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LA 8 (Period 5)

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01/26/18

1. DLR Quiz #19
2. Some students spoke about the person that they wrote about for homework who they admire for extra credit.
3. The Stinkiest Fruit reading comprehension
4. Students worked on Persuasive Paragraph #1 Obj: Harriet Tubman, Donald Trump, and son many other people have been considered a great voice for the American people. Think of someone you admire for having the strength or courage to do the right thing even though it was illegal or society may not have approved of. Persuade me to believe that this person is a hero. Provide reasons for why you admire or look up to this person.

01/24/18

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 19
2. Mountain Uni cycling reading comprehension
3. Teacher discussed the homework for Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
4. Students and/or teacher read pages 757 to 758 of "from Harriet Tubman Conductor on the Underground Railroad".
5. Students started on Text Dependent Question #5 assignment.

01/23/18

1. Monday's DLR for Week 19
2. Students finished Main Idea and Details reading comprehension from Friday.
3. Students answered questions 2, 4, and 6 on page 644 for "Man Made Monsters".
4. Students saw a mini bio clip on Harriet Tubman.

01/23/18

1. Monday's DLR for Week 19
2. Students finished Main Idea and Details reading comprehension from Friday.
3. Students answered questions 2, 4, and 6 on page 644 for "Man Made Monsters".
4. Students saw a mini bio clip on Harriet Tubman.

01/19/18

1. DLR Quiz #18
2. Students finished reading "Man Made Monsters".
3. Students completed the L of KWL Chart #1
4. Students started but did not finish a Main Idea and Details reading comprehension.

01/18/18

1. Wednesday's and Thursday's DLR for Week 18
2. Teacher and/or students read pages 639  to 641 of "Man Made Monsters".
3. Students finished Vocab. Sentences #7
4. Students summarized third full paragraph found on page 641.

01/17/18

1. Monday and Tuesday's DLR for Week 18
2. Students created KWL Chart #1 in their journals. They filled out the K and the W for this regarding what they know and want to know about the origin of Frankenstein.

12/21/17

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 17
2. Students finished their last paragraph for their Special Person Essay.
3. Students watched part of a CNN 10 episode on Net Neutrality. Teacher and students had a discussion about this topic.

12/20/17

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 17
2. Teacher went over how to find the main idea when summarizing.
3. Teacher discussed the proper way transition from paragraph to paragraph
4. Students were responsible for writing paragraphs 2 and 3 for their Special Person Essays.

12/19/17

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 17
2. Students finished reading "Grandmothers".
3. Students summarized second column found on page 412 of "Grandmothers".
4. Students wrote their introductions to their Special Person essays.

12/18/17

1. Monday's DLR for Week 17
2. Students summarized the type of life that N. Giovanni had.
3. Students and/or teacher read "Grandmothers" pages 409 to 412.
 

12/15/17

1. DLR Quiz #16
2. Putting Your Best Foot Forward reading comprehension (per. 1)
3. Mr. Chops 15 Minutes of Fame reading comprehension (per. 5)
4. Students finished filling out their Special Person Charts
5. Teacher discussed body paragraphs and conclusion paragraphs with students (per. 5)

12/14/17

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 16
2. Students wrote their conclusion to Compare and Contrast Essay #1
3. Teacher discussed body paragraphs for Compare and Contrast Essay #1 with some students.
4. Students started working on their Special Person Chart.

12/13/17

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 16
2. Mr. Chop's 15 minutes of 15 fame reading comprehension (per. 1)
3. Students worked on paragraphs 3 and 4 of Compare and Contrast Essay #1

12/12/17

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 16
2. Teacher discussed, with students individually, introductions for Compare and Contrast Essay #1.(per. 1)
3. Teacher talked to some students about their Compare and Contrast Chart #1.
4. Student were responsible for finishing paragraphs 2 and 3 from Compare and Contrast Essay #1. (per. 1)
5. Teacher showed students an example of how to properly transition from 1 paragraph to the next.
6. Students were responsible for finishing their introduction and paragraph 2 of Compare and Contrast Essay #1(per. 5)