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Thursday, January 30, 2020

MP3 2019-2020 - Week 1

   MONDAY    2-3-20    C-Day:  ReadWorks Performance Analysis     

     Announcements          

  • Check Your Gmail!
  • Welcome to Marking Period 3!
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     DO Now - Copy               

New Entry Title:  Vocabulary List IV

    1.  stealth  adj. (stealthy, stealthily) sneaky
    The cat stealthily crouched in the grass eyeing its intended victim and waiting for just the right moment to pounce.

    2.  malevolent  adj. (malevolently) wicked or evil
    The malevolent spirit howled profanities through the night from the depths of the old basement.
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         Learning Target(s)             
    • I can explain what a short response question is.
    • I can explain what evidence(details) are.
    • I can explain to a peer how they can improve their responses in short response questions.
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         Mini-Lesson:  Short Response Questions     
       
    • What are Short Response Questions?
      Check you this video for a quick review.
    • When answering questions on the ELA that are based on a passage or two...
      • USE TREES and you can't go wrong (Topic sentence, Reason, Evidence, Explanation, Summary sentence).
      • If the questions says, "Use details from the passage to support your response," be sure to use direct quotes from the passage.
      • If the question is based on two passages, be sure to use evidence from BOTH passages!

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         Work Time                    
    • Try it yourself. Open a Google Doc and choose one of the topics below to write a short response...
          • What would be your ideal job?
          • What is your favorite social media platform and why?
          • Who is a famous person you would like to meet and why?

    Then...
    Complete Assignment 39.0 in Google Classroom for a classwork grade worth 30 Points.

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         Assessment / Homework            
      • Work on Assignment 39.0.  It is due tomorrow at the end of the period.




           TUESDAY    2-4-20     D-Day:  ReadWorks Performance Analysis     

             Announcements     

        • Check your Gmail!
        • Make some progress on your 20% Time Project this week!
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             DO Now -    COPY           

        Entry Title:  Add to Vocabulary List IV

        3.  assuage v. (assuaged, assuages, assuaging) to make something uncomfortable feel better
        It took about three years for my feelings of grief to assuage after the death of my father.

        4.  dictum n. (dictation)  a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle.
        There is an old dictum which states, "Might makes right," but I prefer non-violent resolution.
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             Learning Target(s)     
        • I can explain what a short response question is.
        • I can explain what evidence(details) are.
        • I can explain to a peer how they can improve their responses in short response questions.
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             Mini-Lesson:  Review of Expectations     
           
        • What are some things you are learning as a result of analyzing your short responses in www.ReadWorks?
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             Work Time       
        • Finish Assignment 39.0.
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             Assessment / Homework       
          • Turn in Assignment 39.0 by end of the period.




             WEDNESDAY    2-5-20    A-Day: Quill.org        

               Announcements     

          • Check your Gmail!
          • Make some progress on your 20% Time Project this week!
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               DO Now - Copy     

          Add to Vocabulary List IV

          5.  arbitrate v. (-d, -ing, -s) to act between parties to resolve their differences  
          If your two best friends are fighting over the last piece of gum in the pack, you might arbitrate by telling them to split it. 

          6.  nauseate  v. (-d, -ing, -s, nausea, nauseous) to feel sick to the point of almost vomiting
          The first few weeks of her pregnancy were difficult because Katy woke up every morning feeling nauseated and dizzy.
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               Learning Target(s)         
          • I can identify the grammar topics in which I need to improve.
          • I can use a personalized grammar program to improve my grammar skills and writing.
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               Mini-Lesson:            
             
          • How to login and use www.Quill.org
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               Work Time           
          • Take a diagnosis grammar test (Period 1 already did this!)
          • Start the recommended grammar activities to improve your grammar skills.
          • HOT TIP:  The better you do on the diagnostic, the fewer grammar activities you'll have to do later.
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               Assessment / Homework       
            • Complete at least three grammar activities.




               THURSDAY    2-6-20     B-Day:  Quill.org     

                 Announcements     

            • Check your Gmail!
            • Make some progress on your 20% Time Project this week!
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                 DO Now - COPY          

            Vocabulary List IV

              7.  melancholy adj. (melancholic)  gloomy or depressed  
              The one act play was so melancholy that I felt depressed even after I left the theater! 

              8.  aloof  adj. (aloofly) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
              After meeting Jenine for the third time, Michael realized she wasn't shy, just aloof, because she hardly spoke and acted bored every time they went out.


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                   Learning Target(s)     
              • I can identify the grammar topics in which I need to improve.
              • I can use a personalized grammar program to improve my grammar skills and writing.
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                   Mini-Lesson:  None        
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                   Work Time               
              • Complete at least three more grammar activities.
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                   Assessment / Homework       
                • None




                   FRIDAY     2-7-20    C-Day:  20% Time Project Work     





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