March 2019

Miller

Monday, 3.4 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: Each year are family goes to Gatlinburg Tennessee which features tons of waterfalls and mountains.
• It’s speech day!
• Remember… SLOW DOWN! Face audience!
• Slides are for audience - not the speaker!
• You’ll do great :)
• Up next… new vocab!

Monday, 3.4 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: Each year are family goes to Gatlinburg Tennessee which features tons of waterfalls and mountains.
• Turn in final round of 15 reading comments.
• You are almost done!
• 10 minute prompt about end of book
• Vocab
• It’s been awhile, eh? Back to something simple and familiar :)
• Post-Secondary Survey
• Will help me plan Spring stuff

Monday, 3.4 - Y&P - Today’s Goals:

• Today’s Focus: Finish reviews; share & print
• Going into PowerSchool:
• Today: Proof of contact w/ local biz
• Tomorrow: Completed review
• Before I finalize the new roles… Does anyone want to claim any of the following March events?
• Sr. Faculty Challenge
• Spring Play
• Talent Show

Monday, 3.4 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• Time for a new topic!
• Select from the list
• Free discussion day
• Narrowed discussion topics
• You select a related topic to look into further and share what you’ve learned

Tuesday, 3.5 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: Italians are stereotypically known for their love of pasta. Also of pizza.
• Vocab Unit 6
• Speeches, Round 2.
• Remember the rubric and how to structure your speech! Slow down! Own it!

Tuesday, 3.5 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: Italians are stereotypically known for their love of pasta. Also of pizza.
• Review of vocab synonyms; hints & tips
• Writer’s Workshop, Round 2:
• Selecting a paper topic
• Understanding the requirements
• Looking ahead: What’s going on 3Q vs. 4Q

Tuesday, 3.5 - English 12-3 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: Italians are stereotypically known for their love of pasta. Also of pizza.
• Review of vocab synonyms; hints & tips
• Looking ahead: What’s going on 3Q vs. 4Q
• Writer’s Workshop, Round 2
• Today we are going to watch a few videos of real-life whistleblowers, or people who have tried to expose government corruption
• People ask: Are they committing acts of heroism or treason? Are they martyrs or fools?
• Edward Snowden, Julian Assange & WikiLeaks, Anonymous�

Tuesday, 3.5 - Y&P - Today’s Goals:

• Would you rather…
• Only fries or only wings?
• Rich or famous?
• New roles & individual conferences
• We will meet directly in the Lab for the rest of this week

Tuesday, 3.5 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• Your chosen new topic for discussion was what consequences bullies should receive if their victims self-harm
• Today: General discussion
• Tomorrow: More narrowed topics and discussion depending on how today goes
• Then: Breaking into debate groups

Tuesday, 3.5 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• Would you rather go to jail for 4 years for something you didn’t do or get away with something horrible you did but always live in fear of being caught?

Weds. 3.6 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: The two best things about the party was the food, and the music.
• Complete remaining speeches
• Yesterday went pretty well!
• Go over vocabulary
• Turn in @ end of class or beginning tomorrow

Weds. 3.6 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: The two best things about the party was the food, and the music.
• Turn in Vocab HW
• Any remaining questions about end of books?
• Today’s Focus & Next Steps:
• Create and set up Doc in your English 12 folder
• Meet with me to solidify topic. Once you’ve done this, write at least 10 ideas/phrases into your “Topic Flood.”

Weds. 3.6 - English 12-3 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: The two best things about the party was the food, and the music.
• Turn in Vocab HW
• Any remaining questions about end of books?
• Finish “whistleblower notes”
• Today’s Focus & Next Steps:
• Create and set up Doc in your English 12 folder
• Meet with me to solidify topic. Once you’ve done this, write at least 10 ideas/phrases into your “Topic Flood.”

Weds. 3.6 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• Would you rather live in the wilderness far from civilization or live on the streets of a city as a homeless person?
• An overview of current Ohio laws and proposals
• Refining yesterday’s discussion into more critical questions

Refined Questions

• Where do we draw the line at what is bullying vs. just general teasing?
• What defines a bully?
• How do we determine if there is “more to the story” for BOTH the victim and the bully.
• And, to what extent should their home lives factor into our understanding of their behaviors?
• What are ways to teach good coping skills?
• Should, as a society and school system, our focus be more heavily on stopping bullies or imparting coping skills?�

• How do you determine if self-harm is purely due to a bully or due to other factors.
• Possible chicken vs. egg scenario
• What about cycles of abuse in families? “Hurting people hurt people.”
• If we do decide to legally charge bullies, should we prosecute to the full extent of the law or provide lesser consequences or more of a focus on counseling?��

Thurs. 3.7 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: There are less students attending clearview now then there were ten years ago.
• Self Reflection: Glows & Grows
• Glow: What are you proud of concerning your speech?
• Grow: What do you need to do differently next time?
• Vocabulary Review - New Game!
• Up Next: Background of the Civil Rights Era. We will be reading A Raisin in the Sun, so get your acting chops ready ;)

Thurs. 3.7 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: There are less students attending clearview now then there were ten years ago.
• What makes a good work environment?
• You can be an outsider… if you can’t be an insider… or if you want to be a voluntary rebel… the great hallway awaits!
• Today’s Focus: Finish conferencing
• Ckpt: Doc shared, topic chosen, >10 topic flood points
• Vocab Review Mini-Game & Test tomorrow

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Thurs. 3.7 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• Work toward an official debate next week
• Select topic, research background, practice debate skills, debate!

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Fri! 3.8 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Vocabulary Test
• Turn in worksheet if you kept it yesterday
• Next up: Civil Rights Era “Jigsaw” activity
• Stay on laptops; once you are done with vocab, I’ll let you know the next steps

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Fri! 3.8 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Vocabulary Review & Test
• Writer’s Workshop Expectation is to grab a laptop when you walk into class and quietly begin working. I will likely give you a focus or mini-lesson after the starter before launching into our daily conference rotation.

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Fri! 3.8 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• Argument Formula Practice
• Claim, Support, Warrant (P.E.E.)
• Debate Format
• Team Policy Debate
• http://www.csun.edu/~dgw61315/debformats.html
• Due to time constraints and class format, we will use a modified version
• Debate Rubric Overview
• Planning time to be completed Monday, with Debate set for Tuesday

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Tues. 3/12 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: Since daylight saving time has now began you may feel a little sleepier then usual.
• Let’s go over yesterday’s slides: What historical facts did you find for the Civil Rights events?
• Now that we know some more facts about this era, let’s take a look at some of the art and literature from the time period.
• What does it tell us about society?

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Tues. 3/12 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: Since daylight saving time has now began you may feel a little sleepier then usual.
• I looked for and graded shared notes yesterday. If you have something else, show me today.
• Writer’s Workshop Focus:
• Continue note-taking and exploring options
• Consider the best organizational tool that will work for you and your topic.
• Doesn’t matter so much what you use, as long as you use something

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Tues. 3/12 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• How was debate planning yesterday?!

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Weds. 3/13 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: I should of picked up less shifts at work next week, because I am going to be very busy.
• Connection to poetry of the time period
• Did you know A Raisin in the Sun (ARITS) is named from a poem?

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Weds. 3/13 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

Let America Be America Again, by Langston Hughes�1. What does Hughes mean by "America was never America to me?"�2. Does this paint a negative picture of America or does it leave room for hope?�3. Do you think that this poem still has relevance today?��What is the American dream?

1. When you look at your life ahead, do you have any particular vision? Do you think your family does?
2. Do you think most people share the same dream? Or no?�

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Weds. 3/13 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: I should of picked up less shifts at work next week, because I am going to be very busy.
• Today’s Focus should be refining the organization of your notes and coming up with a plan.
• Consider your first paragraphs: How will you create your thesis and lay out your plan?

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Thurs. 3/14 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: I went to see the movie Captain Marvel last week it was awesome!�
• A couple orders of business before your long weekend:
• Distribution of Raisin books and associated handouts.
• Follow-up to the paper that was handed out yesterday. Due when you return on Monday.

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Thurs. 3/14 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: I went to see the movie Captain Marvel last week it was awesome!
• Today’s Focus & Checkpoint (that means 3Q points!)
• Introductory paragraph with thesis draft highlighted

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You can absolutely have more writing done right now; likewise, you can still be exploring notes. The above checkpoint is simply what I’m checking for 10 pts today.

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Thurs. 3/14 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

Debate Reflection

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• Glow: What did you do well during the debate? Name 2 specific things you think you succeeded at.
• Grow: What will you need to improve next time? Name 2 specific things you could have done better.

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Mon. 3/18 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: My grandma always says the phrase in like a lion out like a lamb to describe the month of March.
• This is our agenda for the next week
• M. Raisin reading
• T. Raisin reading
• W. Raisin/Writing Tips & EOC Reminders
• R. Writing Tips & EOC Reminders
• F. Writing Tips & EOC Reminders
• M. Writing Tips & EOC Reminders

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Mon. 3/18 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: My grandma always says the phrase in like a lion out like a lamb to describe the month of March.
• We will continue Writers Workshop this week, with the final paper being due to www.turnitin.com on Friday (the 22nd).
• Expect a checkpoint or two this week.
• Today you should be working on the body of your paper and making progress on content.
• Next week, we will relax and watch V for Vendetta!

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Mon. 3/18 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• New Topic For This Week
• Vote

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Act I, Raisin Roles. Browse through.

Narrator: Izayah�Ruth: Anthony�Walter: Danny�Beneatha: Austin

Mama: Miller�

Travis: Sean�George: Jaylin�Karl: Jaymin�Bobo: John

Tues. 3/19 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: If you see a mouse in the house you might want to get a cat, there really good hunters.
• Continue Raisin, Act I/Scene I
• Post-it note comments (10 or more per scene)
• Think about which character you want to claim
• Next, we will review some reading & writing tips that will help you on your EOC testing.

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Tues. 3/19 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: If you see a mouse in the house you might want to get a cat, there really good hunters.
• Today’s Focus is to continue getting content and making sure all ideas tie back into a clear purpose
• Checkpoints:
• Weds. (Tmrw): 800 words?
• Friday: At or almost at 1500 words. Works Cited is correct. Turn It In account is working.
• Fri/Sat/Sun: Turn paper in to www.turnitin.com.

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Tues. 3/19 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• Tiebreaker on topic: Which will be more “debatable”

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Vote “for” or “against” next to #s 1 & 2.

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1. Recreational marijuana should be legal with the age to possess and purchase at 21.
2. Cell phones should not be allowed in school.

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Weds. 3/20 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: I could have went to the zoo yesterday but went to the aquarium instead.
• Finish Act I, Scene I of Raisin
• Show me 10 post-it note reactions tomorrow. Reference the paper I gave you for help.
• Select which character you’ll follow and do a character analysis of: Walter, Ruth, Beneatha, or Mama.
• Response
• Moving along into EOC practice… A few resources for you...

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Weds. 3/20 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: I could have went to the zoo yesterday but went to the aquarium instead.
• Today’s Checkpoint: 800 or more words.
• Today’s Focus: Academic Vocab

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Thurs. 3/21 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: The weather is still pretty cold for March but I heard its suppose to warm up soon.
• Turn in/show me your 10 comments
• Today we will switch gears and talk EOC Hints
• EOC “Secrets” slides
• Hints & tips packet
• Practice

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Thurs. 3/21 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: The weather is still pretty cold for March but I heard its suppose to warm up soon.
• Today’s Focus:
• Implications or solutions for the future
• Quotations from the book
• Remember work smart, not hard: Reference your post-it notes and if using digital, CTRL+F is your friend.

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Thurs. 3/21 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

Resolution: Recreational marijuana use and possession age should be 21.

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Affirmative: Madison, Andrea, Faith, Christian

Negative: Ashton, Nate, Nina

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Order: AC, NC, AC, NC, AR, NR, AR, NR (8 rounds, 4 mins apiece)

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Fri! 3/22 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: I’ve swam in many pools and I have to say my favorite is the one at the avon ymca.
• Turn them in - all March Starters!
• Review of testing info
• Glossary
• Parts of an intro
• Parts of a paragraph
• Concluding
• Practice test

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Fri! 3/22 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: I’ve swam in many pools and I have to say my favorite is the one at the avon ymca.
• Turn them in - all March Starters!
• Today’s Focuses:
• Test www.turnitin.com. Overwrites allowed thru Sun.
• Complete citations. Use www.zbib.org for help.
• Review in-text citations
• Review conclusions - “forecast for future”
• Remember, all must be turned in by Sunday, 11:59pm

Fri! 3/22 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• Selecting our next topic for debate and discussion!
• Check over my list and highlight top 3-5. Add in additional ideas at the end.
• We can talk them over, vote, etc.

Mon. 3/25 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• New hall/locker passes for Q4 #wow
• Continue testing tips - Good Luck This Week!
• Entrance slip: greatest concerns with the test
• Review parts of an intro and PEE
• For practice, read passage and write intro with 2 selected passages for support that you would use later and a plan for 3 main points you’d make.

Mon. 3/25 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• New hall/locker passes for Q4 #wow
• This week we will watch V for Vendetta.
• We will discuss questions on Thursday

Mon. 3/25 - Yrbk - Today’s Goals:

• Today I am going to meet and conference with everyone.
• Some people need to tie up loose ends with their roles.
• 50 point grade by end of week
• New and modified roles will be rolled out on Wednesday, when we meet next.

Mon. 3/25 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• New Topics Selections!

Tues. 3/26 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Character & plot review
• Entrance Slip
• Continue reading: Act 1, Scene 2 (p. 54)
• Remember 10 comments!

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Travis, Mama, Beneatha, Walter, Asagai, Ruth

Tues. 3/26 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Continuation of V for Vendetta
• Turn in Little Brother & 1984 books by end of week

Weds. 3/27 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• Narrow down Top Topics
• Discussion and development of debate

Thurs. 3/28 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Finish reading Act I, Scene II
• 10 minutes to finish comments… if you use them! Phones out? No time!
• 10 comments must be turned in!
• Let’s take a look at Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
• The Danger of a Single Story (video clip) if we have time

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PS: Full audio is available on YouTube.

Thurs. 3/28 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Finish watching V for Vendetta
• Discussion

Fri! 3/29 - Yrbk - Today’s Goals:

• By the end of class today, everyone needs their name next to 2 businesses on the shared Google Sheets Doc.
• Tie up loose ends with prior roles
• Begin planning and work on new roles
• Show me plan for upcoming week by end of class

Fri! 3/29 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• Continue discussion surrounding school-related debate topics. We will refine our questions and settle on a specific item to begin with next week.

Mon. 4/1 - English 10 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: Andrew has 25 high school credits therefore he is more then qualified to graduate on time.
• Turn in 10 comments from Act I, Scene II if you did not do so last week.
• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
• “The Danger of a Single Story”
• Anyone pull any good April Fools pranks?
• Go Tribe!

“The Danger of a Single Story”

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• Has anyone ever assumed something about you that was not true? Explain.
• What part of the video stood out to you the most? Why?
• What is a way that you can help avoid this “danger” as you go about your everyday life?
• Imagine that it’s your turn to give a similar talk. What is a part of your “story” that people should know?

Mon. 4/1 - English 12 - Today’s Goals:

• Starter: Andrew has 25 high school credits therefore he is more then qualified to graduate on time.
• (Today/Tomorrow) Many say we are living in one of the most divided times in our history. What do we do about it? How do we have a voice?
• (Thurs/Fri) Introduction to Digital Portfolio Project
• Anyone pull any good April Fools pranks?
• Go Tribe!

Mon. 4/1 - Yearbook - Today’s Goals:

• Today you should officially start your new roles and follow the actions you set on your calendar.
• Please be able to show me evidence of what you accomplished by the end of class.
• Reminder: Arrange to visit and contact the businesses you claimed on our spreadsheet. Sign up if you were absent!
• This week: Media center every day except Wednesday we will go to the Lab. No class Tues.

Mon. 4/1 - Comm - Today’s Goals:

• Debate: Homework is valuable for high school students.
• Affirmative: Nate & Christian
• Negative: Andrea & Faith
• Jury: Madison, Ashton, Nina�
• Affirmative & Negative will find evidence and debate.
• Jury will also write up evidence, but will use rubric to grade which side uses better arguments.

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