September 26Warm-up: MUG Sentence 1 (Week 5)

Review Summer Reading Essays (CBA #1)

Hands & Levels of Questions notes- Writing strategies

Read “Of My Friend Hector and My Achilles Heel”-Read, discuss, and annotate essay

Warm-upWarm-up: : MUG Sentence 2 (Week 5)MUG Sentence 2 (Week 5)

“Of My Friend Hector and My Achilles Heel” - annotate essay - SOAPSTone - review prepositional phrases, participial phrases, noun absolutes - complete syntax analysis chart in pairs

September 27

“Of My Friend Hector and My Achilles Heel” by Michael Kaufman

intellectually – concerning the ability to learn or the mind

perfunctory – short; without elaboration

contemporaries – people of the same age

acclaimed – praised; celebrated

concocted – made; manufactured

taunt – to tease; to mock

September 28 Warm-up: MUG Sentence 3 (Week 5)

AR DUE today

Test in library & read

Discuss prompt for narrative

September 29

Warm-up: MUG Sentence 4 (Week 5)

Library (10 min. – AR Tests)

Narrative essay -write rough draft- complete essay analysis (5 questions)

-Homework: Complete narrative essay rough draft

September 30thWarm-up: MUG Sentence 5 (Week 5)

Narrative essay- revise & edit- turn in rough draft- write final draft in class on Monday