Showing posts with label Homework. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Homework. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

January 27, 2015

Class Focus

Today we finished up our Character Round Robin Discussion.  At the end of the round robin, each group was able to ask 1-2 other character groups to answer questions about their character.  Click here to view today's powerpoint, or scroll to the bottom of the page.

Homework

  1. Read Ch 4 by Wednesday (1/28)
  2. Comprehension & Analysis Quiz for Lord of the Flies Ch 3 and 4 on Wednesday (1/28)
  3. Comparative & Superlative Quiz on Wednesday (1/28)
  4. Unit 9 Vocabulary Test on Feb. 6
  5. Character Charts 1 & 2 filled in for ALL characters by Monday (2/2)
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January 26, 2015

Day's Focus

Today we shared what we learned about our assigned characters in a Round Robin Discussion.  Students focused on sharing information about their character, built their public speaking and active listening skills.  Students took notes on the each of the characters presented to use as they work on completing their Character Charts 1 & 2 for Chapters 1-3.  The Round Robin Discussion will be completed in class tomorrow (Tuesday).  Click here for today's powerpoint or scroll to the bottom of the page.

Homework

  1. Read Ch 4 by Wednesday (you’ll get the bookmark tomorrow)
  2. Comprehension & Analysis Quiz for Lord of the Flies Ch 3 and 4 on Wednesday (1/28)
  3. Comparative & Superlative Quiz on Wednesday (1/28)
  4. Unit 9 Vocabulary Test on Feb. 6

Bookmarks for Lord of the Flies Chapters 1-3

Today's PowerPoint


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Monday, January 12, 2015

January 12, 2015

Classwork

Today we focused on evaluating MEL-Cons, identifying comparatives and superlatives, and prepared to write our first MEL-Con of the semester.  Click here to view today's powerpoint, or scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Handouts


Homework

  1. Prepare for our MEL-Con tomorrow
  2. Prepare for The Most Dangerous Game MEL-Con
    • Choose one of the following themes and explain how it is shown in “The Most Dangerous Game.”
      • Competition, Perseverance, Strength and Skill, Fear, Power, Reason vs. Instinct, or The Effects of War
  3. Vocabulary Worksheet due Wednesday
  4. Vocabulary Test Friday

Today's Powerpoint

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January 6, 2015

Classwork

Today focused on writing.  We got TONS of materials and information on MEL-Con paragraphs and learned how to respond to writing prompts that ask us to make connections from a famous quote to a text that we've read.  We also talked about THEMES present in "The Most Dangerous Game."  Click here to see today's powerpoint, or scroll to the bottom of the page.

Handouts


Homework

  1. Study Unit 8 Vocabulary Words (You can also go to my quizlet flash cards)
  2. Identify each MEL-Con element in MEL-Con Examples
  3. Use MEL-Con Rubric to grade both MEL-Con Examples
  4. Choose one of the themes from our list and look for examples of it in "The Most Dangerous Game"

Today's Powerpoint

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January 5, 2015

Classwork

Today we took a reading quiz on "The Most Dangerous Game" and turned in our Winter Break Work.  We also reviewed questions from the First Semester Final.  Click here for today's powerpoint or scroll to the bottom of the page.

Homework

Re-read "The Most Dangerous Game" and identify 1-3 themes that you believe are present in the
story.

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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Dec 18 - WINTER BREAK WORK!

Congratulations!
You've finished your first semester at PMSA!

I know that you'll miss having class for the next two weeks...so I've assigned some work for you to do over the break.

Winter Break Work
  1. Read and annotate "The Most Dangerous Game"
  2. Answer The Most Dangerous Game Questions on a separate piece of paper.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Dec 10

Classwork

Today was an action packed day.  We started off with a warm-up that forced us to go back and use vocabulary from Units 1-6.  After reviewing some of our work on the warm-up, students began analyzing epic similes on their own.  Then we dove into excerpts from Book 13, looking for their connection to themes present in The Odyssey.  For today's powerpoint, click here.

Homework

Finish Levels 1-4 for your epic simile analysis (see powerpoint or notes from class)
Works on Book 13 excerpt theme analysis (see powerpoint or below)
Study Vocabulary Units 1-6 for next week's final


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Dec 9

Classwork

Today the juniors took their practice ACT and the rest of the school followed a special schedule.  This meant that only periods 1 and 7 had class with me today.  In class students were given time to work on Book 22 and Book 23 handouts.

Homework

Book 22 handout due Wednesday
Book 23 handout due Friday
Study Units 1-6 Vocabulary for the Final next week
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Dec 8

Classwork


Today in class we continued our work with similes and epic similes.  Using the definition of epic simile we transformed our own similes in to epic similes by adding more details and points of comparison.  We also reviewed the plot of book 13.  Click here for today's power point, so scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Homework

The Book 22 Handout is due Wednesday, Dec. 10
Study Units 1-6 Vocabulary to prepare for our final next week



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Dec 5

Classwork

Today I forgot my laptop at home and we went 'old school'!  There was no powerpoint used for today's notes on similes and epic similes, but if you need a refresher check out the post for Dec 8.  In class we created our own similes and compared our understanding of what a simile is to examples of epic similes in The Odyssey.  We also started to work through a four step process to help us deeply analyze a simile or epic simile.

Homework

Unit 7 Vocabulary Test is Monday
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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Dec 3 & 4

Classwork

Wednesday and Thursday were mostly spent taking a 132 question test on Books 1-12 of the Odyssey.  On Thursday, once we were done with the test, we took sometime to analyze the mistakes we made on our Unit 7 vocabulary homework.  We pushed ourselves to think metacognitively - asking, "What about the definition of the word and the sentence would have made someone pick this word instead of the correct one," "What clues are there in the sentence that could help point me to the correct word," and "What do my incorrect answers show me about how I can better study for Monday's Test?"

Homework

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Dec 2

Classwork

Today we moved our discussion to analyzing what kind of leader Odysseus was.  We focused on evidence that we could find Book 12.  To shape our discussion, we created two T-Charts.   One focused on what Odysseus told his crew and what he didn't tell his crew.  The other focused on evidence that he was a good, trusted leader versus a untrusted manipulator.  Click here to see today's powerpoint or scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Homework



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Dec 1

Classwork


Today in class we focused on irregular verbs and Book 11 of the Odyssey.  Our warm-up was Irregular Verbs Exercise 2.  We also got a list of (almost) all the irregular verbs in the English language.  

After working with irregular verbs, we focused on how Odysseus interacted with two different ghosts - his mother Anticlea and a crew-mate Elpenor.  We asked ourselves what Odysseus's treatment of these two ghosts revealed about his character.  Click here to see today's powerpoint or scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Homework and Important Dates


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Nov. 24

Classwork

Today we took our Unit 6 vocabulary test.  When we finished the test, we worked on creating a timeline of Odysseus's journey from Troy back home to Ithaca.

Homework

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Friday, November 21, 2014

Nov 20 & 21

Classwork

Thursday and Friday were ACT Aspire testing days for Freshmen at PMSA.  This meant that I only saw 1/2 of each of my classes on each day.  In class we built off of our basic understanding of verbs and the difference between regular and irregular verbs.  We spent time working to identify the correct form of a verb to use in about 20 different sentence and discussed how different forms of a verb are used.  After spending a nice amount of time with our verbs, we shifted over to the Odyssey.  As a class, we tried to create a working definition of the phrase 'superhuman strength' that we could use as we analyzed Odysseus's actions.  Below is a wordle that reflects the notes I took from the discussions all 5 of my classes had while trying to define superhuman strength.  Click here to view a copy of these notes.

Superhuman Strength Wordle



Homework

  1. Read Books 11 & 12
  2. Complete pages in Odyssey Packet for Books 11 & 12 by Monday, 11/24
  3. Unit 6 Vocabulary Test on Monday, 11/24
  4. Test on Books 1, 2, 5, 9-12 of The Odyssey on Tuesday, 11/25
  5. Odyssey Books 11-13 Packet due 12/1
  6. Odyssey Books 16 & 17 Packet due 12/1 (get a jump start....this will be handed out on Monday)
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Nov 18

Classwork

Today was divided between learning about regular and irregular verbs and evaluating Odysseus's epic hero status.  Click here to see today's powerpoint, or scroll down to the bottom of the page.  We also got 2 handouts in class: a blank timeline and Verb Tense Formulas.

Homework

Unit 6 Vocabulary Packet due tomorrow, 11/19
Catch up on your Odyssey reading if you fallen behind


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Nov 17

Classwork

I was out sick today :(  In class you were given questions about Book 10 to answer.  If you didn't finish them in class, you needed to complete them for homework.

Homework

Book X Questions due Tuesday
Book X Graphic Organizer due Tuesday (bonus day since I wasn't here to collect this)
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Nov 13


Classwork


Today class was back in the LRC/310 for our second ACT Aspire practice day.  In class we took the Practice English ACT Aspire test.




Homework

Unit 6 Vocabulary Packet due Wednesday, Nov 19
Books 5 and 9 Questions due tomorrow, Nov. 14
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Nov 12

Classwork

Today in class we talked about Book 5 and tried to figure out the very complicated relationship between Calypso and Odysseus.  Click here for today's powerpoint or scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Homework

Book 5 and 9 questions due Friday, November 14
Study for the Unit 6 Vocabulary Test


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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Nov 10

Classwork

Today all my classes were in the computer lab, taking practice ACT Aspire Reading tests.  We did this to prepare for taking the actual ACT Aspire tests later this month.  Want to know more about ACT Aspire?  Check out their website: http://www.discoveractaspire.org/assessments/test-items/

Homework

  1. FOR PERIOD 1 ONLY: Due Wednesday: Complete Journal Response Chart for Books 1, 2, and 5
  2. Due Wednesday: Read Book 9 of The Odyssey
  3. Due Wednesday: Complete the Note-Taking and Summarizing Chart for Book 5 and Book 9.
  4. Due Wednesday: Complete a Journal Response Chart for Book 9
  5. Study Unit 6 Vocabulary Words

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