Monday, 3 March:  Issue position paper + notes due; return previous issue paper; New Terms - argumentation; workshop time -- tone essay and remaining issue groups
HOMEWORK:  2nd draft of Tone essay due in class Tue 3/4 for peer review (should be close to final)

Tutorial available Tuesday and Wednesday 2:20 - 3:05 pm

Tuesday, 4 March:  Peer Review of tone essay - start revision - have a picture of your piece of art and link for music
HOMEWORK:  Final tone essay due Monday, 3/10 (include two drafts that indicate revision, picture or music link)

Thursday, 6 March:  Timed Write - synthesis; start Raisin in the Sun
HOMEWORK:  Final tone essay due Monday, 3/10 (include two drafts that indicate revision, picture or music link)

Monday, 24 Feb:  Discuss and review Emerson essay in Language of Composition
HOMEWORK:  1st draft of tone essay in class for revision and edit Tue 2/25

Tuesday, 25 Feb:  Issue Group articles/links; Writing Workshop and help time on tone essay for remainder of class
HOMEWORK:  Issue prep for Thur 2/27; 2nd draft of Tone essay due in class for peer review Tue 3/4 (essay close to final)

Thursday, 27 Feb:  Issue Group presentations; new terms
HOMEWORK:  Issue position paper + notes due Mon 3/3; 2nd draft of tone essay due Tue 3/4




2nd Period Issue Group article links: Death Penalty

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/death-penalty-dead-wrong-time-outlaw-capital-punishment-america-completely-article-1.961087

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/22/opinion/blecker-death-penalty/

3rd period Issue Group article links:  Music Influence

http://www.debate.org/opinions/does-modern-rap-and-pop-music-have-a-negative-influence-on-children

http://family.go.com/parenting/pkg-teen/article-781615-what-influence-does-music-have-on-our-kids--t/

http://www.livestrong.com/article/1005400-influence-pop-music-teens-united-states/

4th period Issue Group article links:

Wealth Distribution and Status of the American Dream

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/les-leopold/americas-greatest-shame-c_b_4238566.html

http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/25/news/economy/income-inequality/

http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/23850.aspx

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=OVIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Viewpoints&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&search_within_results=&p=OVIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010522219&source=Bookmark&u=port&jsid=37468641357795013b52a44831ecb617

Tuesday, 18 Feb:  You should have your 3rd novel completely read and notes taken; work on tone with art and music; receive revision sheet for 1st draft
HOMEWORK:  Prose essay in Language of Composition + SOAPStone for Thu 20 Feb (or when we meet again); 1st draft of music/art essay due Tue 25 Feb (or when we meet again)

STRIKE ON HOLD UNTIL TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REVIEWED AND VOTED ON

Thursday, 20 Feb:  Tone essay questions - student sample essasy; Discuss and review Prose essay in Language of Composition
HOMEWORK:  1st draft of tone essay due Tue 2/24 in class for revision and edit; Read Emerson essay in Language of Composition p. 102 + SOAPStone 

Monday, 10 Feb:  Snow Day

Tuesday, 11 Feb:
4th period:  issue group (makeup); review timed write on "ownership"
HOMEWORK:  4th period issue position paper + notes due Thur 13 Feb; terms quiz Thur 2/13; read 3rd author novel + notes; read Ch. 2 of Language of Composition p. 49-59

2nd & 3rd periods: issue position paper due; review timed write on "ownership"; review/study literary terms; read
HOMEWORK:  read 3rd author novel + notes; read Ch. 2 of Language of Composition p. 49-59; terms quiz Tuesday 2/11

Thursday, 13 Feb:  collect issue position paper 4th period; terms quiz on Schemes and Tropes; work on tone for 3rd author essay
HOMEWORK:  read 3rd author novel + notes by 18 Feb; read Prose essay in Language of Composition page 89 + SOAPStone