Sept. 22-26, 2014.



Learning Goals
Learning Tasks
Resources

Monday
Revising writing to increase clarity and impact.

Writing in a specific style
(WRV.02)

DEAR & Silent reading (20 minutes)

E6 Lab.  Students Word Process Essay (revise while typing & add a working title)

Submit New Draft to course Dropbox by end of the period

Hmk: Biography Finished and Quotes due Friday
         Ongoing: Action Project (due end of October)
Tuesday
Writing in a specific style
(WRV.02)
Minds-on: Writing a News Report

Create and Anchor Chart

Writer’s Notebook: News Report on one Youth Hero

Unit 1 Test tomorrow

Hmk: Biography Finished and Quotes due Friday
         Ongoing: Action Project (due end of October)
         Study for Test
Assorted Newspapers
Wednesday
Reading any text so that I get it.
(RLV.01)
Active Reading Unit Test

Hmk: Biography Finished and Quotes due Friday
         Ongoing: Action Project (due end of October)
Handout
Thursday
Reading any text so that I get it.
(RLV.01)
Minds-On: Zimbardo and the Heroic Imagination

Writer’s Notebook: What is a Hero?

Active Reading: Zimbardo Article & annotating

Hmk: Biography Finished and Quotes due tomorrow
         Ongoing: Action Project (due end of October)

Ted Talk: Heroic Imagination Project




Friday
Figuring out what to write, getting it organized and writing about it.
(WRV.01)

Minds-On: Research Skills & Active Reading online

Writer’s Notebook: Heroes in my world

Choose Original Topic & Complete Research Report Planner

Begin Annotated Bibliography

Hmk: Ongoing: Action Project (due end of October)
New book for Monday
Netbooks

Sept. 15-19, 2014.




Learning Goals
Learning Tasks
Resources
Monday
Apply Active Reading

(RLV.01)
DEAR & Silent reading (20 minutes)

Writer’s Notebook: If you had limitless money and power what would you DO to make a difference in the school/community/world?  How would you do it?

Case Study: Austin Gutwein assignment.

Homework: Read Biography (35 pages).

Tuesday
Reading any text so that I get it.
(RLV.01)
Minds-on: Think-Pair-Share ~ Generating ideas

Case Study: “One Child” & Annotate Text

View UN address

Hmk: Unifying the Theory (assignment) & Read 35 pages
Wednesday
Writing in an appropriate form
(WRV.02)

Understand how I read and how to apply it (RLV.04)
Minds-On: News Article

Writer’s Notebook: News Article about Malala

Annotation Portfolio & Active Reading Reflection

Begin Final Unit Project

Hmk: Read 35 pages
Handout
Thursday
Writing in an appropriate form
(WRV.02)

Minds-On: Opinion Writing

Writer’s Notebook: Opinion Intro & Outline

Final Inquiry Project Planning

Hmk: Read 35 pages & Final Unit Project

Friday
Writing in an appropriate form
(WRV.02)

Minds-On: Writing Conclusions

Writer’s Notebook: Opinion Body & Conclusion

Final Unit Project: Conference

Hmk: Read 35 pages & Final Unit Project

Sept. 8-12, 2014.



Learning Goals
Learning Tasks
Resources
Monday
Apply Active Reading & Active Listening

(RLV.01 & OCV.01)
DEAR

Minds-on: Active Listening

Goal Setting

Inquiry Topic & Writer's Notebook: Disadvantages and advantages of being young? Are there young people who have real power? How can young people acquire power? What might young people do with their power?

Active Listening & Create a Hypothesis

Hmk: Research & Check your Hypothesis
Read 30 pages
Tuesday
Reading any text so that I get it.
(OCV.02 & RLV.01)
Minds-on: Annotating a text

Speaking and Writing Inquiry

Case Study: Jer’s Vision & Annotate Text

Hmk: How did Jeremy Do It? (assignment)
Read 30 pages
Writer’s Notebook
Wednesday
Recognizing styles of writing.
(RLV.02)
Minds-On: Understanding Tone

Writing & Speaking Inquiry

Case Study: Shannen Koostachin & Annotate Text

How did Shannen Do It? (assignment)

Hmk:  View Attawapiskat Youth Forum Video & further Research
Read 30 pages
Writer’s Notebooks

Thursday
Reading any text so that I get it.
(OCV.02 & RLV.01)
Minds-On: Summarizing

Class Discussion Inquiry

Case Study: Craig Kielburger & Annotate Text

Summary Assignment (assignment)

Hmk: Read 30 pages

Friday
Understanding various media texts & how they are put together
(MSV.01 & MSV.02)
Minds-On: Comparison

It Take a Child: Various Media

Craig’s Journey, Comparing, and Revising the Theory

Hmk: Read 30 pages

It Takes a Child (graphic text)