This Week in Advanced Composition
12/9-12/13
12/9-12/13
Tuesday
Journal Entry #39
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in High School
- All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
- Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Harry Potter
- Prewriting – generating ideas
- Work on presentation
- Submit presentation to Google Classroom when finished.
Thursday
Journal Entry #40 Last One
- Table Talk
- Submit Entries #36-40
- organizing ideas
- Work on presentation
This Week in Advanced Composition
12/2-12/6
12/2-12/6
Monday
Journal Entry #36
- New Template
- Writer Workshops on 12/2 and 12/4
- Revision due 12/6
Wednesday
Journal Entry #37
Researched Argument
- Writer Workshop
- Revision due 12/6
- Presentations on Wednesday, 12/18 and Friday, 12/20
Friday
Journal Entry #38
Researched Argument
- Submit paper by 1:00 PM
- Writer Reflection due Tuesday, 12/10
This Week in Advanced Composition
11/25-11/29
11/25-11/29
Monday
Journal Entry #35
- Table Talk
- Submit Entries #31-35
- Organizing Research (Virtual Learning Day) due
- Structuring the argument (PPT)
- Drafting
- Writer Checklist
- Draft including Works Cited in class for Writer Workshops on 12/2 and 12/4
- Revision due 12/6
This Week in Advanced Composition
11/18-11/22
11/18-11/22
Tuesday - Virtual Learning Day
Journal Entry #33
Researched Argument
- Structuring Your Argument
Thursday
Journal Entry #34
Researched Argument
- Structuring Your Argument
Monday
Journal Entry #28
Opposing Argument Essay
- Revision due 11/4
- Begin draft
- Complete Introduction and 1st body point with works cited page for Wednesday
Wednesday
Journal Entry #29
Researched Writing Warm-up
- Introduction, 1st body point, works cited page conference
- Continue drafting
- Draft for peer review on Friday, 11/8
Friday
Journal Entry #30
- Table Talk
- Submit Entries 26-30
- Peer Review
- Revise draft for submission on 11/13
This Week in Advanced Composition
10/27-11/1
10/27-11/1
Tuesday
Journal Entry #26
- New Template
- Revision due 11/4
- Revise 2 compound sentences
- Planning your argument / outline
- Outline for Thursday at end of period
Thursday
Journal Entry #27
Opposing Argument Essay
- Revision due 11/4
Researched Writing Warm-up
- Outline due at end of period
This Week in Advanced Composition
10/14-10/18
Tuesday - Fall Break
Thursday
Journal Entry #22
Missing and Make-up Work
Researched Argument Essay
- Submit Opposing Views Essay
- Writer Reflection (Assign)
- Cell Phone Debate bundle / Actively Learn
- Combining by Inserting Phrases
To Do:
This Week in Advanced Composition
10/7-10/11
Check RDS and Google Classroom for missing and makeup work. Grading period ends Thursday, 10/10.
Tuesday
Fall Festival Field Trip
To Do:
Thursday
Journal Entry #21
Researched Argument Essay
- Opposing Views Essay
- Peer Review
- Submit Revision on Thursday
To Do:
This Week in Advanced Composition
9/30-10/4
Monday
Journal Entry #18
Spin for last Clockbuster
Researched Argument Project
- Opposing View Essay
- Integrating Research
- Citing Sources
- Works Cited Page
To Do:
Wednesday
JA Job Spark
Journal Entry #19
Researched Argument Project
- Opposing Views Essay
- Drafting Essay
- Scoring Rubric
- Combining by Inserting Words
To Do:
Friday
Journal Entry #20
- Table Talk
- Submit Entries #16-20
- Opposing Views Essay
- Drafting Essay
- Peer Review on Tuesday
- Combining by Inserting Phrases
This Week in Advanced Composition
9/23-9/27
Tuesday
Journal Entry #16
- New template
- Opposing View Essay
- Gathering Research
- Actively Learn – Lowering Voting Age to 16
To Do:
- Continuing gathering research for structuring on Thursday
Thursday
Spin for Clockbuster
Journal Entry #17
Researched Argument Project
- Opposing View Essay
- Outline/Structure
- Lowering the Voting Age to 16
- They Say / I Say responding to the argument
To Do:
This Week in Advanced Composition
9/16-9/20
Monday
Journal Entry #13
Researched Argument Project
- Annotated Bibliography due by end of period
- Writer Reflection due by 11:00 AM on Wednesday, 9/18
- Skill Check on Wednesday - coordinating ideas, subordinating ideas, parallelism, fragments & run-ons, unnecessary shifts
- Annotated Bibliography Writer Reflection due by 11:00 AM on Wednesday. 9/18
Wednesday - ECA PM
11:01-12:22
Journal Entry #14
Researched Argument Project
- Introduce Opposing View Essay
- Prewriting/Planning
To Do:
- Complete Opposing Views Essay Prewriting/Planning for Friday, 9/20
Friday
Journal Entry #15
- Table Talk
- Submit Entries #11-15
Sentence Level Workshop
- Skill Check
- Opposing Arguments
- Prewriting – Gathering Research
To Do:
This Week in Advanced Composition
9/9-9/13
Tuesday
Journal Entry #11
- New Template
- Submit sample bibliographic entry
- Research
- Compile annotated bibliography
- 10-12 sources due 9/16
- The Ferry Godfather 2
To Do:
Thursday
Clockbuster
Journal Entry #12
Research Argument Project
- Research Issue
- Compile Annotated Bibliography
- Annotated Bibliography (10-12 sources) due 9/16
- Unnecessary Shifts
To Do:
This Week in Advanced Composition
9/2-9/6
Monday
No School
Wednesday
Journal Entry #9
Research Argument Project
- Research
- Project Proposal due Friday
- Progress Check
- Parallelism
To Do:
Friday
Clockbuster
Journal Entry #10
- Table Talk
- Submit Entries #6-10
- Project Proposal
- Preview Annotated Bibliography due M 9/16
- Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences
- Share templates
To Do:
This Week in Advanced Composition
8/26-8/30
Monday
Journal Entry #6
- New Template
- Issue Conferences
- Preliminary Research
- Research Progress
SAT Language Practice – Ferry 1
To Do:
Continue Preliminary Research
Wednesday
Journal Entry #7
Research Argument Project
- Preliminary Research
- Proposal
- Research Progress
To Do:
Friday
Clockbuster
Journal Entry #8
Research Argument Project
- Continue Research
- Research Progress
- CommonLit “Will the ‘Right’ College Major Get You a Job?”
- They Say/I Say Template
This Week in Advanced Composition
8/19-8/23
Tuesday
Journal Entry #4
“Why I _____
- Peer Review
- Scoring Rubric
- Revise and submit on Thursday, 8/22
- Argument analysis discussion
- Summary & Response
To Do:
"Why I ____ " Essay - submit revision by 11:30 AM on Thursday, 8/22
Thursday
Clockbuster
Journal Entry #5
- Table Talk
- Submit Entries #1-5
- Submit revision
- Writer reflection
- Project Overview
- Exploratory essay
- Annotated Bibliography
- Opposing views essay
- Argument Proposal
- Researched argument
- Multimedia Presentation
- Choosing an Issue
To Do:
This Week in Advanced Composition
8/12-8/16
Monday
Google Classroom Code
Journal Entry #1
- Journal Entry Template
- Level 1 What it says
- Level 2 How it works
- Level 3 What it means
- Level 4 What it inspires you to do
- Writing task
- prewriting (cluster, listing, freewriting)
To Do:
Wednesday
Journal Entry #2
“Why I ____”
- Generating/Organizing ideas
- Drafting on Friday
- Anticipation Activity
- Read/Annotate Article for Friday – look for claim, arguments, evidence, audience, purpose
- Read and annotate "Six Myths about College Majors"
- Why I ____ Essay - generate and organize ideas to begin drafting on Friday
Friday
Clockbuster
CAP Enrollment
Journal Entry #3
“Why I ____”
- Begin Drafting
- Peer review on Tuesday
- Summary & Response - postponed
This Week in Advanced Composition
5/7-5/9
Tuesday
Thursday
CAP Forms 11:00-11:20
Course Introduction
- Weebly
- Google Classroom
- Clockbuster
- Syllabus
- Remind
- Think/pair/share
- Journal Writing
- Writing Process
- DLA/Sentence Combining
- Analyzing Argument & Expository Writing/SAT Language Practice
“Why I Write” George Orwell
- Read with Level 1 & 2 Annotation
To Do: