16 February 2017

1. Stems #36 Quiz
2. Review Stems List #37
3. Found Poem work due today
4. EdPuzzle Work
5. Grading Period Ends today
6. Assigned NEW BOOK: Current Biology- My Sister's Keeper Current Civics: Henrietta Lacks
7. HW: EdPuzzle: Iconography Due Tuesday
8. HW: EdPuzzle: "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" Due Tuesday

15 February 2017

Watch the video above. Post a comment below about your thoughts.

1. ReadTheory- 10 minutes practice
• Submit QQVS Chapter 7-9 on posted Classroom Question
2. Stems #36 Quizlet Live
3. Night Chapter 8 Debate
4. Begin Found Poem
• 2016 Examples
• 2015 Examples
• 2014 Examples
5. HW: Study Stems
6. HW: IRP Work- Due Thursday 2/23
7. HW: Math project due tomorrow

14 February 2017

1. Agenda Review (Calendar update)
2. Sign up for Academic Hour
3. Stems #36 Review games on Quizlet or Study with a peer
4. Merchant of Venice speech  Act I: Scene III & Act III: Scene I
5. How are the actors different in their portrayal? Is the message the same? Is the impact different? Why/why not?
6. Update SIN2017TOC
7. Symbolism Video -watch as you get your TOC organized & your Symbols handout copied.
8. Small groups: Symbols in Night work (A3) -write your answers in different colors
• Symbols Video 60 Second Recap
9. HW: Prepare discussion/debate
• At the end of Chapter 8, the head of the block told Elie to not expend his energy and resources on his father and focus on survival. We know Elie’s decision, but what would you have done knowing that your father was going to die anyway? Write a 250-word argument about what you would do and why.
• You will present your argument to try to convince others that your opinion is the “right” one, so make your argument persuasive!
10. HW: Finish Night & QQVS

 

13 February 2017

1. 8th Grade Open House tonight.
2. Update SIN2017TOC
3. Submit (copy/paste) QQVS Chapter 4, 5, 6 to Question posted on Classroom
4. Stems #36
5. Flocabulary
6. Return "Never Again" packets
7. Discuss "Never Again"
• Highlight & Discuss diction (strong emotional words) & imagery
8. Select Groups using Wheel
• 3rd
• 4th
9. In small groups, pick 1 topic for comparison from Chapter 1-4 Elie Chart
10. Discuss: Which quotes did you use? Why? 
11. Pick a leader. Create a Doc & Share with members.
12. Together, compose at least 2 paragraphs answering: How does Elie change from chapter 1 to chapter 4? Correctly cite 4 blended quotations.
• Paragraph 1: Chapter 1
• Paragraph 2: Chapter 4
13. Submit writing.
14. HW: Listen to Shylock's speech from Merchant of Venice. Annotate the speech & answer guiding questions.
15. HW: Chapter 7-8 & QQVS
16. HW: Study Stems
17. HW: Academic Hour

9 February 2017

1. Stems Quiz #35
2. Leadership Luncheon Schedule
3. Work Comparison Chart of Elie Chapter 1-4 (A2 on SIN2017TOC) -UPDATE
4. Google Earth Lit Trip of Night
5. After quiz, work on: iWitness, Quill, reading
6. HW: Read Chapter 5-6 & QQVS, IRP work, Stems #36 list study, Quill, iWitness

8 February 2017

1. Add these extensions to Chrome today
• Google Classroom Notification
• Classroom Split OR Side by Side
• Goobric for Students  (in case you missed it yesterday)
2.  ReadTheory (10 minutes)
3. Stems #35 Quizlet Live game
4. Chapter 2 & 3 QQVS Check
5. Type Chapter 1 Paragraph & Submit to Classroom
6. Review Citation Practice Night
7. "First They Came"
• Annotation Notes
8. HW: Complete "Never Again"
9. HW: Quill
10. HW: Chapter 4 QQVS
11. HW: iWitness
12. HW: Study Stems -Quiz tomorrow

7 February 2017

By Vincent van Gogh - The Getty Center, Object 826, Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program., Public Domain, Link

1. Academic Hour Sign Up
2. Agenda Review -update calendar
3. Stems #5 Partner Study 
4. Blending quotation & Citation Practice
5. Check Kaizena comments- 4th pd
6. Everyone: Make sure to add GOOBRIC extension.
7. Update SIN2017TOC
8. Partner select using Wheel
• 3rd
• 4th
9. Partners will analyze Elie in chapter 1 by looking at specific quotes in chart.
10. With partner, draft 1 paragraph using chart.
• Answer: How does Elie show humanity in Chapter 1? Use 2 quotes from the chart and blend.
11. HW: Finish Citation worksheet 
12. HW: Study Stems 
13. HW: Write 1 paragraph answering prompt.
14. HW: 4th pd- listen to comments on Kaizena for "LRRH" Danger Pargraphs- final revision due tomorrow 10am. Must be submitted in correct place.
15. HW: Chapter 3 & QQVS

Reminders:

• EdPuzzle: Human Rights video due today
• Actively Learn "My Papa's Waltz" due today
• Quill Diagnostic due Friday
• iWitness: Growing Up Behind Auschwitz

This is my focus music.

6 February 2017

1. Stems #5
2. Actively Learn Poem work in class- due tomorrow midnight: "My Papa's Waltz"
3. QQVS Question Check
4. Pick a Leader & a Writer
5. Leader- copy and share 2 documents w/group
6. As a group, fill in the UDHR Chart Summary 
• Link to SIN2017TOC
7. With small groups, compare UDHR & Bill of Rights
8. Writer will record discussion & fill in Comparison chart
9. If time, clean email, work on Actively Learn, read IRP novel.
10. HW: Chapter 2 & QQVS, Study Stems
11. HW: EdPuzzle for Human Rights due tomorrow
12. HW: iWitness due Friday

2 February 2017

1. Stems Quiz #34
• Look over new stems for next week (#35)
2. Quill: Commonly Confused words due tomorrow
3. EdPuzzle WWII finish
4. iWitness (Log in information is on Classroom)
• Begin "Growing up behind bars" assignment -Due Feb. 10
5. Begin Human Rights EdPuzzle- This will be useful for our discussion next Monday.
• I suggest you watch the Wiesel interview with Oprah on EdPuzzle. (Unfortunately, this is blocked on school accounts. You will need to use this with a different Google Chrome log in or at home. Sorry)
• Remember the audio version of Night is also available on EdPuzzle
6. Update SIN2017TOC & Copy QQVS for Night homework

1 February 2017

1. Stems #4 Review
2. Turn in Chevy Truck paragraph scripts
3. Propaganda & Germany Kahoot games
4. EdPuzzle Notes/Research Videos
5. Assign Night novels
6. HW: Read Preface & Foreword in Night
7. HW: Bring IRP novels

31 January 2016

1. Stems #4 -Play Quizlet Games 5mins
2. ReadTheory Review 10mins
• Actively Learn Holocaust Article due today
3. Agenda Review
• Quill: Commonly Confused Words due Friday
4. Kaizena (code is in Classroom- add to Google Docs as addon)
5. Rhetorical Terms Game
6. Chevy Truck Rhetorical Strategies  (Update/Add to SIN2017TOC)
• Commercial
• Key
7. HW: Write précis paragraph script
8. HW: Study Stems
9. HW: Quill
10. HW: 3rd pd Rewrite Danger paragraphs
11. HW: Research Hitler's Rise to Power & WWII on EdPuzzle- Links in Classroom

Degas, Edgar. “The Star.” Edgar Degas: The Complete Works, Musée D'Orsay, Paris, 2017, www.edgar-degas.org/The-Star-1876-77.html.

30 January 2017

1. Stems #4 -Quiz Thursday
2. Flocabulary News Video -Stay current and aware
3. IRP Check #2
4. Kaizena (Log in and bookmark)
5. Actively Learn Article: Holocaust (due tomorrow- time locked)
6. Spiral Imagery
7. SIN2017TOC Update
8. Rhetorical Notes Slideshare (Intro & Logical Fallacies)
• Rhetoric-Comprehensive Devices
• Rhetorical Devices (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)
• Rhetoric Notes Backup PDF
9. Quill due Friday

26 January 2017

1. 2081 3 Paragraphs revised submitted
2. Stems Quiz #33 (lists #31, #32, & #33)
3. After the quiz, complete the SchoolNet Diagnostic
• Access Code: SY6TY4Z
4. Quill Advanced Sentence Structure due tomorrow
5. GrammarFlip #1-6 next Friday (2/3)
• Quiz on following Monday (2/6)
6. Check your grades on PowerSchool
7. IRP #2 Progress Check

25 January 2017

1. New seats
2. Turn in 2081 3 paragraphs online (individual work)
3. Turn in Trump opinion articles -annotated & a comment posted on the blog
4. ReadTheory Practice -10 minutes
5. Stems #33 Review- Quizlet Live
1. Stems Quiz #3 tomorrow (will consist of list 31, 32, & 33)
6. SIN2017TOC Update- NOTES
7. Topic Sentence & Paragraph Structure Notes
8. Revise & Edit 2081 paragraphs to fill in structure from notes
9. Resubmission of 2081 due tomorrow before class begins
10. HW: Revise & Resubmit 3 paragraphs
11. HW: Study

24 January 2017

2081 Full Movie by 2081movie

1. Agenda Review
2. Stems #3 Review
3. Watch 2081
4. While watching, list similarities and differences on the back of your "HB" packet (the blank page)
5. After watching, in small groups, work together to discuss your findings.
6. Begin planning/drafting your 3 paragraphs.

23 January 2017

1. Stems #3 Review
2. Flocabulary
3. Actively Learn Poem: "The Fish" focusing on DETAIL
• 3rd
• 4th
4. Grimm Choices Class share presentation
3rd 
4th
5. Group Handicap discussion
6. HW: Annotate Article & Discuss in Comments on this Post
7. HW: Study Stems #31, #32, #33

19 January 2017

1. Stems Quiz #2 (List #31 & #32 combined)
• Weekly, lists will combine on the quiz (just like last year).
• The max # of questions will be 100.
• Spelling counts.
2. Revised "Danger" paragraphs submitted to Classroom assignment (1 peer edited draft & 1 final draft)
3. Review Stems #33 for next Quiz.
4. Update SIN2017TOC -Notice Changes
5. Fairy Tales Discussion 
• What does "Little Red Riding Hood" teach about danger?
6. Grimm Choices Class shared presentation directions
• 3rd 
• 4th
• -Add a slide to the presentation that summarizies your story (2-3 sentences) with a picture. Include title and your name.
• -Add a slide to the presentation that shows what your fairy tale teaches about human nature. What insight into human nature does your story provide? -1 sentence & 1 image.
• After adding slides to presentation, participate in:
7. "Harrison Bergeron" Anticipation Guide Discussion
8. HW: Read & Annotate using 5 strategies from class -"Harrison Bergeron" and answer the guided questions- Due Monday. You do not have to # the paragraphs, but you must apply the other 5 strategies: Chunking, Left margin & right margin, & underline/highlight.
9. HW: Quote Blending Practice (digitally) Due Monday
10. HW: Finish slide in class Grimm Choices Presentation Due Monday

18 January 2017

1. Submit your Fairy Tale Chart immediately. 10mins due.
2. Stems #2 Quizlet Live Game
• Quiz tomorrow
3. Flocabulary
4. Agenda Review
5. VOICE #1 Detail due tomorrow
6. Update SIN2017TOC
7. PRISM
• Student Examples
8. Peer Edit
9. Homework: Submit your NEW COPY and EDITED paragraphs to the same assignment on Classroom.  This will show me 2 copies submitted, your ORIGINAL and PEER edited one, and your REVISED new copy.

• Review Yesterday Work:
• Typed & Submitted "Danger" paragraphs
• Astronaut article on Actively Learn
• Checked ReadTheory log in information
• Chose & Read a Grimm's Fairy Tale
• HW: Completed CHART for organizing evidence Submit within 10 minutes of beginning class.
• Quill #2 Due Friday 3:45pm Parallel Structure.

17 January 2017

1. Type your danger paragraph. Submit in Classroom before the due TIME.  Since your paragraphs are already written, all you need to do is copy it over to a Google Doc and submit.    I will not accept late assignments.
2. Study Stems #32 & Stems #31 lists. Your quiz Thursday will combine both lists.  Your quizzes combine each week.
3. Complete article assignment on Actively Learn. This is the same Web 2.0 tool you used to complete the discussion questions on How to Read Literature Like a Professor.
• This is due before the end of school today - 3:45pm.
4. Your main assignment: Choose a fairy tale and analyze.
• Choose a fairy tale from the list provided.
• Read the fairy tale.  
• Analyze the fairy tale just as we did Little Red Riding Hood
• Complete the chart
5. You will use this information to write an analysis of the fairy tale you have chosen just as you did for Little Red Riding Hood
6. HW: complete the chart -due tomorrow. Begin writing your 2 paragraphs on the fairy tale you analyzed. 

Reminders/Updates:

1. Check your ReadTheory. Make sure I added you to my class.  If not, please check the Google Docs in Classroom where you added your username. 
2. Sign up for Academic Hour. 
3. Your VOICE posted.  Complete the assignment and follow the directions. If you do not complete all parts of the assignment, you will not receive full credit. This is due Thursday.
4. Snow Ball tickets are $10
5. Friday is FLEX Friday

11 January 2017

I hope you enjoyed your break.  Now, it's time to get caught up.
Today's schedule for 2 hour delay:

2nd period - 11:00 am -12:05 pm
3rd period -12:10 – 2:10 pm
Normal Lunch schedule
4th period - 2:15 - 3:00 pm
1st period -3:05 - 3:45 pm

1. Stems Quiz #1 is tomorrow.  I hope you studied while you were out. Everyone has access to the terms.
2. Homework is due. Turn in as you walk in the door. (annotated article)
3. Critical Literary Theories Notes
• 2017SIN Table of Contents 
4. Flocabulary
5. Agenda Review
6. Read Theory Diagnostic (if time)
7. HW: Review Notes & Study Stems

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