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Thursday, 8/29

8/28/2013

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Starter: In your comp book
1. What do you like about this assignment?
2. What is proving to be difficult about it?


Keep your comp book open as I come around and check your freewrites for the week.   If there is something you don't want me to read, fold the corner of the paper over and I'll just glance to make sure it is complete.

Agenda
1. Go over the peer critique protocol
2.  Peer critique!
  • Get into groups of 3-4
  • Each author needs to grab 2 copies of the rubric
  • Each author should have at least 2 other students critique his/her essay following STEP 1 of the protocol
  • Then the group comes back together to complete STEP 2 of the protocol

Peer Critique Protocol

2. Refinement work time




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Wednesday, 8/28

8/27/2013

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Goal:
Incorporate narrative coherence, communal relevant, authentic voice, literary devices and a good lead into your essay!

Starter
Pop quiz on narrative coherence, communal relevance and authentic voice 

Agenda
1. Check out the RUBRIC
Good Resource: Lori's Amazing List of Literary Techniques

2. Group Critique of Published Essays 
For both essays, discuss the author’s approach to the assignment.  Answer the following in your groups:
1.  What is the author’s core belief?               
2.  How did the author use story to illuminate their belief?  What elements of good storytelling did they incorporate?  Does the whole piece work together in one unified voice? (narrative coherence)
3.  How does the author establish his/her unique personality through the assignment?  Which sections of the essay strike readers as truthful, either intellectually or emotionally? (authentic voice)
4.  “So what?”  How does the author connect to the human community?   (communal relevance)
James Michener, "All Men are my Brothers"
"The Cultivation of Belief"


3. Create Edmodo Accounts  and download and save edmodo rubric on your desktop
www.edmodo.com

Username: Your email address name ex: ashleyhumanities11
Password: Your email address password

Group Code:
8tsq9v

4.  Post your credo to edmodo and react to your classmates credos!


5. Essay work time 
Sign up for a conference on the white board and I'll come around to check-in!


HOMEWORK
Finish and PRINT a draft of your TIB Essay for tomorrow's peer critique
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Tuesday, 8/27

8/26/2013

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Goal:  Develop and apply some tools to help support your personal philosophy and make your writing more engaging

Starter
Email me your Credo then share your CREDO with a partner and provide each other with some feedback:
  • Is this a strong statement of belief?
  • Will this credo allow for "communal relevance"?
  • Check out these other examples of creeds:
John D Rockefeller's Creed
Nazi Creed

Agenda
1. Mini-lesson #1:  Good Hooks
2. Practice writing 3 hooks and get feedback at our 80's dance party
3. Mini-lesson #2:  Supporting your personal philosophy ("DRAPES")
4. Continue drafting your essay and try to use at least 2 of the DRAPES

Rubric for the TIB Essay!

Homework
Rough draft for peer critique is due on Thursday! You'll need to have a printed copy of your draft for critique.  
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Monday, August 26th

8/25/2013

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Goal:
  • Understand these important elements of personal essay: Authentic Voice, Narrative Coherence and Communal Appeal
  • Choose and define your belief for the essay

EQ:  What do I believe and why?

Starter
1. Set out your class materials for me to check
  • Binder with dividers and lined paper
  • Notebook for starters/freewrites
  • Shared material
  • Writing device + highlighter
  • Daily planner 

2. Brainstorm a list of the 5 most formative moments in your life. Here is my list


Agenda
1.  Share your strongest belief from the brainstorm homework AND 1-2 "moments" from your Starter . Also, check-in with your partner about the experience of having his/her parents complete the survey.
               
2.  What are literary devices? Make a list of as many as you know (think back to Lori's poetry project!)

3. PERSONAL Essay Writing Criteria: PPT
  • Critique: "Always Go to the Funeral"

4.  Credo Assignment
  • Read the above handout and select a line from one of the examples that is the most powerful illustration/expression of that author's belief.  
  • Ashley's Tips for choosing your belief:
  1. Write down your top three beliefs
  2. Think of a personal experience/story that best illustrates how you formed that belief
  3. Consider looking up the definition to all three beliefs and even writing a short credo for all three.  Whichever one you feel most passionate about or inspired by should be the one to write your essay on.

5. Guest speakers: Last year's honors students  (9:45-10:15, 12:05-12:35)

Homework
Finish the Credo Assignment

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Friday, August 23rd

8/22/2013

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Today's Goal: 
  • Articulate one of your core beliefs
  • Develop criteria for a good personal essay
  • Understand these important elements of personal essay: Authentic Voice, Narrative Coherence and Communal Appeal

EQ: What makes a strong personal essay?
 
Starter:  
  • Turn in your signed syllabus and email me the "Student Listening" homework
  • Read the three student examples from last night's homework and respond in your notebook:  Why would I select these as student examples?  How would you evaluate your own effort on this assignment?  

 Agenda
1. Read the  TIB essay assignment description

2. 
Finish yesterday's PPT from yesterday  (from slide 6) in order to articulate a core belief.
  • Personal Essay v. Transactive Writing handout
  • "Things I've Learned in Life" 


3. Share last night's "listening activity" in groups of 2-3
  •  Share your responses w/ partner (# 3 only- the summary of core belief)
  • Compare the voices of the two authors-  how do their personalities or perspectives differ? If you were to meet them at a party or exhibition, what might they sound like or act like? 
  •  Select ONE sentence from both authors that shows this contrast and captures each author’s unique voice

4. Go over homework: Brainstorm and Inspiration Handout and brainstorm additional belief statements


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Thursday, August 22nd

8/21/2013

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Goal:  Understand what a This I Believe essay is and begin to brainstorm one of your core beliefs


Essential Question: What do you believe and how do you acquire your beliefs?


Agenda
Class A (Blocks 1/2)

1.      Starter:   Heinz Dilemma Responses

2.     Finish Junior year concerns/excitements discussion

3.    Ashley's DP exploration
  • Explore all the pages
  • Check out the 4 projects on the project page...Look at pictures, and google doc folders for project resources
  • Check out the Honors page if interested in honors
  • Review the junior deadlines calendar and enter major deadlines in your planner for Aug/Sept
  • What projects are you most/least stoked about?



4. Syllabus Discussion (Q and A, Rules and Regulations)


5.     Introduction to the This I Believe Essay: Ashley's PPT

6. Review homework guidelines for tonight and the weekend 
 


Class B (Blocks 5/6)
1. Starter (Heinz Dilemma- see above for link)
2. Introduction to This I Believe assignment
3. Review homework for rest of the week


Resources: 
  • http://thisibelieve.org/history/invitation/
  • Personal v. Transactive Essays
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First Day of School: August 21st, 2013

8/8/2013

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Welcome to Junior Humanities!

Goal: Begin to get to know each other and Ashley's Humanities Course
Essential Questions: What is justice? What do you believe and why?


Starter
1. Do you support the death penalty? Why or why not? 
2. Make a name tent

Agenda
1. Introductions 
2. Discuss starter 
3. Pass out syllabus and read the introduction and project explanation (pages 1-2) + Honors program option
4. Ashley's Note on Junior Year
5. Free Write:



  • What are your concerns/fears and excitements about Junior Year?  What have you learned so far in your HS career to help you excel this year? What do you still need improvement on in order to be successful (in Humanities and in general) 

  • What is/should be the role of education in our lives and how can school fill this role?

 

6. Class Seminar on Junior Year expectations
7.  Classroom walkabout activity

8. Homework in planners!

Homework
By Thursday: Read the course syllabus and fill out the survey below with 3 questions you have about any aspect of the syllabus (including the projects and honors option)


By Friday: 
  • This I Believe Essay Student Listening Assignment 
  • You and parents sign the syllabus; Bring class materials as indicated on the syllabus

By Monday: 
  • Complete the Brainstorm and Inspiration assignment for the TIB Essay
  • Email me from your new gmail account (see the syllabus for proper formatting of this email). 


Resources:
  • Course Syllabus (with Honors Application)
  • Honors Independent Study Guidelines 

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