2020 School Year - Welcome to English Class!

 Welcome to Mrs. Whittington's class blog! I use this blog to store examples of student work, helpful links, and past lessons! There are parts of the blog that will be helpful to you, but for the most part I will be proving you links on Schoology for anything you need from day to day. 

Important Parts of the Blog to Explore:
- Syllabus
- Process Writing Project
- PWP Student Examples

First Day 'Where I'm From' Example:
- Mrs. Whittington's Poem

You can search other parts of the blog by using 'Labels' to the right. You can also search by date under 'Class Archive'.

Required Materials:

• A journal (spiral or composition) that you will write in daily. Make sure you always have it with you! This year you will also be provided a Digital Option!
• Your own pens, pencils, and highlighters.
• Red pens to do corrections with.
• Loose leaf paper.
• A specific spot for your English materials. I do not mind if this is a folder or a binder, whatever works best for you. You just need to have a designated spot for your handouts so that you can locate them easily. 
• A silent reading book to be used every day - this can be an eBook if you prefer.
• Optional items needed in the classroom: Tissues, Lysol wipes, hand sanitizer; anything to help keep you and the other students healthy! (Once we get back to our classroom!)

Mrs. Whittington's Dog, Mia!

I am looking forward to having all of you in class!

- Mrs. Whittington

You Are About To Enter Last Year's Work!

 IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS, YOU ARE ABOUT TO SCROLL INTO LAST YEARS ASSIGNMENTS!

DON'T LET YOURSELF ACCIDENTALLY GET CONFUSED, STAY FROM HERE UP ON THE BLOG :)

The Switch to Digital Learning

Digital Learning!

Hey guys! From now until the end of the school year, you will be working exclusively on Google Classroom and Edmentum. The few helpful links you will need from our class blog are listed here for quick access:

     - PWP Genre Choices and Requirements

     - PWP Peer Editing Guidelines

     - MLA Format Help

Quarter 3: Understanding

Quarter 3: Understanding

The electronic copy of The Odyssey can be accessed under 'Scanned Class Documents'

Week One:
Wednesday and Thursday: 1/22&1/23
     - Finish Hercules Movie and Hero's Journey
     - Intro Big Question project (Honors Handout) (Academic Handout)
     - Big Question Due Dates (Honors)
HOMEWORK: Brainstorm question ideas for your BQ Project.

Week Two:
Friday and Monday: 1/24&1/27
     - PowerPoint (BQ Examples)
     - BQ Question Research Time
     - The Odyssey Book 4 and 5 (Pg 30-72)
HOMEWORK: Come prepared next class with a rough draft 'Final BQ' sheet.

Tuesday and Wednesday: 1/28&1/29
     - BQ Speed Dating
HOMEWORK: 'Final BQ' sheet due next class.

Thursday and Friday: 1/30&1/31
     - Source Information for BQ
     - MLA Citation Practice (Handed out in class)
     - The Odyssey Book 6 and 7 (Pg 73-83)
     - PWP#3 Assigned
          - Peer Editing: 2/13(A) and 2/14(B)
          - Due on GC: 2/17 (All Students)
          - Revisions due by: 3/12 (All Students)
HOMEWORK: Complete MLA Citation Handout if not completed in class.
                                Finish Odyssey assigned reading.

Week Three:
Monday and Tuesday: 2/3&2/4
     - PowerPoint (MLA Practice Questions)
     - Individual BQ Conferences
     - Workshop time

Wednesday and Thursday: 2/5&2/6
     - BQ Outline Introduction (Assigned on Google Classroom)
     - Library Database Introduction and workshop time.
     - Research Videos posted in Google Classroom

Friday and Monday: 2/7&2/10
     - PowerPoint
     - Odyssey Book 9-11
     - Vocab List #4 Intro

Tuesday and Wednesday: 2/11&2/12
     - PowerPoint (MLA Practice)
     - Odyssey Book 12&13
     - Workshop time
HOMEWORK: PWP#3 Peer Editing Next Class.

Thursday and Friday: 2/13&2/14
     - PWP#3 Peer Editing
HOMEWORK: PWP#3 due on Google Classroom by 2/17 - Midnight - ALL STUDENTS

Week Four:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 2/18&2/19
     - LCPS Timed Write
HOMEWORK: BQ Outline Due Thursday 2/20(A) and Friday 2/21(B)

Thursday and Friday: 2/20&2/21
     - BQ Research Time
     - PWP#3 Submitted to Turnitin.com

Week Five:
Monday and Tuesday: 2/24&2/25
     - PowerPoint
     - 9th Grade Teacher Mini-Lessons on BQ
     - Odyssey Book 14-17
     - Group Socratic Odyssey Questions - Summative
HOMEWORK: If group did not finish, Socratic Questions must be submitted to GC by next class.

Wednesday and Thursday: 2/26&2/27
     - PowerPoint
     - 9th Grade Teacher Mini-Lessons on BQ
     - Honors BQ Rubric Overview
     - Workshop Time
          - BQ Practice Presentations - 3/10(A) and 3/11(B)
          - PWP#3 Edits due by March 13th - All students

Friday and Monday: 2/28&3/2
     - PowerPoint
     - MLA in BQ Instructions
     - Workshop Time
          - BQ Practice Presentations - 3/10(A) and 3/11(B)
          - PWP#3 Edits due by March 13th - All students

Week Six:
Tuesday: NO SCHOOL

Wednesday and Thursday: 3/4&3/5
     - Vocab #4 Quiz
     - Odyssey Book 18-22

Friday and Monday: 3/6&3/9
     - Final Workshop Day for BQ.
     - Finish Odyssey (Book 23) - Reflection Questions assigned in GC.
HOMEWORK: Peer Presentations next class.

Week Seven:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 3/10&3/11
     - BQ Practice Presentations
HOMEWORK: BQ Presentations due on Google Classroom