December 19th

1. Work Cited Page. Does your WC page look EXACTLY like this? MLA Works Cited Page
- All major words in titles are capitalized
- Works are alphabetized by last name of author.

2. Does your citation for Malala look exactly like this: OWL Book Citation- WC Page

3. Do your in text citations look like this: OWL In Text Citations

4. Does your heading and header look exactly like this: MLA Sample Format

5. Do you have an academic title? Writing an Academic Title

6. Review every direct quotation to ensure that they are introduced, contextualized, and then EXPLAINED. Quotation Integration

7. Do your electronic sources look exactly like this: OWL MLA Electronic Sources
- Article from an online database.
- Website

December 14th

1. Your two practice literary analysis writings are due today.  These are in preparation to the final exam for first semester.

You will need to switch with a partner. They will code the components of your writing according to the following system:

Coding System:
1. Underline the thesis/claim/
2. Count the major supporting points of the response: 1, 2, 3
3. Mark I for the introduction (contextualizing, attributing to author) on quotes
4. Mark C for proper citation of the quote (parentheses... author last name if not mentioned before... page number... period AFTER the parentheses).
5. Mark * for explanation of the quote
6. Mark E for proper and effective WARRANTS.
7. Mark A, B for each specific example given under their main supporting points. Do this for each supporting point.
8.  Circle each transition or transition phrase.
9. Mark P beside your demonstration of effective paragraphing!

When the you are done coding your partner's paper, you will mark the things they are MISSING from the responses. You will do this with each response.

When you get your two responses back, look over the following requirements: 

1. Work Cited Page. Does your WC page look EXACTLY like this? MLA Works Cited Page
- All major words in titles are capitalized
- Only one entry

2. Does your citation for Malala look exactly like this: OWL Book Citation- WC Page

3. Do your in text citations look like this: OWL In Text Citations

4. Does your heading and header look exactly like this: MLA Sample Format

5. Do you have an academic title? Writing an Academic Title

6. Review every direct quotation to ensure that they are introduced, contextualized, and then EXPLAINED. Quotation Integration

FOR MONDAY:
Embedding Quotes- MLA

December 11th

1. 2nd literature circle discussion will take place today. You will need to collaborate your role reports into the group report. You will also need to turn in your individual journal.

2. Respond to the Reflection #2 prompt on Google Classroom.

3. To get ready for the final, we are going to practice critically responses to literary discussion questions addressing Malala. You will need to choose two of the following discussion questions to answer. You will need to focus on the following skills. These are the skills that you will graded on for the final:

• Answering with a clear thesis/topic statement. 
• Utilize transitions to demonstrate relationship of ideas.
• Support your argument/answer with specific textual support. 
• Accurately introduce direct quotes and implement into writing with ease.
• Cite direct quotes accurately. 
• Explain the relevance of direct quotes to the overall argument. 
• Demonstrate ability to effectively paragraph. 
• Knowledge of MLA formatting. 
• Think critically about a text and formulate an answer that clearly supports these ideas. 

QUESTIONS:

- In Chapter 5, after Malala does not win the class trophy at the end of the school year, her father tells her “It’s a good thing to come in second because you learn that if you can win, you can lose. And you should learn to be a good loser not just a good winner.”  How do you think it builds Malala’s character? Provide textual evidence to support your response. 

- The focus of Malala’s message is that an education is worth dying for, but what is Malala’s perspective of education? How is that perspective the same or different than how we, in America, view education? What might Malala think about our understanding of education? Is her only goal to get a job? Provide textual evidence to support your response. 

- How does Malala describe the affect of the growing Taliban presence in her region? Talk about the rules they imposed on the citizens in the Swat valley. What was life like? Provide textual evidence to support your response. 

- Malala’s relationship with her parents, particularly her father, is arguably one of the most important factors in Malala’s story. Malala writes, “It was my grandmother’s faith in my father that gave him the courage to find his own proud path he could travel along. This is the path that he would later show me” (36). What are some of her father’s courageous acts that appear to inspire Malala most, and lead her on her own “path”? How does Malala’s courage mirror that of her father’s? Provide textual evidence to support your response.

- How does Malala’s relationship with her mother compare with her relationship with her father? What does she see as her mother’s virtues? Provide textual evidence to support your response.

- Malala’s passion and activism for women’s rights and education may lead the reader to forget that she is only 16 years old when writing her story. Are there moments in or recollections of her school and home life when you feel that the “teenager” in Malala becomes apparent? Provide textual support to support your response. 

Requirements:
1. Respond to two questions. 
2. A minimum of THREE direct quotes correctly introduced, integrated, explained in each response. 
3. Typed- MLA formatting.  Example: MLA Formatting Sample
4. A works cited page. 
5. Formal writing conventions (see above) and Cole's Rules of Writing. 

A REMINDER OF HOW TO INTEGRATE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE IN WRITING: 
Integrating Quotes Handout

A REMINDER OF HOW TO DO INTEXT CITATIONS FOR A BOOK: 
OWL In-text Citations MLA

A REMINDER OF HOW TO DO A WORKS CITED PAGE:
MLA WORKS CITED PAGE

DUE at the end of class on Wednesday, December 13th. 

Last literature circle will meet on January 10th!

December 8th

1. 2nd Literature Circle meets on Monday, December 11th. You will need your role sheet and journal ready for class when you walk in the door. Have your second round of reading done for this, as well.

2. Today, we will be watching "Class Dismissed: The Death of Female Education".
You will use the WSQ format for taking notes.

NYT: Class Dismissed: The Death of Female Education

December 6th

1. Comma Quiz.
2. The first literature circle is today!

• All group members need to have the book and their role sheet out on their desks at the beginning of the discussion. Desks are in a circle. Discussion Director selects a timekeeper to help manage the group’s time. 
• The Discussion Director begins the discussion by asking the Summarizer to go first. 
• The Discussion Director then asks one of the below-the-surface questions he/she has prepared. Group discusses the question, taking notes. 
• After the Director has asked all questions, the Passage Analyst shares his/her passage prepared for the day.  The Passage Analyst reads the passage and group members discuss, taking notes. 
• After the Passage Analyst finishes, the Essential Questions Connector identifies specific passages in the text that address one or more of the essential questions. Group members discuss and take notes. 
• The Vocabulary Enricher will interject as needed to define terms or look them up (if a new one has been added to the list).
• Members of the group should take care to make connections during each discussion time.  It is one thing to discuss the book, but members should also expect these connections:

Text to Text: Are there similarities or differences between the book you are reading now and one that was assigned for another class or that you have read for pleasure at another time?

Text to Self:  In what ways can you identify with the characters or circumstances in this book?  What kinds of personal/emotional reactions do you have to specific parts of this book?

Text to World:  In what ways is this book reminiscent of current events or “real world” issues? 

WHEN YOU ARE DONE.... 
1. You will need to do a "Group Report" with your discussion summary page. Please staple this on top of all group role sheets. 
2. Assign Group Roles for next meeting (December 11th/12th)
3. Go to Google Classroom for a post-circle reflection. 

December 5th

1. Getting ready for your quiz tomorrow, take the practice comma quiz: Practice Comma Quiz

2. Remember your REAL comma quiz is on WEDNESDAY. I will be asking you to list the 11 Rules for using commas. I may have you demonstrate your knowledge with a few questions.

3. Literature circles are on Wednesday! The three things you need to have ready for your group: A. The reading completed. B. Role sheet completed. C. Journal entry completed.

December 4th

1. Comma Rules Quiz is December 6th. Study! Study!

2. Comma practice with punctuating phrases- NoRedInk.com (Due Tuesday)

Comma Practice- Noredink.com

3. Malala Yosafzai Interview: The Daily Show- Malala Interview

- Take notes using the WSQ format gone over in class today. (Due at the end of class Monday)

Upcoming Week Schedule:

Monday, December 4th: Malala interview and WSQ sheet.  Comma practice.
Tuesday, December 5th: Comma review. Practice due.  Literature circle #1 preparation. 
Wednesday, December 6th: Comma quiz (11 rules). Literature circle #1 discussion. Journal entry and role sheet due. 
Friday, December 7th:  Dependent/Independent clause review. Literature circle #2 preparation.