Week of March 26
March 26-
Utopia/dystopia notes and powerpoint
March 27-
Twilight Zone: Eye of the Beholder video + questions
March 28-
All Summer in a Day story + after-reading questions
All Summer in a Day video
March 29-
Finish All Summer stuff, Freedom Writers movie
Week of March 19
Monday 3/19
Library for circulation
Project work time
Tuesday 3/20
Last day of project time, presentations start tomorrow!
Wednesday 3/21
Presentations
Thursday 3/22
Finish presentations
Review for third quarter unit test
Friday 3/23
Third quarter unit test
Week of March 12
Monday 3/12
No new vocab words due to the GIANT VOCAB MIDTERM test on Friday! You'll need to know what each root means, and have a good knowledge of previous words.
Quizizz code for review: 331371
Introduce final Q3 project (The Great Tech Debate presentation):
Guidelines/plan sheet here
Presentations will begin next Wednesday
Tues-Friday
Time to research, plan and work on your project.
Friday is the vocab midterm, be sure to study throughout the week.
Tech debate presentations will begin next Wednesday
Week of March 5
Monday 3/5
Click here for new vocab (set 6)
Last day of in-class time for Tech Kid Awards (due Wednesday)
Tuesday 3/6
Prepare for seminar/debate
Wednesday 3/7
Prepare for seminar/debate
Thursday 3/8
Seminar/debate!
Friday
Vocab quiz
TBA
Week of February 26
Monday 2/26
Click here for new vocab (set 5)
Two Scope articles:
Should Texting and Walking Be Banned? (can't link this one due to copywrite, sorry! See me if you need a copy.)
Will Alexa Take the Stand?
Read each as a team, fill out the graphic organizer to prepare for class debate!
Tuesday 2/27
Learn about ethos, logos and pathos and how to win an argument using this presentation
Close-read of two poems concerning technology:
Can We Autocorrect Humanity? (poem)
A Short Poem About Spellcheck
(only got one poem done, will finish tomorrow!)
Wednesday 2/28
Can We Autocorrect Humanity? (poem) and comparison of the two poems worksheet...
Thursday 3/1
Introduce the Tech Kids Awards with this presentation.
Students will watch kids giving TED Talks presentations and fill out candidate information collection forms (students will fill in THREE for 3 candidates and have 3 copies of the form) to determine if they are worthy of receiving our Tech Kids Award.
Friday 3/2
Vocab quiz
Keep researching and collecting info on your TKA candidates
Monday....
Start writing an argumentative paragraph to support your choice for the Tech Kid Award. Your paragraph should follow the structure for formal paragraphs (see your page protector notes for "A Good Paragraph Looks Like This"... if you lose any of your page protector notes, go to the Yearlong LA Resources section under Language Arts)
Week of February 19
Monday 2/19
Click here for new vocab (set 4)
Watch Monsters are Due on Maple Street (1960s version, new version)
Work on after-reading Monsters activity (due Wednesday)
Tuesday 2/20
Start "technology addiction" readings and activities
Text 1 (and questions): Cell Phones Can Be Addictive (article)
Wednesday 2/21
Continue with article 1 and questions
Begin text 2 if there's time
Thursday 2/22
Text 2 (and questions): Look Up (poem)
Yondr article
How Taking Photos Affects Your Memory
Paul, this one is for you
Friday
Vocab quiz
Finish text 2, begin text 3 (Want Better Brain Power? Try Video Games)
Week of February 12
Monday 2/12
Click here for new vocab (set 3)
Read Icarus and Daedalus in the lit book
Answer questions, turn in when done
Start vocab homework
Tuesday 2/13
Generation Like video and discussion
Wednesday 2/14
Finish GL video and discussion
Thursday 2/15
Begin pre-reading activities for Monsters are Due on Maple Street
Assign parts, begin reading if there is time
Friday 2/16
Finish reading Monsters, do after activity (due Monday)
Week of February 5
Monday 2/5
New vocabulary, read Body Image Impact on Boys article and compare with the girl article we read on Friday
Tuesday 2/6
Discuss the "genetic lottery" and "beauty bias" (videos, discussion and questions)
Begin researching for letter writing: Ban Retouched Images Campaign letter assignment
Letter due Friday
Research for letter writing:
Celebrities call out magazines who retouched them!
CVS ends retouching ads in store (video and article)
real/unreal project website
real/unreal TED talk
Men, Body Image and the Media (article)
It's Not Just Girls, Boys Struggle with Body Image too (article)
Selling Perfection: The Deadly Dangers of Photo Retouching (article)
Comfortable: 50 people, 1 question (video)
Barbie's Influence on Body Image (video)
Wednesday 2/7
Research and writing
Letter due Friday
Thursday 2/8
First half of class: Generation Like
Second half of class: Media for circulation
Friday 2/9
*Early Release*
Vocab quiz
Start Generation Like (media impact on adolescents)
viewing guide/discussion questions
Week of January 29
Monday 1/29
Introduce 3rd quarter focus: vocabulary
Get new words today; vocab homework due Tuesday/Thursday; quiz Friday
Any additional time can be spent on vocab homework or Life is Not Fair writing (due tomorrow)
HWK: first vocab choice board choice due tomorrow; LINF writing due tomorrow
Tuesday 1/30
Midyear benchmark. No stress, no study required. Just a check of "where we are" with the ELA standards.
Wednesday 1/31
Introduce new unit theme: Waves of Change with "silent seminar"
HWK: 2nd vocab choice board due tomorrow
Thursday 2/2
Read and discuss "The Birthmark"; short quiz on story tomorrow.
Friday 2/2
Vocab quiz/Birthmark quiz.
Week of January 22
Monday 1/22
Read Ribbons in the literature book
Discuss beauty standards around the world
Tuesday 1/23
Analyze Ribbons using this document (due at the end of class)
When done, check out this TED Talk on Beauty Standards Worldwide
Wednesday 1/24 (official start of Quarter 3)
Quiz on Ribbons, begin reading Treasure of Lemon Brown
Thursday 1/25
Analyze Treasure of Lemon Brown, begin Life is Not Fair writing in class. Due Tuesday 1/30!
Friday 1/26
Life is Not Fair writing assessment (time in class to write, due Tuesday 1/30)
March 26-
Utopia/dystopia notes and powerpoint
March 27-
Twilight Zone: Eye of the Beholder video + questions
March 28-
All Summer in a Day story + after-reading questions
All Summer in a Day video
March 29-
Finish All Summer stuff, Freedom Writers movie
Week of March 19
Monday 3/19
Library for circulation
Project work time
Tuesday 3/20
Last day of project time, presentations start tomorrow!
Wednesday 3/21
Presentations
Thursday 3/22
Finish presentations
Review for third quarter unit test
Friday 3/23
Third quarter unit test
Week of March 12
Monday 3/12
No new vocab words due to the GIANT VOCAB MIDTERM test on Friday! You'll need to know what each root means, and have a good knowledge of previous words.
Quizizz code for review: 331371
Introduce final Q3 project (The Great Tech Debate presentation):
Guidelines/plan sheet here
Presentations will begin next Wednesday
Tues-Friday
Time to research, plan and work on your project.
Friday is the vocab midterm, be sure to study throughout the week.
Tech debate presentations will begin next Wednesday
Week of March 5
Monday 3/5
Click here for new vocab (set 6)
Last day of in-class time for Tech Kid Awards (due Wednesday)
Tuesday 3/6
Prepare for seminar/debate
Wednesday 3/7
Prepare for seminar/debate
Thursday 3/8
Seminar/debate!
Friday
Vocab quiz
TBA
Week of February 26
Monday 2/26
Click here for new vocab (set 5)
Two Scope articles:
Should Texting and Walking Be Banned? (can't link this one due to copywrite, sorry! See me if you need a copy.)
Will Alexa Take the Stand?
Read each as a team, fill out the graphic organizer to prepare for class debate!
Tuesday 2/27
Learn about ethos, logos and pathos and how to win an argument using this presentation
Close-read of two poems concerning technology:
Can We Autocorrect Humanity? (poem)
A Short Poem About Spellcheck
(only got one poem done, will finish tomorrow!)
Wednesday 2/28
Can We Autocorrect Humanity? (poem) and comparison of the two poems worksheet...
Thursday 3/1
Introduce the Tech Kids Awards with this presentation.
Students will watch kids giving TED Talks presentations and fill out candidate information collection forms (students will fill in THREE for 3 candidates and have 3 copies of the form) to determine if they are worthy of receiving our Tech Kids Award.
- William Kamkwamba TedTalk, William Kamkwamba Website
- Richard Turere TedTalk, Richard update from 2016
- Taylor Wilson TedTalk, Taylor Wilson Business Insider article
- Thomas Suarez TedTalk, Story on Thomas Suarez After Ted
- Miranda and Jeanny TedTalk , article with update from FastCompany
Friday 3/2
Vocab quiz
Keep researching and collecting info on your TKA candidates
Monday....
Start writing an argumentative paragraph to support your choice for the Tech Kid Award. Your paragraph should follow the structure for formal paragraphs (see your page protector notes for "A Good Paragraph Looks Like This"... if you lose any of your page protector notes, go to the Yearlong LA Resources section under Language Arts)
Week of February 19
Monday 2/19
Click here for new vocab (set 4)
Watch Monsters are Due on Maple Street (1960s version, new version)
Work on after-reading Monsters activity (due Wednesday)
Tuesday 2/20
Start "technology addiction" readings and activities
Text 1 (and questions): Cell Phones Can Be Addictive (article)
Wednesday 2/21
Continue with article 1 and questions
Begin text 2 if there's time
Thursday 2/22
Text 2 (and questions): Look Up (poem)
Yondr article
How Taking Photos Affects Your Memory
Paul, this one is for you
Friday
Vocab quiz
Finish text 2, begin text 3 (Want Better Brain Power? Try Video Games)
Week of February 12
Monday 2/12
Click here for new vocab (set 3)
Read Icarus and Daedalus in the lit book
Answer questions, turn in when done
Start vocab homework
Tuesday 2/13
Generation Like video and discussion
Wednesday 2/14
Finish GL video and discussion
Thursday 2/15
Begin pre-reading activities for Monsters are Due on Maple Street
Assign parts, begin reading if there is time
Friday 2/16
Finish reading Monsters, do after activity (due Monday)
Week of February 5
Monday 2/5
New vocabulary, read Body Image Impact on Boys article and compare with the girl article we read on Friday
Tuesday 2/6
Discuss the "genetic lottery" and "beauty bias" (videos, discussion and questions)
Begin researching for letter writing: Ban Retouched Images Campaign letter assignment
Letter due Friday
Research for letter writing:
Celebrities call out magazines who retouched them!
CVS ends retouching ads in store (video and article)
real/unreal project website
real/unreal TED talk
Men, Body Image and the Media (article)
It's Not Just Girls, Boys Struggle with Body Image too (article)
Selling Perfection: The Deadly Dangers of Photo Retouching (article)
Comfortable: 50 people, 1 question (video)
Barbie's Influence on Body Image (video)
Wednesday 2/7
Research and writing
Letter due Friday
Thursday 2/8
First half of class: Generation Like
Second half of class: Media for circulation
Friday 2/9
*Early Release*
Vocab quiz
Start Generation Like (media impact on adolescents)
viewing guide/discussion questions
Week of January 29
Monday 1/29
Introduce 3rd quarter focus: vocabulary
Get new words today; vocab homework due Tuesday/Thursday; quiz Friday
Any additional time can be spent on vocab homework or Life is Not Fair writing (due tomorrow)
HWK: first vocab choice board choice due tomorrow; LINF writing due tomorrow
Tuesday 1/30
Midyear benchmark. No stress, no study required. Just a check of "where we are" with the ELA standards.
Wednesday 1/31
Introduce new unit theme: Waves of Change with "silent seminar"
HWK: 2nd vocab choice board due tomorrow
Thursday 2/2
Read and discuss "The Birthmark"; short quiz on story tomorrow.
Friday 2/2
Vocab quiz/Birthmark quiz.
Week of January 22
Monday 1/22
Read Ribbons in the literature book
Discuss beauty standards around the world
Tuesday 1/23
Analyze Ribbons using this document (due at the end of class)
When done, check out this TED Talk on Beauty Standards Worldwide
Wednesday 1/24 (official start of Quarter 3)
Quiz on Ribbons, begin reading Treasure of Lemon Brown
Thursday 1/25
Analyze Treasure of Lemon Brown, begin Life is Not Fair writing in class. Due Tuesday 1/30!
Friday 1/26
Life is Not Fair writing assessment (time in class to write, due Tuesday 1/30)