Tuesday1/14/14: Homework

Block A:

Continue to work on your portfolio due next Tuesday. 

Block B:

Work on your mid-term portfolio due next Tuesday. 

Read and take notes on Chapter 15 in Strength. Bring your notes from Chapters 13 and 14 to class too. 

Block C and E: 

Continue to work on your mid-term portfolio due next week. 

Read pages 1-21(stop at page break) in Room. Take notes on your questions, observations, and connections as you read either in your notebook or on sticky notes. Bring your notes to class as you will be able to use them in an activity we will do when you return. 

Monday 1/13/14: Homework

Block C:

Work on your mid-term portfolio due next week. 

Read your independent reading book tonight and bring it to class tomorrow for reading time.

Block E: 

Work on your mid-term portfolio due next week. 

Read your independent reading book tonight and bring it to class tomorrow for reading time.

Block F: 

Work on your portfolio due next week. 

Write 5 quiz questions based on Chapter 23 and 24 in "The Body."

Read and annotate Chapter 25 in "The Body." 

Friday 1.10.14: Homework

Block E:

• Work on the portfolio assignment that I distributed in class today. Remember, you have 5 reflections to write and 3 artifacts to include. We will have the  mobile lab in class on Monday to work, so be sure to bring your materials so that you can be productive.
• Read your independent reading book. 

Block F:

• Today we took a quiz on Chapters 21 and 22. Many of you were behind in the reading and therefore could not take the quiz.This weekend, catch up, annotate, and be ready to write about and discuss Chapters 23 and 24 on Monday. If you were absent on Friday, be prepared to take the quiz you missed in class today at the start of class on Monday. 
• Read your independent reading book.

Block A: 

• Continue to work on assembling your final portfolio and independent project due on January 21st.

Block B:

• Read Chapters 13 and 14 for Tuesday. Use a note taking strategy that works for you for each chapter that you read. Remember, we discussed a variety of methods you can try:
• Cornell Notes
• Sticky Notes
• Double-sided journal entry
• Mind-map (you may want to take notes on a variety of topics)
• memory
• tough questions
• repetition/patterns
• identity/character development
• a-ha moments
• Bring your notes to class, as you will be able to use them to write a response. 

GO PATS!!

Thursday 1/9/14: Homework

Block A:

Work on your independent writing project and your final portfolio. 

Block B:

Use a note taking method of your choice to read Chapter 12. Bring your notes to class tomorrow. 

Block C:

Article of the Week due Monday. 

Gather your materials for portfolio work on Monday. 

Wednesday 1/8: homework

Block B: 

Read chapter 11 and fill in the middle section of the Cornell note we started in class today. 

Block C:

Revise your Frederick Douglass essay response using the feedback we discussed today. Bring your revisions to class tomorrow. 

Article of the Week will be due on Monday. 

Block E:

Revise your Frederick Douglass essay response using the feedback we discussed today. Bring your revisions to class on Friday.  

Article of the Week is due on Friday as well.

Block F:

Read and annotate chapter21 and 22 in  "The Body." 

Tuesday January 7, 2014: Homework

Block E: 

Today we worked on vocabulary activities. We will finish up tomorrow. Tonight, continue to work on your Article of the Week assignment due on Friday. 

Block F: 

Revisions on your journal entries are due tomorrow. Remember to use the text for support! I should see lots of references to King's word choice and characterization. 

Our notes from today's discussion are below: we will return tomorrow to discuss what we didn't finish today. 

Block A: 

Begin work on your final portfolio project and independent project that we discussed today. We only have a short time remaining in the semester, so don't delay! 

Happy New Year! Welcome Back!

Block C and E:
Work on the Article of the Week assignment on human trafficking that I gave you in class today. Remember to follow the directions--there are multiple parts to the assignment! Due on Thursday (Block C) and Friday (Block E).

Block F: 

• Read and annotate Chapter 18 and Chapter 19 in The Body. Complete the chart on the handout distributed in class today. 
• Revise your journal responses. Be thorough and thoughtful. Use the text as support. All revisions are due on Wednesday 1/8/14