Final Exam

Big Ideas: Who or what is in control?

Reading: You will read if you finish the final exam early.

Agenda:

1. Final exam today

Success Criteria:

1. I can identify what I am most worried about this semester. I have a strategy for how to deal with it.
2. I have a plan for how to talk to more of my classmates.
3. I wrote a letter that helped Mr. B better understand me as a person.
4. I can explain the plot of a book I read independently.
5. I can improve my vocabulary by working on SAT vocabulary lists.
6. I can track what I have learned this year using a website portfolio.

Homework:

1. Finish SAT vocabulary letter F 100%
2. Your next book review is on January 30th.

Website Portfolio Day 2

Big Ideas: Who or what is in control?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. Website Portfolio
1. We will continue gathering evidence for our website portfolio. What assignments fit with the different capacities?
2. English Journal
1. We need to get this ready to turn in.
2. You will be graded using this rubric.

Success Criteria:

1. I can identify what I am most worried about this semester. I have a strategy for how to deal with it.
2. I have a plan for how to talk to more of my classmates.
3. I wrote a letter that helped Mr. B better understand me as a person.
4. I can explain the plot of a book I read independently.
5. I can improve my vocabulary by working on SAT vocabulary lists.
6. I can track what I have learned this year using a website portfolio.

Homework:

1. You should be reading your fourth book. Your next book review is on January 30th.
2. Finish SAT letter F 100%.

Website Portfolio

Big Ideas: Who or what is in control?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. We will begin bringing our website portfolio up-to-date for the first semester.
1. First, we will add the rest of the Capacities of a Literate Individual.
2. Second, we will look for evidence for each capacity in the work we have done over the semester.
2. We will also look at our English Journals and bring them up-to-date and get to have them graded.

Success Criteria:

1. I can identify what I am most worried about this semester. I have a strategy for how to deal with it.
2. I have a plan for how to talk to more of my classmates.
3. I wrote a letter that helped Mr. B better understand me as a person.
4. I can explain the plot of a book I read independently.
5. I can improve my vocabulary by working on SAT vocabulary lists.
6. I can track what I have learned this year using a website portfolio.

Homework:

1. Work on your SAT F vocabulary.

Getting caught up

Big Ideas: Who or what is in control?

Reading: Today we will read for ten minutes.

Agenda:

1. Grade your vocabulary. You should be finished with SAT F at 50%.
2. Work on your third book review. It will be due by Friday.
3. Study for the final exam on Friday. You can watch videos to help you review any concepts.

Success Criteria:

1. I can identify what I am most worried about this semester. I have a strategy for how to deal with it.
2. I have a plan for how to talk to more of my classmates.
3. I wrote a letter that helped Mr. B better understand me as a person.
4. I can explain the plot of a book I read independently.
5. I can improve my vocabulary by working on SAT vocabulary lists.

Homework:

1. Work on finishing SAT letter F. You should be at 100% by Monday.
2. Start reading your fourth book of the year. Your next book review will be on January 30th.

Welcome back!

Big Ideas: Who or what is in control?

Reading: Fill out the reading progress form.

Agenda:

1. Snowball activity
1. On a piece of paper write the following sentence starter: WHEN IT COMES TO THIS SEMESTER IN FRONT OF ME, MY #1 SINGLE BIGGEST SOURCE OF ANXIETY IS . . .
2. Now crumple up your paper and let the fun begin.
2. Ongoing conversations
1. This semester we are going to talk to a lot more of our classmates. We are all going to help each other learn.
2. Each of you will receive a conversation tracker. Each of you must talk to 75% of the students in class over the next three weeks.
3. You will track who you talk to and what you talk about.
3. Letter of Understanding
   
4. Work on your vocabulary. When should I check it?

Success Criteria:

1. I can identify what I am most worried about this semester. I have a strategy for how to deal with it.
2. I have a plan for how to talk to more of my classmates.
3. I wrote a letter that helped Mr. B better understand me as a person.

Homework:

1. Get some sleep
2. Finish SAT vocabulary letter F
3. Finish your third book of the year.