Monday, December 16, 2019

Civil Rights Speeches


Today I will: 
  • Analyze poems, essays, letters, transcripts, documentaries, and music in order to understand civil rights and social change in America.
Please Take out
-Speech Notes

Today's Agenda:
-Civil Rights Speeches

Homework:
-Practice Speech

Friday, December 6, 2019

LGBTQ+ Rights

Today I will: 
  • Analyze poems, essays, letters, transcripts, documentaries, and music in order to understand civil rights and social change in America.

Please Take out
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Valentines Day 2013 (X-Ray):  Love Has No Labels
-Annotate What Matters & answer questions
-Writing Practice
-Daily song, reading and reflection questions

Homework:
-Finish the Civil Rights Packet

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Native American Rights

Today I will: 
  • Analyze poems, essays, letters, transcripts, documentaries, and music in order to understand civil rights and social change in America.

Please Take out
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Annotate "Prayers in a Song" lyrics
-Annotate Article: "Native American Activism: Alcatraz and the Red Power Movement:
-Daily song, reading and reflection questions


Homework:
-Complete pages 28-30 in your packet

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Hispanic, Latino/a, Chicano/a Rights

Today I will: 
  • Analyze poems, essays, letters, transcripts, documentaries, and music in order to understand civil rights and social change in America.
Please Take out
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Finish Women's Rights
-Annotate Lyrics Yo soy chicano
-Daily song, reading & reflection
questions

Homework:
-None!

Monday, December 2, 2019

Women's Rights

Today I will: 
  • Analyze poems, essays, letters, transcripts, documentaries, and music in order to understand civil rights and social change in America.
Please Take out
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Listen and annotate
"I am Woman" by Helen Reddy
-Read "The History That Has No
Name" by Betty Friedan
-(Video) Hair --By Elizabeth
Acevedo - watch and annotate
-Daily song, reading & reflection
questions

Homework:
-Finish what we didn't finish in class

Supplement, if interested:
“The Good Wife’s Guide” from Housekeeping magazine

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Africa American Rights: "The Two Killings of Sam Cooke"

*Sam Cooke

Today I will:
 

  • Analyze poems, essays, letters, transcripts, documentaries and music in order to understand civil rights and social change in America.
Please Take out
-a writing utensil
-Civil Rights Packet

Today's Agenda:
-"The Two Killings of Sam Cooke"

Homework:
-None!

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Civil Rights and Social Change

Today I will: 
  • Analyze poems, essays, letters, transcripts, documentaries and music in order to understand civil rights and social change in America.
Please Take out
-a writing utensil
-a highlighter

Today's Agenda:
-New Seats!
-Active Listening
-Group Norms/Social Contract
-"No Man is an Island"
-"Letter from Birmingham Jail"
-Fluency writing
-Membean?

Homework:
-None!

Friday, November 15, 2019

Watch Unbroken


Today I will: 
  • Finish my Narrative (late)
  • Watch Unbroken
Please Take out
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Staple rubric to your narrative
-If you did not print narrative and turn in to turnitin.com, you are not watching the movie. You are working on finishing your narrative.
-Watch Unbroken

Homework:
-None!

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Edit essay and finish Unbroken


Today I will: 
  • Edit my Post Secret Narrative.
Please Take out
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Peer or self-edit Narrative Essay
-Revise Narrative
-Read Unbroken (finish by tomorrow)

Homework:
-Edit your narrative essay.
Print final copy. Turn in to turnitin.com BEFORE class tomorrow.
-Finish reading Part IV of Unbroken by tomorrow

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Narrative writing


Today I will: 
  • Edit my Post Secret Narrative.
Please Take out
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Finish your Narrative Essay
-Peer or self-edit Narrative Essay
-Revise Narrative

Homework:
-Edit your narrative essay.
Print final copy. Turn in to turnitin.com in class tomorrow.
-Finish reading Part IV of Unbroken by Friday

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Narrative Work time

Today I will: 
  • Begin reading my Post Secret Narrative.
Please Take out
-a chromebook
-Narrative Essay brainstorm
-dialogue rules

Today's Agenda:
-Narrative Essay Work Time
-Read chapter 27 & 28 & Complete SQs

Homework:
-Read Chapter 27 & 28 and complete SQs - due Wednesday
=Continue working on your Narrative - rough draft is due by the end of the block Wednesday.

Friday, November 8, 2019

Beginning my essay

Today I will: 
  • Begin reading my Post Secret Narrative.
Please Take out
-a chromebook
-Narrative Essay brainstorm

Today's Agenda:
-Narrative Essay Work Time
-Read chapter 26 & Complete SQs

Homework:
-Read Chapter 26 and complete SQs - due Monday

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Narrative Structure

Today I will: 
  • Figure out the narrative structure of my Post Secret Narrative.
Please Take out
-a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Read Chapters 23-25
-Narrative Structure
-Sample narratives & structure

Homework:
-Finish narrative structure for your essay - due tomorrow


Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Sensory Writing


Today I will: 
  • Practice using your 5 senses to write creatively
Please Take out
-your postcard

Today's Agenda:
-Sensory stations activity
-Read Chapters 20 & 22

Homework:
-Read Chs 20 & 22 & complete SQs

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Continuing Unbroken


Today I will: 
  • Review Part III on Kahoot and then take a multiple-choice quiz
Please Take out
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Part III Review (Kahoot)
-Part III Quiz
-Begin reading Part IV

Homework:
-Your Postcard is due on tomorrow (Sample Post Secret Postcards)
-Read Chapters 18 & 19 & complete SQs

Monday, November 4, 2019

Post Secret and Essay Revision


Today I will: 
  • Introduce the Post Secret Postcard assignment and begin to work on your postcard.
  • Revise Crucible Essays for Competency
Please Take out
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Introduce Post Secret Postcards
-Work on
1. Postcards
2. Catching up on Reading & SQs for Part III
3. Revising Essays

Homework:
-Quiz on Part III tomorrow - catch up on reading and SQs
-Your Postcard is due on Wednesday
-If you were absent on Friday, you need to complete the Dialogue Practice assignment on your own by tomorrow. It's posted on Google Classroom.

Friday, November 1, 2019

Sharks and Bullets

Today I will: 
  • Practice show-not-tell writing and dialogue
  • Read Chapters 16 & 17 of Unbroken, answer study questions.
Please Take out
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Unbroken Quiz
-Read Ch. 16 & 17 & complete SQs
-Narrative Writing Practice: Dialogue

Homework:
-Read Chapters 16 &17 & Complete Study Questions

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Dialogue


Today I will: 
  • Practice show-not-tell writing and dialogue
  • Read Chapters 14 & 15 of Unbroken, answer study questions.
Please Take out
-Nothing needed, yet

Today's Agenda:
-Quick Quiz (Part II)
-Narrative Dialogue
-Read Ch. 14 & 15

Homework:
-Read Chapters 14&15 & Complete Study Questions

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

The Green Hornet Fails

Today I will: 
  • Practice show-not-tell writing 
  • Read Chapters 11 & 12 of Unbroken, answer study questions.
Please Take out
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Show not tell writing practice
-Read Ch. 11
-Quick Quiz (Part II)


Homework:
-Read Chapter 12&13 & Complete Study Questions

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Dodging Bullets


Today I will: 
  • Practice writing from a physical and psychological perspective
  • Read Chapters 9 & 10 of Unbroken, answer study questions.
Please Take out
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Membean
-Read Chapter 10
-Complete SQs for Ch. 10
-Show not tell writing lesson/ practice


Homework:
-Read Chapter 11 & Complete Study Questions

Monday, October 28, 2019

Five Hundred and Ninety-four Holes

*Super Man
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Today I will: 
  • Understand the difference between physical and psychological description and apply the skill to your own descriptions.
  • Read Chapters 9 & 10 of Unbroken, answer study questions.
Please Take out
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Membean
-Read Chapter 9
-Complete SQs for 9


Homework:
-Finish reading Chapter 9 & Complete Study Questions

Friday, October 25, 2019

"This is It, Boys"

Today I will: 
  • Take a multiple choice quiz on Chapters 1-5 in Unbroken
  • Read Chapter 7 of Unbroken and answer study questions.
Please Take out
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Membean
-Read Chapter 7 of Unbroken
-Complete Ch. 7 Study Questions and get them stamped
-Begin reading Chapter 8

Homework:
-Read Chapter 8 and Complete Study Questions

Thursday, October 24, 2019

FDR Declares War

Today I will: 
  • Take a multiple choice quiz on Chapters 1-5 in Unbroken
  • Begin reading Chapter 6 of Unbroken and answer study questions.
Please Take out
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Membean
-Unbroken Chapter 1-5 Quiz
-Watch FDR's Declaration of War and take notes on what he repeats
-Read Chapter 6 of Unbroken out loud
-Complete Ch. 6 Study Questions

Homework:
-Finish reading Chapter 6 of Unbroken and complete Study Questions

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

College and War

Today I will: 
  • Understand the difference between denotative and connotative meaning and apply the skill to your own descriptions.
  • Begin reading Chapter 5 of Unbroken and answer study questions.
Please Take out
-Chromebook
-Writing Utensil
-Study Questions
-Unbroken

Today's Agenda:
-Check Ch 4 HW
-Subjective Writing Practice
Write a subjective description of a place in San Diego. It can be positive or negative, but you should focus on diction and selecting words that convey how they feel about the place.
-Read Chapter 5
-Complete Chapter 5 Study Questions

Homework:
-Finish reading Chapter 5 of Unbroken and complete all study questions
-Quiz on Chapters 1-5 tomorrow