Week of Feb. 9, 11, and 13, 2015

Post date: Feb 6, 2015 7:31:31 PM

Monday Feb. 9, 2015

I'll be out with a sick kiddo today.

Sit back and enjoy the film stylings of The Crucible.

I'll update the site as to how to change up this week's plan. Thank you for your flexibility!

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Wed. Feb. 11

We will finished:

The Crucible - and discussed it

Homework, due Wednesday 2-11: <nope, Friday 2-13

• KWL two research topics - 1) Senator Margaret Chase Smith and 2) McCarthysim
• 2.14 with light annotating - simply put paragraph # references in the graphic organizer on p. 128

Fri. Feb. 13

2.11, 2.13 (including the Monty Python clip, below), and discussing the KWLs about 1) Senator Margaret Chase Smith and 2) McCarthysim.

Began Activity 2.14, sharing excerpts that inspired us, with explanations about why what inspired us about that specific excerpt.

Homework:

• finish the graphic organizer that is associated with 2.13

After Break:

2.17 - 25 min. T.W.

group assignments

2.18 & a start on EA #1

• read and lightly deconstruct the prompts in Activity 2.17,
• choose the one you can write to most meaningfully,
• prepare to arrive and complete a 25-minute timed writing on Friday (handwritten, in pencil, on lined paper - L.L. - just do this before coming back from vacation)

After Break:

Finish Emb. Assess. #1 - start on Tuesday, perform on Thursday

Due on March 2:

• three more NRI assignments
• study for Quack 5, 6, and 7 (links to be on Resources and here over the weekend)