Objective: By the ned of class, students will self reflect in a writing assignment in order to improve writing skills and prepare to read House on Mango Street.
DO NOW
Direct Instructions
Read the first 4 vignettes of House on Mango Street.
Guided / Independent
Choose one of the two sets of questions and begin to answer on google docs. You must write the question.
Continue to work on your SELF_REFLECTION essay that you started yesterday:
1. Introduction
2. Paragraph about your name
3. Paragraph about your family
4. Paragraph about your identity
5. Conclusion
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Tuesday, May 30 - period 6/7
Objective: By the ned of class, students will self reflect in a writing assignment in order to improve writing skills and prepare to read House on Mango Street.
DO NOW
Direct Instructions
Read the first 4 vignettes of House on Mango Street.
Guided / Independent
Choose one of the two sets of questions and begin to answer on google docs. You must write the question.
Continue to work on your SELF_REFLECTION essay that you started yesterday:
1. Introduction
2. Paragraph about your name
3. Paragraph about your family
4. Paragraph about your identity
5. Conclusion
DO NOW
Direct Instructions
Read the first 4 vignettes of House on Mango Street.
Guided / Independent
Choose one of the two sets of questions and begin to answer on google docs. You must write the question.
Continue to work on your SELF_REFLECTION essay that you started yesterday:
1. Introduction
2. Paragraph about your name
3. Paragraph about your family
4. Paragraph about your identity
5. Conclusion
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Tuesday, May 30 - Cover Letters
Objective: By the end of class, students will write resume, email cover letters and apply for actual summer jobs in order to gain employment.
DO NOW
When your Resume is complete, save it, and save ANOTHER COPY as a PDF. Make sure you do not save your only copy as a PDF because in the future you will need to make changes. However, for today, when you send your resume out, you want to send it a a PDF so no one can make any changes to it.
Guided / Direct Instruction
REview EMAIL COVER LETtERS
Also click on the link that will show you sample cover letters for guidance. You must submit a cover letter, separate from your resume by the end of the class today for a grade.
GOOGLE SEARCH - "SUMMER JOBS FOR TEENS IN PHILADELPHIA"
Use directions from the "email cover letter" site to write a cover letter for a job. Be sure to highlight your strengths and focus more on how you can help them, rather than how they can help you. Do not send anything until I proof read it.
Monday, May 22, 2017
Wednesday, May 24 - RESUMES
Objective: By the end of class, students will have a draft of a professional resume in order to prepare to gain employment.
DO NOW
USE resume graphic organizer to brainstorm and get information on paper before transferring to the resume template.
Get your chrome book and open to my blog
reinaeng2.blogspot.com
Direct Instruction
Review resume templates - coral, swiss or spearmint
Resume Action verbs
REview EMAIL COVER LETtERS
Choose a resume template
Guided
OBJECTIVE
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE (includes volunteer, community service, etc)
SKILLS (computer skills, shop skills, communication skills, etc)
AWARDS or EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
As a High School Student, put education first before experience. Be sure to highlight your shop area under education.
Experience can include volunteer positions, special projects and of course, any employment.
When describing experience, bullet point responsibilities and skills that you have to perform that responsibility. Use resume ACTION verbs.
Try not to be too "wordy"; be short and concise and be very careful with spelling and grammar.
HEADLINES = 14 point type
Name of school, companies, etc - 12 point
bullet point Copy = 11 point type
ALL TIMES ROMAN
Independent
Share your resume with me as soon as you start working on it so I can help you individually as you progress.
DO NOW
USE resume graphic organizer to brainstorm and get information on paper before transferring to the resume template.
Get your chrome book and open to my blog
reinaeng2.blogspot.com
Direct Instruction
Review resume templates - coral, swiss or spearmint
Resume Action verbs
REview EMAIL COVER LETtERS
Choose a resume template
Guided
OBJECTIVE
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE (includes volunteer, community service, etc)
SKILLS (computer skills, shop skills, communication skills, etc)
AWARDS or EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
As a High School Student, put education first before experience. Be sure to highlight your shop area under education.
Experience can include volunteer positions, special projects and of course, any employment.
When describing experience, bullet point responsibilities and skills that you have to perform that responsibility. Use resume ACTION verbs.
Try not to be too "wordy"; be short and concise and be very careful with spelling and grammar.
HEADLINES = 14 point type
Name of school, companies, etc - 12 point
bullet point Copy = 11 point type
ALL TIMES ROMAN
Independent
Share your resume with me as soon as you start working on it so I can help you individually as you progress.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Objective: By the end of class, students will complete fiction assessment, review multiple choice strategies and practice review for genres of poetry, fiction and drama in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.
DO NOW
Explain the following in your own words:
Describe an overweight person using one positive connotation and one negative connotation.
What literary form is Hamlet's "To be or not to BE" written in?
What is the most ESSENTIAL sentence in the introduction of a research paper?
Direct Instruction
Believe in yourself
Work Hard
Never Give up
Learn from Your mistakes
Have fun
Guided / Independent
Practice Keystone Games
genre game - multiple choice
genre concentration game
soccer poetry - figurative language review
genre scatter game
elements of fiction scatter game
elements of drama scatter game
elements of poetry scatter game
Check for Understanding
Individual student checks during independent work
DO NOW
Explain the following in your own words:
Describe an overweight person using one positive connotation and one negative connotation.
What literary form is Hamlet's "To be or not to BE" written in?
What is the most ESSENTIAL sentence in the introduction of a research paper?
Direct Instruction
Believe in yourself
Work Hard
Never Give up
Learn from Your mistakes
Have fun
Guided / Independent
Practice Keystone Games
genre game - multiple choice
genre concentration game
soccer poetry - figurative language review
genre scatter game
elements of fiction scatter game
elements of drama scatter game
elements of poetry scatter game
Check for Understanding
Individual student checks during independent work
Monday, May 8, 2017
Tuesday, MAy 9 - Keystone Review
Objective: By the end of class, students will review Keystone related material in order to prepare for the test next week.
DO NOW
Literary Terms
Direct Instruction
Review the varied CRQ questions for NON-FICTION and FICTION.
Guided
Choose ONE from NON_FICTION and ONE from FICTION.
Then answer each by using ANY passage that we read - YOUR CHOICE.
Independent
When complete, work on the Keystone Terms crossword puzzle.
DO NOW
Literary Terms
Direct Instruction
Review the varied CRQ questions for NON-FICTION and FICTION.
Guided
Choose ONE from NON_FICTION and ONE from FICTION.
Then answer each by using ANY passage that we read - YOUR CHOICE.
Independent
When complete, work on the Keystone Terms crossword puzzle.
Monday, May 8 - Period 5
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze non-fiction and compare in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.
DO NOW
Definitions
Direct Instruction
Keystone Literature book pages 243-245
Guided / Independent
Complete multiple choice by scanning the Exploration of the Colorado River... 246-247
In order to complete the CRQ - examine the character traits that we determined for Powell in the italicized portion at the beginning of the journal. then scan the journal entries to determine how his character is suitable for the setting that he is exploring. Be sure to find an appropriate quote that shows the relatonship between the settingand Powell's character.
DO NOW
Definitions
Direct Instruction
Keystone Literature book pages 243-245
Guided / Independent
Complete multiple choice by scanning the Exploration of the Colorado River... 246-247
In order to complete the CRQ - examine the character traits that we determined for Powell in the italicized portion at the beginning of the journal. then scan the journal entries to determine how his character is suitable for the setting that he is exploring. Be sure to find an appropriate quote that shows the relatonship between the settingand Powell's character.
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Friday, Period 1/2 -
Objective: By the end of class, students will practice multiple choice strategies in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.
DO NOW
Random Multiple choice questions
Also - Check the walls to remind yourself of terms you should definitely commit to memory and know how to identify and use effectively.
Direct Instruction
Author's Purpose in Non-Fiction - Page139 - Keystone book
Read recipe - answer multiple choice
Read on own - Page 154 - Life on the Mississippi -
1. Almost every detail in the first paragraph, is described again in a different way in the second paragraph. Therefore, what is the TEXT STRUCTURE?
2. Create a list of the details described in first paragraph. In a column next to it, show how it is described in the second paragraph.
Answer multiple choice on 155-156
See what work you are missing.
Complete any work you are missing.
DO NOW
Random Multiple choice questions
Also - Check the walls to remind yourself of terms you should definitely commit to memory and know how to identify and use effectively.
Direct Instruction
Author's Purpose in Non-Fiction - Page139 - Keystone book
Read recipe - answer multiple choice
Read on own - Page 154 - Life on the Mississippi -
1. Almost every detail in the first paragraph, is described again in a different way in the second paragraph. Therefore, what is the TEXT STRUCTURE?
2. Create a list of the details described in first paragraph. In a column next to it, show how it is described in the second paragraph.
Answer multiple choice on 155-156
See what work you are missing.
Complete any work you are missing.
Thursday, May 4 - Period 5 - Christmas on the Moon
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze non-fiction in order to improve reading comprehensive skills and prepare for the Keystone exam.
DO NOW
Random Multiple choice questions
Direct Instruction
Kennedy talks about going to the moon
Appollo : Christmas on the Moon
Read together - APPOLLO: Christmas on the Moon - page 239
Guided / Independent
Review MC questions
Multiple choice questions -240-241
DO NOW
Random Multiple choice questions
Direct Instruction
Kennedy talks about going to the moon
Appollo : Christmas on the Moon
Read together - APPOLLO: Christmas on the Moon - page 239
Guided / Independent
Review MC questions
Multiple choice questions -240-241
Thursday, May 4 - Non-Fiction - Friday for period 6/7
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze non-fiction and compare in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.
DO NOW
Multiple choice questions
Direct Instruction
Keystone Literature book pages 243-245
Guided /
Review the multiple choice questions - review the map. Review the text structure 246-247
short video of powell's journey
Independent
Complete multiple choice by scanning the Exploration of the Colorado River... 246-247
Complete random multiple choice questions.
DO NOW
Multiple choice questions
Direct Instruction
Keystone Literature book pages 243-245
Guided /
Review the multiple choice questions - review the map. Review the text structure 246-247
short video of powell's journey
Independent
Complete multiple choice by scanning the Exploration of the Colorado River... 246-247
Complete random multiple choice questions.
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Wednesday, May 3 - JFK - Berlin Wall CRQ - period 5
Objective:By the end of class, students will analyze persuasive speech in order to improve reading comprehension skills and prepare for the Keystone exam.
DO NOW
Propaganda matching terms
Direct Instruction
Identify and review some reasons (fact and/or opinion) that the Berlin wall should come down according to JFK's speech.
Guided / Independent
Evaluate the argument President Kennedy presents in this speech. Explain why or why not it is a convincing argument. (page 230 - Keystone book).
DO NOW
Propaganda matching terms
Direct Instruction
Identify and review some reasons (fact and/or opinion) that the Berlin wall should come down according to JFK's speech.
Guided / Independent
Evaluate the argument President Kennedy presents in this speech. Explain why or why not it is a convincing argument. (page 230 - Keystone book).
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Wednesday, May 3 - Christmas on the Moon - non-fiction
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze non-fiction in order to improve reading comprehensive skills and prepare for the Keystone exam.
DO NOW
PREFIXES
Direct Instruction
Kennedy talks about going to the moon
Appollo : Christmas on the Moon
Read together - APPOLLO: Christmas on the Moon - page 239
Guided / Independent
Review MC questions and CRQ question
Multiple choice questions -240-241
SUFFIXES
DO NOW
PREFIXES
Direct Instruction
Kennedy talks about going to the moon
Appollo : Christmas on the Moon
Read together - APPOLLO: Christmas on the Moon - page 239
Guided / Independent
Review MC questions and CRQ question
Multiple choice questions -240-241
SUFFIXES
Monday, May 1, 2017
May 2 - Call of the Wild
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze short fiction to prepare or the keystone exam.
DO NOW
Multiple choice practice questions.
Direct Instruction
CRQ - 40 points
Explain how the 3rd person limited person point of view impacts your understanding of the excerpt from Call of the Wild. (Keysone book pages 79-81)
Prefix and Suffix Quiz
Keystone vocabulary puzzle
DO NOW
Multiple choice practice questions.
Direct Instruction
CRQ - 40 points
Explain how the 3rd person limited person point of view impacts your understanding of the excerpt from Call of the Wild. (Keysone book pages 79-81)
Prefix and Suffix Quiz
Keystone vocabulary puzzle
Monday, May 1 - Period 5 - Propaganda review and
Objective: By the end of class, students will review propaganda terms and identify and analyze in persuasive speech.
DO NOW
suffixes and prefixes
Direct Instruction
pages 222-224- review propaganda terms and usage in speech
Guided
review Multiple choice questions first
Read 226-227-President John F Kennedy's Speech regarding the cold war
Independent
Answer multiple choice questions.
DO NOW
suffixes and prefixes
Direct Instruction
pages 222-224- review propaganda terms and usage in speech
Guided
review Multiple choice questions first
Read 226-227-President John F Kennedy's Speech regarding the cold war
Independent
Answer multiple choice questions.
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