May 24 and 25

Classwork:
Review calendar for completing Cultural Festival essay
Take the following steps to revise your essay:

• Using the essay checklist to make sure you have all the necessary components.
• Using the "Effective Leads" handout to double check your own essay "lead" or "hook."
• Revise essay based on comments on  Google doc

Homework:
Do any or all of the following you have not yet done.

• If you've begun writing your essay, please share it with me.  (case_sar@4j.lane.edu)
• Gather up photos and images from home for your Cultural Festival poster
• Final essay and all photos due Tuesday, May 30th (White Day) Wednesday, May 31st (Red Day)

May 22 and 23

Classwork:
Review calendar for completing Cultural Festival essay
Take the following steps to revise your essay:

• Using the essay checklist to make sure you have all the necessary components.
• Using the "Effective Leads" handout to double check your own essay "lead" or "hook."

Homework:
Do any or all of the following you have not yet done.

• If you've begun writing your essay, please share it with me.  (case_sar@4j.lane.edu)
• Gather up photos and images from home for your Cultural Festival poster
• Final essay and all photos due Tuesday, May 30th (White Day) Wednesday, May 31st (Red Day)

May 19

EQ:  What is the schedule for completing our Cultural Festival posters?


Classwork:
Go for a walk to clear minds and get fresh air after testing.
Work productively on Cultural Festival Essay, including:

• Organizing your interview information by identifying categories (early life, professing life, cultural traits, a big event (war/invention/graduating/etc), family life)
• Building out your paragraphs using information you research (about a country, a war, an event) and your interview information.
• Using the essay checklist to make sure you have all the necessary components.
• Using the "Effective Leads" handout to double check your own essay "lead" or "hook."
• Looking for photographs online related to your topic and saving them onto your Google drive.

Homework:
Do any or all of the following you have not yet done.

• If you've begun writing your essay, please share it with me.  (case_sar@4j.lane.edu)
• Gather up photos and images from home for your Cultural Festival poster 
• Essay rough drafts due Monday (Red Day) or Tuesday (White Day)
• It's ok if it's rough... Try to get all of your ideas and information down and we can work together to organize it.

 

 

May 17 and 18

EQ:  What is the schedule for completing our Cultural Festival posters?


Classwork:
State testing
OR
Cultural Festival essay writing
Calendar of writing activities and due dates handed out.

Homework:

• If you've begun writing your essay, please share it with me.  (case_sar@4j.lane.edu)
• Gather up photos and images from home for your Cultural Festival poster 
• Essay rough drafts due Monday (Red Day) or Tuesday (White Day)
• It's ok if it's rough... Try to get all of your ideas and information down and we can work together to organize it.

May 15 and 16

EQ:  How can I demonstrate my reading comprehension and writing skills?

Classwork:
State testing!  😀
Show what you know, yo!

OR

Cultural Festival essay writing

Homework:

• Make sure you have your Cultural Festival planning document (pink sheet) completed by May 17/18 (at the latest).  
• If you've begun writing your essay, please share it with me.  (case_sar@4j.lane.edu)
• Gather up photos and images from home for your Cultural Festival poster

May 10 and 11

EQ:  How can I demonstrate my reading comprehension and writing skills?

Classwork:
State testing!  😀
Show what you know, yo!

Homework:
Nothing.... unless you're waiting on your Cultural Festival interviewee to respond.  Make sure you have information by next week after testing is complete.

May 9 (Red Day)

EQ:  What can I expect from the Smarter Balanced test?

Classwork: 
Review the tools and look of the Smarter Balanced test, practice using headphones, practice answering some questions.

Homework: 

• Cultural Festival interview - Due May 11
• Turn in Weedflower book to library