Period 5

Welcome Period 5 to Transition to High School 🤗

Mid Quarter Conference Schedule

Hello everyone! Don’t forget Next week, you will be required to attend a 10-minute virtual conference with me to discuss progress in all your classes so far this quarter. This is the Mid-Quarter Conference Schedule based on your answers to the google form sent out on Friday. If you did not fill out the form then I have placed you in a different time slot. Remember the time slots are listed in 30 minute blocks, but again, your conference will be only 10 minutes during that time.

Monday September 7, 2020

NO SCHOOL

Wednesday September 9, 2020

Do Now: Bad News game: Take 7 minutes to become the King or Queen of Misinformation. While you are reaching this new title reflect on reasons why people spread misinformation to the public.

Reading: Actively Learn Article

Take a few minutes before we start reading to skim through the article, Actively Learn "Can you spot fake news?" highlight at least 5 words you do not know the meaning of and define these words.

Exit ticket: Turn in the Actively Learn article with completed reading comprehension questions.

Friday September 11, 2020

Do Now: Homework Check send Ms. Benoza a picture or email

Activity: EdPuzzle on Google Calendar Basic Functions

Exit Ticket: Create a google calendar event in response to the following situation,

  • Situation: You did it again, you missed Ms. Benoza's class due to another personal emergency. After you sent a professionally written email to Ms. Benoza, she asks you to schedule a time during TASK next week to discuss your absence. Please create a Google Calendar event and invite Ms. Benoza to the event you created.

Monday August 31, 2020

Do Now: Open up CommonLit link on Google Classroom

Reading/ Activity:

  1. Autumntime Annotations & Reading Comprehension Questions

  2. JamBoard: Discussion Questions

Closing Reading: Technology Haiku

Wednesday September 2, 2020

Do Now: Read the Technology Haiku and answer the question on Google Classroom.

Reading: Read "A Challenge" by Shayne Williams, from the book True Connections

Explore: Check Your Habits

Create: Digital Life Simile

Act: A Personal Challenge

Friday September 4, 2020

Do Now: Self- Reflection

Activity: Homework Tutorial


Monday August 24, 2020

  1. Do Now: Creating folders for each class period in Google Drive

  2. Introducing Auto Classroom folder in Google Drives

  3. What is Gmail? (if time permits)


Wednesday August 26, 2020

Do Now: Binder Organization

Activity:

  1. EdPuzzle: Professional Email writing

  2. JamBoard: Bad emails vs. Good Emails

Writing Assessment: Write me a Professional Email


Friday August 28, 2020

  1. Do Now: Self- Reflection on Distance Learning

  2. Activity: Community Building


Monday August 17, 2020

Do Now: Social-emotional Check- In

Welcome back lesson: COMMUNICATION & GMAIL

Activity: Discussion Importance of Online Etiquette

Short Introductions

Homework due Wed (8/19): Introduction Journal Page

Wednesday August 19, 2020

Do Now: 5 minute edits to HW Introduction Journal Page

Activity: Student Introduction Presentations

Go over: Ms. Benoza's Syllabus

Homework due Sun (8/23): Syllabus Scavenger Hunt

Friday August 21, 2020

NO SCHOOL