Category Archives: Class News

Sep29

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  • SLOT-Referencing Article of the Week #1, 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
  • MDG-Identifying plot in film
Sep28

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  • SLOT-Referencing Article of the Week #1 and SOAPSTone, 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.
  • MDG-Analyzing plot in a film.
Sep27

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  • SLOT-Referencing Article of the Week #1 and your copy of SOAPStone, read and annotate for Speaker and Occasion.
    • Highlight textual evidence using your blue highlighter.
    • Label your evidence and explain through annotation.
  • SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes.
  • MDG-Plot Structure cont.
Sep26

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  • SLOT-Referencing Article of the Week #1, read and annotate for connections. Highlight textual evidence using your yellow highlighter. Be sure to label each connection and explain through annotation.
  • SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes.
  • “The Most Dangerous Game”-Plot Structure.
Sep23

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  • Bellwork #12-Referencing your copy of SOAPStone, explain the following in your own words:
    • Purpose
    • Subject
    • Tone
    • Copy and Define the following Tone words. Keep this in your binder under your BW/SLOT tab:
      • Sarcastic
      • Impartial
      • Optimistic
      • Didactic
      • Disdainful
      • Solemn
      • Scholarly
      • Critical
      • Bitter
      • Malicious
      • Ironic
      • Gloomy
  • SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes.
    • Reflection–Describe the setting in your book. Why do you think the author chose this particular setting? How does it help make the plot work? 
  • CM#1-Identify and explain through annotation the Purpose, Subject, and Tone of the Practice Article of the Week.