Here are your assignments for the week of 3/25 to 3/29/2024
Monday(3/25/2024)
Announcements: 8th Grade Farewell Dance Contracts due 3/29/24. Spring Break: April 1-5, 2024. Independent Learning Day (no face-to-face learning) 4/8/24. Punctuation Test on 4/12/2024; keep good notes and complete all assignments to help you study for the assessment.
Question of the Day: What is a semicolon and when should we use them?
Thought of the Day: Semicolons are used to separate two sentences when there's no conjunction.
Heads up: Due to last week's activities (Band LGPE/Chorus' Orlando trip), I am offering one final extension for your February Book Talks. They are due this Wednesday (3/27)!
All periods-Recap of last's week's lessons. Lecture on maintaining an updated Digital Journal, submitting quality work, and respecting due dates/deadlines. Overview and reassignment of KWL Chart 80. Students copied and paste KWL Chart 81 into their Digital Journals. Students completed the "What I Know" section about semicolons in KWL Chart 81. Introduction to Semicolons. Watched BrainPop's video on Semicolons and entered newly learned information in KWL Chart 81. As a class, we completed BrainPop's interactive quiz on semicolons.
Homework-Continue working on KWL Chart 81. Rewatch BrainPop's Semicolons video and explore the learning module. Insert newly learned information about semicolons in the "What I Learned" section of KWL Chart 81. Complete the Semicolons Learning Module in Flocabulary. Also put newly learned information from the learning module in your KWL Chart 81. Redo KWL 80. Insert newly learning information about commas in KWL Chart 80 while rewatching BrainPop's video on Commas and completing part 1 and 2 of the Commas Learning Module in Flocabulary.
KWL Chart 81 (Semicolon)
1. Create a 3x2 graphic organizer/table
2. Label Column 1: What I Know; Column 2: What I Want to Know; and Column 3: What I Learned.
3. Enter information that you know about Semicolons in Column 1.
4. Enter what you would like to know/learn about Semicolons in Column 2.
5. Watch BrainPop's video on Semicolons and complete Flocabulary's learning modules on Semicolons . Enter information you learned about semicolons in Column 3.
Tuesday(3/26/2024)
Announcements: Mr. Reed will be off campus today. 8th Grade Farewell Dance Contracts due 3/29/24. Spring Break: April 1-5, 2024. Independent Learning Day (no face-to-face learning) 4/8/24. Punctuation Test on 4/12/2024; keep good notes and complete all assignments to help you study for the assessment.
All periods-Student Work Day. Learners will be given the class period to work independently on their assignments listed under this week's Progress Check.
Homework-See Progress Check.
Wednesday(3/27/2024)
Announcements: Mr. Reed will be off campus today. 8th Grade Farewell Dance Contracts due 3/29/24. Spring Break: April 1-5, 2024. Independent Learning Day (no face-to-face learning) 4/8/24. Punctuation Test on 4/12/2024; keep good notes and complete all assignments to help you study for the assessment.
All periods-Student Work Day. Learners will continue working independently on their assignments listed under this week's Progress Check. Note: new assignments have been added.
Homework-See Progress Check.
Progress Check
Google Class Docs (Spring 2024)
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Thursday(3/28/2024)
Announcements: 8th Grade Farewell Dance Contracts due 3/29/24. Spring Break: April 1-5, 2024. Independent Learning Day (no face-to-face learning) 4/8/24. Punctuation Test on 4/12/2024; keep good notes and complete all assignments to help you study for the assessment. Six Flags Over Georgia permission slips issued today.
Major Apology: H A P P Y B E L A T E D B I R T H D A Y T O C L A I R E!
Today's focus: Depth of Knowledge (DOK), content domains, testing genres, language of the standards (LOTS), parts of speech/direct and indirect objects, and constructed responses.
During today's lesson, we focused on using the following test-taking strategies:
1. Read the question first before reading long passages.
2. Use the R.A.P.P. Strategy to create great constructed responses.
All periods-Georgia Milestones Assessment (GAMS) Orientation and overview of the Georgia Milestones Grade 8 ELA Study Guide. In today's session, we will discuss DOK, LOTS, domains, types of problems (genres), and the scoring rubrics students will see/use on the GAMS ELA test.
Work period-Complete Example Items 1-4 in class. (Example Items #3 -4 will be placed in your Digital Journals). Watched a BrainPop on Verbs and their Objects. Use the RAPP/RACE Strategy for constructed responses.
Notes
Direct object-the thing or person (noun or pronoun) that receives the verb's action.
Indirect object-the thing or person (noun or pronoun) that tells us what or to whom an action is done (receives the direct object). Note: The indirect object must come in between the verb and the direct object.
Homework-Complete Parts of Speech Learning Module (Flocabulary) by 4/9/24. Complete GAMS Practice Questions 82-83 in your DJ (due tomorrow). Complete Flocabulary learning modules: Test-Taking Vocabulary and Test-Taking Strategies on 4/8 for your independent learning day. Study your Quizlet vocabulary sets for Literary/Reading Key Terms, Poetic Devices & Elements, and Argumentative Essay Key Terms.
Today's Digital Journal Entries
Quickwrite 82
1. What is a direct object?
2. What is an indirect object?
3. How do they differ?
GAMS Practice Question 83
Explain how paragraph 4 of “Houdini” develops the concept that Houdini relied on his own abilities rather than trickery. Use details from the passage to support your answer. Write your answer on the lines on your answer document. (DOK 2)
GAMS Practice Question 84
Harry Houdini achieved fame and success in his work as an illusionist. Think about the ideas in BOTH passages. Then write an informational essay in your own words explaining how Houdini achieved success as an illusionist. Be sure to use information from BOTH passages in your informational essay.
Resources
Quizlet Vocabulary Sets
Literary/Reading Key Terms
Poetic Devices & Elements
Argumentative Essay Key Terms
Friday(3/29/2024)
Announcements: 8th Grade Farewell Dance Contracts due TODAY! Spring Break: April 1-5, 2024. Independent Learning Day (no face-to-face learning) 4/8/24. Punctuation Test on 4/12/2024; keep good notes and complete all assignments to help you study for the assessment. Six Flags Over Georgia permission slips due 4/17/24.
All periods-Review and discussion of Item Example 3 (Constructed-Response) and Item Example 4 (Extended Written Response).
Homework-None
Announcements: 8th Grade Farewell Dance Contracts due 3/29/24. Spring Break: April 1-5, 2024. Independent Learning Day (no face-to-face learning) 4/8/24. Punctuation Test on 4/12/2024; keep good notes and complete all assignments to help you study for the assessment.
Question of the Day: What is a semicolon and when should we use them?
Thought of the Day: Semicolons are used to separate two sentences when there's no conjunction.
Heads up: Due to last week's activities (Band LGPE/Chorus' Orlando trip), I am offering one final extension for your February Book Talks. They are due this Wednesday (3/27)!
All periods-Recap of last's week's lessons. Lecture on maintaining an updated Digital Journal, submitting quality work, and respecting due dates/deadlines. Overview and reassignment of KWL Chart 80. Students copied and paste KWL Chart 81 into their Digital Journals. Students completed the "What I Know" section about semicolons in KWL Chart 81. Introduction to Semicolons. Watched BrainPop's video on Semicolons and entered newly learned information in KWL Chart 81. As a class, we completed BrainPop's interactive quiz on semicolons.
Homework-Continue working on KWL Chart 81. Rewatch BrainPop's Semicolons video and explore the learning module. Insert newly learned information about semicolons in the "What I Learned" section of KWL Chart 81. Complete the Semicolons Learning Module in Flocabulary. Also put newly learned information from the learning module in your KWL Chart 81. Redo KWL 80. Insert newly learning information about commas in KWL Chart 80 while rewatching BrainPop's video on Commas and completing part 1 and 2 of the Commas Learning Module in Flocabulary.
KWL Chart 81 (Semicolon)
1. Create a 3x2 graphic organizer/table
2. Label Column 1: What I Know; Column 2: What I Want to Know; and Column 3: What I Learned.
3. Enter information that you know about Semicolons in Column 1.
4. Enter what you would like to know/learn about Semicolons in Column 2.
5. Watch BrainPop's video on Semicolons and complete Flocabulary's learning modules on Semicolons . Enter information you learned about semicolons in Column 3.
Tuesday(3/26/2024)
Announcements: Mr. Reed will be off campus today. 8th Grade Farewell Dance Contracts due 3/29/24. Spring Break: April 1-5, 2024. Independent Learning Day (no face-to-face learning) 4/8/24. Punctuation Test on 4/12/2024; keep good notes and complete all assignments to help you study for the assessment.
All periods-Student Work Day. Learners will be given the class period to work independently on their assignments listed under this week's Progress Check.
Homework-See Progress Check.
Wednesday(3/27/2024)
Announcements: Mr. Reed will be off campus today. 8th Grade Farewell Dance Contracts due 3/29/24. Spring Break: April 1-5, 2024. Independent Learning Day (no face-to-face learning) 4/8/24. Punctuation Test on 4/12/2024; keep good notes and complete all assignments to help you study for the assessment.
All periods-Student Work Day. Learners will continue working independently on their assignments listed under this week's Progress Check. Note: new assignments have been added.
Homework-See Progress Check.
Progress Check
- Similes and Metaphors (Flocabulary) past due!
- Citing Evidence & the History of Hip-Hop Beatmaking (Flocabulary) due 3/27
- High School Football and Ramadan (CommonLit) due 3/27
- Ramadan (CommonLit) due 3/27
- Commas Pt. 1 Learning Module (Flocabulary) due 3/27
- Commas Pt. 2 Learning Module (Flocabulary) due 3/27
- Conjunctions Pt. 1 Learning Module (Flocabulary) due 3/28
- Conjunctions Pt. 2 Learning Module (Flocabulary) due 3/28
- Colons & Semicolons Learning Module (Flocabulary) due 3/28
- What is an Eclipse? (CommonLit) due 3/28
- What is an Orbit? (CommonLit) due 3/28
- Rhetorical Appeals: Why is Space Exploration So Important? (Flocabulary) due 3/29
- Tone and Mood: Silent Spring (Flocabulary) due 3/29
Google Class Docs (Spring 2024)
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Thursday(3/28/2024)
Announcements: 8th Grade Farewell Dance Contracts due 3/29/24. Spring Break: April 1-5, 2024. Independent Learning Day (no face-to-face learning) 4/8/24. Punctuation Test on 4/12/2024; keep good notes and complete all assignments to help you study for the assessment. Six Flags Over Georgia permission slips issued today.
Major Apology: H A P P Y B E L A T E D B I R T H D A Y T O C L A I R E!
Today's focus: Depth of Knowledge (DOK), content domains, testing genres, language of the standards (LOTS), parts of speech/direct and indirect objects, and constructed responses.
During today's lesson, we focused on using the following test-taking strategies:
1. Read the question first before reading long passages.
2. Use the R.A.P.P. Strategy to create great constructed responses.
All periods-Georgia Milestones Assessment (GAMS) Orientation and overview of the Georgia Milestones Grade 8 ELA Study Guide. In today's session, we will discuss DOK, LOTS, domains, types of problems (genres), and the scoring rubrics students will see/use on the GAMS ELA test.
Work period-Complete Example Items 1-4 in class. (Example Items #3 -4 will be placed in your Digital Journals). Watched a BrainPop on Verbs and their Objects. Use the RAPP/RACE Strategy for constructed responses.
Notes
Direct object-the thing or person (noun or pronoun) that receives the verb's action.
Indirect object-the thing or person (noun or pronoun) that tells us what or to whom an action is done (receives the direct object). Note: The indirect object must come in between the verb and the direct object.
Homework-Complete Parts of Speech Learning Module (Flocabulary) by 4/9/24. Complete GAMS Practice Questions 82-83 in your DJ (due tomorrow). Complete Flocabulary learning modules: Test-Taking Vocabulary and Test-Taking Strategies on 4/8 for your independent learning day. Study your Quizlet vocabulary sets for Literary/Reading Key Terms, Poetic Devices & Elements, and Argumentative Essay Key Terms.
Today's Digital Journal Entries
Quickwrite 82
1. What is a direct object?
2. What is an indirect object?
3. How do they differ?
GAMS Practice Question 83
Explain how paragraph 4 of “Houdini” develops the concept that Houdini relied on his own abilities rather than trickery. Use details from the passage to support your answer. Write your answer on the lines on your answer document. (DOK 2)
GAMS Practice Question 84
Harry Houdini achieved fame and success in his work as an illusionist. Think about the ideas in BOTH passages. Then write an informational essay in your own words explaining how Houdini achieved success as an illusionist. Be sure to use information from BOTH passages in your informational essay.
Resources
- Georgia Milestones Grade 8 ELA Study Guide (Narrative Writing 54-64)
- Georgia Milestones Grade 8 Writing Rubrics (pg. 7/8 for Narrative Writing)
- Georgia Milestones Grade 8 Writer's Checklist (pg. 3 for Narrative Writing)
- Georgia Milestones Resources (for Parents and Students)
- Click here to view Mr. Reed's Digital Journal
- R.A.P.P. Strategy
Quizlet Vocabulary Sets
Literary/Reading Key Terms
Poetic Devices & Elements
Argumentative Essay Key Terms
Friday(3/29/2024)
Announcements: 8th Grade Farewell Dance Contracts due TODAY! Spring Break: April 1-5, 2024. Independent Learning Day (no face-to-face learning) 4/8/24. Punctuation Test on 4/12/2024; keep good notes and complete all assignments to help you study for the assessment. Six Flags Over Georgia permission slips due 4/17/24.
All periods-Review and discussion of Item Example 3 (Constructed-Response) and Item Example 4 (Extended Written Response).
Homework-None
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Here are your assignments for the week of 3/18 to 3/22/2024
Monday(3/18/2024)
Word Wall-scoring guide, rubric, personal narrative, LOTS (language of the standards)
All periods-Continuation of Friday's Writer's Workshop (Using Scoring Guides/Rubrics to Create a Writing Response). Students will use the Scoring Rubric to evaluate and score the student responses (six). Scores should be entered in GAMS Practice Activity 79.
1st period-Click here to enter your scores for the student responses (Right Place, Right Time Reading Passage Activity).
4th period-Click here to enter your scores for the student responses (Right Place, Right Time Reading Passage Activity).
6th period-Click here to enter your scores for the student responses (Right Place, Right Time Reading Passage Activity).
7th period-Click here to enter your scores for the student responses (Right Place, Right Time Reading Passage Activity).
Heads up: If you have any unfinished learning modules in Flocabulary (that have not been graded), get them done nowwww. I will be reviewing and grading the remaining modules tomorrow. Due to time extension, no late work will be accepted.
Homework-Similes and Metaphors Learning Module (Flocabulary) due tomorrow (3/19). Book Talk due Friday (3/22).
GAMS Practice Activity 79.
After reading List your scores for the student responses you evaluated in Right Place, Right Time-Grade 8 Personal Narrative Reading Passage Activity (GAMS).
Response 1:
Response 2:
Response 3:
Response 4:
Response 5:
Response 6:
Resources
All periods-Writer's Workshop: Personal Narrative. Lecture on the simple framework and required elements for a personal narrative. Reviewed student examples of personal narratives in the Personal Narrative Learning Module. (Students volunteered to share their personal narratives for peer revisions and constructive criticism.)
Notes
1st/7th period-Read, examined, and dissected "Giving Life" and "Keep an Eye on the Sky" (personal narratives).
4th/6th period-Read, examined, and dissected "Giving Life" and "Racist Warehouse" (personal narratives).
If you need additional examples of personal narratives, see today's Resources. I will use the Personal Narrative Checklist and Grade 8 Narrative Writing Rubric to score your personal narratives.
Special Shout Out: Maha, Lucy B., Bryson, Katelyn, and Lucas for sharing your personal narratives in class today. Outstanding work!
Homework-Use the Personal Narrative Checklist and Grade 8 Narrative Writing Rubric to revise your personal narratives (due 3/20). Tonight is your last chance! Narratives will be graded starting Thursday as final drafts. Book Talks due 3/22/2024. Submit a link to your Book Talk on your period's Google Class Document by this Friday.
Simple Personal Narrative Framework
1) Introduction (introduce your story w/an attention-grabbing opener and do not forget to include a hook/clincher sentence)
2) Body Paragraphs (this is where you tell you story)
3) Conclusion (conclude your story and make sure your conclusion contains a statement of importance or the significance of the event)
Pro Tip: include descriptive/figurative language, transitionary words, dialogue, and advance punctuation.
Resources
Google Class Docs (Spring 2024)
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Wednesday(3/20/2024)
All periods-Student Work Day. Mr. Reed will hold student-teacher conferences. Learners will log into CommonLit and read "High School Football and Ramadan" (by Jamie Taraba/2009/1100L/8th gr) as well as "Ramadan" by Kazim Ali (2008/10th gr).
Note: You may also use your class period to make final revisions to your personal narrative, work on your Book Talk, and/or update your Digital Journal.
Homework-Complete any unfinished classwork. If needed, continue to work on your Book Talk. All Book Talk links must be submitted by Friday (3/22).
Thursday(3/21/2024)
All periods-Student Work Day. Mr. Reed will hold student-teacher conferences. Learners will log into CommonLit and read "What is an Eclipse?" (by NASA/2017/8th gr) as well as "Dead Starts" by Ada Limon (2022/10th gr).
Homework-If needed, continue to work on your Book Talk. All Book Talk links must be submitted by Friday (3/22). Log into Flocabulary. Complete "Citing Evidence: The History of Hip-Hop Beatmaking" (due 3/27). Complete any unfinished classwork.
Friday (3/22/2024)
Friendly Reminder: Remember to submit your Book Talk link by Friday night on your period's Google Class Doc.
Alert: If you received a zero for a recent CommonLit assignment that you completed by the due date, please stop by and see me at your earliest convenience. There may have been a glitch in CommonLit with one particular assignment.
Goal in Progress: Becoming Punctuation Pros. Today's
Thought of the day-In general, commas separate different parts of a sentence.
Question of the Day: Should you use the serial (Oxford) comma?
All periods-Mini-lesson: "Commas and Comma Calamities." Students created KWL Chart 80 in their Digital Journals and completed Columns 1 and 2. Next, learners watched BrainPop's video on Commas (use Clever to login). After watching the video, the students were deputized as Punctuation Pros and worked individually/in pairs/in groups to resolve a series comma calamities. Students shared what they learned aloud at the conclusion of the lesson.
KWL Chart 80 (Commas)
1. Create a 3x2 graphic organizer/table
2. Label Column 1: What I Know; Column 2: What I Want to Know; and Column 3: What I Learned.
3. Enter information that you know about Commas in Column 1.
4. Enter what you would like to know/learn about Commas in Column 2.
5. Watch BrainPop's video on Commas and complete Flocabulary's learning modules on Commas. Enter information you learned about commas in Column 3.
Homework for 1st/7th period-Rewatch BrainPop's video on
Next episode: "Ellipses instead of Periods!"
Word Wall-scoring guide, rubric, personal narrative, LOTS (language of the standards)
All periods-Continuation of Friday's Writer's Workshop (Using Scoring Guides/Rubrics to Create a Writing Response). Students will use the Scoring Rubric to evaluate and score the student responses (six). Scores should be entered in GAMS Practice Activity 79.
1st period-Click here to enter your scores for the student responses (Right Place, Right Time Reading Passage Activity).
4th period-Click here to enter your scores for the student responses (Right Place, Right Time Reading Passage Activity).
6th period-Click here to enter your scores for the student responses (Right Place, Right Time Reading Passage Activity).
7th period-Click here to enter your scores for the student responses (Right Place, Right Time Reading Passage Activity).
Heads up: If you have any unfinished learning modules in Flocabulary (that have not been graded), get them done nowwww. I will be reviewing and grading the remaining modules tomorrow. Due to time extension, no late work will be accepted.
Homework-Similes and Metaphors Learning Module (Flocabulary) due tomorrow (3/19). Book Talk due Friday (3/22).
GAMS Practice Activity 79.
After reading List your scores for the student responses you evaluated in Right Place, Right Time-Grade 8 Personal Narrative Reading Passage Activity (GAMS).
Response 1:
Response 2:
Response 3:
Response 4:
Response 5:
Response 6:
Resources
- Georgia Milestones Grade 8 ELA Study Guide (Narrative Writing 54-64)
- Georgia Milestones Grade 8 Writing Rubrics (pg. 7/8 for Narrative Writing)
- Georgia Milestones Grade 8 Writer's Checklist (pg. 3 for Narrative Writing)
- Personal Narrative Checklist
- Writer's Workshop: How to Use Attention-Grabbing Openers in Your Introductory Paragraphs
- Understanding Sequence of Events and Transition Words (Flocabulary unit)
- How to Use Transitions Words (Flocabulary unit)
All periods-Writer's Workshop: Personal Narrative. Lecture on the simple framework and required elements for a personal narrative. Reviewed student examples of personal narratives in the Personal Narrative Learning Module. (Students volunteered to share their personal narratives for peer revisions and constructive criticism.)
Notes
1st/7th period-Read, examined, and dissected "Giving Life" and "Keep an Eye on the Sky" (personal narratives).
4th/6th period-Read, examined, and dissected "Giving Life" and "Racist Warehouse" (personal narratives).
If you need additional examples of personal narratives, see today's Resources. I will use the Personal Narrative Checklist and Grade 8 Narrative Writing Rubric to score your personal narratives.
Special Shout Out: Maha, Lucy B., Bryson, Katelyn, and Lucas for sharing your personal narratives in class today. Outstanding work!
Homework-Use the Personal Narrative Checklist and Grade 8 Narrative Writing Rubric to revise your personal narratives (due 3/20). Tonight is your last chance! Narratives will be graded starting Thursday as final drafts. Book Talks due 3/22/2024. Submit a link to your Book Talk on your period's Google Class Document by this Friday.
Simple Personal Narrative Framework
1) Introduction (introduce your story w/an attention-grabbing opener and do not forget to include a hook/clincher sentence)
2) Body Paragraphs (this is where you tell you story)
3) Conclusion (conclude your story and make sure your conclusion contains a statement of importance or the significance of the event)
Pro Tip: include descriptive/figurative language, transitionary words, dialogue, and advance punctuation.
Resources
- Personal Narrative Checklist
- Grade 8 Narrative Writing Rubric
- Georgia Milestones Grade 8 Writing Rubrics (pg. 7/8 for Narrative Writing)
- Georgia Milestones Grade 8 Writer's Checklist (pg. 3 for Narrative Writing)
- Writer's Workshop: How to Use Attention-Grabbing Openers in Your Introductory Paragraphs
- Understanding Sequence of Events and Transition Words (Flocabulary unit)
- How to Use Transitions Words (Flocabulary unit)
- Conquering Your Fears
- Keep an Eye on the Sky
- My First Talent Show
- Racist Warehouse
- The Great Paw Paw
- Giving Life
- Silent But Deadly
- Right Place, Right Time-Grade 8 Personal Narrative Reading Passage (GAMS) and Scoring Rubric Activity
Google Class Docs (Spring 2024)
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Wednesday(3/20/2024)
All periods-Student Work Day. Mr. Reed will hold student-teacher conferences. Learners will log into CommonLit and read "High School Football and Ramadan" (by Jamie Taraba/2009/1100L/8th gr) as well as "Ramadan" by Kazim Ali (2008/10th gr).
Note: You may also use your class period to make final revisions to your personal narrative, work on your Book Talk, and/or update your Digital Journal.
Homework-Complete any unfinished classwork. If needed, continue to work on your Book Talk. All Book Talk links must be submitted by Friday (3/22).
Thursday(3/21/2024)
All periods-Student Work Day. Mr. Reed will hold student-teacher conferences. Learners will log into CommonLit and read "What is an Eclipse?" (by NASA/2017/8th gr) as well as "Dead Starts" by Ada Limon (2022/10th gr).
Homework-If needed, continue to work on your Book Talk. All Book Talk links must be submitted by Friday (3/22). Log into Flocabulary. Complete "Citing Evidence: The History of Hip-Hop Beatmaking" (due 3/27). Complete any unfinished classwork.
Friday (3/22/2024)
Friendly Reminder: Remember to submit your Book Talk link by Friday night on your period's Google Class Doc.
Alert: If you received a zero for a recent CommonLit assignment that you completed by the due date, please stop by and see me at your earliest convenience. There may have been a glitch in CommonLit with one particular assignment.
Goal in Progress: Becoming Punctuation Pros. Today's
Thought of the day-In general, commas separate different parts of a sentence.
Question of the Day: Should you use the serial (Oxford) comma?
All periods-Mini-lesson: "Commas and Comma Calamities." Students created KWL Chart 80 in their Digital Journals and completed Columns 1 and 2. Next, learners watched BrainPop's video on Commas (use Clever to login). After watching the video, the students were deputized as Punctuation Pros and worked individually/in pairs/in groups to resolve a series comma calamities. Students shared what they learned aloud at the conclusion of the lesson.
KWL Chart 80 (Commas)
1. Create a 3x2 graphic organizer/table
2. Label Column 1: What I Know; Column 2: What I Want to Know; and Column 3: What I Learned.
3. Enter information that you know about Commas in Column 1.
4. Enter what you would like to know/learn about Commas in Column 2.
5. Watch BrainPop's video on Commas and complete Flocabulary's learning modules on Commas. Enter information you learned about commas in Column 3.
Homework for 1st/7th period-Rewatch BrainPop's video on
Next episode: "Ellipses instead of Periods!"
Here are your assignments for the week of 3/11 to 3/15/2024
Monday(3/11/2024)
1st period-Book Talk tutorial.
4th period-Finished reading "Kaleidoscope."
Word Wall-Revenge, retaliation, reconciliation, regret, and redemption.
QOTD: "Everyone is built to live the dream that they have inside . . . "
All periods-Discussion on QW 73. Students read "Kaleidoscope" by Ray Bradbury. As a class, we discussed "Kaleidoscope" (setting, characters, conflicts, the resolution, and identifiable thematic messages). 4th period-21:59 (stopped). 6th period-
Homework-Reflection 74 (due Tuesday), Extended Thinking/Research It 75 (due Tuesday), Kaleidoscope After Reading Questions (due Wednesday), and the optional Kaleidoscope Extra Credit (4 options).
Pro Tip: If you were absent today. Use the read aloud of Kaleidoscope by Fizzle Reads. You will finish reading the story in less than 29 mins.
Reflection 74
1. Do you think Bradbury provided “Kaleidoscope” with a proper ending? (Explain your response.)
2. If you could create an alternate ending for the story, what would you change? (Remember to make your ending realistic, connected to the story, and supportive of Bradbury’s thematic messages.)
Extended Thinking/Research It 75
Recently, a movie with a similar concept was created. Can you identify the movie and how it is similar and different from “Kaleidoscope”?
Reflection 76
Compare and Contrast Activity 77
Watch the Kaleidoscope Mixed Media Presentation for a unique film adaptation of the short story. (This will help you to visualize all of the events, conflicts, etc.). Then watch "Everyone Dies, But Not Everyone Lives" by Prince Ea. Answer the following questions.
Google Class Docs (Spring 2024)
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
1st period-Book Talk tutorial.
4th period-Finished reading "Kaleidoscope."
Word Wall-Revenge, retaliation, reconciliation, regret, and redemption.
QOTD: "Everyone is built to live the dream that they have inside . . . "
All periods-Discussion on QW 73. Students read "Kaleidoscope" by Ray Bradbury. As a class, we discussed "Kaleidoscope" (setting, characters, conflicts, the resolution, and identifiable thematic messages). 4th period-21:59 (stopped). 6th period-
Homework-Reflection 74 (due Tuesday), Extended Thinking/Research It 75 (due Tuesday), Kaleidoscope After Reading Questions (due Wednesday), and the optional Kaleidoscope Extra Credit (4 options).
Pro Tip: If you were absent today. Use the read aloud of Kaleidoscope by Fizzle Reads. You will finish reading the story in less than 29 mins.
Reflection 74
1. Do you think Bradbury provided “Kaleidoscope” with a proper ending? (Explain your response.)
2. If you could create an alternate ending for the story, what would you change? (Remember to make your ending realistic, connected to the story, and supportive of Bradbury’s thematic messages.)
Extended Thinking/Research It 75
Recently, a movie with a similar concept was created. Can you identify the movie and how it is similar and different from “Kaleidoscope”?
Reflection 76
- What is redemption?
- Why do you think Applegate attempts to end his “beef” (external conflict) with Hollis in “Kaleidoscope”?
- How does the author infuse the idea of redemption into “Kaleidoscope”?
Compare and Contrast Activity 77
Watch the Kaleidoscope Mixed Media Presentation for a unique film adaptation of the short story. (This will help you to visualize all of the events, conflicts, etc.). Then watch "Everyone Dies, But Not Everyone Lives" by Prince Ea. Answer the following questions.
- How does the video connect to “Kaleidoscope” (by Ray Bradbury)?
- What were some memorable quotes from "Everyone Dies, But Not Everyone Lives" by Prince Ea. Give me at least one. (Be prepared to tell me why you selected this quote.)
Google Class Docs (Spring 2024)
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
"Everyone Dies, But Not Everyone Lives" by Prince Ea (Safe Share Link)
"Everyone Dies, But Not Everyone Lives" by Prince Ea. (Also available via: EVERYBODY DIES, BUT NOT EVERYBODY LIVES (2023) - YouTube)
"Everyone Dies, But Not Everyone Lives" by Prince Ea. (Also available via: EVERYBODY DIES, BUT NOT EVERYBODY LIVES (2023) - YouTube)
Click here to view the Kaleidoscope Mixed Media Presentation. (Also available at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CwZvCypsjI)
Tuesday(3/12/2024)
Announcements: Click here for today's Morning Announcements. Note: 6th/7th period will complete their test over "The City" and "The Other Foot" today. Food Truck Friday on 3/15/24. (Click here for the special student and staff menu, which is 20% off their regular prices. Note: All pre-orders must be received by Thursday.)
Friendly Reminder-Bring in coins for the March Madness Money Wars! We can win a free Soda and Takis Party or a Pizza Party.
Word Wall-Revenge, retaliation, reconciliation, regret, reckoning, and redemption.
1st period-Overview and discussion of Reflection 74, Extended Thinking/Research It 75, Reflection 76, and Compare and Contrast Activity 77. As a class, we discussed "Kaleidoscope" (setting, characters, conflicts, the resolution, and identifiable thematic messages). We started working on Compare and Contrast Activity 77.
4th period-Student Work Day.
6th/7th period-Test over "The City" and "The Other Foot." (See below for your period's testing link.)
6th period-Click here to take your assessment over "The City" and "The Other Foot.
7th period-Click here to take your assessment over "The City" and "The Other Foot."
Homework-Complete your journal entries and Kaleidoscope After Reading Questions (due Wednesday).
Tuesday(3/12/2024)
Announcements: Click here for today's Morning Announcements. Note: 6th/7th period will complete their test over "The City" and "The Other Foot" today. Food Truck Friday on 3/15/24. (Click here for the special student and staff menu, which is 20% off their regular prices. Note: All pre-orders must be received by Thursday.)
Friendly Reminder-Bring in coins for the March Madness Money Wars! We can win a free Soda and Takis Party or a Pizza Party.
Word Wall-Revenge, retaliation, reconciliation, regret, reckoning, and redemption.
1st period-Overview and discussion of Reflection 74, Extended Thinking/Research It 75, Reflection 76, and Compare and Contrast Activity 77. As a class, we discussed "Kaleidoscope" (setting, characters, conflicts, the resolution, and identifiable thematic messages). We started working on Compare and Contrast Activity 77.
4th period-Student Work Day.
6th/7th period-Test over "The City" and "The Other Foot." (See below for your period's testing link.)
6th period-Click here to take your assessment over "The City" and "The Other Foot.
7th period-Click here to take your assessment over "The City" and "The Other Foot."
Homework-Complete your journal entries and Kaleidoscope After Reading Questions (due Wednesday).
Wednesday(3/12/2024)
Announcements: Click here for today's Morning Announcements. Food Truck Friday on 3/15/24.
Food for thought: "Kaleidoscope" is regarded as one of Bradbury's best metaphors. Through a series of internal and external conversations, Hollis is forced to reflect on his life and see his true colors. Who he really is/was in life. It's kind of like that saying, your life flashes before your eyes before you die. In the story, Hollis reviews his personal "highlight reel" and he is not pleased with the moments captured, his accomplishments (or lack thereof), and the things he contributed. He feels useless and unworthy of the gift of life. In the end, he struggles to make his life have some sort of meaning . . . to him or someone/something else. Do you think his reflection in the story could be a conversation with a higher power, encouraging him to reach a moment of enlightenment before his time expires? What if by reading "Kaleidoscope," readers are forced to personally reflect on their life, thus far, contributing to the mirrored image of life viewed by the Kaleidoscope, which maybe the actual story.
Tired of School Lunch?
Flip Flop Tako Food Truck will be on Friday. They have a special menu which includes prices that have been discounted 20% for all staff and students. Click here to view the menu. Pre-orders will be accepted tomorrow for lunchtime pick up.
1st period-Discussion (lecture) on "Kaleidoscope."
4th period-Discussion (lecture) on "Kaleidoscope." Book Talk tutorial.
Explore It 78
Find something amazing that a child under 16 has done/is doing/accomplished.
Homework-Study for tomorrow's test over "Kaleidoscope." Explore It 78 (due Friday). Complete Similes and Metaphors Learning Module (due 3/19).
Thursday(3/14/2024)
Announcements: Click here to view the Morning Announcements. Food Truck Friday on 3/15/24. (Click here to view the menu. Pre-orders will be accepted tomorrow for lunchtime pick up.) Grades will be posted for the 9 Weeks Progress Report today!
Flip Flop Tako Food Truck Orders: Click here to review orders that were placed for pick up on Friday (3/15 at 11:45 a.m.). Click here to view the menu.
All periods-Students will use virtual links to complete their assessment over "Kaleidoscope." Afterwards, students should make sure they have all entries completed for their upcoming Digital Journal checks. (They will be random and I will not regrade any work.). Explore It 78 is due tomorrow.
1st period-Click here to complete your assessment over Ray Bradbury's "Kaleidoscope."
4th period-Click here to complete your assessment over Ray Bradbury's "Kaleidoscope."
6th period-Click here to complete your assessment over Ray Bradbury's "Kaleidoscope."
7th period (Group A)-Click here to complete your assessment over Ray Bradbury's "Kaleidoscope."
7th period (Group B)-Click here to complete your assessment over Ray Bradbury's "Kaleidoscope."
Class Test Averages for "Kaleidoscope."
1st period-80.5%
4th period-92.5%
6th period-78.7%
7th period-
Friday (3/15/2024)
ELAGSE8W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
a. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
c. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events.
d. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
e. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
Word Wall-scoring guide, rubric, personal narrative, LOTS (language of the standards)
All periods-Writer's Workshop: Using Scoring Guides/Rubrics to Create a Writing Response. Mr. Reed will go over Georgia Department of Education's rubric for Grade 8 Personal Narratives. Students will use the Personal Narrative Checklist and Personal Narrative Rubric to evaluate their work.
1st period-
Opening-Identify the following elements in your personal narratives using the Highlighter in Word/Google.
Work period-Read Right Place, Right Time-Grade 8 Personal Narrative Reading Passage (GAMS). Review the Scoring Rubric (Constructed Response). As a class, we will read the personal narrative "Right Place, Right Time," evaluate the prompt/task, and score student responses to the activity. GAMS Practice Activity 79.
Homework-GAMS Practice Activity 79 due Tuesday. Book Talk due next Friday (3/22).
GAMS Practice Activity 79.
After reading List your scores for the student responses you evaluated in Right Place, Right Time-Grade 8 Personal Narrative Reading Passage Activity (GAMS).
Response 1:
Response 2:
Response 3:
Response 4:
Response 5:
Response 6:
Resources
Announcements: Click here for today's Morning Announcements. Food Truck Friday on 3/15/24.
Food for thought: "Kaleidoscope" is regarded as one of Bradbury's best metaphors. Through a series of internal and external conversations, Hollis is forced to reflect on his life and see his true colors. Who he really is/was in life. It's kind of like that saying, your life flashes before your eyes before you die. In the story, Hollis reviews his personal "highlight reel" and he is not pleased with the moments captured, his accomplishments (or lack thereof), and the things he contributed. He feels useless and unworthy of the gift of life. In the end, he struggles to make his life have some sort of meaning . . . to him or someone/something else. Do you think his reflection in the story could be a conversation with a higher power, encouraging him to reach a moment of enlightenment before his time expires? What if by reading "Kaleidoscope," readers are forced to personally reflect on their life, thus far, contributing to the mirrored image of life viewed by the Kaleidoscope, which maybe the actual story.
Tired of School Lunch?
Flip Flop Tako Food Truck will be on Friday. They have a special menu which includes prices that have been discounted 20% for all staff and students. Click here to view the menu. Pre-orders will be accepted tomorrow for lunchtime pick up.
1st period-Discussion (lecture) on "Kaleidoscope."
4th period-Discussion (lecture) on "Kaleidoscope." Book Talk tutorial.
Explore It 78
Find something amazing that a child under 16 has done/is doing/accomplished.
Homework-Study for tomorrow's test over "Kaleidoscope." Explore It 78 (due Friday). Complete Similes and Metaphors Learning Module (due 3/19).
Thursday(3/14/2024)
Announcements: Click here to view the Morning Announcements. Food Truck Friday on 3/15/24. (Click here to view the menu. Pre-orders will be accepted tomorrow for lunchtime pick up.) Grades will be posted for the 9 Weeks Progress Report today!
Flip Flop Tako Food Truck Orders: Click here to review orders that were placed for pick up on Friday (3/15 at 11:45 a.m.). Click here to view the menu.
All periods-Students will use virtual links to complete their assessment over "Kaleidoscope." Afterwards, students should make sure they have all entries completed for their upcoming Digital Journal checks. (They will be random and I will not regrade any work.). Explore It 78 is due tomorrow.
1st period-Click here to complete your assessment over Ray Bradbury's "Kaleidoscope."
4th period-Click here to complete your assessment over Ray Bradbury's "Kaleidoscope."
6th period-Click here to complete your assessment over Ray Bradbury's "Kaleidoscope."
7th period (Group A)-Click here to complete your assessment over Ray Bradbury's "Kaleidoscope."
7th period (Group B)-Click here to complete your assessment over Ray Bradbury's "Kaleidoscope."
Class Test Averages for "Kaleidoscope."
1st period-80.5%
4th period-92.5%
6th period-78.7%
7th period-
Friday (3/15/2024)
ELAGSE8W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
a. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
c. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events.
d. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
e. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
Word Wall-scoring guide, rubric, personal narrative, LOTS (language of the standards)
All periods-Writer's Workshop: Using Scoring Guides/Rubrics to Create a Writing Response. Mr. Reed will go over Georgia Department of Education's rubric for Grade 8 Personal Narratives. Students will use the Personal Narrative Checklist and Personal Narrative Rubric to evaluate their work.
1st period-
Opening-Identify the following elements in your personal narratives using the Highlighter in Word/Google.
- Attention-grabbing opener-Yellow
- Hooks-Neon Green
- Transitional words-Cyan
- Statement of Importance-Magenta
Work period-Read Right Place, Right Time-Grade 8 Personal Narrative Reading Passage (GAMS). Review the Scoring Rubric (Constructed Response). As a class, we will read the personal narrative "Right Place, Right Time," evaluate the prompt/task, and score student responses to the activity. GAMS Practice Activity 79.
Homework-GAMS Practice Activity 79 due Tuesday. Book Talk due next Friday (3/22).
GAMS Practice Activity 79.
After reading List your scores for the student responses you evaluated in Right Place, Right Time-Grade 8 Personal Narrative Reading Passage Activity (GAMS).
Response 1:
Response 2:
Response 3:
Response 4:
Response 5:
Response 6:
Resources
- Georgia Milestones Grade 8 ELA Study Guide (Narrative Writing 54-64)
- Georgia Milestones Grade 8 Writing Rubrics (pg. 7/8 for Narrative Writing)
- Georgia Milestones Grade 8 Writer's Checklist (pg. 3 for Narrative Writing)
- Personal Narrative Checklist
- Writer's Workshop: How to Use Attention-Grabbing Openers in Your Introductory Paragraphs
- Understanding Sequence of Events and Transition Words (Flocabulary unit)
- How to Use Transitions Words (Flocabulary unit)
Here are your assignments for the week of 3/4 to 3/8/2024
Monday(3/4/2024)
Announcements: Today, 1st and 4th period will take their benchmark assessments in ELA. 6th and 7th period will complete their test over "The City" and "The Other Foot." Note: 6th/7th period will complete their benchmarks on Thursday (3/7). We have Career Day tomorrow (3/5). We will pick back up on creating Talking Presentations for our Book Talks on Wednesday/Thursday (depending on your period).
Tips from Mr. Reed: I suggest using Microsoft Stream for your recorded Book Talk and Canva for a narrated Book Talk that uses a slideshow template. 1st/4th period, I will work with you on selecting your software and beginning your presentation on Thursday (don't sweat it). The clock starts after you have received your orientation to Talking Presentations. However, you are more than welcome to use your Book Talk rubric to begin working on your presentation.
1st/4th period-Benchmark assessments.
6th/7th period-The City and The Other Foot Assessment. Use the testing links below to complete your class period's customized assessment.
Homework-None.
Resources
Book Talk Learning Module
(Remember, some of the content (YouTube tutorial videos) is blocked on your Chromebook. If you need to rewatch them, use your mobile phone or your personal/home computer.
Tuesday(3/5/2024)
All periods-Today is Career Day. All eighth grade students will participate in this event. Hope you dressed up. You're going to have an amazing day.
Homework-None.
Announcements: Today, 1st and 4th period will take their benchmark assessments in ELA. 6th and 7th period will complete their test over "The City" and "The Other Foot." Note: 6th/7th period will complete their benchmarks on Thursday (3/7). We have Career Day tomorrow (3/5). We will pick back up on creating Talking Presentations for our Book Talks on Wednesday/Thursday (depending on your period).
Tips from Mr. Reed: I suggest using Microsoft Stream for your recorded Book Talk and Canva for a narrated Book Talk that uses a slideshow template. 1st/4th period, I will work with you on selecting your software and beginning your presentation on Thursday (don't sweat it). The clock starts after you have received your orientation to Talking Presentations. However, you are more than welcome to use your Book Talk rubric to begin working on your presentation.
1st/4th period-Benchmark assessments.
6th/7th period-The City and The Other Foot Assessment. Use the testing links below to complete your class period's customized assessment.
Homework-None.
Resources
Book Talk Learning Module
(Remember, some of the content (YouTube tutorial videos) is blocked on your Chromebook. If you need to rewatch them, use your mobile phone or your personal/home computer.
Tuesday(3/5/2024)
All periods-Today is Career Day. All eighth grade students will participate in this event. Hope you dressed up. You're going to have an amazing day.
Homework-None.
Wednesday(3/5/2024)
Announcements: ELA. 6th and 7th period will complete their test over "The City" and "The Other Foot" on Thursday. We will pick back up on creating Talking Presentations for our Book Talks on Thursday (depending on your period). No school this Friday; it's an Independent Learning Day.
Random: Jordans are not meant for dancing. My feet hurt lol.
All periods-Today we will be working in our Digital Journal in preparation for our next story. Your entries are due by the end of class. Make sure that the content of your work is high in quality! Capitalization, punctuation, and the organization of your response counts! Reflection 70. Research It 71. Research It 72.
Note: Quickwrite 73 can be completed for homework.
Homework-Quickwrite 73. (Last warning: Make sure your Digital Journals are updated.)
Reflection 70
We survived Career Day 2024. It was a lot going on and everyone had difference experiences. So I'm curious . . . what was Career Day like for you? Answer the following questions.
1. What did you like and dislike about Career Day 2024?
2. Who was your favorite speaker/presenter? (If you had one. And why?)
3. Did any particular moment, speaker, or experience awaken something in you? Maybe a question, a moment of thought, or possibly a little reflection?
4. What would you suggest Henderson does differently for Career Day 2025?
Research It 71
1. Career Day opened up with guest speaker Courtney Stewart. He is a man of many talents, goals, and achievements. Spend a moment learning about him and create a list of some of the amazing things Mr. Stewart has accomplished. Use the following resources: Courtney Stewart, The Right Hand Co., and The Right Hand Foundation.
(Note: I am not asking you to do a deep dive into the personal life of Mr. Stewart. Do not stalk him on social media or go beyond the requirements of this assignment. You have three approved sites that are professional in nature and content. Use those sites to complete Research It 71 and respect Mr. Stewarts personal life.)
2. Mr. Stewart said a few things in his motivational speech that reminded me of my teenage years. Give me an honest response to his statements.
a) Mr. Stewart said that I am 'in competition with everyone.' What does that mean to you? How does it make you feel? Do you agree with that statement? Why or why not?
b) Mr. Stewart also encouraged us to start working on our goal today and not to wait until tomorrow, or when we get older. Again, do you agree with his advice? Why or why not?
Research It 72
In Dr. Johnson's closing keynote (for Career Day), he talked about the power of perseverance in his life. 1) Use his website to tell me about some of the outstanding, and sometimes revolutionary things he has accomplished. (Creating a list is satisfactory for this task.) 2) After exploring Dr. Johnson's website, how has he acknowledged and utilized the power of perseverance? (After exploring the content of Dr. Johnson's website, you should be able to construct a response that summarize your thoughts and ideas on question #2.)
Resources: Dr. Lonnie Johnson and
Heads up: You will need your The Illustrated Man novels tomorrow in class. We start a new story; get ready.
Quickwrite 73
If you were facing imminent death, how would you choose to spend your last few moments alive?
Thursday(3/5/2024)
All periods-Discussion on QW 73. Students read "Kaleidoscope" by Ray Bradbury. As a class, we discussed "Kaleidoscope" (setting, characters, conflicts, the resolution, and identifiable thematic messages). 4th period-21:59 (stopped). 6th period-
Homework-Reflection 74 (due Tuesday), Extended Thinking/Research It 75 (due Tuesday), Kaleidoscope After Reading Questions (due Tuesday), and the optional Kaleidoscope Extra Credit (4 options).
Pro Tip: If you were absent today. Use the read aloud of Kaleidoscope by Fizzle Reads. You will finish reading the story in less than 29 mins.
Reflection 74
1. Do you think Bradbury provided “Kaleidoscope” with a proper ending? (Explain your response.)
2. If you could create an alternate ending for the story, what would you change? (Remember to make your ending realistic, connected to the story, and supportive of Bradbury’s thematic messages.)
Extended Thinking/Research It 75
Recently, a movie with a similar concept was created. Can you identify the movie and how it is similar and different from “Kaleidoscope”?
Google Class Docs (Spring 2024)
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Announcements: ELA. 6th and 7th period will complete their test over "The City" and "The Other Foot" on Thursday. We will pick back up on creating Talking Presentations for our Book Talks on Thursday (depending on your period). No school this Friday; it's an Independent Learning Day.
Random: Jordans are not meant for dancing. My feet hurt lol.
All periods-Today we will be working in our Digital Journal in preparation for our next story. Your entries are due by the end of class. Make sure that the content of your work is high in quality! Capitalization, punctuation, and the organization of your response counts! Reflection 70. Research It 71. Research It 72.
Note: Quickwrite 73 can be completed for homework.
Homework-Quickwrite 73. (Last warning: Make sure your Digital Journals are updated.)
Reflection 70
We survived Career Day 2024. It was a lot going on and everyone had difference experiences. So I'm curious . . . what was Career Day like for you? Answer the following questions.
1. What did you like and dislike about Career Day 2024?
2. Who was your favorite speaker/presenter? (If you had one. And why?)
3. Did any particular moment, speaker, or experience awaken something in you? Maybe a question, a moment of thought, or possibly a little reflection?
4. What would you suggest Henderson does differently for Career Day 2025?
Research It 71
1. Career Day opened up with guest speaker Courtney Stewart. He is a man of many talents, goals, and achievements. Spend a moment learning about him and create a list of some of the amazing things Mr. Stewart has accomplished. Use the following resources: Courtney Stewart, The Right Hand Co., and The Right Hand Foundation.
(Note: I am not asking you to do a deep dive into the personal life of Mr. Stewart. Do not stalk him on social media or go beyond the requirements of this assignment. You have three approved sites that are professional in nature and content. Use those sites to complete Research It 71 and respect Mr. Stewarts personal life.)
2. Mr. Stewart said a few things in his motivational speech that reminded me of my teenage years. Give me an honest response to his statements.
a) Mr. Stewart said that I am 'in competition with everyone.' What does that mean to you? How does it make you feel? Do you agree with that statement? Why or why not?
b) Mr. Stewart also encouraged us to start working on our goal today and not to wait until tomorrow, or when we get older. Again, do you agree with his advice? Why or why not?
Research It 72
In Dr. Johnson's closing keynote (for Career Day), he talked about the power of perseverance in his life. 1) Use his website to tell me about some of the outstanding, and sometimes revolutionary things he has accomplished. (Creating a list is satisfactory for this task.) 2) After exploring Dr. Johnson's website, how has he acknowledged and utilized the power of perseverance? (After exploring the content of Dr. Johnson's website, you should be able to construct a response that summarize your thoughts and ideas on question #2.)
Resources: Dr. Lonnie Johnson and
Heads up: You will need your The Illustrated Man novels tomorrow in class. We start a new story; get ready.
Quickwrite 73
If you were facing imminent death, how would you choose to spend your last few moments alive?
Thursday(3/5/2024)
All periods-Discussion on QW 73. Students read "Kaleidoscope" by Ray Bradbury. As a class, we discussed "Kaleidoscope" (setting, characters, conflicts, the resolution, and identifiable thematic messages). 4th period-21:59 (stopped). 6th period-
Homework-Reflection 74 (due Tuesday), Extended Thinking/Research It 75 (due Tuesday), Kaleidoscope After Reading Questions (due Tuesday), and the optional Kaleidoscope Extra Credit (4 options).
Pro Tip: If you were absent today. Use the read aloud of Kaleidoscope by Fizzle Reads. You will finish reading the story in less than 29 mins.
Reflection 74
1. Do you think Bradbury provided “Kaleidoscope” with a proper ending? (Explain your response.)
2. If you could create an alternate ending for the story, what would you change? (Remember to make your ending realistic, connected to the story, and supportive of Bradbury’s thematic messages.)
Extended Thinking/Research It 75
Recently, a movie with a similar concept was created. Can you identify the movie and how it is similar and different from “Kaleidoscope”?
Google Class Docs (Spring 2024)
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Fizzle Reads: Kaleidoscope by Ray Bradbury. (Also available via: Fizzle Reads: Kaleidoscope ~ A Short Story by Ray Bradbury - YouTube.)
Here are your assignments for the week of 2/26 to 3/1/2024
Friday
Gentle Reminders: On Monday (3/4), you will have benchmark assessments in ELA and SS. I will also leave you instructions for creating your February Book Talk presentations. I have given everyone an extended amount of time to read their second novel (4 months). There are no excuses left to give ladies and gentlemen. 3/5 is Career Day. I can't wait to see your costumes/uniforms. 3/6 you will complete benchmarks in Math and Science. 3/8-No school.
Career Day Haircuts: We will have two barbers attending Career Day. They've agreed to do a few demonstrations. Is there anyone who would like a free haircut? See Mr. Reed.
Team Store Employees: We're selling Concessions at the Career Day Dance. Are you interested in working? Let Mr. Reed know. (Note: Do not feel pressured to work at all. I would prefer for all students to enjoy the dance; you'll have a dj, 360 photo booth, and digital photo booth to enjoy.)
Note: Due to technical issues, 6th and 7th period did not take their test over "The City" and "The Other Foot." The test has been rescheduled until Monday (3/4/24).
All periods-Complete your assessment over Ray Bradbury's "The City" and/or "The Other Foot." Afterwards, make sure that your Digital Journal is updated. (Heads up: I'll be home this weekend doing homework and grading your assignments.)
1st period-Click here to complete your assessment over "The Other Foot."
4th period-Click here to complete your assessment over "The Other Foot."
6th period-Click here to complete your assessment over "The Other Foot."
7th period (Group A)-Click here to complete your assessment over "The Other Foot."
7th period (Group B)-Click here to complete your assessment over "The Other Foot."
Book Talk Help
February's Book Talk will require you to create a talking presentation. You will have two options, 1) a recorded presentation (as seen in our student models) and 2) a recorded presentation that uses slides or a template. I will walk you through the process of creating both types of recorded talking presentations on Monday. However, I was able to get a jump start on this activity with 6th and 7th period due to today's technical difficulties with testing.
6th period-We worked on using the Internet to discover new information and problem solve. Students used the Internet to research how to create a Talking Presentation in Canva (see below).
7th period-As a class, the students received an introduction to Microsoft Stream and learned how to record and live save life videos. Stream is a great tool that students can use to create their recorded Book Talks.
Gentle Reminders: On Monday (3/4), you will have benchmark assessments in ELA and SS. I will also leave you instructions for creating your February Book Talk presentations. I have given everyone an extended amount of time to read their second novel (4 months). There are no excuses left to give ladies and gentlemen. 3/5 is Career Day. I can't wait to see your costumes/uniforms. 3/6 you will complete benchmarks in Math and Science. 3/8-No school.
Career Day Haircuts: We will have two barbers attending Career Day. They've agreed to do a few demonstrations. Is there anyone who would like a free haircut? See Mr. Reed.
Team Store Employees: We're selling Concessions at the Career Day Dance. Are you interested in working? Let Mr. Reed know. (Note: Do not feel pressured to work at all. I would prefer for all students to enjoy the dance; you'll have a dj, 360 photo booth, and digital photo booth to enjoy.)
Note: Due to technical issues, 6th and 7th period did not take their test over "The City" and "The Other Foot." The test has been rescheduled until Monday (3/4/24).
All periods-Complete your assessment over Ray Bradbury's "The City" and/or "The Other Foot." Afterwards, make sure that your Digital Journal is updated. (Heads up: I'll be home this weekend doing homework and grading your assignments.)
1st period-Click here to complete your assessment over "The Other Foot."
4th period-Click here to complete your assessment over "The Other Foot."
6th period-Click here to complete your assessment over "The Other Foot."
7th period (Group A)-Click here to complete your assessment over "The Other Foot."
7th period (Group B)-Click here to complete your assessment over "The Other Foot."
Book Talk Help
February's Book Talk will require you to create a talking presentation. You will have two options, 1) a recorded presentation (as seen in our student models) and 2) a recorded presentation that uses slides or a template. I will walk you through the process of creating both types of recorded talking presentations on Monday. However, I was able to get a jump start on this activity with 6th and 7th period due to today's technical difficulties with testing.
6th period-We worked on using the Internet to discover new information and problem solve. Students used the Internet to research how to create a Talking Presentation in Canva (see below).
7th period-As a class, the students received an introduction to Microsoft Stream and learned how to record and live save life videos. Stream is a great tool that students can use to create their recorded Book Talks.
Here are your assignments for the week of 3/20 to 3/24/2023
Monday(3/27/2023)
Today's Strategies/Skills: 1) Using resources to acquire new information. 2) Using the process of elimination to select the correct answer.
All periods- Quickwrite 111. Students received an orientation to the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts Study Guide. All learners were given instructions directing them how to use the guide (pg. 5). Students learned what an end-of-grade assessment is, the types of items/questions they can expect on this test, the materials that they will be allowed to use, and an explanation of how Depth of Knowledge (DOK) is used to design test questions. We started working through the Georgia Milestones (GAMS) Study Guide by completing a mini-lesson on the Parts of Speech, with a focus on infinitives, verbs/verbals, gerunds, and direct/indirect objects. As a class, we watched BrainPop's movie on "Verbs and their Objects." Mr. Reed helped students work through all 10 questions which challenged students to dive into their foundational knowledge of the parts of speech, sentence structure, and writing conventions.
Homework-None. If you have not done so already, submit your Frankenstein: Our Dark Mirror Podcast questions.
Quickwrite 112
Resources
Georgia Milestones English Language Arts Study Guide
BrainPop (Verbs and their Objects)
Help from Mr. Reed: Verbals are verbs disguised as nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Verbals come in three forms: gerunds, infinitives, and participles. Gerunds are verbs that end in "-ing" and function as nouns. Participles end in "-ing," "-ed," "-d," "-t," "-en," "-n" and function as adjectives.
Tuesday (3/28/2023)
Announcements: In order to prepare for GAMS Testing and upcoming modifications with our instructional schedule, the team store is expanding their services. Check out the information below regarding updates for the team store.
Today's Strategies/Skills: 1) Read the question first before reading a long passage. This will help you to increase your focus on your priority (answering the question). 2) Use the R.A.P.P. Strategy to create great constructed responses.
All periods-Class reviewed GAMS Study Guide examples 2-4 (pgs. 14-) Note: Question 1 was reviewed in class. However, Questions 3 and 4 were completed in the students' Digital Journals.
Heads up: I hope you are ready for a Digital Journal check. While we your are working on Q3 & Q4, I will be reviewing/accessing your work.
Homework-Complete GAMS PQ 113 and 114 by 3/31/2023. Study Frankenstein Quizlet Vocabulary Set. Continue reading your novel for next month's Book Talk.
GAMS Practice Question 113 (GAMS PQ 113)
Example Item 3
Constructed-Response DOK Level 3
This is a DOK level 3 item because students are asked to infer meaning from the text and analyze the paragraph’s importance to the passage as a whole. English Language Arts (ELA) Grade 8 Content Domain I: Reading and Vocabulary Genre: Informational
Standard: ELAGSE8RI5. Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
Explain how paragraph 4 of “Houdini” develops the concept that Houdini relied on his own abilities rather than trickery. Use details from the passage to support your answer. Write your answer on the lines on your answer document.
Reference: GAMS SG pg. 21
GAMS Practice Question 114
Harry Houdini achieved fame and success in his work as an illusionist. Think about the ideas in BOTH passages. Then write an informational essay in your own words explaining how Houdini achieved success as an illusionist. Be sure to use information from BOTH passages in your informational essay.
Reference: GAMS SG pg. 21
Resources
Georgia Milestones English Language Arts Study Guide
Digital Journal
Extra Credit
HerStory Project
Team Store Updates
The wait is over. After Spring Break, the Team Store is launching a pre-order service (minimum $5). Click here to view our updated Team Store Menu. Students can place pre-orders to be delivered before lunch by emailing Zuri ([email protected]) by 11:30 a.m. You can place pre-orders for ELT/after school delivery by emailing Kimora ([email protected]) or Tyasia ([email protected]) during 5th period. Avoid the lines and the wait and take advantage of this complimentary service.
Have a product suggestion?
Send it to Jack ([email protected]) or Braydon ([email protected]).
Need to place a special order?
Maybe we can help you out. Send your special request to Zuri ([email protected]).
Big congratulations are in order for:
Wednesday (3/29/2023)
Announcement: Attention all periods! On Monday, I made a mistake and numbered our opening journal entry on verbs Quickwrite 111. It should be Quickwrite 112. Please make this adjustment in your DJ. (Thank you Josiah for discovering my error. Please come see me some time throughout the day for a rich reward, lol.) Test over Frankenstein on this Friday! (It will not be a take home or open assessment. Study your Our Dark Mirror answers and review the Frankenstein Additional Readings.)
Support 8B's Weighted Wednesday-Team 8B will be selling Italian Ice today for only $2.00 (Blue Raspberry and Tropical Rainbow). If you are interested, I will let Arcina, Kimora, and Ty'Asia collect orders on our team during lunch.
All periods-Spend a moment to make sure you have copied, pasted, and completed all journal entries into your Digital Journal. (The menu page has been updated.)
Next, review the define literary/reading key terms (25-27). Pull out a few sheets of paper and complete Sample Items 1-5 (pg 28-35). Label your work. You will turn it in on Thursday.
Things that drive Mr. Reed crazy: Warning students that I am ready to grade an assignment for months/weeks/days. Giving learners extensions on an already past due deadline in the name of patience and flexibility. Finally grading the assignment after exponential warnings, and then having students who procrastinated and did not use their extended time wisely, ask me for an opportunity to make up an assignment. The answer will be NO! my friends. Make sure your Digital Journal is complete and ready for a series of checks. Each DJ check is a test grade. #YouKnowThis
Homework
Thursday
Announcements: Interactive cooking presentation and lunch with Chef Dephon.
1st/6th/7th period-Student Work Day.
4th period-Cooking with Chef Dephon! Interactive presentation and lunch with a celebrity chef.
Homework-See Wednesday's assignments.
Friday
Announcements: Spring Break April 3rd to the 7th.
All periods-Complete Frankenstein Test.
1st period-Click here to complete your assessment over Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
4th period-Click here to complete your assessment over Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
6th period-Click here to complete your assessment over Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
7th period (Group A & B)-Click here to complete your assessment over Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
Homework-None. Enjoy your Spring Break!
Today's Strategies/Skills: 1) Using resources to acquire new information. 2) Using the process of elimination to select the correct answer.
All periods- Quickwrite 111. Students received an orientation to the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts Study Guide. All learners were given instructions directing them how to use the guide (pg. 5). Students learned what an end-of-grade assessment is, the types of items/questions they can expect on this test, the materials that they will be allowed to use, and an explanation of how Depth of Knowledge (DOK) is used to design test questions. We started working through the Georgia Milestones (GAMS) Study Guide by completing a mini-lesson on the Parts of Speech, with a focus on infinitives, verbs/verbals, gerunds, and direct/indirect objects. As a class, we watched BrainPop's movie on "Verbs and their Objects." Mr. Reed helped students work through all 10 questions which challenged students to dive into their foundational knowledge of the parts of speech, sentence structure, and writing conventions.
Homework-None. If you have not done so already, submit your Frankenstein: Our Dark Mirror Podcast questions.
Quickwrite 112
- What is a verb?
- What is a verbal?
- What is an infinitive
- What is a direct object?
- What is an indirect object?
Resources
Georgia Milestones English Language Arts Study Guide
BrainPop (Verbs and their Objects)
Help from Mr. Reed: Verbals are verbs disguised as nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Verbals come in three forms: gerunds, infinitives, and participles. Gerunds are verbs that end in "-ing" and function as nouns. Participles end in "-ing," "-ed," "-d," "-t," "-en," "-n" and function as adjectives.
Tuesday (3/28/2023)
Announcements: In order to prepare for GAMS Testing and upcoming modifications with our instructional schedule, the team store is expanding their services. Check out the information below regarding updates for the team store.
Today's Strategies/Skills: 1) Read the question first before reading a long passage. This will help you to increase your focus on your priority (answering the question). 2) Use the R.A.P.P. Strategy to create great constructed responses.
All periods-Class reviewed GAMS Study Guide examples 2-4 (pgs. 14-) Note: Question 1 was reviewed in class. However, Questions 3 and 4 were completed in the students' Digital Journals.
Heads up: I hope you are ready for a Digital Journal check. While we your are working on Q3 & Q4, I will be reviewing/accessing your work.
Homework-Complete GAMS PQ 113 and 114 by 3/31/2023. Study Frankenstein Quizlet Vocabulary Set. Continue reading your novel for next month's Book Talk.
GAMS Practice Question 113 (GAMS PQ 113)
Example Item 3
Constructed-Response DOK Level 3
This is a DOK level 3 item because students are asked to infer meaning from the text and analyze the paragraph’s importance to the passage as a whole. English Language Arts (ELA) Grade 8 Content Domain I: Reading and Vocabulary Genre: Informational
Standard: ELAGSE8RI5. Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
Explain how paragraph 4 of “Houdini” develops the concept that Houdini relied on his own abilities rather than trickery. Use details from the passage to support your answer. Write your answer on the lines on your answer document.
Reference: GAMS SG pg. 21
GAMS Practice Question 114
Harry Houdini achieved fame and success in his work as an illusionist. Think about the ideas in BOTH passages. Then write an informational essay in your own words explaining how Houdini achieved success as an illusionist. Be sure to use information from BOTH passages in your informational essay.
Reference: GAMS SG pg. 21
Resources
Georgia Milestones English Language Arts Study Guide
Digital Journal
Extra Credit
HerStory Project
Team Store Updates
The wait is over. After Spring Break, the Team Store is launching a pre-order service (minimum $5). Click here to view our updated Team Store Menu. Students can place pre-orders to be delivered before lunch by emailing Zuri ([email protected]) by 11:30 a.m. You can place pre-orders for ELT/after school delivery by emailing Kimora ([email protected]) or Tyasia ([email protected]) during 5th period. Avoid the lines and the wait and take advantage of this complimentary service.
Have a product suggestion?
Send it to Jack ([email protected]) or Braydon ([email protected]).
Need to place a special order?
Maybe we can help you out. Send your special request to Zuri ([email protected]).
Big congratulations are in order for:
- Mr. Braydon Bailey on his promotion to Customer Relations and Service Manager of the Team Store
- Mr. Jack Frilingos on his promotion to Inventory and Sales Manager of the Team Store
- Ms. Zuri McCalpine-Ingram on her promotion to Business Development Manager of the Team Store.
Wednesday (3/29/2023)
Announcement: Attention all periods! On Monday, I made a mistake and numbered our opening journal entry on verbs Quickwrite 111. It should be Quickwrite 112. Please make this adjustment in your DJ. (Thank you Josiah for discovering my error. Please come see me some time throughout the day for a rich reward, lol.) Test over Frankenstein on this Friday! (It will not be a take home or open assessment. Study your Our Dark Mirror answers and review the Frankenstein Additional Readings.)
Support 8B's Weighted Wednesday-Team 8B will be selling Italian Ice today for only $2.00 (Blue Raspberry and Tropical Rainbow). If you are interested, I will let Arcina, Kimora, and Ty'Asia collect orders on our team during lunch.
All periods-Spend a moment to make sure you have copied, pasted, and completed all journal entries into your Digital Journal. (The menu page has been updated.)
Next, review the define literary/reading key terms (25-27). Pull out a few sheets of paper and complete Sample Items 1-5 (pg 28-35). Label your work. You will turn it in on Thursday.
Things that drive Mr. Reed crazy: Warning students that I am ready to grade an assignment for months/weeks/days. Giving learners extensions on an already past due deadline in the name of patience and flexibility. Finally grading the assignment after exponential warnings, and then having students who procrastinated and did not use their extended time wisely, ask me for an opportunity to make up an assignment. The answer will be NO! my friends. Make sure your Digital Journal is complete and ready for a series of checks. Each DJ check is a test grade. #YouKnowThis
Homework
- Complete GAMS PQ 113 and 114
- Complete Sample Items 1-5 in GAMS Study Guide (pg. 28-35).
- Make sure all Digital Journal entries are complete (past due).
- Review the Argumentative Essay Study Set in Quizlet.
- Review the Poetic Devices and Elements Study Set in Quizlet.
- Review Poetic Devices Study Set in Quizlet.
Thursday
Announcements: Interactive cooking presentation and lunch with Chef Dephon.
1st/6th/7th period-Student Work Day.
4th period-Cooking with Chef Dephon! Interactive presentation and lunch with a celebrity chef.
Homework-See Wednesday's assignments.
Friday
Announcements: Spring Break April 3rd to the 7th.
All periods-Complete Frankenstein Test.
1st period-Click here to complete your assessment over Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
4th period-Click here to complete your assessment over Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
6th period-Click here to complete your assessment over Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
7th period (Group A & B)-Click here to complete your assessment over Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
Homework-None. Enjoy your Spring Break!
Here are your assignments for the week of 3/20 to 3/24/2023
Monday(3/20/2023)
Announcements-The take home assessments over "The City" and "The Other Foot" have been eliminated due to 100% scores on today's Frankenstein Quiz. 4th/6th/7th period did an excellent job answering all of the questions correctly. (1st period missed one, but the team decided to let you guys slide.) I believe Chef Dephon is treating us to a cooking class on Wednesday (3/22/23). I'll double check. Atlanta Heritage field trip 3/23/23. Payment and permission slips for STEM Day at Six Flags due 3/30/23.
All periods-Students started the Frankenstein Learning Module. Chart It 107 (Frankenstein). Reflection 108. Class watched BrainPop's "Frankenstein" and completed the interactive quiz for a chance to eliminate "The City" and "The Other Foot" take home assessments. We read "Frankenstein" and "Return of Frankenstein" by Edward Field. Student added details about Frankenstein's creation under the Man or Monster column in Chart It 107. Discussion/lecture on Frankenstein's creation being a dark mirror for humanity.
Homework-Frankenstein Exploration Questions (due Wednesday). Research It 109 (due Wednesday).
Chart It 107
Copy and paste the Frankenstein Man or Monster Graphic Organizer into your Digital Journal.
Reflection 108
Review your response to Quickwrite 82. (What is your definition of a monster?) How do you feel about your response to journal entry? (Do you still agree with your response? Does your response need to be revised?)
Research It 109
1. Describe/define the Romanticism era in literature?
2. Create a chart/graphic organizer that presents how romanticism differs from other literary movements (enlightenment, naturalism, realism, and transcendentalism).
3. List some of the elements of Romanticism?
4.What are some examples of romantic literature?
Tuesday(3/21/2023)
Announcement: If you will be observing Ramadan, please let one of your team teachers know (3/22 - 4/22). Atlanta Heritage Field Trip this Thursday (3/23/23).
All periods-Student Work Day. See below for a list of this week's assignments and their due dates.
1. Open your Frankenstein Man or Monster Graphic Organizer (Chart It 107)
2. Reread "Frankenstein" by Edward Field.
3. Reflect on "Frankenstein" and list any actions, events, or factors in the poem that support the "fiend" as a man or a monster into your graphic organizer.
4. Watch the movie clip of Bride of Frankenstein. (You will have a class discussion about this scene.)
5. Read "Return of Frankenstein" by Edward Field. Reflect on " Return of Frankenstein" and list any actions, events, or factors in the poem that support the "fiend" as a man or a monster into your graphic organizer.
6. Complete the Frankenstein Exploration Questions.
7. Complete the Frankenstein: Dark Mirror Podcast assignment. (This is a test grade.) Pro Tip: You may want to grab a snack and cold refreshment while completing this assignment. You can skip the podcast's introduction and start listening around 3:15.
Homework-Complete the Frankenstein: Dark Mirror Podcast assignment (due 3/24/23). You may work independently, as a pair, or with a group to complete this assignment. Follow the directions closely and submit a link to your work after you have completed the assignment. Note: The podcast is around 54 minutes and separated by chapters. You do not have to listen to all of the chapters; make sure you read and follow the directions to save yourself time and effort.
Google Class Doc Link
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Announcements-The take home assessments over "The City" and "The Other Foot" have been eliminated due to 100% scores on today's Frankenstein Quiz. 4th/6th/7th period did an excellent job answering all of the questions correctly. (1st period missed one, but the team decided to let you guys slide.) I believe Chef Dephon is treating us to a cooking class on Wednesday (3/22/23). I'll double check. Atlanta Heritage field trip 3/23/23. Payment and permission slips for STEM Day at Six Flags due 3/30/23.
All periods-Students started the Frankenstein Learning Module. Chart It 107 (Frankenstein). Reflection 108. Class watched BrainPop's "Frankenstein" and completed the interactive quiz for a chance to eliminate "The City" and "The Other Foot" take home assessments. We read "Frankenstein" and "Return of Frankenstein" by Edward Field. Student added details about Frankenstein's creation under the Man or Monster column in Chart It 107. Discussion/lecture on Frankenstein's creation being a dark mirror for humanity.
Homework-Frankenstein Exploration Questions (due Wednesday). Research It 109 (due Wednesday).
Chart It 107
Copy and paste the Frankenstein Man or Monster Graphic Organizer into your Digital Journal.
Reflection 108
Review your response to Quickwrite 82. (What is your definition of a monster?) How do you feel about your response to journal entry? (Do you still agree with your response? Does your response need to be revised?)
Research It 109
1. Describe/define the Romanticism era in literature?
2. Create a chart/graphic organizer that presents how romanticism differs from other literary movements (enlightenment, naturalism, realism, and transcendentalism).
3. List some of the elements of Romanticism?
4.What are some examples of romantic literature?
Tuesday(3/21/2023)
Announcement: If you will be observing Ramadan, please let one of your team teachers know (3/22 - 4/22). Atlanta Heritage Field Trip this Thursday (3/23/23).
All periods-Student Work Day. See below for a list of this week's assignments and their due dates.
1. Open your Frankenstein Man or Monster Graphic Organizer (Chart It 107)
2. Reread "Frankenstein" by Edward Field.
3. Reflect on "Frankenstein" and list any actions, events, or factors in the poem that support the "fiend" as a man or a monster into your graphic organizer.
4. Watch the movie clip of Bride of Frankenstein. (You will have a class discussion about this scene.)
5. Read "Return of Frankenstein" by Edward Field. Reflect on " Return of Frankenstein" and list any actions, events, or factors in the poem that support the "fiend" as a man or a monster into your graphic organizer.
6. Complete the Frankenstein Exploration Questions.
7. Complete the Frankenstein: Dark Mirror Podcast assignment. (This is a test grade.) Pro Tip: You may want to grab a snack and cold refreshment while completing this assignment. You can skip the podcast's introduction and start listening around 3:15.
Homework-Complete the Frankenstein: Dark Mirror Podcast assignment (due 3/24/23). You may work independently, as a pair, or with a group to complete this assignment. Follow the directions closely and submit a link to your work after you have completed the assignment. Note: The podcast is around 54 minutes and separated by chapters. You do not have to listen to all of the chapters; make sure you read and follow the directions to save yourself time and effort.
Google Class Doc Link
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Bride of Frankenstein clip (Blind man and the monster)
"Frankenstein: Our Dark Mirror" podcast
Wednesday(3/22/2023)
Announcements: If you are observing Ramadan, please let one of your team teachers know (3/22 - 4/22). Atlanta Heritage Field Trip this Thursday (3/23/23). Chef Dephon interactive cooking class will occur next Wednesday. (I apologized to Chef Dephon; we have too much going on this week.) Test over Frankenstein Monday
The following students need to report to the Counseling Office w/their Chromebook at 2nd period: Julian Creek, Zander Creek, Nataly, and Emily V.M.
Lunch w/Mr. Poff until further notice: Forrest, Martha, Moctar, Emely Soriano, Makayla, Opal, Niya, Javion, Daniera, DeQuincy, Jhunseo, Andy Garcia, Ray, Evon, Zaria, Daniel,
Major shout out to the HMS Girls Track Team! They won the DCSD Middle School Track Championship on Monday (3/20/2023).
All periods-Student Work Day. See Tuesday for a list of this week's assignments and their due dates. Mr. Reed will be holding student-teacher conferences.
Homework-Chart It 107 should be completed by the time you complete your Frankenstein: Dark Mirror Podcast assignment (both due 3/24). Frankenstein Exploration Questions (due 3/22/23). Submit all Frankenstein Exploration Questions and Dark Mirror Podcast on your period's Google Class Doc.
Latest Class Averages for CommonLit Assessments
Lin Manuel-1st (54%), 4th (71%), 6th (52%), 7thA (53%), 7thB (20%)
On Broadway-1st (77%), 4th (90%), 6th (67%), 7thA (69%), 7thB (40%)
The Rose that Grew from Concrete-1st (78%), 4th (96%), 6th (78%), 7thA (65%), 7thB (50%)
Thank You, M'am-1st (63%), 4th (69%), 6th (X), 7thA (70%), 7thB (50%)
What Teachers Make-1st (62%), 4th (68%), 6th (46%), 7thA (53%), 7thB (31%)
A Way with Words-1st (73%), 4th (98%), 6th (62%), 7thA (66%), 7thB (68%)
Identity-1st (58), 4th (92%), 6th (48%), 7thA (58%), 7thB (62%)
The period with the highest overall average for this round of CommonLit reading articles will get a reward.
Thursday(3/23/2023)
Announcements: If you are observing Ramadan, please let one of your team teachers know; we're here to support you during your holy month (3/22-4/22). Atlanta Heritage Field Trip today! Mr. Ferrell, Mrs. Allen-Threat, and parent chaperones will accompany participating 8D students to the World of Coke and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. (Have fun and take pics.) Chef Dephon's interactive cooking class will occur next Wednesday. (I apologized to Chef Dephon for rescheduling; we have too much going on this week.) Mr. Reed and Mr. Poff will be on campus today.
Heads up: Any remaining Book Talks will occur this Friday. Be ready!
Run It Back!
Major shout out to the HMS Girls Track Team! They won the DCSD Middle School Track Championship on Monday (3/20/2023) and ended Chamblee's four-year reign. And guess who was named the HMS Track Girls' MVP? Our very own Adara Davis (Niya)! We are extremely proud of our ladies on the track team. Click here to read about it.
Wednesday(3/22/2023)
Announcements: If you are observing Ramadan, please let one of your team teachers know (3/22 - 4/22). Atlanta Heritage Field Trip this Thursday (3/23/23). Chef Dephon interactive cooking class will occur next Wednesday. (I apologized to Chef Dephon; we have too much going on this week.) Test over Frankenstein Monday
The following students need to report to the Counseling Office w/their Chromebook at 2nd period: Julian Creek, Zander Creek, Nataly, and Emily V.M.
Lunch w/Mr. Poff until further notice: Forrest, Martha, Moctar, Emely Soriano, Makayla, Opal, Niya, Javion, Daniera, DeQuincy, Jhunseo, Andy Garcia, Ray, Evon, Zaria, Daniel,
Major shout out to the HMS Girls Track Team! They won the DCSD Middle School Track Championship on Monday (3/20/2023).
All periods-Student Work Day. See Tuesday for a list of this week's assignments and their due dates. Mr. Reed will be holding student-teacher conferences.
Homework-Chart It 107 should be completed by the time you complete your Frankenstein: Dark Mirror Podcast assignment (both due 3/24). Frankenstein Exploration Questions (due 3/22/23). Submit all Frankenstein Exploration Questions and Dark Mirror Podcast on your period's Google Class Doc.
Latest Class Averages for CommonLit Assessments
Lin Manuel-1st (54%), 4th (71%), 6th (52%), 7thA (53%), 7thB (20%)
On Broadway-1st (77%), 4th (90%), 6th (67%), 7thA (69%), 7thB (40%)
The Rose that Grew from Concrete-1st (78%), 4th (96%), 6th (78%), 7thA (65%), 7thB (50%)
Thank You, M'am-1st (63%), 4th (69%), 6th (X), 7thA (70%), 7thB (50%)
What Teachers Make-1st (62%), 4th (68%), 6th (46%), 7thA (53%), 7thB (31%)
A Way with Words-1st (73%), 4th (98%), 6th (62%), 7thA (66%), 7thB (68%)
Identity-1st (58), 4th (92%), 6th (48%), 7thA (58%), 7thB (62%)
The period with the highest overall average for this round of CommonLit reading articles will get a reward.
Thursday(3/23/2023)
Announcements: If you are observing Ramadan, please let one of your team teachers know; we're here to support you during your holy month (3/22-4/22). Atlanta Heritage Field Trip today! Mr. Ferrell, Mrs. Allen-Threat, and parent chaperones will accompany participating 8D students to the World of Coke and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. (Have fun and take pics.) Chef Dephon's interactive cooking class will occur next Wednesday. (I apologized to Chef Dephon for rescheduling; we have too much going on this week.) Mr. Reed and Mr. Poff will be on campus today.
Heads up: Any remaining Book Talks will occur this Friday. Be ready!
Run It Back!
Major shout out to the HMS Girls Track Team! They won the DCSD Middle School Track Championship on Monday (3/20/2023) and ended Chamblee's four-year reign. And guess who was named the HMS Track Girls' MVP? Our very own Adara Davis (Niya)! We are extremely proud of our ladies on the track team. Click here to read about it.
Friday(3/24/2023)
Announcements-Frankenstein: Our Dark Mirror Podcast assignment due date extended to 3/27. Frankenstein Test on Tuesday (3/28/2023). Next week, we will begin studying/preparing for the ELA Georgia Milestones Assessment. Six Flags permission slips and payment due to Mr. Poff 3/31/2023. Spring Break starts the week of April 3-7.
Friendly Reminder: Yesterday, a few of our students started observing Ramadan. (For followers of Islam, the month of Ramadan is the holiest time of the year. ) If you're interested in learning why the month is so sacred, why it fall at a different time every year, and why it involves avoiding food and drink during fasting hours . . . check out BrainPop's short movie on Ramadan. (Additional readings: "Things Muslims wish their peers knew about the holy month, and 'A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims.'
Heads up: If you have not submitted your Frankenstein Exploration Questions by your class period, you will receive a permanent zero.
Lunch w/Mr. Poff until further notice: Forrest, Martha, Moctar, Emely Soriano, Makayla, Dylan, Charles, Niya, Josiah, Heaven, Javion, Daniera, DeQuincy, Jhunseo, Andy Garcia, Ray, Evon, Zaria,
All periods-Podcast Analysis 110 (completed in your Digital Journal). Read all of the Frankenstein Additional Readings. (They're short.) Use the newly learned information to answer/revise your Our Dark Mirror questions. (Note: Carefully read the articles. You will see this information on your upcoming test.) Final call for Book Talks. (This is only for student who did not present a Book Talk due to sickness/extended absence. This is not for students who did not complete the assignment or were unprepared.) Poetry Tasting Projects will be reviewed by peers on Monday. (What did you think about the poet/poem you selected? Fill out the peer feedback form.) We will start working on our Herstory Presentations next week. (They're short.)
Help from Mr. Reed: Use the "In Dept" article to answer question 1 in Our Dark Mirror.
Homework-Our Dark Mirror questions are due by Monday ()Insert a link to your current novel for next month's Book Talk by Tuesday (3/28).
Frankenstein Additional Readings
Friday Book Talks
1st period-None listed
4th period-Braydon, Jack, Zuri
6th period-
7th period-Crissith, Izzy, Vivianna, Kim C. R., Nataly, Michelle, and Chincilla.
Podcast Analysis 110
Frankenstein: Our Dark Mirror (Podcast)
So Mary Shelley's novel ends with Victor Frankenstein dead. But the monster is not dead. It says, I'm going to run off now into the Arctic, and I'm going to set myself on fire and die, now that I have seen my creator, Victor, die. But you don't actually see it, and my feeling was maybe now that Victor's dead, the creation could actually let go of a lot of its daddy issues and just live a while, right? I mean, he's in the Arctic and it's far from humanity-- humanity that has treated it terribly. So why not just live a while among the creatures? Based upon your study of Frankenstein and his creation, why do you think the creature/monster chose death over life?
Resource-Frankenstein: Our Dark Mirror, Ep. 256 (link: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/03/08/frankenstein-our-dark-mirror-ep-256)
Comic Analysis 111
Review the Frankenstein comic (see below). Explain the pun (meaning). Tip: The comic will make sense after you have completed all of the Frankenstein Additional Readings.
The Final Results for This Round of CommonLit Assessments: Winner-4th period!
4th period-83%
Announcements-Frankenstein: Our Dark Mirror Podcast assignment due date extended to 3/27. Frankenstein Test on Tuesday (3/28/2023). Next week, we will begin studying/preparing for the ELA Georgia Milestones Assessment. Six Flags permission slips and payment due to Mr. Poff 3/31/2023. Spring Break starts the week of April 3-7.
Friendly Reminder: Yesterday, a few of our students started observing Ramadan. (For followers of Islam, the month of Ramadan is the holiest time of the year. ) If you're interested in learning why the month is so sacred, why it fall at a different time every year, and why it involves avoiding food and drink during fasting hours . . . check out BrainPop's short movie on Ramadan. (Additional readings: "Things Muslims wish their peers knew about the holy month, and 'A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims.'
Heads up: If you have not submitted your Frankenstein Exploration Questions by your class period, you will receive a permanent zero.
Lunch w/Mr. Poff until further notice: Forrest, Martha, Moctar, Emely Soriano, Makayla, Dylan, Charles, Niya, Josiah, Heaven, Javion, Daniera, DeQuincy, Jhunseo, Andy Garcia, Ray, Evon, Zaria,
All periods-Podcast Analysis 110 (completed in your Digital Journal). Read all of the Frankenstein Additional Readings. (They're short.) Use the newly learned information to answer/revise your Our Dark Mirror questions. (Note: Carefully read the articles. You will see this information on your upcoming test.) Final call for Book Talks. (This is only for student who did not present a Book Talk due to sickness/extended absence. This is not for students who did not complete the assignment or were unprepared.) Poetry Tasting Projects will be reviewed by peers on Monday. (What did you think about the poet/poem you selected? Fill out the peer feedback form.) We will start working on our Herstory Presentations next week. (They're short.)
Help from Mr. Reed: Use the "In Dept" article to answer question 1 in Our Dark Mirror.
Homework-Our Dark Mirror questions are due by Monday ()Insert a link to your current novel for next month's Book Talk by Tuesday (3/28).
Frankenstein Additional Readings
Friday Book Talks
1st period-None listed
4th period-Braydon, Jack, Zuri
6th period-
7th period-Crissith, Izzy, Vivianna, Kim C. R., Nataly, Michelle, and Chincilla.
Podcast Analysis 110
Frankenstein: Our Dark Mirror (Podcast)
So Mary Shelley's novel ends with Victor Frankenstein dead. But the monster is not dead. It says, I'm going to run off now into the Arctic, and I'm going to set myself on fire and die, now that I have seen my creator, Victor, die. But you don't actually see it, and my feeling was maybe now that Victor's dead, the creation could actually let go of a lot of its daddy issues and just live a while, right? I mean, he's in the Arctic and it's far from humanity-- humanity that has treated it terribly. So why not just live a while among the creatures? Based upon your study of Frankenstein and his creation, why do you think the creature/monster chose death over life?
Resource-Frankenstein: Our Dark Mirror, Ep. 256 (link: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/03/08/frankenstein-our-dark-mirror-ep-256)
Comic Analysis 111
Review the Frankenstein comic (see below). Explain the pun (meaning). Tip: The comic will make sense after you have completed all of the Frankenstein Additional Readings.
The Final Results for This Round of CommonLit Assessments: Winner-4th period!
- Lin Manuel-1st (54%), 4th (71%), 6th (52%), 7thA (53%), 7thB (20%)
- On Broadway-1st (77%), 4th (90%), 6th (67%), 7thA (69%), 7thB (40%)
- The Rose that Grew from Concrete-1st (78%), 4th (96%), 6th (78%), 7thA (65%), 7thB (50%)
- Thank You, M'am-1st (63%), 4th (69%), 6th (X), 7thA (70%), 7thB (50%)
- What Teachers Make-1st (62%), 4th (68%), 6th (46%), 7thA (53%), 7thB (31%)
- A Way with Words-1st (73%), 4th (98%), 6th (62%), 7thA (66%), 7thB (68%)
- Identity-1st (58), 4th (92%), 6th (48%), 7thA (58%), 7thB (62%)
4th period-83%
Comic Analysis 111: Interpret this Frankenstein comic. (See the steps/directions for Comic Analysis 111 for assistance.)
Here are your assignments for the week of 3/13 to 3/17/2023
Monday(3/13/2023)
Announcements: Test over "The City" and "The Other Foot" this Wednesday (3/15/2023). Career Day is this Thursday (3/16/2023). St. Patrick's Day is this Friday (3/17/2023). Herstory Tribute due this Friday (3/17/2023). This will be an extremely busy week for everyone. Get focused and get ready to be productive.
Friendly Reminders: The Poetry Tasting Project is due this evening (3/13/2023). Plan accordingly for our upcoming Career Day Conference. (Are you wearing an occupational costume or professional/business-like attire? Get creative. There are a lot of occupations that do not require a work uniform/costume.) Payment and a signed permission slip for The World of Coke/Center for Civil & Human Rights field trip is due 3/15/2023 to Mr. Ferrell. Payment and a signed permission slip for STEM Day at Six Flags Over Georgia is due to Mr. Poff by 3/31/2023.
Food Options for Career Day-From 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., each team will have operate a Food Tent for this Thursday's Career Day Conference (CDC). Chik-Fil-A pre-orders must be made by this Wednesday (3/15/2023). The cost is $7.00 (includes a CFA sandwich, chips, and a drink). Students will be able to purchase their normal team store concessions, along with our CDC 2023 lunch special: Hamburger/Cheeseburgers with fries/chips and a drink for $5.00. (Recommendation: pre-order CFA or the CDC lunch special as soon as possible. We are only taking a limited amount of orders for each.)
All periods-Research It 106. Student Work Day. Mr. Reed will hold student-teacher conferences while students continue to work on this week's assignments.
Homework
Research It 106
In “The Other Foot,” Bradbury explains that African Americans left Earth to colonialize Mars because of the unfair treatment they received. However, in the 1800s, a similar incident occurred in American history. Did you know that a group of freed slaves left America to set up a colony of their own? Tell me where this colony was located and what is it named? List your source(s) that validate/support your answer.
Herstory Presentation
Progress Check
Google Class Doc Link
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Poetry Tasting Project (eMaze)
Directions for creating your Poetry Tasting Project
1. Select a poem to explicate.
2. Create a project worthy presentation using eMaze or PowerPoint.
3. Include a brief biography about the life of your poet in your own words.
3. Include one of your poet's poems (Suggestion: Use the poem from your poetry explication unless you want to explicate another work by your poet.)
4. Explain and discuss the meaning, elements embedded, and techniques used in your explicated poem.
5. Conclude your Poetry Tasting Project by stating why you selected your poem and/or poet, how any elements/techniques used are designed to effect the reader, and how you felt about the poem before and after explicating it. (Note: You should have studied the Quizlet vocabulary set over Poetic Devices and Elements, the knowledge you gained from this assignment should help you identify any poetic devices/elements used in your poem.)
Tuesday(3/14/2023)
Announcements: Students will receive new class schedules for the next 9 Weeks. Test over "The City" and "The Other Foot" this Wednesday (3/15/2023). Career Day is this Thursday (3/16/2023). St. Patrick's Day is this Friday (3/17/2023). Herstory Tribute due this Friday (3/17/2023). This will be an extremely busy week for everyone. Get focused and get ready to be productive.
Friendly Reminders: The Poetry Tasting Project is due this evening (3/13/2023). Plan accordingly for our upcoming Career Day Conference. (Are you wearing an occupational costume or professional/business-like attire? Get creative. There are a lot of occupations that do not require a work uniform/costume.) Payment and a signed permission slip for The World of Coke/Center for Civil & Human Rights field trip is due 3/15/2023 to Mr. Ferrell. Payment and a signed permission slip for STEM Day at Six Flags Over Georgia is due to Mr. Poff by 3/31/2023.
All periods-Correct Reflection 100 in your DJ. Student Work Day. Make sure that you have submitted your The City Exploration Questions by the end of the class period. (Note: To offset missing class on Thursday for our 2023 Career Day Conference, I have given you guys two full class periods to complete your assignments this week. I should not have any missing/incomplete work. #ImJustSaying)
Homework-See Monday's assignments.
Reflection 100
1. What do you think of the short story, "The City"? (Did you like it? Was it too morbid? Could you relate?)
2. What do you think the story is about? (Does it sound like a similar tale that you have read in history?)
3. What examples of great adjectives/descriptive language can you identify in “The City”? (Explain how each example affects the story.)
4. What type of narration was used in Bradbury’s “The City”? (How does it affect the reader's understanding of the story?)
Wednesday(3/15/2023)
Announcements-Today is the last day to pre-order Chik-Fil-A or a Hamburger/Cheeseburger w/fries combo for tomorrow's Career Day Conference. (Please check below to verify your order has been received.)
All periods-Today's test over "The City" and "The Other Foot" has been rescheduled to Friday. Please use today's period to make sure all of your work is completed, including your Digital Journal Entries.
Homework-None. Read your novel and prepare for your next Book Talk.
Thursday(3/16/2023)
All periods-Today is our 2023 Career Day Conference. Students will participate in a series of events focused on learning about themselves and the employment opportunities/career fields in our global job market.
Homework-Complete any unfinished work from this week.
Friday(3/17/2023)
Announcements-Your take home assessments over "The City" and "The Other Foot" will be assigned on 3/20/23 and due on 3/22/23 (by 10:00 p.m.) Atlanta Heritage field trip 3/23/23. Payment and permission slips for STEM Day at Six Flags due 3/30/23.
All periods-Final call for any unfinished/incomplete/late work. All work assigned this week is due by the end of the day.
Homework-None. Enjoy your weekend.
Announcements: Test over "The City" and "The Other Foot" this Wednesday (3/15/2023). Career Day is this Thursday (3/16/2023). St. Patrick's Day is this Friday (3/17/2023). Herstory Tribute due this Friday (3/17/2023). This will be an extremely busy week for everyone. Get focused and get ready to be productive.
Friendly Reminders: The Poetry Tasting Project is due this evening (3/13/2023). Plan accordingly for our upcoming Career Day Conference. (Are you wearing an occupational costume or professional/business-like attire? Get creative. There are a lot of occupations that do not require a work uniform/costume.) Payment and a signed permission slip for The World of Coke/Center for Civil & Human Rights field trip is due 3/15/2023 to Mr. Ferrell. Payment and a signed permission slip for STEM Day at Six Flags Over Georgia is due to Mr. Poff by 3/31/2023.
Food Options for Career Day-From 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., each team will have operate a Food Tent for this Thursday's Career Day Conference (CDC). Chik-Fil-A pre-orders must be made by this Wednesday (3/15/2023). The cost is $7.00 (includes a CFA sandwich, chips, and a drink). Students will be able to purchase their normal team store concessions, along with our CDC 2023 lunch special: Hamburger/Cheeseburgers with fries/chips and a drink for $5.00. (Recommendation: pre-order CFA or the CDC lunch special as soon as possible. We are only taking a limited amount of orders for each.)
All periods-Research It 106. Student Work Day. Mr. Reed will hold student-teacher conferences while students continue to work on this week's assignments.
Homework
- Digital Journal updated (due now)
- The City Exploration Questions due 3/14/23
- The Other Foot Discussion Questions due 3/15/23
- Study The Other Foot Quizizz review game (code: 6026 8951)
- Herstory Presentation due 3/20/23 (remember to submit a link on your period's Google Class Doc).
- Original poem by student due 3/20/23
Research It 106
In “The Other Foot,” Bradbury explains that African Americans left Earth to colonialize Mars because of the unfair treatment they received. However, in the 1800s, a similar incident occurred in American history. Did you know that a group of freed slaves left America to set up a colony of their own? Tell me where this colony was located and what is it named? List your source(s) that validate/support your answer.
Herstory Presentation
Progress Check
- Click here to complete the Food Options Survey for our 8th Grade Career Day Conference.
- Completed all CommonLit reading assignments. (If not, they are past due and you are in the process of receiving a permanent zero.)
- Completed and submitted your Poetry Tasting Project by 3/13 (a link to your work should be submitted to your period's Google Class Doc)
- Read "The City" and completed the Exploration Questions by 3/14 (a link to your work should be submitted to your period's Google Class Doc)
- Read "The Other Foot" and completed the After Reading Questions by 3/15 (a link to your work should be submitted to your period's Google Class Doc)
- Completed Benchmark Assessment #3. (If not, please let me know.)
- Working on your career day costume.
- Digital Journal updated. (You should have 105 journal entries.)
- Currently reading your March novel and preparing for your next Book Talk.
- "The City" by Ray Bradbury
- The City Exploration Questions
- "The Other Foot" by Ray Bradbury
- The Other Foot After Reading Questions
Google Class Doc Link
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Poetry Tasting Project (eMaze)
Directions for creating your Poetry Tasting Project
1. Select a poem to explicate.
2. Create a project worthy presentation using eMaze or PowerPoint.
3. Include a brief biography about the life of your poet in your own words.
3. Include one of your poet's poems (Suggestion: Use the poem from your poetry explication unless you want to explicate another work by your poet.)
4. Explain and discuss the meaning, elements embedded, and techniques used in your explicated poem.
5. Conclude your Poetry Tasting Project by stating why you selected your poem and/or poet, how any elements/techniques used are designed to effect the reader, and how you felt about the poem before and after explicating it. (Note: You should have studied the Quizlet vocabulary set over Poetic Devices and Elements, the knowledge you gained from this assignment should help you identify any poetic devices/elements used in your poem.)
Tuesday(3/14/2023)
Announcements: Students will receive new class schedules for the next 9 Weeks. Test over "The City" and "The Other Foot" this Wednesday (3/15/2023). Career Day is this Thursday (3/16/2023). St. Patrick's Day is this Friday (3/17/2023). Herstory Tribute due this Friday (3/17/2023). This will be an extremely busy week for everyone. Get focused and get ready to be productive.
Friendly Reminders: The Poetry Tasting Project is due this evening (3/13/2023). Plan accordingly for our upcoming Career Day Conference. (Are you wearing an occupational costume or professional/business-like attire? Get creative. There are a lot of occupations that do not require a work uniform/costume.) Payment and a signed permission slip for The World of Coke/Center for Civil & Human Rights field trip is due 3/15/2023 to Mr. Ferrell. Payment and a signed permission slip for STEM Day at Six Flags Over Georgia is due to Mr. Poff by 3/31/2023.
All periods-Correct Reflection 100 in your DJ. Student Work Day. Make sure that you have submitted your The City Exploration Questions by the end of the class period. (Note: To offset missing class on Thursday for our 2023 Career Day Conference, I have given you guys two full class periods to complete your assignments this week. I should not have any missing/incomplete work. #ImJustSaying)
Homework-See Monday's assignments.
- Digital Journal updated (due now)
- The City Exploration Questions due 3/14/23
- The Other Foot Discussion Questions due 3/15/23
- Study The Other Foot Quizizz review game (code: 6026 8951)
- Herstory Presentation due 3/20/23 ( Don't worry about this right now. We have too much going on and I will adjust the due date.)
- Original poem by student due 3/20/23 ( Don't worry about this right now. We have too much going on and I will adjust the due date.)
Reflection 100
1. What do you think of the short story, "The City"? (Did you like it? Was it too morbid? Could you relate?)
2. What do you think the story is about? (Does it sound like a similar tale that you have read in history?)
3. What examples of great adjectives/descriptive language can you identify in “The City”? (Explain how each example affects the story.)
4. What type of narration was used in Bradbury’s “The City”? (How does it affect the reader's understanding of the story?)
Wednesday(3/15/2023)
Announcements-Today is the last day to pre-order Chik-Fil-A or a Hamburger/Cheeseburger w/fries combo for tomorrow's Career Day Conference. (Please check below to verify your order has been received.)
All periods-Today's test over "The City" and "The Other Foot" has been rescheduled to Friday. Please use today's period to make sure all of your work is completed, including your Digital Journal Entries.
Homework-None. Read your novel and prepare for your next Book Talk.
Thursday(3/16/2023)
All periods-Today is our 2023 Career Day Conference. Students will participate in a series of events focused on learning about themselves and the employment opportunities/career fields in our global job market.
Homework-Complete any unfinished work from this week.
Friday(3/17/2023)
Announcements-Your take home assessments over "The City" and "The Other Foot" will be assigned on 3/20/23 and due on 3/22/23 (by 10:00 p.m.) Atlanta Heritage field trip 3/23/23. Payment and permission slips for STEM Day at Six Flags due 3/30/23.
All periods-Final call for any unfinished/incomplete/late work. All work assigned this week is due by the end of the day.
Homework-None. Enjoy your weekend.
Here are your assignments for the week of 3/6 to 3/10/2023
Monday(3/5/2023)
Announcements: You will need your copy of The Illustrated Man tomorrow. This Friday is virtual learning day. (Students will not report to school and complete their assigned work from home.) Pizza Fundraiser this Thursday. (Suggestion: Pre-order to avoid the sell out. We're going to open it up to all of 8th grade.) Plan accordingly for our upcoming Career Day Conference. (Are you wearing an occupational costume or professional/business-like attire?) If you plan on attending our next set of field trips, return signed permission slips and payment to Mr. Ferrell (World of Coke/Center for Civil & Human Rights) and/or Mr. Poff (STEM Day at Six Flags Over Georgia).
Book Talk Assistance from Mr. Reed: If you need help finding a novel for your next Book Talk, use Lexile's Find a Book survey. All you have to do is answer a few questions (grade or Lexile score, your interest and any subcategories, fiction or nonfiction, and click Search.) Note: If your Search comes back without any Results, remove any Subcategories you added and click Search again. (See below for screenshots of an actual Find a Book query.) Also, check out the Book Talk menu page on our class website for additional information, resources, and examples.
Question: I'm thinking about reading The House of the Scorpion (Nancy Farmer), The Red Queen (Victoria Aveyard), Shadowmancer (GP Taylor), and/or Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin this month. Anyone interested in reading this book as well? Check out the top picks for 8th and 9th graders and let me know if you find something you're consider reading. I may join you.
All periods-Student Work Day. Complete Benchmark Assessment 3. Afterwards, learners will use this period to begin/continue working on their Poetry Tasting Project.
Technology Survey: If you have not done so already, log in to Clever, scroll down Forms and Surveys, click on 3-12 Student Technology Survey. Complete the survey.
6th period-Go to illuminate.online and enter: 2RTZMM6 to take your Benchmark Assessment 3. (You do not have to complete the Constructed Response.)
7th period-Go to illuminate.online and enter: W54GDGK to take your Benchmark Assessment 3. (You do not have to complete the Constructed Response.)
Things that should be done or in progress:
1. Students have selected a poem to explicate from the Class Reading List (see 2/28/23 if you need help)
2. The name of your selected poem and author should be placed in your period's Google Class Doc (past due). Once you have started on your Poetry Tasting Project, link the text you entered to your project (due today).
3. You should have completed Explicate It 96 in your Digital Journal (past due). Use this information in your Poetry Tasting Project.
4. Follow the listed directions (below) to complete your Poetry Tasting Project. It's recommended that you try using a new presentation software ( eMaze). However, you can also use PowerPoint. As stated in #2, post a link to your project on your period's Google Class Doc (due today).
5. Your Poetry Tasting Project is due on 3/10/23. (Use your time wisely this week so that you can enjoy your Friday off.)
Heads Up: 'll be at work this Friday and in the gradebook. Any missing/incomplete work will receive a zero. You have received several extensions for your assignments. I hope it helped you to get your work submitted by the final due date.
Homework-See today's updated Progress Check. (This means all past due assignments have been removed.) Start thinking of a woman who is or has made an impact on history. You will create a 1 minute tribute to her in your upcoming Herstory Project. (We'll discuss your Herstory Project in more detail tomorrow.)
Google Class Doc Link
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Poetry Tasting Project (eMaze)
Directions for creating your Poetry Tasting Project
1. Select a poem to explicate.
2. Create a project worthy presentation using eMaze or PowerPoint.
3. Include a brief biography about the life of your poet in your own words.
3. Include one of your poet's poems (Suggestion: Use the poem from your poetry explication unless you want to explicate another work by your poet.)
4. Explain and discuss the meaning, elements embedded, and techniques used in your explicated poem.
5. Conclude your Poetry Tasting Project by stating why you selected your poem and/or poet, how any elements/techniques used are designed to effect the reader, and how you felt about the poem before and after explicating it. (Note: You should have studied the Quizlet vocabulary set over Poetic Devices and Elements, the knowledge you gained from this assignment should help you identify any poetic devices/elements used in your poem.)
Progress Check
Announcements: You will need your copy of The Illustrated Man tomorrow. This Friday is virtual learning day. (Students will not report to school and complete their assigned work from home.) Pizza Fundraiser this Thursday. (Suggestion: Pre-order to avoid the sell out. We're going to open it up to all of 8th grade.) Plan accordingly for our upcoming Career Day Conference. (Are you wearing an occupational costume or professional/business-like attire?) If you plan on attending our next set of field trips, return signed permission slips and payment to Mr. Ferrell (World of Coke/Center for Civil & Human Rights) and/or Mr. Poff (STEM Day at Six Flags Over Georgia).
Book Talk Assistance from Mr. Reed: If you need help finding a novel for your next Book Talk, use Lexile's Find a Book survey. All you have to do is answer a few questions (grade or Lexile score, your interest and any subcategories, fiction or nonfiction, and click Search.) Note: If your Search comes back without any Results, remove any Subcategories you added and click Search again. (See below for screenshots of an actual Find a Book query.) Also, check out the Book Talk menu page on our class website for additional information, resources, and examples.
Question: I'm thinking about reading The House of the Scorpion (Nancy Farmer), The Red Queen (Victoria Aveyard), Shadowmancer (GP Taylor), and/or Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin this month. Anyone interested in reading this book as well? Check out the top picks for 8th and 9th graders and let me know if you find something you're consider reading. I may join you.
All periods-Student Work Day. Complete Benchmark Assessment 3. Afterwards, learners will use this period to begin/continue working on their Poetry Tasting Project.
Technology Survey: If you have not done so already, log in to Clever, scroll down Forms and Surveys, click on 3-12 Student Technology Survey. Complete the survey.
6th period-Go to illuminate.online and enter: 2RTZMM6 to take your Benchmark Assessment 3. (You do not have to complete the Constructed Response.)
7th period-Go to illuminate.online and enter: W54GDGK to take your Benchmark Assessment 3. (You do not have to complete the Constructed Response.)
Things that should be done or in progress:
1. Students have selected a poem to explicate from the Class Reading List (see 2/28/23 if you need help)
2. The name of your selected poem and author should be placed in your period's Google Class Doc (past due). Once you have started on your Poetry Tasting Project, link the text you entered to your project (due today).
3. You should have completed Explicate It 96 in your Digital Journal (past due). Use this information in your Poetry Tasting Project.
4. Follow the listed directions (below) to complete your Poetry Tasting Project. It's recommended that you try using a new presentation software ( eMaze). However, you can also use PowerPoint. As stated in #2, post a link to your project on your period's Google Class Doc (due today).
5. Your Poetry Tasting Project is due on 3/10/23. (Use your time wisely this week so that you can enjoy your Friday off.)
Heads Up: 'll be at work this Friday and in the gradebook. Any missing/incomplete work will receive a zero. You have received several extensions for your assignments. I hope it helped you to get your work submitted by the final due date.
Homework-See today's updated Progress Check. (This means all past due assignments have been removed.) Start thinking of a woman who is or has made an impact on history. You will create a 1 minute tribute to her in your upcoming Herstory Project. (We'll discuss your Herstory Project in more detail tomorrow.)
Google Class Doc Link
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Poetry Tasting Project (eMaze)
Directions for creating your Poetry Tasting Project
1. Select a poem to explicate.
2. Create a project worthy presentation using eMaze or PowerPoint.
3. Include a brief biography about the life of your poet in your own words.
3. Include one of your poet's poems (Suggestion: Use the poem from your poetry explication unless you want to explicate another work by your poet.)
4. Explain and discuss the meaning, elements embedded, and techniques used in your explicated poem.
5. Conclude your Poetry Tasting Project by stating why you selected your poem and/or poet, how any elements/techniques used are designed to effect the reader, and how you felt about the poem before and after explicating it. (Note: You should have studied the Quizlet vocabulary set over Poetic Devices and Elements, the knowledge you gained from this assignment should help you identify any poetic devices/elements used in your poem.)
Progress Check
- Entered your selected poem on your period's Google Class Doc due 3/6/23
- Complete "What Teachers Make" by 3/6/23 (CommonLit)
- Explicate It 96 due 3/7/2023
- Complete "A Way with Words" by 3/7 (CommonLit)
- Complete "Identity" by 3/8 (CommonLit)
- Poetry Tasting Project (due 3/10/23)
- Work on finding an occupational costume for Career Day
- Herstory Presentation due 3/17/23
- Original poem by student due 3/20/23
- Digital Journal updated to Research It 98
Tuesday (3/7/2023)
Announcements: You will need your copy of The Illustrated Man today in class. Due to recent events, students will eat in class this week. Next week, new restrictions for lunch will be employed. Virtual Learning Day this Friday (3/10/23). Pizza Fundraiser this Thursday. Plan accordingly for our upcoming Career Day Conference on 3/16/23. (Are you wearing an occupational costume or professional/business-like attire?) This month's Team Day on 3/30/23 has been cancelled. The World of Coke/Center for Civil & Human Rights will still occur on 3/21/23. STEM Day at Six Flags Over Georgia has been temporarily halted. The team will further discuss attending this event on Friday.
All periods-Journal Response 99. Students read "The City" by Ray Bradbury.
Note: If you did not take yesterday's Benchmark 3 Assessment, please see me in ELT for a make up administration.
Journal Response 99
1) What is revenge?
2) Do you believe in getting revenge? If so, why?
3) Can you recall a situation where you were tempted to get revenge? Did you do it?
4) Reflect on your answer for question three. How did either getting revenge or deciding not to get revenge make you feel?
Reflection 100
1. What do you think short story, "The City"
2. What do you think the story is about? (Does it sound like a similar tale that you have read in history?)
3. What examples of great adjectives/descriptive language can you identify in “The City”? (Explain how each example affects the story.)
4. What type of narration was used in Bradbury’s “The City”? (How does it affect the reader's understanding of the story?)
Reflection 101
1. Watch Let's Talk's review of "The City" (by Ray Bradbury).
2. What are you thoughts on their recap of the story? (Did it make sense? Increase your comprehension of the story? Do you disagree with the speakers synopsis of "The City"?) Explain your response(s).
Homework-The City Exploration Questions (due 3/14/23).
Announcements: You will need your copy of The Illustrated Man today in class. Due to recent events, students will eat in class this week. Next week, new restrictions for lunch will be employed. Virtual Learning Day this Friday (3/10/23). Pizza Fundraiser this Thursday. Plan accordingly for our upcoming Career Day Conference on 3/16/23. (Are you wearing an occupational costume or professional/business-like attire?) This month's Team Day on 3/30/23 has been cancelled. The World of Coke/Center for Civil & Human Rights will still occur on 3/21/23. STEM Day at Six Flags Over Georgia has been temporarily halted. The team will further discuss attending this event on Friday.
All periods-Journal Response 99. Students read "The City" by Ray Bradbury.
Note: If you did not take yesterday's Benchmark 3 Assessment, please see me in ELT for a make up administration.
Journal Response 99
1) What is revenge?
2) Do you believe in getting revenge? If so, why?
3) Can you recall a situation where you were tempted to get revenge? Did you do it?
4) Reflect on your answer for question three. How did either getting revenge or deciding not to get revenge make you feel?
Reflection 100
1. What do you think short story, "The City"
2. What do you think the story is about? (Does it sound like a similar tale that you have read in history?)
3. What examples of great adjectives/descriptive language can you identify in “The City”? (Explain how each example affects the story.)
4. What type of narration was used in Bradbury’s “The City”? (How does it affect the reader's understanding of the story?)
Reflection 101
1. Watch Let's Talk's review of "The City" (by Ray Bradbury).
2. What are you thoughts on their recap of the story? (Did it make sense? Increase your comprehension of the story? Do you disagree with the speakers synopsis of "The City"?) Explain your response(s).
Homework-The City Exploration Questions (due 3/14/23).
"The City" by Ray Bradbury (The Illustrated Man Audiobook)
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"The City" by Ray Bradbury (The Illustrated Man)
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Wednesday (3/8/2023)
Announcements: You will need your copy of The Illustrated Man in class today. Virtual Learning Day this Friday (3/10/23). 8th Pizza Fundraiser this Thursday. (Funds will go towards renting a DJ and photo booth for the 8th grade Career Day Conference Luncheon.) Plan accordingly for our upcoming Career Day Conference on 3/16/23. (You must wear an occupational costume or professional/business-like attire to participate.) This month's Inflatable Universe Team Day to Henderson Park on 3/30/23 has been cancelled. (We all know why!) The deadline for The Atlanta Heritage Field Trip has been extended until 3/15/2023. STEM Day at Six Flags Over Georgia has been temporarily halted. The team will further discuss attending this event on Friday and/or adjust the eligibility requirements for students who can participate.
Heads Up: If you have any unfinished reading articles in CommonLit, I suggest you complete them tonight. I was in the gradebook last night and quite a few students would have received zeroes.
All periods-Quickwrite 102. Students read "The Other Foot" by Ray Bradbury. Examine It 104
Homework-The City Exploration Questions (due 3/14/23). The Other Foot Exploration Questions (due ). Complete the Food Options for the 8th Grade Career Day Conference survey (due 3/10/2023). Digital Journal entries updated to 105. (Note: Critical Thinking 104 and Examine It 105 are quiz grades.)
Note: The due date for the Poetry Tasting Project has been extended to 3/13/2023. Please use your virtual learning day to fine tune your presentation.
Question of the Day: Mr. Reed, why did I get a zero for the Idiom Pop Quiz? (Short version: On 2/23/23, you were assigned a Constructed Response Assessment and Pop Quiz. You were given four days (from 2/23 to 2/27) to complete the Pop Quiz. If you did not completed it by 11:59 p.m. on the 27th, the testing window closed and you received a zero for failing to complete and submit this assignment by the due date.)
Food Tent Lunch Options
Click here to complete the Food Options for the 8th Grade Career Day Conference survey.
Quickwrite 102
1. What is an idiom?
2. Explain the following idiom: When the teacher enrolled in his graduate program, he remembered what it was like for the shoe to be on the other foot. (Idiom: shoe on the other foot. What do you believe the idiom: “Put the shoe on the other foot” would mean?)
3. Why do you believe people would use this expression?
Reflection 103
1. What is theme?
2. What did Willie mean by: “This is the other shoe, Mayor, and the other foot.” (TLM pg 46)
3 . If you were one of the African-American characters in “The Other Foot,” would you have chosen to leave Earth as well? Explain your answer.
4. In your opinion, what is a thematic message of “The Other Foot” by Ray Bradbury?
5. After reading this story, did you feelings/opinion about revenge change? Explain.
Critical Thinking 104 (Quiz Grade)
Part A: How does Bradbury present opposing thematic messages with “The City” and “The Other Foot”? (Hint: Think about how each protagonist resolved their feelings regarding revenge. Happiness vs Emptiness; Forgive vs Forget; Humanity vs Inhumanity.)
Part B: What is bigotry? How does “The Other Foot” focus on this word? What internal and external conflicts are you able to identify? (Hint: Majority oppressing the minority. How does Bradbury’s resolution in the story present his thoughts and ideas?)
Part C: After reading "The Other Foot," do you believe that Bradbury agreed with America’s need for a Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s/60s?
Part D: How did Bradbury use “The Other Foot” to present what could happen in America, if changes were not made in the areas of equal rights and social justice?
Examine It 105 (Quiz Grade)
Review the steps for creating your Poetry Tasting Project. Afterwards, examine this student's Poetry Tasting Project on Kimberly L. Briones' "An Ocean of Memories." While examining her presentation, list what things she did well and what things need improvement (in your opinion). Then score her project (out of 100 points). Explain why the student received the grade/score. (Note: Do not focus on the presentation software she used for her project.)
Poetry Tasting Project (eMaze)
Directions for creating your Poetry Tasting Project
1. Select a poem to explicate.
2. Create a project worthy presentation using eMaze or PowerPoint.
3. Include a brief biography about the life of your poet in your own words.
3. Include one of your poet's poems (Suggestion: Use the poem from your poetry explication unless you want to explicate another work by your poet.)
4. Explain and discuss the meaning, elements embedded, and techniques used in your explicated poem.
5. Conclude your Poetry Tasting Project by stating why you selected your poem and/or poet, how any elements/techniques used are designed to effect the reader, and how you felt about the poem before and after explicating it. (Note: You should have studied the Quizlet vocabulary set over Poetic Devices and Elements, the knowledge you gained from this assignment should help you identify any poetic devices/elements used in your poem.)
Announcements: You will need your copy of The Illustrated Man in class today. Virtual Learning Day this Friday (3/10/23). 8th Pizza Fundraiser this Thursday. (Funds will go towards renting a DJ and photo booth for the 8th grade Career Day Conference Luncheon.) Plan accordingly for our upcoming Career Day Conference on 3/16/23. (You must wear an occupational costume or professional/business-like attire to participate.) This month's Inflatable Universe Team Day to Henderson Park on 3/30/23 has been cancelled. (We all know why!) The deadline for The Atlanta Heritage Field Trip has been extended until 3/15/2023. STEM Day at Six Flags Over Georgia has been temporarily halted. The team will further discuss attending this event on Friday and/or adjust the eligibility requirements for students who can participate.
Heads Up: If you have any unfinished reading articles in CommonLit, I suggest you complete them tonight. I was in the gradebook last night and quite a few students would have received zeroes.
All periods-Quickwrite 102. Students read "The Other Foot" by Ray Bradbury. Examine It 104
Homework-The City Exploration Questions (due 3/14/23). The Other Foot Exploration Questions (due ). Complete the Food Options for the 8th Grade Career Day Conference survey (due 3/10/2023). Digital Journal entries updated to 105. (Note: Critical Thinking 104 and Examine It 105 are quiz grades.)
Note: The due date for the Poetry Tasting Project has been extended to 3/13/2023. Please use your virtual learning day to fine tune your presentation.
Question of the Day: Mr. Reed, why did I get a zero for the Idiom Pop Quiz? (Short version: On 2/23/23, you were assigned a Constructed Response Assessment and Pop Quiz. You were given four days (from 2/23 to 2/27) to complete the Pop Quiz. If you did not completed it by 11:59 p.m. on the 27th, the testing window closed and you received a zero for failing to complete and submit this assignment by the due date.)
Food Tent Lunch Options
Click here to complete the Food Options for the 8th Grade Career Day Conference survey.
Quickwrite 102
1. What is an idiom?
2. Explain the following idiom: When the teacher enrolled in his graduate program, he remembered what it was like for the shoe to be on the other foot. (Idiom: shoe on the other foot. What do you believe the idiom: “Put the shoe on the other foot” would mean?)
3. Why do you believe people would use this expression?
Reflection 103
1. What is theme?
2. What did Willie mean by: “This is the other shoe, Mayor, and the other foot.” (TLM pg 46)
3 . If you were one of the African-American characters in “The Other Foot,” would you have chosen to leave Earth as well? Explain your answer.
4. In your opinion, what is a thematic message of “The Other Foot” by Ray Bradbury?
5. After reading this story, did you feelings/opinion about revenge change? Explain.
Critical Thinking 104 (Quiz Grade)
Part A: How does Bradbury present opposing thematic messages with “The City” and “The Other Foot”? (Hint: Think about how each protagonist resolved their feelings regarding revenge. Happiness vs Emptiness; Forgive vs Forget; Humanity vs Inhumanity.)
Part B: What is bigotry? How does “The Other Foot” focus on this word? What internal and external conflicts are you able to identify? (Hint: Majority oppressing the minority. How does Bradbury’s resolution in the story present his thoughts and ideas?)
Part C: After reading "The Other Foot," do you believe that Bradbury agreed with America’s need for a Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s/60s?
Part D: How did Bradbury use “The Other Foot” to present what could happen in America, if changes were not made in the areas of equal rights and social justice?
Examine It 105 (Quiz Grade)
Review the steps for creating your Poetry Tasting Project. Afterwards, examine this student's Poetry Tasting Project on Kimberly L. Briones' "An Ocean of Memories." While examining her presentation, list what things she did well and what things need improvement (in your opinion). Then score her project (out of 100 points). Explain why the student received the grade/score. (Note: Do not focus on the presentation software she used for her project.)
Poetry Tasting Project (eMaze)
Directions for creating your Poetry Tasting Project
1. Select a poem to explicate.
2. Create a project worthy presentation using eMaze or PowerPoint.
3. Include a brief biography about the life of your poet in your own words.
3. Include one of your poet's poems (Suggestion: Use the poem from your poetry explication unless you want to explicate another work by your poet.)
4. Explain and discuss the meaning, elements embedded, and techniques used in your explicated poem.
5. Conclude your Poetry Tasting Project by stating why you selected your poem and/or poet, how any elements/techniques used are designed to effect the reader, and how you felt about the poem before and after explicating it. (Note: You should have studied the Quizlet vocabulary set over Poetic Devices and Elements, the knowledge you gained from this assignment should help you identify any poetic devices/elements used in your poem.)
The Illustrated Man: The Other Foot Demonstration by Simon Sedillo
A college student gives a decent visual recap of "The Other Foot" by Ray Bradbury.
A college student gives a decent visual recap of "The Other Foot" by Ray Bradbury.
Thursday(3/9/2023)
1st/6th/7th period-Students read "The Other Foot." Afterwards, we discussed the setting, plot, characters, conflict, and resolution of the story.
4th period-Student Work Day.
Homework-The Other Foot After Reading Questions (due 3/15/23)
Resources
Friday(3/10/2023)
Friendly Reminder: Today is a Virtual Learning Day from home. Students should be working independently on their assignments.
All periods- Virtual Learning Day (at home). Use this student work day to complete this week's assignments. Review Monday-Thursday and any applicable Progress Checks.
Progress Check
Google Class Doc Link
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Poetry Tasting Project (eMaze)
Directions for creating your Poetry Tasting Project
1. Select a poem to explicate.
2. Create a project worthy presentation using eMaze or PowerPoint.
3. Include a brief biography about the life of your poet in your own words.
3. Include one of your poet's poems (Suggestion: Use the poem from your poetry explication unless you want to explicate another work by your poet.)
4. Explain and discuss the meaning, elements embedded, and techniques used in your explicated poem.
5. Conclude your Poetry Tasting Project by stating why you selected your poem and/or poet, how any elements/techniques used are designed to effect the reader, and how you felt about the poem before and after explicating it. (Note: You should have studied the Quizlet vocabulary set over Poetic Devices and Elements, the knowledge you gained from this assignment should help you identify any poetic devices/elements used in your poem.)
1st/6th/7th period-Students read "The Other Foot." Afterwards, we discussed the setting, plot, characters, conflict, and resolution of the story.
4th period-Student Work Day.
Homework-The Other Foot After Reading Questions (due 3/15/23)
Resources
Friday(3/10/2023)
Friendly Reminder: Today is a Virtual Learning Day from home. Students should be working independently on their assignments.
All periods- Virtual Learning Day (at home). Use this student work day to complete this week's assignments. Review Monday-Thursday and any applicable Progress Checks.
Progress Check
- Click here to complete the Food Options Survey for our 8th Grade Career Day Conference.
- Completed all CommonLit reading assignments. (If not, they are past due and you are in the process of receiving a permanent zero.)
- Completed and submitted your Poetry Tasting Project by 3/13 (a link to your work should be submitted to your period's Google Class Doc)
- Read "The City" and completed the Exploration Questions by 3/14 (a link to your work should be submitted to your period's Google Class Doc)
- Read "The Other Foot" and completed the After Reading Questions by 3/15 (a link to your work should be submitted to your period's Google Class Doc)
- Completed Benchmark Assessment #3. (If not, please let me know.)
- Working on your career day costume.
- Digital Journal updated. (You should have 105 journal entries.)
- Currently reading your March novel and preparing for your next Book Talk.
- "The City" by Ray Bradbury
- The City Exploration Questions
- "The Other Foot" by Ray Bradbury
- The Other Foot After Reading Questions
Google Class Doc Link
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Poetry Tasting Project (eMaze)
Directions for creating your Poetry Tasting Project
1. Select a poem to explicate.
2. Create a project worthy presentation using eMaze or PowerPoint.
3. Include a brief biography about the life of your poet in your own words.
3. Include one of your poet's poems (Suggestion: Use the poem from your poetry explication unless you want to explicate another work by your poet.)
4. Explain and discuss the meaning, elements embedded, and techniques used in your explicated poem.
5. Conclude your Poetry Tasting Project by stating why you selected your poem and/or poet, how any elements/techniques used are designed to effect the reader, and how you felt about the poem before and after explicating it. (Note: You should have studied the Quizlet vocabulary set over Poetic Devices and Elements, the knowledge you gained from this assignment should help you identify any poetic devices/elements used in your poem.)
Here are your assignments for the week of 2/27 to 3/3/2023
Monday(2/27/2023)
All periods-Assignments are listed in February.
Tuesday(2/28/2023)
All periods-Assignments are listed in February.
Wednesday (2/28/2023)
Announcement: If you were absent last Friday (2/23/23) and did not complete the Constructed Response Assessment, please come to my ELT today for a make up administration. Pizza Friday Fundraiser this Friday (3/3/23). 1st period will attend a special lunch session with Mr. Poff today and tomorrow. Poetry Tasting Project due 3/10/23. 8D's Poetry Slam will occur on 3/28/23. Start thinking about a topic for your "verse." March Book Talks will begin 4/10/23. (This means you have a month to read your selected novel.)
Heads up: Yesterday we explicated Tupac's "The Rose that Grew from Concrete." Through our analysis, we extracted inspiration, motivation, and the importance of holding on to our dreams regardless of conflicts, personal situations, or any hardships that we may encounter in life. Despite unbelievable odds, the rose grew and blossomed, reinforcing the power of perseverance and determination. Shakur poetically tells readers to never let a challenge hold them back from doing or becoming what they dream they can do and be. This poem is a celebration of achievement against all odds, which he also wrote a song about years later. (Note: If you liked this poem, check out "See It Through" by Edgar Guest. Click here to view a list of novels about adversity, perfect for middle school readers.)
Thought of the Day: Poetry is the art of expressing one's thoughts in verse.
Quote of the Day: "Never mistake motion for action" (Ernest Hemmingway).
Question of the Day: What is your verse? (What do you have to say/share/contribute? We have a Poetry Slam coming up on 3/28/23. Get ready.) How will you fare against adversity? (Reflect on Tupac's "The Rose That Grew from Concrete.")
All periods-Research It 95. Review of our Quizlet vocabulary set on Poetic Devices and Elements. Read the Poem of the Day and rate it ("The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman). As a class, we also reviewed yesterday's lesson and "How to Explicate a Poem." Students were instructed to select a poem to read and explicate from the Class Reading List for Poetry Explications. (This requires students to user their researching skills and "google" their poem(s) of interest.) When you have selected a poem from the Class Reading List for Poetry Explications, get started on Explicate It 96.
Note: I tried to select poems that represent our diverse group of students and hold relevance in 2023.
Homework-Review the poems in the Class Reading List for Poetry Explications. Select a poem to explicate. (You will complete a presentation over the poem and author.) Complete Explicate It 96 (due 3/7/23). Sign up for eMaze. (Use your student email accounts with your name, not your s#.) Complete CommonLit reading articles: "Lin-Manuel Miranda" (by 3/3/23), "On Broadway" (by 3/3/23), "The Rose That Grew from Concrete (by 3/3/23), "Thank You, M'am (by 3/3/23), "What Teachers Make) (by 3/6/23), "A Way with Words" (by 3/7), and "Identity" by 3/8). Practice the Quizlet vocabulary set on Poetic Devices and Elements (in progress), and work on your Poetry Tasting Project (due 3/10/23).
Class Reading List for Poetry Explications
Research It 95
Who is Amanda Gorman?
Explicate It 96
Select a poem to read and explicate from our Class Reading List for Poetry Explications. Answer the following questions for your poem in this entry:
1. What is the name of your selected poem? Who wrote it? When was it written (if known)?
2. Analyze the title of your poem. Based upon its title, what do you think your poem will be about?
3. While reading your poem, what unknown words did you encounter? (Define them here.)
4. Reread your poem numerous times. Did your understanding of the poem change (increase)? Explain.
5. Explicate every complete line in your poem. Did your understanding of the poem change? Why or why not?
6. What poetic elements/techniques are embedded in the poem?
7. Research and learn about the author of your poem. What did you learn about them? Are any pieces of their personal life reflected in your selected poem?
8. How do you feel about your poem? What are your thoughts on this piece of poetry? (Be prepared to share your explication.)
Poetry Tasting Project (eMaze)
Directions for creating your Poetry Tasting Project
1. Select a poem to explicate.
2. Create a project worthy presentation using eMaze or PowerPoint.
3. Include a brief biography about the life of your poet in your own words.
3. Include one of your poet's poems (Suggestion: Use the poem from your poetry explication.)
4. Explain and discuss the meaning, elements embedded, and techniques used in your poem.
5. Conclude your Poetry Tasting Project by stating why you selected your poem, how any elements/techniques used are designed to effect the reader, and how you felt about the poem before and after explicating it.
Resources
Poems for Middle School Students
Poems for Middle and High School Students
Google Class Doc Link
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
All periods-Assignments are listed in February.
Tuesday(2/28/2023)
All periods-Assignments are listed in February.
Wednesday (2/28/2023)
Announcement: If you were absent last Friday (2/23/23) and did not complete the Constructed Response Assessment, please come to my ELT today for a make up administration. Pizza Friday Fundraiser this Friday (3/3/23). 1st period will attend a special lunch session with Mr. Poff today and tomorrow. Poetry Tasting Project due 3/10/23. 8D's Poetry Slam will occur on 3/28/23. Start thinking about a topic for your "verse." March Book Talks will begin 4/10/23. (This means you have a month to read your selected novel.)
Heads up: Yesterday we explicated Tupac's "The Rose that Grew from Concrete." Through our analysis, we extracted inspiration, motivation, and the importance of holding on to our dreams regardless of conflicts, personal situations, or any hardships that we may encounter in life. Despite unbelievable odds, the rose grew and blossomed, reinforcing the power of perseverance and determination. Shakur poetically tells readers to never let a challenge hold them back from doing or becoming what they dream they can do and be. This poem is a celebration of achievement against all odds, which he also wrote a song about years later. (Note: If you liked this poem, check out "See It Through" by Edgar Guest. Click here to view a list of novels about adversity, perfect for middle school readers.)
Thought of the Day: Poetry is the art of expressing one's thoughts in verse.
Quote of the Day: "Never mistake motion for action" (Ernest Hemmingway).
Question of the Day: What is your verse? (What do you have to say/share/contribute? We have a Poetry Slam coming up on 3/28/23. Get ready.) How will you fare against adversity? (Reflect on Tupac's "The Rose That Grew from Concrete.")
All periods-Research It 95. Review of our Quizlet vocabulary set on Poetic Devices and Elements. Read the Poem of the Day and rate it ("The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman). As a class, we also reviewed yesterday's lesson and "How to Explicate a Poem." Students were instructed to select a poem to read and explicate from the Class Reading List for Poetry Explications. (This requires students to user their researching skills and "google" their poem(s) of interest.) When you have selected a poem from the Class Reading List for Poetry Explications, get started on Explicate It 96.
Note: I tried to select poems that represent our diverse group of students and hold relevance in 2023.
Homework-Review the poems in the Class Reading List for Poetry Explications. Select a poem to explicate. (You will complete a presentation over the poem and author.) Complete Explicate It 96 (due 3/7/23). Sign up for eMaze. (Use your student email accounts with your name, not your s#.) Complete CommonLit reading articles: "Lin-Manuel Miranda" (by 3/3/23), "On Broadway" (by 3/3/23), "The Rose That Grew from Concrete (by 3/3/23), "Thank You, M'am (by 3/3/23), "What Teachers Make) (by 3/6/23), "A Way with Words" (by 3/7), and "Identity" by 3/8). Practice the Quizlet vocabulary set on Poetic Devices and Elements (in progress), and work on your Poetry Tasting Project (due 3/10/23).
Class Reading List for Poetry Explications
- "A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed" by Bea Williams
- "A Man Said to the Universe" by David Crane
- "An Ocean of Memories" by Kimberly Briones
- "And the Ghosts" by Graham Faust
- "A Total Stranger One Black Day" by E.E. Cummings
- "Be the Best of Whatever You Are" by Douglas Malloch
- "Beethoven" by Shane Koyczan
- "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou
- "Dear Future Generations: Sorry" by Prince Ea
- "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas
- "Did I Miss Anything?" by Tom Wayman
- "Eating Poetry" by Mark Strand
- "Englksh is a Pane" by Alan Balter
- "Free to be You" by Lavonna Sinclair
- "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost
- "Harlem" by Langston Hughes
- "I Lost My Talk" by Rita Joe
- "Immigrant" by Rupi Kaur
- "In Spite of You" by Jennifer Boulch
- "Lester" by Shel Silverstein
- "Life Without You" by Nikki Wilfong
- "Listen to the Mustn'ts" by Shel Silverstein
- "Make Me a Garden" by Sylvia Stults
- "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath
- "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes
- "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost
- "On Turning Ten" by Billy Collins
- "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop
- "Phenomenal Woman" by Maya Angelou
- "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson
- "See It Through" by Edgar Guest
- "Still Here" by Langston Hughes
- "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou
- "That Sure if My Little Dog" by Eleanor Lerman
- "Text" by Carol Ann Duffy
- "The Blade and the Ax" by Abimbola Alabi
- "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
- "The Rose That Grew from Concrete" by Tupac Shakur
- The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman
- "The Miracle of Morning" by Amanda Gorman
- "Thumbprint" by Eve Merriam
- "Touching the Sky" by Shreya Chattree
- "Underface" by Shel Silverstein
- "We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks
- "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Dunbar
- "Webcam the World" by Heather McCugh
- "Yet I Do Marvel" by Countee Cullen
Research It 95
Who is Amanda Gorman?
Explicate It 96
Select a poem to read and explicate from our Class Reading List for Poetry Explications. Answer the following questions for your poem in this entry:
1. What is the name of your selected poem? Who wrote it? When was it written (if known)?
2. Analyze the title of your poem. Based upon its title, what do you think your poem will be about?
3. While reading your poem, what unknown words did you encounter? (Define them here.)
4. Reread your poem numerous times. Did your understanding of the poem change (increase)? Explain.
5. Explicate every complete line in your poem. Did your understanding of the poem change? Why or why not?
6. What poetic elements/techniques are embedded in the poem?
7. Research and learn about the author of your poem. What did you learn about them? Are any pieces of their personal life reflected in your selected poem?
8. How do you feel about your poem? What are your thoughts on this piece of poetry? (Be prepared to share your explication.)
Poetry Tasting Project (eMaze)
Directions for creating your Poetry Tasting Project
1. Select a poem to explicate.
2. Create a project worthy presentation using eMaze or PowerPoint.
3. Include a brief biography about the life of your poet in your own words.
3. Include one of your poet's poems (Suggestion: Use the poem from your poetry explication.)
4. Explain and discuss the meaning, elements embedded, and techniques used in your poem.
5. Conclude your Poetry Tasting Project by stating why you selected your poem, how any elements/techniques used are designed to effect the reader, and how you felt about the poem before and after explicating it.
Resources
Poems for Middle School Students
Poems for Middle and High School Students
Google Class Doc Link
1st period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
4th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
6th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
7th period-Click here to open the Google Class Doc for your period.
Amanda Gorman: "One of my greatest strengths . . . "
Thursday(3/2/2023)
Announcement: Pizza Friday Fundraiser this Friday (3/3/23). 1st period will attend a special lunch session with Mr. Poff today. Poetry Tasting Project due 3/10/23. Herstory Presentation due 3/17. 8D's Poetry Slam will occur on 3/28/23. (Start thinking about a topic for your "verse." You will present your poem in class and possibly the Poetry Slam.) Start reading your novel for your March Book Talk now. Your next Book Talk will begin the week of 4/10/23.
Last Call: If you were absent last Friday (2/23/23) and did not complete the Constructed Response Assessment, please come to my ELT today for a make up administration.
All periods-Quickwrite 97a. Research It 98 (if time allows during our Opening). Students shared their responses to QW 97. Next, the class watched Elizabeth Acevedo share her thoughts on odes, and the inspiration for popular "Rat Ode." After watching Acevedo perform "Rat Ode," students compared it to their responses in QW97 and completed Quickwrite 97b. (What elements listed in your research about the definition, type, and/or format of an ode, were found in Elizabeth Acevedo's "Rat Ode.") Mr. Reed explained tonight's homework and reviewed the mid-week Progress Check.
Homework-Research It 98 (due 3/6). Review the poems in the Class Reading List for Poetry Explications. Select a poem to explicate. (You will complete a presentation over the poem and author.) Complete Explicate It 96 (due 3/3/23). Sign up for eMaze. (Use your S# or log in with Google.) Complete CommonLit reading articles: "Lin-Manuel Miranda" (by 3/3/23), "On Broadway" (by 3/3/23), "The Rose That Grew from Concrete (by 3/3/23), "Thank You, M'am (by 3/3/23), "What Teachers Make) (by 3/6/23), "A Way with Words" (by 3/7), and "Identity" by 3/8). Practice the Quizlet vocabulary set on Poetic Devices and Elements (in progress), and work on your Poetry Tasting Project (due 3/10/23).
Quickwrite 97a
1. What is lyric poetry? (What is a lyric poem?)
2. What is an ode? (Define this term in your own words or with the denotation.)
3. Are there different types of odes?
4. Do odes have a particular format/type of formation?
5. How is an ode similar and/or differ from a lyric poem/lyric poetry?
Quickwrite 97b
After researching odes in QW97a and watching Elizabeth Acevedo perform "Rat Ode," what characteristics of an ode can be identified in Acevedo's poem?
Class Reading
"Rat Ode" by Elizabeth Acevedo
"Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market" by Pablo Neruda
Research It 98
Who is Rupi Kaur? Tell me about her using a bulleted list.
Progress Check
Announcement: Pizza Friday Fundraiser this Friday (3/3/23). 1st period will attend a special lunch session with Mr. Poff today. Poetry Tasting Project due 3/10/23. Herstory Presentation due 3/17. 8D's Poetry Slam will occur on 3/28/23. (Start thinking about a topic for your "verse." You will present your poem in class and possibly the Poetry Slam.) Start reading your novel for your March Book Talk now. Your next Book Talk will begin the week of 4/10/23.
Last Call: If you were absent last Friday (2/23/23) and did not complete the Constructed Response Assessment, please come to my ELT today for a make up administration.
All periods-Quickwrite 97a. Research It 98 (if time allows during our Opening). Students shared their responses to QW 97. Next, the class watched Elizabeth Acevedo share her thoughts on odes, and the inspiration for popular "Rat Ode." After watching Acevedo perform "Rat Ode," students compared it to their responses in QW97 and completed Quickwrite 97b. (What elements listed in your research about the definition, type, and/or format of an ode, were found in Elizabeth Acevedo's "Rat Ode.") Mr. Reed explained tonight's homework and reviewed the mid-week Progress Check.
Homework-Research It 98 (due 3/6). Review the poems in the Class Reading List for Poetry Explications. Select a poem to explicate. (You will complete a presentation over the poem and author.) Complete Explicate It 96 (due 3/3/23). Sign up for eMaze. (Use your S# or log in with Google.) Complete CommonLit reading articles: "Lin-Manuel Miranda" (by 3/3/23), "On Broadway" (by 3/3/23), "The Rose That Grew from Concrete (by 3/3/23), "Thank You, M'am (by 3/3/23), "What Teachers Make) (by 3/6/23), "A Way with Words" (by 3/7), and "Identity" by 3/8). Practice the Quizlet vocabulary set on Poetic Devices and Elements (in progress), and work on your Poetry Tasting Project (due 3/10/23).
Quickwrite 97a
1. What is lyric poetry? (What is a lyric poem?)
2. What is an ode? (Define this term in your own words or with the denotation.)
3. Are there different types of odes?
4. Do odes have a particular format/type of formation?
5. How is an ode similar and/or differ from a lyric poem/lyric poetry?
Quickwrite 97b
After researching odes in QW97a and watching Elizabeth Acevedo perform "Rat Ode," what characteristics of an ode can be identified in Acevedo's poem?
Class Reading
"Rat Ode" by Elizabeth Acevedo
"Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market" by Pablo Neruda
Research It 98
Who is Rupi Kaur? Tell me about her using a bulleted list.
Progress Check
- Bring money for Pizza Friday tomorrow (optional)
- Sign up for eMaze by 3/3. (Use your S# or log in with Google.)
- Complete "Lin-Manuel Miranda" by 3/3/23 (CommonLit)
- Complete "On Broadway" by 3/3/23 (CommonLit)
- Complete "The Rose That Grew from Concrete by 3/3/23 (CommonLit)
- Complete "Thank You, M'am" by 3/3/23 (CommonLit)
- Complete Research It 98 by 3/3/23 (Digital Journal)
- Study Quizlet vocabulary set over Poetic Devices and Elements (in progress)
- Entered your selected poem on your period's Google Class Doc due 3/6/23
- Complete "What Teachers Make" by 3/6/23 (CommonLit)
- Explicate It 96 due 3/7/2023
- Complete "A Way with Words" by 3/7 (CommonLit)
- Complete "Identity" by 3/8 (CommonLit)
- Poetry Tasting Project (due 3/10/23)
- Work on finding an occupational costume for Career Day
- Herstory Presentation due 3/17/23
- Original poem by student due 3/20/23
- Digital Journal updated to Research It 98
Friday(3/2/2023)
Announcements: Today is Pizza Fridayyyyyyy!
All periods-Student Work Day.
Homework-None. See Thursday's Progress Check.
Announcements: Today is Pizza Fridayyyyyyy!
All periods-Student Work Day.
Homework-None. See Thursday's Progress Check.
Monday (3/28)
Announcement: Click here to sign up for your Team Day group. Please read and follow the instructions carefully.
1st period-Students reviewed their notes over KWL Charts 46, 47, & 48, in preparation for today's test over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens. Upon completion of the test, students logged into Flocabulary and began completing their Women in History learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience).
Homework-Complete all Women in History in Flocabulary by 3/31/2022.
4th period-Students reviewed their notes over KWL Charts 46, 47, & 48, in preparation for today's test over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens. Upon completion of the test, students logged into Flocabulary and began completing their Women in History learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience).
Click here to take your assessment over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens.
6th period-Students reviewed their notes over KWL Charts 46, 47, & 48, in preparation for today's test over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens. Upon completion of the test, students logged into Flocabulary and began completing their Women in History learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience).
Click here to take your assessment over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens.
7th period-Student Work Day. Log into Flocabulary and begin completing your Women in History learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience).
Homework-Study your notes over KWL Charts 46, 47, & 48, to prepare for Wednesday's test over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens.
Tuesday (3/29)
Friendly Reminder: Today is Team Day. I hope you guys are ready for an afternoon of excitement.
All periods-Team Day: March Madness Edition.
Wednesday (3/30)
Announcement: Mr. Reed may be off campus today. (Don't miss me too much.)
1st period-Georgia Milestones Strength Test. (Follow the directions from your sub or team teachers.) When you have completed the Strength Test, log into Flocabulary and continuing working on your Women in History Flocabulary learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience). They are due by this Friday (4/1/2022). And no, it's not an April Fool's Joke!
4th/6th/7th period-Student Work Day. Please use your time wisely to complete all of your assignments. In Flocabulary, you have the following due: Women in History learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience), as well as the very short learning modules on Simple & Compound Sentences, as well as Complex Sentences. (Tip: Remember our conversation about preparing for high school, meeting deadlines/due dates, and Mr. Reed reducing the amount/not accepting late work. I'm just saying . . . use your time wisely ladies and gentlemen.)
Homework-Complete your Women in History Flocabulary learning modules (due 4/1/22). Also, complete the short Flocabulary learning modules on Simple & Compound Sentences, as well as Complex Sentences (due Friday). This will help you to prepare for your Georgia Milestone Language Usage Test (Types (Kinds) of Sentences/Sentence Structures).
Thursday (3/31)
1st/4th/6th period-Mini-lesson on the Types of Sentences (Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory). We watched a BrainPop video on the Types of Sentences and completed the interactive quiz as a class. Next, we reviewed the Kinds of Sentence Structure (Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex). Mr. Reed assigned the Complex Sentences learning module in Flocabulary to the students. The class completed Complex Sentences Learning Module during class.
7th period-Students reviewed their notes over KWL Charts 46, 47, & 48, in preparation for today's test over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens. Upon completion of the test, students logged into Flocabulary and began completing their Grammar, as well as their Women in History learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience).
7th period (Group A)-Click here to take your assessment over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens.
7th period (Group B)-Click here to take your assessment over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens.
Homework-Complete any unfinished learning modules in Flocabulary. All assigned learning modules will be entered into the gradebook after class on Friday/during Spring Break.
Friday (4/1)
Welcome to April. Click here for Friday's assignments.
Announcement: Click here to sign up for your Team Day group. Please read and follow the instructions carefully.
1st period-Students reviewed their notes over KWL Charts 46, 47, & 48, in preparation for today's test over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens. Upon completion of the test, students logged into Flocabulary and began completing their Women in History learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience).
Homework-Complete all Women in History in Flocabulary by 3/31/2022.
4th period-Students reviewed their notes over KWL Charts 46, 47, & 48, in preparation for today's test over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens. Upon completion of the test, students logged into Flocabulary and began completing their Women in History learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience).
Click here to take your assessment over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens.
6th period-Students reviewed their notes over KWL Charts 46, 47, & 48, in preparation for today's test over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens. Upon completion of the test, students logged into Flocabulary and began completing their Women in History learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience).
Click here to take your assessment over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens.
7th period-Student Work Day. Log into Flocabulary and begin completing your Women in History learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience).
Homework-Study your notes over KWL Charts 46, 47, & 48, to prepare for Wednesday's test over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens.
Tuesday (3/29)
Friendly Reminder: Today is Team Day. I hope you guys are ready for an afternoon of excitement.
All periods-Team Day: March Madness Edition.
Wednesday (3/30)
Announcement: Mr. Reed may be off campus today. (Don't miss me too much.)
1st period-Georgia Milestones Strength Test. (Follow the directions from your sub or team teachers.) When you have completed the Strength Test, log into Flocabulary and continuing working on your Women in History Flocabulary learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience). They are due by this Friday (4/1/2022). And no, it's not an April Fool's Joke!
4th/6th/7th period-Student Work Day. Please use your time wisely to complete all of your assignments. In Flocabulary, you have the following due: Women in History learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience), as well as the very short learning modules on Simple & Compound Sentences, as well as Complex Sentences. (Tip: Remember our conversation about preparing for high school, meeting deadlines/due dates, and Mr. Reed reducing the amount/not accepting late work. I'm just saying . . . use your time wisely ladies and gentlemen.)
Homework-Complete your Women in History Flocabulary learning modules (due 4/1/22). Also, complete the short Flocabulary learning modules on Simple & Compound Sentences, as well as Complex Sentences (due Friday). This will help you to prepare for your Georgia Milestone Language Usage Test (Types (Kinds) of Sentences/Sentence Structures).
Thursday (3/31)
1st/4th/6th period-Mini-lesson on the Types of Sentences (Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory). We watched a BrainPop video on the Types of Sentences and completed the interactive quiz as a class. Next, we reviewed the Kinds of Sentence Structure (Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex). Mr. Reed assigned the Complex Sentences learning module in Flocabulary to the students. The class completed Complex Sentences Learning Module during class.
7th period-Students reviewed their notes over KWL Charts 46, 47, & 48, in preparation for today's test over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens. Upon completion of the test, students logged into Flocabulary and began completing their Grammar, as well as their Women in History learning modules (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie & Determination, Yuri Kochiyama, Helen Keller & Overcoming Obstacles, Fannie Lou Mamer, Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer, and Maya Angelou & Resilience).
7th period (Group A)-Click here to take your assessment over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens.
7th period (Group B)-Click here to take your assessment over Dashes, Ellipses, and Hyphens.
Homework-Complete any unfinished learning modules in Flocabulary. All assigned learning modules will be entered into the gradebook after class on Friday/during Spring Break.
Friday (4/1)
Welcome to April. Click here for Friday's assignments.
Here are your assignments for the week of 3/21 to 3/25/2022
Monday (3/21)
1st/4th period-Create KWL Chart 44 (Opening assignment). The class watched videos on Semicolons by Flocabulary and BrainPop. While watching the videos, students entered new information learned about semicolons in their KWL Chart. As a class, we completed BrainPop's interactive quiz. To conclude the class, Mr. Reed assigned homework, reviewed assignments, and created a Progress Check to help students meet this week's deadlines.
6th/7th period-KWL Chart 45.
KWL Chart 44
Create a KWL Chart for Semicolons in your Digital Journal. Name it Semicolons KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.) Name Column 1-What I Know, Column 2-What I Want to Know, Column 3-What I Learned. Before we begin the lesson, list what you know about Semicolons in the What I Know column. You can also list What You Want to Know in that column as well. As the lesson continues, add new information in the What I Learned column.
KWL Chart 45
Create a KWL Chart for Colons in your Digital Journal. Name it Colons KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.) Name Column 1-What I Know, Column 2-What I Want to Know, Column 3-What I Learned. Before we begin the lesson, list what you know about Colons in the What I Know column. You can also list What You Want to Know in that column as well. As the lesson continues, add new information in the What I Learned column.
Resources
The History of Colons
A Little More About Colons
Using Colons in Language
Colons Around the World
How to Use a Semicolon
Writer's Workshop: Semicolons
The Creation of Semicolons
Rise of the Semicolon
Semicolons at Work
Odes to Semicolons
Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Main Idea Learning Module by 3/21 (4th/6th/7th period) and 3/22 (1st period). Complete Flocabulary's Colons and Semicolons by Tuesday (3/22-6th/7th period) and Wednesday (3/23-1st/4th period). Read "How to Use a Semicolon" and the Writer's Workshop on Semicolons. (Add new information learned in the What I Learned section of your KWL Chart 44). Your KWL Chart 44 is due by Wednesday (3/23).
Progress Check
Tuesday (3/22)
1st/4th period-Create KWL Chart 45 (Opening assignment). The class watched videos on Colons by BrainPop. While watching the video, students entered new information learned about Colons in their KWL Chart. As a class, we completed BrainPop's interactive quiz. To conclude the class, Mr. Reed assigned homework. (Read the resources on Colons. Enter new information in your KWL Chart 45. Study KWL Charts 44-45. Be prepared for a quiz over Colons and Semicolons tomorrow.)
6th/7th period-Student Work Day. Students will use this period to read/research information about Colons and Semicolons. Students will add new information learned into the What I Learned sections of KWL Charts 44 and 45.
KWL Chart 45
Create a KWL Chart for Colons in your Digital Journal. Name it Colons KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.) Name Column 1-What I Know, Column 2-What I Want to Know, Column 3-What I Learned. Before we begin the lesson, list what you know about Colons in the What I Know column. You can also list What You Want to Know in that column as well. As the lesson continues, add new information in the What I Learned column.
Homework-Read the resources on Colons and Semicolons. Enter new information learned under the What I Learned section in KWL Charts 44 and 45. Study KWL Charts 44-45. Be prepared for a quiz over Colons and Semicolons tomorrow.
6th period only-Complete Flocabulary's Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer as well as CommonLit's "The Women of Hidden Figures" by Jessica McBirney (due Thursday 3/24).
Notes from today's class
Hyphens
Dashes
The History of Colons
A Little More About Colons
Using Colons in Language
Colons Around the World
How to Use a Semicolon
Writer's Workshop: Semicolons
The Creation of Semicolons
Rise of the Semicolon
Semicolons at Work
Odes to Semicolons
Wednesday (3/23)
The following students have been invited to a luncheon with Mr. Poff today: Simone, Leidy, Adrian, Levi, Kori, Asair, Cole, Sophie, Aviva, Desmond, Maggie, Kelvin, Naitxy, Shirley, Chris M., Adon, Cameron, Aubrey.
1st period-Students completed an assessment over Colons and Semicolons. Afterwards, open up KWL Charts 44-45. Make sure that you have read all of the Resources listed under Tuesday's work. Update the What I Learned sections of your KWL Charts. (Tip: I will be looking for information from these resources in your KWL Charts.) Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer as well as CommonLit's "The Women of Hidden Figures" by Jessica McBirney (due Friday 3/24).
4th period-Students started today's class session by reviewing their notes in KWL Charts 44-45. Next, the students completed their assessment over Colons and Semicolons. Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer as well as CommonLit's "The Women of Hidden Figures" by Jessica McBirney (due Friday 3/24).
Click here to take your assessment over Colons and Semicolons.
6th period-Students started today's class session by reviewing their notes in KWL Charts 44-45. Next, the students completed their assessment over Colons and Semicolons. Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer as well as CommonLit's "The Women of Hidden Figures" by Jessica McBirney (due Thursday 3/23).
Click here to take your assessment over Colons and Semicolons.
7th period (A)-Students started today's class session by reviewing their notes in KWL Charts 44-45. Next, the students completed their assessment over Colons and Semicolons. Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer as well as CommonLit's "The Women of Hidden Figures" by Jessica McBirney (due Friday 3/24).
Click here to take your assessment over Colons and Semicolons.
7th period (B)-Students started today's class session by reviewing their notes in KWL Charts 44-45. Next, the students completed their assessment over Colons and Semicolons. Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer as well as CommonLit's "The Women of Hidden Figures" by Jessica McBirney (due Friday 3/24).
Click here to take your assessment over Colons and Semicolons.
Homework-Complete your period's assignments.
Thursday (3/24)
All periods-KWL Chart 46 Hyphens and KWL Chart 47 Dashes. (They should be two separate journal entries.) The class will watch a series of videos over Hyphens and Dashes. The class will also complete an interactive quiz of Hyphens and Dashes (BrainPop). Students shared what they learned about Hyphens and Dashes (KWL Chart 46/47).
KWL Chart 46
Create a KWL Chart for Hyphens in your Digital Journal. Name it Hyphens KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.) Name Column 1-What I Know, Column 2-What I Want to Know, Column 3-What I Learned. Before we begin the lesson, list what you know about Hyphens in the What I Know column. You can also list What You Want to Know in that column as well. As the lesson continues, add new information in the What I Learned column.
KWL Chart 47
Create a KWL Chart for Dashes in your Digital Journal. Name it Dashes KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.) Name Column 1-What I Know, Column 2-What I Want to Know, Column 3-What I Learned. Before we begin the lesson, list what you know about Dashes in the What I Know column. You can also list What You Want to Know in that column as well. As the lesson continues, add new information in the What I Learned column.
Homework-Read the resources on Hyphens and Dashes. Enter new information learned under the What I Learned section in KWL Charts 46 and 47. Study KWL Charts 46-47. Be prepared for a quiz over Hyphens, Dashes, and the Ellipsis on Monday.
Friday (3/25)
All periods-Class started by creating KWL Chart 48. Lesson on the Ellipsis punctuation mark. Students used today's Resources (see below) to continue learning about the ellipsis mark and the rules for proper use. Students added learned information about the ellipsis mark in the What I Learned column of their KWL Chart 48.
KWL Chart 48
Create a KWL Chart for the Ellipsis mark in your Digital Journal. Name it Ellipsis KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.) Name Column 1-What I Know, Column 2-What I Want to Know, Column 3-What I Learned. Before we begin the lesson, list what you know about the Ellipsis mark in the What I Know column. You can also list What You Want to Know in that column as well. As the lesson continues, add new information in the What I Learned column.
Homework-Yes, you actually have homework over the weekend. (Sorry, but we have to make up for our class period that we will miss next week due to Team Day.) Read the applicable resources for the Ellipsis punctuation mark. Add new information learned about the ellipsis mark to your KWL Chart 48. Study KWL Charts 46-48. You will have a test over Hyphens, Dashes, and the Ellipsis punctuation marks. Make sure that you read all applicable resources, add all learned information in your KWL Charts, and study the material. Also, your Digital Journals (DJ) should be up-to-date. I will begin grading your DJs on Monday-starting with the DJ check for Redo 41/QW 43/KWL 44/KWL 45.
Today's Notes
1.) An ellipses serve two purposes: to signal that the writer has hit the pause button on his or her thought process (e.g. "I was eating cupcakes . . . ") or to indicate that words have been omitted from a piece of text (e.g. "I don't like jelly donuts . . . now I'm hungry.")
2.) An ellipses must be three dots, no more, and no less.
3.) Each ellipsis must have a space between each of its dots as well as spaces at the beginning and end. Make sure that ellipses stay on one line.
4.) If the section of text we want to omit ends with an exclamation point, or a period, or a question mark, we use space . . . . dot . . . space . . . dot . . . space . . . dot . . . space . . . the punctuation mark.
5.) Trimming away unnecessary words to shorten a quote is one thing but trimming away words that change the meaning of the quote is a different can of worms.
6.) Keep the ellipses in breaking a train of thought to a minimum . . . don't annoy the reader.
Resources
Writer's Workshop: The Ellipsis Mark
Shmoop: Ellipses
Grammarly (Blog): Ellipsis
Khan Academy: Dashes
Shmoop Dashes
Shmoop Hyphens
Khan Academy: Hyphens vs. Dashes
Khan Academy: Ellipses
Shmoop Colons
Shmoop Semicolons
Next week: An introduction to Lucille Fletcher and analysis of two of her scary stories; mini-lessons on commas, quotations, and parentheses; constructed responses, and a little additional practice on providing textual evidence to support answer choices.
1st/4th period-Create KWL Chart 44 (Opening assignment). The class watched videos on Semicolons by Flocabulary and BrainPop. While watching the videos, students entered new information learned about semicolons in their KWL Chart. As a class, we completed BrainPop's interactive quiz. To conclude the class, Mr. Reed assigned homework, reviewed assignments, and created a Progress Check to help students meet this week's deadlines.
6th/7th period-KWL Chart 45.
KWL Chart 44
Create a KWL Chart for Semicolons in your Digital Journal. Name it Semicolons KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.) Name Column 1-What I Know, Column 2-What I Want to Know, Column 3-What I Learned. Before we begin the lesson, list what you know about Semicolons in the What I Know column. You can also list What You Want to Know in that column as well. As the lesson continues, add new information in the What I Learned column.
KWL Chart 45
Create a KWL Chart for Colons in your Digital Journal. Name it Colons KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.) Name Column 1-What I Know, Column 2-What I Want to Know, Column 3-What I Learned. Before we begin the lesson, list what you know about Colons in the What I Know column. You can also list What You Want to Know in that column as well. As the lesson continues, add new information in the What I Learned column.
Resources
The History of Colons
A Little More About Colons
Using Colons in Language
Colons Around the World
How to Use a Semicolon
Writer's Workshop: Semicolons
The Creation of Semicolons
Rise of the Semicolon
Semicolons at Work
Odes to Semicolons
Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Main Idea Learning Module by 3/21 (4th/6th/7th period) and 3/22 (1st period). Complete Flocabulary's Colons and Semicolons by Tuesday (3/22-6th/7th period) and Wednesday (3/23-1st/4th period). Read "How to Use a Semicolon" and the Writer's Workshop on Semicolons. (Add new information learned in the What I Learned section of your KWL Chart 44). Your KWL Chart 44 is due by Wednesday (3/23).
Progress Check
- Flocabulary-Main Idea Learning Module (due 3/21 & 3/22)
- Flocabulary-Colons and Semicolons Learning Module (due 3/22 & 3/23)
- Read "How to Use a Semicolon" by The Oatmeal. Add new information learned into the What I Learned section of your KWL Chart on Semicolons (due 3/23).
- Read the Writer's Workshop on Semicolons. Add new information learned into the What I Learned section of your KWL Chart on Semicolons (due 3/23).
- CommonLit-"Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls" (past due 3/15)
- CommonLit-"Serving with the Women's Army Corps" (past due 3/15)
- CommonLit-"The Armed Forces Find Woman Has a Place" (past due 3/15-4th period only)
- CommonLit-"First Female Army Rangers Say They Thought of Future Generations . . . (past due 3/15-4th period only)
- Ensure your Digital Journal (DJ) is updated. You will have a DJ check this Friday (3/25). Entries 41, 43, 44, & 45 will be combined for a quiz grade.
Tuesday (3/22)
1st/4th period-Create KWL Chart 45 (Opening assignment). The class watched videos on Colons by BrainPop. While watching the video, students entered new information learned about Colons in their KWL Chart. As a class, we completed BrainPop's interactive quiz. To conclude the class, Mr. Reed assigned homework. (Read the resources on Colons. Enter new information in your KWL Chart 45. Study KWL Charts 44-45. Be prepared for a quiz over Colons and Semicolons tomorrow.)
6th/7th period-Student Work Day. Students will use this period to read/research information about Colons and Semicolons. Students will add new information learned into the What I Learned sections of KWL Charts 44 and 45.
KWL Chart 45
Create a KWL Chart for Colons in your Digital Journal. Name it Colons KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.) Name Column 1-What I Know, Column 2-What I Want to Know, Column 3-What I Learned. Before we begin the lesson, list what you know about Colons in the What I Know column. You can also list What You Want to Know in that column as well. As the lesson continues, add new information in the What I Learned column.
Homework-Read the resources on Colons and Semicolons. Enter new information learned under the What I Learned section in KWL Charts 44 and 45. Study KWL Charts 44-45. Be prepared for a quiz over Colons and Semicolons tomorrow.
6th period only-Complete Flocabulary's Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer as well as CommonLit's "The Women of Hidden Figures" by Jessica McBirney (due Thursday 3/24).
Notes from today's class
Hyphens
- used to separate word by syllables
- used when you spell out a word letter by letter
- used in phone numbers
- used (most commonly) in compound words
- used in the dictionary to show how a word is pronounced
- used in phone numbers
- used to connect words to create a compound modifier for a noun
Dashes
- There are two types of dashes (en and em)
- The en dash is slightly longer than a hyphen (the size of N)
- The en dash is used to express to, thru, time intervals, and number ranges
- The em dash is longer than an en dash and the width of a capital M
- The em dash is used to separate a thought or ideas and/or bring special attention to information
- The em dash can also be used to add explanation and/or emphasize surprising information
The History of Colons
A Little More About Colons
Using Colons in Language
Colons Around the World
How to Use a Semicolon
Writer's Workshop: Semicolons
The Creation of Semicolons
Rise of the Semicolon
Semicolons at Work
Odes to Semicolons
Wednesday (3/23)
The following students have been invited to a luncheon with Mr. Poff today: Simone, Leidy, Adrian, Levi, Kori, Asair, Cole, Sophie, Aviva, Desmond, Maggie, Kelvin, Naitxy, Shirley, Chris M., Adon, Cameron, Aubrey.
1st period-Students completed an assessment over Colons and Semicolons. Afterwards, open up KWL Charts 44-45. Make sure that you have read all of the Resources listed under Tuesday's work. Update the What I Learned sections of your KWL Charts. (Tip: I will be looking for information from these resources in your KWL Charts.) Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer as well as CommonLit's "The Women of Hidden Figures" by Jessica McBirney (due Friday 3/24).
4th period-Students started today's class session by reviewing their notes in KWL Charts 44-45. Next, the students completed their assessment over Colons and Semicolons. Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer as well as CommonLit's "The Women of Hidden Figures" by Jessica McBirney (due Friday 3/24).
Click here to take your assessment over Colons and Semicolons.
6th period-Students started today's class session by reviewing their notes in KWL Charts 44-45. Next, the students completed their assessment over Colons and Semicolons. Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer as well as CommonLit's "The Women of Hidden Figures" by Jessica McBirney (due Thursday 3/23).
Click here to take your assessment over Colons and Semicolons.
7th period (A)-Students started today's class session by reviewing their notes in KWL Charts 44-45. Next, the students completed their assessment over Colons and Semicolons. Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer as well as CommonLit's "The Women of Hidden Figures" by Jessica McBirney (due Friday 3/24).
Click here to take your assessment over Colons and Semicolons.
7th period (B)-Students started today's class session by reviewing their notes in KWL Charts 44-45. Next, the students completed their assessment over Colons and Semicolons. Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Katherine Johnson & the Human Computer as well as CommonLit's "The Women of Hidden Figures" by Jessica McBirney (due Friday 3/24).
Click here to take your assessment over Colons and Semicolons.
Homework-Complete your period's assignments.
Thursday (3/24)
All periods-KWL Chart 46 Hyphens and KWL Chart 47 Dashes. (They should be two separate journal entries.) The class will watch a series of videos over Hyphens and Dashes. The class will also complete an interactive quiz of Hyphens and Dashes (BrainPop). Students shared what they learned about Hyphens and Dashes (KWL Chart 46/47).
KWL Chart 46
Create a KWL Chart for Hyphens in your Digital Journal. Name it Hyphens KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.) Name Column 1-What I Know, Column 2-What I Want to Know, Column 3-What I Learned. Before we begin the lesson, list what you know about Hyphens in the What I Know column. You can also list What You Want to Know in that column as well. As the lesson continues, add new information in the What I Learned column.
KWL Chart 47
Create a KWL Chart for Dashes in your Digital Journal. Name it Dashes KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.) Name Column 1-What I Know, Column 2-What I Want to Know, Column 3-What I Learned. Before we begin the lesson, list what you know about Dashes in the What I Know column. You can also list What You Want to Know in that column as well. As the lesson continues, add new information in the What I Learned column.
Homework-Read the resources on Hyphens and Dashes. Enter new information learned under the What I Learned section in KWL Charts 46 and 47. Study KWL Charts 46-47. Be prepared for a quiz over Hyphens, Dashes, and the Ellipsis on Monday.
Friday (3/25)
All periods-Class started by creating KWL Chart 48. Lesson on the Ellipsis punctuation mark. Students used today's Resources (see below) to continue learning about the ellipsis mark and the rules for proper use. Students added learned information about the ellipsis mark in the What I Learned column of their KWL Chart 48.
KWL Chart 48
Create a KWL Chart for the Ellipsis mark in your Digital Journal. Name it Ellipsis KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.) Name Column 1-What I Know, Column 2-What I Want to Know, Column 3-What I Learned. Before we begin the lesson, list what you know about the Ellipsis mark in the What I Know column. You can also list What You Want to Know in that column as well. As the lesson continues, add new information in the What I Learned column.
Homework-Yes, you actually have homework over the weekend. (Sorry, but we have to make up for our class period that we will miss next week due to Team Day.) Read the applicable resources for the Ellipsis punctuation mark. Add new information learned about the ellipsis mark to your KWL Chart 48. Study KWL Charts 46-48. You will have a test over Hyphens, Dashes, and the Ellipsis punctuation marks. Make sure that you read all applicable resources, add all learned information in your KWL Charts, and study the material. Also, your Digital Journals (DJ) should be up-to-date. I will begin grading your DJs on Monday-starting with the DJ check for Redo 41/QW 43/KWL 44/KWL 45.
Today's Notes
1.) An ellipses serve two purposes: to signal that the writer has hit the pause button on his or her thought process (e.g. "I was eating cupcakes . . . ") or to indicate that words have been omitted from a piece of text (e.g. "I don't like jelly donuts . . . now I'm hungry.")
2.) An ellipses must be three dots, no more, and no less.
3.) Each ellipsis must have a space between each of its dots as well as spaces at the beginning and end. Make sure that ellipses stay on one line.
4.) If the section of text we want to omit ends with an exclamation point, or a period, or a question mark, we use space . . . . dot . . . space . . . dot . . . space . . . dot . . . space . . . the punctuation mark.
5.) Trimming away unnecessary words to shorten a quote is one thing but trimming away words that change the meaning of the quote is a different can of worms.
6.) Keep the ellipses in breaking a train of thought to a minimum . . . don't annoy the reader.
Resources
Writer's Workshop: The Ellipsis Mark
Shmoop: Ellipses
Grammarly (Blog): Ellipsis
Khan Academy: Dashes
Shmoop Dashes
Shmoop Hyphens
Khan Academy: Hyphens vs. Dashes
Khan Academy: Ellipses
Shmoop Colons
Shmoop Semicolons
Next week: An introduction to Lucille Fletcher and analysis of two of her scary stories; mini-lessons on commas, quotations, and parentheses; constructed responses, and a little additional practice on providing textual evidence to support answer choices.
Use this visual aid to understand the most common ways the ellipsis mark is used.
Shmoop does a great job of defining and explaining the use of the ellipsis mark . . . with a little humor. I highly recommend watching this video for a crash course on using this creative piece of punctuation.
If you don't have five minutes to spare (re: Shmoop's video on the ellipsis mark), here's a shorter video that's around two minutes.
Here are your assignments for the week of 3/14 to 3/18/2022
Monday (3/14)
All periods-Redo 41(completed in your Digital Journals). As a class, all periods will redo their lowest performing CommonLit article assignment (see links below).
Redo 41(1st period)-Use Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin by to answer the after reading questions in your Digital Journal. Copy and paste each question, along with the answer choices. Then select your answer and provide textual evidence to support your choice.
Redo 41 (4th period)-Use “Rosa Parks” by Nikki Giovanni to answer the following after reading questions in your Digital Journal. You will need to copy and paste each question, along with the answer choices. Then select (highlight) your answer and provide textual evidence to support/explain your choice.
Redo 41 (6th period)-Use "Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin" () and “Rosa Parks” ()to answer the after reading questions in your Digital Journal. Copy and paste each question, along with the answer choices. Then select your answer and provide textual evidence to support your choice.
Redo 41 (7th period)-Use "Malcolm X" by Nikki Giovanni to answer the following after reading questions in your Digital Journal. You will need to copy and paste each question, along with the answer choices. Then select (highlight) your answer and provide textual evidence to support/explain your choice.
Resources
Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin
Rosa Parks by Nikki Giovanni (2002)
Malcolm X by Barrett Smith (2007)
R.A.P.P. Strategy
Homework-Complete The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited.
Progress Check:
1. Complete the following learning modules to aid you with creating your research paper: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited. You will need this information for your upcoming research paper ( past due).
2. Complete "Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls" by Susan Stamberg and "Serving with the Women's Army Corps" (an interview with Wilma Hugunin). This assignment is due Friday, March 18, 2022.
2b. Complete "The Armed Forces Find Woman Has a Place" by Nona Brown and "First Female Army Rangers Say They Thought of 'Future Generations of Women'" by Brakkton Booker (4th period only and other selected students). This assignment is due Friday, March 23, 2022.
Tuesday (3/15)
Friendly Reminders: Last day to order food for Pizza Friday is this Thursday.
All periods-Review Redo 41. Think-Share-Pair 42.
Think-Pair-Share 42
1. Review your constructed response (#5) in your Redo 41. Make sure that you proofread it and correct any errors. On a scale of 1-5, with one being the lowest and five being the highest, give your response a score.
2. With a partner, share your constructed response. Discuss what things your partner did well and recommend changes that would help your partner improve their constructed response.
3. Make needed revisions on your constructed response and reread it. Score it again. (What score did you give yourself?)
Progress Check:
1. Complete the following learning modules to aid you with creating your research paper: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited. You will need this information for your upcoming research paper ( past due).
2. Complete "Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls" by Susan Stamberg and "Serving with the Women's Army Corps" (an interview with Wilma Hugunin). This assignment is due Friday, March 18, 2022.
2b. Complete "The Armed Forces Find Woman Has a Place" by Nona Brown and "First Female Army Rangers Say They Thought of 'Future Generations of Women'" by Brakkton Booker (4th period only and other selected students). This assignment is due Friday, March 23, 2022.
Wednesday (3/16)
Announcements: Last day to order pizza for Friday is this Thursday (3/17). March Team Day (March Madness) money is by 3/25. Six Flags S.T.E.M. Day money is due by 4/15/2022.
All periods-Complete the Think-Pair-Share 42 journal entry listed under Tuesday's work (3/15). As a class we reviewed and analyzed an exemplar model for a constructed response ("Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin"). As a class, Mr. Reed walked students through the exemplary model and explained why it would receive an excellent rating/score.
Homework-Redo your #5 (Redo 41).
Progress Check:
1. Complete the following learning modules to aid you with creating your research paper: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited. You will need this information for your upcoming research paper ( past due).
2. Complete "Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls" by Susan Stamberg and "Serving with the Women's Army Corps" (an interview with Wilma Hugunin). This assignment is due Friday, March 18, 2022.
2b. Complete "The Armed Forces Find Woman Has a Place" by Nona Brown and "First Female Army Rangers Say They Thought of 'Future Generations of Women'" by Brakkton Booker (4th period only and other selected students). This assignment is due Friday, March 23, 2022.
Thursday (3/17)
1st period-Student Work Day. Please complete any unfinished assignments.
4th/6th/7th period-Quickwrite 43. Lecture on Main/Central Idea. The class watched videos in Flocabulary and BrainPop. Afterwards, we completed BrainPop's interactive quiz to access our knowledge.
Quickwrite 43
1. What is the main idea? (You can define it in your own words or list the denotation/dictionary definition.)
2. What is the difference between main idea and central idea? (Research it!)
3. After today's lesson, what did you learn about main idea? (List it.)
Homework-Flocabulary's Main Idea Learning Module (due Monday 3/21).
Friday (3/18)
1st period-Quickwrite 43. Lecture on Main/Central Idea. The class watched videos in Flocabulary and BrainPop. Afterwards, we completed BrainPop's interactive quiz to access our knowledge.
Quickwrite 43
1. What is the main idea? (You can define it in your own words or list the denotation/dictionary definition.)
2. What is the difference between main idea and central idea? (Research it!)
3. After today's lesson, what did you learn about main idea? (List it.)
4th-Student Work Day. Students used this class period to complete CommonLit and Flocabulary assignments.
6th/7th period-KWL Chart 44. Students participated in an interactive lesson
KWL Chart 44
Create a KWL Chart for Semicolons. Name it Semicolons KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.)
Resources
How to Use a Semicolon
Writer's Workshop: Semicolons
Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Main Idea Learning Module by 3/21 (4th/6th/7th period) and 3/22 (1st period). Complete Flocabulary's Colons and Semicolons by Tuesday (3/22). Read "How to Use a Semicolon" and the Writer's Workshop on Semicolons. (Add new information learned in the What I Learned section of your KWL Chart 44). Your KWL Chart 44 is due by Wednesday (3/23).
All periods-Redo 41(completed in your Digital Journals). As a class, all periods will redo their lowest performing CommonLit article assignment (see links below).
- 1st period-Click here to open your Redo 41 assignment.
- 4th period-Click here to open your Redo 41 assignment.
- 6th period-Click here to open your Redo 41
- 7th period-Click here to open your Redo 41
Redo 41(1st period)-Use Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin by to answer the after reading questions in your Digital Journal. Copy and paste each question, along with the answer choices. Then select your answer and provide textual evidence to support your choice.
Redo 41 (4th period)-Use “Rosa Parks” by Nikki Giovanni to answer the following after reading questions in your Digital Journal. You will need to copy and paste each question, along with the answer choices. Then select (highlight) your answer and provide textual evidence to support/explain your choice.
Redo 41 (6th period)-Use "Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin" () and “Rosa Parks” ()to answer the after reading questions in your Digital Journal. Copy and paste each question, along with the answer choices. Then select your answer and provide textual evidence to support your choice.
Redo 41 (7th period)-Use "Malcolm X" by Nikki Giovanni to answer the following after reading questions in your Digital Journal. You will need to copy and paste each question, along with the answer choices. Then select (highlight) your answer and provide textual evidence to support/explain your choice.
Resources
Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin
Rosa Parks by Nikki Giovanni (2002)
Malcolm X by Barrett Smith (2007)
R.A.P.P. Strategy
Homework-Complete The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited.
Progress Check:
1. Complete the following learning modules to aid you with creating your research paper: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited. You will need this information for your upcoming research paper ( past due).
2. Complete "Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls" by Susan Stamberg and "Serving with the Women's Army Corps" (an interview with Wilma Hugunin). This assignment is due Friday, March 18, 2022.
2b. Complete "The Armed Forces Find Woman Has a Place" by Nona Brown and "First Female Army Rangers Say They Thought of 'Future Generations of Women'" by Brakkton Booker (4th period only and other selected students). This assignment is due Friday, March 23, 2022.
Tuesday (3/15)
Friendly Reminders: Last day to order food for Pizza Friday is this Thursday.
All periods-Review Redo 41. Think-Share-Pair 42.
Think-Pair-Share 42
1. Review your constructed response (#5) in your Redo 41. Make sure that you proofread it and correct any errors. On a scale of 1-5, with one being the lowest and five being the highest, give your response a score.
2. With a partner, share your constructed response. Discuss what things your partner did well and recommend changes that would help your partner improve their constructed response.
3. Make needed revisions on your constructed response and reread it. Score it again. (What score did you give yourself?)
Progress Check:
1. Complete the following learning modules to aid you with creating your research paper: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited. You will need this information for your upcoming research paper ( past due).
2. Complete "Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls" by Susan Stamberg and "Serving with the Women's Army Corps" (an interview with Wilma Hugunin). This assignment is due Friday, March 18, 2022.
2b. Complete "The Armed Forces Find Woman Has a Place" by Nona Brown and "First Female Army Rangers Say They Thought of 'Future Generations of Women'" by Brakkton Booker (4th period only and other selected students). This assignment is due Friday, March 23, 2022.
Wednesday (3/16)
Announcements: Last day to order pizza for Friday is this Thursday (3/17). March Team Day (March Madness) money is by 3/25. Six Flags S.T.E.M. Day money is due by 4/15/2022.
All periods-Complete the Think-Pair-Share 42 journal entry listed under Tuesday's work (3/15). As a class we reviewed and analyzed an exemplar model for a constructed response ("Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin"). As a class, Mr. Reed walked students through the exemplary model and explained why it would receive an excellent rating/score.
Homework-Redo your #5 (Redo 41).
Progress Check:
1. Complete the following learning modules to aid you with creating your research paper: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited. You will need this information for your upcoming research paper ( past due).
2. Complete "Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls" by Susan Stamberg and "Serving with the Women's Army Corps" (an interview with Wilma Hugunin). This assignment is due Friday, March 18, 2022.
2b. Complete "The Armed Forces Find Woman Has a Place" by Nona Brown and "First Female Army Rangers Say They Thought of 'Future Generations of Women'" by Brakkton Booker (4th period only and other selected students). This assignment is due Friday, March 23, 2022.
Thursday (3/17)
1st period-Student Work Day. Please complete any unfinished assignments.
4th/6th/7th period-Quickwrite 43. Lecture on Main/Central Idea. The class watched videos in Flocabulary and BrainPop. Afterwards, we completed BrainPop's interactive quiz to access our knowledge.
Quickwrite 43
1. What is the main idea? (You can define it in your own words or list the denotation/dictionary definition.)
2. What is the difference between main idea and central idea? (Research it!)
3. After today's lesson, what did you learn about main idea? (List it.)
Homework-Flocabulary's Main Idea Learning Module (due Monday 3/21).
Friday (3/18)
1st period-Quickwrite 43. Lecture on Main/Central Idea. The class watched videos in Flocabulary and BrainPop. Afterwards, we completed BrainPop's interactive quiz to access our knowledge.
Quickwrite 43
1. What is the main idea? (You can define it in your own words or list the denotation/dictionary definition.)
2. What is the difference between main idea and central idea? (Research it!)
3. After today's lesson, what did you learn about main idea? (List it.)
4th-Student Work Day. Students used this class period to complete CommonLit and Flocabulary assignments.
6th/7th period-KWL Chart 44. Students participated in an interactive lesson
KWL Chart 44
Create a KWL Chart for Semicolons. Name it Semicolons KWL Chart. (Click here to see an example of a 3x2 KWL Chart.)
Resources
How to Use a Semicolon
Writer's Workshop: Semicolons
Homework-Complete Flocabulary's Main Idea Learning Module by 3/21 (4th/6th/7th period) and 3/22 (1st period). Complete Flocabulary's Colons and Semicolons by Tuesday (3/22). Read "How to Use a Semicolon" and the Writer's Workshop on Semicolons. (Add new information learned in the What I Learned section of your KWL Chart 44). Your KWL Chart 44 is due by Wednesday (3/23).
Here are your classwork and homework assignments for the month of March:
Here are your assignments for the week of 3/6 to 3/11/2022
Monday (3/6)
1st/4th period-Administration of the Science and Social Studies District Benchmarks.
All periods-Log into Flocabulary and get started on the following learning modules: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited. You will need this information for your upcoming research paper.
Homework-Complete any unfinished classwork. Flocabulary learning modules are due by Wednesday.
Tuesday (3/8)
Morning Announcements
Happy International Women's Day!
1st/4th period-Administration of the ELA and Math District Benchmarks. Note: Links for the Benchmarks can be found on Mr. Poff's website under today's assignments.
All periods-Log into Flocabulary and get started on the following learning modules: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited. You will need this information for your upcoming research paper.
Homework-Continue working on your Flocabulary learning modules. They are now due on 3/14/2022 at the start of your class period.
Wednesday (3/9)
Announcement: Benchmarks are over and we're back on track. I hope you guys are ready to rock and roll! Today, we start our unit on Women's History Month.
Heads up: We're moving on to completing more complex work. You will need to complete all foundational assignments on time in order to produce the expected high-quality works. There will not be any re-do opportunities. This unit requires students to produce several artifacts: a research paper, create/present a digital, chronological timeline, and showcase/demonstrate their overall learning in the form of a project.
Quickwrite 39
1 Why do you think we celebrate Women's History Month? Why March? (Tip: Think about why some people care about the women who are and/or have made history?)
2. Is there a female in history that you would like to learn about or share what you have learned about with others? (Let's just think about this question for now.)
KWL Chart 40
Create a 3x2 KWL Chart (graphic organizer). Name it: Women's Fight for Rights and Equality. You should have three columns: What I Know, What I Want to Know, and What I Learned.
All periods-After completing and discussing QW 39 and KWL 40, the class watched "March is Women's History Month" (see below for the video link). Next, we watched BrainPop's video on Women's Suffrage and completed the interactive quiz. While watching the videos, students entered learned information into their KWL Chart. We discussed what we learned and what we want to continue to learn about as a class.
#QOTD: Why is March 8, 1908 an important date for women?
1st/4th period-Administration of the Science and Social Studies District Benchmarks.
All periods-Log into Flocabulary and get started on the following learning modules: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited. You will need this information for your upcoming research paper.
Homework-Complete any unfinished classwork. Flocabulary learning modules are due by Wednesday.
Tuesday (3/8)
Morning Announcements
Happy International Women's Day!
1st/4th period-Administration of the ELA and Math District Benchmarks. Note: Links for the Benchmarks can be found on Mr. Poff's website under today's assignments.
All periods-Log into Flocabulary and get started on the following learning modules: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited. You will need this information for your upcoming research paper.
Homework-Continue working on your Flocabulary learning modules. They are now due on 3/14/2022 at the start of your class period.
Wednesday (3/9)
Announcement: Benchmarks are over and we're back on track. I hope you guys are ready to rock and roll! Today, we start our unit on Women's History Month.
Heads up: We're moving on to completing more complex work. You will need to complete all foundational assignments on time in order to produce the expected high-quality works. There will not be any re-do opportunities. This unit requires students to produce several artifacts: a research paper, create/present a digital, chronological timeline, and showcase/demonstrate their overall learning in the form of a project.
Quickwrite 39
1 Why do you think we celebrate Women's History Month? Why March? (Tip: Think about why some people care about the women who are and/or have made history?)
2. Is there a female in history that you would like to learn about or share what you have learned about with others? (Let's just think about this question for now.)
KWL Chart 40
Create a 3x2 KWL Chart (graphic organizer). Name it: Women's Fight for Rights and Equality. You should have three columns: What I Know, What I Want to Know, and What I Learned.
All periods-After completing and discussing QW 39 and KWL 40, the class watched "March is Women's History Month" (see below for the video link). Next, we watched BrainPop's video on Women's Suffrage and completed the interactive quiz. While watching the videos, students entered learned information into their KWL Chart. We discussed what we learned and what we want to continue to learn about as a class.
#QOTD: Why is March 8, 1908 an important date for women?
Homework-To help you with your chronological timeline, research paper, and unit project, I have assigned you a few learning modules in Flocabulary and CommonLit (complete .
Resources
Click here for help with your Digital Journal
Click here for help with Flocabulary
Click here for help with CommonLit
1st period, click here to open your period's Google Class Doc.
4th period, click here to open your period's Google Class Doc.
6th period, click here to open your period's Google Class Doc.
7th period, click here to open your period's Google Class Doc.
Progress Check:
1. Complete the following learning modules to aid you with creating your research paper: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited. You will need this information for your upcoming research paper (due 3/14/2022).
2. Complete "Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls" by Susan Stamberg and "Serving with the Women's Army Corps" (an interview with Wilma Hugunin).
2b. Complete "The Armed Forces Find Woman Has a Place" by Nona Brown and "First Female Army Rangers Say They Thought of 'Future Generations of Women'" by Brakkton Booker (4th period only and other selected students).
Food for Thought: Consider writing your research paper about one of these outstanding historical figures: Cleopatra, Sor Juanna Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie, Eleanor Roosevelt, Fannie Lou Harper, Yuri Kochiyama, Anne Frank, Katherine Johnson, Maya Angelou, Malala, Alice Ball
Note: I'll continue to add on to the list of historical figures for your research paper.
Thursday (3/10)
Note: Students attending S.T.E.M. Day at iFLY will be off campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students remaining on-team will enjoy a regular instructional day. See below for your assignments.
Friday (3/11)
No school! Teacher workday. Enjoy your three-day weekend.
Resources
Click here for help with your Digital Journal
Click here for help with Flocabulary
Click here for help with CommonLit
1st period, click here to open your period's Google Class Doc.
4th period, click here to open your period's Google Class Doc.
6th period, click here to open your period's Google Class Doc.
7th period, click here to open your period's Google Class Doc.
Progress Check:
1. Complete the following learning modules to aid you with creating your research paper: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited. You will need this information for your upcoming research paper (due 3/14/2022).
2. Complete "Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls" by Susan Stamberg and "Serving with the Women's Army Corps" (an interview with Wilma Hugunin).
2b. Complete "The Armed Forces Find Woman Has a Place" by Nona Brown and "First Female Army Rangers Say They Thought of 'Future Generations of Women'" by Brakkton Booker (4th period only and other selected students).
Food for Thought: Consider writing your research paper about one of these outstanding historical figures: Cleopatra, Sor Juanna Ines de la Cruz, Marie Curie, Eleanor Roosevelt, Fannie Lou Harper, Yuri Kochiyama, Anne Frank, Katherine Johnson, Maya Angelou, Malala, Alice Ball
Note: I'll continue to add on to the list of historical figures for your research paper.
Thursday (3/10)
Note: Students attending S.T.E.M. Day at iFLY will be off campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students remaining on-team will enjoy a regular instructional day. See below for your assignments.
Friday (3/11)
No school! Teacher workday. Enjoy your three-day weekend.
Here are your assignments for the week of 2/28 to 3/26/2021
Monday (2/28)
All periods-Click here for a summary of today's lesson and assignments.
Announcement: If you are attending our S.T.E.M. Day at iFLY Atlanta, click here to fill out your waiver. (You will need to complete your waiver with your parent.) All waivers must be completed by March 3, 2022. Also, the team will sponsor (buy) your lunch for the field trip-our treat.
Follow these steps to complete your iFLY waiver:
1.Click on the iFLY Event Planner link. Scroll down to the section for Guests. Click on Select Guest. Click on your name.
2. Verify (enter) your birthday.
3. Select your preferred language.
4. Complete the Check-in (Name, Email, Phone, Birthdate).
5. If it's your first time flying with iFLY Atlanta, you may have to fill out additional information.
6. Select your flying status ("Flying").
7. Carefully read the iFLY Release of Liability and Indemnity Agreement (with your parents). Click the box to initial each section. Click yes or no for the Additional Questions section, sign in the box, and click Check In to complete your waiver.
8. Wait for your waiver to process and produce the Thank You page. You should receive a message that informs you that your waiver is now complete.
Note: If your name was not listed in the guest section of the iFLY Event Planner, please see Mr. Reed as soon as possible.
Tuesday (3/1)
Announcement: If you are attending our S.T.E.M. Day at iFLY Atlanta, click here to fill out your waiver. (You will need to complete your waiver with your parent.) All waivers must be completed by March 3, 2022. Also, the team will sponsor (buy) your lunch for the field trip-our treat.
Follow these steps to complete your iFLY waiver:
1.Click on the iFLY Event Planner link. Scroll down to the section for Guests. Click on Select Guest. Click on your name.
2. Verify (enter) your birthday.
3. Select your preferred language.
4. Complete the Check-in (Name, Email, Phone, Birthdate).
5. If it's your first time flying with iFLY Atlanta, you may have to fill out additional information.
6. Select your flying status ("Flying").
7. Carefully read the iFLY Release of Liability and Indemnity Agreement (with your parents). Click the box to initial each section. Click yes or no for the Additional Questions section, sign in the box, and click Check In to complete your waiver.
8. Wait for your waiver to process and produce the Thank You page. You should receive a message that informs you that your waiver is now complete.
Note: If your name was not listed in the guest section of the iFLY Event Planner, please see Mr. Reed as soon as possible.
1st period-Introduction to Malcolm X. Students watched the Malcolm X video in Flocabulary. (Remember to complete the Read & Respond as well as the Quiz in Flocabulary.) Next, we watched BrainPop's videos on Malcolm X and completed the interactive quiz. Students opened Pen Pals Schools, watched the video for The Fight for Civil Rights Learning module, and discussed the recap.
4th/6th period-Introduction to Nelson Mandela. Students watched the Nelson Mandela video in Flocabulary. Next, we watched BrainPop's video on Apartheid. Students opened Pen Pals Schools, watched the video for The Fight for Civil Rights Learning module, read the article, and answered the question in the discussion forum.
7th period-Introduction to Nelson Mandela. Students watched the Nelson Mandela video in Flocabulary. Next, we started watching BrainPop's video on Apartheid. (Unfortunately, due to our very interesting class discussion, we didn't finish. All good.) Students quickly transitioned to Pen Pals Schools, watched the video for The Fight for Civil Rights Learning module, and discussed the recap in conclusion.
Homework-Make sure that you have completed the Flocabulary Read and Respond and Quizzes for Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X. Read the article in Pen Pals School's The Fight for Civil Rights Learning Module. Respond to the question in the discussion forum, along with three peers. Check the Progress Check to make sure you are on track with your assignments for class.
Friendly Reminder: This Friday is a Pizza Friday. All pizza orders must be placed with Mr. Reed by this Thursday. Also, you cannot use your Chromebook to fill out the iFLY waiver (sorry for the inconvenience). The District's firewall blocks the sites for student accounts. Please use a home computing device or your mobile phones to complete the waiver.
Wednesday (3/2)
Announcement: Tomorrow is the last day to complete the iFLY waiver and pay for pizza. See annoucements under Monday and Tuesday for additional information.
All periods-Watched "Helen Joseph and Rosa Parks" as well as "Walking to Freedom" in Pen Pals Schools. After discussing the videos, students were given the remainder of the period to read the articles, answer the discussion forum question, and respond to at least peers.
Homework-Complete all of your Flocabulary, CommonLit, and Pen Pals Schools assignments.
Thursday (3/3)
Announcement: Today is the last day to complete the iFLY waiver. (See annoucements under Monday and Tuesday for additional information.) Tomorrow is Pizza Friday!
All periods-Recap of this week's lessons and assignments. Students were allowed to use this period to wrap up all of their online assignments (learning modules, peer responses in the discussion forums, and CommonLit).
Homework-Complete any unfinished classwork.
Friday (3/4)
All periods-As a class, we discussed our learning modules in Pen Pals Schools and the main/central idea of each topic. Then, we watched the video for the Reflection Learning Module (in Pen Pals Schools), read the article, reflected on the guiding questions, then responded to the concluding question in the discussion forum. (Way to go! You guys just finished your first global, project-based learning activity.)
If you're done, get started on the following learning modules in Flocabulary: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited.
Homework-None. #TGIF
All periods-Click here for a summary of today's lesson and assignments.
Announcement: If you are attending our S.T.E.M. Day at iFLY Atlanta, click here to fill out your waiver. (You will need to complete your waiver with your parent.) All waivers must be completed by March 3, 2022. Also, the team will sponsor (buy) your lunch for the field trip-our treat.
Follow these steps to complete your iFLY waiver:
1.Click on the iFLY Event Planner link. Scroll down to the section for Guests. Click on Select Guest. Click on your name.
2. Verify (enter) your birthday.
3. Select your preferred language.
4. Complete the Check-in (Name, Email, Phone, Birthdate).
5. If it's your first time flying with iFLY Atlanta, you may have to fill out additional information.
6. Select your flying status ("Flying").
7. Carefully read the iFLY Release of Liability and Indemnity Agreement (with your parents). Click the box to initial each section. Click yes or no for the Additional Questions section, sign in the box, and click Check In to complete your waiver.
8. Wait for your waiver to process and produce the Thank You page. You should receive a message that informs you that your waiver is now complete.
Note: If your name was not listed in the guest section of the iFLY Event Planner, please see Mr. Reed as soon as possible.
Tuesday (3/1)
Announcement: If you are attending our S.T.E.M. Day at iFLY Atlanta, click here to fill out your waiver. (You will need to complete your waiver with your parent.) All waivers must be completed by March 3, 2022. Also, the team will sponsor (buy) your lunch for the field trip-our treat.
Follow these steps to complete your iFLY waiver:
1.Click on the iFLY Event Planner link. Scroll down to the section for Guests. Click on Select Guest. Click on your name.
2. Verify (enter) your birthday.
3. Select your preferred language.
4. Complete the Check-in (Name, Email, Phone, Birthdate).
5. If it's your first time flying with iFLY Atlanta, you may have to fill out additional information.
6. Select your flying status ("Flying").
7. Carefully read the iFLY Release of Liability and Indemnity Agreement (with your parents). Click the box to initial each section. Click yes or no for the Additional Questions section, sign in the box, and click Check In to complete your waiver.
8. Wait for your waiver to process and produce the Thank You page. You should receive a message that informs you that your waiver is now complete.
Note: If your name was not listed in the guest section of the iFLY Event Planner, please see Mr. Reed as soon as possible.
1st period-Introduction to Malcolm X. Students watched the Malcolm X video in Flocabulary. (Remember to complete the Read & Respond as well as the Quiz in Flocabulary.) Next, we watched BrainPop's videos on Malcolm X and completed the interactive quiz. Students opened Pen Pals Schools, watched the video for The Fight for Civil Rights Learning module, and discussed the recap.
4th/6th period-Introduction to Nelson Mandela. Students watched the Nelson Mandela video in Flocabulary. Next, we watched BrainPop's video on Apartheid. Students opened Pen Pals Schools, watched the video for The Fight for Civil Rights Learning module, read the article, and answered the question in the discussion forum.
7th period-Introduction to Nelson Mandela. Students watched the Nelson Mandela video in Flocabulary. Next, we started watching BrainPop's video on Apartheid. (Unfortunately, due to our very interesting class discussion, we didn't finish. All good.) Students quickly transitioned to Pen Pals Schools, watched the video for The Fight for Civil Rights Learning module, and discussed the recap in conclusion.
Homework-Make sure that you have completed the Flocabulary Read and Respond and Quizzes for Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X. Read the article in Pen Pals School's The Fight for Civil Rights Learning Module. Respond to the question in the discussion forum, along with three peers. Check the Progress Check to make sure you are on track with your assignments for class.
Friendly Reminder: This Friday is a Pizza Friday. All pizza orders must be placed with Mr. Reed by this Thursday. Also, you cannot use your Chromebook to fill out the iFLY waiver (sorry for the inconvenience). The District's firewall blocks the sites for student accounts. Please use a home computing device or your mobile phones to complete the waiver.
Wednesday (3/2)
Announcement: Tomorrow is the last day to complete the iFLY waiver and pay for pizza. See annoucements under Monday and Tuesday for additional information.
All periods-Watched "Helen Joseph and Rosa Parks" as well as "Walking to Freedom" in Pen Pals Schools. After discussing the videos, students were given the remainder of the period to read the articles, answer the discussion forum question, and respond to at least peers.
Homework-Complete all of your Flocabulary, CommonLit, and Pen Pals Schools assignments.
Thursday (3/3)
Announcement: Today is the last day to complete the iFLY waiver. (See annoucements under Monday and Tuesday for additional information.) Tomorrow is Pizza Friday!
All periods-Recap of this week's lessons and assignments. Students were allowed to use this period to wrap up all of their online assignments (learning modules, peer responses in the discussion forums, and CommonLit).
Homework-Complete any unfinished classwork.
Friday (3/4)
All periods-As a class, we discussed our learning modules in Pen Pals Schools and the main/central idea of each topic. Then, we watched the video for the Reflection Learning Module (in Pen Pals Schools), read the article, reflected on the guiding questions, then responded to the concluding question in the discussion forum. (Way to go! You guys just finished your first global, project-based learning activity.)
If you're done, get started on the following learning modules in Flocabulary: The Research Process, Note-Taking Methods, Text Features, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism, Source Evaluation, and Works Cited.
Homework-None. #TGIF