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Welcome! It's going to be a phenomenal 2016-2017 school year! Go For The Gold!
Daily Agendas:
**** All handouts and Power Points are in the attachment
section at the bottom of this page. Please scroll all the way down
Daily Agendas:
Welcome to the 2018-2019 School Year at Johnson Center's EPIC Program!
9/19 through 9/21: Word of the Day/ Latin Word Parts: Please see your Polyglot Club lists and continue where you left off.
********* QUIZ next Tuesday! This includes Latin & Greek Word Parts and Tuesdays with Morrie terms.
Vocabulary for Tuesdays with Morrie:
https://quizlet.com/296248731/tuesdays-with-morrie-vocabulary-english-12-flash-cards/
Wednesday: Continue with Tuesdays with Morrie "The Syllabus" pages 3-5 in the text and page 2 in the study guide.
Thursday: Finish "The Syllabus" (page 5 in text and page 2 in study guide) and begin the next section. Work on study guides also.
Friday!!!: Finish "The Syllabus" questions in study guide. Then, read "The Student" and "The Audiovisual." Work on those questions as well.
Closing activity: Independent Reading with response or Creative Writing (1.5 pages)
Wishing you a fantastic day!
9/17 & 9/18: Welcome!
Word of the Day/ Latin Word Parts: Please see your Polyglot Club lists and continue where you left off.
Checking in.... Independent Reading and Creative Writing Requirements (discuss)
Vocabulary for Tuesdays with Morrie:
https://quizlet.com/296248731/tuesdays-with-morrie-vocabulary-english-12-flash-cards/
Continue with Tuesdays with Morrie Introduction (see Power Point)
Begin reading Tuesdays with Morrie (see study guide)
Closing activity: Independent Reading with response or Creative Writing (1.5 pages)
Wishing you a wonderful day!
9/12 to 9/14: Good Morning!
Word of the Day/ Latin Word Parts: Please see your Polyglot Club lists and continue where you left off.
Review your annotations from yesterday's article (News ELA) and the multiple choice questions.
Begin Tuesdays with Morrie Unit (vocabulary and background information first)
https://quizlet.com/296248731/tuesdays-with-morrie-vocabulary-english-12-flash-cards/
Closing activity: Independent Reading or Creative Writing
Wishing you a phenomenal day!
9/11/18 Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day: Latin Word Part. Please see your
lists and follow the format for "bene" and mal" with
the next word.
Annotating activity
News ELA article (read and annotate) with multiple choice questions. You need five annotations.
Continue studying on Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/213006639/mrs-benedettos-literary-terms-review-2018-flash-cards/
If you are done with Quizlet and have shown me your quiz score, please select one of the
two activities: Independent Reading or Creative Writing.
Please complete your letter and the learning survey from last week if you have not done so yet. I know some students arrived in this class late due to schedule changes. Don't worry! You have time to catch up!
Closing: Wishing you a fantastic day!
9/10/18 Good Morning!
Word of the Day:
· Modus Vivendi (Mo-duss-vih-VEN-dee): lifestyle; a way of living.
Example:
While most envied his rich and seemingly carefree
existence, Glen often found his extravagant MODUS
VIVENDI rather empty and lonely.
Please write down as many literary terms as you can recall in 60 seconds in your notebooks/ discuss why we use literary terms in English classes.
Time to review and apply what you know on Quizlet! Please log into a laptop and go to the following site: https://quizlet.com/213006639/mrs-benedettos-literary-terms-review-2018-flash-cards/
Once you are on this site, please spend some time on each activity and take the practice test. Make sure that you show one of the teachers in the room your score (20-22 minutes).
Lastly, Independent Reading with Response (see reading log) OR Creative Writing (see packet and write a full page in your notebooks (20-22 minutes).
Closing: Wishing you a positive and productive day!
9/7/18 Welcome to Class! (Day 2)
What is your ONE WORD for the new school year? Please write this on a colorful post it and
place on the cabinet
Review our classroom website and today’s agenda
Grading Policy and Expectations (post it activities)
Latin word Part – Mal
Letters (draft, type, save on thumb drive)
Review Creative Writing Packet and Requirements
Independent Reading & Reading Log/ Discuss and Select a Book
Discuss Current Events and Brainstorm a List of Topics (if there is time)
Closing
Wishing you a positive and productive day! :)
6/4 to 6/8: Good Morning!
Seniors: Introduction to #myseniorfootprint (due this Friday!)
https://thereadinessisall.com/2012/11/30/1365-the-best-way-for-seniors-to-end-the-year/
Seniors may also work on the creative writing assignments from last Friday (please see the agenda from last Friday, which is directly under this agenda).
Juniors: Test prep if you are taking the ELA Regents (Lashaun and Nigel, you have review folders with materials)OR Independent Study.
Closing. Wishing you a positive and productive day :)
5/30 - 6/1: Good Morning!
Creative Writing!
Please look through the following links and write for the entire period. Yes, the entire period.
1.
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/journal-prompts.html
2.
https://thewritepractice.com/creative-writing-prompts/
3.
http://visualprompts.weebly.com/high-school.html
4.
https://elitewritings.com/blog/30-creative-writing-prompts-for-high-school.html
********You may break up the prompts and select two to three topics. You may also decide to write about one topic for the entire class period. The point is to get you writing creatively! The work is to be completed in your notebooks or typed in a Word Document. Either way, you will leave your work with Miss Morrison or Miss Carroll. I will grade you for the work and time on task.
Enjoy your day!
5/29: Welcome Back!
No Word of the Day due to your exam on Tuesdays with Morrie. Please study.
https://quizlet.com/296248731/tuesdays-with-morrie-vocabulary-english-12-diagram/
Pick up exactly where we left off last Friday! Your exam is today.
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day!
5/21- 5/24: Welcome to Class!
Quizlet (quiz on Friday that includes Tuesdays with Morrie ):
https://quizlet.com/296248731/tuesdays-with-morrie-vocabulary-english-12-diagram/
Film Study Continued (review assignments). Your questions and the writing assignment are due.
Closing. Wishing you a fantastic day!
5/18: Welcome!
Quizlet instead of WOD
Continue with film study and assignments
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day!
5/17:18: Good morning!
No Word of the Day today. Please use your time wisely. There will be a quiz tomorrow. I will also collect your completed work.
Please go to Quizlet to learn your vocabulary words for Tuesdays with Morrie:https://quizlet.com/296248731/tuesdays-with-morrie-vocabulary-english-12-diagram/
Then, select an assignment from the activity sheet that I left for you. I've also attached it below in the attachment section (TWM- English 12). Here is the link to the movie if you decide to watch it with headphones on your laptop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBAYAwt9VB4
If you decide to watch the movie that goes with the writing assignment, I'll look for the notes you took in your notebooks. The notes will be helpful for the writing assignment. I'll collect this on Monday.
I'll collect all other assignments tomorrow.
Wishing you a wonderful day ;)
5/16/18: Welcome!
Word of the Day/ Something NEW!: https://membean.com/treelist
Please write down the meaning of "Bene" from the above link in your notebooks. Then, select two words and their definitions to write underneath "Bene." You will earn a 100% for each step.
Continue with Tuesdays With Morrie. Continue to take notes. Please see your question sheet too.
Closing. Wishing you a productive and positive day! :)
5/11/18 : Welcome to Class! TGIF! :)
Word of the Day
Remuneration: the act or fact of paying an equivalent to for a service, loss, or expense: recompense, pay
Example: The actor was offered a modest speaking fee by the host as remuneration for giving her speech at the awards ceremony.
Current Events Friday!
Then, please select a learning station: Independent Reading, Castle Learning, SAT Prep, Make-up Work.
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable day! :)
5/9/18
Mundane adj.
Definition: 1. of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly. 2. common; banal.
Example: mundane affairs.
Synonyms: earthly, ordinary, plain
Rhetoric in advertisements: Please pick up where you left off
Closing. Wishing you a fantastic day! :)
5/8/18: Good Morning!
Word of the Day:
Integrity n.
Definition: 1. uncompromising adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
Example: to preserve the integrity of the empire.
Synonyms: honor, completeness
Rhetoric in advertisements: Please pick up where you left off
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day! :)
5/7/18: Welcome!
Word of the Day:
Innocuous adj.
Definition: 1. not harmful or injurious; harmless. 2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive.
Example: an innocuous home remedy; an innocuous remark.
Next:
Finish Rhetoric Lesson: https://www.slideshare.net/thalialongoria/ethospathoslogos
Make up quiz if needed
Closing. Wishing you a positive and productive day!
5/4/18: Good Morning and TGIF!
No Word of the Day. Instead, please study your words for the quiz.
Kahoot Review! https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=661941e0-6cca-49a1-a8d5-859359b4db48
Quiz- Good Luck!
Next,
Presentations
Independent Reading with response (this is a weekly requirement- 2-3 times per week minimum)
Make-up work
If you are done with all of the above, please complete a Current Events.
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day! :)
5/3/18: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day (two minutes- three minutes MAX) :
Aesthetic adj. (pronunciation: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aesthetic)
Definition: of or pertaining to beauty
Example: The statue had real aesthetic appeal.
Synonyms: tasteful, beautiful, pleasing
Please select two learning stations from the list below. I'll grade your work by the end of today as I'll be in by 11 am:
Finish your projects if needed and prepare for your presentation tomorrow. This does NOT require talking. Thank you.
Independent Reading with response (also a weekly requirement- 3 times per week minimum)
SAT Prep Station (the sheet is in the bin with all of your handouts):
Quizlet- Review for tomorrow's quiz!
Make up work
Wishing you a wonderful day!
5/1/18 & 5/2/18: Good Morning!
Word of the Day:
MONDAY
Apoplectic adjective: :
2 a : of a kind to cause or apparently cause stroke
an apoplectic rage
b : extremely enraged
was apoplectic over the news
TUESDAY- Anecdote http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/sat/
Quizlet/ April's Words: https://quizlet.com/_4t67jl
Quiz on Friday!
Presentations. Then finish up any owed work as we are starting a new unit tomorrow.
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day! :)
4/30/18: Welcome Back!
Word of the Day:
Disdain v.
Definition: to treat with contempt, or to reject with scorn
Example: He was treated with disdain after being caught stealing Halloween candy from younger children.
Synonyms: snub, disregard
Quizlet/ April's Words: https://quizlet.com/_4t67jl
OR https://quizlet.com/290863281/mrs-benedettos-sat-words-for-april-2018-flash-cards/?new
Pick up where you left off with your projects or Independent Reading assignments. Presentations are tomorrow!
Introduction to Rhetoric: https://www.slideshare.net/thalialongoria/ethospathoslogos
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable and productive first day back! :)
4/20/18: Welcome to Class and TGIF!
Word of the Day:
Subtle adj.
Definition: barely noticeable
Example: The vintage wine had subtle hints of oakiness.
Synonyms: mild, abstruse
Work on your projects. All projects and presentations are due today or Tuesday after break. The due dates is generous and final.
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful and safe break! :)
4/19/18: Good Morning!
Word of the Day:
Aegis-noun EE-jus pronunciation ----> https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aegis
Definition: a: protection <under the aegis of the Constitution>
b: controlling or conditioning influence <passed new laws under the aegis of national security>
Synonyms: Security, shield, protection
Usage: The matter will be dealt with under the aegis of the ethics committee.
Continue working on your projects and independent reading. Please stay focused and
use your time wisely. When we conference tomorrow, I want to see what you have
accomplished over the past two days.
Closing. wishing you a positive and productive day! :)
4/18/18: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day:
Zealous adj.
Definition: full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent.
Synonyms: devoted, fervent
Usage: The detective was zealous in her pursuit of the kidnappers.
Work on your projects and your reading. Mini-conferences as needed. Please use your time wisely!
Closing. Wishing you a fantastic day :)
4/16/18 & 4/17/18: Good morning!
Monday's Word:
Vociferous adj.
Definition: 1. crying out noisily. 2. characterized by noisy or vehement outcry.
Example: vociferous protests
Synonyms: clamorous, loud
Tuesday's word: Abide- https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/abide-2018-04-02
Learning Stations: Work on Projects and Independent Reading with Response
Closing. Wishing you a terrific day!
4/13/18: Welcome! TGIF!
Word of the Day:
vigor n.
Definition: 1. active strength or force; intensity; energy. 2. healthy physical or mental energy or power; vitality. 3. healthy growth in any living matter or organism, as a plant. 4. effective force, esp. legal validity.
Synonyms: power, strength
Current events Friday!
The, Independent Reading with Response OR another Learning Station (your projects!).
Wishing you a wonderful weekend! :)
4/12/18: Welcome to Class! Nice work yesterday!
Word of the Day:
Grandiose: Impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur
Synonyms: Glorious, grand, splendid, majestic
Usage: The committee eventually scaled back the most outlandish parts of its plans for the festival, including a grandiose scheme to bring in live peacocks for the event.
Next, please work on your projects.
Lastly, present your work. Good luck!
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable and productive day! :)
4/11/18: Good morning!
Word of the Day:
Verbose adj.: expressed in or characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy.
Synonyms: loquacious, repetitive
Usage: 1. She has a verbose writing style. 2. He was a verbose speaker.
Continue with your next research or writing project and Independent Reading
Closing. Have a nice day! :)
4/9/18 & 4/10/ 18: Welcome!
Welcome to the new marking period! Review grading policy and expectations
Mini-conferences for next project
ATTENTION students who need a topic for their third or fourth research project AND who are in Independent Study: Please look through the following three links to decide upon a topic:
https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/writing/research-paper-topics/
https://edusson.com/research-paper-topics/
http://www.myspeechclass.com/good-and-interesting-research-paper-topics.html
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful weekend! :)
4/6/18: Welcome to class and TGIF!
Presentations!
Unanimity: the state or quality of being unanimous; a consensus or undivided opinion.
Synonyms: agreement, unison
The judges made a unanimous ruling.
Next: Current Events Friday!
Closing. Wishing you a fantastic weekend :)
4/4/18: Good Morning!
Word of the Day:
Tentative: 1. of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt. 2. unsure; not definite or positive; hesitant.
Synonyms: hesitant, conditional
Usage: We made tentative dinner reservations hoping that we would be able attend.
Two learning stations (Projects and one other- Independent Reading or SAT Prep)
Mini-conferences
Closing. Wishing you a positive and productive day! :)
4/3/18: Welcome to class! REMINDER: Grades are due this Friday! Is all of your work turned in?
No word of the Day due to the quiz
Review for SAT vocabulary quiz:
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=41d2d6b3-7865-4278-aa27-17266aa61fdf
Take quiz. Good luck!
After the quiz, please work quietly on a learning station quietly (Independent Reading , SAT prep, or your Projects)
Closing. Wishing you a positive and productive day! :)
4/2/18
Word of the Day-
Tactful: having or manifesting tact, consideration.
Synonyms: discreet, understanding
Trying to remain tactful when you disagree with someone is a strength and shows respect.
Please study and practice using your SAT words on Quizlet at the following link (15-20 minutes) : https://quizlet.com/281810598/mrs-benedettos-march-sat-vocabulary-words-2018-flash-cards/
Your quiz is tomorrow!
Next, continue working on your projects. I'll be around for a mini-conferences.
Closing. Enjoy your day! :)
3/29/18: Welcome to class!
Word of the Day!
Succinct adj. : 1. expressed in few words; concise; terse. 2. characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity. 3. compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.
Synonyms: brief, short
Usage: Each student was asked to be succinct in their presentations in order for everyone to get a chance to present.
Please study and practice using your SAT words on Quizlet at the following link (15-20 minutes) : https://quizlet.com/281810598/mrs-benedettos-march-sat-vocabulary-words-2018-flash-cards/
Quiz on Tuesday, April 3rd!
Next, continue working on your projects!
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable three day weekend!
3/28/18: Good Morning!
Words of the Day:
Claim: a confident statement that (something) is true but may not be proven or supported.
Argument: a position on a topic organized by a claim or series of claims that are supported by reasons and evidence.
Please study and practice using your SAT words on Quizlet at the following link (15-20 minutes) : https://quizlet.com/281810598/mrs-benedettos-march-sat-vocabulary-words-2018-flash-cards/
Next, continue working on your projects! Use your time wisely!
Wishing you a positive and productive day! :)
3/27/18
Welcome to Class!
Continue with your projects! Use your time wisely :)
Lastly, please select a learning station (Independent Reading or SAT Prep)
Word of the Day!
Somber: 1. gloomily dark; shadowy. 2. dark and dull in color or tone. 3. downcast; glum. 4. extremely serious; grave.
Synonyms: dark, serious
Usage: There was a somber note in his voice that was frightening.
Closing. Wishing you a terrific day!
3/26/18: Welcome!
Word of the Day!
Scrutinize v.: 1. to examine minutely. 2. to conduct a scrutiny.
Synonyms: inspect, investigate
Usage: During any kind of subjective research you must scrutinize your sources.
Continue with the next phase of your research project or essay
Lastly, please select a learning station if there is time (Independent Reading or SAT Prep)
Closing. Wishing you a fantastic day!
3/22/18: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day:
Definition: Uncanny- being beyond what is normal or expected; suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers.
Usage: Our waiter had an uncanny resemblance to the creepy villain in the film we had just seen.
Continue with next steps of the writing, researching, and/ or creating process. Where did you leave off yesterday? That's your starting point today.
You will receive a grade for your planning time every day from now on. I logged your work time yesterday in the grade book and have done so in the past. Now it will be every day. It's an easy hundred when you work all class. Thank you!
Wishing you a wonderful day :)
3/21/18: Good Morning!
Continue with next steps of the writing, researching, and/ or creating process. Where did you leave off yesterday? That's your starting point today.
Word of the Day: http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/grade12/
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable day :)
3/20/18: Happy Spring!
Word of the Day:
Rebuttal: an act of rebutting, as in a debate.
Synonyms: answer, parry
Usage: I’ll allow a rebuttal, the Judge ruled.
Second half of class: Finish Project #2, Learning Stations, or College Essay Planning Time
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day!
3/19/18: Welcome Back!
Word of the Day
· rancor: bitter deep-seated ill will; deep hatred \ ˈraŋ-kər , -ˌkȯr \
Synonyms: Antagonism, hostility
Usage: She answered her accusers calmly and without rancor.
Next, Presentations (Bryelle and Netti)
Second half of class: Finish Project #2, Learning Stations, or College Essay Planning Time
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day!
3/16/18: Good Morning and TGIF!
Current Events Friday!
Links for Current Events:
Featured Story: Student Voices: How Teens Want to Solve America's School Shooting Problem: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/student-voices/how-teens-want-to-solve-americas-school-shooting-problem/
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/student-challenge
Next, continue with your project OR a learning station ( Independent Reading, SAT Prep, etc.)
Closing. Wishing you a safe and enjoyable weekend! :)
The School Week of 3/12/18:
Good Morning!
Review Essential Questions
Presentations...? Check in
Project Time (Research and Planning Station). Remember, you have the creative freedom to select your own topic for this second research project! Many of you have already started (Bryan actually already finished!)
Select a station if there's time.
Word of the Day:
Reverberate v
Definition: To spring back, spring away from an impact; To be reflected, to ring or echo, to have a long or continuing effect
Synonyms: bounce, echo, rebound
Usage: On the last day of school, the students' cries of elation reverberated throughout the hallways.
ATTENTION students who need a topic for their third research project AND who are in Independent Study: Please look through the following three links to decide upon a topic:
https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/writing/research-paper-topics/
https://edusson.com/research-paper-topics/
http://www.myspeechclass.com/good-and-interesting-research-paper-topics.html
Closing. Enjoy your day!
3/9/18: Welcome to class and TGIF!
You will be following yesterday's agenda (directly below), which was the agenda for the entire week. The only difference is that your SAT vocabulary quiz is today. Miss Carroll has the quizzes. Thank you, Miss Carroll! Thank you to my students for a great week!
3/6/18 to 3/8/18: Good Morning!
Please study for your SAT Vocabulary Quiz on Friday. You have the list and the following resources:
Link to Quizlet Review: https://quizlet.com/272347110/mrs-benedettos-sat-word-of-the-day-review-for-february-2018-flash-cards/
Link to Kahoot!: https://play.kahoot.it/#/lobby?quizId=070ae016-639a-43f3-a5b1-270ddd2212ec
Next, final presentations (depending on attendance)
Discuss next project options. Then, select a learning station based upon that project and begin working. I will begin brief mini-conferences to see what you've selected.
(Tuesday's word) Word of the Day:
Nullify
1. to render or declare legally void. 2. to deprive (something) of value or effectiveness; annul; invalidate.
Example: To nullify a contract.
Synonyms: cancel, invalidate, repeal
(Wednesday's word) Word of the Day:
Acrimonious:
Definition: Marked by strong resentment
Synonyms: bitter, acrid
Usage: The debate was punctuated with acrimonious exchanges.
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day!
3/5/18: Welcome Back!
Let's regroup and move forward from there together.
Activities to consider: Projects, SAT Words with Quizlet Review, Stations, and Next Project and/or Writing Assignment.
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable day :)
2/27/18: Good Morning!
Presentations!
Please see yesterday's agenda if there is time left.
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable day! :)
2/26/18: Welcome Back! It's going to be a wonderful week!
Review Essential Questions. How are you doing in these areas?
Please finish your research projects if needed. Final presentations are tomorrow. Remember to use your check list and all of the tools you have access to online and in your folders.
The online materials are listed under the 2/12 through 2/14 agenda. You'll need to scroll down just a little.
For Bryelle and Netti: We will have a mini-conference to discuss next steps since you are done with your research projects and your presentations. Choices to think about: Next Research Project, Independent Reading, SAT Prep, College Essays.
Review and discuss your SAT Word of the Day list to prepare for Quizlet and Kahoot
SAT Prep!
Link to Quizlet Review: https://quizlet.com/272347110/mrs-benedettos-sat-word-of-the-day-review-for-february-2018-flash-cards/
Link to Kahoot!: https://play.kahoot.it/#/lobby?quizId=070ae016-639a-43f3-a5b1-270ddd2212ec
Closing: Please tell me something you learned today and/or one thing you are still wondering?
Wishing you an enjoyable and productive week!
WINTER BREAK! 2/17 to 2/24
2/15/18 & 2/16/18 Good morning! A special thank you to our guests yesterday!
Presentations! Bryelle - 2/15 and Netti - 2-16
Who else is ready? Please see your checklist and rubric to decide. Also, have you met with me and received my seal of approval?
After presentations, everyone else will pick up where they left off to prepare for Monday after break.
Bryelle and Netti- Learning Stations (your choice)
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day!
2/12/18 through 12/14/18 Welcome to class! Presentations are tomorrow and Friday!
Word of the Day on 2/12/18: (Selected by Bryan Bibs) No WOD on 12/13 or 2/14 to save time to work on your projects
Literal n - Meaning exactly what is said or written; not open to interpretation.
Example- Mr. Smith's unyielding, literal- minded interpretations of his supervisor's directives left him very little flexibility handling unanticipated crises in his department,
Research Station: Continue creating and revising your research projects. Presentations are this Thursday and Friday as agreed upon. I will hold mini-lessons on Works Cited each day like we did last week. Yes, you have to do a Works Cited ;)
ONLINE RESEARCH MATERIALS:
Links to biography sites (REMEMBER: Please use 2-3 reliable and legitimate sites to gather information. I do not care for Wikipedia and I've explained why):
https://www.google.com/search?q=biography+sites&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1-ab
Creating a Works Cited:
Citation Machine: http://www.citationmachine.net/ or http://www.easybib.com/v2/home
Closing- Checklists and Essential questions. Wishing you a wonderful day!
2/8/18 & 2/9/18: Welcome to Class!
Continue with your research. Check in with a partner. What feedback would be useful to give one another?
Current Events Station (maybe)
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable day! :)
2/7/18 ****Snow Day**** Stay warm and safe!
Word Of the Day: (same as yesterday due to low attendance)
Emulate v.
Definition: 1. to imitate in an effort to equal or surpass. 2. to rival with some degree of success. 3. a. to imitate the functions of (another computer system) by means of software. b. to replace (software) with hardware to perform the same task.
Synonyms: imitate, copy
2/5/18: Good morning!
The following agenda is for the school week of 2/5/18:
Word of the Day: (Per. 3- Mon.-Bryelle, Tues.- Netti, Wed. -?)
(Per. 4- Angel & Leasia all week)
Project Station (Black History)
Research Materials:
Links to biography sites:
https://www.google.com/search?q=biography+sites&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1-ab
Creating a Works Cited:
Citation Machine: http://www.citationmachine.net/ or http://www.easybib.com/v2/home
Select a Station: Independent Reading, Teen Ink Activities or SAT Prep
Writing Station Materials: Teen Ink Activity @https://www.teenink.com/search_google.php?q=college+essa
The Teen Ink assignment sheet is attached in the attachments section at the bottom of the page!
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable day!
2-2-18 Welcome to class and TGIF!
Ominous adj-
Definition: presaging ill fortune
Synonyms: alarming, menacing
Usage: The ominous clouds made the tornado warnings worth heeding.
Writing Station (Resumes)
Project Station (Black History)
Current Events Friday Station!
Links for Current Events:
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
2/1/18 Welcome to class!
Word of the Day:
Appall v-
Definition: strike with disgust or revulsion
Synonyms: alarm, dismay, offend
Usage: The scandalous behavior of the married woman appalled her friends.
Source: http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/grade9/
Due today: Drafts of resumes. Perfected, typed copies are due tomorrow by the end of class.
Annotating Activity (DONE!)
Writing Station: Teen Ink Activity @https://www.teenink.com/search_google.php?q=college+essays
The Teen Ink assignment sheet is attached in the attachments section at the bottom of the page!
Review college essay writing prompts: http://www.commonapp.org/whats-appening/application-updates/common-application-announces-2017-2018-essay-prompts
Writing outlines: 1. http://www.collegeessaycoach.com/theoutline.html
2. http://www.gocollege.com/admissions/applications/essays/outline.html
Closing. Wishing you a fantastic day!
1/29/18 to 1/31/18 Good morning and welcome back!
Introduction and information about EPIC (a review of the program)
Review curriculum and this website (resume, cover letter, college essays, projects, books and plays)
Review grading policy and classroom expectations (headphones, passes- five minute rule, after school hours, etc.)
Introductions: Introduce yourself to a peer and find out two things you have in common and one difference. Then, you will introduce each other.
Locate our classroom website and begin researching possible topics for your first major project, which is due next Friday.
Resume Writing! Tools: Laptops, Sample Resume (document camera), Microsoft Publisher, Online Templates
Link to online tips:
1. https://www.livecareer.com/career/advice/resume/resume-tips-for-teenagers
2. https://damngood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/resume-workbook-highschool.pdf
3. https://www.thebalance.com/high-school-student-resume-example-2063279
Wishing you an enjoyable and productive day :)
1st semester / 2017
1/16/18 Good morning and welcome back!
Word of the Day:
1/31/18: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day: Contrite http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/sat/
Example: A contrite apology was given to students when their lunches were missing that afternoon.
Stations: Resume Writing (draft and perfected copy), Research Topics, Independent Reading
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day! Quiz on Friday! Study your Literary Terms!
Slothful adj.
Definition: indolent; lazy.
Example: The heat made the workers slothful.
Synonyms: idle, indolent, lazy
Next: Stations (OW, Independent Reading, Test Prep, Research Projects, SAT Prep)
Closing. Wishing you a productive and enjoyable day :)
*******Reminder: Today is the last day to make up the vocabulary test from last Thursday!
1/12/17: Welcome to class and TGIF!
Study for your quiz
Take quiz
Work on a station of your choice
Wishing you a wonderful weekend! :)
1/9/18 to 1/11/18 Good Morning!
No Word of the Day: Study on Quizlet at the following link:
https://quizlet.com/257607978/mrs-benedettos-word-of-the-day-review-part-3-january-2018-flash-cards/
*******There is a quiz this Friday on all of the words (matching, fill in the blank, and multiple choice).
Stations: The usual
Mini-conferences
Closing. Wishing you a fantastic day!
1/8/18: Welcome Back!
Word of the Day: Adulation
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/sat/
Stations: Odyssey Ware, Independent Reading, Test Prep, etc.
Closing. wishing you an enjoyable and productive day! :)
1/4/18 Good Morning!
Word of the Day: Censure n.
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/sat/
1. Test Prep Station: Students taking the test will practice argumentative writing.
2. Everyone else: Independent Reading, Odyssey Ware, SAT Prep, Research Project, etc.
*****Closing. Please log off of your laptops. Have a terrific day!
1/3/17 Good Morning!
Word of the Day:
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/sat/
Stations: Independent Reading, Odyssey Ware, Test Prep, Research Project
Closing. Log off laptops. Wishing you a positive and productive day
1/2/18 Welcome Back!
Word of the Day: Disdain (superkids.com)
Stations: odyssey Ware, Independent Reading, Test prep
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable first day back!
12/20/17 Good Morning!
Philanthropist:
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/sat/
Stations: Odyssey Ware, Independent Reading, Test Prep, SAT Prep, Research
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day :)
12/19/17: Welcome!
Word of the Day: Novice (Super Kids)
Stations: Odyssey Ware, Independent Reading, Test Prep, SAT Prep, Research
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day :)
12/14/17: Good Morning!
(Super Kids)
Word of the Day: Rebuttal
Stations: Odyssey Ware, Independent Reading, Test Prep, Research Project, SAT Prep
Test Prep: Continue with video "How To" for Part 2 of the ELA Regents
Closing. Wishing you a productive and enjoyable day :)
*******12/13/17: SNOW DAY!!!! Enjoy and stay warm!
12/12/17: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day: Mitigate http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/sat/
Stations: The same as yesterday.
Closing. Wishing you a productive and enjoyable day :)
12/11/17: Good Morning!
12/18/17: Welcome to Class! Unfortunately, I'm out sick today. Please work diligently as you always do when I'm present.
Word of the Day:
Expedient: 1. fit or suitable for the purpose; proper; advisable. 2. conducive to advantage; governed by self-interest; advantageous. n. 3. a handy means to an end. Synonyms: appropriate, desirable
Stations: Odyssey Ware, Independent Reading with Response, Test Prep, SAT Prep, Research Project (Olivia, Nyitaire, and Nie).
Link to more practice tests:
Directions for the above link:
Please scroll down a little once you are on the above page to see all of the exams listed from newest to oldest on the left side of the page. Then, select a month/ year of an old exam to click on. After that, you'll click on the exam and print the exam you would like.
Closing. Please log off of your computers. Wishing you a productive and enjoyable day.
Word of the Day: Assuage: http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/sat/
Stations: Odyssey Ware, Independent Reading, Test Prep, Research Project, SAT Prep
Test Prep: Continue with video "How To" for Part 2 of the ELA Regents
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable day :)
2/7/17: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day:
Adversity-
a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
showing courage in the face of adversity
Stations: Odyssey Ware, Independent Reading, SAT Prep, Test Prep, Research Project
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day! :)
12/7/17: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day:
Adversity-
a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
showing courage in the face of adversity
Stations: Odyssey Ware, Independent Reading, Introduction to Test Prep (Nettie & Gaby)
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day! :)
12/5/17 & 12/6/17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day:
Diversity - 1. the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness. 2. variety; multiformity. 3. a point of difference.
Synonyms: variety. difference
Source: SuperKids SAT Vocabulary Builder
Juniors: Test prep (If you have been doing test prep, you will continue to do so). If you finish early, then you may select a station. However, please keep in mind that it has been taking us all class period. Do not rush. Take your time!
Research project on HBCUs for three of my seniors(Nie, Olivia, Nyitaire)
Stations for everyone else: Independent Reading with response or work on project, SAT prep, and/or Odyssey Ware (Please remember to work on at least two stations per class)
Closing: Please log off of the laptops
Wishing you an enjoyable day!
12/4/17: Welcome Back!
Word of the Day: Infinitesimal- Very small (see example under document camera)
Research project on HBCUs for three of my seniors
Juniors: Test prep
Stations for everyone else: Independent Reading with response or work on project, SAT prep, and/or Odyssey Ware (Please remember to work on at least two stations per class)
Closing: Please log off of the laptops
Wishing you a positive and productive day!
12/1/17 Good Morning and TGIF!
Word of the Day: Infer: to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises; compare, imply
We see smoke and infer fire—L. A. White
Stations: 1. Current Events Friday! 2. Select another station when you are finished 3. Check points with me
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable and safe weekend. Thank you for a fabulous week! Your hard work is paying off :)
11/30/17: Welcome to class!
Word of the Day: Substantiate (sub-stant-chee-ate): to provide proof or evidence; to give validity to.
The agenda is the same as yesterday. Please see below.
11/29/17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day: https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Stations: Independent Reading, Odyssey Ware, SAT, or Research Projects on HBCUs
Test prep continued! Day 3.
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable day! :)
11/28/17: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day: Central idea is just another way of describing the main thought or principle theme of a work of literature.
Continue with test prep
Stations (if there is time)
If you already passed the exam, please work on your research project or stations
Closing. Have a nice day! :)
11/27/17: Good morning and welcome back!
Word of the Day: Analyze- To break down, closely examine and interpret
Introduction to test prep for the NYS English Regents Exam
Stations: Odyssey Ware and Independent Reading (with written response)
Mini-conferences as needed
Closing. Wishing you a positive and productive day :)
***** Wishing you a wonderful break!
11/20/17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day: Divulge
Stations:
Odyssey Ware
Independent Reading
SAT Prep
Closing. Have a fantastic day! :)
11/17/17 Welcome to class and TGIF!
Word of the day: Lollygag (yesterday's word was Shilly- shally)
Current Events:
Links for Current Events:
Next, please select a station
Closing: Log off your computer properly. Wishing you an enjoyable day! :)
11/13 to 11/15 Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day (Tuesday only)
Select Two Stations: Odyssey Ware, SAT Prep, Independent Reading
Closing: Log off of computer properly. Have a great day!
11/9 & 11/10
Stations
11/8/17: Good Morning
I am out sick today. I'd rather be there with you, believe me. Please stay focused and do your very best.
The marking period ends tomorrow. I need to see as much work as possible completed today in order to log your final assignments tomorrow.
Please work on your stations: SAT Prep, Independent Reading, and/ or Odyssey Ware. If you do not know what these stations are, then you must be new. In that case, please see Miss Morrison.
I will collect everything tomorrow or have Miss Morrison collect it today. I can see what was completed on Odyssey Ware, therefore, that's not an issue.
Have a nice day :)
11/3/17 TGIF!
Review for quiz
Take quiz- Good luck!
Current Events Friday!
Select a station if there's time.
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful weekend :)
Links for Current Events:
11/1/17 & 11/2/17 Welcome to Class and to November! Your Quiz is on Friday.
No Word of the Day Today. Please go to the following link to study your last 14 Words of the Day (20-25 minutes): https://quizlet.com/238768059/mrs-benedettos-words-of-the-day-part-2-2017-flash-cards/
For students studying the literary terms for the English Regents, please see the Quizlet from Tuesday's agenda below.
Independent Reading or Odyssey Ware. Both if you have time. Please be productive during this time as usual. Thank you.
Enjoy your day and I'll see you tomorrow :)
*** Word of the Day Quiz on Friday!
10/30/17 & 10/31/17 Good Morning!
No Word of the Day Today. Please go to the following link to study your last 14 Words of the Day: https://quizlet.com/238768059/mrs-benedettos-words-of-the-day-part-2-2017-flash-cards/
Literary Terms Review: https://quizlet.com/213006639/mrs-benedettos-literary-terms-review-2017-flash-cards/
Select a station (two if you have time)
Closing: Chart. Wishing you a productive and enjoyable day :)
*** Word of the Day Quiz on Friday!
10/27/17 TGIF!
Word of the Day: http://www.wordthink.com/favorite-words/
Current Events!
Select a station
Closing: Charts. Wishing you an enjoyable weekend :)
10/23/17 to 10/26: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day: http://www.wordthink.com/favorite-words/
Review our grading policy
Please select two stations:
Odyssey Ware
SAT Prep
Independent Reading
Closing: Chart
Wishing you a productive and enjoyable day :)
10/20/17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day: http://www.wordthink.com/favorite-words/
Current Events Friday!
Then, please work on a station (Independent Reading, Odyssey Ware, and SAT Prep)
Closing: Charts (I'll collect them on Monday)
Wishing you a wonderful weekend! :)
10/16/17 to 10/19/17
Good Morning!
Word of the Day: http://www.wordthink.com/favorite-words/
Stations (choose two):
SAT Prep, Independent Reading , and/ or Odyssey Ware
Closing: Charts
Wishing you a wonderful day :)
10/13/17: Welcome to Class and TGIF!
Word of the Day: http://www.wordthink.com/favorite-words/
(Choose one from the list)
Current Events Friday!
Select a station
Closing: Fill out chart fully
10/12/17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day: Abstruse
Stations to choose from today (please choose two):
SAT Prep with written response
Odyssey Ware
Independent Reading with a complete written response
Make up quiz
Closing: Chart. Wishing you a productive and enjoyable day :)
10/11/17: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day: Modicum
*****Take your quiz****
Stations:
Independent Reading with response (please use all of the space in the box- at least four to five complete sentences)
Odyssey Ware or SAT Prep
Closing: Charts. Wishing you a terrific day :)
10/10/ 17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day: Gregarious
Station 1: Please go to the following link and study your Words of the Day:
Once you are on Quizlet, please type Mrs. Benedetto's Word of the Day Review! into the search engine at the top of the Quizlet site
Reminder: You should be completing all of the activities, including the quiz
Station 2: Independent Reading OR SAT Prep
Station 3: Odyssey Ware (if there's time)
Closing: Blended Learning Charts. Wishing you an enjoyable day!
***** Your quiz is tomorrow!!!!
10/5/17: Welcome to class!
No Word of the Day today!
Please finish typing and printing your drafts and turn them in ASAP! I've been collecting them all week. Thank you!
Word of the Day Review on Quizlet at https://quizlet.com/_3t3wb7
********************Look for your vocabulary words if you a re not sure which activity to click on. Remember to use your lists from yesterday as you complete the activities. Miss Morrison knows where they are located if you need a copy***********************
Once you are on Quizlet, please type Mrs. Benedetto's Word of the Day Review! into the search engine at the top of the Quizlet site
Then, select a station to complete (independent reading, SAT prep, or OW)
Closing: Charts. Have a nice day!
Reminder: Quiz on Wednesday!
10/4/17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day: Apropos
Please finish typing and printing your drafts and turn them in ASAP! Thank you!
Word of the Day Review on Quizlet at https://quizlet.com/_3t3wb7
Your quiz is next Wednesday!
If the above link doesn't work for you, please type Mrs. Benedetto's Word of the Day Review! 2017 into the search engine at the top of the Quizlet site
Conferences/Progress Reports
Closing: Blended Learning Charts. Have a wonderful day :)
10/3/17: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day: Censure
Personal narrative essays are due TODAY at the end of the period. Please make sure they are typed, saved, and printed. Reminder: You should have at least four paragraphs.
Select two stations if you are done wit the above.
Closing: Blended Learning Chart. Have a fantastic day!
10/2/17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day: Ensconce
Personal narrative drafts are due tomorrow by the end of class!
Please look over the agenda from last Friday. What still needs to be done? Proceed with that work before moving onto the next step.
Select a station
Closing: Blended Learning Charts. Have a nice day! :)
9/29/19: Welcome to Class and TGIF!
Word of the Day: Diligent
Current Events Friday!
Writing Workshop Continued. Your four to five paragraph draft is due next Tuesday. Please type your work.
If you are done writing, typing and printing, please select a station.
Closing: Blended Learning Charts
Links for Current Events:
9/28/17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day: Please see the poster on the side of the smart board.
Stations:
1. Work on your personal narratives for 30 minutes. Please use the materials in your notebooks and the handouts as guides. Remember, you are writing about a specific time in your life and expanding upon that specific moment with a beginning, middle, and end.
2. At the half way mark, please choose a station (Independent reading, SAT Prep, or Odyssey Ware) OR keep writing. Everything is a grade just like every other day.
3. Closing: Fill out your weekly blended learning charts.
********Wishing you a wonderful day :) ********
9/27/17: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day: Credible
Review Personal Narrative Graphic Organizers and Materials
Continue writing with the materials as your guide
At the half way mark if class, please decide as to whether you will keep writing OR switch to a station of your choice (SAT Prep, Independent Reading, or Odyssey Ware)
Closing: Fill out your Blended Learning Check List
Wishing you an enjoyable and productive day :)
****** 40 Personal Narrative/ College Essay Topics: http://www.2012egnconference.com/forty-personal-narrative-essay-topics-to-choose-from
****** 25 College Essay Ideas:
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/peters/25-creative-college-essay-prompts
9/26/17 Good Morning!
Word of the Day: Avid
Continue with Teen Ink Activity from yesterday
Small group station if needed for Deciding What to Say (final activities)
When all of the above has been completed, please select a station OR keep writing!
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable and productive day
9/25/17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day: Preposterous
Finish Deciding What to Say activities
Begin Teen Ink Activity (attachment)
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable day :)
9/21/17: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day: Retort
Current Events Friday! (see attachment for assignment sheet)
Continue With Our Writing Workshop
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful weekend! :)
9/20/17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day: Ampersand (Am-per-sand): the symbol "&"; represents the word "and."
Example: For the corporate logo she was designing, the graphic artist decided to use an ampersand instead of the bulkier word "and."
Continue with Deciding What to Say Writing Activity (same Power Point at yesterday)
Closing. Wishing you a fabulous day!
9/19/17: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day: Cognizant (KOG-nuh-zunt) - aware or well informed.
Example: The attorney angrily denied the the charges that his client had been cognizant of the scheme to defraud customers.
Writing (quick write): 1. What words and phrases come to your mind when you hear the word "writing"? 2. Think back to as early as you can remember up until present day about writing. What was your all time favorite writing activity? Why? Please explain.
Deciding What to Say (see attachment)
Closing. Wishing you a fantastic day!
9/18/17: Welcome Back!
Word of the Day: Precocious- Exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age
Example: My five year old niece is quite precocious; sometimes I feel like I'm talking to a grownup with her sophisticated vocabulary and phrases!
Next, please select from the following two stations for today:
Odyssey Ware Station
SAT Prep
Catching Up Station
Independent Reading Station
Conferencing (I will be coming around for mini-conferences today)
Closing. Wishing you a positive and productive day!
9/15/17 Good Morning and TGIF!
Word of the Day: Inoculate (Merriam Webster)
Review and discuss our vocabulary log activity
Current Events Friday! Please see the links in last Friday's agenda ( please scroll down to that date 9/8/17)
Next, please select a station: Independent Reading (with response), Odyssey Ware, or get caught up if needed.
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful weekend :)
9/14/17: Good Morning
Word of the Day: Flabbergast: to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder :dumbfound
Example: We were flabbergasted by the news that he had won the lottery.
Closing from yesterday
Odyssey Ware
Independent Reading with response
Closing: Have a nice day!
****** Please see the following link for past Regents and practice: http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/
9/13/17: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day: Biased
Continue with Six Word Memoir Continued (whole group)
Independent Reading AND/OR Odyssey Ware Stations (independent)
Closing: Wishing you an enjoyable and productive day :)
Word of the Day:
Autonomous (aw-TAHN-uh-muss): Being in charge of one’s own life; independent of other influences; self-governing.
Writing Work Shop Continued. This is quiet and focused writing time.
Review the Independent Reading Station. Begin Independent Reading Assignment.
Begin next writing assignment: Deciding What to Say.
Closing: Wishing you a wonderful day :)
9/8/17 Good Morning!
Word of the Day: Extemporaneous https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Current Events Friday!
Writing Workshop: Please finish the writing that you started yesterday.
Independent Reading:
A. Select a book from one of our three bookshelves.
B. Sign the sign out sheet with your name and the title of your book.
C.Begin reading for enjoyment :)
Links for Current Events:
Closing: Wishing you an enjoyable and safe weekend :)
Links for Current Events:
9/6/17 & 9/7/17 Welcome Back!
Introduction
Review Blended Learning and what that will like like ion our classroom
Review our grading policy and pass out class materials
Word of the day: Haphazard
Writing activity: Haphazard- Marked by lack of plan, order, or direction Example:
If Google does it, you can be sure every other company will follow their lead as quickly and haphazardly as possible.
Independent Reading
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day :)
6/6/17: Welcome to Class! I'm sorry to have to miss today. Please do your best like you normally would.
Word of the Day: RSVP - To respond to an invitation. Sample Sentence: I asked my students to please RSVP to our event ASAP as I needed to know how much food to buy.
Quizlet Literary Terms & Techniques Review: https://quizlet.com/_3itgz3
Please do all of the review and take the quiz on Quizlet. I'll be able to see your results online. Therefore, you may take the quiz today or tomorrow, but you must do all of the review today. Please and thank you :)
Then, you will work on the Task 3/ Assignment 1. Please see handout and the June 14th, 2016 Regents exam. The materials for periods 2 & 3 are on my desk near the door when you first walk in.
Closing. Remember to study, study, study! The English Regents Exam is next Wednesday! Wishing you an enjoyable and productive day! :)
6/5/17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day: https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Stations: Odyssey Ware, Independent Reading, and/ or the argument essay
Closing! Wishing you a fabulous day! :) We have FIVE classes left after today!
6/2/17: Welcome to Class and TGIF !
Word of the Day: Convene (kun-VENE): to gather or assemble.
Example: The legislature will not CONVENE until August 1st.
Please finish your outlines for the argumentative essay if you have not done so yet!
Study your literary term notes and work on the Task 3 assignment with the June 2016 English Regents
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable day :)
6/1/17: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day: Valedictory https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Regents Review/ Part 3 and Stations
Closing. Wishing you a positive and productive day :)
5/26/17: Welcome to class! TGIF!
Word of the day: Grisly (in our vocabulary book).
Both argumentative essay outlines are due.
Your typed copy of the argumentative essay is due today with a rubric that you have scored yourself on for this assignment.
Closing. Wishing you a positive and productive weekend :)
5/24/17 & 5/25/17: Good Morning! Excellent work this week!
Words of the Day: Preposterous & Sanguine
Argumentative Writing Continued. Both of your outlines are due. Please use your outlines to type your essays on Thursday.
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable day :)
5/22/17 & 5/23/17: Welcome to class!
Words of the Day: Retort & Defer. Please see definitions and sample sentence in our book.
Argumentative Writing Continued
Closing. Wishing you a productive and positive day :)
5/19/17: Good morning!
Word of the Day: Rebus: https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Write your argumentative essay (use your annotated articles and outline from yesterday)
Closing. Wishing you a restful and enjoyable weekend :)
HOMEWORK: Please complete the graphic organizer that you started in class and the essay outline based upon our practice essay: "Should students be paid to do well in school?"
****** Here is the link we used in class to review the argumentative essay in case you need it again:
5/18/17: Welcome!
Word of the Day: Luscious (please use definitions 1. and 3 a. and the first sample sentence)https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Continue with argumentative writing/ Part 2 of the exam
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day! :)
5/16/17: Welcome to class!
Word of the Day:
Argumentative Essay- Please research what this is and put it in your own words in your notebooks with today's date. Then, turn to a partner and compare your definitions.
Test prep continued- Part 2/ Argument Writing
Closing. Wishing you an awesome day!
5/15/17: Welcome!
Word of the Day: See Merriam Webster
Test Prep/ Part 2, the argumentative writing
View video/ take notes and discuss:
Closing. Wishing you a fantastic day!
5/12/17: Good Morning and TGIF!
Word of the Day: Argumentative Essay- Please research what this is and put it in your own words in your notebooks with today's date.
Stations: SAT Prep and Independent Reading with a written response on the assignment sheets that we always use or at the very least, a detailed response in your notebooks.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend :)
5/11/17: Welcome to Class!
Word of the Day: Preposterous
Please select two Stations (Test Prep, SAT Prep, Independent Reading) and Conferences
Closing: Please fill out your station checklist form every day when you do station work.
Wishing you a positive and productive day!
5/9/17 & 5/10/17: Welcome to class!
Wordsof the Day: Ethereal & Erstwhile
Test Prep Station/ Whole Group:
Common Core English Regents Practice/ Part I (June 2016 Exam):
Resources for Test Prep Stations (please click on the following link to access previous exams):
http://nysedregents.org/hsela/
Continue with A Raisin in the Sun.
Closing. Wishing you a positive and productive day! :)
5/8/17: Welcome to class!
Word of the Day: Saunter
Common Core English Regents Practice/ Part I (June 2016 Exam)
http://nysedregents.org/hsela/
Closing. Wishing you a positive and productive day! :)
5/3/17 & 5/4/17: Welcome!
Word of the Days: Sans & Transcend
Closely read and annotate the summary and analysis on "Harlem" (this is where we left off yesterday)
SAT Prep and Castle Learning Stations
We will continue with A Raisin in the Sun tomorrow
Closing. Wishing you a fantastic day!
5/1/17 & 5/2/17: Happy Spring!
Word of the Day: Avid & Biased
Have you finished all of your Quizlet work from last week? That needs to be completed ASAP.
Discuss your annotations of the poem "Harlem"
Closely read and annotate the article about "Harlem"
View and discuss more of A Raisin in the Sun
Closing. Wishing you a positive and productive day :)
4/27/17 & 4/28/17: Good Morning!
Instead of Word of the day, please go to Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/205068878/march-april-vocabulary-flash-cards/ (you will need to follow the log in prompts)
Make sure that your show me your quiz grade!
Continue with annotating activities
View and discuss more of A Raisin in the Sun
What stuck with you today?
Wishing you a wonderful day :)
4/26/17: Welcome!
Word of the Day: Autonomous
Annotating station
Continue with A Raisin in the Sun
Closing. Wishing you a productive and enjoyable day :)
4/24 & 4/25: Good Morning!
Word of the day
Regents Preparation (notes and Part I)
Select a station!
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day!
4/12/17 to 4/14/17: Welcome to class!
Word of the day
Stations
Conferences
4/11/17: Good Morning! :)
Word of the Day:
Credible (KRED-ih-bul): worthy of belief; plausible.
Sample Sentence: The prosecution's witness seemed forthright and CREDIBLE, while those of the defense weren't quite believable.
Odyssey Ware, SAT Prep, Castle Learning, and/or Independent Reading Stations (select at least two)
While you are working on the above, I'll be holding conferences with students (report cards, writing, and goals).
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day.
4/10/17: Welcome to class!
I will not be in this morning. Please work with our sub.
Please work on two to three stations during today's class.
I'll collect work tomorrow or see it online today. Thank you.
Wishing you a wonderful day :)
4/7/17: TGIF! Welcome to class!
Today is the last day of the marking period!
Make up day.
4/5/17 & 4/6/17: Welcome to class!
Personalized learning stations. Regents Review is coming soon.
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable day!
4/4/17: Welcome to class!
No students today :(
Reminder: ATTENDANCE is KEY to your success!!!!!
Please work independently towards your goals on the days that you are absent. Let's work on not being absent also.
3/31/17: Word of the Day: Cryptic
Personalized learning stations: Please choose between your personal narrative, current events, and Odyssey Ware.
You are managing your time wisely today. You just need to let me know which station or stations you have selected in order for me to document your activities and conference with you.
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable and productive weekend :)
3/29/17 & 3/30/17: Good morning!
Word of the Day: Forge and Construe
Look over and review your progress reports
Mini conferences regarding your progress reports
Continue with your stations (select two or work on your personalized plan that we have discussed)
Ticket out the door/ Please post: https://padlet.com/jbenedetto3/ud8p0tqro0hc
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day :)
3/27 & 3/28:
Word of the Day: Flue and Insouciant
3/23/17 & 3/24/17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day: Derogatory
Continue with writing workshop
Stations
Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful and productive day :)
3/22/17: Welcome to class!
Word of the Day: Concoct
Quick Write #1:
1. What words and phrases come to your mind when you hear the word writing?
2. Think back to any type of writing you have ever done (in school or out of school). What was your favorite piece or activity? Why? Explain.
Quick Write #2/The Regents:
1. Now that you have taken the English Regents, please tell me what your experience was like on the day of the exam.
2. Which parts of the exam seemed manageable to you? Which parts do you need more practice with? Please be specific.
3. Look over your review guide and a practice test. As you look over the exam, please write comments and questions right on your exam as they arise. We will review your notes afterward. This will help me plan some of your writing assignments.
Closing. Wishing you a productive and positive day!
3/20/17 & 3/21/17: Good morning! I will be in at lunch time.
Word of the Day: (three to four minutes)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Station 1: Select two digital stations (30 to 35 minutes total)
Station 2: Independent Reading with response (20 minutes)
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day :)
Please put all of your materials back into your bin. Thank you!
3/17/17: Welcome to class and TGIF! :)
Word of the day: Ambiguous
Current Events Friday!
Select a Station
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day!
3/16/17: Welcome Back!
Word of Day: Acclimated
Quizlet! Please go to: https://quizlet.com/join/3YBkaVpcZ
You will need to sign up, search for a class, and then type in my name. I'll walk you through each step.
Please write your information down in your notebooks so it is there for you next time.
After Quizlet, please select a station.
Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful day!
3/14 & 3/15: Snow days
***Several agendas were accidentally deleted below. Please see me if you have any questions.
2-6-17 to 2-9-17: Good Morning!
Word of the Day: https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Stations: Please choose two stations (see your list as a reminder). Ask yourselves which work will help you meet your goals and earn the most grades.
***** Please remember to manage your time wisely. Our 58 minutes goes by quickly. Some students are meeting their goals and getting a lot done during class while others are missing work.
2/3/17: Welcome! TGIF!
Word of the Day: Recuse
Current Events Friday!
Select a station (there is time for one)
Closing. Wishing you a productive day!
2/28/17 to 3/2/17: Welcome to class! :)
Word of the Day: https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Stations: Please choose two stations (see your list as a reminder). Ask yourselves which work will help you meet your goals and earn the most grades.
***** Please remember to manage your time wisely. Our 58 minutes goes by quickly. Some students are meeting their goals and getting a lot done during class while others are missing work.
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day :)
2/27/17 Welcome Back!
Word of the Day: https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Select a station and continue working towards your goals. Please see your station sheet in your folders if you need a refresher regarding stations.
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable first day back! :)
Welcome! 2/17
Word of the Day
Review the work that I grade each week and log onto E-school (whole group)
Current Events Friday! (individual work) Please turn in your paper when you have completed your work.
Mini-conferences regarding your three week grades. I'll come around while you work on your Current Event assignment.
Closing. Wishing you an enjoyable break! :)
2/15 & 2/16/17 Welcome to class!
Word of the Day
Stations to choose from for English 11 & 12 after Word of the Day:
Odyssey Ware
Castle Learning
SAT/ Regents Prep Page on my website with response sheet (Google Mrs. Benedetto’s Website and look for this on the sidebar)
Independent Reading with Response (four to five complete sentences)
Everything else will be whole group instruction or is personalized to each student. For example, a couple of students could be working on their college essays, one could be doing a research project, and another could be doing a project for independent reading. This is the nature of our Blended Learning at EPIC/ Johnson Center.
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day!
2/14/17 Word of the Day!
Next,
· Period 3: Finish Literary Terms Notes
· All other classes: Begin notes if you have not done so yet
· After notes, select a station
Closing. Have a great day!
2/10/17: SNOW DAY! ENJOY!
2/10/17: SNOW DAY! ENJOY!
2/9/17
Welcome to class!
· Word of the Day
· Literary Term Notes
Next: Flip your station from yesterday. For example, if you did online work yesterday, you will do Independent Reading today:
Stations/ Group 1:
Odyssey Ware. Castle Learning, or Test Prep (see sidebar to the left)
Stations/ Group 2:
Independent Reading with Response. Be sure to fill the space. That usually takes around five sentences at least.
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day!
2/8/17 Welcome to class!
· Word of the Day
· Literary Term Notes (period 3)
Next: Flip your station from yesterday. For example, if you did online work yesterday, you will do Independent Reading today:
Stations/ Group 1:
Odyssey Ware. Castle Learning, or Test Prep (see my website)
Stations/ Group 2:
Independent Reading with Response. Be sure to fill the space. That usually takes around five sentences at least.
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day
2/7/17 Welcome to class!
Reminder: You have a half day tomorrow that ends at 11 AM
English 10, 11, and 12 Blended Learning
· Word of the Day
· Period 3: Continue with Literary Term Notes
Then,
Station 1:
· Odyssey Ware (10th) OR Test Prep Page with response sheet (11th)
Station 2: (All grades)
· Independent Reading with response sheet. Please select a book from one of my bookshelves if you have not done so yet. Place a post-it with your name onto your book so that I know it is yours. Then, you will read for 15-20 minutes and complete a response on your response sheet. Please place this in your class folder.
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful and productive day!
2/6/17 Welcome to class!
· Word of the Day
· Annotating Codes
· Review Independent Reading (requirement and sheet)
· Quick Write!
· Literary Term Notes (start today and work on all week). Discuss why we are taking these notes.
Station 1: (10th and 12th)
· Odyssey Ware and Conferences
Station 2: (11th)
· Independent Reading with Response
· Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful day
2/3/17: Welcome to class!
Word of the Day
Current Events (please see assignment sheet)/ Possible sources:
Next, share your topic with a partner
Lastly, work on Odyssey ware for my class or another class with the time you have left. Thank you!
Wishing you an enjoyable and safe weekend!
Welcome to class! 2/1/17
Word of the Day (I’ll show you the process)
Watch video. Respond in your notebooks. Discuss.
Finish any work from yesterday if needed (quick write)
Ice breakers:
1. Quote activity:
· Please find your favorite quote online, write it down with its author in marker on computer paper. Make sure that your name is on it as well.
· Then, work with a partner. Share your quote and explain what it means to you and why you like this quote.
2. Beach ball activity
Closing. Wishing you a productive day
New Semester! Welcome!
1/31/17: Welcome to the first day of the new semester!
Please take a folder and a notebook. Then, place your name on both. We will use these items regularly.
Review grading policy and our classroom website
Quick Write (in your new notebooks):
1. What are your goals for the first the weeks of this semester and how will you accomplish these goals?
2. Tell me something you are proud of. This could be yourself, another person, something you’ve accomplished, etc. Explain.
Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful day
English Regents Boot Camp: Monday- Friday from 2 pm-4 pm!
Your exam is on 1/24/17 at 12:15 pm sharp in the cafeteria!
Practice English Regents:
http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/
1/21/16: Welcome to class!
1. Annotating activity and analysis with discussion to follow
2. View a demo on argumentative essay for the Regents:
3. Transitional words and phrases
4. Closing/ STUDY! Please try to stay for Boot Camp!
1/19/17: Welcome to class! Nice job yesterday!
Regents Review: Part 2 and 3 today and tomorrow.
Closing. Wishing you a positive and productive day! Please study!
1/17/17 & 1/18/17: Welcome Back!
Review literary terms also know as literary elements and techniques!
Work on one of the writing tasks
Closing. Homework: STUDY! Wishing you a wonderful day :)
The school week of 1/9/17: Exam review (reading, writing, and critical thinking)
Monday: Welcome to class! Part 3 Exam Review (continued from last Friday).
Tuesday: Part 3 continued.
Wednesday: Two hour delay- keep reviewing on your own (you have test packets).
Thursday: Review literary elements and techniques! Then, continue with test preparation (any party).
Friday: Literary terms review also know as literary elements and techniques!
Wishing you a productive and safe weekend! Don't forget to STUDY for your Regents!
The school week of 1/3/17: Happy New Year! Welcome Back!
******************Reminder: Your English Exam is on January 23rd at 12:30 in the Cafeteria******************
Tuesday: I'll be out as my son has a stomach bug. Please see sub for my sub plans
Wednesday & Thursday: Test Preparation (Part 3)! OR Odyssey Ware (this depends upon your personalized plan). We are using the August 2016 exam to practice and rating student samples (see packet for Part 3).
Friday: TGIF!: Part 3 Exam Review Continued/ Locate a central idea and a literary device. Today we are using the June 2016 Regents to practice Part 3. Get ready to write!
Wishing each and every one of you a safe and enjoyable weekend :)
*****Tuesday's Writer's Notebook Entry: In your writer's notebooks, please respond to the following:
A. 1. What do you know about the English Regents so far? Please list all that you know at this point. 2. What do you need to do in order to feel prepared for the exam on January 24th? 3. Which parts of the exam are you feeling positive about? Which parts of the exam are you concerned about? Please be specific.
NEXT: Introduction to Part 3 of the exam. We have not done this part as a whole group yet. You will need your review packet and the August 18th 2016 exam (page 20). We will work on this all week.
Closing/ wishing you a productive day :)
12/22/16: Good Morning!
No word of the day today.
Work that should already be done or that you are finishing:
You should have the annotating done for all four texts for Part 2 of the practice exam.
Both outlines to complete your essay should be completed; however, some students just started typing their essays but followed the outlines and that works too.
Please finish your drafts by the end of class today (tomorrow at the latest) and turn them in to Mrs. Benedetto. A helpful resource for writing thesis statements if you need more practice:
https://www.kibin.com/essay-writing-blog/thesis-statement-examples/
If you are done with this first practice essay, please work on your independent reading with the response sheet OR continue answering practice test questions on Castle Learning (look for Common Core Regents).
Closing. wishing you a fantastic day! :)
12/20 & 12/21: Welcome! Drafts of your practice essay are due this Friday!
Please continue working on your exam review.
You should have the annotating done and both outlines filled out for Part 2.
Once those steps have been completed, you may write the essay with a partner, by yourself, or we could write one as a class. What works best for you?
Closing. Wishing you a productive and fabulous day! :)
12/19/16: Welcome to class! :)
Word of the Day and Sample Sentences:
Abrasive- rough; coarse; harsh
The waves had an abrasive action on the rocks.
An abrasive display of rude behavior can not be tolerated at the work place.
Please continue with all of the steps we have been working on to write an argumentative essay. Please see the agendas below if you have lost your place.
Closing. Wishing you a productive and enjoyable day! :)
12/16/16: Good Morning! TGIF!
Please see the next set of vocabulary words from yesterday's agenda below if you missed yesterday.
Current Events Friday!
Lastly, finish up any work that needs to be finished. This might be one of the following: 1. Regents Review 2. Castle Learning 3. Odyssey Ware 4. Independent Reading
Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful weekend! :)
12/15/16: Welcome!
Group 2
Group 2
http://www.majortests.com/sat/wordlist-01
Please continue with the work we started yesterday (annotating the four texts of the English Regents/ Part 2 to write your argumentative essay).
See the agenda from yesterday as needed.
Closing/ Wishing you a productive and safe day :) Stay warm!
12/14/16: Good morning!
No word of the day today. Please start with the first item on the list below:
Work on Part I of the Regents on Castle Learning or in the test packet
Finish reviewing the test preparation packet for the exam
Read and annotate the articles for the argumentative essay we select to write as a group for practice
Then, use both of your graphic organizers to plan for our class essay
Closing/ Wishing you a productive and enjoyable day
12/13/16: Good morning!
Please review your vocabulary words for the quiz (we reviewed on Quizlet yesterday)
Take quiz
Work on Part I of the Regents on Castle Learning or in the test packet when you have completed the quiz
Finish reviewing the test preparation packet for the exam
If there is time:
Read and annotate the articles for the argumentative essay we select to write as a group for practice
Then, use both of your graphic organizers to plan for our class essay
Closing/ Wishing you a productive and enjoyable day
12/12/16: Welcome to class!
Quizlet Activties and Pretest (look for Mrs. Benedetto's ELA Class at www.quizlet.com)
Regents Review/ Finish reviewing the test preparation packet, transitional words/ phrases, and sentence starters
Select a topic and begin writing your first practice essay! Use your all of your resources! This is excellent practice.
Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful day :)
12/9/16: TGIF!
Quizlet (look for Mrs. Benedetto's ELA Class)
Current Events Friday!
Closing. Wishing you a safe, productive, and enjoyable weekend!
12/8/16: Welcome to class!
Regents Preparation:
1. Review and discuss test prep
packet.
2. Work on Castle Learning Test Prep/
Mini-conferences with your teacher
as you work.
Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful day :)
12/6/16 & 12/7/16: Welcome to class!
Words of the day (please leave space in between each word for sample sentences):
SAT Vocabulary/ Group 1
SAT Vocabulary/ Group 1
http://www.majortests.com/sat/wordlist-01
Please look at Monday's agenda below and pick up where you left off. Several students left off at the start of Step 4.We will review and discuss your answers to Step 4 as a whole group.
After step 4, please log in to the following site with you SCSD login and password:
Welcome to Castle Learning! This is one of the places where you will prepare for the the English Common Core Regents.
Closing/ Wishing you a fantastic and productive day!
12/5/16: Welcome back!
No word of the day today.
1. Please look closely at your personal narratives and rate yourself on the rubric. How do you think you did?
2. Then, look over the rubric I completed based upon your work. Are we close?
3. Next, revise your work. Locate your document and begin revising. Once your copy is perfected, please print to 115 and hand me your draft, your rubrics, and your perfected copy.
4. Research: 1. Look up (Google) argumentative essays 2. In your writer's notebooks, tell me what an argumentative essay is and how to write this type of essay. 3. Research and define the following terms: Ethos/ Logos/ Pathos. What did you learn? How will these devices be helpful to you as you practice argumentative writing?
5. Look over an English Regents/ Discuss. Begin working on multiple choice questions if there is time left.
Closing/ Have a wonderful and productive day :)
12/2/16: TGIF! :)
Welcome to class!
Vocabulary Quiz/ Quizlet. No word of the day today. Please study for the first five to seven minutes of class.
Current Events Friday! What is going on in the world? Your topic could be local, national, or international. Possible Sources:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/
http://tweentribune.com/category/teen/
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/current/
Closing. Wishing you a fantastic Friday!
12/1/16: Welcome to class!
Word of the day: Boisterous- a : noisily turbulent : rowdy b : marked by or expressive of exuberance and high spirits
Sample sentence: My amazing students were extremely boisterous as they discussed exciting and controversial topics during our Lit Arts after school program every Friday.
Stations: 1. Odyssey Ware for Ninth or Tenth Grade Students Only
2. Test Preparation (see Regents Review and SAT Prep page on sidebar)
2. Independent Reading with Response (see your reading log)
Closing. Have a fantastic day!
11/30/16: Good morning!
Word of the day: Accentuate- intensify, emphasize, accent.
Sample sentence: My grandmother used to always say that we should accentuate the positive as it leads to a happier life.
Stations: 1. Personal Narratives (due today)
2. Odyssey Ware OR Test Prep (see NYS Regents Common Core Website)
3. Independent Reading with Response (see your reading log)
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day :)
11/29/16: Welcome!
Word of the day: Pessimism- a feeling or belief that bad things will happen in the future: a feeling or belief that what you hope for will not happen.
Sample sentence: Unfortunately, some students expressed pessimism about the state exams that were a few weeks away even though scores went up last year.
Stations: 1. Personal Narratives (due tomorrow)
2. Odyssey Ware OR Test Prep (see NYS Regents Common Core Website)
3. Independent Reading with Response (see your reading log)
Closing. Wishing you a productive and enjoyable day :)
11/28/16: Welcome back! I hope that you enjoyed your time off :)
Word of the Day: Optimism- a feeling or belief that good things will happen in the future: a feeling or belief that what you hope for will happen.
Sample Sentence: Both students expressed optimism about the future of our new school program.
Stations: 1. Personal Narratives (due this Wednesday)
2. Odyssey Ware OR Test Prep (see NYS Regents Common Core Website)
3. Independent Reading with Response (see your reading log)
Closing/ Wishing you a productive and enjoyable day!
11/22/16: Welcome to class! I hope that you enjoyed your snow day!
1. Quizlet Activities and Quiz at www.quizlet.com
2. Continue working on your personal narratives- they are due next Wednesday, November 30th at the latest! Please remember to use your rubric! I've attached a copy below in the attachment section.
Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful five days off!
Agenda 11/18/2016 Happy Friday!! I love you all so much.
No word of the day today! Answer this question in your writer’s notebook:
What is the topic of your personal narrative and why did you choose this topic?
Drafting! Start drafting your essays!
If you’ve already started, look it over a few times and think of anything you can add. If you need to, look back to the “How to Write an Essay” worksheet I handed out yesterday and think about the answers to some of the questions.
Peer Review.
For the second half of the class, we will pause and peer review each others work. If you’re not finished that’s fine! You can still use the feedback as you continue to draft your essays.
Closing. Grade yourself on the work you’ve done today on a scale of 1-10. 1 being “Wow! I didn’t do so great today.” 10 being “I did awesome!!”
Reminder! You have a vocabulary quiz on Monday so study the terms on the study sheet!!
Agenda 11/17/2016 Happy Thursday!
Word of the day
Diligent: When a person works hard and carefully.
Sample Sentence: The students were being really diligent as they worked on their personal narrative essays in class.
Class essay activity (continued)
Begin drafting your essays!
Closing. How far did you get in your personal narrative? Do you think you have a good start?
Here are some useful links!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBQ8dU0KPtg
This is a video that explains the planning process of writing a personal narrative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2H29fRVqf8
This video gives some useful tips on writing an introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJMQWNd1TT8
This video gives some useful tips on writing a conclusion!
You can also access the "How to Write an Essay" handout in the downloads below that explains everything in the videos above.
Have a great rest of your day!
Agenda 11/16/2017 Hey, it’s Wednesday!
Word of the day
Hook (essay): The first two sentences of an essay that grabs the reader’s attention.
Sample Sentence: Make sure your essay has an interesting hook, otherwise no one will read it.
Examine sample essays
We will continue the sample essay activity from yesterday, and grade two sample essays as a class.
Essay writing activity
We will be writing an essay as a class!
Begin drafting
This is when you will start drafting your own personal narratives.
Closing. When thinking about writing your own personal narrative, how prepared do you feel on a scale of 1-10? 10 being super prepared and 1 being not prepared at all.
Have a fun and safe Wednesday!!
Agenda 11/15/2016 Half-Day Tuesday!
Word of the Day:
Expository: Intended to explain or describe something.
Sample Sentence: The journalist wrote an expository on the treatment of children who worked in coal mines during the 1920s.
Finish up Deciding What to Say (more writing, yaay! You can do it!!)
Essay grading activity
We’ll be looking at sample essays and giving them a grade as a class! Try to keep in mind the aspects of the “good” essays when you go on to write your own personal narratives!
Closing. After this essay grading activity, do you have a better idea of what a “good” essay looks like versus a “bad” essay?
Agenda 11/14/2016 Hooray for Monday!
Word of the day:
Personal Narrative: A true story that relates to the author’s own personal experience.
Sample Sentence: When I was younger I wrote a personal narrative about how my dad taught me to ride a bike.
Deciding What to Say PowerPoint.
You will need your writer’s notebook for this activity. No laptops or cellphones necessary!
Closing:
Did this activity help you think of a topic for a personal narrative? If yes, what is the topic you would like to write about? If not, can you think of a topic you would rather write about?
Have a Marvelous Monday!
Agenda 11/10/2016 Hooray for Thursday!
Word of the Day
Amiable: having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
Sample sentence: My grandmother is always very amiable; she says hi to the neighbors and invites my friends over to dinner.
Poetry Test (For those who haven’t taken it yet)
Current Events Thursday!
Here are some sample articles you can choose from. Or you can find your own!
http://www.syracuse.com/us-news/index.ssf/2016/11/donald_trump_election_protests_oakland.html
This article is about protests that happened across the country on Wednesday in response to the election results.
This is an article about how employers tend to hire less young people due to lack of experience.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/07/world/australia-police-arrest-woman-with-koala-in-bag-trnd/index.html
And for those who would like a little break from all the drama in the world, this is an article about an old woman who hid a baby koala in her bag in Australia.
Of course, feel free to pick your own articles if these do not interest you!
Here are some sources you can use:
Agenda 11/9/2016 Happy Wednesday!
-No word of the day today. Instead use this time to study for your poetry test.
-Poetry test. This will probably take the next two days. Take your time and do your best!
-If you finish the test before class is over, use this time to catch up on work or silent read.
Good luck and have a wonderful Wednesday!
Agenda 11/7/2016 Welcome back!
1. Word of the day
a. Copious: Large in number or quantity
b. Sample Sentence: The students had a copious amount of review in store for them for their class that day.
2. Station 1 (whole group): Kahoot review on authors
3. Station 2 (whole group): Question power point
4. Station 3: Quizlet Review—Play review games on your laptop for 10-15 minutes OR matching activity—match the terms with their correct definition
5. Closing. After you have completed these review activities, how confident do you feel for Wednesday’s test?
Have a wonderful Monday! Remember, no school tomorrow!
Agenda 11/04/2016 YAAAY for Friday!!
Word of the Day:
Garner: Assemble or get together
Sample Sentence: The church members are trying to garner enough funds to purchase the pastor a new house.
Finish up your “Where I’m From” poems (15 minutes)
Current events
Closing. What was your article about? Have a fun and safe weekend!!
This is an article about a student from Corcoran High School, Chase Coleman who was shoved by 57 year old Martin MacDonald, saying “Get out of here”. The mother thinks it was due to the fact that her son is both black and disabled.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/03/africa/morocco-teen-girls-kissing-jail/index.html
This article is about how two young women in Morocco face jail time for kissing each other.
OR if you would like to find your own article, you can use one of the sources below!
Agenda 11/03/2016 Happy Thursday!!
Word of the Day:
Memoir: A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.
Sample Sentence: The man wrote a memoir of his life so his grandchildren could read it after he died.
Finalize “Where I’m From” Poems (10 minutes).
6 Word Memoirs (see presentation)
Closing. Have a wonderful Thursday!
11/02/2016: Welcome to class!
Word of the Day:
Frugal: To avoid wasting something
Sample Sentence: The students were being frugal with their time because they spent every minute of class working hard.
Writer's Workshop! Write your own Where I'm from Poem!
Name activity --> Poem
"Where I'm From" Introduction:
http://www.georgeellalyon.com/where.html
Template:
******You may create your own version of the following template. The templates are available to help you get started.
http://www.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/t/Target_I_am_from%20poem.pdf
Examples:
A. http://www.swva.net/fred1st/wif.htm
Who would like to share her or his favorite line?
Closing/ Wishing you a fantastic and productive day! :)
Agenda 11/1/2016 Happy Tuesday!!
Word of the Day!
Periodical: A magazine or newspaper published at regular intervals
Sample Sentence: I have a friend named Sam who writes periodicals about the ocean.
Author Study continued (Eve Merriam, Mark Strand, and Tupac Shakur)
OdysseyWare / Independent Reading (Or if you would like to finish your crossword puzzles / word searches from yesterday you may do that as well)
Closing: What was the most interesting thing you learned about one of the authors today?
Have a terrific Tuesday!
Agenda 10/31/2016 Happy Halloween!!
Word of the day!
Marginalize: To treat a person, or group as insignificant.
Sample Sentence: Minority groups often feel marginalized by majority groups because their thoughts and opinions are not acknowledged.
Author Study on Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, and Audre Lorde
Halloween Crossword puzzle.
Closing. What is something interesting that you learned about today’s authors?
Have a safe and fun Halloween!
Agenda 10/28/2016 TGIF!!
No word of the day today! Use the first ten minutes of class to study for the vocabulary quiz!
Vocabulary quiz
Current Events Friday!
Closing. What did you learn from the article you chose today?
Wishing you a fun and safe weekend!!
This article is about the older man, Maurice Crawley who was arrested and detained over the summer. It caused quite an uproar in parts of the community, and there was even a Black Lives Matter protest about it. He's part of the OG's Against Violence group, and is now suing the Syracuse Police department for the way he was treated while being arrested. There is a video on attached to the article that is a recording of the event, as well.
This article is about how a sewage pipe broke and leaked 7 million gallons of sewage into Onondaga Lake--a lake that has been under treatment for some time now (treatment meaning, they have been working on getting rid of the pollution in the lake in order to make it clean again).
OR if you would like to find your own article, you can use one of the sources below!
Agenda 10/27/2016: Hooray for Thursday!!
Word of the Day!
· Imperative: of vital importance; crucial
· Sample Sentence: It was imperative that everyone understood the rules so that this would not happen again.
Station 1: Finish up Caged Bird practice questions
Station 2: Word of the Day Quiz Review (Quizlet, flash cards)
Station 3: Independent Reading
Closing. Wishing you a wonderful day!
Agenda 10/26/2016
1. Word of the day!
· Form: the physical structure of the poem: the length of the lines, their rhythms, their rhyme scheme, and repetition
· Sample Sentence: The poem “Caged Bird” has a very rhythmic from; as you read the poem it sounds as if it could be a song.
2. Finish poetry activity from Tuesday
3. Quizlet Practice
4. Question practice
5. Closing. Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday!
Agenda 10/24/2016: Welcome to class!
Word of the day (50 Words Every High School Student Should Know)
Metonymy: A figure of speech where you replace the name of something with an object that is closely related to it
Sample Sentence: People often refer to the Queen of England as "The Crown".
Station 1 Annotating poetry (whole group)
Station 2 Poetry/small group discussions (if there are enough students)
Closing. Have a magnificent Monday!
Agenda 10/21/2016: Welcome to class! TGIF!
1. No word of the day today! Instead study the four most recent vocabulary words.
2. Vocabulary Quiz!
3. Current Events Fridays! Today, you will select out your own articles. If you do not want to choose your own articles, please look at the following articles and links below:
http://whatstrending.com/wtfem/23079-nadya-okamoto-camions-of-care-homeless-women#
This article is about a young lady who established an organization that provides homeless women with feminine hygiene products. I thought it would be a nice switch up cause I feel like we've been covering more depressing parts of the news for current events which can be a bummer. There's also a 2 minute video where the girl, Nadya talks about why she decided to start this organization.
Topic of above link: Nigeria: Boko Haram 'releases 21 Chibok girls'
OR, choose one of the following links to explaore: www.syracuse.com. www.PBS.org, http://www.teenkidsnews.com/, or www.CNN.com
a. For those of you who haven’t done the poetry activity from Wednesday you will be doing it with Miss Christensen BEFORE you start your Current Events.
4. ******** Closing. Wishing you a Fantastic Friday! (Despite all the rain)
Agenda 10/20/2016
Welcome! Happy Thursday!
1. Word of the day, (50 Words Every High School Student Should Know)
Sympathy: Feelings of pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
Example Sentence: I feel sympathy for the children whenever I see the St. Jude's Hospital commercials on television.
2. Add the finishing touches to your Mark Strand/Eve Merriam interviews
3. Make up day! Finish up any work you may have missed.
4. Closing. Wishing you a tremendous Thursday!
10/19/2016: Welcome to class!
Warm Up: No word of the today today! Please answer the following question in your writer's notebooks, don't forget today's date!
-Name something you have great appreciation for. Why do you appreciate this person/thing/place etc.?
1. Poetry Unit continued (Nikki Giovanni and Tupac)
2. Whole group writing activity
3. Closing
Wishing you a wonderful day!
10/17 & 10/18: Welcome to class! :)
Word of the Day: See Smart Board
Station 1: Poetry (whole group)/ Poems you may need to access:
"Eating Poetry" by Mark Strand ( poem and audio): https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/52959
Nikki Rosa by Nikki Giovanni (poem and audio: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/nikki-rosa/ (you will need for Wednesday)
*******Monday and Tuesday: Write and Present Mock Interviews with Mark Strand
Station 2: Test Preparation Online: Please check to see if you can access our classroom website:
https://sites.google.com/site/mrsbenedettoswebsite/. If this is working, we will proceed. If it isn't, go to the next station (3)..
Station 3: Test Preparation Packet (multiple choice) OR Independent Reading with Response (see your sheet)
Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful, safe, and productive day :)
10/14/16: Welcome! TGIF! :)
Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Station 1: Word of the Day Review with Quizlet (create a log in and password)
Station 2: Current Events! (view video clip, complete response, discuss as a class)
Link to video clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84U1Qkv-wjE
Closing/ Wishing you a safe and enjoyable weekend! :)
10/13/16: Welcome!
Warm Up:
Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Station 1: Poetry (Whole group)
Station 2: Odyssey Ware
Station 3: Test Prep (for students who are reviewing for the January exam)
Closing/ Wishing you a productive and fantastic day!
10/11/ & 10/12/16: Welcome! :)
Warm Up:
Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Station 1: Test Prep for students reviewing for the January Exam (please see page on sidebar or independent reading)
Station 2: Odyssey Ware https://syracuse.owschools.com/owsoo/login/auth
Station 3: Poetry Unit (whole group)
Closing/ Have a wonderful day! :)
10/7/16: Welcome! TGIF! :)
Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Station 1: Odyssey Ware
https://syracuse.owschools.com/owsoo/login/auth
Station 2:
Current Events Link to Explore (with response sheet):
Closing/ Wishing you a restful and enjoyable weekend :)
10/4/ through 10/7/16: Welcome!
Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Station 1: Whole group/ Poetry
Station 2: Odyssey Ware https://syracuse.owschools.com/owsoo/login/authOR Independent Reading with Response (English 10)
Station 3: Test Prep or Independent Reading with Response (English 11)
**** Stations depend upon who needs which credit
Closing/ Have a great day! :)
10/3/16: Welcome to class! :)
Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Stations:
1. Odyssey Ware for students who need this credit: https://syracuse.owschools.com/owsoo/login/auth
2. Test Preparation (close reading and answering multiple choice questions)
3. Independent Reading with Response Sheet (place in folders, please)
Closing / Wishing you a wonderful day :)
9/29/16: Welcome! TGIF! :)
Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Miss Christensen: 1. Current Events Friday with response! 2. Independent Reading with response (after current events)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zHgzPDaJ5c
Progress Report Conferences: Mrs. Benedetto will meet with students throughout class individually
Closing/ Wishing you a restful and enjoyable weekend :)
9/29/16: Welcome!
Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Stations:
1. Odyssey Ware for students who need this credit: https://syracuse.owschools.com/owsoo/login/auth
2. Test Preparation (close reading and answering multiple choice questions)
3. Independent Reading with Response Sheet (place in folders, please)
Closing / Wishing you a wonderful day :)
9/28/16: Welcome to class!
Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Share literary term themed comics if you have not done so (partner or whole group- take a vote!)
Stations:
1. Odyssey Ware: https://syracuse.owschools.com/owsoo/login/auth
2. Test Preparation (close reading and answering multiple choice questions)
3. Independent Reading with Response Sheet (place in folders, please)
Closing / Wishing you a wonderful day :)
9/27/16: Welcome! Please remember to make up any missed quizzes or tests.
Word of the Day Warm Up: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Finish and share comics as needed for each class(some students did this yesterday)
Odyssey Ware or Regents Test Prep (you know which one you need more than the other)/ Mini-conferences with teachers
Independent Reading
Closing/ Wishing you a fabulous day :)
9/26/16: Welcome back! We hope you had a restful and enjoyable weekend :)
Word of the Day Warm Up: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Create Your Own Comic With Literary Terms! Comic book activity that we will share when everyone is finished
Silent reading or Odyssey Ware if you finish early
Links to Comic Online Applications:
Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful day :)
9/23/16: Welcome to class!
Sorry, no Word of the Day today. Please use that time to study instead :)
Take your literary terms test- Good luck! You've been working hard all week! You've got this!
Current events Friday!
Closing/ Wishing you a fantastic, safe, and productive weekend :)
9/22/16: Welcome! :)
Warm up:
Word of the day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Literary Terms Test preparation! 1) Matching 2) Name that term!
Which activity would you like to do first?
Take Part I of the test. Good Luck!
Have a terrific and productive day!
9/21/16:Welcome to class!
Warm up:
Word of the day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Kahoot and Quiz on Words of the Day!
Continue Reviewing Common Core English Regents (review and discuss notes/ look over exam/ start practicing)
Odyssey Ware (for students who are earning this credit)
Closing/ Wishing you a terrific and productive day! :)
9/20/16: Welcome to class!
Warm up:
Word of the day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Whole Group: Literary Terms Scavenger Hunt Extravaganza! Get ready to have some academic fun!
Continue Reviewing Common Core English Regents (review and discuss notes/ look over exam/ start practicing)
Odyssey Ware (for students who are earning this credit)
Closing/ Wishing you a fantastic and productive day! :)
9/19/16: Welcome!
Warm ups:
Word of the day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
It's okay to be.... It's not okay to be... and I wish my students knew...
Play Kahoot to review literary terms
Review English Regents (review and discuss notes)
Odyssey Ware (for students who need this credit) or Independent Reading with response sheet
Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful day! :)
9/16/16: Welcome! TGIF!
Current Events Friday!
Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lenient
Whole group activity with clip and article
Individual activity (review lists we created on posters with your initials last week)
Current Events Link to Explore:
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/
http://tweentribune.com/category/teen/
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/current/
Closing/ Thank you for your participation this week!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend! :)
9/15/16: Welcome to class!
DIN: Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Literary Term Notes (finish up as needed)
Odyssey Ware (pretest for students who need OW credit)
Independent Reading Time (please see response sheet)
Closing
Wishing you a wonderful day!
9/14/16: Welcome to class!
DIN: Word of the Day (please see directions below on 9/9 agenda)
Literary Term Notes
Odyssey Ware
Independent Reading Time
Closing
Wishing you a fantastic day!
9/13/16: Welcome!
DIN: Word of the Day (please see directions below on 9/9 agenda)
Finish annotating activity (4-5 annotations) and share your work with a partner (turn in).
Listening activity. Write 3 facts in notebooks/ discuss.
Literary Term Notes (write in notebooks).
Select an independent reading book. Place a post it somewhere on the book with your name so that we know you've signed that book out.
Closing/ Thank you for your participation!
Wishing you a wonderful day :)
September 12, Welcome to class! Awesome job last week!
DIN: Word of the day (please see last agenda for directions)
Annotating codes/ practice with a poem or song of your choice (locate and print to printer 115)
Select an independent reading book (place name and title on sign out sheet)
Look over a practice exam/ discuss
***** Closing. Have an awesome day!
September 9th: Welcome to class! Current Events Friday!
1. A. Word of the day:
Please use the following link for the DIN each day this week; follow the step by step directions below A-C: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
A. Write down the word of the day and its definition in your writer's notebooks with today's date
B. Then, use it in a complete sentence OR write a sample sentence used on this site with the word
C. Please remember to place the date at the top of your entry each day!
D. Reminder: If you are absent, you are still responsible for each and every Word of the Day assignment that you missed.
1. B. Please share your icebreakers from yesterday if needed. Nice job yesterday!
Next...
2. What topics interest you in regards to Current Events? Discuss as a whole group.
3. Review and Discuss the Who, What, Where, Why, When Worksheet
4. View and video and apply what we've viewed to the 5 W worksheet as a whole group. Discuss and Collect. Link to video: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-preseason/0ap3000000691102/Colin-Kaepernick-refuses-to-stand-for-National-Anthem
5. Start Literary Term notes if there is time. If we run out of time, we will start on Monday.
******Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful and safe weekend! Thank you for your participation! :)
September 7th and 8th/ Welcome to class!
Fill out and review important paperwork.
Complete and share icebreakers.
Please clean up your work space and push in your chairs before leaving. Thank you!
Have a nice day!
End of 2015/2016 school year *****IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!! Your Common Core Regents is tomorrow at 12 in the cafeteria!!!! Please arrive ten minutes early! Thank you and best wishes to each and every one of you on all of your exams!***** A special THANK YOY to my students who have checked in through e-mail, this web site, or text over the weekend about class work or the exam! :) :) :)
Welcome to Eleventh Grade English!
*******Click on the following link for English Common Core Regents Practice Exams: http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/
(An excellent study tool!)
ATTN: Dunier and Cat!!!
Links to the Comprehensive English Regents (old exam):
http://www.nysedregents.org/comprehensiveenglish/
(An excellent study tool!)
Welcome to the new and the last marking period of the school year! All of your daily and weekly agendas will be posted below:
******Daily Word of the Day Assignment:
1. Word of the day: Please use the following link for the DIN each day this week; follow the step by step directions below A-C: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
A. Write down the word of the day and its definition in your writer's notebooks with today's date
B. Then, use it in a complete sentence OR write a sample sentence used on this site with the word
C. Please remember to place the date at the top of your entry each day!
D. Reminder: If you are absent, you are still responsible for each and every Word of the Day assignment that you missed.
6/6/16 to 6/13/16:
Congratulations! :) You have arrived!!! This is our last full week of classes! Our agenda this week is based upon your needs! Let's communicate and create a plan together. All of the tools and materials that you need to review for our exam are on this page or in your folder! You have my e-mail address and my cell number if you need help after school hours. Plus, I'm here every Wednesday from 2-4 for extra help.
The School Week of May 23rd: We ONLY have 13 classes left before the exam on June 14th! Please use them wisely!
Monday: Welcome! There are 13 classes until the exam!
1. Word of the day
2. Continue with writing workshop! Part 3: Analyze Part 3 rubrics with student samples/ Discuss
3. Writing conferences
4. Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful day :)
Tuesday: 12 classes left until the exam!
1. Word of the day
2. Please look over the outline (Literary Analysis Response Template) for the Part 3 in your review guide/ packet (whole group)
3. Write a practice response for Task 3 with a partner or small group (I will work with small groups at this point). Please use Text-Analysis #2 in your Common Core English Regents Review Guide to practice.
4. Closing/ Have a lovely day! You are awesome! :)
Wednesday: 11 Days to go!
1. Word of the day
2. More Part 3 Practice (see practice packet for today)! After reading the prompt, locate a central idea in the texts (with a partner)
3. Discuss how and where you located the central idea (whole group)
4. Continue writing with mini-conferences (practice Part 3 response from yesterday)
4. Closing! You are FANTASTIC!
The school week of 5/16: Welcome to class :)!
1. Word of the day!
2. Writing workshop! Continue writing an argumentative practice essay/Part 2 (August 2015 practice test). We wrote the first half together as a class. We will finish writing the entire essay as a group by Friday.
3. Half of the class is working on Part I and the other half is on Part 2. I will be working with you in small groups or individually. The goal is for everyone to be working. You do not have to wait for me. You have everything you need. Everyone has something to do!
4. If you are completely lost, you'll need to start over. Go back to the very first agenda of this marking period. Scroll down to our April 11th agenda. Or, review your notes about the exam. You really need to dive in and work on the packets in and out of class. The exam in on June 14th at 12:30. That means you have 15 classes left to prepare.
5. Closing/ Wishing you a wonderful day
5/13: Review! Use your note and your packets, folders, this website. I'll come around the room and have mini-conferences with you.
P.S. Next week we are working on Part 3 of the exam. Some people asked for the materials ahead of time. Nicely done!
5/11 and 5/12: English Exam: June 14th!
Work on your review packets and make up work as needed from the agendas below. If you need another exam, go to the link at the top of this page or here: http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/, select an exam you don't already have, and print to 115.
Please look in your English folders and on this entire page. You have A LOT of review work to get in solid practice today, whether it's Part 1, 2, or 3 of the exam.Please keep busy and earn some grades! Get that review in!
Good luck and work towards your goals!
5/10/16: Welcome to class!
1. Finish work from yesterday (label your essays from Teen Ink with Logos/Ethos/ Pathos)
2. Add some more labels to your sample essays: Counter Claim, Thesis, Position writer is taking, evidence and sources.
3. Look over rubric for Part 2 of exam- Argumentative Essay.
4. Review prompt and read texts in packet that I made you for Part @ of the exam.
5. Write an essay using tools and outlines from your Common Core English Regents Review Guide
6. Closing/ Have a lovely day! :) Stay positive!
5/5/16 through 5/9/16 (last Thursday/ Friday and now today, Monday) :
Welcome to class! NYS Regents Schedule: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/schedules/2016/regents-616rev.pdf
A. Please work on Part 2 of the English Regents test packet (argumentative essay). If for some reason you have misplaced your packet, locate a new one and print it please- I showed you how to do this from the top of this page yesterday.
B. You have all of your materials in your folders. Please get your folder and notebook from the brown bin for your class.
C. Please use the outline in your review packet to write your introduction and first body paragraph after you have read all four articles that go with your essay.
THEN...
DIN: Whole group/What is rhetoric? Why and how is it used?
1. Review rhetorical devices: Ethos, Logos, Pathos (see yesterday's notes)
2. Review persuasion, argument, and rhetoric (see slide share:http://www.slideshare.net/ngiangre/ethos-logos-pathos-ppt).
3. Go to http://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/all/top/and look over the non-fiction student samples under All Opinions and All Hot Topics.
4. Select an essay, print it, and then label where you see Ethos/ Logos/ Pathos. Explain how and/or why in the margins. Share your examples under the document camera.
5. Closing/ Have an awesome day!
5/4/16: Welcome!
1. Word of the day
2. Copy and discuss notes from Slide Share on persuasion/ rhetoric: http://www.slideshare.net/jpennabaker/ethos-logos-pathos-powerpoint
3. Start writing your practice essay
4. Writing Workshop/Conferences
5. Closing
4/21/16: Welcome! :)
Word of the Day!
Review packet
Literary term notes
Closing/ Have a lovely day!
4/20: Welcome to class!
1. Whole group practice with annotating and answering multiple choice questions / Part I: June 2, 2015 Practice Exam
2. Independent Practice: Part I. Use your practice tests.
3. Closing
4/15/16 to 4/19: Welcome! TGIF! :)
1. Finish your review work for Part I in the practice test packet (August 2014). You need to annotate each passage and answer the multiple choice questions for each section.
2. Conference with your teacher. Get the next review packet.
3. Have a nice day!
4/13/16 & 4/14/16: Welcome to class! :)
1. Annotate poem "Taught Me Purple"/ discuss and analyze
2. Work on the test prep that you started yesterday (annotate the passages for Part I and answer the M/C questions
3. Conference time
4. Review M/C questions
5. Word of the Day (anytime before our class ends)
Closing/ Have a wonderful day!
4/12: Welcome!
1. Finish taking and discussing notes
2. Work on Part One of the August 2014 exam
3. Annotate the passages (all three) and answer the multiple choice questions in sample exam #1 (August 2014)
4. Mini-conference with teacher
5. Don't forget to do your Word of the Day!
5. Closing
4/11:
1. A brief introduction and explanation of course goals and the English Regents you will need to pass in order to graduate.
2. Take notes in your writer's notebooks about the new exam and discuss each part.
3. Closing
Second marking period/ EPIC! English 11
DIN:
Link to literary term review game on Kahoot: https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/27385654-603a-4352-a896-fc6e729da000
Go www.kahoot.it / Enter code
Welcome to class! :)
***** 1 school day until the exam!!!!*****
Welcome to class! There are 3 classes left in the marking period. How will you meet your goals?
Agenda for the entire school week of 1/4/16 AND 1/18
is below. Please pay special attention to options 5 and 6 as I just added them this morning:
AGENDA: Choose from the following review options to prepare you for the English exam on January 26th- there are FIVE and I will give out grades for what you've completed. Please read the following closely:
1. English Common Core Regents Preparation/ Practice Exams: http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/ OR the following practice site:
https://www.4tests.com/exam/regents-english/0/28863083
2. Continue working on your argumentative essays. When you finish one, start another. But don't forget to conference with me for feedback!
3. Continue practicing answering the multiple choice questions in your exam packets.
4. Write a draft for Part 3 of your exam packet "Text- Analysis Response."
5. For students eligible to take the old exam- please go to Castle Learning @ http://corp.castlelearning.com/and complete as many of the activities as possible, especially the activities listed under Regents Review and Critical Lens. The vocabulary and grammar exercises will help you on both exams.
6. For students who do next to nothing each day (you know who you are)- please go to Castle Learning @ http://corp.castlelearning.com/; at the very least, complete five of the vocabulary and grammar activities.
******The last ten minutes: Closing and more conference time!******
Have a wonderful day!
Happy New Year!
12/18 to 12/ 23: Welcome! Today and for the next several days, we will have writing workshops. Please have your test packets, notes and outlines next to you.
Please finish the work form yesterday (see the agenda below as a reminder) AND finish writing your essays.
I will be conferencing with students. I need you to work quietly. There is ALWAYS something to do.
Closing/ Have a nice weekend!
12/17: Good morning!
First, for everyone who has some writing completed for their essay, congratulations and thank YOU!THIS is what is going to prepare you for that part of the exam: PRACTICE!
Please see the student sample essays for the argumentative essay (packet, pages 28-42). Read each one and then read why they earned the score they earned. I can do this part with you or you can do it independently.
Then, read and rate student sample essays from a 1-6 on the rubric (pages 43-52). Then, share your findings with a partner; exchange why you thought the student essays were certain scores.
12/16: Welcome to class! Awesome job this week! Our conferences are going well! Thank you!
Get caught up on your work today if you are behind! At least half of your essay should be written by the end of today's class. Please see the agendas below from Monday and Tuesday if you are not sure what to do. Good luck and I'll see you tomorrow :)
12/15: Good morning!
Room 109: 1. Please finish annotating the four texts you started annotating yesterday. Look to yesterday's agenda if you need a reminder of what we did. 2. Write your introduction and begin your first paragraph. Use your outline. I gave you a copy yesterday and you have a copy in your notebooks.
Room 115:
DIN: Review and discuss yesterday's agenda. Do you have questions or comments about the assignment?
Classwork check from yesterday
Writing workshop begins/ Review outline
Write quietly
Have a fabulous day!
12/14: Welcome to class!
DIN: Review and discuss the rubric for the argumentative essay on the exam
Look through the practice exams (the link is at the top of the page) and select a practice essay topic. OR, use the June, 2015 topic on page 10.
Then, read and annotate the texts provided to you in the exam booklet. Look for information that will support your position. You are writing an essay this week.
The more YOU get done today, the more prepared YOU will be to write the essay.
If you finish early, work on Odyssey Ware and I'll give you feedback on your work through a message.
Closing
Have a nice day! :)
12/11: TGIF! Welcome to class!
You have three choices today!
Odyssey Ware
View A Raisin In The Sun and take notes in your notebooks
SAT prep/ please go to the following link: https://sites.google.com/site/mrsbenedettoswebsite/grading-policy/sat-prep-word-power
Closing
Have a safe and restful weekend!
12/9 & 12/10: Good morning!
1. Agenda for my group in room 109 -> -> ->: Finish annotating your January 2015 test packet if you have not done so.
2. Then, please go to the following link and do more test practice! https://www.4tests.com/exam/regents-english/0/28863083
3. If there's time, look over the sample essay topics and choose one to work on independently or with a partner.
1. Agenda for my group in room 115 with Mrs. Benedetto- -> -> ->: Conferences and finish test prep packet for January 2015.
Ticket out the door/ Have a wonderful day!
12/8: Welcome to class!
Note to my students: We are breaking you up into two groups from now on to help YOU earn YOUR credit and prepare for the exam. Thank you to everyone who is completing assignments and working diligently. That is AWESOME! I thank you! As for the students who are not completing their work, please ask yourselves if you want to pass the Regents. If the answer in YES, please do YOUR work and stop socializing! If the answer is NO, you do not need this class right now; therefore, you may sit in the late room or get your schedule changed.
Today's agenda:
Review goals and expectations
Finish the work you started yesterday. It is listed below on yesterday's agenda
Select an argumentative essay and begin annotating the text. You may do this with a partner quietly (we didn't get to this as a whole group on this day)
Closing! Have an awesome day :)
12/7: Good Morning! Welcome to class!
Regents Review! (first half of class)/ See packet #2, June 3, 2014
Annotate all three passages and do the multiple choice questions that go with each passage!
Odyssey Ware (second half of class)
Closing
Have a wonderful day!
12/4:
Welcome!
SAT/ Vocabulary prep: See assignment sheet and the link on sidebar "SAT Prep: word Power!"
Next test prep packet: Annotate at least two passages and answer the multiple choice questions.
If you did not get to the test prep packet, please start annotating the passages and answering the multiple choice questions over the weekend.
Closing
Have wonderful weekend :)
12/3: Welcome to class!
DIN: Whole group/What is rhetoric? Why and how is it used?
1. Review rhetorical devices: Ethos, Logos, Pathos (see hand out for your folders)
2. Review persuasion, argument, and rhetoric (see slide share:http://www.slideshare.net/ngiangre/ethos-logos-pathos-ppt).
3. Go to http://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/all/top/and look over the non-fiction student samples under All Opinions and All Hot Topics.
4. Select an essay, print it, and then label where you see Ethos/ Logos/ Pathos. Explain how and/or why in the margins.
Closing
Have a nice day!
12/2:
DIN:
1. Discuss the reading passages and multiple choice questions you've been working on. Reflect upon your experience.
2. Annotate poem and discuss "Taught Me Purple" (look it up and print it if you missed it. You need to have at least four annotations.
3. Review argument and argumentative essays
4. Review Teen Ink and select a practice essay to write.
Closing
Have a wonderful day!
12/1: Welcome to class!
DIN:
A. Review classroom expectations and your goals for the next nine weeks.
B. Review annotating and what it takes to earn full credit.
1. Continue reviewing for the exam. Please take out your exam packet and finish annotating all of the passages and answering all of the multiple choice questions.
2. Conference with me when you are ready for credit.
3. When you have completed all of the above, please log onto Odyssey Ware and complete your next lesson or lessons.
4. There is ALWAYS something to do in this class! If you are
"chillin" you are in the wrong class. "Chillin" in a Regents test preparation course will NOT get you the results you desire.
5. Closing
HW: Practice!
11/30: Welcome Back!
1. DIN: Food for thought Monday!
2. Please take out your practice exam packet:
A. Select one reading passage
B. Always read the multiple choice questions first to set a purpose for reading
C. Annotate the passage you have decided to work on today
D. Answer the multiple choice questions
E. Find someone who completed the same practice as you and review your answers. Bring them to me and I'll grade your work.
NEXT: Continue with Odyssey Ware
Closing
Have a wonderful day!
11/24: Welcome!
1. Take the pretest a second time OR begin the first lesson in unit one on Odyssey Ware.
2. Finish Freedom Writers :)
3. Wishing all of you a restful, safe, and enjoyable break!
11/23:
Good morning! Welcome to class!
DIN: Food for thought... (please see Power Point that's in attachments if you missed)
Take the EPIC! Odyssey Ware pretest (twice if needed)
When you are done, please create a Free Rice account and practice your vocabulary: http://freerice.com/category
When everyone is done with the pretest, we will view, analyze, and discuss the play A Raisin in the Sun (please see the plot diagram in your notebooks)
Closing
Have a nice day! :)
11/17:
Welcome to class!
Reminder: PLEASE, please, please, no cell phones until the last ten minutes of class if we earn that free time. Thank you to everyone who respects this expectation. It will impact your grade if you continue to have your phone out before free time.
DIN: Word of the day
1. Harlem Renaissance Presentation and activities
2. Review the last few slides of yesterday's notes
3. Annotating codes
4. Test prep: Annotate the reading passages in your exam packet and answer the multiple choice questions.
5. Have a nice day!
11/15: Welcome! Finish work from last week.
11/12 & 11/13: Welcome to the new marking period!
1. Goal setting and ice breakers.
2. Review EPIC and our new policies.
3. Odyssey Ware requirements.
4. Take class notes on the Common Core Regents Exam.
5.The Harlem Renaissance on Brain Pop. Please listen to the directions and do the following:
View and complete the following activities in your writer's notebooks on Brain Pop: https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/harlemrenaissance/
6. Look up three facts about Lorraine Hansberry and write your facts in your notebooks. Please include the source (where are the facts from?).
Last school year 2014/2015:
June 9th: The post directly underneath this post labeled June 1st to June 17th still stands. Today, you will complete as much as you possibly can on the June 17th, 2011 exam that I have left for you. Please read and annotate each reading section, answer the multiple choice questions, and do the writing portions of the exam (or at least get started)- yes, all of them.
I will try my best to stay tomorrow to make up for today.
P.S. This is a grade. Get as much done as possible :)
****Note to substitute teacher: Please click on the June 17th, 2011 exam and review the answer key with students after they have completed all of the multiple choice questions. You could also do this after they complete each section. Take a vote if you need to. Thank you!
June 1st to June 17th:
Study for the English Regents that you will take on Thursday, June 18th at 12:30 pm. The following link brings you to past exams, students examples, and answer keys: http://www.nysedregents.org/comprehensiveenglish/
What YOU put into the next eleven days is what YOU will get out of it.
Best of luck to you as you review and study.
Today's Agenda:
1. Work on review packet/ Jan. 15th, 2015 Exam and use your checklist
2. Practice Part I/ Listening Passage and M/C
3. Write a Critical Lens Essay (see outline)
*********Homework: STUDY!*******************************
5-26 and 5-28:
I've attached the agenda and the materials (Regents Prep/ two sheets) for Tuesday, May 26th and Thursday, May 28th below in the attachments. You must scroll down to attachments section and click on the title or the arrow of the work you want to see.
Please continue to practice for the Regents exam that is on June 18th at 12:30. Bring a pen (black or blue ink).
5-1 to 5-7:
Assignments below and resources below for April still stand! PLEASE use the links and information to stay current with our class.
Yesterday, we watched a Ted Talk and you wrote down what you thought about the topic for three minutes straight. Here is the link:
We also did independent reading and a response log.
We closed in the computer lab with mini-conferences. While I met with students, everyone else was doign SAT prep, reading quietly, or Regents prep. If students were not doing anything, they earned a zero. This grade will will be logged soon unless you do better during Tuesdays conferences next week.
I've been attaching your agendas below in the attachments section.
Lastly, I labeled your assignments on e-school. I'm in the process of logging your grades after our conferences. If you have missed class, this is how you will know what you must do in order to get caught up ASAP! Thank you.
Have a nice weekend! :)
4/30/15:
Please see the agendas I've attached below in the attachments section. Your ongoing homework is Regents prep and SAT prep. Use the practice links directly below and on the SAT Prep page on this website (see sidebar).
4/21/15:
1. Welcome to Twilight/ Cycle 4! I've attached our agenda for today below with the attachments, just scroll down to that section. The file is titles "Twilight- english 11 Intro". We also selected independent reading books and had time to read and write about our first day of reading. You will see this on the agenda.
2. We will be using the following link all marking period:
Link to Past NYS Regents Exams:
http://www.nysedregents.org/comprehensiveenglish/
This is a useful resource! There are previous tests with answer keys and student samples with scores as well. This is your ongoing homework for the entire 39 days we have left of school.
3. Please check out the SAT prep page on this website!
1-13-15:
Link to Past NYS Regents Exams: http://www.nysedregents.org/comprehensiveenglish/
This is a useful resource! There are previous tests with answer keys and student samples with scores as well.
December: Regents Prep! Ongoing homework: REVIEW!!!!
11/17: Happy Monday! :) Welcome to class! Please go to the following link for your Act II vocabulary terms and activities: http://quizlet.com/3156756/the-crucible-act-ii-vocabulary-flash-cards/
Today's agenda: Please turn in your reading logs if you need to do so!
- Study for Act I Quiz/ Take Quiz
-Vocabulary Terms and Practice (online)
-Read Act II/ Discuss/ Analyze
- View Presentation @: http://www.slideshare.net/linaizzie/the-crucible-act-two
-If there's time, read independently and complete reading log entry
11/14: You have a sub today. Your classmates and I came up with tonight's lesson plan. I'll attach the lesson below in attachments. Again, it is your job to make up your work if you are absent. You will need a yellow text book, your independent reading book, and your reading log. TGIF!
11/13/14:
Some food for thought... An emergency for you regarding missed classwork due to absences is NOT an emergency for Mrs. Benedetto or Mrs. Daviau. Students are earning an entire English credit by coming to class AND completing nine weeks of work. Please do your best to get here and be patient as you try to get caught up. The class is moving on. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
11/12/14:
What follows is a link to an online study guide for The Crucible:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/crucible/
This site is to assist you as you read. It is not in place of reading; A+ students read AND use the study guide. The C- or D student uses only the study guides.
11-7-19: Nice job this week!
1. Please finish your Arthur Miller timeline. I've attached a Power Point below (see attachments) that covers the materials we've worked on all week.
2. If you have missed class this week, you need to make up all of your work in a timely fashion. This means immediately. Please remember, you are earning an entire year's worth of English credit for nine weeks of work. You do the math- that is a PHENOMENAL deal!!! :)
3. I can be reached at jbenedetto@scsd.us if you would like to e-mail me. Thank you.
Tenth Grade:
10/8:
1. Independent Reading
2. Check out Teen Ink: http://www.teenink.com/
3. Work on your writing! Remember, you are turning one of your chunks of writing into an entire piece. This could be a personal narrative (two pages), a two page poem, or a letter (two pages). Basically, you decide. All final pieces must be typed and double spaced. You will turn in your drafts too.
10/3:
Please remember to complete your reading logs regularly! I just attached the most recent set of agendas and word of the day assignments below in the attachment section.
9/14:
Please go to the following link: http://blog.writeathome.com/index.php/2013/06/100-words-every-high-school-freshman-should-know/
A. Select a word (any word) from the list for your Word of the Day.
B. Write down the definition of your selected word.
C. Write down the sample sentence if there is one or locate a sample sentence online.
D. Here is another source for finding sample sentences: http://www.merriam-webster.com/
E. Lastly, please draw a picture of the word or write your own sentence. h
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