Monday, January 5, 2015
1. Welcome Back! Attendance, Make up Work, Collect Extra Credit options
2. Four Corners Cards: Given an index card, students will record simple responses to the following questions: the best holiday gift you gave or received, 2015 Resolution, what you wish you did more (or less) of over break, three words to describe your 2-week vacation. Students will move to one of four corners to share responses with the class.
3. Students will review their graded tests on Vocabulary Unit 2 - Verbs - Overall great scores! What made the difference for you? See Mrs. Clay if you would like a chance to re-take the test (to average with your original score) before January 16th. (Collect late vocabulary notes.)
4. Using laptop or desktop computers, students will log into the NOREDINK website and set up an account.
5. Students will take NOREDINK Pretest to determine strengths and weaknesses in grammar, usage, and mechanics. Since there are many questions, take your time and pace yourself.
6. If students finish, they may explore FreeRice.com or myvocabulary.com.
Homework: Complete NoRedInk Pretests before class on Friday.
1. Welcome Back! Attendance, Make up Work, Collect Extra Credit options
2. Four Corners Cards: Given an index card, students will record simple responses to the following questions: the best holiday gift you gave or received, 2015 Resolution, what you wish you did more (or less) of over break, three words to describe your 2-week vacation. Students will move to one of four corners to share responses with the class.
3. Students will review their graded tests on Vocabulary Unit 2 - Verbs - Overall great scores! What made the difference for you? See Mrs. Clay if you would like a chance to re-take the test (to average with your original score) before January 16th. (Collect late vocabulary notes.)
4. Using laptop or desktop computers, students will log into the NOREDINK website and set up an account.
5. Students will take NOREDINK Pretest to determine strengths and weaknesses in grammar, usage, and mechanics. Since there are many questions, take your time and pace yourself.
6. If students finish, they may explore FreeRice.com or myvocabulary.com.
Homework: Complete NoRedInk Pretests before class on Friday.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
1. Attendance, Collect Extra Credit options from The Crucible
2. Using laptop or desktop computers, students will log into the NoRedInk website to continue the grammar, usage, and mechanics pretests. Students will continue working on NoRedInk pretests on grammar, usage, and mechanics. If students do not complete both tests in class, they should finish for homework before class on Friday.
3. American Literature Reflects the Never-ending Search for the American Dream: Colonists, Puritans, Revolutionaries, Romantics, Dark Romantics, Transcendentalists, Realists, Modernists, Civil Rights Revolutionaries, Post-Modernists - Students will take notes from a PowerPoint presentation and speculate on why (or what caused) each movement to evolve into the next. The bottom line is... persuasive writers and speakers were the ones who promoted change from one movement to the next. Announce upcoming field trip on Tuesday, January 20th (optional) to see the movie Selma, the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Students will leave LHS at 9:30 and return by 1:30. The cost will be $5.27. Permission slips will come out on Friday.
4. Students will locate and copy five or more statements/quotations about the concept of change which they believe to be true. Record the name of the speaker/writer as well as the relevant time period in which it was spoken/written. We will use these quotations in a class activity on Friday, January 9th.
Homework: Complete NoRedInk Pretests before class on Friday. Locate and copy 5 (or more) quotations related to the concept of "change."
1. Attendance, Collect Extra Credit options from The Crucible
2. Using laptop or desktop computers, students will log into the NoRedInk website to continue the grammar, usage, and mechanics pretests. Students will continue working on NoRedInk pretests on grammar, usage, and mechanics. If students do not complete both tests in class, they should finish for homework before class on Friday.
3. American Literature Reflects the Never-ending Search for the American Dream: Colonists, Puritans, Revolutionaries, Romantics, Dark Romantics, Transcendentalists, Realists, Modernists, Civil Rights Revolutionaries, Post-Modernists - Students will take notes from a PowerPoint presentation and speculate on why (or what caused) each movement to evolve into the next. The bottom line is... persuasive writers and speakers were the ones who promoted change from one movement to the next. Announce upcoming field trip on Tuesday, January 20th (optional) to see the movie Selma, the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Students will leave LHS at 9:30 and return by 1:30. The cost will be $5.27. Permission slips will come out on Friday.
4. Students will locate and copy five or more statements/quotations about the concept of change which they believe to be true. Record the name of the speaker/writer as well as the relevant time period in which it was spoken/written. We will use these quotations in a class activity on Friday, January 9th.
Homework: Complete NoRedInk Pretests before class on Friday. Locate and copy 5 (or more) quotations related to the concept of "change."
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Friday, January 9, 2015
1. Attendance, Collect extra credit options for The Crucible
2. Using laptop or desktop computers, students will log into the NoRedInk website to continue the grammar, usage, and mechanics pretests. Students will give feedback on NoRedInk pretests on grammar, usage, and mechanics. Based on class and individual results, we will begin mini-lessons on problematic areas next week.
3. Students will finish taking notes from on the American Literature timeline and speculate on why (or what caused) each movement to evolve into the next. The bottom line is... persuasive writers and speakers were the ones who promoted change from one movement to the next. Hand out permission slips for an upcoming field trip on Tuesday, January 20th (optional) to see the movie Selma, the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Students will leave LHS at 9:30 and return by 1:30. The cost will be $5.27 which covers the private showing movie ticket. We must have 5 adult chaperones whose tickets are free. Payment and permission slips must be received by Thursday, January 15th.
4. Students will freewrite for 8-10 minutes about one of the quotations they recorded for homework. In small groups, students will share and compare their quotations about the concept of change which they believe to be true. Each student determine whether each quotation falls into the category of change for the better or change for the worse. Discuss the following statement: "regardless of the causes or the effects, one can always find the positive in change." Which quotations could you use to prove or disprove this statement? Secondly, discuss what types of things people want to change and not want to change. Is change inevitable? Students will turn in their homework (list of quotations) along with the classwork freewrite.
5. If time, students will begin their homework of reading of "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau with the intention of determining what deliberatre change he made in his life and how it affected him.
Homework: Read pages 148-158 in Holt Interactive Reader and complete questions in the margins. Field trip money and permission slips are due by Thursday, January 15th.
1. Attendance, Collect extra credit options for The Crucible
2. Using laptop or desktop computers, students will log into the NoRedInk website to continue the grammar, usage, and mechanics pretests. Students will give feedback on NoRedInk pretests on grammar, usage, and mechanics. Based on class and individual results, we will begin mini-lessons on problematic areas next week.
3. Students will finish taking notes from on the American Literature timeline and speculate on why (or what caused) each movement to evolve into the next. The bottom line is... persuasive writers and speakers were the ones who promoted change from one movement to the next. Hand out permission slips for an upcoming field trip on Tuesday, January 20th (optional) to see the movie Selma, the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Students will leave LHS at 9:30 and return by 1:30. The cost will be $5.27 which covers the private showing movie ticket. We must have 5 adult chaperones whose tickets are free. Payment and permission slips must be received by Thursday, January 15th.
4. Students will freewrite for 8-10 minutes about one of the quotations they recorded for homework. In small groups, students will share and compare their quotations about the concept of change which they believe to be true. Each student determine whether each quotation falls into the category of change for the better or change for the worse. Discuss the following statement: "regardless of the causes or the effects, one can always find the positive in change." Which quotations could you use to prove or disprove this statement? Secondly, discuss what types of things people want to change and not want to change. Is change inevitable? Students will turn in their homework (list of quotations) along with the classwork freewrite.
5. If time, students will begin their homework of reading of "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau with the intention of determining what deliberatre change he made in his life and how it affected him.
Homework: Read pages 148-158 in Holt Interactive Reader and complete questions in the margins. Field trip money and permission slips are due by Thursday, January 15th.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
1. Attendance, Looking Ahead, No Red Ink: Review Rules on Parallelism
2. Using laptop or desktop computers, students will log into the NoRedInk website to continue the grammar, usage, and mechanics pretests. Students will turn in money and permission slips for an upcoming field trip on Tuesday, January 20th (optional) to see the movie Selma, the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Students will leave LHS at 9:30 and return by 1:30. The cost will be $5.27 which covers the private showing movie ticket. We must have 5 adult chaperones whose tickets are free. Payment and permission slips must be received by Thursday, January 15th.
3. Students will read Tara McNamara's review of Selma, studying her argument as to why teens should watch this movie.
4. Students will discuss the concept of non-conformity: citing famous non-conformists in history and juxtaposing it with the concept of rationalism.
5. Students will complete the assessment practice on page 161. I will check homework completion (margin questions on pages 148-158). The class will discuss their homework reading of "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau and determine what deliberate change he made in his life and how it affected him.
6. Students will choose a memorable line from Thoreau's "Walden" and write a short analysis of it to share next block. In the analysis, students will embed the quotation into the introductory sentences, thoroughly explain what Thoreau meant, and relate the quotation to post-modern times (personal or societal) using specific examples.
Homework: Choose a memorable line from Thoreau's "Walden" and complete a quotation analysis. Field trip money and permission slips are due by Thursday, January 15th.
1. Attendance, Looking Ahead, No Red Ink: Review Rules on Parallelism
2. Using laptop or desktop computers, students will log into the NoRedInk website to continue the grammar, usage, and mechanics pretests. Students will turn in money and permission slips for an upcoming field trip on Tuesday, January 20th (optional) to see the movie Selma, the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Students will leave LHS at 9:30 and return by 1:30. The cost will be $5.27 which covers the private showing movie ticket. We must have 5 adult chaperones whose tickets are free. Payment and permission slips must be received by Thursday, January 15th.
3. Students will read Tara McNamara's review of Selma, studying her argument as to why teens should watch this movie.
4. Students will discuss the concept of non-conformity: citing famous non-conformists in history and juxtaposing it with the concept of rationalism.
5. Students will complete the assessment practice on page 161. I will check homework completion (margin questions on pages 148-158). The class will discuss their homework reading of "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau and determine what deliberate change he made in his life and how it affected him.
6. Students will choose a memorable line from Thoreau's "Walden" and write a short analysis of it to share next block. In the analysis, students will embed the quotation into the introductory sentences, thoroughly explain what Thoreau meant, and relate the quotation to post-modern times (personal or societal) using specific examples.
Homework: Choose a memorable line from Thoreau's "Walden" and complete a quotation analysis. Field trip money and permission slips are due by Thursday, January 15th.
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Thursday, January 15, 2015
1. Attendance, Looking Ahead
2. No Red Ink: Review Rules on Parallelism - Tutorials - Students will review this concept individually or in pairs.
3. Using laptop or desktop computers, students will log into the NoRedInk website to continue the grammar, usage, and mechanics pretests. Students will turn in money and permission slips for an upcoming field trip on Tuesday, January 20th (optional) to see the movie Selma, the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Students will leave LHS at 9:30 and return by 1:30. The cost will be $5.27 which covers the private showing movie ticket. We must have 5 adult chaperones whose tickets are free. Payment and permission slips must be received by Thursday, January 15th.
3. Students will view Oprah Winfrey interview about Selma, analyzing her argument as to why teens should watch this movie.
4. Students will continue reviewing the analysis questions about Thoreau's "Walden." and then review the assessment practice on page 161.
5. After reading the non-fiction selection on page 389 "Thoreau Still Beckons if I Can Take My Laptop" by Cynthia G. La Ferle, students will weigh the pros and cons of Thoreau's experiment and personally respond to whether they would ever choose to do something similar.
5. Snippets of Walden Wisdom - Students will create a one-pager on one sentence from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Students will adapt their freewrites about a memorable line from Thoreau's "Walden" into a colorful visual. On the one-pager, students will include Thoreau's quotation and an explanation of what Thoreau meant in modern terms. With additional words, phrases, and pictures, students will illustrate Thoreau's wisdom.
Homework: (for Thursday, 1/22) Read "Civil Disobedience" on pages 390-396 in your Holt Literature book. Be able to answer all margin questions and write out responses for #1-3 and #7 on page 397. On Tuesday, 1/20, check in with Mrs. Clay at the auditorium side of the cafeteria at the beginning of 2nd block on Tuesday.
1. Attendance, Looking Ahead
2. No Red Ink: Review Rules on Parallelism - Tutorials - Students will review this concept individually or in pairs.
3. Using laptop or desktop computers, students will log into the NoRedInk website to continue the grammar, usage, and mechanics pretests. Students will turn in money and permission slips for an upcoming field trip on Tuesday, January 20th (optional) to see the movie Selma, the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Students will leave LHS at 9:30 and return by 1:30. The cost will be $5.27 which covers the private showing movie ticket. We must have 5 adult chaperones whose tickets are free. Payment and permission slips must be received by Thursday, January 15th.
3. Students will view Oprah Winfrey interview about Selma, analyzing her argument as to why teens should watch this movie.
4. Students will continue reviewing the analysis questions about Thoreau's "Walden." and then review the assessment practice on page 161.
5. After reading the non-fiction selection on page 389 "Thoreau Still Beckons if I Can Take My Laptop" by Cynthia G. La Ferle, students will weigh the pros and cons of Thoreau's experiment and personally respond to whether they would ever choose to do something similar.
5. Snippets of Walden Wisdom - Students will create a one-pager on one sentence from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Students will adapt their freewrites about a memorable line from Thoreau's "Walden" into a colorful visual. On the one-pager, students will include Thoreau's quotation and an explanation of what Thoreau meant in modern terms. With additional words, phrases, and pictures, students will illustrate Thoreau's wisdom.
Homework: (for Thursday, 1/22) Read "Civil Disobedience" on pages 390-396 in your Holt Literature book. Be able to answer all margin questions and write out responses for #1-3 and #7 on page 397. On Tuesday, 1/20, check in with Mrs. Clay at the auditorium side of the cafeteria at the beginning of 2nd block on Tuesday.
Film Clip Link of Oprah on Selma: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/oprah-winfrey-movie-selma-parallels-ferguson-michael-brown-eric-garner-protests/
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
1. Attendance, Re-scheduling Details of Selma Field Trip
2. No Red Ink: Students will take a quiz on identifying and matching parallel elements on the website NoRedInk.com.
3. Using laptop or desktop computers, students will log into the NoRedInk website to continue the grammar, usage, and mechanics pretests. Given three quotations by Martin Luther King, Jr. students will try to fill in the blanks given what they know of the speaker. In honor of his birthday, we will have an open discussion of these three sentiments. Encourage students to connect ideas from MLK to Thoreau.
4. Students will listen to a dramatic reading of "On Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau. As they read, students will use post-it notes to annotate the text. Students will be encouraged to refer to these notes to answer #1,2,3 and 7 on page 397.
6. Extra Credit - Snippets of Walden Wisdom - If time, students will continue working on the one-pager on one sentence from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Students adapted their freewrites about a memorable line from Thoreau's "Walden" into a colorful visual. On the one-pager, students will include Thoreau's quotation and an explanation of what Thoreau meant in modern terms. With additional words, phrases, and pictures, students will illustrate Thoreau's wisdom.
Homework: (for Thursday, 1/22) Read "Civil Disobedience" on pages 390-396 in your Holt Literature book. Be able to answer all margin questions and write out responses for #1-3 and #7 on page 397.
1. Attendance, Re-scheduling Details of Selma Field Trip
2. No Red Ink: Students will take a quiz on identifying and matching parallel elements on the website NoRedInk.com.
3. Using laptop or desktop computers, students will log into the NoRedInk website to continue the grammar, usage, and mechanics pretests. Given three quotations by Martin Luther King, Jr. students will try to fill in the blanks given what they know of the speaker. In honor of his birthday, we will have an open discussion of these three sentiments. Encourage students to connect ideas from MLK to Thoreau.
4. Students will listen to a dramatic reading of "On Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau. As they read, students will use post-it notes to annotate the text. Students will be encouraged to refer to these notes to answer #1,2,3 and 7 on page 397.
6. Extra Credit - Snippets of Walden Wisdom - If time, students will continue working on the one-pager on one sentence from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Students adapted their freewrites about a memorable line from Thoreau's "Walden" into a colorful visual. On the one-pager, students will include Thoreau's quotation and an explanation of what Thoreau meant in modern terms. With additional words, phrases, and pictures, students will illustrate Thoreau's wisdom.
Homework: (for Thursday, 1/22) Read "Civil Disobedience" on pages 390-396 in your Holt Literature book. Be able to answer all margin questions and write out responses for #1-3 and #7 on page 397.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
1. Attendance, Collect new permission slips for Selma Field Trip - Check in with me in the foyer at 9:15 on Wednesday, January 28th. There will be 2 buses: one for 3B and one for 4B.
2. Pre-Registration for 2015 School Year: Students will meet with their counselors at various locations to register for senior year. 3B will begin after lunch at 12:05, and 4B will begin at the beginning of the block at 12:45.
3. No Red Ink: Students will begin independent assignment on Commonly Confused Words on the website NoRedInk.com.
4. Students will compare and discuss homework responses from "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau. Turn in papers for teacher evaluation.
5. Students will share and turn in Extra Credit - One Pager Illustrations of One Liners from Henry David Thoreau.
6. Students will read "On Civil Disobedience" by Mohandas Gandhi and compare his ideas with Thoreau's.
Homework: No school on Monday or Tuesday! Meet in foyer at 9:15a.m. for Selma field Trip on Wednesday! For Friday, 1/30, read pp 1204 - 1214 and write out responses for #1,2,3,4, and 9 on page 1215.
1. Attendance, Collect new permission slips for Selma Field Trip - Check in with me in the foyer at 9:15 on Wednesday, January 28th. There will be 2 buses: one for 3B and one for 4B.
2. Pre-Registration for 2015 School Year: Students will meet with their counselors at various locations to register for senior year. 3B will begin after lunch at 12:05, and 4B will begin at the beginning of the block at 12:45.
3. No Red Ink: Students will begin independent assignment on Commonly Confused Words on the website NoRedInk.com.
4. Students will compare and discuss homework responses from "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau. Turn in papers for teacher evaluation.
5. Students will share and turn in Extra Credit - One Pager Illustrations of One Liners from Henry David Thoreau.
6. Students will read "On Civil Disobedience" by Mohandas Gandhi and compare his ideas with Thoreau's.
Homework: No school on Monday or Tuesday! Meet in foyer at 9:15a.m. for Selma field Trip on Wednesday! For Friday, 1/30, read pp 1204 - 1214 and write out responses for #1,2,3,4, and 9 on page 1215.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - Substitute Plan
1. Attendance
2. NoRedInk - Commonly Confused Words Set #1
3. Selma trailer, Selma Writing Contest
4. Read pages 1204 - 1214 and write out responses to questions #1,2,3,4, and 9.
"Letter from Birmingham Jail"
5. Visit Landstown library
Homework: Read pages 1204-1214 and write out responses to questions #1,2,3,4, and 9.
1. Attendance
2. NoRedInk - Commonly Confused Words Set #1
3. Selma trailer, Selma Writing Contest
4. Read pages 1204 - 1214 and write out responses to questions #1,2,3,4, and 9.
"Letter from Birmingham Jail"
5. Visit Landstown library
Homework: Read pages 1204-1214 and write out responses to questions #1,2,3,4, and 9.
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Friday, January 30, 2015
1. Attendance, CWRA letter from Administration
2. Reactions to Selma movie & field trip; Selma Writing & Speech Contest
http://www.ranker.com/list/selma-movie-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes
3. NoRedInk - Commonly Confused Words Set #1
4. Discuss "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and "Ballad of Birmingham" from pages 1204 - 1214 using responses to questions #1,2,3,4, and 9.
5. Considering all of the civil rights literature we have studied, students will track the overarching theme: when people are faced with injustice, they have the right and the duty to resist. Students will review the Meeting of the Minds assignment which will be due on Thursday, February 5th.
Homework: Begin working on research and responses for the Meeting of the Minds roundtable discussion on Thursday, February 5th.
1. Attendance, CWRA letter from Administration
2. Reactions to Selma movie & field trip; Selma Writing & Speech Contest
http://www.ranker.com/list/selma-movie-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes
3. NoRedInk - Commonly Confused Words Set #1
4. Discuss "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and "Ballad of Birmingham" from pages 1204 - 1214 using responses to questions #1,2,3,4, and 9.
5. Considering all of the civil rights literature we have studied, students will track the overarching theme: when people are faced with injustice, they have the right and the duty to resist. Students will review the Meeting of the Minds assignment which will be due on Thursday, February 5th.
Homework: Begin working on research and responses for the Meeting of the Minds roundtable discussion on Thursday, February 5th.
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