Quarter 2

 

1.14.10/1.15.10 (Thursday/Friday): Conclusion of Non-Fiction Unit.  Watched clips from The Grudge and Paranormal State (Part I / Part II). Students read an article about removing ghosts from their homes. Students performed another RAFT assignment. See presentation for details. HW: Finish RAFT. Due on Tuesday of next week.

 

1.13.10 (Wednesday): Read three articles on tips for surviving high school. Click here for a link to the articles. Completed a RAFT assignment. See presentation for details. HW: Finish RAFT Assignment.

 

1.12.10 (Tuesday): Hampton was out sick. Students read "Games at Twilight" in their textbook and answered the questions at the end.

 

1.11.10 (Monday): Hampton was out sick. Students did a 5 paragraph essay on the following topic: Write to convince your principal whether or not school should have been cancelled due to the power outage. 

 

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1.7.2010/1.8.2010 (Thursday/Friday): Read three articles about fast food consumption in America. Due to copyright issues, see Hampton for a copy of the articles. Watched clips from Supersize Me and Fast Food Nation. Check presentation for details.

 

1.6.2010 (Wednesday): FAIR Testing Redo was today.

 

1.5.2010 (Tuesday): FAIR Testing was POSTPONED. 3rd, 4th, and 5th period read "The Sun Parlor" on pgs. 491-496 and answered questions 1-4 on pg. 496 and 1-5 on pg. 497. 

 

1.4.2010 (Monday): Welcome back from break! Review policies and procedures for class. Notes and practice on context clues.

 

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12.17.2009 (Thursday): Early Release Day. Midterms Exams for periods 1 and 5.

 

12.16.2009 (Wednesday): Midterms Exams for periods 3 and 4.

 

12.15.2009 (Tuesday): Midterm Exams for periods 2 and 6.

 

12.14.2009 (Monday): FCA #5. See Mr. Hampton to make up your FCA. HW: Study for Midterm.

 

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12.10.2009/12.11.2009 (Thursday/Friday): Persuasive Brochure Project. Rubric is in presentation. See presentation for details and instructions.

 

12.9.2009 (Wednesday): Early Release Day. "Mr. Hampton's Wiki" Scavenger Hunt Project. Click here for the worksheet.

 

12.8.2009 (Tuesday): Notes on logical, emotional, and ethical appeal. Watched clips from infomercials to demonstrate these appeals. Clip1, Clip 2, Clip 3. See presentation for details.

 

12.7.2009 (Monday): Finished iMovie Laptop Project #2.

 

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12.3.2009/12.4.2009 (Thursday/Friday): iMovie Laptop Project #2. Students read two more articles on college. Students then produced a 1-minute iMovie that summarizes the five (5) most important things learned in the articles. See presentation for details and rubric for grading.

 

12.2.2009 (Wednesday): Field Trip to Gainesville Playhouse. Those not attending the trip: Read "Everest" on pgs. 449-458. 20 interactions with the text due at end of class. Extra credit: questions 1-4 on pg. 459.

 

12.1.2009 (Tuesday): Read "The Lifestyle RX" in the Mastering FCAT book. See presentation for details. 

 

11.30.2009 (Monday): Demand Writing #2. See presentation for topic. HW: Read The Masque of Red Death on pgs. 373-380. Q's 1-4 on pg. 380. Due Wednesday (Thurs/Fri for Field Trip people).

 

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HAVE A GOOD THANKSGIVING BREAK!

 

11.24.2009 (Tuesday): SPECIAL SCHEDULE. Food Drive Movie 9:30-12:00. Fire Drill at 1:35 pm. Student/Faculty volleyball game during 6th period. All other students who are not going to these activities...work is to watch selected scenes from Titanic the movie and compare and contrast them with the story.

 

11.23.2009 (Monday): Read "Titanic" from the old Holt textbook. Did an anticipation guide.

 

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11.19.2009/11.20.2009 (Thursday/Friday): Notes on "Devil's Advocate." Read an anti-hunting article. In groups, students filled out an opinionnaire and performed Professor Know-It-All once again in order to better understand the text. 

 

11.18.2009 (Wednesday): FCA #4. See Hampton to make up test. There is no presentation today.

 

11.17.2009 (Tuesday): Resources Scavenger Hunt Project. Actual scavenger hunt will be posted on Wednesday. See presentation for details.

 

11.16.2009 (Monday): Notes on Dual Entry Journals. Read "Operation: Conductoette" on pgs. 79-84. Did 3-4 entries and turned in at the end of class. 

 

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11.12.2009/11.13.2009 (Thursday/Friday): Watched an introduction video on hoarding and read two articles about the disease. Click here for Article 1, here for article 2. Students performed "Professor Know-It-All" in groups of 4. See presentation for details.

 

11.11.2009 (Wednesday): Students practiced using two new strategies: text impressions and RAFT. Read "Hair" in the old Holt textbook. See presentation for details.

 

11.10.2009 (Tuesday): Students practiced using a KWL on "Teens and Sleep" in the Mastering FCAT book.

 

11.9.2009 (Monday): Introduction to non-fiction. Read "The Wrestlers" in the old Holt textbook. Students practiced answering cause and effect questions and questioning the text.

 

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11.5.2009/11.6.2009 (Thursday/Friday): Poetry Anthology Project. Students created their poetry anthology projects on poster board. Due at the end of class, but option to work on it at home and to be turned in on Monday. See presentation for details.

 

11.4.2009 (Wednesday): Early Release Day. Students created "Ode" poems to something that they value in their lives. See presentation for details.

 

11.3.2009 (Tuesday): Worked on creating metaphor poems. See presentation for details.

 

11.2.2009 (Monday): Sijo Poetry Contest. Also, Snack While You Work Challenge for Quarter 2 was explained. See presentation for details and instructions.