Deadlines:
11/3 Poet Selection
11/12 50 Cornell Notes on the poet's life, Working Outline, and a Work Cited with 5 sources are due at the beginning of class.
11/17 A draft of the Biographical Section (3-4 pages max excluding WC and WO) is due, including current Working Outline and Work Cited (minimum 5 sources).
11/20 Submit for grading, Biography Section at the beginning of the hour.
12/2 Total Paper including 2 main sections (the Personal Life and the Poem Analysis), and an outline and Work Cited Page and an Appendix of the poem are due. 5-7 pages. excluding outline and appendix.
Daily Lesson Plans
Wednesday: 10/30: Begin poet selection process. Must be by a prominent American poet. Not a rock star who writes popular poetry. Read his or her wikipedia, which CANNOT be an official source. Google search to find a poet, look in your textbook, or look in the books Mr. Lipe provides for ideas. Only one writer may be done in each class. If your writer is NOT on this site, you must receive approval by Mr. Lipe....http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/country/America/American_poets.html
e. Assigned 30 Cornell Notes, Working Outline and Work Cited Page listed above on deadlines page.
Monday, 11/6: Students worked on Cornell Notes, Working Outline. and Work Cited. To do an MLA-style Work Cited, try using purdueowl.com or easybib.com.
Tuesday-Friday: Continue research
Monday, 11/10: Completed 50 CN's, a working outline, and a Work Cited page.
Tuesday: no school, Veteran's Day.
Wednesday: Submitted the 50 CNs, the Outline, and the Work Cited. Then, went over Drafting Tips. Students drafted the rest of the hour.
Thursday: Continue drafting.
Friday: Completed a draft of the paper.
Monday, 11/17: peer editing using the "Bio Section Rubric" above.
Tuesday: Redraft.
Wednesday: Redraft.
Thursday: Publish Bio Section for grading; then, began PA Section. Discussed handout.
Friday: Worked on Poem Analysis.
Monday, 11/25: Worked on Poem Analysis.
Tuesday: Worked on PA. Peer editing.
Monday, 12/1: Worked on Poem Analysis Section.
Tuesday: E-learning day. Students were given a 1-day extension to publish their Poem Analysis Section.
Wed: Published PA Section added to the Bio Section to create one document 5-7 pages excluding the Outline, the Work Cited, and the Appendix. Then, students completed a "Cool Down" on Schoology.
Nothing below this line is official
Friday: By Monday, submit for grading the writing including the Work Cited.
Monday, 11: Publish Bio Section for grading; then, began PA Section. Discussed handout.
Tuesday: Continue working on PA Section.
Monday, 12/: Complete a draft of PA Section.
Tuesday: Peer edit PA section.
Wednesday: Redraft PA section.
Thursday: Publish entire paper including Outline, Bio Section, PA Section, Work Cited and Appendix.
Monday, : Peer Editing of PA Section.
Tuesday: Submit for grading the entire paper including in order: the Biographical Section, The Poem Analysis, and the Work Cited.
Wed-Friday: Prepare for Final Exam.
. You should be at least half-way done with a draft; if not, you need to catch up. Make sure you have citations. How to do a long quote. Bill Wilson example.
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