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Tuesday, Jan 2

12/30/2023

 
Hey! Welcome back! Happy new year!

DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
​Learning Intentions​
  • Thesis Statements
  • Source integration
Agenda
  • Discuss final and tomorrow's...thing.
  • Read these exemplar essays and answer the 3 questions below for each essay
    1. What is the main idea of the essay? Underline what you would label as the thesis.
    2. What does the writer use as a hook or intro?
    3. Highlight a citation the author uses. How does the writer integrate the sourced information? What effect does this have?
  • Read the argument essay prompt. Begin planning idea.

Thursday, December 21

12/20/2023

 
Hey! Remember, all missing, late or redone work needs to be completed and in to me by TODAY at 3:15!

DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
  • write winter Haikus with Mr. Restad
    • A haiku is a poem of three lines, consisting of 5-7-5 syllables. Traditionally contains a kigo, a word or phrase that symbolizes or implies the season of the poem
    • Mr. Restad Example
      late leaves mingle round
      winter snows stay shy and quiet
      autumn winds remain
​Agenda
  • Check grades and mental health day
    • Goal for today: Quiz #2 and Write #2
  • GOAT debate
  • Hottest president
  • School survey

Wednesday, Dec 20

12/20/2023

 
Hey! Remember, all missing, late or redone work needs to be completed and in to me by This Thursday, 3:15 December 21st!

DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
Learning Intentions
  • Punctuating semicolons
​Agenda
  • ​Unit 4 Grammar and Punctuation Unit
    • Goal for today: Quiz #2

Tuesday, Dec 19

12/19/2023

 
Hey! Remember, all missing, late or redone work needs to be completed and in to me by This Thursday, 3:15 December 21st!

DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
Learning Intentions
  • Punctuating quotations
​Agenda
  • ​Unit 4 Grammar and Punctuation Unit
    • Goal for today: 4.10

Monday, Dec 18

12/18/2023

 
Hey! Remember, all missing, late or redone work needs to be completed and in to me by This Thursday, 3:15 December 21st!

DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
Learning Intentions
  • Punctuating with colons
​Agenda
  • ​Unit 4 Grammar and Punctuation Unit
    • Goal for today: Quiz #1 and 4.9
  • BARE MINIMUM! 4.1-4.4 & revised paragraph
    • 4.1 Clauses
    • 4.2 Types of sentences
    • 4.3 Connecting Independent Clauses
    • 4.4 Punctuating introductory phrases
    • Identify Use these in your own writing
  • PROFICIENT at junior level 
    • Clauses and sentence types
    • Commas, colons, semicolons, and quotations
    • Identify Use these in your own writing

Friday, Dec 15

12/15/2023

 
Hey! Remember, all missing, late or redone work needs to be completed and in to me by 3:15 December 21st!

DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
Learning Intentions
  • Punctuating with colons
​Agenda
  • Writing Workshop - Week 15
  • Unit 4 Grammar and Punctuation Unit
    • Goal for today: Quiz #1 and 4.8
    • REMINDER! The grado requirement for a in the Grammar Unit
    • D = 4.1-4.4 AND Writing checkpoint #1
    • C = 4.1-4.7 AND Writing checkpoint #1 + Quiz #1
    • B = 4.1-4.10 AND Writing checkpoint #1 + Quiz #1 & 2
    • A = 4.1-4.11 AND Writing checkpoint #1 & 2 + Quiz #1 &2 + $$$

Thursday, Dec 14

12/13/2023

 
DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
Learning Intentions
  • Punctuating Indepdent clause commas
​Agenda
  • Sentence creation practice
  • Unit 4 Grammar and Punctuation Unit
    • Goal for today: Finish 4.6 and 4.7

Wednesday, Dec 13

12/13/2023

 
DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
Learning Intentions
  • Punctuating Indepdent clause commas
​Agenda
  • Unit 4 Grammar and Punctuation Unit
    • Goal for today: Finish 4.5

Tuesday, Dec 12

12/11/2023

 
DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
Learning Intentions
  • Punctuating Indepdent clause commas
​Agenda
  • Unit 4 Grammar and Punctuation Unit
    • Goal for today: Finish 4.4 and writing checkpoint #1

Monday, Dec 11

12/10/2023

 
DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
Learning Intentions
  • Punctuating Independent clause commas
​Agenda
  • Unit 4 Grammar and Punctuation Unit
    • Goal for today: Finish 4.3

Friday, Dec 8

12/8/2023

 
DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
Learning Intentions
  • Sentence types and punctuation
Agenda
  • Writing Workshop week 14
  • Finish and submit Living a Good Life Essay Response!!!
  • Start on the Unit 4 Grammar and Punctuation Unit (Video)
    • Goal for today: Finish 4.2

Tuesday, Jan 9

12/6/2023

 
DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
​​Learning Intentions​
  • Drafting
​Agenda
  • Finishing planning, start drafting essay

Thrusday, Dec 7

12/6/2023

 
HEY! Any late, missing, or redone assignments need to be completed and turned in by 3:15 on December 21st.

DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
Learning Intentions
  • Sentence types and punctuation
Agenda
  • Finish and submit Living a Good Life Essay Response
  • Start on the Unit 4 Grammar and Punctuation Unit (Video)
    • ​requirements
    • D = through lesson 4.4 writing checkpoint #1
    • C = through lesson 4.7 Quiz #1
    • B = Through lesson 4.10 writing checkpoint #2
    • A = Through lesson 4.11, Quiz #2, and one $$$ assignment
  • NOREDINK logins
    • Period 3 - other mint 93
    • Period 4 - nice garden 36
    • Period 5 - silent card 7
    • Period 6 - new stairs 1

Wednesday, Dec. 6

12/6/2023

 
DO NOW
  • Daily Check-in​​
Learning Intentions
  • Revision/Editing
Success Criteria
  • I can identify areas of improvement in own writing
  • I can strengthen my writing through revision 
  • I can format my paper in MLA style.
Assessment
  • ​Summarizing main ideas (section 2)
  • Explaining and anaylzing one use of language (section 3)
  • Clairty and development of ideas (section 1 and 4)

Monday & Tuesday, Dec 4 & 5

12/6/2023

 
Drafted Living a Good Life Essay Response (in Google Classroom)
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  • Classroom Blog
  • Eng III - Spring Units
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      • Research Resources
    • 3 ACT Prep
    • 4 I Am Where I Come From
    • 5 Catcher in the Rye
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      • Classroom Spotlight
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