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HLA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate creation of an outline by developing the topic with well-chosen support.
LO: Students will write an essay outline using a guided outline and quotes/summaries/paraphrases.
1. SSR + record number of pages read.
2. Book talks?? I’ll go!
3. Complete outlines
-have clear development of support
-what order of information will be best for your paper
-where will you incorporate quotes, summaries, and paraphrases
-reasoning is necessary to justify your thinking
4. Confer with Ms.Martin and classmate(s)
-we’ll use a chart on the board
REMINDERS:
-SSR log due by 11:59 PM on Saturday
-Weeks 22-23 due Friday the 26th
-We will have visitors observing 1st hour on Monday
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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. Book talks?? I’ll go!
3. Past Perfect POP QUIZ 🙂
4. Present perfect packet practice
5. Resume typing
-classmate proofread (use checklist in packet)
-check in with Ms.Martin, get approval to type
6. Preview interview questions
-prepare answers for Monday
REMINDERS:
-SSR log due by 11:59 PM on Saturday
-Weeks 22-23 due Friday the 26th
-We will have visitors observing 2nd hour on Monday
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LA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate creation of an outline by developing the topic with well-chosen support.
LO: Students will write an essay outline using a guided outline and quotes/summaries/paraphrases.
1. SSR + record number of pages read.
2. Book talks?? I’ll go!
3. Complete outlines
-have clear development of support
-what order of information will be best for your paper
-where will you incorporate quotes, summaries, and paraphrases
-reasoning is necessary to justify your thinking
4. Confer with Ms.Martin and classmate(s)
-we’ll use a chart on the board
REMINDERS:
-SSR log due by 11:59 PM on Saturday
-Weeks 22-23 due Friday the 26th
-We will have visitors observing 1st hour on Monday

HLA 4:
You have a substitute today, here are the plans:
1.Students will read silently for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, they record how many pages they read today.
2.Continue expert folder activity from yesterday.
When you have gathered information for at least 5 sources from the folder, you can begin to draft your essay outline.
3.Take the handout for writing an outline.
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ELL 4B:
1.Students will read silently for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, they record how many pages they read today.
2.We will check the homework from yesterday. Students will share answers on the board!
3.Students will draft a resume using the examples in the packet they already have. They should write this information on loose leaf.
4.If you are ready, you can go to: https://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/resume_generator/
5.They will use this site to help generate a resume. When finished or partially finished, they should choose to email their resume. They need to give it a name, type in their school email as the receiver and the sender. This way, they will have access to it tomorrow.
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LA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of informational and narrative texts by examining expert folders.
LO: Students will read and write information using a thinking map of their choice.
1. SSR + record number of pages.
2. Review yesterday’s activity.
3. Finish gathering resources from expert folder.
4. Examine handout for beginning essay outline.

Find links here:LinkstoOptionalSources

Rubric for essay: Martin.CivilRightsResearchRubric

Essay guidelines: Martin.CivilRightsEssay

Sources from class:
ModernDay–VotingRightsTimeline

ModernDay–DPS

ModernDay–SocialMediaasTool

ModernDay-FlintWaterImmigration

ModernDay–NPRinterview

ModernDay–TrumpBansMuslimTravel

“Don’t Shoot!” Cartoon

“Need ID to Cross…” Cartoon

Rachel Maddow discusses Flint Water Crisis

“The Racist History Behind The Iconic Selma Bridge”

“A drinking fountain” photograph

“Negroes’ Most Urgent Needs” article

“50 years after Civil Rights Act, Americans see progress on race”

Voting Rights Act of 1965 cartoon

“High Court Bans School Segregation; 9-0 Decision Grants Time to Comply”

Rosa Parks fingerprinted

HLA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of informational texts by examining textual evidence to support inferences.
LO: Students will read and write using expert folders and thinking maps.
1. SSR + record pages read
2. Expert folder for Civil Rights Movement:
-Examine resources in the folder. You may use the text you read on Thursday.
-Select 5-6 from the 10 items to analyze.
-Create a guiding question for your thinking map(s) (consider the focus questions for your research paper).
-Create a frame of reference for your map(s).
-Create a thinking map to show the article/source, a paraphrase/summary/quote, and your reason for selecting this particular item.
-This assignment is worth 30 formative points.
3. Finished early? Begin to search for 2 of your own sources for your research.
-See the Civil Rights Research post on the blog for more info.
REMINDERS:
-Vocabulary weeks 22-23 due Friday Feb.26th
-Final draft of essay due Friday Feb. 26th
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ELL 4B:
CO: Students will demonstrate application of resume writing by constructing one.
LO: Students will read and write using a sample resume and an outline.
1. SSR + record number of pages read.
2. Grammar practice.
3. Resume writing
-Review packet on resumes.
-Create outline for how to write resume.
-Meet with Ms.Martin and classmates to proofread information.
-Final resume due Friday Feb.19th.
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LA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of informational texts by examining textual evidence to support inferences.
LO: Students will read and write using expert folders and thinking maps.
1. SSR + record pages read
2. Expert folder for Civil Rights Movement:
-Examine resources in the folder. You may use the text you read on Thursday.
-Select 5-6 from the 10 items to analyze.
-Create a guiding question for your thinking map(s) (consider the focus questions for your research paper).
-Create a frame of reference for your map(s).
-Create a thinking map to show the article/source, a paraphrase/summary/quote, and your reason for selecting this particular item.
-This assignment is worth 30 formative points.
3. Finished early? Begin to search for 2 of your own sources for your research.
-See the Civil Rights Research post on the blog for more info.
REMINDERS:
-Vocabulary weeks 22-23 due Friday Feb.26th
-Final draft of essay due Friday Feb. 26th

HLA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate understanding of essay rubric by discussing the components.
LO: Students will read, write, and speak using the rubric and notes.
1. SSR + record number of pages read
2. Announcements/agenda/good news
3. Vocabulary quiz check
4. Source sheets returned
-reflection
-strengths/weaknesses
-how to interpret cartoons and/or graphics
5. Essay rubric
-note due dates
-examine essay components
6. SSR log feedback
-student examples
-plagiarism
-this week’s assignment
-extra credit
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ELL 4B:
CO: Students will demonstrate understanding of verb tenses by clarifying responses.
LO: Students will read and write using class discussion and models.
1. SSR + record number of pages read
2. Announcements/agenda/good news
3. Vocabulary quiz check
4. SSR log feedback
-student examples
-plagiarism
-this week’s assignment
-extra credit
5. Review past and past participle worksheet
-when do we use past and when do we need past participle?
6. Resume and job application
-return Biggby application & reflect
-how to write resume
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LA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate understanding of essay rubric by discussing the components.
LO: Students will read, write, and speak using the rubric and notes.
1. SSR + record number of pages read
2. Announcements/agenda/good news
3. Vocabulary quiz check
4. Source sheets returned
-reflection
-strengths/weaknesses
-how to interpret cartoons and/or graphics
5. Essay rubric
-note due dates
-examine essay components
6. SSR log feedback
-student examples
-plagiarism
-this week’s assignment
-extra credit

Happy Thursday!
Again, you have a substitute teacher today because I will be at my second day of training.

Hours 1, 3, and 6:
-Turn in your vocabulary homework as soon as you come to class.
-If you typed your vocabulary, I need it emailed to me before the end of YOUR class time. (If you’re in 1st hour, I should have your assignment emailed to me by 8:20 AM).
-You will take a vocabulary quiz for weeks 20-21.
-After the quiz, there is a narrative for you to read with a focus on the text. We will discuss this on Tuesday, so take tedious notes.
**Last, but not least–there is no SSR log for this week. Enjoy your 4-day weekend! I will be updating grades on Friday, so check after 5 PM.

Hours 2 and 4:
-Turn in your vocabulary homework as soon as you come to class.
-If you typed your vocabulary, I need it emailed to me before the end of YOUR class time. (If you’re in 1st hour, I should have your assignment emailed to me by 8:20 AM).
-You will take a vocabulary quiz for weeks 20-21.
-After the quiz, there is a verb tense review handout for you. You must complete this assignment for Tuesday. Please record questions as you read over the review.
**Last, but not least–there is no SSR log for this week. Enjoy your 4-day weekend! I will be updating grades on Friday, so check after 5 PM.

Thanks,
Ms. Martin

Today all classes have a substitute teacher while I am attending training at another school.

Hours 1, 3, and 6:
-You should complete the expert folder assignment.
-Record information carefully on the note-taker handout given to you.

Hours 2 and 4:
-Finish analyzing the sample resumes.
-Record ideas for your own resumes.
-Fill out job application for Biggby.

**Please email me with questions or concerns or issues. I will respond when I can check my email throughout the training.
Thanks,
Ms. Martin

HLA and LA 4:
Week 20:
accolade-(noun) praise
belligerence-(noun) aggression
candid-(adj) truthful
decorous-(adj)good and correct (behavior)
egalitarian-(adj) believing in equality

Week 21:
foraging-(verb) searching for food
hypothetical-(noun or adj.) based on guesswork; not proven
iconoclast-(noun) person who goes against accepted authority
jingoism-(noun) using words to stir up exaggerated patriotism
lament-(verb) express regret over something
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ELL 4B:
Week 20:
propaganda-(noun) misleading information used to promote a political cause or point of view
abolish-(verb) formally put an end to
most-(adj.) the greatest quantity
much-(adj.) great in quantity
allegory-(noun) representation of an abstract meaning through concrete or material forms

Week 21:
foreshadow-(verb) to show or indicate beforehand
prior-(adj.) preceding in time
intriguing-(verb) to arouse curiosity
suspense-(noun) a state of uncertainty or excitement
memoir-(noun) a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them

HLA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate application of paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting by constructing all 3 examples from documents.
LO: Students will read and write using a note taker and expert folders.
1. SSR + record number of pages, date, & book.
2. Have your syllabus on your desk for me to check during SSR.
3. Article from Monday—civil rights issue or not?
a. Choose passage that we could potentially use in an essay/argument.
4. Toolkit notes:
a. Summarizing
b. Paraphrasing
c. Quotations
Tomorrow: Expert folders
a. Examine contents of expert folder.
b. Do not write on any documents in the folder.
c. Use a separate piece of paper to create a note taker.
d. You must analyze at least 5 documents.
REMINDERS:
-Check the blog tonight for your vocabulary review
-Vocabulary weeks 20-21 due on Thursday
-Vocabulary quiz on Thursday
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ELL 4B:
CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of resume writing by examining sample resumes.
LO: Students will read and write using guidelines for resume writing.
1. SSR + record number of pages, date, & book.
2. Have your syllabus on your desk for me to check during SSR.
3. Article from Monday—what is POWER?
4. Resume handout
a. What is a resume? Consider audience and purpose.
b. When does a person need a resume?
c. 3 F’s of resume writing (take notes).
d. Analyze 2 sample resumes.
5. Fordson Club List
a. How can you get involved?
REMINDERS:
-Check the blog tonight for your vocabulary review
-Vocabulary weeks 20-21 due on Thursday
-Vocabulary quiz on Thursday
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LA 4:
CO: Students will demonstrate application of paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting by constructing all 3 examples from documents.
LO: Students will read and write using a note taker and expert folders.
1. SSR + record number of pages, date, & book.
2. Have your syllabus on your desk for me to check during SSR.
3. Article from Monday—civil rights issue or not?
a. Choose passage that we could potentially use in an essay/argument.
4. Toolkit notes:
a. Summarizing
b. Paraphrasing
c. Quotations
Tomorrow: Expert folders
a. Examine contents of expert folder.
b. Do not write on any documents in the folder.
c. Use a separate piece of paper to create a note taker.
d. You must analyze at least 5 documents.
REMINDERS:
-Check the blog tonight for your vocabulary review
-Vocabulary weeks 20-21 due on Thursday
-Vocabulary quiz on Thursday

HLA 4:
CO:Students will demonstrate analysis of grammar pre test by examining responses.
LO: Students will write and read to develop a stance on civil rights issues.
1. SSR norms
2. SSR time
3. Good news share
4. Grammar pre-tests returned
-Examine overall score
-Review test and responses with your group
-Select new responses for incorrect ones
-Generate strength and weakness list
5. Impromptu writing:
-What are civil rights and what do they mean to you?
6. Read article: https://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/01/25/this-dps-students-open-letter-puts-the-sick-outs-into-perspective
7. Discuss essential question.
REMINDERS:
-Vocabulary weeks 20-21 due on Thursday
-Vocabulary quiz on Thursday
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ELL 4B:
CO:Students will demonstrate analysis of grammar pre test by examining responses.
LO: Students will write and read to develop a stance on civil rights issues.
1. SSR norms
2. SSR time
3. Good news share
4. Grammar pre-tests returned
-Examine overall score
-Review test and responses with your group
-Select new responses for incorrect ones
-Generate strength and weakness list
5. Impromptu writing:
-What is power? Who or what has power in today’s society?
6. Read article: “Nobel laureate Malala and Afghan novelist show the power of words.”
7. Discuss essential question.
REMINDERS:
-Vocabulary weeks 20-21 due on Thursday
-Vocabulary quiz on Thursday
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LA 4:
CO:Students will demonstrate analysis of grammar pre test by examining responses.
LO: Students will write and read to develop a stance on civil rights issues.
1. SSR norms
2. SSR time
3. Good news share
4. Grammar pre-tests returned
-Examine overall score
-Review test and responses with your group
-Select new responses for incorrect ones
-Generate strength and weakness list
5. Impromptu writing:
-What are civil rights and what do they mean to you?
6. Read article: https://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/01/25/this-dps-students-open-letter-puts-the-sick-outs-into-perspective
7. Discuss essential question.
REMINDERS:
-Vocabulary weeks 20-21 due on Thursday
-Vocabulary quiz on Thursday