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Friday, September 1

8/31/2017

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  • Personal Mission Paragraph¡
  • Finish or double check“Policy Scav Hunt” is turned in, fix any issues and re-turn in
  • Quizlet "Top ACT Vocab (A-C) Unit 1"
    • (screenshot of gravity at 9000 points and screenshot test 90%)
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Thursday, August 31

8/31/2017

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Read this article on a Well Lived Life

Then free-write for 15 minutes about these things
  • Explain your version of…
    • Happiness
    • Positive Action
    • Success
  • Explain actions you can do to achieve those
  • Consider how education can be a part of that plan
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Wednesday, August 30

8/30/2017

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Went to library for SSR books. SSR starts tomorrow. All students must have their own books to read.

Took notes on the following.
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TOPIC SENTENCES
  • Identifies the main idea(s).
  • All ideas expressed or explored must fit under the “umbrella” of this topic sentence.
SUPPORTING IDEAS/EVIDENCE:
  • Give details to develop and support the main idea of the paragraph
  • EXAMPLES of EVIDENCE
    • Specific examples
    • Quotations
    • Explains ideas
COMMENTARY:
  • Explains why and how your supporting ideas relate back to your topic sentence
CONCLUDING SENTENCES
  • Restates main points in a new or more meaningful way
  • Wraps up all ideas pertaining to that topic sentence

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Tuesday, August 29

8/29/2017

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Pretend you’re a company and English is your business. Build and assess goal that goes beyond “getting a grade”
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ASSIGNMENT
  • On one side, write your EDUCATIONAL MISSION STATEMENT (what is your goal for the class)
  • Remember, a mission statement is a short and simple statement (~30 words and 1-2 sentences) which outlines a company or person’s purpose beyond selling something.
  • CANNOT BE: To get a grade, to pass, to graduate. Must be a skill or idea based goal.
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Monday, August 28

8/28/2017

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Assigned classroom Chromebooks. See Mr. Restad for your number.

Signed up to Mr. Restad's Google Classroom using the following codes.
  • Period 2 - tjoo8b​
  • Period 3 - 3qd66m
  • Period 4 - zw581r​

Completed the first assignment: Policy Scavenger Hunt
Began 2nd assignment: Quizlet "Top ACT Vocab (A-C) Unit 1" (see Google Classroom for Quizlet assignment details)
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Friday, August 25

8/24/2017

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Welcome back folks!

If you missed today, be sure to check with Mr. Restad to get a note card filled out with the following info:

Lined side
  1. In two words, describe yourself as a student.
  2. What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
  3. Write a question for Mr. Restad. Any question.
Blank side
  • Your full name

Other than that we just had a great discussion on this crazy social experiment called school and what we want to get out of it.
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