Tonight's Homework: I Promised I Would Tell Persuasive Essay Outline and Introduction paragraph should be completed!  Entire paper due Thursday!

Weekend Homework:
-Finish I Promised I Would Tell Persuasive Essay Outline
-Close Reading of Chapter 8

Today's Agenda:

• Do Now: Answer question in composition books
• Notes on Maslow’s hierarchy (filling in pyramid)
• Read over p. 51 and answer exit ticket using today’s notes
• Watch first half of Sonia Weitz video

Tonight's Homework:

• Close reading of Chapter 6 and answer discussion question on Google Classroom.  Don’t forget to comment on at least two of your classmates’ posts
• Back side of Maslow’s hierarchy sheet - “Basic Needs Quiz”

On Friday, students took a quiz on I Promised I would Tell Chapters 1-4 and the stages of genocide.

Weekend Homework:
-Close reading of Chapter 5
-Respond to discussion question on Google Classroom
**Don't forget to respond to two of your classmates' posts

Today's Agenda:

• Do Now: Treaty of Versailles reading and worksheet
• Go over and discuss Treaty of Versailles worksheet
• Go over chapters 2 & 3 close readings.

Tonight's Homework:

• Finish Ch. 1-4 Vocabulary packet
• Study for quiz - Ch. 1-4, steps of genocide, historical context discussed in class.

Today's Agenda:

• Holocaust Brainpop video & quiz
• Correct Brainpop quiz
• Introduce and define vocabulary definitions chapter 4
• Continue reading I Promised I would Tell Ch. 3

Tonight's Homework:

• Finish close reading of I Promised I would Tell Ch. 3.  
• Answer discussion question posted on Google Classroom and respond to two of your classmates’ posts
• Ch. 1-4 vocabulary packet due Thursday

Today's agenda: 

• Do Now: Review questions on dehumanization
• Watch Facing History video on dehumanization & take notes on two-column sheet from yesterday
• Share close reading thoughts, comments and questions from chapter 1

Tonight's Homework:

• If not done already, answer discussion question posted on Google Classroom and respond to two of your classmates’ posts
• Finish book report

Today's Agenda:

• Introduction and recording of definitions for chapter 1 vocabulary
• With a partner, try to organize the steps that lead to genocide in the order that they would happen in real life
• Go over the steps that lead to genocide (pyramid of hate)
• Notes on Dehumanization

Tonight's Homework:

• Close-reading of I Promised I Would Tell Chapter 1 (using post-it notes)
• Answer discussion question posted on Google Classroom and respond to two of your classmates’ posts
• Work on book report - due Friday

Agenda:

• Do Now: Why do you think that people who have lived through the Holocaust choose to share their stories?  What do you think they hope to achieve?  Whom do they hope to reach?
• Students share and discuss  answers to their questions with the class
• Went over expectations for Google Classroom Discussion Board Postings & Close reading
• Distribute Vocabulary packets and define words from preface
• If time, begin reading preface together as a class

Tonight's Homework:

Close-reading of I Promised I Would Tell Preface (using post-it notes

Bring in post-it notes (any kind)

Work on book report - due Friday

Parents! If you have any extra post-it notes hanging around (any type), donations would be greatly appreciated! :) Thank you!

Today's Agenda:

• Do Now: Read over last paragraph of “Monsters” (Narrator’s last lines).  Try to find the theme.
• Review and discuss ending of the story
• Watch “Monsters are due on Maple Street” twilight zone episode video while filling out compare/contrast questions sheet

Tonight's Homework:

• Finish Holocaust Introduction Webquest started during E block
• Continue working on book report - due Friday

Links to websites for Holocaust Webquest: 

What is genocide?

Hitler Comes to Power

Nazi Racism

Antisemitism

The Nuremberg Laws

Kristallnacht: The Night of Broken Glass

The Final Solution

Ghettos

Concentration Camps

Forced Labor Camps

Death Camps

Death Marches

Family Photograph

Remember

Liberation

Survivors

Today students took their science fiction unit vocabulary quiz, and we continued reading our teleplay, "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street".

Tonight's homework:
-Continue close reading of "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" to the bottom of page 678
-Complete ONLY Steve Brand boxes of Inference Chart
-Continue working on book report

Today's agenda:

• Do Now: Picture Observation/Inference Walk-About
• Reviewed definitions of Inference and Observation
• Assigned Character Roles and began reading “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”

Tonight's Homework:

• Finish close reading of Monsters are Due on Maple Street - Act 1
• Study for Vocabulary quiz (LNPL & Monsters) on Thursday - Use Quizlet!
• Continue working on book report project

Today's Agenda:

• Do Now: Share your advertisements with the people at your table. Choose the ad at your table that you all agree is the most effective.  Be prepared to present this advertisement and explain what makes it effective to the class.  
• Introduction to common advertising techniques
• Overview of project guidelines and expectations
• Start working on plan for group project

Tonight's HW:

• Complete close reading of Lose Now, Pay Later
• Complete Science Fiction Elements sheet (Not plot diagram on back)
• Continue reading science fiction book - should be completed by Monday

Weekend homework:

• Find an advertisement to share with the class.  Can be from a magazine, newspaper or printed from the internet.  Just not a commercial, please - we don't have time to watch 25 commercials, sorry! 
• Finish words #1-8 in vocabulary packet
• Every class except red class - Finish close reading of "Lose Now, Pay Later" - remember to be highlighting and annotating as you read

We had very short classes today due to PARCC, so were only able to read a little bit of the story and go over the vocabulary words.  Links to the vocabulary packet and the slideshow containing the definitions are in the post below.

Tonight's homework:
Work on vocabulary packet #1-8 (Due Monday)

Today's Agenda:

• Do Now: Adjective / Adverb wksht. Side 2
• Go over Do Now
• Go over vocabulary words and fill in definitions in your packets
• Continue class close reading of “Lose Now, Pay Later” and begin filling in Point of View Top-Down web

Tonight's Homework: 

• Lose Now, Pay Later Vocabulary words in packet (#1-8) due Friday
• Read your science fiction books
• Get a good night’s sleep and eat a big breakfast to prepare for PARCC tomorrow!

Tuesday's Update

Agenda

• Do Now: Adjective / Adverb wksht. Side 1
• Go over Do Now
• Review purpose and procedure of close reading
• Begin close reading of “Lose Now, Pay Later” together as a class.  Read to the stars on page 98

Tonight's Homework:

• Read your science fiction books
• Get a good night’s sleep and eat a big breakfast to prepare for PARCC tomorrow!

Today's Agenda:

• Do Now: Science Fiction Questions on notes sheet
• Review of essay elements and PARCC expectations
• Take notes - Intro to science fiction
• If time, watch intro video

Tonight's Homework:

• Read your science fiction books
• Get a good night’s sleep and eat a big breakfast to prepare for PARCC tomorrow! Make sure that you have headphones for the test!

No homework over the break - just start reading your science fiction novels!  If you realize that you don't like the book you chose - pick a new one! :)

Have a wonderful vacation, can't wait to hear all about it!

Tonight's Homework:

-Study all poetry terms!

-Read through and choose from the list of poems for tomorrow's test.  The test will ask you to identify 2 poetic devices, and analyze the theme of the poem, so make sure that you pick a poem that you completely understand.  Annotate the poem that you plan to use for the test, and you will be able to use the notes that you take during the test.  

Tonight's homework:
-Bring in Science Fiction novel for next book report
-Write in Rhyme Scheme of "The Highwayman" - yes, this is challenging - just try your best! :)

Hello everyone - Happy Monday!

Today in class, we went over the two poems from last week by Langston Hughes - "Mother to Son" and "Harlem".  Then, we began reading our next poem, "The Highway Man".  We will be doing a close reading of this poem together as a class.

Tonight's homework : Here is the link to the Google Slides Presentation on our Poetry Terms. Tonight's homework is to use these to fill in any definitions that are still missing from your packet. Please watch any videos that were not watched in class. I moved the slides around so that they go in the same order as the packet now.  Enjoy!

Only homework tonight is to study for the pronouns test :)

Today's Agenda

• Do Now: Interrogative and demonstrative notes and worksheet
• Go over Do Now
• Go over last night’s homework
• Take notes on simile, metaphor, and conceit
• Watch video of examples
• Read and discuss “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes
• If time, begin working on homework

Tonight's Homework:

• Reread “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes and answer all questions
• Pronouns Study Guide packet due tomorrow
• Study for Pronouns Test - Friday!!

 

Today's Agenda:

• Do Now: Read Shel Silverstein’s “The Diving Board”, and answer questions on symbolism and theme.
• Continue filling in literary terms chart - filled in rhyme, alliteration, and repetition
• Listened to two songs (Sam Cooke and Louis Armstrong) and identified different types of rhyme and repetition used in the songs.

Tonight's Homework: 

• Rhyme Scheme Practice Worksheet
• Study for Pronouns Test - Friday!!

Today's Agenda:

• Do Now: Symbolism Questions
• Collected Witch of Blackbird Pond Persuasive Essays
• Video & notes on Symbolism
• Work on Symbol Meanings Chart

Tonight's Homework:

Complete Symbolic meaning chart - Objects and Colors

We had a shortened day today due to the alcohol awareness class.  We did a quick review assignment of the pronouns that we have covered so far as our Do Now, and went over last night's homework.  Some classes got to finish up the class with a game of Kahoot to review pronouns a bit more.  There is also a quizlet available to help students study at home to prepare for next week's test.

Students have been working very hard on their essays - I have had kids after school almost every day for 2 weeks!  Therefore I am giving them until Monday to hand in their final drafts so that they can fully revise and perfect them.

Tonight's homework:

• Continue working on Essay
• In grammar textbook, page 439
• Exercise 10 #'s 1-10 
• Exercise 11 #'s 1-10

Today's Agenda:

• Do Now: Indefinite Pronouns sheet
• Went over homework and Do Now
• Took notes on Indefinite pronouns
• Discussed thesis statements
• Worked on essays

Tonight's Homework:

• Continue working on essay - Final draft due Friday
• In grammar textbook, p. 438 exercise 8 #1-10 and exercise 9 # 1-10

Today, students brought in their completed rough drafts.

Today's Agenda:

• Do Now: Quiz 6A Indefinite pronouns sheet
• Went over and introduced Indefinite Pronouns
• Continued working on essays
• If finished with rough draft, complete self and peer feedback sheet

Tonight's homework:

• Continue working on essay - Final draft due Friday
• Grammar Practice 11.5 Indefinite pronouns worksheet

Today's Agenda:

• Took notes on possessive pronouns - Slides
• Discussed ending of novel
• Worked on 2nd body paragraph outline

Tonight's homework:

• Finish second body paragraph outline
• Possessive Pronouns Sheet - Grammar Practice 11.4 page 17

Tonight's homework:

Finish reading novel (don't need to answer questions)

Use outlines to write or type opening paragraph and first body paragraph- if typed, must be printed!! Do not email or share

Hello, hope everyone made it through the storm safely today!

There is no new homework tonight, students just need to make sure that they have completed the opening paragraph and first body paragraph outlines.  I am going to move the due date for the essay forward to Friday of next week, because students have all expressed a need for more time.

Have a good night!

Today, students took their vocabulary quiz and worked on their first body paragraph outlines.  

Weekend Homework:

Finish first body paragraph outlines

Read chapter 20

Have a wonderful weekend!

Today in class, we will be starting our Witch of Blackbird Pond essays.  For homework tonight, students will read chapter 20 and finish the opening paragraph outline.

Tonight's homework : Finish chapter 19 questions if not finished last night

Tonight's homework:

1.)  Finish reading chapter 19 and answer questions. 

2.) Get  essay assignment sheet signed

Tonight's Homework:
Read page 135-140 of chapter 19 - Do not answer questions!!
Pronoun Antecedent Worksheet
Study for Ch. 18-21 vocabulary quiz - Friday!

No homework - Enjoy your weekend!

There is an optional extra credit activity available for students on Google Classroom :)

We started off the day today with a little peer editing of the paragraphs that students wrote last night.  We spent the remainder of class finishing up book report presentations.  I have been very impressed!

Tonight's Homework:
Read Chapter 18 and answer questions
Study for Ch. 15-17 vocabulary quiz!!  Use Quizlet!

Today in class, we created a top-down web together as a class to answer the question: "Explain how fear led to mob mentality and a hunt for a scapegoat in chapter 17".  For homework, students will use this web as an outline to create a paragraph answer to this question.

Completed Web

Today's Agenda:

• Do Now question in journals: How can fear and confusion affect people and their actions? What can it cause them to do? What do people tend to do when disaster strikes?  What is the first question usually asked?
• Watched videos on Scapegoat and Mob Mentality and wrote responses: Respond to each of the video clips with 2-3 sentences for each.  Use the word “scapegoat” in your first two answers, and use the word “Mob Mentality” in your third answer.  
  • Scapegoat commercials:
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-EZizbG7ms&sns=em
  • https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=igtRWNi5yrI
  • Video on Mob Mentality
  • https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bV5ngreR7Hk
• Began reading chapter 17

Tonight's Homework:

• Finish reading chapter 17 and answer questions
• Study for Ch. 15-17 vocabulary quiz - Friday!!

Tonight's homework: 

Subject and Object pronouns worksheet page one and two - write out sentences!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-eBoqfDYFy0RWk4RXRfejFDT2s

Study for vocabulary Ch. 15-17 quiz Friday!!

On Friday, we had a quick introduction to pronouns, and then students spent the rest of class working on their book reports.

Weekend homework:
Personal Pronouns Worksheet: Page 15 Section A only
Book Report due Monday

We will have a vocabulary quiz next week on chapters 15-17.  I have created a Quizlet for students to study with.  Top 3 highest scores will earn extra points on the quiz!

Tonight's Homework:
Read Chapter 16 and answer questions
Work on book reports

Today in class, we played a Kahoot review game, and went over the reading questions for chapters 11-15.  Answer Key  I also collected the book report notes so that I can give students feedback on Wednesday.

Tonight's homework:
-Study for Chapter 11-15 quiz
-Work on book report

Enjoy the day off tomorrow!

Hello everyone, hope that you are enjoying your weekend so far!  Friday was used as a bit of a catch-up day.  Students finished up their test corrections, made up any Do Now class work assignments that they missed, and worked together to answer any reading questions that were not completed.  If all of this was finished, students worked on their book report notes.

Weekend Homework:
-Read Chapter 15 and answer questions
-Complete book report notes


**Book Report due on Monday March 7

Today students were given a chance to revise and improve their short answer question responses from their Chapter 1-10 test.  I saw a lot of improvement!

Tonight's Homework:

• Make sure that you have read all the way up to chapter 14 and answered all of the questions in your reading packet.  We will read chapter 15 together tomorrow in class. 
• Read Book Report book
• Start working on Book Report Notes Sheet - due Monday 2/29

Today in class, students did a self-assessment of their Witch of Blackbird Pond Reading Question Packets.  Then, we reviewed the elements of a quality short-answer question answer, and looked at some student examples.  Students will get their tests back tomorrow, and will use what we reviewed today to revise two of their answers.

Tonight's Homework:

• Read Chapter 14 and answer questions
• Continue reading book for book report - Notes due Monday

Tonight's homework:

-Read chapter 13 and answer questions

-Vocabulary quiz corrections due tomorrow

Welcome back! Today in class, we refreshed everyone's memories and reviewed chapter 11. Students got back their vocabulary quizzes and we went over the directions for corrections (picture posted below). I also checked everyone's book reports and collected the vocabulary that was done over vacation. Busy day!

Tonight's homework:

Read chapter 12 and answer questions

Vocabulary quiz chapter 8-14 due Wednesday

Tonight's Homework:
Read Ch. 11 and answer questions
Bring in book for biography/autobiography/memoir project tomorrow
Vocabulary chapters 16-21 due Monday after vacation - paper only!

Tonight's Homework: 

• Study for Ch. 1-10 Test!!
• Finish Study Guide
• Vocab Ch. 15-21 due Monday after vacation - Paper only!!