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Sunday, December 13, 2015

English 8 MP2 - Week 5

     MONDAY - THURSDAY   12-14 to 12-17: Inside Out & Back Again Poetry Project   

     Announcements     

    • This project is due this coming Monday 12-21-2015 by 3:00 PM!
    • NO LATE PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED for ANY REASON!
  • This is a major grade for this marking period.  Not completing this assignment can help you pass or help you fail.  
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     DO Now - NONE      
     Just begin working on your project!
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     Learning Target(s)     
  • I can write poetry that includes various forms of figurative language.
  • I can create a refugee character and communicate their Inside Out & Back again story through verse in the style of Thanhha Lai!
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     Mini-Lesson     
  • Mini-lesson will vary this week depending on the needs of the class.
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     Work Time       
  • You will be graded on your productivity.
  • This means you will be graded each day on how much you accomplish during the period.  This grade will then be entered into the grade book as a Classwork Grade!
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     Assessment / Homework       
  • You're completed poem(s).
  • Due on Monday 12-21-2015




         FRIDAY   12-18  B-Day:   DIRT Day                                  



         Announcements                             

    • Grab your composition notebook.
    • No need for a Chromebook today unless you need to make up work.
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         DO Now - Write                            
         Entry Title:  DIRT Day

    • Author:  XXX XXXXX
    • Title:  XXXX X XXX  XXX
    • Start:                   End:      
    • Total
    Reminder:  Number your thoughts.  10 due by the end of the period!
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           Learning Target(s)                             
      • I can use active reading strategies to improve my reading comprehension.
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           Mini-Lesson                                    
      Review of DIRT Day expectations.
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             Work Time                                     

        1. 10 Thoughts due by the end of the period.
        2. Click here to see a sample of how to start a new DIRT Day Entry and expectations along with what to do if you finish a book!.

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               Assessment / Homework               
          Composition book check by end of period.