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11/19 Groups will convene to merge Google Slides into one group presentation
11/18 Work day
11/17 Reconnect with the purpose of the presentation- ask WHY????
Group discussion about skills.
Complete self assessment rubric.
11/16- practice presentation due tomorrow
11/15- Using notecards, create the body of your presentation
11/14- Start Google slides should have introduction and sources slides completed
11/9-11/11- 3 sources and 10 notecards
11/7- Begin research by finding 3 sources and citing using NoodleTools
11/4- Introduction to thesis statements
11/3- Begin research unit
11/2- Present autobiographical narratives- review expectations and how to use rubric
10/27-11/1- Write autobiographical narrative- page 108 of text and rubric on page 113. When done, create fictional narrative. Do next vocabtest.com
10/26- Read BeBop and Jazz Fest
10/25- Continue with writing prompt tasks from 10/24
10/24- Weekly writing- predictions and conclusions- Discuss conflicts and resolutions with positive and negative results. Write a dialogue with a partner with a positive ending and a negative ending.
10/21- Redesign with text features- Read BeBop and Jazz Fest
10/20 - Textbook pages 90-95, Analyzing expository texts- An eye for design. How does structure aid understanding? CW/HW- Redesign the American Literature page of this website using text features discussed in class.
10/19- Vocabtest.com, Level A, unit 5 (unless you are a student on another level- do the fifth unit in the series. If you started at 11, you would do #15. If you care on a differentlevel- could be different from A. Students know what they are working on.
10/18 - Making predictions- class participation, page 88-89, Why the movie in your mind is necessary but can lead to inserting information that was not in the text
10/17 - Vocabtest.com, level A, unit 5.
END QUARTER 1!!
10/13- Complete all make up work, ensure vocab tests are completed and entered in the gradebook
10/12- make sure all work is done for quarter- Journal- What did I do right this quarter academically and socially and what can I do to improve next quarter?
10/11- complete test and complete all corrections- all work for quarter
10/10- Test
10/7- Vocab test and page 86- due in class, page 86- abstract and concrete nouns, Test Monday on the Conductorette
10/6- Vocabtest.com and page 84 and 85 review
10/5 page 84 and 85 finish up/ instruction about abstract and concrete nouns
10/4 Do pages 84 and 85 (after reading the Conductorette). Complete for classroom discussion tomorrow.
10/3 Maya Angelou reading continued and do questions at end
9/30- Vocabtest.com and Maya Angelou reading
9/29- Terms to Know Quizlet and vocabtest.com
9/28- Zombie Terms to Know
9/27- Complete Monkey's Paw, do Monkey's Paw extra credit, do Vocabtest.com.
9/26- Theme day- Hippies! Journal Prompt- After reading and discussion in class, how do you think American society would be different today if the hippy movement had never happened.
9/23- Monkey's Paw Selection Test A
9/22- Complete work from yesterday- class discussion.
9/21- Listened/Read Monkey's Paw
9/20- Writing Prompt- Open Topic, use 5 Monkey's Paw vocabulary words, continued vocabulary
11/18 Work day
11/17 Reconnect with the purpose of the presentation- ask WHY????
Group discussion about skills.
Complete self assessment rubric.
11/16- practice presentation due tomorrow
11/15- Using notecards, create the body of your presentation
11/14- Start Google slides should have introduction and sources slides completed
11/9-11/11- 3 sources and 10 notecards
11/7- Begin research by finding 3 sources and citing using NoodleTools
11/4- Introduction to thesis statements
11/3- Begin research unit
11/2- Present autobiographical narratives- review expectations and how to use rubric
10/27-11/1- Write autobiographical narrative- page 108 of text and rubric on page 113. When done, create fictional narrative. Do next vocabtest.com
10/26- Read BeBop and Jazz Fest
10/25- Continue with writing prompt tasks from 10/24
10/24- Weekly writing- predictions and conclusions- Discuss conflicts and resolutions with positive and negative results. Write a dialogue with a partner with a positive ending and a negative ending.
10/21- Redesign with text features- Read BeBop and Jazz Fest
10/20 - Textbook pages 90-95, Analyzing expository texts- An eye for design. How does structure aid understanding? CW/HW- Redesign the American Literature page of this website using text features discussed in class.
10/19- Vocabtest.com, Level A, unit 5 (unless you are a student on another level- do the fifth unit in the series. If you started at 11, you would do #15. If you care on a differentlevel- could be different from A. Students know what they are working on.
10/18 - Making predictions- class participation, page 88-89, Why the movie in your mind is necessary but can lead to inserting information that was not in the text
10/17 - Vocabtest.com, level A, unit 5.
END QUARTER 1!!
10/13- Complete all make up work, ensure vocab tests are completed and entered in the gradebook
10/12- make sure all work is done for quarter- Journal- What did I do right this quarter academically and socially and what can I do to improve next quarter?
10/11- complete test and complete all corrections- all work for quarter
10/10- Test
10/7- Vocab test and page 86- due in class, page 86- abstract and concrete nouns, Test Monday on the Conductorette
10/6- Vocabtest.com and page 84 and 85 review
10/5 page 84 and 85 finish up/ instruction about abstract and concrete nouns
10/4 Do pages 84 and 85 (after reading the Conductorette). Complete for classroom discussion tomorrow.
10/3 Maya Angelou reading continued and do questions at end
9/30- Vocabtest.com and Maya Angelou reading
9/29- Terms to Know Quizlet and vocabtest.com
9/28- Zombie Terms to Know
9/27- Complete Monkey's Paw, do Monkey's Paw extra credit, do Vocabtest.com.
9/26- Theme day- Hippies! Journal Prompt- After reading and discussion in class, how do you think American society would be different today if the hippy movement had never happened.
9/23- Monkey's Paw Selection Test A
9/22- Complete work from yesterday- class discussion.
9/21- Listened/Read Monkey's Paw
9/20- Writing Prompt- Open Topic, use 5 Monkey's Paw vocabulary words, continued vocabulary