English 101 -- Plan for Thursday, March 10

During Class:

• Portfolio 1 will be collected.  Please refer to the assignment checklist we created to make sure you have met all requirements.  Other documents to refer to include: Portfolio 1 Contents, Portfolio 1 Guidelines, and Portfolio 1 Rubric.
• Intro to portfolio 2; research topic criteria overview; potential topic list exercise. 

Recommended Publications for News Articles:
1. New York Times 
2. Issues & Controversies
3. The New Republic
4. The Economist
5. Bangor Daily News
6. Utne Reader
7. Fox News

Assignment for Monday, March 17:
1. Complete the Potential Topic List Exercise by listing 7 articles (include source information, a one sentence summary, and a potential question for each).
2. Decide on a topic/issue for Portfolio 2 – refer to the research topic criteria discussed in class to make sure your topic is a good fit.
3. Read pages 350-360 in the handbook.

English 101 -- Plan for Friday, March 6

During Class:

• Read about Peer Review in handbook
• Discuss peer review process
• Peer review conferences (see Peer Review Guide)
• Schedule teacher conferences 

Assignment for Tuesday, Feb. 10:1. Make revisions based on the peer review
2. Have teacher conference and make revisions
3. Bring an edit-ready draft to class on Tuesday.

Portfolio I -- Skills & Process

English 101 -- Plan for Wednesday, March 4

During Class:

• Use the Portfolio 1 Guidelines and Rubric to create a checklist. 
• Use the Revision Guide to annotate your essay
• Read & Discuss pp. 15-17 about Peer Review in the handbook 
• Read the Peer Review Guide as a way to prepare for next class
• Additional questions and discussion of grading criteria and questions about essays as needed. 

Assignment for Friday, March 6:
1. Make revisions based on teacher comments and your annotations from the Revision Guide
2. Bring a hard copy of your rough draft to class for peer review.

English 101 -- Plan for Monday, March 2

During Class: 

• Read pp. 79-81 in the handbook. Go over conclusions & introductions.
• Read Sample Summary / Response Essay passed out in class last week. 
• Review Double-Entry Journal
• In-class workshop on rough drafts.  Reminder:  Portfolio 1 is due Thursday, March 12
•  The rough draft will be submitted to me at the end of this class.

Assignment for Wednesday, March 4:

1. Create a Double Entry journal for the article you are writing about for Portfolio 1, if you have not already done so.
2. Read the Portfolio 1 Guidelines and Rubric and write down any questions you may have.  Next time, we will use these two documents to create a checklist.
2. Read the “Revision Guide."  This will be important to your approach to revising your Portfolio 1 Essay.

2. Bring any questions about revision to class. 

English 101 -- Plan for Thursday, Feb. 26

During class:

• Discuss final essay assignment sheet
• reverse outline of response
• additional discussion about parts of an essay as needed
• grammar work
• look at samples of effective essays
• talk about deciding which summary/response essay you want to revise & polish for Portfolio I.

 Homework due Monday, March 2:
1. Choose one summary/response essay to revise and polish for Portfolio I.  Revise this summary/response essay to the best of your ability. This revised draft will then go through a self/peer/teacher critique process.
2. We will be working with your summary/response essays in class.  A copy of this essay will be passed in to me at the end of class.
3. (Read “Concluding Paragraphs” pages 77-78 in the handbook.)  We will do this during class on Monday. We will also look at the sample essay (passed out in class today) on Monday.

English 101 -- Plan for Tuesday, February 24

Class time:
 --Return Facebook summaries & responses. Comments & goals.
--Intro. to course calendar (see forum)
--Identify main ideas in "College's Priceless Value"
--Review MEAL Plan --Strategy for responding: read article comments and respond on forum --Additional work with evidence as needed
--Peer review of summaries (time permitting).

Homework due Thursday, Feb. 26
1. Make necessary revisions to your summary of the “College's Priceless Value” article. It will be helpful to re-read the article.
2. Create a double entry journal with at least 3 reasons why you agree or disagree with the article. Refer to specific points made in the article and then provide your reaction noting whether you agree or disagree and why. Bring this to class. 
3. Follow your summary with a response to the article. Your response should include a thesis statement saying whether you agree/disagree, or both, with the main idea(s) of the article. State specifically with what points you are agreeing/disagreeing. Be sure your paragraphs begin with clear and specific topic sentences. Back up your points with specific evidence. Your summary/response essay should be roughly 3 pages in length. Bring this to class. 

English 101 -- Plan for Friday, Feb. 13

Class time:

• Side-Shadow Facebook response essay.  Submit essay & summary.
• Read & annotate 3rd article, "College's Priceless Value" 
• Share and discuss annotations.   
• Write initial responses on forum.
• Read comments section of article on New York Times website

Homework due Tuesday, February 24:
Write a summary of the article, "College's Priceless value."  Prior to writing your summary, annotate the article.  Also create an outline of the article in which you list the main ideas.  Bring the annotated article, outline, and summary to class on the Tuesday after vacation.  (Your double-entry journal and 2.5 page response to article #3 will be due the Thursday after vacation.)

English 101 -- Plan for Wednesday, Feb. 11

Class time: Revisit “Facebook” article; MEAL Plan 1; MEAL Plan 2 (including sample paragraphs); exercises to begin planning a response to the article; additional work with evidence as needed; peer review of summaries time permitting.
Unfinished from previous class -- side-shadowing; writing a response; review double-entry journal.  Intro to Eng 101 page.

Homework due Friday, Feb. 13:
1. Make necessary revisions to your summary of “Facebook” article.  It will be helpful to re-read the article.
2.  Follow your summary with a response to the article.  Your response should include a thesis statement saying whether you agree/disagree, or both, with the main idea(s) of the article.  State specifically with what points you are agreeing/disagreeing.  Be sure your paragraphs begin with clear and specific topic sentences.  Back up your points with specific evidence.  Your summary/Response essay should be roughly 3 pages in length.  Bring this to class.

English 101 -- Plan for Monday, Feb. 9

Class time:

• Discuss response writing
• discuss editing versus revising
• discuss thesis statements
• side shadow the responses you brought with you, looking specifically at evidence
• discuss double entry journals.

Homework due Wednesday, Feb. 11:

1.  Read Chapter 3 in the handbook “Using a Thesis to Shape Your Material” pages 29-36 AND read Chapter 5 “Writing Paragraphs” pages 64-73 in the handbook. 

2.  Read “Facebook Threatens to Zuck Up the Human Race.”   Complete exercise 3.3 (“outlining,” see page 36) in the handbook, using the Facebook article.  In other words, you will first create an outline of the article.  Then you will write a summary of the article.  Bring both to class.

3.  Create a double entry journal with at least 3 reasons why you agree or disagree with the article.  Refer to specific points made in the article and then provide your reaction noting whether you agree or disagree and why.  Bring this to class.

English 101 -- Plan for Thursday, Feb. 5

Class time:

• Strategies for Critical and Analytical Reading
• in-class annotation of article (Facebook article)
• guidelines for writing a summary 
• summary checklist; sample summary 
• intro to portfolio 1
• free write

Homework due Monday, Feb. 9:
1.  Revise your summary of the article.  Be sure to re-read the article and look at the sample summary provided.  Bring your original and your revision (stapled together, new version on top) to class.  I will collect both the summary draft and revision.
2.  Write a personal response to the article.  You should be agreeing or disagreeing (or both) with the main idea(s) in the article.  This is a rough draft and should be 1 ½ to 2 pages.  Bring this to class.  We will talk more about response writing in class.

Eng 101 -- Assignment for Tuesday

(1) Read and annotate the New York Times article at the link below:
"Losing is Good for You"  (2) Then write a one-paragraph / half-page summary of the article.

Please see me for tips on annotation.  A couple of resources for annotation are here and here.

The Writing Process -- Insights from Working Writers

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During class, you will be asked to complete a Writing Process Questionnaire.

Beowulf Resources

Fate vs. Free Will Resources

Beowulf -- Easy to read version

Beowulf -- Hypertext version

Beowulf in 100 Tweets

Beowulf -- Greene Hamlet Resources 

Beowulf Translations.net

Tim Romano Translation

Beowulf -- Translations.net zip file
(This valuable site with dozens of translations of Beowulf from different time periods is now available in the form of a Google-hosted zip file that can be downloaded, expanded, opened, and then used as a website that will be private to your own computer.  To download, click the link above and then click the download link on the top right corner of the page.)

Poetry Out Loud

Every senior at SDHS is expected to find and learn a poem and to present it during our classroom competition.  (The date of this competition will be announced soon).

Poems are at http://poetryoutloud.org/poems-and-performance/find-poems

Poetry Out Loud learning goals include:

• in-depth understanding of a poem
• exposure to a variety of poems through the classroom competition
• develop skills in memorization
• develop ability and confidence in public speaking
• increased appreciation of poetry

Poems that are high on the short, easy, & accessible scale include:
"Another Feeling," "Battlefield," "Boy and Egg," "Carmel Point," "Catch a Little Rhythm," "The Cities Inside Us," "Domestic Situation," "Dream Song 14," "Eagle Plain," "Golden Retrievals," "Keeping Things Whole," "Layabout," "The Last Laugh," "The Lamb," "Question," "Sadie & Maud," "Thoughts in a Zoo," "War Widow," "Youth."