ENGLISH 8 Week 5

     MONDAY & TUESDAY 9/27 and 9/28                                         

No classes due to NWEA Testing

     TUESDAY 9/29                                                                         

     WEDNESDAY  9/30 and THURSDAY 10/1: Digital Vocabulary Flashcards!  

REMINDERS...

1. Get your Chromebook and Composition Book.
2. Be seated, quiet and working before the timer goes off!

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DO NOW - Copy

Entry Title:  Answer Me This

1. You have a brazen fetish for exotic feathers. You are at Seneca Park Zoo.  You see the peacock exhibit.  What is something you might impulsively do?
2. If you you intuitively felt that getting on an airplane could be a perverse experience, what might you decide to do?  

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I can create study tools for Vocabulary List I to help me do well on the upcoming quiz.

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MINI-LESSON

How to use Flashcard Machine to create virtual flashcards!

Flashcard Machine is a web-based flashcard maker.  Students can create their own set of virtual flashcards to use as study aides for vocabulary lists in English class.

Mr. DeGrandis will model how to create your own set of cards, but if you missed today's lesson the link above will give you an idea of how to do it. 

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Work Time

1. Go to www.flashcardmachine.com

1. Login.....
   Username: jdegrandis
   Password: disney11
2. Click on your period.
3. Click on the "New Flashcard Set" button.
4. Title:  Your Name
   Description:  Vocabulary List I
   Subject: English
   Education Level:  8th Grade
   Folder: Select the period you have English
5. When you are done, show Mr. DeGrandis your work.  You must have at least five cards done by the end of class.

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Assessment/Homework

1. Finish making your cards.
2. You will receive a classwork grade upon the completion of all ten of your cards.

     FRIDAY  10-2:  DIRT Day                                                        

Reminders...

Got out your novel, composition notebook and begin a new DIRT Day entry.

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Do Now - Start a new DIRT Day entry!

Click here to see a sample of how to start a new DIRT Day Entry and expectations.

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I can closely read a text for improved comprehension and recall of textual evidence.

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Work Time Options

1. DIRT Day - Ten  Thoughts due by the end of the period.  Your work will be checked ten minutes before the period it over.
   
2. Finish Flash Cards
   
3. Finish any make up work in The Stream.

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Assessment/Homework

Check = 10 Thoughts.

Check + = More than 10 thoughts.

Check - = Fewer then 10 thoughts.