Day 122- Friday

Sorry we are out today.  We are at a conference.  We are great kids, and we expect you to display that GREATNESS today for the sub

Period 1 and 9
1. Book Log for 10 minutes
2. SAT Prep- Frequently Confused Words
3. Self-Eval #2
4. A little comic relief....then back to work
5. Read and annotate Gatsby up to page 133
Something weird happened.  Some of your books are missing pages 124-157 in The Great Gatsby.  I apoligoze for that.  I am not sure why that happened.  However, I found the text for you that you are required to read.  Please make a copy of the link below and add your own annotations as comments.

Page 119-133- MAKE A COPY AND ANNOTATE

Period 2 and 10
1. Work on your YOUSCIENCE activities
   Login- leyden email is your user name
             - password is HOME ACCESS CENTER password

Day 121-Thursday

1. SSR
2. Vocab- Finish your charts
3. Gatsby Chapter 7
4. UPWARD MOBILITY
    Investigating numerous Federal laws
5. YouScience
     -email is your leyden email
     -password is your home access password
     

Day 120-Wednesday

1. Needs Assessment
2. Presentations 

• A 20-25 minute conversation (I will explain)
• Table needs to create 3 questions that will be asked to the whole class
• Table needs to pick the best piece of insight/explanation to be shared with the class

HW- Your "Americans are Greedy" and VOCAB revisions are due THURSDAY

Day 119-Tuesday

1. SSR
2. Vocab- boisterous, portentous, and harrowing 
3. 15 minutes to work on your 4 Layers of Text
4. Presentations 

• A 20-25 minute conversation (I will explain)
• Table needs to create 3 questions that will be asked to the whole class
• Table needs to pick the best piece of insight/explanation to be shared with the class

5. UPWARD MOBILITY
    The Chart of Events...
    Keep watching Documentary "Our Journey Home"
HW- Your "Americans are Greedy" and VOCAB revisions are due THURSDAY

Day 118-Monday

1. SSR
2. SAT Prep- Noun Agreement
3. Work on your 4 Layers of Text
4. UPWARD MOBILITY
    The Chart of Events...
    Keep watching Documentary "Our Journey Home"

Homework:
Work on your Gatsby four layers of text
REVISE/DO your "American's Greedy" writing sample
REVISE your vocab quiz
YOU HAVE 3 DAYS LEFT

Day 117-Friday

1. Book Logs- Our book talks are on March 6th
2. SAT Prep- Noun Agreement
3. Chapter 6-let's finish it
4. 4 Layers of Text
    - Let me explain what you are doing
    - Time to work on your 4 Layers of Text
5. UPWARD MOBILITY
    The Chart of Events...
    A little more time to complete your reflections
    Begin Documentary "Our Journey Home"

Homework:
REVISE/DO your "American's Greedy" writing sample

To correct your VOCAB QUIZ, you will need to come to my ACCESS one day.  Listen to the DETAILS

Day 116- Thursday

1. SSR
2. Begin Gatsby Chapter 6
3. Americans Are Greedy 
    Let's revisit the requirements
    Demonstrate some good examples
    Class time to begin your revisions

HW- 
         - Vocab Quiz Make-up  
            1) Look at your score on-line
            2) Come to 210 during ACCESS to revise (GUIDED works too)
            3) Revision window closes in 7 days! Thursday, Feb 27

Day 115- Wednesday

1. SSR
2. SAT Prep-Noun Agreement
3. UPWARD MOBILITY
    -Finish Housing Spreadsheet reflections
    -Finish Housing Inequality reflections
Special note: Housing spreadsheets need to be DONE and in EACH
of your English folders.  They will be checked/graded tomorrow!!

***American's are Greedy writing sample***
      These are graded and tomorrow begins your 1 week to turn in/revise
      Tomorrow we will go over some major issues and show some good examples

Day 114- Tuesday

1. SSR-10 minutes
2. Vocab Quiz
3.  Complete "Housing Spreadsheet" reflections
4. Read "Housing Inequality"
5. Complete "Housing Inequality" reflections
Special note: Housing spreadsheets need to be DONE and in EACH
of your English folders.  They will be checked/graded tomorrow!!

***American's are Greedy writing sample***
      These are graded and tomorrow begins your 1 week to turn in/revise
      Tomorrow we will go over some major issues and show some good examples

Day 113- Friday

1. Book Log
2. SAT Prep- Noun Agreement
3. Talk about Tuesday
4. Go over Just a Dream- I want to be "WOWED!"
5. Begin chapter 6
6. Banks discriminating against Minorities 
    -Mortgage Loans
7. UPWARD MOBILITY!! Here we go!
    The NEXT 3 weeks of your life...
   -Students FINISH working on finding homes

HW: Housing spreadsheets will be checked on Tuesday!!

Day 112- Thursday

1. SSR
2. Vocab- read your sentences to the people at your table.  
Make sure you tell them where your sentences take place.
3. UPWARD MOBILITY!! Here we go!
    The NEXT 3 weeks of your life...
   -Explanation of the "Google Map Housing Activity"
   -Students begin working on finding homes
4. Just a Dream

HW: Gatsby Chapter 5 should be read, if you forgot do it tonight!!

Day 111- Wednesday

1. SSR
2. SAT Quiz 2
3. UPWARD MOBILITY!! Here we go!
    The NEXT 3 weeks of your life...
   -Explanation of the "Google Map Housing Activity"
   -Students begin working on finding homes

HW: Gatsby Chp. 5 should be read by tomorrow!!

Day 110- Tuesday

1. SSR
2. Vocab- pick a situation and used your words in that context.  
     For Example- I am at a baseball game:
     -The batter's reputation was marred by his steroids allegation.
     -The dude who cut me in line and did not say "sorry" was tactless.
     -The crowd look with reproach at the center field who made an error 
      to cost the team the game.
3. UPWARD MOBILITY!! Here we go!
    The NEXT 3 weeks of your life...
4. Begin Chapter 5- "The Date"


HW- Finish Chapter 5 for THURSDAY

Day 109 Monday

Political cartoon from the Chicago Labor newspaper from July 7, 1894

1. SSR
2.SAT Prep- Subject +Verb Agreement
3. Poem "The Man Who Thinks He Can"
    -By Walter D. Wintle
    Special find by Mr. Thomas
3. Character Sheet
4. UPWARD MOBILITY!! Here we go!
    The NEXT 3 weeks of your life...

Day 108-Friday

1. SSR Log
2. SAT Prep- Subject + Verb Agreement
3. Last Chance: What Was the Progressive Era?
     Introduction to Progressivism  (you already made a copy)
4. UPWARD MOBILITY!! Here we go!
    Comic Relief   and this one
    Academic Article (on paper)
    The NEXT 3 weeks of your life...
5. Deeper Investigation of The Great Gatsby
     -  Character Sheet
        - An example of what we are looking for
       - Work with your tables
       - Fill the gaps- talk to other tables

HW: Intro to Progressivism Document DUE Monday 
         (but you should already be done!!)

Day 107-Thursday

1. SSR
2. Sentence Writing
3. 10-15 Minutes Watch "Corporate" WeVideos

4. Finish: What Was the Progressive Era?
     Introduction to Progressivism  (you already made a copy)
5. My Turn...
    Presentation on the Progressive Era

Day 106- Wednesday

1. SSR
2. SAT Prep- Subject + Verb Agreement
3. SUBMIT your "Corporate Bad Behavior" WeVideo Links HERE
3. Industrial Revolution - Bad Practices
    Video #1 - Child Labor
    Video #2 - Unsafe Working Conditions
    Video #3 - Enter the Unions
4. YOUR Turn...What Was the Progressive Era?
     Introduction to Progressivism 

Day 105-Tuesday

1. SSR
2. Vocab- Sentence Writing
3. Gatsby Movie
4. Deeper Investigation of The Great Gatsby
     -  Character Sheet
     -  Settings in The Great Gatsby

HW: WeVideo on "Corporate Bad Behavior" DUE Wednesday
          You better have your "American's Greedy" final draft in Drive!!

Day 104- Monday

1. SSR
2. SAT Prep- Subject + Verb Agreement
3. Finish your Corporate Bad Behavior Project
     -There is no more class time for this project
     -Due Date will be Wednesday. (We will publish and turn in together in class)

TODAY: We will begin grading your "Americans Greedy" final drafts.  
HW: WeVideo on "Corporate Bad Behavior" DUE Wednesday