Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Today in Class: August 25, 2015

B1
  • 10th Lit/Comp SLO Pre-assessment
    • The SLO, or Student Learning Objective, assessment serves to measure student growth over some year-long and semester-long courses not evaluated by Georgia Milestones tests. Students will take the same assessment in late April-early May so that their growth can be measured. The Pre-assessment does not count as a grade,  but instead is intended to inform instruction.
  • DGP 6: Verbs and verb phrases
  • Homework: Notebook check Thursday, be sure that you are prepared
B3
  • DGP 7: Action and linking verbs
  • The Crucible Historical Background concept maps
  • The Crucible Act I (began; will finish Thursday)
  • Homework: 1) Begin Act I graphic organizer;  2) Notebook checks Thursday: come prepared

B4
  • DGP 7: Action and linking verbs
  • Found Poetry Scavenger Hunt
  • What is poetry? discussion
  • Read and discuss model texts as class
  • This week's assignment: 2 poems, minimum 10 lines each, due at end of class Friday
  • SSR
  • Homework: 1) Work on poems,  if needed; 2) Notebook checks Thursday: come prepared