Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Week 1, Day 2
Objective: Discuss classroom expectations, policies, and procedures.  Learn proper use and care of Chrome Books. Become more familiar with Mrs. Avalos and her classroom.

Hope your first day back was wonderful and welcome to Day #2!!!
By the time you log on to my blog, you will have already done some of the items listed.  I will mark the ones you need to do in blue.  

1. Blog! 
1. Read all of it!  
2. Don't just skim.  
3. There is lots of important information on here!
4. I REALLY don't like to repeat myself over, and over, and over, and over...
2. Technology
1. Sometimes will work, sometimes it won't
2. Be flexible
3. Collaboration
4. Help each other
3. SAT Vocabulary 
1. 5-10 words each week, starting next week
2. Definitions will be on my website.  
3. I would encourage you to create a Google Doc in "Vocabulary" titled "SAT Vocab.")  
4. There will be quizzes each week, starting on Monday of Week 3.
4. Get Out of Jail Free Cards
1. 2 per semester
2. good for a trip to the restroom, get a drink, locker, or a tardy pass. 
3. Must be in your possession to use it.
4. May be able to earn additional ones throughout the semester for extra credit, etc
5. Syllabus
6. Questions
7. Make a copy of  "Usernames and Passwords." 
1. Fill out any of the usernames and passwords that you already know.  
2. The other websites listed will be log-ins that we will create in the future.  Don't worry about any of them if you don't know what they are or what they mean.  
8. Finish up anything that you did not finish yesterday
9. Have a GREAT DAY!  

Monday, August 27, 2012

Objective: Discuss classroom expectations, policies, and procedures.  Learn proper use and care of Chrome Books.  

Welcome back and welcome to HONORS English III: American Literature!

Please follow the following list of directions.  If you need help, please ask a neighbor or raise your hand.  If I start talking to the class, please close your chrome book 1/2 way and look at me so that I know you are paying attention.  

1. Bookmark my blog in Google Chrome.
2. Bookmark my website in Google Chrome.  
3. Fill out this short form
4. Open Google Docs.
5. Create a new collection titled "Avalos English."  If you need help, ask a neighbor or raise your hand.  I would recommend color coding your classes, as many of your teachers will probably have you creating folders for their classes.  
6. Within "Avalos English," create the following folders
1. Vocabulary
2. Handouts
3. Bell Work
4. Notes
5. Grammar
6. Literature
7. Writing
7. Click here to access my syllabus.  
8. Make a copy of my syllabus and put it in the folder "Avalos English"
9. On the syllabus, make note of the following important pieces of information:
1. Honors (under Academic Requirements)
2. Materials
3. End of Class
10. Click here to open "Fall 2012 Schedule"
1. Make a copy of this document and then fill it out.
11. If time permits, we will go over the class blog and my website.  
12. We will go over policies and procedures in the syllabus tomorrow.  Feel free to read through it and make note of any questions you may have.

Wednesday, May 30

• Survey
• Final Exam Review

Tuesday, May 29

• Review for final!
• Ice Cream Party--Reward for TAKS Scores

Final Exam Review
Vocabulary

• January SAT Words
• Poetry and Literary Terms

Authors

• Washington Irving
• Mark Twain
• F. Scott Fitzgerald

Stories/Novel

• The Great Gatsby

**You get 1 3"x5" index card front and back to use as a cheat sheet**

Monday, May 28

• No School

Friday, May 25

• No School

Thursday, May 24

• Awards Day
• Wildcat Day

Wednesday, May 23

• TAKS Scores
• Show and Tell

Tuesday, May 22

• Bell Work: Work on your Resume project.
• Collaborate with friends if you need help.  
• Turn in your resumes here.
• Even if you don't have them, you MUST submit this form.
• I will be passing out student folders today.

Monday, May 21

I know this is long, but please read all the way to the end of the post.  There is a lot of important information on here.  

• Bell Work:  Write a list of all of the reasons why you should have a resume.  How is it useful?  What do you use them for?  Be sure to include reasons other than looking for a job.  How do High School Seniors use them?

• Work on resumes.  Use my blog post from Friday to help you.  
• For the Professional Resume, you do not have to use the templates I gave you, feel free to search the internet and find a template that suites you.  
• Tomorrow afternoon you need to be ready to turn your completed Leadership and Membership Resume and Professional Resume.  Don't share them with me yet.  I will put a form on here tomorrow for you to turn them in.  

• All textbooks, cds, Gatsby books, and Awakening books must be turned in by Thursday of this week.  Or you must bring the money to pay for them.  

• I am also missing textbook #s: 7, 10, 11, 19, 35, and 52.  These are the big orange books.  If you find one of these and bring it to me, you will get a PRIZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Many of the books from my classroom library are also missing, if you find one and bring it to me, you'll get a prize.  (Hint: They have a sticker in the front that say "This book proudly belongs to Chelsea Barnoski-Avalos, if found please return.)

• TODAY is the last MONDAY of the school year!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, May 18

• Bell Work: Read this brief article

• Create a Leadership and Membership Resume
• Make a copy of this Leadership and Membership Resume
• Fill it out with YOUR information
• Keep this document handy and add to it as the years go by
• Here is an example of a completed Leadership and Membership Resume

• Create a Professional Job Resume using these documents to guide you
• Professional Job Resume Assignment
• Resume Personal Data Sheet
• Myths and Facts about Resumes
• Resume Key Words
• Example 1
• Example 2
• Peer Review
• We will work on these Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and they are due Tuesday, May 22nd by 4:00pm.
• Please collaborate with your peers or ask me for help

Thursday, May 16

• Bell Work: Write a list of things you would like to accomplish this summer to make you a better person.  Not JUST fun things.  Productive things.  Yes, this can be a list.  We will share.

• Open the Literary and Poetry Terms Worksheet

• Make a copy and follow the directions.

• This will be due on Monday.  This will be VERY helpful for your FINAL EXAM!  

• You will need to turn it in here.