Vocab Test #4

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 31:

• Vocab Test #4
• If time: Begin Chapter 4 of LotF

Vocab Unit 4 Jeopardy

 AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30:

• Vocab Jeopardy - Unit 4!
• Tomorrow is our vocab test!

Lord of the Flies: Chapter 3

 AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 29:

• Review Chapter 2 Reading Questions
• Read Chapter 3
• Audiobook
• If time: Watch film
• WED: Vocab Unit 4 Jeopardy
• THURS: Vocab Unit 4 Test

Lord of the Flies: Chapter 2

 

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MARCH 28:

• Lord of the Flies Chapter 2
• Upcoming:
• Vocab Test on Thursday

Lord of the Flies: Wrap-Up Ch 1, Bonus Lost Episode

 AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 25:

• Wrap-Up Lord of the Flies Chapter 1
• Turn in Chapter 1 Reading Questions
• Catch-Up Day:
• A LOT of missings/incompletes!
• Blackfish viewing guides and News Article Summatives are the top ones
• "Missings" emails will be sent shortly!
• If you are complete with everything, watch bonus Lost episode
• Next Week: Vocab Test #4 and Continue LotF

Lord of the Flies: Finish Chapter 1

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 24:

• Brief LotF recap, finish Chapter 1
• Review discussion questions
• Time left: Finish your Vocab Activity #4 (DUE TODAY!)

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Island in the Sun" by Weezer; connection is the boys crash-landed on an island in the sun in Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies: Begin Chapter 1

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23:

• Wrap-up yesterday's pre-read activity
• Begin Lord of the Flies, Chapter 1!
• Reading Guide Questions

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley; connection is we watched a video about the Stanford Prison Experiment

Lord of the Flies: Intro and Pre-Read Activity

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 22:

• Vocab Kahoot #4
• Lord of the Flies - Intro and Pre-read Activity
• Time left: Continue make-up work
• Vocab Activity #4 due Thursday

Begin Vocab Unit #4

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MARCH 21:

• Start Vocab Unit #4
• Work on any missing summatives!
• Work on Vocab Activity #4

Friday's Bonus Song:

"Born Free" by Matt Monro; connection is we finished the movie Blackfish, and it ends on a shot of whales "born free" in their natural ocean habitat.

Non-fiction: Finish Blackfish

 AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 18:

• Recap Blackfish so far
• Complete film
• Wrap-up discussion, complete viewing guide
• REMINDER: News Article Draft due today!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid; the connection is that the film focuses on SeaWorld.

Non-fiction: Begin Blackfish film

 AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 17:

• Begin Blackfish Documentary Screening
• REMINDER: News Article Assignment DUE FRIDAY!

Vocab Unit 3 Test

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16:

• Jeopardy win reveal
• Take Vocab Test #3
• After the test, work on:
• News Article Assignment (DUE FRIDAY!)
• Any missing summatives!! 

Vocab Unit 3 Jeopardy

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 15:

• Vocab Jeopardy - Unit #3
• Vocab Test tomorrow!
• Reminder: News Article Assignment due Friday

Non-fiction Unit: Continue news article assignment

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MARCH 14:

• Continue work on news article assignment (due 3/18)
• Upcoming:
• Tues: Vocab Jeopardy Unit 3
• Wed: Vocab Test #3
• Thurs-Fri: Watch Blackfish

Non-Fiction Unit: Begin News Article Assignment

 

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 11:

• Introduce News Article Assignment - Rough Draft due 3/18
• How to find an article
• Reminder: Vocab Test on 3/16

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Little Lies" by Fleetwood Mac; connection is we looked at websites that made up lies to trick you!

Non-Fiction: Reliable vs. Unreliable Sources

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 10:

• Vocab Kahoot #3
• Reliable vs. Unreliable sources Activity
• As a group!
• Upcoming: Vocab Test on Wed 3/16

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Secondhand News" by Fleetwood Mac; connection is we looked up a news story for our non-fiction unit

Begin Non-Fiction Unit

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9:

• Share short stories for extra credit!
• Non-fiction > Analyzing the News Activity
• Time left: Finish Vocab Activity #3, due today!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Skyfall" by Adele; connection is we learned the word 'espionage', which refers to spying, and this was the theme song for the James Bond secret agent movie Skyfall

Vocab Unit #3

 AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MARCH 7:

• Begin Vocab Unit #3
• Work on Vocab #3 activity - due by Wednesday
• REMINDER: FINAL DRAFT OF SUMMER READING DUE BY TOMORROW!!
• Upcoming:
• Wed-Fri: Begin non-fiction unit