Benchmark 10/1

October 1, 2018

Standards: 

RL.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

RI.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. 

RI.11-12.2 Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.

W.11-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

E.Q: How have you progressed in your application of these skills?

Starter: 

Complete the project reflection based on your explanatory essay.

Make sure that you complete all components of the reflection.

Turn into the sub when you are finished.

Activity: 

1.  Benchmark 10/1

usatestprep.com

Click on the link above.

The school ID is lee59.

If you need help with your username and password please email me.

You will then see the assignment labeled benchmark 10/1.

Complete all the multiple choice questions and free response.

You have the entire class period to complete the test and it must be submitted before you leave.

You are required to receive a minimum score of 80%.

If you do not receive this the first time, please take it again.

If you do not receive an 80% the second time, remediation will be offered later this week.

These attempts must be completed by 10/3 and need to be supervised.

Make sure that you schedule time during your lunch or after school if you want to try a second attempt. 

Remediation will be posted at 3:30 Wednesday and needs to be completed by 10/5.

Closure: 

What is your biggest strength and weakness in based off the benchmark?

Reminder

Your essays need to be shared with me TODAY.

I will collect your peer edits TOMORROW.

Revisions and Citations

September 28, 2018

Standard: 

W.11-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 

Obj: I can write an informative essay to examine complex ideas, concepts, and information dealing with themes in transcendental literature through effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 

EQ: How does transcendental and anti-transcendental literature create themes dealing with identity?

Starter: 

Create a goal for what you want to accomplish during class time today.

Remember you need to format this to MLA standards and include a works cited page. 

Helpful links are posted in activity 8. 

Vocabulary: 

Word:Introduction

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: paragraph that usually states the central or main idea that will be examined or conveyed in subsequent paragraphs. 

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create an introduction for your informative essay.

Word: Conclusion

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: final paragraph of an essay that restates the main idea. 

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create a conclusion for your informative essay. 

Activity: 

1.  Transcendental Informative Essay

Link to instructions are posted above. 

Rough Draft Due Date: Monday, September 24

Final Draft: Wednesday, September 26.

Updated:

Rough Draft Due: Thursday, September 27
Final Draft: Monday, October 1

2.  Thesis Statements

Read and take notes on creating thesis statements.

This will be helpful for the next activity. 

3.  Outline 

You will receive a hard copy of the outline to be completed.

At this point, you only need to focus on the body paragraphs. 

Do NOT worry about the introduction and conclusion section. 

Evidence should be your point sentence/ your claim.

The details are your examples that support the claim. 

The quote should be taken from the literature you are analyzing.

The last two are your elaboration and analysis.

Reminder: All of your ideas should connect to the claim in your thesis statement.

Your outline should be completed by: Thursday, September 20.
Updated: Due Monday, September 24

4.  Constructing Paragraphs

Using the ideas from your outline, create complete TPEQEA paragraphs for your essay. 

5.  Introductions and Conclusions

The links below provide information from the UNC-CH Writing Center. 

Visit the links and take notes when necessary. 

Introductions
Focus on the strategies for an effective introduction and the five kinds of less effective introductions. 

Conclusions 
Focus on the strategies for writing an effective conclusion and four kinds of ineffective conclusions.

Additional information on conclusions can be found on pages 116-117 in your StudySync books.

6.  Outline

Complete the introduction and conclusion section in your thesis essay organizer. 

7.  Peer Edit 

Complete the handout with a peer if you did not have your rough draft finished yesterday. 

8.  MLA format 

Works Cited Page Basics

MLA Formatting and Style Guide 

In- Text Citations Basics

Closure: 

What do you need to do to have a finalized essay by Monday? 

Reminder

Essay is due on Monday.

Your second benchmark is on Monday, October 1. 

Peer Edit

September 27, 2018

Standard: 

W.11-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 

Obj: I can write an informative essay to examine complex ideas, concepts, and information dealing with themes in transcendental literature through effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 

EQ: How does transcendental and anti-transcendental literature create themes dealing with identity?

Starter: 

Create a Diagnostic Writing Concern for your peer and myself to give you feedback on.

Write this on a sticky note to give to your partner. 

Vocabulary: 

Word:Introduction

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: paragraph that usually states the central or main idea that will be examined or conveyed in subsequent paragraphs. 

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create an introduction for your informative essay.

Word: Conclusion

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: final paragraph of an essay that restates the main idea. 

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create a conclusion for your informative essay. 

Activity: 

1.  Transcendental Informative Essay

Link to instructions are posted above. 

Rough Draft Due Date: Monday, September 24

Final Draft: Wednesday, September 26.

Updated:

Rough Draft Due: Thursday, September 27
Final Draft: Monday, October 1

2.  Thesis Statements

Read and take notes on creating thesis statements.

This will be helpful for the next activity. 

3.  Outline 

You will receive a hard copy of the outline to be completed.

At this point, you only need to focus on the body paragraphs. 

Do NOT worry about the introduction and conclusion section. 

Evidence should be your point sentence/ your claim.

The details are your examples that support the claim. 

The quote should be taken from the literature you are analyzing.

The last two are your elaboration and analysis.

Reminder: All of your ideas should connect to the claim in your thesis statement.

Your outline should be completed by: Thursday, September 20.
Updated: Due Monday, September 24

4.  Constructing Paragraphs

Using the ideas from your outline, create complete TPEQEA paragraphs for your essay. 

5.  Introductions and Conclusions

The links below provide information from the UNC-CH Writing Center. 

Visit the links and take notes when necessary. 

Introductions
Focus on the strategies for an effective introduction and the five kinds of less effective introductions. 

Conclusions 
Focus on the strategies for writing an effective conclusion and four kinds of ineffective conclusions.

Additional information on conclusions can be found on pages 116-117 in your StudySync books.

6.  Outline

Complete the introduction and conclusion section in your thesis essay organizer. 

7.  Peer Edit 

Complete the handout with a peer.

This needs to be completed by the end of class so your partner has the information to revise. 

Closure: 

Explain whether or not your DWC was sufficiently addressed with your partner and myself. 

Introductions and Conclusions

September 25 and 26, 2018

Standard: 

W.11-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 

Obj: I can write an informative essay to examine complex ideas, concepts, and information dealing with themes in transcendental literature through effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 

EQ: How does transcendental and anti-transcendental literature create themes dealing with identity?

Starter: 

Open your StudySync books to pages 101-102. 

Read through the information on introductions and the model on page 102.

Identify the features in the model that make it a strong introduction.

(You can highlight this in your book or write it in a Google doc.)

Vocabulary: 

Word:Introduction

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: paragraph that usually states the central or main idea that will be examined or conveyed in subsequent paragraphs. 

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create an introduction for your informative essay.

Word: Conclusion

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: final paragraph of an essay that restates the main idea. 

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create a conclusion for your informative essay. 

Activity: 

1.  Transcendental Informative Essay

Link to instructions are posted above. 

Rough Draft Due Date: Monday, September 24

Final Draft: Wednesday, September 26.

Updated:

Rough Draft Due: Thursday, September 27
Final Draft: Monday, October 1

2.  Thesis Statements

Read and take notes on creating thesis statements.

This will be helpful for the next activity. 

3.  Outline 

You will receive a hard copy of the outline to be completed.

At this point, you only need to focus on the body paragraphs. 

Do NOT worry about the introduction and conclusion section. 

Evidence should be your point sentence/ your claim.

The details are your examples that support the claim. 

The quote should be taken from the literature you are analyzing.

The last two are your elaboration and analysis.

Reminder: All of your ideas should connect to the claim in your thesis statement.

Your outline should be completed by: Thursday, September 20.
Updated: Due Monday, September 24

4.  Constructing Paragraphs

Using the ideas from your outline, create complete TPEQEA paragraphs for your essay. 

5.  Introductions and Conclusions

The links below provide information from the UNC-CH Writing Center. 

Visit the links and take notes when necessary. 

Introductions
Focus on the strategies for an effective introduction and the five kinds of less effective introductions. 

Conclusions 
Focus on the strategies for writing an effective conclusion and four kinds of ineffective conclusions.

Additional information on conclusions can be found on pages 116-117 in your StudySync books.

6.  Outline

Complete the introduction and conclusion section in your thesis essay organizer. 

7.  Constructing the Introduction and Conclusion 
Type your ideas into essay format. 
You need a complete draft for the peer edit on Thursday. 

Closure: 

How confident do you feel writing introductions and conclusions?

Constructing Body Paragraphs

September 24, 2018

Standard: 

W.11-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 

Obj: I can write an informative essay to examine complex ideas, concepts, and information dealing with themes in transcendental literature through effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 

EQ: How does transcendental and anti-transcendental literature create themes dealing with identity?

Starter: 

Switch outlines with a partner.

Read the thesis statement and the evidence for each body paragraph.

Let your partner know whether or not the evidence/point aligns to the thesis statement.

Provide thorough feedback as to why it does or does not match the thesis.  

Vocabulary: 

Word: Outline

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: a condensed treatment of a particular subject,

a summary of a written work

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create an outline for your informative essay 

Activity: 

1.  Transcendental Informative Essay

Link to instructions are posted above. 

Rough Draft Due Date: Monday, September 24

Final Draft: Wednesday, September 26.

Updated:

Rough Draft Due: Thursday, September 27
Final Draft: Monday, October 1

2.  Thesis Statements

Read and take notes on creating thesis statements.

This will be helpful for the next activity. 

3.  Outline 

You will receive a hard copy of the outline to be completed.

At this point, you only need to focus on the body paragraphs. 

Do NOT worry about the introduction and conclusion section. 

Evidence should be your point sentence/ your claim.

The details are your examples that support the claim. 

The quote should be taken from the literature you are analyzing.

The last two are your elaboration and analysis.

Reminder: All of your ideas should connect to the claim in your thesis statement.

Your outline should be completed by: Thursday, September 20.
Updated: Due Monday, September 24

4.  Constructing Paragraphs

Using the ideas from your outline, create complete TPEQEA paragraphs for your essay. 

Closure: 

How confident do you feel writing introductions and conclusions?

We will focus on this on Tuesday. 

Identity Seminar Alternate Assignment

September 21, 2018

Complete the TWO tasks below to earn credit towards your identity Socratic seminar.

Part A

Create a Higher Order Thinking (HOT) question based off of the prompt of the seminar.

Prompt: How does our environment shape our identity?

Part B

Answer your question in a TPEQEA paragraph using evidence from one of the texts read in class.

Due Date: Friday, September 28.

(This is one of the last grades for quarter one.  Make sure to revise in time!)

Outline

September 17-24, 2018

Standard: 

W.11-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 

Obj: I can write an informative essay to examine complex ideas, concepts, and information dealing with themes in transcendental literature through effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 

EQ: How does transcendental and anti-transcendental literature create themes dealing with identity?

Starter: 

Today you will begin working on an outline for your body paragraphs which will be due on Thursday.

Create a SMART goal for what you would like to accomplish in class today for your outline. 

There is a link in the activity section if you would like to preview the outline before you create your goal. 

Vocabulary: 

Word: Outline

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: a condensed treatment of a particular subject,

a summary of a written work

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create an outline for your informative essay 

Activity: 

1.  Transcendental Informative Essay

Link to instructions are posted above. 

Rough Draft Due Date: Monday, September 24

Final Draft: Wednesday, September 26.

Updated: 

Rough Draft Due: Thursday, September 27
Final Draft: Monday, October 1

2.  Thesis Statements

Read and take notes on creating thesis statements.

This will be helpful for the next activity. 

3.  Gathering Textual Evidence

Once you have your working thesis, find concrete support for your claim.

You should have a minimum of one quote per text.

Your quotes could be taken from your graphic organizer if you used quotes for your reasons. 

4.  Outline 

You will receive a hard copy of the outline to be completed.

At this point, you only need to focus on the body paragraphs. 

Do NOT worry about the introduction and conclusion section. 

Evidence should be your point sentence/ your claim.

The details are your examples that support the claim. 

The quote should be taken from the literature you are analyzing.

The last two are your elaboration and analysis.

Reminder: All of your ideas should connect to the claim in your thesis statement.

Your outline should be completed by: Thursday, September 20. 
Updated: Due Monday, September 24

Closure: 

How many parts of the outline were you able to complete in class?

Working Thesis

September 12, 2018

Standard: 

W.11-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 

Obj: I can write an informative essay to examine complex ideas, concepts, and information dealing with themes in transcendental literature through effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 

EQ: How does transcendental and anti-transcendental literature create themes dealing with identity?

Starter: 

Take out the interactive standards packet.

Unpack the standard W.11-12.2.

Then, complete the prior to unit reflection.

Circle the number from the learning target and write a one sentence explanation for your assessment.

Vocabulary: 

Word: Thesis

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition:a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.

Your Definition: 

Activity: Continue working on your thesis graphic organizer. 

Activity: 

1.  Transcendental Informative Essay

Link to instructions are posted above. 

Rough Draft Due Date: Monday, September 24

Final Draft: Wednesday, September 26.

2.  Thesis Statements

Read and take notes on creating thesis statements.

This will be helpful for the next activity. 

3.  Developing a Working Thesis

Complete the handout to create a working thesis for your essay.

You will need to decide on what THREE texts you will analyze.

Then, begin to gather potential evidence to determine your response to the question. 

Essentially, you should work from the bottom to the top.

Graphic Organizer Due at the END OF CLASS. 

4.  Gathering Textual Evidence

Once you have your working thesis, find concrete support for your claim.

You should have a minimum of one quote per text.

Closure: 

What is at least one quote that you can use to support your ideas?