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Students will do the following in my class: Students will do the following: Check sentences on vocab and go over the words.  1) conical- (adj) like a cone 2) consolation- (n) an act of comforting 3) diffuse- (adj) unfocused 4) elegantly- (adv) with grace and style 5) execute- (v) to perform; carry out 6) gruelingly- (adv) in a way that requires extreme effort 7) inertia- (n) the tendency of an object to keep moving once it has started moving 8) primitive- (adj) existing in or from the times of the earliest humans 9) silhouetted- (adj) outlined as a dark shape against a lighter background 10) transparent-(adj) capable of being seen through Discuss Opening Strategies Write notes on strategies Begin the creation of the Hire Me essay.  Five paragraphs.  Remember P.I.E.
Posted by caudill  On Sep 27, 2016 at 7:40 AM
  
Students will do the following: High/Low Weekend in Journal Share orally (around the horn) Copy down vocab 5 1) conical- (adj) like a cone 2) consolation- (n) an act of comforting 3) diffuse- (adj) unfocused 4) elegantly- (adv) with grace and style 5) execute- (v) to perform; carry out 6) gruelingly- (adv) in a way that requires extreme effort 7) inertia- (n) the tendency of an object to keep moving once it has started moving 8) primitive- (adj) existing in or from the times of the earliest humans 9) silhouetted- (adj) outlined as a dark shape against a lighter background 10) transparent-(adj) capable of being seen through Discuss Opening Strategies Write notes on strategies
Posted by caudill  On Sep 26, 2016 at 7:32 AM
  
Students will 5 good minutes of study Turn in Vocab Crossword Reviews Take Vocabulary Quiz 4 Work on "Why You Should Hire Me" outlines.  Be sure you have the P.I.E. covered. Read silently to work on your reading goal.
Posted by caudill  On Sep 23, 2016 at 7:58 AM
  
Students will do the following today: Get into their essay groups and continue cranking out final copies of essays.  BE SURE TO RUN IT THROUGH THE CHECKLIST BEFORE YOU TURN IT IN TO ME. In your group, read "The 10 Skills Employers Want In 20-Something Employees" and "Why should we hire you? What to say in your interview."   After reading these together, pick out the most important details and outline them/summarize them on one sheet of paper. Pick up your "You Should Hire Me"  Outline paper and begin developing the three main reasons as to why you are a good hire.  Be sure to also have evidence to back up each attribute.   ?
Posted by caudill  On Sep 21, 2016 at 7:41 AM
  
Vocabulary 4 sentences check Go over words and sentences Get into groups and finish essays If essays are done see Mr. Caudill for attributes paper.  Journal-Today is “International Peace Day.”  What can you do to help keep peace in:  your school, your classroom, and your family?
Posted by caudill  On Sep 20, 2016 at 7:54 AM
  
Vocabulary 3 Reviews collected Vocabulary 3 quiz Copy down vocabulary 4 Write Vocab 4 sentences Get in groups and finish SCA Essay 1 with group. High/Low the weekend in journals
Posted by caudill  On Sep 19, 2016 at 7:47 AM
  
Today is "Positive Thinking Day."  Describe a time when positive thinking helped you in a tough situation.  What happened and who was involved? Explain it all in great detail. Vocab-Check sentences Vocab 3 1)  adulation- (n) excessively admiring behavior 2)  askew- (adj adv) crooked or out of line 3)  gamut- (Noun) entire range or scale. 4) privation- (Noun) the state of deprivation 5)  ruinous- (Adj) causing or tending to be ruined 6)  vexation-(N)- a cause of annoyance. 7)  affable- (adj) pleasant 8) solicitously- (Adv) cautiously or carefully done 9)  uncanny- (Adj) superhuman, supernatural, beyond what is accepted as normal 10) zealous- (Adj) filled with or motivated by an object or passionate Back into groups to write TEAM SCA1 Essays 1) Everyone must have a writing part (alternate writers) 2) Be sure to plan your writing out and to match your blue print 3) Counter claim and rebuttal need to be present (where are you doing yours) 4) Do you have evidence to back up each supporting detail? 5) Cite all sources whether it's paraphrased or not  (quotations and parenthetical citations) 6) Be sure to restate your main points in your closing (restate your blue print)
Posted by caudill  On Sep 13, 2016 at 7:56 AM
  
Journal-High/Low the weekend Share Vocab 3 1)  adulation- (n) excessively admiring behavior 2)  askew- (adj adv) crooked or out of line 3)  gamut- (Noun) entire range or scale. 4) privation- (Noun) the state of deprivation 5)  ruinous- (Adj) causing or tending to be ruined 6)  vexation-(N)- a cause of annoyance. 7)  affable- (adj) pleasant 8) solicitously- (Adv) cautiously or carefully done 9)  uncanny- (Adj) superhuman, supernatural, beyond what is accepted as normal 10) zealous- (Adj) filled with or motivated by an object or passionate Back into groups to write TEAM SCA1 Essays 1) Everyone must have a writing part (alternate writers) 2) Be sure to plan your writing out and to match your blue print 3) Counter claim and rebuttal need to be present (where are you doing yours) 4) Do you have evidence to back up each supporting detail? 5) Cite all sources whether it's paraphrased or not  (quotations and parenthetical citations) 6) Be sure to restate your main points in your closing (restate your blue print)
Posted by caudill  On Sep 12, 2016 at 7:34 AM
  
9/8/16 
Journal-On this day in 1892, the original Pledge of Allegiance was published.  This is not the pledge we recite today because it has been revised two times since its original publication.  Do you think all classrooms in the United States should be required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each day?  Should students or teachers have the option not to say the pledge?  Why or why not? Share Write a sentence for each word and use it correctly.  There, Their, They're Shoulder partner up to check Essay #4 and 5 discuss in groups and then share what we like/dislike and may change to make it better. 
Posted by caudill  On Sep 08, 2016 at 7:40 AM
  
9/7/16 
Journal-If there is one thing that I wished you knew about me it would be....................  This is important because............... High/Low the weekend Share-Round Robin style Begin Essay #2 Analysis as a class. NO VOCAB THIS WEEK.  WEEK 3 Starts on Monday. 
Posted by caudill  On Sep 07, 2016 at 7:34 AM
  
 
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