April 4-April 8
Periods 1, 4, and 7: "Words to Live By" assignment will be due Monday, April 11. If you need an index card, please let me know, and I can get you one. If you finish your index card early, you may submit it to me before the due date.
The Facing Injustice Performance Based Task is located here.
We will be working on this task in class, and it will be independent. However, whatever you feel like you need to get done in order to stay on track, I recommend that you do it outside of class.
Suggested timeline for this PBT:
Keep in mind: in order to log into Google docs, it may require an email address. The email address you need to use has your username (last name/numbers) that you use to log into the computers.
Ex. [email protected]
It is also recommended that you share you documents in Canvas as soon as you create them. All this means:
1. Log into Canvas
2. Choose the correct class (English Language Arts)
3. Choose Assignments
4. The assignments that you should be able to submit will be at the top of the page
5. Click on the correct assignment that you would like to submit
6. Copy/paste the link you wish to submit
7. Choose Submit Assignment
8. You should be able to continue working on your assignment after you submit it since Google Docs is a live online document.
The Facing Injustice Performance Based Task is located here.
We will be working on this task in class, and it will be independent. However, whatever you feel like you need to get done in order to stay on track, I recommend that you do it outside of class.
Suggested timeline for this PBT:
- Complete Malala article and organizer/questions by end of class Tuesday, April 5
- Complete Additional resources organizer by end of class Wednesday, April 6
- Begin working on organizer for essay by Thursday, April 7
- Essay is due by Tuesday, April 12 at 8:00 a.m.
Keep in mind: in order to log into Google docs, it may require an email address. The email address you need to use has your username (last name/numbers) that you use to log into the computers.
Ex. [email protected]
It is also recommended that you share you documents in Canvas as soon as you create them. All this means:
- Be sure that your document can be viewed/commented by anyone with a HCPSS login (this is located under Share and then Advanced Options).
- Under Advanced Options, your computer will either say: "Private--only you can access" or "Specific People can Access"
- Select "Change," and change it to "Anyone in HCPSS with the Link can Access."
- You do not need to share the document with me or notify me by email. If you made it so anyone in HCPSS has access, it will work.
- You may continue to work on your document even after you have uploaded it in Canvas.
- You will NOT be able to submit your organizers in Canvas after Friday, April 8! You must upload them by then or they will be zeros!
1. Log into Canvas
2. Choose the correct class (English Language Arts)
3. Choose Assignments
4. The assignments that you should be able to submit will be at the top of the page
5. Click on the correct assignment that you would like to submit
6. Copy/paste the link you wish to submit
7. Choose Submit Assignment
8. You should be able to continue working on your assignment after you submit it since Google Docs is a live online document.
March 21-March 24
All Classes:
Warm ups are due on Thursday!
Periods 3 and 6:
Read through the end of The Diary of a Young Girl. You should be prepared for a quiz tomorrow!! I recommend reading the beginning of the afterword (this will not be on the quiz).
Words to Live By Assignment is due Wednesday!
Warm ups are due on Thursday!
Periods 3 and 6:
Read through the end of The Diary of a Young Girl. You should be prepared for a quiz tomorrow!! I recommend reading the beginning of the afterword (this will not be on the quiz).
Words to Live By Assignment is due Wednesday!
March 14-March 18
Periods 3 and 6:
Propaganda posters are due by Wednesday!
All Classes:
Warm ups are due Friday!
- Essay is due Tuesday by 8:00 a.m. in Canvas. Be sure that your work is shared correctly--you need to make sure that anyone with the link can see it!
- Reading: be sure to read pages 193-230 in The Diary of a Young Girl. Come prepared for a class discussion!
Propaganda posters are due by Wednesday!
All Classes:
Warm ups are due Friday!
March 7-March 11
For Periods 3 and 6:
For Friday: bring in rough drafts and organizer!
For Tuesday: ESSAY IS DUE!
For Friday: bring in rough drafts and organizer!
For Tuesday: ESSAY IS DUE!
February 29-March 4
We are currently working on Anne Frank.
Periods 3 and 6: Be sure to read through page 190 and have two diary entries!
Periods 3 and 6: Be sure to read through page 190 and have two diary entries!
February 17-February 19
Thursday, 2/18: In class today, we explored different interactive websites. Some of these websites may need headphones. Feel free to look around and find something that interests you!
The Anne Frank Center USA
Some Were Neighbors
BIO Anne Frank: Video
A People's History of the Holocaust and Genocide--If completing the Auschwitz virtual tour, click the first link for the QuickTime format. Then click to try the Flash version.
In case you missed it: here are the videos that we have been watching in class:
Holocaust Survivors Tell the Stories of Their Childhood
X-Men: Magneto in Auschwitz
Holocaust Memorial Day 2015
Periods 3 and 6: Be sure to stay on top of the readings! Read through page 93 and write two response entries (at least 1/2-1 page of loose-leaf). Due Tuesday.
FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIPS DUE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY!
The Anne Frank Center USA
Some Were Neighbors
BIO Anne Frank: Video
A People's History of the Holocaust and Genocide--If completing the Auschwitz virtual tour, click the first link for the QuickTime format. Then click to try the Flash version.
In case you missed it: here are the videos that we have been watching in class:
Holocaust Survivors Tell the Stories of Their Childhood
X-Men: Magneto in Auschwitz
Holocaust Memorial Day 2015
Periods 3 and 6: Be sure to stay on top of the readings! Read through page 93 and write two response entries (at least 1/2-1 page of loose-leaf). Due Tuesday.
FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIPS DUE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY!
February 10-12
Friday, 2/12
World War II notes and PowerPoint
Periods 3 and 6:
Permission slips are due ASAP. The final day for permission slips to be accepted will be February 18 (Thursday).
The Diary of Anne Frank was assigned to the students. They have their own books, and they are required to bring their books to and from class every day.
The first reading and written response diary entry is due Tuesday, 2/16. Students are to read through November 19, 1942 and write a reaction to one of the entries they have read.
Periods 3 and 6:
"The Cask of Amontillado" Explanatory essay is due tomorrow. It is due in Canvas by 8:05 a.m. on Friday morning. The rubric is located here.
World War II notes and PowerPoint
Periods 3 and 6:
Permission slips are due ASAP. The final day for permission slips to be accepted will be February 18 (Thursday).
The Diary of Anne Frank was assigned to the students. They have their own books, and they are required to bring their books to and from class every day.
The first reading and written response diary entry is due Tuesday, 2/16. Students are to read through November 19, 1942 and write a reaction to one of the entries they have read.
Periods 3 and 6:
"The Cask of Amontillado" Explanatory essay is due tomorrow. It is due in Canvas by 8:05 a.m. on Friday morning. The rubric is located here.
February 1-February 4
Periods 3 and 6:
Permission slips for the Holocaust Museum field trip is due ASAP. The absolutely last day to take permission slips will be Thursday, Feb. 18.
If you would like to finish the video from today, the link is here.
"The Cask of Amontillado" Characterization Essay will be due on Friday, February 12. Students were given an organizer to complete. It is optional BUT HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.
Periods 1, 4, and 7: Students are to complete the character profile poster for And Then There Were None. They were given two days in class to complete their poster. It will be due TUESDAY, 2/9.
Permission slips for the Holocaust Museum field trip is due ASAP. The absolutely last day to take permission slips will be Thursday, Feb. 18.
If you would like to finish the video from today, the link is here.
"The Cask of Amontillado" Characterization Essay will be due on Friday, February 12. Students were given an organizer to complete. It is optional BUT HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.
Periods 1, 4, and 7: Students are to complete the character profile poster for And Then There Were None. They were given two days in class to complete their poster. It will be due TUESDAY, 2/9.
January 4-January 8
All Classes:
Periods 1, 4, and 7: We are working to finish And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. We should be finished with the book by the end of next week. As of Wednesday, we have read through Chapter 9.
- Media Center Friday
- Warm ups are due Friday
- MAP testing will be next week
Periods 1, 4, and 7: We are working to finish And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. We should be finished with the book by the end of next week. As of Wednesday, we have read through Chapter 9.
November 9 -NOvember 13
We have been reading "The Raven" and have begun working on analyzing it in class.
Thursday: DUE TOMORROW!
Periods 3 and 6: Complete stanza analysis through stanza 9
Periods 1 and 4: Complete stanza analysis for stanzas 5 and 6
Period 7: Complete stanza analysis for stanzas 3 and 4
Friday:
Periods 3 and 6: Complete stanza analysis of "The Raven" for Monday
Period 1 and 4: Complete stanza analysis of "The Raven"--stanzas 10-12 (due Monday)
Period 7: Complete stanza analysis of "The Raven" (stanzas
Periods 3 and 6: Literary Device and Figurative Language Project due Tuesday. See me with questions.
Thursday: DUE TOMORROW!
Periods 3 and 6: Complete stanza analysis through stanza 9
Periods 1 and 4: Complete stanza analysis for stanzas 5 and 6
Period 7: Complete stanza analysis for stanzas 3 and 4
Friday:
Periods 3 and 6: Complete stanza analysis of "The Raven" for Monday
Period 1 and 4: Complete stanza analysis of "The Raven"--stanzas 10-12 (due Monday)
Period 7: Complete stanza analysis of "The Raven" (stanzas
Periods 3 and 6: Literary Device and Figurative Language Project due Tuesday. See me with questions.
November 2-November 6
This week, we have been working on figurative language and literary devices. This includes:
For Friday, November 6: Complete the "Annabel Lee" analysis worksheet.
We will be going to the media center on Monday for the second half of class. Please bring a book, magazine, or comic book to read, or bring a book to drop off. You can also check out books, too!
- Similes (using like or as)
- Metaphors (does not use like or as)
- Personification
- Alliteration
- Allusions
- Rhyme Scheme
- Internal Rhyme
For Friday, November 6: Complete the "Annabel Lee" analysis worksheet.
We will be going to the media center on Monday for the second half of class. Please bring a book, magazine, or comic book to read, or bring a book to drop off. You can also check out books, too!
October 26-October 30
Periods 3 and 6: "Mystery of Poe's Death" PowerPoint presentation will be presented on Thursday, October 29. You will have Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in class to work with your group; HOWEVER, you should expect to be working on this at home, as well. Manage your time in class and divide the work!
Periods 1, 4, and 7: Poe's Death Brochure is due on Thursday, October 29 by the end of class.
Periods 1, 4, and 7: Poe's Death Brochure is due on Thursday, October 29 by the end of class.
October 19-October 23
Wednesday: Notes about Edgar Allan Poe and the PowerPoint used
Periods 1, 4, and 7 Notes Sheet
Periods 3 and 6 Notes: you can take these on a sheet of loose-leaf if need be.
Thursday/Friday: Knowing Poe: It'll Be the Death of Me worksheet. The link to this website is here.
On Friday, we introduced different projects, as well.
Periods 1, 4, and 7 Project description and organizer is here.
Periods 3 and 6 Project description is here.
The group assignments are in no particular order; however, there were groups that did not give me a number! If that is the case, then you were assigned whichever topic was leftover :( Sorry! Follow the directions!
Think about what you can do/what you'd like to do for your project over the weekend. Also, be sure to get your parent signature! Those are easy points!
Period 3 Group Assignments:
Jillian, Jonetta: Cooping
Skyler, Laura, Logan: Rabies
Megh, Connor, Danny: Alcoholism
Gina, Makayla, Kelsey: Brain lesions
Jack, Julian: Tuberculosis
Jason, Sam, Muhammed: Heart Problems
Nina, Emily: Tuberculosis
Maddy, Hannah: Cooping
Hunter, Mesale, Daryoush, Amari: Rabies
Paris, Maha, Melody: Brain lesions
Period 6 Groups Assignments: Sorry for all of those who were told that my number was 31 by Period 3. My other lucky number... 8 :)
Avinash, Danny, Dominic, Brian: Rabies
Nate, Nolen, Chris, Jason: Rabies
Rachel, Emma, Erin, Alexis: Cooping
Lily, Lia, Nora, Aicha: Tuberculosis
Sarah, Priscilla, Satya, Radhika: Alcoholism
Ethan, Emily, Quinn: Brain tumors/lesions
Periods 1, 4, and 7 Notes Sheet
Periods 3 and 6 Notes: you can take these on a sheet of loose-leaf if need be.
Thursday/Friday: Knowing Poe: It'll Be the Death of Me worksheet. The link to this website is here.
On Friday, we introduced different projects, as well.
Periods 1, 4, and 7 Project description and organizer is here.
Periods 3 and 6 Project description is here.
The group assignments are in no particular order; however, there were groups that did not give me a number! If that is the case, then you were assigned whichever topic was leftover :( Sorry! Follow the directions!
Think about what you can do/what you'd like to do for your project over the weekend. Also, be sure to get your parent signature! Those are easy points!
Period 3 Group Assignments:
Jillian, Jonetta: Cooping
Skyler, Laura, Logan: Rabies
Megh, Connor, Danny: Alcoholism
Gina, Makayla, Kelsey: Brain lesions
Jack, Julian: Tuberculosis
Jason, Sam, Muhammed: Heart Problems
Nina, Emily: Tuberculosis
Maddy, Hannah: Cooping
Hunter, Mesale, Daryoush, Amari: Rabies
Paris, Maha, Melody: Brain lesions
Period 6 Groups Assignments: Sorry for all of those who were told that my number was 31 by Period 3. My other lucky number... 8 :)
Avinash, Danny, Dominic, Brian: Rabies
Nate, Nolen, Chris, Jason: Rabies
Rachel, Emma, Erin, Alexis: Cooping
Lily, Lia, Nora, Aicha: Tuberculosis
Sarah, Priscilla, Satya, Radhika: Alcoholism
Ethan, Emily, Quinn: Brain tumors/lesions
October 12-October 15
Tuesday: We have finished reading "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs.
Wednesday/Thursday: We will be working on completing an organizer for a mood essay involving "The Monkey's Paw."
Periods 1, 4, and 7 Organizer
Periods 3 and 6 Organizer
Explanatory Writing Rubric
If you are interested, there is a writing contest that has you describing and explaining how a book has changed your life.
Wednesday/Thursday: We will be working on completing an organizer for a mood essay involving "The Monkey's Paw."
Periods 1, 4, and 7 Organizer
Periods 3 and 6 Organizer
Explanatory Writing Rubric
If you are interested, there is a writing contest that has you describing and explaining how a book has changed your life.
October 5-October 9
We have (finally!) finished reading "The Most Dangerous Game." An online version of the story is located under last week's assignments. If you are interested in watching the (really old!) movie, here is the link to the Youtube video.
MONDAY: All Classes: Complete the plot diagram for "The Most Dangerous Game." Periods 3 and 6: Your diagram is the first one in the document. Periods 1, 4, and 7: Your diagram is the second one in the document. These diagrams will be collected tomorrow. Remember to work backwards!
TUESDAY: Advertisement project is due Monday, October 12. We will be working on this project in class, but anything that is not completed in class should be completed at home.
Periods 1, 4, and 7:
Assignment Description and Rubric
Organizers for project
Periods 3 and 6:
Assignment Description and Rubric
Warm Ups will be due Thursday for 20 points!
Our field trip to the Maryland Zoo is Friday, October 9. Be sure to submit your permission slip to your science teacher. Be sure to give any forms (Code of Conduct, Technology Usage, Emergency Procedure) to me as soon as possible!
September 28-October 1
In class, we will be reading "The Most Dangerous Game (click here for an online copy)." We worked on vocabulary today (Tuesday) in class.
Period 7: Students need to complete #3-6 on the vocabulary worksheet. They do not need to complete the actual definition since we will go over it in class.
FOR STUDENTS WITH MISSING FORMS: You will not be able to go on the field trips this year if you do not have your three forms submitted. If your name was on the poster paper in class today, then you need at least one of the forms completed.
- For Emergency Procedure Directions
- For a printable copy of the Code of Conduct OR Technology Usage Form
September 21-September 25
- We have been reading Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki Tikki Tavi." You can find the complete text here. We will also be using this story to work on plot and plot diagrams.
September 8-September 11
All Classes: Remember to review your notes! We will be having a quiz next week--most likely Wednesday!
9/8: Periods 1 and 7: Be sure to complete 1-10 on "Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences" for tomorrow.
All classes: We are reviewing phrases, clauses, and types of sentences. We will be continuing to review in order to prepare for a quiz--the tentative date for the quiz is September 15 (Tuesday).
We will be going to the Media Center on Friday, September 11. Students will be able to check out books or sit and read a personal reading book when we go for the second half of class.
Picture day is WEDNESDAY, September 9!
Back to School Night is THURSDAY, September 10! Hope to see you there!
9/8: Periods 1 and 7: Be sure to complete 1-10 on "Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences" for tomorrow.
All classes: We are reviewing phrases, clauses, and types of sentences. We will be continuing to review in order to prepare for a quiz--the tentative date for the quiz is September 15 (Tuesday).
We will be going to the Media Center on Friday, September 11. Students will be able to check out books or sit and read a personal reading book when we go for the second half of class.
Picture day is WEDNESDAY, September 9!
Back to School Night is THURSDAY, September 10! Hope to see you there!
August 24-August 28:
WELCOME!!
All Classes:
All Classes:
- Read and review syllabus and parent letter. Please detach, sign, and return the signed portion of the parent/guardian letter. This signature is due on Wednesday (8/26/15) for a homework grade.
- Periods 3 and 6: Please complete the All About You Survey by Thursday 8/27. You will need to access this survey using your HCPSS.me account because it was created using GAFE. If it does not let you log in, it may be possible that your password has expired. I can fix this for you at school--just let me know. If there are other issues, please let me know.
- Warm ups will be due Friday and will be worth 20 points towards your classwork grade.
- Note: Warm ups were collected and will be distributed on Mondays with a grade. Students who were absent on Friday should submit warm ups that they have (they will be excused from Fridays warm up).
- Culture Quilt Assignment is due on Tuesday, September 1. This assignment will be discussed in class on Wednesday. Remember to complete the written portion to go along with your quilt square! Below you will find my example. My example only has four symbols, but yours should have five.