English 11

Tuesday CONTINUE: Embedding quotes practice.  FINISH - construct criteria for an essay. What makes a quality essay? Looking at sample essays to pull out what’s expected, what counts. From these ideas, I will create the rubric for the evaluation of the empathy essay Make a Plan today for the essay about empathy on blue or green outline handout. Wednesday (tomorrow) and Thursday, I have computers booked for you to work on the empathy essay. The essay must be completed during class time. It is due at the end of Thursday's class. Monday Quiz on short story terms last Friday - Who did not write the quiz? CONTINUE: Embedding quotes practice.  REVIEW: Place mat activity on themes of empathy texts. A) Rock Bottom, B) The Larder, C) The Lottery, D) Those Winter Sundays E) Cousins F) When Stress Rises, Empathy Suffers. - CAROUSEL Plan for essay about empathy - debrief what was done/not done last Friday.  Co-construct criteria for an essay. What makes a quality essay?

Friday   Silent reading for first 10-15 minutes Transitions - worksheet - complete, exchange with a partner for marking, put into your folder.  Quiz for short story terms.  Plan essay about empathy. Hand-in plan at the end of the class. The question you must deal with in your essay is:  What is empathy? Discuss using at least one of the texts we have read this term: Rock Bottom, The Larder, The Lottery, Cousins, Those Winter Sundays. In your discussion of the fictional/poetry texts, you may talk about the non-fiction article When Stress Rises, Empathy Suffers if you wish.   Thursday Silent reading - realistic fiction novel - I will check your essay practices from previous days (as many as I can). REMINDER: Practice quiz on short story terms on Friday. Complete reflection that we did not have time to do yesterday. Embedding quotes Place mat activity on themes of empathy texts. A) Rock Bottom, B) The Larder, C) The Lottery, D) Those Winter Sundays E)