Weekly Lessons: Sept. 30th to Oct. 4th

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Seniors

Monday:

The Human Face DVD pt. 1 Questions

Tuesday:

Hand  Back Papers/Grade Sheets Assign 1st Cover Letter Completion

Wednesday:

Discuss/Notes on Email Etiquette Nonverbal Communication Questions Pt. 1

Thursday:

Nonverbal Communication Notes Facts Unit #3

 Friday:

Friday Article Sustained Silent Reading

 

Juniors

 

Monday:

Time Enough at Last (DVD Day 1) Comprehension/Fact Quiz over Contents

Tuesday:

Time Enough at Last (DVD Day 2) Literary Content Question

Wednesday:

Hand Back Papers/Grade Sheets Lesson 1 Pt. 2 (Stevie Wonder)

Thursday:

Overhead Notes: POV w/ Examples Book off Shelf/POV ID Assignment

Friday:

Friday Article Sustained Silent Reading

 

Learning Objectives

Srs: Nonverbal Comm, Business Letters, SPaG, Writing Fluency, Technology, Fact vs. Opinion, Reading Comprehension

Jrs: Reading Comprehension, POV, Context, Sequence, Story Structure

Friday Article: Sept. 27th

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Below is the link to the assigned article. Please read it and answer the questions in complete sentences via email as directed.


Link: 15 percent of American adults do not use the Internet, study finds

Questions:

1. What age group that doesn't use the Internet is the largest?
2. What percentage of  non-Internet users say it's too expensive to use?
3. Do you know anyone who doesn't use the Internet? If so, who is it?

Be sure when you email your answers to include the title (Non-Internet Use) and the code in the subject line to send it to the proper file in my email account.

Codes:
P-1 for period 1
P-2 for period 2
P-4 for period 4
P-5 for period 5
P-7 for period 7
P-8 for period 8
P-9 for period 9

Lessons Sept 23 to Sept 27

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Seniors

Monday

Letter of Application Edit 2 Nonverbal Communication Notes

Tuesday

Review Letter of Application Edit 2 Journal Topic 1

Wednesday

Puzzle Letter of Application Locate Information Unit 2

Thursday

Letter of Application Completion 1

Friday

Friday Article Sustained Silent Reading

 

Juniors

Monday

Journal Topic 1

Tuesday

Literary Notes Part 3 and 4

Wednesday

Puzzle Lit Notes 1 Context/Main Idea Unit 2

Thursday

Literary Notes Part 5 Hand Back Papers/Grade Sheets

Friday

Friday Article Sustained Silent Reading

 

Sr. LOs: NV. Comm, Writing Fluency, Locate Information, Reading Comp.
Jr. LOs: Lit Terminology, Writing Fluency, Contenxt/MI, Reading Comp.

Friday Article: September 20th

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Below is the link to the assigned article. Please read it and answer the questions in complete sentences via email as directed.

As the Career Center Server has blocked this link, see your email account for the appropriate content to answer the questions below.

Link: Bees and bugs like you’ve never seen before

Questions:

1. According to the article, how many bee species are there in the world?
2. Pollination by bees accounts for how much crop value annually (each year)?
3. List one government agency that the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center partners (or collaborates) with.
4. Which picture (name the insect/arachnid) that you find the most eye-catching or interesting.

Be sure when you email your answers to include the title (Bees) and the code in the subject line to send it to the proper file in my email account.

Codes:
P-1 for period 1
P-2 for period 2
P-4 for period 4
P-5 for period 5
P-7 for period 7
P-8 for period 8
P-9 for period 9

Lessons: 9/16 to 9/20

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Juniors

Monday:

Complete: “The Scene of My Second Murder” Answer Questions/Discuss

 Tuesday:

Notes: Context and Main Idea Context Unit 1 (Class Review)

 Wednesday:

Diagram Review: “The Scene of My Second Murder” Lesson 1 Part 1 (Stevie Wonder)

 Thursday:

Quiz: “The Scene of My Second Murder” Questions Due

 Friday:

Friday Article SSR

 

Seniors

Monday:

Review Letter of Application Notes: Nonverbal Communication

 Tuesday:

Puzzle Nonverbal Communication Facts Unit 2

 Wednesday:

Letter of Application Edit Practice 1 Quiz: Nonverbal Communication

 Thursday:

Start: Letter of Application Writing Locate Information #2

 Friday:

Friday Article SSR

 

Sr. Learning Objectives: Business Letters, SPaG, NV Comm, Locate Info, Reading Comp.
Jr. Learning Objectives: Reading Comp, Short Story Structure, Lit Terminology, Context, MI

Friday Article (September 13th)

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Below is the link to the assigned article. Please read it and answer the questions in complete  sentences via email as directed.

Link: Would you sign up to die on MARS? 200,000 people around the the world apply for a one-way ticket to the red planet


Questions:

1. How will the potential Mars Colonists be selected?
2. How will the Mars Colonizing Mission be funded?
3. Describe at least two dangers for being a colonist (listed in the article).
4. Would you sign up to be a colonist? Why or why not.


Be sure when you email your answers to include the title (Mars) and the code in the subject line to send it to the proper file in my email account.

Codes:
P-1 for period 1
P-2 for period 2
P-4 for period 4
P-5 for period 5
P-7 for period 7
P-8 for period 8
P-9 for period 9

 

Weekly Lessons: 9/9 to 9/13

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Juniors

Monday

Totals for Reading Survey Discuss Interpretation of Results

Tuesday

Context (Who’s on First) Lit Notes Part 1 (start)

Wednesday

Lit Notes Part 1 (Finish) and Part 2

 Thursday

Begin Reading: “The Scene of My Second Murder” Answer Questions

Friday

Friday Article Sustained Silent Reading

 

Seniors

 

Monday

Totals for Reading Survey Discuss Interpretation of Results

Tuesday

Nonverbal Communication Notes Facts Unit 1

Wednesday

Nonverbal Communication Notes Locate Information Unit 1

 Thursday

Cover Letter Notes

 Friday

Friday Article Sustained Silent Reading

 

Skills:

Seniors: Locating Info, Fact vs. Opinion, NVerbal, Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG), Formal Writing, Reading Comprehension

Juniors: Literary Content, Reading Comprehension

 

 

Friday Article (September 6th)

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Below is the link to the assigned article. Please read it and answer the questions in complete sentences via email as directed.

Link: Americans Try to Disappear from Internet as Security Anxiety Grows

Questions:
1. How are Americans changing their online behavior?
2. What are the three threats described in the article?
3. What is the one statistic that stood out to you the most or you found to be the most relevant to you?


Be sure when you email your answers to include the title (Americans Try to Disappear from the Internet) and the code in the subject line to send it to the proper file in my email account.

Codes:
P-1 for period 1
P-2 for period 2
P-4 for period 4
P-5 for period 5
P-7 for period 7
P-8 for period 8
P-9 for period 9

"Materials Check" Next Week

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There will be a grade given based on having all of the required materials for class.

When: The Week of Sept 9th - 13th.

The exact day won't be announced. It's an all or nothing grade.

• Notebook (pockets/binder)
• Paper (loose leaf or spiral notebook)
• Writing Utensil (legible color)
• Planner (Upper Valley CC, complete)
• Laptop (issued by Upper Valley CC)

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