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February 24th Outliers Themes: Success and Failure Talent, Opportunity, Work, and Luck Timing and Historical Context Privilege, Heritage, and Cultural Background Solutions and Implications for the Future Outliers Lit circles-- 15min Work on Character Sketch HOMEWORK:  REREAD "Flowers"  for test prep February 25th Flowers for Algernon TEST 45 multiple choice questions Feb 26th Review Exam Paper Return Outliers Theme worksheet Feb 27    Finish Theme Worksheet if needed. In class READ Ch 3 OUTLIERS/Annotate/ Fill in Lit Circle Worksheet Feb 28 CHARACTER SKETCH DUE  Lit Circles CH 3

February the 18th Pair/ Share 2nd set of SGQ's for FFA Theme Worksheet: text evidence DUE WEDNESDAY Flowers for Algernon TEST on Feb 25th MEMBEAN February 19th Upcoming dates:  calendar in your planner Whole Group SGQ/Theme discussion February 20th Introduce Character Sketch/see examples Pass out instructions/Charlie NO PENCIL Must be Colored Page # citations for Quotes Due FEB 27th Outlier (n) Something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body A statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample Feb 21st Outliers Introduction Weekend Homework:  Read Chapter 2 "10,000 hrs"/Annotate Work on Character Sketch No pencil/colored/correct citations/layout,design, creativity count! NOW DUE Thursday 27th = quiz grade

1.     Monday 10th Membean Window opens 90 @ 80% due 2/23 by 11pm Multiple Intelligences discussion guide/answer in complete sentences Read on Its Learning/ IQ does it make and record 3 new pieces of information you learned regarding IQ- Journal side Pair and Share  Tuesday Feb 11th   Pass out the “Flower’s for Algernon”  ANTICPATION GUIDE. 2.        The students need to complete the ANTICPATION GUIDE and paragraph first.  They should turn it in to the basket.  Please remind them to put their name and period number on it. 3.        Pass out the Flowers for Algernon STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS. 4.        The students have a textbook link on ITS LEARNING where they can access UNIT 4 “Flower’s for Algernon” OR there is a class set on the back wall. 5.        The students will read silently/individually “Flowers for Alge...

Monday 3 Discuss what to study for the Quiz on Tuesday and the Test on Thursday Complete Print Ad Analysis Pair with another group and present Super Bowl Commercial top ten :  Watch and Analyze in Writer's Notebook as a class. Tuesday 4 "I Have a Dream" quiz Common Lit piece -- answer in Writer's Notebook Wednesday 5 Wednesday Feb 5th 1. Go over Persuasive Quiz 2. Pair Share Answers for Common Lit Concussion article 3. Team Kahoot Review Game 4. HOMEWORK Study for your Persuasive TEST!  Test on Zip grade 50 application/Analysis questions Elements to review:  Powerpt's on It's Learning/ Handouts in Writer's Notebook/ IHAD packet/LFBJ packet/ Memorize definitions and  what categories terms are in from House of Persuasion/ Thursday 6 Persuasive Test FRIDAY FEB 7th Go over Test Download Textbook to your chrome book Ability to hear audio 1)       Log into the textbook link 2)       Click ...