Welcome to ELA3 with Mr. Wolf. Check this page for our daily/weekly agenda, homework assignments, test dates, and other important information. Please "Subscribe" to this page if you would like notifications when it is updated. Click this link to access
Clever / StudySync
Tuesday 1/16
1. Brief Collaboration: "Nature #2"
2. Correct "Nature #2"
3. "Nature #3"
HW - Finish "Nature #3" Vocab & Questions (except 4th period = Vocab only)
Wednesday 1/17
1. Discuss & Correct "Nature #3"
2. Diction #3
HW - None
Thursday 1/18
1. "Nature #4" Vocab - Small Group then Whole Class
2. "Nature #4" Questions - Small Group then Whole Class
HW - Finish "Nature #4" Questions if not completed during class
Friday 1/19
1. Diction #4
2. Correct "Nature #4" Questions
HW - None
Monday 1/8
1. Welcome Back
2. Finish Gatsby Movie
3. Review of Transcendentalism Introduction
HW - None
Tuesday 1/9
1. Transcendentalism Video (Notes)
2. Emerson Biography (Read & Annotate)
3. Voice Lessons: Diction #1
4. "Nature #1" 1st Read & Vocabulary
Wednesday 1/10
1. Discuss Diction #1
2. Discuss Vocabulary
3. Small Groups - "Nature #1" Analysis Questions
HW - Finish Analysis Questions if not completed during class
Thursday 1/11
1. Voice Lessons: Diction #2
2. Correct & Discuss "Nature #1"
3. "Nature #2" Vocabulary
HW - Finish "Nature #2" Vocabulary & Diction #2
Friday 1/12
1. Discuss Diction #2
2. Discuss Voculary
3. Small Groups - "Nature #2" Analysis Questions (Due at the end of the period)
HW - None
Monday 12/18
1. Permission Slip for Film
2. Plagiarism 101
3. Peer Review Sheet - Writer's Workshop
HW - Revise essay and print final draft
Tuesday 12/19
1. Peer Read: Final Essay
2. Collect Gatsby books
2. Introduction to Transcendentalism (Small Group Cornell Notes)
HW - Finish Cornell Notes
Wednesday 12/20
1. Whole Class Discussion: Transcendentalism Notes
2. Begin The Great Gatsby movie
HW - None
Thursday 12/21
1. Continue The Great Gatsby movie
HW - None
Friday 12/22
1. Finish The Great Gatsby movie
HW - Have a great Christmas Break!
Monday 12/11
1. Finish Notes for Source #2
2. Chromebooks: Source #3
HW - Finish Sources #2 & #3
Tuesday 12/12
1. Essay Organization, Thesis Statements, Counterclaim & Rebuttal (Source #4) & Works Cited Pages
2. Begin Essay Organization
HW - Work on Essay as Needed
Wednesday 12/13
1. Essay Drafting Day
Source #1
Parenthetical = ("What is the American Dream?).
"What Is The American Dream?" Students - Procedure - The American Dream - Lesson Plan | Teacher Resources - Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2016.
Source #4
Parenthetical = ("The American Dream vs...").
"The American Dream vs the American Nightmare." El Dorado High School, CA. Class Handout. 12 December 2017.
HW - Work on Essay as Needed
Thursday 12/14
1. Essay Drafting Day
HW - Print 1st Draft of Essay
Friday 12/15
1. Peer Revision - Writer's Workshop
HW - Make revisions and print final draft to turn in on Monday
Monday 12/4
1. Gatsby Symbolism & Theme Review
2. Gatsby Characterization & Plot Sequencing
HW - Complete Study Guide for Test and Annotate Passages
Tuesday 12/5
1. Paper Pass Back
2. Gatsby Garbage Ball
HW - Review Study Guide for Test and Annotate Passages
Wednesday 12/6
1. Gatsby Objective Exam (Comprehension)
HW - None
Thursday 12/7
Friday 12/7
Monday 11/27
1. Welcome Back
2. Paper Pass Back
3. StudySync "Self-Made Men" by Frederick Douglas
4. Share annotations for "Think" Questions #1-5
HW - Finish "Think" Questions #1-5 (DO NOT SUBMIT YET) and finish reading chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby
Tuesday 11/28
1. The Great Gatsby Chapter 9 Comprehension Check
2. "Self-Made Men" - Writing Prompt (Rhetorical Devices) - Submit through StudySync today
3. The Great Gatsby - End of Novel Discussion Questions
HW - Finish Discussion Questions
Wednesday 11/29
1. Paper Pass Back & Check Individual Discussion Questions
2. Small Group / Whole Class Discussion Questions (#1-3)
3. "Self-Made Men" - Text to Text Analysis (in-class writing assignment introduction & collaboration)
HW - Prepare for Text-to -Text Analysis Written Response
Thursday 11/30
1. Finish Small Group / Whole Class Discussion Questions (#4-5)
2. What's the Plan?: Compare & Collaborate
3. In-Class Text to Text Written Response (due @ the end of the period)
HW - None
Friday 12/1
1. Paper Pass Back
2. The Great Gatsby - Comprehension Exam Study Guide (Small Groups)
HW - Work on Study Guide as needed (Test Tuesday)
Monday 11/13
1. SSR - Finish Chapter 6 - Start Chapter 7
2. Chapter 6 Comp. Check
3. Chapter 5 - Symbolism Analysis
HW - Continue reading Chapter 7
Tuesday 11/14
1. Discuss Chapter 5 Symbolism
2. Chapter 6 Activity - Gatsby's False Identity
HW - Finish Chapter 7 & "The Fallacy of Success" Writing
Wednesday 11/15
1. Chapter 7 Comp. Check
2. Chapter 7 Storyboard (Requirements: minimum 7 slides, 4 different settings, cover the 7 most important scenes in Chapter 7, have significant/meaningful/text-based dialogue or internal monologue on each slide, include additions other than people on each slide, be creative)
Sign Up Stepsa. Go to
http://www.storyboardthat.com/classroomb. Fill in the area marked "Register"
c. Username: Choose a unique login name
d. Password: Choose a private password
e. Display Name: Please enter your real name
7. School/Teacher Name: briandwolf
g. Access Key: plan32
h. Recommended: Record your user name and password for tomorrow
HW - Continue reading Chapter 8
Thursday 11/16
1. Finish Storyboard & Print on your own tonight. If worried about it saving: Transfer it to a Google Doc:
a. Go to your Dashboard & select your Gatsby Storyboard
b. Go to the bottom of the page & select "Print"
c. Select "Storyboard Only"
d. Copy Image and Paste into Google Doc
HW - Finish Chapter 8 & Print Storyboard
Friday 11/17
1. SSR - Begin Chapter 9
2. Chapter 8 Comp. Check
3. Chapter 8 Activity
HW - Finish Chapter 9 & have a great Thanksgiving Holiday
Monday 10/23
1. Library - Finish Research & Advertisement Analysis
HW - Print if not completed during class
Tuesday 10/24
1. Turn in WebQuest
2. Listening Comprehension - "False Identity"
HW - Finish Comprehension Questions
Monday 10/16
1. Paper Pass Back
2. Correct MLK & Malcolm X
3. Rhetoric Unit Exam Review Sheet
HW - Work on Review Sheet (Exam Wed)
Tuesday 10/17
1. Paper Pass Back
2. New Speeches for Exam
3. Exam Preview
4. Work on Review Sheet / Annotate New Speeches to be used on test
HW - Study for Exam
Wednesday 10/18
1. Rhetoric Unit Exam (50 points)
HW - Write your example of Rhetoric
Thursday 10/19
1. Share examples of Rhetoric
2. Chromebooks: Bias in Advertisement WebQuest
HW - Work on WebQuest as needed
Friday 10/20
1. Chromebooks: WebQuest + Print Advertisement Analysis
HW - None
Monday 10/9
1. Chromebooks: In-Class Writing: Susan B. Anthony Logos
HW - FInish Writing if not completed during class
Tuesday 10/10
1. Peer Reviews: Norms & Complete
2. JFK Inaugural Address - Read, Video, Annotations
3. JFK Graphic Organizer
HW - Finish Graphic Organizer if not completed during class
Wednesday 10/11
1. Discuss JFK Graphic Organizer
2. "I Have A Dream" Parallel Structure
3. "I Have A Dream" - Read, Video & Annotations
HW - Read "Stride Toward Freedom" & "Necessary to Protect Ourselves" (15 min)
Thursday 10/12
1. Finish "I Have A Dream" Graphic Organizer
2. Analysis Questions for "Stride..." & "Necessary..."
HW - Finish Analysis Questions if not completed during class
Friday 10/13.
1. Discuss "I Have A Dream" Graphic Organizer
2. Grade & Discuss Analysis Questions for "Stride..." & "Necessary..."
HW - None
Monday 10/2
1. Welcome Back
2. Finish Personal Declaration of Indendence
HW - None
Tuesday 10/3
1. Helen Keller Mini-Bio
2. Helen Keller Speech to the Lion's Club
3. Partners: Speech Analysis
HW - Finish Speech Analysis & annotations if not completed during class
Wednesday 10/4
1. Correct / Discuss Helen Keller
2. Helen Keller - Individual Writing Prompt
HW - Finish Writing Assignment
Thursday 10/5
1. Susan B. Anthony Video
2. Susan B. Anthony Speech & Annotations
3. Susan B. Anthony - StudySync Comprehension Check & Begin "Think" Questions
HW - Finish StudySync "Comprehension" if not completed during class
Friday 10/6
1. Finish "Think Questions"
2. Plan "Writing"
HW - Come to class on Monday prepared for in-class writing on Susan B. Anthony Logos
Monday 9/25
1. Welcome Back
2. Patrick Henry "Speech at the Virginia Convention" - Vocabulary Annotations
3. Speech Audio
4. StudySync - Comprehension Check
HW - Finish Comprehension Check if not completed during class
Tuesday 9/26
1. Whole Class Discussion = Rhetorical Devices & vocab in "Give Me Liberty..."
2. Review answers to Comprehension Check
2. Partner Quiz & Allusions - Speech @ Virginia Convention
HW - Finish Partner Quiz & Allusions if not completed during class
Wednesday 9/27
1. Correct & Discuss Partner Quiz & Allusions
2. Rhetorical Structure
3. "Declaration of Independence" Introduction
4. 1st Read - Annotations for Rhetorical Structure & Vocab
HW - Finish 1st Read Annotations
Monday 9/18
1. Share & Turn in Ethos, Logos, Pathos Slides
2. Rhetoric Terminology - Install #2
3. Harriet Beecher Stowe & Uncle Tom's Cabin - Video
4. Uncle Tom's Cabin - Close Reading - Annotations for Devices & Effects
HW - Finish Uncle Tom's Cabin Annotations
Tuesday 9/19
1. Partner & Whole Class Share - Stowe Annotations
2. Partner planning: How devices create appeal (Ethos, Logos, Pathos)
3. Parallel Structure - Revision Practice
HW - Finish Parallel Structure Practice & Prep for in-class writing
(See Rubric)
Wednesday 9/20
1. Grade Parallel Structure Practice
2. Chromebooks: In-Class Writing (Stowe - Devices - Appeal)
HW - None
Thursday 9/21
1. Finish Uncle Tom's Cabin writing
2. Begin Gettysburg Address - Parallel Structure
HW - Finish Gettysburg Address
Friday 9/22
1. Discuss Gettysburg Address
2. StudySync - Parallel Structure
HW - Finish StudySync Parallel Structure
Monday 9/11 - PATRIOT'S DAY
1. Welcome Back
2. Seating Chart
3. Background Questions & Annotations
4. Blast: First Impressions (Blast due Tues & Revisions due Wed)
HW - Finish First Impressions Blast
Tuesday 9/12
1. Introduction to Revolutionary Rhetoric
2. Ethos, Logos, Pathos
3. Lou Gehrig Mini-Bio
4. Lou Gehrig Farewell Speech
HW - Finish Lou Gehrig Questions
Wednesday 9/13
1. Discuss Lou Gehrig Farewell Speech Questions
2. Revolutionary Rhetoric Terms of Focus
3. Ethos, Logos, Pathos in Advertisement (Visual Literacy)
HW - Finish Print Advertisement Analysis
Thursday 9/14
1. Discuss Print Advertisement Analysis
2. Chromebooks: Research - Find & Write Assessment of Print Advertisements you find (1 of each)
HW - Finish Print Powerpoint Slide (4 on one page)
Friday 9/15 - Football vs Valencia (Bell Game) - 7:00 @ Bradford Stadium
1. Share Research Slides
2. Rhetoric Terminology Pre-Test
3. Rhetoric Terms of Study Notes
HW - None
Tuesday 9/5
1. Welcome Back
2. Finish Course Outline
3. Written "Intro"
HW - None
Wednesday 9/6
1. StudySync Scavenger Hunt - CANCELLED due to technological error
HW - No homework; StudySync error
Thursday 9/7
1. Assign StudySync Books
2. StudySync Scavenger Hunt
HW - Finish Scavenger Hunt if needed
1. Begin Unit 1 "Modern Times" - "The Big Idea": Chromebooks
HW - Work on "The Big Idea" as needed - We will finish & submit on Monday
Tuesday 8/29
1. Check Locators
2. Welcome
3. "Who Are We?"
HW - None
Wednesday 8/30
1. Finish & Discuss "Who Are We?"
2. "Who is Mr. Wolf?"
3. Begin Course Outline Discussion
HW - None
Thursday 8/31
1. Finish Course Outline Discussion
2. Course Outline Close Reading Comprehension Quiz
HW - None
Friday 9/1 - Football @ El Toro