Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Hip Hop

Monday's assignment: January 8
You may complete #1 & #2 online OR on paper in your hip hop packets.

1. Vocabulary for Hip Hop article you can also work on paper

1  Please complete the vocabulary on page 3 in your Hip Hop packets. You may choose to complete this online or in your packet. You will be completing column 3 (examples) and column 4 (sentences). This is due Tuesday, January 9th 

     2. Surveying & Predicting the text  you can also work on paper. 

1    Then start pg. 4 Making predictions and Answering questions in your packet. This is due end of class Tuesday, January 9th. The article is located towards the end of the packet.
         
     Extra packets are located by the bookshelf or on my desk where students sit. 


How do different genres of music affect the world  - Report your findings in graded discussion

Exploring ideas around Hip Hop

Building, Expanding our own conclusions about hip hop

A short introduction to Hip Hop  - Understanding the background of Hip Hop

Background of Hip Hop Videos (VH1's "And You Don't Stop 30 Years of Hip Hop)




Monday, December 11, 2017

Privacy Vs. Safety

Handouts of Hard copies will be given out in class, but if you are absent, you can start working on the first assignment.

Privacy Vs. safety - Where do you Stand? - Should  complete by end of class Monday

The Undercover Parent by Harlan Coben 

Annotate:

  • # paragraphs 
  • main argument / claim 
  • supporting points 
  • counterclaim / counterargument 

Sunday, December 3, 2017

Setting Monday's assignment

Monday's assignment 

Setting and Ms. Havisham assignment 

1. Take notes on setting 

2. Read the story stopping to analyze the mood and setting 

Make a copy (File ... make a copy) 

share with me 

Due by Tuesday 12 / 5 / 17 

Monday, November 13, 2017

Style & Devices

Diction (word choice) creates attitude (tone of author) and mood (feeling for the reader) 

connotation - emotional feel of the words 

Diction analytical paragraph Victor Villasenor 

Mood and Tone Quiz 

Mood and Tone words

Ask your students to open
join.quizizz.com
and enter the code
896012

A Very Old Man with Wings

A very old man with Wings partner review 

Common literary symbols and their meaning 

Tone & Mood words

Sensory Details List 
Sensory Details (what your reader can see, hear, smell, taste, and feel) helps to bring your reader into the story.





End of Novel Quiz  Part II

Please take the Reading the Novel Quiz  Part I

Please make sure your character / conflict projects are shared with me at jmurphy@sandi.net