AGENDA: (1) Filled in planners, (2) Took post test for language review weeks 10-12, (3) Completed comparison between A CHRISTMAS CAROL text and theatrical version
HOMEWORK: None!
DUE DATES:
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
12/20 ~ “Ketchup Day” Students with missing assignments will “catch up” on the work. Students with all assignments current will have activity of their choice.
12/20 ~ Dodgeball tournament at 1:00pm
12/20 ~ 3rd card marking progress reports mailed home
12/21 – 1/5 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
AGENDA: (1) Filled in planners, (2) Completed note taking and wrote paragraph about theme of story, (3) Began watching theatrical version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL for comparison to the text version [Students are using a double entry journal to record effect of visuals, sound and color on assisting comprehension.]
HOMEWORK: Study for DLR test covering weeks 10, 11, and 12
DUE DATES:
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
12/19 ~ Language review post tests for weeks 10-12
12/20 ~ “Ketchup Day” Students with missing assignments will “catch up” on the work. Students with all assignments current will have activity of their choice.
12/20 ~ Dodgeball tournament at 1:00pm
12/21 – 1/5 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
AGENDA: (1) Filled in planners, (2) Collected week 12 DLR corrections, (3) Took extra credit quiz about A CHRISTMAS CAROL, (4) Did gallery walk to share information about events and explanations that shaped the story’s main character, (5) Began working on answering questions to explain “what it all means”
HOMEWORK: Review DLR pretest and weeks 10-12 for test on Thursday
DUE DATES:
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
12/19 ~ Language review post tests for weeks 10-12
12/20 ~ “Ketchup Day” Students with missing assignments will “catch up” on the work. Students with all assignments current will have activity of their choice.
12/20 ~ Dodgeball tournament at 1:00pm
12/21 – 1/5 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
AGENDA: (1) Filled in planners, (2) Began making corrections to week 12 language review, (3) Completed group activity analyzing events in Scrooge’s life and the impact they had on his personality and character, (4) Completed stave (chapter) 5
HOMEWORK: Complete corrections of DLR 12
DUE DATES:
12/17 ~ DLR 12 corrections
12/13 ~ Week 12 language review
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12/17 ~ Extra credit quiz (10 formative points) on Stave 5
12/19 ~ Language review post tests for weeks 10-12
12/20 ~ “Ketchup Day” Students with missing assignments will “catch up” on the work. Students with all assignments current will have activity of their choice.
12/20 ~ Dodgeball tournament at 1:00pm
12/21 – 1/5 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
AGENDA: (1) Filled in planners, (2) Worked on the Wednesday portion of the language review, (3) Passed back chapter 1 quiz and reviewed answers, (4) Reviewed and discussed the end of chapter 2 in small groups, (5) Began reading stave (chapter) 3
HOMEWORK: (1) Complete Wed. DLR [if not completed in class], (2) Complete reading of stave 3 of A Christmas Carol [use links on the right side of this page for access]
DUE DATES:
12/13 ~ Music form for 2nd semester elective (distributed in A/A)
12/13 ~ Week 12 language review
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12/12 ~ Winter cheerleading try-outs
12/21 – 1/5 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
AGENDA: (1) Filled in planners, (2) Collected week 11 corrections, (3) Took quiz on chapter 1, (4) Worked on Tuesday portion of language review, (5) Watched or read beginning of chapter 2
HOMEWORK: (1) Complete Tuesday portion of DLR, (2) Complete reading of chapter 2 [use links on blog to assist]
DUE DATES:
12/13 ~ Music form for 2nd semester elective (distributed in A/A)
12/13 ~ Week 12 language review
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12/11 ~ Late Start: School begins at 9:00am.
12/11 & 12/12 ~ Winter cheerleading try-outs
12/21 – 1/5 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
In class, we have been using the iPads to read A Christmas Carol. I have put links to the text version and the audio version on the right side of this page. If you experience difficulties with either link, please notify me so that I can correct it.
AGENDA: (1) Filled in planner, (2) Began work on week 12 language review, (3) Continued reading stave (chapter) 1 of A Christmas Carol, (4) Made corrections to week 11 language review
HOMEWORK: (1) Complete corrections to week 11 DLR [if not completed in class], (2) Review for quiz on chapter one
DUE DATES:
12/10 ~ Week 11 corrections
12/13 ~ Music form for 2nd semester elective (distributed in A/A)
12/13 ~ Week 12 language review
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12/11 ~ Late Start: School begins at 9:00am.
12/21 – 1/5 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
AGENDA: (1) Filled in planners, (2) Reviewed last steps for completing research essay [due Monday], (3) Collected week 11 language review, (4) Listened to a reading of chapter (stave) 1 of A Christmas Carol
HOMEWORK: Complete writing research essay [due Monday]
Essay focus should be on 4th paragraph which should begin with a topic sentence {subject + opinion because reason 3}. Paragraph should include 3 pieces of evidence to support the topic with an explanation for each piece. That would be a minimum of 7 sentences in this paragraph.
Final paragraph is the conclusion. Here you will restate your introductory paragraph, write your thesis and add a final sentence to wrap it all up.
DUE DATES:
12/9 ~ Research essay
12/13 ~ Music form for 2nd semester elective (distributed in A/A)
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
12/11 ~ Late Start: School begins at 9:00am.
12/21 – 1/5 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
AGENDA: (1) Filled in planners, (2) Wrote in notebook about an event you wish you could go back and change, (3) Worked on completing language review, (4) Filled in double entry journal while viewing pictures of Victorian England to prepare for upcoming story
HOMEWORK: (1) Complete DLR [due tomorrow], (2) continue writing research essay [due Monday]
Essay focus should be on 3rd paragraph which should begin with a topic sentence {subject + opinion because reason 2}. Paragraph should include 3 pieces of evidence to support the topic with an explanation for each piece. That would be a minimum of 7 sentences in this paragraph.
DUE DATES:
12/6 ~ DLR week 11
12/9 ~ Research essay
12/13 ~ Music form for 2nd semester elective (distributed in A/A)
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
12/11 ~ Late Start: School begins at 9:00am.
12/21 – 1/5 ~ NO SCHOOL: Winter Break