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Tuesday 08/28/2012

Plan for the day: Go over turnitin.com Discuss “Letter To Me” assignment Ms. Clendenin. Remember: Supplies and signature sheet DUE Friday! Letter To Me DUE Friday (both hard copy and on turnitin.com). Tuesday 08/28/2012. Plan for the day: Grab a blue book Read “Everyday Use” pg. 50

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Tuesday 08/28/2012

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  1. Plan for the day: Go over turnitin.com Discuss “Letter To Me” assignment Ms. Clendenin Remember: Supplies and signature sheet DUE Friday! Letter To Me DUE Friday (both hard copy and on turnitin.com) Tuesday 08/28/2012

  2. Plan for the day: Grab a blue book Read “Everyday Use” pg. 50 Complete CFA Remember: Supplies and signature sheet DUE Friday! Letter To Me DUE Friday (both hard copy and on turnitin.com) Wednesday 08/29/2012

  3. Plan for the day: Journal Notes on Plot Structure and conflict Remember: Supplies and signature sheet DUE Friday! Letter To Me DUE tomorrow! (both hard copy and on turnitin.com) Thursday 08/30/2012

  4. Journal 8/30/2012 • Listen to the song. What is something about our world that you wish you could change? Do you think this change will ever come about? If so when or how? 6-8 sentences. • Please remember to be respectful. You don’t have to agree with everyone but you have to value their right to an opinion.

  5. Plan for the day: Conflict Activity “The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant” vocab Remember: Vocab check on Tuesday! Letter To Me DUE (both hard copy and on turnitin.com) FRIDAY! 08/31/2012

  6. denizens pensive dubious antipathy filial surreptitiously conspicuous concussion luminous quizzical “BRSM” Vocabulary- complete in notecard format pg. 30

  7. Note card format Definition- book or dictionary (part of speech) Sentence from the text WORD Picture/ Graphic Representation Synonym

  8. Plan for the day: Check vocab “Pushing Daisies” clip Begin reading BRSM pg. 31 Remember: Picture Day Thursday! Vocab Quiz on Friday! Tuesday 09/04/2012

  9. Definitions • Denizens: inhabitants; resident, dweller • Pensive: Reflective, contemplative, meditative • Dubious: uncertain, questionable • Antipathy: dislike; hatred • Filial: (adj) of or relating to parent (son/ daughter) • Surreptitiously: secretly, sneakily, slyly • Conspicuous: obvious or noticeable • Concussion: a hard blow or collision • Luminous: glowing, shining, brilliant • Quizzical: puzzled, perplexed

  10. Plan for the day: Journal Finish reading BRSM pg. 31 Complete plot chart Remember: Picture Day Thursday! Vocab Quiz on Friday! Wednesday 09/05/2012

  11. Journal 09/05/2012 • Think back to some time when you had to give up one thing for something else. • Write down what happened. • Did you make the right choice? • Do you have any regrets? • 6-8 sentences

  12. Plan for the day: Picture day…strike a really cheesy pose. Word Wall Activity Create cause and effect chart off BSRM Remember: Vocab and Plot Terms quiz on Friday! Thursday 09/06/2012

  13. Word Wall Activity Create a “tweet” (no more than 140 characters) using 3 terms from the word wall. Your tweet should reflect something you learned from The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant. Remember to include 3 words from the wall.

  14. Setting Imagery Tone Mood Characterization External Conflict Internal Conflict Cause/ Effect Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution Plot Protagonist Antagonist Word Wall Words

  15. Cause and Effect Make a cause and effect chart of the main events in the short story (use the back of your plot chart).

  16. Plan for the day: Vocab and plot terms quiz You have 10 minutes to study your vocab and notes Music Journal Remember: Have a great weekend! FRIDAY! 09/07/2012

  17. Journal 9/7/2012 • Listen to the song. • How does the song relate to the story “The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant”? • Who made the right choice the singer or the narrator?

  18. Plan for the day: Review for BRSM/ Plot test Vocab for HB Remember: BSRM/ Plot Structure TEST Tuesday! Monday 09/10/2012

  19. Harrison Bergeron Vocab (Due 9/12) Word Part of Speech (n.) Definition 2 synonyms Consternation Cower Wince Transmitter Birdshot Vigilance Handicap Hindrance Synchronize Neutralize

  20. Plan for the day: BRSM/ Plot TEST! Clear EVERYTHING off your desk except for a pen and lit book. Remember: HB vocab due tomorrow! Tuesday 09/11/2012

  21. Plan for the day: Journal Read Harrison Bergeron pg. 38 Remember: HB vocab due tomorrow! Wednesday 09/12/2012

  22. Journal 9/12/2012 • Should everyone be COMPLETELY the same? • Explain what both positive and negative effects would be if everyone is the same in everything. • Has this idea ever been tried? • 6-8 sentences

  23. Would you rather? To achieve equality we must have a baseline. In the next slides the WHOLE CLASS must agree on choice A or B.

  24. A B

  25. A B

  26. A B

  27. A B

  28. A B Pop! Rap/ Hip hop

  29. Plan for the day: Check Vocab Make plot chart for HB Remember: Don’t be annoying. Thursday 09/13/2012

  30. HB Vocab • Consternation (n.) – confused amazement or fear • Cower (v.) – to crouch down in fear • Wince (v.) – to shrink or flinch involuntarily, especially in pain • Transmitter (n.) – an electronic device for broadcasting radio signals • Birdshot (n.) – tiny lead pellets made to be loaded in shotgun shells • Vigilance (n.) – alert attention; watchfulness • Handicap (n.) – an advantage or disadvantage that makes the playing field level • Hindrance (n.) – something that impedes or stops • Synchronize (v.) – to match the timing of • Neutralize (v.) – to counteract or cancel the effect of

  31. Plan for the day: Journal Discuss controversy Begin discussing research topics Remember: Study for your vocab quiz on Monday! Consider your research topics FRIDAY! 09/14/2012

  32. Plan for the day: Pick research topics Article Assignment Discuss plan for Library Remember: Vocab Quiz on Friday!! Monday 09/17/2012

  33. Plan for the day: Journal Go over Research Process Sheet Discuss topic and argument Begin highlighting articles Remember: Vocab Quiz on Friday!! Highlighted articles DUE FRIDAY! Thursday 09/20/2012

  34. Journal 9/20/2012 • Answer the questions below. • Should gay people be allowed to marry? • Should guns be banned in the US? • Should abortion be legal? • Should only evolution be taught in schools? • Do you consider yourself a democrat or republican? Explain your answer.

  35. FRIDAY! 09/21/2012 Plan for the day: Take vocab quiz Pick up portfolios Discuss thesis Highlighted articles and thesis statement DUE @ EOP! Remember: If you don’t have all your articles you need to get them over the weekend!

  36. Monday 09/20/2012 Plan for the day: Get out 2 sheets of paper. Hand out PSAT stuff Turn in Research folder with highlighting and thesis Pre-write timed writing Remember: Retest tutorial 6:45 am (Wed.) Retest 6:45 am (Thurs.) If you missed the quiz you need to make it up!

  37. Tuesday 09/25/2012 Plan for the day: Handout prewriting Write final draft of expository essay. Vocab Remember: Retest tutorial 6:45 am (Wed.) Retest 6:45 am (Thurs.) If you missed the quiz you need to make it up!

  38. Wednesday 09/26/2012 Plan for the day: Journal Read “There Will Come Soft Rains” Work on TWCSR handout Remember: Retest 6:45 am (Thurs.) Assignments to be made up: HB Vocab quiz Timed write

  39. Journal 9/26/2012 • What do you think is the most important piece of technology we possess today? • Do you consider yourself “dependent” on technology? If so, how? • Do you think technology is taking over? • Please answer all the questions and explain your responses. • 6-8 sentences

  40. Journal 9/27/2012 • Watch the video. • How do you think the world will end? (Feel free to be creative!) • If you knew the world was ending tomorrow and you had time to do 3 things what would they be and why?

  41. Vocabulary Silhouette (n.) – an outline that appears dark against a light background Paranoia (n.) – an irrational fear of danger or misfortune Manipulate (v.) – to move, operate, or handle Tremulous (adj.) – trembling, unsteady Oblivious (adj.) – paying no attention; unaware Sublime (adj.) – supreme, splendid Dart (v.) – to move swiftly or suddenly Quiver (v.) – to shake with slight but rapid motion; tremble Cellar (n.) – an underground room or story (usually used as storage) Fragment (n.) – a piece of something that is broken off or detached

  42. FRIDAY! 09/28/2012 Plan for the day: Finish Literary Journal! Remember: Vocab Quiz Monday!

  43. Monday 10/1/2012 Plan for the day: Vocab quiz Review for test Harrison Burgeon questions Read “The Bet” Finish Lit terms journals Remember: Short Story Test tomorrow!

  44. For your test: • Look over the short story “Harrison Bergeron” • Look over the short story and handout “There Will Come Soft Rains” • Study your plot notes • “The Bet” short story is on my website. • You can access the online textbook my.hrw.com

  45. Tuesday 10/2/2012 Plan for the day: Short Story Test Grab a scantron Remember: Notecard sheets DUE FRIDAY!

  46. Wednesday 10/3/2012 Plan for the day: Post Assessment Vocabulary Assignment Remember: Vocab due tomorrow Notecard sheets DUE FRIDAY!

  47. Thursday 10/4/2012 Plan for the day: Journal Turn in vocab Go over note and bib card set up Work on notecard Remember: Notecard sheets DUE FRIDAY!

  48. Journal 10/4/12 • LiMuZoo • If you were forced to spend the rest of your life in either a library, a museum, or a zoo; which would you choose and why? • 6-8 sentences

  49. FRIDAY! 10/5/2012 Plan for the day: Finish notecards DO IT! Remember: Notecard sheets DUE EOP!!!

  50. Monday 10/8/2012 Plan for the day: Hand back/ go over vocab Check Note and Bib cards Begin intro Remember: Intro paragraph DUE TUESDAY! Vocab quiz Friday!

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