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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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Friday, March 26, 2020

Hi! I'm so glad you're here. Note: There is no homework over spring break.  Finish this today, make sure you're caught up, and then take a week off.  We've all earned it. Here's what we'll work on today: General Coursework-- Go to Google Classroom and finish the "Reflection/Thank You Letter"-- due today . Do this today if you haven't already :  Buy  Omnivore's Dilemma: Young Reader's Edition  by Michael Pollan. (Here is an  Amazon link . Here is a  Bookshop Santa Cruz link .)  OR Send me an email and I will get you a book. (If your family would like to buy a book for a classmate,  click here .) AR-- Need a new book to read for Q4?  Check this out. The Watsonville Libray is also an option for eBooks. See the 3/26 Stream post on Google Classroom for info. Genius Hour-- Due today : Go to Google Classroom and complete the 3/27 section of the Genius Hour Log.   Show What You Know project...
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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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