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?