Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Week 6, Day 3
Objective: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development

HAPPY BANNED BOOKS WEEK!  This is a week celebrating your FREEDOM TO READ! 

1. Bell Work #16-Challenged Classics with Reasons-Using the lists on the website, make a list of 5 books you'd like to read and 5 you've already read.  If you come up with more...that is okay!
1. I'm just looking for two lists.  It does NOT have to be at least 40 words, you do NOT have to use SAT words, and you do NOT have to underline every 10th word (actually, every book title should be underlined because it is the title of a book!)  
2. 7th and 8th period-Video about Lynne Cox and Swimming to Antarctica (as a class)
3. Watch Banned Book Videos (as a class)
1. Lauren Myracle Interview
2. 100 Banned Books
3. BLEEP
4. Banned Books
5. "Religious Nuts in Texas..."
6. Katie Couric on Banned Books
4. Banned & Challenged Classics
5. Then, you are going to create an Alternate Ending for "The Monkey's Paw" or "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" (Google Classroom)
6. Reminders:
1. Week 5 SAT Quiz corrections are due Thursday by 4:00pm.  
2. Bell Work will be due sometime THIS week. Be prepared!
3. Friday is the last day of the first six weeks.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Week 6, Day 2
Objective: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development

1. Bell Work #15-
1. This week is Banned Books Week!  This is a week celebrating your FREEDOM TO READ!  
2. Read this article About Banned and Challenged Books
3. Think about how YOU feel about banned and challenged books. Think about YOUR opinion of censorship.  
4. What is your opinion of censorship?  Is it ever okay?  If so, when?  If not, why not?  What is your opinion of banned and challenged books?  Why do you think some books are banned?  Explain your reasoning.  
1. Yes, it must be done in your spiral.
2. Yes, it must be at least 40 words.
3. Yes, I want you to underline every 10th word.
4. Yes, you need to use 2 SAT words.
2. Bell Work discussion
3. Week 5 SAT Quiz passed back
1. Corrections are due on Thursday by 4:00pm.
2. Make sure you do the corrections correctly...there are directions on my front bulletin board.
4. Video about Lynne Cox and Swimming to Antarctica
5. If needed, time to finish your Short Story Quiz from yesterday.  If you don't finish today, you will need to make time to come finish it before Wednesday at noon.  (I'm at a training during the afternoon on Wednesday.)
6. Reminders:
1. Bell Work will be due sometime THIS week. Be prepared!
2. Friday is the last day of the first six weeks.

Monday, September 28, 2015

Week 6, Day 1
Objective: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development

1. Bell Work-Get ready for your Week 5 SAT Quiz.
2. Week 5 SAT Quiz 
3. Quiz over Short Stories
1. Turn in your review sheet.  
4. Work on Week 6 DRE
5. Reminders:
1. Bell Work will be due sometime THIS week.  Be prepared!
2. Friday is the last day of the first six weeks.  

Friday, September 25, 2015

Week 5, Day 5
Objective: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development

1. Bell Work #14-Free Write
1. Yes, it must be at least 40 words.
2. Yes, it must have every 10th word underlined.
3. Yes, it must have at least two SAT words in it, but it can be from any of the first 5 weeks of school.  
2. Grade Week 5 DRE
3. Short Story Review 
1. Due Monday
2. Test over the short stories will be Monday.
4. Vocabulary from Short Stories
5. Finish from Swimming to Antarctica Study Questions (Google Classroom)
6. Reminders:
1. Bell Work will be due sometime next week.  Be prepared!
2. Next Friday is the last day of the first six weeks.  
3. SAT Week 5 Quiz on Monday
4. All Google Classroom assignments are in the process of being graded.  If you haven't submitted one, you might want to do it NOW!

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Week 5, Day 4
Objective: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development

1. Bell Work #13-Define autobiography.  Swimming to Antarctica is an autobiography.  How different do you think Cox's story would be if it were told by a news reporter?  Do you think Cox's firsthand perspective adds to the story's drama?  Explain.
1. Yes, it must be at least 40 words.
2. Yes, it must have every 10th word underlined.
3. Yes, it must have at least two SAT words in it, but it can be from any of the first 5 weeks of school.  
2. Bell Work Discussion
3. Finish reading from Swimming to Antarctica.
4. from Swimming to Antarctica Study Questions (Google Classroom)
1. Due tomorrow at 4:00pm
5. Reminders:
1. Corrections for W4 SAT Quiz are due today by 4:00pm.
2. W5 DRE is due tomorrow at the beginning of class.  

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Week 5, Day 3
Objective: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development

1. Bell Work #12-Why do some people take unnecessary risks? 
1. Yes, it must be at least 40 words.
2. Yes, it must have every 10th word underlined.
3. Yes, it must have at least two SAT words in it, but it can be from any of the first 5 weeks of school.  
2. Bell Work Discussion
3. Two Short Videos
1. Stages of Hypothermia
2. Arctic Scuba Diving
4. Read "Swimming to Antarctica"

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Week 5, Day 2
Objective: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development

1. Bell Work #11-What is a common theme shared between "The Monkey's Paw" and "The Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"?
2. Week 4 SAT Quiz returned
1. Corrections due Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 4:00pm.
2. Most of you NEED to do corrections!
3. Turn in Open-Book Test for "The Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"
4. Vocabulary Builder for "Swimming to Antarctica" (Google Classroom)
1. Use page 60 in the textbook.
2. Due on Friday at 4:00pm.

Monday, September 21, 2015

Week 5, Day 1
Objective: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development

1. Bell Work: Get ready for your SAT Quiz
2. Week 5 DRE
3. Finish Open-Book Test for "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"
1. You may use your textbook.
2. You may work with your table, but every student will fill out their own paper.  Working together is not splitting the work up.  
3. Answers must be in complete sentences, where applicable.
4. Use text evidence with the page number.
5. If you work hard, it will NOT be homework!

Friday, September 18, 2015

Week 4, Day 5
Objective: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development

1. Bell Work: Free Write
1. Done in your spiral
2. At least 40 words
3. Use two SAT words (doesn't matter if it is Week 1, 2, 3, or 4)
4. Underline every 10th word
2. Grade Week 3 and Week 4 DRE
3. Open-Book Test for "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"
1. You may use your textbook.
2. You may work with your table, but every student will fill out their own paper.  Working together is not splitting the work up.  
3. Answers must be in complete sentences, where applicable.
4. Use text evidence with the page number.
5. If you work hard, it will NOT be homework!
4. Announcements/Reminders:
1. Week 4 SAT Quiz on Monday.
2. Have a FANTASTIC weekend and BE SAFE!!!!

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Week 4, Day 4
Objective: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development

1. Bell Work: Open up your textbook to page 126.
2. Pass back graded W3 SAT Quizzes
1. Corrections due Monday, Sept. 21 at 4:00pm.
3. Finish reading "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" (p. 118)
1. Follow along in your textbook.
4. Announcements/Reminders:
1. I will have a sub tomorrow.  Please be good.
2. Week 3 and 4 DREs are due tomorrow.