ELA 8 Week 18

Thursday, 12/19/19

1. Due: LOTF Novels
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character and theme development throughout the novel.
3. Agenda: 
1. Lord of the Flies
1. Character Analysis Iron Chef!!! (Google Classroom)--turn in at the end of the period. We will present tomorrow.
4. HW: 
1. None!
2. Bring unused bathroom passes on Friday for extra credit.

Wednesday, 12/18/19

1. Due: LOTF Character Web (GC)--We'll turn this in at the start of class.
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character and theme development throughout the novel.
3. Agenda: 
1. Lord of the Flies
1. AR Tests--take both tests!
1. Reading Skills
2. Literacy Skills
2. Character Analysis Iron Chef!!! (Google Classroom)
4. HW: 
1. None!
2. I will collect LOTF novels from you tomorrow, so make sure you bring your novel to school with you.

Tuesday, 12/17/19

1. Due: Nothing Today
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character and theme development throughout the novel.
3. Agenda: 
1. Lord of the Flies
1. Finish Chapter 12 study guide
2. Add to your Character Analysis Character Map
1. Make sure you're including direct quotations about your character and analyzing what the quotation reveals about your character.
4. HW: 
1. Add to your LOTF character web--due Wednesday, 12/18
2. LOTF AR Test will be Wednesday, 12/18.--You will take the reading practice quiz and the literacy skills quiz. You will take this during class. If you attempt to take it outside of class, this will result in an automatic zero grade.

Monday, 12/16/19

1. Due: LOTF Ch. 11 Study Guide should be finished; TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SUMBIT LATE WORK
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character and theme development throughout the novel.
3. Agenda: 
1. Lord of the Flies
1. Finish Chapter 12 w/study guide
1. Add to your Character Analysis Character Map
1. Make sure you're including direct quotations about your character and analyzing what the quotation reveals about your character.
4. HW: 
1. Finish Chapters 12 study guide.
2. Add to your LOTF character web--due Wednesday, 12/18
3. LOTF AR Test will be Wednesday, 12/18.--You will take the reading practice quiz and the literacy skills quiz. You will take this during class. If you attempt to take it outside of class, this will result in an automatic zero grade.

ELA 7 Week 18

Thursday, 12/19/19

1. Due: One-Pager due at the beginning of the period! Extra Credit bathroom passes due.
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze A Christmas Carol by tracing character and theme development.
2. Determine ways Scrooge evolves and grows as a person over the course of the play.
3. Agenda: 
1. A Christmas Carol Film
4. HW: 
1. None

Wednesday, 12/18/19

1. Due: Nothing today
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze A Christmas Carol by tracing character and theme development.
2. Determine ways Scrooge evolves and grows as a person over the course of the play.
3. Agenda: 
1. A Christmas Carol
1. Film with One-pager
4. HW: 
1. Finish your one-pager if you didn't finish in class! Due Thursday!

Tuesday, 12/17/19

1. Due: StudySync A Christmas Carol Writing Task and Quiz Questions; Passive Movie Consent Form
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze A Christmas Carol by tracing character and theme development.
2. Determine ways Scrooge evolves and grows as a person over the course of the play.
3. Agenda: 
1. A Christmas Carol
1. Test
2. Film with One-pager
4. HW: 
1. None!

Monday, 12/16/19

1. Due: A Christmas Carol Act 2 Study Guide
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze A Christmas Carol by tracing character and theme development.
2. Determine ways Scrooge evolves and grows as a person over the course of the play.
3. Agenda: 
1. A Christmas Carol
1. Review Act 2
2. Study Sync Quiz 1-10 with your groups
3. StudySync Writing Task--Independently. Due tomorrow at 8 AM.
4. HW: 
1. Finish the StudySync assignment from today.
2. A Christmas Carol Test Tuesday, 12/17.

Futures Week 18

Friday, 12/20/19

1. Due: Finished Advertisement; EC Bathroom Passes
2. Agenda:
1. Watch Ad Videos
3. HW:
1. None!

Thursday, 12/19/19

1. Due: Nothing today
2. Agenda:
1. Yoga w/Kellie from Koru Yoga
3. HW:
1. Finished Ad Videos are due FRIDAY!!!!
2. Bring extra credit bathroom passes Friday.

Wednesday, 12/18/19

1. Due: Today is our Futures Feast! Bring a treat to share while you edit your advertisements.
2. Learning Target:
1. I will use two persuasive techniques to create an advertisement for health food/products that will appeal to a target audience.
3. Agenda:
1. Persuasive Advertising Final Project
1. Edit your commercial using WeVideo
4. HW:
1. None

Tuesday, 12/17/19

1. Due: Persuasive Commercial Script; Completed Advertising Packet
2. Learning Target:
1. I will use two persuasive techniques to create an advertisement for health food/products that will appeal to a target audience.
3. Agenda:
1. Persuasive Advertising Final Project
1. Recording in the Gold Lab
2. Edit your commercial using WeVideo
4. HW:
1. None

Monday, 12/16/19

1. Due: Persuasive Commercial Script; Completed Advertising Packet
2. Learning Target:
1. I will use two persuasive techniques to create an advertisement for health food/products that will appeal to a target audience.
3. Agenda:
1. Persuasive Advertising Final Project
1. Recording in the Gold Lab
2. Learning Log--while you're waiting to record...
1. On any class of your choosing
2. Can be on any lesson completed last week
3. Due at the end of the period
4. HW:
1. None

ELA 8 Week 17

Friday, 12/13/19

1. Due: LOTF Ch. 10 Study Guide should be finished
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character and theme development throughout the novel.
3. Agenda: 
1. Today is a quiet, independent reading day. 
2. Lord of the Flies
1. Finish Chapter 10 w/study guide if you haven't already.
2. Independently read Chapter 11 and work on the study guide. What you don't complete in class becomes homework over the weekend. You should be ready to read Chapter 12 when I return on Monday. You may turn in completed study guides into the basket, or I will collect them from you on Monday when I return.
1. Work on analysis questions/study guide.
2. Add to your Character Analysis Character Map
1. Make sure you're including direct quotations about your character and analyzing what the quotation reveals about your character.
4. HW: 
1. Finish Chapters 10-11 study guides if you didn't finish them in class.
2. Last day to turn in late work is Monday, 12/16.
3. Add to your LOTF character web--due Wednesday, 12/18
4. LOTF AR Test will be Wednesday, 12/18.

Thursday, 12/12/19

1. Due: LOTF Ch. 9 Study Guide (stamp)
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character and theme development throughout the novel.
3. Agenda: 
1. Lord of the Flies
1. Review Chapter 9 Study Guide Important Passage Analysis (back side of study guide)
2. Read Chapter 10
1. Work on analysis questions/study guide.
2. Add to your Group Character Analysis Character Map
1. Make sure you're including direct quotations about your character and analyzing what the quotation reveals about your character.
4. HW: 
1. Finish Chapter 10 study guide if you didn't finish it in class.
2. Last day to turn in late work is Monday, 12/16.
3. Add to your LOTF character web--due Wednesday, 12/18
4. LOTF AR Test will be Wednesday, 12/18.

Wednesday, 12/11/19

1. Due: LOTF Ch. 8 Study Guide
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character and theme development throughout the novel.
3. Agenda: 
1. Lord of the Flies
1. Read Chapter 9
1. Work on analysis questions/study guide.
2. Add to your Group Character Analysis Character Map
1. Make sure you're including direct quotations about your character and analyzing what the quotation reveals about your character.
4. HW: 
1. Finish Chapter 9 study guide if you didn't finish it in class.
2. Last day to turn in late work is Monday, 12/16.
3. Add to your LOTF character web--due Wednesday, 12/18

Tuesday, 12/10/19

1. Due: LOTF Ch. 7 Study Guide
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character and theme development throughout the novel.
3. Agenda: 
1. Lord of the Flies
1. Read Chapter 8
1. Work on analysis questions/study guide.
2. Add to your Group Character Analysis Character Map
1. Make sure you're including direct quotations about your character and analyzing what the quotation reveals about your character.
4. HW: 
1. Finish Chapter 8 study guide if you didn't finish it in class.
2. Last day to turn in late work is Monday, 12/16.
3. Add to your LOTF character web--due Wednesday, 12/18.

Monday, 12/9/19

1. Due: LOTF Mask Project and Writing Task due
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character and theme development throughout the novel.
3. Agenda: 
1. Lord of the Flies
1. Read Chapter 7
1. Work on analysis questions/study guide.
2. Add to your Group Character Analysis Character Map
1. Make sure you're including direct quotations about your character and analyzing what the quotation reveals about your character.
4. HW: 
1. Finish Chapter 7 study guide if you didn't finish it in class.
2. Add to your LOTF character web--due Wednesday, 12/18.

ELA 7 Week 17

Friday, 12/13/19

1. Due: You should be finished with Act 2, Scene 4, and be ready to read Act 2, Scene 5.
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze A Christmas Carol by tracing character and theme development.
2. Determine ways Scrooge evolves and grows as a person over the course of the play.
3. Agenda: 
1. A Christmas Carol
1. In your small groups:
1. Read the final scene of the play: Act 2, Scene 5.
2. Complete your study guide and turn it in to the basket.
3. Complete and submit the "Transformation of Scrooge" assignment in Google Classroom.
4. HW: 
1. None!

Thursday, 12/12/19

1. Due:Nothing today
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze A Christmas Carol by tracing character and theme development.
2. Determine ways Scrooge evolves and grows as a person over the course of the play.
3. Agenda: 
1. A Christmas Carol
1. Period 3: Act 2, 3 and 4 w/Study Guide
2. Period 6: Act 2, Scenes 2, 3, and 4 w/Study Guide
4. HW: 
1. Finish reading A Christmas Carol, Act 2, Scenes 1-4
2. Work on A Christmas Carol Study Guide

Wednesday, 12/11/19

1. Due: Act 1 Study Guide
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze A Christmas Carol by tracing character and theme development.
2. Determine ways Scrooge evolves and grows as a person over the course of the play.
3. Agenda: 
1. A Christmas Carol
1. Transformation of Scrooge (GC)
2. Act 2, Scenes 1 and 2 w/Study Guide
4. HW: 
1. Work on A Christmas Carol Study Guide

Tuesday, 12/10/19

1. Due: Nothing today
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze A Christmas Carol by tracing character and theme development.
2. Determine ways Scrooge evolves and grows as a person over the course of the play.
3. Agenda: 
1. A Christmas Carol
1. Act 1, Scenes 4 and 5 w/Study Guide
2. Transformation of Scrooge (GC)
4. HW: 
1. Work on A Christmas Carol Study Guide

Monday, 12/9/19

1. Due: The Life and Works of Charles Dickens.
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze A Christmas Carol by tracing character and theme development.
3. Agenda: 
1. A Christmas Carol
1. Act 1, Scenes 1, 2, and 3 w/Study Guide
4. HW: 
1. Work on A Christmas Carol Study Guide

Futures Week 17

Friday, 12/13/19

1. Due: Math and ELA Notes--Stack them neatly on the black filing cabinet at the beginning of the class period.
2. Learning Target:
1. I will use two persuasive techniques to create an advertisement for health food/products that will appeal to a target audience.
3. Agenda:
1. Persuasive Advertising Final Project
1. Plan Your Advertisement (Both pages in  the packet)
2. Review Project Rubric (on the back page of the packet)
3. Write your commercial script (GC)--submit before the end of the class period
4. Commercial Dig (packet)
4. HW:
1. Finish Advertising Packet by Monday and be ready to record your commercial on Monday!

Thursday, 12/12/19

1. Due: Food Log
2. Learning Target:
1. I will use persuasive techniques to create an advertisement for health food/products that will appeal to a target audience.
3. Agenda:
1. Persuasive Advertising Final Project
1. Persuasive Techniques in Advertising
2. Advertising Advantages
3. Plan Your Advertisement
4. Review Project Rubric
4. HW:
1. Math and ELA CN Due Friday, 12/13.

Wednesday, 12/11/19

1. Due: Nothing today
2. Learning Target:
1. I will analyze a documentary on the health concerns of having too much sugar in my diet by completing a study guide as I view.
3. Agenda:
1. Fed Up Documentary
1. Complete study guide as you watch
4. HW:
1. Math and ELA CN Due Friday, 12/13.

Tuesday, 12/10/19

1. Due: TRF
2. Learning Target:
1. I will use inquiry to answer level 2 or 3 questions in small groups.
3. Agenda:
1. Tutorial
4. HW:
1. TRF due Tuesday and Thursday.
2. Math and ELA CN Due Friday, 12/13.

Monday, 12/9/19

1. Due: Fed Up Consent Forms
2. Learning Target:
1. I will analyze a documentary on the health concerns of having too much sugar in my diet by completing a study guide as I view.
3. Agenda:
1. Fed Up Documentary
1. Complete study guide as you watch
4. HW:
1. TRF due Tuesday and Thursday.
2. Math and ELA CN Due Friday, 12/13.

12/5/19 CJSF Meeting Agenda

Thursday, 12/5/19

1. Call to order--Maddy
2. Agenda:
1. Jamba Juice Fundraiser--All money and/or unsold cards need to be returned by 12/9. Student accounts will be charged for unsold/unreturned Jamba cards.
2. The DiGiovanna Memorial Award is open for applicants--I will be in my room available for advising or application help during lunch on Tuesday and Thursday of next week.
3. St. Anthony's Church Volunteer Opportunity
1. Tuesday, 12/17 and 12/19 from 6-7 PM

ELA 8 Week 16

Friday, 12/6/19

1. Due: LOTF Chapter 5 Study Guide
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character development, sequencing plot events, and development of themes. 
3. Agenda: 
1. Lord of the Flies
1. Read Chapter 6
1. Work on analysis questions/study guide.
2. Add to your Group Character Analysis Character Map
1. Make sure you're including direct quotations about your character and analyzing what the quotation reveals about your character.
4. HW: 
1. LOTF Mask Project due Monday, 12/9.
2. Add to your LOTF character web--due Wednesday, 12/18.

Thursday, 12/5/19

1. Due: Nothing today
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character development, sequencing plot events, and development of themes. 
3. Agenda: 
1. Lord of the Flies
1. Set up your Mask Project writing task in MLA format (GC).
2. Read Chapter 5
1. Work on analysis questions/study guide.
2. Add to your Group Character Analysis Character Map
1. Make sure you're including direct quotations about your character and analyzing what the quotation reveals about your character.
4. HW: 
1. Chapter 5 Study Guide due Friday, 12/6.
2. LOTF Mask Project due Monday, 12/9.
3. Add to your LOTF character web--due Wednesday, 12/18.

Wednesday, 12/4/19

1. Due: LOTF chapter 4 study guide
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character development, sequencing plot events, and development of themes. 
3. Agenda: 
1. Lord of the Flies
1. Intro to the Mask Project
1. Complete and submit the pre-writing brainstorm.
2. Begin your writing task response
2. Add to your Group Character Analysis Character Map
1. Make sure you're including direct quotations about your character and analyzing what the quotation reveals about your character.
4. HW: 
1. LOTF Mask Project due Monday, 12/9.
2. Add to your LOTF character web--due Wednesday, 12/18.

Tuesday, 12/3/19

1. Due: LOTF chapter 4 study guide front page 
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character development, sequencing plot events, and development of themes. 
3. Agenda: 
1. Lord of the Flies
1. Read Chapter 4
1. Work on analysis questions/study guide.
2. Add to your Group Character Analysis Character Map
1. Make sure you're including direct quotations about your character and analyzing what the quotation reveals about your character.
4. HW: 
1. LOTF Chapter 4 study guide due Wednesday.
2. Add to your LOTF character web. Due date TBD.

Monday, 12/2/19--Welcome Back!

1. Due: LOTF chapter 3 study guide 
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Read and analyze Lord of the Flies by tracing character development, sequencing plot events, and development of themes. 
3. Agenda: 
1. Correct Spelling Test
2. Lord of the Flies
1. Read Chapter 4
1. Work on analysis questions/study guide.
2. Add to your Group Character Analysis Character Map
1. Make sure you're including direct quotations about your character and analyzing what the quotation reveals about your character.
4. HW: 
1. LOTF Front of the Chapter 4 study guide due Tuesday, 12/3.
2. Add to your LOTF character web. Due date TBD.

ELA 7 Week 16

Friday, 12/6/19

1. Due: "The Lottery" Stations Activities (SS); Story Elements (SS)
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Identify and describe important elements of a play.
2. Discuss the impact of historical context on a dramatic text.
3. Agenda: 
1. Intro to A Christmas Carol
1. Background
1. Elements of Drama Slides
2. Charles Dickens and Victorian England
1. The Life and Works of Charles Dickens
4. HW: 
1. The Life and Works of Charles Dickens due Monday, 12/9.

Thursday, 12/5/19

1. Due: "The Lottery" First Read (SS)
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Today I will read and annotate "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, focusing on the way characters develop the theme of the story.
3. Agenda: 
1. "The Lottery" Stations
1. Station 1--Think Questions 1 or 2 (SS)
2. Station 2--Reading Comprehension Questions 1-10
3. Station 3--Superstition Blast w/5 Peer Reviews
4. Station 4--StudySync TV w/half-sheet questions
4. HW: 
1. Skill: Story Elements due Friday, 12/6 at 8 AM.
2. Finish anything from the stations that you did not finish in class by Friday, 12/6 at 8 AM.

Wednesday, 12/4/19

1. Due: Blast w/peer responses (SS); "The Lottery" vocabulary
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Today I will read and annotate "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, focusing on the way characters develop the theme of the story.
3. Agenda: 
1. "The Lottery" First-Read (StudySync)
1. Orgnaizer Chart
2. Read and annotate
4. HW: 
1. "The Lottery" First-Read needs to be turned in today (Wednesday)!

Tuesday, 12/3/19

1. Due: Parent Proofread w/signature; Unit 1 Essay Final Draft (Classroom)
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Today I will read and annotate "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, focusing on the way characters develop the theme of the story.
3. Agenda: 
1. Intro to Unit 2--Blast (SS)
2. "The Lottery" First-Read (StudySync)
1. Intro
2. Orgnaizer Chart
3. Read and annotate
4. HW: 
1. "The Lottery" Vocabulary--make sure you Save!
2. Finish your Blast peer reviews (if you haven't already).

Monday, 12/2/19--Welcome Back!

1. Due: Nothing today
2. Learning Target(s): 
1. Today I will evaluate my own writing and the writing of a classmate, providing meaningful feedback and constructive criticism.
3. Agenda: 
1. Correct Spelling Test
2. Unit 1 Extended Writing Project
1. Self and Peer Revisions
3. Intro to Unit 2
4. HW: 
1. Parent Proofread w/signature due Tuesday, 12/3.

Futures Week 16

Friday, 12/6/19

1. Due: Binder Check w/Cornell Notes
2. Learning Target:
1. Participate in a meaningful discussion in response to a class generated question. Provide at least two meaningful insights during the discussion.
3. Agenda:
1. Binder Check w/Science and History CN
2. Socratic Seminar: Should unhealthy foods be allowed in schools?
1. Brainstorm Questions
2. Discussion
3. Reflection (GC)
4. HW:
1. Signed Binder Checks due Monday, 12/9 (if you received lower than 30 points).
2. Fed Up Documentary Passive Consent Form due Monday, 12/9.

Thursday, 12/5/19

1. Due: TRF
2. Learning Target:
1. I will use inquiry to answer level 2 or 3 questions in small groups.
3. Agenda:
1. Tutorial
4. HW:
1. Binder Check Friday--History and Science CN

Wednesday, 12/4/19

1. Due: Grade Check From
2. Learning Target:
1. Conduct research and search for 10 relevant and powerful information points in response to a specific research question.
3. Agenda:
1. Research Question: Should unhealthy foods be allowed in schools?
1. Gathering Information (GC)
2. Reference Articles:
1. "Should Junk Food Be Banned in Schools?"
2. "Soda Showdown"
4. HW:
1. TRF due Tuesday and Thursday.
2. Binder Check Friday--History and Science CN

Tuesday, 12/3/19

1. Due: TRF
2. Learning Target:
1. I will use inquiry to answer level 2 or 3 questions in small groups.
3. Agenda:
1. Tutorial
4. HW:
1. TRF due Tuesday and Thursday.
2. Grade Check due Wednesday.
3. Binder Check Friday--History and Science CN

Monday, 12/2/19

1. Due: Nothing Today
2. Learning Target:
1. I will read and analyze articles by identifying key terms and main ideas, and completing meaningful annotations in the margins as I read.
3. Agenda:
1. Grade Check 
2. Close Read
1. "Should Junk Food Be Banned in Schools?"
2. "Soda Showdown"
4. HW:
1. TRF due Tuesday and Thursday.
2. Grade Check due Wednesday.
3. Binder Check Friday--History and Science CN