October 22, 2019

Periods 1 and 2:
Objective: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases, through the use of context clues, and check the meaning of inferred definitions against dictionary definitions.

Text: “Trends in Migration to the US” by Phillip Martin (Chair of the UC Comparative Immigration and Integration Program)


In your notebook, follow along with the prompts as you read the text, paying particular attention to the key terms notes.

Periods 3 and 4:
Reading, Fahrenheit 451 (pages 10-21)

Objective: Identify the main values of the society and justify selections using Vonnegut’s descriptions in this section of text. AND Analyze the relationships the Montag has with Clarisse and Mildred.

Make sure to continue to take notes as you read and add this note chart to your Notebook and table of contents.


Period 6:
Complete Chapter 2 work and Doctor STEAL Chart.

October 21, 2019

Periods 1 and 2:
Goal: Determine trends within a topic and build background for our new unit of study.

We started the period with five minutes of a quick write addressin the prompt: What does it mean to be American?

As an entry to the new unit of study, this hopefully made us all consider what it means to live in this country, and you are completely free to write what comes to mind.

For the majority of the class, we explored and responded to others' reactions to this prompt. Browsing the responses in this article from the New York Times, you had an opportunity to read and think about the different perspectives and answers to the question. For the second round, you were asked to respond to three to five of the reactions. Then, with a partner for the final round, we discussed trends between answers and compared/contrasted the responses of immigrants to American natives.

Please note as we move through this unit: immigration is one of the most controversial issues facing our country today. You enter the conversation with thoughts and opinions shaped by background and experiences. For some of you, this may feel personal. 

We will discuss and share in this safe space.

Don't forget to do the Google Form (on JMUN) in Classroom TONIGHT. Your webquest is due on Friday.

Periods 3 and 4:

Goals: Read and review pages 3 through 7 of Fahrenheit 41 by Ray Bradbury.

For the first ten minutes, you were asked to read/review pages 3 through 7. In doing so, you were asked to consider how you will take notes during reading this text. 

As a start to our conversation, we talked about the roles of Montag, Clarisse, fire, and the firemen, looking at how Bradbury uses figurative language to describe them.

For the remainder of class, you worked on the responses for this section, found here.

Period Six:

Finish all chapter two work for The Pearl.

Homework: Read Chapter 3 by Wednesday. Take notes using sticky notes OR in your own way.

October 17, 2019

Hello everyone. It looks like I will be out a couple more days for jury duty - and it's certainly not ideal, but I appreciate your patience and respectful, diligent behaviors while I am gone.

Today:
Periods 1 and 2:

ConverStations.
If you missed it, you missed it. 

Periods 3 and 4:
This link will walk you through a reading of "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury.
You should also be working on the notes here and also posted in Google Classroom. You will continue in class tomorrow, so don't finish tonight. Remember to copy/paste them into your notebook and to add to your table of contents.

I looked through your notebooks today and found that some of you hadn't even done that! They should be complete tomorrow. Your Notebook Check is coming...

Period 6:
Character Slides - The Pearl
You had today's class to use template slides to do an analysis of either Kino, Juana, or the Doctor. The Slides are assigned in Google Classroom, so you must go there. Please remember to turn them in by the end of the day. I may not be there, but I can monitor your work.

October 15, 2019

Periods 1 and 2:
Together we have viewed multiple sources on gender-based toys and discussed them.
Independently
Find, read, and make notes on ONE article related to gender-based toy

Article must be:

• From a reputable publication;
• Informational or argumentative in nature;
• From the past five years.

Accountability
Complete the Google Form. Submit:

• Link to article;
• A discussion question;
• Your current claim.

No Form by entry tomorrow = no grade. (I know it is a weird day, but the Form timestamps your response).

Periods 3 and 4:

If you were absent today: go to the library by Friday and checkout Fahrenheit 451.
We spent the first part of class reviewing "I Am Very Real," the letter you read yesterday, penned by Kurt Vonnegut.

Afterward, we began "Why Science Fiction" by Ray Bradbury. You will need a copy of the text from me if you are absent. The notes attached here are to be completed by FRIDAY.

Period 6:
We began the period wrapping up chapter one of The Pearl. Next, we reviewed our Cornell Notes, considering how to best respond. I demonstrated how to select a passage and respond to it using the dialectal journal strategies. You were also given time to finish your summaries. DO NOT FALL BEHIND IN THE READING. 

After, we created a plot mound talk about the events in the story and why they mattered. I have a copy of the handout for absent students.

Lastly, we reviewed these Slides on the importance of music. Follow along with these notes and complete them by Friday.  This should be copied/pasted into your notebook and added to your table of contents.

October 11, 2019

Periods 1 and 2:

Objective: understand multiple stances and entry points to an issue AND learn to engage in conversation with a text

Using NY Times: Room for Debate, you received one of FIVE texts. Your job was to become an expert on YOUR text.  I asked you to read the text once, quickly, on your own. UNDERLINE lightly anything that catches your attention because it:
supports… [believe];
challenges… [doubt];
extends… [transforms];
your thinking about gender-based toys.

1. How Did Toys Get Stereotyped by Sex?:

2. Toy Makers are Listening to Consumers About Gender Options

3. Start with the Male-Dominated Management of Toy Companies

4. Parents Should Stand by what Their Child Really Wants

5. Girls Want to Save the Day, Too

Next, you moved to a larger, expert grouping with people who have the same article for another reading of the text. In your discussion there, you:

- Considered SOAPSTone;

- What is the argument made? How is it supported?;

- Where does credibility come from?

In the end, you used this note chart (copied/pasted into your notebook) to learn from each other at your tables.

Periods 3 and 4:
Today, we held a "Fake Meat Symposium". Everyone prepared and participated from their assigned role.

Present or not, please respond to the exit slip on the Classroom ASAP.

Period 6:
Objective: Read, understand, and note-take on chapter one, The Pearl.

To begin class, we had ten minutes to turn in homework (the Family Crest) and to review the rest of yesterday's introduction to Mexican culture. You should have already compared the two perspectives of the Spanish conquest.

Make sure you copy and paste the note chart HERE. You will need this for CHAPTER 1 of The Pearl.

To the left, you will find the audio for Chapter 1 for you if you are absent. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE READ THIS BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

October 10, 2019

Periods 1 and 2:
We started with fluency writing, working on narrative and descriptive skills.
Here are the Slides from today.
By the end of the period, you should have finished reading this article and annotating it (adding notes to the note chart). We didn't have time to reflect within our notes, but we will at the beginning of our next period. 




Here's the link to Ellen's Bic Pens for Women clip. 




Periods 3 and 4:
Today received a role (assigned) of someone or some group that has an interest in the fake meat industry.
You had he period to research that role.
You will research the topic using the Patterns of Development to generate questions.

Pattern of Development	Question
Problem Solution	What problem does this role want to see addressed? How would he/she/they want to see it handled?
Narration	How has my role been involved?
Classification	What kinds or types of things has my role done?

Consider: how would your role respond to these questions?
Your job is to become an expert on YOUR position and hold a conversation from that perspective tomorrow.


Oh, and you got a partner...

Period 6:
Last day of building background for Steinbeck's The Pearl.
1. Review the Slides posted yesterday and complete everything from "The Wretched Stone" until the end of the Slides in your notes from yesterday.

2. Background on Mexican culture, significant to understanding the context of the story.

Today's Slides are linked here, and the notes for your notebook, copied and pasted in, and added to your table of contents, is available here.

October 9, 2019

Periods 1 and 2:
Here are the two videos we watched in class today. 
1. Goldieblox and Rube Goldberg 

2. Change the Game


They are also embedded in these Slides.

We viewed the commercials, took notes, and discussed them in terms of how they related to the concept of gender-based toys.

If you haven't done so, take some time to reflect on your thinking about this topic now that you have watched these commercials. Add your reflection to your notes.


Periods 3 and 4:
Source #6: “The Gruesome Truth About Lab-Grown Meat”
Nick Thieme, Technology, www.slate.com

Based on the title, what may we learn (SOAPSTone)?

In fifteen minutes, we read/annotated and added to our note charts. After this time, we reflected and discussed how this text is different from the ones we have previously examined.

For homework: 
1. Fill out this Form. Create ONE open-ended, debatable question on the topic of lab-grown meat. 
2. As a second task, make a list of 10 stakeholders who would engage in conversation about lab-grown meat. Review all of the sources from the unit and consider any that may be left out of the conversation.

Period 6:
Review these Slides and this note chart (cut/paste into your Notebook, added to your table of contents).

Today is our second day building a strong background for our reading of The Pearl. 


Complete all the assigned tasks for homework (if you do not finish in class). Bring your books to class tomorrow.

October 8, 2019

Periods 1 and 2:

Here are today's Slides. Within the Slides, you will find the text we read.

It is important that your read/annotate the text and add notes to the reading side of your notes template. 

SOAPSTone was introduced today as well (found on the Slides). This helps us better understand what we are reading in class and at home. It makes us more aware of the sources we access and we should always think about this as we read. We applied this strategy to the reading of today's text.

Complete reading / annotating and taking notes for homework if you did not finish in class.

Periods 3 and 4:

You know the drill.

Read this and annotate it. Add to your notes, take five minutes to reflect.

Pay particular attention to :

1. Tone

2. New information

3. Repeated information

Period 6:

Introduction to The Pearl

1. Check out books from the library. If you're absent, go get it ASAP on your own time.

2. Introduction Slides here.

You should copy/paste the note chart into your Notebook (and it is also in Classroom).

You should complete the introduction FOR HOMEWORK if you do not finish.

October 7, 2019

Periods 1 and 2:
We started with a Quick Write using the note template provided in Classroom. Copy/paste it at the top.

Your response is the first reaction to what you think about your favorite toy. It can be about your interaction with it, how you feel about it now, or what you remember most about playing with it…

After our quick write, we observed two images. (See the Slides HERE) and added our observations to our reading notes (the left side of the note chart).

At the end of the period, we reflected on our thinking after the quick write and notes using the reflections stems. If you're absent, I will explain all this.

Periods 3 and 4:
Today, we read Designing Tomorrow's Burger.
It is a longer text, so we broke it up at the table and annotated it considering SOAPSTone and the patterns of development (from last week). After sharing our thoughts, we added to our reading notes, then reflected using the reflection stems. This should be pretty routine by now, and that's a good thing.

Period 6:
First 15 minutes: wrap up visual memoirs. Complete the visual memoir self-assessment.

After...
Goal: Getting started on our reading the novel unit. 

Reading the Novel:
Today we start a new unit called "Reading the Novel" and you should copy/paste the note chart from today (here) to your notebook and add it to your table of contents. (It's also in Classroom).

I also shared this inforgraphic.

Bring your ID tomorrow, please.

October 4, 2019

Attention all classes:
Your independent reading projects are due Monday by the time you get to class. All late assignments will be considered at 50%, then minus an additional 10% per additional day it is late. They will be entered by the end of the grading period. If you still are unsure of your options, check here. 

Periods 1 and 2:
The final day of Anglo-Saxon research project presentations is today. We will be moving on to a new unit on Monday. You may return Beowulf to the library at your convenience.

Periods 3 and 4:
We will start the period with five minutes to reflect on yesterday's TED Talk. 

After, I have the privilege of introducing you to the rhetorical patterns of developments (modes) which, I believe, is one of the most important concepts for you to understand and own as a reader and writer because it will allow you to break from writing formulaicly and think strategically.

After introducing you with these Slides, we use Bruno Mars' song "When I Was Your Man" to identify the multiple modes Mars uses in the song (in order to understand that, although we may attempt to write for a purpose using one "mode," they really overlap.

If absent, view Slides and attempt to annotate the Bruno Mars piece here. 

Period 6:
Visual Memoir Evaluation:
Even if you are not done yet, please complete the VISUAL MEMOIR EVALUATION FORM on the Classroom.

MONDAY: (Don't read this yet!)
On Monday we will be going on an adventure. You will need your student ID. 
Under no circumstances can you beg, or even bribe me to tell you where we are going. 
Even if you bring us cookies we still won't tell.
What do you need to bring?

Reminders: 
The grading period ends next week.
Book project due Monday.

If you are presenting your memoir next week be sure to practice.

October 3, 2019

Periods 1 & 2:

Anglo-Saxon research project presentations.

Periods 3 & 4:

The first five minutes we spent reflecting on yesterday's article using the reflection stems and writing on the right side of our notes.

After, we watched this TED Talk and gathered notes/discussed our reactions. Your reflection on this video will take place in class tomorrow.

Period 6:
Now that you have completed your memoir and evaluation, you are going to go digital! You are going to turn your memoir into a digital story. There are many ways to tackle this project.

See the assignment sheet here for all the options. 

Your visual memoir is due Monday, October 7.

Need photos? Get them from Photos for Class.


If you insist on Google...follow this guide.

Screencasting: 

• If you want to make a movie of your visual memoir you could try screencasting today. 

• Recording your screen and adding your voice is not hard. 

• There are several free sites and apps that do this. 

• We will try Screencast-o-matic.

• Today we just want you to try it. You won't be making a perfect recording today, just a little practice. 

• Don't practice too much because the free version limits you to 15 minutes of recording.

Option 2: Visual Memoirs Project- Screen Cast or Presentation

• Create the slide deck described above and the abbreviated script of your memoir in the slide notes. 

• Screen record the slides while narrating using your script from the slide notes. The best free option for screencasting seems to be Screen-cast-o-matic at https://screencast-o-matic.com/

• Expect to make several practice recordings while you get used to the way the software works. It might help to have a printed version of your script, so you can record your slides full screen.

• You are welcome to edit, add music, and visual effects as needed, but do not detract from the message of your memoir.

• Your video must be between 2-5 minutes. 

• Upload your video to YouTube using your @stu.sandi.net account (Or your personal Gmail account if you choose to). 

• Set it as unlisted, but not private. We will collect the link from you in class on Monday10/7.

• Grades for advanced projects will range from 0-100%.

In-Class Presentation Option

Prepare the same slide deck described above.

Let your teacher know that you would like to present your memoir in class on 10/7 or 10/8. 

Print out and/or memorize your abbreviated memoir script.

Practice presenting your slides and script to friends or family.

Present your slides and speak your script in class. 

Grades for presented projects will range from 0-100%.

Presentation dates will be 10/7 or 10/8 but slides must be complete by Monday 10/7/19. 

October 2, 2019

Open House is tomorrow!

Periods 1 & 2:

Anglo-Saxon research project presentations.

Periods 3 & 4:

If you were not in class today, please review these Slides on SOAPSTone.

We read this article in class, annotating it for SOAPSTone, adding to the reading side of the note template you added to your Notebook yesterday.

Annotating is not an option. You must make notes on the text prior to making notes in your notebook. This helps you avoid plagiarism and make sense of what's important.

Period 4:

I handed out Open House info and Federal Survey Cards. You will get yours when you return (if you are absent today).

We will "reflect" in our notes tomorrow.

Period 6: 

1. English Journal Self Score:

Open your English Journal

Review the English Journal Scoring Guide (attached here).

Determine how you would score your English Journal.

PASTE the sentence below into the TOP of your English Journal and be sure it is complete.

October 2, 2019 Self Score:

I believe I have earned a ______ <<(Your score 1-5) on my English Journal because_______________________ _______________ <<(Your reasons you think you earned that score.)

2. Creating visual memoirs.

Your Visual Memoir Project Has two Options

• Option 1: Make slides and a script for your memoir.  (0-85%)
• Option 2: Turn those slides and script into a video or present it in class. (0-100%)
• You can find more information about this project on Google Classroom.
• Remember for photos you can only use your own pictures (credited) and Photosforclass.com.

Copyright-free images:
For your visual memoir, you can only use pictures from http://photosforclass.com or personal pictures you or someone you know took. 

• All pictures must have a visible black attribution bar OR be cited in the credits slide of your visual memoir. 
• You may also use Creative Commons licensed images from other sources, but you must provide a link to that source in your credit. 
• Citation format for images is: Creator's Last name, First name. “Title of the digital image.” Title of the website, retrieval date. URL.

Note: Providing a citation DOES NOT mean you are allowed to use the image. If you are in doubt about image rights ask a teacher. 

2. Your visual memoir is due FRIDAY. Keep working on it! See below to make sure your images are used correctly:

ADVANCED Visual Memoir Rubric
BASIC Visual Memoir Rubric


Work Time: 
Get started on your visual memoir project.

October 1, 2019

Note to ALL classes: There is now a place to begin turning in your INDEPENDENT READING PROJECTS on Google Classroom. It is an assignment called INDEPENDENT BOOK PROJECT #1. Read the directions there for a successful turn in.

Periods 1 and 2: 

Finish reading Beowulf. 

Last day to work on research projects. Presentation schedule HERE.

Periods 3 and 4:

If you are absent, please copy and paste this document into your notebooks at the top and add "Fake Meat Notes" to your table of contents. 

At the top of the notes (where it says QUICK WRITE, please write what you think of when you hear the term "fake meat." You should write for 3-5 minutes.

After, please visit the link here and read the infographic. Please take notes in the LEFT side of the notes template. Your notes should include anything that catches your attention and details that could be useful when expanding upon and researching this topic. 

After reading and taking notes, take five minutes to write a reflection on the writing side of your notes, considering any information that has confirmed, challenged, or extended your thinking on this topic. You may use these stems to help.

Period 6:

Goals: Evaluate your memoir, then read an article and write about it in your English Journal.

Agenda
Read
Self score your memoir
Article of the week

1. What's in your memoir:

• Highlighting specific things in your memoir can help you see what you have and what you need. 
• Use THIS DOC of directions to color code your writing. 

2. Self-score your memoir: 
Use this MEMOIR SELF SCORE FORM to evaluate your memoir.
Memoirs are due today.


3. Article of the week

• Read THIS ARTICLE in Newsela. (Hint: Sign in with Google)
• Open your English Journal. 
• Add a new entry at the TOP with today's date. 
• Write two paragraphs about the article. The first one is a summary. (Use the summary frame below if you need it.) The second paragraph is your opinion. (You can say "I" in the second paragraph.)

Reminders: 

 
• Keep reading
• You should be done with your book.
• Open House is Thursday 10/3. Tell your parents.