Speeches

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2D1 Syllabus to March Break

2D1 Syllabus to March Break

Friday
-rhetorical devices
-apply them to speeches

Monday (the only homework this week will be working on your speeches)
-speech outline
-topics

Tuesday
-speech video
-listening quiz

Wednesday
-research

Thursday
-research/planning

Friday
-PD Day, so work on those speeches

Monday
-speech group #1
-test outline

Tuesday
-speech group #2
-graphic text

Wednesday
-speech group #3
-review for test

Thursday
-non fiction test

Friday
-grammar Friday

Tues Feb 21-Fri Feb 24

2D1
-homophone quiz (just for fun)
-paragraph peer editing
-submission instructions and MLA style

Tomorrow
-news articles (in groups)

Thursday
-news articles (practice and literacy test rubrics)
-paragraphs due

Friday
-rhetorical devices
-speeches
-paragraphs due

Next week
-speeches and speech topics

3C1
-element of fiction #5 - theme
-finish up "Monster" questions
-watch "Monsters"
-quiz outline

Wednesday
-grammar lesson - syntax (word arrangement)
-review for quiz

Thursday
-quiz
-new "Monsters"

Friday
-introduction to Business Writing

Fri Feb 16

2D1
-non fiction writing #3 - the news article
-newspaper fact finding mission (handout)
-news article structure (note)
-news article fact finding mission (handout)

Weekend Homework
-review elements of a news article ie the structure
-write your compare or contrast paragraph (rough copy due on Tuesday)

Tuesday
-peer edit paragraph
-more on news article

3C1
-read story and completed questions #1,3 and 4 on "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"

Weekend Homework
-review the 2 stories and 4 elements (Quiz on Wednesday)

Tuesday
-element of fiction #5 - Theme
-finish questions on "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"
-quiz outline

Wednesday
-review time for quiz
-watch "Monsters"

Thursday
-Quiz on first 3 stories and first 5 elements

Wed Feb 15

2D1
-created a list of homophones
-introduction to minor assignment #1 - the compare/contrast paragraph

Homework
-read "Reach for the Sky" p. 216 in Language and writing and answer assigned questions

Thursday
-correct "Reach for the Sky"
-more guidelines for paragraph assignment
-note on transition words
-brainstorming time and due dates given

Fri
-non fiction writing topic #3 - news articles

3C1
-collected any outstanding DB Cooper assignments (any collected after today are late)
-element of fiction #3 - character
-worked on questions #8 and 9 on DB Cooper
-History Channel - DB Cooper

Homework
-read over the 3 elements of fiction

Thursday and Friday
-"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"

Tuesday Feb 14

2D1
-corrected "It's All Downhill..."
-homophone grammar lesson

Homework
-review personal impression writing
-define your homophone

Tomorrow
-create a homophone list
-minor writing assignment assigned

3C1
-media research assignment - DB Cooper
-it is an in class assignment

Homework
-complete assignment if not completed during class - due Wednesday at the latest

Tomorrow
-element of fiction #3 - character
-more on DB Cooper

Mon Feb 13

2D1
-closure activity for Information Text
-note on Personal Impression writing
-read "It's All Downhill From Here" p.125 in Language and Writing

Homework
-complete the 5 questions

Tomorrow
-correct "It's All Downhill..."
-grammar lesson - Homophones

3C1
-Element of Fiction #2 - Nemesis
-close up on "The Interlopers"
-Element of Fiction #3 - Character
-read "DB Cooper" p. 120 in Between the Lines

Homework
-be sure questions on DB Cooper are complete

Tomorrow
-in library for web quest on DB Cooper (this is a marked assignment)