December 17, 18, 19: Exam Schedule

Wednesday, December 17, 2014
7:45 – 10:00 2nd Period EXAM
10:05 – 12:45 4th Period EXAM

11:20-12:00/A Lunch

200, 500, 600, 700, 800 Halls

12:05-12:45/B Lunch

Gym and 100, 300, 400, 900 Halls

12: 50-3:00 6th Period EXAM

Thursday, December 18, 2014
7:45 – 10:00 3rd  Period EXAM
10:05 – 12:45 5th Period EXAM

11:20-12:00/A Lunch

200, 500, 600, 700, 800 Halls

12:05-12:45/B Lunch

Gym and 100, 300, 400, 900 Halls

12: 50-3:00 7th Period EXAM

Friday, December 19, 2014

7:45 – 9:35               1st  Period Exam

9:40 - 9:50               2nd Period Attendance

9:55 - 11:50              8th Period Exam

11:50 - 12:00            Sack lunches in cafeteria

12:30 – 3:00             Make-Up Exams

Vocabulary Booklets

2nd Period

Kameron Elmer

3rd Period

Trevor Wilson

5th Period

6th Period

Anahi Hernandez

Jackie Ramirez

Trey Pruitt

7th Period

Nallely Vazquez

8th Period

AJ Brown

December 15/16

TOPICS:  infer the theme and important topics of a poem; explain how the poet uses certain poetic techniques/tools to create the message; analyze the diction of the poem; relate the main ideas and messages of the poem to the controlling idea of an expository text; write a response that explains what the poet does to create the message and how the messages of two different texts are similar

ACTIVITIES:

1.  Read "Invictus" which can be found Invictus here.
2.  Discuss the message of the poem and the tools the poet uses to create meaning as well as the poet's background and how his background relates to why he wrote the poem
3.  Complete the reading check for the Sports Illustrated article.
4.  Finish missing/make-up assignments/review Newsela quizzes.




GRADES:  Reading Check

December 11/12

TOPICS:  infer the controlling idea of an expository article, analyze the article, identifying opinions of the author and important topics, distinguish the most important details, and draw conclusions about the ideas in the articles

ACTIVITIES:

1.  Read Mo'ne Davis, Taney take center stage at Little League World Series which is the Sports Illustrated cover story about Mo'Ne Davis, the infamous Little League pitcher
2.  Complete the critical thinking questions with a partner

GRADES:  Critical Thinking Questions

 (picture can be found at http://mashable.com/2014/08/19/mone-davis-sports-illustrated-cover/, original image, cover of Sports Illustrated)

December 9/10

TOPICS:  Read a variety of expository articles and create a vocabulary booklet using words from those texts.

ACTIVITIES:

1.  Work on Vocabulary Booklet

GRADES:  Vocabulary Booklet (-10 points each day it is late)

December 5/8

TOPICS:  read expository text, identify the author's purpose for writing the text, the likely audience, and the most important details; watch and analyze a media message

ACTIVITIES:

1.  Complete and turn in "Expository Choice" OER & Letter to Santa
2.  Work on Vocabulary Booklet is due on the 10th.

GRADES:  OER & Letter to Santa                        

December 3/4

Topics:  

 expository text features, academic vocabulary for expository text, important social issues, identifying the controlling idea and most important supporting details, and using connotation to understand the author's purpose and important vocabulary within a text; analyzing and annotating text

Activities:  

1.  Review Newsela article scores and reading levels
2.  Complete/Turn in "Expository Close Reading" 
3.  OER for Close Read article:  "What tools does the writer use to make the article more accessible to the reader?  (What does the writer do that makes the article more interesting or easier to understand for the reader?)  
4.  Expository Letter To santa for "Make a Wish" Foundation
5.  My Vocabulary Booklet due December 10th

•           "My Vocabulary Book" Instructions
•           "My Vocabulary Book" Examples for #5

SIGN UP FOR NO RED INK TODAY...HERE'S HOW

1.  Open Safari and go to noredink.com
2.  Air drop the site to your homescreen like we did the class blog and newsela.com
3.  Create your own account.  Sign up for your class using the correct code below:
      2nd period:        d737789a
    3rd period:    hmewk77v   4th period:  3v34chk7   5th period:  3v34chk7   6th period:  fc94vwfa   7th period:  8mwheeme   8th period:  wxvkafv8

   

Grades:  NEWSELA articles quiz average, CLOSE reading questions, OER for Close Read article

                                  

December 1/2

Topics:  

 expository text features, academic vocabulary for expository text, important social issues, identifying the controlling idea and most important supporting details, and using connotation to understand the author's purpose and important vocabulary within a text

Activities:  

1.  Review Grocery Shopping questions and expository features
2.  NEWSELA articles & quizzes--submit quizzes & review reading levels--choose vocabulary words from articles
3.  Submit quizzes for at least 3 articles.  
4.  Complete "Expository Article Close Reading"  for an article you select (answer in complete sentences)
5.  My Vocabulary Booklet due December 10th

•           "My Vocabulary Book" Instructions
•           "My Vocabulary Book" Examples for #5

Grades:  3 NEWSELA articles including "military dogs", Questions for Close Read article

                                  

November 19/20/21

Topics:  

 expository text features, academic vocabulary for expository text, important social issues, identifying the controlling idea and most important supporting details, and using connotation to understand the author's purpose and important vocabulary within a text

Activities:  

1.  TPdCattt Kahoot Review
2.  Review Grocery Shopping questions
3.  Expository Grocery Shopping
4.  CLOSE read individually selected article and annotate using TPdCattt
5.  NEWSELA articles
6.  My Vocabulary Booklet Check on Thursday 

•           "My Vocabulary Book" Instructions
•           "My Vocabulary Book" Examples for #5

Grades:  Grocery Shopping Table, 3 NEWSELA articles

                                  

November 17/18

TOPICS:  expository text features, academic vocabulary for expository text, important social issues, identifying the controlling idea and most important supporting details, and using connotation to understand the author's purpose and important vocabulary within a text

STRATEGY:  TPdCATTT

                                                 

T-What associations do you make with the TITLE?

P-PARAPHRASE the text in your own words.

d-What DEVICES does the writer use to create meaning?

C-What CONNOTATIONS does the author want you to make? 

A-Why did the AUTHOR write the text?  (AUTHOR'S PURPOSE)

T-What is the TONE?

T-What new connections do you make with the TITLE?

T-What is the THEME or THESIS? (message)

ACTIVITIES:

1. Introduce Vocabulary Booklet due December 10 (2 test grades)

2.  Expository Notes and Social Issues Discussion

2.  Read "School Cancels Graduation for Cheaters" and discuss/make notes using TPdCATTT

3.  Read a variety of articles through "Poetry Grocery Shopping"

Grades for today:  

(1) discussion and group work participation; (2) Poetry Grocery Shopping Table

                                                 

Ms. Davis' Supply List 2014-2015

Supplies to be kept in classroom:

·         Kleenex—one box of standard size (girls in 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th, and 6th periods)

·         hand sanitizer (girls in 7th and 8th periods)

·         1 package 3x5 bibliography/index cards (LINED) (boys in 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th periods)

·         1 package of red grading pens (boys in 2nd, 3rd, and 5th periods)

Individual supplies:

·         Black pens

·         Pencil top erasers or block eraser

·         Pencils--#2

·         pocket and brad folder--any color

·         Wide-ruled notebook paper throughout the year

·         Personal flash/jump drive (suggested) (We will use the school computer lab to type compositions which will often require more than one day, necessitating the need to save.  You may use it for other classes and purposes.)