Friday, May 29, 2015

Week 36, 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. Bell Work: None
2. Work on Final Exam Review
3. Exemptions:
1. I should have the exemption list by Monday.
4. Reminders:
1. Free Rice
1. This is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. 
2. Numbers: 25,000 for daily grade to be dropped, 35,000 for both a daily grade and a test grade to be dropped.  

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Week 36, 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: None
2. Real World Issues
3. Reminders:
1. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers: 25,000 for daily grade to be dropped, 35,000 for both a daily grade and a test grade to be dropped.  

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Week 36, 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: Open up your Leadership/Membership Resume in one tab and your Professional Resume in another tab.
2. Final Exam Review
3. Grade Leadership/Membership Resume
4. Grade Professional Resume
5. Real World Issues
6. Reminders:
1. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Week 36, 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: none
2. Pass back graded papers
3. Week 36 DRE (due Friday)
4. Exemptions
1. Sign your name
2. Free Rice dropped grades will NOT contribute to you being exempt.  You must get your 85 grade on your own.  
5. Perfect School
1. One person from each group needs to email me your documents.
6. Plan for the rest of the week
1. Resumes will be graded tomorrow!  They were assigned a LOOOONNNGGG time ago.  I forgot to grade them.  This means that if you didn't take the last 2 1/2 months to do it, DO IT!!!!  
2. Real World Issues
7. Real World Issues
8. Reminders:
1. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Friday, May 22, 2015

Week 35, 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. Bell Work: none
2. Grade Week 35 DRE
3. Psychiatrist Game
4. Reminders:
1. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Week 35, 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: none
2. Finish The Great Gatsby movie
1. No cell phones (they will be taken up)
2. No chrome books
3. No sleeping
4. Just watch the movie!
3. Reminders:
1. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Week 35, 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: none
2. Watch The Great Gatsby movie
1. No cell phones (they will be taken up)
2. No chrome books
3. No sleeping
4. Just watch the movie!
5. Be good!!!!!
3. Reminders:
1. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Week 35, 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.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you!  Receiving "Teacher of the Year" is the greatest professional accomplishment any teacher can get. Being voted on by the students, makes it THAT much MORE special.  I love my job and I love all of my students.  You guys make coming to work a pleasure (most days!)  A teacher is only as good as his/her students, and you guys are AWESOME!!!  

1. Bell Work-Get out pen and get ready for your LAST SAT Quiz!!
2. Week 34 SAT Quiz
3. Perfect School Project with your group.
4. Work on Free Rice or Read
5. Reminders:
1. I will be gone tomorrow for a UIL District Meeting.  Senor Galvan is my sub.  You will continue watching The Great Gatsby movie.  
2. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Monday, May 18, 2015

Week 35, 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.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you!  Receiving "Teacher of the Year" is the greatest professional accomplishment any teacher can get. Being voted on by the students, makes it THAT much MORE special.  I love my job and I love all of my students.  You guys make coming to work a pleasure (most days!)  A teacher is only as good as his/her students, and you guys are AWESOME!!!  

1. Bell Work-Get out paper, pen, and notes to prepare for your Gatsby test.
2. The Great Gatsby final test
1. Paragraph test
2. You may use your book, handwritten notes, and graded quizzes. If you want to bring handwritten outlines, you may.  
3. Work on Free Rice or Read
4. Reminders:
1. Week 34 SAT Quiz tomorrow (Week 25 words)
2. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Friday, May 15, 2015

Week 34, Day 5

Objective: none

1. Awards Ceremony, Senior Pep Rally
2. Wildcat Day
3. Reminders:
1. The Great Gatsby final test--will be MONDAY!
1. Paragraph test
2. You may use your book, handwritten notes, and graded quizzes. If you want to bring handwritten outlines, you may.  
2. Week 34 SAT Quiz tomorrow (Week 25 words)
3. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Week 34, 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: Happy Palindrome Week!  No bell work.  
2. Grade W34 DRE
3. The Great Gatsby final test--will be MONDAY!
1. Paragraph test
2. I will give you 8 topics to prepare.
3. Then, on the day of the test, I will randomly give you 4 of those topics.  From those 4, you will pick two to complete.  
4. You may use your book, handwritten notes, and graded quizzes. If you want to bring handwritten outlines, you may.  
4. Continue watching the new Great Gatsby movie
5. Reminders:
1. Friday is Awards Day, Senior Pep Rally, and Wildcat Day
2. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Week 34, 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: Happy Palindrome Week!  No bell work.  
2. The Great Gatsby final test--will be MONDAY!
1. Paragraph test
2. I will give you 8 topics to prepare.
3. Then, on the day of the test, I will randomly give you 4 of those topics.  From those 4, you will pick two to complete.  
4. You may use your book, handwritten notes, and graded quizzes. If you want to bring handwritten outlines, you may.  
3. Begin watching the new Great Gatsby movie
4. Reminders:
1. W34 DRE due tomorrow.
2. Friday is Awards Day, Senior Pep Rally, and Wildcat Day
3. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Week 34, 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: Clear your desk and get ready for your SAT quiz.
2. Grade Chapter 8 Gatsby Quiz
3. Week 33 SAT Quiz (Weeks 24-25)
4. The Great Gatsby final test
1. Paragraph test
2. I will give you 8 topics to prepare.
3. Then, on the day of the test, I will randomly give you 4 of those topics.  From those 4, you will pick two to complete.  
4. You may use your book, handwritten notes, and graded quizzes. If you want to bring handwritten outlines, you may.  
5. Reminders:
1. Friday is Awards Day, Senior Pep Rally, and Wildcat Day
2. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Monday, May 11, 2015

Week 34, 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. Bell Work: Turn to Chapter 9 (IX) in your Gatsby book.  (page 163). 
2. Chapter 9 Gatsby Quiz
3. Week 34 DRE (DUE THURSDAY!)
4. Corrections due on TODAY at 4:00pm
1. Ch. 5 Gatsby Quiz
2. Ch. 6 Gatsby Quiz
3. Ch. 7 Gatsby Quiz
4. Week 30 (W22-25) SAT Quiz...in SkyWard as W31 SAT Quiz.
5. Week 32 SAT Quiz
5. Week 33 SAT Quiz tomorrow (Week 24-25)
6. Reminders:
1. Friday is Awards Day, Senior Pep Rally, and Wildcat Day
2. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Friday, May 8, 2015

Week 33, 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.

Teacher of the Year Vote (3rd period ONLY!  Unless you didn't vote in your 3rd period!  It won't let you vote more than once.)

1. Bell Work: None
2. Grade 33 DRE 
3. Pass back graded papers.
4. Corrections due on Monday, May 11 at 4:00pm
1. Ch. 5 Gatsby Quiz
2. Ch. 6 Gatsby Quiz
3. Ch. 7 Gatsby Quiz
4. Week 30 (W22-25) SAT Quiz...in SkyWard as W31 SAT Quiz.
5. Week 32 SAT Quiz
5. NO GATSBY QUIZ TOMORROW!  
6. Reminders:
1. TODAY is the end of the 3 week period.  I have put in quite a few grades.  Please check to make sure they are accurate.
2. CORRECTIONS have NOT been entered yet.  I will try to get them entered before 4:00pm today.  Keyword is TRY!!!
3. Graded papers--I would keep the graded papers until you see the grade in SkyWard.
4. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Week 33, 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: None--U.S. History EOC Test
2. Try to finish watching "old" The Great Gatsby movie.
3. Pass back graded papers.
4. Corrections due on Monday, May 11 at 4:00pm
1. Ch. 5 Gatsby Quiz
2. Ch. 6 Gatsby Quiz
3. Ch. 7 Gatsby Quiz
4. Week 30 (W22-25) SAT Quiz...in SkyWard as W31 SAT Quiz.
5. NO GATSBY QUIZ TOMORROW!  
6. Reminders:
1. Week 33 DRE is due tomorrow.
2. Friday, May 8th is the end of the 3 week period.  I have put in quite a few grades.  Please check to make sure they are accurate.
3. CORRECTIONS have NOT been entered yet.  I will try to get them entered before 4:00pm tomorrow.  Keyword is TRY!!!
4. Graded papers--I would keep the graded papers until you see the grade in SkyWard.
5. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Week 33, 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: Get out a blue or black pen and get ready for your Chapter 8 Gatsby Quiz.  
2. Chapter 8 Gatsby Quiz
3. Watch some of the "old" Great Gatsby movie.
4. Read Chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby on your own.
1. Take handwritten notes
2. Be ready for a quiz on Friday over Chapter 9
5. Teacher Appreciation Letters...due TODAY by 4:00pm
1. Write 4 letters
2. Must be handwritten, in blue or black ink
6. Reminders:
1. Graded papers
1. I would keep the graded papers until you see the grade in SkyWard.
2. Corrections are due two days from the day I give it back to you.  
2. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Week 33, 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.

I'm sorry that I'm out today guys.  Yesterday afternoon I started feeling really cruddy.  Hopefully, I will start feeling better and be back tomorrow.  

1. Bell Work: Get out a blue or black pen and get ready for your SAT Quiz.  
2. Week 32 SAT Quiz (Weeks 23-25)
1. ON YOUR OWN.  
2. You may NOT work with anyone else.  Don't cheat. Your conscience will thank you!
3. Week 33 DRE
1. If you didn't get one yesterday.
4. Read Chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby on your own.
1. Take handwritten notes
2. Be ready for a quiz tomorrow over Chapter 8
5. Teacher Appreciation Letters
1. Write 4 letters
2. Must be handwritten, in blue or black ink
3. Due Wednesday at 4:00pm
6. Reminders:
1. Graded papers
1. I would keep the graded papers until you see the grade in SkyWard.
2. Corrections are due two days from the day I give it back to you.  
2. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks. 

Monday, May 4, 2015

Week 33, 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. Bell Work: Fill out this survey for one of my groups.
2. Week 33 DRE
3. Teacher Appreciation Letters
1. Write 4 letters
2. Must be handwritten, in blue or black ink
3. Due Wednesday at 4:00pm
4. SAT Quiz TOMORROW
1. Week 23-W25
5. Homework: Read Chapter 8 of Gatsby
1. Quiz on Wednesday
6. Reminders:
1. Graded papers
1. I would keep the graded papers until you see the grade in SkyWard.
2. Corrections are due two days from the day I give it back to you.  
7. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks.  Make note of where your numbers are now so that you'll know how many you've done during this six weeks. 

Friday, May 1, 2015

Week 32, 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. Bell Work: Fill out this survey for one of my groups and then free Write (Yes, 80 words and 2 SAT words)
2. Grade Week 31 DRE
3. Pursuit of the Perfect School Project
4. Corrections
1. I will be putting in grades this week.  Please make sure you are caught up.  
2. Corrections are due TODAY at 4:00pm.  
5. Reminders:
1. Graded papers
1. I would keep the graded papers until you see the grade in SkyWard.
2. Corrections are due two days from the day I give it back to you.  
6. Happy Sixth Six Weeks...Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Numbers will likely be more than they were last six weeks.  Make note of where your numbers are now so that you'll know how many you've done during this six weeks.