Wednesday, October 30 ~ HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

EQ: How would you describe our newest character on the scene, Doc?

TODAY:

• Review Word Parts 
• Finishing Reading Chapter 8

HOMEWORK

Study for Word Parts QUIZ on Block
Begin Chapter 9 (pgs. 178 - 193) - There will be a QUIZ!


WEST CLASS

• Take Chapter 8 & 9 Quiz & discuss. 
• Play Kahoot if time. Quiz on block!!!
• Roots Kahoot
• Suffixes Kahoot
• We still need a Prefixes Kahoot if you want extra credit!

Tuesday, October 30 ~ AWC is due!

EQ: What are Peekay's views on religion?

TODAY:

• Turn in AWC
• Pronoun Practice
• Read Chapter 8

HOMEWORK:
Nope! 
West students will take a reading quiz on Chapters 8 & 9 tomorrow.
Get your works cited on turnitin.com tonight.

Monday, October 29 ~ AWC due tomorrow!

West Students:
My apologies...I woke up pretty sick. Today, please use the linked rubric to get at least two people to peer edit your annotations so that tonight you may print them for class tomorrow. This is a fantastic way to set your grade up for second quarter with a strong start in the essays/projects category. Get'er done! Then, get the vocab below into your notebook and start reading Ch.8. Please come tomorrow with a printed Works Cited and a completed chapter 8 in your mind! See you then.
Mrs. West
PS-Thank you for being kind and hospitable to our sub.
______________________________________________________________________

EQ: Are you capable of exhibiting punctilious behavior today?

TODAY:
Prefixes

• legis - law
• lexis - word

Suffixes

• nomy - law
• oid - resembling

Root

• aster, astr - star

FYI: Word Parts QUIZ on Block

The Power of One

Journal 16: Please record this vocab to help you read Chapters 8-10

• neophytes (n.) - recent convert; beginner or novice (p.159)
• incongruous (adj.) - lacking in harmony; incompatible (p.165)
• esoteric (adj.) - religious practices that come from mixing orthodox religious ideas with science, but the result is accepted by neither mainline religions or science. Ex/ new age and occult practices. Generally, this adjective describes something that is understood by very few (p.180)
• punctilious (adj). - Following fine points of etiquette (p.180)
• fervent (adj.) - very emotional or heated
• equivocation (n.) - the use of ambiguous language; using noncommittal language (p.207)
• recidivist (n.) - one who has a tendency to lapse into previous pattern of behavior, especially criminal activity (p. 207)
• imperious (adj.) - arrogantly domineering or overbearing, urgent pressing (p. 211)

Begin Chapter 8

HW

AWC due tomorrow!
TYPED! PRINTED! MLA!
Click here for the rubric for West.

Below is the rubric for Witmer:

• MLA –     /10
• GRAMMAR/MECHANICS –     /10
• CITATIONS –     /24
• ANNOTATIONS –     /36

TOTAL SCORE:     /80

 

(80-72: A)    (71-64: B)    (63-56: C)    (55-48: D)    (47-0: F)  

Block Day, October 25 & 26 ~ AWC is due on Tuesday!

EQ: What has Peekay learned about camouflage so far? How are the ideas of camouflage and adapting to change related to the "power of one"?

TODAY 

West's class will take notes on Bedford pages 271-283 (Pronoun Antecedents & References)

Pronoun Practice 


Work on AWC. This is your last class period to work on it and ask questions, so use your time wisely.

The following are re-posts of helpful links and info. for proper citations and annotations:

Example

•  What is included in a citation?

 CLICK HERE FOR EXAMPLES

•  How do I format a hanging indention?
  

CLICK HERE FOR HELP

• What is included in an annotation?

1. WHO -- Who wrote it and why does this person have authority on the topic?
2. 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? 
3. 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.

• When is it due? October 30. That's Tuesday next week.

• How many articles? 6 total!

• How do I turn it in? Hard copy. MLA format. 

HOMEWORK
AWC
Make sure you have read through Chapter 7

Tuesday, October 23 ~ Chapter 7

EQ: Do you know where you're going for PSATs tomorrow?

WORD PARTS

Prefixes

• idios - one's own
• in - in

Suffixes

• ology - study, science, theory
• ly - like, manner of

Root

• fin - end, ended, finished

TODAY

• Pronoun Agreement Practice 

• Read Chapter 7

HOMEWORK

Finish Chapter 7
Work on AWC (especially if you are behind!)

Journal 15:

1. What has Peekay learned about camouflage so far? 
2. This chapter is full of excellent quotes. Record two and explain why you believe it is significant. 

Monday, October, 22 ~ POO Ch.6

EQ: What major themes are present in our novel? 

WORD PARTS

Prefixes

• im, in - not
• inter - between

Suffixes

• ment- act of, state of, result
• ness - state of

Root 

• aug, auc - increase

GRAMMAR

• Journal 13: Take notes from Bedford 24a-e (pages286-292)
• Then do this exercise.

POO

Journal 14: Choose 3 of the following to write a well crafted response.

• How does meeting Hoppie change Peekay? 
• Is Hoppie good for Peekay? What will the lasting influence be?
• What can we guess about the racial climate of South Africa from Hoppie's character? 
• After reading Chapters 5&6, what has Peekay learned about camouflage so far? 
• What is the "power of one" and how are the ideas of camouflage and adapting to change related to it?
• What key quotes are worth sharing? 

HW: Work on another article for your Annotated Works Cited research. 

*Does your annotation include a first sentence about the credibility of your source (due to the writer, company or quality of the writing)?

Block Day, October 18 & 19 ~ Things are lookin' up for Peekay!

"Hoppie's words were like seedpods with wings. The flew straight out of his mouth into my head, where they germinated in the fertile soil of my mind." (84)

EQ: What makes the above quote so powerful? Think literary elements.

TODAY:

• Word Parts QUIZ (Witmer only)
• Grammar - IXL - Pronouns - Practice Z1
• Finish Chapter 6
• Class time to work on AWC

Things to remember:
* MLA format
* Hanging indention CLICK HERE FOR HELP
* Periods, commas, quotations and italics
* The who, the what, the why
* 6 entries total in alphabetical order by last name
* Due October 30

Example citations:

 CLICK HERE FOR MORE EXAMPLES 


HOMEWORK

AWC
MAKE SURE YOU'VE READ THROUGH CHAPTER 6

              

Wednesday, October 17 ~ Chapter 6

EQ: What do the "equalizers" symbolize?

FYI: Roots QUIZ on Block!

TODAY:

• Chapter 5 QUIZ
• Begin Chapter 6

HOMEWORK:

Study Word Parts
Work on AWC

Tuesday, October 16 ~ Chapter 5

WORD PARTS
Prefixes

• hetero - mixed or unlike
• homo - same or alike

Suffixes

• ite - nature of, quality of, mineral product
• ity, ty - state of, quality of

Root

• cap, cip, cept - to take

FYI: Word Parts QUIZ on Block!

TODAY

EQ: Is your first entry for your AWC perfect? Let's use this example to start formatting.

**Here are the "Essential 8" that should be included in your citation:

1. Author and/or editor names (if available); last names first.
2. "Article name in quotation marks."
3. Title of the website, project, or book in italics.
4. Any version numbers available, including editions (ed.), revisions, posting dates, volumes (vol.), or issue numbers (no.).
5. Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date.
6. Take note of any page numbers (p. or pp.) or paragraph numbers (par. or pars.).
7. URL (without the https://) DOI or permalink.
8. Date you accessed the material (Date Accessed)—While not required, it is highly recommended, especially when dealing with pages that change frequently or do not have a visible copyright date.

**Does your annotation include the following:

1. Who?
2. What?
3. Why?

• Go over Journal 12: Diggin' Deep
• Review AWC
• Check Journals 10 and 11
• Read Chapter 5
• Numbered Heads
1. What has PK learned about survival & adaptation so far?
2. What kinds of racial stereotypes are in this chapter?
3. How does Harry Crown help Peekay? 
4. What kind of influence will Hoppie have on Peekay?
5. What do the "equalizers" symbolize or even foreshadow for Peekay in this chapter? 

HOMEWORK

~ Finish Chapter 5 (QUIZ? Maybe?)

~ Work on AWC (due date October 30)

Monday, October 15 ~ Annotated Work Cited Fun!

EQ: How do I write a citation?

Word Parts
Prefixes

• epi - upon, over

Suffixes 

• fy - to make
• ic - nature of, like

Root

• Pel, puls - drive, urge

FYI: Word Parts Quiz on Block

RESEARCH

1. Review:

• What goes into an ANNOTATION? Does your weekend annotation, Journal 10, meet the criteria?

2. TAKE NOTES as Journal 11: How do I write a CITATION?

• Click here for the Purdue OWL complete guide.

Example Citation:

Bernstein, Mark, Chand Monfreda and David Zaks. “10 Tips on 

         Writing the Living Web.” A List Apart: For People Who 

         Make Websites. N.P., 16 Aug. 2002, alistapart.com/article/

         writeliving. Accessed 4 May 2009.

3. Let's do one together. Click here for the article.

4. Let's look at the article you found for your AWC over the weekend.

• Is it cited properly according to Purdue OWL?
• If it needs repairing, then fix it and I will check it.
• If you're spot on, then you receive a journal pass. 
• I will also take a look at your annotation.

The Power of One

• While I'm checking, you should be reading Chapter 5.
• As you're reading, I would like you to once again highlight where Hoppie either encourages Peekay or teaches him something about boxing and/or life. Remember: Hoppie was only in Peekay's life for a day and a night, but he set Peekay's life in a fresh new direction full of possibilities.

HOMEWORK

Journal 12: Diggin' Deep
Go to a quiet place.
Find a piece of regular old binder paper, or maybe a beautiful sheet of colorful/printed paper.
Find a regular old pen/pencil, or a very special pen/pencil.
Close your eyes and think about someone or some event that changed the course of your path. Maybe it didn't exactly change your path, maybe it changed your way of thinking.
Take 15-20 mins. and write about the person and/or the event.
Due: tomorrow
(10 points)

Block Day, October 10 & 11 ~ Chapter 4 and Research

Word Parts
Prefixes

• geo -earth
• ex - out

Suffixes

• ism - system, manner, condition, characteristic
• ish - origin, nature, resembling

Root

• psych - mind, soul

West's Class Only:

• Chapters 1-3 quiz
• Journal check while you complete Journal 10

EQ: How does Peekay see himself? 

Finish Reading Ch.4 

• As you read, highlight all the quotes in which Hoppie speaks into Peekay's life and identity.  

EQ: What makes a good research question?

Do you know these search tips?

• Journal 10: First, write down your research question. Then record 5-8 key words you will use in your search. Use at least three tricks from this link or this link.
• Always use keywords, not a sentence or a question.
• Use quotations around phrases such as "Wild Bill".
• * (asterisk) is a wildcard e.g. nurs* will search for nursing, nurses, nursed etc...
• In Google, - (minus) will exclude a certain word (-university).
• In a Google search, use ~ (tilde) to search for similar words (~college will also find university).
• Use a Google Advanced Search to limit your results to just .org (non-profit), .edu (educational institutions), or .gov (government) websites. This will also let you limit to a date range.
• Look at the references on sources you found helpful to lead you to more sources.

What is an Annotated Works Cited? It's basically a bibliography with very specific summaries.

How do I write 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 (10 sources for Honors, 6 sources for Regular)

HW: Begin your annotated works cited. Find and annotate at least one article that relates to your research question. (West's class must also finish reading Chapter 4.)

Tuesday, October 9 ~ It's the last of the quizzes for Quarter 1!

TODAY:

Word Parts QUIZ and Run On/Fragment QUIZ in 5!

Begin Chapter 4

Monday, October 8 ~ Pisskop Outsmarts the Judge

EQ: How do you handle stress or difficult situations? Do you have the strength of Pisskop?

TODAY:

• Reading QUIZ for Chapter 2
• Journal Check (6, 7, 8)
• Read Chapter 3

REMINDER:
Word Parts and Fragment/Run On QUIZ tomorrow.

HOMEWORK
Journal 9: After reading Chapter 3, answer these questions..
1. In what ways has PK gained strength or made the best out of his situation?
2. How has the motif of water continued to add meaning and show PK's identity?
3. How has the five-year old narrator become an advantageous writer's choice?

Block Day, October 4 & 5 ~ Journals 6, 7 & 8

EQ: What do you think the author is telling us about the nature of human cruelty? 

TODAY:
Journal 6: Answer the following in well crafted paragraphs.

1. How would you describe Pisskop's personality? 
2. Describe the demeanor and reputation of Inkosi-Inkosikazi.
3. What about Pisskop's time with Inkosi makes his night water stop? (your theory)
4. Unpack the dreams and the symbolism you see in them.
5. Why does Inkosi give Pisskop the chicken? 

Finish reading Chapter 2

Journal 7: Write at least two open ended discussion questions about Ch.2.

Research Preparation

• Your next essay will be a synthesis of research about a chosen topic.
• You may choose your own research question centered around Nelson Mandela or Apartheid. Consider a specific question such as...
• What inspired Mandela? What made him a strong leader, strong enough to persist for almost fifty years? What was the process of change after the apartheid laws had been outlawed? etc...
• Click here for a timeline.

HOMEWORK

• Journal 8: Write down at least one research question you want to use for your synthesis essay.
• Make sure you've read Chapter 2, for there will be a QUIZ on Monday.
• Review word parts..... QUIZ on Tuesday. 

• Fragment/Run On QUIZ on Tuesday. Here are some practice links: 

10th grade Fragment Practice
10th grade Run On Practice

Wednesday, October 3 ~ Power of One Chapter 1

EQ: What is a comma splice?

WARM UP:
Comma Splice Practice

TODAY:
Reading QUIZ
Finish Chapter 1
Read to page 29 in Chapter 2

Tuesday, October 2 ~ Chapter 1

EQ: What time period is The Power of One set in?

WARM UP:
 Run On / Fragment Practice

TODAY:
Discussion Questions
Finish Journal 5 ~ Check tomorrow

Monday, October 1 ~ Who the heck is Granpa Chook?

EQ: What is apartheid?

Word Parts
Prefix

• dyn - be able
• ego - I, self

Suffix

• ile - suited for, capable of, related to
• ine - nature of

Root

• juven - young

Power of One Begins! And Granpa Chook awaits!



Today, let's look at some of the background info to our book.

Discussion Questions: Do you Know? 

• What language is spoken in South Africa?
• Who is Nelson Mandela? Why is he so famous?
• What is Apartheid? 
• What do you think would happen in the U.S. if the government gunned down 600 students at a protest? 
• How can one country keep another in check in the case of serious injustice, without going to war? 

Journal #5 - POO Intro: 

• Check out this Prezi
• Write a one paragraph synopsis explaining the historical background of our next novel, The Power of One.
• Ch. 1-6 Vocab: Add these words in your journal.

1. Inkosi (in Zulu) 
2. obsequiousness (10)
3. sjambok (12)
4. cicatrization (23)
5. querulous (37)
6. consternation (42)
7. jocularity (56)
8. parlance (71)
9. diaphanous (77)

HW: Finish Discussion Questions and bring your Power of One tomorrow.