Unit 2: Horror

October 11, 2018

Students practiced in-text citation during warm up

We finished reading the teleplay "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"

We annotated for criterion of horror during reading

We had a class discussion about the criterion of horror in this work

Homework: no new homework- if absent, make sure you read the play and annotate for criterion of horror. Attached copies on the 10th.

October 12, 2018

Warm-up- approaches to learning student reflection

Introduced the horror criterion sheet. We will complete a criterion sheet for each story we read during this unit. we worked together to fill in the first criterion. Students worked independently or with a partner to complete. What is not finished is homework! Criterion sheet is graded on accuracy and not completion. Please reference Oct. 8th if you need help filling in the blanks for the definitions.

Homework: finish the criterion of horror sheet for "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"

October 15, 2018

Warm-up

Self-grade 1 box of criterion sheet

Pass in criterion homework

Watch the Twilight Zone episode "Monsters are Due on Maple Street" and complete the film notes. You can watch it on amazon prime... or view during a study lunch to make this up.

Homework: Finish the film notes graphic organizer if you did not finish during class! We will do the paragraph on the back in class on Tuesday!

October 17, 2018

Warm-up--review comma rules for compound sentences, dependent clauses, non-essential info

We used our comma flipbooks to practice creating sentences that use these comma rules!

Proofread your paragraphs for lats class to edit your comma usage in this paragraph

Turn in you paragraphs from last class

Start Monkey's Paw Vocabulary... do not do the first column--we have not yet read the story! we will go back and finish that...--What is not finished is homework!

HOMEWORK: finish the vocabulary!!

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Warm-up: practice commas and comma rules

Read 2 non-fiction articles and fill out the graphic organizer

1. Read and annotate with stick notes or in your spiral "Scary Tales" in the textbook on page 99. Use your online textbook to work from home or if absent

2. Read and annotate "No Ghost Stories at Camp?" (copy attached)

3. Answer the questions on the graphic organizer.

Homework: Finish the articles and graphic organizer if you did not finish in class.

October 24, 2018

Today in class we are working the entire class period on an in-class writing assignment. This assignment is posted in google classroom.

NO WARM UP-get straight to work on the writing assignment

I would encourage you to complete this task digitally if you have a PRIMARY device, but you may NOT complete this writing assignment on your phone. If you have a tablet, and you are confident that you can produce high quality formatting, you may use your tablet in class. For students without a device, a paper copy is available in for this task. If you do complete a paper copy, please make sure you turn it in no later than the start of class on Oct 25th.

If you are still struggling with what a PEEL paragraph is, click here!

HOMEWORK: finish the writing assignment and submit to google classroom (or have a legible draft to turn in on Thursday)

October 25, 2018

Warm up- practice Direct objects, predicate nouns, adjectives and adverbs

Finish reading "The Monkey's Paw"

Short class discussion

Start working on the criterion sheet for this story; we will have time to finish working on it tomorrow.

HOMEWORK: Finish paragraph re-write from PEEL paragraph #1 if you want to take me up on the redo opportunity. Tomorrow is the LAST day to turn in these paragraphs!!!

October 30, 2018

Warm Up--Think about the value in research

Mrs. Hardin gives us an intro to using MackinVia as a research tool.

Use sound research to answer the questions about Poe on the attached worksheet. YOU MAY NOT LOOK YOUR ANSWERS UP ON GOOGLE, YOU MUST CITE YOUR MACKINVIA SOURCES WHERE YOU GATHER YOUR ANSWERS.

On the back of the worksheet PROPERLY MLA cite each resource you use to answer the questions on the front!

This link will require you to login to your school MackinVia acct. Provides useful info regarding Poe Biography.

https://asd20.discoveryeducation.com/learn/player/7530b706-81d6-4233-86bf-1988081fee7c

November 2, 2018

Warm up- understand the definition of an unreliable narrator. Look this up if you were absent!

Practice infinitives

Class discussion about "The Tell-Tale Heart"

30 minutes of work time to prepare for our debate on Monday! If you are absent, please select on side to defend (either the defense or the prosecution). Complete the worksheet for that position. Make sure you fully explain and cite your text evidence!!!

Homework: Must finish your debate prep (one of the 2 attached worksheets)!

November 7, 2018

Warm Up- have your outline on your desk for me to check, jot down my dead words (these are words that may NOT under any circumstances be used in your paragraph, and list transition words!

Please use my MLA formatting video to help you format your paragraph if you are not confident in MLA formatting!!!

Work time to write your first draft! Need help with sentence starters? Please go to my writing resources page!

Last 5 min of class we will work on works cited entries! Please view my video if you need support with works cited pages and entries!

Homework: finish your rough draft. COMPLETED DRAFT DUE TOMORROW! Students who do not have a complete draft will complete an alternate assignment!!