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Week at a Glance
Posted by Scott Dalzell on 10/12/2018Monday 12.2.19
LA: Read Independently at least two hours a week; Introduce "When Do Kids Become Adults?" activity (On Google Drive). Read and annotate (double-journal entry notes) for first article.
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Tuesday 12.3.19
LA: Read Independently at least two hours a week; "When Do Kids Become Adults?" activity (Google Drive). Read and annotate (double-journal entry notes), second article
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Wednesday 12.4.19
LA: Read Independently at least two hours a week; "When Do Kids Become Adults?" activity (Google Drive). Read and annotate (double-journal entry notes), third article
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Thursday 12.5.19
LA: Write CER for "When Do Kids Become Adults?" assessment
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Friday 12.6.19
LA: Read Independently at least two hours a week; Hand back papers. Greek/Latin roots activity
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Monday 11.18.19
LA: Read Independently at least two hours a week; Fill out Student Led Conference forms. Review Rhetorical Devices. Start to read and notetake on article, "Is 16 Too Young to Drive a car?"
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Tuesday 11.19.19
LA: Read Independently at least two hours a week; Read and note take on "Is 16 Too Young to Drive a Car?"
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Wednesday 11.20.19
LA: Read Independently at least two hours a week; Read and notetake on article "Fatal Car Crrashes Drop for 16-Year-Olds, Rise for Older Teens"
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Thursday 11.21.19
LA: Begin writing CER response on "Is 16 too young to drive a car?
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Friday 11.22.19
LA: Read Independently at least two hours a week; Finish CER Response.
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The Outsiders CEA Response for Monday Class
Posted by Scott Dalzell on 11/1/2019 7:30:00 AMBeing an “outsider” can mean different things to different people. Choose 1 character or group in the story and discuss how he/she is an outsider. What makes he/she an outsider? Provide at least three examples from the story to support your response. 1-2 page response. 12 pt, Times New Roman; Double Space. Rubric
Format-(Remember how you’ve been writing these for SS. Also, remember, no first person references)
Introduction with Claim (Paragraph 1)
Evidence/Analysis (Paragraph 2)
Evidence/Analysis (Paragraph 3)
Evidence/Analysis (Paragraph 4)
Conclusion with a restated claim (Paragraph 5)
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Read chapter 3 of The Outsiders
Posted by Scott Dalzell on 9/23/2019Read Chapter 3 of The Outsiders.
Detemining Conflicts within the chapter.
Handout on different types of conflict.
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Remembering being 12
Posted by Scott Dalzell on 9/23/2019Writing:Watch video “Being 12” The Year Everything Changes. In writing notebook, write down memories of being twelve. You can focus on those memories or on how everything changed when you turned 12. Choose one idea and write for 8-10 minutes in notebook.
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"Hands" Poem
Posted by Scott Dalzell on 9/23/2019Spoken word poem "Hands" by Sarah Kay. Watch video and annotate poem. In Notebook, trace outline of hands and then write down ideas for stories of memories that your hands hold. For example, a baseball holds memories when you hold it in your hands. Or a game controller. Choose one idea and write for 8-10 minutes in notebook.
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Kitchen Table
Posted by Scott Dalzell on 9/16/2019Read and Annotate poem. On Tuesday we are creating a blueprint of our home and neightborhood in notebooks (writing) for future memoir ideas.
Example of blueprint (draw in writing section of notebook)
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The Rose that Grew From Concrete
Posted by Scott Dalzell on 9/13/2019"The Rose that Grew from Concrete"
Read background information on Tupac Shakur.Follow directions on second page of link with graphic organizer. Create a theme and then in a short paragraph with evidence and analysis.
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Article of Week
Posted by Scott Dalzell on 9/10/2019Tuesday:Read and annotate first page of article "A California high school found students' cellphones too distracting, so they're locking the devices up"
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Indirect Characterization
Posted by Scott Dalzell on 9/4/2019Watch the Video and complete the indirect characterization handout. Indirect Characterization is what the is implying about the character. You need to make inferences based on the evidence. Due Thursday.
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Direct Characterization
Posted by Scott Dalzell on 9/3/2019Watch the Video and complete the direct characterization handout. Direct Characterization is what the author is telling you about the character. There is no inferencing involved. Due Wednesday
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The Importance of Reading
Posted by Scott Dalzell on 8/27/2019
