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Today's live lesson expanded our look at literary analysis. There was also an offer for bonus points in the slide show (slides 11 and 12). Slideshow Recording Book rec list

Today's live lesson was a wrap on the explanatory writing unit. Essays are starting to come in--thank you--and I will be grading a lot the next few days. Thursday we'll start looking more specifically at the short stories of the next unit. Slideshow Recording

The first part of today's live lesson was a wrap on the explanatory writing unit. Essays are starting to come in--thank you--and I will be grading a lot the next few days. The last part of class looks at the Prologue and first chapter of Kindred. Thursday we'll start looking more specifically at the short stories of the next unit and discuss through the chapter entitled 'The Fire' in Kindred. Kindred slideshow

The live lesson this morning was a look at the writing process I suggest for the portfolio assignment. I also address AI usage in this section. Slideshow Recording

Here's the slideshow introduction to Kindred. On the last page is the reading schedule I'm proposing. For next week, read the Prologue and the first section, The River, for Tuesday. Read the next section, The Fire, for Thursday.I'm in my re-read of the novel, so I will try to send out trigger warnings soon. The plan will be to take the last 15-20 minutes of live lesson to talk about sections of the book. We can also set up additional time in the afternoon as needed. Duri

Here's the info from today's live lesson. I went over the explanatory writing assignment and the rubric--attached here. Take a look at the rubric to understand what the expectations of the assignment are. Slideshow Recording. Rubric link

Here's the slideshow and recording from today's live lesson. I went over how to approach the explanatory portfolio, with some talk about the angle to look at and more breakdown of how to structure it, especially about the intro and conclusion. Slideshow Recording

Here's the info from today's live lesson. It was an intro to the next unit on explanatory writing. I go over the basic question and talk about some of the approaches you can take. Thursday will look at finding an angle/brainstorming how to approach. Slideshow Recording Planning guide (one version of a brainstorming approach)

Today's live lesson continued the discussion on Malala's ideas and how they relate to education. Thursday, we'll support the sample work writing and meet with honors for discussion. Slideshow Recording

In this live lesson, I go over what's expected on the sample work assignment in unit 3 lesson 9 so you can see where this is going. The slideshow and the recording explain more what goes into the paragraphs and how to approach the assignment. Slideshow Recording. Reading questions

Here's the info from today's live lesson. Several ideas about education that we need to think about. Slideshow Recording Reading questions

Here's all the information from today's live lesson. Slideshow Recording. Malala UN Speech Malala Nobel address Malala.org Malala reading questions

Today's live lesson presentation looked at the core ideas I focus on in English 10: communication, critical thinking, and connection. Please take a look at the descriptions of this. Slideshow Recording

See the attached files for more information about the class. Welcome letter English 10 Syllabus