Friday- Day 88

Finals:

2
3

Thursday- Day 87

Finals:

9
10

Wednesday- Day 86

Finals:

4/5/6
6/7/8

Tuesday- Day 85

1. SSR
2. Review

Monday- Day 84

1. SSR
2. Review

Friday- Day 82

1. SSR and Stem
2. Sentences
3. Cask of Amontillado

Thursday- Day 82

1. SSR

2. SDL

3. Cask of Amontillado 

Homework- Sentences

Wednesday- Day 81

1. SSR and Stem
2. Song Quote Quiz
3. Literary Movements we did not cover......oopppppps

Homework- Sentences

Tuesday- Day 80

1. SSR
2. SDL

Interested in ACTING?

3. Wrapping up Douglass

Homework- sentences

Monday- Day 79

1.Book Project
2. Quote of the week
3. Chapter 11


Homework- finish Chapter 11 and sentences

Friday- Day 78

1. Book Project
2. Chapter 10

Thursday- Day 77

1. Book Project
2. Discuss the first half of 10 at your table

• what shocked you
• what was the most important part
• what are the 3 most important lines
• what was confusing
• what questions do you have

3. Finish chapter 10

Homework- Chapter 10 and sentences

Wednesday- Day 76

1. Book Project
2. First half of chapter 10

Homework- read up to "My term of actual" on page 74 and sentences

Tuesday- Day 75

1. Book Project
2. Summative Task- it was on the blog yesterday!


Homework- Summative Task- it is due tomorrow and sentences

Monday- Day 74

I will be leaving.  Please be good for the sub

Do not forget the December 7th deadline-this is a HARD deadline.  Nothing will be taken after December 7th at 325pm!!


Douglass Summative Task



Homework- Summative Task is due WEDNESDAY and sentences for Friday

Tuesday- Day 73

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Chapter 9


Happy Thanksgiving

Monday- Day 72

1. SSR
2. Quote of the week
3. DECEMBER 7th
4. Book Project......pushed back one day
5. Chapter 9


Homework- Finish Chapter 9

Friday- Day 71

1. SSR and Stem
2. Vaso
3. Chapter 8 Questions

Thursday- Day 70

Jr. Plan

Wednesday- Day 69

1. SSR and STEM
2. SDL
3. Chapter 8

Homework- sentences and Chapter 8

Tuesday- Day 68

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Survey
4. Paragraph


Homework- Paragraph

Monday- Day 67

1. SSR
2. Quote of the week
3. Book Project Order and Book project requirements
4. What class will you take next year?
5. Continue Questions from Friday
6. Begin your third Douglass Paragraph


Homework- Sentences

Friday- Day 66

1. SSR
2. Vaso
3. Chapter 7

Thursday- Day 65

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Watch what people said to you in VoiceThread
4. Chapter 7

Homework- 1. Sentences 2. Chapter 7

Wednesday- Day 64

1. SSR
2. The Wire Quiz- you can work with a partner
3. Go back into VOICE THREAD, watch people's posts, and respond to them. I expect you to make 10 replies to people  You can do all 10 replies to a single passage, or you can reply to several passages.  However, you need to make 10 posts in all.

Some things to say in your response:

I agree...
I disagree...
This also connects to.....
Did you ever think......
What do you feel.....
When I read the passage I......

You can say anything.....just provide feedback to your peers.  You need to do my job for each other.

Homework- 1. sentences 2. Respond to people on VoiceThread

Tuesday- Day 63

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Continue VoiceThread....here it is if you were absent yesterday

HEAD PHONES TOMORROW

Homework- 1. sentences 2. finish VoiceThread

Monday- Day 62

1. SSR
2. Quote of the week
3.VoiceThread


Homework- Sentences

Day 61- Friday

1. SSR and stem
2. Vaso
3. Jigsaw chapter 6

Day 60- Thursday

1. SSR
2. SDL
5 questions
3. Chapter 6

Homework- sentences and chapter 6

Day 59- Wednesday

1. SSR and stem
2. SDL
3. Go over arguments.....Questions


Homework- setences

Day 58- Tuesday

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Chapter 5
4. Arguments


Homework- sentences, chapter 5, and arguments

Day 57- Monday

1. SDL
2. Quote of the week
3.  Book projects begin in 1 month
4. Write- you should have two paragraphs on Douglass's arguments done at the end of the period


Homework- Sentences and finish your paragraphs

Day 55- Friday

1. SSR and Stem
2. Vaso
3. Douglass writing- our second paragraph

Day 54- Thursday

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Arguments for chapters 3-4...use the chart that you have in your drive

Homework- sentences

Day 53- Wednesday

1. SSR and STEM
2. Best Picture Quiz
3. Begin Chapter 4

Homework- Complete chapter 4 and sentences

Day 52- Tuesday

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Chapter 3 questions


Homework- Sentences

Day 51- Monday

1. SSR
2. Quote of the week
3. Chapter 3 of Douglass

Homework- Finish Douglass and sentences

Day 50- Friday

1. SSR and Stem
2. VASO
3. Finish Douglass writing

Day 49- Thursday

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Argument Sheet- let's do one more together!
4. Douglass Writing- save this as DOUGLASS writing in your ENGLISH FOLDER

Homework- sentences and writing

Day 48- Wednesday

1. SSR and STEM
2. SDL

SUMMATIVE TASK- they are graded and entered

Effects of the slavery today

3. Go over chapter 2
4. Add to the argument sheet


Homework- argument sheet and sentences

NO SCHOOL

CONFERENCE

Day 47- Monday

1. SSR......Quarter 2 Book Project
Requirements
2. Quote of the week
3. Chapter 2

Homework- Sentences and finish 2 for WEDNESDAY

Day 46- Friday

1. SSR and STEM
2. Vaso
3. Begin chapter 2

Day 45- Thursday

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Go over chapter 1
4. Arguments

Homework- Sentences

Day 44- Wednesday

1. SSR and Stem- MIKE RUIZ MAKE A COPY
2. Book Quote Quiz
3. Continue chapter 1
4. Arguments


Homework- Sentences

Day 43- Tuesday

 1. Last day of book projects
2. Wrap-up Douglass chapter 1
3. Douglass's Argument

Homework- Sentences and Douglass's argument

Day 42- Thursday

1. Post your book project here
2. Douglass

Day 41- Wednesday

1. Post your book project here



2. 12 years a slave
3. Douglass

Day 40- Tuesday

1. Post your book project here
2. 12 years a slave

Day 39- Monday

WHO IS GOING TODAY

1. Post your book project here
2. 12 years a slave

Day 38- Friday

1. SSR and Stem
2. Vaso
3. Work on your book project or your writing


Homework- Get your stuff done

Day 37- Thursday

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Work day- writing or Book Project- I can help you with the slides

Thesis- George Friedman argues using logos that America will be more prosperous in the next 100 years than ever before.

 Claim- George Friedman argues using logos that America will be more prosperous in the next 100 years than ever before because America’s economy produces goods and services at a greater rate than ever before.

Claim- George Friedman argues using logos that America will be more prosperous in the next 100 years than ever before because America’s location between two oceans allows for the quickest world-wide trade while being able to limit the trade of other nations.

Homework- Sentences, Writing, Book Project

Day 36- Wednesday

1. SSR and Stem
2. SDL
3. Writing



Homework- Writing and sentences

Day 35- Tuesday

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Writing


Homework- Writing and Sentences

Day 34- Monday

1. SSR
2. Quote of the Week
3. Summative Task



Homework- Writing is due Monday-Sentences due Friday

Day 33- Friday

TEST

Day 32- Thursday

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Complete your writing


Homework- Test

Day 31- Wednensday

1. SSR and Stem
2. Oscar Wilde Quiz
3. Write

Homework- Study for your test.

Day 30- Tuesday

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Continue with the Declaration
4. Declaration writing....maybe


Homework- Study for your test

Day 29- Monday

1. SSR
2, Quote of the week
3. Declaration of Independence


Homework- Finish reading the Declaration and study for your test.  NO SENTENCES THIS WEEK.

Friday- Day 28

1. SSR and Stem
2. Vaso
3. Open the DOC with your Henry and Crisis writing.  HIGHLIGHT THE ONE YOU WANT ME TO READ.


The Social Network
Eurotrip
How to Lose a Guy
Talladega Nights


3. The First Break-up

Day 27- Thursday

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Crisis Writing- Due tomorrow


Homework-  Crisis writing and sentences

Day 26- Wednesday

1. SSR and Stem
2. Crisis Writing- please write  on the same DOC that you did your Henry writing on

• Work on today
• Tomorrow
• Due when you walk in the room Friday.

3. Declaration of Independence


Homework- Sentences

Day 25- Tuesday

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Continue The Crisis Writing- it's due tomorrow

Homework- sentences and writing

Day 24- Monday

1. SSR
2. Quote of the Week
3. Book Project
   Outline
   Order
How to change the slides


4. Crisis Writing- you need to write on the same document that you did the Henry writing on

The writing is not homework, but it will be due on Wednesday

Homework- Sentences

Day 23- Friday

1. SSR and Stem
2. Vaso
3. Go over The Crisis 
4. Writing- please write on the the same document you did for Patrick Henry.

Day 22- Thursday

1. SSR- 15 minutes
2. Continue with The Crisis


Homework- Sentences and finish The Crisis

Day 21- Wednesday

1. SSR and Stem
2. Leslie Knope Quiz
3. The Crisis


Homework- Sentences

Day 20- Tuesday

1. SSR and Stem
2. WE ARE ONE MONTH FROM THE BOOK PROJECTS BEING DUE
3. 15 minutes to work on your writing
4.  Edit partner's work

   - reader (non-writer) reads out loud to partner-let author change anything he/she wants to change (reader just reads and types)

    - reader (non-writer) reads work out loud AGAIN.  Reader can change anything wording that is not correct (EX: gonna, cuz, b4,i).  Make this is a formal writing piece

    - together the two of you must look at the work and make sure there is a S, CP, CX, CPCX sentence in the writing.  If there is not, you ARE NOT TO ADD anything to the work.  Rather, you are to modify and play with the sentences in order to create each sentence.

    - Complete this process with both people

    - Individual work- go back and look at your CLAIM, EVIDENCE, REASONING, and CONCLUSION.  It is time to revise these ideas....if you need to.  Make any changes to the IDEAS you have written.  This is where you fix the big picture stuff not the wording and grammar (gutting the bathroom vs putting in a new vanity)

Homework- Sentences

Labor Day- Monday

Happy Labor Day

Day 19

1. SSR and STEM
2. VASO
3. Continue writing

Day 18

1. SSR
2. SDL

Writing- find your voice.  Use what I have given you as a guide, but make the words yours!


3. Unit I writing format and practice


Homework- sentences

Day 17

1. SSR and STEM
2. SDL
3. Fill the gaps (NEW PARTNERS) continue working
4. Unit I writing format and practice


Homework- Sentences

Day 16

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Continue Henry



Homework- sentences and Henry

Day 15

1. SSR
2. Quote of the week
3. Wrap up Rhetorical Strategies
4. Start Henry




Homework- Sentences

Day 14

1. SSR and Stem
2. Vaso- the first time
3. Rhetorical Strategies

Homework- Have a great weekend!

Day 13

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. http://my.hrw.com
    jr12345@student.leyden212.org
    Jr#lockercombo
3. Connect the movie to the course understandings
4. Rhetorical Strategies

Homework: Sentences

Day 12

1. SSR and STEM
2. Structure Quiz
3. The Story of US
4. Connect the movie to the course understandings
5. On-line text book
      User name: same as everything you use here- jr21684@student.leyden212.org
       Password- Jr#locker combo

6. Rhetorical Strategies

Homework: Finish sentences

Day 11

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. The Story of US (if we did not get to it yesterday)
4. Course understandings
5. Connect the movie to the course understandings
6. Rhetorical Strategies


HOMEWORK: Finish rhetorical strategies and sentences

Day 10

1. SSR
2. Quote of the week
3. Continue with the commercial activity
4. The Story of US (if time, or we can get to it tomorrow)


Homework: Sentences for Friday
                    commercial activity

Friday, August 21- Day 9

1. SSR
2. Stem
3. Vaso
4. Grade book has been updated
5. Course Understandings
6. Choice and Message

Thursday, August 20- Day 8

1. SSR
2. SDL- don't lose the packet
3. Continue with the PRE-TEST



Homework- Sentences are due tomorrow

Wednesday, August 19- Day 7

1. SSR
2. Stem Response
3. I made a mistake, but it helps you
4. Go over the grammar activity from yesterday
5. Begin Rhetorical Strategies PRE-TEST



Homework- sentence for Friday

Tuesday, August 18- Day 6

1. SSR
2. Quote of the week
3. Procedures...how I operate.  SSR points, late work/redo's/ process appraoch
4. Ignite Presentations
5. Book Projects
6. Presentation Order
7. Sentence Structures.......Grammar quizzes and Friday VASO


Homework- Finish your sentence activity and sentences for Friday

Monday, August 17- Day 5

Continue the writing assignment from Friday

Friday, August 14- Day 4

WE MADE IT THROUGH WEEK 1


1. Where do you fall?
2. What do Liberals and Conservatives believe?
3.Lib/Con Writing


HOMEWORK: SSR book

Thursday, August 13- Day 3

1. Attendance- Am I getting better with your names?
2. Continue the candidates sheet from yesterday
3. Where do you fall?

HOMEWORK: get an SSR book

Wednesday, August 12- Day 2

1. Attendance- I am still trying to learn your names
2. What are the major issues in America today?
3. Join my remind.com feed
4. A lot can happen in a year
5. Group list and decide on the 10 most important
6. Presidential Candidates


HOMEWORK: Get an SSR book

Tuesday, August 11- Day 1

Welcome to the new school year

1. Let's get you some seats
2. SAVE THIS WEBSITE
3. Meet your classmates
4. The American Studies approach to this class
5. Biggest issues facing America today
6. Video

Homework: Get an SSR book

Monday, August 10- Institute Day

INSTITUTE DAY

TEST PAGE

Here is the link to the class blog!