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Close Reading of Bradstreet

Agenda: Warm-up: Apostrophe practice with possessive pronouns Review of "Upon the Burning of Our House" mark-ups Marking up "To My Dear and Loving Husband"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO1xWU4oEYM&list=PLt2BvYQpqnoy2kr3GyCyCEm-CEXgVJ2wp&index=8&t=0s Homework: Finish 5 mark-ups 3 Puritan or non-Puritan conventions 2 writing strategies

Apostrophe Introduction and Text Scavenger Hunt for "Upon the Burning of Our House"

Agenda: Warm-up:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4MVPA1xCY0&list=PLt2BvYQpqnow9Eoup6fz4FC6c_cXJAfb7&index=1 Apostrophe Podcast #1  https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/apostrophe-catastrophe-part-one "Upon the Burning of Our House" Text Scavenger Hunt Homework: Finish scavenger hunt

Puritan Review and Reading "Upon the Burning of Our House"

Agenda: Puritan vocabulary posters Bradstreet's "Upon the Burning..."  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7bEKzp4Bpc&index=11&list=PLt2BvYQpqnoxlDPf9uxGSHEoUO1OtYggf&t=0s Mark up for Puritan conventions Homework: Your poster should have been submitted in class You should have turned in your Part 3 yesterday

Introduction to Puritans

Agenda: Warm-up: Puritan KWL Puritan Notes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBFD4ARtHog&t=403s  (to 6 min. in) Review PowerPoint Notes Anne Bradstreet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUiN1NXrNw4  (to 8 min. in) Add 3 facts about Bradstreet that would have influenced her writing Homework: Review Notes Schedule your retake if you haven't already (if you were absent yesterday) Part 3 rewrites are now overdue.  They are a project grade!  You need to turn them in ASAP.

Intro Test Day

Agenda: Overview of the test and expectations Testing time Part 3 or extra credit when done Homework: Part 3s due tomorrow Last day to submit honors passages is tomorrow

Intro Test Review Stations

Agenda: Review less v. fewer homework Review stations 1--less v. fewer 2--song themes 3--writing 4--writing strategy flashcards Homework: Make sure you have submitted your part 3 writing.  It is a project grade.

Part 3 Rewrites

Agenda: Expectations Part 3 Rewrites (need to be on a new paper) Homework: Be prepared for Tuesday's quiz Rewrites due on Wednesday

Sample Part 3 Response and "The first thing the baby did..." STICCCS Response

Agenda: Less v. fewer worksheet is due today Discussion of sample and return papers  **rewrites are tomorrow** "The Baby" short story with STICCCS Homework: Finish STICCCS for "The Baby..." story

Ranker: Themes

Agenda: Warm-up: Ranking thematic statements "Marzipan" STICCCS Discussion Less v. Fewer Worksheet Homework: Finish the less v. fewer worksheet Make sure you have brought in the one page of your selected story.  It is overdue!

Practice Writing Thematic Statements

Agenda: Whiteboard Rule Review Whiteboard Testing Statements Reading "Marzipan" Label STICCCS Use STICCCS to determine two themes Homework: Finish STICCCS Chart and Worksheet

How to Write Thematic Statements

Agenda: Warm-up: Crossword Puzzle with Regents Terms Discussion of Regents writing on Friday Notes: Thematic Statement Rules Practice Writing Themes Honors: Less v. Fewer Exercise Homework: Honors: Send me your passages digitally before tomorrow morning for credit if you have not turned them in already.  Finish the less v. fewer worksheet for tomorrow.

Part 3 Practice

Agenda: Warm-up: Finding Evidence Part 3 Sample outline and reminders Writing Part 3 for "Birthday Party" Homework: Bring in one page of writing that you particularly like

Practice with STICCCS and Less v. Fewer

Agenda: Less v. Fewer Bell Work Image Connection to Game of Thrones STICCCS Review Meaning Create memory device Reading and identifying sticks in Flash Fiction: "Eating the Sun" Homework: Pick a piece of writing that resonates with you (not because it is popular) to share with the class on Monday.  It should be about a page in length.

Part 3 Vocabulary and STICCCS

Agenda: Warm-up: Definitions from the Part 3 Directions STICCCS: New Regents Acronym Start "Birthday Party" Examples Homework: Finish any definitions that you did not get to in class

Less v. Fewer Grammar Intro and Continued Literary Analysis

Agenda: Picture Problem Podcast notes on less v. fewer:  https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/less-versus-fewer What elements did we find in "Birthday Party"? Talking through and marking up the rest of the text Homework: Review grammar notes Make sure you added annotations to "Birthday Party"

Perceptions and Authorial Intentions

Agenda: Warm-up: Perceptions Journal Discussion about perceptions and last week's ice breaker Reading "Birthday Party" Mark observations Consider Perceptions Homework: Finish marking up the text for what you notice.  (Think of TIC from last year's class or any other literary elements or devices that you notice.) If you cannot think of anything to mark, underline what you think could be a literary element or device and explain why it is a literary element or device.

Survey Says...

Agenda: Warm-up: Finish Syllabus Overview Student Interest Survey A Million Words or Fewer Exercise Homework: Finish most of A Million Words for Monday Signed Syllabus Due Monday

Welcome Back!

Agenda: Warm-up: Welcome Back Intros Review Syllabus Begin Student Interest Inventories Homework: Signed syllabi due on Monday