Day 33 - Monday

 

LAST DAY THE CLASS IS SPLIT!

1. Finish reading chapter four in Douglass as a class.
2. Quote/Theme analysis 
    -handout (independent assessment)
4. Complete VoiceThread/ "Read First Africans"

Homework:
You have 4 days until Declaration paragraphs are due!

Day 32 - Friday

***Skip the homework log this week.*** 
1. Begin chapter four of Douglass 
    -Annotating and discussion questions
3. "Unit themes" chart on Douglass. 
    -Working in groups
4. Continue Voicethread Project
5. Read "Willie Lynch Speech"
6. Begin reading "First Africans" 

Homework:
You have 7 days until Declaration paragraphs are due!

Day 31 - Thursday

E-Learning Day:

Today is an E-Learning Day.  Please complete the following:

1- Complete the Attendance Form

2- Finish reading chapter 1 of Douglass

3- Record your Slavery Write-ups into Voice Thread

Email Mr. Rossetti if your have any questions at jrossetti@leyden212.org

Day 30 - Wednesday

1. Finish reading Douglass chapter one
2. Chapter one discussion questions
3.  Summarize chapters 2-3
     Teacher will provide a summary
4. VoiceThread Project: Slavery is a Lawless Institution
    -Learn how to use VoiceThread 

Day 29 - Tuesday

1. Timeline activity of Equiano, Northup, and Douglass
     - Compare/contrast 3 ex-slaves
2. "Unit Themes" examples
3. Begin Douglass Chp. 1 and annotate 
    Introduce activity coming up on Friday
4. Partner discussion questions over chapter one
5. Begin working on VoiceThread "Slavery is a Lawless Institution"
    Packet handed out with instructions
   

Day 28 -Monday

1. DIDLS analysis of Equiano
2. Introduce Douglass and hand out novel (You're Welcome)
Who is Frederick Douglass? (video) 
3. Introduce our four unit themes of slavery:
       Slavery is Bad for Everyone
       Slavery is Dehumanizing
       Slavery is a Lawless Institution
       Knowledge is a Path to Freedom
3.  Unit Themes chart
4.  Read part of the introduction
5. Introduce the "Slavery was a Lawless Institution Project"

Day 27- Friday

1. SSR Log
2. SAT practice- "Within Sentence Punctuation"
3. Finish 12 Years a Slave
4. Period 1/2 Groups & Period 9/10 Groups (Next week)

Day 26- Thursday

1. SSR
2. Vocab quiz (Fore/Mis)
3. Group Guidance #1 of 3
4. Finish watching 12 Years a Slave
     -Counselors coming to discuss your future (period 2 and 10)

Day 25- Wednesday

1. SSR
2. SAT Practice - End of Sentence Punctuation 
3. Continue 12 Years A Slave 

Homework: TODAY was the last day to revise/turn in the FEDOI Writing Sample
For those of you who did not complete this assignment, it is now a zero in the grade book

Day-24-Tuesday

1. SSR
2.  FORE/MIS review game
3. EOS Survey
4. Watching: 12 Years a Slave

Homework: 
Revisions for FEODI paragraphs will Officially be due THIS Wednesday Sept. 18th.  
You now have 1 day to revise.

Day 23-Monday

1. SSR
2. SAT practice-"End of sentence punctuation"
3. Progress Reports...Time to Move some Tables...
4. Finish Reading Equiano (Jigsaw)
- Extraordinary Equiano
- Applying DIDLS to Equiano
5. Slave Laws by State!
    Group Activity

Declaration writing due TODAY!
Make sure to have in your English III folder, highlighted, and titled correctly
Background, Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, and Conclusion
Title the document "Declaration Writing Sample"

Homework: 
Revisions for FEODI paragraphs will Officially be due THIS Wednesday Sept. 18th.  
You now have 2 days to revise.

Day 22- Friday

1. SSR Log- Book Talks a little under a month away
2. SAT Prep- "End of sentence punctuation"
3. HW Log- Be honest about your performance in class
4. So....What do we know about "chattel slavery"
     -Write down anything you know on the tables
5. Olaudah Equiano Reading
     - Video Extraordinary Equiano
     - Presentation: Analyzing Equiano
     - Applying DIDLS to Equiano

Homework: 
Piktocharts are in the gradebook, some of you are missing them. Email Diebold a link
1. Declaration writing sample due this Monday
2. Revisions for FEODI paragraphs will Officially be due NEXT Wednesday Sept. 18th.  You now have 5 days to revise.

Day 21- Thursday

1. SSR
2. Vocab: MIS presentation
LET'S BEGIN UNIT 2: Slavery is Bad for Everyone (SIBFE)
     -Slave Trade Interactive Map
     -Key Dates
    - How many slaves work for you?
    - Does Slavery Exist Today?? YES (check this out!)
    - Modern Slavery Book
     The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today
      LINK
    - Modern Slavery Video #1
                                 
Homework: 
1. Declaration writing sample due this Monday
2. Revisions for FEODI paragraphs will Officially be due NEXT Wednesday Sept. 18th.  You now have 6 days to revise.

Day 20- Wednesday

1. SSR
2. Go over the revision/1st submission procedure for FEODI writing sample
3. SAT Practice Test #2
    Questions 12-22
4. Declaration Writing LAST DAY in class
     Highlight your work: Background, Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Conclusion
     Name the document "Declaration Writing Sample"
     This assignment is due on Monday Sept. 16th
     
Homework: 
1. Declaration writing sample due Monday
2. Revisions for FEODI paragraphs will Officially be due NEXT Wednesday Sept. 18th.  You now have 7 days to revise.

Day 19-Tuesday

1. SSR
2. Vocab- "mis"
3. DIDLS- let's find some more evidence
4. Continue Writing 
    -Declaration paragraphs

Homework: Revisions for FEODI paragraphs will Officially be due NEXT Wednesday Sept. 18th.  You now have 8 days to revise.

Day 18- Monday

1. SSR
2. SAT Practice- Syntax
3. Video: Declaration and its importance
4. Declaration Writing-  
    -Prompts (make a copy)

Day 17- Friday

1. SSR- Log
2. SAT Prep- Syntax
3. Piktochart Due NOW: Submit Here
4. Applying DIDLS to the Declaration
5. Video - America: The Story of Us
     Two Colonies to Independence 

Day 16- Thursday

1. SSR
2. Vocab
Break this class into three small groups
3. The Declaration of Independence
     A. History of the time- Mr. Diebold
          Presentation #1 and #2
     B. Reading the Declaration- Mrs. Hernandez
     C. DIDLS- Mr. Rossetti

Homework: Piktochart Event should be ready to turn in on Friday 9/6.
                      We will go over the process in class on Friday to submit.

Day 15- Wednesday

1. SSR
2. SAT Practice- Syntax
Break this class into three small groups
3. The Declaration of Independence
     A. History of the time- Mr. Diebold
          Presentation #1 and #2
     B. Reading the Declaration- Mrs. Hernandez
     C. DIDLS- Mr. Rossetti

Homework: Piktochart Event should be ready to turn in on Friday 9/6.
                      We will go over the process in class on Friday to submit.

Day 14-Tuesday

1. SSR
2. Vocab- Prefix "mis"
3. FOEDI Writing is due- let us explain what happens now
4. Continue with your "Pictochart" project
    -example
5. Historical Readings
    -Jamestown in Virginia 1607
    -Plymouth in Massachusetts 1620

FEDOI paragraphs should be done and in your English folder in Drive!!

Homework: Piktochart Event should be ready to turn in on Friday 9/6.
                      We will go over the process in class on Friday to submit.