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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
November 16
IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: What are you thankful for? (A list is acceptable for this entry.)
Students had 10 minutes to complete the allegory handout and slides from yesterday. They handed in the allegory chart when finished.
I introduced the persuasive essay that students will write for the STAAR test. We looked at the rubric and scored sample student essays. The notes and rubrics are available on Classroom.
I am attending the NCTE Convention in Atlanta, so I will be absent tomorrow and Friday. Students will be completing a practice STAAR test those two days, and we will score it when we return from Thanksgiving break.
WNB: What are you thankful for? (A list is acceptable for this entry.)
Students had 10 minutes to complete the allegory handout and slides from yesterday. They handed in the allegory chart when finished.
I introduced the persuasive essay that students will write for the STAAR test. We looked at the rubric and scored sample student essays. The notes and rubrics are available on Classroom.
I am attending the NCTE Convention in Atlanta, so I will be absent tomorrow and Friday. Students will be completing a practice STAAR test those two days, and we will score it when we return from Thanksgiving break.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016
November 15
IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: What does it mean to be human?
We watched "Das Bus," an episode of The Simpsons that is a parody of Lord of the Flies. We discussed the parallels between the show and the book.
Students collaborated on Google Slides to share their information from the allegory and names chart that we have been working on. We will finish this up tomorrow.
WNB: What does it mean to be human?
We watched "Das Bus," an episode of The Simpsons that is a parody of Lord of the Flies. We discussed the parallels between the show and the book.
Students collaborated on Google Slides to share their information from the allegory and names chart that we have been working on. We will finish this up tomorrow.
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Monday, November 14, 2016
November 14
Second period completed this work in addition to Friday's work.
I passed back short answer work from last week. Here's how they were graded:
Students who scored a 1 on either of the short answers should plan to attend tutorials to get more practice.
Today's WNB:
Students used the remaining time to work on the allegory chart from Friday. We will finish this work tomorrow.
I passed back short answer work from last week. Here's how they were graded:
Today's WNB:
Students used the remaining time to work on the allegory chart from Friday. We will finish this work tomorrow.
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Friday, November 11, 2016
November 11
Second period will complete this work on Monday due to the Veteran's Day assembly.
WNB: Why is it important to recognize Veteran's Day?
Students handed in the short answers from yesterday. We went over the SAT Writing Practice 3 handout.
I introduced the idea of allegory, and we discussed different examples of allegory in literature (see notes on Classroom). We watched a video retelling Terrible Things by Eve Bunting and talked about how the story is an example of allegory.
We began working on the "Allegory and Names" chart for Lord of the Flies. We will continue this work on Monday.
WNB: Why is it important to recognize Veteran's Day?
Students handed in the short answers from yesterday. We went over the SAT Writing Practice 3 handout.
I introduced the idea of allegory, and we discussed different examples of allegory in literature (see notes on Classroom). We watched a video retelling Terrible Things by Eve Bunting and talked about how the story is an example of allegory.
We began working on the "Allegory and Names" chart for Lord of the Flies. We will continue this work on Monday.
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Thursday, November 10, 2016
November 10
Students used the first 30 minutes of class to work on their blogs. I wrote an example on my personal blog for students to use as a model.
We recapped the paired short response work from yesterday, then students independently completed a single and paired short answer that will be turned in for a grade. Students who did not finish before the end of class should complete the work tonight and hand it in at the beginning of class tomorrow.
Students also received an SAT writing multiple choice handout that we will discuss tomorrow (2nd period will discuss on Monday due to the Veteran's Day assembly).
We recapped the paired short response work from yesterday, then students independently completed a single and paired short answer that will be turned in for a grade. Students who did not finish before the end of class should complete the work tonight and hand it in at the beginning of class tomorrow.
Students also received an SAT writing multiple choice handout that we will discuss tomorrow (2nd period will discuss on Monday due to the Veteran's Day assembly).
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