Today in Class...11/25

Periods 3,6,7,9:
1. New books, journals, etc.Peak chapter notes for Moleskine
*Set up notebooks and start to read! (Didn't share Narrative? Share today!)
HW: see reading schedule (pages 1-37 with notes)

Today in Class…11/24

Happy Birthday Manny!
Periods 3,7,9:
*REMINDER: STAY AT LUNCH if you need to finish/share narrative and can't from home
1. New novel unit begins today !
Risk taking
2. Article/Questions , Risk article and notes sheet
HW: Finish article and article notes

Periods 2,6:
*New novel unit begins today!!
1. IMAX Everest- Some of you leave, some stay :)
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2. Finish O.Henry story- Quick share
3. Risk-taking…
HW: Finish article and notes

Today in Class...11/21

Periods 3/7/9:
1. Finalize and SHARE your narrative
2. All done? Complete and extra credit current event Friday (pick any relevant article)
HW: Share Narrative from home if not done today

Periods 2,6:_
1. O.Henry stories- partner read
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2. Finalize/share narratives
Free read or extra current event Friday pick
Hw: Share Narrative from home if not done today

Today in Class...11/20

Periods 3,7,9:
1. Narrative work-- Next steps by need
*Narratives shared by end of the day tomorrow
*Bring your earbuds/headphones to class tomorrow!

Periods 2,6:
1. Guest lecture experience-- supplement new novel
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2. Time to finish Ransom
3. Add one last "zip" to your narratives
HW: Share narratives by tomorrow end of day
*Bring headphones to class

Today in Class...11/19

Periods 3,7, 9:
1. Continue on your quest to finish your final Narrative
*Think you're done? Complete all of the final steps before sharing.
HW: Narratives completed, proofread, checked over with checklist and SHARED by Friday

Periods 2/6:
1. Ransom of Red Chief part II
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2.  Continue on your quest to finish your final NARRATIVE
*Think you're done? Complete all of the final steps before sharing.
HW: Narratives completed, proofread, checked over with checklist and SHARED by Friday

Today in Class...11/18

Periods 3,7,9:
1. Keep going with your Amazing Narrative piece!
*Let's review checklist
Full, proofread Narratives must be shared by Friday!

Periods 2/6:
1. The Ransom of Red Chief- O.Henry-- Part I
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2. Amazing Narratives
*Review checklist
Full, proofread Narratives shared by Friday!

Today in Class...11/17

Periods 3,7,9:
1. Begin typing your LAST/FINAL culminating Narrative piece Final Narrative piece
*Have leads out to be checked and begin typing them.
*After typing lead, SHARE with designated teacher.
*Keep going while we are checking/grading
2. Using checklist, move on with story

Periods 2/6:
1. Irony- notes, examples
Begin first story
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2. Narrative-- the final piece
*Continue on with narrative after lead
*Follow checklist

Today in Class...11/14

Periods 3,7,9:
1. Quick Current Event Friday
2. Leads for your story
HW: Finish your lead..be ready to type and send it Monday

Periods 2/6:
1. Current event Friday Current Event Discussion
2. Discuss
3. Free read/Free write?
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4. Workshop-- The big choice for the big piece
*Flow chart
*Write a lead for THAT piece

Today in Class...11/13

Happy Birthday Josh!
Periods 3,7,9:
1. Working toward "THE BIG" Narrative final piece
Narrative
HW: Think Free-writes

Periods 2/6:
1. Narrative workshop
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2. Suspense quiz
3. Read

Today in Class...11/12

Periods 3,7,9:
1. Finish Balloon story
2. PRINT IT OUT and share with designated classmate
3. When you receive a balloon story to edit, find evidence of the four skills by highlighting and labeling
HW: Be sure you have shared Dialogue exercise with teacher and Balloon story with student

Periods 2/6:
1. A gift!! Free reading time
2. Suspense quiz: Review Hitchhiker, Poe's motifs/themes, review figurative language and Poe fig lang sheet, review group presentation, Monkey's Paw
3. New seats
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4. Writing workshop: Finish/share dialogue exercise
5. Move on to final workshop piece HANDWRITTEN (inspired by picture)
HW: Share dialogue exercise if not done by end of class
Suspense quiz tomorrow

Today in Class...11/10

Periods 3,7,9:
1. Finish Current event Friday..The Malala story
2. Start on free-write Malala free write

Periods 2,6:
*Have free reading book out to be checked
1. Finish Current event Fri
2. Free writes (set 1) due Friday
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3. Writing Workshop-   Dialogue
HW: Free writes set 1 due Friday

Today in Class...11/7

Periods 3,7,9:
1. Current event Friday
*Video and free write
(continued on Monday..)
HW: None

Periods 2/6:
1. Monkey's Paw continued
2. Current event Friday
(continued Monday..)
Hw:none

Today in Class...11/6

Periods 3,7,9:
1. Finish/send/fix dialogue exercise
2. Final workshop task-- Bring it all together!
3. Done? Work on free writes
HW: Think free writes

Periods 2/6: *Free reading book!
1. Last suspense story: "The Monkey's Paw"
2. Pre-reading question/post-reading questions
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3. Writing workshop Narrative (Share first)- Skill 3
HW: Get a free reading book!

Today in Class...11/5

Periods 3,7,9:
1. Dialogue in writing
Writing Workshop: 10 line scenario
2. Done? Work on free-writes! Free write 1 Tech, , Free write 2 Punks and Jocks

Periods 2/6:
1. Group Poe presentations
2. Writing workshop: Show, don't tell
HW: Get a free reading book!

Today in Class...11/4

Periods 3,7,9;
1. Finish work with "flow" (Go right to packet and do page 401 only- skip the rest for now!)
2. Dialogue refresher and create a scenario!

Periods 2/6:
1. Work together effectively and constructively to fiinish Poe presentations
2. Finished?...Next step in Writing Workshop
HW: Finish Presentations in order to present tomorrow! 

Today in Class..11/3

Happy Birthday Josh M.!
*Reminder: Marking period ends Friday! Grades are finalized (with some exceptions...)
Periods 3,7,9:
1. Writing workshop skill
"Flow" in writing
2. Practice with partners

Periods 2/6:
1. Figurative language review
2. Poe presentation groups What do you POE?