April 2013, Period 3, 5, and 6

Week of April 29, 2013

Homework:

1. Read chapters 16 - 17, quiz April 30/May 1

2. Work on Final Draft of research paper. Must be turn it to turnitin.com, May 2nd at midnight. See blog from April 9th for all samples and expectations.

3. Tone practice 1 and 2 - due Tuesday/Wednesday

4. AoW -the Power of One - due Thursday/Friday

5. Station to Station, chapter 14. Due end of class 4/29.

April 30, 2013

1. SSR

2. Quiz, chapters 16 and 17

3. Review final draft expectations

4. finish Station to Station, chapter 14

5. Tone, page 9 and 10, packet.

 

April 29, 2013

1. SSR

2. finish station to station.

Week of April 22, 2013

Homework:

1. Read chapters 16 - 17, quiz April 29

2. Work on Final Draft of research paper. Must be turn it to turnitin.com, May 2nd at midnight.

3. Finish Rhetorical Precis, due: next class (3, 5 period, tomorrow, 6th period friday)

4. Station to Station, chapter 14. Due end of class 4/29.

April 25, 2013

1. SSR/Rhetorical Precis

2. Station to Station, chapter 14.

 

April 24, 2013

1. SSR
2. Quiz
3. Rhetorical Precis.

Week of April 15, 2013

Homework:

1.  Read chapters 12 - 15, questions and quiz due Wednesday, April 24

2.  Research Paper - Rough draft uploaded to Turnitin.com by Tuesday at 11:59pm

3. Get sleep!

4. All Quizzes made up by Friday.

April 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 23, 2013

CST testing! 

Do your best!


Monday, April 15, 2013

 

1. SSR
2. Transitions - packet page 17
3. Rhetorical Precis.

 

 

 

 

 

Week of April 8, 2013

Homework:

1.  Read chapters 10 - 11, questions and quiz due Friday

2. Continue working on your research paper rough draft. Bring all research materials Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. 

3. Vocabulary. Packet, pages 11 -14.

4. Commas. Packet, pages 31 - 32.

Rough draft due to Turnitin.com: Monday, April 15th at the end of class.

Final draft due to Turnitin.com: Wednesday, April 24th at the end of class.

Announcement: Because of computer vandalism, computers will not be available Friday in class.  Please finish your Rough Drafts outside of class. 
Options
work at home
come here at lunch (must show up within 3 minutes of bell)
work at library

Friday, April 12, 2013

1. SSR

2. Quiz chapters 10 and 11

3. Rhetorical Precis.

 

Wednesday/Thursday, April 10/11, 2013

Announcement: Because of computer vandalism, computers will not be available Friday in class.  Please finish your Rough Drafts outside of class. 
Options
work at home
come here at lunch (must show up within 3 minutes of bell)
work at library

1. SSR
2. Comma review, packet - pages 31 - 32
3. Vocabulary, packet pages 11 - 14
4. CSTs - Lets do this!
5.CST Review - pages 47 - 55 (slides 83 - 96)

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

1. Work on paragraph 4, 5  and 6 of research paper.
Resources:
a. expectations and rubic
b.  outline,
c. ICE
d. sample intro paragraph
e. Cite your sources

Monday, April 8, 2013

1. SSR
2. Write down homework
3. Work on paragraph 2 and 3 of research paper.

Resources:
a. expectations and rubic
b.  outline,
c. ICE
d. sample intro paragraph
e. Cite your sources




 

Week of April 1, 2013

Homework:

1.  Read chapters 8 - 9, questions and quiz due Friday

2. "I have a dream" annotated and bingo card filled out.

3. Begin research paper. Bring all research materials for BLOCK Day research. 

Rough draft due to Turnitin.com: Monday, April 15th at the end of class.

Final draft due to Turnitin.com: Wednesday, April 24th at the end of class.

 

Friday, April 5, 2013

1. SSR, Packet Check, Chapter 8 and 9 quiz
2. Finish Rhetorical Bingo "I Have a Dream" speech

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday/Thursday, April 3/4, 2013

Rough Drafts:

 

1. SSR/work on questions
2. Review Research paper expectations and rubic
3. Review outline,
4. Review ICE
5. write the thesis and intro paragraph
6. Review research
7. Cite your sources

 

 

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

1. SSR

2. I Have a Dream
 - annotate and answer questions

3. Rhetorical Devices Bingo

 

Monday, April 1, 2013

Agenda:

1. SSR

2. Write down HW

3. I Have a Dream

4. Rhetorical Devices Bingo

April, Period 2 and 4

April 29, 2013
1. SSR
2. Student survey on moodle (test practice)
3. Work on final project on storybird.com

April 24, 2013
SSR
1. Develop your main character
2. Develop you plot

April 23, 2013
1. SSR
2.  literary devices
3. Final Project - Story creation
 What is a story board 
Samples
www.storybird.com
4. Characters
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

April 19, 2013
1. Finish Cat's eye questions
2. Quiz
3.  literary devices
4. Writing Strategies Review - pages 47 - 55 (slides 83 - 96) - Cahsee review
or
4. Final Project - Story creation
 What is a story board 
Samples
www.storybird.com


April 17, 2013
1. SSR
2. Finish  "Ripe Figs" - questions
3. Quiz - "Ripe Figs"
4. "Cat's Eye"

April 15, 2013
1. SSR
2. Elements of a story 
3. "Ripe Figs" and literary devices

 April 12, 2013
1. SSR
2. Vocabulary Quiz

 April 11, 2013
1. SSR
2. CSTs - Lets do this! - period 4 Taking a Test 3. Writing Strategies Review - pages 47 - 55 (slides 83 - 96)
3. Elements of a story

April 9, 2013
Career Fair visit!

 April 8, 2013
1. SSR
2. Study for vocab quiz
3. Ways to be smart, using vocab.

 April 5, 2013
1. SSR
2. Review modifiers
3. Modifiers quiz

April 4, 2013
1. SSR
2. Finish Annotation
3. Answer question
4. Jigsaw vocab posters
5. Review modifiers
6. Modifiers quiz

April 2, 2012
1. .SSR
2. Finish annotation - Are Americans getting smarter. Answer questions at the end
3. Jigsaw vocab

April 1, 2012
1. SSR
2. PreReading "Are Americans Getting Smarter?"
3. Jigsaw- Are Americans Getting Smarter - vocab