There will be no new curriculum or assignments this week. If you have missing work, please make sure you submit that. I want you to take this week to reflect on your school career, thank someone who made a difference in your high school life, and spend time with family. You guys are amazing and I wish you all the best in the future!
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Work time for the children's book. This book can be done alone or with a partner (remember social distancing, so please collaborate electronically and not in person), and will be due June 5th by 10pm on turnitin.com.
Work time for the children's book. This book can be done alone or with a partner (remember social distancing, so please collaborate electronically and not in person), and will be due June 5th by 10pm on turnitin.com.
Today I introduced the final for the class: an electronic children's book. Please spend today reviewing the PowerPoint, directions, expectations, and the rubric. I do have an optional Zoom meeting tomorrow where you can bring any questions you have. This book can be done alone or with a partner (remember social distancing, so please collaborate electronically and not in person), and will be due June 5th by 10pm on turnitin.com.
Today I want you to use the time to finish any of the poems, and then submit all of them in one document to turnitin.com by 10pm tonight.
Poetry Packet Poems (submitted as one document by 10pm 5/26)
Today you wrote a Snapshot in Time poem (slides 38-43). Remember, all poems will be submitted as one document to turnitin.com by 5/26.
Poetry Packet Poems (submitted as one document by 10pm 5/26)
Today, inspired by the poems you analyzed yesterday, you will write your own self and society poem (see slide 37).
Today you will be analyzing poems from Self and Society (pages 6-7 in the Poetry Packet). You will read one poem, and answer the questions at the bottom of page 7:
For one of the poems:
Today, inspired by the poems you analyzed yesterday, you will write your own childhood poem (see slide 33).
Today you will be analyzing a poem in your poetry packet. Please see the Childhood Poems on pages 4-5, and answer the questions on the bottom of page 5 for ONE of the poems:
For one of the poems:
Today we worked on a Postcard Poem (slides 23-29). Remember, you should work on the poetry daily, and will be submitting all the work to turnitin.com by 10pm on May 26th.
Today we jumped back to poetry by working on a Color Poem (slides 19-22). Remember, you should work on the poetry daily, and will be submitting all the work to turnitin.com by 10pm on May 26th.
I will also be hosting a Zoom session today if you want to ask questions or just check-in. These three days should be spent finalizing and submitting your literary analysis essay (1200-1500 words with a Works Cited Page) to turnitin.com by 10pm Wednesday, 5/13. I would also encourage you to have someone peer edit your essay before you submit the final.
This week should be spent working on the rough draft, which is due on Friday by 10pm on turnitin.com (Literary Analysis Essay Revision 2). The rough draft should meet the word count of 1200-1500 and must have a Works Cited Page.
Today you should review the feedback I left on your outlines, review the PowerPoint with directions for the essay (slides 1-6), email me with any questions. We are going to try a Zoom session on Thursday for any questions.
This week should be spent working on the rough draft, which is due on Friday by 10pm on turnitin.com (Literary Analysis Essay Revision 2). The rough draft should meet the word count of 1200-1500 and must have a Works Cited Page. Work time for the outline. I will send out a link to the Zoom meeting on Wednesday! Outline is due Friday 5/1, by 10pm, on turnitin.com (Literary Analysis Essay Revision 1 folder).
Today you should review the PowerPoint with directions for the essay (slides 1-6), and email me with any questions. We are going to try a Zoom session on Thursday instead of Teams due to some issues people had accessing Teams last week.
This week should be spent working on the outline, which is due on Friday by 10pm on turnitin.com (Literary Analysis Essay Revision 1). Today you took the work for Personification, Onomatopoeia, Simile from Thursday, and wrote your own 10 line poem (slide 18).
Today you should take notes and practice Personification, Onomatopoeia, Simile (slides 9-17).
Today you should work on the Poetry Quick Writes (slides 6-8, pages 2-3 in Poetry Packet).
Monday and Tuesday are work time for the Analyzing a Poem assignment (slides 3-5, page 1 in Poetry Packet). All the poetry will be collected on turntin.com on Tuesday, May 26th at 10pm. You should be working on the poetry assignments daily though, to avoid a ton of work at the end of the unit.
for an assignment, it is still missing. All directions can be found on the daily blog. If you have questions, feel free to email me. This week is going to be about continuing to build our writing skills, focusing on setting (especially a limited setting). Remember: nothing is due right now, and you are encouraged but not required to work on the weekly enrichment lessons. They are all intended to help you maintain the skills we have worked on this semester. I am always available over email if you have questions. I recommend creating a document (Word, Google Docs) to keep all this work.
Your Task This Week:
Reminder: please make sure you are keeping up with your novels. You originally had to finish by April 20th, but with online learning now starting April 20th, the new due date will be the 27th. Going forward, due dates and assignments can be required. We are trying to earn credit for graduation, so it is vitally important that you are doing the work and submit on-time. For those of you with MISSING WORK, I would take the next few weeks to catch-up and submit that work so I can enter those scores. All assignments are up-to-date in Skyward as of 10am Monday morning. If you have a '0' for an assignment, it is still missing. All directions can be found on the daily blog. If you have questions, feel free to email me. As with last week, this week is going to be about continuing to build our writing skills, but shifting more towards poetry as a form of creative expression. Remember: nothing is due right now, and you are encouraged but not required to work on the weekly enrichment lessons. They are all intended to help you maintain the skills we have worked on this semester. I am always available over email if you have questions. I recommend creating a document (Word, Google Docs) to keep all this work.
Your Task This Week:
Reminder: please make sure you are keeping up with your novels. You originally had to finish by April 20th, but with school not resuming until at least April 27th, the new due date will be the 27th (unless they push back the start date again). For those of you with MISSING WORK, I would take the next few weeks to catch-up and submit that work so I can enter those scores. All assignments are up-to-date in Skyward as of 10am Monday morning. If you have a '0' for an assignment, it is still missing. All directions can be found on the daily blog. If you have questions, feel free to email me. This week is going to be about continuing to build our writing skills, focusing on setting (especially a limited setting). Remember: nothing is due right now, and you are encouraged but not required to work on the weekly enrichment lessons. They are all intended to help you maintain the skills we have worked on this semester. I am always available over email if you have questions. I recommend creating a document (Word, Google Docs) to keep all this work.
Your Task This Week:
Reminder: please make sure you are keeping up with your novels. You originally had to finish by April 20th, but with school not resuming until at least April 27th, the new due date will be the 27th (unless they push back the start date again). For those of you with MISSING WORK, I would take the next few weeks to catch-up and submit that work so I can enter those scores. All assignments are up-to-date in Skyward as of 10am Monday morning. If you have a '0' for an assignment, it is still missing. All directions can be found on the daily blog. If you have questions, feel free to email me. Reading day or work day for the Historical Vignette (due 10pm tonight).
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