Defining Themes - Muppet Christmas Carol

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21

• Watch A Muppet Christmas Carol
• Complete Defining Themes Worksheet

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Speech Analysis

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18

• Speech Analysis 
• Difference between Speech and Essay
• JFK "We Go to the Moon" Speech
• Speech Text
• Speech Video
• Speech Essay - Final Exam Practice (Google Classroom)
• If completed - continue work on persuasive and definition essays

HOMEWORK

• Persuasive Essay - Final Draft Due Thursday, 1/3
• Definition Essay - Final Draft Due Monday, 1/7

E-mail Etiquette

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 17

• Writing Prompt (Google Classroom)
• Read NYT Article
• E-mail Activity (Google Classroom)
• Sharing/Class Discussion
• Work on Essays

HOMEWORK

• Complete any late work!

Personification and Sample Essays

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13

• Personification Activity (Google Classroom)
• Read and Evaluate Student Sample Essays (Google Classroom)
• Continue Work on Essays and Peer Reviews
• Either Definition Essay or Persuasive Essay

HOMEWORK

• Complete Peer Review (Now a Summative C1 Assignment)

Peer Review

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11

• Peer Review Activity (Google Classroom)
• Writing Prompt (Google Classroom)
• "Do you think getting feedback from your peers is helpful? Why or why not?"
• Whatever time is left, you're free to work on any essays you need to work on (even for other classes)!

HOMEWORK

• None - if other work complete!

Definition Essay - Rough Drafts

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6

• Think-Pair-Share
• Discuss with a partner what word you chose to define for your essay and why.
• Each group will share one of their words and why it was chosen, and then as a class we will find the actual definition
• Work on Definition Essay (Rough Draft)

HOMEWORK

• Finish Rough Draft of Definition Essay

C3 - Defining "Family"

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5:

• Finish The Pursuit of Happyness
• Pass in Viewing Guide (Google Classroom)
• Definition Unit C3 Summative
• Instructions and Assignment (Google Classroom)
• Father Knows Best
• Modern Family
• Work on Definition Essay

HOMEWORK

• None!

The Pursuit of Happyness (Cont.)

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 3:

• Continue watching The Pursuit of Happyness
• Answer Viewing Guide questions (Google Classroom)

HOMEWORK

• None, if completed other assignments