Resources to Facilitate Learning
Students, we will end the year on this page--The Resource Page.
Class Activities:
Monday-- May 19-- Homework pages 74-75 -- Explaining Idioms
Tuesday-- May 20-- No homework tonight-- Collect previous homework from students
Wednesday--May 21--Finish any work that was not finished in class. Review notes from Writing Composition book.
Thursday--May 22-- Students should complete their Debate Worksheets and plan to bring it to class on Friday. Also, they should have their Inference and Tone worksheets, as well. These sheets will be counted as classwork and worth 40 percent of your grade.
Friday, May 23-- Students will play an EOG Review Game.
Class Activities:
Monday-- May 19-- Homework pages 74-75 -- Explaining Idioms
Tuesday-- May 20-- No homework tonight-- Collect previous homework from students
Wednesday--May 21--Finish any work that was not finished in class. Review notes from Writing Composition book.
Thursday--May 22-- Students should complete their Debate Worksheets and plan to bring it to class on Friday. Also, they should have their Inference and Tone worksheets, as well. These sheets will be counted as classwork and worth 40 percent of your grade.
Friday, May 23-- Students will play an EOG Review Game.
Students,
Ms. Nimmons' scanner has failed again, so I cannot upload the CONNOTATION/DENOTATION pages. I will provide them in class for you, and you will not be penalized for not having it. Consequently, there is no homework for tonight, May 14th. :)
Ms. Nimmons' scanner has failed again, so I cannot upload the CONNOTATION/DENOTATION pages. I will provide them in class for you, and you will not be penalized for not having it. Consequently, there is no homework for tonight, May 14th. :)
It's May. The magazine projects have ended. It's time to turn our minds toward the EOG in full.
During this week, we will focus on vocabulary. To be more specific, we will study prefixes, suffixes, roots, and base words. We will explore vocabulary in context and its impact on a selection. (More is coming.) 5/5/14
During this week, we will focus on vocabulary. To be more specific, we will study prefixes, suffixes, roots, and base words. We will explore vocabulary in context and its impact on a selection. (More is coming.) 5/5/14
Ms. Nimmons' Calendar
Week of April 28-- We will focus on a play by William Shakespeare entitled, Much Ado About Nothing. We will explore the vocabulary and plot of Act 1. We will continue working on our magazine. The publication date draws nigh.
Week of April 28-- We will focus on a play by William Shakespeare entitled, Much Ado About Nothing. We will explore the vocabulary and plot of Act 1. We will continue working on our magazine. The publication date draws nigh.
Task: Introduction to William Shakespeare
All Classes
While I am out securing photo shoots for the magazine and lobbying for prizes, please do the following:
* Find a pdf of the play, Much Ado About Nothing
* Read all of Act 1
* Record your thoughts and ideas for class on Monday
* You will receive a grade based on your notes and discussion
Links: Much Ado About Nothing
All Classes
While I am out securing photo shoots for the magazine and lobbying for prizes, please do the following:
* Find a pdf of the play, Much Ado About Nothing
* Read all of Act 1
* Record your thoughts and ideas for class on Monday
* You will receive a grade based on your notes and discussion
Links: Much Ado About Nothing
RUBRIC FOR MAGAZINE PROJECT # 3
Please be prepared to submit your planning sheet along with your work. I am particularly interested in seeing who did what, especially if you are working with a partner. I am quite interested in your writing process, and I may want that as well. Your rubric is ready. Don't forget this grade counts twice! :) 4.13.14 ; 4.18.14
Please be prepared to submit your planning sheet along with your work. I am particularly interested in seeing who did what, especially if you are working with a partner. I am quite interested in your writing process, and I may want that as well. Your rubric is ready. Don't forget this grade counts twice! :) 4.13.14 ; 4.18.14
FIRST DUE DATE FOR PROJECT IS APRIL 23RD-- If you are NOT scheduled to go on one of the field trips in student council, orchestra, or jazz band, your work is due on this date! Mercy has already been rendered! (04.08.14)
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LAST & FINAL DUE DATE FOR THIS PROJECT IS APRIL 28TH-- If you ARE scheduled to go on one of the field trips in student council, orchestra, or jazz band, this is the last date I will accept your work! No exceptions. Mercy has been granted already!
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HEAR YE, HEAR YE!!!
If I called your name and/or your work is in my RED FOLDER, PLEASSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEE--
make sure your work is on a flash drive (not email) and bring it to class with the other information you are responsible for!
[If you don't know what I'm talking about, please read "Magazine Project #3" below.]
If I called your name and/or your work is in my RED FOLDER, PLEASSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEE--
make sure your work is on a flash drive (not email) and bring it to class with the other information you are responsible for!
[If you don't know what I'm talking about, please read "Magazine Project #3" below.]
Students, here is a list of end products for you to peruse. This is not an exact science, but it should give you an idea of the types of end products you can produce. Monday and Tuesday's labs will be centered around layout and design. You must have a picture, research, and your planning sheet to participate. Additionally, you must have access to Microsoft Publisher and a flash drive to continue working. More information is coming. CLICK HERE
Last Magazine Project-- Conflict & Change
Elizabethan Times--- A list of links and subtopics regarding this time period
Elizabethan Times--- More research links to various websites
The Shakespearean play--- MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING --- We will focus upon ACT I, but you may read it all, if you like.
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Modern Times--- Here are the areas you may choose to use as a springboard to your ideas for our magazine.
Going Green Piracy (of information) Other (You may choose an area)
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Night--- For the classes who were assigned the novel, or those who have a keen interest in the Holocaust. Your job is to use informational text to teach the world something: (To keep it from being dark, find a "positive yet interesting" perspective.)
Teach something about the Jewish Culture
Teach about the concentration camps
Use graphic aids and text features to describe a process
Describe or explain the effects the Holocaust has had on others
This will get everyone started on their research, I hope. More specifics will be coming regarding what I want you to produce and the rubrics regarding the assignment. There are no specific words tied to this part of the assignment. You may write as you see fit or select your own vocabulary. You already know the due dates: April 23 and April 28th
Elizabethan Times--- A list of links and subtopics regarding this time period
Elizabethan Times--- More research links to various websites
The Shakespearean play--- MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING --- We will focus upon ACT I, but you may read it all, if you like.
____________________________________
Modern Times--- Here are the areas you may choose to use as a springboard to your ideas for our magazine.
Going Green Piracy (of information) Other (You may choose an area)
____________________________________
Night--- For the classes who were assigned the novel, or those who have a keen interest in the Holocaust. Your job is to use informational text to teach the world something: (To keep it from being dark, find a "positive yet interesting" perspective.)
Teach something about the Jewish Culture
Teach about the concentration camps
Use graphic aids and text features to describe a process
Describe or explain the effects the Holocaust has had on others
This will get everyone started on their research, I hope. More specifics will be coming regarding what I want you to produce and the rubrics regarding the assignment. There are no specific words tied to this part of the assignment. You may write as you see fit or select your own vocabulary. You already know the due dates: April 23 and April 28th
IF YOU WANT A SPRING BREAK WITHOUT ANY SCHOOL WORK, GET STARTED NOW AND MEET MY DEADLINES!
HERE IS YOUR REVISED PROJECT!!!
***All Projects are due on March 25th!!! *** New
If you are having trouble opening the links on the project page, try the links below:
HERE IS YOUR REVISED PROJECT!!!
***All Projects are due on March 25th!!! *** New
If you are having trouble opening the links on the project page, try the links below:
SONGS:
“My Country ‘Tis of Thee”— http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games /songs/patriotic/mycountry.htm “This Land is Your Land”— http://www.woodyguthrie.org /Lyrics/This_Land.htm “America, The Beautiful”— http://www.scoutsongs.com/ lyrics/americathebeautiful.html |
If you would like to CHANGE your MAGAZINE WORD and start anew, CLICK HERE.
I've loaded a gerund video on the Audiovisuals page!!! If you can't find it, CLICK HERE!
Here is another choice, if you can stand it! LOL-----> CLICK HERE!
Here is another choice, if you can stand it! LOL-----> CLICK HERE!
Assignment 1: DGP Practice Page
Assignment 2: Read the assignment given in class and annotate it using a strategy already learned in class. Lastly, answer the questions at the end of the passage.
Assignment 3: Make sure you have the following work when you return to school...
1. The questions and answers to the poem, "Freedom, Justice, and Equality."
2. Your connotations and denotations to the vocabulary given.
3. Your DGP Practice Page.
4. The questions and answers to the passage, "Not Poor, Just Broke." If you did not get a copy before you left school yesterday, here are the pages. For better quality, please print the document or click on the page to increase the size.
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6
Assignment 2: Read the assignment given in class and annotate it using a strategy already learned in class. Lastly, answer the questions at the end of the passage.
Assignment 3: Make sure you have the following work when you return to school...
1. The questions and answers to the poem, "Freedom, Justice, and Equality."
2. Your connotations and denotations to the vocabulary given.
3. Your DGP Practice Page.
4. The questions and answers to the passage, "Not Poor, Just Broke." If you did not get a copy before you left school yesterday, here are the pages. For better quality, please print the document or click on the page to increase the size.
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6
Freedom, Justice, and Equality Poem- Read this poem this weekend. Annotate it in some way: TPCASTT or use something else. (Make sure you note the poetic devices being used.) Answer the questions that follow. It's due on Monday, March 3rd.
For those of you who don't like to TPCASTT to analyze poetry, here are some other options:
SOAPS DIDLS & TONE STRATEGY FIVE-S STRATEGY
If you can find a YOUTUBE video on any of these topics, feel free to watch and take notes. :)
SOAPS DIDLS & TONE STRATEGY FIVE-S STRATEGY
If you can find a YOUTUBE video on any of these topics, feel free to watch and take notes. :)
Notes for Mastering Verbals------------> INFINITIVES PARTICIPLES GERUNDS
Videos for 1/30
Wow, I can't believe we didn't have school today! LOL (1/29)
When we meet again, make sure you have completed the following:
Researched your "magazine" word
Defined the words below
Watched and took notes on the videos from the "Audiovisual" page of this site. :)
The following are words to be defined by using Dictionary.com.
power, empathy, tolerance, poverty, dignity, humanity, integrity, grace, slipshod, protest, repercussions, positive outlook
When we meet again, make sure you have completed the following:
Researched your "magazine" word
Defined the words below
Watched and took notes on the videos from the "Audiovisual" page of this site. :)
The following are words to be defined by using Dictionary.com.
power, empathy, tolerance, poverty, dignity, humanity, integrity, grace, slipshod, protest, repercussions, positive outlook