Do-Now:
Today: You-Call-It Extra Credit: Today you will finish your extra-credit assignments. You may choose what type of assignment you would like to complete as long as you get the assignment approved by Ms. Winberg BEFORE you begin. Assignments will be assigned Extra Credit based on creativity and completeness. All Extra Credit is due AT THE END OF CLASS on TODAY @ 8:55am. Assignments WILL NOT be accepted after this time.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Monday, June 13
Do-Now: Think of writing assignments you have enjoyed doing in class or assignments we haven't done in class that you wish we had done. Write a proposal detailing assignments you would like to work on for Extra Credit during the next two days. Make sure to be specific about what you will be writing.
Today: You-Call-It Extra Credit: Today and tomorrow you will be given time in class to work on Extra Credit to go toward your final grade. You may choose what type of assignment you would like to complete as long as you get the assignment approved by Ms. Winberg BEFORE you begin. Assignments will be assigned Extra Credit based on creativity and completeness. All Extra Credit is due AT THE END OF CLASS on Tuesday, June 14 @ 8:55am. Assignments WILL NOT be accepted after this time.
Today: You-Call-It Extra Credit: Today and tomorrow you will be given time in class to work on Extra Credit to go toward your final grade. You may choose what type of assignment you would like to complete as long as you get the assignment approved by Ms. Winberg BEFORE you begin. Assignments will be assigned Extra Credit based on creativity and completeness. All Extra Credit is due AT THE END OF CLASS on Tuesday, June 14 @ 8:55am. Assignments WILL NOT be accepted after this time.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Friday, June 10
Do-Now: What do you think are your greatest strengths (as a person, not as a student)? What do you think are your greatest weaknesses? EXPLAIN.
Today: Today, you will be editing/revising all TEN of your memoirs on your GoogleDocs and then sharing them with Ms. W to get your grade. Once you are finished editing, make sure to share all TEN of them with TeacherWinberg@gmail.com. Remember, this project is worth 200 points towards your final grade!
Today: Today, you will be editing/revising all TEN of your memoirs on your GoogleDocs and then sharing them with Ms. W to get your grade. Once you are finished editing, make sure to share all TEN of them with TeacherWinberg@gmail.com. Remember, this project is worth 200 points towards your final grade!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Wednesday, June 8
Do-Now: If a friend or family member of yours was killed, would you seek revenge? Why or why not? Would killing the person who killed your loved one make you feel better about your loved one's death? Can death ever really be avenged? Explain.
Today: Today, we will be starting "True Grit" for your last movie review. Guiding questions:
1) A brief summary of the movie's plot (without giving away the ending or any important events)
2) What you liked/disliked about the movie
3) Who the main actors was and how well/badly the actor portrayed his character
4) A comparison of the movie to similar movies you've seen
5) Your ultimate opinion on the movie as a whole and how the movie made you feel
Today: Today, we will be starting "True Grit" for your last movie review. Guiding questions:
1) A brief summary of the movie's plot (without giving away the ending or any important events)
2) What you liked/disliked about the movie
3) Who the main actors was and how well/badly the actor portrayed his character
4) A comparison of the movie to similar movies you've seen
5) Your ultimate opinion on the movie as a whole and how the movie made you feel
Tuesday, June 7
Do-Now: Reflect back on your past year at school. What do you think you'll do differently next year? What do you think you'll keep doing the same? EXPLAIN.
Today: 1) Letter to a Freshman: Compose a letter offering advice to Freshman who will be entering tenth grade next year. What should they expect in tenth grade? What will be different? (classes, shops, friends, teachers, etc.) What will stay the same? What can you tell them that will help make their tenth grade year easier?
2) Year in Review Poem/Song: Write a poem/song about your entire tenth grade year. You can focus on things that happened both inside and outside of school starting with September and ending with June. Think of the most important things that have happened this year as well as any other memories you have which stick out. Try to use your poem/song to summarize the highlights of the year.
Homework: Finish letter and poem/song
Today: 1) Letter to a Freshman: Compose a letter offering advice to Freshman who will be entering tenth grade next year. What should they expect in tenth grade? What will be different? (classes, shops, friends, teachers, etc.) What will stay the same? What can you tell them that will help make their tenth grade year easier?
2) Year in Review Poem/Song: Write a poem/song about your entire tenth grade year. You can focus on things that happened both inside and outside of school starting with September and ending with June. Think of the most important things that have happened this year as well as any other memories you have which stick out. Try to use your poem/song to summarize the highlights of the year.
Homework: Finish letter and poem/song
Friday, June 3, 2011
Monday, June 6
Do-Now: What topics have been the easiest for you to write about? Why? What topics have been the hardest for your to write about? Why? Explain.
Today: Today, you will be typing Memoir #10 into your GoogleDocs. On Friday, you will have the entire class period to edit all TEN of your memoirs and submit them to Ms. W. Remember, the project is worth 200 pts. towards your grade (20 pts. per memoir).
Today: Today, you will be typing Memoir #10 into your GoogleDocs. On Friday, you will have the entire class period to edit all TEN of your memoirs and submit them to Ms. W. Remember, the project is worth 200 pts. towards your grade (20 pts. per memoir).
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Friday, June 3
Do-Now: What do you miss about your childhood? What don't you miss? Describe. (Example: You miss not having any responsibility. You don't miss having less freedom.)
Today: 1) Pass-it-Around Story (Last One of the Year!) : Starting Line "On a warm, June morning I stepped outside my house and walked to the corner to wait for my bus."
2) Memoir #10 (Last One of the Year!): Compose your 10th Memoir (to be typed Monday). Next Friday you will have the entire class to edit and submit all TEN of your Memoirs. This project will be worth 200 points. Possible Memoir #10 Topics:
~ Write about your change from a child to a young adult. Think of an event/experience where you felt you were no longer a child and had taken the first step into young adulthood. (Examples: A milestone birthday. Letting go of a habit/item from your childhood. Experiencing freedom for the first time. A serious argument with a parent.)
~ Write about a time you had to say goodbye to someone/something. (Example: Moving away from your first home. Saying your final goodbye to a dying friend/family member. Saying goodbye to your classmates on the last day of school.)
~ Write about an important lesson your learned from someone older (a parent, friend, relative, teacher, boss). What did they teach you? How have you used this lesson to improve yourself and your life?
Homework: Finish Memoir #10
Today: 1) Pass-it-Around Story (Last One of the Year!) : Starting Line "On a warm, June morning I stepped outside my house and walked to the corner to wait for my bus."
2) Memoir #10 (Last One of the Year!): Compose your 10th Memoir (to be typed Monday). Next Friday you will have the entire class to edit and submit all TEN of your Memoirs. This project will be worth 200 points. Possible Memoir #10 Topics:
~ Write about your change from a child to a young adult. Think of an event/experience where you felt you were no longer a child and had taken the first step into young adulthood. (Examples: A milestone birthday. Letting go of a habit/item from your childhood. Experiencing freedom for the first time. A serious argument with a parent.)
~ Write about a time you had to say goodbye to someone/something. (Example: Moving away from your first home. Saying your final goodbye to a dying friend/family member. Saying goodbye to your classmates on the last day of school.)
~ Write about an important lesson your learned from someone older (a parent, friend, relative, teacher, boss). What did they teach you? How have you used this lesson to improve yourself and your life?
Homework: Finish Memoir #10
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