Friday, January 30, 2015

Week 20, Day 5
Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words derived from Latin roots and affixes; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension. 

1. Bell Work: Free Write
1. Paragraph format
2. At least 70 words
3. Use at least 2 SAT words from this semester
2. Grade and/or turn in your W20 DRE
3. Persuasive Techniques in Advertising Video (5th and 6th period)
4. Read!!!!
1. Hopefully your non-fiction book
2. If not, read a book.  Borrow one from my shelf if you need to!
5. Reminders:
1. SAT Quiz on Monday
2. SAT Quiz Week 19 Corrections are due Monday at 4:00pm.
3. Have a GREAT weekend!!!

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Week 20, Day 4
Objective: determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes; analyze textual context to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; students understand, analyze, make inferences, and draw conclusions about persuasive text and the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding; students are expected to analyze how rhetorical techniques in historically important speeches influence the reader, evoke emotions, and create meaning; evaluate how the author's purpose and stated or perceived audience affect the tone of persuasive texts

1. Bell Work: How do you experience/encounter persuasion on a daily basis?What techniques are used to persuade an audience? 
1. This is to be done in your Google Doc
2. 70 word minimum
3. Use two SAT words from this semester (Week 17-Week 20)
2. Persuasive Techniques in Advertising Video
3. Brainstorm a few advertisements and commercials and the persuasive techniques that they use.  Be prepared to share.
4. Read
5. Reminder: Week 20 DRE due tomorrow!

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Week 20, 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: Define persuasion.  Discuss its role in society and your life.  Then, I want you to start a new paragraph and answer these questions: What are some examples of persuasive texts?  Why do we read persuasive texts?
1. This is to be done in your Google Doc
2. 70 word minimum
3. Use two SAT words from this semester (Week 17-Week 20)
2. Discuss
3. Grade SAT Quiz from yesterday.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Week 20, Day 2
Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words derived from Latin roots and affixes; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension. 

1. Bell Work: Study for Week 19 SAT Quiz
2. Week 19 SAT Quiz
3. Week 19 DRE
4. Read--Bring a book to class to read EVERYDAY!  

Monday, January 26, 2015

Week 20, Day 1
Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words derived from Latin roots and affixes; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension. 

1. Finish Informational Text Assessment
2. Read
3. Reminders:
1. Bring a book to class to read EVERYDAY!  
2. Corrections for Week 18 SAT Quiz are due TODAY by 4:00pm.

Friday, January 23, 2015

Week 19, Day 5
Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words derived from Latin roots and affixes; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension. 

1. Bell Work: Free Write
1. This answer must be in your google doc that you created on Wednesday.
2. Paragraph format
3. At least 70 words
4. Use at least 2 SAT words from this semester
2. Turn in your W19 DRE
3. Read!!!!
1. Hopefully your non-fiction book
2. If not, read a book.  Borrow one from my shelf if you need to!
4. Reminders:
1. SAT Quiz on Monday
2. SAT Quiz Week 18 Corrections are due Monday at 4:00pm.
3. I'm getting grades in!  I am so sorry for the delay.  It will probably be Monday before I get corrections in.  Be sure to look for the note that says, "Corrected." That will let you know if the corrections have been put in or not.  Thank you for your patience!!!!
4. We will finish the Informational Text Assessment on Monday.
5. I NEED volunteers for our debate tournament TOMORROW.  Please sign-up with me if you are interested.  Any time you volunteer can count toward community service hours that you may need (NHS, PALs, etc.)
6. Have a GREAT weekend!!!

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Week 19, 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. Bell Work: What are the characteristics of a short story?  What is author's purpose and what changes depending on the author's purpose? (This is what we talked about yesterday.)
1. This is to be done in your Google Doc
2. 70 word minimum
3. Use two SAT words from this semester (Week 17, Week 18, or Week 19)
2. Talk about yesterday's Timed Writing Activity
3. Informational Text Assessment
4. Reminders/Announcements:
1. I NEED volunteers for our debate tournament THIS Saturday.  Please sign-up with me if you are interested.  Any time you volunteer can and will count toward community service hours that you may need.
2. Bring a book to read to class tomorrow!!

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Week 19, 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: Edgar Allan Poe is often considered America's first literary critic.  He believed in something called "the single effect."  Using Google, look up "the single effect" and explain what Poe meant by this.  
1. This is to be done in your Google Doc
2. 70 word minimum
3. Use two SAT words from this semester (Week 17, Week 18, or Week 19)
2. Bell Work Discussion
3. Characteristics of a Short Story
4. Single-Effect
5. Author's Purpose
1. Timed Writing Activity
6. Reminders/Announcements:
1. I NEED volunteers for our debate tournament THIS Saturday.  Please sign-up with me if you are interested.  Any time you volunteer can and will count toward community service hours that you may need.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Week 19, Day 2
Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words derived from Latin roots and affixes; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension. 

1. Pass back One-Pager Quiz and graded W17 SAT Quiz
2. Grade Week 18 SAT Quiz
3. Grade W17 and W18 DRE
1. Discussion about DREs
2. Lecture/Instruction including
1. Plural v. Possessive Nouns
2. Rules for Possessive Nouns
3. Subject/Verb Agreement
4. Pronoun Agreement
4. Grade and Discuss "The Fall of the House of Usher" Reading Guide
5. Study for Week 19 SAT Quiz
6. Reminders:
1. Bring a book to class to read EVERYDAY!  
2. Grades will be put into SkyWard either today or tomorrow.  Remember, if it does not have a "ZERO," do not worry about it.  It marks it as "missing" when I haven't entered the grade yet.  
3. Corrections for Week 17 SAT Quiz are due Thursday by 4:00pm.

Monday, January 19, 2015

Week 19, Day 1
Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words derived from Latin roots and affixes; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension. 

1. Bell Work: Study for your SAT Quiz
2. Week 18 SAT Quiz
3. W19 DRE
4. Read
5. Reminders:
1. Bring a book to class to read EVERYDAY!  
2. Corrections for Week 17 SAT Quiz are due Thursday by 4:00pm.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Week 18, Day 5
Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words derived from Latin roots and affixes; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension. 

1. Bell Work: Free Write
1. This answer must be in your google doc that you created on Wednesday.
2. Paragraph format
3. At least 70 words
4. Use at least 2 SAT words from this semester
2. Turn in your W17 and W18 DRE
3. Work on your "The Fall of the House of Usher" Reading Guide
4. Read your non-fiction book
5. Reminders:
1. SAT Quiz on Monday
2. "The Fall of the House of Usher" Reading Guide due Monday at the beginning of class.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Week 18, Day 4
Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words derived from Latin roots and affixes; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension. 

1. Bell Work: Turn in your textbook to page 292.
2. Talk a little bit about "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe
3. Finish listening to "The Fall of the House of Usher"
4. On your own, read "The Raven"
5. As you listen, work on "The Fall of the House of Usher" Reading Guide
1. Change-Due Monday at the beginning of class. 
6. Reminders:
1. I need to approve your Non-Fiction Project book TODAY.
2. Bring your non-fiction book to class tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Week 18, Day 3
Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words derived from Latin roots and affixes; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension. 

1. Bell Work: Turn in your textbook to page 280.
2. Begin reading, "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe
3. On your own, read "The Raven"
4. As you listen, work on "The Fall of the House of Usher" Reading Guide
1. Due Friday at the beginning of class.
5. "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Raven"--put these on your Literary Terms and Vocabulary Google Doc 
1. Literary Terms (p. 291) 
1. Gothic literature 
2. Single-effect 
2. Vocabulary (p. 291) 
1. Importunate 
2. Munificent 
3. Equivocal 
4. Specious 
5. Anomalous 
6. Sentience 
6. Study Week 18 SAT words on your own using Quizlet.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Week 18, 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: Edgar Allan Poe is best known for gothic literature. Using your Chromebook, what is gothic literature and what are some of its most distinctive characteristics. Then, tell me what you already know about Edgar Allan Poe or look up some interesting facts about him. (Yes, it must be at least 70 words and have two SAT words on it.) 
2. Edgar Allan Poe Author Information (p. 288-290) 
3. Read and take notes on your Author Information Document 
4. "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Raven"--put these on your Literary Terms and Vocabulary Google Doc 
1. Literary Terms (p. 291) 
1. Gothic literature 
2. Single-effect 
2. Vocabulary (p. 291) 
1. Importunate 
2. Munificent 
3. Equivocal 
4. Specious 
5. Anomalous 
6. Sentience 
5. Go over Week 18 SAT words on your own using Quizlet.

Monday, January 12, 2015

Week 18, Day 1

Objective: grave level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; comprehension of informational text (expository and procedural)

1. Bell Work: Free Write
1. This answer must be in your google doc that you created last Wednesday.
2. Paragraph format
3. At least 70 words
4. Use at least 2 SAT words from last week.
2. Week 17 SAT Quiz
3. Read this article and take notes on it.  Think of the importance of reading non-fiction.  Do you look at non-fiction reading differently than fiction reading?
4. Quizlet--study for your SAT Quiz next Monday
5. DRE--We will grade both sides of the DRE this Friday.
6. Reminders:
1. I will be gone Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week and expect you to be good for Mrs. Anglin.  If she writes your name down as a problem, it will be a write-up upon my return.  
2. I will need your orange sheet to approve your non-fiction book on Thursday.
3. Email or tweet me if you need anything!  cavalos@godleyisd.net or @AvalosEnglish

Friday, January 9, 2015

Week 17, Day 5
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; Comprehension of Informational Text (Expository and Procedural)

1. Bell Work: Free Write
1. This answer must be in your google doc that you created on Wednesday.
2. Paragraph format
3. At least 70 words
4. Use at least 2 SAT words from the current week
2. Free Read your book for your project
3. Free Rice 
4. Quizlet--study for your SAT quiz on Monday
5. DRE--We will grade both sides of the DRE next Friday.  I will be gone on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week and won't be able to return it to you if I were to take it up today.
6. Reminders:
1. Study for your SAT Quiz on Monday
2. Find a book to read for your non-fiction project.

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Week 17, Day 4
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; Comprehension of Informational Text (Expository and Procedural)

1. Bell Work: What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction?  Which category does informational text fall under?  What are the three types of informational texts?  Explain expository and procedural texts and give examples of each...Look at the board.  
1. This answer must be in your google doc that you created yesterday.
2. Paragraph format
3. At least 70 words
2. Rice Paddies and Math Tests, plus more examples of non-fiction books
3. More information about Informational Texts
4. Non-Fiction Book Project (I will give you a paper copy, too!)
5. Look for Informational Texts you might like to read
1. Search OPAC
2. Search Shelfari.com
3. Search Amazon.com

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Week 17, Day 3
Objective: analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support understanding; analyze, make inferences, and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from text to support understanding; glean and use information in procedural texts and documents; use comprehension skills to analyze how words, images, graphics, and sounds work together in various forms to impact meaning.  

1. New Bell Work Instructions
1. In your "Avalos English III" shared folder, make a copy of document: "Bell Work"
2. When you rename your document, put YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME before the "Bell Work"
3. We will start doing Bell Work on a Google Doc, until further notice. Here's how it is going to work...each day you will write the Bell Work Number (1, 2, 3, etc.), the date, and COPY the bell work question(s) from my blog.  Then you will answer the bell work.  In between each bell work, please put a double or triple space, so I can easily see a distinction between entries.  Also, each day, you will put the newest bell work AT THE TOP of the Google Doc.  
4. I hope all of this makes sense!!!!!!
5. When you have created this document, send me a copy of the link via this form: Bell Work Document Link
2. Bell Work: Write your 5 goals for 2015.  Then, if none of the goals are for this class or school, come up with 3 goals for school and one of them MUST be for this class.  They must be SMART goals!  (minimum of 5)
• SMART Goals are
• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Realistic
• Timely
3. Fill out this form: Books I Want to Read in 2015
4. Discuss Bell Work
5. Introduction to Non-Fiction (Expository, Procedural, and Persuasive) Text

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Week 17, 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. Welcome back!  Happy New Year!!!!!!  I hope you're looking forward to an AWESOME 2015!!!!!!!!!    
2. Bell Work: fill out this form "Highlights of 2014 and Looking Forward to 2015"
3. Discuss Bell Work
4. Go to Quizlet.com
1. Log-in and join my class (Avalos English III)
2. If you don't remember your username/password, look on your document.
3. If you never did this, create an account.
5. Week 17 SAT words are on the wall and the quizlet link is on here under the tab "SAT Words of the Week"
1. Please study and LEARN these ten words this week.  I promise it will make the weekly task of studying for the SAT quizzes much less daunting!  (Come on, would I lie to you about this?!?!)
6. Week 17 DRE (due Friday)
7. Homework:
1. Create a list of books you want to read this year. (minimum of 5)
2. Create a list of GOALS you want to achieve this year.  They must be SMART goals!  (minimum of 5)
• SMART Goals are
• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Realistic
• Timely
8. Tomorrow:
1. Goals
2. Books
3. Intro to Non-Fiction (Expository, Procedural, and Persuasive) text

Friday, December 19, 2014

Week 16, Day 5
Objective: final exams

Final Exams
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  Enjoy your break and be safe!!!

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Week 16, Day 4
Objective: final exams

Final Exams

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Week 16, Day 3
Objective: final exams

Final Exams

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Week 16, Day 2
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; 

1. Study and/or work on Final Exam Review
2. If exempt:
1. This is not a free day.
2. Work on a review for another class.
3. Free Rice
4. Free Write
5. Free Read

Monday, December 15, 2014

Week 16, Day 1
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; 

1. Grade and turn in W15 and W16 DRE
2. Work on Final Exam Review
3. Exemptions
4. If exempt:
1. This is not a free day.
2. Work on a review for another class.
3. Free Rice
4. Free Write
5. Free Read

Friday, December 12, 2014

Week 15, Day 5
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; 

1. W15 and W16 DRE will be due on Monday.
2. Work on Final Exam Review
3. Grades
1. I'm getting the grades in as quickly as possible.  
2. Thank you for your patience.
3. If you see an error in SkyWard, please let me know.  I'm human; I make mistakes sometimes, too.