For Friday, September 30th

1. Solidify IOP for peer scoring in class.

IOP practice

For Wednesday, September 28th

1. You have been provided examples of effective IOPs.  I would suggest watching a few more (located under IOP links).
2. Review thoroughly the scoring guide for the IOP. Look at the 5-10 range. Note the techniques that will be assessed. Make sure that you are addressing them in your presentation.
3. Start the practice of your presentation. Do it multiple times. Time yourself. Record yourself and then use the scoring guide to score your presentation. The more you practice the more comfortable you will be for next week.

Class today: September 26th

1. We will be working on our IOP for The Road.  I will go over the main goals of the IOP and the scoring guide. 

2. You will begin structuring your presentation. For assistance in starting: 

Rough (rooooooghhh) Structure: 

1. Intro: Title of work, author, thesis/claim, aspect of audience interest

2. Body: Major supporting points to be made (determined by length of time), PEE Chain (see below), specific references of literary devices that aid in analysis/results

3. Conclusion: Synthesis of significance of this reading of the text, connect back to the point of interest reference in the intro. 

3. For Tuesday, have an outline to be reviewed for class. Make sure that you are zooming in on a literary aspect, not discussing broadly. 

Class today: September 23rd.

1. The Road essays are due at 11:59 PM to Turnitin.com.
2. Turn in all the "stuff" for the paper on Monday.
3. Start working on Oral Commentary Outline.

The Great Gatsby needs to be read by October 10th. 

Class: September 21st

Today, your typed draft of The Road literary analysis paper is due!

You will have THREE proofreaders for this paper. 

Proofreaders: 

1. The first read: You will start with the LAST sentence. You will read ONE sentence at a time until you are reach the top of the paper. Yes, you are reading the paper BACKWARDS. In this reading you are ONLY looking for grammatical and spelling errors, and sentence clarity.  Is there subject-verb agreement? Pronoun-antecedent agreement? Sentence mechanics are correct? Diction choices accurate? No "YOUS". No "If you find an error, make a comment in BLUE. Do not fix the error. 

2. The second read: You will start at the TOP of the paper. In this read  you will be looking solely at LITERARY ANALYSIS CONTENT.  Has it included the necessary components to make it a literary claim? Introduces book title, author, literary convention, the significance of the analysis? Does the paper follow through with the CENTRAL LITERARY ARGUMENT/CLAIM? Is it addressing a LITERARY CONVENTION? Does the paper show thoughtful analysis of the literary primary source? 
Is the textual evidence logical and sufficient to the CLAIM? Is the evidence relevant, specific? Has it thoroughly been explained? (Warrants)
 Does the entire paper support the requirement of proving the literary argument?  Mark errors or comments in RED. 

3. The third read: You will be assessing the SOURCE MATERIAL. Has the primary source been thoroughly examined and addressed in conjunction to the claim?  Has the primary source material been introduced? Contextualized? Processed through warrants? Cited correctly? Has the author of the paper referenced effectively the literary primary text? 
Mark your comments/errors/suggestions in BLACK! 

4. The fourth read: You will start at the TOP of the paper. In this read you will be looking solely at STYLE and STRUCTURE. Is the tone appropriate for the audience and the content addressed. Is the ARGUMENT complete?  Does each section have a topic sentence that supports the overall claim? Does the paper utilize an obvious structure? Are there warrants? Does is utilize active voice?  Do they use effective transitions? Between sentences? Between sections?  DO THEY UTILIZE careful and strategic DICTION and SYNTAX? Mark suggestions and comments in GREEN. 

IMPORTANT-
4. The fifth read: You will be, again, starting at the TOP of the paper. In this read, you will be looking solely at FORMATTING. YOU NEED TO OPEN UP THE PURDUE OWL AND DO A LITERAL CHECK ON ALL COMPONENTS. DO NOT ASSUME! 
MLA OWL

Has the author appropriately addressed MLA style guide? Colon formatted MLA Title??  Is there a WC page? Is the in-text citation done correctly? Mark in PURPLE. 

4. In the sixth, and final, read. You will read through from top to bottom and read for the complete experience. You will need to do this with the IB SCORING GUIDE. Focus on the Criterion B,C, D, E.  Does the entire paper work together? Any last concerns? Mark in ORANGE. 

Pay specific attention to this proofing process. This is an excellent strategy to ensure that your final product achieves its intended purpose. 

After you are done PROOFING, you will need to score the paper with the IB Written Assignment Rubric. Please write their scores, PLUS the justification of their scores ON THEIR PAPER and scoring guide! You will then give them the AVERAGE of the 4 scores... B, C, D, E (add all 4 up and divide by 4). Please make this score prominent on their scoring guide. 

Final Paper Submission Guidelines:
1. A digital copy is due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 PM on Friday, September 23rd. No excuses. 
2. You will need to turn in at the beginning of class on Monday, September 26th: A paper final copy, proofread typed draft, handwritten rough draft, and outline (In this order), stapled together. 

Turnitin code: 13092737  password: bearcats1

Due: Monday, September 19th

1. Outline over The Road paper due.

Basic outline format found here: OUTLINE FORMAT

Due: Friday, September 14th

1. Thesis/Claim due for The Road paper.
2. Socratic discussion over prescribed questions handed out during class on Wednesday. Take notes on the questions for class seminar. Be ready to address them thoroughly.
3. Read through the Road as quest narrative essay. Annotate for writing practices AND structure content. We will discuss this on Friday.

The Road Essay Due Dates

September 16th- Thesis/Claim due
September 19th- Outline due
September 20th- Handwritten rough draft due
September 21st- Typed draft due at beginning of class
September 23rd- Final draft due by 2:00 PM. Submit to Turnitin.com.
                 Turn in printed copy, rough draft, outline by the end of class on Friday.

Turnitin.com class code: 13092737 password: bearcats

Class today: September 13th

1. You should be coming to class today with your named literary theme for The Road plus a large collection of textual evidence for support of your argument for theme. Today IN CLASS you will be working on integrating textual evidence in your writing. Please open your handout that I referenced yesterday during class (Literary Analysis Quote Integration), also access the following
link on transitions: TRANSITIONS Make sure that you are showing the logical relationship between your evidence through transitions. Remember ICE... Introduce. Cite. Explain.

I want you to handwrite this writing sample. It is going to take time to make this your "new normal". Please submit this writing at the end of the hour.

2. For Wednesday, September 14th
Get the following questions/ definition down in your notes.
1. What are the parts of the work?
   2. How do they fit together?
   3. What makes the work seem complete and unified?
   4. Where do the high points (climaxes) come?
   5. What is the time order in the story?
   6. Does the author use flashbacks (moving back in time for what reason?)
   7. Why do you think the author has used this form?
   8. How does it help him/her say what he/she wants to say?  To get a point across? Impact on the reader that he/she wants to have?

Structure Definition: framework of a work of literature.

Class: September 12th AND due September 13th

1. Review the practices in determining literary theme.
2. Small group discussion of theme of The Road.  Settle upon theme in your group.
3. Start gathering evidence for the declared theme.

For Tuesday:
1. Take your theme and write it as your topic sentence.
Bring your collection of evidence to class with you on Tuesday. Have an abundance to choose from for class. We are going to work on implementing in with our writing.

2. Take thorough notes on the integrating literary quotes in analysis handout.

Due: Monday, September 12th

1. Plot and Time writing samples. Please turn in to Google Classroom by beginning of class.
2. Please read and take notes over the following like on THEME: Theme Notes
3. Also review over the "common themes"/"universal themes" links under Literature Links.
4. In your notes, please start some possible theme possibilities for The Road. 

Due: Friday, September 9th

1. Literary terms test.
2. Cormac McCarthy Author Voice study due.

Due: Monday, September 12th
2 writing samples on PLOT and TIME... turn into Google Classroom

SCHOOL PICTURES ARE SEPTEMBER 14TH AND 15TH DURING YOUR ENGLISH CLASS.

Due: Wednesday, September 7th

1. Check Google Classroom for the assignment addressing Cormac McCarthy's authorial voice. (DUE FRIDAY)
2. Take 3 passages that we have previously annotated for Point of View and Voice, and with a different color, annotate for characterization findings.(DUE WEDNESDAY)
3. Have 3 questions per convention written for Socratic seminar on Wednesday. (Total of 9)

SOCRATIC SEMINAR HANDOUT

Remember: Literary Terms TEST on Friday!

Due: Wednesday, September 7th

1. Check Google Classroom for the assignment addressing Cormac McCarthy's authorial voice. (DUE FRIDAY)
2. Take 3 passages that we have previously annotated for Point of View and Voice, and with a different color, annotate for characterization findings.(DUE WEDNESDAY)
3. Have 3 questions per convention written for Socratic seminar on Wednesday. (Total of 9)

SOCRATIC SEMINAR HANDOUT

Remember: Literary Terms TEST on Friday!

Due: Tuesday, September 6th

1. Again, let me reinforce the strong suggestion for you to go back through the text and annotate elements of POINT OF VIEW, if you haven't done so already.

2. After instruction on our next literary convention, VOICE, you need to annotate the passage from The Road for evidence of character voice. What is revealed in your findings. Your annotations can start the analysis process along with the introductory findings.

3. In further examination of voice, we will be starting to look to author voice. To do so, click on the All the Pretty Horses link. You will find a list of quotes from another McCarthy novel, All the Pretty Horses. In your notes, I would like for you to spot/identify stylistic similarities in McCarthy's two works.

REMEMBER: 52 LITERARY TERMS TEST ON FRIDAY. 

Due: Friday, September 2nd

1, Upload to Google Classroom 10 thesis statements/claims addressing McCarthy's use of Point of View in The Road.  Utilize the checklist/formula provided during class on Wednesday. Reference the active verbs and the literary thesis links for assistance.