Feb4

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Amanda Lichocki

• AoW #7 – Read, Vocab
• SSR – Read, Conference
• Animal Farm – Propaganda Activity

Jan30

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Amanda Lichocki

• AoW #6 – Quiz
• CommonLit – “Stalin: A Brutal Legacy Uncovered”
  • Due tonight by 11:59 PM

Jan29

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Amanda Lichocki

• AoW #6 – Author’s Moves
  • Quiz tomorrow
• SSR – Read, conference
• Animal Farm – Finish reading Chapters 1 and 2. Finish individual role sheet. Write in journal.

Jan28

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Amanda Lichocki

• AoW #6 – Tone and Inference
• SSR – Read, Conference
• Animal Farm – Historical Background, Allegory

1. Referencing paragraph #1, summarize what Karl Marx is best known for.
2. According to Marx, capitalists are                            .
3. Create a Double-Bubble Thinking Map comparing and contrasting Trotsky and Stalin and their beliefs for Russia.
4. Create a circle map to define how Russia changed under Stalin’s rule.
5. What does it mean to abuse power?

Historical-BackgroundDownload

Jan27

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Amanda Lichocki

• AoW #6 – Central Argument and Supporting Evidence
• SSR – Read, conference
• Animal Farm – Read Chapters 1 & 2. Work on individual role sheet. Write in journal.

Jan24

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Amanda Lichocki

• AoW #6 – Summarize
  • Lines 1-8
  • Lines 9-16
  • Lines 17-35
  • Lines 36-56
  • Lines 57-66
• SSR – Read, conference
• Harrison Bergeron – View 2081 (film version of HB)
  • https://youtu.be/vtJTRip2tsM

1. In your opinion, is it fair that some people in the story have more handicaps than others? Why or why not? 
2. How do the handicaps enforce sameness rather than equality? 
3. How do you think people in our society would respond if they had enforced handicaps?

Jan21

Hours 1, 2, 3 (1/2 day)

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Amanda Lichocki

Hours 1, 2, 3 (1/2 day)

• AoW #6 – Read, vocab
• SSR – CM 4 Goals, Book log, establish reading rate
• CommonLit – “Someone Might be Watching – An Intro to Dystopian Fiction”
  • due tonight by 11:59 PM

Dec20

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Amanda Lichocki

• SSR – Read, conference
  • Be sure to continue reading over break!
• Book Clubs – Group Project/Presentation
  • Due tonight by 11:59 PM to Google Classroom
  • The person who shared the files is the one who has to hit “turn in”
  • Presentations begin the Tuesday after break

Dec19

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Amanda Lichocki

• SSR – Read, conference
  • Be sure to read for an additional 20 minutes each night!
• Book Clubs – Group Project/Presentation
  • Due tomorrow by 11:59 PM to Google Classroom

Dec18

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Amanda Lichocki

• SSR – Read, conference
• Book Clubs – Group Project/Presentation
  • Feedback on challenge activity rationale
  • All work due Friday by 11:59 PM to Google Classroom