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Tuesday, Nov 26

11/25/2019

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Do Now

Fill out the "Daily Check in"
Review the Grammar Exam 1.1 posted on Google Classroom

Agenda

Complete the graphic organizer for Argumentative Essay: Living a Good Life essay
OR worked on the retake form for the Grammar Exam if necessary,

ESSAY ORGANIZATION
after thesis is solid...

ONE: Plan main claims to support thesis ideas
TWO: Brainstorm evidence to back up claims
- Evidence types
- .ACTUAL RESEARCH! What research studies or experts show. Not using for this essay unless you really want to get out there and look up/cite some data.
- REAL WORLD! Current events/trends! Companies like Apple and Samsung or Snapchat and Instagram vie for attention of humans daily, coming out with newer, flashier models and apps.
- REFERENCES! Books and stuff! Charlotte Perkin’s Gilman warns of the dangers of isolation in her short story “The Yellow Wallpaper”
- HYPOTHETICAL! Imagine that! Imagine if everyone in a city or school only communicated through text.
- PERSONAL EXPERIENCE! From my experience! Daily I experience the reality that cursing Youtube or watching football highlights is exponentially easier than picking up that book I’ve been meaning to read or going to the gym.

Have a wonderful break! See you next week.

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Monday, Nov 25

11/24/2019

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REMINDER! The last day to turn in any missing work, redo any tests or assignments is December 20th by 3:15 p.m.

Do Now

If you were gone, begin the Grammar Exam 1.1 posted on Google Classroom
Fill out the "Daily Check in"
Fill out the yellow Argument Writing unit overview sheet (at the front of the class)

ASSIGNMENT
Reviewed the upcoming essay assignment: Argumentative Essay: Living a Good Life

Brainstorm ideas for the three prompt choices
Select your strongest brainstorm and develop a thesis that is
- Arguable! You are entitled to an opinion. Your opinion is valid and has value.
  Supportable! The thesis statement itself is not a fact statement but is stated as fact (does not have an "I think" or "the reader can see" statement) and can be backed up with evidence.
  Specific! This opinion should be more than just agreement or disagreement with an idea. Your opinion loses its value and validity if you cannot communicate it effectively and efficiently.
Begin planning claims and evidence to support your thesis using the essay organizer.

Tomorrow you will be given time to continue planning/writing your essay OR work on the test retake form from last week's grammar exam.

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Friday, Nov 22

11/20/2019

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Grammar Exam (Rules 1-6) posted in Google Classroom.

Then we worked on really important projects...

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Thursday, Nov 21

11/19/2019

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Do Now

Fill out the "Daily Check in"
Vote for TWIRP Royalty if that's your thing: bit.ly/BroncTWIRP19
Review the following sentences and figure out what kind of sentence it is (e.g. simple or compound or complex), how to punctuate each one of the sentences, and discuss the rules governing the punctuation.

SENTENCES

Yesterday was her brother's birthday so she took him out for a pleasant quiet dinner.
Because her alarm clock was broken she was late for class.
This restaurant has an exciting atmosphere but the bland boring food on the other hand has let me down.

STUDY DAY!
See yesterday's study tips and use today to practice for tomorrow's grammar exam.

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Wednesday, Nov 20

11/18/2019

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Do Now

Fill out the "Daily Check in"
Fill out your unit overview sheet, self-assessing your ability to perform the listed skills: (1=Beginning, 2=Developing, 3=Proficient 4=Advanced)

When you’re finished, grab a piece of paper and reflect: write continuously about What Did I learn? What skills and concepts do you most remember over the past unit? To help, maybe look at the questions below.

How will I use what I’ve learned in the future?
What were some of the most interesting discoveries or thoughts I had while working on this unit?
What were some of my most challenging moments and what made them so?
What were some of my most powerful learning moments and what made them so?
What is the most important thing I learned personally?
What most got in the way of my progress, if anything?
How did I help others during this process? How do I feel I may have hindered others?
What did I learn were my greatest strengths? My biggest areas for improvement?
What would I do differently if I were to approach the same unit again?
What moments was I most proud of my efforts?
Could I teach these ideas to someone else easily? Why or why not?

Staple your reflection and your overview sheet together. Turn this in.

Grammar Test Friday!

NOTES ON HOW TO STUDY
Know terms!

Quiz yourself
Play a game (quizlet)

Practice application

Study guides
Review questions
Practice tests
Homework!

METACOGNITION

Review what you didn’t know or feel comfortable with.
NOT just what you got right or wrong.

Create!

Try to write your own questions for the test
Apply concepts to other areas

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Tuesday, Nov 19

11/18/2019

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Do Now

Fill out the "Daily Check in"

Hey! Sorry I'm out today. My daughter is sick and making pitiful, heart-breaking noises but at the same time her little, stuffy snorts are super cute. In my absence, you'll be learning about one of our last comma rules: coordinate adjectives.

AGENDA:

LEARN! Watch the video linked below, read the orange sheet Grammar #6: Coordinate Adjectives (in the organizer on the front table), AND/OR or check out these online notes.
Complete back side of the orange sheet #6: Coordinate adjectives. Turn this in to the black shelf at the front of the room.
Complete the No Red Ink Assignment: #6 Coordinate Adjectives
Complete Grammar: Editing Paragraphs #1 AND Grammar: Editing Paragraphs #2. Both are linked on Google Classroom. NOTE: read directions carefully! If you don't know MLA or how to use the comment tool, watch this video.

NOTICE!
We will begin reviewing this week for an upcoming grammar test! Probably Friday or Monday. Make sure you're caught up on rules #1-6 and have done the required homework.

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Monday, Nov 18

11/15/2019

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Went over tests and retake forms with folks who needed it.

Other folks did an escape room in the library.

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Friday, Nov 15

11/15/2019

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Unit Exam posted up in Google Classroom! Good luck!

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Thursday, Nov 14

11/12/2019

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Thursday is a catch up and review day. You are to spend the class period working on the following:

Complete any missing assignments from the unit
Complete "The American Eras" review sheet (located on the front table)
- Remember! If you complete this totally and bring it to class on Friday I will raise your score 1 whole letter grade.
Go through the Practice Unit Exam. This is EXACTLY the same type of questions you'll be asked to understand on Friday. The only thing that will change is the poems and reading passages.

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