Today in Class...10/31

Happy Halloween!...
What motifs and themes does Poe use in his stories?
1. The Tell Tale Heart...Experience one of Poe's most famous works.
2. Touch base with partner
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3. Vintage horror/mystery
HW: NONE!
In need of some extra points? Want to take your Poe experience beyond the works we'll read in class? Enjoy mystery and suspense? See us for ABOVE AND BEYOND options to earn +5 tacked onto past assignments.....

Today in Class...10/30

Happy Poe Week!!
What issue is worth arguing for?
1. Have vocab sentences out to hand in
2. Suspense vocab...the sequel
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3. Is a BIG GULP too big?
HW: 8 vocab word story prediction

Today in Class...10/29

HAPPY POE WEEK!
Who was Poe?
1. Self-guided notes on Poe- Lab
2. Poe informational paragraph
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3. What's the deal with The Electoral College?
HW: Finish vocab sentences (due tomorrow), Finish Poe paragraph (due Wednesday)

Today in Class...10/26

Happy Birthday to Colin!
Happy Birthday to Jake and Ciara!!
1. Discuss Hitchhiker from yesterday...(Please have this out and ready to hand in.)
2. Tell-Tale Heart/Suspense unit Vocabulary 1-10
3. Time to start sentences...
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4. Rock the Vote!
5. SPAM (Lab)
HW: Write 10 Vocabulary sentences using 10 different examples of sentence variety. DUE TUESDAY!

Today in Class...10/25

How is mood conveyed without visual effects?
1. Our first suspenseful story...The Hitchhiker
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2. Informational text: Another issue: Why it matters
HW: Finish Hitchhiker questions

Today in Class...10/24

Where did the mystery and suspense genre come from?
1. Background/notes and discussion
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2. Analyzing political ads
HW: Read free reading books!

Today in Class...10/23

What are mood and tone and how do they impact a story?
1. Discuss "Delight of Fright" article
2. Lit elements: Mood and Tone
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3. Free read and Free write
4. Political Ads...Persuasive techniques revisited
HW: Read free reading book

Today in Class...10/22

Why do people want to be scared? ....Do you?
1. Freewrite- suspense and our fears
2. "The Delight of Fright" partner read
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3. SPAM
HW: Finish Delight of Fright article and activities, Bring free reading book 

Today in Class...10/19

1. Election terms quiz
2. Library: Shop for a book!
Requirements: Make sure that it is one you are TRULY interested in! You will be sharing about it periodically.
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3. Discuss Rate the Candidate
4. Satire clips
HW: Start reading your new book.

Today in Class...10/18

What connections can I make between integrity stories?
How long does it take to form a first impression of a person????

1. Partner flow charts/discuss- 15 min
2. Meet with another duo & share- 10 min
3. Binder "keep and sweep"
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4. Rate the Candidate!
"HW: Election term quiz tomorrow, Getting books in library tomorrow...Bring yours in if you already have one!

Today in Class...10/17

What connections did we make among our books?
What connections can we make between the last stories of the Integtrity unit?

1. Short story day
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2. What is the IDEAL candidate?
HW: Finish short story tasks

Today in Class...10/16

What connections can I make among my book and others'?

1. Book chats
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2. Spelling unit 1
HW: Study Election Vocabulary...Quiz on Friday

Today in Class...10/15

What are the essential election vocabulary words?

1. Handbacks/quickly discuss Outsiders test
2. Vocabulary
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3. Your issue!.....Remember that? Finish teaching others about it.
HW: Finish vocabulary if necessary, Extra book assessments due today! (Points deducted each day late...) BRING "EXTRA" BOOKS TO CLASS TOMORROW with a passage of your choice marked and ready to be read.

Today in Class...10/11

Will the movie stay true to the novel?
 Mish-mash..
Announcements:
1. Don't forget that your Beyond the Outsiders novel and assessment is due Monday by end of the day1
2. When you hand in project choice, staple white sheet to it with  your name AND choice indicated. (Even if you email your project you must still hand in white sheet.)
3. Missing work? Stay after or see us during appointment times.
4. Make sure you have handed in your Outsiders book...unless you still owe SE Hinton interview task.
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Periods 7&8: Movie theater day begins!

Today in Class...10/5

What can we learn from political cartoons?
1. Quick election bingo quiz
2. Political cartoons
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3. Issue articles...Meet with partner, Discuss answers and Draw your graphic representations.
4. Teach another group!
HW: None!
(Bingo contest until 12:00 midnight! Submit your completed board.)

Today in class...10/4

What are some strategies to use while reading informational text?
What have I learned about the "big issues" of the election? What do I think about them?

1. Who is SE Hinton?...read the interview!
2. Your time! For: finishing test, reading next book, working on end of book assessment
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3. The battle continues...Obama v. Romney: 3 Big Issues
4. Pair read: article on election issue
HW: Finish Issue article outline & graphic
COOLAge 12 items+, win a prize for full board!

Today in Class...10/3

1. Outsiders test..
You will be picking 40 pts worth of short answers to respond to. You may use your notes.
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2. Reading and Catch Up time
HW: Work on COOLage? Be the first to submit to Ms. Grathwol! Win a prize!

Today in Class...10/2

What should I take from The Outsiders?
1. Finish review stations and go over as whole group
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2. Period 7- Spelling pre-test....*Bring your books to read after!
Period8- COOLages..library
HW: Outsiders test tomorrow