DAILY AGENDA:

1. Discussed the comments and questions about the Dust Bowl
2. Continued watching “The American Experience” episode about The Dust Bowl era; students continued adding information to their notes
3. Reviewed figurative language: personification
4. Worked on application of skill on IXL [record sheet with list of skills available on iLearn]
5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete theme essay, if not already submitted [check Student Connect for scores]
2. Complete IXL skill for point of view, sensory details, and personification

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

• 2/11-14 ~ WIDA Testing [does not apply to all students]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

• 2/14 ~ PBIS Reward Celebration for the 2nd card marking
• 2/17-21 ~ NO SCHOOL: Mid-winter break
• 3/13 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school is released at 11:05am
• 3/18 ~ Late start: School begins one hour later

It is that time of year again!  The Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce is now taking applications for the Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Award.  Applications are due to the Chamber by March 9.  Winners will be announced during a special ceremony on April 23.

Please see the press release for all the details. Click here to read the press release.

Nomination forms are available online. The link is available in the press release above or please visit dearbornschools.org to nominate your outstanding teacher(s)!

DAILY AGENDA:

1. Discussed the comments and questions about the 5 pictures from Friday’s picture walk
2. Began watching “The American Experience” episode about The Dust Bowl era; students continued adding information to their notes
3. If there was time, we began a SOAPStone evaluation of the World Religions article
4. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete theme essay, if not already submitted [check Student Connect for scores]
2. Complete IXL skill for point of view & sensory details

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

• 2/10-14 ~ WIDA Testing [does not apply to all students]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

• 2/14 ~ PBIS Reward Celebration for the 2nd card marking
• 2/17-21 ~ NO SCHOOL: Mid-winter break
• 3/13 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school is released at 11:05am
• 3/18 ~ Late start: School begins one hour later

DAILY AGENDA:

1. Discussed the reading questions from “Dirk the Protector”
2. Selected one of the 5 senses and then found the sentence(s) in the story that used sensory details to relay that sense
3. Returned to our AoW and marked a thought [T], question [Q], and epiphany [E] in our annotations
4. Met in a group to share our T-Q-E and then came to consensus on two ideas to share with the class
5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete theme essay, if not already submitted [check Student Connect for scores]
2. Complete IXL skill for point of view & sensory details

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

• 2/10-14 ~ WIDA Testing [does not apply to all students]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

• 2/? ~ [to be rescheduled] PBIS Reward Celebration for the 2nd card marking
• 2/17-21 ~ NO SCHOOL: Mid-winter break
• 3/13 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school is released at 11:05am

DAILY AGENDA:

1. Finished reading and annotating the Article of the Week (AoW)
2. Checked in questions completed thus far in the reading of “Dirk the Protector”
3. Finished reading “Dirk the Protector” and answering related questions on the Cornell Notes sheet
4. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete theme essay, if not already submitted [check Student Connect for scores]
2. Complete IXL skill for point of view & sensory details

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

• 2/10-14 ~ WIDA Testing [does not apply to all students]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

• 2/7 ~ PBIS Reward Celebration for the 2nd card marking
• 2/17-21 ~ NO SCHOOL: Mid-winter break
• 3/13 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school is released at 11:05am

DAILY AGENDA:

1. Began reading and annotating the Article of the Week (AoW)
2. Discussed sensory details and practiced identifying them in text on IXL [see iLearn for list of skills]
3. Continued reading “Dirk the Protector” and answering related questions on the Cornell Notes sheet
4. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete theme essay, if not already submitted [check Student Connect for scores]
2. Complete IXL skill for point of view

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

• 2/10-14 ~ WIDA Testing [does not apply to all students]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

• 2/5 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
• 2/7 ~ PBIS Reward Celebration for the 2nd card marking
• 2/17-21 ~ NO SCHOOL: Mid-winter break
• 3/13 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school is released at 11:05am

DAILY AGENDA:

1. Continued Friday’s partner work to define and give information on vocabulary words that will appear in an article we’ll read this week
2. Presented vocabulary words and clarified any confusion about the terms
3. Continued reading “Dirk the Protector” and answering related questions on the Cornell Notes sheet
4. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete theme essay, if not already submitted [check Student Connect for scores]
2. Complete IXL skill for point of view

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

• 2/10-14 ~ WIDA Testing [does not apply to all students]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

• 2/5 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
• 2/7 ~ PBIS Reward Celebration for the 2nd card marking
• 2/17-21 ~ NO SCHOOL: Mid-winter break
• 3/13 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school is released at 11:05am

DAILY AGENDA:

1. Organized binders and did a binder check
2. Worked with a partner (or independently) to define and give information on vocabulary words that will appear in an article we’ll read next week
3. Reviewed our discussion on memoir
4. Began reading “Dirk the Protector” and answering related questions
5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete theme essay, if not already submitted [check Student Connect for scores]
2. Complete IXL skill for point of view

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

• 2/10-14 ~ WIDA Testing [does not apply to all students]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

• 2/5 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
• 2/7 ~ PBIS Reward Celebration for the 2nd card marking
• 2/17-21 ~ NO SCHOOL: Mid-winter break
• 3/13 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school is released at 11:05am

DAILY AGENDA:

1. Discussed writing on World Religions
2. Watched a TEDEd video on world religions and added to the previous writing
3. Discussed two forms of writing: memoir + poetry
4. Wrote a memoir as a poem as a prewriting activity as we begin a new unit of study
5. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete theme essay, if not already submitted [check Student Connect for scores]
2. Complete IXL skill for point of view

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

• 2/10-14 ~ WIDA Testing [does not apply to all students]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

• 2/5 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
• 2/7 ~ PBIS Reward Celebration for the 2nd card marking
• 2/17-21 ~ NO SCHOOL: Mid-winter break
• 3/13 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school is released at 11:05am

DAILY AGENDA:

1. Completed the goal page for the 3rd card marking and added it to the others for ELA 2019-20 in ePortfolio
2. Reviewed a note sheet and watched a Flocabulary video on the different types of narrative point of view
3. Practiced identifying POV on IXL [see iLearn for skills list]
4. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete theme essay, if not already submitted [check Student Connect for scores]
2. Complete IXL skill for point of view

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

• 2/10-14 ~ WIDA Testing [does not apply to all students]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

• 2/5 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later
• 2/7 ~ PBIS Reward Celebration for the 2nd card marking
• 2/17-21 ~ NO SCHOOL: Mid-winter break
• 3/13 ~ Early Dismissal: Middle school is released at 11:05am