Remember, you can always redo an assignment and/or retake a quiz for a better score! There's always room for improvement!
Here is the login information for EBSCO:
Username: mtlib_2_1265
Password: discovery
Username: mtlib_2_1265
Password: discovery
Monday, October 19th
Jamestown (Explore/Research)
Reminder: Please bring your earbuds or headphones tomorrow and Wednesday!
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. Day One is an exploration and research day! Read the articles, watch the videos, and explore the artifacts archaeologists have dug up on location.
Jamestown (Explore/Research)
Reminder: Please bring your earbuds or headphones tomorrow and Wednesday!
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. Day One is an exploration and research day! Read the articles, watch the videos, and explore the artifacts archaeologists have dug up on location.
Wednesday, October 14th
Sell This Haunted House
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. You will need to look at the Google Slides titled "Sell This Haunted House." You will also need to look at the Google Doc titled "House for Sale." For this assignment, you need to think like a real estate agent! How are you going to sell the White's family house? Looking at the Google Doc, you will notice that the first page has a total of seven boxes which you will illustrate in. Yes, you have to draw! Please do the best you can and take your time with your illustrations. Keep in mind the time period (19th century) and use what you know from the story. You may have to use your imagination for your illustrations since the story doesn't give us exact details. The first big box is where you will draw the outside of the White's family house. How did you picture it when you were reading or listening to the story? The six small boxes is where you will draw specific rooms that were being described in the story. They don't necessarily have to be rooms. Real estate agents like to take pictures of places that might be close by the residence. In other words, you could draw a cemetery since we learned that there was one about two miles away from the White's family house (where Herbert was burried). You could also draw a street lamp across a deserted road since we learned about this when Mrs. White opened the front door at the end of the story. Please add some color to your illustrations, but stick with the Gothic Horror theme. So think about those dark colors (gray, black, blue, brown, etc.). The second page has some general information about the real estate agent and property. Please see Google Slides 3 & 4 for examples. You can make-up all of this information, but I would try to stick with the story as much as possible. Please come up with your own ideas and don't copy my examples. Have fun with this assignment! *If you don't have a printer at home, then please use line paper for the general information and printer paper for the illustrations. Be creative and use what you have at home!
Sell This Haunted House
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. You will need to look at the Google Slides titled "Sell This Haunted House." You will also need to look at the Google Doc titled "House for Sale." For this assignment, you need to think like a real estate agent! How are you going to sell the White's family house? Looking at the Google Doc, you will notice that the first page has a total of seven boxes which you will illustrate in. Yes, you have to draw! Please do the best you can and take your time with your illustrations. Keep in mind the time period (19th century) and use what you know from the story. You may have to use your imagination for your illustrations since the story doesn't give us exact details. The first big box is where you will draw the outside of the White's family house. How did you picture it when you were reading or listening to the story? The six small boxes is where you will draw specific rooms that were being described in the story. They don't necessarily have to be rooms. Real estate agents like to take pictures of places that might be close by the residence. In other words, you could draw a cemetery since we learned that there was one about two miles away from the White's family house (where Herbert was burried). You could also draw a street lamp across a deserted road since we learned about this when Mrs. White opened the front door at the end of the story. Please add some color to your illustrations, but stick with the Gothic Horror theme. So think about those dark colors (gray, black, blue, brown, etc.). The second page has some general information about the real estate agent and property. Please see Google Slides 3 & 4 for examples. You can make-up all of this information, but I would try to stick with the story as much as possible. Please come up with your own ideas and don't copy my examples. Have fun with this assignment! *If you don't have a printer at home, then please use line paper for the general information and printer paper for the illustrations. Be creative and use what you have at home!
Tuesday, October 13th
Read "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. You will need to read or listen to Part III from the short story, "The Monkey's Paw." To find the short story and audio, please go to Google Classroom.
Read "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. You will need to read or listen to Part III from the short story, "The Monkey's Paw." To find the short story and audio, please go to Google Classroom.
Monday, October 12th
Read "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. You will need to read or listen to Part I & Part II from the short story, "The Monkey's Paw." To find the short story and audio, please go to Google Classroom.
What elements are used within Gothic Horror? Please watch a scene from Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride to identify some elements:
Read "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. You will need to read or listen to Part I & Part II from the short story, "The Monkey's Paw." To find the short story and audio, please go to Google Classroom.
What elements are used within Gothic Horror? Please watch a scene from Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride to identify some elements:
Friday, October 7th
Socratic Seminar
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. Please pick at least three questions (from the Google Doc I provided you on Google Classroom) to respond to. You DON’T have to answer all the questions. You need to; however, write in complete sentences and your responses need to be thoughtful. In other words, you need to put some thought into your responses. Please highlight the questions you are responding to.
(Q= Question & A= Answer)
Socratic Seminar
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. Please pick at least three questions (from the Google Doc I provided you on Google Classroom) to respond to. You DON’T have to answer all the questions. You need to; however, write in complete sentences and your responses need to be thoughtful. In other words, you need to put some thought into your responses. Please highlight the questions you are responding to.
(Q= Question & A= Answer)
Thursday, October 8th
C.E.A.E.A.L. Response
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. Please fill out the C.E.A.E.A.L. Graphic Organizer. Make sure you read the directions, answer the question, and read the guiding boxes carefully. When you're done, you will then copy and paste your sentences (in order) onto the Google Doc I've provided you. In other words, the Google Doc should have the same information from the graphic organizer but it now looks like a C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me ([email protected]). This is our first C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph, so do the best you can. We will practice C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraphs throughout the year.
C.E.A.E.A.L. Response
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. Please fill out the C.E.A.E.A.L. Graphic Organizer. Make sure you read the directions, answer the question, and read the guiding boxes carefully. When you're done, you will then copy and paste your sentences (in order) onto the Google Doc I've provided you. In other words, the Google Doc should have the same information from the graphic organizer but it now looks like a C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me ([email protected]). This is our first C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph, so do the best you can. We will practice C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraphs throughout the year.
Wednesday, October 7th
Read "The Smallest Dragonboy" by Anne McCaffrey
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. You will need to listen to or read the short story, "The Smallest Dragonboy" by Anne McCaffrey. You can find the short story and audio on Google Classroom.
Read "The Smallest Dragonboy" by Anne McCaffrey
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. You will need to listen to or read the short story, "The Smallest Dragonboy" by Anne McCaffrey. You can find the short story and audio on Google Classroom.
Tuesday, October 6th
Plot Line Quiz/S.S.R.
If you were absent, you will need to make-up your Plot Line Quiz when you return to school. Please schedule a day/time to make-up the quiz. Also, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes.
Plot Line Quiz/S.S.R.
If you were absent, you will need to make-up your Plot Line Quiz when you return to school. Please schedule a day/time to make-up the quiz. Also, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes.
Monday, October 5th
Read "Rapunzel" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Reminder: Plot Line Quiz Tomorrow!
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. You will need to read the fairy tale, "Rapunzel," by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. You can find the story on Google Classroom. There is an audio you can listen to on the Google Slides titled "Rapunzel," which can also be found on Google Classroom. The audio is specifically on Google Slide 4.
After listening/reading the fairy tale, you will need to label a plot line diagram for "Rapunzel." In other words, you need to identify the five story elements within the story. You need to summarize each story element in one to three sentences. I created a plot line diagram on a Google Doc for you, which can be found on Google Classroom.
Read "Rapunzel" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Reminder: Plot Line Quiz Tomorrow!
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom for this assignment. You will need to read the fairy tale, "Rapunzel," by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. You can find the story on Google Classroom. There is an audio you can listen to on the Google Slides titled "Rapunzel," which can also be found on Google Classroom. The audio is specifically on Google Slide 4.
After listening/reading the fairy tale, you will need to label a plot line diagram for "Rapunzel." In other words, you need to identify the five story elements within the story. You need to summarize each story element in one to three sentences. I created a plot line diagram on a Google Doc for you, which can be found on Google Classroom.
Friday, October 2nd
Introduce Plot Line
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom and take notes over plot line. You will need to take notes on each story element. You only need to write down the story element and the information I have bolded. Please feel free to watch the short video clips. They will help you understand the role and/or purpose of each story element.
Introduce Plot Line
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom and take notes over plot line. You will need to take notes on each story element. You only need to write down the story element and the information I have bolded. Please feel free to watch the short video clips. They will help you understand the role and/or purpose of each story element.
Thursday, October 1st
Team Galaxy Field Trip
If you were absent, please use today to get caught up on any work that you've missed in ELA.
Team Galaxy Field Trip
If you were absent, please use today to get caught up on any work that you've missed in ELA.
Wednesday, September 30th
Gallery Walk
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom and take notes over the figurative language terms. You need to print off the Figurative Language Three-Column Notes. If you don't have a printer or ran out of ink, then please take out a blank sheet of paper, fold it into thirds, and title it Figurative Language. You also need to label each column with the following: 1) Word/Visual, 2) Definition, and 3) Example. Use my example below:
Gallery Walk
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom and take notes over the figurative language terms. You need to print off the Figurative Language Three-Column Notes. If you don't have a printer or ran out of ink, then please take out a blank sheet of paper, fold it into thirds, and title it Figurative Language. You also need to label each column with the following: 1) Word/Visual, 2) Definition, and 3) Example. Use my example below:
Please see the PDF titled Figurative Language (Gallery Walk) to complete the Gallery Walk from home. You only need to fill in the blank boxes. If there is more than one poster for a term, then you choose which poster(s) you would like to take information from. There should be a total of twelve terms. Here is how your notes should look:
Tuesday, September 29th
Figurative Language Continues
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom, finish your poster, and turn it in. As a reminder, you only need to complete ONE poster over ONE figurative language term (of your choosing). If you completed this assignment yesterday, then please read your independent novel for at least forty minutes.
Figurative Language Continues
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom, finish your poster, and turn it in. As a reminder, you only need to complete ONE poster over ONE figurative language term (of your choosing). If you completed this assignment yesterday, then please read your independent novel for at least forty minutes.
Monday, September 28th
Figurative Language
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom to complete this assignment. You will choose a word from the list to create a poster on: alliteration, idiom, onomatopoeia, imagery, metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, allusion, or symbolism. The poster needs to contain the following information:
Figurative Language
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom to complete this assignment. You will choose a word from the list to create a poster on: alliteration, idiom, onomatopoeia, imagery, metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, allusion, or symbolism. The poster needs to contain the following information:
- word (bolded)
- definition (dictionary definition)
- three examples that show how the figurative language is used within each sentence
- a picture to represent each example
Friday, September 25th
Read "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-5) titled "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry. You can find these Google Slides under the "Documents" tab. Please complete the "Do What's Right" activity which can be found on Google Slide 3. I uploaded an example under the "Documents" tab. Also please read "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry. You can find the short story under the "Documents" tab. You don't need to print it off.
Context Clues
O. Henry loved long words and fancy words. (He read dictionaries for pleasure!) Although this story is written in a plainer style than most of his stories, you will come across some typical O. Henry word choices. For example, in the second paragraph, he says "pacific thoroughfare." Most people would just say "peaceful street." Some of O. Henry's difficult words can be figured out by examining their structure or by looking at context clues or by thinking of words that the unfamiliar word resembles. Pacific, for example, resembles pacifist, "a person who loves peace." It also resembles pacifier, the device you give babies to keep them peaceful.
Foreshadowing
O. Henry is famous for writing stories with surprise endings. When most readers finish reading one of his stories, they like to go back to see if he dropped any clues that hinted at how the story was going to end. These clues planted in a story are called foreshadowing.
Read "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-5) titled "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry. You can find these Google Slides under the "Documents" tab. Please complete the "Do What's Right" activity which can be found on Google Slide 3. I uploaded an example under the "Documents" tab. Also please read "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry. You can find the short story under the "Documents" tab. You don't need to print it off.
Context Clues
O. Henry loved long words and fancy words. (He read dictionaries for pleasure!) Although this story is written in a plainer style than most of his stories, you will come across some typical O. Henry word choices. For example, in the second paragraph, he says "pacific thoroughfare." Most people would just say "peaceful street." Some of O. Henry's difficult words can be figured out by examining their structure or by looking at context clues or by thinking of words that the unfamiliar word resembles. Pacific, for example, resembles pacifist, "a person who loves peace." It also resembles pacifier, the device you give babies to keep them peaceful.
Foreshadowing
O. Henry is famous for writing stories with surprise endings. When most readers finish reading one of his stories, they like to go back to see if he dropped any clues that hinted at how the story was going to end. These clues planted in a story are called foreshadowing.
Thursday, September 24th
The Ethicist: NPR (Continues)
If you were absent, please continue where you left off with your notes from yesterday. We only got through one of the three podcasts, so we'll be listening to the other two today. If you completed your notes, then you can read your independent novel for at least twenty minutes.
*If you typed your notes on a Google Doc, then please share those notes with me. If you hand wrote your notes on a sheet of paper, then you can turn that in when you return to school.
The Ethicist: NPR (Continues)
If you were absent, please continue where you left off with your notes from yesterday. We only got through one of the three podcasts, so we'll be listening to the other two today. If you completed your notes, then you can read your independent novel for at least twenty minutes.
*If you typed your notes on a Google Doc, then please share those notes with me. If you hand wrote your notes on a sheet of paper, then you can turn that in when you return to school.
Wednesday, September 23rd
The Ethicist: NPR
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-8) titled The Ethicist: NPR. You need to take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date) on the top left-hand corner, and title it The Ethicist: NPR. You need to listen to the following podcasts from NPR: 1) "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished," 2) "A Soccer Mom's Concerns," and 3) "Editing Your Child's Paper: Unfair Advantage." After listening to each podcast, please write down the following information on your sheet:
The Ethicist: NPR
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-8) titled The Ethicist: NPR. You need to take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date) on the top left-hand corner, and title it The Ethicist: NPR. You need to listen to the following podcasts from NPR: 1) "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished," 2) "A Soccer Mom's Concerns," and 3) "Editing Your Child's Paper: Unfair Advantage." After listening to each podcast, please write down the following information on your sheet:
- Title of Podcast
- Summarize the Problem/Situation
- What are your thoughts and/or opinions? Agree? Disagree? Why?
- Randy Cohen's Thoughts
Tuesday, September 22nd
Bio Poem (Borders/Images/Illustrations)
*Bio Poems Due
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (47-50) titled Bio Poem. Please continue from where you left off yesterday. Once you are done, then please read it at least three times looking for capitalization, punctuation, and spelling errors. You also need to include either a border and/or image with your poem. If you want to have both then great! But you need to have at least one image. If you want to have more than one that's fine, but please don't exceed three images. If you don't have access to a computer and/or Internet, then you need to go to the Library and/or Writing Center before school, during lunch, or after school. If you don't have a printer at home or your printer is out of ink, then please email me your Bio Poem and I will gladly print it for you. When you return to school, please make sure you turn-in your Bio Poem.
Bio Poem (Borders/Images/Illustrations)
*Bio Poems Due
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (47-50) titled Bio Poem. Please continue from where you left off yesterday. Once you are done, then please read it at least three times looking for capitalization, punctuation, and spelling errors. You also need to include either a border and/or image with your poem. If you want to have both then great! But you need to have at least one image. If you want to have more than one that's fine, but please don't exceed three images. If you don't have access to a computer and/or Internet, then you need to go to the Library and/or Writing Center before school, during lunch, or after school. If you don't have a printer at home or your printer is out of ink, then please email me your Bio Poem and I will gladly print it for you. When you return to school, please make sure you turn-in your Bio Poem.
Monday, September 21st
Bio Poem (Final Draft)
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (47-49) titled Bio Poem. You need to go to Google Docs and start a new document. You DON'T need to put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, but you do need to have a title for your poem. This is the one and only time where I will allow you to choose your font style and font size (specifically between 12-18). Just make sure it is readable and not too absurd. Please keep your font color black, so that I can read your poem easily.
Bio Poem (Final Draft)
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (47-49) titled Bio Poem. You need to go to Google Docs and start a new document. You DON'T need to put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, but you do need to have a title for your poem. This is the one and only time where I will allow you to choose your font style and font size (specifically between 12-18). Just make sure it is readable and not too absurd. Please keep your font color black, so that I can read your poem easily.
Friday, September 18th
S.S.R.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).
S.S.R.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).
Thursday, September 17th
Bio Poem (Proofread)
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (41-46) titled Bio Poem. Please have your parents and/or guardians look over your poem. Here is what they need to look for:
Bio Poem (Proofread)
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (41-46) titled Bio Poem. Please have your parents and/or guardians look over your poem. Here is what they need to look for:
- Title
- ~15 stanzas (no more than 20 stanzas)
- Capitalization
- the beginning of every line
- names of people, places, or things
- I
- Punctuation
- Spelling
- Boring Words
- circle them & use a Thesaurus to find a better word
- Imagery
- sensory details and/or figurative language
Wednesday, September 16th
Bio Poem (Second Draft/Proofread)
If you were absent, continue from where you left off yesterday. Please see Google Slides (36-40) titled Bio Poem. Once you're done with your second draft, then look over your poem. Check for capitalization, punctuation, and spelling errors. It should, by the way, be punctuated and capitalized just like sentences would be. If you want, you could even have your parents and/or guardians look over your poem too!
Bio Poem (Second Draft/Proofread)
If you were absent, continue from where you left off yesterday. Please see Google Slides (36-40) titled Bio Poem. Once you're done with your second draft, then look over your poem. Check for capitalization, punctuation, and spelling errors. It should, by the way, be punctuated and capitalized just like sentences would be. If you want, you could even have your parents and/or guardians look over your poem too!
Tuesday, September 15th
Bio Poem (Revise/Second Draft)
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (29-35) titled Bio Poem. You need to number your sentences in the order you would like them to follow in your poem. This can be chronological order (time-ordered) or any other order that makes sense to you. Then divide each sentence into lines so that when you write your final draft, it will look like a poem instead of lines that go all the way across a page. Please see Google Slide 33 for an example. Once you've chosen an order for your poem and have divided your sentences into lines, then on a fresh sheet of paper, write your second draft. Have your sentences in the order you decided, and have it in lines like a poem. Make sure you title your Bio Poem. Please don't title it with the following:
Bio Poem (Revise/Second Draft)
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (29-35) titled Bio Poem. You need to number your sentences in the order you would like them to follow in your poem. This can be chronological order (time-ordered) or any other order that makes sense to you. Then divide each sentence into lines so that when you write your final draft, it will look like a poem instead of lines that go all the way across a page. Please see Google Slide 33 for an example. Once you've chosen an order for your poem and have divided your sentences into lines, then on a fresh sheet of paper, write your second draft. Have your sentences in the order you decided, and have it in lines like a poem. Make sure you title your Bio Poem. Please don't title it with the following:
- A Poem about Me
- All about Me
- Me
- (Your Name)
- (Your Birthday)
- Bio Poem
- My Life
- My Life So Far
Monday, September 14th
Bio Poem (First Draft/Revise Sentences)
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (14-28) titled Bio Poem. You need to finish describing each event and/or quality in a single, complete sentence. Once you're done, I want you to go back and revise your sentences by enhancing your word choice and/or sentence fluency. In other words, I want you to go back and look for boring words (such as funny, sad, tired, scared, like, and happy) and find betters words (such as witty, heartbroken, drained, frightened, admire, and ecstatic). Use a Thesaurus for this process! I also want you to go back and revise the way you start each sentence. Some of you are starting each sentence with "I," "My," or "When." Change it up a bit! You also need to make sure you are using a variety of sentences (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex). Last but not least, make sure you are using imagery! If you are using figurative language, then chances are you are using imagery. Here is a video that explains Google Slides (22-27):
Bio Poem (First Draft/Revise Sentences)
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (14-28) titled Bio Poem. You need to finish describing each event and/or quality in a single, complete sentence. Once you're done, I want you to go back and revise your sentences by enhancing your word choice and/or sentence fluency. In other words, I want you to go back and look for boring words (such as funny, sad, tired, scared, like, and happy) and find betters words (such as witty, heartbroken, drained, frightened, admire, and ecstatic). Use a Thesaurus for this process! I also want you to go back and revise the way you start each sentence. Some of you are starting each sentence with "I," "My," or "When." Change it up a bit! You also need to make sure you are using a variety of sentences (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex). Last but not least, make sure you are using imagery! If you are using figurative language, then chances are you are using imagery. Here is a video that explains Google Slides (22-27):
Friday, September 11th
Bio Poem (Prewrite/First Draft)
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (8-13) titled Bio Poem. You need to highlight at least fifteen ideas from your list, but I wouldn't exceed twenty ideas. Remember that you want to choose your BEST ideas. Ideas that you can easily describe and feel comfortable describing. Then on a separate sheet of paper, you need to describe each event and/or quality (you chose from your list) in a single, complete sentence. Yes, you heard me correctly...in ONE SENTENCE! You got this! If you're not sure what to describe about a certain event just think about the most memorable part about it.
Bio Poem (Prewrite/First Draft)
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (8-13) titled Bio Poem. You need to highlight at least fifteen ideas from your list, but I wouldn't exceed twenty ideas. Remember that you want to choose your BEST ideas. Ideas that you can easily describe and feel comfortable describing. Then on a separate sheet of paper, you need to describe each event and/or quality (you chose from your list) in a single, complete sentence. Yes, you heard me correctly...in ONE SENTENCE! You got this! If you're not sure what to describe about a certain event just think about the most memorable part about it.
Thursday, September 10th
Bio Poem (Brainstorm)
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-7) titled Bio Poem. You need to create a list of at least thirty true and specific events or qualities from your life. They don't have to be in order and they can seem random. Please see my examples on Google Slides 5 & 6.
Bio Poem (Brainstorm)
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-7) titled Bio Poem. You need to create a list of at least thirty true and specific events or qualities from your life. They don't have to be in order and they can seem random. Please see my examples on Google Slides 5 & 6.
Wednesday, September 9th
S.S.R.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).
S.S.R.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).
Tuesday, September 8th
How to Type a Proper Email
If you were absent, please read over the Google Slides titled How to Type a Proper Email. You will be sending me an email through Gmail from your school account. You will send an email to me that responds to the following questions:
1) How have you struggled, grown, and changed during this pandemic?
2) What has it taught you about yourself and what you might want for your future?
3) What were some positive takeaways from this ongoing experience?
Structure of the Email
To Box: [email protected]
Subject Line: What I Learned about Myself During This Pandemic
Salutation: Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening (pick one) Miss Anderson,
Body: Response to Questions (see questions above)
Closing Line: Sincerely,
Signature: First and Last Name
How to Type a Proper Email
If you were absent, please read over the Google Slides titled How to Type a Proper Email. You will be sending me an email through Gmail from your school account. You will send an email to me that responds to the following questions:
1) How have you struggled, grown, and changed during this pandemic?
2) What has it taught you about yourself and what you might want for your future?
3) What were some positive takeaways from this ongoing experience?
Structure of the Email
To Box: [email protected]
Subject Line: What I Learned about Myself During This Pandemic
Salutation: Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening (pick one) Miss Anderson,
Body: Response to Questions (see questions above)
Closing Line: Sincerely,
Signature: First and Last Name
Monday, September 7th
No School, Labor Day
No School, Labor Day
Friday, September 4th
Syllabus and Website
If you were absent, please read over the Syllabus for 7th Grade English Language Arts. You can find the Syllabus under the Documents tab. You don't need to print this document nor do you need a signature from your parent and/or guardian.
Syllabus and Website
If you were absent, please read over the Syllabus for 7th Grade English Language Arts. You can find the Syllabus under the Documents tab. You don't need to print this document nor do you need a signature from your parent and/or guardian.
Thursday, September 3rd
Classroom Guidelines and Procedures
If you were absent, please come see me either in the morning, during lunch, or after school so that I can go over my classroom guidelines and procedures with you.
Classroom Guidelines and Procedures
If you were absent, please come see me either in the morning, during lunch, or after school so that I can go over my classroom guidelines and procedures with you.
Wednesday, September 2nd
Trip to the Library
If you were absent, please see Google Slides titled Trip to the Library. You will need to find a time (in the morning, during lunch, or after school) to stop at the library and checkout a book for my class. You need to make sure that the book is at your reading level, so please read over the Five Finger Rule Test which can be found on the Google Slides. You also need to make sure that your book is Fiction, which means less pictures and more words. If you want to check out a Non-Fiction book or a graphic novel as well you may do so, but you cannot read this book for my class. If you have any questions, please email me [email protected] or please stop by and see me when you return to school.
Trip to the Library
If you were absent, please see Google Slides titled Trip to the Library. You will need to find a time (in the morning, during lunch, or after school) to stop at the library and checkout a book for my class. You need to make sure that the book is at your reading level, so please read over the Five Finger Rule Test which can be found on the Google Slides. You also need to make sure that your book is Fiction, which means less pictures and more words. If you want to check out a Non-Fiction book or a graphic novel as well you may do so, but you cannot read this book for my class. If you have any questions, please email me [email protected] or please stop by and see me when you return to school.
Tuesday, September 1st
Would you rather...?
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (21-49) titled First Week of School. You don't need to make-up this Ice Breaker, but you need to get to know each of your classmates when you return to school. Make sure you introduce yourself to anyone you don't know. Just a simple, "Hello, my name is..." followed by a handshake will go a long way.
Would you rather...?
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (21-49) titled First Week of School. You don't need to make-up this Ice Breaker, but you need to get to know each of your classmates when you return to school. Make sure you introduce yourself to anyone you don't know. Just a simple, "Hello, my name is..." followed by a handshake will go a long way.
Monday, August 31st
Get to Know Me/Get to Know You
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (5-17) titled First Week of School.
Get to Know Me/Get to Know You
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (5-17) titled First Week of School.
Tuesday, March 10th
Mini Debate Continues
If you were absent, you don't need to make-up the debate. However, please fill in the fourth box (After hearing all sides I say...). If your stance/position did not change after reading the four articles, then please state more reasons as to why you agree or disagree. If your stance/position did change, then please explain why.
Mini Debate Continues
If you were absent, you don't need to make-up the debate. However, please fill in the fourth box (After hearing all sides I say...). If your stance/position did not change after reading the four articles, then please state more reasons as to why you agree or disagree. If your stance/position did change, then please explain why.
Monday, March 9th
Mini Debate
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Mini Debate. Our debate topic is: Should cell phones be allowed in schools? On your sheet of paper, please tell me if you agree or disagree and why. Then I need you to create the chart below:
Mini Debate
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Mini Debate. Our debate topic is: Should cell phones be allowed in schools? On your sheet of paper, please tell me if you agree or disagree and why. Then I need you to create the chart below:
You will be reading and taking notes on the following articles:
*You only need to fill out the top two boxes (people for and people opposed to). Again, you are reading and gathering information that supports both sides of the argument. You don't know which side you will be arguing for tomorrow.
- “Cell Phones in School: An Overview”
- “Should Cell Phones Be Allowed in School?”
- “Cellphones at school: Should your kid have one?”
- “Schools Say No to Cellphones in Class. But Is It a Smart Move?”
- “Why Phones Don’t Belong in School”
*You only need to fill out the top two boxes (people for and people opposed to). Again, you are reading and gathering information that supports both sides of the argument. You don't know which side you will be arguing for tomorrow.
Friday, March 6th
KABOOM! (review game; don't need to make-up)
KABOOM! (review game; don't need to make-up)
Thursday, March 5th
2-Scene Comic Strip Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off yesterday with your comic strip. Please follow the instructions below:
2-Scene Comic Strip Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off yesterday with your comic strip. Please follow the instructions below:
Wednesday, March 4th
2-Scene Comic Strip
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper (preferably printer paper or construction paper) and fold it in half (hamburger style). Please pick a sentence from the handout yesterday. You can find this document under my "Documents" tab above and look for a PDF titled Misplaced or Dangling Modifier? Please follow the instructions below:
2-Scene Comic Strip
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper (preferably printer paper or construction paper) and fold it in half (hamburger style). Please pick a sentence from the handout yesterday. You can find this document under my "Documents" tab above and look for a PDF titled Misplaced or Dangling Modifier? Please follow the instructions below:
Tuesday, March 3rd
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-14) titled Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers. Please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers. Please read the Google Slides and watch the video clips. You will ONLY need to take notes over Google Slides (4-8). Once you're done going through the slides, then go to my "Documents" tab and look for a PDF titled Misplaced or Dangling Modifier? On your notes (preferably on the back), please number it 1-30. Please read each sentence on the worksheet and determine whether the sentence contains a dangling or misplaced modifier. You can simply write M (for misplaced) and D (for dangling). We will go over the answers tomorrow in class, so please complete the worksheet before class.
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-14) titled Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers. Please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers. Please read the Google Slides and watch the video clips. You will ONLY need to take notes over Google Slides (4-8). Once you're done going through the slides, then go to my "Documents" tab and look for a PDF titled Misplaced or Dangling Modifier? On your notes (preferably on the back), please number it 1-30. Please read each sentence on the worksheet and determine whether the sentence contains a dangling or misplaced modifier. You can simply write M (for misplaced) and D (for dangling). We will go over the answers tomorrow in class, so please complete the worksheet before class.
Monday, March 2nd
S.S.R.
*Argumentative Essays are due today by 3:00 pm on Google Classroom!
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).
S.S.R.
*Argumentative Essays are due today by 3:00 pm on Google Classroom!
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).
Friday, February 28th
Peer Revision Continues
*Argumentative Essays are due by 3:00 pm next Monday on Google Classroom!
If you were absent, you will need to share your essay with at least three classmates. You can also have a family member look over it as well. Please make any changes that are needed to your essay. Once you're done making corrections, then please resolve all comments. You will then turn-in your essay. DON'T FORGET TO CLICK THE TURN-IN BUTTON!
Peer Revision Continues
*Argumentative Essays are due by 3:00 pm next Monday on Google Classroom!
If you were absent, you will need to share your essay with at least three classmates. You can also have a family member look over it as well. Please make any changes that are needed to your essay. Once you're done making corrections, then please resolve all comments. You will then turn-in your essay. DON'T FORGET TO CLICK THE TURN-IN BUTTON!
Thursday, February 27th
Peer Revision
If you were absent, you will need to share your essay with at least three classmates. You can also have a family member look over it as well.
Peer Revision
If you were absent, you will need to share your essay with at least three classmates. You can also have a family member look over it as well.
Wednesday, February 26th
Works Cited Page
When you're done with your introduction paragraph and conclusion paragraph, then you will start copying and pasting your five paragraphs (introduction paragraph, three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraph) on the Google Doc I've provided you. You can find this Google Doc on Google Classroom as well. Please look for an assignment titled Argumentative Essay/Works Cited Page. Make sure you have your C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs in an order that makes sense to you! After copying and pasting your five paragraphs, then you will create a works cited page on the same Google Doc. Please have the works cited page on its own page! Don't forget that your works cited page needs to be in alphabetical order and don't forget about your hanging indents.
Works Cited Page
When you're done with your introduction paragraph and conclusion paragraph, then you will start copying and pasting your five paragraphs (introduction paragraph, three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraph) on the Google Doc I've provided you. You can find this Google Doc on Google Classroom as well. Please look for an assignment titled Argumentative Essay/Works Cited Page. Make sure you have your C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs in an order that makes sense to you! After copying and pasting your five paragraphs, then you will create a works cited page on the same Google Doc. Please have the works cited page on its own page! Don't forget that your works cited page needs to be in alphabetical order and don't forget about your hanging indents.
Tuesday, February 25th
Introduction Paragraph and Conclusion Paragraph
If you were absent, you will start typing your introduction paragraph and your conclusion paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled Introduction Paragraph and Conclusion Paragraph (Argumentative Essay). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizer. Please read the guiding boxes very carefully.
Example of Sinker (Thesis Statement):
Even though not everyone agrees, Colony Collapse Disorder is a serious issue that is threatening human food supply.
Address the Counterclaim: Even though not everyone agrees...
Topic: Colony Collapse Disorder
Stance/Position: is a serious issue (agree)
Three Reasons Why You Agree or Disagree: threatening human food supply
Introduction Paragraph and Conclusion Paragraph
If you were absent, you will start typing your introduction paragraph and your conclusion paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled Introduction Paragraph and Conclusion Paragraph (Argumentative Essay). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizer. Please read the guiding boxes very carefully.
Example of Sinker (Thesis Statement):
Even though not everyone agrees, Colony Collapse Disorder is a serious issue that is threatening human food supply.
Address the Counterclaim: Even though not everyone agrees...
Topic: Colony Collapse Disorder
Stance/Position: is a serious issue (agree)
Three Reasons Why You Agree or Disagree: threatening human food supply
Monday, February 24th
C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #3
If you were absent, you will start typing your third C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraphs (Argumentative Essay). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizers. You only need to fill out the graphic organizer for C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #3. Here are a few pointers to help you along the way:
Graphic Organizers
Claim- 1 sentence
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Leaving Thought/Link- 1 sentence
*be consistent with your analysis for all three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs
How to Set Up Your Evidence & Analysis
According to EBSCOHost.com, ". . . 80 percent of these bottles are not recycled, and each year, more than 4 billion pounds of PET end up in landfills, where the material will not biodegrade for up to 1,000 years” (“Bottled Water”). This quote is significant because a discarded water bottle will be with us forever, where paper and plant-based waste gradually decomposes, creating new soil and making space for more waste.
According to the article, “Cell Phones in School,” it states that “The educational potential of mobile technology like cell phones and iPads is widely acknowledged, and Bring Your Own Technology initiatives could prove a cost-effective method for keeping classrooms current without great expense to schools” (EBSCOHost.com). This implies that if students were allowed to use their cell phones in school, then this could save the school district money from having to purchase resources such as calculators, textbooks, and computers.
*When writing your analysis, please make sure you're not repeating what was already mentioned in your evidence.
MLA Format for Titles
italics --> larger works (books and magazines)
quotation marks --> shorter works (poems and articles)
C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #3
If you were absent, you will start typing your third C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraphs (Argumentative Essay). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizers. You only need to fill out the graphic organizer for C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #3. Here are a few pointers to help you along the way:
Graphic Organizers
Claim- 1 sentence
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Leaving Thought/Link- 1 sentence
*be consistent with your analysis for all three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs
How to Set Up Your Evidence & Analysis
According to EBSCOHost.com, ". . . 80 percent of these bottles are not recycled, and each year, more than 4 billion pounds of PET end up in landfills, where the material will not biodegrade for up to 1,000 years” (“Bottled Water”). This quote is significant because a discarded water bottle will be with us forever, where paper and plant-based waste gradually decomposes, creating new soil and making space for more waste.
According to the article, “Cell Phones in School,” it states that “The educational potential of mobile technology like cell phones and iPads is widely acknowledged, and Bring Your Own Technology initiatives could prove a cost-effective method for keeping classrooms current without great expense to schools” (EBSCOHost.com). This implies that if students were allowed to use their cell phones in school, then this could save the school district money from having to purchase resources such as calculators, textbooks, and computers.
*When writing your analysis, please make sure you're not repeating what was already mentioned in your evidence.
MLA Format for Titles
italics --> larger works (books and magazines)
quotation marks --> shorter works (poems and articles)
Friday, February 21st
C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #2
If you were absent, you will start typing your second C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraphs (Argumentative Essay). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizers. You only need to fill out the graphic organizer for C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #2. Here are a few pointers to help you along the way:
Graphic Organizers
Claim- 1 sentence
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Leaving Thought/Link- 1 sentence
*be consistent with your analysis for all three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs
How to Set Up Your Evidence & Analysis
According to EBSCOHost.com, ". . . 80 percent of these bottles are not recycled, and each year, more than 4 billion pounds of PET end up in landfills, where the material will not biodegrade for up to 1,000 years” (“Bottled Water”). This quote is significant because a discarded water bottle will be with us forever, where paper and plant-based waste gradually decomposes, creating new soil and making space for more waste.
According to the article, “Cell Phones in School,” it states that “The educational potential of mobile technology like cell phones and iPads is widely acknowledged, and Bring Your Own Technology initiatives could prove a cost-effective method for keeping classrooms current without great expense to schools” (EBSCOHost.com). This implies that if students were allowed to use their cell phones in school, then this could save the school district money from having to purchase resources such as calculators, textbooks, and computers.
*When writing your analysis, please make sure you're not repeating what was already mentioned in your evidence.
MLA Format for Titles
italics --> larger works (books and magazines)
quotation marks --> shorter works (poems and articles)
C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #2
If you were absent, you will start typing your second C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraphs (Argumentative Essay). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizers. You only need to fill out the graphic organizer for C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #2. Here are a few pointers to help you along the way:
Graphic Organizers
Claim- 1 sentence
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Leaving Thought/Link- 1 sentence
*be consistent with your analysis for all three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs
How to Set Up Your Evidence & Analysis
According to EBSCOHost.com, ". . . 80 percent of these bottles are not recycled, and each year, more than 4 billion pounds of PET end up in landfills, where the material will not biodegrade for up to 1,000 years” (“Bottled Water”). This quote is significant because a discarded water bottle will be with us forever, where paper and plant-based waste gradually decomposes, creating new soil and making space for more waste.
According to the article, “Cell Phones in School,” it states that “The educational potential of mobile technology like cell phones and iPads is widely acknowledged, and Bring Your Own Technology initiatives could prove a cost-effective method for keeping classrooms current without great expense to schools” (EBSCOHost.com). This implies that if students were allowed to use their cell phones in school, then this could save the school district money from having to purchase resources such as calculators, textbooks, and computers.
*When writing your analysis, please make sure you're not repeating what was already mentioned in your evidence.
MLA Format for Titles
italics --> larger works (books and magazines)
quotation marks --> shorter works (poems and articles)
Thursday, February 20th
C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #1
If you were absent, you will start typing your first C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraphs (Argumentative Essay). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizers. You only need to fill out the graphic organizer for C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #1. Here are a few pointers to help you along the way:
Graphic Organizers
Claim- 1 sentence
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Leaving Thought/Link- 1 sentence
*be consistent with your analysis for all three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs
How to Set Up Your Evidence & Analysis
According to EBSCOHost.com, ". . . 80 percent of these bottles are not recycled, and each year, more than 4 billion pounds of PET end up in landfills, where the material will not biodegrade for up to 1,000 years” (“Bottled Water”). This quote is significant because a discarded water bottle will be with us forever, where paper and plant-based waste gradually decomposes, creating new soil and making space for more waste.
According to the article, “Cell Phones in School,” it states that “The educational potential of mobile technology like cell phones and iPads is widely acknowledged, and Bring Your Own Technology initiatives could prove a cost-effective method for keeping classrooms current without great expense to schools” (EBSCOHost.com). This implies that if students were allowed to use their cell phones in school, then this could save the school district money from having to purchase resources such as calculators, textbooks, and computers.
*When writing your analysis, please make sure you're not repeating what was already mentioned in your evidence.
MLA Format for Titles
italics --> larger works (books and magazines)
quotation marks --> shorter works (poems and articles)
C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #1
If you were absent, you will start typing your first C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraphs (Argumentative Essay). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizers. You only need to fill out the graphic organizer for C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #1. Here are a few pointers to help you along the way:
Graphic Organizers
Claim- 1 sentence
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Leaving Thought/Link- 1 sentence
*be consistent with your analysis for all three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs
How to Set Up Your Evidence & Analysis
According to EBSCOHost.com, ". . . 80 percent of these bottles are not recycled, and each year, more than 4 billion pounds of PET end up in landfills, where the material will not biodegrade for up to 1,000 years” (“Bottled Water”). This quote is significant because a discarded water bottle will be with us forever, where paper and plant-based waste gradually decomposes, creating new soil and making space for more waste.
According to the article, “Cell Phones in School,” it states that “The educational potential of mobile technology like cell phones and iPads is widely acknowledged, and Bring Your Own Technology initiatives could prove a cost-effective method for keeping classrooms current without great expense to schools” (EBSCOHost.com). This implies that if students were allowed to use their cell phones in school, then this could save the school district money from having to purchase resources such as calculators, textbooks, and computers.
*When writing your analysis, please make sure you're not repeating what was already mentioned in your evidence.
MLA Format for Titles
italics --> larger works (books and magazines)
quotation marks --> shorter works (poems and articles)
Wednesday, February 19th
Research (Day 3)
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled Argumentative Essay: Research. Please read the instructions on the assignment. You need to find at least two pieces of evidence for your third reason. Again, you don't need to fill out all of the boxes on your three-column notes. If you can find one non-print source that provides two pieces of evidence that supports/proves your third reason then you're all set. Make sure your source is accurate and reliable. Please refer to the "ABCs of Evaluating Evidence" document which can be found on the same assignment Research (Argumentative Essay).
Research (Day 3)
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled Argumentative Essay: Research. Please read the instructions on the assignment. You need to find at least two pieces of evidence for your third reason. Again, you don't need to fill out all of the boxes on your three-column notes. If you can find one non-print source that provides two pieces of evidence that supports/proves your third reason then you're all set. Make sure your source is accurate and reliable. Please refer to the "ABCs of Evaluating Evidence" document which can be found on the same assignment Research (Argumentative Essay).
Tuesday, February 18th
Research (Day 2)
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled Research (Argumentative Essay). Please read the instructions on the assignment. You need to find at least two pieces of evidence for your second reason. Again, you don't need to fill out all of the boxes on your three-column notes. If you can find one non-print source that provides two pieces of evidence that supports/proves your second reason then you're all set. Make sure your source is accurate and reliable. Please refer to the "C.A.R. Check" document which can be found on the same assignment Research (Argumentative Essay).
Research (Day 2)
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled Research (Argumentative Essay). Please read the instructions on the assignment. You need to find at least two pieces of evidence for your second reason. Again, you don't need to fill out all of the boxes on your three-column notes. If you can find one non-print source that provides two pieces of evidence that supports/proves your second reason then you're all set. Make sure your source is accurate and reliable. Please refer to the "C.A.R. Check" document which can be found on the same assignment Research (Argumentative Essay).
Monday, February 17th
No School, Presidents Day
No School, Presidents Day
Friday, February 14th
Research (Day 1)
Happy Valentine's Day!
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled Research (Argumentative Essay). Please read the instructions on the assignment. You need to find at least two pieces of evidence for your first reason. Again, you don't need to fill out all of the boxes on your three-column notes. If you can find one non-print source that provides two pieces of evidence that supports/proves your first reason then you're all set. Make sure your source is accurate and reliable. Please refer to the "C.A.R. Check" document which can be found on the same assignment Research (Argumentative Essay).
Research (Day 1)
Happy Valentine's Day!
If you were absent, please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled Research (Argumentative Essay). Please read the instructions on the assignment. You need to find at least two pieces of evidence for your first reason. Again, you don't need to fill out all of the boxes on your three-column notes. If you can find one non-print source that provides two pieces of evidence that supports/proves your first reason then you're all set. Make sure your source is accurate and reliable. Please refer to the "C.A.R. Check" document which can be found on the same assignment Research (Argumentative Essay).
Thursday, February 13th
EBSCO: Points of View
If you were absent, please go to KMS's Student Resources page (https://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/3/Content2/184). If you look under EBSCO Resources, you will see a link titled Points of View. If you are trying to access this from home, you may need to enter the following information:
EBSCO: Points of View
If you were absent, please go to KMS's Student Resources page (https://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/3/Content2/184). If you look under EBSCO Resources, you will see a link titled Points of View. If you are trying to access this from home, you may need to enter the following information:
- Username: mtlib_2_1265
- Password: discovery
Wednesday, February 12th
Read "Cell Phones in School"
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for an article titled "Cell Phones in School" by Beverly Ballaro and Jill Ginsburg. Please listen and/or read the article. See if you can identify the pros and cons of using cell phones during school hours.
Read "Cell Phones in School"
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for an article titled "Cell Phones in School" by Beverly Ballaro and Jill Ginsburg. Please listen and/or read the article. See if you can identify the pros and cons of using cell phones during school hours.
Tuesday, February 11th
Introduce Argumentative Writing Continues
If you were absent, please continue taking notes. Please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Argumentative Writing Notes. You need to read and take notes on Google Slides 14-22.
Introduce Argumentative Writing Continues
If you were absent, please continue taking notes. Please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Argumentative Writing Notes. You need to read and take notes on Google Slides 14-22.
Monday, February 10th
Introduce Argumentative Writing
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date), and title it Argumentative Writing Notes. Please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Argumentative Writing Notes. You need to read and take notes on Google Slides 1-12.
Introduce Argumentative Writing
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date), and title it Argumentative Writing Notes. Please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Argumentative Writing Notes. You need to read and take notes on Google Slides 1-12.
Friday, February 7th
Venn Diagram Continues
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date), and title it Venn Diagram. You will create a venn diagram that compares and contrasts two fictional pieces: Walt Disney's Cinderella (a French folk tale) and "Aschenputtel" (a German folk tale) retold by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. If you missed majority of the movie (two to three days) then you need to compare and contrast "Aschenputtel" with one of the following stories: "The Algonquin Cinderella" or "Yeh-Shen." You can pick your most favorite. Again, you can find those stories under my "Documents" tab. You need to come up with at least fifteen differences and seven similarities. Please focus more on the plot line, setting(s), characters (protagonist and antagonist), internal and external conflicts, theme(s), motif(s), and symbolism.
Venn Diagram Continues
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date), and title it Venn Diagram. You will create a venn diagram that compares and contrasts two fictional pieces: Walt Disney's Cinderella (a French folk tale) and "Aschenputtel" (a German folk tale) retold by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. If you missed majority of the movie (two to three days) then you need to compare and contrast "Aschenputtel" with one of the following stories: "The Algonquin Cinderella" or "Yeh-Shen." You can pick your most favorite. Again, you can find those stories under my "Documents" tab. You need to come up with at least fifteen differences and seven similarities. Please focus more on the plot line, setting(s), characters (protagonist and antagonist), internal and external conflicts, theme(s), motif(s), and symbolism.
Thursday, February 6th
Venn Diagram
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date), and title it Venn Diagram. You will create a venn diagram that compares and contrasts two fictional pieces: Walt Disney's Cinderella (a French folk tale) and "Aschenputtel" (a German folk tale) retold by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. If you missed majority of the movie (two to three days) then you need to compare and contrast "Aschenputtel" with one of the following stories: "The Algonquin Cinderella" or "Yeh-Shen." You can pick your most favorite. Again, you can find those stories under my "Documents" tab. You need to come up with at least fifteen differences and seven similarities. Please focus more on the plot line, setting(s), characters (protagonist and antagonist), internal and external conflicts, theme(s), motif(s), and symbolism.
Venn Diagram
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date), and title it Venn Diagram. You will create a venn diagram that compares and contrasts two fictional pieces: Walt Disney's Cinderella (a French folk tale) and "Aschenputtel" (a German folk tale) retold by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. If you missed majority of the movie (two to three days) then you need to compare and contrast "Aschenputtel" with one of the following stories: "The Algonquin Cinderella" or "Yeh-Shen." You can pick your most favorite. Again, you can find those stories under my "Documents" tab. You need to come up with at least fifteen differences and seven similarities. Please focus more on the plot line, setting(s), characters (protagonist and antagonist), internal and external conflicts, theme(s), motif(s), and symbolism.
Monday, February 3rd-Wednesday, February 5th
Walt Disney's Cinderella
Walt Disney's Cinderella
Friday, January 31st
Gallery Walk Continues
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date), and title it Gallery Walk. Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:
Gallery Walk Continues
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date), and title it Gallery Walk. Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:
- What are Aschenputtel's internal and external conflicts? Support answer with textual evidence.
- Why do you think the Cinderella stories change from culture to culture?
- How would you describe the father, stepmother, and stepsisters? Why would you describe them like that? Support answer with textual evidence.
Thursday, January 30th
Gallery Walk
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date), and title it Gallery Walk. Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:
Gallery Walk
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date), and title it Gallery Walk. Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:
- What might the doves symbolize? Support answer with textual evidence.
- What is the theme or central idea of this story? Support answer with textual evidence.
- Would you have preferred a different ending to this story? If yes, why? If no, why?
- What other examples of motifs did you find in "Aschenputtel?" Can you think of some motifs from your favorite stories, poems, or movies?
Wednesday, January 29th
Read "Aschenputtel" retold by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for a PDF titled "Aschenputtel" retold by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. You need to read pages 592-599.
Read "Aschenputtel" retold by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for a PDF titled "Aschenputtel" retold by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. You need to read pages 592-599.
Tuesday, January 28th
SBAC Interim Step (Listening/Interpreting)
SBAC Interim Step (Listening/Interpreting)
Monday, January 27th
Read "Survive the Savage Sea" by Dougal Robertson Continues
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for a PDF titled "Survive the Savage Sea by Dougal Robertson. You need to read pages 452-460.
Read "Survive the Savage Sea" by Dougal Robertson Continues
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for a PDF titled "Survive the Savage Sea by Dougal Robertson. You need to read pages 452-460.
Friday, January 24th
Read "Survive the Savage Sea" by Dougal Robertson
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for a PDF titled "Survive the Savage Sea" by Dougal Robertson. You need to read pages 448-452.
Read "Survive the Savage Sea" by Dougal Robertson
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for a PDF titled "Survive the Savage Sea" by Dougal Robertson. You need to read pages 448-452.
Thursday, January 23rd
Coordinate Adjectives Quiz/Make-Up Day
If you were absent, you will need to make-up the Coordinate Adjectives Quiz. Please schedule a day and time with me when you return to school. Also, please check Power School to make sure you have no incomplete and/or missing assignments in English Language Arts. I have a hand full of "No Name" papers! So if you know you completed and turned in an assignment there's a good chance that you forgot to put your name on it.
Coordinate Adjectives Quiz/Make-Up Day
If you were absent, you will need to make-up the Coordinate Adjectives Quiz. Please schedule a day and time with me when you return to school. Also, please check Power School to make sure you have no incomplete and/or missing assignments in English Language Arts. I have a hand full of "No Name" papers! So if you know you completed and turned in an assignment there's a good chance that you forgot to put your name on it.
Wednesday, January 22nd
Partner Practice
*Study for your Coordinate Adjectives Quiz tomorrow!
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for a Google Doc titled Coordinate Adjectives (Partner Practice). If you don't have a printer at home, then please write each of the sentences down on a blank sheet of paper. You will need to circle the noun that is being described and underline the adjectives that are describing the noun. Just as you see on my example (below). If the adjectives pass both tests, then you need to insert a comma between your adjectives. If you are uncertain whether the adjectives pass the "And Test" and/or the "Reverse Test" then please use the DOSA SCOMP tool. Use the DOSA SCOMP tool to double check your answers! There will be a quiz tomorrow over coordinate adjectives, so please study your Coordinate Adjectives Notes and this worksheet. If you have any questions, please email me ([email protected]) or come see me during Home Base (Study Hall Day).
Partner Practice
*Study for your Coordinate Adjectives Quiz tomorrow!
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for a Google Doc titled Coordinate Adjectives (Partner Practice). If you don't have a printer at home, then please write each of the sentences down on a blank sheet of paper. You will need to circle the noun that is being described and underline the adjectives that are describing the noun. Just as you see on my example (below). If the adjectives pass both tests, then you need to insert a comma between your adjectives. If you are uncertain whether the adjectives pass the "And Test" and/or the "Reverse Test" then please use the DOSA SCOMP tool. Use the DOSA SCOMP tool to double check your answers! There will be a quiz tomorrow over coordinate adjectives, so please study your Coordinate Adjectives Notes and this worksheet. If you have any questions, please email me ([email protected]) or come see me during Home Base (Study Hall Day).
Tuesday, January 21st
Introduce Coordinate Adjectives
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-20) titled Coordinate Adjectives. You need to take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date) on the top left-hand corner, and title it Pre-Assessment: Coordinate Adjectives. Number your sheet 1-5. Please read Questions 1-5 (Google Slides 2-6) and write your answers on your sheet. You don't need to write out the sentences; just simply write A, B, C, or D. This assessment shows me what you may or many not know, so please don't read the Google Slides that follow until you have completed the Pre-Assessment. You will need to turn this sheet in when you return to school. Once you're done with your Pre-Assessment, then please read through each Google Slide, watch the videos, and take notes over Coordinate Adjectives. You will do this on a separate sheet of paper. Remember, you don't need to copy everything on each slide. Just take notes over information you feel is important and abbreviate. These are your notes, not mine.
Introduce Coordinate Adjectives
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-20) titled Coordinate Adjectives. You need to take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading (Name, Miss Anderson, Period, and Date) on the top left-hand corner, and title it Pre-Assessment: Coordinate Adjectives. Number your sheet 1-5. Please read Questions 1-5 (Google Slides 2-6) and write your answers on your sheet. You don't need to write out the sentences; just simply write A, B, C, or D. This assessment shows me what you may or many not know, so please don't read the Google Slides that follow until you have completed the Pre-Assessment. You will need to turn this sheet in when you return to school. Once you're done with your Pre-Assessment, then please read through each Google Slide, watch the videos, and take notes over Coordinate Adjectives. You will do this on a separate sheet of paper. Remember, you don't need to copy everything on each slide. Just take notes over information you feel is important and abbreviate. These are your notes, not mine.
Monday, January 20th
No School, MLK Day
No School, MLK Day
Friday, January 17th
GATES Test (Comprehension)/S.S.R.
GATES Test (Comprehension)/S.S.R.
Thursday, January 16th
GATES Test (Vocabulary)/S.S.R.
GATES Test (Vocabulary)/S.S.R.
Wednesday, January 15th
Peer Revision/Publish
*Informative/Explanatory Essays are due by 4:00 pm today on Google Classroom!
If you were absent, you will need to share your essay with at least three classmates. You can also have a family member look over it as well. Please make any changes that are needed to your essay. Once you're done making corrections, then please resolve all comments. You will then turn-in your essay. DON'T FORGET TO CLICK THE TURN-IN BUTTON!
Peer Revision/Publish
*Informative/Explanatory Essays are due by 4:00 pm today on Google Classroom!
If you were absent, you will need to share your essay with at least three classmates. You can also have a family member look over it as well. Please make any changes that are needed to your essay. Once you're done making corrections, then please resolve all comments. You will then turn-in your essay. DON'T FORGET TO CLICK THE TURN-IN BUTTON!
Tuesday, January 14th
Catch Up/Peer Revision
If you were absent, you will need to share your essay with at least three classmates. You can also have a family member look over it as well.
Catch Up/Peer Revision
If you were absent, you will need to share your essay with at least three classmates. You can also have a family member look over it as well.
Monday, January 13th
Conclusion Paragraph/Works Cited Page
If you were absent, you will start typing your conclusion paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled American Revolutionary War Informative/Explanatory Essay (Introduction Paragraph and Conclusion Paragraph). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizer. Please read the guiding boxes very carefully. When you're done with your conclusion paragraph, then you will start copying and pasting your five paragraphs (introduction paragraph, three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraph) on the Google Doc I've provided you. You can find this Google Doc on Google Classroom as well. Please look for an assignment titled American Revolutionary War Informative/Explanatory Essay. Make sure you have your C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs in an order that makes sense to you! After copying and pasting your five paragraphs, then you will create a works cited page on the same Google Doc. Please have the works cited page on its own page! Don't forget that your works cited page needs to be in alphabetical order and don't forget about your hanging indents.
Conclusion Paragraph/Works Cited Page
If you were absent, you will start typing your conclusion paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled American Revolutionary War Informative/Explanatory Essay (Introduction Paragraph and Conclusion Paragraph). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizer. Please read the guiding boxes very carefully. When you're done with your conclusion paragraph, then you will start copying and pasting your five paragraphs (introduction paragraph, three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraph) on the Google Doc I've provided you. You can find this Google Doc on Google Classroom as well. Please look for an assignment titled American Revolutionary War Informative/Explanatory Essay. Make sure you have your C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs in an order that makes sense to you! After copying and pasting your five paragraphs, then you will create a works cited page on the same Google Doc. Please have the works cited page on its own page! Don't forget that your works cited page needs to be in alphabetical order and don't forget about your hanging indents.
Friday, January 10th
C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #3/Introduction Paragraph
If you were absent, you will start typing your third C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraph and introduction paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled American Revolutionary War Informative/Explanatory Essay (C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraphs). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizers. You only need to fill out the graphic organizer for C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #3. Here are a few pointers to help you along the way:
Graphic Organizers
Claim- 1 sentence
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Leaving Thought/Link- 1 sentence
*be consistent with your analysis for all three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs
How to Set Up Your Evidence
According to the article, “American Colonies Declare Independence,” it states, “The Declaration is an important part of American history because it contains the ideals or goals of our nation” (History.com).
A video on History.com narrates, The Declaration of Independence contains the complaints of the colonists against the British king and why they do not want to be under his control anymore (“The Declaration of Independence”).
According to historian, Edward Ayres, “The Declaration of Independence promised liberty for all men but failed to put an end to slavery; and although they had proved themselves in battle, the Continental Congress adopted a policy of excluding black soldiers from the army” (“African Americans and the American Revolution”).
MLA Format for Titles
italics --> larger works (books and magazines)
quotation marks --> shorter works (poems and articles)
You will also start typing your introduction paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled American Revolutionary War Informative/Explanatory Essay (Introduction Paragraph and Conclusion Paragraph). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizer. Please read the guiding boxes very carefully.
Example of Sinker (Thesis Statement):
Salem is an example of a town where religion was governed by fear, and the toll on Salem’s people and community are deadly.
Topic- Salem Witch Trials
Three Claims- 1) religion was governed by fear, 2) deadly toll on Salem's people, and 3) deadly toll on Salem's community
C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #3/Introduction Paragraph
If you were absent, you will start typing your third C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraph and introduction paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled American Revolutionary War Informative/Explanatory Essay (C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraphs). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizers. You only need to fill out the graphic organizer for C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #3. Here are a few pointers to help you along the way:
Graphic Organizers
Claim- 1 sentence
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Leaving Thought/Link- 1 sentence
*be consistent with your analysis for all three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs
How to Set Up Your Evidence
According to the article, “American Colonies Declare Independence,” it states, “The Declaration is an important part of American history because it contains the ideals or goals of our nation” (History.com).
A video on History.com narrates, The Declaration of Independence contains the complaints of the colonists against the British king and why they do not want to be under his control anymore (“The Declaration of Independence”).
According to historian, Edward Ayres, “The Declaration of Independence promised liberty for all men but failed to put an end to slavery; and although they had proved themselves in battle, the Continental Congress adopted a policy of excluding black soldiers from the army” (“African Americans and the American Revolution”).
MLA Format for Titles
italics --> larger works (books and magazines)
quotation marks --> shorter works (poems and articles)
You will also start typing your introduction paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled American Revolutionary War Informative/Explanatory Essay (Introduction Paragraph and Conclusion Paragraph). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizer. Please read the guiding boxes very carefully.
Example of Sinker (Thesis Statement):
Salem is an example of a town where religion was governed by fear, and the toll on Salem’s people and community are deadly.
Topic- Salem Witch Trials
Three Claims- 1) religion was governed by fear, 2) deadly toll on Salem's people, and 3) deadly toll on Salem's community
Thursday, January 9th
C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #1 & C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #2
If you were absent, you will start typing your first C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraph and your second C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled American Revolutionary War Informative/Explanatory Essay (C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraphs). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizers. You only need to fill out the graphic organizer for C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #1 and C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #2. Here are a few pointers to help you along the way:
Graphic Organizers
Claim- 1 sentence
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Leaving Thought/Link- 1 sentence
*be consistent with your analysis for all three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs
How to Set Up Your Evidence
According to the article, “American Colonies Declare Independence,” it states, “The Declaration is an important part of American history because it contains the ideals or goals of our nation” (History.com).
A video on History.com narrates, The Declaration of Independence contains the complaints of the colonists against the British king and why they do not want to be under his control anymore (“The Declaration of Independence”).
According to historian, Edward Ayres, “The Declaration of Independence promised liberty for all men but failed to put an end to slavery; and although they had proved themselves in battle, the Continental Congress adopted a policy of excluding black soldiers from the army” (“African Americans and the American Revolution”).
MLA Format for Titles
italics --> larger works (books and magazines)
quotation marks --> shorter works (poems and articles)
C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #1 & C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #2
If you were absent, you will start typing your first C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraph and your second C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraph. Please go to Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled American Revolutionary War Informative/Explanatory Essay (C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraphs). If you scroll to the bottom of the assignment, you will see the graphic organizers. You only need to fill out the graphic organizer for C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #1 and C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph #2. Here are a few pointers to help you along the way:
Graphic Organizers
Claim- 1 sentence
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Evidence- 1 sentence
Analysis- 1-3 sentences
Leaving Thought/Link- 1 sentence
*be consistent with your analysis for all three C.E.A.E.A.L. body paragraphs
How to Set Up Your Evidence
According to the article, “American Colonies Declare Independence,” it states, “The Declaration is an important part of American history because it contains the ideals or goals of our nation” (History.com).
A video on History.com narrates, The Declaration of Independence contains the complaints of the colonists against the British king and why they do not want to be under his control anymore (“The Declaration of Independence”).
According to historian, Edward Ayres, “The Declaration of Independence promised liberty for all men but failed to put an end to slavery; and although they had proved themselves in battle, the Continental Congress adopted a policy of excluding black soldiers from the army” (“African Americans and the American Revolution”).
MLA Format for Titles
italics --> larger works (books and magazines)
quotation marks --> shorter works (poems and articles)
Wednesday, January 8th
Research Continues
*I will be checking your three-column notes tomorrow at the start of class for a WE score!
If you were absent, you will create three research questions and start finding evidence that answers each research question. Work into harder questions that focus more on bigger ideas, rather than just who, what, when, and where and more on the whys and the hows.
Using Salem as an example again:
Research Continues
*I will be checking your three-column notes tomorrow at the start of class for a WE score!
If you were absent, you will create three research questions and start finding evidence that answers each research question. Work into harder questions that focus more on bigger ideas, rather than just who, what, when, and where and more on the whys and the hows.
Using Salem as an example again:
- What could have been done differently within Salem to prevent so many deaths?
- How does Salem influence the way we think today?
- How can Salem be prevented in the future?
Tuesday, January 7th
Research/Research Questions
If you were absent, you will create three research questions and start finding evidence that answers each research question. Work into harder questions that focus more on bigger ideas, rather than just who, what, when, and where and more on the whys and the hows.
Using Salem as an example again:
Research/Research Questions
If you were absent, you will create three research questions and start finding evidence that answers each research question. Work into harder questions that focus more on bigger ideas, rather than just who, what, when, and where and more on the whys and the hows.
Using Salem as an example again:
- What could have been done differently within Salem to prevent so many deaths?
- How does Salem influence the way we think today?
- How can Salem be prevented in the future?
Monday, January 6th
Explore Your Topic/Basic Questions
Once you have your topic, you will spend a class period exploring your topic, the sources that exist, and broadening your sense of knowledge before you begin your research. That means you aren't taking notes; you are absorbing as much information as you can on your topic. To start your research address some of the basic questions that go along with your topic. These questions can be short answers that help you finish your background research. You should have a minimum of three basic questions. Here is an example topic with some basic questions to get you started:
Topic: Salem Witch Trials
Example Basic Questions:
Explore Your Topic/Basic Questions
Once you have your topic, you will spend a class period exploring your topic, the sources that exist, and broadening your sense of knowledge before you begin your research. That means you aren't taking notes; you are absorbing as much information as you can on your topic. To start your research address some of the basic questions that go along with your topic. These questions can be short answers that help you finish your background research. You should have a minimum of three basic questions. Here is an example topic with some basic questions to get you started:
Topic: Salem Witch Trials
Example Basic Questions:
- Who started the Salem Witch Trials?
- When did the Salem Witch Trials occur?
- When did the first and last death occur?
- When did Salem become a tourist attraction?
- Where is Salem?
- How many people died?
- What year did it take place?
Monday, December 23rd-Friday, January 3rd
Winter Break
I hope you have a wonderful winter break! Happy Holidays!
Winter Break
I hope you have a wonderful winter break! Happy Holidays!
Friday, December 20th
Galaxy Games Holiday Bowl
Galaxy Games Holiday Bowl
Thursday, December 19th
Accordion Structure Quiz
If you were absent, you will need to make-up your Accordion Structure Quiz when you return to school. Please schedule a day and time that works best for you.
Accordion Structure Quiz
If you were absent, you will need to make-up your Accordion Structure Quiz when you return to school. Please schedule a day and time that works best for you.
Wednesday, December 18th
Basic Questions vs. Research Questions/Thesis Statement
*There will be an Accordion Structure Quiz tomorrow! If you lost your Hamburger-Style Accordion Structure Notes then you can find a copy under my "Documents" tab.
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (6-28) titled Accordion Structure. You don't need to take any notes; just read through each of the slides. Let me know if you have any questions. Please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Board Games. You are (hypothetically) about to write an informative/explanatory essay over the topic board games. You need to create three basic questions and three research questions over your topic. You will then develop a thesis statement. Remember that your thesis statement is one sentence and contains your topic and three claims. Also remember that your three research questions become your three claims. If it helps you can change your topic to a specific board game such as Monopoly, Game of Life, and Clue. This is for practice! Your informative/explanatory essay will be over an American Revolutionary War topic.
Basic Questions vs. Research Questions/Thesis Statement
*There will be an Accordion Structure Quiz tomorrow! If you lost your Hamburger-Style Accordion Structure Notes then you can find a copy under my "Documents" tab.
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (6-28) titled Accordion Structure. You don't need to take any notes; just read through each of the slides. Let me know if you have any questions. Please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Board Games. You are (hypothetically) about to write an informative/explanatory essay over the topic board games. You need to create three basic questions and three research questions over your topic. You will then develop a thesis statement. Remember that your thesis statement is one sentence and contains your topic and three claims. Also remember that your three research questions become your three claims. If it helps you can change your topic to a specific board game such as Monopoly, Game of Life, and Clue. This is for practice! Your informative/explanatory essay will be over an American Revolutionary War topic.
Tuesday, December 17th
Accordion Structure
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-5) titled Accordion Structure. Please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Accordion Structure. Please draw and label the Hamburger-Style Accordion Structure. You can find the Hamburger-Style Accordion Structure Notes under my "Documents" tab.
Accordion Structure
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-5) titled Accordion Structure. Please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Accordion Structure. Please draw and label the Hamburger-Style Accordion Structure. You can find the Hamburger-Style Accordion Structure Notes under my "Documents" tab.
Monday, December 16th
SBAC Interim Step (Editing)
If you were absent, you don't need to make this up. You will have several opportunities to get familiar and practice using the tools on SBAC. We will also go over the questions and answers together as a class sometime this week.
SBAC Interim Step (Editing)
If you were absent, you don't need to make this up. You will have several opportunities to get familiar and practice using the tools on SBAC. We will also go over the questions and answers together as a class sometime this week.
Friday, December 13th
S.S.R.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).
S.S.R.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).
Thursday, December 12th
My Brother Sam Is Dead (Final Exam)
If you were absent, you will need to see me when you return to school and schedule a day/time to make-up the exam you missed. This exam needs to be taken in my classroom with me present. You have many options as to when you can make it up: before school, during Home Base on a Study Hall day, during lunch, or after school.
My Brother Sam Is Dead (Final Exam)
If you were absent, you will need to see me when you return to school and schedule a day/time to make-up the exam you missed. This exam needs to be taken in my classroom with me present. You have many options as to when you can make it up: before school, during Home Base on a Study Hall day, during lunch, or after school.
Wednesday, December 11th
Read Chapters Fourteen, Epilogue, and How much of this book is true?
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapters Fourteen, Epilogue, and How much of this book is true? from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audios (down below) without the book, so that you know how the book ends. That's right, we'll be finishing the novel today! Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
Read Chapters Fourteen, Epilogue, and How much of this book is true?
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapters Fourteen, Epilogue, and How much of this book is true? from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audios (down below) without the book, so that you know how the book ends. That's right, we'll be finishing the novel today! Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
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Tuesday, December 10th
Socratic Seminar
If you were absent, you missed a discussion over Chapters Twelve and Thirteen. Please look over and think about the following questions:
Socratic Seminar
If you were absent, you missed a discussion over Chapters Twelve and Thirteen. Please look over and think about the following questions:
- What do you think Tim's feelings are about the war now?
- What side do you think Tim would be on if he had to choose?
- In what ways has Tim changed?
- Why do you think the authors have decided to tell the story through Tim's eyes? Why not tell the story through Sam's eyes?
- Why do you think the authors chose the title, My Brother Sam Is Dead rather than a different title? Does the title give away too much of the story to the reader?
- Why does Tim blame Sam for Father's death?
- Father was on the prison ship when he forgave Sam. Why did Father forgive Sam so late in the story?
- What do you think Father meant when he said, "Now, I go to enjoy the freedom war has brought me?"
- If you were in Sam's position, would you change to the British side after you found out that Father had died?
- Why do you think the British kept Jerry Sanford?
- At this point in the book, how do you think Sam feels about being a soldier?
- Why didn't Mother show more emotion when she found out that Sam was going to die?
- Why did Sam seem to be resigned to the fact that he would die? Why doesn't he have more fight in him?
- If you were Tim and had to see General Putnam, what would you tell the general about this situation to convince him to release Sam?
Monday, December 9th
Read Chapters Twelve and Thirteen
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapters Twelve and Thirteen from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audios (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
Read Chapters Twelve and Thirteen
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapters Twelve and Thirteen from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audios (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
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Friday, December 6th
Daily Ration/Read Chapter Eleven
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the PDF titled Daily Ration. If you don't have a printer, then please draw the chart (down below) on a separate sheet of paper. You need to complete the chart and answer questions one and two. Please give at least three examples for each question. You will need to turn this assignment in when you return to school. You will also need to listen and/or read Chapter Eleven from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audio (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
Daily Ration/Read Chapter Eleven
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the PDF titled Daily Ration. If you don't have a printer, then please draw the chart (down below) on a separate sheet of paper. You need to complete the chart and answer questions one and two. Please give at least three examples for each question. You will need to turn this assignment in when you return to school. You will also need to listen and/or read Chapter Eleven from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audio (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
Thursday, December 5th
Read Chapter Ten
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapter Ten from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audio (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
Read Chapter Ten
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapter Ten from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audio (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
Wednesday, December 4th
C.E.A.E.A.L. Response Continues
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "C.E.A.E.A.L. Response: My Brother Sam Is Dead." You will continue from where you left off yesterday, but your goal is to complete your C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph before the end of the day. Please make sure you read over your C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph before turning it in. Look for any spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors. Make sure that you have fulfilled all the requirements in the guiding boxes on the C.E.A.E.A.L. Graphic Organizer. WHEN READY, CLICK THE TURN-IN BUTTON!
C.E.A.E.A.L. Response Continues
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "C.E.A.E.A.L. Response: My Brother Sam Is Dead." You will continue from where you left off yesterday, but your goal is to complete your C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph before the end of the day. Please make sure you read over your C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph before turning it in. Look for any spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors. Make sure that you have fulfilled all the requirements in the guiding boxes on the C.E.A.E.A.L. Graphic Organizer. WHEN READY, CLICK THE TURN-IN BUTTON!
Tuesday, December 3rd
C.E.A.E.A.L. Response
If you were absent, you will need to check out a copy of My Brother Sam Is Dead when you return to school. Please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "C.E.A.E.A.L. Response: My Brother Sam Is Dead." Please read the instructions very carefully. You need to fill out the C.E.A.E.A.L. Graphic Organizer first before you start copying and pasting your sentences onto the Google Document. Remember that you will copy and paste your final C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph onto the Google Document I've provided you. Please use the novel to find direct quotes (evidence) to support your answer to the question (claim). You only need to pick ONE question to complete your C.E.A.E.A.L. response over. The questions are on the C.E.A.E.A.L. Graphic Organizer. Here are the page numbers to each chapter:
Chapter 4- pg. 46 (Patriots are in Redding Ridge & Tim steals the Brown Bess from Sam)
Chapter 5- pg. 61 (Mr. Heron talks to Life about Tim delivering a letter)
Chapter 6- pg. 74 (Tim decides to deliver the letter and runs into Betsy Read)
Chapter 7- pg. 85 (Life and Tim are on their way to Verplancks Point where they run into the cow-boys)
Chapter 8- pg. 99 (Life and Tim make it to Verplancks Point, but end up traveling back at night)
Chapter 9- pg. 113 (Life goes missing)
C.E.A.E.A.L. Response
If you were absent, you will need to check out a copy of My Brother Sam Is Dead when you return to school. Please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "C.E.A.E.A.L. Response: My Brother Sam Is Dead." Please read the instructions very carefully. You need to fill out the C.E.A.E.A.L. Graphic Organizer first before you start copying and pasting your sentences onto the Google Document. Remember that you will copy and paste your final C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph onto the Google Document I've provided you. Please use the novel to find direct quotes (evidence) to support your answer to the question (claim). You only need to pick ONE question to complete your C.E.A.E.A.L. response over. The questions are on the C.E.A.E.A.L. Graphic Organizer. Here are the page numbers to each chapter:
Chapter 4- pg. 46 (Patriots are in Redding Ridge & Tim steals the Brown Bess from Sam)
Chapter 5- pg. 61 (Mr. Heron talks to Life about Tim delivering a letter)
Chapter 6- pg. 74 (Tim decides to deliver the letter and runs into Betsy Read)
Chapter 7- pg. 85 (Life and Tim are on their way to Verplancks Point where they run into the cow-boys)
Chapter 8- pg. 99 (Life and Tim make it to Verplancks Point, but end up traveling back at night)
Chapter 9- pg. 113 (Life goes missing)
Monday, December 2nd
Read Chapter Nine/ Illustration with Textual Evidence Continues
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapter Nine from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audio (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school. You will also need to finish your illustration when you return to school.
Read Chapter Nine/ Illustration with Textual Evidence Continues
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapter Nine from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audio (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school. You will also need to finish your illustration when you return to school.
Wednesday, November 27th-29th
No School, Thanksgiving Break
No School, Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday, November 26th
Read Chapters Seven and Eight/ Illustration with Textual Evidence
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapters Seven and Eight from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audios (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school. You will also need to create an illustration that can be supported by textual evidence. In other words, you need to draw either a character and/or setting we've been introduced to so far in the book. Your illustration has to be as accurate as possible, so make sure you are referring to the text. You only need a half sheet of printer paper for this activity. Please color your illustrations and make sure you're being as detailed as possible. These illustrations will be hung up on the wall, but will still remain anonymous due to your name being on the back.
Read Chapters Seven and Eight/ Illustration with Textual Evidence
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapters Seven and Eight from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audios (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school. You will also need to create an illustration that can be supported by textual evidence. In other words, you need to draw either a character and/or setting we've been introduced to so far in the book. Your illustration has to be as accurate as possible, so make sure you are referring to the text. You only need a half sheet of printer paper for this activity. Please color your illustrations and make sure you're being as detailed as possible. These illustrations will be hung up on the wall, but will still remain anonymous due to your name being on the back.
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Monday, November 25th
Read Chapters Five and Six
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapters Five and Six from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audios (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
Read Chapters Five and Six
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapters Five and Six from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audios (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
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Friday, November 22nd
Roll a Word Continues/Read Chapter Four
If you were absent, please continue working on your Roll a Word activity. You will need to turn-in this assignment when you return to school. Also, please listen to and/or read Chapter Four from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audio (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
Roll a Word Continues/Read Chapter Four
If you were absent, please continue working on your Roll a Word activity. You will need to turn-in this assignment when you return to school. Also, please listen to and/or read Chapter Four from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audio (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
Thursday, November 21st
Roll a Word
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-4) titled Roll a Word Activity. Also, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the Google Doc titled Roll a Word (Chapters 4-9). If you don't have a printer, then please grab two sheets of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Roll a Word. You will then fold each paper so that you have two-columns and four rows. For example:
Roll a Word
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-4) titled Roll a Word Activity. Also, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the Google Doc titled Roll a Word (Chapters 4-9). If you don't have a printer, then please grab two sheets of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Roll a Word. You will then fold each paper so that you have two-columns and four rows. For example:
The first column is for the vocabulary words and the second column is where you will complete each task. Yes, you may continue writing the vocabulary words on the back of the page. You don't need a dice to complete the assignment. Instead choose numbers randomly (of course six wouldn't be applicable). Please make sure that you don't complete the same task back to back. If you have any questions, please email me ([email protected]) or come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
Vocabulary Words from Chapters 4-9:
Vocabulary Words from Chapters 4-9:
- traitors
- clambering
- ramrod
- commissary
- petition
- cipher
- surveyor
- apprentice
- speculating
- cholera
- recalcitrance
- grimace
- sedition
- wharf
- Johnny cake
Wednesday, November 20th
Read Chapters Two and Three
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapters Two and Three from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audios (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
Read Chapters Two and Three
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapters Two and Three from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audios (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
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Tuesday, November 19th
Read Chapter One
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapter One from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audio (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
Read Chapter One
If you were absent, you will need to listen and/or read Chapter One from My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Please listen to the audio (down below) without the book, so that you don't fall behind. Remember that when you return to school, we may be moving on to the next chapter(s) and I don't want there to be any spoilers for you. Can you still check out a copy of the book? Of course! Please come see me before school, during lunch, or after school.
Monday, November 18th
Pre-Reading Theme Thoughts
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the PDF titled Pre-Reading Theme Thoughts. If you don't have a printer, then please create the four-column chart on a separate sheet of paper. You can't agree and disagree when responding to each of the statements. You have to pick one or the other. When explaining your answer, please write down three sentences. You will need to turn this assignment in when you return to school.
What is theme and how do I find the theme? Here is a Brain Pop video that will answer these questions:
Pre-Reading Theme Thoughts
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the PDF titled Pre-Reading Theme Thoughts. If you don't have a printer, then please create the four-column chart on a separate sheet of paper. You can't agree and disagree when responding to each of the statements. You have to pick one or the other. When explaining your answer, please write down three sentences. You will need to turn this assignment in when you return to school.
What is theme and how do I find the theme? Here is a Brain Pop video that will answer these questions:
Friday, November 15th
Introduce My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
*Book Project Due Today!
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-15) titled Introduction to My Brother Sam Is Dead. Please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it My Brother Sam Is Dead. You will need to read each slide and take notes on anything in bold. There are two videos (Google Slides 9 & 10) that you will need to watch. For each video, please write down three interesting facts. You will have a total of six facts written down.
Introduce My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
*Book Project Due Today!
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-15) titled Introduction to My Brother Sam Is Dead. Please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it My Brother Sam Is Dead. You will need to read each slide and take notes on anything in bold. There are two videos (Google Slides 9 & 10) that you will need to watch. For each video, please write down three interesting facts. You will have a total of six facts written down.
Thursday, November 14th
Character Analysis Continues
*Book Project Due Tomorrow!
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the Google Doc titled Book Project Requirements. Please make sure you have fulfilled all requirements for your project. You may finish your poster when you return to school. If you need to take it home you may do so; however, it's your responsibility to bring it back. I must have your Book Project by Friday, November 22nd (no later than 3:00 pm). You are more than welcome to work on your project before school, during lunch, or after school.
Character Analysis Continues
*Book Project Due Tomorrow!
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the Google Doc titled Book Project Requirements. Please make sure you have fulfilled all requirements for your project. You may finish your poster when you return to school. If you need to take it home you may do so; however, it's your responsibility to bring it back. I must have your Book Project by Friday, November 22nd (no later than 3:00 pm). You are more than welcome to work on your project before school, during lunch, or after school.
Wednesday, November 13th
Character Analysis Continues
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the Google Doc titled Book Project Requirements. On a blank sheet of paper, I would like for you to answer the following question: Character Traits- What three words BEST describes this character at this specific moment? Remember that you are answering this question based on your character's internal and/or external conflict. If you're not sure how to answer this question, then please see my example on the second page of the Google Doc. Make sure you put this paper in a safe place so that you can bring it to class when you return to school. You can transfer this information onto your poster when you are done drawing/coloring your character. If you want to work on your poster before school, during lunch, or after school this week then you may do so to avoid falling behind.
Character Analysis Continues
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the Google Doc titled Book Project Requirements. On a blank sheet of paper, I would like for you to answer the following question: Character Traits- What three words BEST describes this character at this specific moment? Remember that you are answering this question based on your character's internal and/or external conflict. If you're not sure how to answer this question, then please see my example on the second page of the Google Doc. Make sure you put this paper in a safe place so that you can bring it to class when you return to school. You can transfer this information onto your poster when you are done drawing/coloring your character. If you want to work on your poster before school, during lunch, or after school this week then you may do so to avoid falling behind.
Tuesday, November 12th
Character Analysis Continues
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the Google Doc titled Book Project Requirements. On a blank sheet of paper, I would like for you to answer the following questions: 3) Feelings and Emotions- How did the character feel during this time? List at least five emotion words. & 4) Words- What did the character say? Show us a conversation they had with another character. Remember that you are answering these questions based on your character's internal and/or external conflict. If you're not sure how to answer these questions, then please see my example on the second page of the Google Doc. Make sure you put this paper in a safe place so that you can bring it to class when you return to school. You can transfer this information onto your poster when you are done drawing/coloring your character. If you want to work on your poster before school, during lunch, or after school sometime next week then you may do so to avoid falling behind.
Character Analysis Continues
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the Google Doc titled Book Project Requirements. On a blank sheet of paper, I would like for you to answer the following questions: 3) Feelings and Emotions- How did the character feel during this time? List at least five emotion words. & 4) Words- What did the character say? Show us a conversation they had with another character. Remember that you are answering these questions based on your character's internal and/or external conflict. If you're not sure how to answer these questions, then please see my example on the second page of the Google Doc. Make sure you put this paper in a safe place so that you can bring it to class when you return to school. You can transfer this information onto your poster when you are done drawing/coloring your character. If you want to work on your poster before school, during lunch, or after school sometime next week then you may do so to avoid falling behind.
Monday, November 11th
Character Analysis Continues
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the Google Doc titled Book Project Requirements. On a blank sheet of paper, I would like for you to answer the following questions: 1) Thoughts- What was the character thinking in his and/or her mind? and 2) Actions- What did the character do? Remember that you are answering these questions based on your character's internal and/or external conflict. If you're not sure how to answer these questions, then please see my example on the second page of the Google Doc. Make sure you put this paper in a safe place so that you can bring it to class when you return to school. You can then transfer this information onto your poster when you are done drawing/coloring your character. If you want to work on your poster before school, during lunch, or after school tomorrow you may do so to avoid falling behind.
Character Analysis Continues
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the Google Doc titled Book Project Requirements. On a blank sheet of paper, I would like for you to answer the following questions: 1) Thoughts- What was the character thinking in his and/or her mind? and 2) Actions- What did the character do? Remember that you are answering these questions based on your character's internal and/or external conflict. If you're not sure how to answer these questions, then please see my example on the second page of the Google Doc. Make sure you put this paper in a safe place so that you can bring it to class when you return to school. You can then transfer this information onto your poster when you are done drawing/coloring your character. If you want to work on your poster before school, during lunch, or after school tomorrow you may do so to avoid falling behind.
Friday, November 8th
Introduce Book Project
*Book Project is due on Thursday, November 14th
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-9) titled Book Project: Character Analysis. You also need to read the Google Doc titled Book Project Requirements. I will be providing you with all the supplies and materials, so there's no need to take a trip to the store. I don't want you to start on the project at home, so please wait until you return to school. We will be working on this project in class for four days. If you feel like four class periods is not enough time, then you may work on it before school, during lunch, and/or after school. I just don't want you to take your project home due to the fact that accidents happen or as Dory would say, "I suffer from short term memory loss!" Here are examples of book projects from students I've had in the past:
Introduce Book Project
*Book Project is due on Thursday, November 14th
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-9) titled Book Project: Character Analysis. You also need to read the Google Doc titled Book Project Requirements. I will be providing you with all the supplies and materials, so there's no need to take a trip to the store. I don't want you to start on the project at home, so please wait until you return to school. We will be working on this project in class for four days. If you feel like four class periods is not enough time, then you may work on it before school, during lunch, and/or after school. I just don't want you to take your project home due to the fact that accidents happen or as Dory would say, "I suffer from short term memory loss!" Here are examples of book projects from students I've had in the past:
The Jimmy Wells poster is my example. If you look at the second page on the Google Doc titled Book Project Requirements, you will see my responses to each question.
Thursday, November 7th
S.S.R.
*Parent/Teacher Conferences today from 1:30 pm-7:30 pm! Parents if you can't make it then please feel free to email us team of teachers.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. Remember, if you don't like the book you are currently reading then you need to stop by the Library and talk to Mrs. Warnell. She is after all the "book whisperer."
S.S.R.
*Parent/Teacher Conferences today from 1:30 pm-7:30 pm! Parents if you can't make it then please feel free to email us team of teachers.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. Remember, if you don't like the book you are currently reading then you need to stop by the Library and talk to Mrs. Warnell. She is after all the "book whisperer."
Wednesday, November 6th
LAPS (Look, Analyze, Prove It, and So What) Continues
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled LAPS: "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. You need to complete the last two boxes: "P (Prove It)" and "S (So What)." You will need to turn-in this assignment on Google Classroom when you're done with all four boxes. Before you turn-in your assignment, please go back and reread all the questions. Make sure you answered all parts of the questions and fulfilled all requirements.
*DON'T FORGET TO CLICK THE TURN-IN BUTTON!
LAPS (Look, Analyze, Prove It, and So What) Continues
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled LAPS: "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. You need to complete the last two boxes: "P (Prove It)" and "S (So What)." You will need to turn-in this assignment on Google Classroom when you're done with all four boxes. Before you turn-in your assignment, please go back and reread all the questions. Make sure you answered all parts of the questions and fulfilled all requirements.
*DON'T FORGET TO CLICK THE TURN-IN BUTTON!
Tuesday, November 5th
LAPS (Look, Analyze, Prove It, and So What)
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled LAPS: "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. Please read my instructions carefully and complete at least the first two boxes: "L (Look)" and "A (Analyze)." We will continue working on this assignment tomorrow in class, so you will then complete the last two boxes: "P (Prove It)" and "S (So What)."
The Highwayman by Loreena McKennit:
LAPS (Look, Analyze, Prove It, and So What)
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled LAPS: "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. Please read my instructions carefully and complete at least the first two boxes: "L (Look)" and "A (Analyze)." We will continue working on this assignment tomorrow in class, so you will then complete the last two boxes: "P (Prove It)" and "S (So What)."
The Highwayman by Loreena McKennit:
Monday, November 4th
Read "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-21) titled "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. All you need to do is read carefully through each slide. You DO NOT need to take any notes unless you want to. These slides will provide you with the historical background that is needed for the ballad poem. Please read "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. You can find the ballad poem under my "Documents" tab. I also uploaded the audio version in case you wanted to listen and follow along. Some questions to think about AFTER you read the ballad poem:
*SPOILER ALERT- DO NOT read the questions (below) until after you read the ballad poem!
Read "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes
If you were absent, please see Google Slides (1-21) titled "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. All you need to do is read carefully through each slide. You DO NOT need to take any notes unless you want to. These slides will provide you with the historical background that is needed for the ballad poem. Please read "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. You can find the ballad poem under my "Documents" tab. I also uploaded the audio version in case you wanted to listen and follow along. Some questions to think about AFTER you read the ballad poem:
*SPOILER ALERT- DO NOT read the questions (below) until after you read the ballad poem!
- How would you describe the mood that the poet sets up in the first stanza? Which words help to create the mood?
- Is the inn abandoned?
- Who are the good characters in this poem? Who are the bad characters? Explain your answer.
- What do you imagine that Bess was thinking before she pulled the trigger?
- Why does the highwayman turn around? Where is he going, and why?
- Do you think that the highwayman knew that he was going to die? If he knew he would die, why did he go after the redcoats?
Friday, November 1st
Sell This Haunted House Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off yesterday with this assignment. You will also need to turn this assignment in when you return to school.
Sell This Haunted House Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off yesterday with this assignment. You will also need to turn this assignment in when you return to school.
Monday, October 28th
S.S.R.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. Remember, if you don't like the book you are currently reading then you need to stop by the Library and talk to Mrs. Warnell. She is after all the "book whisperer."
S.S.R.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. Remember, if you don't like the book you are currently reading then you need to stop by the Library and talk to Mrs. Warnell. She is after all the "book whisperer."
Friday, October 25th
Submit Rover Name
*If you are wanting to enter into the Name the Rover Contest, then I need to have the consent form signed and returned no later than Wednesday, October 30th.
When you're ready to turn-in your rover name, please look for the assignment titled "Name the Rover Dropbox" on Google Classroom. The instructions are as followed: Please attach your Name the Rover below. Make sure you click the "Turn-In" button once you have attached the document. To attach your Name the Rover you will need to do the following:
Submit Rover Name
*If you are wanting to enter into the Name the Rover Contest, then I need to have the consent form signed and returned no later than Wednesday, October 30th.
When you're ready to turn-in your rover name, please look for the assignment titled "Name the Rover Dropbox" on Google Classroom. The instructions are as followed: Please attach your Name the Rover below. Make sure you click the "Turn-In" button once you have attached the document. To attach your Name the Rover you will need to do the following:
- open the assignment titled "Name the Rover Dropbox"
- click the "Add" button
- click Google Drive
- find your Name the Rover in your "Recent" section of your Google Drive and click on the document
- click the "Add" button
- click the "Turn-In Button"
Thursday, October 24th
C.E.A.E.A.L. Review/Graphic Organizer Continues
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled "C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph (Name the Rover). You need to fill out the C.E.A.E.A.L. Graphic Organizer first before you start copying and pasting your sentences onto the Google Document. Remember that you will copy and paste your final C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph onto the Google Document I've provided you. Remember that you don't need your standard heading on the top left-hand corner and the title of your C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph is the name of your rover. The blank Google Document will be your final draft so use a dictionary to check how to spell words, use a thesaurus to find better words, capitalize, correctly punctuate your sentences, and proofread it several times.
C.E.A.E.A.L. Review/Graphic Organizer Continues
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled "C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph (Name the Rover). You need to fill out the C.E.A.E.A.L. Graphic Organizer first before you start copying and pasting your sentences onto the Google Document. Remember that you will copy and paste your final C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph onto the Google Document I've provided you. Remember that you don't need your standard heading on the top left-hand corner and the title of your C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph is the name of your rover. The blank Google Document will be your final draft so use a dictionary to check how to spell words, use a thesaurus to find better words, capitalize, correctly punctuate your sentences, and proofread it several times.
Wednesday, October 23rd
C.E.A.E.A.L. Review/Graphic Organizer
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled "C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph (Name the Rover). You need to fill out the C.E.A.E.A.L. Graphic Organizer first before you start copying and pasting your sentences onto the Google Document. Remember that you will copy and paste your final C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph onto the Google Document I've provided you. Remember that you don't need your standard heading on the top left-hand corner and the title of your C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph is the name of your rover. The blank Google Document will be your final draft so use a dictionary to check how to spell words, use a thesaurus to find better words, capitalize, correctly punctuate your sentences, and proofread it several times.
C.E.A.E.A.L. Review/Graphic Organizer
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled "C.E.A.E.A.L. Paragraph (Name the Rover). You need to fill out the C.E.A.E.A.L. Graphic Organizer first before you start copying and pasting your sentences onto the Google Document. Remember that you will copy and paste your final C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph onto the Google Document I've provided you. Remember that you don't need your standard heading on the top left-hand corner and the title of your C.E.A.E.A.L. paragraph is the name of your rover. The blank Google Document will be your final draft so use a dictionary to check how to spell words, use a thesaurus to find better words, capitalize, correctly punctuate your sentences, and proofread it several times.
Tuesday, October 22nd
Name the Rover (Explore) Continues
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled "Name the Rover Challenge (Learn About the Challenge). You still don't need to take any notes. Just simply look at the images, read the articles, and watch the videos. The links and videos are provided to educate you about Mars, the Mars 2020 mission, and NASA's Moon to Mars goals.
Name the Rover (Explore) Continues
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled "Name the Rover Challenge (Learn About the Challenge). You still don't need to take any notes. Just simply look at the images, read the articles, and watch the videos. The links and videos are provided to educate you about Mars, the Mars 2020 mission, and NASA's Moon to Mars goals.
Monday, October 21st
Name the Rover (Explore)
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled "Name the Rover Challenge (Learn About the Challenge). You don't need to take any notes. Just simply look at the images, read the articles, and watch the videos. The links and videos are provided to educate you about Mars, the Mars 2020 mission, and NASA's Moon to Mars goals.
Name the Rover (Explore)
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled "Name the Rover Challenge (Learn About the Challenge). You don't need to take any notes. Just simply look at the images, read the articles, and watch the videos. The links and videos are provided to educate you about Mars, the Mars 2020 mission, and NASA's Moon to Mars goals.
Thursday, October 17th-Friday, October 18th
No School, MEA
No School, MEA
Wednesday, October 16th
Turn-In Jamestown Narrative
*Jamestown Narratives are due by Monday morning (8:00 am) on Google Classroom! After you attach your document to the assignment, don't forget to click the "Turn-In" button.
When you're ready to turn-in your Jamestown Narrative, please look for the assignment titled "Jamestown Narrative Dropbox" on Google Classroom. The instructions are as followed: Please attach your Jamestown Narrative below. Make sure you click the "Turn-In" button once you have attached the document. To attach your Jamestown Narrative you will need to do the following:
Turn-In Jamestown Narrative
*Jamestown Narratives are due by Monday morning (8:00 am) on Google Classroom! After you attach your document to the assignment, don't forget to click the "Turn-In" button.
When you're ready to turn-in your Jamestown Narrative, please look for the assignment titled "Jamestown Narrative Dropbox" on Google Classroom. The instructions are as followed: Please attach your Jamestown Narrative below. Make sure you click the "Turn-In" button once you have attached the document. To attach your Jamestown Narrative you will need to do the following:
- open the assignment titled "Jamestown Narrative Dropbox"
- click the "Add" button
- click Google Drive
- find your Jamestown Narrative in your "Recent" section of your Google Drive and click on the document
- click the "Add" button
- click the "Turn-In Button"
Tuesday, October 15th
Jamestown Narrative (Edit)
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "Jamestown Narrative (Rough Draft)." You will continue from where you left off yesterday, but your goal is to complete your peer revision and complete your editing process. You will need to resolve all comments on your Google Doc before turning in. Please make sure your Jamestown Narrative has the following MLA (Modern Language Association) Format:
Jamestown Narrative (Edit)
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "Jamestown Narrative (Rough Draft)." You will continue from where you left off yesterday, but your goal is to complete your peer revision and complete your editing process. You will need to resolve all comments on your Google Doc before turning in. Please make sure your Jamestown Narrative has the following MLA (Modern Language Association) Format:
- Standard Heading on Top Left-Hand Corner
- Center the Title (DO NOT underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks)
- Indent Paragraphs
- Double-Space
- Font Style --> Times New Roman
- Font Size --> 12 pt
- Create a Header in the Upper-Right Hand Corner (that includes your last name followed by a space with a page number)
Monday, October 14th
Jamestown Narrative (Type/Peer Revision)
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "Jamestown Narrative (Rough Draft)." You will continue from where you left off on Friday, but your goal is to complete your resolution and start your peer revision. Make sure you are referring to the Evidence Based Narrative Instructions sheet, which is attached to the assignment on Google Classroom. There are certain requirements for your evidence based narrative, so please make sure you are fulfilling them. You CANNOT start your peer revision until you finish developing your story line and have fulfilled all requirements. To participate in the peer revision, you must share your Jamestown Narrative with someone you feel comfortable with and with someone who is in the same ELA class as you. Please see the Google Slides titled Peer Revision for specific instructions.
Jamestown Narrative (Type/Peer Revision)
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "Jamestown Narrative (Rough Draft)." You will continue from where you left off on Friday, but your goal is to complete your resolution and start your peer revision. Make sure you are referring to the Evidence Based Narrative Instructions sheet, which is attached to the assignment on Google Classroom. There are certain requirements for your evidence based narrative, so please make sure you are fulfilling them. You CANNOT start your peer revision until you finish developing your story line and have fulfilled all requirements. To participate in the peer revision, you must share your Jamestown Narrative with someone you feel comfortable with and with someone who is in the same ELA class as you. Please see the Google Slides titled Peer Revision for specific instructions.
Friday, October 11th
Type Jamestown Narrative Continues
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "Jamestown Narrative (Rough Draft)." You will continue from where you left off yesterday, but your goal is to complete your resolution, bold/highlight your historical evidence and figurative language, enhance your dialogue, and double check requirements. Make sure you are referring to the Evidence Based Narrative Instructions sheet, which is attached to the assignment on Google Classroom. There are certain requirements for your evidence based narrative, so please make sure you are fulfilling them. Also, please see Google Slides titled Dialogue. These slides will help you improve your dialogue within your narratives. Please take the time to go back and enhance your dialogue by adding more details.
Type Jamestown Narrative Continues
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "Jamestown Narrative (Rough Draft)." You will continue from where you left off yesterday, but your goal is to complete your resolution, bold/highlight your historical evidence and figurative language, enhance your dialogue, and double check requirements. Make sure you are referring to the Evidence Based Narrative Instructions sheet, which is attached to the assignment on Google Classroom. There are certain requirements for your evidence based narrative, so please make sure you are fulfilling them. Also, please see Google Slides titled Dialogue. These slides will help you improve your dialogue within your narratives. Please take the time to go back and enhance your dialogue by adding more details.
Thursday, October 10th
Type Jamestown Narrative Continues
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "Jamestown Narrative (Rough Draft)." You will continue from where you left off yesterday, but your goal is to complete your climax and falling action. Make sure you are referring to the Evidence Based Narrative Instructions sheet, which is attached to the assignment on Google Classroom. There are certain requirements for your evidence based narrative, so please make sure you are fulfilling them.
Type Jamestown Narrative Continues
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "Jamestown Narrative (Rough Draft)." You will continue from where you left off yesterday, but your goal is to complete your climax and falling action. Make sure you are referring to the Evidence Based Narrative Instructions sheet, which is attached to the assignment on Google Classroom. There are certain requirements for your evidence based narrative, so please make sure you are fulfilling them.
Wednesday, October 9th
Type Jamestown Narrative
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "Jamestown Narrative (Rough Draft)." Please read the instructions very carefully. I've already provided you a Google Doc where you will type your Jamestown Narrative, so don't create a new document. Make sure you have your Plot Line Diagram (from yesterday) out, so you can refer to it. Your goal is to complete your exposition and rising action. If you don't know where to start, please read my steps below:
1) highlight ten details from your three-column notes --> use highlighter tool
2) read examples (Tragedy at Jamestown and Born to Lead)
3) read Evidence Based Narrative instructions
4) start typing your Jamestown Narrative (complete exposition and rising action)
*Make sure you refer to your Plot Line Diagram! This will help you avoid writer's block!
Type Jamestown Narrative
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for the assignment titled "Jamestown Narrative (Rough Draft)." Please read the instructions very carefully. I've already provided you a Google Doc where you will type your Jamestown Narrative, so don't create a new document. Make sure you have your Plot Line Diagram (from yesterday) out, so you can refer to it. Your goal is to complete your exposition and rising action. If you don't know where to start, please read my steps below:
1) highlight ten details from your three-column notes --> use highlighter tool
2) read examples (Tragedy at Jamestown and Born to Lead)
3) read Evidence Based Narrative instructions
4) start typing your Jamestown Narrative (complete exposition and rising action)
*Make sure you refer to your Plot Line Diagram! This will help you avoid writer's block!
Tuesday, October 8th
Develop Research Questions/Plot Line for Jamestown Narrative
Mr. Fox's Class- You should have a total of eight different colored boxes filled out on your Three-Column Notes. Each box should have at least two bullet points. You need to go through and work on your second column where you develop a research question for each note(s). To get rid of the black boxes please click on a box, go to "background color" (which is the paint bucket icon), and choose "transparent." You will do this for each box. Your research question(s) will be answered by your note(s). If you read your question and then you read your note(s), but notice that your note(s) don't answer the question then you didn't develop a good research question. A research question needs to be in the format of a who, what, when, where, why, or how question.
Miss Anderson's Class- You will need to take out a blank sheet of paper and title it Plot Line for Jamestown Narrative. You will also need to draw your plot line diagram on this paper. This is where you will brainstorm your story line. Please be specific and detailed with each story element, so that you will avoid "writer's block" next week when we are typing our narratives. You will NOT be able to start typing your Jamestown Narrative until your plot line diagram is completed. It's need to be signed off by either Mr. Fox or I.
*I will be checking Plot Lines tomorrow at the start of class for a work ethic score.
Missing- WE 0
Incomplete- WE 1
One Sentence for Each Story Element- WE 2
Two to Three Sentences for Each Story Element- WE 3
Four Sentences or More for Each Story Element- WE 4
Develop Research Questions/Plot Line for Jamestown Narrative
Mr. Fox's Class- You should have a total of eight different colored boxes filled out on your Three-Column Notes. Each box should have at least two bullet points. You need to go through and work on your second column where you develop a research question for each note(s). To get rid of the black boxes please click on a box, go to "background color" (which is the paint bucket icon), and choose "transparent." You will do this for each box. Your research question(s) will be answered by your note(s). If you read your question and then you read your note(s), but notice that your note(s) don't answer the question then you didn't develop a good research question. A research question needs to be in the format of a who, what, when, where, why, or how question.
Miss Anderson's Class- You will need to take out a blank sheet of paper and title it Plot Line for Jamestown Narrative. You will also need to draw your plot line diagram on this paper. This is where you will brainstorm your story line. Please be specific and detailed with each story element, so that you will avoid "writer's block" next week when we are typing our narratives. You will NOT be able to start typing your Jamestown Narrative until your plot line diagram is completed. It's need to be signed off by either Mr. Fox or I.
*I will be checking Plot Lines tomorrow at the start of class for a work ethic score.
Missing- WE 0
Incomplete- WE 1
One Sentence for Each Story Element- WE 2
Two to Three Sentences for Each Story Element- WE 3
Four Sentences or More for Each Story Element- WE 4
Monday, October 7th
Jamestown (Research) --> LAST DAY OF RESEARCH!
Remember: You can use any notes from Social Studies for your research process! Make sure you incorporate them into your Three-Column Notes someway, somehow.
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled Jamestown (Explore/Research). Days Two & Three are research days! Begin to use your Three-Column Notes (the Google Doc I have provided you) to take notes on different topics during the time period of Jamestown. Focus on the following areas as topics: arrival to Jamestown, location of the colony, buildings/forts, historical figures, local tribes, conflicts, war, crops, starvation, clothing, weapons, food, and artifacts. You will continue to use the sources I have provided you on Google Classroom, so make sure you have the Jamestown (Explore/Research) assignment open as well. Your goal is to fill in four different colored boxes (orange, purple, yellow, green). The first column is where you will copy and paste the URL. This is telling Mr. Fox and I where you got your information from. The third column is where you will take notes. You may use direct quotes for any articles and you may use indirect quotes for any videos. You are required to have at least two bullet points for each colored box. Don't worry about the second column for now. We will fill those boxes in after we're done with our research. If you don't have Mr. Fox, then your goal is to fill in two different colored boxes (blue and red). All other requirements stay the same.
Jamestown (Research) --> LAST DAY OF RESEARCH!
Remember: You can use any notes from Social Studies for your research process! Make sure you incorporate them into your Three-Column Notes someway, somehow.
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled Jamestown (Explore/Research). Days Two & Three are research days! Begin to use your Three-Column Notes (the Google Doc I have provided you) to take notes on different topics during the time period of Jamestown. Focus on the following areas as topics: arrival to Jamestown, location of the colony, buildings/forts, historical figures, local tribes, conflicts, war, crops, starvation, clothing, weapons, food, and artifacts. You will continue to use the sources I have provided you on Google Classroom, so make sure you have the Jamestown (Explore/Research) assignment open as well. Your goal is to fill in four different colored boxes (orange, purple, yellow, green). The first column is where you will copy and paste the URL. This is telling Mr. Fox and I where you got your information from. The third column is where you will take notes. You may use direct quotes for any articles and you may use indirect quotes for any videos. You are required to have at least two bullet points for each colored box. Don't worry about the second column for now. We will fill those boxes in after we're done with our research. If you don't have Mr. Fox, then your goal is to fill in two different colored boxes (blue and red). All other requirements stay the same.
Friday, October 4th
Jamestown (Research)
Remember: You can use any notes from Social Studies for your research process! Make sure you incorporate them into your Three-Column Notes someway, somehow.
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled Jamestown (Explore/Research). Days Two & Three are research days! Begin to use your Three-Column Notes (the Google Doc I have provided you) to take notes on different topics during the time period of Jamestown. Focus on the following areas as topics: arrival to Jamestown, location of the colony, buildings/forts, historical figures, local tribes, conflicts, war, crops, starvation, clothing, weapons, food, and artifacts. You will continue to use the sources I have provided you on Google Classroom, so make sure you have the Jamestown (Explore/Research) assignment open as well. Your goal is to fill in four different colored boxes (yellow, green, blue, and red). The first column is where you will copy and paste the URL. This is telling Mr. Fox and I where you got your information from. The third column is where you will take notes. You may use direct quotes for any articles and you may use indirect quotes for any videos. You are required to have at least two bullet points for each colored box. Don't worry about the second column for now. We will fill those boxes in after we're done with our research. If you don't have Mr. Fox, then your goal is to fill in two different colored boxes (yellow and green). All other requirements stay the same.
Jamestown (Research)
Remember: You can use any notes from Social Studies for your research process! Make sure you incorporate them into your Three-Column Notes someway, somehow.
If you were absent, please log onto Google Classroom and look for an assignment titled Jamestown (Explore/Research). Days Two & Three are research days! Begin to use your Three-Column Notes (the Google Doc I have provided you) to take notes on different topics during the time period of Jamestown. Focus on the following areas as topics: arrival to Jamestown, location of the colony, buildings/forts, historical figures, local tribes, conflicts, war, crops, starvation, clothing, weapons, food, and artifacts. You will continue to use the sources I have provided you on Google Classroom, so make sure you have the Jamestown (Explore/Research) assignment open as well. Your goal is to fill in four different colored boxes (yellow, green, blue, and red). The first column is where you will copy and paste the URL. This is telling Mr. Fox and I where you got your information from. The third column is where you will take notes. You may use direct quotes for any articles and you may use indirect quotes for any videos. You are required to have at least two bullet points for each colored box. Don't worry about the second column for now. We will fill those boxes in after we're done with our research. If you don't have Mr. Fox, then your goal is to fill in two different colored boxes (yellow and green). All other requirements stay the same.
2018-2019 (Below)
Friday, May 31st
Type & Print
If you were absent, please type and print your Self-Image Poem. There are a few requirements from me. You need to type your poems in font style Times New Roman, font size twelve, and in font color black. Your alignment and spacing is up to you. Once you're done typing your stanzas, then you need to upload an image that is school appropriate and is associated with your poem. You may upload more than one photo, but don’t get too carried away. Don't forget to add your title! You don’t need to have your standard heading on the top left-hand corner and you don’t need to have your name typed on your poem. Instead you will write your name on the back of your poem after you print it off.
Type & Print
If you were absent, please type and print your Self-Image Poem. There are a few requirements from me. You need to type your poems in font style Times New Roman, font size twelve, and in font color black. Your alignment and spacing is up to you. Once you're done typing your stanzas, then you need to upload an image that is school appropriate and is associated with your poem. You may upload more than one photo, but don’t get too carried away. Don't forget to add your title! You don’t need to have your standard heading on the top left-hand corner and you don’t need to have your name typed on your poem. Instead you will write your name on the back of your poem after you print it off.
Thursday, May 30th
Self-Image Poem Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off with your Self-Image Poem. You need to have your poem completed before tomorrow. We will be going to the Writing Center so you can type and print your final poem.
Self-Image Poem Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off with your Self-Image Poem. You need to have your poem completed before tomorrow. We will be going to the Writing Center so you can type and print your final poem.
Wednesday, May 29th
Self-Image Poem Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off with your Self-Image Poem.
Self-Image Poem Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off with your Self-Image Poem.
Tuesday, May 28th
Self-Image Poem
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper and a pencil. Please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Self-Image Poem. Your Self-Image Poem doesn't necessarily have to be about a physical characteristic of yours. It can be about your personality, a skill or talent you have, life lessons you've learned from your family and friends, etc. Here are the guidelines:
Self-Image Poem
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper and a pencil. Please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Self-Image Poem. Your Self-Image Poem doesn't necessarily have to be about a physical characteristic of yours. It can be about your personality, a skill or talent you have, life lessons you've learned from your family and friends, etc. Here are the guidelines:
You need to brainstorm first before you start writing your stanzas! If you're not sure what to write about then ask your parents and/or guardians what they like most about you. You'd be amazed as to how they would respond to this question.
Monday, May 27th
No School, Memorial Day
No School, Memorial Day
Friday, May 24th
Pass the Poem or S.S.R.
If you were absent, you don't need to make-up the group activity. It was just for fun! Instead please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes.
Pass the Poem or S.S.R.
If you were absent, you don't need to make-up the group activity. It was just for fun! Instead please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes.
Thursday, May 23rd
Type/Print Ode Poem Continues
If you were absent, continue from where you left off yesterday with your poem. If you're completely done, then please make sure you turn-in your Ode Poem when you return to school. You will then check Power School to see if you have any incomplete and/or missing assignments for English Language Arts. If you do, then please complete and turn-in those assignments as soon as possible. If you're missing an assignment and you know you turned it in, please see me because there's a good chance that you didn't put your name on it. I have a HUGE stack of no name papers!
Type/Print Ode Poem Continues
If you were absent, continue from where you left off yesterday with your poem. If you're completely done, then please make sure you turn-in your Ode Poem when you return to school. You will then check Power School to see if you have any incomplete and/or missing assignments for English Language Arts. If you do, then please complete and turn-in those assignments as soon as possible. If you're missing an assignment and you know you turned it in, please see me because there's a good chance that you didn't put your name on it. I have a HUGE stack of no name papers!
Wednesday, May 22nd
Type/Print Ode Poem
If you were absent, you will need to type and print your Ode Poem. Please go to Google Docs, open up a new document, and type your poem. My only requirements is that it needs to be in Times New Roman, font size 12, and in black font. Your formatting is up to you. You can have your poem aligned to the left, center, right, or you can have it staggered. Some of you might align it differently due to creating movement within your poem. Get as creative as you want! Your stanzas can be single-spaced or double-spaced. It doesn't matter to me. You DON'T need to have your standard heading on the top left-hand corner and you DON'T need to have your name anywhere on your poem. You will write your name on the back of your poem after you print it. Please make sure you have a title though. It should be: Ode to (insert Subject). When you're done typing, then you may upload photos. Make sure your photos are school appropriate and are associated with your poem. I would like your poem to fit on one page, so make sure your photos aren't too big. If you would like to draw your pictures then that's fine.
Type/Print Ode Poem
If you were absent, you will need to type and print your Ode Poem. Please go to Google Docs, open up a new document, and type your poem. My only requirements is that it needs to be in Times New Roman, font size 12, and in black font. Your formatting is up to you. You can have your poem aligned to the left, center, right, or you can have it staggered. Some of you might align it differently due to creating movement within your poem. Get as creative as you want! Your stanzas can be single-spaced or double-spaced. It doesn't matter to me. You DON'T need to have your standard heading on the top left-hand corner and you DON'T need to have your name anywhere on your poem. You will write your name on the back of your poem after you print it. Please make sure you have a title though. It should be: Ode to (insert Subject). When you're done typing, then you may upload photos. Make sure your photos are school appropriate and are associated with your poem. I would like your poem to fit on one page, so make sure your photos aren't too big. If you would like to draw your pictures then that's fine.
Tuesday, May 21st
Ode Poem Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off yesterday with your Ode Poem. If you're done, please go back and add more sensory details and figurative language. You want your reader to be able to picture exactly what you're describing. Also please double check your capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. You may also want to use a thesaurus to find better words. In other words, you want your poem to be completely done so you can start typing tomorrow. Feel free to add more stanzas or lines to your poem. I would even suggest having someone read over your poem to give you some feedback.
Ode Poem Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off yesterday with your Ode Poem. If you're done, please go back and add more sensory details and figurative language. You want your reader to be able to picture exactly what you're describing. Also please double check your capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. You may also want to use a thesaurus to find better words. In other words, you want your poem to be completely done so you can start typing tomorrow. Feel free to add more stanzas or lines to your poem. I would even suggest having someone read over your poem to give you some feedback.
Monday, May 20th
Ode Poem
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Ode Poem. You will need to take out a blank sheet of paper to brainstorm and write a rough draft of your poem. The subjects listed on Google Slide six are just some ideas as to what you can write about, but you're not limited to those subjects. Just make sure you choose a subject that you have a lot to say about and are interested in. If you're having difficulties coming up with things to say, then don't choose that subject. Pick something else. Please create a spider web chart (as you see on Google Slide eleven) and brainstorm things you could describe in your Ode Poem. Here are the requirements for the assignment:
Ode Poem
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Ode Poem. You will need to take out a blank sheet of paper to brainstorm and write a rough draft of your poem. The subjects listed on Google Slide six are just some ideas as to what you can write about, but you're not limited to those subjects. Just make sure you choose a subject that you have a lot to say about and are interested in. If you're having difficulties coming up with things to say, then don't choose that subject. Pick something else. Please create a spider web chart (as you see on Google Slide eleven) and brainstorm things you could describe in your Ode Poem. Here are the requirements for the assignment:
We will be typing our Ode Poems and uploading photos/borders in the Writing Center on Wednesday and Thursday. You will be printing them off.
Friday, May 17th
Blackout Poem Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off with your Blackout Poem. You will need to turn in your Blackout Poem when you return to school.
Blackout Poem Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off with your Blackout Poem. You will need to turn in your Blackout Poem when you return to school.
Thursday, May 16th
Blackout Poem
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Blackout Poem. You have a few options as to how you can complete this assignment from home. You can either 1) use a newspaper, 2) use an article from a magazine, or 3) you can find an old book that is collecting dust and rip a page from it (maybe get permission from your parents and/or guardians first). If none of these options work, then you will need to wait until you return to school to get a few pages from me.
Blackout Poem
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Blackout Poem. You have a few options as to how you can complete this assignment from home. You can either 1) use a newspaper, 2) use an article from a magazine, or 3) you can find an old book that is collecting dust and rip a page from it (maybe get permission from your parents and/or guardians first). If none of these options work, then you will need to wait until you return to school to get a few pages from me.
Wednesday, May 15th
Haiku Poems Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off yesterday with your Haiku Poems. You will need to turn in your Haiku Poems when you return to school.
Haiku Poems Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off yesterday with your Haiku Poems. You will need to turn in your Haiku Poems when you return to school.
Tuesday, May 14th
Haiku Poems
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Haiku Poem. You will be writing two haiku poems. Remember that your haiku poems should follow the theme of either love or nature. Also your haiku poems should follow this structure:
Line 1- 5 syllables
Line 2- 7 syllables
Line 3- 5 syllables
You can either write your haiku poems on printer paper or you can type your haiku poems. You will also need to add decorations or illustrations. You can have both haiku poems on one sheet of paper, but space them out so they don't look like one poem.
Haiku Poems
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Haiku Poem. You will be writing two haiku poems. Remember that your haiku poems should follow the theme of either love or nature. Also your haiku poems should follow this structure:
Line 1- 5 syllables
Line 2- 7 syllables
Line 3- 5 syllables
You can either write your haiku poems on printer paper or you can type your haiku poems. You will also need to add decorations or illustrations. You can have both haiku poems on one sheet of paper, but space them out so they don't look like one poem.
Monday, May 13th
"The Outsiders"
Flathead High School Theatre will present the iconic coming of age story, “The Outsiders” May 14 and 15 at 6:27 pm in the David M. Hashley Theatre at Flathead High School. Call them what you want… losers, delinquents, outsiders. Ponyboy Curtis and his friends can’t seem to escape from these labels and are stuck marginalized by society. When two unfortunate Greasers, Johnny and Ponyboy, are assaulted by a rival gang, the result is a brawl that ends in the death of a Social gang member. As the boys go into hiding, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events. While some Greasers try to achieve redemption, others meet tragic ends.
"The Outsiders"
Flathead High School Theatre will present the iconic coming of age story, “The Outsiders” May 14 and 15 at 6:27 pm in the David M. Hashley Theatre at Flathead High School. Call them what you want… losers, delinquents, outsiders. Ponyboy Curtis and his friends can’t seem to escape from these labels and are stuck marginalized by society. When two unfortunate Greasers, Johnny and Ponyboy, are assaulted by a rival gang, the result is a brawl that ends in the death of a Social gang member. As the boys go into hiding, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events. While some Greasers try to achieve redemption, others meet tragic ends.
Friday, May 10th
Read "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe
If you were absent please read or listen to "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe. You can find the poem under my "Documents" tab. Here is the audio:
Read "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe
If you were absent please read or listen to "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe. You can find the poem under my "Documents" tab. Here is the audio:
After reading or listening to the poem, please answer the following questions on a blank sheet of paper:
- If you were to meet the speaker of this poem, what would you want to ask him?
- Where does the speaker say he sleeps each night? Do you think he actually sleeps there, or is he speaking of what he does in his imagination? Explain.
- Describe at least two images that help you picture the poem's setting.
- What repetition of words and sounds echoes throughout the six stanzas? What person does the repetition keep reminding you of?
- Some people say "It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." Do you agree or disagree? How do you think the poem's speaker would respond to the idea?
- This is a poem about a particular loss. Talk about whether or not you think the speaker's feelings of grief are universal.
Thursday, May 9th
Boring Poem Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off yesterday. Remember that you need to write your final draft on construction paper or printer paper in readable ink. You also need to add some illustrations to your poem. If you're not sure what to draw, then doodle some random pictures onto your poem as if you're bored. If you want to type your poem at home that's fine, but make sure you either print it out or share it with me.
Boring Poem Continues
If you were absent, please continue from where you left off yesterday. Remember that you need to write your final draft on construction paper or printer paper in readable ink. You also need to add some illustrations to your poem. If you're not sure what to draw, then doodle some random pictures onto your poem as if you're bored. If you want to type your poem at home that's fine, but make sure you either print it out or share it with me.
Wednesday, May 8th
Boring Poem
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper and a pencil. Please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Boring Poem. You need to pick one of the following lines to repeat throughout your poem:
*You should have sixteen lines total (eight lines that describe your "boring life" and eight lines repeated from your line choice above).
Boring Poem
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper and a pencil. Please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Boring Poem. You need to pick one of the following lines to repeat throughout your poem:
- minute after minute
- hour after hour
- day after day
- week after week
- weekend after weekend
- month after month
- year after year
*You should have sixteen lines total (eight lines that describe your "boring life" and eight lines repeated from your line choice above).
Tuesday, May 7th
Introduce Poetry Continues
If you were absent, please take out your Poetry notes. Please read, watch, and takes notes on Google Slides 15-31 from the Google Slides titled Poetry. Again, you can find these Google Slides under my "Documents" tab. I also uploaded a Google Doc titled Examples of Poems. These poems are the ones that have a gold star on the Google Slides.
Introduce Poetry Continues
If you were absent, please take out your Poetry notes. Please read, watch, and takes notes on Google Slides 15-31 from the Google Slides titled Poetry. Again, you can find these Google Slides under my "Documents" tab. I also uploaded a Google Doc titled Examples of Poems. These poems are the ones that have a gold star on the Google Slides.
Monday, May 6th
Introduce Poetry
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Poetry. Please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Poetry. You need to read, watch, and take notes on Google Slides 1-14. If you want to print out the notes, that's fine as well.
Introduce Poetry
If you were absent, please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Poetry. Please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Poetry. You need to read, watch, and take notes on Google Slides 1-14. If you want to print out the notes, that's fine as well.
Mr. Roy was found guilty and was charged with NOT retiring for another year!
Wednesday, May 1st
Present News Report (SBAC Testing for Math in Period 1, Period 2, Period 3, & Period 4)
If you are in Period 5 or Period 6, we presented our news report. If you were absent, I had your group hold off from presenting until tomorrow. If you're still absent come tomorrow, then you will be exempt from presentations.
Present News Report (SBAC Testing for Math in Period 1, Period 2, Period 3, & Period 4)
If you are in Period 5 or Period 6, we presented our news report. If you were absent, I had your group hold off from presenting until tomorrow. If you're still absent come tomorrow, then you will be exempt from presentations.
Tuesday, April 30th
S.S.R.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).
S.S.R.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).
Monday, April 29th
Present News Report (SBAC Testing for Math in Period 5, Period 6, & Period 7)
If you are in Period 1, Period 3, or Period 4, we presented our news report. If you were absent, I had your group hold off from presenting until tomorrow. If you're still absent come tomorrow, then you will be exempt from presentations.
Present News Report (SBAC Testing for Math in Period 5, Period 6, & Period 7)
If you are in Period 1, Period 3, or Period 4, we presented our news report. If you were absent, I had your group hold off from presenting until tomorrow. If you're still absent come tomorrow, then you will be exempt from presentations.
Friday, April 26th
Rehearse
*Presentations start next Monday and Tuesday! Don't forget to bring any props you want to use!
If you were absent, you will need to check-in with your group members to see what you missed. Groups started rehearsing today.
Rehearse
*Presentations start next Monday and Tuesday! Don't forget to bring any props you want to use!
If you were absent, you will need to check-in with your group members to see what you missed. Groups started rehearsing today.
Thursday, April 25th
News Report Skits Continues
If you were absent, you will need to check-in with your group members to see what you missed. Your group may have rehearsed today due to there being a track meet tomorrow and many people will be gone.
News Report Skits Continues
If you were absent, you will need to check-in with your group members to see what you missed. Your group may have rehearsed today due to there being a track meet tomorrow and many people will be gone.
Wednesday, April 24th
News Report Skits
If you were absent, you will need to check-in with your group members to see what you missed. If you happen to know your role (news reporter, investigator, or eyewitness), then I would write your lines so your group isn't falling behind. You can then share these lines with your group members when you return.
News Report Skits
If you were absent, you will need to check-in with your group members to see what you missed. If you happen to know your role (news reporter, investigator, or eyewitness), then I would write your lines so your group isn't falling behind. You can then share these lines with your group members when you return.
Tuesday, April 23rd
Observations & Inferences
If you were absent, you will need to check-in with your group members to see what you missed. Make sure your Observations and Inferences worksheet is filled out. If you need to see the pieces of evidence, please look at Monday's posting for pictures.
Observations & Inferences
If you were absent, you will need to check-in with your group members to see what you missed. Make sure your Observations and Inferences worksheet is filled out. If you need to see the pieces of evidence, please look at Monday's posting for pictures.
Monday, April 22nd
Crime Scene (We were suppose to start our poetry unit, but oh well...)
Here's what you don't know: Miss Anderson showed up to school around 7:15 am and walked into a crime scene. All the stolen items from Team Explore were placed in my Lost and Found bin. However, the suspect left clues around my desk area. Officer Turner and I know that a student did not commit this crime due to it happening over the weekend. The suspect obviously has keys to our building. Officer Turner continues to look through video footage, but hasn't come upon anything suspicious yet. He wanted us to investigate the scene and see if we can figure out who stole the items and who left these clues behind. We've been working on inferences, so lets put them to the test! If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Crime Scene. You also need to open up the following Google Docs as well: Observations and Inferences & News Report Guidelines. Please read through the News Report Guidelines. The Observations and Inferences worksheet you need to fill out. Please look through the photos below and write down your observations. Based on your observations, what can you infer about this person? In other words, think about who committed the crime.
Crime Scene (We were suppose to start our poetry unit, but oh well...)
Here's what you don't know: Miss Anderson showed up to school around 7:15 am and walked into a crime scene. All the stolen items from Team Explore were placed in my Lost and Found bin. However, the suspect left clues around my desk area. Officer Turner and I know that a student did not commit this crime due to it happening over the weekend. The suspect obviously has keys to our building. Officer Turner continues to look through video footage, but hasn't come upon anything suspicious yet. He wanted us to investigate the scene and see if we can figure out who stole the items and who left these clues behind. We've been working on inferences, so lets put them to the test! If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Crime Scene. You also need to open up the following Google Docs as well: Observations and Inferences & News Report Guidelines. Please read through the News Report Guidelines. The Observations and Inferences worksheet you need to fill out. Please look through the photos below and write down your observations. Based on your observations, what can you infer about this person? In other words, think about who committed the crime.
Friday, April 19th
S.S.R./Writing Roulette
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).
S.S.R./Writing Roulette
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).
Thursday, April 18th
"A Mother in Mannville" by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the short story, "A Mother in Mannville" by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Before reading, please complete the activity below:
"A Mother in Mannville" by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for the short story, "A Mother in Mannville" by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Before reading, please complete the activity below:
Here's some background information to help you complete the activity above: This story was published in 1936, so cell phones and video games did not exist during this time. Sorry! Jerry, one of our main characters in the story, is twelve years old and is living in an orphanage. He was abandoned by his mother at the age of four and has been in the orphanage ever since.
Here is a link to the audio in case you want to listen and follow along: http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/yetcres/multimedia/McDougalLiterature/g08/cd02/A%20Mother%20in%20Mannville.mp3
Here is a link to the audio in case you want to listen and follow along: http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/yetcres/multimedia/McDougalLiterature/g08/cd02/A%20Mother%20in%20Mannville.mp3
Wednesday, April 17th
Making Inferences Continues
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Making Inferences. You just need to look at Google Slides 10-16. Please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Making Inferences. You need to draw the three-column chart below:
Making Inferences Continues
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Making Inferences. You just need to look at Google Slides 10-16. Please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Making Inferences. You need to draw the three-column chart below:
Make sure your columns go all the way down the front page. You will be filling this chart out for each short film.
*Movie Clues (What I Saw)- write down any clues from the film that helps you infer how the film will end
*Background Knowledge/Schema (What I Already Know)- write down any prior knowledge you may have; it's okay if you don't have any
*Inference- How do you think the film will end?
When you return to school, you can staple this chart to your other chart from Monday.
*Movie Clues (What I Saw)- write down any clues from the film that helps you infer how the film will end
*Background Knowledge/Schema (What I Already Know)- write down any prior knowledge you may have; it's okay if you don't have any
*Inference- How do you think the film will end?
When you return to school, you can staple this chart to your other chart from Monday.
Tuesday, April 16th
SBAC Testing Periods 1, 2, 3, & 4
If you were absent and you have me either in Period 5 or Period 6, you don't have to make anything up. Students either colored, played games, or watched a movie. If you were absent and you have me either in Periods 1, 2, 3, or 4, you missed SBAC testing. Don't worry though! There will be make-up days so you can complete the portion you missed.
SBAC Testing Periods 1, 2, 3, & 4
If you were absent and you have me either in Period 5 or Period 6, you don't have to make anything up. Students either colored, played games, or watched a movie. If you were absent and you have me either in Periods 1, 2, 3, or 4, you missed SBAC testing. Don't worry though! There will be make-up days so you can complete the portion you missed.
Monday, April 15th
Making Inferences
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Making Inferences. Please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Making Inferences. You need to draw the three-column chart below:
Making Inferences
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Making Inferences. Please take out a blank sheet of paper, put your standard heading on the top left-hand corner, and title it Making Inferences. You need to draw the three-column chart below:
Make sure your columns go all the way down the front page. You will be filling this chart out for each short film.
*Movie Clues (What I Saw)- write down any clues from the film that helps you infer how the film will end
*Background Knowledge/Schema (What I Already Know)- write down any prior knowledge you may have; it's okay if you don't have any
*Inference- How do you think the film will end?
*Movie Clues (What I Saw)- write down any clues from the film that helps you infer how the film will end
*Background Knowledge/Schema (What I Already Know)- write down any prior knowledge you may have; it's okay if you don't have any
*Inference- How do you think the film will end?
Friday, April 12th
TED Talk
If you were absent, please click the following link and watch the TED Talk: Mac Barnett: Why a Good Book Is a Secret Door. Think about the following: 1) What is your absolute favorite fictional book? & 2) What about it do you enjoy most? We then got with a partner and read some children's books. If you have any lying around your house, pick one up and read it. What lesson(s) is being taught? In other words, what is the theme of the book. Have fun and travel back to your younger years!
TED Talk
If you were absent, please click the following link and watch the TED Talk: Mac Barnett: Why a Good Book Is a Secret Door. Think about the following: 1) What is your absolute favorite fictional book? & 2) What about it do you enjoy most? We then got with a partner and read some children's books. If you have any lying around your house, pick one up and read it. What lesson(s) is being taught? In other words, what is the theme of the book. Have fun and travel back to your younger years!
Thursday, April 11th
SBAC Testing Periods 5, 6, & 7
If you were absent and you have me either in Period 1, Period 3, or Period 4, you don't have to make anything up. Students either colored, played games, or watched a movie. If you were absent and you have me either in Period 5 or Period 6, you missed SBAC testing. Don't worry though! There will be make-up days so you can complete the portion you missed.
SBAC Testing Periods 5, 6, & 7
If you were absent and you have me either in Period 1, Period 3, or Period 4, you don't have to make anything up. Students either colored, played games, or watched a movie. If you were absent and you have me either in Period 5 or Period 6, you missed SBAC testing. Don't worry though! There will be make-up days so you can complete the portion you missed.
Wednesday, April 10th
Basketball Game: Review Continues
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Basketball Game: Review. You don't need to write your answers down, but keep track of any questions you don't know the answers to and check-in with me when you return.
Basketball Game: Review Continues
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Basketball Game: Review. You don't need to write your answers down, but keep track of any questions you don't know the answers to and check-in with me when you return.
Tuesday, April 9th
Basketball Game: Review
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Basketball Game: Review. You don't need to write your answers down, but keep track of any questions you don't know the answers to and check-in with me when you return.
Basketball Game: Review
If you were absent, please go to my "Documents" tab and look for Google Slides titled Basketball Game: Review. You don't need to write your answers down, but keep track of any questions you don't know the answers to and check-in with me when you return.
Monday, April 8th
SBAC Info.
If you were absent, you missed a very important quiz! Just kidding!
Team Explore's SBAC Plan
Thursday, April 11th & Tuesday, April 16th
*Remember to bring the following:
April 11th- Students will follow their regular schedule until lunch. After lunch, students will then go to their 4th period class. They will then go to their testing location with their 4th period teacher.
April 16th- Students will go to their Home Base. After taking attendance, students will report to their testing location (according to the students' 4th period class) by 8:10 am for Periods 1, 2, & 3.
SBAC Info.
If you were absent, you missed a very important quiz! Just kidding!
Team Explore's SBAC Plan
Thursday, April 11th & Tuesday, April 16th
*Remember to bring the following:
- headphones or earbuds
- independent reading novel (will read once finished)
- a jacket or sweatshirt (cold in the Writing Center)
April 11th- Students will follow their regular schedule until lunch. After lunch, students will then go to their 4th period class. They will then go to their testing location with their 4th period teacher.
April 16th- Students will go to their Home Base. After taking attendance, students will report to their testing location (according to the students' 4th period class) by 8:10 am for Periods 1, 2, & 3.
Friday, April 5th
No School, Music Festival
No School, Music Festival
Monday, April 1st
S.S.R.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).
S.S.R.
If you were absent, please read your independent reading novel for at least forty minutes. If you need to check out a new book or renew your book, please do so when you return to school (before school, during lunch, or after school).