The Help

Objectives:
Introduce the next unit by watching a related film

Agenda:
Directions to register for turnitin

Argumentative Essay Rubric 

-Turn in Smartphone essays to both turnitin.com and a physical copy of the final draft along with the green rubric, Brainstorm worksheet, and Essay Template worksheet packet.  Please allow Mrs. Capen one week to return the essay, she has multiple classes and essays to grade.  Thank you.

HW:
*Make sure your essay is uploaded to turnitin.com, if it is not, I cannot input your final essay grade onto Illuminate.
Enjoy your weekend!

Peer edit essays and revise them

Objectives:
Peer edit essays
Revise essays

Agenda:
-Argumentative Essay Rubric 

-Peer Edit: via Google Classroom-Peer edit worksheet due today, turn it in via Google Classroom
-Make revisions to essays, making sure your final draft is perfect.

HW:
ALL: PRINT OUT A HARD COPY OF YOUR ESSAY
DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS TOMORROW!

Type Smartphone Essay Rough Drafts via Google Classroom

Objectives:

Type essay via Google Classroom

Agenda: 

-MLA Format Explanation

-Type your essay via Google Classroom

HW:
Finish typing your essay

Written rough draft of essay

Objectives:
Construct an original essay responding to a prompt

Agenda:
Capen sample Main Claim, Sub Claims, and a body paragraph
Write your essay rough draft onto CP Essay Template or Honors Essay Template

Homework:
Finish writing your rough draft onto CP Essay Template or Honors Essay Template

Intro's and Conclusions notes and brainstorm for essay

Objectives:

-Gain a deeper understanding of claims and sub-claims 

-Respond to a prompt by constructing a main claim

Agenda:

-Vote on Essay Diagrams

-Intros and Conclusions notes

-Kahoot parts of a paragraph review
-Smartphone Argumentative Essay Prompt S20

HW:

None

Components of the Body Paragraph

Objectives:

-Identify components of a body paragraph

-Construct a visual of the body paragraph

Agenda:

Analysis Warm-up

Paragraph writing instruction notes

Directions for essay diagram to project

HW: Finish essay diagrams-due Monday 1/27

Intro to Inference/Analysis

Objectives:

-Familiarize myself with how to make inferences and write analysis

Agenda:

-Intro to Inference

-Writing Academy - Analysis for Non Fiction Articles-F19

HW:
CP: None

Honors:   Honors Evidence Collector. Fill out 4 pieces of evidence from the Twenge article.

Evidence Sentences, continued.

Objectives:
-Practice writing Evidence Sentences

Agenda:
-ES Kahoot review
-Evidence Sentence Practice via Google Classroom Evidence Sentences, practicing contextual lead-ins
-ES Review

Homework:
CP:  None
Honors:  
1.  Read, Annotate, Highlight Claims and Evidence of Section IV of Twenge article in the yellow packet.

2.  Fill out the yellow Honors Evidence Collector with at least 4 pieces of evidence.-Due Friday 01/24

Introduction to writing Evidence Sentences

Objectives for the Board:

-identify the four parts of an evidence sentence and their purpose

-practice crafting my own evidence sentences 

Agenda:

Writing Academy: Evidence Sentences for Non Fiction Articles-F19

HW: 

None for CP

Honors: 

Twenge Article, read and annotate section III (paragraphs 20-28 ).  Identify Claims and Evidence types for section III only

Honors: Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?

Continue article, "How Smartphones Revolutionized Society In less Than A Decade"

Objectives for the Board:

-Identify and label claims in section  2 of an article.

-Identify and label different types of evidence in section 2 of the article.

Agenda:

-Read and annotate the Second Half of article Par 20-34

-Identify claims and evidence 

-Prompt

- Fill out the Evidence Collector for the article, "How Smartphones Revolutionized Society In less Than A Decade"

HW:

Honors only:  Twenge Article, read and annotate section II (paragraphs 11-19).  Identify Claims and Evidence types for section II only Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? 

Surveying the text How Smartphones Revolutionized A Society In Less Than A Decade

Objectives:

-Write sentences for vocabulary words for the 2nd article

-Survey the text for the second article

-Identify and label different types of evidence the second article

Agenda:
-Vocabulary Study Article 2(Honors kids meet with Capen to split sections for Honors packet)
-Surveying the text How Smartphones Revolutionized A Society In Less Than A Decade 
-Read and annotate paragraphs 1-19.
-Read and identify Claims, evidence types on the second article, section I only paragraphs (1-19)

How Smartphones Revolutionized A Society In Less Than A Decade

HW:

ALL:

-Finish identifying Claims, evidence types on the second article: How Smartphones Revolutionized A Society In Less Than A Decade Complete Section I only (paragraphs 1-19).

-Tell parents to attend Curriculum Night

-Finish Vocabulary for article #2, Synonym section is extra credit

Honors: Begin reading Twenge Article, read and annotate section I (paragraphs 1-10).  Annotate, Identify Claims and Evidence types for section I only (paragraphs 1-10) Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? 

Collect Evidence from Brody's article

Objectives:
-Participate in a visual literacy activity on Classroom
-Collect Evidence to be used in essay

Agenda:
-Honors turn in yellow packets, vocab to be checked
-Check Claims versus Evidence
-Complete Visual Literacy assignment on Google Classroom
-Collect Evidence from the Brody article Evidence Collector

HW:
Honors:  Honors- Survey the text Twenge's Survey The Text
ALL:  Finish collecting evidence from the Brody article if you didn't finish in class today

Claim versus Evidence, Read & Annotate Article I by Brody

Objectives:
-Participate in a team building activity
-Recognize Claims versus Evidence

Agenda:
-Turn in Blue Smartphone packet for Crossword and Surveying the Text to be stamped
-Appointment Clock set up ppt
-Claim & Evidence 

-Read and annotate: Article 1: Student Version How Smartphone Addiction Is Affecting Our Physical And Mental Health 

HW:

Honors only: complete Vocabulary section Twenge Article Honors Vocabulary F19 for Twenge Article for HW in the yellow Honors packet.

All: Finish identifying claims and evidence in Article I

Intro to Rhetorical Analysis

Objectives:  
Take an online Pre-test on Rhetorical Analysis
Participate in taking Cloze notes on Rhetorical Analysis
Survey a text before reading it

Agenda:
-Pre-test on Rhetorical Analysis on Illuminate
-Intro to Rhetorical Analysis presentation
-Cloze notes Intro to Rhetorical Analysis
-Surveying the text 

HW:
None, unless you need to finish Surveying the text 

Four Corners Activity

Objectives:

-participate in a four corners activity, provide opinion on a topic, engage in a whole class
discussion

Agenda:
-Turn in Acrostic Poems
- 4 Corners pre and post writing F19
-Four Corners
- Vocab XWord for Article 1

Homework:  

1. Finish  Vocab XWord for Article 1
2. Honors Program Agreement (if you didn't turn it in already)

3. Buy required supplies for Humanities by Monday 01/13/2020:4 different colored highlighters,
paper, colored pencils
4. Get the syllabus signed and fill out the parent contact info on my blog

Humanities I Digital Challenge

Objectives:
Create an original Acrostic poem reflecting who I am

Agenda:
-Turn in homework (Signed Syllabus), write down tonight's homework
-Review Do's & Don'ts, establish classroom norms
-Letters to incoming Freshman
-Honors Program Agreement
-Join Google Classroom and Complete the digital Challenge
-Acrostic Poem

Homework:
1.  Read over the Honors Program agreement, if you'd like to pursue Honors, please sign and date and return this form ASAP.

2.  Finish Acrostic Poem-due tomorrow

3.  Fill out and submit the Parent Contact Info on this blog.

4.  Purchase required materials (see syllabus):  A planner to write down homework assignments and daily agenda, 4 different colored highlighters, colored pencils, paper, a three-ring binder, etc.

Welcome to 9th grade English with Mrs. Capen

Hello, students and parents and welcome to Humanities I/English with Mrs. Capen.  I am pleased to have you in my class this term and hope that you utilize this blog to keep you up to date on what is happening in class and what the daily homework will be.

About me:  I am a San Diego native, raised in the Skyline/Paradise Hills neighborhood and attended Will C. Crawford High School.  I received my Bachelor's degree from San Diego State University, spent a year at CSU San Marcos for my teaching credential, and followed that up with a Master's degree in Teaching and Learning from Point Loma Nazarene University.  This will be my 16th year teaching at Steele Canyon.  When I'm not in the classroom, I am busily raising my two sons, a sixth-grader and an eighth-grader at Hillsdale Middle with my wonderful husband, a classically trained chef.

Your job: Please familiarize yourself with this blog and parents: make sure to fill out and submit the Parent Contact Info via the link under the Need to know items.  This assignment is worth 10 points. Also, to receive daily reminders, enter your email.

I am looking forward to this term.  The most efficient way to contact me would be via e-mail at scapen@schscougars.org Rah Rah Cougars!

Homework:
1.  Read over the Syllabus, and get your parent signature on Syllabus.

2.  Fill out and submit the Parent Contact Info on this blog.

3.  Purchase required materials (see syllabus):  A planner to write down homework assignments and daily agenda, 4 different colored highlighters, colored pencils, paper, a three-ring binder, etc.