Wednesday

• Semester Exam

• Written responses in notebook graded

• Winter Break Reading Assignment ☃️

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

Live stream study session

Watch the study session for the semester exam from Mon. 12/17/18: 

CLICK HERE

Monday

• Semester Exam is Wed. 12/19/18
• Study guide 
• Semester Exam Schedule

• Don't forget about your Winter Break Reading! ☃️Books are ready at the desk in the library if you plan to check it out there.

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

• I have developing collecting donations to send girls in developing nations to school for a year. It is $58 for each student, so let's see how many we can support throughout the year! 
• Info on worldwide education for girls:
• Fact list- ABC News
• 264 Million Children Don't Go To School
• 10 Toughest Places for Girls to Go To School
• 5 Ridiculous Reasons Girls are Denied an Education (video)
• Meet Girls Who Are Fighting for Their Right to an Education (video)
• The organization I support: International Rescue Committee rescue.org

Thursday

• Root Words
• Here is a playlist of videos for 8 of the 10 roots we have studied this semester. 
• I made a Kahoot! game you can play to practice our root words.

• Semester Exam is Wed. 12/19/18
• Study guide 
• Semester Exam Schedule

• Short Fiction
• Discussion of "The Archetypal Myth of the Quest in Joyce's 'Araby'" by Mahmood Azizi
• Other examples of critical literary perspectives to read: 
• "Feminist Gothic in 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" by Sarah L. Crowder
• "Fairy Tales and Freud: Psychoanalysis in Children's Stories" by Mari Ellis Dunning
• "New Historicism of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" by Todd Lowery 
• "Mental Nepantalism in Sandra Cisneros' 'Eleven'" by H. E. Eanes

• Don't forget about your Winter Break Reading! ☃️Books are ready at the desk in the library if you plan to check it out there.

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

• I have developing collecting donations to send girls in developing nations to school for a year. It is $58 for each student, so let's see how many we can support throughout the year! 
• Info on worldwide education for girls:
• Fact list- ABC News
• 264 Million Children Don't Go To School
• 10 Toughest Places for Girls to Go To School
• 5 Ridiculous Reasons Girls are Denied an Education (video)
• Meet Girls Who Are Fighting for Their Right to an Education (video)
• The organization I support: International Rescue Committee rescue.org

Tuesday

• Root of the Week: OMNI- (all, everything)
• Here is a playlist of videos for 8 of the 10 roots we have studied this semester.
• Here is a Kahoot! game you can play to practice our root words.

• Grammar:  Commas in introductory elements
• Commas in introductory elements
• Class notes
• Video tutorial
• Online practice
• Additional online comma practices:
• Easy quiz
• Quiz 1 
• Quiz 2

• Semester Exam 
• Our exam date is Wed. 12/19/18. 
• Study Guide
• Semester Exam Schedule

• Short Fiction

• Continued work on the group assignment: Application of 5 Critical Literary Perspectives to "Araby" (find doc to complete in Google Classroom). 

• HW due Thurs. 12/13/18: Read "The Archetypal Myth of the Quest in Joyce's 'Araby'" by Mahmood Azizi. I created a vocab prep for this article at vocabulary.com in case it  you learn the words. This is an article that showcases the archetypal and reader-response perspectives. 

                    After you read, mark and make textual notes for:

• thesis statement
• the main point of each paragraph (highlight & note or summarize in margin)
• elements of reader-response perspective
• elements of archetypal perspective
• references to light/dark imagery

• Don't forget about your Winter Break Reading! ☃️Books are ready at the desk in the library if you plan to check it out there.

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

Friday

HERE IS THE HORSE CLONING THING I MENTIONED IN CLASS TODAY! 🐴

• Root of the Week: GRAPH (writing, recording)

• Grammar Practice: Commas with appositives
• Class notes
• Video tutorial
• Online practice

• Overview of Winter Break Reading Assignment

• Short Fiction Study
• "Araby" by James Joyce
• Discussion of homework: Close Reading: "Araby"
• Group Assignment: Application of 5 Critical Literary Perspectives to "Araby" (find doc to complete in Google Classroom). We will finish this in class on Tuesday.
• HW due Mon. 12/10/18: Complete to turn in:
• Close Reading: "Araby" 

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

• I will follow the Semester Exam Schedule
• 2B Exam: Mon 12/17/18

Wednesday

• Root of the Week: GRAPH (writing, recording)

• Grammar Practice: Commas in a series
• Class notes
• Video tutorial
• Online practice

• Short Fiction Study
• "Araby" by James Joyce
• QUIZ-- see me for make up ASAP
• Review plot of story & compare annotations
• HW due Fri. 12/7/18: Assignment: Close Reading: "Araby"

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

• I will follow the Semester Exam Schedule

Monday

• Short Fiction Study
• Presentations for Critical Literary Perspectives for notes
• Today's student presentations will be available on Google Classroom this afternoon for further study / students who were absent.
• Scoring Guide for Presentation
• Get good notes on all 5 perspectives-- soon we will take the semester exam and you will be expected to write analysis using these perspectives. Here are the original slideshows I gave the groups to learn about the perspectives:
• Archetypal Perspective
• Feminist Perspective
• New Historicism Perspective
• Psychoanalytic Perspective
• Reader-Response Perspective

• Assignment: Complete the Group Teamwork Feedback form for your presentation.

• Short Fiction Study
• HW due Wed. 11/5/18: Read and annotate "Araby" by James Joyce. Be sure to look up unfamiliar words / concepts / references.

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

• Semester Exam Schedule

Thursday

• Critical Literary Perspectives
• Group presentations were postponed until Monday so the groups could finalize them and meet with me about their work. Study the five perspectives and make sure you have notes for each. Soon, you will be asked to analyze pieces of fiction using these perspectives.
• Archetypal Perspective
• Feminist Perspective
• New Historicism Perspective
• Psychoanalytic Perspective
• Reader-Response Perspective
• Scoring Guide for Presentation
• ABSENT?
• If you were absent for the groupwork on Tues. 11/27/18, complete this alternate assignment.
• Short Fiction Study
• HW due Wed. 12/5/18: Read and annotate "Araby" by James Joyce. Be sure to look up unfamiliar words / concepts / references.

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

Tuesday

• ROOT OF THE WEEK: CONTRA- (against or opposite)

• WRITTEN RESPONSE #13

• SHORT FICTION STUDY
• Critical Literary Perspectives (If you were absent, watch this explanation of literary theory)
• Archetypal Perspective
• Feminist Perspective
• New Historicism Perspective
• Psychoanalytic Perspective
• Reader-Response Perspective

• In-Class Assignment*:

• In your assigned group, complete the following tasks:

1. Together, learn about the critical literary perspective you have been assigned. Be sure to examine the "For Further Study" links.
2. Make notes in your notebook on the key elements of the perspective. Be sure to write these in your own words by synthesizing the material.
3. Discuss how stories we have read in class ("Born Bad", "We Show What We Have Learned", "Eleven", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Yellow Wallpaper") can be viewed using the critical literary perspective you have been assigned. 
4. Create a presentation for your classmates that (A) teaches your critical literary perspective and (B) demonstrates the perspective in action using stories we have read in class.

                      * If you were absent, contact me ASAP about how you can make up this group assignment.

• HW due Thurs. 11/29/18: 
• Prepare final touches on your group's presentation of your assigned critical perspective. Presentations will be Wednesday.

Friday

• Short Fiction: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• Written Response #12
• We watched some video versions of the story:
• Version 1
• Version 2
• Complete work for "The Yellow Wallpaper" study guide. Make sure it is turned in on Classroom today.
• Use Google docs to create your guide.
• Think about the types of questions that help you when you're reading. The goal is to be helpful and open up meaning for students.
• Use plot structure to organize your study guide- 2 questions from each section of the plot (10 total questions).
• 5 factual questions designed to help the reader understand the story on a basic level
• 5 interpretive questions designed to lead the reader to think more deeply about the story
• Provide an answer key. For the interpretive questions, provide possible viable answers.
• Choose one group member to submit the assignment to Google Classroom. Make sure all group members' names are on the doc.

Wednesday

• Grammar notes: Commas in a series
• Class notes
• Video tutorial
• Online practice

• POW: AP m/c practice for last week's poem. If you were absent today, see me about making this up ASAP.

• Short Fiction: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• Read "Why I Wrote the Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• Assignment: Review the story together in groups of 3 or 4. Your objective today will be to create a reading guide for students who are reading the story for the first time. 

1. Use Google docs to create your guide.
2. Think about the types of questions that help you when you're reading. The goal is to be helpful and open up meaning for students.
3. Use plot structure to organize your study guide- 2 questions from each section of the plot (10 total questions).
• 5 factual questions designed to help the reader understand the story on a basic level
• 5 interpretive questions designed to lead the reader to think more deeply about the story
4. Provide an answer key. For the interpretive questions, provide possible viable answers.
5. Choose one group member to submit the assignment to Google Classroom. Make sure all group members' names are on the doc.

Monday

• ROOT OF THE WEEK: -ITE (native of; quality of; belonging to)

• GRAMMAR: Notes on commas in compound sentences
• Class notes
• Video tutorial
• Online practice

• NOTES: Point of View
• Slideshow for Point of View and Narrative Voice
• Infographic
• Make notes about point of view on the stories we have read ("Born Bad", "We Show What We Have Learned", "Eleven", "The Nightingale and the Rose"). 
• (1) identify the point of view used and 
• (2) make notes about how point of view affects meaning in the story
• HW due Wed. 11/14/18: Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Mark the text for:
1. Plot structure
2. Characterization of protagonist and John
3. Point of view and its effects

Thursday

• POW:  
• Discussion: "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop
• Complete the Google Classroom assignment for this week's poem.

• Short Fiction: "The Nightingale and the Rose" by Oscar Wilde
• Carousel discussion activity
• If you were absent, write out the answers to your interpretive question as well as the ones on this slideshow for class (4) and turn them in by Friday to make up for today's grade. (5 total questions/answers).
• Written Response #11

• Written Responses Due: Because of the college admissions essays, I will not be able to read all of the responses you wrote this six weeks (#6-11). Please submit ONE of your responses on Google Classroom for me to grade as a representative of your responses from this group. Directions are on the Classroom.

Tuesday

• Root of the Week: CHROM

• POW: "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop
• Complete a 1-2-3 analysis/annotation for your assigned poem. Also, make notes on characterization of the speaker and the way the poem shifts.

• Short Fiction Study: 
• "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros: Discussion of AP essay scores
• AP prompt given in 1995 for this story
• scoring guide for the essay
• Sample essays
• HW due Thurs. 11/8/18: Read "The Nightingale and the Rose" by Oscar Wilde
• Annotate for plot sections and character development of the nightingale and the student.
• Write one interpretive question for on a 3x5 card and bring it to class.

• College Admissions Essays: 
• Final drafts will need to be completed no later than TODAY, Tues. 11/6/18 at 11:59 pm.
• Remember that you need to conference one-on-one with me at some point in your college essay process. Please see me to sign up for a conference if you have not already had one. I have already entered grades for those who have completed their conference. You can have more than one conference if you like.

                     VIEW THE CURRENT WRITING CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE

Friday

                     VIEW THE CURRENT WRITING CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE

• Short Fiction Study: 
• "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros
• You can watch Sandra Cisneros read the story for you here.
• You should have already analyzed the story for the following:
• Plot: Mark where the sections of plot shift (Freytag)
• Character development: Analyze and annotate ideas about how the author uses literary techniques to characterize Rachel.
• Complete Written Response #10.
• In-class assignment: (NOTE: You will need to sign in to your school account to view these materials.)
• Review the AP prompt given in 1995 for this story.
• Review the scoring guide for the essay.
• For each of the sample essays:
• Identify and mark the thesis statement that responds to the topic.
• Use the scoring guide to assign the proper score for each essay. Make notes on the essays to justify the scores you give.
• Due Tues. 11/6/18: Bring your scores, annotations, and justifications.

• College Admissions Essays: 
• Final drafts will need to be completed no later than Tues. 11/6/18.
• Remember that you need to conference one-on-one with me at some point in your college essay process. Please see me to sign up for a conference if you have not already had one. I have already entered grades for those who have completed their conference. You can have more than one conference if you like.

Wednesday

VIEW THE CURRENT WRITING CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE

• UTRGV Scholarship Info.
• PDF of flier
• UTRGV scholarship website

• Poem Of the Week: Teaching Sonnets
• Work in pairs today to TEACH the sonnet you have selected to your partner. This is not a copying assignment- you are not to just copy over what your partner has for their analysis. Teaching means you help your partner discover important elements of the poem for themselves through discussion, questions, and dialogue. Make sure you help each other annotate by:
• Clarifying the meaning of unfamiliar words, ideas, and allusions
• Noting the way the structure of the poem helps us understand its meaning
• Identifying and theorize about the use of various figurative language devices.
• Thinking about and noting possible topics and poetic ideas
• Turn in all four of your papers (yours and your partner's) stapled together. THEY SHOULD NOT BE IDENTICAL because the notes that you made will be different in some ways than the way your partner experienced the poem.

• Short Fiction Study: 
• "We Show What We Have Learned" by Clare Beams
• You should have already posted your interpretive question on Google Classroom and responded to three of your classmates' questions. 
• Read through all of the questions and responses in the Classroom before you complete today's written response. We will discuss these on Thursday.
• Complete Written Response #9

• "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros- Do as much of this as you have time for in class, finish for homework.
• You can watch Sandra Cisneros read the story for you here.
• Analyze the story for the following:
• Plot: Mark where the sections of plot shift (Freytag)
• Character development: Analyze and annotate ideas about how the author uses literary techniques to characterize Rachel.

• College Admissions Essays: 
• Final drafts will need to be completed no later than Tues. 11/6/18.
• Remember that you need to conference one-on-one with me at some point in your college essay process. Please see me to sign up for a conference if you have not already had one. I have already entered grades for those who have completed their conference. You can have more than one conference if you like.

Monday

VIEW THE CURRENT WRITING CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE

• POW: 
• HW due Wed. 10/31/18: Locate an English or Italian sonnet that you enjoy and make TWO copies. On one copy, complete a 1-2-3 analysis of the poem. Bring the analysis and the other fresh copy of the poem with you to class on Wed.

• Short Fiction Study: "We Show What We Have Learned" by Clare Beams
• Due by class time on Mon. 10/29/18: Post your interpretive question for "We Show What We Have Learned" on the message board on Google Classroom and respond to three of your classmates' questions or other responses.

• College Admissions Essays: 
• I have read, responded to, and returned your essays. We used class today as a workshop to conference and continue to improve these essays. 
• Remember that you need to conference one-on-one with me at some point in your college essay process. Please see me to sign up for a conference if you have not already had one. I have already entered grades for those who have completed their conference. You can have more than one conference if you like.

Thursday

VIEW THE CURRENT WRITING CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE

• POW: Petrarchan sonnet study- Sonnet XV by John Barlas
• HW due Wed. 10/31/18: Locate an English or Italian sonnet that you like and make TWO copies. On one copy, complete a 1-2-3 analysis of the poem. Bring the analysis and the other fresh copy of the poem with you to class on Wed.

• Short Fiction Study: "We Show What We Have Learned" by Clare Beams
• In-class Assignment: Post your interpretive question for "We Show What We Have Learned" on the message board on Google Classroom. 
• Due by class time on Mon. 10/29/18: Respond to three of your classmates' questions or other responses.

• College Admissions Essays: 
• I will begin looking at your submissions. Watch for the return of your essay with feedback. When you receive it, you will have one week to complete a new draft and turn it in to me. 
• Remember that you need to conference one-on-one with me at some point in your college essay process. Please see me to sign up for a conference if you have not already had one. I have already entered grades for those who have completed their conference. You can have more than one conference if you like.

Tuesday

• 2019 Sejong Writing Competition ($1000 and $500 prizes)
• Contest website
• Basics of sijo 
• How to write sijo (video)

• Root of the Week: TRIB (pay or bestow) Make a sketchnote page in the terms/vocab section of your notebook for this root.

                                             

• POW: Petrarchan sonnet study 
• Due Thurs. 10/25/18: 
• Research the qualities of a Petrarchan (Italian) sonnet and how it differs from a Shakespearean sonnet. Analyze and annotate Sonnet XV by John Barlas

• Short Fiction Study: "We Show What We Have Learned" by Clare Beams
• Written Response #8
• Characterization notes for the story
• Notes on plot terminology
• Marking for plot in the story
• Due Thurs. 10/25/18: Write one interpretive question for "We Show What We Have Learned"

• College Admissions Essay: 
• Today we had Q&A for the drafts that are due tonight.
•  You will need to conference with me at some point in your work with the college admissions essay. Make sure you sign up for a conference time before/after school.
• Due Tues. 10/23/18: Submit a new, improved draft to me on Google Classroom by the end of the day, 11:59 pm. I will take off points for:

1. Late essays (points accumulate by the day)
2. Grammatical errors of any kind (points off for each error)
3. Incomplete essays
4. Essays without the proper MLA formatting

• Other college essay/planning resources:
• 🔉LISTEN TO ME INTRODUCE THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAY HERE
• Apply Texas Topics 
• Search to find application requirements (including essays) by university
• Scoring Guide for essay
• Sample essays
• 8 Questions Your College Admissions Essay Should Answer
• College Essay Advisors (video)
• 5 College Essays That Suck (SuperTutorTV)
• What Colleges are Looking For (SuperTutorTV)
• Other planning resources:
• Steps2College
• MakeMeAFreshman
• Application Tracker Spreadsheet to Download
• Printable Application Tracker (PDF)
• Virtual College Tours
• If you need to write a resume for your application, here is a good site to use for directions and here is an example of a high school student resume.

Friday

• Root of the Week: VERI (true, genuine) Make a sketchnote page in the terms/vocab section of your notebook for this root. Check out more info here.
• Review charts (theme & genre) for Beowulf were returned. They were graded together for completion. See below for grading:

• POW: Shakespearean sonnet QUIZ. If you were absent, see me ASAP to make up this quiz.
• Short Fiction Study: We will read a new story next week.
• College Admissions Essay: 

• Today we had an in-class workshop for our first drafts of the college admissions essays. On the paper copy of your draft, complete these self-editing tasks.
• Due Tues. 10/23/18: Submit a new, improved draft to me on Google Classroom by the end of the day, 11:59 pm. I will take off points for:
1. Late essays (points accumulate by the day)
2. Grammatical errors of any kind (points off for each error)
3. Incomplete essays
4. Essays without the proper MLA formatting

• Other college essay/planning resources:
• 🔉LISTEN TO ME INTRODUCE THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAY HERE
• Apply Texas Topics 
• Search to find application requirements (including essays) by university
• Scoring Guide for essay
• Sample essays
• 8 Questions Your College Admissions Essay Should Answer
• College Essay Advisors (video)
• 5 College Essays That Suck (SuperTutorTV)
• What Colleges are Looking For (SuperTutorTV)
• Other planning resources:
• Steps2College
• MakeMeAFreshman
• Application Tracker Spreadsheet to Download
• Printable Application Tracker (PDF)
• Virtual College Tours
• If you need to write a resume for your application, here is a good site to use for directions and here is an example of a high school student resume.

Wednesday

Check your Beowulf test here

Root of the Week: VERI (true, genuine) Make a sketchnote page in the terms/vocab section of your notebook for this root.

POW: We will have a Shakespearean sonnet QUIZ on Fri. 10/19/18. You can review and   prepare by doing the following:

Review your notes on the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet and how that helps us determine meaning in the poem.

Review your annotations on the two Shakespearean sonnets we have covered in class.

Review the process we have practiced for analyzing the sonnet.

Watch the following videos:

My walkthrough of our process using Sonnet 130 (video) (copy of poem)

Tutorial

Crash Course video about sonnets

• Short Fiction Study
• Notes on fiction elements: CHARACTER
• Written Response #7
• "Born Bad" by Sandra Cisneros: Notes/discussion/sharing for characterization of Esperanza and her complex relationship with Aunt Lupe.
• Assignment turned in: Annotated story with the following analytical sentence written on the page: The relationship between Esperanza and Aunt Lupe is ____ but also ___.

• College Admissions Essay: 
• Due Fri. 10/19/18: Brainstorm for essay ideas and begin writing your first draft. Come to class with a physical copy of a complete first draft. You can use traditional methods to brainstorm like webs or lists, but also try some other methods:
• 5 Fun and Unique Ways to Brainstorm for Your College Essays
• Brainstorming: Quick Tips
• 3 Brainstorming Exercises for the Personal Essay
• 🔉LISTEN TO ME INTRODUCE THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAY HERE
• Apply Texas Topics 
• Search to find application requirements (including essays) by university
• Scoring Guide for essay
• Sample essays
• 8 Questions Your College Admissions Essay Should Answer
• College Essay Advisors (video)
• 5 College Essays That Suck (SuperTutorTV)
• What Colleges are Looking For (SuperTutorTV)
• Other planning resources:
• Steps2College
• MakeMeAFreshman
• Application Tracker Spreadsheet to Download
• Printable Application Tracker (PDF)
• Virtual College Tours
• If you need to write a resume for your application, here is a good site to use for directions and here is an example of a high school student resume.

Monday

• Seniors went with counselors to work on FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) during class today.
• Get your FAFSA ID here
• Tues. 10/16/18: FAFSA ID Event, Library, 4-6 pm
• Tues. 10/23/18: Financial Aid Night for students and parents, 6-8 pm

• Beowulf tests returned & discussed. 

• New unit: Short Fiction 
• HW due Wed. 10/17/18:
• Complete a terms inventory for short fiction terminology
• Read "Born Bad" by Sandra Cisneros. Annotate as you see fit, but especially focus on making physical notes that help you answer the following question:
• How does the author use literary techniques to illustrate the complex relationship between Esperanza and Aunt Lupe?

• College Admissions Essay: 
• 🔉LISTEN TO ME INTRODUCE THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAY HERE
• Apply Texas Topics 
• Search to find application requirements (including essays) by university
• Scoring Guide for essay
• Sample essays
• 8 Questions Your College Admissions Essay Should Answer
• College Essay Advisors (video)
• 5 College Essays That Suck (SuperTutorTV)
• What Colleges are Looking For (SuperTutorTV)
• Due Fri. 10/19/18: Brainstorm for essay ideas and begin writing your first draft. Come to class with a physical copy of a complete first draft. You can use traditional methods to brainstorm like webs or lists, but also try some other methods:
• 5 Fun and Unique Ways to Brainstorm for Your College Essays
• Brainstorming: Quick Tips
• 3 Brainstorming Exercises for the Personal Essay
• Other planning resources:
• Steps2College
• MakeMeAFreshman
• Application Tracker Spreadsheet to Download
• Printable Application Tracker (PDF)
• Virtual College Tours
• If you need to write a resume for your application, here is a good site to use for directions and here is an example of a high school student resume.

Thursday

• Root of the Week: HYPO (sub, under, less)
• Watch an SNL skit that will help you remember this root
• Make a sketchnote page in the vocab/terms section of your notebook for this week's root.
• root
• image reminder
• fun fact
• 3 words with definitions (basic, advanced, super)
• Watch for the challenge!

• Poem of the Week: In-class assignment (notes only!)
• MAKE NOTES ON THE POEM FOR EACH STEP
1. Read the poem through
2. Step 1: Ask questions for clarification
3. Mark off the quatrains and couplet
4. Reread the poem
5. Step 2: Ask questions for figurative elements and their effect 
6. Determine the main concept of quatrain 1 
7. Examine quatrain 2 to see how it responds to the idea presented in quatrain 1
8. Examine quatrain 3 to see how it responds to the idea presented in quatrain 1 
9. Identify repetition of ideas / phrases / words and comment on the connections
10. Reread the poem
11. Summarize the couplet
12. Note how the couplet reflects the 1st quatrain
13. Step 3: Ask questions for meaning by looking at the pattern of ideas in the poem 
14. Note a key topic at the bottom of the page
15. Write a poetic idea that explains the point the poem is making about the topic
16. Turn in your annotated poem.

• College Admissions Essay: 
• 🔉LISTEN TO ME INTRODUCE THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAY HERE
• Apply Texas Topics 
• Search to find application requirements (including essays) by university
• Scoring Guide for essay
• Sample essays
• Due Wed. 10/17/18: Brainstorm for essay ideas and begin writing your first draft. Come to class with a physical copy of a complete first draft. You can use traditional methods to brainstorm like webs or lists, but also try some other methods:
• 5 Fun and Unique Ways to Brainstorm for Your College Essays
• Brainstorming: Quick Tips
• 3 Brainstorming Exercise for the Personal Essay

• HW Due Fri. 10/12/18: Fiction terms inventory