November, periods 2, 5, 6

 This week's homework 11/28/11
1. AoW #12 - Annotate, label, respond.  Be ready for the quiz on Friday
2. Reading Quiz, chapters 11 -13, due Block Day, Chapters 14 and 15 due Friday.
3. Optional: bring money to donate to Heifer International.
 
Sentence of the week:  "You know, if they work hard and stay in school."
What makes this sentence a fragment? Rewrite it to make it a complete sentence.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Objective:  Students will practice reading comprehension skills and connect to historic literature.
1. Quiz, Chapter 11 - 13
2. Moodle Forum.
Go to www.smusd.org/moodle
3. Analysis of Chapter 7
4. Vocabulary chapter 14 - 19
5. Read Chapter 14 and 15



Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Objective: Students will practice listening and speaking skills.  Students will practice reading comprehension skills.
1. Warm up
2. read Things Fall Apart, chapters 11 - 13
3. Presentations
4. Clockface

Monday, November 28, 2011
Objective: Students will make connections between different literary genres.
Journal: What do you feel are some advantages to living in the United States? Are there disadvantages?
 
1. Preview Vocabulary
2. Video, Our Century's Great Injustice by Sheryl WuDunn
3. AoW12
4. Heiffer International
5. Presentations

This week's homework 11/14/11
1. AoW #11 - Annotate your section of "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema" by Horace Miner with your group.  Respond to the questions on the next page. 
2. AoW quiz- none this week
3. Reading Quiz, chapters 6-7, due Tuesday.  Chapters 8-10,  due Friday.
3. 10 things final draft/presentation/works cited page - typed due Tuesday (11/15/11). (sample)
Sentence of the week:  
none this week

Friday, November 18, 2011
Objective: Students will present research projects and take notes, practicing their listening and speaking skills
1. Quiz ch. 6 - 10
2. Presentations
3. Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

Wednesday/Thursday, November 16/17, 2011
Objective: Students will present research projects and take notes. Students will continue to understand major plot elements of the novel and will practice vocabulary.
1. Read chapters 6-10, answer all questions 9 - 23
2. Vocabulary, chapters 8 - 10
3. Presentations.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Objective: Students will present research projects and take notes
1. Set up Cornell Notes
2. Presentations


Monday, November 14, 2011

Objective: Students will connect novel readings to modern societal customs.
1. AoW #11- Vocabulary
2. AoW #11- "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema"
3. Read chapter 6.

Wednesday/Thursday, November 9/10, 2011

Objective: Students will be able to correctly cite source material.
1. Chapter 5 - 7 Vocabulary
2. Chapter 5
2. Finish AoW #10
3. Work on Presentations
4. Make a works cited page, include where you found images

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Objective: Students will read and annotate for main idea and supporting details.
1. Read Chapter 4
2. Quiz
3. AoW #10

Monday, November 7, 2011

Objective: Students use technology to present their research topic.


1. AoW #10
2. Begin presentation - prezi, or google doc presentation

 
This week's homework 10/31/11
1. AoW #9 - Annotate and respond using any of the responses you would like.  Due Friday.
2. AoW quiz -(on Friday) see questions at the bottom of this week's AoW. Questions will also cover compound-complex sentences.
3. 10 things rough draft - typed due Friday. (sample)
Sentence of the week:  
Jack, it seems, was a bad man. He kept all his money to himself. He wouldn't help people for all of his life.
Combine these sentences without changing the meaning.

Friday, November 4, 2011

Objective: Students will know the major characters in TFA and understand plot development of novel.


1. AoW #9 quiz, moodle
2. Read chapters 2 and 3
2. Answer Questions 1 and 2 in packet. 

Wednesday/Thursday, November 2/3, 2011

Objective: Students will preview background and vocabulary for TFA.  Students will finish researching mini-topics.


1. Complex-compound sentences
2. Welcome to Unit Two: The Impact Effect (Packet)
2. Introduction to Things Fall Apart,  Map of Africa
3. Vocabulary, Chapters 1 - 4 (Packet)
4. Chapter 1
5. Finish Research

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Objective: Students will understand the background for the novel Things Fall Apart
1. Mrs. Cobb will be your guest teacher today.
2. Read and Annotate about the life and background of the author
3. Finished? Work on AoW

November, periods 3 and 4

Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Objective: Students will connect text to their own lives. 
1. Technology survey:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S7ZFRBQ
2. Go to moodle: www.smusd.org/moodle
 Online chat - what will the future be like
3. Begin Essay - Attack and Brainstorm and Choose (ABC)
4. Read Hunger Games

Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Objective: Students will read for comprehension. 
1. Read Hunger Games
2. Write questions

Monday, November 28, 2011
Objective: Students will make connections between literature and the world.
1. Speed writing 
2. Video: Extrodinary Teens
3. Follow up questions
4. Read Hunger Games

Friday, November 18, 2011
Objective: Students will understand characters and their motivations
Agenda:
1. Read Hunger Games
2. Tribute Charts
3.Technology Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S7ZFRBQ


Wednesday/Thursday, November 16/17, 2011
Objective: Students will understand characters and their motivations
Agenda:
1. Finish Chapter 6, 7
2. Tribute Charts

4.  Moodle: Your tribute Name, The Tribute Trials
www.smusd.org/moodle
User Name: id#
Password: last name
5. Chapters 8 and 9


Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Objective: Students will understand characters and their motivations
Agenda:
1. Read Chapter 6
2. Tribute Charts
3. Finish Paragraph

Monday, November 14, 2011
Objective: Students will continue to understand major plot elements
Agenda:
1. Read Chapters 4 and 5
2. Answer chapter questions


Thursday, November 10, 2011
Objective: Students will connect to the novel historically and personally.


Agenda:
1. Read Chapter 3, Questions
2. Finish Vocabulary Page
3. Moodle, Gladiators and Summary
4. Read Chapter 4, Questions


Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Objective: Students will connect to the novel historically and personally.


Agenda:
1. Read Chapter 4, Questions
2. Finish Vocabulary Page
3. Moodle, Gladiators and Summary
4. Read Chapter 5, Questions


Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Objective: Students will continue to be introduced to the novel and it's themes.
Agenda:
1. Finish Chapter 2 and 3
2. Chapter 2 and 3 questions

Monday, November 7, 2011
Objective: Students will continue to be introduced to the novel and it's themes.
Agenda:
1. Finish Chapter 1 and Anticipatory Guide
2. Chapter 1 questions.
3. Begin Chapter 2


Friday, November 4, 2011
Objective: Students will begin preview for the new novel
Agenda:
Hunger Games
1. Anticipatory Guide
2. Vocabulary


3. Chapter 1- The Hunger Games
4. Questions


Wednesday/Thursday, November 2/3, 2011
Objective: Students will debrief test taking experience, read, and finish coursework for 2nd quarter.
Agenda:
1. Debrief: What parts of the tests did you know for sure? What did you do when you weren't sure of an answer? How did you approach the essay portion of the test?

2. www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2011

Secret Word – mhhsgrizzlies

Select Students

Choose State

Enter School Name

3. Go to play
4.  https://ple.platoweb.com/
5. Brain Break: Boggle
6. Vocabulary Games

November 1, 2011

The CaHSEE is today! Good luck!

October - Periods 2, 5. 6 - World Lit

This week's homework 10/31/11
1. AoW #9 - Annotate and respond using any of the responses you would like.  Due Friday.
2. AoW quiz -(on Friday) see questions at the bottom of this week's AoW. Questions will also cover dependent clauses.
3. 10 things rough draft - typed due Friday.
Sentence of the week:  
As both population and urbanization expand in developing nations, many more people are in harm's way.

Monday, October 31, 2011

Objective: Students will annotate non-fiction text and analyze it for main idea and support details.
1. Announcements
2. AoW #9, The History of Halloween
3. Go to Library to get Things Fall Apart

This week's homework 10/24/11
1. AoW #8 - Annotate and respond using any of the responses you would like.  Due Friday.
2. AoW quiz -(on Friday) see questions at the bottom of this week's AoW. Questions will also cover dependent clauses.
3. 10 things rough draft - typed due Friday.
Sentence of the week:  
As both population and urbanization expand in developing nations, many more people are in harm's way.
1. Identify the dependent clause. Identify the independent clause.

Friday, October 28, 2011
Objective: Students will practice writing research questions and apply research skills.
1. Announcements
2. Quiz, AoW #8, collect HW, review quiz
3. Continue research and work online with google docs and buddy.

Wednesday/Thursday, October 26/27, 2011
Objective: Students will practice writing research questions and apply research skills.
1. Review citing structure
2. Notes and Questions
3. Work on "10 things" rough draft.  Remember to write down the web addresses where you have collected information.
4. Sample


Agenda:
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Objective: Students will recognize dependent clauses and be able to cite a magazine article.


Agenda:
1.  Dependent clauses, notes and practice. Conjunctions.
2.  How to cite a non-fiction article.
3.  Intro to Things Fall Apart




Monday, October 24, 2011

Objective: Students will analyze non-fiction text for structure, purpose, and main idea.
Agenda:
1. AoW #8 Myths About Earthquakes- annotate, mark AoW vocabulary, use any of the response options, study questions at the end. 

This week's homework 
1. AoW #7 - Annotate and respond using any of the responses you would like.  Due to the benchmark, the AoW will be due Friday.
2. AoW quiz -(on Friday) see questions at the bottom of this week's AoW. Questions will also cover embedded quotes.
3. Benchmark review - due Block day
4. Benchmark - block day
5. Turn in all Caesar notes: Tuesday
 
Sentence of the week: Dr. Francks said he was “quite happy with the sentiment of reassuring people that left- handedness is not some weird disability.”
1. How do you punctuate embedded quotes?

Friday, October 21, 2011
Objective: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of standards from unit 1. Students will analyze information and refine their research and questioning skills.
Agenda:
1. Quiz
2. Analyze your own HW
3. Research for 10 things assignment
4. Sample 10 things: 10 things you should know about the sun. 
5. Citing material.


Wednesday/Thursday, October 19/20, 2011
Objective: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of standards from unit 1. Students will analyze information and refine their research and questioning skills.
 Agenda: 
1. Check Benchmark Review Sheet, Review Last week's quiz
2. Benchmark
3. Review Leftie article #2
4. Finish your AoW.
5. Pass back proficiency essays: Score Scale


Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Objective: Students will analyze a non-fiction document and write related research questions.
1. Writing research questions
2. Embedded quotes
3. Benchmark review


Monday, October 17, 2011
Objective: Students will analyze a non-fiction document and write related research questions.
 1. Journal: Write this sentence with the hand you don't normally use:


"I have three kinds of cookies: chocolate-chip, sugar, and peanut-butter."


Once done, switch back to your normal hand and describe the experience of writing with your "wrong" hand.


2. Embedded quotes.
3. AoW #7 - On the Left Hand
4. Research questions.

Friday, October 14, 2011
Objective: Students will demonstrate knowledge of theme
1.
2. Turn in HW
3. Go over last week's pre-benchmark test
4. Finish online writing practice.


Wednesday/Thursday, October 12/13, 2011
Objective: Students will demonstrate knowledge of theme by writing a five-paragraph essay.
Agenda: 
1. Questions?
2. Write Proficiency Essay
3. Re-read proficiency essay
4. Work on AoW
5. Read independently

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Obejctive: Students will discuss how knowledge affects people's decisions.
Agenda:
1. Correct colon HW
2. Go over expectations for Proficiency Essay "Once we know something, or think we do, how does that change our actions?"
3. Group brainstorm. Preparing for your Essay.

Monday, October 10, 2011Obejctive: Students will analyze persuasive appeals.
Agenda:
1. Watch video (part two) of play, Julius Caesar
2. Annotate AoW #6, Antony's funeral oration
3. Begin SMELL overview


Friday, October 7, 2011
1. While Mrs. Hrin is away at her brother's wedding, please take your pre-test seriously. Thanks!

Wednesday/Thursday, October 5 and 6, 2011
Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to determine main idea.  Students will also continue to analyze and apply knowledge of ethos, pathos, and logos.
Agenda:
1. Self assess AoW homework using the rubric
2. AoW and SoW quiz on moodle:

www.smusd.org/moodle


3. Continue Analyzing Act 1, Scene 2 for ethos, pathos and logos
4. Be persuasive writing activity on moodle.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Objective: Students will analyze questions and text to determine which persuasive appeals are being used: ethos, pathos, or logos.
Agenda:
1. Review notes on ethos, pathos and logos. Analyze your survey results to determine whether you are more persuaded by logos or pathos.
2. Analyze Cassius' persuasive message to Brutus.   
a. Annotate what is said 
b. Identify ethos, pathos, and logos.

Monday, October 3, 2011
Objective: Students will analyze a non-fiction document and connect it to our study of Julius Caesar
Agenda:
1.Announcements/HW
2. Sentence of the Week (SoW)a
3. Annotate/Vocab for AoW#5 - Power Without Status Linked to Abuse
4. Pick how you want to respond to the article and get started!

October - periods 3 and 4

Monday, October 31, 2011 (1 day left!)
Objective: Students will review strategies for CaHSee.
Agenda:
1. review scores
2. review strategies
3. review test questions
2. essay format review

Friday, October 28, 2011 (4 days left!)
Objective: Students will review spelling strategies, punctuation, and writing strategies.
Agenda:
1.  spelling/punctuation review
2. essay format review

Thursday, October 27, 2011 (5 days left!)
Objective: Students will review roots words and literary analysis and punctuation.
Agenda:
1.  http://www.funbrain.com/roots/
2.  https://ple.platoweb.com/
Sign in: smusd, first/last name, your ID#
Finish the three assignments from last the last two weeks, let Mrs. Hrin know you are done, then work on the Punctuation Practice Assignment.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 (6 days left!)
Objective: Students will review homonyms, roots words and literary analysis.
Agenda:
1. there, their, they're, two, to, too, you, you're
2. http://www.funbrain.com/roots/
3. https://ple.platoweb.com/
Sign in: smusd, first/last name, your ID#
Finish the three assignments from last the last two weeks, let Mrs. Hrin know you are done, then work on the Punctuation Practice Assignment.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 (7 days left!)
Objective: Students will review figurative language and poetry analysis.
Agenda:
1. Quiz
2. Figurative Language Carousel 
3. Now Write IT!

Monday, October 24, 2011 (8 days left!)
Objective: Students will review figurative language and poetry analysis.
Agenda:
1. Figurative language song
2. Hope is the Thing With Feathers
3. HISTWF-quiz

Friday, October 21, 2011 (11 days left!)
Objective: Students will review personal literary analysis.
 1. Finish 3 Plato units.
 https://ple.platoweb.com/

Thursday, October 20, 2011 (12 days left!)
Objective: Students will research possible topics for their CaHSee essay and review personal areas of weakness.
Agenda:
1. Read
2. Research review
3. Plato https://ple.platoweb.com/

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 (14 days left!)
Objective: Students will review conventions and demonstrate what they know about capital letters.
 Agenda:
1. Finish yesterday's article
2. Review conventions
3. Capitalization Pretest


Monday, October 17, 2011 (15 days left!)
Objective: Students will analyze a non-fiction document and write related research questions.
 1. Journal: Write this sentence with the hand you don't normally use:


"I have three kinds of cookies: chocolate-chip, sugar, and peanut-butter."


Once done, switch back to your normal hand and describe the experience of writing with your "wrong" hand.


2. Article - On the Left Hand
3. Active Reading Strategies
4. Research Questions

 Friday, October 14, 2011 (18 days left!)
Objective: Students will practice good/well, and brainstorm using the ABC method.
Agenda:
1. Good vs Well
2. good/well quiz
3. ABC for prompts
4. Master two sections on Plato.


Thursday, October 13, 2011 (19 days left!)
Objective: Students will determine the EL strand they need to work on and then master the appropriate skill.
Agenda:
1. Self-grade last Cahsee practice test, determine strand you will work on.
2. Finish tutorial from yesterday on plato: 

https://ple.platoweb.com/ 
3. Select course you will complete and master.  Finished? Try another!
4. Practice grammar: BIG DOG grammar

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 (20 days until the CaHSee!)
Objective: Students will determine the EL strand they need to work on and then master the appropriate skill.
Agenda:
1. Read silently, write summary of your reading.
2. Self-grade last Cahsee practice test, determine strand you will work on.
3. Finish tutorial from yesterday on plato: 

https://ple.platoweb.com/ 
4. Select course you will complete and master.  Finished? Try another!
  
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 (21 days until the CaHSee!)
Objective: Students will practice reading comprehension using Reading Strategies
Agenda:
Journal: No Journal today.
Agenda:
1. Intro to Plato, Name and Password
2. Log on, https://ple.platoweb.com/ 
3. Assignment #1"Reading to Remember" 
4. Take tutorial and then do the activity.



Monday, October 10, 2011 (22 days until the CaHSee!)
Objective: Students will practice reading comprehension using Reading Strategies
Agenda:
Journal: Do you know of (or have seen on TV or through the media) anyone who has an interesting career? What is it? What do you think makes this interesting? 
1. Predict
2. Read and Annotate
3. Respond
4. Answer questions
5. Games for the Brainhttp://www.gamesforthebrain.com/

 Friday, October 7, 2011
1. Be nice to sub!
2. Practice Test

Wednesday and Thursday, October 5 and 6, 2011
26 days until the CAHSEE!

Objective: Students will practice writing strategies.
Agenda:
1. Journal

Do you like the grizzly that's painted in the Grizzly Pavilion? Do you think the school should have more art displayed around campus? Do you think students should be able to participate in creating these murals?

2. Review writing a thesis
3. Review attacking the prompt using the ABC method
4. Write a practice essay
5. Practice writing strategy questions on moodle: www.smusd.org/moodle

Tuesday October 4, 2011
1. Finish response to article
2. Context clues
3. Independent Reading

Monday October 3, 2011
28 days until the CAHSEE 
1. New Journals -
2. Article Annotate - How the Brain Develops
3. Respond using READing Strategies.