Thursday, December 21st - Friday, January 5th

 No school - Happy Holidays!

Wednesday, December 20th

5th period final: 8:30-10:30

6th period final: 10:50-12:50
    ***Finalize and submit poetry out loud one-pager

Tuesday, December 19th

3rd period final: 8:30-10:30

4th period final: 10:50-12:50

Monday, December 18th

1st period final: 8:30-10:30

2nd period final: 10:50-12:50

Friday, December 15th

1. Work on Final - Poetry Out Loud One-Pager
    ***Work on one-pager

Objective: Students will research their poems and complete a one-pager analyzing the work and their understanding of the poem.

Thursday, December 14th

1. Mrs. MacIntosh - Introduction to Local Scholarships

2. ERWC Semester 1 Reflection

3. Work on Final - Poetry Out Loud One-Pager
    ***Continue to research and begin to outline one-pager

Objective: Students will research their poems and complete a one-pager analyzing the work and their understanding of the poem.

Tuesday, December 12th

1. Introduce Final - Poetry Out Loud One-Pager
    *** Rubric
    ***Begin to research and respond to questions

Objective: Students will research their poems and complete a one-pager analyzing the work and their understanding of the poem.

Monday, December 11th

1.  Introduce Poetry Out Loud - Choosing a Poem
    ***Introduce assignment, look through poems, complete handout

Objective: Students will choose a poem for this year's POL competition.

Friday, December 8th

1. Job Shadow contact is due today!

2. "On Leaving" / "On Staying Behind" - Comparative Chart
   ***Small groups

3. Work on Job Shadow and Career Research - Interview Questions

Objective: Students will understand and analyze Diana Garcia's poems.

Thursday, December 7th

1.  "On Leaving / On Staying Behind" - Pre-reading and Analysis
    ***Let's analyze the first few lines together

2. Job Shadow and Career Research - Work on interview questions
   ***Job Shadow contact due tomorrow!
   ***Due: Thursday, December 14th

Objective: Students will understand and analyze Diana Garcia's poems.



Tuesday, December 5th

1. Finish and submit "I Am From" poems/ Finish Judy Baca poem

2. Crowdsourced Poem
    ***Class will create a crowdsourced "I am From" poem

Objective: Students will create a crowdsourced "I am From" poem with their classmates.

Monday, December 4th

1. “Where I'm From” By George Ella Lyon
    *** Student “I Am From” Poem

Objective: Students will use the structure and themes from the poems we discuss today to write and share their own poems.