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March 29, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​​​

• Vocab List #5 slides

• Continue Prologue activity--Romeo and Juliet

• Begin reading Act I--Romeo and Juliet 

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Homework Due Today:

• Student and Parent Questionnaire

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Complete Student and Parent Questionnaire if not finished (For those with parent access complications, extension to Tues., April 2).

HW: Watch the two PBS Shakespeare Uncovered videos loaded on Google Classroom (Be ready to discuss in class--QUIZ maybe??--on Tues., April 2.)

HW: Read Act I of Romeo and Juliet (e-book is on www.owleyes.org)

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March 27, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​​​

• Vocab List #5 slides

• Continue Prologue activity--Romeo and Juliet

• Begin reading Act I--Romeo and Juliet

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Homework Due Today:

• Paraphrase the Romeo and Juliet Prologue 

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Student and Parent Questionnaire (Due Fri., March 29)

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March 25, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​​

• Vocab List #5 slides

• Introduction to Drama notes

• Introduction to Iambic Pentameter

• Prologue activity--Romeo and Juliet 

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Homework Due Today:

• All work should be up to date.

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Paraphrase the Romeo and Juliet Prologue (Due Wed., March 27, in class)

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March 8, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Core Brunch 5B

• SAT/ACT workshop 6B and 7B

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Homework Due Today:

• All work should be up to date.

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: n/a

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March 6, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Vocabulary List #4 quiz

• Return Fahrenheit 451

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Homework Due Today:

• All work should be up to date.

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Bring snacks for core brunch and a pencil and calculator for the testing workshop on Friday 

 

March 4, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Fahrenheit 451 in-class essay final

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Homework Due Today:

• All work should be up to date.

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Study for Vocab List #4 quiz on Wed., March 6.

HW: Bring Fahrenheit 451 to return to the library on Wed.

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February 28, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Correct Vocabulary Practice Packet 5A-6D

• Discuss and prepare for Monday's in-class essay as your final for Fahrenheit 451.

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Homework Due Today:

• All work should be up to date.

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Prepare for in-class essay. You may bring the print out of your two practice paragraphs , notes on annotations, and a list of concrete details that fit the essay prompts discussed in class.  More detail listed under in-class essay preparation in Google Classroom.

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February 28, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Correct Vocabulary Practice Packet 5A-6D

• Discuss and prepare for Monday's in-class essay as your final for Fahrenheit 451.

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Homework Due Today:

• All work should be up to date.

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Prepare for in-class essay. You may bring the print out of your two practice paragraphs , notes on annotations, and a list of concrete details that fit the essay prompts discussed in class.  More detail listed under in-class essay preparation in Google Classroom.

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February 26, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• PSAT testing

• Finish Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

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Homework Due Today:

• Vocab List #4 Practice Packet Part 2 (6A-6D)

• All work should be up to date

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: n/a

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February 22, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Watch Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

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Homework Due Today:

• Review Question responses for Fahrenheit 451: Part 3

• Quickwrite--Body Paragraph Practice revision

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Reminder--complete Vocab List #4 Practice Packet Part 2 (6A-6D) (Due Tues., Feb. 26)

HW: Catch up on incomplete assignments.

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February 20, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Grade Practice PSAT and discuss difficulties

• View Air Drop Mentor Feedback

• Go over Quickwrite paragraphs and revise

• Finish Lit Circles for Part 2 and go over Part 3 questions

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Homework Due Today:

• Finish F451

• Vocab List #4 Practice Packet Part 1 (5A-5D)

• Vocab List #4: Part 2 Context Practice

• Review Questions for Fahrenheit 451: Part 3

• Quickwrite--Body Paragraph Practice

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Quickwrite--Body Paragraph Practice Revision (Due Fri., Feb. 22)

HW: Extension on Review Question responses for Fahrenheit 451: Part 3 (Due Fri., Feb. 22)

HW: Complete Vocab List #4 Practice Packet Part 2 (6A-6D) (Due Tues., Feb. 26)

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February 15, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Take Practice PSAT and note difficulties

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Homework Due Today:

• n/a

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Finish F451

HW: Vocab List #4 Practice Packet Part 1 (5A-5D) (Due Fri., Feb. 15)

HW: Vocab List #4: Part 2 Context Practice (Due Wed., Feb. 20)

HW: Review Questions for Fahrenheit 451: Part 3 (Due Wed., Feb. 20)

HW: Quickwrite--Body Paragraph Practice (Due Wed., Feb. 20)

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February 13, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Create/update Google Calendar

• Track testing assignments and opportunities

• Lit Circle for The Alchemist: Part 1 review and revision

• Begin Lit Circle for The Alchemist: Part 2

• Overview of Quickwrite: Body Paragraph Practice

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Homework Due Today:

• Read and annotate F451 from pp. 113-145

• CommonLit: "Burning a Book"

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Finish F451 (Due Wed., Feb. 18)
HW: Complete Vocab List #4 Practice Packet Part 1 (5A-5D) (Due Wed., Feb. 18)
HW: Complete Vocab List #4: Part 2 Context Practice (Due Wed., Feb. 18)
HW: Answer Review Questions for Fahrenheit 451: Part 3 (Due Wed., Feb. 18)
HW: Quickwrite--Body Paragraph Practice (Due Wed., Feb. 18)

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February 8, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Quiz Fahrenheit 451: Pt. 2

• Continue Fahrenheit 451 discussion of Part 1

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Homework Due Today:

• Read and annotate Fahrenheit 451 through Part 2

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Read and annotate Fahrenheit 451 from
pp. 113-145 (Due Wed., Feb. 13) 

**Annotation Check on Wednesday**

HW: Complete CommonLit "Burning a Book" (Due Wed., Feb. 13) 

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February 6, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Literature Circles 一Fahrenheit 451: Pt. 1

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Homework Due Today:

• Read and annotate Fahrenheit 451 from pp. 71-100

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Finish reading and annotating Fahrenheit 451 through Part 2 (Due Fri., Feb. 8) 

HW: Study for F451 quiz

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February 4, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Mentor Review

• Review GC Censorship Question and Response

• Finish "I Am Very Real" Discussion 一 Vonnegut

• Literature Circles 一Fahrenheit 451: Pt. 1

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Homework Due Today:

• Read and annotate Fahrenheit 451 through Part 1 

• Respond to the group question about censorship on Google Classroom and reply to at least one other student's comment with academic integrity 

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Continue reading and annotating Fahrenheit 451 from pp. 71-100 (Due Wed., Feb. 6) 

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January 29, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Field Trip to Sonoma Jet Center: Project Air Drop

      (From 5B to 7B)

     **Bring your lunch and BE ON TIME to school**

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Homework Due Today:

• n/a

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Continue reading and annotating Fahrenheit 451 through Part 1 (Due Mon., Feb. 4)

HW: Respond to the group question about censorship on Google Classroom and reply to at least one other student's comment with academic integrity (Due Mon., Feb. 4)

 

January 29, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Field Trip Overview and Reminders

      **BRING PERMISSION SLIPS to Forrest WED**

• Quiz: Fahrenheit 451 and Science Fair 

• Censorship Notes and Discussion

• "I Am Very Real" Letter--Kurt Vonnegut

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Homework Due Today:

• Read and annotate F451 to p. 31.

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Read F451 through Part 1 (Due Mon., Feb. 4)

HW: Get Project Air Drop permission slips AND Medical Release Forms signed (DUE TOMORROW, Wed., Jan. 30)

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January 25, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

Miniblocks:

• Group Rhetorical Appeals Project Presentations (final day)

• F451 Censorship Overview (Vonnegut Letter)

•  View Science Fair in the theater during 6B (Be early)

 

Homework Due Today:

• Newsela: Cultivating Close Reading: Analyzing Text Structure

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Read F451: pp. 14-31 (Due Tues., Jan. 29)

HW: Get Project Air Drop permission slips signed

HW: Study for Quiz: F451 and Science Fair

(Due Tues., Jan. 29)

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January 23, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Pick Up Fahrenheit 451 from library

• Concrete Detail/Commentary Practice: TKAM--Movie/Book Comparison (Due end of block)

• Group Rhetorical Appeals Project Presentations 

• Copy down F451 essential questions:

1. Freedom of Speech: Is censorship, in any form, justified?

2. Technology and Humanity: Is more technology always a good thing? What are the costs and benefits of technology?

3. Knowledge: Why are reading and knowledge important for society? What are the dangers that can come with a lack of knowledge?

• Annotate for these three areas:

              --three essential questions

               --figurative language

               --literary device

                --characters (characterization)

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Homework Due Today:

• Be prepared to present Rhetorical Appeals presentation

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: (Continued from Wed.) Newsela: Cultivating Close Reading: Analyzing Text Structure (Due Fri., Jan. 25)

HW: Get Project Air Drop permission slips signed

HW: Read F451 to p. 14 (Due Fri., Jan. 25)

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zJanuary 21, 2019

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday -- No School

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January 18, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:​​

• Chunk Paragraph Practice: TKAM--Movie/Book Comparison

• Text Structures Overview Continued

• Group Rhetorical Appeals Project Presentations

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Homework Due Today:

• Be prepared to present Rhetorical Appeals presentation

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: (Continued from Wed.) Newsela: Cultivating Close Reading: Analyzing Text Structure (Due Fri., Jan. 25)

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January 16, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• Check in Vocab #4-Part 1 (self correction--copy definitions into English notebook)

• Text Structures Overview

• View "Introduction to Ethos, Pathos, and Logos"

• Group Rhetorical Appeals Project Presentations

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Homework Due Today:

• Context Practice Vocabulary List #4-Part I

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Newsela: Cultivating Close Reading: Analyzing Text Structure (Due Fri., Jan. 25)

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January 14, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• To Kill a Mockingbird film in the WHS Theater

• Miniblocks:--log into CommonLit, Newsela, and No Red Ink

• Introduce Context Practice Vocabulary List #4-Part I 

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Homework Due Today:

• N/A

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Context Practice Vocabulary List #4-Part I (Due Wed., Jan 16

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January 10, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• "Three Ways to Persuade" Close Read continued

• Practice identifying rhetorical appeals

• Group Rhetorical Appeals Project: Create an advertisement, commercial, or letter using rhetorical appeals to persuade an audience to your view and to act on your view.

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Homework Due Today:

• "Three Ways to Persuade" annotation and questions

• List of 10 STEM-appropriate books of interest

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Independent work in association with the group Rhetorical Appeals Project. (Due in class on Mon., Jan. 14)

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January 8, 2019

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• Log on to new Google Classroom site

• Rhetorical Appeals Quickwrite -- In Class (but also on Google Classroom)

• "Three Ways to Persuade" Close Read  

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Homework Due Today:

• Finish the Rhetorical Appeals Quickwrite if not finished in class

 

Homework Assigned Today:

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HW: Finish annotating "Three Ways to Persuade"  and answer questions (Due in class on Thurs., Jan. 10)

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HW: Investigate potential core novels and create a list of 10 book titles that seem like a good fit for our class. Be sure to read an excerpt of Fahrenheit 451 to see what you think. (Due in class on Thurs., Jan. 10)
(Good sites include Good Reads, PBS Most Loved Books, and other high-school reading list sites)

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December 10, 2018

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• Review Finals Study Guide

• Scottsboro Boys and Emmett Till overview

• Classroom read of TKAM, Chapter 15

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Homework Due Today:

• Continued TKAM reading

 

Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Read, read, read TKAM. Finish by Friday, Dec. 14 in time for final.

HW: Story Walk Reflection #5--incorporate the builds on Thurs., Mon. and Wed. (Due Wed., 12/12 by 11:59 p.m.)

HW: Bring materials needed for build on Wed., Dec. 12

 

December 6, 2018

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• Vocab

• Universe of Obligation continued

• Excerpts discussion

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Homework Due Today:

• Read "Historical Context: True Stories" about the trials influencing TKAM and answer the questions at the end. Turn in online.

 

Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Read, read, read TKAM. Finish by Friday, Dec. 14 in time for final.

HW: Story Walk Reflection #5--incorporate the builds on Thurs., Mon. and Wed. (Due Wed., 12/12 by 11:59 p.m.)

HW: Bring materials needed for build on Thurs., Dec. 6

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December 4, 2018

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• Vocab

• Universe of Obligation continued

• Excerpts discussion if there is time

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Homework Due Today:

• "Setting the Setting for To Kill a Mockingbird" Viewing Guide questions

• TKAM excerpt assignment

 

Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Read "Historical Context: True Stories" about the trials influencing TKAM and answer the questions at the end. Turn in online. (Due Thurs., 12/6)

HW: Read, read, read TKAM. Finish by Friday, Dec. 14 in time for final.

HW: Bring materials needed for build on Thurs., Dec. 6

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November 30, 2018

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• Core Day--Miniblocks

• Vocab

• Universe of Obligation continued

• Core Time--Checklist and start building

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Homework Due Today:

• Turn in all make-up work

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Story Walk Reflection #4 (Due tonight by 11:59 p.m.)

HW: Watch the video "Setting the Setting for To Kill a Mockingbird" and respond to the Viewing Guide questions (Due Tues., 12/4) 

HW: For those who have not been staying up on reading, you must be done reading up to Chapter 15 by Tues., 11/30. For those of you who are current, feel free to read ahead through Chapter 16.

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November 28, 2018

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• Core Day--Miniblocks

• Universe of Obligation

• Gantt Chart, Materials, and Checklist

• Core Time--Materials and Pacing

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Homework Due Today:

• In-Class TKAM questions and Character List

• Annotations through Chap. 11

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Story Walk Reflection #3 (Due tonight by 11:59 p.m.)

HW: Gather materials needed for Friday's build

HW: For those who have not been staying up on reading, you must be done with Chapters 12 and 13 by Fri., 11/30

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November 26, 2018

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• "Two Names, Two Worlds" and Self Identity Review

• TKAM Quiz #2

• In-Class TKAM questions and Character List

• Vocab

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Homework Due Today:

• Read and Annotate TKAM Chapters 12-15

• Story Walk Reflection #2 (Due 11/15)

• "Two Names, Two Worlds" and Identity Chart

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Finish In-Class TKAM questions and Character List (Due 11/28)

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November 15, 2018

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• Design Process Day #3 Overview

• Review "How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do," Claude Steele (Stanford University)
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvLj3OIQHuE

• "Two Names, Two Worlds" and Identity Chart

• CORE DESIGN DAY #3 (7B) 

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Homework Due Today:

• Read and Annotate TKAM Chapters 8-11

• Story Walk Reflection #1 (Due 11/8)

• Individual Prototype Design

• Vocab #3 Definition Slide (Due 11/13)

• NoRedInk--Confused Words

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Read and Annotate TKAM Chapters 12-15 
(Due 11/26)

HW: Story Walk Reflection #2 (Due today -- by midnight)

HW: Finish Identity Poem Analysis and Chart (Due in class on 11/26)

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November 13, 2018

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School Closed Due to Unhealthy Air 

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: NoRedInk: Confused Words (Due 11/15)

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November 8, 2018

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• Core Brainstorm Overview

• Vocabulary #3 Slide Assigned

• "How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do," Claude Steele (Stanford) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvLj3OIQHuE

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Homework Due Today:

• Annotation Check; TKAM Chapters 1-7

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Read and Annotate TKAM Chapters 8-11 (read to

      Part 2) (Due 11/8)

HW: Story Walk Reflection (Due today -- by midnight)

HW: Individual Prototype (Due 11/13)

HW: Vocabulary #3 Definition Slide (Due 11/13)

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November 6, 2018

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• "PBS American Experience: Harper Lee"

• Annotation Review

 

Homework Due Today:

• Annotation Check; TKAM Chapters 1-7

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Read and Annotate TKAM Chapters 8-11 (read to
        Part 2) (Due 11/8)

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November 2, 2018

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Classroom Activities for the Day:

• Miniblocks in the morning / Core HeLa Project in the afternoon

• Vocabulary #2 Quiz

• Group Characterization Project Presentations

 

Homework Due Today:

• Be prepared for Vocabulary #2 Quiz

Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Read and Annotate TKAM Chapters 4-7 (Due 11/6)

  **Annotation check**

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October 31, 2018

 

Classroom Activities for the Day:

• TKAM (Chaps. 1-3) and Story Elements Quiz

• Vocabulary #2 Practice: Halloween Story

• Continue working on Group Characterization project

 

Homework Due Today:

• Reading and annotating TKAM, Chaps. 2-3

Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Read and Annotate TKAM Chaps. 4 (Due 10/31)

HW: Study for Vocab #2 Quiz on Friday (11/2)

 

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October 29, 2018

 

Classroom Activities for the Day:

• Story Elements and Characterization Notes

• To Kill A Mockingbird Annotation Practice

• Group Characterization Assignment

 

Homework Due Today:

• Newsela "To Kill a Mockingbird's Lee Harper Dies" 

• Reading and annotating Chap. 1, TKAM (Due 10/29)

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Homework Assigned Today:

HW: Read and Annotate TKAM Chaps. 2-3 (Due 10/31)
HW: Study for TKAM Quiz on Wednesday (10/31)

HW: Study for Vocab #2 Quiz on Friday (11/2)