November 29th and 30th

Today we will start discussing BNW ... concept of FOIL.

We will have presentations - 2 or 3

Papers will be returned

Block 5 I had to leave early (15 minutes) so papers were not returned  ... A vocabulary assignment in advance of Friday was given

Tuesday 11-28-17

Today we will complete and correct GRAMMAR Page 29 and 31 exercises 4 and 6 EVENS

Some papers will be returned

There will be about 1/2 class time to put together group project and prepare for presentations on block day

BLOCK DAY:
BNW DISCUSSION
Paper Return
Group Presentations

Friday:
Grammar Quiz
Vocabulary Review

Monday 11-20-17 and Tuesday 11-21-17

Monday we will turn in:
Rubric/Rough Draft/Peer Edits
BNW Study Guide

We will discuss the WSJ article each class was assigned

We will have our BNW Quiz

After the quiz...grammar book page 26 Ex 1

Tuesday we will correct grammar and have time for group project work

Block Day and Friday

NOTE: Block Day for Blocks 2 and 4 I will be off campus on a field trip. Papers will be returned to block 4 Friday ... and in Block 2 before I leave on Wednesday.

  

Complete and Correct Vocabulary Lesson 9 Completing the Sentences - ALL

SAT Prep Book .... Reading Exercise 2 ... Active read as a class ... complete and correct assignment. 

Grammar Book Complete and Correct pages: 192-193 Active/Passive Voice and 194-195 Comparatives/Superlatives. 

Read Upfront Magazine article: :”Are We Winning the War Against ISIS”. Underline thesis/support as well as discern whether ETHOS/LOGOS/PATHOS was used in the article. 

Read the debate and complete WS related to the debate. 

FRIDAY:

Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 9
After the quiz, read the WSJ article assigned to your block. Annotate for Thesis/Support + Ethos/Pathos/Logos

Block 2:  page B4 .... "Startups Serve Leftover Food
Block 3: page B5 ....  "A Future W/O jobs
Block 4:page A 11 ... "Lebanese ... 
Block 5:page A 1 ... "Google...

REMINDERS:

• Paper Uploaded by Sunday night ... bring rubric/draft/writers workshop/peer editing papers to class on Monday
• Monday ... turn in BNW Study Guide and BNW Quiz
• Tuesday ... WSJ Activity then time to work on project in class.

Tuesday 11-14-17

NOTE : 10th Grade Students have SPIRIT DRESS Thursday this week ... Campus Ministry wanted me to remind everyone ... Fill The Holy Bowl Prize!

Today in class:

• Complete and Correct Vocabulary Lesson 9 Choosing The Right Word 12-25
• Grammar Book 191-192 EX 7 1-10
• Paper return today and block day
• Upfront article...thesis/support  + ETHOS/PATHOS/LOGOS

Monday 11-13-17

Today we completed and corrected Vocabulary Lesson 9 Synonyms and Antonyms
We moved on to Grammar pages 190-191 EX 6 ... parallel Construction

We got a new Upfront and started to read ... will discuss:
Thesis + Support
Ethos/Pathos/Logos
Article: "The Future of Storms"

Blcok Day 11-8 and 11-9

Two question Brave New World Short Answer Quiz will start our Group Project.

Teams will be announced and work time will be given for the rest of the class period. Students will need to arrange time with peers to complete the work outside class time.

Monday and Tuesday 10-6 and 10-7

Sorry for the late Monday Post ... adding an EARLY Tuesday Post ...

1. Monday we started by discussing upcoming assignments prior to Thanksgiving. Today's class marks 25 school days till Final Exams.
2. We corrected the Grammar pages assigned to be completed after the Vocabulary Quiz on Friday ... 187-189
3. We read the Upfront Article about Mining Cobalt and noted THESIS and Support. We discussed connection between this activity and Semester 2 Writing Exam.
4. Papers were returned

Tuesday:

• Students are to come to class with a hard copy of PAPER 2 rough draft (+RUBRIC) they uploaded Monday night to turnitin.com via Canvas. We will have a writers workshop in class.
• Remaining papers will be passed back

HOMEWORK:

• BNW Quiz #1 on Block Day
• Read instructions for Group Project - Work Day in the library after the quiz.

Friday 11-3-17

Today we will start by correcting Grammar Book Page 186 that we completed after the MAUS Test

We will continue with Vocab Lesson 8 Quiz

After the quiz:
1. Grammar Book pages 187-189
2. READ WSJ ... find an article with multiple sides ... find and underline thesis ... * support
3. Paper draft and BNW ... due next week

Monday in class:
Correct Grammar
Discuss Upfront from last Friday
Discuss WSJ thesis/support
Return papers

Reminder: No School Friday 11-10-17

Block Day 11-1 and 11-2

Today we completed and corrected Vocabulary Lesson 8 Choosing the Right Word 6-18

We discussed MAUS and LBJ as well as techniques ARTIE used to bring AUTHENTICITY into the story

We completed a MAUS TEST

After Test:

• Grammar Book Page 186 ALL
• Grammar Flip
• Read Upfront if you have not
• Start Paper Draft