Vocab Test Unit 2

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24:

• Vocab Test #2
• When complete: Finish your short story projects
• DUE TOMORROW SNOW DAY OR NOT!!
• Summer Reading Essay due Tues, 3/8

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Jeopardy Theme Song"; connection is we played a Jeopardy vocab review game

Vocab Unit 2 Jeopardy

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23:

• Vocab Unit 2 Jeopardy
• Winning Team gets extra credit on the test tomrrow!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Surface Pressure" from Encanto; connection is that this song is about having a burden to carry and doing a lot of things at once, similar to how you have multiple assignments due at once! That's why you want to MAKE USE of the class time provided to you!!

Independent Work Day II

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22:

• Continue workshopping on:
• SHORT STORY PROJECTS - DUE FRIDAY!
• Final Drafts of SUMMER READING ESSAY - DUE 3/8!
• Tomorrow: Vocab Unit 2 Jeopardy

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Workin' for a Living" by Huey Lewis and the News; connection is that we had an independent work day.

Continue Workshopping Assignments

 AGENDA FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21:

• Continue Workshopping
• Final Draft of Summer Reading Essays Due on Tues, 3/8
• Short Story Projects (Due by Friday)
• Upcoming:
• Tomorrow: Vocab Unit #2 Jeopardy
• Wednesday: Vocab Unit #2 Test

Friday's Bonus Song:

"Whistle While You Work" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; connection is that it was a workshopping day to get caught up on your assignments

Independent Work Day

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18:

• Independent Work Day:
• Vocab Unit 2 Activity DUE TODAY!
• Short Story Project due NEXT FRIDAY!
• Summer Reading Rough Drafts due LAST MONDAY! Will be fully graded this weekend, complete or incomplete.
• Next week:
• Mon-Tues: Workshopping Time
• Wed: Vocab Unit 2 Jeopardy
• Thurs: Vocab Test #2
• Friday:  Option B People, earn extra credit if you read your story to the class!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman; the connection is this song is from Toy Story, and there was a Toy Story-related question in our vocab Kahoot review

Continue Short Story Projects

 AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17:

• Review Literary Terms
• Plot Diagram, Conflict, Characterization
• Literary Terms Kahoot
• Continue working on Short Story Projects
• Reminder: Vocab Activity #2 due Friday!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Never Ending Story" by Limahl; connection is that we were working on our short story projects.

Short Stories: Begin Short Story Project

 

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16:

• Begin Short Story Project
• Review instructions
• Option A: Analyze a story (has to be different from your Summer Reading Paper!)
• Option B: Write your Own! (If you write your own, you can get extra credit for reading it to the class)

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Moonage Daydream" by David Bowie; connection is that we learned the word 'Luminary' for our Unit 2 vocab, which refers to a bright light in the sky, such as the moon.

Vocab Unit 2 - Wrap-up

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15:

• Vocab Unit #2 - Second Half
• Kahoot Review
• Work on Vocab Activity #2 on Google Classroom
• Reminder: Rough draft of Summer Reading Essay was due yesterday!! I will be grading them over the next few days -- better late than never!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"100 Years" by Five for Fighting; connection is we learned the word 'centennial' on our vocab list, which means 100 years.

Vocab Unit #2

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14:

• Red/Heart Tally
• Begin Vocab Unit #2 (Half)
• Kahoot Review
• Time left > Wrap up Summer Reading Rough Drafts!
• REMINDER: Summer Reading Essay Draft DUE TODAY!
• Upcoming:
• Tues: Vocab #2 (Other Half) and Activities
• Wed-Fri: Work Short Story Project (new) and Final Draft of Summer Reading

Friday's Bonus Song:

"In the End" by Linkin Park; connection is we went over how to write a conclusion - "the end" - of an essay.

MLA Writing: Conclusions

 AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11:

• Writing a Conclusion!
• Continue Workshopping - Last day to workshop!
• REMINDER: Rough Draft of Summer Reading Essay DUE 2/14

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Cruel Summer" by Bananarama; connection is we are working on our summer reading essays

Workshop Summer Reading Essays

 AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10:

• Writing Workshop: Summer Reading Essay (DUE MONDAY,  2/14)
• Special focus on getting your body paragraphs complete!
• Tomorrow: What makes a good conclusion paragraph?
• Next Week:
• Begin Short Story Project

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson; connection is the fill-in-the-blank section of our vocab test was a prompt about clown college.

Vocab Test #1

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9:

• Vocab Unit 1 Review Game
• Vocab Test #1
• If time left, we will talk about body paragraphs

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Hello, I Love You" by The Doors; connection is we continued to work on our introductions for the Summer Reading Essay, and 'Hello' is a common introduction between people

Summer Reading: Finish Introductions

 AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8:

• Finish Introduction Paragraphs / Thesis Statements
• Share on Padlet, Editing Together using the Checklist
• Time Left: Continue working on paper
• Tomorrow: Vocab Test #1

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles; connection is this song is an introduction to a band, and we learned how to write an effective introduction for the paper

Summer Reading Essay: Writing Your Introduction

 AGENDA FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7:

• Summer Reading: Writing an Introduction
• Upcoming:
• Tues: Vocab review game and test!
• Wed-Fri: Continue with Summer Reading Essay

Friday's Bonus Song:

"I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor; connection is that Rainsford survived General Zaroff's deadly game in "The Most Dangerous Game"

Short Stories: Finish "The Most Dangerous Game"

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3:

• Finish "The Most Dangerous Game"
• Reading Roles / Questions
• REMINDER: Summer Reading Journals are PAST due, so I'll be sending emails home if they are missing!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Run Through the Jungle" by CCR; connection is that General Zaroff's victims in "The Most Dangerous Game" are required to run through the jungle for their lives as he hunts them.

Short Stories: Continue "The Most Dangerous Game"

 AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2:

• (Half Day)
• Continue reading "The Most Dangerous Game"
• Work on Reading Guide/Roles
• Reminders:
• SUMMER READING JOURNAL DUE TODAY!
• If you miss this assignment, I'll be sending reminders home about it!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Island in the Sun" by Weezer; connection is Rainsford winds up on an island... Ship Trap Island!

Short Stories Unit: Begin "The Most Dangerous Game"

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1:

• Brief lesson on characterizations
• Begin "The Most Dangerous Game"
• Work on reading roles
• After lunch: Wrap up vocab unit 1 and/or summer reading journal
• Reminders:
• Vocab Unit 1 Due TODAY!
• Summer Reading Journal due TOMORROW!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Butterflies" by Kacey Musgraves; connection is in "A Sound of Thunder" Eckels accidentally stepped on a butterfly, forever changing the future millions of years later!