Another fabulous week! We are becoming a Gold Ribbon School, which honors outstanding public education schools--we are beyond thrilled and it is all because we are an awesome team.Last week, students started reading, analyzing, and reflecting on the novel Speak. Please check out their Student Blogs and Twitter accounts (these are embedded in their blogs) to see their published work. Also, they have been Tweeting a lot, check out the depth of what they can say in 140 characters (or less) at the class hashtag #toll1617.
This week, we will continue to read and discuss the novel. Students will analyze different aspects of the novel by creating dialectical journal entries (extended responses-one paragraph or more) and Tweeting (concise responses-140 characters or less) in order to demonstrate understanding of the novel in relation to characters, plot, themes, literary elements, and the ability to connect the novel to the real world. At the end of the week, we will have another #tollchat to assess the learning (they wanted this instead of an essay--I am not complaining!).
Structured Writing: Week 3
Speak: Character Sketch Front/Back
Blog: Choice Dialectical Journal #3
Tuesday
Structured Writing: Week 3
Speak: Character Sketch Front/Back
Blog: Choice Dialectical Journal #3
Wednesday
Structured Writing: Week 3
Speak: Character Sketch Front/Back
Blog: Symbolic Life Representation
AR Log Check (Log-5 entries/Signature)
*Students need to be reading an AR book that has a reading level of 3.5+ for 30 minutes 5 nights per week (students need to have the front side of the AR log completed prior to taking an AR quiz). Students need to earn 35 points at every quarter checkpoint (Quarter 4 is due 6/2). Please see the AR Log for more information.
Thursday
Blog: #tollchat Marking Period 1 Assessment
Friday
Non-Student Day
