Kayla began English today with a mini lesson on writing arguments. We created an outline of the components and Kayla thought of an idea for a persuasive piece and began outlining. Next we went over the ccss Writing standards we will be covering during this course, and read through the standards then made a list in Excel of a few items that will be included during this course. Then, we talked about American Literature as a subject and the time periods it encompasses. We created a chart of terms (themes, archetypes, major periods) to keep us organized and as a place for Kayla to keep notes and thoughts. We worked through half of the time periods, using the Prentice Hall book as a guide, as well as online powerpoints on the Periods . Kayla also began a new round of SAT study words, using quizlet and flashcards. SAT Vocab Unit 2 will begin soon as well.