Week at a Glance: Oct 26 - 30

English 11 Pre-AP
Monday and Wednesday: Socratic Seminars
Concept Paper #2 Due on Friday

English 11
Monday: Speech outline due for 1.1
Thursday: for block 2.1 and 2.4 Paragraph analysing one of the following for the article we read in class called "Why I Want a Wife": ethos, logos, pathos, tone, or anaphora.
REMINDER RE DUE DATES:

• Speech Draft: Nov 2/3
• Speech Presentation: Nov 4/5
• Reader Response Letter #1: sometime soon so I have time to give you feedback before you write your second letter.
• Reader Response Letter #2: Emailed to me by midnight November 15th.

English 8
Silent Reading Oral Presentations: October 29th

Writing 12
Due in class on November 3rd, draft of children's book.
Remember to use vivid language, centre your story around a conflict or issue, use repetition, and to think about your audience - they're a discerning group of readers!
Length: 16-32 pages, but have an idea how many words you'd like on the page.
DRAFT SHOULD BE: SIZE 12. TIMES NEW ROMAN. DOUBLE SPACED.

Week at a Glance: Oct 19-22

English 11
Tuesday and Wednesday: Paragraph in which you answer the question, "What is the most effective rhetorical device in one of the speeches Ms. Moore emailed to you?"
next Tuesday and next Thursday : Speech outline Due

English 11 Pre-AP
Wednesday: Socratic Seminars will occur

English 8
Your silent reading project is due on Oct 29th. Finish your character chart and your Journal notes (the one where you copy out a significant snippet and connect it to the text and to yourself) up to Nora.

Writing 12
You should have emailed your polished morning pages piece and a list outlining your writing process for this assingment by Tuesday night.

Week at a Glance: Oct 13-16

Grade 11
Tuesday and Wednesday: Bring your Peer Assessment, your first draft and your FINAL DRAFT to school. Please ensure your Final Draft is double spaced and has your student number not your name on it.
Keep reading your library book. I will be emailing an assignment to you for it.

Grade 11Pre-AP
Have finished reading the Odyssey for Tuesday.
Prepare for your Socratic Seminar; each group will lead their seminar on October 19th.

Grade 8
Finish taking the notes on a significant snippet from your library book.
Keep reading your library book - and as soon as you've finished it you should prepare your Library Book Presentation.

Writing 12
Go through your journal and all those Morning Pages you've written to date. Now, choose one piece to rework and polish. Please email me your polished piece before our next in-class session next week. In the body of your email, list the steps you go through during your average "polishing" session.

Week at a Glance: October 5-9

English 11

• Monday and Tuesday:       Note and understand the meaning of the following words: Ethos, Logos, Pathos, anaphora, allusion, simile, metaphor, imagery, rhetorical question, active voice, alliteration, antithesis, contrast, diction, historical reference, paradox, parallelism, repetition, resolution, tone, voice
• Wednesday and Thursday:    Comb through MLK's speech and note each instance of your assigned expert group's device (imagery, allusion, contrast, diction, metaphor). Create a chart with 2 columns. In one column note the instance of your device. In the other note its significance. You may spolit up this work between you, but be sure to come to class WITH YOUR OWN copy of your notes. IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY you will find the speech in text and audio at http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm.
• Friday and Monday (the 12th): In a well-written paragraph explain the effectiveness of one of the following rhetorical devices (but not the one you were an expert in the other day): allusion, imagery, metaphor, contrast, diction. Make sure you have a thesis, evidence, and a strong concluding statement.
• Always continue to read your library book. You should read everyday for 30+ minutes.

English 11 Pre-AP

• Tuesday: Have read Books 13-16 inclusively.
• Thursday: Have read Books 17 - 20 inclusively.

English 8

• Always continue to read your library book. You should read everyday for 20+ minutes.
• Monday: Please complete the T-Chart in your "Seedfolks Section" of your notebook. One column is for Connections to Novel and the other column is for Connections to Self.
• Wednesday: Look over your Silent Reading Oral Presentation Assignment. Please come to class with questions about this assignment. I will answer the questions first thing next day.
• Friday: Come to class with your Good Copy of your Writing Practice sentences.
• FUTURE DATES TO NOTE:
• October 29/30: Silent Reading Presentation Draft Due
• November 2/3: Silent Reading Presentations
• November 4/5: Rough Draft of Chapter 14 Due
• November 9/10: Tile Presentations Rough Draft Due
• November 12/13: Final Draft of Chapter 14 Due
• November  17/18: Tile Presentations