Week 4/1-4/5

Spring Break was FABULOUS--I hope everyone took some time to rest, relax, and rejuvenate. The next 50 schools days are going to fly by and you will have a high school freshman soon. Crazy, huh? It seems like it was just yesterday when they started 8th-grade! 

This week, students are going to start working on writing warm-ups to reinforce the writing skills that have been taught throughout the year. I want them to feel completely successful on their upcoming SBAC assessment (this is also the last year they will take this assessment until 11th-grade). In addition, students will start the pre-reading activities for their next novel Speak (1999) by Laurie Halse Anderson. This is a district-approved novel that is described as a "powerful novel, an utterly believable heroine with a bitterly ironic voice delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. She speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while demonstrating the importance of speaking up for oneself." This is an easy read and students should enjoy it after reading Fahrenheit 451.

Monday
Writing Warm-Up
Speak: Pre-Reading (Author, Novel, and Poem)
Tuesday
Writing Warm-Up
Speak: Pre-Reading (Themes Poster)
Wednesday
Writing Warm-Up
Speak: Pre-Reading (Themes Poster)
Thursday
Writing Warm-Up
Speak: Pre-Reading (Themes Video and Review)
Friday
Writing Warm-Up
Speak: Pre-Reading (Themes Review)
*Chromebook needs to be brought to school and fully charged!
AR Log Check (Log/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 earn 30 points at every checkpoint (05/28). Please see the Accelerated Reader Roadmap for more information. 

Week 3/25-3/29

School Resumes: Monday, April 1, 2019

Week 3/18-3/22

Last week, students worked on their "Burning Bright" HyperDoc and even created a group poster that followed Montag's journey as a hero (literal) and as a Christian (symbolic). They have been doing a fabulous job--check out some of their posters below!

This week they will finish the novel! As a reward, they will watch the movie adaptation "Fahrenheit 451" (2018) instead of writing an essay prior to Spring Break (we could all use a brain break)!

Monday
Fahrenheit 451: Burning Bright HyperDoc
*Chromebook needs to be brought to school and fully charged!
Tuesday--Block Schedule 135
AR Log Due (Logs/Book Talks/30 points)
Fahrenheit 451: Burning Bright HyperDoc
*Chromebook needs to be brought to school and fully charged!
Wednesday--Block Schedule 246
AR Log Due (Logs/Book Talks/30 points)
Fahrenheit 451: Burning Bright HyperDoc
*Chromebook needs to be brought to school and fully charged!
Thursday--RHS Drumline Assembly
Fahrenheit 451 Movie
Friday
Fahrenheit 451 Movie

Week 3/11-3/15

Last week, students took a site argumentative writing assessment. This assessment allowed students to "show what they know" and practice the argumentative essay in a testing situation prior to the SBAC. Students seemed confident in their writing abilities without the use of notes and/or guides during the assessment. English teachers will get together and score all of these essays this Thursday.

This week, students will start the third and final part of Fahrenheit 451: "Burning Bright." The biblical allusions in this part are heavy, but I know that the students will be able to pick them out, research what they mean, and critically analyze why Bradbury decided to include them in this novel. 

Monday
Fahrenheit 451: Burning Bright HyperDoc
*Chromebook needs to be brought to school and fully charged!
Tuesday (Block Schedule 135)
Fahrenheit 451: Burning Bright HyperDoc
*Chromebook needs to be brought to school and fully charged!
Wednesday (Block Schedule 246)
Fahrenheit 451: Burning Bright HyperDoc
*Chromebook needs to be brought to school and fully charged!
Thursday
Fahrenheit 451: Burning Bright Vocabulary
*Chromebook needs to be brought to school and fully charged!
Friday
Fahrenheit 451: Burning Bright Group Poster
*Chromebook needs to be brought to school and fully charged!
AR Log Check (Log/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 earn 30 points at every checkpoint (03/19, and 05/28). Please see the Accelerated Reader Roadmap for more information. 

Week 3/4-3/8

Last week, students finished Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451 "The Sieve and the Sand." Their analytical skills are taking off, especially when they analyzed Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach" lyric poem that mirrors the Fahrenheit 451 society and collaborated together on a myriad of stations. 

This week, students will take a site writing assessment. This assessment will allow students to "show what they know" and practice the argumentative essay in a testing situation prior to the SBAC. Students should feel well prepared for this assessment as they have all the tools to excel and I know they will do a fabulous job. Next week, English teachers will get together and score these essays, so stay tuned!

Monday
Site Writing Assessment: Argumentative Essay
Tuesday: Block Schedule 135
Site Writing Assessment: Argumentative Essay
Wednesday: Block Schedule 246
Site Writing Assessment: Argumentative Essay
Thursday
Site Writing Assessment: Argumentative Essay
Friday
Site Writing Assessment: Argumentative Essay
*Chromebook needs to be brought to school and fully charged!
AR Log Check (Log/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 earn 30 points at every checkpoint (03/19, and 05/28). Please see the Accelerated Reader Roadmap for more information.