English 11B (Period 2)

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Agenda 4/30

1. Journal # 8 Vocab 13.4

2. Great Gatsby Chp 1

3. Character Observation Chart - use the file above to record your observations about the characters we are introduced to in chapter 1.  Read the instructions carefully, and be sure to share the file with me.

* VOcab 13 Quiz and Journal Check on Monday

HW: finish Vanity Fair article and chart by Friday

Agenda 4/29

1. Journal #6 Vocab 13.2

2. YouTube video and Journal #7: Gatsby and the American Dream.  Watch the video using the link below and take 15 bullet point notes in your journal.

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw9Au9OoN88

3. Continue Vanity Fair article from yesterday.  Your chart will be due on Friday.

*Make sure you bring your copy of Great Gatsby with you tomorrow - we will begin reading chapter 1.

HW: Finish Vanity Fair article chart.

Rethinking the American Dream Chart Sample

This chart is a sample for you to refer to as you complete the rest of the article and statements on your own.  Look for quotes that make the statement either true or false, and include them in your chart along with your own observations or paraphrasing.  This chart is due on Friday 5/2.

Rethinking the American Dream Chart

Copy and paste this document into a new Google Doc.  Be sure to read the directions at the top to ensure that it copies properly into your document.  We will read the below article in class and work on the chart together.

*To fix the format of your chart after you have pasted it in you Google Doc:

1. Press Ctrl+A on your keyboard to select the entire document.

2. Click on the "Format" tab at the top of your document menu.

3. Select "Clear Formatting."

Your document should now allow you to see the statements in the center box and type normally in the empty boxes.

Agenda 4/25 * 1 hr late start

1. Correct definitions for Vocab 13.1 - see the above document.

2. Continue working on Great Gatsby Webquest - your completed research and timeline are due on Monday.  Remember to answer the questions in complete sentences, and that I need a hard copy of your time line.  You can create your timeline on the computer or hand-draw it.

3. Check out Great Gatsby from library.

HW: finish Great Gatsby webquest and timeline - Due Monday

Great Gatsby Webquest

1. Open this file and copy and paste it into a new Google Document.  Complete this webquest using the links provided on the document.  Your answers should be thorough and written in full, complete sentences.  The completed webquest is due on Monday 4/28.

Agenda 4/24

1. Journal #4 Vocab 13.1 - make your guesses of correct definitions

2. Great Gatsby Webquest - see the above file for your document with instructions and links.  Be sure to copy and paste it into a Google Document and share it with me.  Your completed webquest will be due on Monday.

Agenda 4/43

1. EAP Multiple Choice/ CST Wrap up - if you do not finish all parts of the CST today, you will be given additional time on a different day.

2. Quotations packet - complete the packet given to you as you finished the CST.  See the above file if you need another copy.

HW: finish the quotations packet - this is due tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the last day I will accept late essays and rubrics.  If I do not receive your essay by the start of class tomorrow, your final grade on the performance task is what I have in my grade book. 

Agenda 4/22

1. CST Part Two

DUE NOW: your signed rubrics to the basket.  I cannot grade your essay without the rubric.  Essays turned in today are marked down a full grade.  I will not accept essays any later than Thursday.

Agenda 4/21

1. CST Part One

DUE NOW: your Performance Task Rubric with a parent signature.  Make sure this is returned to me, as I cannot grade your essays without the rubric.

Agenda 4/18 *1 hr late start and rally schedule

1. Performance Task Discussion

2. EAP/CST Mulitple choice practice - use this link to take you to a sample quiz that features EAP questions.  When you log in to the quiz, it will ask you to provide an email address - use your hartdistrict.org email.  When you have finished the quiz, it will generate a certificate of completion.  Save this certificate as proof of the quiz.

Link: https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=NjkwNjYxPPL6

*CST starts Monday

HW: finish/complete the EAP/CST multiple choice quiz

Parent Signature on rubric - if your rubric says INCOMPLETE or NO DOCUMENT - NO GRADE, you must get a parent signature on your rubric.  These are due on Monday.

Performance Task - If you have not finished your performance task, you must do so immediately.  Documents turned in on Monday will be docked half a letter grade; Tuesday will be docked a full grade, and so on.

Finish any incomplete CST Training documents from this week