ScheduleHappy New Year! We will finish out the remainder of Unit 2 and this Quarter with texts that also fit our unit theme of "Life is not fair" and are related to the Essential Questions that we introduced at the beginning of the unit. We will start focusing on some skills we have not yet assessed or have shown through past assessment data to be a weak area for the whole team.
NEW: links for downloadable files will appear as green links in the description of the schedule of lessons below rather than separate link/buttons. Mon 1/1: New Year's Day. No school. Tues 1/2: Due to circumstances of the building today, lessons were postponed. Updated 1/2 11:46am. Please check back for lesson schedule updates. Wed 1/3: Due to circumstances of the building today, lessons were postponed. Updated 1/3/18. 12:01pm. Please check back for lesson schedule updates. Thurs 1/4: Due to circumstances of the building today, lessons were postponed. Updated 1/3/18. 8:15 pm. Please check back for lesson schedule updates. Fri 1/5: School closed. Lessons were postponed. Updated 1/4/18. 7:40 pm. Please check back for lesson schedule updates.
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ScheduleMon 12/18: Presentations
Tues 12/19: Presentations Wed 12/20: Presentations Thurs 12/21: (Early Release) Finish presentations or complete another activity. Fri 12/22: No school. Happy Holidays! Please follow this link to the Outsiders Social Issues Project page for all resources/links.
Schedule: Mon 12/11: Mrs. Mulrine out sick-- project will resume on Wednesday. Students who are behind should check in with Mrs. Mulrine Tuesday afternoon if possible. Students who have not turned in their article should come to CAT on Wednesday. Any students who have not started their infographic by now should make plans to create their infographic on poster. Tues 12/12: (In classroom) Receive back Outsiders Test and use Quarterly Assessment Review tool (already in students' Table of Contents). Complete an activity about infographics. Wed 12/13: (In Media Center) Finish articles and infographics! Start practicing for presentation. HW: Bring index cards for presentation notes. Thurs 12/14: (In Media Center. Finish infographics. ) Practice for presentation. Fri 12/15: (In classroom) Practice for presentation. Presentations begin Monday. Please notify the teacher if you know of any scheduled absences so that your presentation can be completed before Winter Break. SchedulePlease follow this link to the Outsiders Social Issues Project page for all resources/links.
Mon 12/4: Students should finish any research and complete the first half of their rough draft using their writing graphic organizer. Students will use parenthetical citations in their writing. Students who finish rough draft early may start typing their article (laptops limited). HW: Students will need index cards by the end of the week to start making presentation notes. Tues 12/5: Students should finish their rough drafts with parenthetical citations. Students who finish may start typing their article (laptops limited). The Works Cited Page/Bibliography will be modeled. HW: We will be in the Media Center for the remainder of the week. Do not be late! Wed 12/6: (Media Center) Students will type their final drafts of their article with Works Cited. If students finish typing, they should seek a peer review and go through the editing checklist on their graphic organizers. Students who finish early may work on the infographic. Thurs 12/7: Students should be finishing their final drafts of their article and moving on to their infographic. If students are done with their infographic, they should move on to planning their presentations. HW: Media Circulation tomorrow, 2nd half of class. Bring library books. Fri 12/8: Media Circulation 2nd half of class. The final draft of the article (with Works Cited) is due in Google Classroom. The infographic will be due Monday (our last day in the Media Center on computers) in Google Classroom as a separate uploaded assignment. Students who are ready will move on to planning and practicing their presentations. HW: Monday is the last day for Media Center computers. Students should also make sure they still have their Quarterly Assessment Review still in their binders. Next week, students will receive back their Unit 2 Outsiders test and analyze it. |
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