Since Mr. Stone was sick at the beginning of this week, the short story test retake opportunity has been moved to next week:
Wednesday 12/6 for Periods 5 & 6
Thursday 12/7 for Periods 1, 2, & 7
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Theatercraft Test
Tuesday 12/5 for Periods 2, 5 & 6
Wednesday 12/6 for Periods 1 & 7
Mr. Stone is providing a study guide and notes to aid students in preparing for this test.
Students in Periods 5 & 6 should have their study guide completed for class on Thursday 11/30, and students in Periods 1, 2, & 7 should have their study guide completed for class on Friday 12/1.
Wednesday 12/6 for Periods 1 & 7
Mr. Stone is providing a study guide and notes to aid students in preparing for this test.
Students in Periods 5 & 6 should have their study guide completed for class on Thursday 11/30, and students in Periods 1, 2, & 7 should have their study guide completed for class on Friday 12/1.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Guest Writer, Isabel Quintero, to Visit on Thursday, November 17th
I'm so excited to announce that Isabel Quintero will be visiting class on Thursday to share about her latest book, Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide. Commissioned by The Getty to write the text for this graphic biography/biography in a comic form, Quintero worked with the artist Zeke Peña, who created the cover for Quintero's award-winning novel, Gabi, a Girl in Pieces. Quintero also published a book for young readers this year through Scholastic: Ugly Cat & Pablo.
Book Review Rough Draft
Students in Periods 5 & 6 need to turn in their printed rough draft of their five-paragraph book review on Thursday, November 16th. Remember that computers will not be available in Mr. Stone's room on this Thursday to print, so print out ahead of time.
Students in Periods 1, 2, & 7 need to turn in their printed rough drat of their five-paragraph book review on Friday, November 17th.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Book Review Conclusion Prewriting
Tuesday 14 November 2017 for Periods 2, 5, & 6 and Wednesday 15 November 2017 for Periods 1, & 7
Students spent fifteen minutes completing vocabulary drills on Membean. (A guest speaker is coming on Thursday, so students need to get in more than five minutes of drills on two other days to make up for the time not available on Thursday.)
Mr. Stone distributed a prewriting sheet for the closing paragraph. He went over it with the class and answered any questions.
Mr. Stone went around the class checking on the completion of the prewriting sheet for the book review's introduction and answering any questions students had.
Students should have typed the introduction to their book review at this point. They need to turn in to Mr. Stone their complete five-paragraph rough draft of the review before leaving for vacation.
Homework: Type the first body paragraph of the book review in the same Google Doc as you typed the introduction using the first of the three prewriting tables you decided to include in your paper.
Students spent fifteen minutes completing vocabulary drills on Membean. (A guest speaker is coming on Thursday, so students need to get in more than five minutes of drills on two other days to make up for the time not available on Thursday.)
Mr. Stone distributed a prewriting sheet for the closing paragraph. He went over it with the class and answered any questions.
Mr. Stone went around the class checking on the completion of the prewriting sheet for the book review's introduction and answering any questions students had.
Students should have typed the introduction to their book review at this point. They need to turn in to Mr. Stone their complete five-paragraph rough draft of the review before leaving for vacation.
Homework: Type the first body paragraph of the book review in the same Google Doc as you typed the introduction using the first of the three prewriting tables you decided to include in your paper.
Monday, November 13, 2017
Drafting an Introduction for Book Review
Monday 13 November 2017 for Periods 1, 2, 5 & 6 and Tuesday 14 November 2017 for Period 7
Mr. Stone distributed the prewriting sheet for the introduction of their book review and went through it with the class. (Note: This is an introduction to your book review that you began writing in first quarter. It is NOT about the biography you are currently reading.)
Students completed ten minutes of Membean vocabulary drills during class time.
Homework: Finish filling out the prewriting sheet for your book review introduction and type your introduction in a Google Doc.
Mr. Stone distributed the prewriting sheet for the introduction of their book review and went through it with the class. (Note: This is an introduction to your book review that you began writing in first quarter. It is NOT about the biography you are currently reading.)
Students should review the four body paragraph prewriting tables they have already prepared for this review. They should pick out the three tables with strongest subtopics and set the fourth aside. The subtopics from those three prewriting tables will become the three subtopics of the review's preview. Place them in the order of least convincing to most convincing. Typically, writers end with their strongest argument.
Look on the upper right-hand side of this website under "Book Report" for a sample paper.
Students should remember that they are only writing the introduction for now.
Look on the upper right-hand side of this website under "Book Report" for a sample paper.
Students should remember that they are only writing the introduction for now.
Students completed ten minutes of Membean vocabulary drills during class time.
Homework: Finish filling out the prewriting sheet for your book review introduction and type your introduction in a Google Doc.
December 4 Deadline for Reading Auto/Biography
Students should have spent at least twenty minutes over the last weekend reading the biography or autobiography they have selected. Students need to be finished reading their book by Monday, December 4th.
Students should set themselves smaller goals so they complete their reading on time.
Students should set themselves smaller goals so they complete their reading on time.
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Renewing Books, Vocabulary, and Biography Reading
Thursday 9 November 2017 for Periods 5 & 6 and Friday 10 November 2017 for Periods 1, 2, & 7
As many students as possible had an opportunity to renew their book at the library. Those who didn't get it renewed during this period need to get it renewed during the first class of next week or outside of class time.
Students were to complete twenty minutes of vocabulary drills on Membean.
Homework: Students should spend at least twenty minutes reading the biography/autobiography they have selected. They should be done reading their selected biography/autobiography by December 4th.
As many students as possible had an opportunity to renew their book at the library. Those who didn't get it renewed during this period need to get it renewed during the first class of next week or outside of class time.
Students were to complete twenty minutes of vocabulary drills on Membean.
Homework: Students should spend at least twenty minutes reading the biography/autobiography they have selected. They should be done reading their selected biography/autobiography by December 4th.
A Conversation on Themes in Ben Stiller's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Wednesday 8 November 2017 for Periods 5 & 6 and Thursday 9 November 2017 for Periods 1, 2, & 7
Students shared their prepared response about themes in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and received feedback from Mr. Stone on how to improve their response.
Homework: Bring your library book (if you checked one out) to class to renew it.
Students sat in a different seating arrangement to promote conversation:
Period 5 sat around the round table in the back of the classroom. Periods 2, 6, & 7 sat in a large square formation. Period 1 met around the large rectangular table formation in the faculty lounge.
Students shared their prepared response about themes in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and received feedback from Mr. Stone on how to improve their response.
Homework: Bring your library book (if you checked one out) to class to renew it.
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Academic Conversations
Tuesday 7 November 2017 for Periods 2, 5 & 6 and Wednesday 8 November 2017 for Periods 1 & 7
Students completed ten minutes of vocabulary drills on Membean.
Mr. Stone lectured on academic conversations. He discussed expectations of students, expectations of a teacher, ways to contribute, positive behaviors, and negative behaviors.
Homework:
Prepare for our class conversation of themes in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by copying one of the following theme statements onto a 3x5 card:
To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life.
You already have what you are looking for.
Describe scenes of the movie that show the theme you have chosen. (Provide at least two.)
Is this the theme you selected explicit (words directly used in the film) or implied (a generalization you made from the specifics of the film).
Your card should have five pieces of information on it.
1. your name
2. class period
3. selected theme statement
4. description of two or more scenes from the movie that show that theme
5 implied/explicit
We will discuss these two themes (and other themes from the movie) in the next class period.
Students completed ten minutes of vocabulary drills on Membean.
Mr. Stone lectured on academic conversations. He discussed expectations of students, expectations of a teacher, ways to contribute, positive behaviors, and negative behaviors.
Homework:
Prepare for our class conversation of themes in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by copying one of the following theme statements onto a 3x5 card:
To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life.
You already have what you are looking for.
Describe scenes of the movie that show the theme you have chosen. (Provide at least two.)
Is this the theme you selected explicit (words directly used in the film) or implied (a generalization you made from the specifics of the film).
Your card should have five pieces of information on it.
1. your name
2. class period
3. selected theme statement
4. description of two or more scenes from the movie that show that theme
5 implied/explicit
We will discuss these two themes (and other themes from the movie) in the next class period.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Day 4
Monday 6 November 2017 for Periods 1, 2, 5, & 6 and Tuesday 7 November 2017 for Period 7
After completing ten minutes of vocabulary drills and a weekly vocabulary test on Membean, students viewed the last part of Ben Stiller's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Homework: Write a summary of the portion of the movie watched in class: 1/2 page, double-spaced if typed OR full page, single-spaced if handwritten.
After completing ten minutes of vocabulary drills and a weekly vocabulary test on Membean, students viewed the last part of Ben Stiller's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Homework: Write a summary of the portion of the movie watched in class: 1/2 page, double-spaced if typed OR full page, single-spaced if handwritten.
Friday, November 3, 2017
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Viewing Day 3
Thursday 2 November 2017 for Periods 5 & 6 and Friday 3 November 2017 for Periods 1, 2, & 7
Students completed ten minutes of Membean vocabulary drills and had an opportunity to retake their vocabulary test for the week if they had not scored 100%.
Students watched from when Walter Mitty jumped off the helicopter into the ocean until he left for Afghanistan.
Homework: Complete Mitty Summary #3
Students completed ten minutes of Membean vocabulary drills and had an opportunity to retake their vocabulary test for the week if they had not scored 100%.
Students watched from when Walter Mitty jumped off the helicopter into the ocean until he left for Afghanistan.
Homework: Complete Mitty Summary #3
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Secret Life of Walter Mitty Viewing Day 2
1 November 2017 for Periods 5 & 6 and 2 November 2017 for Periods 1, 2, & 7
First, students completed ten minutes of drills on Membean.
Second, students turned in the parent approval form for their second quarter biography/autobiography. (If a student didn't get it filled out yet, they should print it off from the blog--look up and to the right--and bring it completed to the next class.)
Third, students printed the summary you submitted of your first quarter novel. Number the sentences in each paragraph. Turn it in to the chair at the front of the room labeled 1 Qtr. Book Summary.
Fourth, students turned in their summary from their viewing last class period of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Students watched from the fight in the elevator to Walter jumping off the helicopter.
Homework: Write a summary of today's viewing: a half page if typed, a full page if hand written.
First, students completed ten minutes of drills on Membean.
Second, students turned in the parent approval form for their second quarter biography/autobiography. (If a student didn't get it filled out yet, they should print it off from the blog--look up and to the right--and bring it completed to the next class.)
Third, students printed the summary you submitted of your first quarter novel. Number the sentences in each paragraph. Turn it in to the chair at the front of the room labeled 1 Qtr. Book Summary.
Fourth, students turned in their summary from their viewing last class period of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Students watched from the fight in the elevator to Walter jumping off the helicopter.
Homework: Write a summary of today's viewing: a half page if typed, a full page if hand written.
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