Work Hard - Stay Focused - Believe
Weekly Agenda (Week 17)
Monday 12/8
Reading Quiz (Grendel - Chapters 7-9) makeup: please makeup your quiz at an agreed time today or tomorrow.
Grendel Chapter 10
NWEA
Tuesday 12/9
Grendel Chapter 10 (Key Questions & Vocab. are posted on Canvas)
NWEA
Reminder: chapter titles are due upon finishing the novel (next Monday)
Note: don't forget to keep track of the zodiac signs associated with each chapter
Wednesday 12/10
Grendel Chapter 11
Thursday 12/11
Chapter 11
Friday 12/12
Read all of chapter 12 - then complete chapter Key Questions, posted on Canvas
Take home reading quiz: chapters 10-12
next week
Monday - Grendel, novel test Part I (timed essay)
Tuesday - Grendel, novel test Part II (multiple choice/ short response)
Wednesday - Christmas wish (extra credit)
Thursday - A Christmas Carol
Friday - A Christmas Carol
Weekly Agenda (Week 16)
Monday 12/1
What to expect for the final three weeks of the semester
Chapter 8 - Grendel
Respond to key questions (during the reading)
Summarize (in a one sentence) each of the four scenes
Do a comparison of Grendel and Hrothulf
Tuesday 12/2
Chapter 8 - Grendel
Chapter 8 Questions & Vocabulary (posted on Canvas)
Wednesday 12/3
Chapter 9 - Grendel (questions and vocab are posted on Canvas... due by 3pm tomorrow)
NWEA
Thursday 12/4
Chapter 9 - Grendel: Key Questions & Vocab. (posted on Canvas)
NWEA
Friday 12/5
Chapter 7, 8, 9 Reading Quiz
Weekly Agenda (Week 15)
Monday 11/17
Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday 11/18
Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday 11/19
Thanksgiving Break
Thursday 11/20
Thanksgiving Break
Friday 11/21
Thanksgiving Break
Weekly Agenda (Week 14)
Monday 11/17
CFA (theme)
Grendel - chapter 7
review your titles chart - make sure you have completed chapters 1-6
review the zodiac signs for the chapters we have covered
Tuesday 11/18
Grendel - chapter 7
quickwrite
Wednesday 11/19
Grendel - chapter 7
Thursday 11/20
Grendel - Chapter 7 questions & vocab.
Friday 11/21
Due: Grendel - Chapter 7 questions & vocab.
Weekly Agenda (Week 13)
Monday 11/10
Grendel - finish chapter 6
Grendel - chapter 6 questions & vocabulary (posted on Canvas)
Tuesday 11/11
*NO SCHOOL
Wednesday 11/12
Grendel - Reading Quiz (Chapters 4, 5, 6)
DUE - chapter 6 questions & vocab.
Thursday 11/13
Grendel - Chapter 7
Activity
Friday 11/14 *QUARTER 2 PROGRESS GRADES
Grendel - Chapter 7
Grammar Exercise - posted on Canvas
Postponed to Monday CFA (theme)
Weekly Agenda (Week 12)
Monday 11/3
Grendel - finish chapter 5
Career Research Presentations
[period 1] Arturo, Isaiah, Bernadette, Kaycee
[period 5] Armando, Andre, Angela, Daniela
Tuesday 11/4
Grendel - chapter 5 questions & vocabulary (posted on Canvas)
Career Research Presentations
[period 1] Jaylen, Jocelyn, Paola
[period 5] Isaac V, Valeria, Damaris, Azul, Benji, Makenzie
Wednesday 11/5 *UC Merced trip
DUE: Grendel - chapter 5 questions & vocabulary (posted on Canvas)
Grendel - Chapter 5 Extended Activity
Thursday 11/6 *Merced Trip
Grendel - chapter 6 (pages 75-79)
FreeWrite (5-7 minutes)
During reading: Grendel's Shift
Friday 11/7
Grendel - chapter 6
activity (extra credit - to be completed in class)
Weekly Agenda (Week 11)
Monday 10/27
Grendel - chapter 5 reading
Career Research Presentations
[period 1] Glenda, Angel
[period 2] Priscilla, Melissa
[period 4] Fredy, Anthony D, Gio
[period 5] Emma, Jessica, Noah
Tuesday 10/28
Grendel - chapter 5 reading
Career Research Presentations
[period 1] Ismael, Kelly, Jesus S, Gurvinder
[period 2] Veronica, Giovanny, Alexis, Jayden
[period 4] Erick, Melissa, Anthony L, Michael
[period 5]
Wednesday 10/29
Grendel - chapter 5 questions & vocabulary
Career Research Presentations
[period 1] Ayden M, Luis, Stephanie, Hector
[period 2] Brooke, Trevin, Julian
[period 4] Brandon Perez, Dassia, Emily, Cristian
[period 5] Camila, Giovanni, Joshua, Hamilton
Thursday 10/30
Career Research Presentations
[period 1] Kimberly, Chelsea, Erika, Oscar
[period 2] Javier, Leo, Hannah, Maria
[period 4] Jacobi, Allison, Ramon, Jorge
[period 5] Ajay, Damian, Ethan, Ian
Friday 10/31 Halloween
Career Research Presentations
[period 1] Bernabe, Levi, Omar, Aldo
[period 2] Drake, Jesus T, Emily P
[period 4] Hector, Brandon R, Bryan
[period 5] Zeus, Diego, Anthony A
Weekly Agenda (Week 11)
Monday 10/20
Timed Write - The World According to Me
Work on your Career Research Project
Tuesday 10/21
Grendel - chapter 4
Work on your Career Research Project
Wednesday 10/22
Grendel - chapter 4 -> vocabulary & key questions
Work on your Career Research Project
Thursday 10/23
Grendel - chapters 5
Work on your Career Research Project
Friday 10/24
Grendel - chapter 5 key questions
Homecoming!
Weekly Agenda (Week 10)
Monday 10/13
Work on your Career Research Project
Tuesday 10/14
Grendel - chapter 3
Work on your Career Research Project
Wednesday 10/15
Grendel - chapter 3 -> vocabulary & key questions
Work on your Career Research Project
Thursday 10/16
Grendel - chapters 1-3 Reading Quiz
Work on your Career Research Project
Friday 10/17
No school for students
Weekly Agenda (Week 9)
Monday 10/6
Grendel - chapter 1 vocabulary (assignment on Canvas)
Begin chapter 2 (stop top of page 19)
Introduction to Career Research Project: full instructions are listed under the sub page to this page
Tuesday 10/7
Guest speaker: Mrs. Conger
Grendel Chapter 2 (pages 19-24)
key question: which zodiac sign do you believe applies to this chapter? Why? and How do you know?
Work on your Career Research Project
Wednesday 10/8
Finish reading Grendel Chapter 2 (pages 24-29)
key question: which zodiac sign do you believe applies to this chapter? Why? and How do you know?
Work on your Career Research Project
Thursday 10/9
Grendel - chapter 2 questions & vocabulary
Work on your Career Research Project
Friday 10/10
Grendel - chapter 3
Work on your Career Research Project
Weekly Agenda (Week 8)
Monday 9/29
Quarter 1 CFA
Tuesday 9/30
Moral code chart
Grendel Chapter 1
preview (zodiac signs)
natural philosophers
Wednesday 10/1
Begin reading chapter 1
read to page 10
what is your impression of Grendel?
reading response: what are three themes that are emerging so far (based on paragraph 1)?
zodiac sign (Aeries): what evidence can you point to that supports 'Aeries' as the sign associated with this chapter
Thursday 10/2
Finish reading chapter 1
respond to key questions
Friday 10/3
Blog Post #3 (due at the end of the period - instructions posted on Canvas)
Title's Chart for Grendel - complete chapter 1 section
For those absent yesterday due to the trip to Fresno State, below are the questions for chapter 1
In the epic poem Beowulf, the monster Grendel is depicted as an evil being without human qualities. What evidence is there in this first chapter that the monster Grendel in this novel has emotions and feelings?
Use the following excerpt from the story to
answer questions 2 and 3.
It is true, perhaps, that I feel some trifling dislike of
deer, but no more dislike than I feel for other natural
things—discounting men. But deer, like rabbits and
bears and even men, can make, concerning my
race, no delicate distinctions. That is their
happiness: they see all life without observing it.
They’re buried in it like crabs in mud. Except men, of
course. I am not in a mood, just yet, to talk of men.
2. What difference does Grendel observe between men and the
other animals? In what way are they alike?
3. Grendel talks about killing cows because they are in pens and
easy to catch. He also mentions killing an old woman with iron
gray hair. Both incidents are told in a matter of-fact tone. How
does the above passage help to clarify for the reader Grendel’s
seemingly murderous behavior?
4. Briefly describe Grendel’s physical appearance and his home.
What does the following passage imply about the length of
Grendel’s life?
The uproar is only my own shriek, and chasms are, like all
things vast, inanimate.
5. How does Grendel describe his mother? How does he feel
about her?
6. Why has Grendel been waging war on the humans for nearly
twelve years?
Weekly Agenda (Week 7)
Monday 9/22
Exploring Career Options
go to the website: californiacolleges.edu
complete the character/aptitude tests to determine which careers are best suited to you
The assignment is posted on Canvas
Tuesday 9/23
Beowulf section 3
finish questions for section 3
Beowulf - the final section
complete the assigned questions
Wednesday 9/24
Beowulf
Reading test
Thursday 9/25
Beowulf
finish reading activities from previous day ... begin with 'Critical Thinking' questions
Video clip of fight
Read pages 36-43
Responses to key questions - tomorrow
Friday 9/26
Due at the beginning of class: section 2 questions (Beowulf)
Beowulf
Respond to key questions for section 3 (Comprehension and analysis) - we will finish section 3 questions on Monday
Homework: Read pages 44-62 (finish the story)
Weekly Agenda (Week 6)
Monday 9/15
Beowulf
complete the anticipation guide (for each of the 8 statements state whether you agree or disagree with the statement and explain why)
Read the prologue (pages 6-17) and respond to the three questions
What values and traits are celebrated in the description of Shield Sheafson (Scyld Scefing)?
How does the structure of the prologue set the tone for the rest of the epic?
What role does fate or the divine will seem to play in the rise and fall of kings?
Tuesday 9/16
Beowulf
Read pages 18-27
Complete the guided reading questions (some will be answered orally and others on paper - make sure to follow instructions). Note, some of the questions for the test will come from my lectures - so pay attention.
Wednesday 9/17
Beowulf
Read pages 28-35
Respond to key questions
personal response
Thursday 9/18
Beowulf
finish reading activities from previous day ... begin with 'Critical Thinking' questions
Video clip of fight
Read pages 36-43
Responses to key questions - tomorrow
Friday 9/19
Due at the beginning of class: section 2 questions (Beowulf)
Beowulf
Respond to key questions for section 3 (Comprehension and analysis) - we will finish section 3 questions on Monday
Homework: Read pages 44-62 (finish the story)
Weekly Agenda (Week 5)
Monday 9/8
FAQ's - instructions are posted on Canvas
thinking about life after high school
Tuesday 9/9
College/Career: considering your option
you will write a cover letter based on the option you select
Beowulf (graphic novel)
start reading the story of Beowulf and Grendel
background/ historical context
Wednesday 9/10
College/Career - considering your rhetorical situation
based on your RS, you will begin crafting a cover letter
Beowulf (graphic novel)
character list
how to read a graphic novel
Thursday 9/11
College/Career - drafting your cover letter
remember - it's due tomorrow
Friday 9/12
NOTE - Progress Grades are due (the report will come out next week by Tuesday or Wednesday)
College/Career - final
proofreading your cover letter
Weekly Agenda (Week 4)
Monday 9/1
No School - Labor Day
Tuesday 9/2
Reminder - Blog Post #2 (view Canvas for Instructions)
Main Lesson (College & Career) - we will be reading the article "Want to Get Into College? Learn to Fail"
guided lesson
annotations and reading chart will be collected at the end
Wednesday 9/3
Main Lesson (College/Career) - today we will read the 2nd article in this unit "Hidden Intellectualism"
this lesson may take up to three class periods
pre-reading activity
making connections
key vocabulary
Thursday 9/4
Main Lesson (College/Career) - today we will read the 2nd article in this unit "Hidden Intellectualism"
continued...
1st reading + annotations
2nd reading...
Friday 9/5
NOTE - I will out for a tennis tournament. All instructions and resources needed, such as slides, will be posted on Canvas
Main Lesson (College/Career) - today we will read the 2nd article in this unit "Hidden Intellectualism"
continued...
finish 2nd reading + T-chart (turn in)
DUE: Blog Post #2 (instructions are posted on Canvas)
Let's Reflect
Weekly Agenda (Week 3)
Monday 8/25
NWEA Testing - ELA
Tuesday 8/26
NWEA Testing - ELA
Wednesday 8/27
Senior Sunrise @6:15am
Where Am I and Where Am I Going chart
ERWC Learning Goals
College/Career - the importance of failing (to succeed)
Thursday 8/28
College/Career - the importance of failing (to succeed)
Friday 8/29
Last day to earn credit for your Self Portrait Essay
Upcoming
Book - Grendel (anticipation guide)
Main Lesson: College/Career - the importance of failing (to succeed)
Blog Post #2 (instructions are posted on Canvas)
Let's Reflect
Each group should discuss what they are grateful for this week or something you want to celebrate (for this week). Then write what you are celebrating on your assigned whiteboard on the wall (period 1, period 2, period 3... etc.)
Here are the slides for Friday's main lesson
Weekly Agenda (Week 2)
Monday 8/18
Unit 1 overview
portfolio
college readiness
Self Portrait
Tuesday 8/19
Self Portrait
finish answering the key questions
begin drafting your essay
Wednesday 8/20
Where Am I and Where Am I Going chart (moved to a later time)
ERWC Learning Goals
NWEA chat (how did you do the last time?)
I will share your scores with you
You will be testing for ELA & Math
Continue your draft (Self Portrait)
Thursday 8/21
We are an early release schedule to day due to the excessive heat
ERWC Learning Goals (we will discuss these after you take the NWEA next Monday and Tuesday
Self Portrait essay
Friday 8/22
I will be out for a tennis tournament (Madera)
We are an early release schedule to day due to the excessive heat
DUE: Self Portrait Essay
Let's Reflect
Each group should discuss what they are grateful for this week or something you want to celebrate (for this week). Then write what you are celebrating on your assigned whiteboard on the wall (period 1, period 2, period 3... etc.)
Weekly Agenda
Monday 8/11
Welcome Back! Blog #1 - My summer
What is ERW?
Know class online resources
Canvas
Teacher Site
Edublogs
Assignments
Read and sign class syllabus
Tuesday 8/12
Know your teacher
DPHS Student Handbook
ERW Core Concepts
Rhetorical Analysis/ SOAPSTone
AXES (assertion/ example/ explanation/ significance - so what?)
Argument
DIDLS (tone)
SPACECAT (effect/impact on audience)
Research (annotated bibliography/ citing sources)
Reading strategies: reading with the grain vs reading against the grain; activating prior knowledge; summarizing; questioning; inferring; clarifying
OPTIC (visuals)
Set up your blog
Wednesday 8/13
DPHS Student Handbook
Know your peers (students for teacher)
Blogging
Due: signed class syllabus
Thursday 8/14
Blog #1 - My summer
Friday 8/15
DUE: Blog #1 - My summer
Let's Reflect