Block Day, November 20-21 ~ Happy Thanksgiving!

WARM-UP
  • Think of one person you are thankful for. Write that person an old fashioned thank you letter, telling the person why you thought of him/her when your cheesy English teacher gave you this assignment. Deliver it this week.
ROOTS
  • Congratulations! We have finished with the roots section!
  • Review and take a quiz.
100 MOUNTAINS
  • Read and do questions as far as we can in class.
HW: Finish Part 2 Questions and do one 1/2 page Journal from the Response to Literature choices. This should be Journal 7.

Wednesday, November 19 ~ 100 Mountains Part 2

Note: Mrs. West is out sick. Please make sure you complete all reading from today before Block Day..... Your first 100 Mountains/roots quiz is coming!

ROOTS
  • Study! Let's limit this quiz to roots & book questions only eh? (know the roots between gest and pac).

100 MOUNTAINS
  • Make sure your Part 1 Questions are in Google Drive in the folder you've shared with me.
  • Get the Part 2 Questions from Google Drive in the folder I've shared with you.
  • Today's Reading & Questions: Pages 63-94 (See Part 2 Q's to help you guage the pages).
HW
  • Read and do questions 1-18.

Tuesday, November 18: What recurring symbols could be functioning as a literary motif?

ROOTS
  • oper - work
  • ortho - straight, correct
  • pac - peace
GRAMMAR
  • More on Who, Whom. Heads up...this will be on the final.
  • Here's a presentation on who and whom you might want to check out Who or whom? Help!

EQ: What's up with the MOON imagery?

"Meanwhile, she looked out the taxicab window at the moon that followed her all the way from L.A. to Tijuana to now, through the dark streets of Mexico City. The ever-changing moon, her only companion, she knew well after many years" (22).

"The moon that night was a crescent moon. By then Adelina already knew the moon had eight phases. Eight ways she presented herself to the world" (23).

"It has two faces. She only shows one face to the world. Even though it changes shape constantly, it's always the same face we see. But her second face, her second face remains hidden in darkness. That's the face no one can see. People call it the dark side of the moon. Two identities. Two sides of a coin. Now isn't that interesting?" (24- Carlos is talking to Juana).


Literary Motif: an image, sound, action or other figure that has a symbolic significance and contributes toward the development of message/theme of the work. It often acts as a signal in the book.

Do you think the moon is a Literary Motif?
*What does it symbolize?
*What is it telling the reader about the message or theme of the novel?

Any other possible Literary Motifs?

100 MOUNTAINS
  • Go over questions and read more.
HW: Read pages 48-64 and finish Part 1 Questions.
*If your pages are different...page 48 is a Juana chapter that starts with, "Whenever Juana and Ama..."
*There are a total of four chapters between pages 48-64 in my book.



Monday, November 17 ~ Which response to literature option did you choose?

ROOTS
  • oligo - few, little
  • omni - all, every
  • onym - name

GRAMMAR

100 Mountains
  • Share out of Journal 6 (Response to Lit.)
  • Read and do questions for the next two chapters:
    West: For the paperback book, this is pages 32-47.
             Juana Chapter starts with "Apa bought a chicken at a downtown rotisserie..."
             Adelina Chapter starts with "Adelina? Is that you?"

     Bridgette: For the paperback book, pages 30-47. Adelina Chapter starts with
     "Don Ernesto decided....."
      
HW: West: Read and finish question numbers 23-31.
         Bridgette: Read and finish questions 12-31

Block Day, November 13 & 14 ~ Who is Reyna Grande?


EQ

ROOTS             
  • Quiz


AWC
  • Turn in printed copy of AWC + Rubric.
  • Upload final copy to Turnitin.com under the assignment called "AWC."
100 MOUNTAINS
  • Go to Google Drive and get the document called "100 Mtns. - Part 1 Questions" and move it into Notability.
  • Start Part 1 Questions and read as far as we can in class.
HW
  • Please read 15 more pages from wherever we left off in class and do Journal 6.
Journal 6

Wednesday, November 12 ~ Have your checked your AWC for alphabetical order?

ROOTS
  • nov - new
  • nox, noc - night
  • numer - number
AWC
  • Click here to view the AWC Rubric or get it from Google Drive or Focus.
  • Round 1: Check your own paper for formatting (headers, titles, margins, drop indents, alphabetized)
  • Round 2: Trade ipads with a partner & check formatting for citations. Fill out rubric
  • Round 3: Trade with a new person and check formatting for annotation.
                 *Did the writer answer all three questions in each?
                 *Is the annotation proofread and free of run-on sentences?

HW: Bring Final Draft printed with rubric stapled to the back to turn in! Turn in your AWC to turnitin.com by midnight tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 11 ~ Is your AWC Rough Draft ready for tomorrow?


ROOTS
  • neur - nerve
  • nom - law
  • nomen, nomin - name
AWC
  • Go over page format notes (see the last page of your AWC notes that we worked on last week).
  • Set up your page and check the format.
  • Today, you will cite and annotate 3 more sources (or catch up to 10 sources if you were behind).
  • PRINTED rough drafts due tomorrow.
100 MOUNTAINS
  • Read as far as we can in class.
HW: Finish and print your AWC Rough Draft. No passes to the arc will be given. Please print before you enter class.

Monday, November 10 ~ How will you pace your research to get ten sources done by Wednesday?

ROOTS
  • morph - form
  • nat, nasc - to be from, to spring from
  • neo - new
Bridgette's Class
  • Use this day to find, cite and annotate articles. You must complete at least 5 AWC entries (5 articles) by tomorrow.

West's Class:
  • How did it go with the AWC? Have a partner check your format while West takes credit for 4 citations.
  • Tonight's goal: Complete AWC entries for at least 3 more articles.
  • In-class: begin reading Across a Hundred Mountains.

Want to see how you will be graded? AWC Rubric

HW: Complete 3 more articles, making a total of 7 cited, annotated sources. Type these into Pages or Word (Google Docs work great here).

Block Day, November 6-7 ~ Citation Races--Practice!

ROOTS QUIZ

GRAMMAR



IMMIGRATION RESEARCH

Today you will work in teams of 3 to compete for the chance to earn one free homework/journal assignment pass (a 5-10 point value).

How to win...
  • Cite your article correctly (write big!).
  • Write it on the board or stand and display first.
  • Each round is worth 3 game points.
  • Team who wins the most game points, wins the pass.
  • Please help in checking other team citations as we look for winners of each round!
West's Class
HW: Find and cite at least 4 articles to answer your key question (You will need to show your four bibliographic citations on Monday. Annotations can be done later). 
*Annotated Works Cited will be due on Wednesday next week (November 12)

Bridgette's Class
HW: Period 2 ONLY: Research Question along with (5) citations on iPad. No late work! There will be no exceptions.
       
         Periods 3, 4 and 5 - No Homework! Enjoy the weekend!


Wedesday, November 5 ~ EQ: How do I cite an article?

ROOTS

  • mit, miss - send
  • mob, mot, mov - move
  • mon - warn, remind


WARM-UP
What key research question would you like to focus on for your AWC?

IMMIGRATION
Review:
1. What does AWC stand for? What goes into an ANNOTATION?
2. How do I write a CITATION?

  • Click here for your notes or get them from focus/drive: "AWC Notes Guide."
  • Using the citation below, take a guess at the blanks on the citation notes.
  • Now go back to the blog from block day. Cite both articles correctly (10 pts. in class check).

Example Citation:

Foley, Jonathan A., Chad Monferda, Navin Ramankutty, and David

       Zaks. "Our Share in the Planetary Pie." Mongabay.com. 31 July

       2007. 28 March 2008 <http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0725-

       pnas.html>.


HW: Decide on a final research question and post it on Focus under the assignment called, "My Research Question" (10 pts.). Study for Roots Quiz #2. Bring your Across a Hundred Mountains book!


Tuesday, November 4 ~ AWC Preview

ROOTS

  • meter - measure
  • micro - small
  • migra - wander

IMMIGRATION

EQ: What is an Annotated Works Cited assignment?
Click here for notes, or get them from Google Drive

What is an Annotated Works Cited or Annotated Bibliography? An annotated works cited or bibliography is a essentially a listing of citations to books, articles, and documents.  Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 100 - 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, aka the annotation.

What is an annotation? The purpose of the annotation paragraph is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited -- in short -- you are asked to comment on and/or explain why each source cited is useful. 

  • WHO -- Who wrote it and why does this person have authority on the topic?
  • WHAT -- What did it say? Summarize & comment on the article; compare or contrast this work with another you have cited -- does it agree or disagree? 
  • WHY -- Explain why you think this article is a good addition to your research.  Also, comment on the intended audience -- who was the intended audience and most importantly why was it written.
See an example here.


    PRACTICE
     
    Let's begin by writing an annotation for a couple of interesting articles about the actual travel process. These articles might fit this research question: What are the risks of crossing the border with a coyote?

    People Smugglers, Inc. (TIME Magazine)
    'Coyotes': Criminals or Heroes? (USA Today)

    HW: Finish Journal 5 (2 paragraphs)

    JOURNAL 5
    For each article, summarize the main points. Each summary must include one quote and a conclusion sentence that explains how the article is significant in answering this key question. Be prepared to turn this in digitally on Monday.