AGENDA 9/12

Vocabulary warm-up #3 and #4 on words from The Glass Castle
Quiz tomorrow!!!

Bring independent reading book to class every day; bring McGraw-Hill Reader to class on Friday

Watch TEDX Talk by Lucianne Walkowicz, "Look Up for a Change" and discuss:

1) What is Walkowicz's claim? Express her argument in a sentence or two (e.g., In her lecture "Look Up for a Change," Walkowicz contends that...)

2) What benefits and drawbacks of technology does Walkowicz describe?

3) What are your reactions to Walkowicz's argument? What evidence from your own life experiences, or things you have read, seen, or studied, supports your thinking?

HW: Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz on words from The Glass Castle, using the vocabulary chart: page 1, page 2, page 3


Finish revising "Sense of Place" writing assignment - final draft due 9/17 to Turnitin.com. Rubric available when you log in at Turnitin.com--click on the little "staircase" icon next to the assignment title.
Refer to Pust's sample "Sense of Place" writing assignment for guidance, and please submit drafts to me for comments after you have it peer-reviewed!

AGENDA 9/11

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT TONIGHT!
Complete Back to School Night letter for your parents
Practice vocabulary using Crossword and Word search


HW: "Sense of Place" writing assignment - final draft due 9/17 to Turnitin.com
Refer to Pust's sample "Sense of Place" writing assignment
Vocabulary quiz Thursday, 9/13 over words from The Glass Castle

AGENDA 9/10

Vocabulary Warm-up #2 for words from The Glass Castle
Peer revision activity for "Sense of Place" writing assignment
Refer to Pust's sample "Sense of Place" writing assignment

HW: "Sense of Place" writing assignment - final draft due 9/17 to Turnitin.com
Refer to Pust's sample "Sense of Place" writing assignment
Vocabulary quiz Thursday, 9/13 over words from The Glass Castle

AGENDA 9/7

Grammar: Using Semicolons #1
Format for "Sense of Place" writing assignment
Textbook room to get McGraw-Hill Reader

HW: "Sense of Place" writing assignment - typed rough draft due 9/10 in class for peer revision
Refer to Pust's sample "Sense of Place" writing assignment
Vocabulary quiz Thursday, 9/13 over words from The Glass Castle

AGENDA 9/6

Continue Seminar: Parenting
To what extent are rules necessary for children's healthy development and to what extent are they restricting and limiting?

• How much should parents shelter/protect their children?
• How should parents encourage independence and resourcefulness?

Use excerpts from The Grapes of Wrath and The Glass Castle 

Use Guided Reading assignment to help you discuss article from The New Yorker: "Spoiled Rotten" by Elizabeth Kolbert (assignment will be collected at end of class today)


HW: "Sense of Place" writing assignment - typed rough draft due 9/10 in class for peer revision
Refer to Pust's sample "Sense of Place" writing assignment

AGENDA 9/5

LIBRARY VISIT
Introduce Independent Reading requirements and Reading Record sheet
Find an independent reading book


HW: "Sense of Place" writing assignment - typed rough draft due 9/10 in class
Refer to Pust's sample "Sense of Place" writing assignment

AGENDA 9/4

Seminar: Parenting
To what extent are rules necessary for children's healthy development and to what extent are they restricting and limiting?

• How much should parents shelter/protect their children?
• How should parents encourage independence and resourcefulness?

Bring 2 excerpts each from The Grapes of Wrath and The Glass Castle 

Use Guided Reading assignment to help you discuss article from The New Yorker: "Spoiled Rotten" by Elizabeth Kolbert (assignment will be collected at end of class Thursday; will be stamped today)


HW: Free Choice Book Letter due to Turnitin.com before 12:01am Wednesday, September 5
"Sense of Place" writing assignment - typed rough draft due 9/10 in class
Refer to Pust's sample "Sense of Place" writing assignment
Meet in the LIBRARY tomorrow to select indie reading books