Today in Class...1/30

Periods 2/6:
1. Pearl Quiz
2. Continue to research and get topic idea
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3. Notecards- if you are ready...

Periods 3,7,9:
1. Go over Aunty Misery
2 Stay Current Friday
HW: Finish Stay Current Friday

Today in Class...1/29

Periods 2/6:
1. The end of The Pearl
2. Review sheet work time
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3. Topic Choices
4. Begin research (Keep "How to Write an Argument" yellow sheet in mind!)
HW: Pearl quiz tomorrow

Periods 3,7,9:
1. Share Extended Metaphor poems
2. Personification
3. "Aunty Misery"- short story  Aunty Misery
HW: Finish Aunty Misery questions 

Today in Class...1/28

Happy Birthday Jarrett!
Periods 2/6:
1. Yay! Mrs. Kowalski is here!
 Getting ready for your research.. Argumentative writing
Assessing the power/relevance/validity of sources- Group work
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2. RE-orientation to your helpful resources for Argumentative
HW: Finish The Pearl by tomorrow- End of novel quiz Friday

Periods 3,7,9:
1. One more new term... Dialect!
2. Back to...Extended Metaphor poem (period 3- notes on poetry terms..)
HW: Finish your own Extended Metaphor poem

Today in Class...1/27

Periods 2/6:
1. Pearl questions-- divide and share Chapter 5 questions
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2. Smart guns argumentative
3. Paraphrasing practice
HW: Finish The Pearl by Thursday-- Pearl final test Friday

Periods 3,7, 9:
1. Poetry, Figurative Language... Extended metaphor
2. Poem partners

Today in Class...1/26

Periods 2/6:
1. Discuss Chapter 4- group questions
2. Begin Chapter 5
*note- Chapter 5 read by tomorrow
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3. Go over Argumentative article (Smart Guns)
4. Paraphrasing and Plagiarism-- two important P's Paraphrasing notes
HW:  Chapter 5 due tmrrw

Periods 3,7.9:
1. (Very) short story and activity--
-Stereotype The Dinner Party
HW: Finish "The Dinner Party" work

Today in Class...1/23

Periods 2/6:
1. Argumentative Writing Workshop
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2. Finish up from earlier
3. Stay Current Friday
Chapter 4 due Monday
Share introductions (with added leads) by Monday

Periods 3,7,9:
1. Short answer question
2. Stay Current Friday
Finish final copy of short answer

Today in Class...1/22

Periods 2,6:
Happy Birthday Maddie!
1. Pearl Quiz
2. Reading time
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3. Argumentative introductions...Add leads
Pearl Chapter 4

Periods 3,7,9:
1. The Bet/Silence last step
*Perfecting the short answer response Short answer recipe
2. Free reading books?...
HW: ROUGH draft of short answer response
*Don't forget to "Submit your Selfie" for the contest!