Friday, January 24, 2020

Today you'll be reading chapter 6 in class. Go ahead and open up the Animal Farm Full PDF posted in Google Classroom and open it up to chapter 6, then wait quietly.

This weekend for homework, you'll be reading chapter 7. Once you've finished reading all of chapter 7, there are some questions posted in Google Classroom that you'll need to answer. Please have these completed before coming to class on Monday, January 27.

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Yesterday you guys each read and annotated an assigned article, then completed STEP 1 of the graphic organizer based on what you read.

Today, you will share what you read with a small group of students. Remember, they did not read the same article as you, so it's your job to teach them about the article - YOU are the expert today!

Please remember that each person in your group will have a full 5 minutes to talk about their article and that even if they don't use the full 5 minutes that it doesn't mean someone else should start talking about theirs. Please wait for Ms. Fowlkes to give you the directions to move on before you switch people.

Go ahead and get out your article from yesterday, the graphic organizer, and something to write with. You will be working with other people who have the same color card as you.

There is also an extended response question posted in Google Classroom that you will need to answer today. Remember that an extended response has a minimum of 5 complete sentences and answers all parts of the question.

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Today and tomorrow, we're going to be talking about "fake news."

To get started, go ahead and add to this Padlet by telling me anything that you think of when you hear the words "fake news."

If you're absent today, make sure you get a copy of the graphic organizer from Ms. Fowlkes when you return to class. She will have you participate with a group for part 2 of this activity on Wednesday.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Hope you guys had a fabulous long weekend!

First thing: TURN IN YOUR VOCAB MENU PROJECT BY 2:30PM TODAY! If you don't have it turned in by 2:30pm, you'll need to turn it in before February 4 with a late slip. Every day it's late, you're losing more points from your project grade, so don't wait too long. After February 4, it's a 0 and you will not be able to make it up.

All Classes: Turn in your chapter 5 questions in Google Classroom today.

Honors/STEM: You should have turned in your Rhetorical Speech Comparison activity (Old Major vs. MLK Jr vs. John Lennon) in Google Classroom last night. If you turned it in after 11:59pm last night, you need to complete a late slip in the drawer before I will accept it and grade it.

Today you will be watching a presentation by Mrs. Karls and the guidance department. If you missed class today, you'll want to check with a classmate or with Mrs. Karls directly to find out what was discussed and what is important to you for next school year.