Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Week 27, Day 4
Objective: EOC Prep

  1. Bell Work: Get W27 DRE out and ready to grade.
  2. Grade W27 DRE
  3. Short Answer Questions
    1. "Shop" around the room and create the BEST short answer response to each of the three questions.  
    2. You should finish this by the end of class.
    3. Turn it into the tray.
  4. If you finish early, work on something productive.  Don't bother others who are still working!
  5. Have a great weekend!!!!
  6. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. No SAT Quiz this week or next week.  We resume during the week of April 4th.
    2. STAAR EOC English I Test-next Tuesday, March 29
    3. STAAR EOC English II Test-next Thursday, March 31

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Week 27, Day 3
Objective: EOC Prep

  1. Article of the Week: "87 of 91 Tested Ex-NFL Players Had Brain Disease Linked to Head Trauma" and "Should You Let Your Kids Play Football?"
    1. Check 3-3-1
  2. Short Answer Activity
  3. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. No SAT Quiz this week or next week.  We resume during the week of April 4th.
    2. STAAR EOC English I Test-next Tuesday, March 29
    3. STAAR EOC English II Test-next Thursday, March 31

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Week 27, Day 2
Objective: EOC Prep

  1. Article of the Week: "87 of 91 Tested Ex-NFL Players Had Brain Disease Linked to Head Trauma" and "Should You Let Your Kids Play Football?"
    1. Check annotation-homework last night
  2. 3-3-1 Activity
  3. Short Answer Activity with your group
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. No SAT Quiz this week or next week.  We resume during the week of April 4th.
    2. STAAR EOC English I Test-next Tuesday, March 29
    3. STAAR EOC English II Test-next Thursday, March 31

Monday, March 21, 2016

Monday, March 21, 2016

Week 27, Day 1
Objective: EOC Prep

  1. Appetizer: Grade W26 DRE
  2. W27 DRE
  3. Article of the Week: "87 of 91 Tested Ex-NFL Players Had Brain Disease Linked to Head Trauma" and "Should You Let Your Kids Play Football?"
    1. Read and Annotate
    2. Make an inference about what the articles will be about based on the title.
    3. Highlight words you don't know.
    4. Underline facts.
    5. Briefly summarize each paragraph out to the side.
    6. Make predictions, inferences, or ask questions.

Friday, March 11, 2016

Friday, March 11, 2016

Week 26, Day 5
Objective: EOC Prep


If you've met the class goal of $250...FREE DAY!  

Otherwise...
  1. Appetizer: Free Write
  2. Pop Quiz!!!
  3. Article of the Week: "A Better Way to Die" by Katy Butler Activity
    1. Short Answer Questions Activity with your group
    2. Then, Short Answer Questions on your own.
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE PENNY WAR!!!

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Week 26, Day 4
Objective: EOC Prep

  1. Appetizer: None Written
  2. Article of the Week: "A Better Way to Die" by Katy Butler Activity
    1. Short Answer Questions
    2. Work with your group
    3. Only one page per group
  3. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE PENNY WAR!!!

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Week 26, Day 3
Objective: EOC Prep

  1. Appetizer: Get ready for your SAT Quiz
  2. Week 25 SAT Quiz
  3. Article of the Week: "A Better Way to Die" by Katy Butler Activity
    1. Reading for Meaning
  4. Short Answer practice for the Article of the Week
  5. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. FRIDAY, MARCH 11 IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE PENNY WAR!!!

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Week 26, Day 2
Objective: WWI Literature 

  1. Read and annotate the passage: "A Better Way to Die" by Katy Butler
  2. 3-3-1 for the Article of the Week
  3. Short Answer practice for the Article of the Week
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. If you get a graded paper back that says "NFD," that stands for "NOT FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS."  "CS" means "Complete Sentence."  If you do not write in complete sentences when the directions specify for you to do so, I will deduct points.  
    2. Penny War still going on...bring spare change and dollars to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Class that has the most points by Friday, March 11 at 4:00pm, will get a BIG REWARD!!!

Monday, March 7, 2016

Monday, March 7, 2016

Week 26, Day 1
Objective: WWI Literature 

  1. Grade W25 DRE, turn it in.
  2. Turn in your thesis statement, summarizing framework, rough draft, and revising/editing.  It will be worth a grade.  25 points for each part of the assignment.  
  3. Read and annotate the passage: "A Better Way to Die" by Katy Butler
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. If you get a graded paper back that says "NFD," that stands for "NOT FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS."  "CS" means "Complete Sentence."  If you do not write in complete sentences when the directions specify for you to do so, I will deduct points.  
    2. Penny War still going on...bring spare change and dollars to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Class that has the most points by Friday, March 11 at 4:00pm, will get a BIG REWARD!!!

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Friday, March 4, 2016

Week 25, Day 5
Objective: WWI Literature 

  1. W25 DRE will be due on Monday!
  2. Editing and Revising of your Rough Draft...use the same marks that you use on the DREs.  Do your revising and editing in a different color than you originally wrote with.  You will edit your OWN paper.
  3. If you choose not to work on your paper today, that is YOUR choice.  On Monday (at the BEGINNING of class), you will show me your thesis statement, summarizing framework, rough draft, and revising/editing.  It will be worth a grade.  25 points for each part of the assignment.  
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. If you get a graded paper back that says "NFD," that stands for "NOT FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS."  "CS" means "Complete Sentence."  If you do not write in complete sentences when the directions specify for you to do so, I will deduct points.  
    2. Penny War still going on...bring spare change and dollars to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Class that has the most points by Friday, March 11 at 4:00pm, will get a BIG REWARD!!!

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Week 25, Day 3
Objective: WWI Literature 

  1. Finish the Rough Draft of essay
  2. Editing and Revising of your Rough Draft...use the same marks that you use on the DREs.  Do your revising and editing in a different color than you originally wrote with.  You will edit your OWN paper.
  3. At the end of the period, turn in your Thesis Statement, Summarizing Framework, and Edited Rough Draft.  
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. If you get a graded paper back that says "NFD," that stands for "NOT FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS."  "CS" means "Complete Sentence."  If you do not write in complete sentences when the directions specify for you to do so, I will deduct points.  
    2. Penny War still going on...bring spare change and dollars to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Class that has the most points by Friday, March 11 at 4:00pm, will get a BIG REWARD!!!

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Wednesday, March 3, 2016

Week 25, Day 2
Objective: WWI Literature 

  1. Appetizer-None written, get ready for your SAT Quiz...put your phone on your desk, face down.  Get a pen out.  Put your Chrome Book and any other items underneath your 
  2. W24 SAT Quiz
  3. English II EOC testing preference-I need your initials!
  4. Library Fines
  5. W25 DRE...7th period, I forgot to give it to you yesterday.  Remind me!
  6. Rough Draft of essay
    1. Due tomorrow by the end of the period.
  7. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. If you get a graded paper back that says "NFD," that stands for "NOT FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS."  "CS" means "Complete Sentence."  If you do not write in complete sentences when the directions specify for you to do so, I will deduct points.  
    2. Penny War still going on...bring spare change and dollars to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Class that has the most points, will get a BIG REWARD!!!

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Week 25, Day 2
Objective: WWI Literature 

  1. Appetizer #13-Explain why it is important to make your strongest argument the last in a persuasive essay.
  2. W25 DRE
  3. All Quiet on the Western Front Project 
    1. Due TODAY!  Turn it into the tray.  
    2. If it is a digital file, email it to me.
    3. This is a test grade.  Every day that it is late is -20 points.
  4. Persuasive Writing Review
  5. Thesis Statement
  6. Summarizing Framework
  7. Begin Rough Draft of essay
    1. Due tomorrow by the end of the period.
  8. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. If you get a graded paper back that says "NFD," that stands for "NOT FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS."  "CS" means "Complete Sentence."  If you do not write in complete sentences when the directions specify for you to do so, I will deduct points.  
    2. Penny War still going on...bring spare change and dollars to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Class that has the most points, will get a BIG REWARD!!!
    3. SAT W24 Quiz TOMORROW.