All assigned blogs must be turned in on your blog page on Google Blogger.
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All assignments assigned on Google Classroom need to be turned in on Google Classroom.
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Lessons from here on out are on Blogger or Classroom
January 17-20
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Jan 17: Day to edit papers
Jan 18: Tips for moving forward Jan 19: Tips for moving forward Jan 20: Tips for moving forward |
January 10-13
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Jan 3: Mrs. Erickson
Jan 4: Mrs. Erickson Jan 5: Mrs. Erickson Jan 6: Mrs. Erickson |
January 3-6
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Jan 6: Self-Grading for first half |
Jan 3: Hand back paper
Jan 4: Mrs. Erickson Jan 5: Mrs. Erickson Jan 6: Mrs. Erickson |
December 19-22
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Dec 22: First Half |
December 13-16
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Dec 22: First Half |
December 6-9
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Dec 6: Research Proposal Due Dec 6-7: Research Proposal Conferences ![]()
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Dec 6: Research Proposal Due; Conferences
Dec 7: Conferences on Research Proposal Dec 8: Note Cards Dec 9: Finding Research |
November 29-December 2
This Week:Dec 6: Research Proposal Due
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Nov 29: Introduce Research Project
Nov 30: Topic Exploration Dec 1: Research Proposal Dec 2: Distinguishing Scholarly Sources ![]()
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November 21-23
November 15-17
November 8-11
Quarter 2
November 1-4
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Nov 3: Choc Factory Nov 3: Bell Ringer Exam #2 |
Nov 1: Choc Factory Room worktime
Guidelines: Watch the movie. Create a room in the factory that could potentially be added to the movie. This is a two-part assignment. Poster and Paper. Poster: Paper: Nov 2: Choc Factory Room worktime Nov 3: Bell Ringer Exam #2 Nov 4: Book Project Presentations |
October 25-28
This week:Important Due Dates:
Oct 27: POV Essay Nov 3: Choc Factory Nov 3: Bell Ringer Exam #2 |
Oct 25: POV Essay
Guidelines: Write a 1-2 page essay from the point of view from something else. Option A: Write about your day from the point of view of an object that spends most of the day with you i.e. shoes, hair, phone, notebook etc. Option B: Write about the life of an object from the point of view of that object. (This option may require some research.) Oct 26: POV Essay Oct 27: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Oct 28: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
October 17-19
October 11-14
October 4-7
This week:Important Due Dates:
Oct 7: Essay #2 |
Oct 4: Rough Draft #2 Due, Self-Evaluation
Oct 5: Rough Draft #2 Due, Self-Evaluation Oct 6: Introduce Essay #3 Oct 7: Essay #2 Due |
September 27-30
This week:Important Due Dates:
Sept 29: Rough Draft Due Sept 30: Bell Ringer Exam Oct 7: Essay #2 |
Sept 27: Essay #2 Individual Conferences
Sept 28: Exploring life changing experiences. Your task is to locate a life changing experience from the news. (Think in terms of big events that have happened in the world. Try to make sure your event has happened since 2000.) Discuss what the event participants' lives may have been like BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER the event. Put yourself in their shoes. Discuss what was going through their head. Discuss their plans for the future. Etc. Sept 29: Rough Draft Due/Group Conferences Sept 30: Bell Ringer Exam |
September 20-23
This week:Important Due Dates:
Sept 20/21: Rough Draft Due Sept 23: Final Draft Due Sept 29: Rough Draft Sept 30: Bell Ringer Exam Oct 7: Essay #2 ![]()
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Sept 20: Rough Draft Teacher Conferences/Self-Evaluation
Sept 21: Rough Draft Teacher Conferences/Self-Evaluation Sept 22: Assign Essay #2; Blog #1 Blog: Reflect on the video from 2009. What do you think her life was like before he was abducted? How do you think Patty felt in 1989 when Jacob was first abducted? How had Patty's life changed from 1989-2009? (Need help? She talked about this in the video.) After watching the short video from 2016, reflect again. What is going through her mind now? It's been less than two weeks since Heinrich confessed. What is she thinking? How will her life change now? Sept 23: Essay #2 Individual Conferences Final Draft of Essay Due (submitted to Google Classroom; all rough drafts handed in separately.) |
September 13-16
This week:Important Due Dates:
Sept 14: Rough Draft Due Sept 30: Bell Ringer Exam |
Sept 13: Individual Conferences, Day 2
Sept 14: MLA Format; Citing Sources; Verb Tense; Strong verbs, strong words; Essay work time Sept 15: Rough Draft Due/Group Conferences Sept 16: Editing your own writing; Essay work time/Silent Reading |
September 6-9
This week:Important Due Dates:
Sept 14: Rough Draft Due Sept 30: Bell Ringer Exam ![]()
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Sept 6: Welcome back; Syllabus; SMART Goals
Sept 7: 6 + 1 Traits of Writing; First Essay: Some Thoughts on... Essay Sept 8: Sample Essays 1. George Orwell: Some Thoughts on the Common Toad, 1949 2. Jenna Marbles: Some Thoughts on Avocados, 2015 Sept 9: Individual Conferences, Day 1; assign book project (Find assignment under "Book Projects" tab) |