Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Quarter Two: Schedule and Resources

Quarter 2: Justice

End of Q1 Important Assignments:
Wednesday and Thursday 10/31&11/1
     - PWP#2 Due on Google Classroom by Midnight
     - Vocab List #2 Quiz (2nd Quarter Grade)

Friday and Wednesday: 11/2&11/7
     - PowerPoint (Long Way Down Level 3, GC Response Questions)
HOMEWORK: Finish Google Classroom Response Questions if not finished in class.

Week One:
Thursday and Friday: 11/8&11/9
     - PowerPoint (Long Way Down Level 2&1, Poetry Out Loud, Workshop)
     - Poetry Out Loud Information
     - Long Way Down Level 3 Google Classroom assignment due today.
HOMEWORK: Choose a poem (A: At least 10 lines, H: At least 20 lines) by next class.

Week Two:
Monday and Tuesday: 11/12&11/13
     - PowerPoint (Poetry Out Loud, Workshop)
     - Poetry Out Loud Practice Presentations
     - Submit your poem to the Google Classroom Assignment under 'Poetry Out Loud'
HOMEWORK: Memorize your poem for next class!

Wednesday and Thursday: 11/14&11/15
     - Poetry Out Loud Presentations (Summative)
     - Rubric for Presentations
     - Library Return/Checkout books
        * Thursday was a snow day - POL Presentations moved to Monday 11/19 for B day students.

Week Three:
Tuesday and Monday: 11/20&11/26
     - PowerPoint (Due Dates Calendar, 'until' Mini-lesson, Workshop)
     - Remaining Poetry Out Loud Presentations
     - PWP#3 Assigned

Thanksgiving Break

Week Four:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 11/26&11/27
     - PowerPoint (Short Stories Review & Workshop)

Thursday and Friday: 11/28&11/29
     - Socratic Seminar Prep
     - Workshop Time
HOMEWORK: Complete Socratic Seminar Prep on G.C.
                                 Summative Socratic - NEXT CLASS.

Week Five:
Monday and Tuesday: 12/3&12/4
     - Socratic Seminar
HOMEWORK: PWP#3 Peer Editing NEXT CLASS - You need a printed copy for credit.

Wednesday and Thursday: 12/5&12/6
     - PowerPoint (Writing Center, Peer Editing Expectations)
     - PWP#3 Peer Editing

Poetry Out Loud Competition - 12/5: 5pm in the RRHS Library
     - Attend to support your peers. 
        Check in with Mrs. Whittington to earn your extra 10/10 points!

Friday and Monday: 12/7&12/10
     - PowerPoint (Intro Of Mice and Men, Vocab List #3)
     - Vocab List #3
HOMEWORK: PWP#3 Due on Google Classroom by Midnight 12/10 - ALL STUDENTS

Week Six:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 12/11&12/12
     - PowerPoint (OMAM Chapter 1, Group Summative Presentations)

Thursday and Friday: 12/13&12/14
     - PowerPoint (OMAM Video, Workshop)

Week Seven:
Monday and Tuesday: 12/17&12/18
     - OMAM Chapter 1 Response Questions on GC
     - Workshop Time
HOMEWORK: Finish OMAM Chapter 1 Questions on GC

Wednesday and Thursday: 12/19&12/20
     - PowerPoint
     - OMAM Chapter 2 Reading and Guided Questions on GC
     - Workshop Time

Winter Break

Week Eight:
Wednesday and Thursday: 1/2&1/3
     - PowerPoint
     - OMAM Chapter 2 Video
     - Workshop Time
     - Vocab #3 Quiz - 1/8(A) and 1/9(B)
HOMEWORK: Finish OMAM Chapter 2 Questions on GC

Friday and Monday: 1/4&1/7
     - PowerPoint
     - OMAM Chapter 3 Handout
HOMEWORK: Finish OMAM Chapter 3 Questions
                                 Vocab #3 Quiz next class

Week Nine:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 1/8&1/9
     - PowerPoint
     - Vocab #3 Quiz
     - Start Reading OMAM Chapter 4 and complete the Reading Questions
     - Workshop time
HOMEWORK: Finish OMAM Chapter 4 Questions
                                 The last day to submit PWP revisions is Thursday - All Students.

Thursday and Friday: 1/10&1/11
     - PowerPoint
     - Read OMAM Chapter 5 and complete the Reading Questions
OMAM SOCRATIC SEMINAR: 1/24(A) and 1/25(B)

Week Ten:
Monday: 1/14 - Snow Day

Wednesday and Thursday: 1/16&1/17
     - Read OMAM Chapter 6 and complete the Reading Questions (on GC)
     - Socratic Preparation
     - Library Book Check Out
HOMEWORK: Socratic Seminar on 1/24(A) and 1/25(B)

Important Dates:
     - Last Day to Submit Revisions for PWP#2 or PWP#3 - 1/10 End of Day - ALL STUDENTS
     - Quarter 2 Ends on 1/17


Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Quarter 1: Schedule and Resources

Quarter 1: Short Stories

Introduction:
Thursday and Friday: 8/23&24
     - PowerPoint (Class Intro, Stations)
     - Welcome Blog Post - Required Materials

Week One:
Monday and Tuesday: 8/27&28
     - PowerPoint (Syllabus and Blog)
     - Syllabus - Due Next Class
     - Blog Scavenger Hunt - Due Next Class

Wednesday and Thursday: 8/29&30
     - PowerPoint (Plot Diagram, Character Terms, Intro PWP 1-3)
     - Fish Cheeks Activities

Week Two:
Friday and Monday: 8/31&9/4
     - PowerPoint (Intro PWP 4-6, Google Classroom, the Veldt)
     - Open this PowerPoint for all Google Classroom codes.

Tuesday and Wednesday: 9/5&6
     - PowerPoint (the Veldt, Response Questions)
     - PWP#1 Assigned: Peer Edit Date Sept 17(A)&18(B)
HOMEWORK: Veldt Response Questions due Next Class

Week Three:
Friday and Monday: 9/7&9/10
     - The Veldt Video
     - HyperDoc Assignment on Google Classroom: Finish in Class
     - Vocab List #1 introduced.

Tuesday and Wednesday: 9/11&9/12
     - iReady Diagnostic

Thursday and Friday: 9/13&9/14
     - PowerPoint (Workshop, PWP#1 Peer Editing Next Class)
HOMEWORK: Finish and Print out PWP#1.

Week Four:
Monday and Tuesday: 9/17&9/18
     - PowerPoint (Peer Editing Rules&Checklists, Poe Intro)
     - Peer Editing Checklists for All Genres
HOMEWORK: Make Edits to PWP#1 - Turned in to Mrs. Whittington NEXT CLASS for grading.

Wednesday and Thursday: 9/19&9/20
     - Turn in PWP#1 by Midnight
     - Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
     - Tell Tale Heart Assignment on Google Classroom: Finish in Class

Week Five:
Friday and Monday: 9/21&9/24
     - PowerPoint (Resuming Poe, Annabel Lee)
     - PWP Revision Requirements 
HOMEWORK: Vocab List #1 Quiz Next Class - 9/25(A) & 9/26(B)

Tuesday and Wednesday: 9/25&9/26
     - PowerPoint (PWP Revisions, Workshop)
     - Vocabulary List #1 Quiz TODAY

Thursday and Friday: 9/27&9/28
     - PowerPoint (One of These Days, Direct Quotes)
     - Finish iReady
HOMEWORK: Finish One of These Day Plot Questions

Week Six:
Monday and Tuesday: 10/1&10/2
     - PowerPoint (Dialogue, Intro Long Way Down)

Wednesday and Thursday: 10/3&10/4
   A Day Lesson -
     - PowerPoint (No Red Ink, Jason Reynolds Interview)
   B Day Lesson -
     - PowerPoint (Library, Start Long Way Down)
B DAY HOMEWORK: Finish LWD Questions from PowerPoint

Friday and Tuesday: 10/5&10/9
   A Day Lesson -
     - PowerPoint (Library, Start Long Way Down pg0-35)
A DAY HOMEWORK: Finish LWD Questions from PowerPoint
   B Day Lesson -
     - PowerPoint (No Red Ink, Jason Reynolds Interview)

Week Seven:
Wednesday and Thursday: 10/10&10/11
     - PSATs - Wednesday
     - PWP Workshop
     - Workshop Check-in (Turned in at the end of class)

Friday and Monday: 10/12&10/15
     - PowerPoint (Continue Long Way Down pg35-70)
     - Rules Chart - Completed in Class, Groups
     - Vocab List#2 introduced - Quiz Dates 10/31(A)&11/1(B) - 2nd Quarter Grade

Tuesday and Wednesday: 10/16&10/17
     - PowerPoint (Long Way Down Level 7, Found Poetry, Google Classroom Response)
HOMEWORK: If you did not finish in class - Found Poem and G.C. Response due next class.

Thursday and Friday: 10/18&10/19
     - PowerPoint (Research Paper Requirements and Workshop)
     - Research Paper Outline
     - Found Poem and Google Classroom Response due TODAY.
     - PWP#2 Assigned: Peer Edit Date 10/29(A)/10/30(B)
     - Friday 10/19 - Last Day to Submit PWP#1 Revisions (All Students)

Week Eight:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 10/23&10/24
     - PowerPoint (Long Way Down Level 6, Socratic Intro, Workshop)
     - Socratic Prep Sheet Assigned - Student Choice  - Handout or Google Classroom
HOMEWORK:  Finish Socratic Prep Sheet either handwritten or on GC by next class.
                                  Bring your Chromebook and Headphones next class.

Thursday and Friday: 10/25&10/26
     - Library Lesson - Chromebook and Headphones needed.
     - Practice Socratic Seminar
     - Grade Report print out sent Home.
HOMEWORK: PWP#2 Due Printed out Next Class for Peer Editing - 10/29(A)/10/30(B)

Week Nine:
Monday and Tuesday: 10/29&10/30
     - PWP#2 Peer Editing Day
     - PowerPoint (PWP Peer Editing Guidelines)
     - You MUST have a printed out copy of your paper in class - Summative.
HOMEWORK: Make Edits to PWP#2 - Turned in to Mrs. Whittington NEXT CLASS for grading.
                                Vocab List #2 Quiz next class. 

Wednesday and Thursday 10/31&11/1
     - PowerPoint (Long Way Down Level 5&4, Anagram Intro)
     - PWP#2 Due on Google Classroom by Midnight
     - Vocab List #2 Quiz (2nd Quarter Grade)

Friday and Wednesday: 11/2&11/7
     - PowerPoint (Long Way Down Level 3, GC Response Questions)
HOMEWORK: Finish Google Classroom Response Questions if not finished in class.

Thursday, August 16, 2018

9th Grade English 2018-2019 School Year

Welcome to Mrs. Whittington's class blog! We will use this blog every day in class in order to access assignments and due dates.

Important Parts of the Blog to Explore:
- Syllabus
- Process Writing Project
- PWP Student Examples

First Day 'Where I'm From' Example:
Mrs. Whittington's Poem

You can search other parts of the blog by using 'Labels' to the right. You can also search by date under 'Class Archive'.

Required Materials:
  • A journal (spiral or composition) that you will write in daily. Make sure you always have it with you!
  • Your own pens, pencils, and highlighters.
  • Red pens to do corrections with.
  • Loose leaf paper.
  • A specific spot for your English materials. I do not mind if this is a folder or a binder, whatever works best for you. You just need to have a designated spot for your handouts so that you can locate them easily. 
  • A silent reading book to be used every day - no eBooks. 
  • Optional items needed in the classroom: Tissues, Lysol wipes, hand sanitizer; anything to help keep you and the other students healthy!

Mrs. Whittington's Dog, Mia!

I am looking forward to having all of you in class!
- Mrs. Whittington


Friday, May 25, 2018

Romeo and Juliet Socratic Seminar Written Make-Up

If you are going to be absent on 5/31(A) or 6/1(B) for your class Socratic Seminar you need to complete the following assignment as your written make up.

All students were given a Socratic Seminar Prep Packet in class:
     *Socratic Preparation Honors (Handed out in class)
     *Socratic Preparation Academic (Handed out in class)

Students who are absent from the Socratic Seminar must complete the Prep Sheet in full paragraph or multi-paragraph responses to each question.

Remember:
- This must be TYPED and turned in HARD COPY by June 8th.
- You need at least one direct quote from the play for each of your responses.
- You must complete a paragraph response to the lyrics provided in the Prep Packet as well.
- You are answering every question in the packet - not just the initial questions at the top of the page.

When completed, Honors will have 14 responses, Academic students will have 11.

At a Glance: You must answer the following Questions - Use your Packet for additional instructions.
1.) What is love, anyway? (Remember to also include and respond to the sub questions on Packet)
2.) How do relationships shape or change our sense of loyalty, values, and actions? (Remember to also include and respond to the sub questions on Packet)
3.) In what ways do 'little' decisions/choices affect our 'big' achievements/ responsibilities/ tragedies?
4.) Do you believe in fate or can people make their own destiny?
5.) Example of a Foil Character.
6.) Analysis of the course of true love in Romeo and Juliet. (Remember to also include and respond to the sub questions on Packet)
7.) Discuss the tragic heroes in Romeo and Juliet. (Honors Only)
8.) What other characters experience an epiphany about the situation? This is 3B on your Packet. (Honors Only)
9.) Create an original Socratic Seminar Question and respond to it.
10.) Create a second original Socratic Seminar Question and respond to it.
11.) What is the most significant quote in the play? Why?
12.) What is the second most significant quote in the play? Why?
13.) Link it, Love it, Lose it for Dire Straits (Honors Only)
14.) Link it, Love it, Lose it for Taylor Swift.


Tuesday, April 17, 2018

No Fear Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet 2017-2018

To read Romeo and Juliet on your own, use the link below. Make sure to follow along in class as we read. You can also find this link under the 'Scanned Class Documents' section at the top of the blog. Check back to this post throughout the quarter for reading updates.


Introduction Actives:
Monday and Tuesday (4/16&4/17): 

Week One: 4/16- 4/20
Wednesday and Thursday (4/18&4/19):

Friday and Monday (4/20&4/23): Read Act One Scene 1
     *You will also have time today to work on your PWP (#5 Honors) (#4 Academic).
     *Peer Editing for your PWP is 4/24&25.

Week Two: 4/23 - 4/27
Tuesday and Wednesday (4/24&4/25): Read Act One Scene 2&3
     *PWP Peer Editing - PWP due on Turnitin.com on 2/29 (Sunday by Midnight)

Thursday and Friday (4/26&27): Read Act One Scene 4&5
     *Act 1 Study Guide - Required (Handed out in class)
     *Quizlet - Romeo and Juliet - Figurative Language Examples (A few will be on quiz)
     *Quizlet - Romeo and Juliet - Literary Terms and Definitions ( A few will be on quiz)
     *Act 1 Additional Study Guide - Optional 
     *Act 1 Quiz next class!

Week Three: 4/30 - 5/4
Monday and Tuesday (4/30&5/1): Read Act Two Prologue and Scene 1&2
     *Act 1 Quiz Today
HOMEWORK: Finish reading Act Two Scene 2

Wednesday and Thursday (5/2&5/3): Read Act Two Scene 3
     *Balcony Scene Chart - Blog Direct Links
HOMEWORK: Finish Balcony Scene Chart (front and back)

Friday and Monday (5/4&5/7): Read Act Two Scene 4-6
     *Act 2 Study Guide - Required (Handed out in class)
     *Act 2 Additional Study Guide - Optional

Week Four: 5/7 - 5/11
Tuesday and Wednesday (5/8&5/9): 
     *Watch Zeffirelli R&J Version through Wedding Scene.
     *Act Two Quiz next class!

Thursday and Friday (5/10&5/11): Read Act Three Scene 1
     *Act 2 Quiz Today
     *Assign Honors PWP#6 and Writing Reflection - This is your final PWP
     *Assign Academic Writing Reflection Assignment
     *PWP#6 will be read outloud and presented to your class.

Week Five: 5/14 - 5/18
Monday and Tuesday (5/14&5/15): Read Act Three Scene 2&3
     *R&J Timeline Handout - Needed for Socratic Seminar
     *Start DiCaprio Version of R&J Movie.

Wednesday ad Thursday (5/16&5/17): Read Act Three Scene 4&5
     *Continue Watching DiCaprio Version of R&J Movie.
HOMEWORK: Finish Timeline Handout

Friday and Monday (5/18&5/21):
     *Workshop Day for PWP's and Act 3 Study Guide
     *Act 3 Study Guide - Required (Handed out in class)
     *Act 3 Quiz next class!

Week Six: 5/21 - 5/25
Tuesday and Wednesday (5/22&5/23): Read Act 4
     *Act 3 Quiz Today
     *Act 4&5 Study Guide - Required (Handed out in class)

Thursday and Friday (5/24&5/25): Read Act 5 Scene 1-3
     *DiCaprio Version of R&J Movie

Week Seven: 5/29 - 6/1
Monday: No School

Tuesday and Wednesday (5/29&5/30): Finish R&J
     *Socratic Preparation Honors (Handed out in class)
     *Socratic Preparation Academic (Handed out in class)

Thursday and Friday (5/31&6/1):
     *Romeo and Juliet Socratic Semianr
REMINDER: June 1st is the final day to turn in PWP#5(#4 Academic) Revisions. 

Week Eight: 6/4 - 6/8
Monday and Tuesday (6/4&6/5):
     *Act out R&J in Auditorium
     *Acting Worksheet

Wednesday and Thursday (6/6&6/7):
     *Final Workshop Day
     *Remember to submit PWP#6 and Reflection to Turnitin.com by midnight. 

Friday and Monday (6/8&6/11):
     *Present PWP#6
     *Writing Reflection and PWP#6 due - hard copy

Week Nine: 6/11 - 6/13
Tuesday and Wednesday (6/12&6/13):
     *Gnomeo and Juliet
     * Last days of school!

Monday, April 16, 2018

OMAM Socratic Seminar Written Make-Up

If you missed the Socratic Seminar on Of Mice and Men, you must complete the following assignment and turn it in by Friday 4/20.

For each of the following questions, respond in 1-2 full and detailed paragraphs. Each response must include at least one quote directly from the text to support your response. Please include in-text citations (Steinbeck, 45).

You can access the online version of Of Mice and Men from the bottom of the Scanned Class Documents section of the blog: HERE

Reminders:
- The make-up must be typed and printed in order to be handed in.
- Consider including outside research in your responses.
- You must also turn in your completed Socratic Prep Packet

Socratic Questions:
1.) What is the significance of the story beginning and ending at the same place by the river?
2.) Expand on the significance of Carlson's gun being used to kill both Candy's dog and Lennie.
3.) What is the main lesson that is taught to the audience in Of Mice and Men?
4.) How did Lennie both positively and negatively affect other characters in the novel?
5.) Which character do you deem the most lonely of all, and why?
6.) Analyze the following lines from the poem 'To a Mouse' by Robert Burns and connect them to Of Mice and Men:
The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men
Gang aft agley,
An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain,
For promis’d joy!
Still, thou art blest, compar’d wi’ me!
The present only toucheth thee:
But Och! I backward cast my e’e,
On prospects drear!
An’ forward tho’ I canna see,
I guess an’ fear!


Romeo and Juliet Intro Day!

Today (4/16 and 4/17) your class will be going to the Library to attempt to escape the Shakespeare Escape Room. Before we go we will be doing the following activities:

1.) Romeo and Juliet Anticipation Guide

2.) Rap Battles: Montagues vs Capulets

In your table groups you will divide into two teams, the Montagues and the Capulets, and you will use Shakespearean language to have a rap batter against one another.

To get the hang of Shakespeare's insult style, simply combine one word from each of the three text columns below, and prefix with a "Thou".



If there is any extra time before you begin your Library Escape Room, you will continue preparing for your next Process Writing Paper. Peer editing for the next PWP will take place on 4/24 (A) and 4/25 (B).

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

OMAM Socratic Seminar Prep

Please fill out the Socratic Seminar Prep Sheet by the in-class Socratic Seminar on 4/12(A) and 4/13(B). This was handed out to students in class on 4/10(A) and 4/11(B).

If you are missing any Of Mice and Men materials - please check the 'OMAM' blog label.

Skinny Block Socratic Seminar on 4/18 (Wednesday).


Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Honors Essential Questions Assignment

Thursday 4/5 and Friday 4/6 - Honors students will create four of their own Essential Questions (Socratic Seminar Questions) that they believe would work well for the Socratic Seminar.

Once you have created your four questions, please answer your questions in at least a paragraph each. Each response should include direct quotes from the text to support your answer.

If you search the 'SocraticSeminar' label you can view example Essential Questions that we have used for previous units.

This assignment will be due on the day of our Socratic Seminar.

Socratic Seminar on Of Mice and Men will take place on 4/12 (A) and 4/13 (B)

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Skinny Block 4/4 Assignment

Skinny Block - Please reread the DEJ Instructions. Today in class you will be completing a Double Entry Journal for Chapters 5 and 6 of Of Mice and Men. You will need a minimum of 6 entries to be turned in by the end of the block. Two more will be assigned 4/5.

There have also been a few great questions asked that I wanted to answer for everyone:
1.) What exactly is a quotation?
A quotation can be narration OR dialogue. You are NOT limited just to what the characters say.

2.) What kinds of quotations should I choose and what should I write about?
Find passages that you think help us better understand the author’s subject matter, characterizations, attitude, and especially THEMES (messages/”big ideas”). If you find yourself simply repeating what the quotation says, you might want to select a different quotation or reevaluate how you are approaching the response. NO SUMMARIES!

3.) How long should my responses be?
While I am more concerned with the depth of your thought, you need to stretch yourself and write a few sentences about each (at least three and possibly more).

__________________________________________________________________________

Example: To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 1
Quotations
Responses
“When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow . . . (3).

(My Note: I have not included the entire
quotation to which I am referring. Instead, I use an ellipsis [ . . . ] to quote only the part that is most important to what I want to talk about.)

I remember breaking my foot before a choir
concert. I was not feeling well and had to leave the risers before a concert. When I was hopping down from the third riser, I landed on the side of my foot and broke it. All I cared about when I was recovering was being able to walk without crutches or a walking cast again. This seems to be how Jem kind of feels.
(Making a Connection)

Atticus, the lawyer, “knew his people, they knew him, and because of Simon Finch’s industry, Atticus was related by blood or marriage to nearly every family in the town” (5).
(My Note: Instead of quoting the part about Atticus and his job immediately before this, I put it as a side note at the front before the quotation.)

Atticus seems to be a well-respected person in
Maycomb, and since he is a lawyer, he also must be fairly   intelligent. Maycomb must be a relatively small town where everyone knows everyone if Atticus is indeed related to most of the people. I think Atticus most likely will play an important role in this book because of his position.
(Interpeting/Making a Prediction)
“There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go . . . nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County. But it was a time of vague optimism for some of the people: Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself” (7, 8).
(My Note: Since my quotation wraps to the next page, I made a note of it by putting both pages numbers after the quotation. Notice that there is ALWAYS a page number after each quotation.)
Apparently Maycomb is also a very slow, sleepy town that is pretty isolated from everything else. This seems to be especially true since they only have a “vague” notion of FDR’s speech (an allusion to the Great Depression of the 1930s – must be the era in which the story takes place) and there is
“nothing” outside of Maycomb County. I wonder why they see the world this way – maybe people don’t travel because of the Depression or because that’s just not what people did.
(Interpreting/Asking a Question)

“The Radleys, welcome anywhere in town, kept to
themselves, a predilection unforgivable in Maycomb. . . .” (9).
(My Note: In my response, I touched on one of the themes of the novel—prejudice—which is appearing in an atypical way.)
It seems that the town is a little closed minded in viewing the Radleys since they don’t go to church or do other things common in Maycomb. This seems to be a prejudice against their lifestyle since it seems that the town might not really know them and has become pretty superstitious about them. People often get suspicious about what they don’t
understand or what seems strange to them.
(Extending the Meaning)

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Academic Annotated Bibliography and Outline

2/22 - in class you will be working with your group to fill out the Annotated Bibliography with the information your group has found. This is due on Turnitin.com from one member of your group by March 2nd  (Friday).

-Open the following template - Academic Annotated Bibliography Template
- LOG IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT
- Click 'file' then 'make a copy'
- Save a copy of the template to your google drive, then share it with your group members so that you can all work on the document together.


3/5 - in class you will be working with your group to complete the Big Question Outline. This is due handed in on March 9th (Friday)

- Follow the same instructions as above in order to access another copy of the Outline if you lose it.
-Open the following template - Academic Outline Template

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

2/20 Workshop and Student Survey

All students please take the following surveys in order to help your fellow classmates prepare for their Big Question Projects. If you have a survey that you would like posted, please email me with it attached.

1.) Can stress improve a person's performance? Survey Link
2.) Is survival a matter of chance? Survey Link
3.) How does the value of an object change based on the situation? Survey Link
4.) Does money buy happiness? Survey Link
5.) How is music influential to our society? Survey Link
6.) Which is more important, words or actions? Survey Link
7.) Does human life have a purpose? Survey Link
8.) What do dreams signify? Survey Link
9.) How can teens avoid depression? Survey Link
10.) Should you trust your instincts? Survey Link



Today in Class - February 20th
- Continue work on your Annotated Bibliography.
- Have 1/2 people look over your Annotated Bibliography for Peer Editing.
- Begin your Big Question Outline.
- Continue work on your presentation.
- If you cannot work from your phone, continue reading Of Mice and Men silently.

*Scroll down on the blog and use the 'BigQuestion' tab to see all of your instructions.


Friday, February 16, 2018

Of Mice and Men Handouts and Materials

Introduction to Of Mice and MenOMAM PowerPoint

Of Mice and Men Reading Guide: OMAM Reading Guide

Chapter 1 Study Guide: OMAM Chapter 1

Chapter 2 Study Guide:  OMAM Chapter 2

Chapter 3 Study Guide: OMAM Chapter 3

Chapter 4 Study Guide: OMAM Chapter 4

Chapter 5 Study Guide: OMAM Chapter 5

Chapter 6 Study Guide: OMAM Chapter 6

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Vocab #6

Quizlet: Vocab List #6 Quizlet

Quiz Dates: February 26th (A) and 27th (B)

                                Ninth Grade Vocabulary – List Six
Prefixes
chrom-
color
chromatic, monochrome, polychrome
col- / com-
with
collaborate, committee, communal, community
cryph- / crypt-
concealed, secret
encryption
dox-
belief, opinion
orthodoxy, paradox, heterodoxy
Roots/Bases
fil-
threadlike
filament
geo-
earth
geopolitical, geology, geography, geothermal
il-
not (makes the word negative)
illogical,  illegitimate, illicit, illegal, illegible
liter-
letter
literature, illiterate, literal
loc-
place
local, location
mar-
sea
marine, mariner
multi-
many
multiply, multitask, multimodal
re-
again, back
repeat, recede, regress (step back), rebuild
rupt-
Break
erupt, rupture