Monday, April 14, 2014

Week 30, Day 1
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.

1. Registration for next year
2. Reminders: 
1. Paragraph test for The Great Gatsby tomorrow.  Don't forget to bring your notes, your book, and your graded quizzes.
2. If a textbook was checked out to you at the beginning of the year, you may bring it back to check it in.

Friday, April 11, 2014

Week 29, Day 5
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.

1. Grade Week 29 DRE
2. Chapter 9 Quiz
3. Bell Work: Free Write
4. Free Rice
5. Essay Test Questions
6. Reminders: 
1. Chapter 7 Gatsby Quiz corrections due TODAY (4/11/14).
2. Monday you will have registration during my class for next year.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Week 29, Day 4
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.

1. Read Chapter 9 and take notes
1. The quiz for Chapter 9 is TOMORROW!  
2. You may go to YouTube and search "The Great Gatsby Chapter 9" and find an audio version of the chapter.  Feel free to follow along with this as you read and fill out the quiz.
2. Reminders:
1. I'm at a training in Fort Worth today.  Very excited to be here and learn some great things from Alan November!!!!
2. Follow me on twitter today (@AvalosEnglish) for information about what I'm learning and hints to the quiz tomorrow.  
3. Be good for the sub.
4. See you tomorrow!  
3. Corrections:
1. Chapter 7 Gatsby Quiz corrections due FRIDAY (4/11/14).

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Week 29, Day 3
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.

1. Bell Work: Explain this quote: "I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you."  How does it apply to your generation and education.  (Remember, 80 words and SAT words!)
2. Grade Chapter 7 Quiz
3. Read Chapter 8 and filling out the quiz
1. The quiz for Chapter 8 is due today.  
2. You may go to YouTube and search "The Great Gatsby Chapter 8" and find an audio version of the chapter.  Feel free to follow along with this as you read and fill out the quiz.
4. Reminders:
1. I will not be here tomorrow.  You will read Chapter 9 on your own and take notes.  You will have a quiz on Friday.
5. Corrections:
1. Chapter 6 Gatsby Quiz corrections due WEDNESDAY (4/9/14).
2. Chapter 7 Gatsby Quiz corrections due FRIDAY (4/11/14).

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Week 29, Day 2
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.

1. Pick up Week 29 DRE
2. Finish reading Chapter 7 and filling out the quiz
1. If you don't finish today, it is homework.  
2. Chapter 7 Quiz is due on Wednesday.
3. Omit #30 on the Chapter 7 Quiz.
4. You may go to YouTube and search "The Great Gatsby Chapter 7" and find an audio version of the chapter.  Feel free to follow along with this as you read and fill out the quiz.
3. Begin reading Chapter 8 and filling out the quiz
1. The Chapter 8 quiz will be due tomorrow at the end of class
4. Reminders:
1. Chapter 5 Gatsby Quiz corrections due TUESDAY (4/8/14).
2. Chapter 6 Gatsby Quiz corrections due WEDNESDAY (4/9/14).

Monday, April 7, 2014

Week 29, Day 1
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.

1. Grade Chapter 6 Quiz
2. Begin reading Chapter 7 and filling out the quiz
1. We will read in class today and tomorrow.  If you don't finish tomorrow, it will be homework.  
2. Chapter 7 Quiz is due on Wednesday.
3. Reminders:
1. Chapter 4 Gatsby Quiz corrections due MONDAY (4/7/14).
2. Chapter 5 Gatsby Quiz corrections due TUESDAY (4/8/14).
3. Chapter 6 Gatsby Quiz corrections due WEDNESDAY (4/9/14).

Friday, April 4, 2014

Week 28, Day 5
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.

1. Grade Week 28 DRE
2. Grade Chapter 5 Quiz
3. Bell Work: Free Write
4. Finish reading Chapter 6 and filling out the quiz
5. Reminders:
1. Chapter 4 Gatsby Quiz corrections due MONDAY (4/7/14).
2. Chapter 5 Gatsby Quiz corrections due TUESDAY (4/8/14)
3. Gatsby Treasure Hunt was due on March 18, 2014.  If you did NOT fill out the form on my blog, it must be filled out today by 4:00pm.  PLEASE check SkyWard and see if you have a 0 on this assignment.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Week 28, Day 4
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.

1. The Great Gatsby Chapter 5 Quiz
2. Bell Work: Yesterday we watched the first half of the movie, explain to me the similarities and differences between the movie and the book, so far. 
3. Grade Chapter 4 Quiz
4. Begin reading Chapter 6, as a class.  
5. Reminders: 
1. If you didn't take the Technology Survey yesterday, please do so ASAP.  

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2. Chapter 3 Gatsby Quiz corrections due TODAY!!!!!
3. Chapter 4 Gatsby Quiz corrections due MONDAY!!!!

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Week 28, Day 3
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.

1. The Great Gatsby movie, part I
2. Homework: Read Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby
1. Quiz tomorrow
3. Technology Survey:
1. Avalos 3rd period: do the survey while you are watching the movie.  
2. All English III students: Sometime today, please take this technology survey, if you haven't already done so.  
3. www.BByt.es
4. Code:  ZB8HU
4. Reminders:
1. Chapter 3 Gatsby Quiz corrections due TOMORROW

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Week 28, Day 2
Objective: recognize distinctive and shared characteristics of cultures through reading; understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding.

1. Bell Work: Today is April Fool's Day.  Write about the best April Fool's joke you have ever played on someone, the best joke played on you, or write about a joke you would like to play on someone.  
2. The Great Gatsby Chapter 4 Quiz
3. Begin reading Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby
4. Reminders:
1. Chapter 3 Gatsby Quiz corrections due THURSDAY.