Day 2: Essential Questions

•What is expected in English 11?•What knowledge will I gain in this course?•What skills will I practice this semester?•What strategies will I apply in class?

Syllabus Review

• Course Expectations• Website/Online Textbook• Assignments• Grading• Make-up/Late Work• Supply List• Classroom Expectations

Course Overview

• Unit 1: Interpretation and Analysis• Unit 2: Narrative Texts/Fiction• Unit 3: Informative Texts/Nonfiction• Unit 4: Extended Narrative• Unit 5: Persuasion and Argument• Unit 6: Poetry and the Poet• Unit 7: Drama

General Unit Progression

• Student Learning Map (Concepts, EQs, Vocab)• Reading from Textbook and Online/Handouts• Strategies (Guided and Independent)• Writing • Activities• Review• District Cold Read• Building Content Assessment

Writing Review:

• Writing for an Audience• Writing with a Purpose• Writing with Organization in Mind

• Need to make a claim or an argument• Requires set-up and quotes for evidence• Must tie-in your evidence directly to your claim

Foundations of Writing• Introduction– Grabber– Thesis

• Body– Topic Sentence– Evidence– Evidence Tie-Ins– Transitions

• Conclusion– Revisits Thesis/Grabber

Body Paragraphs: CSQT Format

• Claim—Make a claim—state your opinion• Set-Up—Introduce the quote you will use to

prove your thesis by providing your reader the context for the quote

• Quote—Choose a quote that illustrates/supports your opinion

• Tie-In—Make sure to tell your reader how your quote illustrates your claim. Don’t make your reader make the connection for you.

Resume: Planning and Prewriting

• Audience• Purpose• Resume• Audience’s Needs• Necessary Information

Resume: Drafting• Beginning– Name, address, contact information– Objective

• Middle– Educational and extracurricular experience– Work experience– Volunteer experience

• End– Related skills– Membership and interests

What did we do today?• Practiced Grammar with Language Warm-Up• Reviewed English 11 expectations and content• Reviewed Writing Skills– Foundations– Effective Body Paragraphs with CSQT

• Writing Workshop: Resume (p.1312)– Planning and Prewriting– Drafting

• Previewed Independent Reading