Friday 20 September 2019

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate understanding and evaluation of the process of how Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha.  •Language Objective:  Students will watch a video on Siddhartha and then talk about the key events in the story with their groups. Students will answer questions.

DISMISSAL AT THE END OF 3rd HOUR TODAY

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Thursday 19 September 2019

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate understanding and evaluation of the process of how Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha.  •Language Objective:  Students will read the Siddhartha text #3 and then talk about the key events in the story with their groups.  Groups will then draw the story of Siddhartha Gautama from their memory using only pictures…no words!

HALF DAY OF SCHOOL TOMORROW >>>DISMISSAL at 10:34 am

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Wednesday 18 September 2019

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding of the key terms, people and beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism. •

Language Objective: Students will fill out a circle map about what they already know about Hinduism and Buddhism by brainstorming with their partners.  Students will skim chapter 3 and write definitions for the key terms and beliefs of both religions with 2 bullets of detail per term.

Tissue Extra Credit Due on Friday

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Tuesday 17 September 2019

Content Objective: •SWD knowledge and application  of key terms associated with the unit covering world religions .

Language Objective: •Students will read and record important vocabulary terms pertaining to the unit covering world religions by creating a Frayer model.

FRAYER MODEL DUE TOMORROW AT THE START OF CLASS.

Materials can be found in I Learn

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Monday 16 September 2019

Content Objective: •SWD knowledge and application  of key terms associated with the unit covering world religions .

Language Objective: •Students will read and record important vocabulary terms pertaining to the unit covering world religions by creating a Frayer model.

  • Go to I Learn
  • Under World Religions
  • You will find the online book to help you find the definitions
  • Do NOT use the internet to find the destinations
  • DUE ON WEDNESDAY AT THE START OF CLASS
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Friday 13 September 2019

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding and application of PSAT readings and questions. Students will complete a web quest.

Language Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding and application of PSAT readings and questions by taking a PSAT SLOT test. Students will create a Google slide presentation.

Web Quest and Google presentation due at the start of class on Monday 16 September 2019

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Thursday 12 September 2019

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding and application of summarizing an article.

Language Objective: Students will discuss and practice how to write a summary of an article by reading and writing a summary

Summary due 9/13/19

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Wednesday 11 September 2019

Students will be writing a micro argument in class.

Students will reflect on the events of 11 September 2001

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Tuesday 10 September 2019

Objectives

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding and application of the 3 steps of a micro- argument

. •Language Objective: Students will discuss and practice how to write a claim, find strong evidence and how to explain their reasoning why that evidence supports their claim using the Chromebook in a Nearpod presentation.

Email Formatting

If you email me and do not use proper formatting, I will not be able to answer your question.

I will respond with the following:

Hello ________,

While I appreciate you emailing me, you have not used proper email formatting. Written communication is incredibly important for your future success. I will not answer your email until such time that you can use proper formatting. I will include a link to the 9 September 2019- Email Etiquette blog post for your reference. You may then rewrite and resend your email

Thank you for valuing your professionalism,

Mr. Holly”

All emails sent by students to Fordson staff should come from your Dearborn Schools account (xxxxxxxx@dearbornschools.org), I will not respond to personal accounts. I welcome emails from parents and their personal accounts.

A subject line is required; include a few words about the topic of your email: Research Paper Question, Concern about Grades, Event in Class. Do not type your entire email in the subject line. Also, avoid vague terms: “essay thing,” “question,” “thoughts,” etc.

A greeting should begin your email. Always acknowledge the person you are addressing. Do not just begin typing your question/concern. Use the greeting and the person’s name followed by a comma:

  • Good morning Mrs. Lough,
  • Hello Mr. Holly,
  • Mrs. Korogiannis,

Dear, Hello, Hi, Good morning/afternoon/evening, or just the person’s name is acceptable. Do not use slang. Teachers are not your friends, address them appropriately.

Begin the body of your email with a generally positive statement:

  • I hope you have been enjoying the nice weather.
  • I hope you had a relaxing weekend.
  • I really enjoyed what we did in class the other day.
  • Thank you for always answering my emails so promptly.

The tone of your email is important, keep emails positive and professional. Consider your words carefully; “when I complete the assignment” sounds much better than “if I complete the assignment.”

Some general tips for emailing:

  • Never send an email during times of extreme emotion
  • Never have an attitude!
    • Rude emails do not encourage people to help.
  • Always proofread the email for spelling and grammar.
  • If you are comfortable with the email being read out loud in court, then it’s good to send.

Use lead-in statements to pose your question/favor:

  • I have a question about…
  • Could you please help me with…
  • Would you mind…
  • This factor is giving me trouble. Could you advise me how to…
  • I am struggling with…
  • What can I do to…
  • I noticed that…

If you are including an attachment include the format of what you are attaching and the name of the file attached.

  • Attached as a…(PDF, image, Doc, Slide)…, please find my research paper… “______.”

End every email with a closing phrase followed by a comma and then your FULL name:

  • Thank you,
  • Thank you for your time/consideration/support/understanding/patience/flexibility
  • Kindest regards,
  • Sincerely,
  • Best wishes,
  • Have a good day/night/weekend,

Written communication is crucial as you advance in your educational career and beyond, please take the time to communicate effectively.

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Monday 9 September 2019

•Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate understanding of the importance of technology to their success in this class by applying basic computer literacy skills in signing up for the class  ILearn course, Quizlet and Google Classroom.

•Language Objective:  Students will apply basic computer literacy skills by using their user name and school password to sign into our class chrome books and then successfully enrolling in the ILearn Course, Google Classroom and Quizlet sites for their hour.

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