Thursday August 31, 2017

Honors English 10: Today we discussed revisions for the tone and diction analysis. We took additional notes on diction and did a partner practice. Tomorrow will be an in-class revision day

HOMEWORK: begin revisions on the diction analysis of The Gettysburg Address. We will review tone on Tuesday.

English 10: Today we reviewed vocab. Then, we worked through the SOAPSTone graphic organizer for What Superheroes Teach Us About Power.

HOMEWORK: SOAPSTone graphic organizer due Tuesday.

Wednesday August 30, 2017

Honors English 10: Today students turned in their tone and diction analysis. Then, students worked on the Actively Learn article "Harvest Gypsies" by John Steinbeck.

HOMEWORK: review tone and diction. I will give students the opportunity to revise their writing analysis tomorrow.

NOTE to students: Many of you are probably not happy with your grade on the first assignment and thus, your grade in the class. I did this to send a message about work ethic.You have plenty of time to revise. Going forward, make sure you are turning in complete work. Use the rubric and reviews that I give you. In an honors class, just turning in the work is not good enough. I need to see thought and effort and insight. We will talk about revisions tomorrow.


English 10: Today students turned in their annotations and then answered questions about the article on Actively Learn.

Tuesday August 29, 2017

Honors English 10: Today students completed a peer review of their tone and diction analysis. (I have copied the peer review below.)Tomorrow, students need to turn in their rough draft, peer review, annotations and final draft.

HOMEWORK: complete tone and diction analysis. Work on vocab. Students are strongly urged to buy these upcoming texts that we will be reading this quarter:

Link to buy Of Mice and Men:
https://www.amazon.com/Mice-Men-John-Steinbeck/dp/0140177396/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504028330&sr=8-1&keywords=of+mice+and+men

Link to buy Lord of The Flies: 
https://www.amazon.com/William-Golding-Lord-Flies/dp/B0082T0H3G/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1504028434&sr=1-7&keywords=lord+of+the+flies



English 10: Today students worked on vocab. Then, we worked on finishing the annotations from yesterday.

HOMEWORK: Finish ALL annotations. Work on vocab.



Honors Peer review sheet:

“Diction and Tone Writing” peer review

Author of writing piece:

Reviewer:

Diction writing piece

Is the author’s name present?                      Yes                   No

What adjective is used to describe the dicition?     _________________

Is it a quality adjective?        Yes                   No                   Explain:

Does the author use the term “diction?”                 Yes                   No

What verb is used to describe the dicition?_________________

How does the author explain the function of the diction (impact of the author’s word choice)? Does it make sense?

Identify the two examples of diction the author used:

Rubric score:

Explanation of score and recommendations for revision:

Tone writing piece

Is the author’s name present?                      Yes                   No

What adjective is used to describe the tone?          _________________

Is it a quality adjective?        Yes                   No                   Explain:

Does the author use the term “tone?”                     Yes                   No

What verb is used?_________________

How does the author explain the tone? Is it a solid analysis of the author’s attitude towards the subject? Does the subject they identified make sense?

Identify the two examples the author used to discuss tone:

Rubric score:

Explanation and recommendations for revision:

Monday August 28, 2017

Honors English 10: Today we finished looking at annotations. We then took notes on writing for tone and diction. 

HOMEWORK: Finish tone and diction writing for The Gettysburg Address.  (I have put the notes to write these below)

English 10: Today we started reading and annotating our first article, What Superheroes Teach Us About Power.

HOMEWORK: Vocab 



Tone and Diction notes:


Writing for Diction:

}Follow this format:

◦The author’s name

◦Plus an adjective (such as: sophisticated, varied, inventive, effective, carefully crafted, flashy)

◦Plus the term “diction”

◦Plus a strong verb (such as: demonstrates, creates, emphasizes, generates, fulfills)

◦Plus the function of the word choices (what those choices do for the piece)

◦Plus two examples

Writing For Tone:

}Same idea and format:

◦Author’s name

◦Plus an adjective (such as: informal, light, humorous, sarcastic, etc.)

◦Plus the term tone

◦Plus a strong verb

◦Plus the function

◦Plus two examples

Friday August 25, 2017

Honors English 10: Today we completed notes on SOAPStone. We then started annotating The Gettysburg Address comparing annotations with AP expectations.

Homework: Vocab

English 10: Today we took notes on SOAPStone. Then, we finished the annotation video and began reading the article, "What Superheros Teach Us About Power."

Homework: Vocab

Thursday August 24, 2017

Honors English 10: Today I went over the 10th Grade writing proficiency rubric. I have pasted it below for reference. We then started taking notes on SOAPStone and analyzing non-fiction texts.

Homework: Actively learn and vocab,

English 10: Today we had independent reading conferences and I assigned independent reading assignment #1. This is your homework if you didn't finish:

•Independent Reading Assignment #1 

•Directions: Answer these questions in complete sentences in your notebook. Remember to title the assignment and put the date down.

•Why did you select this text?

•What is the title of your book?

•How many Pages?

•What is the genre?

•What is the setting?

•Who is the protagonist/main character?

•What do you predict is the author’s purpose for writing this book? Use an example from the text to defend your answer. Make sure you are using the terminology we have discussed in class.

RUBRIC FOR HONORS:

Wells English 10 Writing Proficiency Rubric

	Ideas and Thesis	Quality of evidence	Explanation of evidence	Structure and organization	Points needed
Advanced	Ideas are clearly thought out and thesis is accurate and thought-provoking, based on the text, and communicated clearly in student’s writing. Student includes pieces learned from previous assessments and lessons.	Evidence is clear and taken directly from the text. The evidence supports and defends the ideas and thesis of the writer.	Evidence is explained in clear and explicit writing. The explanation clearly connects the evidence, providing an exceptionally  defended thesis	All aspects of organization are met: ·         Author and title ·         Clear thesis ·         Evidence presented in logical order ·         Conclusion	9-8: A
Proficient	Thesis is accurate, and based on the text. Thesis should be clear in student’s writing.	Evidence is clear and taken directly from the text. The evidence supports the thesis	Evidence is explained in clear and explicit writing. The explanation clearly connects the evidence to the thesis	All aspects of organization are met: ·         Author and title ·         Clear thesis ·         Evidence presented in logical order ·         Conclusion	7-6: P
Partially Proficient	Thesis is vague or partially unclear. Thesis is based on information found in the text.	Evidence is unclear or the connection to the thesis is unclear.	Explanation of evidence is unclear, vague or insufficient to connect to the thesis.	Some aspects of organization missing: ·         Author and title ·         Clear thesis ·         Evidence presented in logical order Conclusion	5-3: PP
Unsatisfactory	Thesis is absent or inaccurate.	Lack of evidence or very unclear evidence.	Lack of explanation or extremely unclear. Explanation does not support thesis.	Organization makes the author’s writing unclear.	2-1: U

Wednesday August 23, 2017

Today, all English classes finished the MAPs testing for 10th grade.

Honors English 10: 

Homework: Bring choice piece of writing with you tomorrow. We will be using it! Actively learn article due Friday before start of class. Keep working on vocabulary list SAT #1 until you hit 90% mastery.

English 10:

Homework: Independent reading book conferences tomorrow, so make sure you have a book. Actively learn article due Friday before start of class. Keep working on vocabulary list OMM#1 until you hit 80% mastery.