Eng. 10 ~ Mon., March 17, 2014

Starter • SCHEDULING (pds. 2, 8, & 9)• ALL – overview of the 3rd nine weeks

Homework – Study poems/charts for Quiz on Friday

Agenda NO STAMP = NO POINTS• Read, analyze, & interpret “My Papa’s Waltz” • Complete poetry interpretation chart

3rd Nine Weeks end Tues., April 2nd • This weekMon. – Finish “MPW”Tues.-Thur. – Revise WC page, Type Thesis Statement into NT,

& make 5+ electronic note cardsFri. – Quiz “Touch Football”/ “MPW”; begin writing about

poems• Next weekMon. – Finish writing about poemsTues.-Wed. – BENCHMARK TEST #3 / Notebooks DUEThur. – Work on writing body paragraph for researchFri. – Quiz over Nonfiction & Research Skills

THEODORE ROETHKE – Timeline(1908-1963)

• Born in Saginaw, Michigan – son of German immigrants• Family’s greenhouse was an important symbol in his poetry• Father = Otto, a stern man that demanded son work hard in

family business• Topic = nature most often• Taught @ universities; recognized as major American poet;

won numerous awards including the Pulitzer Prize• Suffered from alcoholism & mental health issues; often

hospitalized

Eng. 10-A ~ Mon., March 17Starter • SCHEDULING Homework – Study poems/charts for Quiz on

Wednesday

Agenda NO STAMP = NO POINTS• Read, analyze, & interpret “My Papa’s Waltz” • Complete poetry interpretation chart

Notes about Making Electronic Note Cards

1. Click on Notecards at the top of the page2. Add a new notecard:

a. Title (main idea = use notations from margins)b. Source (from pull-down menu)c. Tag – type BP1, BP2, or BP3d. Write ONE OR THE OTHER: a direct quotation (you are only allowed ONE of these) OR a paraphrase (when you take something from a source and you put it into your OWN WORDS!)e. ALWAYS add a PARENTHETICAL CITATION at the end of each direct quote or each paraphrasef. Do NOT complete the “My Ideas” box @ the bottomg. Remember, you are limited to 1 direct quote so the rest of the info MUST be paraphrased (i.e. summarized in your own words!)

a. b.

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You MUST have all 5 items on every card or you will re-do them!

This box is reserved for directquotations ONLY and you are only allowed to have ONE; therefore, your four other cards must contain info that you put into your OWN WORDS in the “paraphrase” boxto the right!

Tues., 3/18 Thur., 3/20

Library – Research Skills Project “TO DO LIST”

Add THESIS STATEMENT to NoodleTools Revise Works Cited page CAREFULLY Print Works Cited page and SUBMIT Make 5+ note cards (following instructions) Finish poetry chart for “My Papa’s Waltz” Study both poems for Friday’s Quiz

Eng. 10-A ~ Tues., March 18Starter • Listen to “My Papa’s Waltz”

Homework• Study poems/charts for Quiz = Tomorrow • Rough Draft of Projects due tomorrow (or you will be

doing an essay, no exceptions!)

Agenda NO STAMP = NO POINTS• Finish reading, analyzing, & interpreting “My Papa’s

Waltz” • Complete poetry interpretation chart

Eng. 10-A ~ Wed., March 19Starter • New Seats!

Homework• If you did NOT turn in a rough draft of your project

today, you have a rough draft of a 6 paragraph essay due on Friday.

Agenda• Quiz• Prompt

Eng. 10-A ~ Thur., March 20Starter • Finish pre-writing exercise for prompt

Homework• Rough Draft of 6 paragraph due FRIDAY (tmrw)• Notebooks due next Tues., March 25th

Agenda• Prompt ~ Write paragraph – due end of period

Don’t forget: Benchmark Test #3 next Tues.-Wed.

Friday, March 21 – English 10STARTER• Study for Poetry Quiz #1

HOMEWORK• Notebook due next week!• If needed, get caught up with project!

AGENDA• Quiz• Prompt – Pre-Write today; write paragraph on Mon.• Collect poems & charts on Monday

Eng. 10-A ~ Fri., March 21Starter • “Game Plan” Talk• Collect Essays (Rough Drafts)

Homework• Notebooks due next Tues., March 25th

Agenda• Revise Works Cited pages• Work on Projects• Work on Grammar packets

Don’t forget: Benchmark Test #3 next Tues.-Wed.