The Help

Objectives:
Introduce the next unit by watching a related film

Agenda:
Turn in Smartphone essays to both turnitin.com and a physical copy of the final draft along with the pink 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 3-day weekend!

Peer Edit Smartphone Essays and create a turnitin.com account

Objectives:
Peer edit essays
Revise essays

Agenda:
Directions to register for turnitin

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:
1. PRINT OUT A HARD COPY OF YOUR ESSAY
DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS TOMORROW!
2. Upload the final draft of your essay to turnitin.com

Type Essay Rough Drafts

Objectives:

Type essay via Google Classroom

Agenda: 

-MLA Format Explanation

-Type your essay via Google Classroom

HW:
Finish typing your essay

Introduction and Conclusion notes and essay writing time

Objectives:

-Respond to a prompt by writing an essay

Agenda:
Intros and Conclusions notes

Write intro and conclusion onto the Essay Template

Write body paragraphs onto the Essay Template

HW:

ALL: Finish filling in the Essay Template-The entire template needs to be filled out tonight!

Think ahead:  If you don't have a printer at home, please talk to your classmates and/or your parents, cousins, grandparents, etc. to see if anyone can print out your final draft of your essay for you on Thursday evening, the final draft of your essay will be collected this Friday at the beginning of class.

Essay writing time: Write Main Claim and Sub Claims, Intro and Conclusion notes

Objectives:

-Gain a deeper understanding of claims and sub-claims 

-Respond to a prompt by constructing a main claim

Agenda:

-Vote on Essay Diagrams

-Kahoot parts of a paragraph review
-Writing Academy - Main Claim and Sub-Claims for Non-Fiction Articles-F19
-If there's time: Begin writing onto the rough draft for the essay with the Essay Template

HW:
All:  Fill in Main Claim and Sub Claims ONLY onto the Essay Template.

Writing a Paragraph notes

Objectives:

-Learn the components of a paragraph

Agenda:

Paragraph writing instruction and Paragraph dance

Begin working on essay diagrams

HW: Finish essay diagrams-Due Monday

Analysis, continued

Objectives:
-Continue practicing analysis

Agenda:
Intro to Inference
-Continue with Writing Academy - Analysis for Non Fiction Articles-F19

-Analysis Practice via Google Classroom

HW:

ALL:  Finish Analysis Practice on Google Classroom.  If you don't have computer access at home, see Mrs. Capen and she will provide a paper copy for you to finish this activity

Evidence Sentence practice and Introduction to Analysis notes

Objectives:

-Familiarize myself with the components of a paragraph, specifically Analysis

Agenda:
Honors: Turn in yellow packets
-Finish the ES Review

-Writing Academy - Analysis for Non Fiction Articles-F19

Homework:
ALL:  None

Evidence Sentence Practice

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:  complete Section IV of Twenge article in the yellow packet.  The yellow packet will be collected tomorrow at the beginning of class

Evidence Collector for both articles and Evidence Sentence notes

Objectives:

-Collect evidence from both articles in preparation for the essay

-Familiarize myself with the components of an Evidence Sentence

Agenda:

-Students work on Evidence Collector

-Turn in blue packets

-Writing Academy: Evidence Sentences for Non Fiction Articles-F19

HW:

ALL: Finish filling in the Evidence Collector in the blue packet

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? 

Finish article, "How Smartphones Revolutionized Society in Less than a Decade

Objectives:

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

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

Agenda:
-Revisit the first article to make sure all evidence is highlighted

-Read Second Half of article Paragraphs 20-34, Annotate, Identify claims and evidence 
- Begin filling out the Evidence Collector for both articles

HW:
CP: No Homework

Honors only: 

In the yellow Honors packet, Twenge Article, read and annotate section II (paragraphs 11-19) and
identify Claims and Evidence types for section II only.

Article #2 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:
Review Evidence Types from article 1

Vocabulary Study Article 2

Surveying the text How Smartphones Revolutionized A Society In Less Than A Decade 
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 Reading and 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 Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? 

Evidence Types

Objectives:  Familiarize myself with types of evidence

Agenda:
-Write down homework in planners
-Complete the assignment entitled Evidence Types via Google Classroom and in your blue smartphones packet

HW:
ALL:  Turn in any missing work (syllabus) if you haven't yet
Honors:  Complete the Survey The Text worksheet (front and back) in your yellow Honors packet

Begin reading Article #1, Identify Claims, Identify Evidence Types

Objectives:

-Survey a text by identifying the author's background, reading the first and last paragraph, and making a prediction about what the article will be about.

-Identify and label claims in part one of an article.

-Identify and label different types of evidence in part 1 of the article.

Agenda:
-Visual Literacy via Google classroom

-Go over Surveying the text 

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

-Claim  

-Claim and Evidence Types 

Honors packet:

Iphone Honors Cover Sheet

Twenge Article Honors Vocabulary F19
Twenge's Survey The Text
Honors: Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? 

HW:

All: Purchase required supplies-4 different colored highlighters

         If you didn't turn in your syllabus, turn it in ASAP

         

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

Do/What Chart and response to prompt

Objectives:

-respond to a prompt recalling Friday's 4 corners activity

-break down and understand a prompt by completing a do/what chart

Agenda:

-YouTube: “I Forgot My Phone” (2m): https://youtu.be/OINa46HeWg8

-4 Corners Response
-Argumentative Essay and Do/What Chart
-Prompt
-Vocab Crossword for Article 1
-Survey the Text Article I

HW:- 

-Buy required supplies for Humanities (see syllabus)

-Finish Vocabulary Crossword in the blue packet
-Finish the Survey the Text Article I in the blue packet

Humanities I Digital Challenge and 4 Corners Activity

Objectives:

-join a Google Classroom and participate in a Digital Challenge

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

Agenda:
1.   Syllabus review
2. Join Google classroom and complete the Digital Challenge
3. 4 Corners pre and post writing F19
4. Four Corners
5. Getting to know my classmates

Homework:  

1. Honors Program Agreement (if you didn't turn it in already)

2. Buy required supplies for Humanities by Monday 8/12/19: 4 different colored highlighters,
paper, colored pencils
3. Get the syllabus signed

Welcome to Ninth grade English!

Hello, students and parents.  Welcome to Humanities I 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 Honors Program agreement, if you'd like to pursue Honors, please sign and date and return this form ASAP.

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.