Agenda,+Homework,+and+Attachments

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 & Friday, October 15, 2010
Agenda: 1. President Bush's Speech after 9/11 Analysis 2. The Colonial Era 3. Byrd's "The History of the Dividing Line"

HW: D Block: (Thursday, Oct 14)/G Block: (Tuesday, Oct 19) 1. Bring all texts to class a. The American Experience (Bradford, Smith, Edwards, Byrd) b. Tobacco's But and Indian Weed 2. Study all texts and notes for quiz next session

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Friday, October 8, 2010 & Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Agenda: 1. Celebrate Today 2. Reading Quote Quiz 3. John Edwards Context 4. Pair Share homework 5. "Sinners" Reading 6. TSOAPS analysis

HW: D Block: (Tuesday, Oct 12)/G Block: (Friday, Oct 15) 1. Read and Annotate President Bush's Speech after 9/11 2. Answer questions 3. Study for card quiz 4. Seminar next session

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010 & Thursday, October 7, 2010
Agenda: 1. Daily Journal 2. Smith and Bradford Jigsaw 3. Annotation and "Tobacco's But an Indian Weed" Song 4. John Edwards Context 5.Reading Quote Quiz

HW: D Block: (Friday, Oct 8)/G Block: (Wednesday, Oct 13) 1. Read "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" in The American Experience 2. Annotate Reading and Answer questions 3. Study for card quiz

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Monday, October 4, 2010 & Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Agenda: 1. Finish The First Settlers (D Block)/Finish Native American Myths (G Block) 2. Take a Stand: Puritan Moral Code 3. "Tobacco's But an Indian Weed" Song

HW: D Block: (Wednesday, Oct 6)/G Block: (Thursday, Oct 7) Study Puritan Code, Smith, and Bradford for quiz on Wednesday

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Thursday, September 30, 2010 & Friday, October 1, 2010
Agenda: 1. Essay Quaker Reading 2. Native American Myth 3. The First Settlers

HW: D Block: (Monday, Oct 4)/G Block: (Tuesday, Oct 5) 1. "Of Plymouth and Plantation" (48-54) || Read John Smith's "The General History of Virginia"(40-46) || 1. Ben 2. Immanuel 3. Greta 4. Oliviero
 * Read William Bradford's
 * D Block

G Block 1. Irene 2. Sophie 3. Lorenzo 4. Junik 5. Curtis 6. Valentina || D Block 1. Steven 2. Priscilla 3. Ian 4. Giovanni 5. Marcin

G Block 1. Gabriele 2. Florencia 3. Jun 4. Lolo 5. Marco 6. Ben || 2. Complete corresponding handout (see attachments)
 * Texts are in //The American Experience//

[[file:Of Plymouth Plantation GO.doc]][[file:John Smith GO for First Supply.doc]]
3. Bring //The American Experience// to class

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 & Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Agenda: 1. PSAT Info (Ms. Welch) 2. Participation Self-Evaluation and Progress Reports 3. Daily Journals (turn in) 4. Grades and Progress Reports 5. Rough Draft Peer Feedback 6. Creating a Native American Myth a. create b. present

HW: D Block: (Thursday, Sept 30)/G Block: (Friday, Oct 1) 1. Final Draft of essay (bring hard copy to class) 2. upload to turnitin.com

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Friday, September 24, 2010 & Monday, September 27, 2010
Agenda: 1. Outline Peer Feedback 2. ClaimCommentary 3. Creating a Native American Myth

HW: D Block: (Tuesday, Sept 28)/G Block: (Wednesday, Sept 29) 1. Rough Draft of Micro-Essay

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 & Thursday, September 23, 2010
Agenda: 1. The Structure of an Essay a. writing b. thinking 2. Claims to Evidence 3. Inferences to Claims 4. Claims to Thesis 5. Thesis: Level 1, 2, 3

HW: D Block: (Friday, Sept 24)/G Block: (Monday, Sept 27) 1. Native American Micro Essay Outline

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Monday, September 20, 2010 & Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Agenda: 1. New Seats 2. The Spirit of America Presentations 3. American Literature Overview 4. Daily Journal 5. EQ and Culminating Assignment 6. Native Americans Myths and Evidence-Inference Chart

HW: D Block: (Wednesday, Sept 22)/G Block: (Thursday, Sept 23) 1. Finish Evidence-Inference Chart 2. Highlight three inferences you will explore further in your essay 3. Write a thesis statement that synthesizes those inferences into a coherent argument Attachments:

Thursday, September 16, 2010 & Friday, September 17, 2010
Agenda: 1. Personal Timeline a. Presentations with BINGO 2. "The Spirit of America" Collage a. work time b. presentations

HW: D Block: (Monday, Sept 20)/G Block: (Tuesday, Sept 21) 1. Set up your turnitin.com accounts. See tab on let for instructions. 2. Read three Native American legends or myths 3. In your Daily Journal, write the title and a summary of all three legends or myths Suggested links: First People Native American Legends American Folklore Native American Cultures

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010 & Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Agenda: 1. Homework: Daily Journal (see prompt below) 2. Personal Timeline a. Practice with partner b. Gallery Walk c. Presentations with BINGO 3. "The Spirit of America" Collage

HW: D Block: (Thursday, Sept 16)/G Block: (Friday, Sept 17) 1. Personal Timeline. Be ready to present if you didn't go today. 2. Daily Journal. Write for 30 minutes. PROMPT: What are the different factors that mark a transition in one's life? Why do these factors push people into a new phase? Provide examples from your own life or history.

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Friday, September 10, 2010 & Monday, September 13, 2010
Agenda: 1. Personal Timeline Brainstorm 2. Daily Journal: Spirit of America 3. Group Work Skill Builder: Island Maps 4. "The Spirit of America" Collage (To be continued over the next few classes) 5. Personal Timeline Rubric

HW: D Block: (Tuesday, Sept 14) Personal Timeline. Be ready to present! G Block: (Wednesday, Sept 15) Personal Timeline. Be ready to present!

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010-Thursday, September 9, 2010
Agenda: 1. Highlights from Letters 2. CIS Card Quiz 3. What does it mean to be American? -CQ -Journal -Listening activity -Speed dating 4. Personal Timeline

HW: 1. (for Friday, Sept 10) Summer Reading Project Book Cover draft

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Monday, September 6, 2010-Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Agenda: 1. ID Cards 2. Room Tour and Mini-Bio 3. Letter to Rivera 4. Course Overview 5. Last One Standing 6. Personal Timeline Assignment 7. Exit Card

Homework: 1. Bring Class Materials 2. Read, study, and sign (student and parent/guardian) Course Overview 3. Begin planning your Personal Timeline
 * Block D, do not worry about #3. We will go over it on Wednesday.

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