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!

Day 35- Wednesday

1. SSR
2. SAT practice test
3. Turn in VoiceThread Project HERE
4. Continue "First Africans" reading

Homework:
2 days until Declaration paragraphs/revisions are due!

Day 34 - Tuesday

Back together as one large group
1. SSR
2. Vocab (SAT word)
3. Review of Douglass chapters one and four 
    -JIGSAW Activity
4. Continue "First Africans" reading
     -Highlight as we go for main arguments

Homework:
VoiceThread Project Due: Wednesday Oct. 2nd
3 days until Declaration paragraphs/revisions are due! (Friday Oct. 4th)