Friday, October 29th

1. 2. "On Leaving / On Staying Behind" - Analysis

    ***Finish and submit (15-20 minutes)

2. "On Leaving" / "On Staying Behind" - Comparative Chart

Objective: Students will understand and analyze Diana Garcia's poems.

Wednesday, October 27th/ Thursday, October 28th

1. Journal #10 - Qualities or Assets

    ***Submit Journals #1-10 in Classroom

2. "On Leaving / On Staying Behind" - Analysis

    ***Let's analyze the first few lines together

Objective: Students will understand and analyze Diana Garcia's poems.

Tuesday, October 26th

1. "On Leaving" / "On Staying Behind" - Pre-reading

Objective: Students will preview Diana Garcia's poems and prepare for deep analysis.

 

Monday, October 25th

1. No electricity - swatball

Friday, October 22nd

1. Finish and submit "I Am From" poems

2. Crowdsourced Poem 

    ***Class will create a crowdsourced "I am From" poem

3. Poetry Slam/ Student poem recitations - extra credit / Finish Judy Baca poem

Objective: Students will create a crowdsourced "I am From" poem with their classmates.

Wednesday, October 20th/ Thursday, October 21st

1.  Journal #9 - Home

2. “We All Return to the Place Where We Were Born” by Oscar Gonzales
    ***Analyze and discuss

3. “Where I'm From” By George Ella Lyon 

    *** Student “I Am From” Poem

Objective: Students will use the structure and themes from the poems we discuss today to write and share their own poem.

Tuesday, October 19th

1. Judy Baca artwork and activity
    ***Students write and share poems

Objective: Students will use the imagery of Judy Baca's art as the setting for a poem.

Monday, October 18th

1. Poetry and the Speaker
    ***“Pass On” by Michael Lee
    ***The Speaker & The Performance of Poetry
    ***Performance of “Pass On”

Objective: Students will be able to analyze how the speaker and structure impacts the meaning behind the poem.

Friday, October 15th

1. Finish and submit College Application Essay
    ***Rubric

    ***Due: today!

2. Update digital portfolios

    ***If you were not able to finish in class on Monday

3. Work Day

    ***All late work for 1st quarter must be submitted by 3:00 pm today!

Objective: Students will write a college application essay utilizing the three rhetorical appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos.

Wednesday, October 13th/ Thursday, October 14th

1. College Application Essay
    ***Rubric
    ***Due: Friday

Objective: Students will write a college application essay utilizing the three rhetorical appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos.

Tuesday, October 12th

1. Crafting an Unforgettable College Essay
    ***Read and discuss

2. College Admissions Teams Activity
    ***read sample essays and choose which applicant is accepted
    ***How to use ethos, pathos, and logos in your college essays effectively

Objective: Students will analyze multiple college application essays while keeping ethos, pathos, and logos in mind.

Monday, October 11th

1. Juvenile Justice - Open Letter
    ***Check updated grades in Aeries and review feedback in Classroom

2. Update “Where I Am and Where I’m Going” Chart

3.  Update digital portfolios

    ***Add Juvenile Justice unit

    ***Add photo of Young Kids, Hard Time notes

Objective: Students will create a professional digital portfolio of their work.

Friday, October 8th

1. Pathos as Inquiry - Design a billboard

Objective: Students will understand when and how to use pathos as a rhetorical strategy.

Wednesday, October 6th/ Thursday, October 7th

1. Pathos as Inquiry - Current Event
    ***Due: Wednesday/ Thursday

Objective: Students will understand when and how to use pathos as a rhetorical strategy.

Tuesday, October 5th

1. Journal #8 - Pathos

2. Pathos as Inquiry: Knowing Your Audience
    ***Article and activity

Objective: Students will understand when and how to use pathos as a rhetorical strategy.

Monday, October 4th

1. Journal #7 - Success

2. Finish up and submit Open Letter/ Work on and submit a missing assignment/ Complete missing journal entries

Objective: Students will reflect on and share what success looks like to them.