Ms. Jablonski’s Writing Skills: 2015-2016/Term 1/Periods 2 & 5
08/31
09/01 1st Day for Freshmen: syllabus
Open House: 5:30-7:00 p.m.
09/02 Welcome/Syllabus/Melcon Review
09/03 Vocab Unit 1/flashcards due in class!
09/04 Correct Vocab Unit 1
CB: Vocab Quiz 1/Grammar Pre-test
09/07 No School: Labor Day
09/08 Vocab Unit 2/flashcards due in class!
09/09 Pop-Topic 1
09/10 Correct Vocab Unit 2/ACT Scoring
09/11 CB: Vocab Quiz 1-2!
CW: Score PT1 and Melcon Explanation
09/14 Due: Pop Topic 1 and Score MELCon!
Vocab Unit 3/flashcards due in class!
09/15 Correct Vocab Unit 3
The Things They Carried Chapter 1
09/16 Assign “Things I Carry” Essay
Work time: Thesis and Green Outline
09/17 TIC Body Paragraph 1
09/18 CB: Vocab Quiz 1-3!
TIC Body Paragraph 2
09/21 Vocab Unit 4/flashcards due in class!
09/22 Correct Vocab Unit 4
TIC Body Paragraph 3
09/23 TIC Conclusion
09/24 CB: Vocab Quiz 1-4!
TIC Introduction
09/25 No School: In-service
09/28 Vocab Unit 5/flashcards due in class!
09/29 Correct Vocab Unit 5
Due: TIC Essay for peer-editing!
09/30 CB: Formatting a paper
10/01 CB: Typing
10/02 ML: Vocab Quiz 1-5!
“Things I Carry” Essay due in class!
10/05 Vocab Unit 6/flashcards due in class!
10/06 Correct Vocab Unit 6/Parallel Structure
10/07 Assign “Tribute” Essay
Thesis and Green Outline
10/08 “Tribute” Body Paragraph 1
10/09 CB: Vocab Quiz 1-6!
“Tribute” Body Paragraph 2
10/12 Vocab Unit 7/flashcards due in class!
10/13 Correct Vocab Unit 7
“Tribute” Body Paragraph 3
10/14 “Tribute” Conclusion
10/15 “Tribute” Introduction
10/16 CB: Vocab Quiz 1-7!
10/19 Vocab Unit 8/flashcards due in class!
10/20 Correct Vocab Unit 8
Due: “Tribute” RD for peer-editing!
10/21 CB: “Tribute” work time
10/22 CB: “Tribute” work time
10/23 ML: Vocab Quiz 1-8!
“Tribute” due by end of class!
10/26 Vocab Unit 9/flashcards due in class!
10/27 Correct Vocab Unit 9
Interest Inventory/Assign Research Paper
10/28 Due: Thesis Statement/Contract!
CB: Formatting the Annotated Bibliography
How to Create an Annotated Bib
Using bibme.org
10/29 CB: Research Sources 1 and 2/Ann Bib
10/30 CB: Vocab Quiz 1-9!
Research Sources 3 and 4/Ann Bib
11/02 Vocab Unit 10/flashcards due in class!
11/03 End of 1st Term: Correct Vocab Unit 10
ML: Annotated Bibliography due in class!
11/04 Early Release Blocks 1/2/A/3
Return Ann Bibs/highlight and sort info
11/05 Early Release Blocks 4/5/6/7
Return Ann Bibs/highlight and sort info
11/06 CB: Vocab Quiz 1-10!
Using parenthetical citations
Research Body Paragraph 1 (Antithesis)