Happy (Almost) Thanksgiving!

Move the Reading Assignment Due Date--> fix your yellow sheet
A NEW book by Laurie Halse Anderson: "Thank You, Sarah!"---festive and informative!
Today's funky schedule:

Block A       8:04 – 8:48
Block B      8:53 – 9:37
Block C      9:42 – 10:26
Fun time 10:30-10:53

Twisted/Speak

• Highs & Lows from the Weekend!
• Homework Activity
• Padlet for Group A: http://padlet.com/wall/7qctzzampe
• Padlet for Group B: http://padlet.com/wall/pqulto7iwv
• Speak: http://padlet.com/wall/9m362fkq33
• HW: Soundtrack Assignment (due after Thanksgiving)
• Reading time!

Friday HW Reminder

Don't forget to complete this sheet for HW due on Monday: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q0xPfBZLp8K2e-MwJzJy8aVAlAzBDTaweFL2xfFLNcg/edit?usp=sharing

Remember, you are looking for how the lyrics of each song relates back to specific passages in the text you are reading.  Make sure to record the sentences or paragraph that remind you of the lyrics on the handout we started in class (and is hyperlinked above).

Here are the lyrics to the songs associated with TWISTED.

Hurt by Johnny Cash

I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real

Twisted/Speak Soundtracks

• Collect HW questions from last night's reading
• Making Predictions using music videos worksheet
• Twisted
• Johnny Cash: Hurt
• Puddle of Mud: She Hates Me
• Speak
• Goo Goo Dolls "No One Is Listening"
• Avril Lavigne: Nobody's Home
• Catalyst
• Queen: Under Pressure
• Linkin Park “Runaway”

• Exit Ticket: Click to fill out a 3,2,1 exit ticket

• HW: for Monday get to 102-123 Speak & Twisted: 117-142.  Complete the Soundtrack worksheet started in class.

Funky schedule: READING!

Get to 102 in Speak or 117 in Twisted.

Only P1/2 today (English and Global...no science)

Twisted/Speak & Final Project

Collect HW due today!

Get quizzes back!

Link to Final Speech Project

2nd speech example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI

Exit Ticket for Today's Class

HW: Read to page 102 in Speak and 117 in Twisted for Thursday. Complete handout with questions for your particular reading assignment.

Twisted/Speak & Speech Writing

Highs and lows

Independent reading time

Common Core Goal: 

• Character development: Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.)
• Why should we care???

Looking at an example speech:  Dalton Sherman (he's only 10!)

What he did in terms of speech writing: http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/dalton-sherman-keynote-speech-video/

Link to Final Speech Project

Exit Ticket for Today's Class

Due tomorrow: Reading assignment (61-82 Speak or 68-93 Twisted) and 4th handout.

Quiz Retake, Twisted/Speak reading

• Quiz re-take over apostrophes, capitalization, and credible source vocabulary
• Collect HW sheet (outline of a character, passage, explanation)
• New HW sheet due Tuesday & 61-82 in Speak, 68-93 in Twisted

Apostrophe Review & Quizlet

1. Apostrophe review activity
2. Apostrophe review sheet to do on your own time (answer sheet included)
3. Quizlet of 6 terms: http://quizlet.com/join/vjHBvwATU
4. Reading time

Reading Quiz, paper pass back

• Speak/Twisted hardcopy of a reading schedule
• Pass back hwork assignments & yesterday's quiz. Please keep in notebook!
• Reading quiz today over 1-40 ish in your book.
• Read for HW: 41-61 in Speak, 41-68 in Twisted & handout. Due Friday.
• Retake quiz on apostrophes, caps, and credible sources?? This Friday.

Final Project (initial information) for Twisted/Speak--Speech

Due: Dec 13th, typed, double-speaced, 12 point font

You must have 3 passages of your choice somewhere in your speech to support your answer.

1. Introduction:  Who you are (Tyler and Melinda) and why you are here today.
2. Body:
1. What was your inner conflict(s)?
2. When did you know the problem was happening (inciting incident is when we first see a problem)?
3. Who helped you as you faced your challenges/conflicts?
4. Who was poison to you as you tried to overcome your challenges/conflicts?
5. What was your climactic moment?  (When did you have an “Ah-ha!” moment?)
3. Conclusion:
1. What did you do to affect your own resolution?
2. How have you changed from the beginning of your experience to now?  
3. What you learned about being a teenager?
4. Where should your peers go for support (research real Freeport resources)

Final Project for Twisted and Speak

• Highs and lows of the long weekend
• Quiz over caps/apostrophes/credible sources (25 points)
• Reading schedule moving forward--currently digital only.  Will make color copies.
• Final Speak and Twisted project
• Reading due tomorrow: up to page 40ish & second "in the character's head" worksheet

Apostrophes & Twisted/Speak reading

1. Apostrophes/Caps/Credible Sources in Class Worksheet https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gurWY36eMW8fC3UHk2XPCaxoP_N5_ihUsh-C4CfmvfY/edit?usp=sharing
2. Homework due: Get in the Character's Head! 
3. HW for Tuesday: Quiz (use worksheet for help) 25 points.  For Wed: Twisted or Speak...get to page 41 & next "Get in Character's Head" WS.

Pick a Priority Question & Capitalization Pre-Quiz

• Pass back "Capitalization Rules" packet.  Keep for quiz study.
• Pre-quiz on capitalization
• Which priority question interests you?   Check out yesterday's post for the full list. Write down your question on a note on your iPad.
• Head to the library and chat with Ms. Moore about credible sources.
• Pick an article to help you answer your question.
• Make bulleted list of key information from the article.
• This will help us write a summary later on
• Apostrophes...I'm tabling this until tomorrow.

HW due tomorrow: TWISTED and SPEAK reading to page 20.  Complete the "What's in the character 's head?" handout.  

Upcoming next TUES: Quiz on capitalization, apostrophes, and words associated with credible sources.  Yesterday's blog has a list of what you need to learn.

Priority Question Selection, Apostrophes, & Common Core...oh my!

1. Common Core goals with "Teen Pressure" inquiry & Reading Twisted/Speak

• • 2 - central idea/summary (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.)
• • 3- character development (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.)

2. Select a priority question you'd like to investigate tomorrow (Wed) when we visit Mrs. Moore in the library.  Here are the priority questions both classes selected:

• • What about a teacher stresses a teen out?
  • What is the point of this activity?
  • Why is school seven hours long?
  • Are teenagers the only ones being stressed or pressured?
  • Why are teenagers so stressed out?
  • Why is one gender stressed out more than the other?
  • What causes stress?
  • Do parents cause a lot of the stress?
  • Why do people get put into groups instead of making their own choices?
  • What types of teen pressure are there?
  • How many teens are pressured a day?
  • Is pressuring bullying? If so, why or why not?
  • How do they feel when they get pressured?
  • How does it affect their life?
  • Are drugs the most common thing for teens to get pressured into?
  • Do friends and others pressure you?
  • Do drugs pressure you?
  • Does school pressure you?
  • Does homework  pressure teens?
  • Does society pressure teens?
  • How does bullying pressure teens?
  • Why do drugs and bullying interfere with school?

3. Let's get reading!  By Thursday, please read to page 19 in Twisted (stop at ch 7) or page 20 in Speak (stop at "Friends" chapter.  If you already read, simply review and fill out the homework sheet. Click for another copy of the HW sheet.

4. Upcoming quizzes: TUESDAY a quiz over capitalization/apostrophe work and key works associated with credible sources.  Here is a handy study guide:

• Capitalization (click to see worksheet, answer key, and rules)
• Proper noun (names, places)
• Seasons, not caps
• Dad, Grandpa...my dad, my grandpa
• Letter writing...Dear Ms. Peterson,
• Courses (Math 101, English 202)
• Quotes
• Credible Source Vocabulary (click to see the rubric we used in class)
• Credible
• Relevance
• Objectivity
• Accuracy
• Currency
• Authority
• Apostrophes
• Singular possessive (in class tomorrow)

Odds N' Ends

1. Worksheets: Proper Nouns
2. Correct a paragraph from YMATS 
3. Who did corrections for Man Friday?  I need to know so I can look at it.

How I graded your "Draft Letter" reflection, which was supposed to be 200-300 words:

+ = 100 (200 words)

✔+ = 92 (125 words or more)

✔ = 84 (75 words or more)

✔- = 76 (50 words or more)

- = 68 (less than 50 words)

less than 50 words...To Be Determined

Homework for tonight: #1-15 for capitalizing proper nouns worksheet.  It is on the back of the packet we did in class.  Not available online.

Thurs: Continue Work w/Credible Sources, Fri: Make-up work

Thursday:
Continue to work with Credible Sources.  Pick either the Bigfoot Article or Sea Monster article to evaluate (see links from yesterday).

Friday:
You will have about 25 mins to do make up work for English.  Quarter closes today.