Wednesday, December 7, 2016 8:30 AM
12/7/16
Round 2: OnDemand Writing (The National Anthem Protest Prompt - 100 points)
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 8:30 AM
Friday, December 2, 2016 1:20 PM
12/2/16
Today we turned in our four body paragraphs for the "Toy Gun" essay and did some peer evaluation/ assessment. Here is the form for our peer assessment:
/userfiles/492/my files/peer review checklist copy.pdf?id=37747
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 1:20 PM
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 11:00 PM
11/29/16
/userfiles/492/my files/body paragraph .pptx?id=37744
The big work! We began working on the four body paragraphs of the "Toy Gun" paper. The first addresses the counterclaim and the next three address your claim. These are due before class on Thursday.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 11:00 PM
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 10:00 PM
11/28/16
Today, we did some peer and self assessment of our introductory paragraph of our "Toy gun" paper. We analyzed the hook and thesis statement which are the most important elements in this paragraph.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 10:00 PM
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 10:00 PM
11/28/16
Today, we did some peer and self assessment of our introductory paragraph of our "Toy gun" paper. We analyzed the hook and thesis statement which are the most important elements in this paragraph.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 10:00 PM
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 10:20 AM
11/29/16
The big work! We began working on the four body paragraphs of the "Toy Gun" paper. The first addresses the counterclaim and the next three address your claim. These are due before class on Thursday.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 10:20 AM
Monday, November 28, 2016 10:00 AM
11/28/16
Today, we did some peer and self assessment of our introductory paragraph of our "Toy gun" paper. We analyzed the hook and thesis statement which are the most important elements in this paragraph.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 10:00 AM
Monday, November 21, 2016 12:00 AM
11/21/16
After developing strong thesis statements, began our introductory paragraph. You really only need two things to do this: a good hook and your thesis statement. The following powerpoint gives you five options for creating a good strong introductory paragraph./userfiles/492/my files/introductory paragraph.pptx?id=37723
Write a strong introductory paragraph using the "Toy Gun" prompt and thesis statement.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 12:00 AM
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:30 AM
11/14/16
Today, we started instruction on writing strong on-demand responses. Our focus for the next few days is on the thesis statement. The following powerpoint discusses the thesis statement and provides a formula for writing a complete and strong one: /userfiles/492/my files/thesis statement.pptx?id=35935
Next, we practiced writing a thesis statement using the formula.Use prompt 1 from this sheet and turn in your thesis statement.
/userfiles/492/my files/on demand worksheet.pdf?id=35796
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 10:30 AM
Friday, October 28, 2016 12:00 PM
10/26/16
Read and do study questions from chapters 25-26
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 12:00 PM
Friday, October 28, 2016 12:00 PM
10/27/16
Finished worksheet and discussed chapters 25 and 26. Assigned reading: Chapters 27-31.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 12:00 PM
Friday, October 28, 2016 12:00 PM
10/28/16
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 12:00 PM
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 3:00 PM
10/25/16
Read chapter 25
Quiz over chapters 20-25
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 3:00 PM
Monday, October 24, 2016 10:00 AM
10/24/16
WE WILL finish this book this week!!!! Read chapters 21-24.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 10:00 AM
Thursday, October 20, 2016 2:00 PM
10/20/16
We took a quiz over chapters 16-19 of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 2:00 PM
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 2:00 PM
10/19/16
Finish reading through chapter 19 of To Kill a Mockingbird. (Quiz tomorrow)
On Friday you will have a vocabulary quiz over the first 5 weeks' words. There are 52. You may create an answer bank on a 3x5 index card. On it you may write the words and their part of speech only.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 2:00 PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 9:00 AM
9/21/16
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 9:00 AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 8:00 AM
9/20/16
Review of Part 1 of TKAM (Chapters 1-11)
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 8:00 AM
Monday, September 19, 2016 9:09 AM
9/16/16
Vocabulary Quiz + New words. Here's the powerpoint for the new words: /userfiles/492/my files/vocabulary week 4.pptx?id=36416
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 9:09 AM
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 2:00 PM
9/13/16
Quiz chapter 9 TKAM + preparation for literature circles tomorrow.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 2:00 PM
Monday, September 12, 2016 1:30 PM
9/12/16
Today we took a break from the reading to do a group activity called "A Day in the Life of the Working Poor" to help us understand characters like Walter Cunningham and their plight.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 1:30 PM
Friday, September 9, 2016 7:00 AM
9/9/16
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 7:00 AM
Thursday, September 8, 2016 7:15 AM
9/8/16
Three levels of reading activity. This activity further helped us understand theme statement development.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 7:15 AM
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 4:00 PM
9/7/16
We did some in-class practice on recognizing themes in literature and writing a well-developed theme statement for a text.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 4:00 PM
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 1:55 PM
9/6/16
Students read chapters 4-6 silently in preparation for theme discussion and literature circles.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 1:55 PM
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 1:15 PM
8/31/16
Unreliable Narrator Prezi and Discussion. Writing assignment at the end of the Prezi is due at the end of class.
Prezi Link: http://goo.gl/Yvb4ke
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 1:15 PM
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 1:30 PM
8/23/16
Today we began presentations prior to reading To Kill a Mockingbird. We completed 3 of 6 and will finish tomorrow.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 1:30 PM
Monday, August 22, 2016 12:20 PM
8/22/16
Second period had today to put the finishing touches on your presentations.
Sixth period presented.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 12:20 PM
Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:15 AM
8/11/16
We continued our conversation on this class and classroom procedures as well as worked on the 20 seconds of fame assignment that will be presented tomorrow.
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 8:15 AM
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 8:30 AM
8/10/16
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!
We took some time to talk about classroom procedures and how to succeed in this class.
Supplies: You will need a binder (at least 1 1/2") with six dividers. These dividers should be labeled: To Killl a Mockingbird, Frankenstein, Poetry Out Loud, Vocabulary, On-Demand Writing, Language Skills.
Please have this ready by Monday!
You have an assignment. Here is a powerpoint describing it...NO one is exempt!!!/userfiles/492/my files/20 seconds of fame presentation.pptx?id=36247
Posted By Doug Calhoun at 8:30 AM