Thursday, Nov. 14 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Answer these questions in Google Classroom:
• What was the author’s purpose of each text?
• How do these men differ on their beliefs about society (and the country) and the individual, or about equality, or anything else?  Do they share any beliefs, if so, what?
• For each man, how does their background shape their purpose and beliefs? (think about the bios you read)
• In groups discuss:
• Main Point of “Stride Toward Freedom.” How does his main point and purpose connect?
• Main Point of Malcolm X’s interview. How does his main point and purpose connect?
• Discuss their similar and differing views and lives.  Are they more similar or different overall?
• How do they use rhetoric to persuade audience of their views/beliefs/techniques for fighting racial injustice/purpose? Be very specific 
• Introduce Final Essay for Individual and Society
• Outlining Time for Individual and Society essay
• If you finish before we move on, read for BaL

Wednesday, Nov. 13 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Reminders for BAL:
• Post 2 due by Thursday: make sure it has a media component, put the image/gif/etc. next to where you are talking about what you use it for, caption it as well
• Separate ideas into PARAGRAPHS!!
• Comments (on two people’s) were due Monday; reply to what people said on your post
• MAKE SURE TO APPROVE COMMENTS!!!!
• Ideas from posts on “Harrison Bergeron” (next slide, add to notes if any missing)
• Small Group discussion on “There Will Come Soft Rains…”
• TQE: Post one of each on the whiteboards
• Quick reminder of Civil Rights era 
• Bio of MLK 1202, Bio of X 1218: take notes while you read
• MLK and Malcolm X
• “Stride Toward Freedom” pg 1220/packet
• “Necessary to Protect Ourselves” pg 1224/packet
• Annotate to help you answer these questions:
• How do these men differ on their beliefs about society (and the country) and the individual, or about equality, or anything else?  Do they share any beliefs, if so, what?
• What was the author’s purpose of each text?
• For each man, how does their background shape their purpose and beliefs? (think about the bios you read)
• Answers to questions above will be written tomorrow

Tuesday, Nov. 12 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: In Google Classroom. Write a paragraph answering this prompt: Other than the fact that “Harrison Bergeron” fits in the dystopian definition, how can we see Post-Modern characteristics?  Give specific pieces of textual evidence to support your answer. 
• Work on reading/blogging when done.  Remember to reply to comments made to yours that require an answer/response.  Also, APPROVE COMMENTS!
• Small Group: take solid notes while discussing
• Google Classroom Post: Post only one thing satirized as a group (try to make it not a repeat of what others have said, or add more detail to their explanation); everyone posts a message and piece of evidence independently
• Detailed, specific answers (with textual evidence) based on your group’s discussion
• “There Will Come Soft Rains” –HOMEWORK
• Annotations: Details showing Dystopia?, Personification, Repetition (specifically of the idea of rain), Individual and Society, General annotations for understanding of text, Create some discussion questions/prompts while reading

Monday, Nov. 11 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Sit with group from Friday! 10 minutes Reading
• Large group on “Yellow Wallpaper” 
• WN: Pick one of the words on the board that you believe fits with “The Lottery” and explain how you believe this story shows society’s impact on the individual being the word you chose (again, textual evidence is always a plus).
• Small Group Discussion of “The Lottery” –Read bio of story with group
• Look through Post-Mod/Contemp Notes: How do we see those characteristics? (post in classroom)
• Post at least 2 epiphanies in Classroom
• Literary Concept: Dystopia
• Somewhere in Notes: paraphrase the definition on the previous slide
• Writer’s Notebook: Why would dystopias be a literary concept often used in the Post-Modern era?
• Was “The Lottery” a dystopia? What examples of dystopia can you think of?
• “Harrison Bergeron” add date: 1961
• Annotations/Close read: dystopian characteristics, Post-Modern characteristics, society and individual
• If you finish, reading time (or blogging) for BAL (at any point when you are finished and we haven’t moved on)

Friday, Nov. 8 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: 10 minutes to comment or read. When you finish the short story, do this: WN: Do you believe that Perkins-Gillman achieved her purpose through this story? (What do you believe her purpose was; why yes or no?)
• Go to my edublogs page and do what the most recent post says
• Discuss “The Yellow Wallpaper”
• Small group, discuss annotations –what is the story about, how does it show social issues (the role of women), your interpretation of the story, especially the ending of the story, and additional questions
• Post your Ts Qs and Es on Google Classroom 
• In WN, finish this statement and then support yourself in a paragraph: Perkins-Gillman proves that society’s impact on the individual is because . Be as thorough as you can be, textual evidence is always a plus. (**put your words/phrases on the board…)
• Read book/post for BAL while waiting for all to be done (at any point)
• Commenting on blogs due Monday
• Literary Concepts: foreshadowing, satire
• Satire: a technique where foolish customs/traditions/ideas are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society, it is often accomplished through humor or wit, but isn’t always (it can be abrasive or bitterly critical)
• “The Lottery”
• Read through, annotating ideas of society and individual, satire, post-modern characteristics, as well as other basic annotations (highlight/underline AND write what you are thinking with it)
• Be prepared to come up with some FANTASTIC Epiphanies Monday!

Thursday, Nov. 7 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Small Group on Patrick Henry’s “Speech in Virginia Conv.” 
• TQE: post one of each on the whiteboard after 15 minutes
• Large group on Patrick Henry
• How to comment on blogs/commenting collaborators
• Reminder of Realism Era: what was life at the time, social issues, etc.
• “The Yellow Wallpaper” 799/packet 

While reading: annotate (comment/connection/question/etc at least two annotations should be discussion questions) be able to discuss your interpretation of the story, especially the ending of the story tomorrow

Wednesday, Nov. 6 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: 60 minutes Writer’s Workshop
• Collect paper (paperclip rubric to paper and works cited page)
• Blogging About Lit 
• Calendar Check
• Time to write first post (due tomorrow) or read (independent book or “Speech in Virginia Convention”
• “Speech in Virginia Convention” due tomorrow
• Three rhetorical questions and the assumed answers from the speech.  Why include these questions? EX: “Is this the part of wise men…” he wants listeners to think that, no, wise men search for freedom with open eyes, seeing truth. 
• Allusion: find another mention of a literary/historical/biblical event.  Any thoughts as to why it would be included? Take a guess…
• How does this fit in the topic (the individual and society)?
• How do you see themes of independence or freedom in this speech? (Themes of the era)“Speech in the Virginia Convention”

Tuesday, Nov. 5 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: The Individual and Society section: write a quick list of ways that an individual can interact with society. Think of these ideas: can individuals change society? Can society change individuals? Can you exist without society? Can society exist without individuals? Are there different definitions of society that matter here? 
• First Post: What is your book? Why did you pick it? Who are you reading with (if you are)? What are you looking forward to in this project? What are you apprehensive about? What are you going to do to ensure your success? –due Thursday
• (150 words, why you are reading that book, at least one image) 
• Writer’s Workshop Time –see next slide
• MLA Format (reminders shared through Google Classroom)
• Confer, peer editing/revising, Turnitin (ways to work on draft with help)
• Paper with rubric (standard based/single point) due tomorrow after 30 min
• Patrick Henry Speech –I’d highlight in three or four different colors, if possible {DUE Thursday}
• Three rhetorical questions and the assumed answers from the speech.  Why include these questions? EX: “Is this the part of wise men…” he wants listeners to think that, no, wise men search for freedom with open eyes, seeing truth. 
• Allusion: find another mention of a literary/historical/biblical event.  Any thoughts as to why it would be included? Take a guess…
• How does this fit in the topic (the individual and society)?
• How do you see themes of independence or freedom in this speech? (Themes of the era)“Speech in the Virginia Convention” 

Monday, Nov. 4 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: One Pagers
• Blogging About Literature
• Schedule creation, book requesting if needed 
• Reminder, the book needs to be CHALLENGING for you!
• I’ll check your calendar if you have it ready
• Writer’s Workshop: 
• Work on revising for craft comments, editing 
• Issues noticed: Introduction information (fluency through intro, leading to thesis), unity when supporting thesis (topic sentences), depth of analysis (keeping analysis tied to topic sentences and thesis); SYNTHESIS OF THE EXAMPLES
• Synthesis: presenting new ideas based on interpretations of other evidence or arguments; analysis of multiple sources together.
• Editing noticed: academic voice; italicize long works; citation format; general conventions; comma issues; sentence fluency; sentence structure
• Turning a second draft into a final reminders
• punctuation, capitalization, academic voice, format, other grammar or conventions; fluency, sentence structure (fragment, run-on, comma splice)
• Meet with me to confer on comments
• YOU NEED A WORKS CITED PAGE 
• Paper due Wednesday!!

Friday, Nov. 1 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: ONE PAGERS
• Writer’s Workshop: 
• Work on revising for craft comments, editing (I haven’t read through EXACTLY for editing, but I did notice stuff…)
• Issues noticed: unity when supporting thesis (topic sentences), depth of analysis (keeping analysis tied to topic sentences and thesis)
• Editing noticed: academic voice; italicize long works; citation format; general conventions; comma issues; sentence fluency; sentence structure
• Intro, Conclusion, Body Examples
• Introduction information (fluency through intro, leading to thesis),
• Turning a second draft into a final reminders
• punctuation, capitalization, academic voice, format, other grammar or conventions; fluency, sentence structure (fragment, run-on, comma splice)
• Meet with me to confer on comments
• YOU NEED A WORKS CITED PAGE 
• Paper due Wednesday!!