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Thursday 6/4/15:
10 point Grading Rubric
10 point Grading Rubric
Wednesday 6/3/15:
Resumes should be completed and submitted TODAY
Resumes should be completed and submitted TODAY
Tuesday 6/2/15:
Build your resume!
Use the resources given in class yesterday or click on the links below for helpful resources
Resumes due Wednesday!
4th hour final exam FRIDAY!
5th hour final exam MONDAY!
6th hour final exam TUESDAY!
Build your resume!
Use the resources given in class yesterday or click on the links below for helpful resources
Resumes due Wednesday!
4th hour final exam FRIDAY!
5th hour final exam MONDAY!
6th hour final exam TUESDAY!
Monday 6/1/15:
Building a Resume
Sample High School Resume
Click here for a Resume Resource Site
Completed Resume due Wednesday
Building a Resume
Sample High School Resume
Click here for a Resume Resource Site
Completed Resume due Wednesday
Friday 5/29/15:
Exam Review Guides
Grammar Practice with run-on sentences - comma splice and fused sentences
Exam Review Guides
Grammar Practice with run-on sentences - comma splice and fused sentences
Monday 5/11/15 - Thursday 5/21/15:
FIO Project
Work Time
Presentations 5/18-5/20
Trade Show 5/21
FIO Project
Work Time
Presentations 5/18-5/20
Trade Show 5/21
Thursday 5/7/15:
6th hour only: Watch A Raisin in the Sun
Wednesday 5/6/15:
5th hour only: Watch A Raisin in the Sun
Tuesday 5/5/15:
4th hour only: Watch A Raisin in the Sun
Monday 5/4/15:
Grammar Quiz
GP's 31-40 due
6th hour only: Watch A Raisin in the Sun
Wednesday 5/6/15:
5th hour only: Watch A Raisin in the Sun
Tuesday 5/5/15:
4th hour only: Watch A Raisin in the Sun
Monday 5/4/15:
Grammar Quiz
GP's 31-40 due
Friday 5/1/15:
5th and 6th hours only: Revised essays DUE
GP #40
Grammar Quiz MONDAY
GP's 31-40 due Monday
5th and 6th hours only: Revised essays DUE
GP #40
Grammar Quiz MONDAY
GP's 31-40 due Monday
Thursday 4/30/15
4th hour only: Revised essays DUE
GP #40
Grammar Quiz MONDAY
GP's 31-40 due Monday
4th hour only: Revised essays DUE
GP #40
Grammar Quiz MONDAY
GP's 31-40 due Monday
Wednesday 4/29/15:
Essays Due
Essay Dissection
Peer Edit
Revised Essays Due before the end of the week
Essays Due
Essay Dissection
Peer Edit
Revised Essays Due before the end of the week
Monday 4/27/15 Tuesday 4/28/15:
Project Work Time
Essays Work Time
Friday 4/24/15:
Figure It Out Project "roll out"
Thursday 4/23/15:
Essay Assigned
Project Work Time
Essays Work Time
Friday 4/24/15:
Figure It Out Project "roll out"
Thursday 4/23/15:
Essay Assigned
Wednesday 4/22/15:
A Raisin in the Sun Reading Quiz
Discuss Dream Charts
Begin Comparison discussion - Characters from both Of Mice and Men and A Raisin in the Sun
What characters will you compare in your essay?
A Raisin in the Sun Reading Quiz
Discuss Dream Charts
Begin Comparison discussion - Characters from both Of Mice and Men and A Raisin in the Sun
What characters will you compare in your essay?
Tuesday 4/21/15:
Grammar Practice #38
Focus Question #3 DUE Today!
Reading Groups - A Raisin in the Sun -- finish today!!
Grammar Practice #38
Focus Question #3 DUE Today!
Reading Groups - A Raisin in the Sun -- finish today!!
Monday 4/20/15:
Focus Question #2 DUE Today!
Reading Groups - A Raisin in the Sun
Focus Question #3 - Due Tomorrow!
Finish the Play Tomorrow!
Focus Question #2 DUE Today!
Reading Groups - A Raisin in the Sun
Focus Question #3 - Due Tomorrow!
Finish the Play Tomorrow!
Friday 4/17/15:
Reading Groups - A Raisin in the Sun
Focus Question #2 - DUE MONDAY
Reading Groups - A Raisin in the Sun
Focus Question #2 - DUE MONDAY
Thursday 4/16/15:
Grammar Practice #37
Focus Question #1 DUE!
Reading Groups - A Raisin in the Sun
Grammar Practice #37
Focus Question #1 DUE!
Reading Groups - A Raisin in the Sun
Wednesday 4/15/15:
Reading Groups - begin reading A Raisin in the Sun
Focus Question #1 - DUE TOMORROW!!!
What are the relationships between the characters and how is the action between them affected by money? And/or dreams related to money?
Answer Plan
1. Introduce the answer by restating the question.
2. Write several sentences giving details of the characters’ relationships and their responses to money or the lack of it.
3. Conclude with a personal observation about how money motivates a person’s actions.
Reading Groups - begin reading A Raisin in the Sun
Focus Question #1 - DUE TOMORROW!!!
What are the relationships between the characters and how is the action between them affected by money? And/or dreams related to money?
Answer Plan
1. Introduce the answer by restating the question.
2. Write several sentences giving details of the characters’ relationships and their responses to money or the lack of it.
3. Conclude with a personal observation about how money motivates a person’s actions.
Tuesday 4/14/15:
Grammar Practice #36
Form Reading Groups for A Raisin in the Sun
Grammar Practice #36
Form Reading Groups for A Raisin in the Sun
Monday 4/13/15:
Spring Break Acrostic
A Raisin in the Sun - Constructing Context - MLK in Chicago, racial steering in housing
Housing march in Gage Park, Chicago 1966
MLK in Chicago
Spring Break Acrostic
A Raisin in the Sun - Constructing Context - MLK in Chicago, racial steering in housing
Housing march in Gage Park, Chicago 1966
MLK in Chicago
Thursday 4/2/15:
Word Generation Exercise
Have a great Spring Break!
Word Generation Exercise
Have a great Spring Break!
Wednesday 4/1/15:
Finish the Of Mice and Men film
Finish the Of Mice and Men film
Tuesday 3/31/15:
Watch the Of Mice and Men film
Watch the Of Mice and Men film
Monday 3/30/15:
Finish Project Presentations
Watch the Of Mice and Men film
Finish Project Presentations
Watch the Of Mice and Men film
Friday 3/27/15:
Project Presentations
Project Presentations
Thursday 3/26/15:
GP #35
Visual Character Analysis Sketch Project
GP #35
Visual Character Analysis Sketch Project
Wednesday 3/25/15:
Visual Character Analysis Sketch Project
Visual Character Analysis Sketch Project
Tuesday 3/24/15:
Visual Character Analysis Sketch Project
Visual Character Analysis Sketch Project
Monday 3/23/15:
Of Mice and Men Essential Questions Due Today!
Begin Visual Character Analysis Sketch Project
Of Mice and Men Essential Questions Due Today!
Begin Visual Character Analysis Sketch Project
Friday 3/20/15:
Of Mice and Men Part 3 Quiz
Dream Charts due
Of Mice and Men Essential Questions - Due Monday at the end of class
Of Mice and Men Part 3 Quiz
Dream Charts due
Of Mice and Men Essential Questions - Due Monday at the end of class
Thursday 3/19/15:
Grammar Practice #34
Silent Reading!
Of Mice and Men Part 3 Quiz Tomorrow!
Dream Charts due Tomorrow!
Grammar Practice #34
Silent Reading!
Of Mice and Men Part 3 Quiz Tomorrow!
Dream Charts due Tomorrow!
Wednesday 3/18/15:
Essential Questions on Relationships DUE!
Part 2 Quiz
Dream Chart - Due Friday!
Read pp. 66-end...
Part 3 Quiz Friday!
Essential Questions on Relationships DUE!
Part 2 Quiz
Dream Chart - Due Friday!
Read pp. 66-end...
Part 3 Quiz Friday!
Tuesday 3/17/15:
Grammar Practice #33
Essential Questions on Relationships - Due Wednesday
Of Mice and Men Part 2 Quiz Tomorrow!
Grammar Practice #33
Essential Questions on Relationships - Due Wednesday
Of Mice and Men Part 2 Quiz Tomorrow!
Monday 3/16/15:
Third Person Objective Point of View
Symbiotic Relationships
Read pp. 38-65 from Of Mice and Men -- Quiz Wednesday!
(If you're reading from the pdf file... chapter 3)
Third Person Objective Point of View
Symbiotic Relationships
Read pp. 38-65 from Of Mice and Men -- Quiz Wednesday!
(If you're reading from the pdf file... chapter 3)
Friday 3/13/15:
Grammar Practice #32 Commas
Read two poems: "Harlem" by Langston Hughes and "To a Mouse" by Robert Burns
Begin John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
Read pp. 1-37 -- Quiz on Monday!
(If you're reading from the pdf file above... read chapters 1 and 2)
Grammar Practice #32 Commas
Read two poems: "Harlem" by Langston Hughes and "To a Mouse" by Robert Burns
Begin John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
Read pp. 1-37 -- Quiz on Monday!
(If you're reading from the pdf file above... read chapters 1 and 2)
Thursday 3/12/15:
Commonly Confused Words
Commonly Confused Words
Wednesday 3/11/15:
Understanding Elaboration
Elaborating to Persuade
Understanding Elaboration
Elaborating to Persuade
Tuesday 3/10/15:
Choosing Effective Details
Saying more With Less
Choosing Effective Details
Saying more With Less
Monday 3/9/15:
Identifying Metaphors, Similes, and Personification
Identifying Hyperbole and Understatement
Identifying Metaphors, Similes, and Personification
Identifying Hyperbole and Understatement
Friday 3/5/15:
Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt due
Sustained Silent Reading
Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt due
Sustained Silent Reading
Thursday 3/4/15:
Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt due Tomorrow!
SSR Tomorrow!
Grammar Practice #31 -- Commas!
On the back of your notes sheet, write two sentences for each of the following tasks:
1. Use commas to set off an interruption in the flow of the sentence (C2)
2. Use commas before and/or after directly addressing someone (C1, C2, or C3)
3. Use commas to separate three or more items in a series(D)
4. Use commas before coordinating conjunctions to combine independent clauses (E)
Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt due Tomorrow!
SSR Tomorrow!
Grammar Practice #31 -- Commas!
On the back of your notes sheet, write two sentences for each of the following tasks:
1. Use commas to set off an interruption in the flow of the sentence (C2)
2. Use commas before and/or after directly addressing someone (C1, C2, or C3)
3. Use commas to separate three or more items in a series(D)
4. Use commas before coordinating conjunctions to combine independent clauses (E)
Wednesday 3/3/15:
Contribute Your Verse Assignment DUE!
Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt due by Friday!
Contribute Your Verse Assignment DUE!
Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt due by Friday!
Monday 3/2/15:
Grammar Practices 21-30 DUE
Grammar Quiz #3
Read two poems: "O Me! O Life!" and "Winners and Losers"
Contribute Your Verse Assignment: Due Wednesday!
Grammar Practices 21-30 DUE
Grammar Quiz #3
Read two poems: "O Me! O Life!" and "Winners and Losers"
Contribute Your Verse Assignment: Due Wednesday!
Friday 2/27/15:
GP #30
Grammar Quiz on Monday!
Grammar Practices 21-30 Due Monday!
Elements/Styles/Techniques of Short Fiction Application Assignment DUE Today!
GP #30
Grammar Quiz on Monday!
Grammar Practices 21-30 Due Monday!
Elements/Styles/Techniques of Short Fiction Application Assignment DUE Today!
Thursday 2/26/15:
GP #29
Elements/Styles/Techniques of Short Fiction Application Assignment
GP #29
Elements/Styles/Techniques of Short Fiction Application Assignment
Wednesday 2/25/15
Elements/Styles/Techniques of Short Fiction Application Assignment
Elements/Styles/Techniques of Short Fiction Application Assignment
Thursday 2/12/15:
"The Yellow Wallpaper" ending re-write
"The Yellow Wallpaper" ending re-write
Wednesday 2/11/15:
Naviance
Tuesday 2/10/15:
Continue "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Naviance
Tuesday 2/10/15:
Continue "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Monday 2/9/15:
Socratic Circle Evaluations/Reflections DUE
Read Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Reading focus questions for "The Yellow Wallpaper" Due Wednesday
Socratic Circle Evaluations/Reflections DUE
Read Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Reading focus questions for "The Yellow Wallpaper" Due Wednesday
Friday 2/6/15:
The Short Story Sessions (Part Two)
Read Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day"
Socratic Circle
Evaluations/Reflections Due Monday
The Short Story Sessions (Part Two)
Read Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day"
Socratic Circle
Evaluations/Reflections Due Monday
Thursday 2/5/15:
The Short Story Sessions (Part One)
Read Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" p. 684
Socratic Circle
Evaluations/Reflections Due Monday
The Short Story Sessions (Part One)
Read Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" p. 684
Socratic Circle
Evaluations/Reflections Due Monday
Wednesday 2/4/15:
Grammar Practice #26
Socratic Circle Evaluation/Reflection DUE
"The Life You Save May Be Your Own" Discussion Questions DUE
Grammar Practice #26
Socratic Circle Evaluation/Reflection DUE
"The Life You Save May Be Your Own" Discussion Questions DUE
Monday 2/2/15 -Tuesday 2/3/15:
No School - Snow days
No School - Snow days
Friday 1/30/15:
Socratic Circle seminar discussion on "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
Socratic Circle Evaluation/Reflection -- DUE MONDAY
Discussion Questions DUE MONDAY
Socratic Circle seminar discussion on "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
Socratic Circle Evaluation/Reflection -- DUE MONDAY
Discussion Questions DUE MONDAY
Thursday 1/29/15:
Grammar Practice #25
Read "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor
Prepare for tomorrow's Socratic Circle with these Discussion Questions
Grammar Practice #25
Read "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor
Prepare for tomorrow's Socratic Circle with these Discussion Questions
Wednesday 1/28/15:
Grammar Practice #24
Discuss "A Rose for Emily" -- flashback, foreshadowing, timeline
Grammar Practice #24
Discuss "A Rose for Emily" -- flashback, foreshadowing, timeline
Tuesday 1/27/15:
Watch The Mighty
Watch The Mighty
Monday 1/26/15:
Watch The Mighty
Watch The Mighty
Friday 1/23/15:
Complete the Reading Questions for "A Rose for Emily" -- Due TODAY!
With a partner, complete the timeline assignment for "A Rose for Emily" -- Due TODAY!
Blank Timeline
Events for Timeline
Complete the Reading Questions for "A Rose for Emily" -- Due TODAY!
With a partner, complete the timeline assignment for "A Rose for Emily" -- Due TODAY!
Blank Timeline
Events for Timeline
Thursday 1/22/15:
Read William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" pp. 878-884
Complete the Reading Questions for "A Rose for Emily" -- Due Friday
Read William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" pp. 878-884
Complete the Reading Questions for "A Rose for Emily" -- Due Friday
Wednesday 1/21/15:
Grammar Practice #23 - Parallel Structure
Continue NOTES from yesterday
Grammar Practice #23 - Parallel Structure
Continue NOTES from yesterday
Tuesday 1/13/15:
6th hour Mid-term Exam
6th hour Mid-term Exam
Monday 1/12/15:
5th hour Mid-term Exam
5th hour Mid-term Exam
Friday 1/9/15:
4th hour Mid-term Exam
4th hour Mid-term Exam
Monday - Thursday 1/5 - 1/8:
Exam review/prep
Check out the grammar links under the "links" section above for practice with kinds of sentences and clauses
Parallel Structure Exercises at www.chompchomp.com/exercises
Exam review/prep
Check out the grammar links under the "links" section above for practice with kinds of sentences and clauses
Parallel Structure Exercises at www.chompchomp.com/exercises
Tuesday 12/23/14:
Modified schedule
Afternoon session student-council holiday party
Modified schedule
Afternoon session student-council holiday party
Monday 12/22/14:
Watch scenes of non-violent civil disobedience from the film Gandhi
Watch scenes of non-violent civil disobedience from the film Gandhi
Friday 12/19/14:
Grammar Quiz #2
Grammar Practices 11-20 due
Complete previous assignments and/or SSR
Reading Log #9
Grammar Quiz #2
Grammar Practices 11-20 due
Complete previous assignments and/or SSR
Reading Log #9
Thursday 12/18/14:
Grammar Practice #20
Read: "Letter from Birmingham City Jail" by MLK (pp. 281-282)
Complete the question organizer
Grammar Quiz Tomorrow!
Grammar Practices 11-20 due Tomorrow!
Grammar Practice #20
Read: "Letter from Birmingham City Jail" by MLK (pp. 281-282)
Complete the question organizer
Grammar Quiz Tomorrow!
Grammar Practices 11-20 due Tomorrow!
Wednesday 12/17/14:
Finish assignment from Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government"
Notes: Parallelism (aka parallel structure) p. 277
Read: "On Nonviolent Resistance" by Gandhi (pp. 278-279)
Complete the question organizer
Grammar QUIZ on FRIDAY!!
Finish assignment from Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government"
Notes: Parallelism (aka parallel structure) p. 277
Read: "On Nonviolent Resistance" by Gandhi (pp. 278-279)
Complete the question organizer
Grammar QUIZ on FRIDAY!!
Tuesday 12/16/14:
Grammar Practice #19
Finish "Resistance to Civil Government"
Complete the question oranizer
Grammar Practice #19
Finish "Resistance to Civil Government"
Complete the question oranizer
Monday 12/15/14:
Complete the THEME Practice assignment on “The Devil and Tom Walker” from Friday
Notes: From p. 268 in the literature textbook
Define the following terms in your notes:
-Paradox
-Persuasive Techniques
-Logical Appeals
-Ethical Appeals
-Emotional Appeals
Read: “Resistance to Civil Government” (pp. 269-274)
Complete the THEME Practice assignment on “The Devil and Tom Walker” from Friday
Notes: From p. 268 in the literature textbook
Define the following terms in your notes:
-Paradox
-Persuasive Techniques
-Logical Appeals
-Ethical Appeals
-Emotional Appeals
Read: “Resistance to Civil Government” (pp. 269-274)
Friday 12/12/14:
Grammar Practice #18
Theme Practice "The Devil and Tom Walker"
Grammar Practice #18
Theme Practice "The Devil and Tom Walker"
Thursday 12/11/14:
Literary Terms for your NOTES (p. 289)
Mood, diction, inference, prediction
Read "The Devil and Tom Walker" pp. 290-300
Graphic Organizer - Analyzing Mood
Literary Terms for your NOTES (p. 289)
Mood, diction, inference, prediction
Read "The Devil and Tom Walker" pp. 290-300
Graphic Organizer - Analyzing Mood
Wednesday 12/10/14:
Finish The Crucible film
Finish The Crucible film
Tuesday 12/9/14:
Check Grammar Practice #16
Grammar Practice #17
District Letter about Office 365 with student contract
Watch The Crucible film
Check Grammar Practice #16
Grammar Practice #17
District Letter about Office 365 with student contract
Watch The Crucible film
Monday 12/8/14:
Staple essays in this order:
1. Essay (revised copy)
2. "Dissected" Essay
3. Essay Dissection Sheet
4. Peer Edit Sheet
Watch The Crucible film
Staple essays in this order:
1. Essay (revised copy)
2. "Dissected" Essay
3. Essay Dissection Sheet
4. Peer Edit Sheet
Watch The Crucible film
Friday 12/5/14:
Essays DUE!
Essay Dissection:
Essay Dissection sheet
Peer Edit sheet
Essay revisions can be submitted on Monday with:
1. Dissected Essay
2. Essay Dissection Sheet
3. Peer Edit Sheet
4. Revised Essay (clean copy)
Essays DUE!
Essay Dissection:
Essay Dissection sheet
Peer Edit sheet
Essay revisions can be submitted on Monday with:
1. Dissected Essay
2. Essay Dissection Sheet
3. Peer Edit Sheet
4. Revised Essay (clean copy)
Thursday 12/4/14:
Grammar Practice #16
Theme statements and essay writing time.
Grammar Practice #16
Theme statements and essay writing time.
Wednesday 12/3/14:
Theme statements and essay writing time
Get those themes approved by me!
Theme statements and essay writing time
Get those themes approved by me!
Tuesday 12/2/14:
Grammar Practice #15
Analysis vs Summary and Sample Essays
Have Theme Statements for Class TOMORROW!
Grammar Practice #15
Analysis vs Summary and Sample Essays
Have Theme Statements for Class TOMORROW!
Monday 12/1/14:
Theme Project Essay Notes -- Essays Due NO LATER than Friday, December 5th
Analysis vs Summary
Theme Project Essay Notes -- Essays Due NO LATER than Friday, December 5th
Analysis vs Summary
Tuesday 11/25/14:
NOTES:
The Crucible THEME
THEME PROJECT -- DUE NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 5th -- yes, this CAN be worked on over break!
Happy Thanksgiving!
NOTES:
The Crucible THEME
THEME PROJECT -- DUE NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 5th -- yes, this CAN be worked on over break!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Monday 11/24/14:
NOTES:
The Crucible
protagonist, antagonist, Big Ideas, conflict
Irony: dramatic, verbal, situational
THEME!!!
NOTES:
The Crucible
protagonist, antagonist, Big Ideas, conflict
Irony: dramatic, verbal, situational
THEME!!!
Friday 11/21/14:
Grammar Practice #14
Poster Evaluations
SSR
Reading Log #8
Grammar Practice #14
Poster Evaluations
SSR
Reading Log #8
Thursday 11/20/14:
Poster Presentations
Poster Presentations
Wednesday 11/19/14:
Grammar Practice #13 - complex AND compound sentences
Finish The Iron Knee Project
Poster Presentations Tomorrow
Grammar Practice #13 - complex AND compound sentences
Finish The Iron Knee Project
Poster Presentations Tomorrow
Tuesday 11/18/14:
Focused work day - The Iron Knee Project - Due by the END of class on Wednesday
READ THE RUBRIC
Poster Presentations on Thursday
Store Posters on the back counter under the sign for your class period.
Focused work day - The Iron Knee Project - Due by the END of class on Wednesday
READ THE RUBRIC
Poster Presentations on Thursday
Store Posters on the back counter under the sign for your class period.
Monday 11/17/14:
The Iron Knee Project - Due Wednesday
The Iron Knee Project - Due Wednesday
Friday 11/14/14:
Finish Act 4 Questions
SSR with reading Log #7
Finish Act 4 Questions
SSR with reading Log #7
Thursday 11/13/14:
Half Day - No CSI
Half Day - No CSI
Tuesday 11/11/14:
Grammar Practice #12
Read Act FOUR
Vocabulary Quiz TOMORROW
Vocabulary sentences (complex) due TOMORROW
Grammar Practice #12
Read Act FOUR
Vocabulary Quiz TOMORROW
Vocabulary sentences (complex) due TOMORROW
Monday 11/10/14:
Act Three QUIZ
Work on vocabulary sentences - due Wednesday!
Vocabulary QUIZ Wednesday!
Begin Act FOUR
Act Three QUIZ
Work on vocabulary sentences - due Wednesday!
Vocabulary QUIZ Wednesday!
Begin Act FOUR
Friday 11/7/14:
Tie up loose ends with Act Two
Read Act Three
HW: Finish Reading Act Three
Tie up loose ends with Act Two
Read Act Three
HW: Finish Reading Act Three
Thursday 11/6/14:
Grammar Practice #11 - Compound Sentences
The Crucible Acts Three and Four VOCABULARY
Finish Act Two Reading Questions
Begin Act Three
Grammar Practice #11 - Compound Sentences
The Crucible Acts Three and Four VOCABULARY
Finish Act Two Reading Questions
Begin Act Three
Wednesday 11/5/14:
Finish Act TWO of the The Crucible
As a group, complete the Act Two Reading Questions
Finish Act TWO of the The Crucible
As a group, complete the Act Two Reading Questions
Monday 11/3/14:
Read ACT Two of The Crucible in Reading Groups
Read ACT Two of The Crucible in Reading Groups
Friday 10/31/14:
Grammar QUIZ #1
SSR - Reading Log #6
Grammar QUIZ #1
SSR - Reading Log #6
Thursday 10/30/14:
Check Grammar Practice #10
Grammar QUIZ Tomorrow!
Grammar Practices 1-10 due Tomorrow!
Review The Crucible Act One
Check Grammar Practice #10
Grammar QUIZ Tomorrow!
Grammar Practices 1-10 due Tomorrow!
Review The Crucible Act One
Wednesday 10/29/14:
Roller Coaster Aftermath Discussion
Grammar Practice #10
Roller Coaster Aftermath Discussion
Grammar Practice #10
Tuesday 10/28/14:
Roller Coaster Project Trade Show
Roller Coaster Project Trade Show
Monday 10/27/14:
Roller Coaster Project Work Day
Table Assignments
Trade Show Tomorrow!
Roller Coaster Project Work Day
Table Assignments
Trade Show Tomorrow!
Friday 10/24/14:
Roller Coaster Project Work Day
Roller Coaster Project Work Day
Thursday 10/23/14:
Grammar Practice #9: Review AND Practice with Dependent Clauses
Grammar Quiz Next Week!
Grammar Practices Collected Next Week!
Grammar Practice #9: Review AND Practice with Dependent Clauses
Grammar Quiz Next Week!
Grammar Practices Collected Next Week!
Wednesday 10/22/14:
Roller Coaster Project Work Day
Annotated Bibliographies and Mid-project Reflections DUE!
Roller Coaster Project Work Day
Annotated Bibliographies and Mid-project Reflections DUE!
Tuesday 10/21/14:
Adjusted Schedule - Roller Coaster Project
Annotated Bibliographies and Mid-project Reflections DUE WEDNESDAY
English Requirements with Due Dates
Annotated Bibliograpy Directions
Grammar Practice #8 - Relative Pronouns in Complex Sentences
Adjusted Schedule - Roller Coaster Project
Annotated Bibliographies and Mid-project Reflections DUE WEDNESDAY
English Requirements with Due Dates
Annotated Bibliograpy Directions
Grammar Practice #8 - Relative Pronouns in Complex Sentences
Monday 10/20/14:
Adjusted Schedule - Roller Coaster Project
Annotated Bibliographies and Mid-project Reflections DUE WEDNESDAY
Watch The Crucible Movie
Adjusted Schedule - Roller Coaster Project
Annotated Bibliographies and Mid-project Reflections DUE WEDNESDAY
Watch The Crucible Movie
Friday 10/17/14:
Roller Coaster project work day
Theme Explanation DUE
Roller Coaster project work day
Theme Explanation DUE
Thursday 10/16/14:
Grammar Practice #7
Citing sources and annotated bibliographies
Grammar Practice #7
Citing sources and annotated bibliographies
Wednesday 10/15/14:
Project work day
English Requirements with Due Dates
Annotated Bibliograpy Directions
Project work day
English Requirements with Due Dates
Annotated Bibliograpy Directions
Tuesday 10/14/15:
Discuss English Requirements for the Roller Coaster Project
Group Assignments
Guest Speaker
Discuss English Requirements for the Roller Coaster Project
Group Assignments
Guest Speaker
Monday 10/13/14:
Roller Coaster Project!
Roller Coaster Project!
Friday 10/10/14:
Take care of unfinished business with ACT ONE
SSR - Reading Log #5
Take care of unfinished business with ACT ONE
SSR - Reading Log #5
Thursday 10/9/14:
Grammar Practice #6
ACT ONE Discussion Questions
Some groups began reading ACT TWO
Grammar Practice #6
ACT ONE Discussion Questions
Some groups began reading ACT TWO
Wednesday 10/8/14:
Finish reading ACT ONE of the The Crucible
Work on ACT ONE Discussion Questions - Due by the end of class tomorrow!
Finish reading ACT ONE of the The Crucible
Work on ACT ONE Discussion Questions - Due by the end of class tomorrow!
Tuesday 10/7/14:
Grammar Practice #5
Continue Reading The Crucible Act One
Grammar Practice #5
Continue Reading The Crucible Act One
Monday 10/6/14:
Begin reading The Crucible in assigned reading groups
Begin reading The Crucible in assigned reading groups
Friday 10/3/14:
Vocabulary Quiz #2
SSR
Complete Reading Log #4
Vocabulary Quiz #2
SSR
Complete Reading Log #4
Thursday 10/2/14:
Intro to The Crucible
Character Synopsis
Reading Groups
Choose Roles
Vocabulary Quiz Tomorrow!
SSR Tomorrow!
Intro to The Crucible
Character Synopsis
Reading Groups
Choose Roles
Vocabulary Quiz Tomorrow!
SSR Tomorrow!
Wednesday 10/1/14:
Read the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Interactive Reader by Jonathan Edwards
Vocabulary Quiz FRIDAY!
Read the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Interactive Reader by Jonathan Edwards
Vocabulary Quiz FRIDAY!
Tuesday 9/30/14:
Word Generation Exercise
Word Generation Exercise
Monday 9/29/14:
Finish Good Night, and Good Luck
Reflection (#4 4th hr, #5 5th hr, #3 6th hr):
The Power of One...
What power does an individual have to cause change?
What limitations?
Finish Good Night, and Good Luck
Reflection (#4 4th hr, #5 5th hr, #3 6th hr):
The Power of One...
What power does an individual have to cause change?
What limitations?
Friday 9/26/14:
Watch Good Night, and Good Luck
You're responsible for doing some Independent Reading this weekend (at least 30 minutes) and completing Reading Log #3
Watch Good Night, and Good Luck
You're responsible for doing some Independent Reading this weekend (at least 30 minutes) and completing Reading Log #3
Thursday 9/25/14:
Discuss the Great Fear and the Communist "Witch Hunts" and The Crucible as Allegory
Watch Good Night, and Good Luck
Discuss the Great Fear and the Communist "Witch Hunts" and The Crucible as Allegory
Watch Good Night, and Good Luck
Wednesday 9/24/14:
Finish The Crucible Vocabulary sentences
Read The Great Fear
Finish The Crucible Vocabulary sentences
Read The Great Fear
Tuesday 9/23/14:
No School!
No School!
Monday 9/22/14:
Reflection (#3 4th hour, #4 5th hour, #2 6th hour): Do we, as individuals, have a duty or responsibility to society?
Vocabulary #2 (The Crucible Acts 1 and 2)
Receive The Crucible books - aka your new "babies"
Reflection (#3 4th hour, #4 5th hour, #2 6th hour): Do we, as individuals, have a duty or responsibility to society?
Vocabulary #2 (The Crucible Acts 1 and 2)
Receive The Crucible books - aka your new "babies"
Friday 9/19/14:
Vocabulary Quiz #1
Finish Focus Questions from Yesterday
SSR - complete Reading Log #2
Vocabulary Quiz #1
Finish Focus Questions from Yesterday
SSR - complete Reading Log #2
Thursday 9/18/14:
Grammar Practice #4
Read "The Dying Girl that No One Helped" by Loudon Wainright
Answer the Focus Questions that coincide with the above article
IMPORTANT - Return the Reduced Instructional Time Approval Form with a parent signature to Mr. Feldkamp TOMORROW!
VOCABULARY QUIZ TOMORROW!
SSR tomorrow! Bring your book!
Grammar Practice #4
Read "The Dying Girl that No One Helped" by Loudon Wainright
Answer the Focus Questions that coincide with the above article
IMPORTANT - Return the Reduced Instructional Time Approval Form with a parent signature to Mr. Feldkamp TOMORROW!
VOCABULARY QUIZ TOMORROW!
SSR tomorrow! Bring your book!
Wednesday 9/17/14:
Impromptu Essay - click here for the prompt
Impromptu Essay - click here for the prompt
Tuesday 9/16/14:
Grammar Practice #3 - Clauses and Complex Sentences
Vocabulary #1: Quiz on Friday -- Know synonyms and parts of speech
p. 45 - calamity, remnants, lamented, conferred, beseeched
p. 83 - copious, avarice, render, procured, nominal
READ: "...Olaudah Equiano" pp. 84-89 in the textbook
Grammar Practice #3 - Clauses and Complex Sentences
Vocabulary #1: Quiz on Friday -- Know synonyms and parts of speech
p. 45 - calamity, remnants, lamented, conferred, beseeched
p. 83 - copious, avarice, render, procured, nominal
READ: "...Olaudah Equiano" pp. 84-89 in the textbook
Monday 9/15/14:
Discussion: The Dangers of a Single Story...
Read "from La Relacion" on pp. 46-48 of the textbook
Discussion: The Dangers of a Single Story...
Read "from La Relacion" on pp. 46-48 of the textbook
Friday 9/12/14:
Reading Log Reference Sheet -- keep in your binder
Sustained Silent Reading
Reading Log #1
Reading Log Reference Sheet -- keep in your binder
Sustained Silent Reading
Reading Log #1
Thursday 9/11/14:
Grammar Practice #2 -- Intro to clauses
Reflection (#2 for 4th hr.) (#3 for 5th hr.) (#1 for 6th hr.): Why is it important to study/understand cultures outside of our own?
TED talk - The Dangers of Single Story
Grammar Practice #2 -- Intro to clauses
Reflection (#2 for 4th hr.) (#3 for 5th hr.) (#1 for 6th hr.): Why is it important to study/understand cultures outside of our own?
TED talk - The Dangers of Single Story
Wednesday 9/10/14:
Grammar Practice #1 -- parts of speech review and sentence definition.
Grammar Practice #1 -- parts of speech review and sentence definition.
Tuesday 9/9/14:
Select a Book for Friday's class -- our first Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) session
Notes: Archetype
Read: "The Sky Tree" p. 20 in the textbook
Select a Book for Friday's class -- our first Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) session
Notes: Archetype
Read: "The Sky Tree" p. 20 in the textbook
Monday 9/8/14:
Bag Presentations - all classes
4th and 5th hrs:
Reflection #1: What do the items in your bag tell about the type of person you are?
5th hr only: Reflection #2: What it is significant to you?
Bag Presentations - all classes
4th and 5th hrs:
Reflection #1: What do the items in your bag tell about the type of person you are?
5th hr only: Reflection #2: What it is significant to you?
Friday 9/5/14:
Bag Presentations -- aka -- Show and Tell
Bag Presentations -- aka -- Show and Tell
Thursday 9/4/14:
Read How It Feels to Be Colored Me by Zora Neale Hurston
Bag Presentation Show and Tell Assignment -- Choose a bag that represents the "external you" -- and fill it with a minimum of five things that represent the "internal you." Don't forget to prep for the "tell" part of the presentation.
Bag Presentation Grade Sheet
Read How It Feels to Be Colored Me by Zora Neale Hurston
Bag Presentation Show and Tell Assignment -- Choose a bag that represents the "external you" -- and fill it with a minimum of five things that represent the "internal you." Don't forget to prep for the "tell" part of the presentation.
Bag Presentation Grade Sheet
Wednesday 9/3/14:
Course Policies/Procedures with Parent Signature Sheet - please return by Friday
Class Edmodo code: f8vpri
Remind: Enter this number (248)513-8713 with this message @mrfeldkamp
-- or download the remind app and enter the class code @mrfeldkamp
Course Policies/Procedures with Parent Signature Sheet - please return by Friday
Class Edmodo code: f8vpri
Remind: Enter this number (248)513-8713 with this message @mrfeldkamp
-- or download the remind app and enter the class code @mrfeldkamp
Tuesday 9/2/14:
Welcome back!
Required Materials:
Binder with Five Dividers
Letter to Students
Response letter due tomorrow!
Welcome back!
Required Materials:
Binder with Five Dividers
Letter to Students
Response letter due tomorrow!
