Period 1 Agenda
English 8
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What will be the most exciting thing about next year??
- Good Things
Objective: Public Speaking Strategies
- Practice Speech
- Perform Speeches
- 1 minute Please
Wednesday, May 5
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: How ready are you for high school?
- Good Things
Objective: Public Speaking Strategies
- 1 Minute Please
- Draft Advice/Promotion Speeches
- Revise
- Practice
Tuesday, May 4
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: How do you feel about public speaking?
- Good Things
Objective: Public Speaking Strategies
- 1 Minute Please
- Advice Videos
- Advice/Promotion Speeches
Monday, May 3
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What's the hardest thing about growing up?
- Good Things
Objective: Public Speaking Strategies
- Notes on Public Speaking
- 1 Minute Please
- Advice Videos
Thursday, April 22
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Best/Worst family trip?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing Elements of Fiction
- Complete Movie
- Outsiders Packet
- KAhoot?
Tuesday, April 20
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: If you could suddenly take a road trip, where would you go and why?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing Elements of Fiction
- Breakout Box
- Movie
Thursday, April 8
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What's your favorite thing to do in Anchorage?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing Elements of Fiction
- Chapter 10-12
Wednesday, April 7
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: If you could pick a new first name for yourself what would you choose? Why?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing Elements of Fiction
- Chapter 9
Tuesday, April 6
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What is one piece of advice you wish everyone knew? Think about "rules to live by".
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing Elements of Fiction
- Hand in Wanted Poster
- Chapter 6 & 7& 8 Reading Guide
Monday, April 5
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What did your parents worry about when they were your age? What do you think they worry about now?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing Elements of Fiction
- Wanted Poster
- Chapter 5 and 6 Reading Guide
Thursday, March 25
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Who is the toughest person you know?
- Good Things
Objective: Accessing Background Knowledge
- Chapter 3 Reading Guide
- Chapter 4 Reading Guide
Wednesday, March 24
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: How would you describe yourself?
- Good Things
Objective: Accessing Background Knowledge
- Chapter 1 Reading Guide
- Chapter 2 Reading Guide
- Chapter 3 Start
Objective: Identifying and Using Figurate Language
- Hand in the Season Poem Final Draft Draft
Tuesday, March 23
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What's the luckiest you've ever been?
- Good Things
Objective: Accessing Background Knowledge
- Introduction to the Outsiders
- Notes
- Check Out the Book
- Chapter 1
Objective: Identifying and Using Figurate Language
- Season Poem Final Draft Draft
Monday, March 22
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Do you believe in bad luck? Why or why not?
- Good Things
Objective: Identifying and Using Figurative Language
- Review Figurative Language Notes
- Metaphor Magic
- Intro to Season Poem
- Break
- Season Poem Rough Draft
Thursday, March 4
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What's going to be the best thing about break?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing Literary Device
- All literary devices color sheets
Last day for late work is Wednesday!
Wednesday, March 3
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What's are some things you think are unfair?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing Literary Device
- Metaphor
- Simile
- Coloring Sheets
Last day for late work is Wednesday!
Tuesday, March 2
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What's your least favorite sound?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing Literary Device
- Personification
- Alliteration/ Assonance
- Coloring Sheets
Last day for late work is Wednesday!
Monday, March 1
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What's your favorite sound?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing Literary Device
- Figurative language notes
- Onomatopoeia
- Hyperbole
- Euphemism
Last day for late work is Wednesday!
Thursday, February 18
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Describe your dream job. What obstacles will you have to overcome to achieve the dream?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing Persuasive Writing
Poems About Growing Up
- Close Read 79-82
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read! Project is due 2/26!
- Participation Points
Wednesday, February 17
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What are your plans for high school? After?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing Persuasive Writing
"Much Too Young to Work So Hard"
- Close read 83-88
- Complete Fact VS Opinion (did you do this? hand it in for extra credit!)
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read! Project is due 2/26!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Thursday, February 4
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Who has it easier, kids or adults?
- Good Things
- Please hand in your persuasive essay
Objective: Analyzing Persuasive Writing
When do kids become adults?
- Prior Knowledge
- Set a Purpose
- Read 236-242 and analyze the claims
- Complete Fact VS Opinion
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Wednesday, February 3
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Who has it easier, boys or girls?
- Good Things
Objective: Persuasive Writing
- Persuasive Essay Draft
- Revise
- Edit
- Fact VS Opinion
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Tuesday, February 2
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What school rule would you change if you could?
- Good Things
Objective: Persuasive Writing
- Persuasive Essay Introduction
- Persuasive Essay Star Dash Dot
- Persuasive Essay Draft
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Monday, February 1
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Do you think schools should have dress codes?
- Good Things
Objective: Rhetorical Devices
- Phones in Class Frame
- Dress Code TDA
- Fact and Opinion
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Thursday, January 21
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What are some rules that everyone seems to be ok with breaking?
- Good Things
Objective: Rhetorical Devices
- Appeals in Smoking and Vaping Ads (due today)
- Appeals in a Pet Adoption Ad (due today)
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Wednesday, January 20
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: How do you get what you want from your folks?
- Good Things
Objective: Rhetorical Devices
- Notes on Logos, Pathos, Ethos
- Finding Appeals in Advertisements (due today)
- Finding Appeals in Ads Quiz, not quiz
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Tuesday, January 19
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What's the best picture on your phone? Tell me all about it. Feel free to paste it into your bell work if you know how. Don't have a phone? Think about your favorite photograph and describe it to me.
- Good Things
Objective: Expository Essay Writing
- How to turn your rough draft into a final draft
- Why so picky?
- Revision: taking a fresh look
- Editing: ditch the squiggles
- Break
- Conferencing your final draft
- Peer Editing
- The final draft of this essay is due Thursday but there will be no more class time to work on it.
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Thursday, January 7
- Good Things
Objective: Expository Essay Writing
- Notes on Transitions and Body Paragraphs
- Draft Body Paragraphs (due 1/19)
- Break
- Notes on Conclusions
- Draft Conclusions (due 1/19)
- Want to start that final draft? You totally can!
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Book Projects (due 2/26)
- Choose a Book
- Independent Reading
- Pick and Stick (due 1/8)
- Participation Points
Wednesday, January 6
- Good Things
- Hand in New Year's Resolution Acrostic Poem
Objective: Expository Essay Writing
- Notes on Essay Writing
- Essay Planning Guide
- Essay Scoring Guide
- Star Dash Dot Outline for Essay (due tomorrow)
- Break
- Notes on Introductions
- Draft Introductions (due tomorrow)
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Intro to Book Projects (due 2/26)
- Choose a Book
- Independent Reading
- Pick and Stick (due 1/8)
- Participation Points
Tuesday, January 5
New class code: tmhbuer
- Good Things
- Review School Norms
- Mr. Howard's Message to Students
Objective: Using the Writing Process
- Review Star Dash Dot Outline Method
- Highlighting Practice
- Paragraph: Describe the best or worst things about being your age. (due tomorrow)
- Break
- New Year's Resolution Acrostic Poem (due tomorrow)
- Choose a Book
- Participation Points