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                                                                     English Objective:  Students will be able to create a personal resume to highlight their achievements and state their career objectives in preparation for Friday’s Technology Conference at TBA.

Technology Objective: Students will be able to format text in MS Word.

Getting Focused:  Please take out your MCAS homework packet that you completed last night and begin to work to fill out your student information sheet to help you create your personal resume in class today.

Agenda:

1. Fill out student information sheet for resume

2. Create personal resume. 

Create a folder in your English Folder Called – My Resume

Download this Resume Template and SAVE AS:  Firstininitial_LastName_Resume.doc  (Resume Template)

***Here is a sample resume to help you create your personal resume***  Sample Student Resume

Homework: Read Chapter #14 in To Kill a Mockingbird and answer reading questions.

English Objective: Students will be able to understand how to be successful on the open response section of the MCAS and review results of MCAS test to determine personal strengths and areas for improvement.

Technology Objective: Students will be able to format text in MS Word.

Getting Focused: Please review the homework packet Ms. Cirigliano has given to you. Yes, you will have a quiz on chapter #12-13 in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Agenda:

1. To Kill a Mockingbird quiz chapters #12-13.

2. Go over MCAS practice tests and practice test examples.

3. Review MCAS open response tips and prepare to understand how to answer all MCAS questions with success!

3. MCAS  Testing Tips - if you don’t have one, please create an MCAS folder!

MCAS Test Taking Tips/Study Help #1 – MCAS Open Response Advice

MCAS Test Taking Tips/Study Help #2 – MCAS Open Response Success

Homework:

1. Be finished in To Kill a Mockingbird to the end of chapter #13.

2. MCAS multiple choice and open response – due on Tuesday March 2nd.

English Objective:  Students wil’l be able to understand important lessons that Atticus communicates to Jem and Scout in chapter #11 of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Technology Objective: Students will be able to format slides in powerpoint.

Getting Focused:  Please go to Ms. C’s site and download the Atticus Lesson Powerpoint.

Agenda:

1. Download the Atticus Lessons.    Save in your TKM Folder: To Kill a Mockingbird_AtticusLessons_Chapter11

2. TKM Chapter #11 reading Quiz

3. Work on chapte r#11 ppt.

4. Work on Integral Lessons ppt.

Homework - Read chapter #12-13

English Objective: Students will be able to understand character, theme, and plot development through the end of chapter #10 in TKM and show a connection to the important theme of walking in another’s shoes before judging.

Technology Objective: Students will be able to format text in MS Word.

Getting Focused:  Please go to Ms. C’s website and download today’s assignment.

Agenda:

1. Download the TKM Walk in Shoes Work – save in your TKM Folder as: firstinitiallastname_my_shoes.doc

Walk In My Shoes_TKM

2. Take TKM Reading Quiz chapter 9 &10.

3. TKM ntoes chapter #10

Homework: Read Chapter #11

English Objective: Students will be able to show a thorough understanding of key themes, character development, and plot development in the chapters 1-8  in To Kill a Mockingbird by responding to key questions.

Technology Objective: Students will be able to format text in MS Word.

Gettting Focused: Please read through your To Kill a Mockingbird reading homework for tonight.

Agenda:  Complete To Kill a Mockingbird Test  *** To Kill a Mockingbird Assessment_Chapter_1_8***

(save in your TKM folder as: firstinitiallastname_TKM_Test_One.doc

Homework: Read pages 99-109 in To Kill a Mockingbird

English Objective: Students will be able to document Scout’s growth and their own personal growth to understand the coming of age process of fictional and non-fictional characters.

Technology Objective: Students will be able to…format slides in ppt and tables in MS Word.

Getting Focused: Please take out your MCAS work

Agenda:

1. Go Over MCAS

2. Set up TKM Project  – teaching-integral-lessons_tkm_project

3. Begin to read chapter #1

Homework: Finish chapter #1

English Objective: Students will be able to show they know the writing process by performing well on a pop-quiz and work to develop and show their personal thoughts on heroism, prior to reading To Kill a Mockingbird and analzying the role of heroism in the novel.

Technology Objective: Students will be able to format text in MS Word.

Getting Focused: Take a pop quiz on the writing process.

Agenda:

1. Review writing process quiz.

2. Work on heroism writing assignment.  Please save in your TKM folder, if you don’t have one create one

Save AS: first initial_ last name_ Hero.doc    Here is the file: HERO ASSIGNMENT

3. TKM Statements – Show your Thoughts 

Download Assignment:   to-kill-a-mockingbird_prereadingstatements

4. Don’t Assume The Worst Start of Class Article: START OF CLASS READING

Download Article: dont_assume_the_worst

5. Creating A Campaign Poster For Ending Stereotypes and Prejudice:

Download Assignment: stereotypes_poster

Homework:

1. Finish heroism writing assignment.

2. Finish Stereotypes Poster

3. Finish TKM PreReading Statements

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English Objective: Students will be able to understand all parts that are necessary for the five paragraph essay and apply this knowledge to answer an essay question about Night.

Getting Focused: Please review the handout you recieved with the four essay topics and the ideas for each.

Technology Objective: Students will be able to format text in MS Word

Agenda:  Please see all Night Essay Documents Below and download all of them to your Night Essay folder. If you do not have a NIght essay folder then please create one. Thank You!

#1. Select Night Essay Questions and See Ideas for Each Topic (* You may use the ideas to help you determine which points you are going to prove in your Night essay) ***DOWNLOAD***  The Four Essay Topics and Ideas For Each Topic

#2. Create Night Thesis Statement (Use This to help you create your Thesis – There are examples of Thesis Statements)***DOWNLOAD***   My Personal Three Part Night Thesis Statement

#3. Work on Creating Your Night Essay By Using the Night Essay Outline: ***DOWNLOAD***  Night Essay Outline  

(Save in your Night Essay Folder As: FirstIntial_LastName_NightEssay_Outline.doc

#4.Introduction Pargraph Examples of Attention Grabbers and Background Information: Here are examples of attention grabbers and background information – you should also have a copy of this in your notebook on page #39. ***DOWNLOAD***  Example Attention Grabbers and Background Information

 #5. Night Rubric: ***DOWNLOAD***  Night Rubric  (Please view this, so you know what is required of you!)

English Objective: Students will be able to write diary entries from the voice of Elie Wiesel to capture Elie’s feelings, thoughts, and reactions at the moment when he looks in the mirrror and sees the corpse gazing back at him.

Technology Objective: Students will be able to format text in MS Word.

Getting Focused: Describe the affect that Elie’s relationship with his father has had on him during his experiences in the concentration camps. How role has this relationship had? Be specific.

Agenda:

1. Finish Reading Night.

2. Create Diary Entries from the voice of Elie Wiesel. 

- Elie Diary Entry Directions Please Save As Is. DOWNLOAD  Diary Directions (this document outlines the assignment)

Please Save is in your Night project folder

- Diary Paper – Elie Corpse Gazing Back Entry    DOWNLOAD (Diary Old Paper ) you will use this paper to write your diary

Please Save As: FirstInitialLastName_ElieDiary.doc Save in your Night Project Folder.