Henry David Thoreau - excerpt from Walden (pp. 310-314 in Springboard book) - Answer questions 7, 8, 9, and 12 at end of excerpt
WARM-UP: The Most Commonly Used Literary Terms on the EOC
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WARM-UP: More Parallel Structure (see attachment)
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IMPORTANT!!! Please turn in your signed Practice EOC Test Reflection Sheets (10 pt. assignment). If you have not yet completed the practice test on USATestPrep, or if you haven't yet signed up for an account, PLEASE DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! You will not be able to do the upcoming EOC Prep assignments unless you have an account and take the practice test. WARM-UP: Determining Word Meaning through Context Directions: Read the sentences from Barack Obama's speech celebrating the 50th anniversary of Selma. Write down the underlined words on your Warm-Ups sheet, and come up with the best possible definition you can based on what comes before the word and after it. 1. In one afternoon fifty years ago, so much of our turbulent history – the stain of slavery and the anguish of civil war; the yoke of segregation and tyranny of Jim Crow; the death of four little girls in Birmingham; and the dream of a Baptist preacher – all that history met on this bridge. 2. The Americans who crossed this bridge were not physically imposing. But they gave courage to millions. 3. What they did here will reverberate through the ages. WORK SESSION:
1. Student pairs that completed the Obama Speech Analysis sheet together will get with another pair and take turns sharing their responses. The objective is to learn from each other. Also, this is a second chance to finish filling out the sheet. I will come to each group and look at your sheets and grade you based on both what you have written AND whether the two pairs are exchanging information and having a productive discussion. 2. Next, we will read aloud (or individually, if students prefer) a short excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Students are to (1) circle any words they're unsure of and (2) underline at least one passage that engages them in some way (interesting, want to know more about, confusing, disturbing, or inspiring).
WARM-UP: Vocabulary Review (Quizlet) WORK SESSION:
1. Students have another 20 minutes to finish filling out their Obama Speech Analysis Sheet (see yesterday's blog for a link to the speech on YouTube, and for a copy of the Analysis Sheet). 2. Students will grab an iPad and look up the results of their EOC Practice Test, which they took on USATestPrep. If anyone has NOT created an account on USATest Prep or has NOT taken the EOC practice test, ask me for assistance in getting things started. Directions for setting up an account and signing up for the EOC Bootcamp class are on Tuesday's blog. WARM-UP: Olaudah Equiano vocabulary multiple choice.
OPENER: Watch this brief video overview of the Selma to Montgomery march for civil rights. This will provide some background and context for the speech you will read, listen to, and analyze in the Work Session below.
WARM-UP: Get reacquainted with the vocabulary list from Olaudah Equiano's autobiography by clicking on the Quizlet link below. Then, pick ONE word from the list and fill in the information requested on the attached Word Etymology half sheet (the etymology of a word is its history and origin).
WORK SESSION: EOC Test-Prep
Create a user account on USATestPrep.com using the following info:
- From the "Teacher"' dropdown menu, click on "Mark Sager" - From the "Class" dropdown menu, click on "EOC Bootcamp - Spring 2018" - Now, scroll down on your homepage until you see the test listed. Click on the "Begin" button. Then click on "Load Test". - When you've finished the test, click on "Grade now" to see how you did. WARM-UP: Take 3-5 minutes to do write do the following:
OPENING: Guest speaker Megan Judd, a student outreach specialist with Chattahoochee Tech, will talk to us about dual enrollment and how it can benefit you. WORK SESSION: Write a constructive response using the R.A.C.E. strategy (we will review this) to the prompt provided regarding Olaudah Equiano's autobiography (see attached doc below).
WARM-UP: Combining Sentences Directions: Use commas (and semi-colons too, if you dare) and turn some of the short sentences into dependent clauses in order to combine the sentences into one. 1. The camcorder is expensive. It was purchased at Ellis’s Audio/Video Shop. The camcorder has many interesting functions. 2. The chef is famous. He has worked at this restaurant for twenty years. His seafood dishes are amazing! 3. The band was outstanding. The audience applauded. The concert was held at Palmer stadium. It was a sellout. ANNOUNCEMENT: Tomorrow, students will sign up for a slot to deliver their speech on either Thursday or Friday. If a student chooses instead to do a video recording of themselves delivering their speech, they will need to send me a copy of the video, or a link to it, by Thursday at the beginning of class. WORK SESSION:
WORK SESSION: Once again students will have the period to...
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