WEEK 16: Research Paper/Mock EOC

RESOURCESClever Login (First.LastName@students.cobbk12.org)EAGLE WRITING CENTERSource Sheets for Research
MONDAY
  1. Warm-up: Go to www.usatestprep.org and work on one dot to turn green.
  2. Go to Google Docs and create a new document for your research paper.  Type up your final draft and complete these steps:
    1. Label Doc "Your First Name_TKAM_Your Class Period
    2. Font: Size=12 Font Style=Times New Roman 
    3. MLA format. See image below or click on this helpful link >>>HERE<<<
    4.  Image result for Mla format heading of essay\
    5. Peer-edit by sharing paper with someone to read for mistakes.  Use blue share button on top right of doc.
    6. Include a separate page for your works cited with your minimum of two sources (novel, and websites). Plug in info about website to make a works cited page by going >>>HERE<<
    7. Submit essay to email: EdomLeu@gmail.com  MAKE SURE YOUR PAPER HAS YOUR NAME, TEACHER'S NAME, BLOCK#, DATE
  3. HW: Continue working on usatestprep dots each night (Due Dec. 2nd) and practice timed writing out of blue packet you go Friday.

WEEK 15: Research Paper/Mock EOC

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MONDAY
  1. Mock End of Course Test on USATESTPREP
    • ACTIVATION ID: SOUTHCOBB
    • USERNAME: LUNCH #
    • PASSWORD: LUNCH #
HW: Brainstorm extension. Due Tuesday for late grade. Work on source #1 by gathering quotes from novel.

TUESDAY
  1. Debate: Who are the real mockingbirds in novel?
  2. Brainstorm: Review thesis statements for original research topics.
  3. Draft: Begin Introduction paragraph using H.I.T strategy.
  4. Mock EOC: Finish test on usatestprep. 
HW: Write intro paragraph in 7-point section of notebook and have a competed source #1 with all of your body paragraph quotes parenthetically cited. 

WEDNESDAY

  1. Warm-up: Rearrange the introduction paragraph 
  2. RI#2 
  3. Source #2: Gather evidence from your online source and fill out the source sheet.
  4. USATESTPREP: Practice by clicking on each of the 31 dots that are not showing green (Due Dec 2)
HW: Source #2 and body paragraph 1 (paragraph about fictional character being a mockingbird) due Thursday 14th.  1 hr. on USATESTPREP each night.

WEEK 14: Argue/Debate/TKAM/Unit Test

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MONDAY
  1. Warm-up: Context Clues (USATP)
  2. CommonLit: Read the "Close the Door Speech" and complete:
    • Annotate/Highlight main idea in each paragraph
    • Answer Multiple Choice ?'s
    • Write your answer in text box.
HW: Read chapters 14-16 of TKAM and complete a double entry journal with two important quotes and what they reveal for each chapter.

TUESDAY
NO SCHOOL!!!

WEDNESDAY
  1. Warmup: Revising and Editing
  2. Review CommonLit "Closed Doors"
  3. Identify KELP in closing argument of TKAM
  4. Watch/Complete organizer for trial.
HW: Finish reading the novel.  Review vocabulary for unit test: Kairos, Ethos, Logos, Pathos, Claim, Thesis, Counter-argument, plaintiff, defendant, cross examination

THURSDAY
  1. Warmup: Revising and Editing
  2. Watch trial of Tom Robinson and complete organizer
  3. Review for Unit Test tomorrow
HW: Finish reading the novel and study for Unit Test tomorrow.

FRIDAY
  1. Unit #2 Exam on TKAM
  2. Brainstorm
    • Essay Question: Choose one character that can be identified as a mockingbird. In one page, explain how this character loses their innocence as a result of exposure to the events and people around them.
    • Mockingbirds: Jem, Tom Robinson, Dill, Boo Radley, Mr. Raymond can be identified as mockingbirds—innocents who have been injured or destroyed through contact with evil.
HW: Complete brainstorm. Prepare to share thesis statement on Monday for a grade along with brainstorm.

WEEK 13: "To Kill a Mockingbird"

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MONDAY
  1. CommonLit: Read the poem Learning to Read by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and complete the questions and 2-point writing.
  2. Review Literature Circle Rubric for chapters 9-12 of TKAM
    • Work in your groups of 3 to complete your roles for your assigned chapter in novel.  Mini-project due Thursday 31st.
HW: Literature Circles due Thursday 31st! 

TUESDAY
  1. Lab Day: Work on literature circles in groups.
HW: Literature Circles due Thursday 31st! 

WEDNESDAY
  1. No class.  Meet in FTA lab for Individual Graduation Plan with freshmen guidance councilor. 
HW: Literature Circles due Thursday 31st! 

THURSDAY
  1. Lab Day: Work on literature circles in groups.
  2. Gallery Walk: Using Cornell Notes, gather info from multiple chapters.
HW: Read chapter 13-16 in preparation for trial on ch. 17-20

FRIDAY
  1. Warm-up: Context Clues (USA)
  2. SpringBoard (p.263): 
    • Notes on Persuasive Appeals (KELP)
    • Annotate chapter 20 for persuasive appeals (KELP)
  3. Watch ch. 17-20 and complete organizer for Tom's Trial
HW: Finish Springboard annotation on page 264-265, and complete questions 1-7 and SMELL on page 267.