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JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: David Bowie's "Let's Dance" and Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust"] 

AGENDA: 
1. Journal
2. Observations on Week 1/feedback on journals, assignments, and overall performance so far
4. Vocabulary and grammar
5. Literature Analysis Requirement
5. Poetry 
6. "The Right to Your Opinion" follow-up & implications

HOMEWORK:
1. If you haven't created a course blog and emailed it to me yet...DO IT. 
On your blogs, post the video with link to your six word memoir as well as a write up explaining the thought process of creating your six words and an in-depth explanation of how those six words represent your life, beliefs, philosophy, etc.. Entitle the post: My six words

Happy Friday!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. CFA Review-Kahoot

2. Time to work on essays

*Please take home your 3D LOTF maps today*

REMEMBER: Your final essays are due next week. 

Period 2: JUNE 10th

Period 3: JUNE 8th

No late essays accepted. The INSTRUCTIONS for the essay and items needed for submission are located in Course Docs. Read them before panicking.

If you have questions over the weekend, please contact me at the following email address:

ksewell@mail.brandman.edu

Good morning!

Here is the agenda for today:

-Work on your essays!!!!

-Now that you have your fourth source, you can update your works cited

USE YOUR TIME WISELY

Good morning!

Here is the agenda for today:

-You have the next two full class periods to begin working on your essays!!

Remember: your final draft will be due JUNE 8 (Period 3) and JUNE 10 (Period 2)

USE YOUR TIME WISELY!!

Good morning Honor's students!

Please take out your tablets and log on.

Here is the agenda for today:

-Research for fourth source for your essay.

Guidelines:

1. Do not pick the first source you come across, explore your options

2. No, I do not care what you say, Wikipedia is not a valid research base for supporting arguments. 

3. It might be useful to research interviews with Golding, psychological perspectives on Human Nature/research studies, or even read more in depth on the perspectives of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau.

4. I found three articles that might be of interest to you:

-The Independent: Lord of the Flies is still a blueprint for savagery
-The Stanford Prison Experiment
-William Golding's Lord of the Flies: Man's Capacity for Evil (Teen Ink)

Once you have found a source, READ THROUGH IT. Then fill in your organizer with supporting evidence from that article.

If you finish that you have two options (none of which include sitting on your phone/tablet doing useless things):

-Fill out the organizer with support from the novel
-Start working on tonight's homework

HW: Tonight, I would like you to write a rough draft of your thesis statement. This means you have to decide what position you are going to take on human nature.

Remember, a thesis does not use personal pronouns and it is specific- outline the reasons you are going to support with evidence in your essay.

Write it on the essay packet using one of the outlines provided.

Heads up: tomorrow you will be working on your rough drafts!

Good morning! 8 DAYS LEFT!!!

Turn in your works cited to the basket and turn on your tablets.

Here is the agenda for today:

-Read article #2/complete organizer
-decide on position

HW: Tonight, complete the organizer for LOTF by finding supporting evidence in the novel. Remember, you might want to consult your theme worksheets!

TGIF charming English students!

Please take out your tablets and go to the class blog home page.

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Discuss Ch.12 journals

2. Weekend assignment/essay packet

3. Read/analyze article #1, fill out organizer

HW: Using the three sources you already have, please format a rough draft Works Cited page (you will add your fourth source before final submission).

Typed and printed, DUE MONDAY (email it to me if you have printer issues)

Good morning English tribe!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. FINISH LORD OF THE FLIES



HW: Please post your final journal (for Chapter 12) to your blogs by tomorrow, we will discuss responses to the end of the novel in class. Journal prompt is located under Course Docs>LOTF>Journal prompts


REMINDER: LOTF symbol tracking, civilized/uncivilized charts, and LOTF vocabulary is all due TOMORROW. Please make sure all of these items are complete, staple them together in this order:

-Journals, vocabulary, symbol tracking, and your civilized/uncivilized chart-

For every day it is late, you will lose five points off your grade. This will include weekend days. 

Hello Honor's English students!

I am sorry that I could not be here today... a friendly reminder to use your tablets appropriately and GET YOUR WORK DONE


-Once you have completed your assigned reading for LOTF Ch.11, please respond to the following questions on your individual blogs! Whatever you do not finish in class becomes homework!!

Questions:

1. What does Ralph's group decide they must do?
2. In what ways are the twins "seeing Ralph for the first time" before going to Castle Rock?
3. Why is the boy's attempt to get back Piggy's specs and get the other boys to maintain a signal fire bound to fail?
4. Why do you think Roger pushes the rock off the cliff?
5. How is the destruction of the conch symbolically significant?
6. For most of the boys, what are the reasons they want a chief? What does a chief do for them?
7. Come up with two ORIGINAL questions you would ask Jack if you could.
8. In a minimum of two solid paragraphs, write a diary entry on the state of the island and the boys at this point in the book.

REMINDER: bring blankets and pillows tomorrow for our "read in" day.

Good morning! 

Please take out your tablets and go to the blog home page.

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Citation Warm up


http://padlet.com/wall/tiy495kjcqzy

2. Review Chapter 10 questions (please go to your individual blogs and pull up your responses)

3. Ch. 8-10 Review.....go to Kahoot It website!


HW: Please respond to the Chapter 10 journal for LOTF


REMINDERS:

- ALL LOTF journals, vocabulary, and symbol tracking are DUE FRIDAY
-I will be out tomorrow, bring your tablets and check the class blogs for tomorrow's plan/activities
- THURSDAY..read in day?

Hello Honor's students!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: follow the link below and respond to the following questions-

Write your reaction to the death of Simon. How did it make you feel? Who is most to blame? Why didn't Ralph try to stop it?

*Directions: double click on the wall to add your post it, include your name on your response*

http://padlet.com/wall/ab27kcrd1ann

2. Chapter 10- the shell and the glasses (you will need your symbol tracking sheets for this and your tablets) 

Directions: working in partners, you will read the first half of Lord of the Flies, Chapter 10 (6 pages). Preview the Common Core questions (located in Course Docs>Lord of the Flies> Ch.10 questions). Read the chapter together.

You may start answering the questions as you read, POST TO YOUR BLOGS. Follow the directions  carefully-cite evidence and answer thoroughly.



HW: Finish Ch. 10 and the corresponding questions over the weekend. I will check your blogs TUESDAY.

Good morning!

Please take out your tablets and fire them up

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Tablet Check/Reset/Microsoft Accounts

-TONIGHT: DOWNLOAD OFFICE 2013 TO YOUR TABLETS.

2. Warm up: text citations

Using your tablets go to the following link:

http://padlet.com/wall/8jwiqnkb79mt

You will be writing the correct in-text citations on a post it.

3. LOTF Chapter 9- A View to a Death

HW: Complete the Who's to Blame worksheet/pie chart tonight for homework. Located in Course Docs>LOTF.

DUE TOMORROW

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!!!!

Here is the agenda:

1. Turn in theme HW

2. Tablets/set up

HW: Use your tablets to look up the definitions for Chapters 9 and 10 for LOTF

I would encourage you to play around with your tablet tonight, do your settings, READ THE PAMPHLET and remember to TURN IT OFF AND CHARGE IT ALL NIGHT!!!

Happy Minimum Monday!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: Chapter 8 Journal

2. Independent Work Time

-Missing assignments
-Theme worksheet
-Symbol Tracking
-LOTF vocabulary

REMINDER: BRING PERMISSION SLIPS AND ID CARDS FOR TABLETS TOMORROW!!

Happy Friday!!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Finish Chapter 8

2. Cookie Island Activity

HW: Theme/Quote analysis worksheet DUE 5/19!!


Planning ahead: since I will not see all of you Monday, make sure you complete the Chapter 8 journal and catch up on your symbol tracking sheet (pig's head) and the civilized/uncivilized chart. Remember, you are turning all of those items in at the end of the novel. 

Good morning Honor's students!

Please submit your MLA papers to the basket.

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: In-text citations

2. Read Chapter 8!!

HW: Chapter 8 vocabulary and most importantly....REST UP for tomorrow!

Good morning!

Please place your HLR responses in the basket BEFORE THE BELL.

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm Up: Chapter 7 Journal


2. MLA Formatting and Citations


HW: Tonight on your own computer, you will practice formatting a paper according to MLA. You only need to print TWO pages of the mock essay. Remember, you need to format:

-the heading (name, date, class, etc)
-the header and page number
-margins
-correct spacing
-include a title

DUE: Wednesday

Good morning!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: Chapter 6 Journal

2. Read Chapter 7 LOTF

3. Quotes Analysis


HW: Complete the HLR half page quick write, chapter 7 vocabulary

DUE TUESDAY

TGIF!!!!!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Finish Chapter 6/Discuss

2. Pop Quiz!

HW: Complete the Chapter 6 review questions
DUE MONDAY

Good morning! 

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: Civilized and Uncivilized chart

2. Symbolism Posters

Period 2: Six groups of four and ONE group of three

Period 3: Nine groups of four


HW: Chapter 6 vocabulary

READ THE FIRST 7 PAGES OF CHAPTER  6!!

Quiz Make ups: Sienna, Luis C, and Lizeth

Happy Hump Day!!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: Chapter 5 Journal

2. Review Maslow worksheet and submit

3. Chapter 5 questions/small group discussion

HW: Complete Chapter 5 vocabulary....make sure you are staying on top of your symbols chart. We will be doing an activity with that tomorrow!

Good morning Honors English students!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: review 'Painted Faces/Long Hair' worksheet/submit

2. Maslow's Hierarchy

3. Start Chapter 5

HW: Finish chapter 5, complete the vocabulary for that chapter

NOTES:

-Ptask missing packets
-LOTF quiz make ups

Good morning and happy minimum Monday!

Please turn in your setting maps before the bell!!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: Post Chapter 4 Journal

2. Painted Faces and Long Hair worksheet

3. Pass back papers/quizzes

-Your quiz grades will be entered into AERIES once all make up quizzes are complete!

HW: Finish the chapter 4 worksheet OR get a head start on your Ch.5  vocabulary

Happy Friday Honors students!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. LOTF Chapter 4 title discussion

2. LOTF Ch. 1-3 Quiz

-When you are done with your quiz, turn it into the basket with your name on it. You may work on your SETTING MAP once you are finished.

DUE: Monday

Good morning Honors English students!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: LOTF Journal #7

2. Introduce Essay Prompt

3. Start Chapter 4

HW: 

-Finish LOTF Chapter 4
-Chapter 4 Review Questions (DUE FRIDAY)
-Review Chapters 1-3 vocabulary for the quiz tomorrow!

Good morning Honors English!

Thank you for a good sub report yesterday :)

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: Chapter 3 Journal

2. Chapter 3- Discussion and Setting

3. Setting Map Assignment

HW: Ch. 4 vocabulary, work on your setting maps. DUE MONDAY

Reminder: there is a quiz on LOTF Chs 1-3 FRIDAY.

Good morning!

Hope you all had a great weekend. Submit your Chapter 2 questions for LOTF to the basket.

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: LOTF Journal #2

2. Start Chapter 3

3. Class Visit RE: testing


HW: Finish LOTF chapter 3 and complete the vocabulary.

-Remember to stay on top of your symbol tracking sheet!!


NOTES:

-Grades will be finalized today. See me at BREAK OR LUNCH with questions/concerns. Performance Tasks are still being graded, I appreciate your patience.

-LOTF Chapters 1-3 quiz FRIDAY

-There will be a sub tomorrow, you will be completing the "Life of Pi" Listening Task. 

Happy Friday!

1. Finish Chapter 2!

2. Innocent Beginnings Chart

HW: 

-Complete Chapter 3 vocabulary
-Chapter 2 review questions (Located in Course Docs)

Good morning!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Journal #3: The "Fair" Boy

2. Chapter 1 Review/Discussion

3. Start Chapter 2-Fire on the Mountain



HW: 

-Complete Chapter 2 vocabulary
-Respond to the Chapter 1 review questions (Located in Course Docs>LOTF> Chapter Review Questions)
                         Write in complete sentences on a separate piece of paper

DUE: FRIDAY

Good morning! 

Please submit your Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau homework to the basket.

Here is the agenda:

1. LOTF #3: what if?

2. Begin LOTF Chapter 1


HW: Finish reading Chapter 1 and complete the vocabulary!

Good morning!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Review pre-reading questions and submit
2. LOTF Journal #2: What is your political affiliation at this point in your life? Explain why you feel this way. 
3. Notes: Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau


HW: Complete the Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau summary and response questions

DUE WEDNESDAY

Good morning! Hope you all had a great weekend. Today is a minimum day.

Here is the agenda:


1. Review "Abandoned" worksheet

2.  LOTF Journal #1:

Do you believe that an individual can be both good and evil? Why/why not? Make a list of your good and evil character traits.

3. Brainstorm: defining good and evil


HW: Respond to LOTF preview questions (located in Course Docs>LOTF folder)

DUE TUESDAY

Good morning and Happy Friday!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Lord of the Flies- Background PowerPoint and Notes

2. Abandoned Activity

HW: Finish the Abandoned worksheet over the weekend. DUE MONDAY.

Reminder: Monday is a minimum day!!

Welcome and Happy Thursday!!

Please turn in your literary analysis projects at the start of the period.

Here is today's agenda:

1. Warm up: review survival test and answers
2. Four Corners: Dystopian Literature
3. Dystopia: room for debate discussion and questions

-Distribute missing assignments list-

Good morning!! 

Here is the agenda for today:


1. Warm up: 

-What elements do you need to create a society?
-How much time should people donate to work as opposed to having fun? Why?
-What are the best ways to hold people accountable for their actions?


2. BBC- Lord of the Flies- Video

-Take out a separate sheet of paper, find a partner
-While watching the video, you and your partner need to take notes on all the things that may have inspired Golding to write this novel
-Write ANY questions you may have

3. Discussion/Chart paper brainstorm


HW:

1. Print the article located under "DYSTOPIA LINK" in Course Documents. You need to have it in class tomorrow
2. Complete the "Survival Test" located in Course Documents. Hold on to it on Thursday, we will go over your results then

LITERARY ANALYSIS PROJECTS/DATA SHEETS DUE THURSDAY!

Good morning and welcome back!!! I hope you all had a great spring break!!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Warm Up: if you were going to be abandoned on an island, I want you to think about what skills/items would be necessary for your survival. Respond to the following questions thoughtfully.

1. Prioritize and explain the top five items on your "must have" packing list.

2. What kind of preparation could be done beforehand to insure a positive outcome?

3. Who would be a good resource person for some good, common sense training?

4. Compare and contrast wilderness "reality t.v. shows" with a real-life experience?

5. How could one's personal and professional life benefit from this kind of an experience. 

2. Complete Anticipation Guide

3. Library for books

PERIOD 3: Your graded Editorials are on the spare desk. Please grab them as you leave. 

Reminders: Literary Analysis Projects AND Major Works sheets are due THURSDAY!!!

The week ahead:

-This week we will be jumping into Lord of the Flies!

-I have not graded your Performance Tasks

-Your grades will be updated and posted this week :)

HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!!!

-Bring your ID cards the Monday we come back so we can check out LOTF

-Literary Analysis projects for Life of Pi due APRIL 16!!!

Good morning Honors students!!

Here is today's agenda:


Finish the Performance Task essay!!

If you do not finish today, please come back at break and/or lunch to finish.

Reminder: tomorrow is the last day to submit any literary analysis re-dos. 

Good morning! I hope you all had a great weekend. THREE MORE DAYS UNTIL SPRING BREAK!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Performance Task! Turn off your cell phones and put them in your backpacks. 

You may have the following on your desk:

-pencil/pen
-binder paper
-organizer/outline


( I will pass out the packets with the articles. You MAY NOT use the ones I gave you)

PROMPT: Should your school participate in the national "Shut Down Your Screen Week?" Be sure to use EVIDENCE from the texts, as well as your own knowledge to develop and support your thinking.


Note: We will review your literary analysis assignment on Wednesday!!

Good morning and Happy Friday!! You're almost to Spring Break!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Review thesis prep page
2. Work on Argumentative Support page ( find TWO pieces of supporting evidence for your three reasons)

HW: Complete the argumentative outline over the weekend!! It will help you with the Performance Task, that will be what we work on Monday and Tuesday in class.

HOLD ON TO YOUR PACKETS/ORGANIZERS/ARTICLES...you will use them for the essay and turn them in with your final copy.

Reminders: 

-Literary Analysis re-dos are due next Wednesday, no exceptions
-Your DATA SHEETS will not be due 3/31...we will talk about this Monday

Happy Hump Day Honors students!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Journal: How do you feel as though technology has changed your relationships with other people? Do you consider your interpersonal connection better or worse with the innovations of texting, Twitter, Facebook, and the like? Be specific!!

2. Pass out essay prep packets/review thesis prep directions

3. SDS Text #3- "Attached to Technology and Paying a Price"

-This text lists a lot of negatives associated with technology, meaning it gives supporting reasons why WE SHOULD participate in Shut Down the Screen week (PRO SIDE OF ORGANIZER). HOWEVER, the author does list one "positive" of technology (CON SIDE OF ORGANIZER)

HW: If you do not finish reading the article and completing the organizer in class, do so for HW and I will check it Friday. 

ALSO: decide tonight what stance you are going to take-to participate or not participate in SDS week? You will be formulating your thesis in class tomorrow so be prepared!!

-Completing this organizer will count for classwork/participation points and will help you A LOT with your in class essay.