Blog Archives - Ms. Bender

Thursday 4.21

4/21/2016

Final PARCC English Language Arts Unit

UPCOMING DATES

Thursday April 21 - PARCC during class, proctored by Ms. Bender
Monday April 25 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
Wednesday April 27 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
Friday April 29 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
Tuesday May 3 - MAP Testing
Thursday May 5 - Begin "Romeo & Juliet"

Tuesday 4.19

4/19/2016

No School, Freshmen or Seniors

PSAT and ACT testing

"This I Believe" Due April 25

4/18/2016

Required to Turn In:

1) Rubric (10 pts)
2) 20-belief brainstorm (50 pts)
3) 3 single-belief brainstorms (50 pts)
4) Categorization Tree Map (75 pts)
5) Writing Plan Sequencing (50 pts)
6) Revision & Editing Checklists (15 pts)
7) Final Draft (100 pts)
8) Presentation (50 pts)

Monday 4.18

4/18/2016

TODAY WE:

Drafted "This I Believe"
Reviewed Upcoming Dates
- Monday April 18 - Drafting "This I Believe" (bring laptop if you have one)
- Tuesday April 19 - NO SCHOOL for freshmen and seniors
- Thursday April 21 - PARCC during class, proctored by Ms. Bender
- Monday April 25 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Wednesday April 27 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Friday April 29 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Tuesday May 3 - MAP Testing
- Thursday May 5 - Begin "Romeo & Juliet"

HOMEWORK
Writing Plans
"This I Believe" due Monday April 25

Thursday 4.14

4/14/2016

TODAY WE:

Scrambled the phrase "This I Believe"
read mentor texts
categorized the structure of mentor texts
categorized our brainstorms about our belief statements
sequenced our writing plans
Reviewed Upcoming Dates
- Thursday April 14 - Drafting "This I Believe" (bring laptop if you have one)
- Monday April 18 - Drafting "This I Believe" (bring laptop if you have one)
- Tuesday April 19 - NO SCHOOL for freshmen and seniors
- Thursday April 21 - PARCC during class, proctored by Ms. Bender
- Monday April 25 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Wednesday April 27 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Friday April 29 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Tuesday May 3 - MAP Testing
- Thursday May 5 - Begin "Romeo & Juliet"

HOMEWORK
Writing Plans
"This I Believe" due Monday April 25

Tuesday 4.12

4/12/2016

TODAY WE:

wrote about God
wrote belief statements based on topics that were passed out (God, Curfews, Underage Drinking, War, School, Racism, True Love)
learned what classmates believe about the topics
Brainstormed around four different topics - The first on 20 beliefs we hold, the second, third and fourth on examples and history of 3 of those beliefs.
chose the belief for our This I Believe essays
Reviewed Upcoming Dates
- Thursday April 14 - Drafting "This I Believe" (bring laptop if you have one)
- Monday April 18 - Drafting "This I Believe" (bring laptop if you have one)
- Tuesday April 19 - NO SCHOOL for freshmen and seniors
- Thursday April 21 - PARCC during class, proctored by Ms. Bender
- Monday April 25 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Wednesday April 27 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Friday April 29 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Tuesday May 3 - Begin "Romeo and Juliet" unit

Friday 4.8

4/8/2016

TODAY WE:

wrote about heroes
discussed the history of "This I Believe"
explored what we believe by decided whether we agree or disagree with certain statements
chose a belief we shared as a group and wrote about it
tackled Grammar Review
Reviewed Upcoming Dates
- Tuesday April 12 FINAL DRAFT Definition Essay Due
- Thursday April 14 - Drafting "This I Believe" (bring laptop if you have one)
- Monday April 18 - Drafting "This I Believe" (bring laptop if you have one)
- Tuesday April 19 - NO SCHOOL for freshmen and seniors
- Thursday April 21 - PARCC during class, proctored by Ms. Bender
- Monday April 25 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Wednesday April 27 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Friday April 29 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Tuesday May 3 - Begin "Romeo and Juliet" unit

HOMEWORK
DUE TUESDAY APRIL 12
Final Draft Definition Essay

NO HOMEWORK - PARCC Testing

4/6/2016

Wednesday 4.6

4/6/2016

TODAY WE:

drew pictures of the concepts we're using in our Definition Essays
printed out Revision Worksheets
- Transition Lists
revised Rough Drafts
Reviewed Upcoming Dates
- Friday April 8 Brainstorming "This I Believe"
- Tuesday April 12 FINAL DRAFT Definition Essay Due
- Thursday April 14 - Drafting "This I Believe" (bring laptop if you have one)
- Monday April 18 - Drafting "This I Believe" (bring laptop if you have one)
- Tuesday April 19 - NO SCHOOL for freshmen and seniors
- Thursday April 21 - PARCC during class, proctored by Ms. Bender
- Monday April 25 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Wednesday April 27 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Friday April 29 - "This I Believe" oral presentations
- Tuesday May 3 - Begin "Romeo and Juliet" unit

HOMEWORK
ROCK YOUR PARCC TEST!

DUE TUESDAY APRIL 12
Final Draft Definition Essay

NO HOMEWORK - PARCC testing

4/5/2016