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HLA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of narrative text by examining point of view.
LO: Students will read, write, and discuss using evidence from the text and their own inferences.
1. SSR + record number of pages read
2. Guest book talk by Mrs.Harb 🙂
3. Sentence structure
-revisit its role in literary analysis
-sentence combining handout (due Friday, worth 10 form.pts.)
4. To Kill a Mockingbird
-pop quiz? pull a card
-discuss first 3 chapters
-analysis of Atticus’s advice to Scout
REMINDERS:
-weeks 24 and 25 vocabulary due Friday, March 11th
-you will have a sub tomorrow because I’ll be visiting Woodworth
-book talks will be moved to Monday
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ELL 4B:
CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of a poem by examining meaning.
LO: Students will
1. SSR + record number of pages read
2. Guest book talk by Mrs.Harb 🙂
3. Parts of speech foldable
-complete remaining parts of speech
-create examples for each
-hand in to Ms.Martin
4. Poem: Crow Song by Margaret Atwood
-look at imperative form of verbs on handout
-complete TP-CASTT with partner (selected by teacher)
REMINDERS:
-weeks 24 and 25 vocabulary due Friday, March 11th
-you will have a sub tomorrow because I’ll be visiting Woodworth
-book talks will be moved to Monday
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LA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of narrative text by examining point of view.
LO: Students will read, write, and discuss using evidence from the text and their own inferences.
1. SSR + record number of pages read
2. Sentence structure
-revisit its role in literary analysis
-sentence combining handout (due Friday, worth 10 form.pts.)
3. To Kill a Mockingbird
-pop quiz? pull a card
-discuss first 3 chapters
-analysis of Atticus’s advice to Scout
REMINDERS:
-weeks 24 and 25 vocabulary due Friday, March 11th
-you will have a sub tomorrow because I’ll be visiting Woodworth
-book talks will be moved to Monday

Listen to the audio here:
https://www.nccscougar.org/webpages/jcastine/audiorecordings.cfm?subpage=1400261

HLA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate understanding of academic and multiple-meaning words and phrases using vocabulary guidelines.
LO: Students will read, write, listen, and speak using vocabulary words correctly.
1. SSR + record number of pages read
2. Review how to do vocabulary homework
-give examples
-pull strong sentences
-what does it mean to know a word?
3. Graded work returned
-decide what goes into portfolio, binder, or recycling
4. To Kill a Mockingbird books assigned
-make sure to list your name clearly and the book number
5. Chapter 1 of TKAM
6. For Thursday: Read chapters 2-3 and answer questions.
REMINDERS:
-Vocabulary for weeks 24-25 are due March 11th
-Book talks are on Friday
-Submit entries to The Quill via Mrs.Durfee (poetry, stories, or art work)
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ELL 4B:
CO: Students will demonstrate understanding of academic and multiple-meaning words and phrases using vocabulary guidelines.
LO: Students will read, write, listen, and speak using vocabulary words correctly.
1. SSR + record number of pages read
2. Review how to do vocabulary homework
-give examples
-pull strong sentences
-what does it mean to know a word?
3. Graded work returned
-decide what goes into portfolio, binder, or recycling
4. Return to Crow Song poem
-Analysis
-Share out/discuss
REMINDERS:
-Vocabulary for weeks 24-25 are due March 11th
-Book talks are on Friday
-Submit entries to The Quill via Mrs.Durfee (poetry, stories, or art work)
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LA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate understanding of academic and multiple-meaning words and phrases using vocabulary guidelines.
LO: Students will read, write, listen, and speak using vocabulary words correctly.
1. SSR + record number of pages read
2. Review how to do vocabulary homework
-give examples
-pull strong sentences
-what does it mean to know a word?
3. Graded work returned
-decide what goes into portfolio, binder, or recycling
4. To Kill a Mockingbird books assigned
-make sure to list your name clearly and the book number
5. Chapter 1 of TKAM
6. For Thursday: Read chapters 2-3 and answer questions.
REMINDERS:
-Vocabulary for weeks 24-25 are due March 11th
-Book talks are on Friday
-Submit entries to The Quill via Mrs.Durfee (poetry, stories, or art work)

HLA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of sentence structure in narrative text by examining the effect of author’s choice.
LO: Students will read and write using sentence structure guidelines.
1. SSR + record number of pages read
2. Sentence structure
-examine excerpt from To Kill a Mockingbird
-author’s plan
-sentence imitation
-sentence combining handout
3. Analysis OR Creative writing
-using excerpt again
4. Checking vocab. quizzes
REMINDERS:
-vocabulary weeks 24-25 due March 11th
-no SSR log this week
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ELL 4B:
CO: Students will demonstrate understanding and application of parts of speech by constructing sentences.
LO: Students will read and write sentences to show their understanding in a foldable.
1. SSR + record number of pages read
2. Foldable crafting
-create foldable for parts of speech
-3 papers, 6 tabs
-noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition
3. Revisit present perfect tense
-sentence crafting
4. Checking vocabulary quizzes
REMINDERS:
-vocabulary weeks 24-25 due March 11th
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LA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of sentence structure in narrative text by examining the effect of author’s choice.
LO: Students will read and write using sentence structure guidelines.
1. SSR + record number of pages read
2. Sentence structure
-examine excerpt from To Kill a Mockingbird
-author’s plan
-sentence imitation
-sentence combining handout
3. Analysis OR Creative writing
-using excerpt again
4. Checking vocab. quizzes
REMINDERS:
-vocabulary weeks 24-25 due March 11th
-no SSR log this week

HLA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of narrative text by examining attitude and purpose in an excerpt.
LO: Students will read and write using guiding questions and T2T norms.
1. SSR + record number of pages
-check in log with Ms.Martin
2. Good news/announcements
3. Quick write
4. First glimpse of To Kill a Mockingbird
-read and annotate excerpt
-read and annotate first book review
5. Complete 4-question chart
REMINDERS:
-no SSR log this week (break earned)
-vocabulary weeks 23-24 due Friday March 11th
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ELL 4B:
CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of a poem by examining attitude and purpose.
LO: Students will read and write using guiding questions and T2T norms.
1. SSR + record number of pages
2. Good news/announcements
3. Quick write
4. Reading Crow Song
-T2T norms
-TP-CASTT
5. Reflection
REMINDERS:
-no SSR log this week (break earned)
-vocabulary weeks 23-24 due Friday March 11th
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LA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of narrative text by examining attitude and purpose in an excerpt.
LO: Students will read and write using guiding questions and T2T norms.
1. SSR + record number of pages
-check in log with Ms.Martin
2. Good news/announcements
3. Quick write
4. First glimpse of To Kill a Mockingbird
-read and annotate excerpt
-read and annotate first book review
5. Complete 4-question chart
REMINDERS:
-no SSR log this week (break earned)
-vocabulary weeks 23-24 due Friday March 11th

HLA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate understanding of vocabulary by expressing responses on the quiz.
LO: Students will read, write, and listen using the vocabulary quiz format and essay guidelines.
1. Book talk guest: Mrs.Gass
2. SSR + record number of pages
3. Vocabulary
-turn in homework
-quick review
-QUIZ
4. Essay
-deadlines
-guidelines
-questions
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ELL 4B:
CO: Students will demonstrate understanding of vocabulary by expressing responses on the quiz.
LO: Students will read, write, and listen using the vocabulary quiz format and resume guidelines.
1. Book talk guest: Mrs.Gass
2. SSR + record number of pages
3. Vocabulary
-turn in homework
-quick review
-QUIZ
4. Resume
-deadlines
-guidelines
-questions
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LA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate understanding of vocabulary by expressing responses on the quiz.
LO: Students will read, write, and listen using the vocabulary quiz format and essay guidelines.
1. Book talk guest: Mrs.Gass
2. SSR + record number of pages
3. Vocabulary
-turn in homework
-quick review
-QUIZ
4. Essay
-deadlines
-guidelines
-questions

Happy Snow Day!

HLA and LA 4:
-Please have your typed final version of your essay ready for Friday. We will go over the Works Cited page in class tomorrow, but you can certainly try it on your own: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/
-The Purdue OWL site can answer literally every question you have about citing sources and the Works Cited page.
-I’ll be adding to the civil rights research post in just a few minutes to upload the sources you had available to you in class.

-Prepare for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow
-Also have your vocabulary homework ready to hand in
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ELL 4B:
-Please have your typed resume ready for Friday. Either print it yourself or email/share the document with me at martinj1@dearbornschools.org

-Prepare for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow
-Also have your vocabulary homework ready to hand in

HLA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate creation of informative text to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately by composing a carefully-crafted rough draft.
LO: Students will read essay guidelines and write a final draft.
1. SSR + record number of pages read.
2. Vocabulary match-up
-vocabulary weeks 22-23 due Friday
-vocabulary weeks 22-23 QUIZ Friday
3. Essay work
-revision sheet
-conference with Ms.Martin
-begin typing final draft
-typed final draft, rough draft, & outline due Friday
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ELL 4B:
CO: Students will demonstrate creation of clear and coherent writing in which the organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LO: Students will write a resume using a model and guidelines.
1. SSR + record number of pages read.
2. Vocabulary review
-vocabulary weeks 22-23 due Friday
-vocabulary weeks 22-23 QUIZ Friday
3. Resume typing
-turn in today
-website to help you: https://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/resume_generator/
-email resumes to martinj1@dearbornschools.org
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LA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate creation of informative text to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately by composing a carefully-crafted rough draft.
LO: Students will read essay guidelines and write a final draft.
1. SSR + record number of pages read.
2. Vocabulary match-up
-vocabulary weeks 22-23 due Friday
-vocabulary weeks 22-23 QUIZ Friday
3. Essay work
-revision sheet
-conference with Ms.Martin
-begin typing final draft
-typed final draft, rough draft, & outline due Friday

HLA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate creation of informative text to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately by composing a carefully-crafted rough draft.
LO: Students will read essay guidelines and write a rough draft.
1. SSR + record pages, date, & book title if needed.
2. Writing rough drafts
-Outline check-in with Ms.Martin
-Revisit rubric, directions, and guidelines
3. Tomorrow we will be editing, so you’ll want to have a rough draft that is 75% complete.

REMINDERS:
-Final, typed draft of essay due Friday 2/26
-Weeks 22-23 vocabulary due Friday 2/26
-Vocabulary quiz on weeks 22-23 same day
-Book talk Friday?
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ELL 4B:
2nd and 4th Hours are attending a meeting in the auditorium.
The meeting is about MBCC and other offerings at Fordson. The meeting will last the entire hour.

REMINDERS:
-Weeks 22-23 vocabulary due Friday 2/26
-Vocabulary quiz on weeks 22-23 same day
-Book talk Friday?
______________________________________________________________________
LA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate creation of informative text to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately by composing a carefully-crafted rough draft.
LO: Students will read essay guidelines and write a rough draft.
1. SSR + record pages, date, & book title if needed.
2. Writing rough drafts
-Outline check-in with Ms.Martin
-Revisit rubric, directions, and guidelines
3. Tomorrow we will be editing, so you’ll want to have a rough draft that is 75% complete.

REMINDERS:
-Final, typed draft of essay due Friday 2/26
-Weeks 22-23 vocabulary due Friday 2/26
-Vocabulary quiz on weeks 22-23 same day
-Book talk Friday?

**Special schedule today because I will only be teaching 2nd and 3rd hours.

1st and 6th Hours:
1. SSR + record pages read, date, & book title if needed.
2. Please use this time to begin crafting your rough draft. Use your outline as a plan and begin to develop your ideas in paragraph form.
3. You may have your neighbor read your outline or other work to help give you feedback.
4. No phones or headphones should be visible. The substitute teacher will simply record your name if you have these items out, and you will receive a ZERO for the day.
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4th Hour:
1. SSR + record pages read, date, & book title if needed.
2. Get out your interview questions from Friday.
3. You will work with a partner at your table to write an interview. Use the handout from the substitute teacher to guide your conversation.
4. You will write back and forth on paper before actually saying anything out loud. You must use at least 5 of the questions from the interview handout.
5. You may be invited to share your conversation with the class.