• Bellwork-What do you know about Greek Mythology? Draw upon your prior knowledge. Things you’ve learned in school, read in books, or watched in movies.
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Make sure you are reading at home each night!
  • Book Talks
  • Honors – Continue working on dialectical journal
• The Odyssey-Building Background

• SLOT–Referencing Article of the Week #8, respond to the following prompt in 2 paragraphs to complete your 12 Minute Draft.
  •  Should the time spent preparing for and taking standardized tests be minimized?
    • Paragraph #1-Intro and Claim (underline claim)
    • Paragraph #2-Embedded textual evidence (Highlight evidence using pink highlighter) 
  • 1. Introduce quote (In the article titled…the author states…)
    2. Copy quote w/parenthetical citation (“Study Finds…” 1).
    3. Give your reasoning (The evidence proves my claim…)
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Make sure you read at home each night!
  • Book Talks
  • Honors – Continue working on your dialectical journals
• Personal Narrative-Due Sunday, November 20th by 11:59 pm to Google Classroom! Be sure to copy/paste the rubric as the last page of your essay.

• SLOT-Referencing Article of the Week #8, read and annotate for Subject and Tone.
  • Highlight textual evidence using your green highlighter
  • Label your evidence and explain through annotation
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Make sure you are reading at home each night!
  • Book Talks
  • Honors – Continue working on dialectical journals
• Personal Narrative – Begin typing your personal narrative in Google Classroom. If you were absent today, see Mrs. Lichocki for the class code.
  • Personal Narrative is due Sunday, November 20th, by 11:59 pm to Google Classroom! No late papers will be accepted.

• SLOT-Referencing Article of the Week #8, read and annotate for Audience and Purpose.
  • Highlight textual evidence using your orange highlighter
  • Label your evidence and explain through annotation
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes.
• Personal Narrative – Outline
  • LA 1 –outline-la-1
  • Honors – outline-honors
    • Topic ideas, bubble maps, freewrite, and outline are due tomorrow!

• SLOT-Referencing Article of the Week #8, read and annotate for Speaker and Occasion.
  • Highlight textual evidence using your blue highlighter
  • Label your evidence and explain through annotation
    • SAT Practice
    • Part A:
    • Using the clues from the text, figure out what the words “To drive the point home” as used in line 23 mean.
      • Using your PINK highlighter, highlight the words, and any other words, that helped you to come to your conclusion.
      • Give your definition in the margin next to the highlighted text.
    • Part B:
    • As used in line 23, “to drive the point home” most nearly means
      • A.To emphasize a point
      • B.To push into a target
      • C.To leave a destination
      • D.To lessen the focus
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Make sure you are reading at home each night!
  • Book Talks
  • Honors – Continue working on dialectical journals
• Personal Narrative
  • LA 1 – Brainstorming/Topic Selection
  • Honors – Review AP Writing Prompt/Topic Selection

• SLOT-Read and annotate Article of the Week #8 for Connections.
• AoW #8 Testing
  • Highlight textual evidence using your yellow highlighter
  • Label your evidence and explain your connections through annotation
    • Text to Text
    • Text to Self
    • Text to World
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Make sure you are reading at home each night!
  • Book talks
  • Honors – Continue working on your dialectical journals
• Personal Narrative
• LA 1 – Model your writing after Sandra Cisneros’ narrative, Eleven.
  • Eleven by Sandra Cisneros
    • Rewrite the first three paragraphs using personal details in place of Cisneros’ details
• HONORS
• • Read the personal narrative, Eleven, by Sandra Cisneros and highlight literary techniques used by the author
  • Complete the AP writing prompt.
  • AP Prompt for Eleven

• SLOT-Referencing Article of the Week #7, respond to the following prompt in 2 paragraphs:
  • Will reading this article influence your eating habits?
    • Paragraph #1 – Intro and claim (underline claim)
    • Paragraph #2 – Correctly embedded textual evidence (highlight evidence using your pink highlighter)
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Be sure to read your novel at home every night!
  • Book Talks
  • Honors – Continue working on your dialectical journal
• Personal Narrative – Mentor Text #2, “Salvation” by Langston Hughes
  • Read “Salvation” and complete structural analysis
  • salvation-personal-narrative
  • structural analysis chart
    • Due Monday!

• SLOT-Referencing Article of the Week #7, read and annotate for Speaker, Occasion, and Audience.
  • Highlight textual evidence for S & O using your blue highlighter. Use your orange highlighter for Audience.
  • SAT Practice
    • Part A
    • Using the clues from the text, figure out what the word “carcinogenic” as used in line 6 means.
    • Using your PINK highlighter, highlight the words, and any other words, that helped you to come to your conclusion.
    • Give your definition in the margin next to the highlighted text.
    • Part B
      1. As used in line 6, “carcinogenic” most nearly means

      A.deadly

      B.cancerous

      C.dangerous

      D.unhealthy

• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Be sure to read at home each night!
  • Book Talks
  • Honors – Continue working on your dialectical journal
• Personal Narrative – Sentence Study

1. Highlight the opening and closing lines of the personal narrative using your ORANGE highlighter.

2. Annotate what makes the sentences interesting to you and explain how the sentences are connected. In other words, make observations about the author’s craft.

3.Choose one section of dialogue and analyze what it said (what you learn about plot or character) and then what is NOT said. What are these characters withholding?

4.Explain what you loved/grew frustrated with/etc. What would you say to the author (if you could) about how this was written?

• SLOT-Read and annotate Article of the Week #7 for Connections. 
• AoW #7 Meat
  • Highlight textual evidence using your yellow highlighter
  • Label your evidence and explain through annotation
    • Text to Text
    • Text to Self
    • Text to World
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Make sure you read at home each night!
  • Book talks
  • Honors – Continue working on dialectical journal
• Personal Narrative – Mentor Text #1
  • Setting
  • Characterization