Lesson 1ENGLISH 11

Today’s Agenda 1. Welcome Back to School! 2. Seating Charts and Team Names 3. Procedures 4. Riley-O 5. Unit Four - Pursuit of Happiness 6. Unpack EA1

OBJECTIVES:•Students will preview Unit 4 and unpack EA1.

Seating Charts &Team Names

ProceduresDRILLS

RULES

Riley-O!

When you have all signatures up and down, across, or

diagonally, yell Riley-O!

Unit Overview – p. 253

Embedded Assessment #1PAGE 299

Embedded Assessment 1Your assignment is to write a multi-paragraph reflective essay about a significant personal experience that involves the pursuit of happiness, being sure to describe the experience and your immediate response to it, as well as to reflect on the significance of the experience.

Exemplary Essay

The essay•details a significant personal experience about the pursuit of happiness and/or transcendental ideals•presents an explicit description of how the author felt at the time, using carefully chosen words to convey those emotions•shows a mature and insightful understanding of the significance of the experience to the author.

The essay•flows in a logical fashion; the reader can easily identify the experience, the author’s reaction, and the reflection•is unified effectively and provides a feeling of satisfaction in the end.

The essay•uses diction, syntax, and other stylistic devices that are notable and appropriate for the subject, purpose, and audience•contains few errors in standard writing conventions

Ideas Structure Conventions

Embedded Assessment 1 Product

Create a poster with at least 4-5 requirements for the essay. Use the description and the rubric to help you. Make a design. No bullet points!Around the perimeter of the poster, brainstorm topic ideas.

Unpacked Embedded Assessment 1Describe a personal experience and convey its significance to the reader.Choose an organization structure that includes an event, a response, and a reflection.Effectively employ consistent tone, purposeful diction, and vivid details.Present a final draft that demonstrates evidence of the writing process.

Unit Four: The Pursuit of Happinesso In your writing section of your binder, answer the following question:

What makes you happy? Really think about this. When are you the happiest? What are you doing? What is going on around you? Be specific.

oShare with your table.