essays...
2.  Correct Thurs. hw...discuss...collect...
3.  Begin intro par's for our Compare/Contrast Essays...
H.W:  Complete intro par and body par's of Compare/Contrast Essays for Mon...

September 30-October 4, 2013:

Mon:

1.  Continue our Explication de Texte Essays (Sonnets)...submit final paper Tues...
2.  Intro comments by teacher...interaction w/several students...on purposes of and styles of writing for:  Compare/Contrast Essays...
H.W:  Finish Explication de Textes Essays...submit on Tues...

Tues:

N.B.  We will be in rm 229 Tues and Wed of this week...
1.  Submit Explication de Texte Essays...
2.  Read in text:  p. 362; then, provide on paper two sent's each for any three of the Vocab. wds...next...read pp: 363-365; then, answer on paper from p. 365, #'s: 1, 3, & 4 under "Questions for Discussion"...and on p. 366, # 2 under "Thinking Critically."...next...read in text:  p. 367; then, provide on paper tewo sent's each for any three of the Vocab. wds...next...read p. 368; then, answer on paper from p. 369, #'s: 1-6 under "Questions for Discussion" and #1 under "Thinking Critically."...lastly...read in text: pp: 370-371; then, provide on paper two sent's each for any three of the Vocab. wds...then read pp: 371-374...then on p. 374, answer #'s: 1, 3, & 4...
H.W:  Finish any remainder of the above classroom work and submit all of this for correction w/teacher and the class on Wed...All of these are Compare/Contrast text essays...we will reference them as models for our own Compare/Contrast Essays we will begin in class on Wed...

Wed:

1.  Correct Tues in class work...discuss as aspects of and as exemplars for Compare/Contrast Essays......collect...
2.  Begin intro par's for our Compare/Contrast Essays...peer review w/one other student...
H.W:  Intro and body par's of Compare/Contrast essays...

Thurs:

1.  I will be collecting/correcting your intro par's for the Compare/Contrast essays...you will all continue to work on the bodypar's and then the concluding par. of this essay as i correct/discuss your intro par's w/you all individually...as I walk around the Gym II room
H.W:  Rewrite any needed aspects of the intro par's...finish all the body par's...begin the first sentence...at least...of the concluding par...

Fri:

1.  Finish final version of Compare/Contrast Essays by the end of the period...submit...
2.  I will be distributing a short story for you...we will briefly reference it; then, you will next Monday begin writing a critical analysis paper of a work of literature (the short story).
H.W:  Read the short story assigned to you by me on Fri...test on it on Mon...

October 7-11, 2013:

Mon:

1.  Finish our Explication essays in class...submit at end of period...
2.  Submit intro par. for "Los Angeles Notebook" essay also by end of per...
H.W: Text,  read "high Anxiety," pp: 363-365; then, answer on paper from p. 365, #'s:  1, 3, & 4...plus Vocab. on p. 362, use each word in a sentence...

Tues:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss article as an ex. of compare/contrast essay style...review vocab hw sentences...discuss...collect hw...
2.  I will return your intro par's for "Los Angeles Notebook'; then, you will proceed with completing the Prompt essay...due at end of per. on Thurs...
H.W:  Text, read "Temptations of Old Age," p. 368; then, answer on paper from p. 369, #'s:  1-6...also...provide a sentence each for five words of your choice from the vocab words on p. 367...

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw and text vocab. work...discuss...collect...
2.  Proceed with completing the "Los Angeles Notebook" essays...hand in either at end of per. or at start of per. on Fri...
H.W:  Text, read "They Shoot Helicopters..."pp: 371-374; then, answer on paper from p. 374, #'s:  1, 3, and 4...also...from vocab. words on pp: 370-71...select any five to use in one sentence each...LA Notebook essays due on Fri. also...

Thurs:

1.  Collect "Los Angeles Notebook" essays...
2.  Correct text hw...discuss...review vocab sents...discuss...collect...
3.  Begin intro. par's for our Compare/Contrast Essays...
H.W:  Intro par's for Compare/Contrast Essays...

Fri: 

1. Final editing of "Los Angeles Notebook" essays...15 min's...submit...
2. Intro comments from teacher:  Compare/Contrast guidelines/goals...
3. Discussion w/students re: outside Novel...Journals...etc as vehicles for essays...
4.  Text: oral in-class reading of "High Anxiety," pp: 363-365...discussion as an exemplar for Compare/Contrast style...
H.W:  Vocab:  p. 362...one sentence for each word...also...p. 365, do on paper #'s: 1, 3, & 4...also:  think of two Compare/Contrast topics...write them down...

October 14-18, 2013:

Mon:  No School

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Text:  oral in-class reading of "How the Lawuers Stole Winter,"  pp: 376-378...discuss...Compare/Contrast aspects?
3.  Approval of Compare/Contrast topics...students then begin intro par's for Compare/Contrast essays...
H.W:  Text:  Vocab, p. 376, use each of the five words in a sentence...and...p. 379, do on paper #'s: 1, 2, 5, & 7.

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Proceed w/intro and then body par's for our Compare/Contrast essays...
H.W:  Text:  Read "Temptations of Old Age,"...then...on p. 367, provide one sentence for each vocab word...then...on p. 369, answer on paper #'s:  1-6...

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue w/Compare/Contrast essays...final essay due at end of class on Fri. or at start of class next Mon...we will determine that as we progress...
H.W:  Text:  Read "They Shoot Helicopters, Don't They," pp: 371-374...also...provide one sentence each for each vocab word listed on pp: 371-372...also...answer on paper #'s: 1, 3, & 4 from p.  374...

Fri:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Since it will take most of the period correcting our text hw, what time remains will be spent toward completing our Compare/Contrast essays...and...you will complete them in class by the end of the period Monday...
H.W:  Text:  p. 382, # 6:  Compose a Compare/Contrast Essay on the topic the text presents...due Tues...

October 21-25, 2013

Mon:

1.  Brief in-class oral review of processes for composing our ongoing Compare/Contrast papers...check text:  p. 349 plus add. comments...
2.  Students finish second version of Explication Essays...submit at end of the period...
3.  I will be reviewing/approving your intro. par's for Compare/Contrast as I walk around the room...finish them/revising as suggested...for Tues...
H.W:  Text:  Vocab. pp:  370-71:  Provide one sentence for each word on paper...this is due Tues; then,  for Wed:  read "Helicopters,"  PP:  371-74...next...answer on paper:  #'s: 1, 3, & 4.

Tues:

1.  Present final intro par's for Compare/Contrast...I will review them as you continue your body par's for this essay...
2.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
H.W:  See Mon. assignment for Wed...plus have at least the first two body par's of the Compare/Contrast essay done for Wed...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Finish our Compare/Contrast Essays in class...hand in at end of the per...
H.W:  Text:  Vocab...p. 376, one sentence for each word...plus...read "How...Stole Winter,"  pp: 376-78; then, answer on paper from p. 379, #'s:  1, 2, 5, & 7.

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  I will distribute the submitted Compare/Contrast essays you gave to me yesterday...everyone will peer review another student's essay...return it to that student when done...;then, each student will effect any editing he may wish...retype...submit a revised version by the end of the period...
H.W:  Text, read pp:  385-388 re:  how to compose a Process Analysis Essay...we will discuss this on Mon...

Fri:

1.  We will compose an in-class essay...to be completed by the end of the period...on a writing prompt I will hand out to you all...remember all our "error" rules re: verb selections/agreement/thesis clarity and placement/integration of quotes, etc...
H.W:  See Thurs. assignment...


October 28-November 1, 2013:

Mon:

1.  Correct text hw..."They Shoot Helicopters..."discuss...collect...
2.  Finish our Compare/Contrast Essays by end of the per...submit...
H.W:  Text:  "How the Lawyers...Winter."...read pp: 376-78; then, answer on paper from p. 379, #'s:  1, 2, 5, & 7...

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Rewrite "LA Notebook ret'd essays...finish by end of per. Wed...
H.W:  For our next "Process-Analysis" paper... read in text:  pp 398-400, "Do You Want to be a Millionaire?"; then, answer on paper from p. 401, #'s: 4 & 5...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2,  Finish "LA Notebook rewrites...
H.W:  Text:  p. 403, write one sentence each for all of the listed vocab. wds. on theis page...;then, read, "How to Fight a Duel," on pp: 404-405...on p. 406, ans. #'s: 2, 3, 4, & 6...

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Read together in class orally in text, "On Fire," and "Florida's Fire Ants..."...discuss as Process-Analysis essays...
3.  Begin your own "Process-Analysis" essays...finish for next Tues...
H.W:  See #3 above... 

Fri:

1.  Text, read orally...discuss..."How the Lawyers Stole Winter,"..pp:  376-78...final component of text into our Compare/Contrast Essays...
2.  Further class analysis of the several poems I provided for our second Compare/Contrast Essay due on Thurs...
H.W:  Text:  answer #'s: 1, 2, 5, & 7 on p. 379...also read pp:  385-387 on Process/Analysis Essay writing formats/purposes...

November 4-8, 2013:

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Begin our Poetry Compare/Contrast Essays...rest of the period...
H.W:  Read in text, p. 395...then...pp:  398-400,"Do You Want To Be A Millionaire?"...answer on paper from p. 401, #'s:  4 & 5...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue our Poetry Compare/Contrast Essays...rest of period...
H.W:  Read in text, pp: 404-05:  "How To Fight A Duel."...then answer on paper from p. 406, #'s: 2, 3, 5, & 6...also provide a sentence for each vocab wd. on p. 403...

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Finish by end of period a final version of the Compare/Contrast Poetry Essays...submit at end of the class...
H.W:  Text, read "On Fire,"  pp: 407-410; then, answer on paper from p. 410, #'s:  1, 2,3, 5, & 7...also...determine two possible topics for our Process?Analysis Essays which we will begin on Fri...

Fri:

1. Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Begin our Process/Analysis Essays...full period...
H.W:  Text:  Read pp: 413-14, "Florida's Fire Ants Headed for Trouble"; then, answer on paper from p. 415, #'s:  1, 3, 4, & 7...

Nov. 18-22-13:

Mon:  Off

Tues:

1.  Last day to finish our Corporate Letters...submit at 9:40...
2.  Last ten minutes of class: Oral review of pp: 385-388 in text...discuss as pertinent to our Process/Analysis essays...
H.W:  1.  Text, read "Do You Want To Be a Millionaire?" pp: 398-400; then, answer on paper from p. 401, #'s:4 & 5...
2.  Type three possible topics for the Process-Analysis essay...I will assist you in determining the most propitious choice on Wed...; then, you will begin the essay in class...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Collect students' topic choices for Process-Analysis essays...determine the best choice...return to students...students then proceed w/intro par's of this essay
H.W:  Text, read, "How To Fight a Duel," pp: 404-405; then, answer on paper from p. 406, #'s: 2, 3, 5, & 6...

Thurs: 

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students then continue w/Process-Analysis essays...submit intro and second pars to me at end of per...
H.W:  Text, read, "On Fire," pp: 408-410; then, answer on paper from p. 410, #'s: 1, 2, 3, 5, & 7...

Fri:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collec t...
2.  Return corrected/graded intro and second pars to students...
3.  Students continue essays to end of per...We will be peer reviewing these essays also during this period today...
H.W:  Finish Process-Analysis essays for hw due on Mon. at start of class...

Nov. 25-29-13:

Mon:

1.  Final submission of Corporate Letters...
2.  Read together in class:  "Process Analysis,"  pp: 385-388...discuss...
3.  Correct Vocab HW...discuss...collect...
H.W:  1.  Read in text, "Do You Want to Be a Millionaire?"  pp: 398-400; then, answer on paper from p. 401, #'s: 4 & 5......2.  Submit three typed ideas for our Process Analysis essays

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Review our three topic choices for our Process Analysis essays...I will select the most propitious choice; then, students begin this paper for remainder of the period...
H.W:  Text, read, "How To Fight A Duel,"  404-405; then, answer on paper from p. 406, #'s: 2, 3, 4, & 6...also...Compose a Thanksgiving essay due the Tues after TG break...details will be provided on Mon and Tues...

Wed_Fri:  Off

12-02-06-13:

Mon:

1.  Return several corrected final essays...discuss...
2.  Students proceed with the intro pars of their Process Analysis essays...till end of per...
H.W:  Text:  read "How to Fight a Duel,"  pp:  404-405; then, answer on paper from p. 406, #'s: 2, 3, 5, & 6...

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue w/Process/Analysis essays as I peruse the room responding to writing needs...submit intro par and body pars by end of the per...
H.W:  Text, read pp: 407-410, "On Fire"; then, answer on paper from p. 410, #'s:  1, 2, 3, 5, & 7...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Return corrected intro and body pars to students of the Process/Analysis essays...students then proceed with adjustments and revisions...
H.W:  Text, read "Florida's Fire Ants..."  pp:  412-414; then, answer on paper from p. 415, #'s:  1, 3, 4, & 7...

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students finish Process/Analysis essays by mid period; then, students exchange with two other students for peer editing...till end of per...
H.W:  Revise and complete Process/Analysis essays due at start of cvlass on Fri...

Fri:

1.  Submit final version of Process/Analysis essays...
2.  Review vocab assignment provided from last week...collect...
3.  Intro to "Argumentative and Persuasive" essays...text...read orally together in class pp:  463-473...discuss as appropriate...
H.W:  Text:  read "Argumentation" pp:  475-482...also...type on paper three possible topics for an "Argumentation" essay...

12-09-14-13:

Mon:

1.  Students finish Process Analysis essays...submit at start of per. on Tues...full per...
H.W:  Text:  read pp: 421-427, "Definition."...discussion on Tues...also...finish any remaining elements of the Process Analysis essay for Tues start of per. submit...

Tues:

1.  Discussion of hw pages on "Definition."...5 mins
2.  I will be assigning an in-class prompt essay to be finished by the end of the per...at end of per, we will exchange papers w/ student to our right, and we will peer edit that paper for hw...
H.W:see #2 above...also...read in text, "The Ordinariness of Evil," pp: 436-439; then, answer on paper from p. 440, #'s: 1, 2, 3, 4, & 6...also...type three possible topic choices for our Definition essay; then, I will direct your writing toward the most propitious topic...

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students submit their three topics for a Definition essay...I will quickly return them with a preferred choice...
3.  Students return their peer-editied corrections to their fellow students; then, all students will have 30 mins to rewrite the Prompt essays from Tues effecting any changes desired...submit at end of per...
H.W:  Text, read pp: 442-443, "The D-Day Generation."...then, answer on paper from p. 444, #'s:  1-7...

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students begin writing their "Definition" essays...rest of per...
H.W:  Read in text:  pp: 446-449, "Life Without Father."...then, answer on paper from p. 450, #'s: 1-11...

Fri:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue toward completion of their "Definition" essays...rest of per...
H.W:  Finish "Definition" essays for Mon...

12-17-21-13:

Mon:

1.  Return corrected Process Analysis essays and special in-class Writing Prompt
essays from last Thursday ...discuss...
2.  Correct text hw from p. 215...discuss...collect...
3.  Review orally our reading from text on "Definition" essays:  pp: 421-427...
4.  We will select three topics for our "Definition" essays in class; then, I will approve the most propitious choice by the end of the per...
H.W:  Text, read pp: 435-439, "The Ordinariness of Evil," and answer...typed...on paper from p. 440, #'s:  1,2,3,4, & 6...

Tues:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Begin our intro and first two body pars of the "Definition" essays...I will peruse the room as you compose...remember the verb rules...the agreement rules...etc...
H.W:  Text, read pp: 441-443, "The D-Day Generation," and answer...typed...on paper from p. 444, #'s: 1-7...

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue toward completion of our "Definition" essays...at 9:30, we will exchange w/two other students and peer edit till end of class...
H.W:  Text, read pp:  446-449, "Life Without Father," and answer...typed...on paper from p. 450, #'s:  1-11...also...complete first full draft of our "Definition" essays

Thurs:

1.  Collect text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  At start of class have your completed "Definiton" essays ready; then, we will quickly have both me and one other student review them...then...students are to revise as desired and submit the final "Definition" essay by the end of the per...
H.W:  Text, read pp:  452-457, "The Perpetual Adolescent," and answer on paper...typed...from pp:  457-58, #'s:  1-11...also..final submit of our Letters to Santa or Mr. Neville are due on Fri...

Fri:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Intro to our next "Persuasion" paper essay...read together orally in text pp:  463-473...discuss...also, then read in text on "Persuasion" essays pp:  515-519...discuss...we will determine some general guidelines for propitious topics for a "Persuasion" essay...
H.W:  Compose a "Persuasion" essay due day after our return to school....we will review/examine them for a full class per. on our first day back after Christmas break...

Jan 06-10-14:

Mon:  Off
Tues: Off

Wed: 

1.  Return corrected essays:  Letters to Companies, Definition, Process/Analysis...Discuss...Return HW assignments...discuss...Return topic papers for Research papers...discuss...Collect HW:  Intro par's to "Persuasion" essays...return to students by end of per...
2.  Students finish "Persuasion" essays today and tomorrow in class...submit on Fri...
3.  Students also proceed w/Research papers that will be due next Tues...
H.W:  Text:  "Persuasion" readings:  p. 532, "Education is the Priority"...read and answer on paper from p. 535, #'s: 1-8


Thurs:

1.  Continue w/"Persuasion" essays...submit at start of class on Fri...
2.  Students also proceed w/Research papers...submit on next Tues...
3.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
H.W:  Text:  read pp: 543-548, "Tuition for Illegal Immigrants."...then, answer on paper from p. 549, #'s: 1-10...also..."Persuasion" essays are due at start of class on Fri...

Fri:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect
2.  Collect "Persuasion" essays...
3.  Students now proceed w/Research papers due next Tues...
H.W:  Complete Research papers for Monday except concluding pars...on Monday, we will peer edit, revise, create a concluding par...papers due on Tues...


Jan  13-17-14:

Mon:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students are to have full research papers completed...We will peer edit...return to owner...students may then revise as desired for rest of per...
H.W:  Research papers due at start of class on Tues...

Tues:

1.  Collect Research Papers
2.  Students have final Exam Review Sheets...We will examine/discuss them; then, we will review our Lit Terms Sheets...
H.W:  Study for Final Exam...

Wed-Fri: 

Exams

College Writing Sem !!...Mr. Neville...Per 2...

01-20-24-14:

Mon:

Off

Tues:

1.  Verify all students textbooks...
2.  Distribute a sample writing prompt...40 mins...students do in class...
H.W:  Text:  read intro to "Description and Narration" essays, pp: 229-237...test on this info on Wed...also, in text, read "Fish Camp," pp: 260-264; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 264, #'s: 1, 4, 5, 6, & 7...finally, students are to create a list of three topics for their "Description" essays...typed...I will select one on tues...;then, students will proceed with composing a Description essay...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Present papers typed from last eve w/three topics for "Description" writing...I will collect and indicate the topic to be pursued; then, we will begin writing our "Description" essays in class to the end of the per...
H.W:  Text, read "Charisma Fortified by 'Chutzpah"..pp: 266-268; then answer on paper...typed...from p. 269, #'s: 1-6...also, complete par. one of the "Description" essay...fully typed...for presentation at the start of Wed class

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue composing the "Description" essays as I peruse the room collecting/correcting the typed intro pars...
H.W:  Finish "Description" essays for presentation at the start of Thurs class...

Fri:

1.  I will be returning the in-class writing prompts students composed on Tues...We will review/discuss grading criteria, etc...These essays are to be rewritten for class on Mon...
2.  We will peer-edit our "Description" essays with two students editing every student's essay...15 mins...then, you may edit as you determine appropriate...final work is due at start of class on Mon...
H.W:  Rewrite the Prompt essays I have ret'd to you and rewite the "Description" essays...both due Mon...

01-27-31-14:

Mon:

1.  Collect finished Compare/Contrast essays...
2.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
3.  Discuss the three "Process-Analysis" text pages read over the wk/end for hw...
4.  Students consider a topic for Process-Analysis essay and proceed to compose intro pars...submit to me at end of the per...
H.W:  Text:  read "Do You Want to be a Millionaire?" pp: 398-400; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 401, #'s:  3, 4, & 5...

Tues:

1.  Return corrected "Process-Analysis" intro pars to students...discuss...
2.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
3.  Students proceed with composing their "Process-Analysis" essays for the remainder of the class...
H.W:  Text:  read, " How To Fight a Duel," pp: 403-405; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 406, #'s: 2, 3, 5, & 6...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue composing their "Process-Analysis" essays till end of the class...
H.W:  Text:  read, " "On Fire," pp: 407-410; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 410, #'s:  1, 2, 3, 5, & 7...also:  complete "Process-Analysis" essays for tomorrow...

Thurs: 
1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students "peer edit" two other students' "Process Analysis" essays...15-20 mins...
3.  Now, students rewrite any aspects of their "Process-Analysis" essays they wish to rewrite after the peer editing...till end of per...
H.W:  Final version of "Process-Analysis" essays due at start of class on Fri...also:  Text, read, "Florida's Fire Ants Headed for Trouble," pp: 412-414; then, answer on paper from p. 415, #'s: 1, 3, 4, & 7...

Fri:

1.  Collect "Process-Analysis" essays
2.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
3.  We will read together two literary works which convey similar topics/different themes; then, students will begin to compose their second "Compare/Contrast essay on these works...
H.W:  Intro pars to second "Compare/Contrast" essays due on Mon...

02-03--7-14:

Mon:

1.  Return second Compare/Contrast essays...discuss...students may rewrite them if they choose by Wed...
2.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
3.  Students proceed w/body pars for the Process Analysis essays...
H.W:  Text, read, "On Fire," pp:  407-410; then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 410, #'s:  1, 2, 3, 5, & 7...

Tues:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue composing their Process Analysis essays as I peruse the room assisting...
H.W:  Text, read, "Florida's Fire Ants Headed for Trouble,"  pp: 412-414; then, answer on paper...typed...from p> 415, #'s: 1, 3, 4, & 7...

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students complete Process Analysis essays by the end of the per...also...during this per...each student will peer edit two other students' essays for structure/style/content/purpose...then, students may effect any changes they deem appropriate...papers will be due at end of per...or start of class on Thurs...
H.W:  Text, read, pp: 421-427:  "Definition" essay description...test on Thurs...also...for any student who has rewritten his Compare/Contrast essay ret'd on Mon, it is due at end of this class per. Wed...and...write three topic choices for a "Definition" essay which we will start in class on Thurs...

Thurs:

1.  Test on text pages re: "Definition" essays...correct...discuss...collect...
2.  Collect final Process Analysis essays...
3.  Students submit three choices for a Definition essay...I select most appropriate...they then begin composing the essays...
H.W:  Text, read "The Ordinariness of Evil," pp: 435-439; then, answer on paper from p. 440, #'s: 1, 2, 3, 4, & 6...

Fri:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue composing Definition essays for remainder of the per...
H.W:  Text, read, "the D-Day Generation,"  pp: 441-443; then, answer on paper from p> 444, #'s: 1-7...


02-10-14-14:

Mon:

1.  Correct text hw from Thurs...discuss...collect...
2.  Students exchange w/two others to peer-edit their Process Analysis essays...
3.  Upon return of the essays, students revise as needed and submit final publication at start of class Tues...
H.W:  Text:  Read "Description" guidelines, pp: 233-237...discussion w/grade on Tues...also...type out three possible "Description" essay topics...

Tues:

1.  Submit Process Analysis essays
2.  Discussion on hw pages in text...
3.  Submit the three Description topics...I will quickly review/select the most propitious selection...
4.  Students begin "Description" essays
H.W:  Complete intro par for Description essays...and...in text, read:  pp:  246-249, "If at First You Do Not See..."; then, answer on paper from pp: 249-250, #'s:  1-8

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students submit intro Description essay pars to me...as I review/comment/grade them, students proceed w/the Description essays...till end of per...
H.W:  Text, read pp: 251-252, "Watching the Reapers." ; then, answer on paper from p. 252, #'s: 2, 3, 4, & 6...

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue w/Description essays for the remainder of the per...we may do a peer-edit during this time frame also...we will see where everyone is at this point in their essays...
H.W:  Text, read, "Flavio's Home," pp:  254-257; then, answer on paper from p. 258, #'s:  1-7 & 12...

Fri:

Off

02-17-21-14:

Mon:

Off

Tues:

1.  Collect final Process Analysis essays...
2.  Correct text hw from last Wed...discuss...collect...
3.  Collect students' three topics for a Description Essay...approve one...students begin essays for remainder of the per...
N.B.  Submit this essay to turnitin.com as instructions last week indicated...due date...02-25-14...Code #:  6820590...viator
H.W:  Text:  read pp:  254-257, "Flavio's Home,"...then answer on paper from p. 258, #'s: 1-7 & 12...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue composing Description essays...rest of the per...
H.W:  Text, read pp:  260-264, "Fish Camp,"   then answer on paper from p. 264, #'s:  1 & 4-7...

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue composing Description essays...during this class we will peer edit...each student reads the essays of two other students...approx..20 min;s...then...return these edited essays...students then choose what editing comments to adjust...we will finish these Description essays in class on Fri
H.W:  Text:  read pp: 266-268, "Charisma...Chutzpah."...then, answer on paper...typed...from p. 269, #'s: 1-7

Fri:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students complete Description essays and submit final publication by the end of the per...
H.W:  Text, read, "Suggestions for Sustained Writing,"  pp:  270-273; then, choose any one of the five suggestions and compose this essay for next Tues...



02-24-28-14:

Mon:

1.  Correct text hw from last Thurs and Fri...discuss...collect...
2.  Students then proceed w/Description essays started in class on Fri...
H.W:  Text, read:  "Watching the Reapers,"  pp: 251-252; then, answer on paper from p. 252, #'s: 2, 3, 4, & 6...

Tues:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue composing Description essays for remainder of the per...
H.W:  Read in text, "Flavio's Home," pp: 254-257; then, answer on paper from p. 258, #'s: 1-4, 6, 7, & 12...also:  Complete all but concl par. for Description essay...

Wed:

1. Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students peer edit two other students' Description essays...about 20 min's; then, essays are ret'd...students may edit for final submission as they choose...
H.W:  Complete final version of Description essay due at start of class Thurs...

Thurs: 

1.  Collect Description essays...
2.  Provide AP Prompt:  The two Okenfokee Swamp Descriptive essays...discuss...
3.  Students then proceed with a combination essay of "Compare/Contrast" and "Description" as they analyze these two "Swamp" essays and then select a topic which they will use to write two distinct Description essays from two distinct points of view for two distinct purposes/audiences...
H.W:  Type three topic ideas for the two Descriptive essays...I will approve one Thurs...; then, you can begin the two Description essays, each with a distinct purpose and audience...

Fri: 

1. 
Collect three topic ideas...select one for each student...then students proceed to
compose first of the two Descriptive essasy on the "Okefenokee Swamp" model...full per...we will peer edit at some point in class...
H.W:  Complete full Description essay for Mon...

03-03-07-14:

Mon:

1.  Discuss Text intro pages re: creating/composing a "Definition" essay...
2.  Correct text hw. on the Definiton essay, "The D-Day Generation."...discuss...collect...
3.  Students then review/research topic ideas for their definition essays...
4.  Students submit three topic ideas by the end of the per...I will select one, return it tomorrow...students then begin the Definition essay due next Tues or Wed...
H.W:  Text, read pp:  446-450, "Life Without Father."...then answer on paper from p. 450, #'s:  1-11...

Tues:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Return topic hw to students with the selected Definition topic...
3.  Students begin Definition essays...distribute rubrics...
H.W:  Text, read pp:  452-457; then, answer on paper from pp:  457-458, #'s: 1-11

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students proceed with composing Definition essays as I peruse the room assisting...suggesting...
H.W:  Text, read pp: 436=439, "The Ordinariness of Evil,"...then...answer on paper from p. 440, #'s: 1-6

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students then proceed with Definition essays toward conclusion of first draft for Fri...
3.  Students peer edit for 20 mins during this per, editing the papers of two fellow students...return...examine...decide what changes you may wish to effect...
H.W:  Finish the first draft of our Definition essays for Fri...

Fri:

1.  Collect first draft...review while students read the "White Heron" excerpt I am providing along with the writing prompt for this review of a short story...
2.  Return first drafts of Description essays on Monday
3.  Discuss"The White Heron" and connect this short story with the mandates of the accompanying writing prompt...We will pursue an in-class essay on this next Tues or Wed...
H.W:  Text, p. 458.  Answer either # 1 or 2 for Mon


03-10-14-14:

Mon:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue Definition essays...
3.  Distribute Okenenokee Swamp Compare/Contrast Prompt essays...
H.W:  Text:  pp: 452-457, "The Perpetual Adolescent."   read and then answer on paper from p. 457-58, #'s: 1-11.

Tues:

1.  I will not be in class...Read the two Okefenokee Swamp essays; then, compose a 250-300 wd. essay analyzing the two distinct approaches and state which essay is the more effective and why.  Submit at the end of class...
H.W:  Read intro pages to "Argumentation and Persuasion,: pp: 463-473...

Wed:

1.  Discuss the two Okefenokee Swamp essays; then, discuss which one students most preferred and why...
2.  Continue composing our Definition essays...remainder of the per...
H.W:  Complete all except the final par. of the Definition essays...

Thurs:

1.  Peer editing of the body pars of our Defintion essays...two students each edit another student's essay...discuss...after 15 mins return ...then, students edit as they choose and rewrite their Definition essays including a concluding par...
H.W:  Finish final version of Definition essays...

Fri:

1.  Submit Definition essays...
2.  Discuss text info on Argument/Persuasion essays...
3.  Proceed w/some research on topics for a good Argumentation essay...select three topics...submit...I will select the most propitious topic and you will begin this Argument essay then on Mon...
H.W:  Rewrites of Okefenokee Swamp essays due next Tues...



03-17-21-14:

Mon:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue Definition essays as I peruse the room w/assistances.
H.W:  Text, p. 458, Critical Thinking, do either # 1 or #2

Tues:

1.  Return Description essays...discuss...students may rewrite these for Fri...
2.  Students then continue their Defintion essays for remainder of the per...
H.W:  Read the two Okefenokee Swamp hand out essays...discussion and test in class on Wed...\

Wed:

1.  Test on Okefenokee Swamp essays...correct...discuss...collect...
2.  Students now peer edit the Defintion essays of two other students...20 mins...then, students may revise their Defintion essays as they deem appropriate...
remainder of the per...
H.W:  Type the common elements...then the distinct elements evident in each of the Okefenokee Swamp essays...reference lit devices, grammatical devices...thematic distinctions...

Thurs:

1.  Correct Okefenokee Swamp hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students complete Defintion essays...remainder of the per...submit at end of the class
H.W:  Intro and second pars due for Compare/Contrast essay on the two Okefenokee Swamp essays...

Fri:

1.  Discussion of our intro and second pars for Okefenokke Swamp essays...
2.  Students peer edit...each reading two to other students' essays...20 mins...return; then, students rewrite as they deem appropriate for remainder of the per...
H.W:  Finish Okefenokee Compare/Contrast essay due first day back at school after Easter Break...


03-31-04-04-14:

Mon:

1.  We will be continuing w/our Okefenokee Swamp Compare/Contrast essays...full per...
2.  We will peer edit for 20 mins at middle of the per...
3.  Then, we will revise as desired...essay due Tues by end of the per...
H.W:  Text, read pp: 315-318 on "Illustration" essay...test on Tues...

Tues:

1.  Test on "Illustration" essay information read last nite in text...correct...discuss...collect...
2.  Finish Okefenokee Swamp  Compare/Contrast essays be end of the per...
H.W:  Read the two letters from the Coca Cola executive and the Publishing Co executive...also...compose intro par of your topic choice conveying two distinct points of view as in the Swamp essays...

Wed:

1.  Discuss the two executive letters...we will pursue our own letters to editors, etc...in a few days...
2.  Submit intro pars of Swamp-style essays...I will review them...return them...you will revise them by the end of the per...
H.W:  Text:  Read pp: 325-327, "Wolf."...then, answer on paper from p. 327, #'s:  1-5

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue toward completion our Swamp style points of view essays...
3.  Peer edit second half of class...exchange/edit/return/revise...
H.W:  Finish these essays for submission at start of per. on Monday...

Fri:

1.  In rm. 229 today...Read in text, pp: 329-332, "Covert Force."...then, answer on paper from pp: 332-33, #'s: 1-8...and... Read in text, pp: 334-337, "English is a Crazy Language."...then, answer on paper from pp: 337, #'s 1-7...and under "Critical Thinking," #'s: 1 & 3
N.B.  I will be away on Friday so you will do this in rm 229 and may also work on your "Letter to the Editor" intro pars due on Mon...























Nov. 19-20-12:

Mon:

1.  Finish our Compare/Contrast Explication Essays...
2.  Intro. to our "Process-Analysis" essays...text review of intro pages to the ch...discuss...students will select two process-analysis topics...begin intro. par's...
3.  Submit final version of Compare/Contrast essays at end of the per...
H.W:Complete intro par's for "Process-Analysis" essays...

Tues:

1.  Collect intro par's of process-analysis essays...correct...return...
2.  While I am pursuing this correction process, students should be reading in our text, both "Do You Want To Be A Millionaire," and "How To Fight A Duel"; then, answer in class on paper by the end of the period, questions from p. 401, #'s: 4 & 5...and questions from p. 406, #'s: 2, 3, 5, & 6...hand in when we return after TG break...
3.  Return corrected intro par's for process analysis essays...we will continue these next week...
H.W:  A "Thanksgiving" essay due next Mon...I will explain/outline its purposes/format in class Mon and Tues...

11-26-30-12:

Mon:

1.  Students will submit final Compare/Contrast Poetry Explication essays by the end of the per...
2.  Begin our Process-Analysis essays...rest of the per...
3.  Collect Thanksgiving Essays...
H.W:  Read in text, "Do You
Want To Be A Millionaire,"  pp: 398-400; then, answer on paper from p. 401, #'s:  4 & 5...

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue Process-Analysis essays...rest of the per...
H.W:  Read in text, ""How To Fight A Duel," pp: 404-05; then, answer on paper from p. 406, #'s:  2, 3, 5, & 6...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students finish first full draft of Process-Analysis essays; then, students exchange w/another for peer editing as the hw assignment for Thurs...
H.W:  See # 2 above...also... read in text, "On Fire," pp: 408-410; then, answer on paper from p. 410, #'s:  1, 2, 3, 5, & 7...

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students return to one another the peer edited Process-Analysis essays...
3.  Students now rewrite the essays and ;hand in final version on Fri...
H.W:  Rewrite Process-Analysis essays for Fri.

Fri:

1.  Collect Process-Analysis essays...
2.  In text, read orally together, "Florida's Ants...Trouble."...pp:  413-14...discuss...
3,  In text, read orally together, "Definition" essay intro pp: 421-427...discuss...
H.W:  Re-write the ret'd Thanksgiving essays I will be distributing back to you today...

Dec. 03--7-12:

Mon:

1.  We will be both rewriting our returned Compare/Contrast essays and also completing our Process-Analysis essays...Be sure there is a clear thesis for the Compare/Contrast essays...avoid the five verbs...avoid "and how,"...recheck comma usage...
H.W:  Text:  read "On Fire" pp:  408-410; then, answer on paper from p. 410, #'s:  1, 2, 3, 5, & 7...also finish any final rewriting of Compare/Contrast essays due Tues...

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Finish our Process-Analysis essays by end of the per...submit...
H.W:  Text:  read "Florida's Fire Ants...Trouble"  pp: 413-414; then, answer on paper from p. 415, #'s:  1, 3, 4, & 7...also read pp: 421-427, "Definition" as prep. for our next essay:  "Definition" ...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Read together orally from text, the "Definition" essay," "Life Without Father."...discuss how this is a definition essay example...;then, orally answer together from p. 449, #'s: 1, 2, 4-8, 10, & 11...discussion grade will be assigned...
3.  Prepare intro par's for your Definition essays...
H.W:  Finish Definition intro par's...and:  Text:  read, "The Perpetual Adolescent," pp: 453-57; then, answer on paper from p. 457-58, #'s:  1-11

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students then proceed with in-class writing of their Definition essays...
H.W:  Text:  read, "The D-Day Generation,"  pp:  442-43; then, answer on paper from p. 444, #'s: 1-7...

Fri:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students finish "Definition" essays and submit at end of the period...
H.W:  I do not know yet...will determine this by Fri...


12-10-14-12:

Mon:

1.  Process-Analysis essays are due by the end of the per...
2.  Before the end of the per, read in text:  "Definition," pp: 421-427...there will either be a test or a discussion of these pages at the start of class on Tues...
H.W:  Text, read "The D-Day Generation," pp: 442-43; then, answer on paper from p. 444, #'s: 1-7.

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect
2.  Test or discussion w/grade on pp: 421-427 of text...
3.  Students then begin intro. par's for "Definition " essays...
H.W:  Text, read "Life Without Father," pp: 446-49; then, answer on paper from p. 450, #'s:  1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, & 11.

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students proceed with body par's of their "Definition" essays as I walk around correcting/commenting on the intro par's pursued in class yesterday...
H.W:  Text, read "The Perpetual Adolescent,"  pp: 452-57; then, answer on paper from p. 457-58, #'s:  1-7 and 9-11.

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students complete "Definition" essays by end of per and submit them at start of per. Fri...I will be commenting upon/correcting your work as you near completion as I peruse the room...
H.W:  Text, read pp: 463-473, "Argumentation and Persuasion."...discussion or a test on these on Fri...

Fri:

1.  Collect "Definition" final essays...
2.  Discussion of text hw on "Argumentation and Persuasion"...
3.  I will be distributing a writing prompt w/an excerpt from a novel which you will read, discuss with me in class, then formulate your own essay in resp[onse to the prompt for a Tues submit...
H.W:  See #3 above...

12-17-21-12:

Mon:

1.  Return text hw re: Definition essays...discuss...
2.  Students present two of their Definition topics...we select one...;then, students proceed to compose the intro and body par's of their Definition essays using the text essays as models...remainder of the per...
H.W:  Text, read "The Perpetual Adolescent," pp: 452-457; then, anaswer on paper from pp: 457-458, #'s:  1-5 and 7, 9, 10, & 11.

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...this will take about half of the per...
2.  Students proceed to compose their Definition essays...rest of the per...
H.W:  Text, read, "Argument and Persuasion," pp: 463-473...test on this on Wed...

Wed:

1. Test on text pp: 463-473...correct...discuss...collect...
2.  Students complete Definition essays and submit to me by the end of the per...
H.W:  Text, read, pp: 475-479...also, read "The Right To Be Let Alone,"  pp: 488-490; then, answer on paper from p. 490, #'s: 1,2, 4, 5, & 7...also, students should select two topics for their Argument Essay to be begun in class on  Thurs...

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  I will approve an Argument topic for your essays...
3.  Students begin Argument essays in class...complete intro par's and body part's for hw...
H.W:  See #3 above...plus, read in text, "Bicycle Menace," pp: 492-496; then, answer on paper from p. 496, #'s: 1-8

Fri:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students finish Argument Essays by end of per...submit...
H.W:  There will be a specific essay assigned over the break...I do not know yet what our choice will be...to be determined by Fri...

01-07-13:

Mon:

1.  Return students' "Birthday Party" Prompt essays...comment...;then, students will rewrite these due by end of class on Tues...start this rewrite in class on Monday till end of per...
2.  Students submit two topics for their Research papers...I will approve of one...
H.W: 
1.  Continue work on "Birthday Party" rewrites
2.  Text, read pp:  488-490, "The Right To Be Let Alone."...then, answer on paper from p. 490, #'s:  1, 2, 4, 5, & 7

Tues:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students work on two papers:  1.  Finish rewrites of "Birthday Party," then submit at end of per...also...students begin intro par's to Research Papers...
H.W: 
1.  Complete intro par's to Research Papers
2.  Text, read pp: 492-495, "Bicycle Menace"; then, answer on paper from p. 496, #'s:  1, 4, & 5...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students present their intro par's for Research Papers...I will evaluate them as students proceed w/body par's of their Research papers in class...
H.W:  Text, read pp: 499-502; then, answer on paper from p. 502-02, #'s:  1-4 and 7-10.

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students proceed to compose their Research Papers for rest of the per...I will be perusing the room for evaluative comments...for response to student questions, etc...
H.W:  Text, read pp:  504-508; then, answer on paper from pp: 508-09, #'s:  1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, & 11...

Fri:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students proceed w/Research papers which will be due at end of the per. on Mon.
H.W:  Work on Research Papers...and...write the intro par. for an "Argumentative" essay due at start of the per. on Mon...

01-14-18-12:

Mon:

1.  Return rewrites of previous "Birthday Party" essays...discuss...
2.  Return corrected hw...discuss...
3.  Students proceed to complete Research Papers by end of class on Tues...rest of the per..
H.W:  Complete Research papers

Tues:

1.  Submit Research Papers
2.  Review w/students for Sem Exam...
3.  Goodbye...you have been an engaging, co-operative, collegial, and enjoyable class...

Wed-Fri:

Exams

2nd Sem...College Writing...Per. One...Mr. Neville...Rm's:  229 & 218

01-22-25-13:

Tues:

First class of the sem. meets in rm 229 for intro to class, text assignments for the week, and info on procedures for using laptops when in rm. 218...
1.  Students read two literary hand-outs:  First, Woolf's Short Story, "Three Pictures," then  Brush's Vignette, "The Birthday Party."...10-15 min's...
2.  Students then take tests on each of these stories...10-15 min's...
3.  Orally correct tests w/students as each corrects his own test paper...discuss...collect...
4.  General class discussion on Realism in Woolf's, "Three Pictures" and the unusual literary devices in Brush's, "The Birthday Party"as preparation for the first in-class essay which will be a literary analysis of either of the the stories read in today's class...
H.W:  In College Writing text, read:  "Echoes," pp:  67-69; then, answer on paper from p. 69, #'s: 1-6

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students begin in-class writing of their literary analysis papers of either choice of the two stories read and discussed on Mon...remainder of the per...
H.W:  text, read:  "A Brother's Dreams," pp:  116-119; then, answer on paper from p. 119, #'s:  1, 4, 5, & 6.

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue essays of literary analysis on the two short stories for rest of the per...I will be walking around checking for intro (topic) sentence clarity, for thesis sentence specificity, and for intro par coherence...
H.W:  Finish this literary analysis essay for Fri...also...read in text, "Burger Queen,"  pp: 113-114; then, answer on paper from p. 114 #'s:  1, 2, 3, & 5 and p. 115 #'s: 1, 2, & 3
N.B  Literary Analysis essay must have a title page, be double spaced, between 225-400 words...

Fri: 

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Collect Literary Analysis Essays...
3.  Read orally together w/class from text:  Ch 4, "Word Choice...Literal and Figurative Language..." pp:  163-17...review various literary devices...students will receive my Lit Terms WkSht...We will review/introduce several literary devices...keep this WkSht all semester...
H.W:  text:  read pp: 233-237 on Description Essays...also, read in text, "Fish Camp,"  pp:  260-264; then, answer on paper from p. 264, #'s: 1-9

01-27-31-12:

Mon:

1.  In rm 218, we will proceed w/our intro par's to our first Compare/Contrast paper using Virginia Woolf's three short stories as the topic for our Compare/Contrast essays...Intro par needs:  a topic sentence, a reference to works and author, and a thesis sent...body par's need several quotes from the stories compared/contrasted as support evidence for your thesis concerning how the stores compare and which is the more effective...and why...
H.W:  Complete body par's...and also read in text:  "Echoes," pp: 67-69; then, answer on paper from p. 69, #'s: 1-6

Tues:

1. In rm 218, full period:  continue w/ Compare/Contrast essays
2.  Correct Mon hw...discuss...collect...
H.W:  Finish any of the Compare/Contrast essay...due on Wed. at start of class...also, read in text, p. 112-114, "Burger Queen," and answer on paper from p. 114, #'s: 1, 2, 3, & 5...p. 115, #'s: 1, 2, & 3...

Wed:

1.  Collect Compare/Contrast essays
2.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
3.  Read together orally in class:  "Oma:  Portrait of a Heroine,"  pp:  103-106...discuss...
H.W:  Text, answer on paper from p. 106, #'s:  1-4 and also read "A Brother's Dreams," pp: 116-116 and answer on paper from p. 119, #'s: 1, 4, 5, & 6.

Thurs: 

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Begin reading "Description" chapter in text orally together, pp:  233-237...discuss
3.  Students begin intro par's for a description essay...complete for hw
HW:  See # 3 above...also...read in text:  "Fish Camp," pp:  260-264; then, answer on paper from p. 264, #'s:  1-9

Fri:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue composing Description Essays for remainder of per...
H.W:  Finish Description essays for Mon...


02-04-08-13:

Mon:

1.  We are working on our Compare/Contrast Realism essays for the full period...
2.  Also, we will correct our text hw...discuss...collect...
3.  Submit what you have composed so far of this Compare/Contrast essay at end of per...I will grade/correct them for Tues...
H.W:  Text, "They Shoot Helicopters..."...read pp:  371-374; then, answer on paper from p. 374, #'s: 1, 3, and 4...also ...we will be in rm 229 on Tues...

Tues:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Return corrected Compare/Contrast essays...discuss...
3.  Intro to Process/Analysis Essays...read in text orally together/discuss:  pp: 385-391...
H.W:  Rewrite ret'd Compare/Contrast essays that I have ret'd to you...also...in text:  read "How to Fight a Duel,"  pp: 403-405; then, answer on paper from p. 406, #'s:  2, 3, 5, & 6...

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Finish Compare/Contrast essays by end of per...submit...
H.W:  Text, read "On Fire,"  pp: 407-410; then, answer on paper from p. 410, #'s:  1, 2, 3, 5, & 7...

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  In class essay evaluating "The Birthday Party" vignette by Brush...submit at end of class
H.W:  Text:  read "Millionaire..."  pp: 398-400; then, answer on paper from p. 401, #'s:  4 & 5...also...select two topics for a Process/Analysis essay...I will choose one for you on Fri...

Fri:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Return corrected Compare/Contrast essays...discuss...students may rewrite them for Tues...you will receive the higher of the two grades...
3.  Begin Process/Analysis essays...intro par's due Mon at start of class
H.W:  Finish intro par's and the second par's for Process/Analysis essays for Mon...

02-11-15-13:

Mon:

1.  Return corrected Compare/Contrast essays...few comments...you may rewrite them for Wed...
2.  Return corrected hw...a few comments...
3.  Intro par's for Process/Analysis essays are due by end of per...
4.  Correct text hw...Millionaire essay...discuss...collect...
5.  You already did the Duel essay...have the hw for class on Tues...
H.W:  Have completed first draft of Process/Analysis essays at the start of class on Tues...

Tues:

1.  Correct hw from text...Duel questions...discuss...collect...
2.  Quick test on Process/Analysis writing rules from text...collect...
3.  Students proceed w/either rewriting their Compare/Contrast essays and/or finishing/editing/finalizing their Process/Analysis essays...
4.  We will peer edit one another's essays half way thru class...
5.  After peer editing, we will then complete our corrections in class and finish them at home for a submit of the essay at end of per. on Mon...
H.W:  Complete Process/Analysis essays and/or rewrites of Compare/Contrast essays...also in text...read:  "On Fire,"n pp: 408-410; then, answer on paper from p. 410, #'s: 1, 2, 3, 5, & 7...

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students complete rewrites of Compare/Contrast and finish Process/Analysis essays...
H.W:  Text:  read...Florida's Ants, pp: 413-414; then, answer on paper from p. 414, #'s:  1, 3, 4, & 7...finish any essays for Thurs...

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Collect both Compare/Contrast rewrites and Process/Analysis essays...
3.  Read together orally in class from text, pp: 421-427...Definition Essays...discuss...
H.W:  In text, re-read pp: 421-427 for a test Fri...also, read in text, "The Ordinariness of Evil," pp: 435-439; then, answer on paper from p. 440, #'s: 1, 2, 3, 4, & 6...also:  bring three topics for a Definition essay to class Fri...typed...

Fri:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students begin intro par's for their Defintion essays...I will return your suggested topics and indicate which one to pursue...
H.W:  Finish intro par's for Definition essays...and...read in text:  "The D-Day Generation...pp: 442-443; then, answer on paper from p. 444, #'s: 1-7...


02-19-22-13:  N.B.  Since we were off on Fri, the Fri work listed for last week will, of course, be pursued this week...

Tues:

1.  Correct text hw..."On Fire,"...discuss...collect...
2.  Finish our Process Analysis essays...submit at end of per...
H.W:  Read over the two Business Letters:  Coca-Cola Co. and Publishing Co...;then, write out three good points that each letter presented...write out two flaws or poor comments each letter presented...write a brief par. on which is the more effective letter and why...finally, create a list of three different companies to which you could write a letter of concern and state the main concern you would address...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Begin our corporate letters of concern/complaint/request...
H.W:  Text, read pp: 421-427:  "Definition" ...test on Thurs...also:  read "The Ordinariness of Evil,"  pp: 436-439; then, answer on paper from p. 440, #'s:  1-4 & 6...

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue our Corporate Letters...finish for hw...
HW:  see # 2 above...and...in text, read "The D-Day Generation,"  pp: 442-443; then, answer on paper from p. 444, #'s: 1-7...

Fri:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  15 min's to finish Corporate Letters...then...submit ...
3.  Orally read together from text, "Life Without Father," pp: 446-449...discuss if time...
H.W:  Text, finish "Life Without Father," then...answer on paper from text, p. 450, #'s:  1-11...also...bring alist of three topics you may write about for our upcoming Definition Paper...

02-25-28---03-01-13:

Mon:

1.  Correct hw...text..."On Fire,"...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue our Corporate Letter Essays...rest of per...
H.W:  Text, read "Definition" pp:  421-427; then, also read, "The Ordinariness of Evil,"  pp:  435-439...and...answer on paper from p. 440, #'s:  1, 2, 3, 4, & 6...

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...text..."Evil"...discuss...collect...
2.  Finish our Corporate Letters...due at start of class on Wed...
H.W:  Text, read:  "The D-Day Generation,"pp: 442-443...then, answer on paper from p. 444, #'s:  1-7

Wed:

1.  Correct Text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Test on "Definition" pages from text...pp: 421-427...correct...discuss...collect...
3.  Submit Corporate Letter essays
4.  Consider three suitable topics for our Definition essays...type them out...submit at end of the per...or Thurs...we will see...
H.W:  Text, read "Life Without Father,"  pp: 446-449; then, answer on paper from p. 450, #'s: 1-20...also review your ideas for a Definition essay that we began considering today in class...you need three good options for me to review tomorrow...

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Return graded Definition tests...discuss...
3.  Begin our intro par's for our Definition essays...
H.W:  Finish intro par. for the Definition essay...also...read in text:  "The Perpetual Adolescent,"  pp: 453-457; then, answer on paper from pp. 457-458, #'s:  1-11

Fri:

1.  Correct he from text...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue composing our Definition essays for remainder of the period...
H.W:  Finish Definition essays...

03-04-08-13:

Mon:

1.  Oral in class review of "Definition" essay description in text, pp: 421-427...discuss...
2.  Final peer editing session/Mr. Neville correcting session of our Corporate Letters...then, students make final corrections...submit them to me Tues, 8:05 am...
3.  Students create three topics for a Definition essay...I will discuss/approve these w/you Tues...
H.W:  Read in text, "The D-Day Generation"; then, answer on paper from p. 444, #'s:  1-7

Tues:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Submit three ideas for your Definition essays...I will approve of one...return it to you; then, begin Definition essays...
3.  Students compose Definition essays for rest of the period....
H.W:  Text, read, "Life Without Father"; then, answer on paper from p. 450, #'s:  1& 2, 4-8, 10 & 11...

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue toward completion:  Definition essays...rest of per...Iwill be walking around checking/commenting/correcting...
H.W:  Finish Definition essays at home...also...read in text, "The Perpetual Adolescent," pp: 452-457; then, answer on paper from pp: 4558, #'s:  1-5, 7, 9, 10 & 11...

Thurs:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students will peer edit one another's papers for to-12 min's...return them...;then, students make any desired corrections/additions...submit essays at end of the per...or at start of class on Fri...
H.W:  Text, read "Argumentation and Persuasion,"  pp:  463-473...test on Fri...

Fri: 

1.  Test on last nite's reading hw...correct...discuss...collect...
2.  We will spend the rest of the period returning to our packet of selected poetry I gave you last Tuesday...We will further analyze/explicate/evaluate the remaining poems; then, you will decide which two poems to use for your next Compare/Contrast essay which we will begin on Monday...
H.W: Review the poems we have covered in class today as prep. for the first par. of your Compare/Contrast essay which you will begin in class on Mon...

03-11-15-13:

Mon:

1.  We continue our Definition essays as I return the corrected intro par's and comment...full period...
H.W:  Text, read "The D-Day Generation,"  pp: 442-443; then, answer on paper from p. 444, #'s: 1-7...also...continue Definition body par's due Tues...

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue Definition essays toward Wed completion...
H.W:  Text, read "Life Without Father,"  pp: 446-449; then, answer on paper from p. 450, #'s: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, & 11...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue Definition essays to completion...hand in at end of per. or at 8 am on Thurs...
H.W:  Text, read "The Perpetual Adolescent,"  pp: 452-457; then, answer on paper from pp: 457-458, #'s: 1-11...

Thurs:

1.  Collect all Defintion essays...
2.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
3.  Read orally together in class from test, "Argumentation and Persuasion,"  pp: 463-473...we will read/analyze/discuss these pages together...
H.W:  Text, read "Argumentation,"  pp: 475-479...test on Fri...also...type three possible topics for your Argument Essays...

Fri:

1.  Test on "Argumentation" pages in text...correct...discuss...collect...
2.  Submit three topics for Argument Essays...I will approve one; then, you will begin your intro par's for this essay...rest of the per...
H.W:  Read in text, "Drug Tests Fail Schools,"  pp: 479-480...also read pp: 488-490, "The Right to be Let Alone."  Answer on paper from p. 490, #'s:  1-7...

03-18-22-13:

Mon:

1.  Return hw...discuss...
2.  Students proceed w/Definition essays...remainder of the per...
H.W:  Text:  "Life Without Father,"  read pp: 446-449; then, answer on paper from p. 450, #'s:  1-11...

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue Definition essays...remainder of the per...
H.W:   Finish Definition essays at home so we can peer edit the entire essays on Wed...also, in text:  read, pp:  452-457; then, answer on paper from p. 457-58, #'s:  1-11...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Peer Editing by two students for each Definition essay...about 5-6 min's for each essay reviewed...; then, we look at our own returned essays and edit them ourselves as we choose after reading our peers' reviews...these final essays are to be turned in at the start of class on Thurs...
H.W:  Read in text:  463-473:  Agumentation and Persuasion...there will be a test on these pages...Thurs...also:  Have three typed out topics for an Argumentaion essay...

Thurs:

1.  Test on "Agumentation and Persuasion pages...correct...discuss...collect...
2.  I will walk around checking/accepting your Argument essay topics; then, you will compose the intro par's w/thesis clarity a main goal...
H.W:  Complete intro par and second par of Argument essays; also, in text, read:  pp:  475-479 on Argument essays; then, also read "Drug Tests Fail Schiools," pp: 479-480...brief test on this on Fri

Fri: 

1. Test on "Argument" text readings from last nite...correct...discuss...collect...
2.  Students proceed w/a quick development of par three of Argument essays...also...We will peer review/edit them during the second half of the class...
H.W:  Easter Break:  We will see by Fri...

04-02-05-13:

Mon:

Off

Tues:

1.  Final submission of Definition essays...
2.  Read together orally in text, "
The Perpetual Adolescent,"  pp: 452-457; then, discuss for understanding...for which concept of Definition this essay qualifies, etc...
3.  Read together orally in class from test, pp:  463-473, "Argumentation and Persuasion."...discuss...qualify distinctions between Argument and Persuasion Writing purposes and techniques...
4.  Students submit three topics for an Argument essay...i will approve one; than, students will begin Argument essays in class on Wed...
H.W: m Text, answer on paper from p. 457-58, #'s: 1-5, 7, 9, 10, & 11...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Read orally together in text, "Argumentation," pp: 475-481...discuss...;then, Students begin Argument essays in class...
H.W:  Text, read' "The Right To Be Let Alone,"  pp: 488-490; then, answer on paper from p. 490, #'s:  1, 2, 4, 5, & 7...

Thurs:

1. Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students continue writing their Argumentation essays...
H.W:  Text, read pp:492-495, "Bicycle Menace."...;then, answer on paper from p. 496, #'s: 1, 2, & 4...

Fri:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Students each have two other students peer edit their Argument papers; then, students make corrections on their own papers as they see appropriate...
H.W:  Complete Argumentation essays for Mon... 

04-08-12-13:

Mon:

1.  We will be continuing our Argumentation essays for the full class...
2.  hw is being ret'd, and we wioll be reviewing some of the answers/issues Re: Argumentation essays
H.W:  Text, read pp:  492-95, "The Bicycle Menace"; then, answer on paper from p. 496, #'s:  1, 4, & 5...

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  We will continue our Argumentation essays toward Wed or Thurs completion...
H.W:  Text, read pp: 498-502, "Free Speec on Campus"; then, answer on paper from p. 502-03, #'s:  1-10...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Peer Editing of our Argumentaton essays...two essays read/edited by each student; then, we will rewrite as needed for remainder of the period...
H.W:  Text, read pp: 504-508, "Bi-Lingual Education"; then, answer on paper from p. 508-09, #'s: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, & 11...

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Finish and submit final Argumentation essays...
3.  We will now begin our review of the poetry packets I provided for you earlier in the semester and read/analyze/evaluate sundry poems as preparation for our next paper:  An Explication de Texte...
H.W:  Review the assigned poetry in our packets for in class analysis on Fri...

Fri:

1.  We will be orally examining all our poetry as preparation for the start of our Explication de Texte essays on Mon...
H.W: Read the further poetry I will be providing...

04-15-13:

Mon:

1.  We will be continuing w/our Argumentation essays toward completion...full per...
H.W:  Text:  read, "Free Speech on Campus,"  pp: 499-502; then, answer onpaper from p. 502-03:  #'s: 1-10

Tues:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Finish our Argumentation essays...during the second half of the per, we will each per edit two others' papers...; then, we will finalize our own essays to be completed by the end of class on Wed...
H.W:  Text, read, "Bi-Lingual Education,"  pp: 505-508; then, answer on paper from p. 508, #'s:  1-13

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Finish our Argumentation essays and submit to me by 8:30; then, we will proceed w/further poetry selections from our last Friday pursuits as prep. for our Explication de Texte essays starting in class on Friday...
H.W:  Text, read pp:  515-524 as prep for our upcoming Persuasion essays to be pursued in tandem w/our Explication de Texte essays...

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  We will discuss the text readings from last eve's hw on Persuasion essays...
3.  We will next review sundry poetic examples for topics for our Explication essays
H.W:  Text, read, "Education is the priority," pp: 532-534; then, answer on paper from p. 535, #'s:  1-8...

Fri:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  We will begin our Explication de Texte essays evaluating one or more poetic selections...rest of the per...
H.W:  Text, read, "I have a Dream."  pp: 537-541; then, answer on paper from p. 541, #'s:  1-10...onto p. 542...

Mon:

1.  Finish our Argumentation essays...full period
2. Submit at end of per...
H.W:  Text, read "Persuasion,"  pp:  515-524...

Tues:

1.  Discuss hw reading from last nite...
2.  Return to our poetry packets...analysis of some poetry...I will provide guidelines on composing an Explication de Texte...
H.W:  Text, read, "Education...Priority."...pp: 532-534...answer on paper from p. 535, #'s: 1-8...

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Begin our in-class composing of intro par's for our Explication de Texte essays...
H.W:  Text, read, "College  Tuition...Views."..pp: 543-548; then, answer on paper from p. 549, #'s:  1-10...

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue with our Explication de Textes...rest of period...
H.W:  Complete intro and all body paragraphs of our Explications...

Fri:

1.  Composing concluding par's for our Explications
2.  Peer editing...2 students read/edit others' essays...return...we then make final corrections...
H.W:  Final paper of our poetry Explication de Textes due at start of class on Mon...

04-29-05-03-13:

Mon:

1.  We are editing/revising our intro par's to our Explication de Texte essays...I am returning the corrected intro par's, and you are revising them...proceeding on to the body par's...full per...
H.W:  Text, read, "Persuasion" guidelines, pp:  515-524...test on
Tues...

Tues:

1.  Test on "Persuasion" info in text...correct...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue our Explication de Textes for remainder of the period...
H.W:  Text, read, "Education is the Priority,"  pp:  532-534; then, answer on paper from p. 535, #'s:  1-8

Wed:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue toward conclusion today our Explication de Texte essays...remainder of the period...
H.W:  Text, read, "I Have a Dream,"  pp:  538-541; then, answer on paper from pp: 541-42, #'s:  1-10...

Thurs:

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Peer review/editing of our Explications; then, we revise them; then, we submit them at start of period Fri...
H.W:  1.  Finish final version of Explication de Textes...2. Text, read, ""In-State College Tuition...Views," pp: 543-548; then, answer on paper from p. 549, #'s: 1-10...

Fri:

1. Collect Explication de Texte essays
2.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
3.  Begin our final essay for the quarter (other than the final exam essay)...A "Persuasion" essay...select three topics...look on line...; then, I will approve one, and you will begin the intro par inclass and finish it for Mon hw...
H.W:  See #3 above...

05-06-10-13:

Mon:

1.  Continue composing our Explication de Textes...body par's...I will peruse the room as you compose/edit/revise/edit...
H.W:  Text, "Persuasion Guidelines,"  pp: 515-524...test on Tues...

Tues:

1.  Test on"Persuasion" pages in text...correct...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue Explication de Textes to completion...submit on Wed...
H.W:  Text, read, "Education is the Priority,"...pp: 532-534; then, answer on paper from p. 535, #'s: 1-8

Wed:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Peer editing by two students of our Explication de Textes...;then, revise as suited...
H.W:  Text, read, "I Have a Dream,"  pp: 538-41; then, answer on paper from pp: 541-42, #'s 1-8...also:  finish Explication de Texte essays for submission at start of period on Thurs...and...write down three possible topics for your "Persuasion" essays we will be starting on Thurs...

Thurs: 

1.  Correct hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Collect Explication de Texte essays...
3.  Review the three topic choices for "Persuasion" essays...select one...begin essay...rest of the period...
H.W:  Text, read "College Tuition..." pp: 543-548; then, answer on paper from p. 549, #'s: 1-10

Fri:

1.  Correct text hw...discuss...collect...
2.  Continue w/intro and body par's of our "Persuasion" essays...rest of the per...
H.W:  Not sure yet...we will see by Fri...















 






   
           
















  
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