Friday, April 29, 2016

Friday, April 29, 2016

Week 32, Day 5
Objective: Serial Podcast-Critical Thinking, Critical Listening, Making Inferences.

  1. Put your cell phone face down on your desk.  Close your Chrome Book.
  2. Week 28/32 SAT Quiz
  3. Grade W32 DRE
  4. Listen to Serial Podcast
  5. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Teacher Appreciation Letters are due TODAY by 4:00pm.

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Week 32, Day 4
Objective: Twelve Angry Men Movie

  1. Put your cell phone face down on your desk.  Close your Chrome Book.
  2. Begin watching the movie: Twelve Angry Men
  3. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Next SAT Quiz will be TOMORROW.  It will be over Weeks 24-26.  
    2. W32 DRE will be tomorrow.
    3. Teacher Appreciation Letters are due tomorrow at 4:00pm.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Week 32, Day 3
Objective: Twelve Angry Men Test and Teacher Appreciation Letters

  1. Put your cell phone face down on your desk.  Get out your Twelve Angry Men Review sheet and a blue or black pen.
  2. Twelve Angry Men Test
  3. Work on Teacher Appreciation Letters
    1. Write 4 letters
    2. Must be handwritten, in blue or black ink
    3. Due Friday by 4:00pm
    4. These will be worth FOUR daily grades.  
    5. I have a list of the teachers/staff on this campus.
    6. Use correct letter format!  (see the board for an example)
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Next SAT Quiz will be FRIDAY of this week.  It will be over Weeks 24-26.  I'm not here tomorrow, so I moved the quiz to Friday.  
    2. W32 DRE will be due on Friday.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Week 32, Day 2
Objective: Twelve Angry Men Review and Teacher Appreciation Letters

  1. Turn in your Reflection Questions
  2. Twelve Angry Men Review Sheet-Test tomorrow
  3. Teacher Appreciation Letters
    1. Write 4 letters
    2. Must be handwritten, in blue or black ink
    3. Due Friday by 4:00pm
    4. These will be worth FOUR daily grades.  
    5. I have a list of the teachers/staff on this campus.
    6. Use correct letter format!  (see the board for an example)
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Next SAT Quiz on Wednesday of this week.  It will be over Weeks 24-26.  
    2. W32 DRE will be due on Friday.

Monday, April 25, 2016

Monday, April 25, 2016

Week 32, Day 1
Objective: Twelve Angry Men Drama

  1. Vote for Teacher of the Year.
  2. Reflection Questions -HOMEWORK
    1. Due tomorrow.
    2. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES, and use pen!
  3. Hopefully finish reading Twelve Angry Men
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Next SAT Quiz on Wednesday of this week.  It will be over Weeks 24-26.  
    2. W32 DRE will be due on Friday.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Week 31, Day 4
Objective: Twelve Angry Men Drama

  1. Do this survey.
  2. Turn in W31 DRE.
  3. W27/31 SAT Quiz
  4. Continue reading Twelve Angry Men
  5. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. No school on Friday.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Week 31, Day 3
Objective: Twelve Angry Men Drama

  1. Change of plans...Class Discussion today!
    1. Paradox Essay
    2. My Ethics, My Codes of Life Essay
  2. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. W31 DRE is due tomorrow.
    2. SAT Quiz will be tomorrow.
    3. No school on Friday.
    4. We will spend 3 days this week on Twelve Angry Men I by Reginald Rose.  
    5. We will spend 1 day this week on Serial Podcast: Season One.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Week 31, Day 2
Objective: Twelve Angry Men Drama

  1. Continue reading Act I of Twelve Angry Men
  2. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. SAT Quiz on Wednesday over Week 23-Week 26.
    2. We will spend 3 days this week on Twelve Angry Men I by Reginald Rose.  
    3. We will spend 1 day this week on Serial Podcast: Season One.

Monday, April 18, 2016

Monday, April 18, 2016

Week 31, Day 1
Objective: Serial Podcast-Critical Listening, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking

  1. W31 DRE
  2. Begin reading Act I of Twelve Angry Men
  3. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. SAT Quiz on Wednesday over Week 23-Week 26.
    2. We will spend 3 days this week on Twelve Angry Men I by Reginald Rose.  
    3. We will spend 1 day this week on Serial Podcast: Season One.

Friday, April 15, 2016

Friday, April 15, 2016

Week 30, Day 5
Objective: Serial Podcast-Critical Listening, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking

  1. Grade W29 and W30 DRE
  2. Finish Episode 2 of Serial Podcast
  3. Begin Episode 3 of Serial Podcast
  4. Pass back graded papers.  Corrections are due Monday, if you want them to be counted for this six weeks.
  5. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Next week's SAT Quiz will be over Week 23-Week 26.
    2. We will spend 3 days each week on Twelve Angry Men I by Reginald Rose.  
    3. We will spend 2 days each week on Serial Podcast: Season One.

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Week 30, Day 4
Objective: Twelve Angry Men Vocab. and Serial Podcast

  1. Appetizer: Get ready for your Twelve Angry Men Vocab. Quiz
  2. Twelve Angry Men Vocab. Quiz
  3. Begin Episode 2 of Serial Podcast
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. W29 AND W30 DRE will be due tomorrow.
    2. We will spend 3 days this week on Twelve Angry Men I by Reginald Rose.  
    3. We will spend 2 days this week on Serial Podcast: Season One.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Week 30, Day 3
Objective: Twelve Angry Men

  1. Appetizer: Get ready for your SAT Quiz
  2. Week 26 SAT Quiz
  3. Begin reading Twelve Angry Men
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. W29 AND W30 DRE will be due on Friday.
    2. We will spend 3 days this week on Twelve Angry Men I by Reginald Rose.  
    3. We will spend 2 days this week on Serial Podcast: Season One

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Week 30, Day 2
Objective: Twelve Angry Men

  1. Appetizer: Turn in your Writing About Your Opinion Paper here
  2. Create a document and name it Twelve Angry Men Notes.
    1. We will take some notes to prepare for reading the play!
    2. Vocabulary Notes
    3. Character Notes
  3. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. SAT Quiz on Wednesday of this week (Weeks 22-26).
    2. W29 AND W30 DRE will be due on Friday.
    3. We will spend 3 days this week on Twelve Angry Men I by Reginald Rose.  
    4. We will spend 2 days this week on Serial Podcast: Season One

Monday, April 11, 2016

Monday, April 11, 2016

Week 30, Day 1
Objective: Twelve Angry Men

  1. Appetizer: Get and begin working on the W29 and W30 DRE
  2. Read the document Writing About Your Opinion
  3. Complete the assignment
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. SAT Quiz on Wednesday of this week (Weeks 22-26).
    2. W29 AND W30 DRE will be due on Friday.
    3. We will spend 3 days this week on Twelve Angry Men I by Reginald Rose.  
    4. We will spend 2 days this week on Serial Podcast: Season One

Friday, April 8, 2016

Week 29,Day 5
Objective: Critical Listening, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

  1. Continue Serial-Season 1 Podcast 
    1. Finish Episode 1
      1. 4th period-start at 24:56
      2. 7th period-start at 24:20
      3. 8th period-start at 24:56
  2. Other things to know...
    1. True Story
    2. No phones, no chrome books
    3. Just listen

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Week 29,Day 4
Objective: Critical Listening, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

  1. Plan for the rest of the year
    1. SAT Quizzes and DREs will resume next week.  
  2. Begin Serial-Season 1 Podcast
    1. True Story
    2. No phones, no chrome books
    3. Just listen

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Week 29,Day 3
Objective: World War II literature

  1. Finish watching All Quiet on the Western Front movie

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Week 29,Day 2
Objective: World War II literature

  1. Continue watching All Quiet on the Western Front movie

Monday, April 4, 2016

Week 29,Day 1
Objective: World War II literature

  1. Continue watching All Quiet on the Western Front movie

Friday, April 1, 2016

Week 28,Day 5
Objective: World War II literature

  1. Begin watching All Quiet on the Western Front movie

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Week 28,Day 4
Objective: EOC

  1. Study Hall
    1. No SAT Quiz this week!

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Week 28,Day 3
Objective: EOC Prep

  1. Last minute tips/tricks for STAAR-English EOC
  2. Pep Rally for Success!  Kick that test's butt!!!! (figuratively, of course!)
  3. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. No SAT Quiz this week!
    2. STAAR EOC English II Test-Thursday, March 31

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Week 28,Day 2
Objective: EOC Prep

  1. Last minute tips/tricks for STAAR-English EOC
  2. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. No SAT Quiz this week!
    2. STAAR EOC English I Test-TODAY!
    3. STAAR EOC English II Test-Thursday, March 31

Monday, March 28, 2016

Week 28,Day 1
Objective: EOC Prep

  1. Last minute tips/tricks for STAAR-English EOC
  2. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. No SAT Quiz this week!
    2. STAAR EOC English I Test-Tuesday, March 29
    3. STAAR EOC English II Test-Thursday, March 31