ENGLISH 2
It's crunch time! Memoirs were due by 2:05pm today. Students had the entirity of the period after completing their syntax/diction III quiz to work on their memoir, IRB project, Night storyboard, and/or any missing assignments from this unit. Once 2:05pm hits, no work from this unit will be accepted and the only way to get credit for a late summative assessment is by using your *oopsie* for the semester. LEADERSHIP To wrap-up the unit, students were to write a letter of appreciation to someone who has had a positive impact on their life. The letter should inform the recipient about:
Students do not need to send these letters to their recipients, but may do so it they choose. If they do not send it, I request that they put the letter in their binder for later reference.
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ENGLISH 2
Seeing as the memoirs and storyboards are due tomorrow, and two classes have Independent Reading Projects due on Sunday, the whole class period was dedicated to working on assignments. Students were provided the entirety of the period to work on their memoirs, storyboards, independent reading, and/or any other work they may have for this class or others. LEADERSHIP It was Service Thursday! Five students went to Ms. Warden's Life Skills Class to work with her students on communication skills. The rest of us wrote notes of appreciation to the custodial and secretarial staffs. They were to be colorful and express the importance of each staff member. every student in the class will be signing the letters tomorrow and *hopefully* delivering them to the secretarial staff during 5th period tomorrow. ENGLISH 2
I reminded students of all upcoming deadlines at the start of class. Those deadlines are listed below. After reviewing these dates, students had class time to work on their memoirs and other school work. All English Classes:
LEADERSHIP We looked at the difference between power and influence leadership styles. There was a brainstorming session on the individuals who have had a large impact on the world. HERE are the notes and directions for the work we did in class today. ENGLISH 2
Today's class started out looking at the proper way to format our English work. We discussed the elements of MLA formatting and each student was to get their memoir set up with the following details:
After that, students had the remainder of the period to work on their memoirs. LEADERSHIP We continued our discussion on movements and having positive, kind interactions with people. We watched a couple of videos and had several discussions. There was very little writing today, but there were many opportunities to share our understanding of the videos and concepts discussed. Click HERE for the steps we took and links to the videos. ENGLISH 2
Today was a very quiet, independent, and focused day. First, students took their final reading quiz for Night. There were ten multiple-choice questions like usual, but there was also a second assessment tied-in to this quiz in the form of two prompts in which students were to write a 2:1 paragraph response while explaining a theme and symbol. If students finished their quiz with time to spare, they had the opportunity to work on their personal memoir. LEADERSHIP We looked at a lot of difference scenarios today dealing with the Leader's Law of Influence. We discussed and pondered how impactfull we are without our even knowing it. Hey all! If you have a few minutes to take a QUICK SURVEY for a JHS student's research project, it would be greatly appreciated. This survey is 100% voluntary, but she is looking for a variety of students to gather these thoughts from.
ENGLISH 2 Today, we finished SYNTAX/DICTION III from last Friday. Some classes were at different places in the information, but if we have enough time once we finish the slides, we will work on our memoir. ENGLISH 2
We began to actually break-down what specific memories/experiences we will write about in our memoir. Each student was provided with a MEMOIR OUTLINE. This must be completed prior to using class time to type our memoirs. Some pieces of this can be very tough to identify and explain thoroughly, and that is okay. We will be working with these outlines to type our memoirs between now and next Friday, March 30. Here is my example of a COMPLETED MEMOIR OUTLINE. I identified what my story is generally about (my car accident), what the major portions of this story will cover (Aunt Monica, traveling to South Dakota, night of the accident, and the recovery process), as well as some of the key details I will hit in each of those portions. After those steps, I went back and filled-in the symbols. What was an object that takes me back to this experience every time I see it? For me, I have two symbols that relate to this experience: blue Dodge Grand Caravans and a sweatshirt I got from my aunt. I spent the first 10-15 minutes working through the specific of this document and WHY each step was key. The required elements for this memoir are that it be written using English 2 level grammar and syntax, be at least two full pages long, the student highlights his/her skills at using imagery, and the students highlights his/her skills at using and explaining symbolism through this specific experience. These are the only elements that will be taken into consideration with the grade. The specific content and emotions of the student are not being graded. LEADERSHIP Two students went to play board games with Ms. Warden's class today. The rest of us worked on some organization and processing elements. Everyone who stayed in the room was instructed to sort through all documents in his/her backpack and recycle any papers they no longer need, and sort current documents by class period/subject. We will continue to work on our organization skills throughout the remainder of the semester, especially after Spring Break when we hit our STUDENT Leadership skills hard. ENGLISH 2
Some class periods had notes to finish-up from yesterday. If you are in 4th or 6th period, please see the slides in yesterday's post. All classes did take a look at the notes again to identify the significance of including information from just before the significant event took place: the significance is that it builds context for the reader and allows them to more easily see the contrast between what you valued or how you were prior to the significant experience. After revisiting the notes and taking a moment to think about our significant experiences, we began reading the last section of Night. We got through chapter 7 in every period, but some classes got a little further than others. The remainder of the book is to be read between today and Monday morning. Our final reading quiz will be first thing Monday morning. LEADERSHIP We continued our conversation on movements and looked at some vital elements that tie-together this concept of a movement with active listening, relationships, and influence. We had a few NOTES to jot down as we viewed a couple of videos and held some conversation about the roles we can play in situations similar to the movement in today's video. We also watched another video about "The Golden Circle." this video took us to the end of the class period and will be revisited either tomorrow or Friday. ENGLISH 2
Since I was gone yesterday, we took our reading quiz and moved on to notes today. They were SIMPLE NOTES that actually looked at HOW Night was organized and some ways to break-down the different pieces to understand symbols and use of imagery even more. In doing this, we also talked through the possible process for our own memoirs. We will begin outlining and organizing our memoirs on Thursday using the steps that we used in breaking-down Night. LEADERSHIP We started the period off with an open-note assessment over the definition of leadership and active listening skills/elements. We also started working on the next step in our process of how a movement begins and what is required to start a movement. There were some notes that were take during the video in our DAILY SLIDES. FRESHMAN ENGLISH
You lucked out! You get an extra day of reading before the quiz. If you complete chapter 6 before the end of the period, you should update your storyboard and try to genuinely track what has happened in the text so far. Periods 1 and 6, if you finish chapter 6, keep in mind that you have an IRB Project due in two weeks. You should work on that if you are up-to-date on Night. LEADERSHIP Here are your three options to work on today:
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