AGENDA 8/31

RPO Vocabulary Practice #2

Continue Allusions Workshop and share out from each group: How do allusions add to the meaning of a work?

HW: Be ready to start The Boys in the Boat on Monday!

AGENDA 8/28

Begin Allusions Workshop and share out from each group: How do allusions add to the meaning of a work?

HW: Be ready to start The Boys in the Boat on Monday!

AGENDA 8/27

Quiz over Course Syllabus and Ready Player One

Vocabulary Practice #1 over words from Ready Player One

Discuss questions remaining about #bestbookever Tweet--final draft due tomorrow!

Reminder: Screening of World 1-1 in Barnum Hall tonight, 6pm. Hope to see you there!

HW: Be ready to start The Boys in the Boat on Monday, 8/31! Final draft of #bestbookever Tweet due tomorrow at the start of class. I'll be checking course syllabus signed pages and whether you've registered for Turnitin.com on Friday and Monday.

AGENDA 8/26

Getting Started 8/26 - Practice for quiz over course syllabus and Ready Player One

Discuss themes and significance of Ready Player One

Introduce Mr. Thais and the Volunteer Professors program, which will start next Wednesday

Reminder: Screening of World 1-1 in Barnum Hall tomorrow night, 6pm. Hope to see you there!

HW: Be ready for The Boys in the Boat on 8/31! Study for tomorrow's quiz.

AGENDA 8/24

Getting Started Quickwrite
Share out

HW Check: Collect Values One-Pager or Pink Sheet

Peer check & questions regarding #bestbookever Tweet (final draft due Wednesday; computers available Tues during lunch)

Video & Share: Prince EA's "Can We Auto-Correct Humanity?"
Discuss: What are Prince EA's claims? What rhetoric and stylistic choices does he make to advance his arguments?
Notes from our discussion

HW: #bestbookever Tweet final draft printed and ready for Wednesday - email it to me before 9pm tomorrow at jpust@smmusd.org as a .pdf if you need it printed, please.

AGENDA 8/21

Name tags
Directions and samples for #bestbookever assignment
Values, Morals, and Ethics PPT

HW: Write a one-page reflection (if typed, please double-space; if handwritten, please write neatly in blue or black ink) on your most important core value. Give examples, tell a story, share why this value matters to you and what you think it means. Also, #bestbookever Tweet rough draft due Monday (handwritten hastily in pen or pencil is fine!) We'll start Boys in the Boat on 8/31, so please review or finish reading, or see me if you need help!

AGENDA 8/20

Welcome Back!!!
First Day Parent Letter and Parent (Optional) Homework Assignment
First Day PPT and Introductions
Begin to introduce vocabulary words from Ready Player One and use vocabulary chart to generate examples/illustrations to help remember words

HW: Bring Ready Player One tomorrow!

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