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Thursday, August 15, 2019

Want to donate? THANK YOU SO MUCH ! Any   Extra Required school  Supplies  for students  who need them  would  be Great ! Also, consider these options for supporting Accelerated Core: Donors  Choose:  www.donorschoose.org/Accelerated ---If you donate by Sunday and use the code LIFTOFF, we will get a matching donation from the Gates Foundation! Amazon Wish List:  https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1O3TB5B6KYF8M?ref_= wl_share Pick up these: "Does Reading Fiction Make You a Better Person?" and related articles Class Expectations Annotation Handout AND YOUR ASSIGNED CHROMEBOOK Learning Intention: I can understand class expectations. I can understand annotation strategies. I understand the course syllabus. Success Criteria: I will be able to explain actions I can take to demonstrate respect in each of 6 domains. I can show proficiency with course expectations on our syllabus Kahoot. I can identify a new annotatio...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

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1.      Opening A.    Returning Mid-Unit Assessments? (5 minutes) B.    Reviewing Learning Targets (3 minutes) I can make connections between the texts I have read in this unit, and the title and lyrics in “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around.” I can cite evidence from the text to support my connections between the lyrics and text. 2.      Work Time A.    Introducing the Discussion Prompt and Rubric (12 minutes)     B.    Preparing Notes for the Socratic Seminar (20 minutes) 3.      Closing and Assessment A.    Sharing Evidence (5 minutes) 4.      Homework A.    Finish recording connections between the song title and lyrics, “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around,” and texts you have read on your note-catcher. B.    Continue to read your independent reading book. C.  If you needed t...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

1.     Opening A.    AR Check-In--15 points=on track (5 minutes) B.    Review Learning Targets: Distinguishing Informational Text from Historical Fiction (5 minutes) I can determine the central ideas in one section of the informational text ‘The Vietnam Wars.’  I can use context clues to determine word meanings.  I can participate in discussions about the text with a partner, small group, and the whole class. 2.     Work Time A.    Inferring Based on a Map and Previewing Informational Text: “The Vietnam Wars” (10 minutes) B.    Read-aloud and Guided Note-taking: Section 1 of “The Vietnam Wars” (20 minutes) 3.     Closing and Assessment A.    Preview Homework and Read-Aloud (5 minutes) 4.     Homework Reread Section 1 of “The Vietnam Wars,” complete Section 1 note-catcher, and read one new assigned section. Come in today at break/lunch ...
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