Wednesday, March 14 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: In writer’s notebook: Can dreams become actual plans, or are they aspirations that should remain untouched, so that there’s always something to reach for? Why? Explain your ideas in depth. (if you aren’t in your seat, with the sheets out when the bell rings, you WILL be tardy)

•Journal check

•Share at least one of your ideas from Journal as Lennie or George for 1st 16 pages

•Section 2 17-29

•Chronolog, Characters, Themes

•Candy, Curley, Crooks

1-30 Quiz tomorrow!!

Tuesday, March 13 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Presentations: Brianna, Jordan, Rylee, Tony, Caleb, Evan C. 

•Finish Section 1 OMM:

•Theme Tracing, Character Chart, Chronolog

•Pick either George or Lennie and in their voice, write a journal entry based on what has happened so far.  Make a new section within your Writer’s Notebook section (or you can type them) for these entries – each entry needs to be about ½ to ¾ of a page long.

•Make sure you cover what happened in that section from their perspective

•Their thoughts, feelings, reactions, etc. connected to events

•Read your independent book while you wait for all to finish (book completion sheet due on March 22)

Monday, March 12 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Reminder on Sources: need to credit where info comes on individual points as well as a sources section/slide at the end

•If you are ready to present, come and tell me, then read your independent book. If you aren’t ready, use this time to GET READY!

•Presentation order: Reis, David, Matt

•Presentations 

•Discuss WN Entry from Friday (belonging vs. loneliness)

•Read Section 1 (1-11)

•Add to character details, and any examples of themes (loneliness, American Dream, Imp. Rel)

•Relationship of George and Lennie

•In your character chart, write a quick description of their relationship

Friday, March 9 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: In writer’s notebook, write at least a paragraph on these questions: What does it mean to belong? How important is it for human beings to have a place where they belong, where there are people who know them and love them?

•Work on your presentation if needed or read your book (we will have work time until 1:30)

•Presentation Practice Time

•Once you have presented to your partner, and they to you, and you have filled out the evaluation form, work on finishing your presentation, fixing it/making it stronger, or reading your independent book

•Hand out OMM books

•Flight books will be collected on Monday

Thursday, March 8 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Presentation Work Time

•Things I noticed in my check yesterday: NEED IMAGES!! At least one a slide/point; make sure you are connecting each point you are making to research that you cite as well as the book (where you also cite)

•American Dream

•American Dream Questions (paragraph answers 2-5) due by 1:45

•Bring to me when completed

•Independent Book: Read or work on book completion sheet (can switch to presentation at 1:40)

•Work Cited Page for Presentation –slide in presentation, MLA format (look at the document shared with you from earlier this year for directions)

•Presentation practice on Friday (need at least half of your presentation finished by beginning of class tomorrow!!!)

Friday, March 2 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Time for finishing up research notes and/or starting the presentation work. 

•Potential Types: PowerPoint (or Google Slides) , Prezi, WeVideo, PowToon, Haiku Deck, Animoto, Bunkr, Knowledge Vision, Visme

•Go to: https://morethanatech.com/2015/07/21/21-top-presentation-tools-for-teachers/ for a quick explanation of each type

•Anticipation Statements for Of Mice and Men

•In the Statement section: Pick two statements, one that you agree with most and one that you disagree with most.  For each, give a quick explanation of your beliefs on your blog. –write the statement, your rating, then at least two sentences explaining why you rated it as you did.

•Time to add clarification, visual displays of data, images, strength to your presentation.

•Presentation work time

•Works Cited Page

•Look at the rubric and make sure you are on the path to the left

•Presentations Wednesday? Thursday?

•Independent Reading time: if you feel you are ready to present (I’m pretty much thinking no one will be done with the presentation today, but you never know)

•Time to work on missing work/read

•Any Flight work that you would like to be worth points is due Wednesday!

Transformation Sheet due Monday

Thursday, March 1 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Theme Paragraphs -need to be shared with me or turned in by hand by Friday

•Presentation Work Time

•Notes time (if you don’t have at least 10 potential sources, get to that point)

•Aim to have all notes done by end of tomorrow’s work time

•Highlighted sections of rubric (subject knowledge, logical appeal, counter arguments)

•LOOK AT YOUR RUBRIC!!!!

•If you need a break from your research, you can read your independent book

•Presentation Work Time

•Look at the rubric and make sure you are on the path to the left

•Make sure you have notes on at least 7 or more sources before you start to create your presentation

•Potential Types: PowerPoint (or Google Slides) , Prezi, WeVideo, PowToon, Haiku Deck, Animoto, Bunkr, Knowledge Vision, Visme

•Go to: https://morethanatech.com/2015/07/21/21-top-presentation-tools-for-teachers/ for a quick explanation of each type

•‘First Draft’ Presentation needs to be done by Tuesday, works cited doesn’t (Wednesday)

• The Zits' Transformations sheet will be collected on Monday