February 19 - 23




Friday
1. Make sure a good copy of your stand alone (literary) text response for either SLOMO/SHLFM or Bastard/Complainers/Roll the Dice is in OneNote - it is out of /18.
2. Check over essay w/s #2 as a class.
3. KAHOOT - poetry terms & devices.
https://create.kahoot.it/details/grade-12-poetry-terms-devices/db111362-d064-41cf-bf00-0e0769ecf2b9
4. Analysis - Charles Bukowski's "The Consummation of Grief."
5. Make sure work on Faking It and What do you see when you look at my facebook are both complete.



Thursday

1. Avoid "evaluating/judging" a text you are responding to. Assess the effects of devices on the poem and the audience but avoid passing judgement on whether or not you think the author has "done a good job."
2. Final copy of a stand alone text response to either SLOMO/SHLFM  or  The Bastard/Complainers/Roll the Dice is due tomorrow, Friday, February 23.
3. Essay worksheet #2 - Introductions.
4. Make sure the work on "What do you see when you look at my Facebook" is completed.
5. Read "Faking It" - non-fiction article.


Wednesday
1. Go over essay practice/review #1
2. You will have feedback on your The Bastard/Complainers/Roll the Dice by tomorrow.
3. "What do you see when you look at my facebook?" - non-fiction article.
4.  Plan for Thursday and Friday.




Tuesday

1. Work period:

- read your novel
- complete the essay writing review exercise in OneNote/your folder/inquiry1/Essay review w/s #1 
- I have left Parlay open so if you still want to contribute ideas about "The Bastard" for points, go ahead: https://go.parlayideas.com/classes/8a0e871f-c65e-4cc6-8ff9-3dcb1eb00e7d/roundtables/online/d0f0478f-696b-4713-ae3a-6de9a4a1e5c7?invite_code=TKe2zQKQN

- make sure both of your response paragraphs are done: 1. SLOMO/SHLFM  and 2. The Bastard/Complainers/Roll the Dice


Monday

1. Parlay about "The Bastard" will be closed tonight. Get your comments in as this counts for a small grade out 6. Remember: analysis/interpretation/insights and connections.
2. You should have a SLOMO/SHLFM response done and one other paragraph about The Bastard/Complainers/Roll the Dice. Peer editing.
3. Essay writing review.
4. "What do you see when you look at my facebook?" - non-fiction article.

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