1. Day 2: Essential Questions What is expected in English 11? What knowledge will I gain in this course? What skills will I practice this semester? What strategies will I apply in class?

2. Syllabus Review Course Expectations Website/Online Textbook Assignments Grading Make-up/Late Work Supply List Classroom Expectations

3. Course Overview Unit 1: Interpretation and Analysis Unit 2: Narrative Texts/Fiction Unit 3: Informative Texts/Nonfiction Unit 4: Extended Narrative Unit 5: Persuasion and Argument Unit 6: Poetry and the Poet Unit 7: Drama

4. General Unit Progression Student Learning Map (Concepts, EQs, Vocab) Reading from Textbook and Online/Handouts Strategies (Guided and Independent) Writing Activities Review District Cold Read Building Content Assessment

5. Writing Review: Writing for an Audience Writing with a Purpose Writing with Organization in Mind Need to make a claim or an argument Requires set-up and quotes for evidence Must tie-in your evidence directly to your claim

6. Foundations of Writing Introduction – Grabber – Thesis Body – Topic Sentence – Evidence – Evidence Tie-Ins – Transitions Conclusion – Revisits Thesis/Grabber

7. Body Paragraphs: CSQT Format Claim—Make a claim—state your opinion Set-Up—Introduce the quote you will use to prove your thesis by providing your reader the context for the quote Quote—Choose a quote that illustrates/supports your opinion Tie-In—Make sure to tell your reader how your quote illustrates your claim. Don’t make your reader make the connection for you.

8. Resume: Planning and Prewriting Audience Purpose Resume Audience’s Needs Necessary Information

9. Resume: Drafting Beginning – Name, address, contact information – Objective Middle – Educational and extracurricular experience – Work experience – Volunteer experience End – Related skills – Membership and interests

10. What did we do today? Practiced Grammar with Language Warm-Up Reviewed English 11 expectations and content Reviewed Writing Skills – Foundations – Effective Body Paragraphs with CSQT Writing Workshop: Resume (p.1312) – Planning and Prewriting – Drafting Previewed Independent Reading