Thursday, Oct. 31 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Quill: one activity completed today
• Big Idea tracing
• Night 40-46
• Reader’s Response Journal
• Make sure that you have all 5 journals done (3-9, 9-22, 23-28, 29-34, 35-46)
• Journals should start with a piece of evidence with an in-text citation and then be around a half page of handwritten text giving your thoughts/reactions/connections/etc. to that evidence/section
• Read Independent book when done
• Time to finish Xello Assignments (Matchmaker (all four tests), College, Career, and possibly Entrepreneur)
• All Infographics are due TODAY if being revised
• Independent Reading Time 
• Big Idea notebook paragraph due TOMORROW

Wednesday, Oct. 30 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Continuation of Post-Secondary/Career Project 
• If you finish this, work on your infographic if it isn’t done then read independently)

Tuesday, Oct. 29 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Night
• Go to page 32-33 Start at, “How was it possible…” read to “His voice broke” (pg33). Answer Ellie’s question and react to what his dad said about the world.  Do you think this is true today? Could this still happen? Defend your answer with details, explaining your thoughts. –bring to me when done
• Pg. 32 “How was it possible that men, women, and children were being burned and that the world kept silent?” (Elie’s question)
• Pg. 33 Dad response: “The world is not interested in us. Today, everything is possible, even the crematoria…”
• Night
• Read 34-40
• Post-Secondary and Career Exploration Explanation
• xello.com (link and then assignment in Classroom)
• If you are fixing your infographic, remember it is due on Thursday

Monday, Oct. 28 Agenda

• Bell Ringer:  Independent Reading Time 
• Big Idea Notebook assignment
• Sharing Infographics
• On a sheet: Name, Topic, one important or interesting fact, one way they can improve their work
• Infographic Grade Reflection and work time to fix based on feedback
• Write your response journal to the evidence you picked on Friday (I will be checking journal 4 tomorrow)

Friday, Oct. 25 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Independent Reading Time 
• Big Idea Notebook assignment
• You need to pick a big idea that you think is shown in one of the books you’ve read for independent reading time. You then need to write a paragraph about how it is seen.  You can sign the writing or not (but you have to give it to one of us so we can read it and give you credit)
• You can type or hand write -if you type, you will print it out and glue it into the notebook
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• Infographic work time (last class time: links due at the end of the work time)
• Reading –pg 29-34
• As we read today, mark with a post-it many details that you could use more info/a visual as well as things that are important and things to respond to 
• Ex: how did they section off parts of town to be a ghetto
• Textual Evidence for Journal on today’s section –bring to me when done

Thursday, Oct. 24 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Infographic Work Time 
• Infographic reflection: in Google classroom: this is due by Friday
• What did you like about it? 
• What learning targets do you feel will be beneficial for you in the future? How? 
• What did you not like? (or feel was not beneficial)
• What would you do differently if you were to do it again?
• Night Reading Pg. 20-28
• Journal on this section
• On Classroom: Question: What are the two most important points/pieces of information/phrases/quotes from what we read today? Write the point and then a short explanation of why.
• Introduce the Big Idea Notebook assignment
• You need to pick a big idea that you think is shown in one of the books you’ve read for independent reading time. You then need to write a paragraph about how it is seen.  You can sign the writing or not (but you need to write your name and the big idea in the notebook in the back to give you credit)
• You can type or handwrite -if you type, you will print it out and glue it into the notebook

Wednesday, Oct. 23 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Quill Time (please complete 2-3 activities and then go on to reading your book)
• Write on the board one point, concept, tip, lesson from your Quill Lessons today that you will remember in your writing 
• Independent Reading Time
• Night 12-22
• Reader’s Response Journal

Tuesday, Oct. 22 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Infographic Feedback Time
• Once you have ‘presented’ to your partner, and they to you, and you have filled out the evaluation form, work on finishing your infographic, fixing it/making it stronger, or reading your independent book
• Independent Reading Time
• Read just a few more pages in Night (9-11)
• Night Comprehension Check: There is an assignment in Google Classroom with four questions about the beginning of the book we read today and last Wed.  Answer the questions and then work on your infographic. USE YOUR BOOK (it’s not a quiz, even though that’s what it says…)
• Emigrate: leave one’s country to settle in another

Infographic Work Time

Thursday, Oct. 17 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Quill Time (complete at least one activitiy then read your book)
• Presentation Work Time
• NEED IMAGES/ICONS!! 
• Reminder on Sources: need to credit where info comes from
• Work Cited Section –at the bottom of your infographic, MLA format (look at the document in Classroom from earlier this year for directions)
• If you are ready to present your infographic to the class, come and tell me, then read your independent book. If you aren’t ready, use this time to GET READY!

Wednesday, Oct. 16 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Infographic Work Time
• Rubric
• Night Ch. 1 (3-9)
• Sighet before the war Pics
• From what we read today, pick an image, phrase, line, passage (paragraph or section) or idea and journal on it.
• Journalling Time
• Work on your Infographic/share it with me end of tomorrow to be ready for Tuesday (when your first draft is due).
• Works Cited info on the bottom of the infographic
• Look at the rubric and make sure you are on the path to the left
• If you need a research break, Read your independent book 

Tuesday, Oct. 15 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Infographic Analysis Sharing
• Presentation Work Time
• Make sure you have notes on at least 7 or more sources before you start to create your infographic
• Potential Types: Piktochart, Canva, 
• ‘First Draft’ Infographic needs to be done by Thursday, works cited doesn’t (Friday)
• Background on the Holocaust -fill out document in Classroom 
• After you write, work on infographic
• Presentation work time 
• Steps for today:
• Finish Research online (including visuals)
• Look at the rubric and make sure you are doing what you need to do!
• Highlighted sections of rubric (subject knowledge, logical appeal, counter arguments)
• Independent Reading time: if you feel you are ready to present (I’m pretty much thinking no one will be done with the infographic today, but you never know)
• More Notes/Infographic Creation time

Monday, Oct. 14 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Theme Paragraphs/Independent Reading
• Once you’ve written the two, write on the top of the document: which paragraph should we assess? Why is that the best evidence of your learning?
• if you’ve already turned it in, unsubmit and add this at the top!
• Infographic Analysis (finish your second infographic -be prepared to show your findings on Tuesday)
• Presentation Work Time
• Make sure you have notes on at least 7 or more sources before you start to create your infographic
• Potential Types: Piktochart, Canva, Adobe Spark?
• ‘First Draft’ Infographic needs to be done by Thursday, works cited doesn’t (Friday)
• Time to work on missing work/read
• Any Flight work that you would like to be worth points is due Wednesday!
• Transformation Sheet due TODAY

Friday, Oct. 11 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Independent Reading Time (15 min)
• Presentation Work Time
• Topic Choice update… Answer Garden
• By the beginning of TODAY you should have a selection of potential sources. 
• I will be checking for at least 10 potential sources while you are working
• You should start notes on the potential sources once you have 10+ articles/videos.
• Notes can be typed or by hand (if you want to use the sheet I have, grab it from the white crate), but keep track of what info comes from what source and what info is a direct quote vs your words
• Make sure you are taking notes on all aspects of your topic: general definitions but also specific and detailed info.  You want to give your audience info from many sources all in one place
•  Remember, you need visuals (pictures, videos, icons, graphs, etc)
• If you need a break from your research, you can read your independent book
• Theme Paragraphs/Independent Reading

Thursday, Oct. 10 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Quill Work Time
• Infographic Analysis Work time and sharing
• Infographic Work Time
• Topic Choice 
• By the middle of Friday you should have a selection of potential sources and you should have a selection of quotes from the book you are considering. 
• I will be checking for at least 10 potential sources at the beginning of work time Friday
• You should start notes on the potential sources once you have 10+ articles/videos.
• Notes can be typed or by hand, but keep track of what info comes from what source and what info is a direct quote vs your words
•  Remember, you need visuals (pictures, videos, icons, graphs, etc)

Wednesday, Oct. 9 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Themes List: Pick three of the themes from the list (in the TIQA assignment in Classroom) and explain how those themes can be seen.  For two of the three you need to use textual evidence 
• • Explain in detail (using textual evidence for all three themes, if you want to make your argument stronger).
  • Example paragraph is a second document in the assignment
• Infographic Analysis (with partner)
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Tuesday, Oct. 8 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Chapter 20-21
• What are some possible themes of the story? (aim for 5-8 or more)
• Big ideas we’ve looked at plus a message about each that are echoed throughout, what a lot of the story connects to, start a list in classroom (Flight Themes assignment) and turn in when done. If you are going for a theme, it should be a big idea and a message about that idea.
• Independent Reading -when you’ve finished your theme list
• Infographic Introduction -large group analysis of infographic #20, four parts of analysis

Monday, Oct. 7 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: ACT Writing Essay Example Discussion
• Timed Essay: Prompt
• Read and Discuss Ch 18 -find what you wrote about the father questions on Thursday
• Chapter 19-

Friday, Oct. 4 Agenda

Bell Ringer: ACT Timed Essay Prep

• Perspectives from Wednesday’s blog posts: choosing three perspectives
• Read through everyone else’s blog posts.  As you read, try to find three strong perspectives that cover three different perspectives people could have about teens and Flight
• Write your three choices on the side white board
• Evaluate example essays
• Timed Writing on Monday!!