Thursday, May 25, 2017

Today's Assignment


Review For Your Semester Exam(s)!!!

If you missed some of To Kill a Mockingbird, click on the following link to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRVgfA_1Ahc

In addition to questions over To Kill a Mockingbird, you will be expected to know the vocabulary for it, as well as the vocabulary for Twelve Angry Men for the semester exam.

Click on the following link to study the vocabulary for the semester exam!

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1557056,1600639

Click the following link to review the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird.

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1601749

The semester exam schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, May 24th:         4th and 7th Period Exams
Thursday, May 25th:    1st, 3rd, and 5th Period Exams

Friday, May 26th:       6th, 2nd, and 8th Period Exams

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Quote of the Day

"The surest way to lose your self-worth is by trying to find it through the eyes of others."

--Becca Lee





Today's Assignment


Review For Your Semester Exam(s)!!!

If you missed some of To Kill a Mockingbird, click on the following link to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRVgfA_1Ahc

In addition to questions over To Kill a Mockingbird, you will be expected to know the vocabulary for it, as well as the vocabulary for Twelve Angry Men for the semester exam.

Click on the following link to study the vocabulary for the semester exam!

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1557056,1600639

Click the following link to review the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird.

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1601749

The semester exam schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, May 24th:         4th and 7th Period Exams
Thursday, May 25th:    1st, 3rd, and 5th Period Exams

Friday, May 26th:       6th, 2nd, and 8th Period Exams

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Quote of the Day

"In a world where you can be anything be kind."

--Author Unknown





Today's Assignment


Review For Your Semester Exam(s)!!!

If you missed some of To Kill a Mockingbird, click on the following link to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRVgfA_1Ahc

In addition to questions over To Kill a Mockingbird, you will be expected to know the vocabulary for it, as well as the vocabulary for Twelve Angry Men for the semester exam.

Click on the following link to study the vocabulary for the semester exam!

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1557056,1600639

Click the following link to review the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird.

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1601749

The semester exam schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, May 24th:         4th and 7th Period Exams
Thursday, May 25th:    1st, 3rd, and 5th Period Exams

Friday, May 26th:       6th, 2nd, and 8th Period Exams

Monday, May 22, 2017

Quote of the Day

"Be miserable.  Or motivate yourself.  Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice."

--Wayne Dyer





Today's Assignment


Review For Your Semester Exam(s)!!!

If you missed some of To Kill a Mockingbird, click on the following link to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRVgfA_1Ahc

In addition to questions over To Kill a Mockingbird, you will be expected to know the vocabulary for it, as well as the vocabulary for Twelve Angry Men for the semester exam.

Click on the following link to study the vocabulary for the semester exam!

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1557056,1600639

Click the following link to review the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird.

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1601749

The semester exam schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, May 24th:         4th and 7th Period Exams
Thursday, May 25th:    1st, 3rd, and 5th Period Exams
Friday, May 26th:       6th, 2nd, and 8th Period Exams

Friday, May 19, 2017

Quote of the Day

"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work."

--Aristotle




Today's Assignment

We will finish watching To Kill a Mockingbird today.

In addition to questions over To Kill a Mockingbird, you will be expected to know the vocabulary for it, as well as the vocabulary for Twelve Angry Men for the semester exam.

Click on the following link to study the vocabulary for the semester exam!

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1557056,1600639

Click the following link to review the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird.

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1601749

The semester exam schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, May 24th:         4th and 7th Period Exams
Thursday, May 25th:    1st, 3rd, and 5th Period Exams
Friday, May 26th:       6th, 2nd, and 8th Period Exams

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Quote of the Day


"Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

---Joseph Campbell


Today's Assignment

We will continue watching To Kill a Mockingbird today.

In addition to questions over To Kill a Mockingbird, you will be expected to know the vocabulary for it, as well as the vocabulary for Twelve Angry Men for the semester exam.

Click on the following link to study the vocabulary for the semester exam!

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1557056,1600639

Click the following link to review the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird.

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1601749

The semester exam schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, May 24th:         4th and 7th Period Exams
Thursday, May 25th:    1st, 3rd, and 5th Period Exams
Friday, May 26th:       6th, 2nd, and 8th Period Exams

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Quote of the Day

"Well done is better than well said."

--Benjamin Franklin





Today's Assignment

We will be watching To Kill a Mockingbird.

Just a reminder that you will be tested over vocabulary,as well as general questions over the movie.

Click on the following link to review the vocabulary.
http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1600639

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Quote of the Day

"Work hard, stay positive, and get up early.  It's the best part of the day."

--George Allen, Sr.





Today's Assignment

We will be discussing notes over To Kill a Mockingbird before we begin watching the movie. 


You will also be responsible for learning some vocabulary related to the novel.  Click on the following link to become familiar with the terms!

Vocabulary Terms:
http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1600639

Monday, May 15, 2017

Quote of the Day

"Don't go through life, grow through life."

--Eric Butterworth






Today's Assignment


We will be watching a video about the Scottsboro Boys to introduce To Kill a Mockingbird.

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Quote of the Day


"What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail."

---Robert H. Schuller



Today's Assignment


You need to finish the introductory paragraph and 1st body paragraph of your Personal Research Essay.

This will count as a TEST GRADE so you need to check for the following before submitting:

• Did you indent each paragraph?
• Did you double-space?
• Does the introductory paragraph tell your personal story related to your topic?
• Is the last sentence of the introductory paragraph your thesis statement (three research questions summed up in one sentence)?
• Do you have a topic sentence for the body paragraph (research question)?
• Do you have 2-3 facts from one or more of your sources in your body paragraph?
• Do you have a parenthetical citation for each fact that you pulled from a source that would not be considered common knowledge?
• Did you place the period after the parenthetical citation instead of before?
• Do you have at least one sentence commenting on each fact before introducing a new fact in the body paragraph?
• Did you use transitions (In addition, Furthermore, Also, etc.) to move the reader from one fact to another in the body paragraph?
• Did you proofread?
• Did you correct any spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors?

Until you can answer "yes" to the above questions, you should not submit your Personal Research Essay.

In addition to checking for the above, I need you to highlight the following:

• Thesis Statement
• Topic Sentence of Body Paragraph
• Each Parenthetical Citation (Not the entire sentence, only the citation)

Once you are sure that you have done all of the above, use the submission form to turn in your Personal Research Essay.

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Quote of the Day

"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you."

--Elbert Hubbard




Today's Assignment

Yesterday, you should have typed your introductory paragraph about your personal story related to your topic.  Remember, the final sentence of the introductory paragraph should be your thesis statement---your three research questions summed up into one sentence.

 Today, we will be discussing parenthetical citations and how they are used in a research paper.

You will then choose one of your research questions and develop a body paragraph of your research paper.  Use your research question as the topic sentence of the paragraph to get you started. The body paragraph should be a minimum of 7 sentences and include 2-3 parenthetical citations!  You should have at least one sentence of commentary (your comments about the fact) before introducing a new fact from the source. 

 Use transitions (In addition, Furthermore, Also, etc.) to move the reader from one fact to another in the body paragraph?

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Quote of the Day


"Always borrow money from a pessimist.  He won't expect it back."

--Oscar Wilde




Today's Assignment


Yesterday, you should have completed your bibliography for your personal research paper.

Before you submit the bibliography, scroll down to a new page, put the heading Bibliography, and put the sources in alphabetical order based on the first letter of the first word in the citation.

Use the submission form to turn in the Bibliography.

Create a new document and name it Personal Research Essay.  Place the same title as the heading.  

Today, you are going to compose the introductory paragraph of your research paper.  The introductory paragraph is where you will tell your personal story related to your topic.

The last sentence of your introductory paragraph needs to be the thesis statement.  A thesis statement tells the reader what the rest of the paper will be about.  Use your research questions to help you generate a thesis statement.

Monday, May 8, 2017

Quote of the Day


"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."

--Author Unknown





Today's Assignment

We are going to discuss the goal of a personal research essay.  You will then need to decide on a topic and three research questions for a personal research essay.

Complete the form to submit your topic and research questions by the end of the class period.

Using the three research questions that you came up with , your job is to now find THREE sources that answer the questions.

Create a document and name it Bibliography.  As you find each source, copy and paste the link to the source to the document titled Bibliography.  Use the same heading for the document itself.


In order to correctly cite the source information for the bibliography, you will use easybib, which is a citation machine.  You will copy and paste each of the links into easybib and then copy and paste the citation on the Bibliography page you just created.

List the sources in alphabetical order.  The Bibliography page will be due tomorrow!!

Friday, May 5, 2017

Quote of the Day


"Either you run the day or the day runs you."

--Jim Rohn

Today's Assignment

 You will need to turn in the THREE Teacher Appreciation letters if you did not do so yesterday.


If you have been absent/testing this week and did not take the test over Twelve Angry Men, then you will need to do so today!

We will be watching Twelve Angry Men.

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Quote of the Day

"When it's your own fault, things hurt worse than when someone else is to blame."

--Malcolm Forbes

Today's Assignment


This week is Teacher Appreciation Week! You are going to write THREE letters to teachers (or aides) expressing your appreciation for what they have done for you.  Each letter should be a minimum of 5-7 sentences and will count as a daily grade for a total of THREE DAILY GRADES!!  The letters will be given to the teachers on Friday.  

You would be amazed to know how much a letter with kind words can brighten a teachers day, so put some thought into what you say!

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Quote of the Day

"Life has many ways of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once."

--Author Unknown




Today's Assignment

Test over Twelve Angry Men!

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Quote of the Day

"People who repeatedly attack your confidence and self-esteem are quite aware of your potential, even if you are not."

--Author Unknown








Today's Assignment

Your test will be Tomorrow!  Click on the following links to review for the test.  

Also, you will need to complete a review sheet (handout) and be prepared to turn it in Wednesday.

Click on the link for access to the play:

http://www.umass.edu/legal/Hilbink/250/12Angry.pdf


Click on the link to review the Vocabulary:

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1557056

Click on the link to review the juror descriptions:

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1568171

Monday, May 1, 2017

Quote of the Day


"If I had nine hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first six sharpening my ax."

--Abraham Lincoln




Today's Assignment

Your test will be Wednesday!  Click on the following links to review for the test.  

Also, you will need to complete a review sheet (handout) and be prepared to turn it in Wednesday.

Click on the link for access to the play:

http://www.umass.edu/legal/Hilbink/250/12Angry.pdf


Click on the link to review the Vocabulary:

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1557056

Click on the link to review the juror descriptions:

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1568171