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Dead Poet's Society

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Dead Poet's Society 

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Notebook 3 pgs. 29- annotations for Island like you( 34)
 
Discussion Questions worksheet
 
Character Analysis packet

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Test today on An Island Like You! Today you will receive the information you need to complete your project for either a " trailer" or a comic strip version of one of your favorite story from the novel An Island Like You by Judith Ortiz Cofer. You will watch presentations from former students using different mediums.  Then you will fill out a google form to choose your group and your story and format!

 

You will present on Tuesday, may31!!!! Last grade!!!

 

 

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Finish reading "White Balloons". Test on An Island Like You on Wednesday.

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GOLD RUSH TEAM FIELD TRIP TO HOLLYWOOD!!!!! SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

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SRC TEST TODAY IN CLASS! MEET IN COMPUTER LAB 1202

AFTERWARDS WE WILL MOVE BACK TO OUR CLASSROOM TO FINISH WHITE BALLOONS!
 
Homework:  Go to classroom.google.com and complete the assignment Critical Thinking/ Analysis Questions for An Island Like You. This is due on May 24th.  TURN IN / GOOGLE CLASSROOM!
 

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In class we will read and annotate " White Balloons". 

 
 

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In class we will read " White Balloons and continue annotations. 

No homework other than missing work. 

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Block period to write essay for 8th grade Performance Task STATE TESTING.

Homework:Src book 2 test on May20th.  Make sure you have completed reading your second independent novel this quarter!

 

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Dead Poet's Society

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Homework: SRC test tomorrow. 
 

Today the performance task activity will be taught. The remainder of the period we will be reading "White Baloons" in An Island LikeYou.

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Homework: read your SRC book. 

 

Agenda today: Finish home to El Building. Write the theme on pg. 22 in your notebook. 

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Homework : read your SRC book. Test on May 20th in the computer Lab. 

In class agenda: read Home to El Building with continued annotations.

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CAASP TESTING THIS WEEK Monday- Wednesday! Get a good night's sleep, eat something healthy for breakfast and bring water, earbuds and your SRC book to read if finished early. You will test English Language Arts in your English class daily.( ear buds will be provided if you do not have any! )

 
 

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CAASP TESTING THIS WEEK Monday- Wednesday! Get a good night's sleep, eat something healthy for breakfast and bring water, earbuds and your SRC book to read if finished early. You will test English Language Arts in your English class daily.( ear buds will be provided if you do not have any! )

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CAASP TESTING THIS WEEK Monday- Wednesday! Get a good night's sleep, eat something healthy for breakfast and bring water, earbuds and your SRC book to read if finished early. You will test English Language Arts in your English class daily.( ear buds will be provided if you do not have any! )

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Notebook 3
pg. 29 Jet Black Heart/ Super Massive Black hole song analysis
pg. 30 " Abuela Invents the Zero" Travel Tracer
pg. 31 Connector " Abuela Invents the Zero"
pg. 32 " A Job For Valentin" 
pgs. 164-166 Bob Dylan, Teresa, Mrs. O' Brian
pgs. 167-169 Bob Dylan, Teresa, Valentin, Mrs. O' Brian
pgs. 170-172 Teresa, Valentin, Mrs. O Brian
pgs. 173- 175 Mrs. O' Brian, Valentin, Bob Dylan
 
 
 

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April 29

In preparation for Monday, May 2nd in the Library-

We will be learning to use the Gale Database/Google Classroom for annotation purposes. This will come in handy in high school. I am working on getting you technologically savvy for your high school career and especially in Literacy! I am also focusing on the topic you will be covering in History class/ Ellis Island! Such an amazing unit and I can't wait to share poetry with you as well.


Ghost Story for Ellis Island Read


Actions Highlighted orange/ locations highlight yellow


Feelings Pink Positive

Feelings blue Negative

 

Homework: Read your SRC Book! 

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“ A job for Valentine Character Analysis sheets

Each group will be responsible for the character that is listed beside your group number. As you read the short story in class, fill out the chart with your group, based on the character listed below. Work on this page should be completed daily.

Groups 1/9 Theresa

Groups 2/8 Bob Dylan

Groups 3/7 Valentin

Groups 4/6 Maricella

Group 5 Mrs. O’ Brien

 

What is the theme/ themes from this short story?

 

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“ A job for Valentine Character Analysis sheets

Each group will be responsible for the character that is listed beside your group number. As you read the short story in class, fill out the chart with your group, based on the character listed below. Work on this page should be completed daily.

Groups 1/9 Theresa

Groups 2/8 Bob Dylan

Groups 3/7 Valentin

Groups 4/6 Maricella

Group 5 Mrs. O’ Brien

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Continue reading:

 

“ A job for Valentine Character Analysis sheets

Each group will be responsible for the character that is listed beside your group number. As you read the short story in class, fill out the chart with your group, based on the character listed below. Work on this page should be completed daily.

Groups 1/9 Theresa

Groups 2/8 Bob Dylan

Groups 3/7 Valentin

Groups 4/6 Maricella

Group 5 Mrs. O’ Brien

 

Homework : read your SRC book 15 minutes

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Finish reading " Abuela invents the zero" from the novel An Island Like You

 

“ A job for Valentine Character Analysis sheets

Each group will be responsible for the character that is listed beside your group number. As you read the short story in class, fill out the chart with your group, based on the character listed below. Work on this page should be completed daily.

Groups 1/9 Theresa

Groups 2/8 Bob Dylan

Groups 3/7 Valentin

Groups 4/6 Maricella

Group 5 Mrs. O’ Brien

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Continue to work on " Connection Map" for your group for 20 minutes. 
 
Grammar/ Convention sheets and work passed back the first 10 minutes of class.
 
Homework: read your new SRC book.

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MILLION WORDS CONTEST ENDS TODAY!!!! If you plan on being invited to the May 12th , 8th grade awards ceremony for reading one million words independently this year, please have all SRC tests taken by Friday during lunch.  I will post the winners over the weekend. 
 
In class we will see groups present their connection maps. Rubric will be given.
Peer grades will also be given and calculated into the overall grade. 

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Homework: Read your new SRC book. 
 
In class: Talk about and come up with a plan for creating a " Connection Map" for the novel An Island Like you. What design can you use that is a theme, topic or symbol used in the novel. Example: Islands for each short story, color code characters.
Use the Puerto Rican Flag, Palm trees, music notes, makeup etc. Use something from each story to represent( a symbol) Label the stories and characters. Use colors that represent the mood or " feeling " of the piece. Show connections. You have all of this class to come up with an idea and lay it out  on pg. 24 in your notebook. Then use a computer paper to begin your part of the drawing. ( Make sure you have divided the butcher paper into four parts. You can work on your section( s) at home. If there are only three in your group, then share one section and work on that in class.  This will need to be presented in class on Friday. 
 
You will have 20 minutes on Thursday in class as well. The rest is for homework. 
 
 
 

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SRC test in the library.
Notebook check pages 1-28, but not 24.
Book talks.
Check out a new book.
If you do not get to grade your notebook, please see me at lunch this week. 
If you did not read a novel, please read one and be ready to test ASAP. 
If you have an F in English at Progress report, or have behavior problems in class you will not be invited on the team field trip in May. 
 

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Notebook 2 Quarter 4
pg. 10 Spring Break homework 
Pg.11 conventions homework worksheet 2 
pg. 15 SRC Responses 3/28 Objective Summary
pg.16  Central Idea Chart for "An Hour With Abuelo"
pg.17 Probable Passage for " The One Who Watches"
pg. 18 During Reading Annotations for " The One Who Watches"
pg. 19 After Reading Annotations for " The One Who Watches"
pg.20 mirror Quotes
pg.21 psychedelic writing response
pg.22 themes from Matoa's mirror/ what happens to Kenny?
pg.23 peer response
pg.24 Family Tree Connection for  An Island Like You
pg.25 Lit circle jobs for Don Juan explanation 
pg 26. Lit circle job 1
pg.27. Lit circle job 2
pg.28 Lit circle job 3

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Finish Don Jose of La Mancha

Notebook check Tuesday

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Thurs 4/14

Read Don Jose Of La Mancha

Complete Summarizer and Questioner

Notebook check Tuesday. 

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Wed 4/13
 Peer Response Sheet
https://docs.google.com/a/hartdistrict.org/document/d/1JALjS3dDeK_gpxxP_C-OwkR3741gIADg3ZSulSP4gAQ/edit?usp=sharing

Respond to our reading of Matoa’s Mirror

Homework: Worksheet #2 Conventions

Family/ Connection Tree for An Island Like You- As a group Decide how you will create the connections for the characters in each story. Design a plan to do this on a Common Sheet of Paper. 
 
Example: Islands with boats heading to other Islands... they are all the short stories
 
"Don Jose of La Mancha" Read in the style of Lit Circles:
Jobs: Summarizer, 


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Read Matoa’s Mirror

What is the message?
Theme: Your choices in the present can affect your future.

Sometimes we are blind to who we really are.
 
The mirror never lies. 

What do you think happens to Kenny Matoa that night? Discuss in groups.

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Monday 4/11
Collect worksheet from Friday. Give A period correct worksheet for homework.
Summaries for Catch the Moon, An Hour With Abuelo and The one who watches
Discuss themes again
Glue into pg. 1 in notebook to keep summaries together.

Pass out Mirror Quotes. Positive/ Negative / Neutral

Discuss in groups.

Image of Phycadlic movement

http://giphy.com/gifs/trippy-psychedelic-acid-3o7yjqZh4FQjS9biLu

What do you see? Silent writing. What is going on in the picture.

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Homework: Read your SRC book over Spring Break.
 
In Class: Students will be divided into groups based on the formative assessment Kahoot played on Tuesday. If they were not in school on Tuesday, they will be placed into a group based on their need for reteach regarding the Performance Task from Quarter 3. These groups will work together to complete worksheets in each station . A grade will be given at the end of the day based on their completion and focus during the station work.

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Homework: Performance Task Editing on pg. 9 add sheet of paper to page for 3/31
Go through page 8 and choose another area to work on. Write the old way and then the new way. 
 
Finish reading and annotation on pgs. 18-19 " The One Who Watches"
 

After Reading:

  • Reread annotations, and then draw conclusions
  • Reread introduction and conclusion, and then try to figure out something that you didn’t notice when you read them the first time
  • Examine patterns and/or repetitions and determine their possible meanings
  • Determine what the title might mean, specifically, why the author might have chosen the title
 

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Homework: Read your SRC book
In Class: Warm up 7 minutes Finish Central Idea Worksheet in group.
 Fill out probable passage on pg. 17 in notebook for " The One Who Watches" from An Island Like You
In class read " The One Who Watches" annotate on pg. 18 in notebook.

During Reading:

  • Summarize
  • Make predictions
  • Formulate opinions
  • Make connections
  • Ask questions
  • Analyze the author’s craft
  • Write reflections/ reactions/ comments
  • Look for patterns/repetitions

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Homework: Read your SRC book
 
 
Play Kahoot as a formative assessment for regrouping on Friday. Stations will contain information based on student needs. 

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Notebook 1 Quarter 4

 

pg. 1 An Island Like You Character Review

 

pg. 2 Junkyard Preview

 

pg. 3 Save our Sentences worksheet from Tuesday

 

pg. 4 Simple, Complex,  and Compound sentences worksheet

 

pg. 5 Questions for Reflection/ " Catch The Moon"

 

pg. 6 SRC reading responses

 

1. Hotline and why 2. Somebody wanted but so  3. Figurative language  4. Prepositional phrase at the beginning of the sentence

 

pg. 7 " Catch the Moon" story setting analysis

 

pg. 8 Write down scores from District performance Task in:

 

Organization, Evidence and Elaboration and Conventions

 

pg. 9 Write a sentence where you just " told" something in the performance task instead of " showing" it.  Then below, write the sentence and add more as you " show" instead of tell. Elaborate. 

 

pg. 10 Conventions exercises Next notebook

 

pg. 11 What order is best? Next notebook

 

pg. 12 To Read Next Novels- 2 by 3/25

 

pg. 13 An Hour With Abuelo Questions and answers with paragraph.

 

pg. 14 Sensory Poem with Grandparents/ Nursing Home/ Turn this in for a grade. Do not glue in until passed back.

 

 

 

 

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Turn in Poem from last week on " Getting Older"

Homework for 3/28 Read your SRC Book and write an objective summary of your reading on pg. 15 in your notebook. Title pg. 15 SRC novel  responses.

CCSS RL 8.2 An effective objective summary concisely describes the key points from a text much like an outline written in sentence form that answers the who, what, when, where and why of a written piece. A summary should be about a paragraph in length, free from opinion or editorializing, and written in your own words.
 
In class: Finish reading " An Hour With Abuelo" In your groups decide on a theme or themes for the novel and explain why you chose that theme using text evidence. Create the following chart on pg. 16 in your notebooks and fill out together.
 
 
Grade notebooks the last 10 minutes of class.
 

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Warm up: Which order is best
Go over correct answers
Read " An Hour With Abuelo" as a class and answer questions that will be collected at the end of the class period. 
Homework: Read your SRC book.

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Homework: Organize and complete all missing pages in your notebook for this quarter. Notebook check will be on Monday. Read your SRC book. 
 
Pre- Reading activities for  " An Hour With Abuelo"
1. On page 13 in your notebooks,  answer the following questions with each index card Mrs. Frias puts on the ELMO
 
1. What color?
2. What smell?
3. What emotion/ emotions?
4. What sounds?
5. List objects you visualize when you hear the word/s.
6. What tastes might you associate with the word?
 
Have you ever been to a nursing home to visit someone? If so, describe your visit in a paragraph. If not, write a paragraph imagining what it might be like if you visited. 
 
pg. 14 in notebook Using the answers you wrote from the above questions, create a poem that shows the contrasting words and phrases regarding the positives and negatives of getting older. Be sure to use details that are vivid. Sensory details.  This will be collected at the end of class. If you would like to add color or drawings to the poem when you are finished, please do. 
 
 

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Minimum Day
 Show corrections made on Performance Task pg. 9( Homework from Monday)
Then... Simple, Compound Complex sentences
 
pg. 4 Worksheet on Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences due tomorrow.
 
 
 

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Go to the library book fair. Purchase books if you so desire!

Check homework from last night on pg. 8. Show examples of corrections made by students. 

  pg. 3 worksheet for homework on Fragments and Complete sentences is due tomorrow.

 
 
 

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Homework: Open up your google drive and go to the 8th grade district performance task on pennies. Using your pg. 8 scores from today, find the parts of your essay that you can make better concerning organization, elaboration/ evidence or conventions.  Write down your example from the pennies response, and then make it better underneath the old one. Describe why the old sentence was incorrect and how you made yours better now.  Do this on pg. 9 in your  notebook.
 
Ex: Finding life on other planets would be educational. / WRONG
 
Finding life on other planets could mean new ideas for science, technology and species survival. Scientific discoveries could uncover new medicines, technological advances could make human life on Earth easier, and studying a new way of life may help prolong ours on Earth.  CORRECT
 
Explain: My first choice was simply " telling" the reader something. In the sentences below I actually " showed" the reader what I meant. I added more elaboration. 
 
( TOMORROW OUR CLASSES WILL VISIT THE BOOKFAIR! BRING MONEY FOR YOUR PURCHASES!) 
In class:
Receive District Performance Task Scores
Go through the rubric and what it really means. Take notes.
If your score is a 4 , 4, 2 you do not have homework. 
 

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Homework: Read your SRC book and complete a Somebody Wanted But So entry on pg. 6 in your notebook underneath the homework from Wednesday this week.
Just read 15 minutes and fill out the boxes.
 
Agenda- Any extra credit to share with the class? Drawing from " Catch the Moon" or topic researched?
 
Continue reading " Catch the Moon" pgs. 94-95 and fill out pg. 7 worksheet with your group for Junkyard at the end of the novel. Then decide on the theme of the novel. Go back and  fill out how each setting impacts the theme.
Worksheet is below if you need.
 

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Enriched Assignment for Enriched students only. Choose one of the following to complete by the due date of March 17th.
 

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Check homework from last night on pg. 6 for extra credit points this quarter. Sentence that stood out to them from their reading and why.
 
Check to see if binder reminders were out before the bell without being reminded for a grade.
 
Finish reading " Catch the Moon" and fill out the Setting analysis sheet from yesterday. 
 
Extra credit: Draw or graphically organize the ending scene of " Catch the Moon" and share online or on the elmo tomorrow in class. 
 
 

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Students  take out their binder reminder and write down homework: Read your new SRC book for 15 minutes. Find one phrase or sentence that you especially enjoyed and write it down on pg. 6 in your notebook with the date 3/16. Please put the page number, the quote and why you chose it.
 
Have students write those directions at the top of pg. 6 in their notebook as well. Title it SRC responses.
 
Students should turn to pg. 7 in their notebook and  you will pass out “ Catch The Moon Story Setting Analysis” . As they read today they should consider the Junkyard setting  and answer the Creates Mood, Advances Plot and Develops Character part for Junkyard beginning of story pgs. 80- ?( depends on how far you read in each class)
 
Pass out the novels “ An Island Like You” . Students should read aloud. Please use the roster to call on students to read. If they decline, mark an x in the spot. If they read, put a check.  COLLECT THESE novels  5 minutes before the bell. Students should answer the junkyard setting question for the remainder of class. Below is an explanation of each box:

Creates mood- choose a line from the story and tell the mood it creates.

Advances Plot- How does the junkyard move the story forward?

Develops character- Because of the author’s choice of setting- what attributes do we see in the characters involved? ( Physical and emotional)



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Students will meet in the library per their binder reminder instructions from Monday. Students will test on their SRC novel 2 for this quarter today. Upon completion of the SRC test, they are to complete pg. 2 questions in their notebook from yesterday's class, then check out a new novel to read independently for Quarter 4 Book 1. As a class we will check out An Island Like You by Judith Ortiz.
 
Enriched students should take book 2 test as well, but have until March 17th to turn in their enriched assignment for the quarter as well as test on SRC book 3.

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Here is the student survey.

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Click on the link and answer the questions as you reflect on the Quarter 3 Performance Task. 
 

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All students will be using class time on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week to take the District wide 8th grade English Language Arts Performance Task. Students will read and annotate four articles and then write an argumentative  multi-paragraph essay after choosing one side of the topic. This will be the fourth multi-paragraph essay each student should have written this quarter. The focus should be on analysis and elaboration of evidence. In other words, don't just stop once you find evidence to support your claim in each topic sentence! Keep writing, analyzing and thinking "forward" about each piece of evidence you have found. Use transitional phrases and cite your sources either by author's last name or source number. Students should not work on this assignment from home outside of school hours. If the time stamp shows the assignment  was opened outside of class time, a student may receive no credit.

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Read your Src book for homework. Turn in any late assignments on Google classroom and email me that you have completed them and want me to grade them. Please list the title of the assignment and your English Period.

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Read your Src book for homework. Turn in any late assignments on Google classroom and email me that you have completed them and want me to grade them. Please list the title of the assignment and your English Period.

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 Your group should read your essay aloud on the shared google doc. Grade each section using the outline template you copy pasted onto your google doc. Talk about it and make changes. If someone did not fulfill with their part, you need to make a note of that  by sending me an email.
 Edit the writing today for spelling, capitalization, subject verb agreement, lead ins... are you explaining fully your side and showing the other side as well. Do you seem biased or is your research strongly supported? I highly suggest that someone makes a copy to keep safe that you have renamed something else! Only you should have access... just in case your original gets erased by mistake.

 Make changes discussed in class tonight at home.  Essay is due Friday by midnight. Please make sure I receive the copy titled:

Period _ Newsela

If it is not titled correctly, I will count it as late.

 

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Assign each group member parts to write. 
 
In a 5 person group each person takes a paragraph. Remember that paragraphs need to be 5 sentences or longer now. You should use transitional phrases in every paragraph... even intro and conclusion. Elaborate while writing your analysis.
 
Once parts are assigned, write the section that each of you are responsible for beside your names at the top of your shared google doc. Finish your paragraph today!!!!!Tomorrow is the last day to talk with your groups and edit as a class online.
 

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Today we reviewed the  Works Cited page . Remember to alphabetize. In text citation is based on this MLA citation. Whatever shows up first is what you use! Create a Google Doc and using easy bib or Newsela site, 
create a works cited page on a shared Google Doc with your group names at the top.
Create a text box in which you will put your Essential Question/ Statement from pg. 28 at the top.
 
Next  your group will  decide on an Argumentative thesis based on the essential question/ statement and the articles you have chosen and write it at the bottom of article 3 analysis sheet on pg. 30.
 
Next, decide how you will organize and use the information from the articles. Which article will you plan to have your counterargument pulled from? Is there more than one article you will use? Order your articles from least strong to strongest for your side so that you can plan your 5 paragraph essay. Use the template given here and copy paste it to your shared google doc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Read Article 3 and fill out pg. 29 Article Analysis sheet. Don't worry about MLA citation. We will do that on the computer.Your groups should be choosing evidence together and writing the quotes and paraphrases with intext citation. Choose to use direct quotes in each paragraph, as well as paraphrased info in your lead ins etc.
 
Homework tonight: Finish up all Article analysis sheets for pages 28-30 Articles 1-3.
 

 
 
 

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Read Article 3 and fill out pg. 29 Article Analysis sheet. Don't worry about MLA citation. We will do that on the computer.Your groups should be choosing evidence together and writing the quotes and paraphrases with intext citation. Choose to use direct quotes in each paragraph, as well as paraphrased info in your lead ins etc.
 
Homework tonight: Finish up all Article analysis sheets for pages 28-30 Articles 1-3.

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In class : Read Article 1 and fill out pg. 29 Article Analysis sheet. Don't worry about MLA citation. We will do that on the computer.Your groups should be choosing evidence together and writing the quotes and paraphrases with intext citation. Choose to use direct quotes in each paragraph, as well as paraphrased info in your lead ins etc.
 
Homework: Read Article 2  and fill out pg. 29 Article Analysis sheet. Don't worry about MLA citation. We will do that on the computer.Your groups should be choosing evidence together and writing the quotes and paraphrases with intext citation. Choose to use direct quotes in each paragraph, as well as paraphrased info in your lead ins etc. 

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 Using the two Scope articles from pages 22-23 fill out the worksheets called Scavenger Hunt and Tone. They will go on pages 31 and 32 in your notebooks.

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Homework tonight: Read your SRC book
In class we are reading two debate articles from Scope Magazine on pages 22-23. In groups using whiteboards we will write the negatively connotative words chosen by the author from the first article, and then the positively connotative  words chosen by the author from the second article. Groups will then share and develop a claim for each of the two articles that we will share across the classroom.
 
Move away from writing claims that have the words should or should not. Develop more of a thesis statement style claim that is filled with 8th grade level vocabulary words and adjectives that have connotative meaning.
 
 
 
 

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In class:
With your group, talk about the three articles that were chosen. Do they seem to go together in some way for an argumentative essay?
 
Write the titles and authors and make a claim for each of the articles on pg. 27 in your notebook.
 
Read Article 1 and fill out pg. 28 Article Analysis sheet. Don't worry about MLA citation. We will do that on the computer.
 
Homework: Read your SRC book. Test on March 16th.

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Newsela Text Set for groups.

Groups were assigned.

Choose set- students in group will collaborate on text set to choose from for their group argumentative essay. After a set is chosen, please choose three articles from which you will pull evidence to support your chosen argument/claim.

 
 
 Go to text sets election.

On page 27 in your notebook, write the title of each article and author, then make a claim for each article after having read it as a group.

Article 1 Title and Author and claim
Article 2 Title and Author and claim
Article 3 Title and Author and claim
Thesis: 

Formulate your thesis for your 5 paragraph essay and put it on pg. 27 in your notebook.

Send the first person finished writing down everything in their notebook to a computer to fill out this link for the group. Do not do this from home. Only during class! Thanks.
 
 
 
 

 



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In class, type your essay that was written on notebook pages 22-26. You will type this into Google Classroom. Classroom.google.com

After having read both articles in Scope, choose one of the two claims developed in class the week of February 8th and write a four paragraph argumentative essay. You should have already handwritten it by 2/15 in the evening per homework instructions before the 4 day weekend. You will have Tuesday, 2/16 and Wednesday, 2/17  in class to refine it in Google Classroom before it is due Wednesday at 3:00pm for a grade. ( Your goal is to write more than last time and have smoother transitions between points! Try and use transitions with every piece of evidence and in your analysis sentences and intro and conclusion. )



 
 

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 In Class edit your typed essay to perfection! Check for spelling, capitalization, and sentence structure errors. Trade with a friend and have them read it and find your mistakes.
Turn in your essay by tomorrow.

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Set up table of contents for Notebook 3 Quarter 3
pg. 20 Argumentative Essay Template
pg. 21 the T chart  with two claims from the articles in Scope/ Aliens and Disaster at the Speed of Sound. 3 pieces of evidence under each claim. Use intext citation.
pg. 22
Write a thesis statement based on that claim.
Write a topic sentence based on that claim for body paragraph 1.
Write your counterargument using the two claims written in the T chart from pg. 21
pg. 23 Introductory paragraph
pg. 24 Body 1 paragraph
pg.25 Counterargument paragraph
pg. 26 Conclusion paragraph
pg. 27 Newsela text set choice and 3 articles with title and author/ thesis written
pg. 28 Article 1 claim chart
pg. 29 Article 2 claim chart
pg. 30 Article 3 claim chart
pg. 31 Scavenger Hunt
pg. 32 Tone
 
 
Set up table of contents for Notebook 3 Quarter 3
 
 
Homework: Complete your essay over the long weekend. You only have 10 sentences to write minimally. You wrote three sentences today. A great paper will have more than 13 sentences, as good writers will use transitions and they will most likely have multiple analysis sentences.
 
 

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Test on the parts of an Argumentative Essay. We have been working on this topic upon our return from Winter Break. Students should have already written one three paragraph essay, as well as completed multiple evidence charts for articles. We have also spent the last two weeks editing Counterargument topic sentences, counter evidence, rebuttal statements and working on writing transitional sentences to help with fluidity.  After Quiz:
 

Check Template on pg. 20

Check Text Evidence Worksheet from yesterday in the library. 

Write 3 pieces of evidence under each side on pg. 21

Please use both articles from Scope " Yes, Aliens do Exist" and the paired article about the dangers of Space travel. 

Choose a claim from one of the two articles in Scope. You may use the claim statement and evidence from question 5 for your side. 

 

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SRC test. Dates were given in August and online as well since August. Students should have begun reading during Winter Break. We had a library day to check books out in December for this test.  
 
After SRC test

Finish reading Article Aliens do exist in Scope and disaster at the SPeed of Sound on pgs. 20-21

On pg. 21 T chart

set up left side with:

It is important to continue space exploration.

 

Set up the right side with:

Our country should not continue to explore outer space.

3 points made in either article with intext citation to support both sides.

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Notebook 2 Quarter 3

pg. 13 Somebody Wanted But So with SRC reading

pg. 14 Counterargument topic sentence and counterevidence

pg. 15  3 questions from The Giver Drama

pg.16 T chart for erasing memories

Pg. 17 fragment and sentence worksheets

pg.18 Gum or Ipod counter argument paragraph/ using my template

pg.19 T  chart for classwork either Gum in schools or Ipods in school

 

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pg. 18 You will write a counterargument paragraph based on an article we have read. Take Mandatory PE chart given to you in class. Choose a claim and write a counter evidence topic sentence and a piece of counter evidence/ then a transition into your rebuttal sentence. End with a true analysis sentence.

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pg. 17 Sentence and Fragment worksheet.

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Today is your last day to read, edit and turn in your google doc for a grade. You must email me with your google doc by the end of class today for a full credit grade. Each day late loses 5 points. DO NOT BE LATE ON THIS! This is your third writing piece this quarter. Make it your best and turn it in on time!

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Review pgs. 12-16 in notebook.

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pg. 16 Counter argument paragraph. Have them now write a counter argument topic sentence, counter evidence rebuttal and analysis sentence.

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pg. 14 This will be completed in Google Classroom. We will print in class and put in your notebook. innotebook https://docs.google.com/a/hartdistrict.org/document/d/1e2kHDPg4G0gGRJYbKvG5KVQy4iSiDg1H9KZqMpWGrSM/edit?usp=sharing
 
See my post for this week for directions
 
pg. 15 in notebook This will be completed in Google Classroom We most likely will not have anything to glue in on this page. 

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Somebody Wanted But So Chart filled out based on your SRC book. Pg. 13
 
Read for 15 minutes and create the chart and fill it out based on the reading
Somebody  Wanted   But   So

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Notebook 1 Quarter 3
1. Freewrite about Sports fans going too far 2 points
2. Vocabulary words from the article " Do Sports Fans Go Too Far?" 2 points
3. Vocabulary practice worksheet on " Do Sports Fans Go Too Far?"12 points
4. T chart Yes and No about Sports Fans going too far 2 points
5. Argumentative Essay Outline Template 10 points
6. Transition Word worksheet 2 points
7 and 8 . Argumentative essay printed from Google  with outline still attached. 25 points
9.( 7 sentences minimum) Handwritten Introduction and Body paragraph. Intro has a hook, transition sentence and a thesis statement. Body paragraph has a topic sentence, two pieces of evidence from the article with lead in, direct quote and internal citation, and an analysis sentence that answers" SO WHAT?" about the evidence stated. 
10. ( 4 sentences minimum)Counterargument topic statement. Then one piece of evidence for the counterargument  which is a direct quote...with a lead in and in text citation. 
Next, a  transition word with a rebuttal or refutal sentence that is a third piece of evidence to support your THESIS statement. So this piece of evidence should be your strongest yet to refute the piece of evidence you have in your counterargument. Finally your analysis sentence that answers So What? about your evidence. 
11.( 3 sentences minimum)  Concluding paragraph- Bring  your viewpoint on the topic to a strong ending. You may restate your thesis statement in a different way, write a call to action or think of a bigger picture statement to end. Should be 3 sentences. 
12. Finding Text structure worksheet.
 
 
 
 
 

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Notebook 3 Quarter 2
pg. 24 Vocabulary from Boredom article
pg. 25Connotation Denotation worksheet
pg. 26 Wordle with Positive, negative and neutral highlighting completed
pg. 27 Paragraph from O Henry's " The Gift of the Magi"
pg. 28 Vocabulary wheels with vocabulary words 4 words
pg. 29 Vocabulary wheels with vocabulary words  4 words
pg. 30 Vocabulary wheels with vocabulary words  4 words
pg. 31 Vocabulary wheels with vocabulary words  4 words
pg. 32 Notes on Foreshadowing, Suspense, Figurative Language review
pg. 33 Notes on Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Idiom
pg. 34 Notes on Irony and Allusion
pg. 35 The Gift of the Magi story with annotation
pg.36 Word Change worksheet from wordle and paragraph
pg. 37 Movie comparisons

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SRC NOVEL TEST- All students will take a test on their independently read novel that was assigned on November 17th. Enriched students must test on their third novel this quarter by December 17th to remain in Enriched English.
( If their grade is a C or lower in English, or if their SRC score is not 15/20 or higher, they  will be dropped from Enriched. 

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Notebook 2 Quarter 2
pg. 14 Station 1 with answer from the video on Claim we watched in class
pg. 15 Station 2 with a piece of evidence and lead in with citation.
pg. 16 Warm up: Fix this run on
pg. 17  Wednesday Homework : Edit Benjamin Franklin /
pg. 18 Station 3 with a second piece of evidence and lead in with citation.
pg. 19 Station 4 with an analysis sentence. 
pg. 20 Somebody Wanted But So/ Summary of your SRC reading on Tuesday in class or Tuesdaynight for Homework
pg. 21 Read, Think, Explain
pg. 22 Summarizing
pg.23 explore the text 

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Practice for Performance Task. Please respond in your notebook during Tuesday, December 1st's lesson time.

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Notebook 1 Quarter 2
pg. 1 Vocabulary for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Drama classwork
pg. 2 T chart for appealing and unappealing things from the late 1800s classwork
pg. 3 Vocabulary practice worksheet/ homework
pg. 4 Close reading questions/ classwork
pg. 5 Critical Thinking Questions/ homework
pg. 6 Literary devices and Elements/ classwork
pg. 7 Top 10 notes about the Legend of Sleepy Hollow/ classwork
pg. 8 Sentences and Fragments Warm up
pg. 9 Finding Text Evidence Quiz returned/ classwork
pg. 10 To read next List
pg. 11 Template for Effective paragraph. Practice for Sleepy Hollow writing. 
pg. 12 Quiz on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
 

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 18 points on Google Classroom
Effective Paragraph- Students will answer the question What do you think happened to Ichabod Crane in an effective paragraph. They will use the Scope magazine version of the play " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" to support their answer. See Rubric.

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12 point Test on " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Students must use text evidence in citing their answers. Students must also infer information from quotes given. 

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Quiz on Finding Textual Evidence
This is a 13 point quiz. Students will read the questions and answer accordingly. Then they must justify their choice in a thorough explanation. 
This test can not be redone for more credit. If students would like to raise their grade on this assignment, they will have to take another quiz based on an article they read independently in class. They can do this during Silent Reading time, or during Lunch anytime. 

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Literary Elements and Devices: Work in your group as you read through the questions and answer together. This is in regards to the play we read in class, " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" from Scholastic Scope magazine. You can find the play online at scope.scholastic.com  Student sign in   /  Password: goldrush2

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Critical Thinking questions using the online article found at:Scope.scholastic.com
Click student log in
Password is goldrush2
Use the worksheet given in class to write down textual evidence from the play that answers each question completely. Watch for correct spelling, capitalization and grammar.

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Vocabulary practice worksheet. After today's lesson and work with vocabulary, you should be able to infer which choices to make on tonight's assignment. Please do this on your own. 

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Poster Contest with SRC novel from this quarter featured. Must have a quote that reflects one of the themes from the novel. The novel title must be in the library at SIerra Vista and you must have passed an SRC test on this novel.  The rules can be found at the following link: https://d3jc3ahdjad7x7.cloudfront.net/MWXftW4HrtyWLYBai6yWjez43kv2o7eOWk39MCARHjGoV9qo.pdf

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NARRATIVE GROUP GOOGLE DOC
Each group has spent over two weeks developing four or five different ideas for stories. They will have had plenty of time in class to choose the one story they want to focus on for their group and make their final narrative for a grade. This Thursday, October 8th they will choose the storyline to pursue, copy the link https://docs.google.com/a/hartdistrict.org/document/d/1taBUUMemQOi7DZQ9GE6XIAAR4XNr91nxn3ZDxVgyF4w/edit?usp=sharing below to create a shared google doc, and assign members of the group sections to write for the narrative. Each person will then be responsible for writing their section and adding in the following: Dialogue, sensory language, figurative language etc. to make the story the very best and most fluid it can be. They will have Friday in class, the weekend, and Monday in class to perfect their paragraphs and the overall story. The final narrative is due on Tuesday, October 13th by sharing it with me and emailing me as well. Please title the document Narrative Group _____ Period______ Please see below for Rubric and template to copy for your shared document.

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Destiny Review- We will be SRC testing and writing a review of one of the books you have read this quarter. Please be sure to copy paste your review before you submit it, and put it into the assignment on Google Classrooms. 

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Poster Preparation: Please fill out the following worksheet and turn into your class file by October 9th to receive full credit. 

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If you plan on being in Enriched English, this assignment must be complete and turned in to me by October 7th. Failure to do so by that date means removal from Enriched English and no teacher recommendation for Honors English in high school. DUE DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 7th.

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Notebook 4
pg. 23 MODEL SENTENCE WORKSHEET
pg. 24 Paragraph Planner( done with teacher in class)
pg. 25 Starting off Write worksheet is  homework and is due turned in to the class file on Thursday. We will glue this into pg. 25 when it is returned.
pg. 26 Finding a Voice worksheet
pg. 27 Let your Voice Shine Through worksheet and paragraph should be worked on in class and finished for homework. Turn this into the class file. Due Friday. We will glue this into pg. 27 when it is returned . 
pg. 28 Two Views, Two Voices will be glued in after it is graded Due Friday at the end of class. 
 Pg.29 poster blue print
pg.30 Writing Paragraphs
pg.31 plot line one word story
pg. 32 Pixar Short Films Plot Line
pg. 33 Narrative 1 your name and period with who, what, where and conflict. Descriptive writing of setting
pg. 34 Descriptive writing of characters/ introduce them, give insight describe their appearance/ age etc.
pg. 35 Description of the conflict/ Even more complicated
pg. 36 ideas / bullet points for rising action into Climax (4)
pg. 37 falling action bullet points (2or 3)
pg. 38 resolution bullet points (1 or 2)

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We will watch both short films in class and chart out the plot line for each .
 
Exposition-
Conflict-
Rising Action-
Climax-
Falling Action-
Resolution-

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Let Your Voice Shine Through- This will be completed in class on Thursday. 

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Two Views, Two Voices- This will be worked on in class after being explained by the teacher and modeled. You will turn this in before you leave. 

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Starting Off Write- This worksheet  will be started in class on Wednesday, but should be finished for homework and is due on Thursday at the beginning of class. 

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Paragraph Planner- You will choose a topic as a class. The teacher will walk you through this worksheet . You will then write a paragraph on the back,  based on the worksheet you finished. Turn this into you class period file by the printer to be graded. 

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Notebook 3
pg. 14 Theme for "Bad Influence" with Plot line terms
pg. 15 SRC Connotation and Denotation words from your novel
pg. 16 Character Analysis for "Arturo's flight".
pg. 17 5 annotations for "Arturo's flight"
pg. 18 packet of warm ups/ point of view etc. 
pg. 19 Character Analysis for "Beauty Lessons" Jennifer Lopez
pg. 20 Homework 9/14 Summary of SRC reading
pg. 21 4 annotations from "Beauty Lessons" pgs. 64-69
pg. 22Character Analysis of Aunt Modesta from "Beauty Lessons" Group 1 in each class will look for Information for Sandra instead pgs. 70-79
 
 

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TEST ON CITATION
You will be given a sentence to cite correctly. I will ask you to leave out words in the beginning , the middle and the ending.
Example:  The novel is Stranded by Jeff Probst
Jane stood on the rocks next to the Lucky Star, holding her camera out in front of her.
1. Only use Jane stood and cite it correctly.
Answer: "Jane stood..."(Probst 101).
2. Only use Jane stood next to the Lucky Star.
Answer: " Jane stood...next to the Lucky Star..."(101).
3. Only use holding her camera out in front of her.
Answer: "...holding her camera out in front of her"(101).
Remember that you only put the author's name the very first time you cite in a paper. Afterwards only write the pg. number for the citation.

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As your group reads " Arturo's Flight" from An Island Like You,by Judith Ortiz Cofer, fill out the questions on your shared Google document. Please read the directions precisely, as this is considered in your grade. Open this document and have one person  make a copy for your group in Google Docs and share the document with everyone in your group. You will all be typing on the same document, so remember to always make a copy when you finish your work, just in case one of your friends accidentally deletes it!  WE will work on this in class on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.  
 

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Notebook 2 Due 9/4 Friday

pg. 8 SRC SUmmary Paragraph from 8/24 and  Close Reading for Sensory Language, Figurative Language and Imagery Glue the second paper in so that you can still see your paragraph from homework. 

pg.  9 project for Bad Influence

pg. 10 Journal Entry- What in Rita’s life am I able to connect with?

pg. 11 At least 3  Annotations citing textual evidence and pg. numberWriting response Words that jumped out, made you laugh, etc. Annotation bookmark
pg.12 Writing Response “Grandfather’s work”
pg.13At least  6  annotations for pgs. 20-38 of Bad Influence
 

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Your Notebook 1 is due on Friday, August 28th..  Please have the following in order, completed and titled.
pg. 1 To Read Next List ( you need 2 titles)
pg. 2 Getting to Know You Answers
pg. 3 Social Contract Transcript
pg. 4 Technology Contract
pg. 5 Ungame Responses
pg. 6 Syllabus
pg. 7 Quote " Look for the best part in each person that you meet" response
 

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Be sure to read this weekend for 10-15 minutes. I will be checking to see if you have an SRC novel on you this Monday in class. It will be a grade. I have given you plenty of time to check out a book from the library or to borrow one of my personal books that I buy especially for my students yearly. I am excited to share my novels with you and encourage you as you develop into readers who are ready for highschool and beyond!

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Students responded to the following questions after working in groups. 

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Make sure to have your syllabus signed. There is a copy uploaded in this class.