October 2016
3 In Class: 1.) Study Hall
NO SCHOOL 10
In Class: 1.) Review reading
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schedule for book; add dates to
planner/phone, as well as hours
necessary to complete the
assignment. Get study Qs for section
I. 2.) Socratic Seminar on intro. to
novel (counts as a quiz grade; high
scores awarded for clear and specific
claims supported by textual
evidence).
-DUE: Intro. rdg. and annotation,
Word Study Project
-HW: Read and annotate first
section, preparing for points you
want to argue or analyze in Mondays
Socratic.
In Class: 1.) Socratic on Section I
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Of HTBAS. 2.) Annotations and study
questions are checked.
DUE: Adams Essay via Turnitin.com.
See Edsby directions on how to
In Class: 1.) Craft initial disc
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Day
In Class: 1.) Review 11
Banneker intro, then compose one
body paragraph as a whole class. 2.)
Take notes on how to effectively
compose body paragraphs on your
own.
-HW: Disc. Board, Compose second
body paragraph and apply notes to
revision of pop culture body.
In Class: 1.) CIS Lesson on
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Abigail Adams letter to son John
Quincy Adams. (This is a multi-day
lesson intended to improve close-
reading and rhetorical analysis skills.
It will conclude with an essay
mirroring the style of the Banneker
and Corn-Pone essays.
-HW: Continue reading and
annotating section I/Discussion
Board/Any unfinished classwork from
today
In Class: 1.) Read/Annotate
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David Foster Wallace piece. 2.)
Rhetorical Analysis Activity.
-HW: Continue reading and
annotating section II/Discussion
In Class: 1.) Read Banneker
board post, 2.) Study Hall Day.
In Class: 1.) Differentiate between
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the criteria in timed vs. typed
conclusions, with examples of each.
3.) Take notes on how to effectively
write these on your own. 2.)
Compose conclusion for Banneker
essay in teams, then evaluate which
was most impactful as a whole class.
-HW: Apply notes to revision of pop
culture essay.
In Class: 1.) CIS Lesson Day Two 19
-HW: Continue reading and
annotating section I/Discussion
Board/Any unfinished classwork from
today
In Class: 1.) Read/Annotate
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David Foster Wallace piece. 2.)
Rhetorical Analysis Activity.
-HW: Continue reading and
annotating section II/Discussion
In Class: 1.) Deconstruct
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piece aloud as whole class,
annotating for rhetorical strategy and
purpose. 2.) Independently compose
prcis.
In Class: 1.) Introduction of How 13
to Become a Scandal. 2.) Class disc.
about the relationship between
scandal & essential Q. 3.)
Introduction of word study project for
book intro. 4.) Read beginning of
intro together to practice effective
annotation and word study
assignment.
-DUE: Pop Culture Revision
-HW: Read remainder of intro.,
annotating for rhetorical strategy and
arguments worthy of class
discussion, Word Study Project
In Class: 1.) CIS Lesson Day 3
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-HW: Continue reading and
annotating section I/Discussion
Board/Any unfinished classwork from
today
today
In Class: 1.) Read/Annotate
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Lincolns 2nd Inaugural Address. 2.)
Rhetorical Analysis Activity.
-DUE: Wallace assignment
-HW: Continue reading and
Banneker rhetorical analysis prompt.
2.) Review elements of strong
introductions. 3.) Compose intro. as a
whole class.
-DUE: Discussion Board
-HW: Revise intro. of pop culture
synthesis piece to meet intro.
expectations.
In Class: 1.) Analyzing Visual Text 14
Notes. 2.) Apply notes to analysis of
a visual text conveying a modern
political scandal. 3.) Do timed
reading activity to effectively estimate
how much time it will take you to read
this book.
-DUE: Discussion Board
-HW: Read remainder of intro.,
annotating for rhetorical strategy and
arguments worthy of class
discussion, Word Study Project
In Class: 1.) CIS Lesson Day 4
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-DUE: Discussion Board
-HW: Continue reading and
annotating section I/Discussion
Board/Any unfinished classwork from
In Class: 1.) Read/Annotate
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Lincolns 2nd Inaugural Address. 2.)
Rhetorical Analysis Activity.
-DUE: Discussion Board, Lincoln
assignment
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assignment.
-HW:Read and annotate section II,
preparing for points you want to
argue or analyze in next Mondays
Socratic.
Board/Any unfinished classwork from Board/Any unfinished classwork from annotating section II/Discussion -HW: Continue reading and
today. today. Board/Any unfinished classwork from annotating section II/Discussion
today. Board/Any unfinished classwork from
today.

In Class: 1.) Socratic on section II 1 2 3 4`

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Of HTBAS. 2.) Annotations and study
questions are checked.

HW: Read and annotate section III,

preparing for points you want to
argue or analyze in next Mondays
Socratic.

*HTBAS last two Socratic dates will be November 7th and 14th.
*Mock Election November 8th.
*Political Unit Socratic November 10th.