Week of: Aug 30th	In-Class Work	Home Learning, Practice, and Assessments (Assigned and Due Date)
Monday	Labor Day	Complete your presentation on summer reading to present as group.
Fusion	Presentation Hot Seating in Groups of your summer reading text.	Submit your Personal Response via your blog site and share with Teacher. (Minimum 500 words.) http://ibsl1class.blogspot.com/2014/08/personal-response-to-your-summer.html
Thursday	Introduction to Elements of Fiction https://sites.google.com/a/mynbps.org/metaxas-english-class-page/ib-sl-trimester-one-the-individual-and-society-rhetoric-and-satire	Create concept mapping notes on class lesson on elements of fiction.
Friday	Woman at Point Zero a look at themes, character and motifs	-Finish your vocab creative writing for weeks 1-2 to submit on Monday. http://ibsl1class.blogspot.com/2014/08/ib-sl-1-vocabulary-list-weeks-one-and.html -Read Book One; Chapter 1 ‘1984’ for Monday September 8th.

Announcements:

1) https://sites.google.com/a/mynbps.org/metaxas-english-class-page/assignments

Standards and Benchmarks

See this link on my website

https://sites.google.com/a/mynbps.org/metaxas-english-class-page/discussion-board/document-repository

Essential Question(s)

1) How might your concept mapping help scaffold the structure of future written assignments? How are the vocabulary words

embedded in your creative essay? What do you already know about character, plot, and theme for Woman at Point Zero?

Vocabulary

See blogsite link for vocabulary words for weeks 1-2

http://ibsl1class.blogspot.com/2014/08/ib-sl-1-vocabulary-list-weeks-one-and.html