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Weekly Agenda Quarter 3

Quarter 3 Week 1 / January 4-8, 2021

 

Monday, January 4

Teacher Work Day

 

Tuesday, January 5 – periods 5, 6, 7

Writing:

Discuss vocabulary from semester 1

Quizziz: Semester 1 Review

 

Thursday, January 6 – periods 1, 2, 3, 4

Writing:

Word document:

MLA Format (including title)
Save in OneDrive
Two Paragraph Assignment: one paragraph reflection, one paragraph resolution (goals)

 

Friday, January 7 – periods 5, 6, 7

Writing:

Word document:

MLA Format (including title)
Save in OneDrive
Two Paragraph Assignment: one paragraph reflection, one paragraph resolution (goals)

 

 

Quarter 3 Week 2 / January 11-15, 2021

 

Monday, January 11

 

Briefly discuss differences between narrative, informational, and argument writing
Play Quizziz: “Narrative, Informational, or Argumentative?”
Did you finish your assignment Reflections and Resolutions?

 

Tuesday, January 12 – periods 5, 6, 7

 

Briefly discuss differences between narrative, informational, and argument writing
Play Quizziz: “Narrative, Informational, or Argumentative?”
Did you finish your assignment Reflections and Resolutions?
 
  

Thursday, January 14 – periods 1, 2, 3, 4

 

Show Informational Essay Outline again (review from Monday)
Read “Tornadoes-Hurricanes Sample Essay” with students and compare to outline
Play “Semester 1 Review” Quizziz

 

Friday, January 15 – periods 5, 6, 7

 

Show Informational Essay Outline again (review from Monday)
Read “Tornadoes-Hurricanes Sample Essay” with students and compare to outline
Play “Semester 1 Review” Quizziz

 

 

Quarter 2 Week 3 / January 18-22, 2021

 

Monday, January 18

No school

 

Tuesday, January 19

Writing:

X at home:

Go to the Help and Resources Channel on our class team and choose two videos that you would like to review
Watch those videos
Come back here (to this assignment) and fill out the form linked below

Y at school:

Seating arrangement, attendance, health screener (1st period)
Free write (10 min)
Review classroom procedures
Pass out Performance Assessment books (write name on inside cover)
Remaining time – Help and Resources videos

 

 

Thursday, January 21

Writing:

X at school:

Seating arrangement, attendance, health screener (1st period)
Free write (10 min)
Review classroom procedures
Pass out Performance Assessment books (write name on inside cover)
Remaining time – Help and Resources videos

Y at home:

Go to the Help and Resources Channel on our class team and choose two videos that you would like to review
Watch those videos
Come back here (to this assignment) and fill out the form linked below

 

Friday, January 22

 

X at home:

Watch the video “Tornado Article-Source 2 &3” (part 1) and take your own notes as we go
Watch the video “Tornado Body Paragraph” (part 2)
Write your own Tornado Body Paragraph and save in your OneDrive (title: Tornadoes)

Y at school:

Read tornado article (sources 2 and 3) together and take notes
Model tornado body paragraph
Students write their own tornado body paragraphs and save to OneDrive (title: Tornadoes)

 

Quarter 2 Week 4 / January 25-29, 2021

 

Monday, January 25

 

X at school:

Introduction Paragraph for Tornado Essay PPT and notes

Y at home:

Watch the video “Introduction Paragraph for Tornado Essay”
As you watch, you need to write down everything that is highlighted green (write it down in your notebook)

 

Tuesday, January 26

 

X at home:

Watch the video “Introduction Paragraph for Tornado Essay”
If you missed any notes yesterday, get them in your notebook today!
Write your own introduction paragraph on your tornadoes document (above the body paragraph from last week)

Y at school:

Review the material from yesterday’s video
Write your own introduction paragraph on your tornadoes document (above the body paragraph from last week)

 

 

Thursday, January 28

 

X at school:

Conclusion Paragraph for Tornado Essay – Powerpoint and Notes

Y at home:

Watch the video “Conclusion Paragraph for Tornado Essay”
As you watch, you need to write down everything that is highlighted green (write it down in your notebook)
 

Friday, January 29

 

X at home: Watch the video “Conclusion Paragraph for Tornado Essay”

If you missed any notes yesterday, get them in your notebook today!
Write your own conclusion paragraph on your tornadoes document (above the body paragraph from last week)

Y at school:

Review the material from yesterday’s video
Write your own conclusion paragraph on your tornadoes document (above the body paragraph from last week)
 
 

Quarter 3 Week 5 / February 1-5, 2021

 

Monday, February 1

Writing:

X at school:

Read as a class hurricane articles: pages 45, 48-49

Annotate, highlight, etc as we go

Y at home:

Watch the video “Hurricane Articles” (Part 1)
As you watch, read along in your green Performance Assessment book- pages 45, 48-49
Highlight and annotate (take notes) to prepare for essay

 

Tuesday, February 2

Writing:

X at home:

This week you will write a three-paragraph essay about the characteristics of hurricanes.  Watch this video (Part 2) for explanation and to get started. Today’s work:

Open a word document and set it up in MLA format (Times New Roman, 12, double spaced, heading)
Type in a title – Hurricanes
Write an introduction paragraph. Remember to start with a hook, explain the hook, and then give a claim/thesis/main idea/focus.
Save this document in your OneDrive. Name the document “Hurricanes” so you can find it again.

Y at school:

This week you will write a three-paragraph essay about the characteristics of hurricanes.  Today’s work:

Open a word document and set it up in MLA format (Times New Roman, 12, double spaced, heading)
Type in a title – Hurricanes
Write an introduction paragraph. Remember to start with a hook, explain the hook, and then give a claim/thesis/main idea/focus.
Save this document in your OneDrive. Name the document “Hurricanes” so you can find it again.

 

Thursday, February 4

Writing:

X at school:

Open your Hurricane document from Tuesday.
Reread your introduction paragraph.
Write a body paragraph underneath your intro paragraph (indent). Start with a topic sentence: “There are several characteristics of a hurricane.”  After the topic sentence, give three facts with evidence and citations.  Make sure you use at least four good transitions!  End your paragraph with a wrap up sentence.
Make sure the document saves.

Y at home:

Open your Hurricane document from Tuesday.
Reread your introduction paragraph.
Watch video: Hurricanes Part 3. Write a body paragraph underneath your intro paragraph (indent).  Start with a topic sentence: “There are several characteristics of a hurricane.”  After the topic sentence, give three facts with evidence and citations.  Make sure you use at least four good transitions!  End your paragraph with a wrap up sentence.
Make sure the document saves.

 

Friday, February 5

Writing:

X at home:

Open your Hurricane document.
Read your introduction and body paragraphs.
Watch Video Part 4-Write a conclusion paragraph under your body paragraph (indent). Start by restating the thesis/claim/main idea/focus in a fresh way (use different words).  Next, point to the future.  Your third sentence should be a final wrap up to end the essay.
Read through the whole essay (all three paragraphs) again. Fix any spelling or punctuation errors, and make sure every paragraph is indented. 
Attach your document to this assignment on Teams and turn it in.

Y at school:

Open your Hurricane document.
Read your introduction and body paragraphs.
Write a conclusion paragraph under your body paragraph (indent). Start by restating the thesis/claim/main idea/focus in a fresh way (use different words).  Next, point to the future.  Your third sentence should be a final wrap up to end the essay.
Read through the whole essay (all three paragraphs) again. Fix any spelling or punctuation errors, and make sure every paragraph is indented. 
Attach your document to this assignment on Teams and turn it in.
 
 

Quarter 2 Week 6 / February 8-12, 2021

 

Monday, February 8

Writing:

X at school:

Free write
Prompt discussion:
In what ways are hurricanes and tornadoes alike and different?
What are the similarities and differences between hurricanes and tornadoes?
This is what the prompt would look like: Write an informative essay comparing and contrasting tornadoes and hurricanes.
As a class, fill out page 52 in the green Performance Assessment book
Use the chart to write a list of similarities and differences between hurricanes and tornadoes
Make a list of transitions that could be used for similarities and differences

Y at home:

Catch up day

 

Tuesday, February 9

Writing:

X at home:

Catch up day

Y at school:

Free write
Prompt discussion:
In what ways are hurricanes and tornadoes alike and different?
What are the similarities and differences between hurricanes and tornadoes?
This is what the prompt would look like: Write an informative essay comparing and contrasting tornadoes and hurricanes.
As a class, fill out page 52 in the green Performance Assessment book
Use the chart to write a list of similarities and differences between hurricanes and tornadoes
Make a list of transitions that could be used for similarities and differences

Yearbook:

Work day

 

Thursday, February 11

Writing:

X at school:

Read pages 58-60 (rogue waves) and 61-62 (tsunamis)
Highlight and annotate as you go

Y at home:

Write a nice email to one or more of your teachers.
 

Friday, February 12

Writing:

X at home:

Write a nice email to one or more of your teachers.

Y at school:

Read pages 58-60 (rogue waves) and 61-62 (tsunamis)
Highlight and annotate as you go

 

 

 

Quarter 2 Week 7 / February 15-19, 2021

 

Monday, February 15 – NO SCHOOL

Writing:

X at school:

Y at home:

Catch up day

 

Tuesday, February 16

Writing:

X at home:

Open the word document attached to this assignment and fill out the chart with characteristics of rogue waves and tsunamis. If you need an example, look on page 52 of your Performance Assessment book.
Below the chart (on the same document as the chart), fill out the columns for similarities and differences. You can use bullet points.   If you need an example, look at the chart you made in your notebook for hurricanes and tornadoes.

Y at school:

Open the word document attached to this assignment and fill out the chart with characteristics of rogue waves and tsunamis. If you need an example, look on page 52 of your Performance Assessment book.
Below the chart (on the same document as the chart), fill out the columns for similarities and differences. You can use bullet points.   If you need an example, look at the chart you made in your notebook for hurricanes and tornadoes.

 

 

Thursday, February 18

Writing:

X at school:

Two-day assignment:

Essay prompt – Write an informative essay comparing and contrasting rogue waves and tsunamis.

Write your intro paragraph

Helpful hints:

- Remember your intro should have a hook, explanation, and claim.  Your hook and claim must include both rogue waves and tsunamis. 

- Example of a claim: Without a doubt, rogue waves and tsunamis have similarities and differences.

 

Write a body paragraph about the similarities.

Helpful hints:

-Start with a topic sentence.  Example: To begin with, rogue waves and tsunamis have several things in common.

-Include 2 or 3 similarities with evidence and citations.

-Good transitions to use in this paragraph: Likewise, similarly, in addition

Y at home:

Two-day assignment:

Essay prompt – Write an informative essay comparing and contrasting rogue waves and tsunamis.

Write your intro paragraph

Helpful hints:

- Remember your intro should have a hook, explanation, and claim.  Your hook and claim must include both rogue waves and tsunamis. 

- Example of a claim: Without a doubt, rogue waves and tsunamis have similarities and differences.

 

Write a body paragraph about the similarities.

Helpful hints:

-Start with a topic sentence.  Example: To begin with, rogue waves and tsunamis have several things in common.

-Include 2 or 3 similarities with evidence and citations.

-Good transitions to use in this paragraph: Likewise, similarly, in addition

 

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Friday, February 19

Writing:

X at home:

Two-day assignment:

Essay prompt – Write an informative essay comparing and contrasting rogue waves and tsunamis.

Write your intro paragraph

Helpful hints:

- Remember your intro should have a hook, explanation, and claim.  Your hook and claim must include both rogue waves and tsunamis. 

- Example of a claim: Without a doubt, rogue waves and tsunamis have similarities and differences.

 

Write a body paragraph about the similarities.

Helpful hints:

-Start with a topic sentence.  Example: To begin with, rogue waves and tsunamis have several things in common.

-Include 2 or 3 similarities with evidence and citations.

-Good transitions to use in this paragraph: Likewise, similarly, in addition

Y at school:

Two-day assignment:

Essay prompt – Write an informative essay comparing and contrasting rogue waves and tsunamis.

Write your intro paragraph

Helpful hints:

- Remember your intro should have a hook, explanation, and claim.  Your hook and claim must include both rogue waves and tsunamis. 

- Example of a claim: Without a doubt, rogue waves and tsunamis have similarities and differences.

 

Write a body paragraph about the similarities.

Helpful hints:

-Start with a topic sentence.  Example: To begin with, rogue waves and tsunamis have several things in common.

-Include 2 or 3 similarities with evidence and citations.

-Good transitions to use in this paragraph: Likewise, similarly, in addition

 

 

Quarter 2 Week 8 / February 22-26, 2021

 

Monday, February 22

Writing:

X at school:

2 day assignment

Read your intro and first body paragraph
Write a second body paragraph – this one is about differences

Helpful hints:

-Start with a topic sentence.  Example: On the other hand, rogue waves and tsunamis have some differences.

-Give 2 or 3 differences with evidence and citations.

-Good transitions to use in this paragraph: For example, additionally

  1. Write a conclusion paragraph

              Helpful hints:

              -Start by restating your claim in a fresh way (use a different transition)

              -Point to the future

              -Wrap up

Y at home:

2 day assignment

Read your intro and first body paragraph
Write a second body paragraph – this one is about differences

Helpful hints:

-Start with a topic sentence.  Example: On the other hand, rogue waves and tsunamis have some differences.

-Give 2 or 3 differences with evidence and citations.

-Good transitions to use in this paragraph: For example, additionally

  1. Write a conclusion paragraph

              Helpful hints:

              -Start by restating your claim in a fresh way (use a different transition)

              -Point to the future

              -Wrap up

 

Tuesday, February 23

Writing:

X at home: Finish what your started on Monday

2 day assignment

Read your intro and first body paragraph
Write a second body paragraph – this one is about differences

Helpful hints:

-Start with a topic sentence.  Example: On the other hand, rogue waves and tsunamis have some differences.

-Give 2 or 3 differences with evidence and citations.

-Good transitions to use in this paragraph: For example, additionally

  1. Write a conclusion paragraph

              Helpful hints:

              -Start by restating your claim in a fresh way (use a different transition)

              -Point to the future

              -Wrap up

Y at School Continue what your started on Monday

2 day assignment

Read your intro and first body paragraph
Write a second body paragraph – this one is about differences

Helpful hints:

-Start with a topic sentence.  Example: On the other hand, rogue waves and tsunamis have some differences.

-Give 2 or 3 differences with evidence and citations.

-Good transitions to use in this paragraph: For example, additionally

  1. Write a conclusion paragraph

              Helpful hints:

              -Start by restating your claim in a fresh way (use a different transition)

              -Point to the future

              -Wrap up

 

 

Thursday, February 25

Writing:

X at school:

2 day assignment:

Read through your whole essay (4 paragraphs) aloud
Get rid of any blue and red lines by right-clicking and fixing errors
Go through the checklist (posted on Teams). Do not skip any steps!
Read through your whole essay again!
Turn in your essay on Teams.

Y at home:

2 day assignment:

Read through your whole essay (4 paragraphs) aloud
Get rid of any blue and red lines by right-clicking and fixing errors
Go through the checklist (posted on Teams). Do not skip any steps!
Read through your whole essay again!
Turn in your essay on Teams.

 

Friday, February 26

Writing:

X at home: Finish what your began on Thursday-Turn in on Teams by today

2 day assignment:

Read through your whole essay (4 paragraphs) aloud
Get rid of any blue and red lines by right-clicking and fixing errors
Go through the checklist (posted on Teams). Do not skip any steps!
Read through your whole essay again!
Turn in your essay on Teams.

 

Y at school: Finish what you began on Thursday at home. Turn in by today on Teams

2 day assignment: 

Read through your whole essay (4 paragraphs) aloud
Get rid of any blue and red lines by right-clicking and fixing errors
Go through the checklist (posted on Teams). Do not skip any steps!
Read through your whole essay again!
Turn in your essay on Teams.

Quarter 2 Week 9 / March 1-5, 2021

 

Monday, March 1

Writing:

X at school:

(PowerPoint)

List what we know about WWII (discuss)
Lots of videos with breaks for questions and sentence starters (follow ppt):Uncle Sam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCeiArR6ZNQ

Y at home:

What is something you’d like to learn about WWII? Do some research and send me a chat with at least one sentence about what you learned.  Make sure you also mention what class period you are in 😊

 

Tuesday, March 2

Writing:

X at home:

What is something you’d like to learn about WWII? Do some research and send me a chat with at least one sentence about what you learned. Make sure you also mention what class period you are in 😊

Y at school:

(PowerPoint)

List what we know about WWII (discuss)
Lots of videos with breaks for questions and sentence starters (follow ppt):

 

 

Thursday, March 4

Writing:

X at school:

Lots of videos with breaks for questions and sentence starters (follow ppt):
Choose a topic and follow instructions on PPT to set up your notebook page.

Y at home:

Set a writing goal for yourself – something you’d like to improve upon when we write our next essay.  Send me a chat and explain your goal.  Make sure to include your class period!

 

 

Friday, March 5

Writing:

X at home:

Set a writing goal for yourself – something you’d like to improve upon when we write our next essay.  Send me a chat and explain your goal.  Make sure to include your class period!

Y at school:

Lots of videos with breaks for questions and sentence starters (follow ppt):
Choose a topic and follow instructions on PPT to set up your notebook page.

 

 

Quarter 2 Week 10 / March 8-12, 2021

 

Monday, March 8

Writing:

X at school:

Read the article that matches your topic of choice.
Underline and annotate as you go.
In your notebook OR on your paper article, write a claim/thesis for your topic.
Open the form on Teams and write your claim/thesis there.

Y at home:

Read the article that matches your topic of choice.
Underline and annotate as you go.
In your notebook OR on your paper article, write a claim/thesis for your topic.
Open the form on Teams and write your claim/thesis there.

 

 

Tuesday, March 9

X at home:

Set up a Word document in MLA format and save it in your OneDrive.
Write your intro paragraph. Hook, explain the hook, claim/thesis (use the claim you already wrote)
Start your body paragraph. This should be at least nine sentences and include at least three details with evidence and citations for each fact. Don’t forget transitions, comments, and a topic sentence.

Y at school:

Finish anything you didn’t do yesterday.
Set up a Word document in MLA format and save it in your OneDrive.
Write your intro paragraph. Hook, explain the hook, claim/thesis (use the claim you already wrote)
Start your body paragraph. This should be at least nine sentences and include at least three details with evidence and citations for each fact. Don’t forget transitions, comments, and a topic sentence.

 

 

Thursday, March 11

 

X at school:

Finish your body paragraph. This should be at least nine sentences and include at least three details with evidence and citations for each fact. Don’t forget transitions, comments, and a topic sentence.
Start your conclusion paragraph. Restate the claim in a fresh way, point to the future, wrap up.

 

Y at home:

Finish your body paragraph. This should be at least nine sentences and include at least three details with evidence and citations for each fact. Don’t forget transitions, comments, and a topic sentence.
Start your conclusion paragraph. Restate the claim in a fresh way, point to the future, wrap up.

 

 

Friday, March 12

 

X at home:

Finish conclusion paragraph

Y at school:

Review body paragraph (discuss topic sentence, details, citations, transitions, etc)
Finish conclusion paragraph

 

Next week we will work on revising and editing. This essay is due by Tuesday, March 16 at 3pm but it can be submitted earlier. This is your final essay for Quarter 3, so make it your best! :)