Week 32, 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.
- Bell Work: Get ready for your Chapter 7 Gatsby Quiz
- Chapter 7 Gatsby Quiz
- Pursuit of the Perfect School Project
- Corrections
- I will be putting in grades this week. Please make sure you are caught up.
- Papers will be passed back today and corrections will be due Friday at 4:00pm.
- Reminders:
- Graded papers
- I would keep the graded papers until you see the grade in SkyWard.
- Corrections are due two days from the day I give it back to you.
- 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.
Week 32, 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.
- Bell Work: On a separate sheet of notebook paper, respond to this quote: "Too often, school gets in the way of learning." What does this mean? Do you agree or disagree? Explain your reasoning. (Don't worry about SAT words, but it does need to be at least 80 words.)
- Bell Work discussion
- Pursuit of the Perfect School Project
- Week 30 SAT Quiz
- If you didn't finish in class yesterday, you will need to finish it by 4:00pm today.
- If you can't come by to finish it by then, you need to come talk to me to make arrangements.
- Read Chapter 7 of Gatsby to yourself.
- Be ready for a quiz on tomorrow.
- Corrections
- I will be putting in grades this week. Please make sure you are caught up.
- Papers will be passed back today and corrections will be due Friday at 4:00pm.
- Reminders:
- Graded papers
- I would keep the graded papers until you see the grade in SkyWard.
- Corrections are due two days from the day I give it back to you.
- 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.
Week 32, 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.
- Bell Work: Fill out this survey please.
- Chapter 6 Gatsby Quiz
- Week 30 SAT Quiz
- Read Chapter 7 of Gatsby to yourself.
- Be ready for a quiz on Thursday.
- Corrections
- I will be putting in grades this week. Please make sure you are caught up.
- Papers will be passed back to you tomorrow and corrections will be due Friday at 4:00pm.
- New Stuff:
- Please do NOT sit at the MediaScape without permission.
- We get to try out this new equipment for a week or so. EVERYONE will get a chance to use the MediaScape and sit at the new "desks." I PROMISE!!!! Be patient, don't fight, and wait your turn.
- Reminders:
- Graded papers
- I would keep the graded papers until you see the grade in SkyWard.
- Corrections are due two days from the day I give it back to you.
- 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.
Week 32, 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.
- Bell Work: Fill out these questions about the New Furniture
- Perfect School Project
- Read Chapter 6 of Gatsby on your own (Quiz moved to TOMORROW!)
- New Stuff:
- Please do NOT sit at the MediaScape without permission.
- We get to try out this new equipment for a week or so. EVERYONE will get a chance to use the MediaScape and sit at the new "desks." I PROMISE!!!! Be patient, don't fight, and wait your turn.
- Reminders:
- Graded papers
- I would keep the graded papers until you see the grade in SkyWard.
- Corrections are due two days from the day I give it back to you.
- Library fines need to be taken care of ASAP!
- SAT Quiz TOMORROW over Week 22-Week 25
- 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.
Week 31, 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.
- Bell Work: Free Write (Yes, 80 words and 2 SAT words)
- Grade Week 31 DRE
- Chapter 5 Gatsby Quiz
- Read Chapter 6 of Gatsby on your own (Quiz on Monday!)
- New Stuff:
- Please do NOT sit at the MediaScape without permission.
- We get to try out this new equipment for a week or so. EVERYONE will get a chance to use the MediaScape and sit at the new "desks." I PROMISE!!!! Be patient, don't fight, and wait your turn.
- Reminders:
- Graded papers
- I would keep the graded papers until you see the grade in SkyWard.
- Corrections are due two days from the day I give it back to you.
- Library fines need to be taken care of ASAP!
- SAT Quiz next Tuesday is over Week 22-Week 25
- 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.
Week 31, 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.
- Bell Work: open up your Gatsby book to page 88.
- Finish reading Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby, as a class.
- Chapter 5 Quiz TOMORROW!
- Watch The Great Gatsby through Chapter 5
- Reminders:
- W31 DRE due tomorrow.
- Graded papers
- I would keep the graded papers until you see the grade in SkyWard.
- Corrections are due two days from the day I give it back to you.
- Library fines need to be taken care of ASAP!
- SAT Quiz next week is over Week 22-Week 25
- 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.
Week 31, 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.
- Bell Work: Get out your handwritten notes and a blue or black pen out and get ready for your Chapter 4 Gatsby Quiz.
- Pass back graded papers.
- I would keep the graded papers until you see the grade in SkyWard.
- Corrections are due two days from the day I give it back to you.
- Library fines need to be taken care of ASAP!
- Begin reading Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby, as a class.
- We will finish Chapter 5 tomorrow, in class.
- Chapter 5 Quiz on Friday.
- Reminders:
- Gatsby Chapter 2 Quiz Corrections are due today by 4:00pm.
- SAT Quiz next week is over Week 22-Week 25
- 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.
Week 31, 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.
- Bell Work: Get a blue or black pen out and get ready for your SAT Quiz.
- Week 31 DRE (pick one up off of the Chromebook cart)
- Begin reading Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby
- Chapter 4 Quiz over Gatsby tomorrow
- Reminders:
- SAT Quiz next week is over Week 22-Week 25
- 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.
Week 31, 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.
- Bell Work: Open up the document that was shared with you last Friday about the brainstorming over "School would be better if..."
- Gallery Walk
- Pre-Mortem
- Feasability Study
- Reminders:
- SAT Quiz will be over Week 21-25 words TOMORROW!
- New 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.
Week 30, 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.
- Bell Work: Free Write (Yes, 80 words and 2 SAT words)
- Grade Week 30 DRE
- Brainstorming Session
- Innovation
- Yesterday was Senor Galvan's birthday...he's subbing for Mr. Long today...go by and tell him, "Happy Birthday!!!"
- Reminders:
- Today is the end of the six weeks. I still have some corrections to put in. Free Rice dropped grades have not been put in either.
- Monday's SAT Quiz will be over Week 21-25 words.
- Work on Free Rice...this is the only way you will be able to have a daily and quiz grade dropped. Dropped daily and test grade=25,000 grains in my group. Dropped daily grade=10,000 grains in my group. DEADLINE: LAST NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT.
