Thursday, March 28, 2013

Week 28, Day 4
Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas derived from Latin and Greek roots; Analyze the internal and external development of characters through a range of literary devices; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Make complex inferences about textual evidence to support understanding, Draw and support complex inferences from text.

1. Bell Work: Get out a blue or black pen and your notes.  Get ready for your Chapter 3 quiz.  
2. Begin reading Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby
1. Take notes
2. Quiz on Monday over Chapter 4
3. Announcements:
1. No SAT Quiz this week.
2. No school tomorrow.
3. EOC Field Test next Tuesday.  Sorry!

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Week 28, Day 3
Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas derived from Latin and Greek roots; Analyze the internal and external development of characters through a range of literary devices; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Make complex inferences about textual evidence to support understanding, Draw and support complex inferences from text.

1. Bell Work: Next year is your Senior year.  What type of schedule did you put together for yourself?  Easy? or Rigorous?  What are the pros and cons of each choice?
2. Read Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby
1. Take notes
2. Quiz on Thursday over Chapter 3
3. Announcements:
1. No SAT Quiz this week.
2. No school on Friday.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Week 28, Day 2
Objective: planning for senior year

1. Bell Work: None
2. Mrs. Monk and Mrs. Allen will be in here to talk about and get your schedules set up for next year.  
3. If time, we will read The Great Gatsby

Monday, March 25, 2013

Week 28, Day 1
Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas derived from Latin and Greek roots; Analyze the internal and external development of characters through a range of literary devices; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Make complex inferences about textual evidence to support understanding, Draw and support complex inferences from text.

1. Bell Work: Get a blue or black pen out and get ready for your Chapter 2 The Great Gatsby quiz.
2. Begin reading Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby
1. Take notes
2. Quiz on Wednesday over Chapter 3
3. Announcements:
1. No SAT Quiz this week.
2. No school on Friday.
3. Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Monk will be in tomorrow to go over your schedule for next year.  

Friday, March 22, 2013

Week 27, Day 5

Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas derived from Latin and Greek roots; Analyze the internal and external development of characters through a range of literary devices; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Make complex inferences about textual evidence to support understanding, Draw and support complex inferences from text.

1. Inspirational Video
2. Week 27 SAT Quiz (on paper)
3. Bell Work: In your spiral and in blue or black ink... Free Write.  
4. Read Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby
1. Take notes
2. Quiz Monday!
5. Other announcements:
1. Follow me on my school-related only twitter @AvalosEnglish
2. Have a safe and good weekend!

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Week 27, Day 4

Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas derived from Latin and Greek roots; Analyze the internal and external development of characters through a range of literary devices; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Make complex inferences about textual evidence to support understanding, Draw and support complex inferences from text.

1. Bell Work: In your spiral and in blue or black ink...During the 1920s alcohol was illegal.  Write about one of these two topics.  1. What would happen if alcohol was prohibited today?  2. Currently, marijuana is illegal (in most places.) What would be the result if it were to be legalized across the United States?
2. The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1 Quiz
3. Begin reading Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby on your own
1. Take notes
2. Quiz Monday!
4. Other announcements:
1. SAT Quiz this week will be over the same 50 words that we had before Spring Break.  No hope for getting out of this test, you will need to study.  
2. Follow me on my school-related only twitter @AvalosEnglish

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Week 27, Day 3

Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas derived from Latin and Greek roots; Analyze the internal and external development of characters through a range of literary devices; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Make complex inferences about textual evidence to support understanding, Draw and support complex inferences from text.

1. Bell Work: In your spiral and in blue or black ink...What choices have you had to make this week?  Tell why they were easy or hard.  
2. Continue reading The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1
1. If we don't finish, you will need to finish it on your own.
2. Take notes
3. Quiz tomorrow!
3. Other announcements:
1. SAT Quiz this week will be over the same 50 words that we had before Spring Break.  No hope for getting out of this test, you will need to study.  
2. Follow me on my school-related only twitter @AvalosEnglish

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Week 27, Day 2

Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas derived from Latin and Greek roots; Analyze the internal and external development of characters through a range of literary devices; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Make complex inferences about textual evidence to support understanding, Draw and support complex inferences from text.

1. Bell Work: In your spiral and in blue or black ink...The Great Gatsby takes place in the early 1920s.  What was going on  in America, historically, during this time?
2. Follow me on my school-related only twitter @AvalosEnglish
3. Begin reading The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1
4. Other announcements:
1. SAT Quiz this week will be over the same 50 words that we had before Spring Break.  No hope for getting out of this test, you will need to study.  

Monday, March 18, 2013

Week 27, Day 1

Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas derived from Latin and Greek roots; Analyze the internal and external development of characters through a range of literary devices; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Make complex inferences about textual evidence to support understanding, Draw and support complex inferences from text.

1. Bell Work: Today's bell work is a little cliche for an English class, but talk about what you did over Spring Break.  Remember, this is done in your spiral and in blue or black INK. 80 words for Honors, 70 words for Regular.  
2. Follow me on my school-related only twitter @AvalosEnglish
3. Begin working on The Great Gatsby Treasure Hunt
1. This is an introduction to the novel we are about to begin.
2. Do the assignment in a Google Doc.  This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment, not group or partner work.  
3. If Google Docs is not working, do the work on your own paper.  I've heard that Google Docs is not working due to bandwidth issues.  Sorry!
4. Due Friday
5. We will work on it in class tomorrow.  Today and tomorrow will be the only two days we will work on it in class.  
4. Other announcements:
1. Welcome back!  I hope you had a great Spring Break and are ready for a VERY busy spring.  The plan for the next couple of weeks: Video Projects are due on Wednesday (test grade), make sure you have the book Drive by Dan Pink by Monday, March 25th.  We will be concurrently reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Drive by Dan Pink, and working on some writing assignments.  There will be quite a bit of out-of-class assignments, so be prepared to work!
2. SAT Quiz this week will be over the same 50 words that we had before Spring Break.  No hope for getting out of this test, you will need to study.  

Friday, March 8, 2013

Week 26, Day 5

Objective: SAT Words Week 26 Assessment; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion. 

1. Take Week 26 SAT Quiz
1. Quizlet
2. Click on Avalos Week 26
3. Click "test"
4. Only check "Multiple Choice"
5. Change it to 50 questions
6. Click Reconfigure
7. DO NOT CHEAT!  IF YOU CHEAT, IT WILL BE A ZERO AND A WRITE-UP!  Just be honest!  Really!  Your conscience will thank you!
2. Penny Delay Reward Day!
3. Have a GREAT Spring Break!  Have FUN! Be SAFE!  

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Week 26, Day 4

1. Bell Work: What is your definition of ethics and morals?  What ethics and morals are most important to you and why?
2. Discussion
3. TED video: Dan Pink and Motivation

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Week 26, Day 3

1. Bell Work: Write about your "perfect" school.  
2. Discussion

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Week 26, Day 2

TAKS was yesterday.  
Use today to unwind and work on anything that you need to get caught up.  YouTube will not help you get caught up.  Bring your spiral to class tomorrow.  You must be working on something productive.  This is NOT a free day.  

Monday, March 4, 2013

Week 26, Day 1
ELA Exit-Level TAKS
Good Luck!
Keep Calm and do your best!

Friday, March 1, 2013

Week 25, Day 5

Objective: SAT Words Week 25 Assessment; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion. 

1. Take Week 25 SAT Quiz
1. Quizlet
2. Click on Avalos Week 25
3. Click "test"
4. Uncheck "Written and True False"
5. Change it to 50 questions
6. Click Reconfigure
7. DO NOT CHEAT!  IF YOU CHEAT, IT WILL BE A ZERO AND A WRITE-UP!  Just be honest!  Really!  Your conscience will thank you.
2. Bell Work: Free Write...at least 80 words.  Underline every 10th word, please.
3. Then you may work on the handouts from yesterday.  
1. Lesson: Complexities of Point of View
2. Handout 19: The Eye of the Reporter
3. Handout 20: Browning's Notorious Narrator
4. Handout 21: Point of View: A Closer Look
4. Be here on Monday!  Get a good night's rest!  TAKS on Monday!
5. Have a GREAT weekend!  Be safe!