English
Periods 1, 4, 6, & 8
There will be no homework this week unless a student fails to finish his work during class.
Students will continue with the argumentation unit this week while working simultaneously with the textbook. We will cover pages 141-148. The topics will include figurative language, vocabulary, and adjectives.
We will review for midterms on Thursday. Our midterm will be held on January 17, 2017.
Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7
This week we will be discussing benefits such as health insurance, sick days, vacation days, personal days, retirement, etc. We'll also cover putting in effort on the job and handling difficult situations appropriately.
PSSA SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell.
Monday, January 9, 2017
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
January 3 - January 7
English- Periods 1, 4, 6, & 8
There will be no homework outside of class this week unless a student fails to complete his/her work during the allotted class time.
This week students will pretend to be police investigators. They will analyze a crime scene in order to gather evidence to be included in a piece of argumentative writing. Students will learn about the basic parts of an argument (evidence, warrant, backing, and counterargument). Students will be required to use these elements in their "police reports."
Students will also continue to work on "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed." Students will analyze the craft and structure of the text.
Career Exploration Periods 3 & 7
Students will continue learning about finances and working on budgets.
*No homework this week
PSSA SSR
Students will read silently from bell to bell unless otherwise indicated by the teacher.
There will be no homework outside of class this week unless a student fails to complete his/her work during the allotted class time.
This week students will pretend to be police investigators. They will analyze a crime scene in order to gather evidence to be included in a piece of argumentative writing. Students will learn about the basic parts of an argument (evidence, warrant, backing, and counterargument). Students will be required to use these elements in their "police reports."
Students will also continue to work on "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed." Students will analyze the craft and structure of the text.
Career Exploration Periods 3 & 7
Students will continue learning about finances and working on budgets.
*No homework this week
PSSA SSR
Students will read silently from bell to bell unless otherwise indicated by the teacher.
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
December 19 - December 23
English
Periods 1, 4, 6, & 8
Students will finish the four-corner debate and will read/annotate "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed." Students will analyze the author's use of simile and metaphor in the text and write using figurative language.
PSSA SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell unless otherwise indicated by teacher.
Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7
Students will present their Shark Tank projects.
Periods 1, 4, 6, & 8
Students will finish the four-corner debate and will read/annotate "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed." Students will analyze the author's use of simile and metaphor in the text and write using figurative language.
PSSA SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell unless otherwise indicated by teacher.
Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7
Students will present their Shark Tank projects.
Monday, December 12, 2016
December 12 - December 16
English
Periods 1, 4, 6, & 8
UPDATE: The practice quiz has been moved to December 19th, and the grammar quiz will be on December 20th.
There will be a grammar quiz on Friday. Students will take a practice quiz on Thursday in order to prepare for the assessment.
Students will finish studying the structure of "Leaving Main Street," and participate in a 4-corner debate on Tuesday. On Wednesday, students will read/annotate "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed." Students will analyze the author's use of simile and metaphor in the text and write using figurative language.
PSSA SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell unless otherwise indicated by teacher.
Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7
Students will spend the duration of the week working on the Shark Tank Entrepreneurship Challenge. Students should be prepared to begin presenting their ideas to the "sharks" on December 19, 2016.
Periods 1, 4, 6, & 8
UPDATE: The practice quiz has been moved to December 19th, and the grammar quiz will be on December 20th.
There will be a grammar quiz on Friday. Students will take a practice quiz on Thursday in order to prepare for the assessment.
Students will finish studying the structure of "Leaving Main Street," and participate in a 4-corner debate on Tuesday. On Wednesday, students will read/annotate "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed." Students will analyze the author's use of simile and metaphor in the text and write using figurative language.
PSSA SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell unless otherwise indicated by teacher.
Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7
Students will spend the duration of the week working on the Shark Tank Entrepreneurship Challenge. Students should be prepared to begin presenting their ideas to the "sharks" on December 19, 2016.
Monday, December 5, 2016
December 5 - December 9
English
Periods 1, 4, 6, & 8
The narrative performance-based assessment is due by the end of the period on Tuesday.
There will be a grammar quiz on Friday. Students will take a practice quiz on Thursday in order to prepare for the assessment.
Students will participate in peer editing on Wednesday.
We will be moving into argumentation at the end of the week. Students will set goals (pg. 118), learn academic vocabulary (pg. 119), read/annotate "Leaving Main Street" (pg. 120-121), and write a short objective summary(pg. 122). Students will evaluate written arguments by analyzing how the author states and supports his claims.
PSSA SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell unless otherwise indicated by teacher.
Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7
Students will be participating in mock interviews this week. Students will come to the interview with a resume, 3 questions for the interviewer, a pen, notebook, and a thank you letter.
Periods 1, 4, 6, & 8
The narrative performance-based assessment is due by the end of the period on Tuesday.
There will be a grammar quiz on Friday. Students will take a practice quiz on Thursday in order to prepare for the assessment.
Students will participate in peer editing on Wednesday.
We will be moving into argumentation at the end of the week. Students will set goals (pg. 118), learn academic vocabulary (pg. 119), read/annotate "Leaving Main Street" (pg. 120-121), and write a short objective summary(pg. 122). Students will evaluate written arguments by analyzing how the author states and supports his claims.
PSSA SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell unless otherwise indicated by teacher.
Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7
Students will be participating in mock interviews this week. Students will come to the interview with a resume, 3 questions for the interviewer, a pen, notebook, and a thank you letter.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
November 29 - December 2
English
Periods 1, 4, 6, & 8
*Please note that there will be no grammar quiz this week due to the shortened week
Students need to hand in the following by Friday, if not already turned in:
Periods 1, 4, 6, & 8
*Please note that there will be no grammar quiz this week due to the shortened week
Students need to hand in the following by Friday, if not already turned in:
- Ending Techniques
- Sensory Details
- Credible Conversations
- "Said" Stoppers
This week we will be completing the performance-based Assessment from page 112 of the textbook. Students will use all of the techniques that they've learned about for the past few weeks when crafting their narratives.
PSSA SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell unless otherwise indicated by teacher.
Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7
Students will learn about appropriate/inappropriate workplace behaviors. Students will also learn about the importance of effective speaking and listening skills in an interview.
Friday, November 18, 2016
November 21 - November 23
English
Periods 1, 4, 6, & 8
Please note that there will be no grammar quiz this week due to Thanksgiving break.
This week we will work on perfecting our use of dialogue within our narratives. We will focus on eliminating the repetition of the word "said," and work to make sure that the written conversations are credible.
Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7
Students will finish their resume and begin their cover letter.
PSSA SSR
Period 2
Students should bring a book with them and read from bell to bell unless otherwise indicated by the instructor.
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