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Wednesday, Dec 1

11/30/2021

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(there is now a spot to answer this question in the daily check in) Select the most grammatically correct sentence: .
- A. Waiting for her friend, Ariel found a nice spot in the plaza to sit on a bench.
  B. Waiting for her friend, the plaza was a nice spot for Ariel to sit on a bench.
  C. Waiting for her friend, the plaza was a nice spot where Ariel could sit on a bench.
  D. Waiting for her friend, a nice spot for Ariel to sit on a bench was the plaza.
Daily Check-in - Set your smart goal on what you want to learn/work through for the grammar unit.

Learning Objectives

I CAN IDENTIFY...
1. and punctuate dependent and independent clauses
2. and utilize simple, compound, and complex sentences
3. and can connect independent clauses and introductions to a sentence with a comma
4. and punctuation essential and nonessential phrases in a sentence with commas.

Agenda

Continues self-paced grammar and punctuation unit
- Goal to be on pace 310

New rule: no bathroom breaks. Sorry folks. Not my choice, but it's what I've been asked to enforce by our administration. From the admin: "We need everyone to be consistent with the tardy policy and using the bathroom during passing period! There are NO break times this year. There are entirely too many students in the halls. The damage and vaping that is happening is out of control. IF students can't use the bathroom because of groups in their vaping or hanging out, they need to tell someone."

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(there is now a spot to answer this question in the daily check in) CORRECT THE UNDERLINED PORTION: The sun was blotted out as thousands of birds silhouettes appeared overhead..
- A. bird's silhouettes
  B. birds silhouette's
  C. birds' silhouettes
  D. NO CHANGE
Daily Check-in - Set your smart goal on what you want to learn/work through for the grammar unit.

Learning Objectives

I CAN IDENTIFY...
1. and punctuate dependent and independent clauses
2. and utilize simple, compound, and complex sentences
3. and can connect independent clauses and introductions to a sentence with a comma
4. and punctuation essential and nonessential phrases in a sentence with commas.

Agenda

Continues self-paced grammar and punctuation unit
- Goal to be on pace 309

Monday, Nov 29

11/29/2021

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Recall: Write down each punctuation rule concept you've learned so far and an example for each.
- Example: Rule 1 - Independent and Dependent clauses. IND = I went to the store. Dep = Because I was hungry.
Daily Check-in - Set your smart goal on what you want to learn/work through for the grammar unit.

Learning Objectives

I CAN IDENTIFY...
1. and punctuate dependent and independent clauses
2. and utilize simple, compound, and complex sentences
3. and can connect independent clauses and introductions to a sentence with a comma
4. and punctuation essential and nonessential phrases (and appositive phrases) in a sentence with commas.
5. and punctuate coordinate adjectives

Agenda

Continues self-paced grammar and punctuation unit
- Goal to be on pace #309

Tuesday, Nov 23

11/23/2021

Scheudle for today

1st 8:00 -8:53
2nd 9:01-9:54
3rd 10:02 - 10:55
LUNCH 10:55 - 11:57
4th 12:05 - 12:58
5th 1:06 - 1:59
6th 2:07 - 2:55

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Got pictures at or of your friends at TWIRP this weekend and want to maybe include them in the yearbook? Email them to Mr. Restad ([email protected]).
(there is now a spot to answer this question in the daily check in) CORRECT THE UNDERLINED PORTION: The reports all need to be seen by myself before they are sent out..
- A. NO CHANGE
  B. by me
  C. for myself
  D. by my own self
Daily Check-in - Set your smart goal on what you want to learn/work through for the grammar unit.

Learning Objectives

I CAN IDENTIFY...
1. and punctuate dependent and independent clauses
2. and utilize simple, compound, and complex sentences
3. and can connect independent clauses and introductions to a sentence with a comma
4. and punctuation essential and nonessential phrases in a sentence with commas.

Agenda

Continues self-paced grammar and punctuation unit
- Goal to be on pace Checkpoint Quiz #1

for myself

Monday, Nov 22

11/22/2021

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(there is now a spot to answer this question in the daily check in) CORRECT THE UNDERLINED PORTION: Fortunately, many cases are settled before going to trial and is not uncommon for trials to just last only one day.
- A. NO CHANGE
  B. for trials to last only one day
  C. for trials just to last only one day
  D. for trials only to last just one day
Daily Check-in - Set your smart goal on what you want to learn/work through for the grammar unit.

Learning Objectives

I CAN IDENTIFY...
1. and punctuate dependent and independent clauses
2. and utilize simple, compound, and complex sentences
3. and can connect independent clauses and introductions to a sentence with a comma
4. and punctuation essential and nonessential phrases in a sentence with commas.

Agenda

Continues self-paced grammar and punctuation unit
- Goal to be on pace #307

Friday, Nov 19

11/18/2021

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Daily Check-in - Set your smart goal on what you want to learn/work through for the grammar unit.
Using a blank sheet of paper, do a "cold recall" (writing down EVERYTHING you can remember about the lessons you've studied so far). Try to remember rules, definitions, examples, or questions you have had so far,

Learning Objectives

I CAN IDENTIFY...
- and punctuate dependent and independent clauses
- and utilize simple, compound, and complex sentences
- I can identify and can connect independent clauses and introductions to a sentence with a comma

Agenda

Continues self-paced grammar and punctuation unit
- Goal to be on pace #307

Thursday, Nov 18

11/17/2021

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(there is now a spot to answer this question in the daily check in) CORRECT THE UNDERLINED PORTION: After the party, Maria, who the party was thrown for, walked home alone, savoring the memories of the friends she would be leaving when she moved for her new job next week..
- A. NO CHANGE
  B. for whom the party was thrown,
  C. for who the party was thrown,
  D. for whom the party was thrown for,
Daily Check-in - Set your smart goal on what you want to learn/work through for the grammar unit.

Learning Objectives

I CAN IDENTIFY...
1. and punctuate dependent and independent clauses
2. and utilize simple, compound, and complex sentences
3. and can connect independent clauses and introductions to a sentence with a comma
4. and punctuation essential and nonessential phrases in a sentence with commas.

Agenda

Continues self-paced grammar and punctuation unit
- Goal to be on pace #305

Wednesday, Nov 17

11/16/2021

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(there is now a spot to answer this question in the daily check in) CORRECT THE UNDERLINED PORTION: One definition of the term truly lives up to its name: the Ironman Triathlon held annually in Hawaii a picturesque setting for a grueling race.
- A. NO CHANGE
  B. Hawaii,
  C. Hawaii, being
  D. Hawaii, it is
Daily Check-in - Set your smart goal on what you want to learn/work through for the grammar unit.

Learning Objectives

I CAN IDENTIFY...
- and punctuate dependent and independent clauses
- and utilize simple, compound, and complex sentences
- I can identify and can connect independent clauses and introductions to a sentence with a comma

Agenda

Continues self-paced grammar and punctuation unit
- Goal to be on pace #304

Tuesday, Nov 16

11/16/2021

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Daily Check-in - Set your smart goal on what you want to learn/work through for the grammar unit.
CORRECT THE UNDERLINED PORTION: The collection of poems and short stories have been out of print for several years, but will soon be available again.
- A. NO CHANGE
  B. has been
  C. had been
  D. will be

Learning Objectives

I CAN IDENTIFY...
- and punctuate dependent and independent clauses
- and utilize simple, compound, and complex sentences
- I can identify and can connect independent clauses and introductions to a sentence with a comma

Agenda

Continues self-paced grammar and punctuation unit
- Goal to be on pace #303

Monday, Nov 15

11/15/2021

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Daily Check-in - Set your smart goal on what you want to learn/work through for the grammar unit.
CORRECT THE UNDERLINED PORTION: This year, I visited Singapore, Brazil Italy and Malaysia.
- A. Singapore; Brazil, Italy, and Malaysia.
  B. Singapore; Brazil; Italy; and Malaysia.
  C. Singapore, Brazil Italy, and Malaysia.
  D. Singapore, Brazil, Italy, and Malaysia.

Learning Objectives

I CAN IDENTIFY...
- and punctuate dependent and independent clauses
- and utilize simple, compound, and complex sentences

Agenda

Continue working on Crucible Test revisions. See Friday's post for details on revision requirements.
Continues self-paced grammar and punctuation unit
- Goal to be on pace #302

Friday, Nov 12

11/12/2021

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Daily Check-in
CORRECT THE UNDERLINED PORTION: We know so much about the Lancashire Witches because the trial was recorded in unique detail by the clerk of the court Thomas Potts who published his account soon afterwards. Robert Poole recently published a modern-English edition of their book, together with an essay piecing together what we know of the events of 1612. It reveals how Potts carefully edited the evidence, and also how the case against the “witches” were constructed and manipulated to bring about a spectacular show trial.
- A. NO CHANGE
  B. its
  C. it’s
  D. his

Unit Learning Objectives

I CAN USE...
- A comma to separate dependent clauses correctly, compound sentences, lists, non-essential phrases, quotations, and appositive phrases
- A semicolon to link two or more closely related independent clauses
- A semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to link two or more closely related independent clauses
- A colon to introduce a list, clarification, or quotation
- A dash to add emphasis to non-essential phrases
I CAN IDENTIFY...
- and punctuate dependent and independent clauses
- utilize simple, compound, and complex sentences
- I can identify and utilize parallel sentence structure

Agenda

Discuss grammar pre-test and self-paced grammar and punctuation unit
Review Crucible Test
- For revisions on Multiple choice questions you got incorrect do the following:
  - In a separate Google Document that you will turn in to Google Classroom.
  - State what the correct answer was.
  - Explain why it was the correct answer within the context of the play. You must use at least one direct citation from the play (w/line number) to support your explanation.
  - Evaluate the importance of that detail on the overall development of the plot or characters.
  - Example: The rumor that was circulating at the beginning of the play about Rev. Parris's daughter was that she is the victim of witchcraft. Act 1 revolves around the previous night's happening of girls found dancing in the woods at night (which was not allowed in Puritan culture). When discovered by Rev. Parris, two of the girls fainted and are "unable" to wake up. This prompts a scandal to break in Salem about the girls being bewitched, which worries Parris greatly. He prompt's one of the girls to "Go directly home and speak nothing of unnatural causes" (37) because he is concerned about the speculation around the fact that his own daughter is caught up in witchcraft. Not a good image for a Christian reverend.
- For revisions on essay questions.
  - Rewrite the rubric on which you were graded and select up to 4 assessment areas (listed below) on which you want to improve your score.
  - In a separate Google Document...
  - Review one of the resources linked for your area of assessment below and take notes
    - Implicit understanding/inference (video 1 - making complex and insightful inferences, video 2 - inference in the crucible)
    - Support (video, article)
    - Analysis (video, article)
    - Impact of author choice (video)
  - After taking notes in the Google doc,
    - 1) in your own words explain the area of assessment you are working to improve (e.g. what does it mean to evaluate the impact of author choice?)
    - 2) explain what you need to do in order to improve that area of assessment (e.g. to what ideas do you need to do to add more support?)
  - Make the revisions to your test question responses and turn assignment #211 back in.
Begin self-paced grammar unit/finish Crucible test.

Thursday, Nov 11

11/11/2021

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Daily Check-in
Write down and explain all the rules you can think of that govern commas

Agenda

We'll review The Crucible Assessment tomorrow and talk about revisions.
But for today, since I forgot I had to be in a committee meeting, we're taking a grammar pre-test! YAAAY!!!!
NO PHONES, just do your best. Use ALL the 45 minutes. That's all I can ask. Please be respectful of other testing as well and keep to yourself.

Wednesday, Nov 10

11/10/2021

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Daily Check-in
Complete the 210 - Crucible MC Unit Assessment
Complete toe 211 - Crucible Essay Unit Assessment

Tuesday, Nov 9

11/9/2021

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Learning Objectives

Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story

Agenda

Review 209 - The Confession
Review Crucible and prepare notes for the unit assessment tomorrow. Questions to prepare for
- Short 20 multiple choice (questions like the retrieval practice acts review)
- 2 essay questions listed here: The Crucible - Unit Final Assessment
Crucible Review Sheet (you may use this on the test tomorrow)
- (+5 ec points on the multiple choice section if you have it completely filled out before the test)
Appropriate study/prep techniques (Remember, to effectively study/learn you have to DO something to get information out of your brain, not into it.)
- Complete the Crucible study sheet
- Summarize acts in your own words
- Make a character connection web
- Review retrieval practices from act 1, 2, 3 or 4.
- Make a Venn diagram of the Red Scare and the Salem Witch Trials
- Compile evidence for character change or motivation across the play

Monday, Nov 8

11/8/2021

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Daily Check-in

Objectives

Understand structure - how something is created, structural elements and why those choices were made
Explain structural elements – setting, characters, plot, theme, tone

Agenda

Watch Act 4 of the Crucible. Act 4 movie
- Password to access movie files is mrrestad
Reflection Write: •What are your immediate reactions to the play and ending? What emotions do you feel? Why did Arthur Miller choose to end the play this way? What impact does it carry?
If necessary, review these sections of act 4 and answer the questions in the 209 - The Confession

Independent Learning
Complete these three assignments posted in Google Classroom.

209 - The Confession

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