ERWC Unit

Good Morning!

 Please put your cell phones completely out of sight for the FULL duration of the class.  Please do not have me remind you of this.   
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

1. Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes

2. Narrative Assessment Test Review

3. Expository Reading and Writing Unit -- Pre-reading Activity: Responding to four questions in a group of four.

HOMEWORK:  Wall Street Journal

Narrative Assessment Test

Good Morning!

 Please put your cell phones completely out of sight for the FULL duration of the class.  Please do not have me remind you of this.  

1. Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes

2.  Wall Street Journal summary

3.  Narrative Assessment Test -- Read the answer choices very carefully.  This test is as much about making a careful judgement of the choices as knowing the definitions of the terms.

4.  Written Response to Stories:  "The Sniper" (Liam O'Flaherty), "The Interlopers" (Saki),"The Story of An Hour" (Kate Chopin),"The Lady or the Tiger" (Frank Stockton),"Federigo's Falcon" (Giovanni Boccaccio), "The Bracelet" (Colette), "An Appointment with Love" (S.I. Kishor), "The Gift of the Magi" (O. Henry), "The Window."

5.  Please read The Wall Street Journal or your independent reading book when you are done with the test.

"The Window"

Good Morning!

 Please put your cell phones completely out of sight for the FULL duration of the class.  Please do not have me remind you of this.  

1. Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes

2. NOTE:  Test on terms tomorrow.  Review these terms.

3.  "The Window" -- This is the final short story that we will read.  Next week we begin a unit on expository text.  I am going to read this story to you, and you will complete the final sentences.  We will then read the end.

HOMEWORK:  Wall Street Journal summary

"The Gift of the Magi"

Good Morning!

 Please put your cell phones completely out of sight for the FULL duration of the class.  Please do not have me remind you of this.  

1. Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes

2. "The Gift of the Magi" -- You have read this story and have annotated it for figurative language, symbolism, and irony. You also have written three open-ended questions for discussion.  Your questions would not have a definite answer but would generate discussion.  We will discuss the story.

3.  NOTE:   Test on Friday on terms.

HOMEWORK:  Wall Street Journal 
                          Review terms of narrative

"The Gift of the Magi"

Good Morning!

 Please put your cell phones completely out of sight for the FULL duration of the class.  Please do gi"not have me remind you of this.  

1. Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes

2. "The Gift of the Magi" -- You will read this story independently.  As you read, annotate the story for figurative language, symbolism, and irony. Also, write three open-ended questions for discussion.  Your questions would not have a definite answer but would generate discussion.

HOMEWORK:  Wall Street Journal 
                          Review terms of narrative

"Federigo's Falcon"

Good Morning!
I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend!
 Please put your cell phones completely out of sight for the FULL duration of the class.  Please do not have me remind you of this.  

1. Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes

2.  Wall Street Journal summary page

3.  "Federigo's Falcon" by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)  
      You have read the story and have responded to the questions 
      in the text and the handout on "Character Motivation" 
      and "Cultural Influence in Literature."  We will review and 
      turn in.

HOMEWORK:  Independent Reading

"Federigo's Falcon"

Good Morning!
Please put your cell phones completely out of sight for the FULL duration of the class.  Please do not have me remind you of this.  

1. Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes

2.  Wall Street Journal summary

3.  "Federigo's Falcon" by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)  
      You have read the story and have responded to the questions 
      in the text.  Complete the handout on "Character Motivation" 
      and "Cultural Influence in Literature"

(Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer, poet, and an important Renaissance humanist.)


HOMEWORK:  Independent Reading

"Federigo's Falcon"

Good Morning!
Please put your cell phones completely out of sight for the FULL duration of the class.  Please do not have me remind you of this.  

1. Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes

2.  Written Response to "An Appointment with Love" -- I would like to share some of your responses (anonymously)

3.  "Federigo's Falcon" by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)(Two handouts).   Please read the story on your own, pausing to respond to the questions in the text.

(Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer, poet, and an important Renaissance humanist.)


HOMEWORK:  Wall Street Journal summary

"An Appointment with Love"

Good Morning!
Please put your cell phones completely out of sight for the FULL duration of the class.  Please do not have me remind you of this.  

1. Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes

2."An Appointment with Love"  --  Yesterday we read and discussed this story and for homework you completed a written response to the story.  I will collect both the annotated story and your written response.

HOMEWORK: Independent Reading

"Appointment with Love"

Good Morning!
Please put your cell phones completely out of sight for the FULL duration of the class.  Please do not have me remind you of this.  

NOTE:  PSAT Testing tomorrow.  Be sure to know where you report at 7:30am.

1. Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes

2.  "The Bracelet"  --   Review of handout on "The Bracelet."   I will collect.

3.  "An Appointment with Love"  -- Please quietly read this story and respond in writing.  Complete for homework.  (Handouts)

HOMEWORK:  Complete written response to "An Appointment with Love"

"The Bracelet"

Good Morning!
Please put your cell phones completely out of sight for the FULL duration of the class.  Please do not have me remind you of this.  

1.  Wall Street Journal  -- Summary sheet today

2. Independent Reading -- today is the first day of the second grading period.  We are resuming independent reading today.  I reminded you of this all of last week.  I am sure you have your new book today! 

3.  "The Bracelet"  --   Complete handout on "The Bracelet" and we will then discuss.

HOMEWORK:  Wall Street Journal and independent reading

Anticipation to "The Bracelet"

Good Morning!
Please put your cell phones completely out of sight for the FULL duration of the class.  Please do not have me remind you of this.  

The grading period ends tomorrow, October 14th. Starting next week we will resume reading in class, and you will have chosen your next independent reading book.  Remember that you are required to read a book from the recommended list -- the other two can be your choices. Go to the link on my blog for the annotated list of recommended books.

* In anticipation to the next story we will be reading, you will do some writing about a personal experience.  You will write about something that you treasure or have treasured in your past.  I have a HANDOUT for your response.  Pursue your thinking as much as possible.  I know this might be a little bit difficult.

HOMEWORK:  Wall Street Journal summary.  Write at least one half page.  Summarize an article of substance!

"The Lady and the Tiger"

Good Morning!

The grading period ends on Friday, October 14th. Starting next week we will resume reading in class, and you will have chosen your next independent reading book.  Remember that you are required to read a book from the recommended list -- the other two can be your choices. Go to the link on my blog for the annotated list of recommended books.

1.  "The Lady or the Tiger"-- Yesterday you completed the handout on this story.  We will discuss the story, and I will collect your annotated story and the handout.

HOMEWORK:  Wall Street Journal

"The Tiger and the Lady"

Good Morning!

The grading period ends on Friday, October 14th. Starting next week we will resume reading in class, and you will have chosen your next independent reading book.  Remember that you are required to read a book from the recommended list -- the other two can be your choices. Go to the link on my blog for the annotated list of recommended books.

1.  "The Lady or the Tiger" -- Yesterday you read and annotated this story with a partner.  I should see notes beside EACH paragraph and your annotation will be evaluated accordingly.

2.  Handout -- Once you have finished reading and annotating the story with your partner, you will review the story by completing the handout.  We will then discuss.  I am sure that you liked this story!

HOMEWORK:  Independent Reading Book

"The Lady or the Tiger"

Good Morning!

I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend! 

The grading period ends on Friday, October 14th. Starting next week we will resume reading in class, and you will have chosen your next independent reading book.  Remember that you are required to read a book from the recommended list -- the other two can be your choices.

*Wall Street Journal -- New summary sheet.  Summary will be due on Friday.

1.  "The Lady or the Tiger" -- We are resuming our reading of short stories.  For this story, you will read with a partner.  Read one paragraph at a time and discuss.  Make notes in the margin.  Each paragraph will show notes of your ideas and will be evaluated accordingly.

2.  Handout -- Once you have finished reading and annotating the story with your partner, you will review the story by completing the handout.  We will then discuss.  I am sure that you liked this story!

 HOMEWORK:  Independent Reading Book

JA Lesson Four

Good Morning!

1.  End of Grading Period -- Oct 14th

2.  Wall Street Journal summary due

3.  JA Achievement Lesson Four -- There will be two handouts for this final lesson.  One of them will be to complete in class.  The other one you will bring home.  Half of you will be given one scenario of a student and the other half another scenario.  Work with a partner to complete the responses. 

    You will bring your handouts with you tomorrow. 

HOMEWORK:  JA handout -- "Financing My Future"
                          Bring back tomorrow

 

JA Lesson

Good Morning!

1.  Book Reviews?

2.   JA Achievement Lesson Three -- You will need your graphic organizers from the previous lessons.
Logging on to your Chromebook:

 *Enter your school email (Student ID@stu.sandi.net)

 *Enter your school user ID and password

      
I am passing out to you graphic organizer "Post-Secondary Education."  Follow the directions on the handout.  In Step Two you will be accessing two sites (the URL's are provided).  Complete the handout.

HOMEWORK:  Wall Street Journal article summary will be due tomorrow.
 

JA Lesson

Good Morning!

1.  Book Reviews?

2.   JA Achievement Lesson:

 *Enter your school email (Student ID@stu.sandi.net)

 *Enter your school user ID and password

      
Once you are logged on, please click on the Google icon and go to my blog (Baltrushes3.blogspot.com).  

You will log back on to your VitaNavis account to access your SuperStrong results.  I will distribute a graphic organizer for this activity -- "Plan for Building Capacity."  (You will be keeping these handouts and will take them with you on Friday.)

https://vitanavis.com/sandiegounified

HOMEWORK:  Wall Street Journal article summary will be due Thursday 
 

JA Lesson

Good Morning!

1.  Book Reviews are due today. I will collect at the beginning of the period.

*Netbook Agreement

2.  Chromebook Assignment 

3.  Logging on with the Chromebook:

The very first student to login gets a nice box asking for their login. They can only use the id@stu.sandi.net and their district password. Then they login again to a district box and then they get prompted to pick a pretty picture to identify their account. 

The challenge comes the NEXT period. The next student to open the Chromebook sees a picture and under the picture it asks for a password. This is actually the login for the previous student. The new student needs to click "Add a person" in the lower left corner. That will take them through the login process. 

Eventually, each student who uses that Chromebook will have a picture on the desktop when you open the computer. Then they should only need to type their password to access their profile. 

 

                   *Enter your school email (Student ID@stu.sandi.net)

                   *Enter your school user ID and password

      Once you are logged on, please click on the Google icon and go to my blog (Baltrushes3.blogspot.com).  
      You will log back on to your VitaNavis account to access your SuperStrong results.  I will distribute a graphic organizer for this activity.

https://vitanavis.com/sandiegounified

HOMEWORK:  Wall Street Journal article summary will be due Thursday