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Happy Friday! Today’s agenda: 1. Attendance 2. Book talks? 3. Auditorium for informational meeting on options for next year’s schedules. REMINDERS: -Please post your SSR log on Google Classroom by 11:59 on Saturday (Feb.6). -Vocabulary weeks 20-21 homework is due on Thursday (Feb.11)

All classes today: 1. You need a pencil. 2. Write your name, date, and class on the scantron sheet. 3. You will take the grammar pretest today. 4. When you are finished, turn in your exam and answer sheet to Ms. Martin. 5. Please pick up the syllabus from the table and read it carefully. […]

HLA 4 and LA 4: Find your vocabulary list here: HLA.LA.4.Semester2Vocabulary ELL 4B: Find your vocabulary list here:ELL4B.Semester2Vocabulary

HLA 4: CO: Students will demonstrate creation of reflection by composing a log response on Google Classroom. LO: Students will write using the SSR log guidelines and length. 1. No SSR book? -Look through the novels on the table and on the shelves. If you find one you like, keep it. -Take a laptop and […]

HLA 4: CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of informational text by determining the author’s point of view/purpose and how the author shares that point of view/purpose. LO: Students will record annotations using T2T to highlight the author’s POV and purpose. 1. Generate classroom norms 2. Cell phone/earbud/hat rule 3. Student introductions 4. Article “The next […]

Welcome to semester 2! Today the agenda is the same for HLA 4, LA 4, and ELL 4B. 1. Teacher introduction 2. Announcements for semester 2 3. Classroom orientation 4. Personal reading history

Attention students: Grades are now complete and have been posted. As the syllabus states, I rounded grades .5 or higher if the letter grade would change. For example: Scenario 1: Bob the student has a 92.6%. I would round his grade to a 93% because he would go from an A- to an A. Scenario […]

If you REALLY want to watch an interpretation of Lord of the Flies, you can find it here: Lord of the Flies Video

HLA 3 (Periods 1 and 5): CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of narrative and informational texts by examining sample exam passages. LO: Students will read and write using an SSR reflection & sample exam. 1. SSR Reflection: On a separate piece of paper. -Which novel was the most meaningful this semester? Why? -Which novel did […]

HLA 3 (Periods 1 and 5): CO: Students will demonstrate application of writing paragraph structure by constructing sentences. LO: Students will read and write using a handout. 1. Final book talks for Semester 1! 2. Packet for your TOOLKIT -Read and T2T on the packet -Complete exercises 1, 2, 6, and 7 for Monday on […]