FEBRUARY planner

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30   B day Introduction to AIS 2 Review Regents exam structure Talk about Toolbox and strategies used in English class so far	31	1 August 2016 Reading comprehension pre-test: Passage A IDENTIFY QUESTIONS THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE THE MOST AND LEAST DIFFICULT	2	3 Review pre-test passage and answers:  take notes on what to look for as you read literary fiction
6	7 Read and annotate MC questions for Passages B and C Read Passage B and answer questions	8	9 SNOW DAY	10 Finish MC questiosns Preview directions for Part 3 and then read the text 1x
13	14 Read the Part 3 text together Identify the main idea Identify 2 elements that would work with this response Examine the rubric AND exemplars for a low 4 and a high 3	15	16 Introduction to the Argument section of the Regents Exam (Jan '17) Read and annotate Texts 1 and 2. What type of texts are these? Where is the claim or  main idea in each piece? What evidence is used to support that claim or main idea?	17
FEBRUARY BREAK
27 Review task: Should the US eliminate Daylight Savings Time? Review Say/Mean/Matter sheet:  the :matter," in this case, should be applied to the task and prompt. Read Text 3: annotate for claim and S/M/M Discuss Repeat for Text 4	28	1 Review the TASK-- what are you asked to write? Craft claim statement Craft sub claims Select evidence that best supports YOUR claim (must use evidence from 3 texts)	2	3 Mod 8: say-mean-matter with texts 3 and 4 Mod 10: Finish writing essay and share in on Google docs Next week:  read rubric /