What we did in class today:
-Listened to some spooky stories
-Worked on a Halloween Madlib. Turn in by sharing with Ms. McDermott.
Heads up:
-Counselor visits on Wednesday. Bring your charged Chromebook.
Monday, October 31, 2022
10/28 Reading Friday
What we did in class today:
-Checked out copies of the class novel, Animal Farm
-Read independent reading books for 25 minutes
-Completed the Reading Progress Update Form
-Reviewed sentence types and worked on yesterday's sentence types assignment some more.
10/27 Types of Sentences
What we did in class today:
-Took notes on 3 types of sentences: simple, compound, and complex
-Worked on a practice assignment on Google Classroom
Thursday, October 27, 2022
10/26 Poetry
Class looked a little different depending on what period you were in.
If you are in 4th period, we:
-Watched The Simpsons version of "The Raven".
-Wrote a paragraph discussing the poetic devices from either "Windigo" or"beware: do not read this poem"
-Turned in packets if you were finished with all annotations and questins.
If you are in 5th or 6th period, we
-Read and annotated "The Raven"
-Answered comprehension questions about "The Raven"
-Selected one poem that you will write a paragraph about.
Important info:
-Bring your book this Friday for reading Fridays.
-Benchmark make up this Friday.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
10/25 Benchmark
Today in class we:
-Took the Quarter 1 Benchmark .
The benchmark is a test meant to measure your progress towards the English Language Arts standards. You will be graded for completion. If you score a 70% or above, you will earn 5 points of extra credit towards an assignment in a test or essay category.
10/24 the poem said "do not read" but we read it anyway >:)
Today in class we:
-Read the poem "beware: do not read this poem"
-Reviewed the terms "speaker" and "stanza" as they relate to poetry
-Annotated any unique choices with spelling, punctuation, and format in the "beware" poem
-Answered the 2 comprehension questions about the poem on page 109
10/20 & 10/21
Thursday, October 20th
Today in class we:
- Made a new packet out of pages 101-110 from the workbook
- Read the poem "Windigo" on page 108
- Annotated the poem "Windigo" (See slides)
- answered the 2 questions about it on page 109
Friday, October 21
Today in class we:
- Read for 25 minutes
- Completed an activity about your independent reading
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
10/19 Grammar
1. Pronouns and Antecedents
Today in class you learned about pronouns and antecedents. After the lecture, you showed what you knew on the Google Classroom assignment. This was due today.
2. Using Vocabulary in context
You received a copy of this handout and received a short lesson on context clues. This handout was homework if not completed in class today. If turned in tomorrow, there will be no late penalty.
10/18 Timed Write Day
Today in class students completed a timed write based on "House Taken Over"
At the end of the timed write, students also turned in their "House Taken Over" packets
Absent students, please contact me so we can set up a time to make up your timed writes.
10/17 Library Day
Library Day!
Today we went to the library. Students renewed and returned books, and browsed for their next reads.
Friday, October 14, 2022
10/14 Block Day
Agenda
Historical Context
Timed Writing 101
1. Historical Context
Today we are reading a bit about the history of Argentina at the time that "House Taken Over" was written. Find the article here. After you read, take notes the back of your psychological context notes from Tuesday. for the historical context, you are writing down the following:
3 key features of Peronism
2 connections to something you already know
1 question you have
2. Timed Writing 101
Remember your timed write is on Tuesday. You received a copy of the prompt today as well as information from me on how to break down the prompt. If you were absent today, please make sure to look through today's slides.
Reminders
-Library visit on MONDAY
-Timed write and packet due on TUESDAY
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
10/12 PSAT Day
Hello! Today is PSAT/SAT testing day for REV. I will not see many of you today in class. I will see you all tomorrow for block day.
10/11 A little detour
EQ: What is the psychological context for "House Taken Over"?
Reminder/Announcement! There will be a timed write on House Taken Over on Tuesday. You will be able to use your story packet. You will be assessed on 1 main skill: citing evidence in support of a claim
Schizophrenia is a challenging mental disorder that makes it difficult to distinguish between what is real and unreal, think clearly, manage emotions, relate to others, and function normally.
Learning about this mental illness will help inform your understanding of the story. To do this, you will read your assigned section of this article and take notes on it using the format below. Then, you will have a chance to share with others what you found out.
Absent students, you will take notes on any 1 section of the article, then ask me for a copy of the notes we did together as a class.
These notes will be stapled to your story packet and turned in on Tuesday.
10/ Finish close reading lesson
EQ: How do I use my annotations to make an interpretation of a literary text?
If you were absent today, please check in with me. Today's lesson is tricky to make up.
It involves using your annotations to write a paragraph about "House Taken Over".
The paragraph will be written on the very last page of your story packet.
Today students also worked on the comprehension questions on the last page of the packet.
10/7 Happy Friday!
Today:
1. Turn in your notebooks for notebook check #2. Follow the directions here.
2. Read for 25 minutes and fill out the reading progress update form here.
3. Make a Mad Libs story, on Google Classroom.
Thursday, October 6, 2022
10/6 Close reading
EQ: How can I use my annotations to interpret a literary text?
Agenda
Close reading mini lesson
Work time
1. Close Reading
See these slides to turn your annotations from yesterday into interpretations.
Here are the photos of the quote collections from class
2. Work Time
Work on English journal: finish assignments, fix formatting, add titles, etc
Finish reading and annotating HTO if you were absent yesterday
Read your book
Work on any missing assignments from this class
Work on homework for another class
Reminders!
-2nd journal check tomorrow
-Bring your book for reading Friday
10/5 House Taken Over
EQ: What is "House Taken Over" about?
Agenda
Read "House Taken Over"
Summary
Today we are reading our next text, "House Taken Over". Students on RISE, you can find it at this link on page 37.
As you read, you are to annotate the following:
Put a star * next to main events
Underline any details about the characters or plot that are odd/mysterious/unexplained/weird
After reading, write a summary on the last page, right underneath the last paragraph. Your summary should be at least 5 sentences.
10/4 Our first Chromebook free day!
Agenda
Grammar Diagnostic
Set up workbooks
Preview next story
1. Grammar Diagnostic
This activity is meant to assess your current strengths and weaknesses with grammar (nouns and punctuation).
If you were absent,1. either copy these sentences follow the directions (you do not have to write down the directions) or 2. print out the document and make the corrections/marks by hand.
2. Set up workbooks
Today you also got your English workbooks.
Tear out pages 37-42 and staple into a packet. Write your name on the front and spine of the workbook.
Sorry, if you were absent, you cannot do this from home. You will wait until you come back to class to get a workbook. In the meantime, here is a link to a digital version of the workbook unit.
3. Previewing the text
Skim through the text and write a question mark next to any unfamiliar words
Reminders:
Second journal check this Friday!
Bring your books this Friday
Monday, October 3, 2022
10/3 Character and theme
EQ: How do I find the theme of a text? What is the theme of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been??"
Character and Theme
Get in a group with two other people. You will get assigned either Connie or Arnold Friend
Have ONE student in your group make a copy of this document. They should share it and give editing access to their group members. Everybody needs to then hyperlink it into their EJ.
Lastly, here are last week's slides where you learned about theme. You can use them to help you with today's assignment.
Reminders:
-EJ Check #2 this Friday. Make sure your journals are up to date.
-Bring your reading books this Friday.
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