1. Week of November 28-December 2, 2016
Bellwork: Every day this week, you will continue to work in your Sentence Structures and Fluency Packet. So, get your binders, take out the packet and work on . . .

2. Sentence Structures and Fluency Packet Monday, November 28, 2016
Pages 8-9.
We will get started together. Preview the material while I do attendance.

3. Monday, November 28, 2016
Please use this time to organize your binders. Remember there are five sections:
Bellwork and Exit Tickets
Notes
Handouts
Graded Essays and Assessments (quizzes and tests)
Vocabulary (including your Tier 2 assignments)
I will do a quick binder check to make sure everything is in order.

4. Monday, November 28, 2016 Texts from Semester 1 Additional Topics
The Earth on Turtle’s Back
When Grizzlies Walked Upright
The Navajo Origin Legend
The Iroquois Constitution
Of Plymouth Plantation
To My Dear and Loving Husband
Huswifery
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
The Crucible
Speech in the Virginia Convention (Henry)
Speech in the Convention (Franklin)
The Declaration of Independence
Characterization Point of view Conflict Setting Theme Plot Foreshadowing Hyperbole Personification Metaphor Symbolism Allusion Simile Mood Tone Irony Paradox Thesis statement

5. Monday, November 28, 2016
We will go through your binders together and look for notes on the readings and the other topics including literary terms and figurative language, elements of speeches, EQs, and myths.
Highlight information appropriately to help you during the exam.
Advice: You will not have extra time during the exam and should use your notes only when you are unsure of an answer. Don’t waste time by underestimating what you know. When I studied for exams, I usually wrote a summary of each of the reading selections (on a notecard) for review.

6. Closure Monday, November 28, 2016
What topics are you fuzzy on/confused about and need to review in the coming weeks?
How do you plan to prepare for your semester exams (in all classes)?

7. Sentence Structures and Fluency Packet Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Complete page 10.
Read page 11.
Check answers. Use a colored pen to correct any errors.

8. Classwork Tuesday, November 29, 2016
The Declaration of Independence
Read the document (pp ) one final time along with the audio.
Address the remaining questions on the handout beginning with the cause and effect exercise.

9. Closure Tuesday, November 29, 2016
List at least five grievances against the King of England that led the colonists to declare independence.

10. Sentence Structures and Fluency Packet Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Complete pages
Check answers. Use a colored pen to correct any errors.

11. Classwork Wednesday, November 30, 2016
MAKE YOUR 6-SQUARE FOLDABLE! NOVEMBER TIER 2 WORDS:
relate 2 = to show or make a connection between two things
modify 2 = to change
develop 3 = to elaborate or expand in detail
separate 2 = disconnect or disassociate
compare/contrast 2 (3 with textual evidence) = to find likenesses and differences
distinguish 2 = to set apart
Use each of the words in a DOK question or writing prompt about the works we have read and the literary terms we have studied.

12. Classwork: Watch the film The Patriot Wednesday, November 30, 2016
As you are watching, take note of events that occur in the film that relate to the two speeches we read by Patrick Henry and Benjamin Franklin and/or the Declaration of Independence.

13. Sentence Structures and Fluency Packet Friday, December 2, 2016
Complete pages
Check answers. Use a colored pen to correct any errors.

14. Classwork Thursday, December 1, 2016
MAKE YOUR 6-SQUARE FOLDABLE! DECEMBER TIER 2 WORDS:
conclusions 3 = final end results; closure
argument 3 = a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point
cause/effect 2 = a relationship between events with one impacting the other
revise 3 = to amend or alter
critique 3 or 4 (depending on time and research) = detailed evaluation; review
prove 4 = to establish the truth of, as by evidence and argument
Use each of the words in a DOK question or writing prompt about the works we have read and the literary terms we have studied.

15. Classwork: Watch the film The Patriot Thursday, December 1, 2016
As you are watching, take note of events that occur in the film that relate to the two speeches we read by Patrick Henry and Benjamin Franklin and/or the Declaration of Independence.

16. Sentence Structures and Fluency Packet Friday, December 2, 2016
Complete page 16.
Check answers. Use a colored pen to correct any errors.
Turn in your packets– make sure your name is on it!

17. Classwork: Watch the film The Patriot Friday, December 2, 2016
As you are watching, take note of events that occur in the film that relate to the two speeches we read by Patrick Henry and Benjamin Franklin and/or the Declaration of Independence.

18. Friday, December 2, 2016 Writing Prompt:
How would you have responded to the Declaration of Independence if you were (a) the King of England (b) someone lacking basic human rights (c) a Native American (d) an average colonist with a family and some land?