Thursday, June 6, 2013

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Live to Learn

Literature, English Language Arts & Social Studies

Upper School - South Whidbey Academy

Buy your yearbook online at treering.com (It’s a Beaut!)

Thursday June 6th, 2013

Approximately ≈6 full class periods until the end of the year

csnelling@sw.wednet.edu

http://swasnelling.blogspot.com/

Period 1

TED Today

Written Response in your online journal -

What is the speaker’s main point?

What do you think about his main point?

What questions does this presentation bring up in your mind?

____________________

DOL 31

The only problem was that this minion thought that he heard Don Pedro say that he was going to woo the fair Hero for himself.

The plot thickens like gravy burbling on the stove.

DOL 32

and it thickens even more as the infamous don john whom had already staged one rebellion against his half brother don pedro arrived in town and laid in wait to nastily plot

Shakespearean Insult of the Day - Thou bootless, idle-headed barnacle!

Analogy

ERUDITE : UNEDUCATED

A) fiery : flagrant

B) fervid : dispassionate

C) loquacious : talkative

D) gullible : naive

E) dissonant : discordant

Apex note - lack of completion of 4 units assigned + less than serious effort shown = repetition of course

Apex due date = June 13

Apex - see shared doc “last name apex”

Revision - 4 units, complete writing activities in online google doc for unit 1 only, TST for all units - TST copy question/topic and your response in online apex doc - make sure you include apex id number

Kittens

English 100 Units 1, 2, 7, 8 CST and TST required

Kats

English 200 Units 1, 3, 4, 7 CST and TST required

Book Report - Google Presentation Document - Book cover original drawing, character, setting and plot discussion (use apex knowledge). Divide jobs between group members. Produce one document and present.

Period 2

DOL 28

hard-hearted hilda still loathed hairy and she slams the door and shrieked get out of my life you vile beast

DOL 29

hairy took umbrage at hildas cruel words so him and wilfred went to see bertha

Analogy

SCRIBE : WRITE

A) mother : reign

B) tribute : offend

C) translator : read

D) watchman : guard

Read Aloud/Read Along

Ghost Canoe - Chapter 10 - “Yaw-ka-duke”

Schoology quiz short answer chapter 6-10

Review quiz materials on Ghost Canoe

Finish and polish drawings -

Create 2 hand-drawings of the ghost canoe on a piece of blank 8.5x11 computer printer paper. One drawing shows the canoe from Nathan’s point of view on the ground and the second drawing shows the canoe from Nathan’s point of view when he climbed up to the canoe. Detail is required - start with lead pencil and add colored pencil highlights.

The West - Disk 3 - 7:39

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Post 109

Live to Learn

Literature, English Language Arts & Social Studies

Upper School - South Whidbey Academy

Buy your yearbook online at treering.com (It’s a Beaut!)

Wednesday June 5th, 2013

Approximately ≈6 full class periods until the end of the year

csnelling@sw.wednet.edu

http://swasnelling.blogspot.com/

Period 1

TED Today

Alex Laskey

Dan Ariely

Written Response in your online journal -

What is the speaker’s main point?

What do you think about his main point?

What questions does this presentation bring up in your mind?

____________________

DOL 31

The only problem was that this minion thought that he heard Don Pedro say that he was going to woo the fair Hero for himself.

The plot thickens like gravy burbling on the stove.

DOL 32

and it thickens even more as the infamous don john whom had already staged one rebellion against his half brother don pedro arrived in town and laid in wait to nastily plot

Shakespearean Insult of the Day - Thou bootless, idle-headed barnacle!

Analogy

ERUDITE : UNEDUCATED

A) fiery : flagrant

B) fervid : dispassionate

C) loquacious : talkative

D) gullible : naive

E) dissonant : discordant

Apex note - lack of completion of 4 units assigned + less than serious effort shown = repetition of course

Apex due date = June 13

Apex - see shared doc “last name apex”

Kittens

English 100 Units 1, 2, 7, 8 CST and TST required

Kats

English 200 Units 1, 3, 4, 7 CST and TST required

Period 2

DOL 27

When Hilda answered the door, Hairy showed her all his warts, stuck out his tongue, and sounded a loud, raucous Bronx cheer.

DOL 28

hard-hearted hilda still loathed hairy and she slams the door and shrieked get out of my life you vile beast

Analogy

ANARCHIST : GOVERNMENT

A) activist : diversity

B) feminist : men

C) politician : order

D) abolitionist : slavery

E) teetotaler : prohibition

Read Aloud/Read Along

Ghost Canoe - Chapter 8 - “Dolla Bill”

Review quiz materials on Ghost Canoe

Finish and polish drawings -

The West - Disk 3 - 7:39

Period 3

Online study hall - all students should be working on Apex completion for English, Math, History and Science.

Period 4

Yearbook - Hand-out books to students who purchased one

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Post 108

Live to Learn

Literature, English Language Arts & Social Studies

Upper School - South Whidbey Academy

Buy your yearbook online at treering.com (It’s a Beaut!)

Tuesday all day June 4th, 2013

Approximately ≈7 full class periods until the end of the year

csnelling@sw.wednet.edu

http://swasnelling.blogspot.com/

Period 1

TED Today

Andrew Solomon: Love, No Matter What

or

Geoffrey Canada: Our failing schools. Enough is enough!

Written Response in your online journal -

What is the speaker’s main point?

What do you think about his main point?

What questions does this presentation bring up in your mind?

____________________

DOL 31

The only problem was that this minion thought that he heard Don Pedro say that he was going to woo the fair Hero for himself.

The plot thickens like gravy burbling on the stove.

DOL 32

and it thickens even more as the infamous don john whom had already staged one rebellion against his half brother don pedro arrived in town and laid in wait to nastily plot

Shakespearean Insult of the Day - Thou bootless, idle-headed barnacle!

Analogy

ERUDITE : UNEDUCATED

A) fiery : flagrant

B) fervid : dispassionate

C) loquacious : talkative

D) gullible : naive

E) dissonant : discordant

Apex note - lack of completion of 4 units assigned + less than serious effort shown = repetition of course

Apex due date = June 13

Apex - see shared doc “last name apex”

Kittens

English 100 Units 1, 2, 7, 8 CST and TST required

Kats

English 200 Units 1, 3, 4, 7 CST and TST required

Period 2-4

Deer Lagoon Field Trip

Number 7 transit to Bayview

Walk - Bayview to lagoon ≈30-45 minutes

Approximately 45-60 minutes solo writing time on the dyke - descriptive writing - observation of animal behavior - use of senses to create a word picture of the scene around you - focus on one animal and plant - example bird and scotch broom.

300 word minimum

Lunch

Walk - lagoon to SR 525 ≈30-45 minutes

Number 7 transit to SWA

Monday, June 3, 2013

Post 107

Learn to Live

Literature, English Language Arts & Social Studies

Upper School - South Whidbey Academy

Buy your yearbook online at treering.com (It’s a Beaut!)

Monday June 3rd, 2013

Approximately ≈8 full class periods until the end of the year

csnelling@sw.wednet.edu

http://swasnelling.blogspot.com/

Period 1

TED Today

Two to choose from-

Lisa Bu: How books can open your mind

Hendrik Poinar: Bring back the woolly mammoth!

Written Response in your online journal -

What is the speaker’s main point?

What do you think about his main point?

What questions does this presentation bring up in your mind?

____________________

DOL 30

A servant overheard this conversation and reported it to Leonato’s venerable older brother, Antonio. Antonio himself informed Leonato of the “news” as if he were a reporter for the New York Times.

DOL 31

The only problem was that this minion thought that he heard Don Pedro say that he was going to woo the fair Hero for himself.

The plot thickens like gravy burbling on the stove.

Shakespearean Insult of the Day - Thou beslubbering, boil-brained bum-bailey!

Analogy

UNPRECEDENTED : FORERUNNERS

A) unnecessary : prerequisites

B) nauseating : medicine

C) bloodthirsty : anemia

D) holistic : proof

E) adulterated : purity

Apex note - lack of completion of 4 units assigned + less than serious effort shown = repetition of course

Apex due date = June 13

Apex - see shared doc “last name apex”

Kittens

English 100 Units 1, 2, 7, 8 CST and TST required

Kats

English 200 Units 1, 3, 4, 7 CST and TST required

Period 2

DOL 26

“Then let’s persevere, Hairy,” said Wilfred.

Hairy and Wilfred then went to Hilda’s abode and they boldly knocked on the door.

DOL 27

When Hilda answered the door, Hairy showed her all his warts, stuck out his tongue, and sounded a loud, raucous Bronx cheer.

Analogy

HEINOUS : EVIL : tremendous : large

A) B) old : antique

C) distressed : flawed

D) possible : probable

Read Aloud/Read Along

Ghost Canoe -

Ghost Canoe - Not sure what page they read to with sub yesterday but probably finished chapter 6 and ready to start chapter 7 (Kindle ebook in window behind this one)

Continue to focus on the characterization of the protagonist Nathan MacAllister

At the end of the chapter students write a paragraph in which they describe the development of Nathan’s character in chapter 7. Their description must focus on the personality of Nathan and how his words and actions in this chapter change the reader’s view of this character. Students must include actual details from the story to support their statement about Nathan’s personality as shown in chapter 7. Type paragraph in online journal. Title your online journal entry “character development”

Finish and polish drawings -

Edit/revise schoology.com discussion forum post on Ghost Canoe background readings for completeness, clarity, careless errors, spelling, etc.

The West - 1:04:25

Period 3

Online study hall - all students should be working on Apex completion for English, Math, History and Science.

Period 4

We are starting chapter 25 page 261.

We read and stop to discuss various points about the author’s technique - imagery, foreshadowing, characterization and so forth.

The kids have started a fictional narrative that is also set on south whidbey and which should include some of the people we have met on our field trips as starting points for their creative efforts.

The students can help find the kindle ebook and it should open up at the right part

We go on 4 hour field trips around the southend every Tuesday.

On Thursday we compile our field notes into another online document in Google Apps called Expeditionary Learning.

Most of the kids still need to add a 300 word post to this doc from both a Langley business/building interview and a similar activity at Bayview Corner. They also need to a 300 word entry on our most recent outing to Maxwelton Beach this past Tuesday.

They can also work on the ghost canoe drawings started yesterday.