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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, August 21, 2019

Pick Up: Open Mind Diagram Rubric Pass Up: Signed "Interwebs" Handout Copy homework: --Read the third article in the article packet and annotate it. --Read Ch. 6 and annotate it. --Add to your comp book notes as you read. --If you'd like to purchase your books for this class, it's not too late.  Live links are on the first blog post. Learning Intention: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.4 I can present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation Success Criteria: I can explain aspects of my character's personality using words, images, and carefully-selected quotations. I can use appropriate eye contact, volume so everyone can hear, and pronounce words clearly and correctly. Group Presentations! Take notes in your composition book as you listen--one page per character--so you can kee...
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

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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 handouts: Course Syllabus Student Inventory Chapters 1-3 of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Learning Intention: I will understand why we read literature. Success Criteria: I will be able to explain two benefits of reading and apply them to my life. Agenda: Lines and Blobs John Green's Video: How and Why We Read Explain two of the benefits of reading in a card to a seventh grade student and share some of your favorite books from last year with them. Get a bonus point if you can ...
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