Dec. 13-17

Dec. 13: Exit Exam
Dec. 14: Final Exam Review

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Dec. 15: Final Exam Review (Per. 1-4) (Prep Phrase Koosh; MEL-Con Review; Yearbook Survey); Final Exam (Per. 6 & 7)
Dec. 16: Final Exam (Per. 1, 2, 3)
Dec. 17: Final Exam (Per. 4, 5, EB)

Dec. 6-10

Dec. 6 (sub): Using Modifiers to Add Detail packet

Dec. 7 (sub): Using Modifiers to Add Detail packet

Dec. 8: Final Exam Review

Dec. 9: Chart Transition Quiz; Grammar Girl - Show, Don't Tell; Finish Packet; Final Exam Review
HW: Retake Prep Phrase Quiz??

Dec. 10: Final Exam Review (Compass - Dangling Modifiers #8218 & #8219 and Parallel Structure #8226 & #8227)

Nov. 22-24

Nov. 22: BR; Linking in outline

Nov. 23: BR; Transition sorting

Nov. 24: Prep Quiz retake; Transition sorting

Nov. 15-19

Nov. 15: BR; Introduce AWE; Begin Outline

Nov. 16: BR; Outline
HW: Outline

Nov. 17: (Sub): Prepositional Phrase practice; MI/SD Practice

Nov. 18: Go over MI/SD practice; Preposition Review; Essay Writing - Reading the prompt & producing a MI

HW: MI Sentence; Prep Phrase Quiz Friday

Nov. 19: BR; Prep Phrase Quiz; Essay Writing - Outlining

Nov. 8-12

Nov. 8: Introduce Prepositions
HW: Memorize for Wednesday; Team 3 Checklist (due Wednesday)

Nov. 9: BR; Prepositions; Cyclops Question

Nov. 10: Preposition Quiz; Revise Athens/Sparta essays; Preposition Video

Nov. 11: NO SCHOOL

Nov. 12: BR; Revise Athens/Sparta essays; Preposition Video

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Mirella's
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Alisea's
Molly's
Ashley's
Randall's
Geoff's
Addie's
Dallas's
Lilly's
Briana's
Jennifer's
Eric's
Bailey V's

Morgan D's
Daniel's
Ashlee's
Rosie's
AJ's

Nov. 1-5

Nov. 1: BR, share invocations, read The Lotus Eaters with handout

HW: Finish handout

Nov. 2: BR, revise handout (discuss distracter types), MEL-Con practice

Nov. 3: BR, Begin "The Cyclops"

Nov. 4: BR, Finish "The Cyclops"

Nov. 5: MEL-Con practice, Cyclops Quiz, Transition pretest

HW: Cyclops question

Oct. 25-29

Oct. 25: Pronoun Quiz & Review

HW: Fix Pronouns p. 170 by writing the rule you should have followed.

Oct. 26: BR; Introduce The Odyssey (notes)

Oct. 27: BR; Read Invocation & outline Epic Poem

HW: Epic Poem Outline

Oct. 28: BR; Compass/Reteaching Interrupters; Quiz 4

Oct. 29: BR; Revise Epic Poems

HW: Epic Poem due Monday

Oct. 18-22

Oct. 18: BR; Noun Notes; Thank You Letter
HW: Thank You Letter

Oct. 19: BR; Commonly Confused Words; Noun Practice

Oct. 20: BR; Pronoun notes; MEL-Con Practice

Oct. 21: Pronoun practice; MEL-Con Practice

Oct. 22: NO SCHOOL (conferences)

Oct. 11-15

Oct. 11: NO SCHOOL

Oct. 12: PBL Reflection; Vocab Packet; MEL-Con Practice (slaughterhouse paragraph)

Oct. 13: Athens - Sparta Essay revision

Oct. 14: Athens - Sparta Essay revision

Oct. 15: PBL Peer Evaluation; FreeRice.org

Oct. 4-8

Oct. 4: Plan Friday's presentation

Oct. 5: Plan Friday's presentation

Oct. 6: BR; Speaking tips & run-through

Oct. 7: BR; Tech check & run-through

Oct. 8: Final Problem-Based Learning Presentation

Sept. 27-Oct. 1

Sept. 27: Bellringer; Revise Peer Evaluation Rubric; Discuss sample intros/conclusions for lab report

Sept. 28: Bellringer; Interrupter Review handout; Peer Evaluation; Work on science lab
HW: Intro/conclusion due tomorrow (on Google Docs)

Sept. 29: Bellringer; Revise science lab

Sept. 30: Bellringer; Revise science lab & turn in Mel-Con outlines

Oct. 1: Interrupter Test 3; Report out on project status

Sept. 20-24

Sept. 20: Explore testing
Sept. 21: Finish Explore testing; Intro to "links"
Sept. 22: Link practice
Sept. 23: MEL-Con organizer for lab report
Sept. 24: MEL-Con organizer for lab report

Sept. 13-17

Sept. 13: Verb Quiz/Practice (students choose); MI practice

Sept. 14: BR; Interrupters practice

Sept. 15 (sub): Interrupters quiz; So-Far Paragraph

Sept. 16: BR; Intro to "Evidence"

Sept. 17: BR: Evidence practice

Sept. 6-10

Sept. 6: NO SCHOOL

Sept. 7: Interrupter Pretest; HVLV Quiz retake; Finish Peer Evaluation Rubrics; thank you letters
HW: Finish thank you letter

Sept. 8: BR; Chart pretests; Peer Evaluation; Finding the Main Idea (Topic + Point = MI)

Sept. 9 (sub): Verb Practice; MI practice

HW: MI Practice 1

Sept. 10: BR; go over verb practice; MI practice with strips in teams (timed competition)

Aug. 30-Sept. 3

Aug. 30: Meet the Problem, Know/Need to Know, Problem Statement

Aug. 31: Research (B226)

Sept. 1: Research (B220)

Sept. 2: Revise questions from science/math

Sept. 3: Meet the experts, reflect/revisit K/NK charts
HW: Helping/Linking Verb Quiz -- retakes Tuesday

August 23-27

Aug. 23: BR; Brochure/Data Form

HW: Memorize HVLV by Friday

Aug. 24: MAP Testing
HW: Memorize HVLV by Friday

Aug. 25: How to Research
HW: Memorize HVLV by Friday

Aug. 26: Library Orientation
HW: Memorize HVLV by Friday

Aug. 27: HVLV Quiz; Forming PBL teams, If/Then & Peer Evaluations

August 17-20

Aug. 17: Freshman First Day--Stand up/sit-down

Aug. 18: Rules/1st Day Brainstorm/Syllabus/Getting to Know You QQT

Aug. 19: BR/Intro Brochure/LS Survey/Google Accounts

Aug. 20: BR/Brochure/LS Survey/Google Accounts