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HONORS LANGUAGE ARTS: CO: Students will demonstrate application of complex sentence structure knowledge by constructing their own sentences. LO: Students will read and write using the new essential question. 1. SSR + record number pages on graph paper. 2. Make sure name & hour are clearly written on your graph paper. Turn in the blue […]

CO: Students will demonstrate application of improved word choice by constructing revised essays. LO: Students will read and write revised essays using a mentor text and specific focus. 1. SSR + record number of pages 2. Announcements/Reminders 3. Reading and annotating Obama’s Address to the Nation: Focus on word choice 4. Model revision for Julius […]

CO: Students will create a narrative to develop a script by devising a political commercial for Brutus V. Antony campaign. LO: Students will watch and write to create scripts using examples and a rubric. 1. SAT sheet: Choose best response. -Revisit questions about dependent clauses. 2. Turn in vocabulary homework in the blue box. -Script […]

CO: Students will create a narrative to develop a script by devising a political commercial for Brutus V. Antony campaign. LO: Students will watch and write to create scripts using examples and a rubric. 1. SSR + recording number of pages on graph paper 2. Sentence Structure Cheat Sheet-goes in the TOOLKIT section of your […]

CO: Students will create a narrative to develop a script by devising a political commercial for Brutus V. Antony campaign. LO: Students will watch and write to create scripts using examples and a rubric. 1. Revisit SAT question 5 from yesterday: Why should sentence 3 be placed after sentence 1? -Sentence 3 is a primary […]

Happy December! Remember that this Friday, December 4th, is the last day of card marking 2. Please keep in mind that card marking grades are a snapshot of your grade at that current moment. We are always working with our end goal–semester grades, in mind. Today we will check our SAT homework from yesterday. Then, […]

CO: Students will demonstrate application of topic development with well-chosen information and quotes by revising essays. LO: Students will read and write a new essay using mentor texts and clear guidelines. 1. SSR + record number of pages 2. Announcements/agenda 3. Complex Sentence Notes–students record information in TOOLKIT section of binder. -SAT practice page assigned […]

Julius Caesar Culminating Project Due: Monday 12/14 Video explaining project: video Imagine that Mark Antony and Brutus are campaigning today for President. In your group pick one candidate to support, the person who you believe would govern our country best. For your final culminating project you will create a commercial in which you and your […]

CO: Students will demonstrate application of speech adaptation by constructing a scene around a line from Julius Caesar. LO: Students will read and perform a scene using a line from Julius Caesar. 1. SSR + graph number of pages 2. Bell work: The most difficult part of the 4-square yesterday was______________________________________. 3. Julius Caesar culminating […]

CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of narrative text by examining 4 questions. LO: Students will read and write 4 paragraphs using guiding questions. 1. Housekeeping: Good news Work from Thurs & Fri Anonymous surveys/Feedback Reading over Thanksgiving Break (new books) Bullying Survey 2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by Shakespeare 4-square assessment. This assessment is […]