Monday, March 28, 2016

March 29 .. English I STAAR Testing (Special Schedule)


Students will meet in their 3rd period classes from 1:40-1:50 so that official attendance can be recorded.

Regular Schedule (NO LATE ARRIVAL) tomorrow (Wednesday, March 30).

English II STAAR Testing on Thursday - again, students will meet in their 3rd period classes from 1:40-1:50 for official attendance.

Friday ... Regular Schedule again.


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Mar 28 ... Act 2 QUIZ ...


Weird schedules this week with STAAR testing on Tuesday and Thursday.  Reminder that on those days, you MUST be present during the 3rd period attendance check at 1:40pm.

OBJECTIVE(S) ...

Students will read and analyze Shakespearean drama.



WARM-UP ...

CWoD ... PURGE

TODAY ...

  • Study for THE ACT II QUIZ - if you have questions about the review, now would be a good time to ask.

  • ACT II QUIZ ... write only on your answer sheets.
    • On the quiz ... A/F ... B/G ... C/H are the same answer choices/columns.  To clarify, in the first section (Character Matching) you would bubble the same column for A as you would for F.

  • WE WILL TAKE THE ACT III QUIZ ON FRIDAY. (At least, that is the plan right now.)

  • CONTINUE READING ACT III of MACBETH - on your own or with a partner (you may do so in the same groups you worked on the quiz review with - study questions for Act III were posted on Tuesday's blog ... Again, if you get stumped, try looking up the answer.




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Thursday, March 24, 2016

Mar 24 ... Act II Quiz Review / Continue Act III

I am out today for track ... Make sure you take care of business and behave for the sub. Enjoy the long weekend. See you on Monday ... Be ready for the Act II Quiz then. 


OBJECTIVE(S) ...

Students will read and analyze Shakespearean drama.



WARM-UP ...

CWoD ... SCEPTER


TODAY ...


  • FINISH THE ACT II QUIZ REVIEW - you may work with partners or small groups of 3. If you get stuck on finding an answer, try Google .. Whatever you need to find is probably on the Internet if you'll just look. We will take the quiz on Monday, so make sure you are prepared. 

  • CONTINUE READING ACT III of MACBETH - on your own or with a partner (you may do so in the same groups you worked on the quiz review with - study questions for Act III were posted on Tuesday's blog ... Again, if you get stumped, try looking up the answer.



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    Wednesday, March 23, 2016

    March 23 ... Act 2 Quiz Review


    OBJECTIVE(S) ...

    Students will read and analyze Shakespearean drama.



    WARM-UP ...

    CWoD ... MALICE


    TODAY ...


    • FINISH READING ACT II / BEGIN READING ACT III of MACBETH - on your own or with a partner (no groups - partners at the most)
      • Study questions for Act II are on top of the Chromebook Cart - you may work on those as we read/watch Act II.
      • Study questions for Act III are attached below. Answer them on your own paper and keep them as notes. We may quiz next week over Act III. 
      • REVIEW FOR THE ACT II QUIZ IN CLASS TODAY AND THEN QUIZ IN CLASS ON THURSDAY. 




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    Tuesday, March 22, 2016

    Mar 22 .. Finishing Macbeth Act II and Beginning Act III


    OBJECTIVE(S) ...

    Students will read and analyze Shakespearean drama.



    WARM-UP ...

    CWoD ... DAUNTLESS


    TODAY ...


    • FINISH READING ACT II / BEGIN READING ACT III of MACBETH - on your own or with a partner (no groups - partners at the most)
      • Study questions for Act II are on top of the Chromebook Cart - you may work on those as we read/watch Act II.
      • Study questions for Act III are attached below. Answer them on your own paper and keep them as notes. We may quiz next week over Act III. 
      • WE WILL REVIEW FOR THE ACT II QUIZ IN CLASS TOMORROW AND THEN QUIZ IN CLASS ON THURSDAY. 


    • Grades will be posted no later than Noon TODAY!
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    Monday, March 21, 2016

    March 21 ... Macbeth Act II ... The FINAL 9 Weeks Begins!


    OBJECTIVE(S) ...

    Students will read and analyze Shakespearean drama.



    WARM-UP ...

    CWoD ... COMBUSTION


    TODAY ...


    • BEGIN READING ACT II of MACBETH - on your own or with a partner (no groups - partners at the most)
      • Study questions for Act II are on top of the Chromebook Cart - you may work on those as we read/watch Act II.
      • WE WILL REVIEW AND GO OVER THE REST LF ACT I IN CLASS TOGETHER, SO DO THE BEST YOU CAN WITH IT TODAY. 


    • Grades will be posted no later than Noon tomorrow.
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    Thursday, March 10, 2016

    Mar 10 ... Act I Review ... Quiz Tomorrow!

    Warm-up...
    CWOD ... Define the words on the Macbeth Act I review for your notes (you do NOT have to post them to your blog ... but it's 15 words to familiarize yourself with and I didn't want to add a 16th with the CWOD).


    TODAY... 


    • Macbeth - Act I Quiz Review - We will quiz in class tomorrow.

    • Webpages for the 2nd page of the review ... 




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    Wednesday, March 9, 2016

    Mar 9 ... Reflecting on themes of Macbeth

    Warm-up...
    CWOD ... Carouse


    TODAY... 

    - Write (on a sheet of notebook paper) a personal response journal of roughly 400 words responding to the following prompt

    - YOU MUST TURN THIS IN BEFORE YOU LEAVE CLASS TODAY. 

    Choose one (or more) of the following statements and respond with your feelings and opinions on it.

    a. Loyalty to family supersedes loyalty to government
    b. Commitment to principle supersedes loyalty to family
    c. You are the maker of your own destiny
    d. You should never compromise your values
    e. The direction of our lives is decided by something or someone else (fate), not by our own actions.


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    Monday, March 7, 2016

    Mar 7 ... RESEARCH PAPER FINAL DRAFTS DUE!


    OBJ:

    Students will review elements of MLA formatting in preparation for editing and revising of persuasive research paper rough drafts.  Students will use revising and editing skills to transition work from a rough draft to a final draft.

    Students will continue to read and analyze Shakespearean Drama (Macbeth).


    WARM UP:

    NO WARM UP TODAY - GET YOUR FINAL DRAFTS FINISHED AND TURNED IN!



    TODAY ...


    • Students will complete editing and revising of rough drafts .. make sure you submit an electronic copy to Edmodo as well as a printed copy to the black crate in the computer lab.



    Mon 3/7 - FINAL DRAFTS DUE! (Meet in Computer Lab A102)
    Tues 3/8 - Never write another English IV Research Paper again.  Maybe. But we will get back Macbeth.



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    Thursday, March 3, 2016

    Mar 3 ... Peer Editing




    OBJ:

    Students will review elements of MLA formatting in preparation for editing and revising of persuasive research paper rough drafts.  Students will use revising and editing skills to transition work from a rough draft to a final draft.

    Students will continue to read and analyze Shakespearean Drama (Macbeth).


    WARM UP:

    CWoD ... EQUIVOCATE



    TODAY ...


    • Make sure to get BOTH pages of the peer editing activity from the Chromebook cart.
    • You will rate (on a scale of 1-5 ... 5 being best) several key areas of your partner's paper.  You can also make BRIEF comments on parts as you see fit.
    • Find a partner to work with and share your research paper with them - you will get their completed peer editing sheet when they are done so you have some peer feedback to use as you fine tune your final draft.

    • At the end, write a 4-5 sentence paragraph of your impression of the paper.  What was strongest ... what was weakest?  How could the writer strengthen his/her argument?  Was the evidence used effective?  Would this paper persuade someone who was unsure about the topic to adopt the writer's point of view?


    Thur 3/3 - R/D Editing - Peer Editing Activity In Class
    Fri 3/4 - R/D Editing - Editing and Revision Activity on your own (Davis at Track)

    Mon 3/7 - FINAL DRAFTS DUE! (Meet in Computer Lab A102)
    Tues 3/8 - Never write another English IV Research Paper again.  Maybe.


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    Wednesday, March 2, 2016

    Mar 2 ... MLA Review (Format and Citations)


    OBJ:

    Students will review elements of MLA formatting in preparation for editing and revising of persuasive research paper rough drafts.  Students will use revising and editing skills to transition work from a rough draft to a final draft.

    Students will continue to read and analyze Shakespearean Drama (Macbeth).


    WARM UP:

    CWoD ... KNELL



    TODAY ...


    • Using your Chromebooks, complete the MLA Tutorial and Review at the following link.  Take the Pre-Test for your own information (DO NOT SUBMIT THE PRETEST RESULTS!!!)
    • At the end, once you have gone through the final review, YOU WILL SUBMIT THE POST TEST (at the very bottom you will see the following box ... be sure you complete all fields.  You may retake the post-test as many times as you choose and will receive a quiz grade for your highest score.
    • Understand that this "review" of MLA Citations is in response to many of you NOT including citations and a works cited page with your rough drafts.  If you fail to include that with your final drafts, it will be an automatic zero for plagiarism.
    MAKE SURE YOU USE THE FOLLOWING EMAIL FOR ME WHEN YOU SUBMIT THE POST-TEST ... daviseng4@gmail.com




    Wed 3/2 - R/D Editing - MLA Review/Tutorials
    Thur 3/3 - R/D Editing - Peer Editing Activity In Class
    Fri 3/4 - R/D Editing - Editing and Revision Activity on your own (Davis at Track)

    Mon 3/7 - FINAL DRAFTS DUE! (Meet in Computer Lab A102)
    Tues 3/8 - Never write another English IV Research Paper again.  Maybe.

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