Have Smartphones Ruined Your Generation?

Today I will: 

• Respond to a prompt by constructing a main claim and one body paragraph

Please Take out: 
-Paragraph Diagrams

Today's Agenda:
1. Write paragraph response to smartphones
2. Collect Work Packet #2

Homework:

Honors write Open Letter to Apple due Friday 

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Paragraph Instruction

Today I will: 

• Familiarize myself with the components of a paragraph

Please Take out: 
-A writing utensil
-Evidence Sentence Packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Evidence Sentence Practice
2. Paragraph writing instruction
3. Paragraph Diagram

Homework:

Finish Paragraph Diagram
Honors: Complete Open Letter Article (Read and complete vocab, claims, evidence) due Tomorrow

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42- Movie Review

Today I will: 

• View a film titled 42 to gain a clear understanding of the terms injustice and perseverance
• Write a well-written movie review following the guidelines provided

Please Take out: 
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. Finish 42 and take notes
2. Write a movie review in Google Classroom due at the end of the block today

Homework:

Finish Evidence Collector with evidence from the article "No Smartphones are Not Destroying a Generation" 

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42

Today I will: 

• View a film titled 42 to gain a clear understanding of the terms injustice and perseverance

Please Take out: 
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. Go over "movie notes" worksheet and define Injustice and Perseverance
2. Watch 42 and take notes

Homework:

Finish Evidence Collector with evidence from the article "No Smartphones are Not Destroying a Generation" 

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The Kids are Gonna Be Alright

Today I will: 

• Identify and label claims in an article.
• Identify and label different types of evidence in the article.

Please Take out: 
-Evidence Sentence Packet
-Writing Utensil
-Evidence Collector

Today's Agenda:
1. Collect Work Packet 1
2. Evidence Sentence Practice
3. Read "No Smartphones are Not Destroying a Generation: The Kids are Gonna Be Alright" and highlight claims and identify evidence

Homework:

Finish Evidence Collector with evidence from the "No Smartphones are Not Destroying" article

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Evidence Sentences

Today I will: 

• Survey a text by identifying the author's background, reading the first and last paragraph, and making a prediction about what the article will be about.
• Learn how to write a polished Evidence Sentence

Please Take out: 
-Evidence Collector
-A writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. Evidence Sentences
2. Survey the text for "No Smartphones..."
3. Vocabulary for  "No Smartphones..."

Homework:

1. ALL: Finish the Survey of text (Google Classroom) and Vocabulary for "No Smartphones Are Not Destroying a Generation"
2. HONORS: highlight claims and identify evidence in this article

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Appointment Clock Set Up

Today I will: 

• Identify and label claims in section  3 of an article.
• Identify and label different types of evidence in section 3 of the article.

Please Take out: 
a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. Complete Evidence Collector
2. Appointment Clock set up

Homework:

Honors: Survey The Text

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Identify types of evidence and claims

Today I will: 

• Write sentences for vocabulary words in section 3 of the article.
• Identify and label claims in section  3 of an article.
• Identify and label different types of evidence in section 3 of the article.

Please Take out: 
Vocabulary Packet
Article

Today's Agenda:
1. Google Form
2. Section 3 Smartphone Vocabulary

3. Identify types of evidence and claims in section 3 of the article 

4. Begin Evidence Collector

Homework:

Honors Vocabulary section I only

Remind your parents to come to Curriculum Night tonight!

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Types of Evidence

Today I will: 

• Write sentences for vocabulary words in section 2 of the article.
• Identify and label different types of evidence in section 2 of the article.
• Identify and label claims in section  2 of an article.

Please Take out: 
Vocabulary Packet
Article

Today's Agenda:
1. Section 2-Smartphone Vocabulary

2. Types of Evidence Claim and Evidence Types

3. Read Section 2 and identify evidence in sections 1 and 2

Homework:

none :) 

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Introduction to Rhetoric

Today I will: 

• Survey a text by identifying the author's background, reading the first and last paragraph, and making a prediction about what the article will be about.
• Identify and label different types of evidence in part 1 of the article.
• Identify and label claims in part one of an article.
• Write sentences for vocabulary words in part 1 of the article.

Please Take out: 
a writing utensil
signed honors worksheet

Today's Agenda:
1. Smartphone Vocabulary Section 1
2. Survey the text
3. Introduce Claims
4. Read Section 1 of article 

Homework:

No homework :) 

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Smartphones

Today I will: 

• respond to a survey via Google forms
• break down and understand a prompt by completing a do/what chart
• discuss survey results and relate to writing prompt

Please Take out: 
a writing utensil
a signed honors form if you have it

Today's Agenda:
1. Watch "I forgot My Phone"
2. Complete a Google Survey
3. Kahoot Coursework Quiz
4. Break down our first writing prompt
5. Red Solo Cups

Homework:

Honors Parent Signature
Buy Required Supplies 

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Let's Get Digital

Today I will: 

• demonstrate my knowledge about the Humanities I course via a short kahoot quiz
• join a Google Classroom and participate in a Digital Challenge – exploring the 9th grade English blog
• familiarize myself with the proper usage of our in-class Chromebooks

Please take out:
-Honors Parent signatures if you have them

Today's Agenda:
1. Chromebook Care
2. Sign up for Google Classroom
3. Complete the Digital Challenge 
4.  Four Corners
5. Four Corners Response 

Homework:

-Honors Parent Signature if you choose to do honors

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Welcome to 9th Grade English

You're in Room E208 

Mrs. West's English Class 

Today I will: 

• get to know my new English teacher and classmates
• learn about the Humanities program
• understand what is expected of me and what I can expect of my teacher
• gain an understanding of Honors versus College Prep

Please Take out: 
A Pen or Pencil

Today's Agenda:
Introductions and Roll Call
Classroom Introduction
Honors Vs. College Prep

Homework:

Discuss Honors explanation and parent signature with parents

Buy required supplies for Humanities (see syllabus)

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