February 2

IRT: We visited the library to recheck books and discover new titles.
WNB: How do you feel about bats? Are there any animals that you're frightened of or freaked out by? (This entry connects to a piece we read in class today.)

We took notes over the TWISTT literary analysis strategy (notes will be on Classroom tomorrow). Students applied this to the excerpt from Speak and the short passage "Life in Caves." We will continue working with more passages tomorrow.

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February 1

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB:

We had just a few presentations to finish up today.

We began discussing literary analysis with the three excerpts (Anderson Cooper, Esme Raji Codell, & Laurie Halse Anderson). We will continue this work tomorrow!

We will also go to the library tomorrow to recheck our books!

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January 31

WNB: Article of the Week - US Judge Bars Deportations under Trump Travel Ban

We combined notebook time and reading time today, so most students had about 10-15 minutes of IRT.

We attempted to finish presentations of the literary terms. We will definitely finish these tomorrow!

Students received two excerpts to read before tomorrow. We will be doing some analysis work with these.

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January 30

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: Outside of class entry - Students who need inspiration should look under the About section on Classroom.

Groups used about 20 minutes to finish up their lit terms posters and presentations. A few groups presented their lessons today. Others will present tomorrow!

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Week-at-a-Glance

January 27

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: Grudges - Think about famous grudges that you're familiar with (like the Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet or any Twitter feud). How did the grudge start? How was the grudge resolved? If it wasn't resolved, why does it persist? What advice would you give to the two parties involved?

We read "The Interlopers" and looked for examples of literary devices to use in their presentations. Students used the remaining class time to wrap up the lit terms poster and presentation.

Fourth period had a substitute today while I attended a meeting.

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January 26

I passed back the summer reading work today. This grade has been entered in Skyward.

Students completed the summer reading timed writing. They had 40 minutes to write the essay that we've been planning this week.

With the remaining class time, students worked with their groups to find more examples and visuals for their lit terms presentation. We're still on track to complete and present this assignment on Monday.

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January 25

We visited the library today to learn about all of the great things available!

We read an excerpt from Anderson Cooper's Dispatches from the Edge. Students looked for examples of their literary device to use in their presentation. We also used this passage to practice embedding quotes (slides on Classroom).

With the remaining class time, students worked on the lit terms presentation with their groups.

Tomorrow, we will complete the summer reading timed writing assignment!

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