December 22

No Chromebooks

Watch the show
Worksheet
Have a great holiday.

Watch your history grade, You don't want to end up like poor Rudolf.

December 21

HB to all the December birthdays

Jacob 26
Ryan 27
Lindsay H 28
Eric 31


Read A Christmas Carol

Hot Chocolate

Movie:  Who is missing either their essay, or their research project?

December 20

Chromebooks

Advisory
Summer and Greg are the advisory reps for today.  Do well.

Work on the door for a few minutes.

Students who need to work on essays, please take 20 minutes to do so.

A Christmas Carol roles

Today we are reading scenes 2, 3 and 4.  Find your roles and practice for a few minutes.

Key question 

• Scene 2 end, Why does the girl keep appearing?  
• Scene 3  What do you learn about Scrooge's childhood?

Time permitting,

Look at your research topic.  Design a 5 slide slideshow to present information about your topic.  You will need a topic slide, 3 body slides, and a concluding slide.  

Each slide is limited to 3 words. But pictures are unlimited.

December 19

Need Chromebooks

Presenting your research
Create a slide show

The Annotated Bibliography
How did you cite your source?  Let's look at the Rubric


Ex:  {Thesis} because __chicken toe A__.  To start, _______ states that, " Quote " (Source).  This shows _____.  In addition, ______ further proves it when he/she states, " Quote " (Source).  This demonstrates ______.  But it wasn't just because __chicken toe A__, {Thesis} also occurred because of  _chicken toes_ST_.  (ST= Bridge to next paragraph) 

The Christmas Carol 

Prologue and Act I

December 16

Chromebooks

Happy birthday Nalleli

Finish and print writing prompt

Continue research project

Draw name for play

Reading group

December 15

Chromebooks

Writing Prompt: Why did Islam spread so quickly.  
Look at yesterday's blog to print.

Four Corners Assignment

Reading group 

Work on research paper.  Due tomorrow.

Cast List for A Christmas Carol

December 14

Chromebooks


Did you feel it?
Writing Prompt:  
Editing.  Do you have 5 paragraphs?  Did you capitalize all proper nouns?  What font did you use?  Is the font size consistent throughout? Do you have a title.  

Print by Friday.



Book Group



Research project.  

Homework Due tomorrow -- 4 Corners Assignment

December 13

Chromebook
English Notebook

Write Conclusion to Why did Islam Spread So Quickly?
Conclusion Restate main ideas and add a wrinkle.

Add a title and your name.  Make it one essay.  Due Friday.

Print instructions

Writing your research.  Today you want to continue with your research paper.  
Organize your thoughts
Write a Thesis
Cite your sources.  

Book group.

Homework: See handout

December 12

Chromebooks

Writing prompt intro and conclusion-- Why did Islam spread so quickly?

Intro parts -- Grabber, background information, stating the question and defining key terms.   Thesis and roadmap.

Conclusion - Restate main ideas and add a wrinkle.



Research Paper --  Do you have 5 sources?  Be prepared to show me your bibliography.

Today we begin writing.  

Make "buckets" of information from what you know.  Give each bucket a label.  Start writing the body paragraphs of your research paper.

"A Christmas Carol" pre write.

December 9

Chromebooks


Vocabulary Quiz

Did you finish your writing prompt?  What third paragraph did you choose?

Essay,

Turn in questions and thesis today.  

Writing with 5 annotated sources is due Friday.

December 8

Chromebooks

New Seats Test Review

Research and writing a thesis on classroom.
Work on research project

Book Group Wed/Thurs

Study for Vocab Quiz

December 7

Need Chromebook

Study for 5 minutes

Test

When you complete it work on your writing prompt -- 3rd paragraph then we will add an intro and conclusion.


Research Report 

Citing sources with easy bib


Create a folder for your research topic

Create a document and title it Annotated Bibliography

December 6

Needs Chromebook
Reading Book 
Absent Monday? See Mr. Angel 
 Sunni/Shia Split on Google Classroom.
 Listen, take notes, refer to the transcripts for clarification. 

Today's task
 What is your research topic? What questions do you have? What information are you trying to find out. 

 Find an etc portal article and one internet reliable source. Save both to your google drive. See http://webpagetopdf.com/ 

Wikipedia Pitfalls but ....

Homework: By Thursday find 5 total sources one of which must be primary.  

Tuesday Book Group

Test tomorrow

December 5

Happy Monday
Need Chromebooks

Writing Prompt

Write third body paragraph of how did Islam spread?

Transition, claim, evidence and citation, Sowhat, transition to the next paragraph.

Put all three paragraphs together on one document.  

Reading Inventory 

Report your score to me in classroom form.  Copy your list of recommended readings.



Researching a topic reliable sources

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2007/02/12/7332087/the-origins-of-the-shiite-sunni-split

December 2

Need

Chromebook
English Notebook
Vocabulary


Have English notebook open to this week's prompt  You have stamps available.
Turn vocabulary in to the M person at your table

Go to classroom 

As a Table group write the 2nd paragraph of your essay.  What are the elements of a DBQ essay?

Do you have transitions?

Look at the example we did as a class.  

Reading group

Turn in English notebooks

December 1

HB Jaycub K.

Need

Chromebook

English Journal

As a class we will write the first body paragraph of the Why did Islam Spread so Quickly essay.  
  Topic Sentence (Claim)
  Supporting Details citations
  Elaboration
  Transition to the next paragraph


English Class -- Library time to start research report.  Lessons on citing sources and using ETC portal.

Reading group
  Vocab quiz tomorrow
   Writing prompt due tomorrow.  2 full pages.
   English Notebook turn in tomorrow.
   Islam Test?  Monday/Tuesday?
   

November 30

Need Chromebook

English Notebook

Islam DBQ

Complete as a group  Doc E and F, notes.

Writing prep.   

Rough draft on DBQ:  How to cite sources material.


Reading Group

November 29

Need

Chromebook

English Journal

DBQ Islam:

Essential Question: Why did Islam Spread so quickly?

Pair/Share Doc C/D and Doc E/F.  Take notes on how this document relates to the EQ.  What is each doc showing?  How do you know?   

Report your document's notes to your group. 

Research report -- How do I presearch? 


Book Group Tuesday

Work on writing prompt: Complete left side.  Start right side (full page).
Work on vocabulary
Work on research
Work on reading logs

November 28

Welcome Back 

Needs

English Journal

Chromebook

Look back at the list of research topics and pick what you want to research.
Enter your choice here Form for Research Topic
Have a back up choice.


This week's writing prompt.

Go to NEWSELA  
Compete the example form in your English Journal by Friday.

Vocabulary List

Complete Islam Video.

November 18

Needs

Handout

Chromebook

Congratulations to Dallin Degraw for being nominated for the Character Counts Award for citizenship.

"Students say "I think Dallin should win because he is really kind to other people and he asks people if they need help. If there is trash by him he will pick it up and he won't complain that there is trash.Dallin Doesn't make fun of people if they if they mess up on a presentation and he always claps when they are done"with the presentation."

Quizlet Live

Check Classroom for any missing work

Turn in Islam vocabulary 

Quiz

EQ: What is the Hajj and how does it symbolize the essential elements of Islam?  Inside Mecca (National Geographic)

Read questions out loud, watch movie, complete worksheet

Share topic list for December paper

Thanksgiving Talk

November 17

Happy Birthday Riley A.

Need Chromebooks
History Notebook 
English Notebook

DBQ Doc C and D

Open Classroom 
 Kami PDF (Chrome add-on)

1. In drive- open with connect more apps
2. Kami- connect
3. Open with kami
4. Authorize google drive
5. Allow
6. Choose student
7. Scanned OCR message pops up- click got it
8. Tools on left
9. If want to share- share like normal google doc on classroom
10. Click on sync- menu- click on save now- under google drive

Read and annotate Doc C.

Take Notes and write a summary that answers the EQ.

Read and annotate Doc D.

Take Notes and write a summary that answers the EQ.

English

Presentations

 Turn in Vocabulary related to your historical novel -Classroom.

Turn in Sugar assignment -- classroom

Take test on your historical novel -- Last day!

Study for vocabulary test.

November 16

Need Chromebooks
History Notebook

advisory vote
EQ: Why did Islam spread so quickly?

Close read document A.  Discuss and summarize.


Book Group Tuesday and Wednesday

• Complete -- The assignment on How Sugar Changed the World.
• Complete writing prompt.  
• Test -- Beowulf or Catherine Called Birdy
• Vocabulary Islam

November 14

Need Chromebooks

History/Language Arts


Go to Classroom.  Read the Story of How Sugar Changed The World  part 1.  

• Assign a section for each person in your group.
• Each person will read his/her section independently.
• Work together on questions
• Each person should complete his/her question sheet and turn it in classroom

What to do if you finish?

• Writing prompt  must be one full page.
• 
  
• Vocabulary for Islam.
• 
  
• Work on Study guide

November 14

Needs,

History Notebook
English notebook

History

1. Look at your grade and look back at page 0.  Did you meet the contents of the rubric for the grade that was scored?  

2.  What could be done to improve your score?

3. Cultural Diffusion Handout and discussion



English:  This week's writing prompt


Writing Prompt:  
Write a eulogy for Beowulf.  

• Include mention of his family...    ex: Beowulf, son of ____ and ____, died yesterday due to complications from _________.   
• Few short paragraphs about his life.  
• Paragraph about his descendents  

Catherine Called Birdy Group

Please select two of the four journal prompts to complete in your notebook Your responses should be thoughtful, thorough, and you should use textual examples as evidence in your analysis.

1) “I think my curse was cursed. Aelis is gone from here, wedded to a baby. George sighs and suffers. And still he is not mine but marries some fat Saxon widow. God’s thumbs. I might have better to fail. My guts are grumbling. I hope it is but a cold in my liver, but I fear it is guilt and remorse.” (85)

Describe a time when you felt guilt or remorse. What does guilt feel like? What caused you to feel remorse or guilt?

2) Find and explain two textual examples where the assumptions Catherine makes about an individual are wrong. Have you ever made assumptions about someone, and later changed your mind? Explain.

3) Birdy’s relationships change as the year progresses. What changes do you see in her relationship with her parents? Why do you think this happens? What is the result?

4) Fear affects people’s actions.
What does Birdy fear? Why? How does fear influence her decisions and personal reflections? What do you fear? Why? How was/is fear, or fear rhetoric, used in history or today’s world? Is fear healthy?

November 10

Needs

Chromebooks

Review -- What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?

Turn in old vocabulary, Review new vocabulary.

Final thoughts on projects

Start project presentations   --  No chromebooks will be out while others are presenting. 

November 9

Need 

History Notebook

Chromebook

English Notebook

Do Now:  Write a short summary about Muhammad's rise to power.  Include his message, and why he left and returned to Mecca.

Read Background Essay on Islam. Add info to notes.  
Discuss Cultural Diffusion

Complete Reading Historical Fiction Project
Turn in Vocabulary Assignment Beowulf or Catherine Called Birdy

November 8

Needs

History Notebook

English Notebook

Read your notes from yesterday.  Highlight key facts.

Write 3 questions on the left side of the Cornell line.  Write a 22 (no more, no less) word summary and include the following words:  harsh, oasis, sedentary, nomad, caravan

Short Play.  I will draw sticks.  You tell me the role you want to play.  

Historical Fiction Project Time

• Have you completed your vocabulary for your book in classroom?
• Did you complete "The Tell Tale Heart" questions in classroom?

Tuesday Book Group

November 7, 2016

Needs 

History Text

History Notebook

Chromebook

Do Now: History Notebook  What do you think you know about the religion of Islam?  The followers of this religion are called Muslims.  

Set up vocabulary

Table of contents


Read page 54 to 58  Take Cornell Notes

English Class

Have you turned in "Tell Tale Heart" Assignment, Beowulf or Catherine Called Birdy vocabulary?

Work on historical fiction project

HW: Get your notebook signed.

November 3

Needs 
History NotebookEnglish Notebook

Review Test: Medieval Europe

Historical Fiction Project:

 Examples/Expectations

How is it going? 
What is working well.
Check in with timeline.

Next week  

Beowulf Eulogy
Quiz Beowulf on Scholastic Reading Counts
Map Quiz: Europe 2 or Europe 1 (for 18 or less)
Islam
Historical Fiction Projects

November 2

Need

Chromebook

History Notebook

English Notebook

5 Minutes Log in and any last questions

Medieval Test you will need headphones

Set Up notebook for new unit

Beowulf project time.  Be ready to test on Beowulf tomorrow.  Projects due Monday.

Catherine Called Birdy group.  Plan on finishing book by next week.  

November 1

Happy November

Needs 

Chromebook

History Notebook

English Notebook

Read and study the document about the Byzantine Empire.  Answer the questions on both sides as a group.  Glue this into your history notebook as a flip page.  

Complete your study guide for your test tomorrow.  

Watch the short clip to review.

English work

Complete the vocabulary found on classroom for the historical fiction novel that you chose to read (Beowulf or Catherine Called Birdy).  

If you are on Beowulf start working on your group project due Monday next week.  

Complete questions on classroom for "The Tell Tale Heart."

Tuesday book group meet today.

October 31

Be safe today!  Watch for cars and don't go into anyone's home.

Needs

History Notebook

History book

English notebook

EQ:
How is Greek Orthodox/Eastern Christianity Different from Western Christianity?
How were monks and missionaries important in growing the Western church in Europe?
What other services did monks provide to people living in Europe?
Read pages 39/40 of history text and take Cornell notes.
Read pages  235 and 236 of history text and take Cornell notes.

Study for your test on Wednesday.

Read aloud Tell Tale Heart  Go to classroom and open the PDF document to follow along.  

In the front of your English notebook answer the following questions:

• What part of the story did you find most frightening?
• Why did the narrator kill the old man?
• Find 2 quotes that show the mood created by the narrator.

Check vocabulary in classroom for your historical novel.

October 28

HB  Genesis R.

Need Chromebook

History Notebook

English Notebook

Earphones

 5 Minute Study for Map Quiz

When you complete your quiz click here to cast your vote for President.

Anglo Saxon Cornell Notes: Anglo Saxons.  Use this video to take your notes.  (It's slow at first, but it gets there!)  Note: take your notes on page 45.  See example questions on the big screen.


Read Historical Novel  

Friday Reading Group
   Work on project or vocabulary during reading group.  

October 26

Needs

Chromebook

History Notebook

In your table groups read and analyze Docs E,F and G.  Please do not write on the packet, but you can access a copy digitally.  

Make sure you answer all the questions in your packet.  

Make a claim  and back it up with one evidence from the documents.  Write the claim in your history notebook.

Take claim one from Monday, Claim 2 from Tuesday, and claim 3 from today.   Do all three of your claims match?  (They don't need to). 

Now make a master claim.  What is your overall claim from all six documents.  Write it down.

________________________________________________________________________

English

Spend time reading your historical fiction novel. 

Beowulf (online link)  If you are reading Beowulf complete the Beowulf assignment in classroom.

If you are reading Catherine Called Birdy complete the assignment in classroom.

Did you turn in your Apostrophe paper in classroom?  Double check.

Wednesday book group  AM we will meet Thursday.

Wednesday book group PM please meet with Mrs. H.


Study for you map quiz.

Take any book tests from books that you have completed this year on Scholastic.

October 27

Need

Chromebook

History Notebook

Dark Ages Packet

Discussion on essential question, "              ".     Form a thesis and "chicken foot."


Handout study guide for test.


Assign Beowulf project.  
Look at Beowulf map.

Wednesday and Thursday reading group for AM period.

Europe Map Test tomorrow.

Tomorrow: Anglo Saxon Cornell Notes: Anglo Saxons.  Use this video to take your notes.  (It's slow at first, but it gets there!)  Note: take your notes on paper, unless you can figure out some elaborate way to watch/ take notes at the same time.