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9/24  Check Literary Terms Review Packet " The Witch" (Laying the Foundation) Brain Pop Parts of Speech and Quiz Continue " Mother to Son" Analysis -- 6 Levels of Learning Paragraphs - Due Tuesday  (GL) Mother to Son Paragraph 3 - Applying 9/25 PreAP/GT:  Turn in " Mother to Son" Levels of Learning Paragraphs Literary Elements Exam-- Scantron 9/26 Grammar Warm - Up Latin Roots Notes What are the Cultures that Shape You?  Packet and class discussion (GL) Homework Paragraph 4- Analysis " Mother to Son" 9/27 Grammar  Warm -up Introduction to the Crucible/Shape of Mercy(GL) Background Salem Mass. 9/28 Riddle Me This - Critical Thinking Practice Crucible/Shape of Mercy Book(GL) Check Twilight Zone - Critical thinking questions -- an introduction to Mass Hysteria

9/10:  Prezi Tone and Mood Denotation/Connotation Worksheet 9/11: Work Packet - Awareness of Mood to Analysis of Tone Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge, Comprehension, and Application Levels Grade Level: Project paragraphs 9/12:   Laying the Foundation:  Excerpt from " By the Waters of Babylon" Grade Level: Roaches Analysis  9/13:    Summer Reading Projects due - send email to Megan.watson@springbranchisd.com with website link in email body.  Please put your name and period number in the subject line "By the Waters of Babylon" Analysis Continued Grade Level: Roaches Analysis Continued/ Mother to Son 9/14:  "Riddle Me This" Socratic Circles Poem Analysis Lit Term review packet -- weekend Homework Grade Level:   Literary Terms Notes and review Upcoming: September 25th Literary Devices/Terms TEST September 28th" Crucible"/ Shape of Mercy(GL) Book-check

9/10:  Tone Flip chart-- Take Notes  Tone Analysis Practice Hmwk all week: Summer Reading Project Due September 20th 9/11:  Tone Analysis Continued House of Usher Passage Jacob I have Loved Passage Tone - Face Sentences - Paired 9/12:  Song Lyric Analysis Song Lyric Analysis Writing assignment 9/13:   School Pics Song Lyric Analysis Continued 9/14: "Riddle Me This" Critical Thinking Practice Google Docs Noodle Tools Weekend Homework:  Song Analysis Due Typed on Tuesday 9/18                      Summer Reading Project Due Thursday Sept 20th

This Week in Watson's ELA Classes Note: this is a GENERAL overview of the assignments/material for the week - not an all inclusive list.  Tuesday - 9/4  Turn in Final Typed Draft of your Letter to Mrs. Watson Literary Terms Pre - Test (daily grade) PREAP/GT View Summer Reading Project Samples HMWK:  30 minute sit-com filling out the PLOT ELEMENTS Chart  Pre AP/Gt ADD: 5-7 Sentence Summary with the HMWK  Wed - 9/5  Turn in Plot Chart for 30 minute sit-com  Book Fair - 20 minutes "Abigail and the Pony" - annotate/plot elements  Discuss Thurs - 9/6 Tone Tone Element Faces Chart Create Tone Faces Original Sentences Annotate Tone Passages  NOTE:  Parents Night --- Book Fair will be open late in the Library Fri - 9/7  RIDDLE ME THIS Book Fair for those who have $  Speaker "Miss Rosie" Annotate for Tone

PREZI- used to show 12 different Persuasive Commercials for my LS classes to analyze I need to be more pro-active about exploring technology, immediately using any new tech skills so I can work through the kinks and get comfortable utilizing them in the classroom, and reworking old assignments with new technology    Renewed the notion about myself that I DO love to learn new things, I just need to get over the procastinating and the anxiety and geterdone

Online lasts forever, your reputation on -line follows up where ever you go, you really are not anonymous Wes Fryer - "Movin at the Speed of Sound" After years of teaching and coaching, I have several anedotes that explain the importance of digital citizenship - the discussion actually comes up easily with the LA curriculum.  Additionally, I would ulitze Fryer at the beginning of each year. With the Parents, DCitizenship can be addressed at "Parents Night"  

Is is important as educators to tie Technology to an objective so the students view Tech as a educational tool AND so they know why they are doing what they are doing. "Communicate, Collaborate, Create" In order for their to be learning, the students must be accountable for meeting said objectives Thinkin Snappy words, Glogster and Lexipedi would be dandy Apps for Language Arts - would use Google Docs to interface with the students regarding the Apps Use Ipads in stations on Google Docs to create a group narrative... each station could focus and add another element