Wednesday, Jan. 22 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Resume work time
• Resume objective: either trying to get a job after school/training in a specific field (if you are choosing the college or apprenticeship route) or advancing in your area of employment (if you go right to work after HS)
• Finish “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong” 105-end
• Resume Time: 2 year plan and Completed Resume (Formatted BEAUTIFULLY) due TOMORROW end of block

Tuesday, Jan. 21 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: 2 Year Plan time
• Resumes
• Notes
• Examples
• Planning: pretend you are out of the schooling/training necessary to get a specific job in one of your career fields
• What schooling (specific, pretend)
• Actual job available? Research some...
• Start Resume

Monday, Jan. 20 Agenda

• • Bell Ringer: 2 Year Plan work time
  • Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong pg 89-105
  • While reading, answer questions and write own questions when pause: discuss first side of questions with partner

Friday, Jan. 17 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Get project links to me and Explanation of Project Questions (if all done, READ YOUR INDEPENDENT BOOK)
• The Things They Carried “How to Tell a True War Story”
• Put postits in the book with question numbers on them to identify where you can find the information to help you discuss that question
• Discussion of “How to Tell…”
• Discussion: Need to discuss for at least 15 min.  Talk of all of your post-its and answers to the questions.  Make sure you understand the story and what he is saying about Truth and War
• Go to Google Classroom and answer the two questions in the The Things They Carried section
• Social Issue Projects -collect paper copy of works cited page and the rubric
• Two Year Plan plus goal for after prep/apprenticeship/college (if longer than 2 years from now)

Thursday, Jan. 16 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Quill (2 activities)
• Final Class Work Time on Social Issue Project
• Needed: link to completed project, works cited page (printed out in MLA format), rubric (paperclipped to the works cited page)
• Two Year Plan -document in Classroom
• To Graduate: 4 English; 3 Social Studies; 3 Math; 3 Science (1 lab); 1.5 Phy Ed (3 years); .5 Life Skills; .5 health (10th); Community Service =27 total
• Civics Test: 65 of 100 right (have to take it until that is your score)

Wednesday, Jan. 15 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Explanation of Project explanation
• Research Project work time (due FRIDAY)
• Continuing “How to Tell a True War Story”
• While reading, mark with postits to have a discussion on Thursday
• On your sheet with your brainstormed list of what should be in a war story: Answer these questions about “How to Tell a True War Story”:
• What could the water buffalo represent? Why? (pg 79)
• What is true in all war stories, according to the author, even if the events are not? (82, 83, 85)
• Read the last line on page 85.  What does that mean? Who is he talking about (specific and general)?

Bring these answers and what you marked with postits up to me when completed! Then work on your Independent reading or your social issue presentation if not done

Monday, Jan. 13 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Social Issues Research Work Time
• Peer Review Time
• WN Entry: What should a war story have in it? List as many characteristics as you can –characters, events, items, places, etc.
• Start reading “How to Tell a True War Story”
• Mark what fits with your brainstormed list
• Mark with other color what O’Brien says a true war story will have/be/do
• Mark additional interesting/important points
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