Agenda, November 30

Due Thursday: Bring your book to return to the library.

1) How do you begin?
2) How do you build a paragraph?
3) How will you be graded?
The state writing benchmarks
Your understanding of the novel
Your use of class time: be ready to work and ready to let others work

We will have writing time today and Thursday. Your essay is due 15 minutes before the end of class on Thursday.

Agenda, November 29

Due Now: Chapters 24 & 25
Due Thursday: Bring book to return to library (you'll need it for the final anyway).

1. Chapter 24/25 Quiz
2. 10 Things You Need to Know
3. 50 Things you need to Know
4. Brainstorming Practice
5. Finals Preview

Agenda, November 22

Due Now: Chapter 20 Notes
Due Monday, 11/29: Finish the book if we don't have class tomorrow

1. Open note, closed book quiz on chapters 19 and 20. Staple all of your notes to your quiz when you turn it in.
   
2. Chapter 21 Highlights
3. Chapter 22 Read Aloud
4. Chapter 23 Reader's Theatre

Agenda, November 19

Due Now: Edited Paragraph
Due Now: Chapter 19 Notes (you'll need them Monday. Hint hint).
Due Monday: Chapter 20 Notes (if you don't finish in class)

In the unlikely event of a snow day, you'll need to finish Ricochet River at home over the break. We'll review on Monday and take our final on Tuesday / Thursday.

1. Independent reading of 19/20. Take notes. You may use images. You'll need your notes Monday. Hint hint.
2. Prediction / Evaluation Paragraph
3. Art Walk

Agenda, November 18

Due Now: Finished Drawings
Due Now: Chapter 18
Due Tomorrow: Edited paragraphs. Finish Chapter 19.
In the unlikely event of snow, you will need to finish Ricochet River over Thanksgiving Break.

1. Sentence Fluency Paragraphs
2. Lovely Language
3. Chapter 19 on your own. Take notes. Your notes may be images.
   

Agenda, November 17

Due Now: Chapter 16
Tonight: Read Chapter 18
Due Tomorrow: Finished drawing
Bring your Ricochet River and your planner tomorrow.

1. Yesterday's paragraph
2. Ch. 17 Audio / Drawing Time
3. Lovely Language

Agenda, November 16

Due Now: Ch 13 & 14 Study Questions
Tonight: Read Ch. 16

1. Study Questions Review
2. Discussion #4: Does Lorna's theory about the boxes accurately describe OC? How is she right? How have things changed? Do you agree with Lorna or Wade?
3. Chapter 15 Audio / Drawing Time
4. Three possible paragraphs. Skip lines. Use your best conventions.

Agenda, November 15

Due Now: Chapters 10-12 Study Questions
Due Tomorrow: Chapters 13 & 14 Study Questions

1. Collect HW
2. Art Gallery Walk
3. Quotation Selection (3 quotations)
4. Chapter 10-12 discussion
5. Drawing Practice
6. Chapter 13 Audio / Drawing time

Agenda, November 10

Due Now: Chapter 9
Due Monday: Chapters 10-12 Study Questions

1. Model Doodle
2. Chapter 10 Audio / Doodling Time
3. Chapter 10 Quiz

Agenda, November 9

Due Now: Chapter 8 Study Questions

Due Now: Bookmark 8

Tonight: Finish Chapter 9
Due Monday: Chapters 10-12

1. Chapter 5 Symbols (15 minutes)
2. The Link Factor
   
3. 10 Things You Know About This Book So Far
4. What is Ricochet River about?
5. Chapter 9 / Doodling

Agenda, November 8

Due Now: Chapters 5-7
Due Tomorrow: Chapter 8
Due Tomorrow: Chapter 8 Study Questions
Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 8
Due today: Chapter 5 Lovely Language

1. Bookmark Work Time / Speech Rehearsal
2. Speeches
3. What do you do well? Part 3
4. Lovely Language as a whole class
5. Lovely Language on your own
6. Reading Time
   

Agenda, November 5

Due Now: Chapter 4
Read Chapters 5-7 this weekend

1. Quiz or Reading Time
2. Discussion 3: Do you feel about OC the way Lorna feels about Calamus? Why or why not? AND Would you sacrifice your home for money? How much would make a difference? Why or why not?
3. Two speeches
4. Chapter 5 / Doodling
5. What do you do well? part 3

Agenda, November 4

Due Now: Blue Lovely Language Handout
Due Now: Chapter 3
Tonight: Read Chapter 4

1. Speeches Friday or Monday?
2. What do you do well? Part 2
3. Reader's Theater: Chapter 3
4. Reading Time (if time allows)

Agenda, November 3

Due Now: Chapter 2
Read tonight: Chapter 3

1. Who is going to make up the quiz?
2. Reading OR Quiz
3. Bookmark 8: 11/3 - 11/8
4. Two discussion questions: You can trust Wade Curren / This book is racist
5. What do you do well?
6. Lovely Language

Agenda, November 2

Due Now: Bookmark 7
If you missed the Logical Fallacies Quiz, you need to make it up tomorrow at 2 pm in the testing center, B107. You'll need to arrange your own transportation.
Tonight: Read Ricochet River, Ch. 2

1. Collect Bookmarks
2. Check out books
3. Ricochet Opinionaire
4. Chapter 1, reading and study questions
5. What do you do well? How can you help me learn?

Agenda, November 1

Due at the end of class today: Persuasive Essay
Bookmark 7 Due Tomorrow, front and back
Today is the last day of independent reading. Enjoy it! Tomorrow we start a novel ...
Let me know if you want to deliver a persuasive speech.

1. Personal Reading
2. Writing Time
3. When you finish the essay, let others work.

Agenda, October 29

Essay due at the end of class Monday
Read 30 minutes tonight, Saturday, and Sunday

1. Let's get quizzical!
2. Writing time

Agenda, October 28

Quiz Tomorrow!
Due Monday at the end of class: Argument for a Measure

1. Reading
2. Logical Fallacies Quick Review
3. Argument for a Measure Grammar Decoder Practice
4. Writing Time

Agenda, October 27

Quiz on Logical Fallacies Friday
Read 30 minutes tonight

1. Logical Fallacies Review
2. Ads in groups
3. Persuasive essays introduction

Agenda, October 26

Due Now: Bookmark 6
Bookmark 7: 10/26 - 11/1
Quiz Postponed until Friday

1. Reading
2. Comma Practice
3. Finish A Measured Evaluation. Due today!
4. Logical Fallacies with ads, in groups

Due Now: Oregon Voter's Guide Handout
Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 6
Due Wednesday: Fallacies Quiz

1. Personal Reading
2. Fallacies Notes Do-over
3. A Measured Evaluation

Agenda, October 20

Read 30 minutes on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Due Now: Logical Fallacies Pink Sheet

1. Reading / Finish Essays
2. Compound Sentences
   
3. Review Fallacies - Quiz next Wednesday
4. The Online Voter's Guide

Agenda, October 20

Read for 15 minutes tonight!

1. Reading Time
2. Introductory Clauses
   
3. Write Your Own Logical Fallacies
4. Fact-Checking Political Ads
5. Decoding Ads in Groups

Agenda, October 19

Due Now: BM 5
Bookmark 6: 10/19 - 10/25

1. Reading / Writing
2. Bookmark EC
3. Logical Fallacies Video 1
4. Logical Fallacies Video 2
5. Write your own logical fallacies!

Agenda, October 18

Due Now: Bookmark Check. If you are filling out your bookmark now, it is late.
Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 5
Due Last Thursday: Rough draft and peer review

Today's Goals:

1. If you're still working on your rough draft, hurry up!
2. Peer review.
   
3. Finish final draft. If you type slowly, you may write neatly, in pen, skipping lines.
4. Work on personal reading when you're done.
5. Explore The Oregonian e-edition (if I can get the tech to work)

Agenda, October 14

This weekend: Read 30 minutes Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Fill out your bookmark as you finish. Be prepared for a bookmark check on Monday.

1. Personal Reading
2. Extra Credit Help
3. Drafting Time
4. Peer Review

Agenda, October 12

Due Now: Bookmark 4
Bookmark 5: 10/12 - 10/18

Last chance for extra credit!

1. Personal reading
2. Show, Don't Tell
3. Narrative Assignment
4. Brainstorming / Drafting time

Agenda, October 11

Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 4, front and back. Finish the front tonight at home: add your minutes, your pages, and fill in next week's goal. P.S. There's an extra extra credit point in the extra credit question.

Due Tomorrow: Register to vote (if you're 18, that is)

1. Personal Reading: while you are reading, complete at least one wondrous word entry.
   
2. Wondrous Words
   
3. The first time I ...
4. The last time I ...
5. Drafting time

Agenda, October 7

This weekend: Read 30 minutes Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Don't forget the back of your bookmark!

Finish Reading Work Sample

• Many of you need to meet a reading work sample to graduate.
• Use of cell phones in a testing environment is an automatic referral.
• Grades are based on the thoroughness of your answers as well as your ability to follow the class rules.

Mr. Kline Boggles your mind
Sheep?

Agenda, October 6

Any extra credit today?

No reading tonight! Give yourself 30 minutes for class today. (If you read for fun, be sure to note it).

It's a reading work sample party!
Reminders:

• Many of you need to meet a reading work sample to graduate.
• Use of cell phones in a testing environment is an automatic referral.
• Grades are based on the thoroughness of your answers as well as your ability to follow the class rules.

Agenda, October 5

Don't forget the extra credit opportunity!

Bookmark 3 due now. Bookmark 4 due 10/12.
Week 4: 10/5 - 10/11

1. Collect Bookmarks
2. Personal Reading
3. Partner Chat: What additions would you like to see made to to a box of animal crackers? Why?What three jobs would you give to a robotic teacher's helper? Why? Plan a dinner menu for a foe.
   
4. Open Mind Practice
5. Partner Chat Quiz

What does participation look like?

1. I show up on time.
2. I get my absences excused.
3. I do not use my phone during class.
4. I read when I am supposed to be reading.
5. I listen when I am supposed to be listening.
6. I speak when I am supposed to be speaking.

If this describes your behavior in class, your participation grade will be excellent.

Agenda, October 4

Extra Credit! Read all about it!
Bring me political ads that come to your house, please.

Due Tues: Bookmark 3, front and back
Do your math at home: add up the minutes and your pages. Walk in the door ready to turn in your bookmark.

Today's Learning Goals
"I can use a grammar decoder to improve my conventions."
"I can help my classmates improve their own writing."
"I can monitor my own participation."

1. Reading time
2. Participation Points Self-Check
3. "Traveling Through the Dark," by William Stafford.
4. "Mint" Paragraph Revision

Agenda, October 1

Due Monday: Read 30 minutes Saturday and Sunday. Record your reading when you finish.
Due Tuesday: Bookmark #3, front and back

Today's Learning Goals:
"I can create important setting details."
"I can capture believable places with my writing."
"I can have fun with writing."

1. Personal Reading
2. A Book Talk
3. Two Poems about work
4. Character brainstorm
5. Writing 6: A believable character

Agenda, September 30

Remember to read for homework. Complete your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget there's a back!

Today's Learning Goals:
"I can identify important character details."
"I can make connections between myself and characters in stories."

1. Personal Reading
2. Partner Conversation - get your partner's name, attitude towards sports (non-judgmentally),and post high school/senior project plans.
   
3. "Mint," by Craig Lesley
4. Writing 5: Compare yourself to one of the characters in "Mint."

Agenda, September 29

Today's Learning Goals:
"I can identify important character details."
"I can make connections between myself and characters in stories."

1. Personal Reading
2. Partner Conversation
   
3. "Mint," by Craig Lesley

Agenda, September 28

Due Now: Bookmark #2, front and back

Today's Learning Goals:
"I can identify important character details."
"I can make connections between myself and characters in stories."

1. Personal Reading
2. Group storytelling
3. Revise Writing 4 for Ideas and Content: Tell me a story about something that happened at work.
4. "Mint," by Craig Lesley

Agenda, September 27

Due Tomorrow: Bookmark #2, front and back

Today's Learning Goals:
"I can identify important character details."
"I can make connections between myself and characters in stories."

1. Phones and Participation Points
2. Personal Reading
3. Writing 4: Tell me a story about something that happened at work.
4. Group storytelling
5. "Mint," by Craig Lesley

Agenda, September 24

Due Now: "Juggling" Chart
Read 30 minutes each, Saturday and Sunday

Learning targets:
"I can explain why an opening line is interesting."
"I can write an interesting opening line."
"I can have fun with writing."

1. Personal Reading
2. Bookmark Models
3. Opening Lines
4. Writing Time

Agenda, September 23

Don't forget - read 15 minutes each night and record your reading when you finish (hint! hint!).

Today's Learning Targets:
"I can create a narrative with a complex organizational structure."
"I can have fun with writing."

1. Personal Reading
2. Whole class juggling
3. Individual juggling
4. Writing time

Agenda, September 22

Today's Learning Targets:
"I can explain why an author would choose a complex organizational structure."
"I can identify important descriptive details."
"I can have fun with writing."

1. Personal Reading
2. Finish "Native Cutthroat" and discuss
3. Descriptive detail competition
4. Whole class Juggling
5. Individual Juggling

Agenda, September 21

Due Now: Bookmark #1

Today's Learning Goals:
"I can decode a complex narrative organization structure."
"I can create my own complex narrative."
"I can have fun with writing."

1. Collect Bookmark #1
2. Personal Reading
3. Bookmark #2: 9/21 - 9/27
4. "Native Cutthroat"
5. Juggling

Agenda, September 20

Due Now: Planner check
Due Tuesday: Bookmark #1

Today's Learning Goals:
"I can use the grammar decoder to improve my own conventions."
"I can help my classmates improve their writing."
"I can decode a complex narrative organization structure."

1. Planner check
2. Personal reading
3. Revise "September" paragraphs
4. "Native Cutthroat," by William Kittredge

Agenda, September 17

Did I say Friday? I meant ...
Due Monday: Bring your planner
Due Tuesday: Bookmark #1
DON'T Forget to read 30 minutes on Saturday and Sunday

Today's Learning Goals:
"I can connect or contrast my personal experiences to poetry."
"I can have fun with writing."

1. Personal Reading
2. Name that Place Voting
3. Five phrases to describe a river / lake
4. Two poems
5. Interrupted Writing: "The sun smiled down on the lake."

Agenda, September 16

Due tomorrow: Bring your planner to class
Due Tuesday: Bookmark #1

Today's Learning Targets:
"I can explain how a character is shaped by the place he or she lives."
"I can organize my thoughts about a character into a paragraph."

1. Personal Reading
2. Who wants a folder?
   
3. "The First Sunday in September"
4. Writing #3: Write a paragraph in which you explain how one of the three types of characters in "The First Sunday in September" is shaped by the place he or she lives. Use your best conventions. Skip lines. Due today.
5. Map of Oregon
   
6. "Name that place" voting

Agenda, September 15

Due NOW: Bookmark Check
Due FRIDAY: Bring your planner to class
Due NEXT Tuesday: Bookmark #1

Learning Target: "I can identify important character details."

1. Personal Reading
2. "The First Sunday in September"
3. Map of Oregon
4. What did we learn today?
   

Agenda, September 14

Due NOW: Personal reading book
Due NEXT Tuesday: Bookmark #1

Today's learning target: "I can identify important character details."

1. Personal Reading
2. How to track your personal reading
3. Share a description
   
4. "The First Sunday in September," by Ken Kesey
5. What did we learn today?

Tonight's Homework: Read 15 minutes. Fill out your bookmark when you're done.

Agenda, September 13

Today's learning target: "I can understand how my life is shaped by where I live."

1. Rate your weekend
2. Writing #2a: How is your life shaped by where you live?
3. Place and Personality
4. Writing #2b
5. Geo"graph"y
6. Reading: "The First Sunday in September"
7. What did we learn today?

Due Tomorrow: Walk in the door with your personal choice reading book in hand.

Agenda, September 10

1. I am an Oregonian because ...
2. A tour of the room
3. Name that place, part II
4. The Best of Oregon City
5. Name that place voting

Due Tuesday, 9/14: Bring your personal book to class.

Agenda, September 9

Here's today's to-do:

1) Writing Assignment #1: Are you an Oregonian? How do you know? (Stage 1 Writing)
2) Class expectations (Need a copy? Visit eClass.)
3) Name that place, part 1
4) Personality Graph
5) Find Someone Who ...

Due Tuesday: Bring a personal reading book to class.