Fantastic Friday!

Good morning English students! Please turn in your printed editorials to your period's basket.

HEADLINES: Today on the news, it was announced that the NFL will no longer use Roman Numerals to identify what year of Super Bowl it is. This is because people "don't know how to read the numerals and it gets confusing."

A note on registration:

-Periods 2 and 3: we will be going to register with your counselors next Tuesday, Feb.3

BECAUSE OF THIS THE LATIN ROOTS QUIZ WILL BE MOVED TO WEDNESDAY FEB.4!!!


Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm Up: 

Period 2: Imagery #4....Cross out yesterday's imagery warm up! We will do one today that will replace it :)


Period 3: without looking at your notes, list the five nonfiction text structures and define them

2. Finish Text Structures activity

HW:

-If you have not viewed the text structures Prezi and taken notes, do so over the weekend.

-People that are still working on editorials: have them turned into the blog by MONDAY.

-Study for your Latin Roots Quiz and work on your collages!

The computer has returned!

Good morning!!

As you come in, go to the group table that matches the number you pulled out of the bag.

Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up: Imagery #5
2. Text Structures Activity

Reminders: 

-Collage: make sure you include the nine text features on your collage, label them AND include the definition for each. DUE 2/6/15

-Latin Roots #8: remember, the correct worksheet is labeled Latin Roots #8 Due 2/3/15.

HW: Print a copy of your editorial and bring Friday, email to me if you cannot print!!


PERIOD 2 ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:

You will need your notes on text structures from last night!

Each of the groups will make a poster for the five text structures.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. EVERY group member must contribute to the poster.
2. Make them colorful and neat!

Instructions- each poster needs to have the following:

1. The name of the text structure type
2. The definition
3. Signal words and clues for that text structure type
4. A visual (use the graphic organizers on your desk, I NEED THESE FOR THIRD PERIOD)
5. An example paragraph demonstrating that text structure type.

Become experts on your structure, you will present your posters to your classmates!

PERIOD 3 ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:

You will need your text structure notes from last night!

Each table has a different text structure passage and organizer.

Send one person up to grab one piece of chart paper.

Group Six: you will make a poster listing the types of text structures and their definitions!

Instructions:

First, read your passage together as a group.
Then, each of you will make a chart with the following components-every person in the group must contribute to the poster!

1. Identify what text structure type is used in your passage (double check with Ms. Sewell)
2. Summarize the passage in your own words.
3. List the signal words and clues for that passage that helped you identify the text structure
4. Draw the graphic organizer for your passage on your chart and fill it out
5. Create your own example paragraph using your assigned text structure type.

-Become experts on your passages and text structures-you will share them with the class!!

Tuesday

Goooooodddd morning!!

Here is what we have for today:

1. Warm up: Brainstorm!

2. Review Collage Instructions

3. Text Features Prezi and Notes

4. Text Features Scavenger Hunt

HW: Text Features Collage OR Flip Chart

         DUE: NEXT FRIDAY, 2/6/15

See me after class:

Period 2: Sergio, Felipe

MONDAY!

Good morning all, hope you had a great weekend!

Here is what we have for today:

1. Warm up- Please read the following quote:

          "Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed citizenry."

-Scott Turow

-How did you interpret this quote? What do you think it means? Why is a well-informed society important? Be prepared to share!

2. Intro. Gallery Walk and Post its

3. Post-It Posters

4. Discussion: what did you learn about knowledge and ignorance? What examples did you share?

5. Exit Post It

HW: Please write a one paragraph blog post on knowledge-how do you define it? How do you go about gaining knowledge outside school? Why is continuous acquisition of knowledge important?

DUE: Tonight @ Midnight!

FRIDAY!!

Good morning and Happy Friday!

Today, we have had a slight change of plans (only for second period)

1. Guest Presentation
2. Warm up- respond to the following prompt in your notebook

The Childhood Closet

Think back to the closet of your youth, and write a response about what was inside. Let the contents of the closet become a metaphor for who you were as a child, who you might have wished to be, and who you have become.

3. Opinion Article Activity

HW: Op-Ed piece, DUE: Sunday at MIDNIGHT to your blogs :)

Good morning!

I was happy to receive a good sub report....despite the apparent confusion yesterday ;)

Here is what we have for today:

1. Warm Up: Imagery #2
2. Discuss Ethos, Logos, Pathos PPT (hopefully we did our HW...)
3. Opinion Article Activity

HW: Over the weekend, I want you to write your own opinion piece/editorial on any topic of your choosing. Think of something you have strong opinions about, and write about it. Why do you think that? What is your reasoning? Attempt to appeal to your reader's emotions and reasoning.

There is no right or wrong response, this is just practice. EXPRESS YOUR OPINIONS!


Examples: 

-Do schools give students enough chances to be creative?
-Should what you say on Facebook be grounds for getting fired?
-How would you feel about a computer writing your essays?
-Do TV shows like '16 and pregnant' promote or discourage teen pregnancy?

There are a TON of prompts at the following website, go there for even more writing ideas!

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/200-prompts-for-argumentative-writing/?_r=0

Requirements:

-Please make your response one page in length
-Post to your blogs by Sunday at Midnight
-Yes, this counts for grade points :)

Tuesday!

Good morning! Hope you all had a fantastic weekend!

Out of respect for the grieving process, DO NOT talk about the Packers to Ms. Sewell....it hurts :(

ANYWAY... Here is what we have going today:

1.  Warm up: Imagery #1
2.Survey Responses
3. Non-fiction PowerPoint and Notes

HW: Latin Roots #8 DUE 2/3 AND complete the Remind App sign up by Friday. If you are not able to, see me after class to let me know!

Friday!

We survived our first three days back!! 

Here is what we have going for today:

1. Please turn in your survey HW to the basket before the bell!
2. Remind App set up
3. Imagery Presentation and Notes (please keep track of these notes as I will collect them at the end for points-just like we did for diction!)

HW: None--don't get used to it ;) Have a great three day weekend!

Remind App Instructions:

1. Take out your phone
2. Send a text to 81010.
3. In the message box type:

PERIOD 2: @cb6aa

PERIOD 3: @7ad03

4. Bam! Good to go!

Thursday

Good morning!! 

Agenda:

1. Course Documents Update

2. Continue the CFA 2 Pre-test

Reminder: Survey HW due tomorrow!

WELCOME BACK!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break! I look forward to this semester with everyone :)

Here is what we have going today:

1. Welcome!
2. New seating chart
3. Mini-presentation
4. Paper passing

HW: Please complete the short answer survey (located in your Course Documents), print it out and submit by Friday!!