Expectations & Procedures (1)
On the bell you should "Find a ____ for your ____."
Find a home for your phone.
Summative assessments (essays, projects, etc.) are accepted late for up to how many days?
5
(& they would be 10% off)
In this class, we will read and study a variety of:
novels, plays, poems, and short stories --- from the 16th century to present.
What is DUE on the day of a whole class novel reading?
Literature notes
Air Jordan's were released in what decade?
80s
The THREE tenets of Ms. Mooney's procedures & expectations are:
Work Hard, Be Kind, Stay Organized
Always abide by the "15 minutes of ______ rule."
Frustration
Timed writing assignments will probably be given every .....
two-three weeks
Name THREE things you could do for your creative allusion presentation
So many options here: puppet show, drama, comic strip, video, painting, social media posting, dramatic retelling
Area 51 is located in which U.S. state?
Nevada
What should you do if you are absent?
(1) Visit the absent work bin
(2) Schedule any missed assessments
(3) Pass in any work due
ALSO: Check the Daily Slides on the Google Classroom.
E-mail is an important tool in our classroom and communication. If Ms. Mooney sends me an e-mail I should reply within ....
24 hour time period, during the school day.
"This is part of the beauty of literature. You discover that your longings are _______ longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong." - F. Scott Fitzgerald
UNIVERSAL
Our semester 1 reading theme is "Coming of Age." Can you name a book you might read during this semester? (i.e. whole class novel OR book club option)
Counting Descent
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Color Purple
Salvage the Bones
The Road
The Things They Carried
Kite Runner
Who is the only Disney princess WITH a tattoo?
Pocahontas
When are Ms. Mooney's office hours? (Hint: there are three times)
Homeroom, White 3, Green 4
Ms. Mooney does NOT accept what sorts of assignments late?
Independent Practice & Formative assessments: (worksheets, annotations, hyperdocs etc.)
When will socratic seminars mainly occur?
On the day a whole class novel is due. This discussion is led by the students. Ms. Mooney will remain silent and take notes.
What is our semester 2 READING theme? Some books include: Sing Unburied Sing, Kindred, Mudbound, Circe, and Homegoing
Unworldly - Worldly: Identity & Culture
What was the first soda in space?
Coca Cola
At what part of the writing process (for a formal essay) can you come see for one of your two required conferences? (wasn't on your syllabus but think about this one .....) Parts of the writing process: brainstorming / pre-writing, drafting, editing, revising
ANY !!!!!
What can office hours be used for?
writing conference (formal essay or TIMED WRITE feedback), reading conference, lingering questions, just to talk, etc.
Other than the allusion presentations, typically there will be one what a quarter?
a formal, 2-4 page literary argument essay
Essays may focus on a thematic topic but the essay should also emphasize the effect of one or two literary elements and techniques. These essay can be inspired by & launched from previous timed writings.
What are some things that literary argument essays might be evaluated on? (name 2)
Strength of argument, depths of literary analysis, originality of thought, style, & mechanics.
What does a funambulist walk on?
Tight Rope