Friday, November 17, 2017
7TH--NOVEMBER 17
1. LISTEN: Audiobook, The Things They Carried, Speaking of Courage, part 1
2. TAKE NOTES: What is PTSD and What Causes It?
3., WATCH Veteran Wages Personal War Against PTSD
4. War Torn--An Iraq Veteran's Story
5. Audiobook, The Things They Carried, Speaking of Courage, part 2
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Optional Homework:
Audiobook, The Things They Carried, Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong
Audiobook, The Things They Carried, Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong, part 2
Audiobook, The Things They Carried, The Man I Killed
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Periods 1, 4, 8
Due today:
1. REVISION of This I Believe (10 points for resubmitting)
2. STUDY GUIDES--All five
3. ESSAY--Things They Carried Final ESSAY due. Bring printed essay to class. If you'd like, you may hand it in up until 3:00 PM Friday.
4. SUBMIT Things They Carried essay TO TURNITIN by 11:59 Friday night (even if you're in 1st or 4th period)
"Class Enrollment Key" for all classes is "southsaxons"
Turnitin 1st Period class ID: 16749318
Turnitin 4th Period class ID: 16749323
Turnitin 8th Period class ID: 16749331
Due today:
1. REVISION of This I Believe (10 points for resubmitting)
2. STUDY GUIDES--All five
3. ESSAY--Things They Carried Final ESSAY due. Bring printed essay to class. If you'd like, you may hand it in up until 3:00 PM Friday.
4. SUBMIT Things They Carried essay TO TURNITIN by 11:59 Friday night (even if you're in 1st or 4th period)
"Class Enrollment Key" for all classes is "southsaxons"
Turnitin 1st Period class ID: 16749318
Turnitin 4th Period class ID: 16749323
Turnitin 8th Period class ID: 16749331
Friday, November 3, 2017
Friday
Work on Essential Skill writing sample
Add a quote to the following document (5 points)
Quotes on Life Themes
Interview of Tim O'Brian --“Through a story, you hope that you can somehow makes someone lying in bed at 2 in the morning reading your book feel a little bit of what you felt 40 years ago”
What We Still Don't Get About Vietnam--Tim O'Brian "For What?" Why did we fight?
The Things They Carried
Test over the novel Friday, November 10
Study Guides 3, 4, 5 due Wednesday, November 8
HOMEWORK:
FINISH THE NOVEL OVER THE WEEKEND
Thur/Fri discuss end of The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong, The Man I Killed, Speaking of Courage
TODAY:
Read and work on study guides. You should have finished The Man I Killed and Speaking of Courage by now. This weekend you should try to finish the novel (about time!!)
Vocab quiz
Sentence Fragments
PTSD
What is PTSD and What Causes It?
More Iraq Vets Experience PTSD
Veteran Wages Personal War Against PTSD
Soldier Breaks Down
War Torn--An Iraq Veteran's Story
Take notes.
Evidence that soldiers in The Things They Carried had PTSD
What is PTSD and Symptoms Example O'Brian Example Henry Dobbins
(The Man I Killed) (Speaking of Courage)
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Wednesday, November 1 (Wow, November already???)
Work on Essential Skill writing sample
Add a quote to the following document (5 points)
Quotes on Life Themes
Interview of Tim O'Brian --“Through a story, you hope that you can somehow makes someone lying in bed at 2 in the morning reading your book feel a little bit of what you felt 40 years ago”
What We Still Don't Get About Vietnam--Tim O'Brian "For What?" Why did we fight?
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Tuesday, October
College Visits--The Aspire Center has sign up sheets.
TODAY:
1. The Things They Carried Vocabulary List 2
Quiz Monday, October 30: All 20 words: "eviscerate"--end
Vocabulary story: write a fun vocabulary story using 5 of the words from this week and 5 from last week. Be sure to use contextual clues. Underline words used.
2. Work on Study Guides and quiet reading time. Study guides 1 and 2 due Thursday
Audiobook, The Things They Carried,
Online text (PDF) of The Things They Carried
Interviews with Marines in Afghanistan--"The Moral Descent"
What it Feels Like to Be in a Firefight--Interview with a Colonel
"You're Not Supposed to Swear in Boot Camp." This interview is interesting but has the "F" word in it and we're not supposed to swear in school ;^) so I'd better not post it. He makes the point that the leadership in the Marines doesn't want their initiates to swear but it does want them to learn to go kill people. Can you say, "ironic"?
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To be used later:
O'Brian reads "How to Tell a True War Story" about his chilling experience of killing a man
"Literature makes you feel a little less alone in the world"
Interview of Tim O'Brian --“Through a story, you hope that you can somehow makes someone lying in bed at 2 in the morning reading your book feel a little bit of what you felt 40 years ago”
What We Still Don't Get About Vietnam--Tim O'Brian "For What?" Why did we fight?
TODAY:
1. The Things They Carried Vocabulary List 2
Quiz Monday, October 30: All 20 words: "eviscerate"--end
Vocabulary story: write a fun vocabulary story using 5 of the words from this week and 5 from last week. Be sure to use contextual clues. Underline words used.
2. Work on Study Guides and quiet reading time. Study guides 1 and 2 due Thursday
Audiobook, The Things They Carried,
Online text (PDF) of The Things They Carried
Interviews with Marines in Afghanistan--"The Moral Descent"
What it Feels Like to Be in a Firefight--Interview with a Colonel
"You're Not Supposed to Swear in Boot Camp." This interview is interesting but has the "F" word in it and we're not supposed to swear in school ;^) so I'd better not post it. He makes the point that the leadership in the Marines doesn't want their initiates to swear but it does want them to learn to go kill people. Can you say, "ironic"?
-------------------
To be used later:
O'Brian reads "How to Tell a True War Story" about his chilling experience of killing a man
"Literature makes you feel a little less alone in the world"
Interview of Tim O'Brian --“Through a story, you hope that you can somehow makes someone lying in bed at 2 in the morning reading your book feel a little bit of what you felt 40 years ago”
What We Still Don't Get About Vietnam--Tim O'Brian "For What?" Why did we fight?
The Things They Carried is #93 on Amazon's list 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
Here's the entire list, if you're interested: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
Here's the entire list, if you're interested: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Monday, October 16
College Visits--The Aspire Center has sign up sheets.
TODAY:
1. The Things They Carried Vocabulary List 2
Quiz Monday, October 23: "acquiescence"--"digression"
In Chromebook, open your Vocabulary Sentences Google Doc and copy example sentences from wordsinasentence.com for all ten words (skip "eviscerate" since we've already studied it)
2. Work on Study Guides and quiet reading time. Study guides 1 and 2 due Thursday
Audiobook, The Things They Carried,
Online text (PDF) of The Things They Carried
Interviews with Marines in Afghanistan--"The Moral Descent"
What it Feels Like to Be in a Firefight--Interview with a Colonel
"You're Not Supposed to Swear in Boot Camp." This interview is interesting but has the "F" word in it and we're not supposed to swear in school ;^) so I'd better not post it. He makes the point that the leadership in the Marines doesn't want their initiates to swear but it does want them to learn to go kill people. Can you say, "ironic"?
-------------------
To be used later:
O'Brian reads "How to Tell a True War Story" about his chilling experience of killing a man
"Literature makes you feel a little less alone in the world"
Interview of Tim O'Brian --“Through a story, you hope that you can somehow makes someone lying in bed at 2 in the morning reading your book feel a little bit of what you felt 40 years ago”
What We Still Don't Get About Vietnam--Tim O'Brian "For What?" Why did we fight?
TODAY:
1. The Things They Carried Vocabulary List 2
Quiz Monday, October 23: "acquiescence"--"digression"
In Chromebook, open your Vocabulary Sentences Google Doc and copy example sentences from wordsinasentence.com for all ten words (skip "eviscerate" since we've already studied it)
2. Work on Study Guides and quiet reading time. Study guides 1 and 2 due Thursday
Audiobook, The Things They Carried,
Online text (PDF) of The Things They Carried
Interviews with Marines in Afghanistan--"The Moral Descent"
What it Feels Like to Be in a Firefight--Interview with a Colonel
"You're Not Supposed to Swear in Boot Camp." This interview is interesting but has the "F" word in it and we're not supposed to swear in school ;^) so I'd better not post it. He makes the point that the leadership in the Marines doesn't want their initiates to swear but it does want them to learn to go kill people. Can you say, "ironic"?
-------------------
To be used later:
O'Brian reads "How to Tell a True War Story" about his chilling experience of killing a man
"Literature makes you feel a little less alone in the world"
Interview of Tim O'Brian --“Through a story, you hope that you can somehow makes someone lying in bed at 2 in the morning reading your book feel a little bit of what you felt 40 years ago”
What We Still Don't Get About Vietnam--Tim O'Brian "For What?" Why did we fight?
The Things They Carried is #93 on Amazon's list 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
Here's the entire list, if you're interested: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
Here's the entire list, if you're interested: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Monday, October 9
Periods 1, 4, 7, 8:
1. Study Guide--25 minutes. When you finish study guide 1, turn in and continue with SG 2, etc. Study Guides will go on next 6 wks
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Comma problems to avoid in your writing
Comma Splices
Open a Google Doc of your own and type:
Comma Splices and How to Avoid Them
Olivia ate a sandwich, she tripped.
This is a comma splice
Two complete sentences connected with
just a comma
If you could have a period,
you can't just have a comma
"Could I have a period?"
Olivia ate a sandwich. She tripped.
Sentence=Subject + Verb
Someone doing something
Olivia (subject 1) ate (verb1). She (subject 2) tripped (verb 2)
Olivia ate a sandwich, and she tripped
But, you can have a comma if it's comma+and
BOA but, or, and
FANBOYS for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Write your own sentence using "but" connecting
two ideas that could be sentences by themselves
Eduardo may talk to Arika, but he may not do so now.
Comma Splices
Open a Google Doc of your own and type:
Comma Splices and How to Avoid Them
Olivia ate a sandwich, she tripped.
This is a comma splice
Two complete sentences connected with
just a comma
If you could have a period,
you can't just have a comma
"Could I have a period?"
Olivia ate a sandwich. She tripped.
Sentence=Subject + Verb
Someone doing something
Olivia (subject 1) ate (verb1). She (subject 2) tripped (verb 2)
Olivia ate a sandwich, and she tripped
But, you can have a comma if it's comma+and
BOA but, or, and
FANBOYS for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Write your own sentence using "but" connecting
two ideas that could be sentences by themselves
Eduardo may talk to Arika, but he may not do so now.
Monday, October 2, 2017
Moon Day, October 2
Cool little tidbit that could be used for extra credit sometime :)
The days of the week are named after the seven planets that can be seen with the naked eye.
Actually, with the exception of Monday (moon day) and Sunday, they're named after mythological gods and goddesses that are associated with those planets
English Planet Norse God Spanish Roman God
Monday Moon
Tuesday Mars
Wednesday Mercury Woden Miercoles Mercury
Thursday Jupiter
Friday Venus
Saturday Saturn
Sunday Sun
Where we get the names for the days of the week: Days of the Week
TODAY:
The Things They Carried Quizlet deck of acronyms--Quiz next Friday
Audiobook, The Things They Carried,
Online text (PDF) of The Things They Carried
1. Listen to The Things They Carried
2. As you listen, write a one sentence summary of each page. You will continue to add to this every day and hand it in at the end of the book. NOTE: We're not reading the entire book, and some sentences can be quite short.
3. Narrative essays must be in by the end of the day
4. HOMEWORK: Review book up to the end of chapter 1
The days of the week are named after the seven planets that can be seen with the naked eye.
Actually, with the exception of Monday (moon day) and Sunday, they're named after mythological gods and goddesses that are associated with those planets
English Planet Norse God Spanish Roman God
Monday Moon
Tuesday Mars
Wednesday Mercury Woden Miercoles Mercury
Thursday Jupiter
Friday Venus
Saturday Saturn
Sunday Sun
Where we get the names for the days of the week: Days of the Week
TODAY:
The Things They Carried Quizlet deck of acronyms--Quiz next Friday
Audiobook, The Things They Carried,
Online text (PDF) of The Things They Carried
1. Listen to The Things They Carried
2. As you listen, write a one sentence summary of each page. You will continue to add to this every day and hand it in at the end of the book. NOTE: We're not reading the entire book, and some sentences can be quite short.
3. Narrative essays must be in by the end of the day
4. HOMEWORK: Review book up to the end of chapter 1
Friday, September 29, 2017
Freya's Day--Fri day (Friday)
Cool little tidbit that could be used for extra credit sometime :)
The days of the week are named after the seven planets that can be seen with the naked eye.
Actually, with the exception of Monday (moon day) and Sunday, they're named after mythological gods and goddesses that are associated with those planets
English Planet Norse God Spanish Roman God
Monday Moon
Tuesday Mars
Wednesday Mercury Woden Miercoles Mercury
Thursday Jupiter
Friday Venus
Saturday Saturn
Sunday Sun
TODAY:
The Things They Carried Quizlet deck of acronyms--Quiz next Friday
Audiobook, The Things They Carried,
Online text (PDF) of The Things They Carried
1. Listen to The Things They Carried
2. As you listen, write a one sentence summary of each page. You will continue to add to this every day and hand it in at the end of the book. NOTE: We're not reading the entire book, and some sentences can be quite short.
3. Narrative essays must be in by the end of the day
4. HOMEWORK: Review book up to the end of chapter 1
The days of the week are named after the seven planets that can be seen with the naked eye.
Actually, with the exception of Monday (moon day) and Sunday, they're named after mythological gods and goddesses that are associated with those planets
English Planet Norse God Spanish Roman God
Monday Moon
Tuesday Mars
Wednesday Mercury Woden Miercoles Mercury
Thursday Jupiter
Friday Venus
Saturday Saturn
Sunday Sun
TODAY:
The Things They Carried Quizlet deck of acronyms--Quiz next Friday
Audiobook, The Things They Carried,
Online text (PDF) of The Things They Carried
1. Listen to The Things They Carried
2. As you listen, write a one sentence summary of each page. You will continue to add to this every day and hand it in at the end of the book. NOTE: We're not reading the entire book, and some sentences can be quite short.
3. Narrative essays must be in by the end of the day
4. HOMEWORK: Review book up to the end of chapter 1
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Wednesday =Woden's day
Cool little tidbit that could be used for extra credit sometime :)
The days of the week are named after the seven planets that can be seen with the naked eye.
Actually, with the exception of Monday (moon day) and Sunday, they're named after mythological gods and goddesses that are associated with those planets
English Planet Norse God Spanish Roman God
Monday Moon
Tuesday Mars
Wednesday Mercury Woden Miercoles Mercury
Thursday Jupiter
Friday Venus
Saturday Saturn
Sunday Sun
MondayType summaries of four different This I Believe Essays
Enter your favorite essay in this Google Doc: This I Believe Essays
The days of the week are named after the seven planets that can be seen with the naked eye.
Actually, with the exception of Monday (moon day) and Sunday, they're named after mythological gods and goddesses that are associated with those planets
English Planet Norse God Spanish Roman God
Monday Moon
Tuesday Mars
Wednesday Mercury Woden Miercoles Mercury
Thursday Jupiter
Friday Venus
Saturday Saturn
Sunday Sun
MondayType summaries of four different This I Believe Essays
Enter your favorite essay in this Google Doc: This I Believe Essays
Friday, September 22, 2017
Friday
Type summaries of four different This I Believe Essays
Enter your favorite essay in this Google Doc: This I Believe Essays
Enter your favorite essay in this Google Doc: This I Believe Essays
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Wednesday, September 20
Type a second draft of your essay.
Things to improve in your second draft:
1. 1st sentence needs to be a hook. Does it make the reader feel compelled to continue reading?
2. 1st or 2nd sentence needs to start dealing with an idea. Was it a meaningful experience? Show the reader that it was meaningful.
3. Be sure that your essay focuses on a very specific time in your life. It should resemble a movie in at least one spot.
4. Details. Use very specific details (quote what someone said or use imagery)
5. Don't just write the plot of the story. Be sure that you focus on meaningful details.
6. Sentence variety.
You should have at least three long sentences (10-20 words) and two short sentences (3-4 words).
7. No comma-splices, their really bad, its hard to spell "they're," too ;)
8. Conclusion needs to sum up the significant part of your story thoroughly and effectively. Usually a good conclusion opens up the topic to the world in general, not just you and your experience.
Things to improve in your second draft:
1. 1st sentence needs to be a hook. Does it make the reader feel compelled to continue reading?
2. 1st or 2nd sentence needs to start dealing with an idea. Was it a meaningful experience? Show the reader that it was meaningful.
3. Be sure that your essay focuses on a very specific time in your life. It should resemble a movie in at least one spot.
4. Details. Use very specific details (quote what someone said or use imagery)
5. Don't just write the plot of the story. Be sure that you focus on meaningful details.
6. Sentence variety.
You should have at least three long sentences (10-20 words) and two short sentences (3-4 words).
7. No comma-splices, their really bad, its hard to spell "they're," too ;)
8. Conclusion needs to sum up the significant part of your story thoroughly and effectively. Usually a good conclusion opens up the topic to the world in general, not just you and your experience.
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Tuesday, September 19th
Here are the themes/topics:
1.Change
2.Community
3.Forgiveness
4.Self-knowledge
5.Your choice
1.Change
2.Community
3.Forgiveness
4.Self-knowledge
5.Your choice
GOOGLE DOC
Each of you is to enter one example from ONE of the four categories below. Enter your name in parentheses after your example.
- Write one or two sentences summarizing an example from your life that could be used in an essay about that topic.
2.. State what that example has led you to believe
4thPeriod: Examples that could possibly be used to write a This I Believe Essay
8th Examples that could possibly be used to write a This I Believe Essay
If you're having a difficult time coming up with something to say, read the first couple of sentences of essays that other people have written on that theme.
ThisIBelieve.org/themes
If you're having a difficult time coming up with something to say, read the first couple of sentences of essays that other people have written on that theme.
ThisIBelieve.org/themes
Hand in homework (4 summaries) if you haven't done so already
Class Anthology of Essays
TODAY: Go to the class anthology of essays and do the following:
Look at seven of the essays other students posted. Read at least the first five sentences. Read three of the essays in their entirety so that you will be able to discuss them in a small group.Now you will vote on your favorite essays. Next to your favorite essay you need to write (#1, Your Name). Next to your second favorite, write (#2, Your Name). Then you need to find another essay that no one has written #1 or #2 next to and write ("I like this one, too." Your Name) .
Go here: This I Believe Essays--1st Period
This I Believe Essays--4th Period
This I Believe Essays--8th Period
Open the essay you like in another window
To create the link, copy the URL of the essay,
then go to our class collection of essays and type the title of the essay you found.
Then highlight the title you typed and hit "Ctrl K."
hit "Ctrl V" and the URL of the essay you found will be pasted in.
Hit "OK."
Finally, type your name in parentheses at the end so that I can give you credit (10 points--20 total for the four that you summarized plus the link)
If you're having a difficult time coming up with something to say, read the first couple of sentences of essays that other people have written on that theme.
ThisIBelieve.org/themes
Personal Narrative Essays
This I Believe Essay Writing Guidelines
This I Believe Invitation to Write and Instructions
ThisIBelieve.org/themes
Your assignment is to come up with ideas for essays. Brainstorm each topic for at least 3 minutes
For each one:
*Briefly summarize an example from your life that deals with the theme listed
*State what you believe
Here are the themes/topics:
1.Change
2.Community
3.Forgiveness
4.Self-knowledge
5.Your choice
This I Believe Essay Writing Guidelines
This I Believe Invitation to Write and Instructions
ThisIBelieve.org/themes
Your assignment is to come up with ideas for essays. Brainstorm each topic for at least 3 minutes
For each one:
*Briefly summarize an example from your life that deals with the theme listed
*State what you believe
Here are the themes/topics:
1.Change
2.Community
3.Forgiveness
4.Self-knowledge
5.Your choice
GOOGLE DOC
Each of you is to enter one example from ONE of the four categories below. Enter your name in parentheses after your example.
- Write one or two sentences summarizing an example from your life that could be used in an essay about that topic.
2.. State what that example has led you to believe
4thPeriod: Examples that could possibly be used to write a This I Believe Essay8th Examples that could possibly be used to write a This I Believe EssayIf you're having a difficult time coming up with something to say, read the first couple of sentences of essays that other people have written on that theme.
ThisIBelieve.org/themes
Hand in homework (4 summaries) if you haven't done so already
Class Anthology of Essays
TODAY: Go to the class anthology of essays and do the following:
Look at seven of the essays other students posted. Read at least the first five sentences. Read three of the essays in their entirety so that you will be able to discuss them in a small group.Now you will vote on your favorite essays. Next to your favorite essay you need to write (#1, Your Name). Next to your second favorite, write (#2, Your Name). Then you need to find another essay that no one has written #1 or #2 next to and write ("I like this one, too." Your Name) .
NOTE: The idea behind this is to get you to read more of the essays, not just the popular ones.
Go here: This I Believe Essays--1st Period
This I Believe Essays--4th Period
This I Believe Essays--8th Period
Open the essay you like in another window
To create the link, copy the URL of the essay,
then go to our class collection of essays and type the title of the essay you found.
Then highlight the title you typed and hit "Ctrl K."
hit "Ctrl V" and the URL of the essay you found will be pasted in.
Hit "OK."
Finally, type your name in parentheses at the end so that I can give you credit (10 points--20 total for the four that you summarized plus the link)
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