Week 3:2 (Nov. 18-22)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule for 3:1-4Poems for the 3rd Six WeeksMLA TemplateWatchmen JournalWatchmen SketchesWatchmen PromptsWatchmen Notes, Rubric for Monday’s Prose EssayTips for Tuesday’s Multiple Choice, Wheel of Feels

Freshmen: GE Audiotext, GE E-TextAnimal Farm Vocab ListVocab Presentation Instructions, AF NotesTheme LogEssay Outline and RubricCiting and Weaving ExamplesGE Journal Questions for Ch. 20-29GE Journal Questions for Ch. 30-59AF Journal Questions for Ch. 1-5AF Journal Questions for Ch. 6-10

Writing a Thesis Statement: Thesis/Essay Prompt (general directions handout), Thesis Tips (theme-specific summaries), Thesis Questions (theme-specific thought-provoking questions), Thesis Notes (from in class), Thesis Help (getting your ideas together), Thesis Development (forming your ideas into a sentence), Subordinate Conjunctions (forming complex sentences with useful words), Thesis Generator (if you can’t quite get your ideas into a sentence), Thesis Builder (another thesis generator if you’re having trouble fitting it all in one sentence)

Week 3:1 (Nov. 11-15)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule for 3:1-4Poems for the 3rd Six WeeksMLA TemplateWatchmen JournalWatchmen SketchesWatchmen PromptsWatchmen Notes, Tuesday’s Practice Prose PromptTips for Wednesday’s Skill AssessmentThursday’s Practice Prose Prompt

Freshmen: Citing and Weaving ExamplesGE Theme LogGE AudiotextThesis NotesGE Paper Outline and Rubric, GE Journal Questions for Ch. 20-29, GE Journal Questions for Ch. 30-59GE E-TextAnimal Farm Vocab List, Vocab Presentation InstructionsThesis PromptThesis Tips

Week 2:6 (Nov. 4-8)

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Seniors:  Reading Schedule for 2:1-6Poems for the 2nd Six WeeksMLA TemplateNotes on Postmodernism and Watchmen, Watchmen Journal, Watchmen SketchesWatchmen Prompts, Reading Schedule for 3:1-4, Poems for the 3rd Six Weeks, Watchmen E-text (Huge One-Time PDF Download), The Doomsday ClockLiterary 3×3 GuidelinesLiterary 3×3 Examples

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Freshmen: GE Journal Questions for Ch. 20-29Citing and Weaving ExamplesGE Theme LogGE E-Text (Whole Novel), SAT Vocab #1GE AudiotextGE Graphic Novelization for Ch. 30-36Thesis NotesGE Paper Outline and RubricGE Ch. 37-38 Quiz Preview

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Week 2:5 (Oct. 28-Nov. 1)

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Seniors, to clarify, the journal is due by 11:59 PM Wednesday; the essay is due by 11:59 PM Saturday:  Reading Schedule 2:1-62nd Six Weeks’ Poetry PacketMLA TemplateHamlet NotesTips for Reading ShakespeareHamlet Response JournalHamlet Essay Prompts, Hamlet Essay Rubric

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Hamlet Audioplay: Act I (≈:50), Act II (≈:37), Act III (≈:58), Acts IV-V (≈1:23)

Freshmen: GE Journal Questions for Ch. 1-10GE Journal Questions for Ch. 11-20 (1st period2nd period4th period5th period, and 6th period), GE Journal Questions for Ch. 20-29Woven and Cited Quote ExamplesGE Theme LogGE E-Text (Whole Novel), GE AudiotextGE Graphic Novelization for Ch. 26-31, SAT (“PB”) Vocab #1

Week 3:5 (Dec. 17-21)

Freshmen, your Great Expectations paper is due this Wednesday.  If your period does not meet on Wednesdays, you may turn it in a day early or stop by on Wednesday if you need the extra day.  For your paper to be credited as on time, you must submit it to Turnitin.com and turn in a hardcopy with the following: the rubric and an approved outline, the typed and printed final draft of your essay , your approved thesis statement, your GE theme log, and any other documents that you used in the paper-writing process.  In case you missed any of them over the past month, here are some important links and handouts that are part of the paper-writing process: Theme LogEssay Outline & RubricMLA Format TemplateCitation & Weaving ExamplesTurnItIn.com Registration InstructionsWriting About Literature / Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: PB Vocab #3, Sir Gawain Questions/ Journal Handouts: Turnitin.com Journal SegmentGE Ch. 20-29 JournalAF Ch. 1-5 JournalAF Ch. 6-10 JournalColormarking #7Colormarking #8
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Seniors: 3rd Six Weeks’ Poems / Watchmen Paper: What AP Readers Long to SeeMLA Format TemplateCitation & Weaving ExamplesWriting About Literature / Beloved: Reading Schedule 3:5-4:2Symbol SketchesResponse JournalNotes
Author (who) + Technique (what) + Effect (how) + Analysis (magic) + Meaning (why)

Week 3:4 (Dec. 10-14)

Freshmen … Journal Questions: GE Ch. 20-29AF Ch. 1-5AF Ch. 6-10 / Great Expectations Paper: Theme LogEssay Outline & RubricMLA Format TemplateCitation & Weaving ExamplesTurnItIn.com Registration InstructionsWriting About Literature / Animal FarmQuiz Preview for Ch. 7-10Theme LogVocab List@georgeorwell / Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: PB Vocab #3SG Questions, Colormarking #7
Seniors: 3:1-4 Reading Schedule3rd Six Weeks’ Poems / Watchmen: PromptsWhat AP Readers Long to See / Beloved: Reading Schedule 3:5-4:2Symbol SketchesResponse Journal w/ ExamplesIn-Class Notes

Week 3:3 (Dec. 3-7)

Freshmen, if you don’t yet have a thesis approved, email another proposal. / Great ExpectationsCh. 20-29 Journal QuestionsTheme LogEssay Outline & RubricMLA Format TemplateWriting About LiteratureCitation & Weaving Guide, TurnItIn.com Registration Instructions / Animal FarmNotesTheme LogVocab ListVocab Presentation InstructionsCh. 1-5 Journal QuestionsCh. 6-10 Journal Questions, George Orwell on Twitter (@georgeorwell)
Seniors, be sure to journal and sketch while you read, not days later. / General: 3rd Six Weeks’ Poems / Watchmen: Reading ScheduleNotesJournalSketchbookE-textPrompt Choices

Week 3:2 (Nov. 26-30)

Freshmen: Poe / “The Raven” HandoutsPoe / “The Raven PowerPoint“The Raven” AudioGreat Expectations: Theme LogCh. 20-29 Journal QuestionsE-textAudiotext,  Thesis Notes, Thesis Questions, Thesis GuidelinesThesis Generator, Essay Outline & RubricMLA Format TemplateWriting About LiteratureCitation & Weaving GuideAnimal Farm: NotesTheme LogVocab ListVocab Presentation InstructionsCh. 1-5 Journal QuestionsCh. 6-10 Journal Questions
Seniors: 3:2 BellworkClose Reading Handout #23rd Six Weeks’ Poems3:1-3:4 Reading ScheduleLiterary 3×3 InstructionsWatchmen: NotesJournalSketchbookE-textPrompt Choices; Extras: Jungian ArchetypesAlan Moore on Watchmen

Week 3:1 (Nov. 12-16)

Freshmen: Poe / “The Raven” HandoutsPoe / “The Raven” PowerPoint, “The Raven” AudioGreat Expectations: Theme LogCh. 20-29 Journal QuestionsE-textAudiotextEssay Outline & RubricMLA Format TemplateThesis NotesCitation & Weaving GuideAnimal FarmVocab ListVocab Presentation Instructions
Seniors: 3:1 Bellwork, Close Reading Handout #13rd Six Weeks’ Poems3:1-3:4 Reading Schedule; Watchmen: NotesJournalSketchbookE-textPrompt Choices

Week 2:6 (Nov. 5-9)

Freshmen, have a copy of Animal Farm with you in class on Friday: GE Theme LogGE Ch. 20-29 Journal QuestionsGE Full E-textGE AudioGuide to Citation & WeavingQuote Weaving ExamplePB Vocab #1GE Paper InfoMLA Format TemplateThesis Notes

Seniors, be sure to read Kafka’s Metamorphosis by next Monday: 2:5-2:6 Reading Schedule2:6 Bellwork, Hamlet Essay PromptsParent LetterWatchmen Response JournalWatchmen Symbolism SketchbookWatchmen E-textWatchmen Notes3:1-3:4 Reading Schedule3rd Six Weeks’ Poem Packet