Field Trip-11/1

NOTE:  I will be chaperoning the field trip to go see "Romeo and Juliet" at the theater today.
-Students that remain will begin working on the learning contract with department laptops

Learning Contracts- 10/31

Warm Up:
-Students will turn in the signed copies of their Learning Contracts
-As a class we will focus on the Study Island portion of the project

Work Session:
-Students will utilize department laptops
-Using the Promethean board, the instructor will model how to log in to the site
-Students will work independently through the preliminary modules offered in Study Island
-The instructor will meet with students to conduct grade and project conferences
-Progress reports will be given at this time

Summarizer:
-Students will fill out the conference checklist and reflection sheet

Unit 3 and 4 Begins- 10/30

Warm Up:
-Students will view the brief cartoon entitled "Epic Poem"
-They will be viewing this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5R-v_eOPVE
-Students will quickwrite K-W-L responses to this cartoon, and as a class we will discuss these answers

Work Session:
-Students will be doing quickwrite responses to portions of the presentation on bravery
-As a class we will discuss responses as part of an ongoing attempt to define bravery
-Students will use department laptops to respond to the CNN Heroes handout

Summarizer:
-Completed CNN Heroes handouts will serve as today's Exit Ticket

Common Assessment (Constructed Response)- 10/29

-Students will be working on the constructed response portion of the common assessment toda they will intermittently have individual grade conferences
-While students work today
-Students will also receive the Learning Contract for EOCT readiness
-Students that finish early may work on either the extra credit project or final products for the Wake project

Common Assessment-10/28

-Students will be working on the common assessment for a majority of class today.
-Students that finish early may work on either the extra credit project or Wake project products for the remainder of class

The Wake Project Day- 10/25

Warm Up:
-Students will receive the directions for the Extra Credit Project
-Students will be given time to check out Peach Award Books from the Media Center
 checklist
Work Session:
-A majority of class time today will be spent on the final products for the Wake Project
-Presentations for this project begin Monday
-Students will participate in individual grade and project conferences with the instructor while working on final products

Summarizer:
-Students will complete the conference

Final Romeo and Juliet Test- 10/24

NOTE: Due to 9th grade collaborations in the Media Center today, I will not be present for the 2nd block class

Warm Up:
-Students will evaluate their performance on the EOCT practice test we administered last week
-Students should choose ten questions they missed, review the correct answers, and write an explanation for why the right answer is correct

Work Session:
-Students will take the unit 2 final test
-This test should take a majority of the class
-If time remains, however, students will work on the final products for their Romeo and Juliet Wake projects

Summarizer:
-EOCT practice evaluations will serve as today's Exit Ticket