Assignments

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25	26	27	28	29 What's your working thesis statement for Things Fall Apart? 11:59 PM Complete the intro graphic organizer or follow the structure and complete it on google docs- be prepared to share your work in class 11:59 PM	30	1
2	3	4 Outline your essay using the graphic organizers given- no need to submit here 11:59 PM	5	6 Read Ch. 2 in 4 Agreements- annotate directly on the chapter- prepare 3 meaningful, thought provoking questions to ask in Socratic Seminar- Answer your own questions- remember that the goal of the conversation is that it's meaningful- so your questions should also be meaningful- print out questions and answers- you will submit hard copy of questions after the conversation 11:59 PM First full draft of essay is due- this is a completed essay- your best effort- 3 pages minimum - 11:59 PM	7	8
9 Final Draft of Things Fall Apart Essay is due on turnitin.com by 11:59 pm 11:59 PM	10	11	12 Write the longest complex sentence you can on the back of the grammar sheet you got in class today- be prepared to share your sentence in class 11:59 PM	13	14 Read the Intro given in class- it's from a book called, Where you go is Not Who You'll Be- annotate it and be prepared to share your annotations and thoughts in class 11:59 PM	15
16	17	18	19	20 Grammar Test- Study 11:59 PM	21	22
23	24 Draft 1 of your first personal insight essay choice is due- submit here 11:59 PM Read your silent reading book for 15 and then answer this question: Who is your favorite character in the story so far and why? How is this character connected to the plot? 11:59 PM Find a partner to trade personal insight essays with- read the essay- answer these questions: 1. Whose paper did you read? 2. Did this student have a narrative in the intro? What elements of narrative did he or she use? was it engaging? 3. Does the student have a thesis answering the prompt and explaining how it shaped or impacted them? 4. Does the student prove these qualities in the body with specific evidence in other areas of his or her life? 5. Does the student explain how these qualities will help them be successful in college and life? 11:59 PM	25	26 Finalize your edits for your final draft of personal insight 1- your first essay- the prompt is selected by you- final drafts will be submitted to turnitin.com by Wednesday night 11:59 pm 11:59 PM Final Draft of Personal Insight Essay 1- prompt of your choice is due on turnitin by 11:59 pm 11:59 PM	27	28 Introduction paragraph for 2nd personal insight essay 11:59 PM Finish reading 2nd agreement chapter- Don't Take Anything Personally- write 3 open ended thought provoking questions about the reading and answer your own questions- be prepared to use your questions for Socratic Seminar- make sure you have annotated the reading- you will be submitting this packet at the end of the conversation 11:59 PM	29
30	31	1 Draft 1 of personal insight essay 2 is due - write on google docs 11:59 PM	2	3	4 Personal Insight Essay 2 is due on turnitin.com by 11:59 pm 11:59 PM	5