It is the first Sunday night of this school year. Picture Day is tomorrow. I am looking forward to the outside inside projects brightening my room and day by TUESDAY. Summer Reading presentations will begin this week and be completed by Friday, the 13th in your Period C classes. On Wednesday we will discuss the This I Believe essay criteria. It is due the next Wednesday, Sept. 18th.
Here is our weekly agenda (Period C will be running on a separate schedule due to the summer reading presentations)
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Day
5– Sept 9th
*Picture
Day*
1.
In partners read additional samples & add two to the chart
2.
Show students the website & supply extras with no internet access
HW:
Projects due & complete chart for Wed
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-Sept
10th
*Projects
due*
1.Practice
round
2.Sharing presentations as
Students
write 2-3 facts about each other
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-Sept
11th
*Assign
papers*
1.
Assign Essay with criteria sheet due
Wed Sept. 18th
2.Powerpoint
Samples of Belief Images
3.
This I Believe Posters with assigned partners
HW:
Signed letters
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- Sept 12th
*Signed
letters*
1.
Composing an effective lead options –brainstorm additional ideas
2.With
partner talk aloud beliefs from HW Wed & verbalize them in one simple
statement; partners write for each other
HW:
1st paragraph w/ hook or detailed outline
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-Sept
13th
Share
my This I Believe Essay
Get
laptops: Log-in to schoology:
QuickWrite:
Poem from The Simple Truth by Philip Levine What does it mean? What line seems
important to you and why? Is there any
connection b/w this poem and your ideas for This I Believe?
Mini-conferences
/ progress check
HW: Rough draft completion
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