Day 84-Friday

We have entered a lot of grades in the last few days.  Mistakes have been made.  Look at your grade to make sure there has not been a mistake made that hurts you.

1. SSR
2. SAT Prep 
    This will help you on the final exam
3. Final Exam Essay
    Video Introduction
    Get ready to read, annotate, and highlight

The Immigration WeVideo and Transcendentalism Writing (Unit III) are due by 7:30 am Monday.  Anything submitted after 7:30 am will be DELETED in front of the class!!

Day 83 - Thursday

1. SSR
2. Course Recs for next year
3. Revise Transcendentalism paragraph OR work on WeVideo Immigration
4. Immigration Documentary: 4th Wave
    The Dreamers

All of the Unit III/Transcendentalism Writing has been graded and updated.  
We will NOT accept any first submission or revision past 7:30am on Monday Morning.  This is a hard deadline.  Email the work to Rossetti.  Anything going to Hernandez or Diebold will not be graded.

WeVideo Immigration is Due Monday as well, LINK HERE

Day 82 - Wednesday

1. SSR
2. SAT practice- pronoun clarity 
3. Last Day in Class to complete Transcendentalism Song Project
    Project is Due in English Folder by FRIDAY
    OR
    Work on revising/first draft of transcendentalism paragraph
    OR
    Work on Immigration WeVideo project 

Transcendentalism Song project - FRIDAY All Revisions for Transcendentalism paragraph - FRIDAY
WeVideo Immigration Project - FRIDAY

Day 81 -Tuesday

1. SSR
2. Practice: claim evidence reasoning
    -activity (make a copy)
3. Transcendentalism Song project
4. Immigration Documentary: 4th Wave
    The Dreamers

All Revisions for Transcendentalism paragraph - FRIDAY
WeVideo Immigration Project - FRIDAY
    

Day 80 - Monday

1. SSR
2. SAT practice - Pronoun clarity
3. Turn in Work
    -Transcendentalism paragraph in English folder
    -WeVideo links HERE
    -WeVideo scripts (on paper) hand in
4. Transcendentalism song project (LAST GRADE!)
   -Directions and activity
5. Immigration Documentary: 4th Wave
    The Dreamers

All Revisions for Transcendentalism paragraph - FRIDAY
WeVideo Immigration Project - FRIDAY

Day 79 - Friday

ADDITIONAL VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENTS!!
Naturalization Ceremony at West Leyden
1. Booktalk
       Copy and Paste your book log HERE! (Yes, you are getting graded on it) 
       Address topics 1, 10, 6, 8, 3, 4 (20 minutes)
       Procedures

2. SAT practice

    Shift in verb tense and mood
3. Time to Work...get'er done!
     Transcendentalism paragraph
     Immigration WeVideo project

Upcoming Assignments and Due Dates!!
Transcendentalism paragraph...Monday 12/9
Immigration WeVideo project...Monday 12/9

Day 78 - Thursday

1. SSR
2. Recall: 4th Wave Immigration
    At your tables write down information from yesterday's presentation
3. Reading for Comprehension Activity
    The 4th Wave of Immigration
    Reading
    Presentation
4. Book Logs
5. Finish "Civil Disobedience" Reading from Yesterday

Upcoming Assignments and Due Dates!!
BOOK TALK...This Friday
Transcendentalism paragraph...Monday 12/9
Immigration WeVideo project...Monday 12/9

    

Day 77 - Wednesday

1. SSR
2. Book log
3. Civil Disobedience
    Last Transcendentalist reading!!
    -"Civil Disobedience"
4. 4th wave of immigration presentation & DACA
    presentation
5. Time to work on one of the following
     Transcendentalism paragraph
     Immigration WeVideo project

Upcoming Assignments and Due Dates!!
BOOK TALK...This Friday
Transcendentalism paragraph...Monday 12/9
Immigration WeVideo project...Monday 12/9

Day 76 - Tuesday

1. SSR
2. Vocab (SAT words)
3. Emerson/Thoreau paragraph
4. Immigration WeVideo project

Upcoming Assignments and Due Dates!!
BOOK TALK...This Friday
Transcendentalism paragraph...Monday 12/9
Immigration WeVideo project...Monday 12/9

Day 75 - Monday

1. SSR
2. SAT practice: shift in verb, tense, and mood 
3. Emerson/Thoreau paragraph
  -Writing prompt
4. Immigration project
  - project directions and time frame

Day 74 - Tuesday

1. SSR
2. Finish Walden
    -Walden (evidence sheet)
3. Immigration project 

Day 73 - Monday

1. SSR
2. Finish Walden
   -Walden (evidence sheet)
3. Introduce transcendentalism writing 
    -Writing prompt
4. Immigration project 
    - project directions and time frame

TODAY:
-You will be able to paraphrase sections of Walden.
-You will be able to find evidence of transcendentalist ideals in Walden.

Day 72 - Friday

1. American Identity through an Immigrant's Story
     project directions and time frame
2. SSR
3. SAT group quiz 
4. Read Walden (Thoreau)
   -Walden (evidence sheet)

Day 71 - Thursday

1. SSR
2. SAT vocabulary words
3. "Self-Reliance"by Ralph Waldo Emerson
    -Presentation
    -Activity

Day 70 - Wednesday

1. SSR
2. Vocab quiz
3. Complete Chinese Exclusion Act from yesterday
     -activity (make a copy if you have not yet)
4. Introduce Immigration Waves 3 and 4
    -presentation
5. Table Activity: Pick a "Wave"
    -Find Four Facts online about this wave

Day 69 - Tuesday

1. SSR
2. Vocab review (OVER)
3. Review Transcendentalism
    - Article
    -Activity
4. 2nd Wave: Chinese Exclusion Act
    -Activity

Day 68 - Monday

A Visual of the 2nd Wave of Immigration to hit the US
Mostly Eastern Cities (New York)
Protestant "Natives" vs. Immigrant Irish Catholics

Day 67 - Friday

1. Homework Eval #5
2. A Visual of the 2nd Wave of Immigration to hit the US
Mostly Eastern Cities (New York)
Protestant "Natives" vs. Immigrant Irish Catholics

Day 66 - Thursday

1. SSR
2. Vocab
3. The "Four Waves" of Immigration
     Presentation (Looking at the first two Waves)
4. Reading: Differences between Catholics & Protestants
    -An understanding of the hate and mistrust towards Irish 
5. COUNSELORS - Group Guidance #2

Homework:
Douglass Essay revisions DUE Monday 11/18
1850's argument paragraph DUE Monday 11/18
Great Immigration Debate document DUE Monday 11/18

Day 65 - Wednesday

1. SSR
2. Transcendentalism exit slip
3. "Where are you from?" student presentations
     -share out in small groups about our families
4. Finish Transcendentalism introduction from Yesterday
5. Introduce "experiment journals"

Homework:
Douglass Essay revisions DUE Monday 11/18
1850's argument paragraph DUE Monday 11/18
Great Immigration Debate document DUE Monday 11/18

Day 64 - Tuesday

1. SSR
2. "OVER" prefix vocab
3. Link your "Where is Your Family From" presentation
    HERE
4. Continue working on Great Immigration Debate
    You made a copy yesterday
5. Introduction to Transcendentalism
    - Transcendentalist ideals 
   - Presentation
   - Exit slip 
Homework:
Douglass Essay revisions DUE Monday 11/18
1850's argument paragraph DUE Monday 11/18
Great Immigration Debate document DUE Monday 11/18

Day 63 - Monday

1. SSR
2. SAT practice- Modifier placement
3. Go over 1850's Paragraph
     -example
4. Finish Immigrant kids reading 
    Creating claims "American Dream"
5. Reading: The Great Immigration Debate (paper)
    -activity
Your Douglass Essays AND 1850's paragraphs have been graded and posted.  You now have one week (7 days) for a first submission or a resubmission.  All work is due Nov. 18
Your "Where are you from" family presentations will be presented this Wednesday!

Day 62 - Friday

1. Book log
2. SAT practice- Modifier placement
3. Finish Presentation "Where are you from"
     -Student Assignment: Where are you from?

4. Why do people come to the US? (10 min)
     -write on the tables as many reasons as you can
     -do some research online and add to your list
     -let's discuss!!
5. What are "Native" reactions to immigrants? (10 min)
     -write on the tables as many reasons as you can
     -do some research online and add to your list
     -let's discuss!!
6. Reading: Immigrant kids more likely to Attain the American Dream
     - article (on paper)
     -grab a highlighter and a pen/pencil

Day 61 - Thursday

Special Note: ASSEMBLY DURING 9B
1. SSR
2. Introduce new vocabulary 
    - Prefix "OVER"
3. Wrap up Slavery Unit - Summarize
    - writing activity of what we learned in this unit (20 min)
4. BEGIN NEW UNIT: 
    American Identity: created by the few, for the many
    - Unpacking the Unit
    - Presentation: Where are Hernandez and Diebold "from"?

Day 60 - Wednesday

1. SSR
2. SAT practice-parallel structure
3.  Finish Douglass! (part two of chapter 11)
HOLD THE PRESS...This just in...Link
4. Continued: 
    One Legacy of Reconstruction and the Civil War
    -Confederate Monuments
    -John Oliver's take on this subject

Day 59 - Tuesday

1. SSR
2.  Vocab review game (8 words)
3. Douglass chapter 11 (part one)
     -Group quote activity
4. One Legacy of Reconstruction and the Civil War
    -Confederate Monuments

Day 58 - Monday

1. SSR
2. SAT practice-parallel structure
3. COLLECT 1850's paragraphs!!
4.   Finish reading Douglass chapter 10 (94-100)
5. Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
    Authors argument
    Authors writing (but its a video...)

Homework: 
1. 1850's paragraph
2. Douglass Essay
3. Long Term Events Chart
You need to complete these!!

Day 57 - Friday

1. SSR LOG- You should already have this from last week
2. SAT practice- parallel structure
3. Douglass chapter ten (part two)
    -In your groups: read pages 84-91
    -Complete these questions as you read
4. Reconstruction (what really matters)
    -introduction video (episodes)
    -Reading Activity

Homework:
Did you complete the Douglass Essay?
Did you complete the Long Term Events Chart?
Did you complete the 1850's paragraph (on paper)?
Special: 1850's paragraph will be collected Monday!!

Day 56 - Thursday

1. SSR
2. Vocab -"OUT prefix"
3. Highlighting your Douglass essay
4. Civil War in 40 minutes or less
    -Election of Abraham Lincoln
    -Four Bloody Years: April to April
5. Douglass chapter ten (part two)
    -In your groups: read pages 84-91
    -Complete these questions as you read

Homework: Finish the 1850's paragraph DUE Tomorrow!
 

Day 55 - Wednesday

1. SSR
2. SAT practice test #4: questions 34-44
3. Last chance in class to write the 1850's paragraph
    -writing instructions
    -These will be due this Friday, Nov. 1st

Homework:
1. Douglass essay is due TONIGHT!
2. Long Term Events Chart is due TONIGHT

Day 54 - Tuesday

 
1. SSR
2. Vocab
     -Four OUT pre-fix words 
3. Douglass reading quiz (chapter ten-part one)
4. Douglass chapter ten (part two)
5. 1850s paragraph (test grade)
    -writing instructions

Homework: 
1. Finish the Douglass essay. It's due TOMORROW night!
(we are starting to grade them Thursday morning!!)
2. Finish the Long Terms Events Chart. It's also due TOMORROW night!

Day 53 - Monday

1. SSR
2. SAT Practice-Subordination and coordination
3. 1850s
    -Watch Videos for each event
    -Group determines severity of events leading to war
    -Create a spectrum on the whiteboards
4. Finish Douglass Essay
    -At this point you should only have the Conclusion paragraph left

Homework: 
1. Douglass Essay is Due Wednesday night - TEST GRADE
(We are immediately starting to grade these Thursday morning) 
2. Douglass Reading Quiz on Chp. 10 Part one reading packet Tomorrow!!
3. "Long Term Events" chart is due Thursday morning

Day 52 - Friday

1. Book Log- Next book talk will be December 6th
2. SAT Practice- subordination and coordination
3. Homework Self-Eval #4
4. Introduce 1850's activity
Individual reads their event and gets SIX words to write down on paper
Group discussion about the events
5. Start Douglass chapter ten (part one)
 -Discussion questions

Day 51 - Thursday

1. SSR 
2. SAT practice- subordination and coordination 
3.  Long Term Events Chart
    -Louisiana Purchase and Missouri Compromise
4. Douglass essay writing

Homework: Complete the Long Term Events Chart
                     Due Monday Oct. 28th

Day 50 - Wednesday

1. SSR
2. SAT practice- subordination and coordination
3. Douglass essay writing ONLINE BOOK
    -Introduction paragraph should be done
    -1st body paragraph should be finished today!
    -2nd body paragraph should be started today!

Homework: Work on this ESSAY!

Day 49 - Tuesday

No School. 
Parent - teacher conferences

Day 48 - Monday

No school 
Institute Day

Day 47 - Friday

1. Book Talks
   - Copy and Paste your book log HERE! (Yes, you are getting graded on it)
   - Select a leader-  This person will make sure that one person does not talk too long and move the conversation to the next topic if it's died our or not going anywhere.
   - Select a starter- This person will decide the order of the discussion.  You will be talking about questions 1,3,6,8,10,12.  THE CONVERSATION MUST START WITH QUESTION 1
   - Select a time keeper- this person will make sure the conversation on each topic goes for at least 2 minutes but not more than 4 minutes
   - Select a questioner- This person's job will be to ask questions of the people in the group (this means you need to listen and pay attention) if the conversation is drying up, but the group has not spent 2 minutes on the topic.

What am I looking for?

• A positive attitude and experience
• A genuine conversation about your book
• You are engaged in the discussion and paying attention (evidence by asking questions and participating)
• You are respectful of the others in your group
• If the conversation is good, you might not get to all the topics-that's okay

What am I NOT looking for?

• A "mean mug" and sour attitude
• Silence- it kills
• Groups off task
• Minimal participation

2. You're Welcome- Work something that is going to bring your grade up!

Day 46 - Thursday

1. SEL lesson #1
    Self-management 
2. Create a plan for tomorrow!
    Look at your grade
    What are you missing
    Create a plan (handout)
__________________________________________
3. SSR
4. Vocab prefix words
5. Long Term Events chart
    -  Abolition movement 
       (read silently and create your summary)
6. Finish reading Douglass chapter seven
    -Discussion questions
7. Douglass essay writing
     -Douglass Essay

Day 45 - Wednesday

ALL DAY TESTING

Day 44 - Tuesday

1. SSR
2. SAT word vocab review
3. Long Term Events Chart
    -Northern Growth, Southern Growth, Nat Turner
4. Read half of Douglass chapter seven
-Discussion questions
5. Douglass essay writing 
-Douglass Essay

Day 43 - Monday

 

 No School! Enjoy your day off.

Day 42 - Friday

1. SSR book log (book talks are next Friday!) Explanation 
2. SAT practice- "sentence boundaries"
3. Long Term Events chart
    -Southern Growth
    -Nat Turner's Rebellion (YOU will "research")
    -Abolition Movement 
4. America Story of Us: "Division"
    

Day 41 - Thursday

1. SSR
2.SAT vocab word map
3. Introduce Douglass Essay  
4. Writing Sample
    -Douglass Introductory Paragraph
5. Essay practice
    -Identifying elements of a body paragraph
6. Long term events chart
    - Complete Northern Growth (10 min)
    - Map of US in 1820
    - Begin Southern Growth

Homework: Northern Growth should be done in the chart
                      Southern Growth should be done in the chart

Day 40 - Wednesday

SOME OF YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A VERY IMPORTANT EMAIL FROM Rossetti.  YOU NEED TO READ IT
1. SSR
2. SAT practice- "sentence boundaries"
3. Finish the Douglass Compare and contrast from yesterday
4. Long term events chart 
    -Northern Growth

Homework: Every single one of you is missing work...Please start turning these assignments in.

Day 39 - Tuesday

Check period 9/10's HW- they needed to complete the secondary source's chart on the back of the constitution activity.

1. SSR
2. SAT vocab word map
3. DIDLS Chart (Douglass)
4. Long term events chart (make a copy)
    -Looking at several events that led to the Civil War/End of Slavery
    -Example: Hamilton v. Jefferson
5.  Activity: Douglass Chap. 6
    - Compare and contrast

Day 38 - Monday

1. SSR
2. SAT Practice- "Within Sentence punctuation"
3. Finish "Slavery in the Constitution"
4. Summary of Douglass Chap. 5
    -Presentation
5. Read Chapter 6
    Discussion Questions displayed on screens
    Highlighting: Orange = Themes Yellow = Shocking

Day 37 - Friday

1. SSR book log (book talks on October 18th!)
    -This document should already be in your drive Book Log
2. SAT Practice- "Within-sentence punctuation"
3.  Homework log (Self evaluation #3)
4. Drawing a scene from Douglass (no words allowed!)
    -Instructions for this activity
5. Begin "Slavery in the Constitution" reading
    -Read and complete the charts

Homework: Declaration paragraphs/revisions are DUE NOW!

Day 36 - Thursday

1. SSR
2. Vocab (SAT word)
3. Finish "First Africans" reading
4. Begin writing "First Africans" paragraph

 "First Africans" Paragraph

     Writing an Introduction paragraph

      A. Give a brief 2 sentence summary of the beginning of slavery in America.

      B. Explain HOW black servants turned into black slaves.

      C. Explain WHY the rich landowners/politicians wanted blacks to be slaves for life.
D. Create a transition sentence from this information to slavery
in Solomon Northup's and Frederick Douglass's time (1840's).
5. Extra Time??
Is Voicethread done? Is declaration paragraphs done? What else is missing???

Homework: Declaration paragraphs/revisions are due TOMORROW!