Checklist for new Laptops

Everyone has the same PC number all year.

Upon first getting your PC inspect for damage

Once turning on the PC

Make sure you turn it on “Power Saver”

Turn off the super cool but unimportant keyboard lights.
September 3rd, 2014 Entry
Task
Write
down one word or phrase
that represents what you
want to achieve this year.

Each one of you has a blank index card on the table.

Think of these questions to help with you a
response: What do you want to accomplish? What
do want to get out of the 8th grade?

Please don’t hesitate to decorate the card and
make it cool looking.
September 8th, 2014 Entry
Task

First, we will all set up our composition notebooks
according to my specification. (a.k.a I’ll show you how
to set up a new week in my specific format.)

Second, today’s official entry task is to brainstorm
qualities of what makes bad students bad and bullet
point them in your journals.
September 9th, 2014 Entry
Task

For today’s entry, spend the next 5 minutes silently writing to this
prompt:
“What
hero?”

defines a
My translation of that prompt: What are the
qualities of a hero? What do they do? What do
they say?
September 10th, 2014 Entry
Task

On this week’s entry task page write down one area in
Language Arts that you excel in and one area where you
need to improve.

Now ask your partners what they excel at and write that
down.

Finally, answer this question: How can my group help
me excel in Language Arts?
Septermber 11th, 2014 Entry
Task

Spend at least 5 minutes silently responding to these questions in your
journal.

When you hear the word
challenges, what comes to mind?
Is the word positive(good) or
negative(bad)? How can challenges
be helpful to an individual? How
can they be harmful?
September 12th, 2014 Entry
Task

Yesterday we covered 4 quotations that spoke about the
idea of Challenges.

In your journals, spend a few minutes silently writing to this question:
 How
does the concept of
challenge connect to the
concept of heroism?

Code switch to regular people talk:
How are challenges related to heroism? Why?
September 15th, 2014 Entry
Task

First, we will all set up our composition notebooks
according to my specification. (a.k.a I’ll show you how to
set up a new week in my specific format.)
Then,
write down in
your journals 3
specific, text-based
examples of imagery
you found in A Wrinkle
in Time. (SB 9)

September 16th, 2014 Entry
Much like last night’s homework, revise and edit this passage. You must do 2
Task
things:

Switch 1st person to 3rd person
 Add
“I
more imagery
woke up this morning in my
room. It was dark so I turned on a
light. My dog was at the foot of the
bed. The dog jumped up and I gave
his ears a quick rub. Then I jumped
up and started my day”
September 18th, 2014
EntryTask

Discuss with your group and then bullet point your ideas
for today’s entry task:

“What movies/books have you seen that show the
Hero’s Journey archetype step #1- The Call to
Adventure? How does it show this call?
September 22nd, 2014 Entry
Task

First, we will all set up our composition notebooks
according to my specification. (a.k.a I’ll show you how
to set up a new week in my specific format.)

For today’s entry task, define the term “Exposition.”
This can be found on page 15 of your texts. Be sure
to include the 3 specific pieces in your definition.
September 22nd, Bonus

BONUS Question!!!!!!!!

Explain how the first stage in The Hero’s Journey
Archetype, The Departure, establishes the story’s
Exposition.
September 23rd, 2014 Entry
Task

In your journals explain the difference between a
story’s Exposition and its Rising Action.
Both of these definitions are on (SB 15).
September 25th, 2014 Entry
Task
 Of
all the steps we have covered
in The Hero’s Journey so far, which
step do you feel is the most
important to establishing the hero
archetype and why?

0. Ordinary World 1. Call to Adventure 2. Mentor 3.
Refusal 4. Crossing Threshold 5. Road of Trials 6.
Experience with Love
September 26th, 2014 Entry
tASK

Of all the steps we have covered in The Hero’s Journey
so far, which step do you feel is the least important to
establishing the hero archetype and why?
September 29th, 2014 Entry
Task

First, set up a new page in your journal for the week’s
entry tasks. Label this page “Entry Tasks 9/29-10/3”

Then, the definition for Resolution is on page 15 please
paraphrase this term in your journals.

September 30th, 2014 Entry
Discuss with your groups AND answer in your journals your responses to this
Task
question:
 Think
about all of the hero stories
you have seen, read or heard,
brainstorm and bullet point specific
examples of “The Call to Adventure”

Call to adventure is when the future hero is given notice that
his/her ordinary life will soon change.
October 2nd, 2014 Entry Task

Take these transitional words and phrases and fill in the blanks on the
paragraph as you rewrite it word-for-word;

-Immediately
yesterday
then

_____ ,I went to work early to get some extra filing done. _____ I got there,
the phone started ringing. _____ my boss walked in. _____ he asked me to
type a letter for him.
-as soon as
-when
-a moment later -
October 3rd, 2014 Entry Task

Take these transitional words and phrases and fill in the
blanks on the paragraph as you rewrite it word-forword;
-Immediately -but before this when -When I woke up
 -in an instant -after this
-now


______, I ate some ice cream. ________, I got a
brainfreeze. ________, I almost dropped the treat
when I bought it. _________ I know to not rush when I
eat ice cream.
October 6th, 2014 Entry Task

Set up a new Entry Task page for this week and label it, “Entry Tasks 10/610/10”
What
does Initiation mean? How
have you heard it used?
October 7th, 2014 Entry Task

Describe some mental and physical characteristics of
heroes.`

Bullet point as many as you can possibly think of

Prize goes to the group that can come up with the most.
October 8th, 2014 Entry Task

Two Parts:

First, describe our old laptops that this school has used.
What did they look like? How did they run? How were
they treated by students?

Second, why is it important for a classroom to
consistently use technology in the 21st century?
October 9th, 2014 Entry Task




You only need your journals today
Think about and answer this question:
“Why is it important to examine an
exemplar of the Embedded Assessment
before we start writing an Embedded
Assessment?”
Exemplar= An excellent example; A model to be imitated
October 10th, 2014 Entry Task
 Open
your books to what
we read on Tuesday, “The
Odyssey”(SB 30).
Skim
and scan the story.
Identify 5 TRANSITIONS you
see in the text
Write these transitions down
in your notebook.
October 13th, 2014 Entry Task

Create a new page for this week’s entry tasks and label it, “Entry Tasks 10/1310/17”

Ok, lets work on some basic editing shall we?

Write the entire sentence and fill in the blank with the correct usage of
their/there/they’re:

1. We are going over ______ to eat shrimp.

2. I once stole _______ treasure.

3. ________ the coolest people I’ve ever seen.
October 14th, 2014 Entry Task

Your final draft for our first summative assessment (EA
1.1) is due tomorrow. There are only two more periods
to work in class on this assessment.
Create a checklist for what you need to do today in
order to be ready to submit this
paper tomorrow.
October 15th, 2014 Entry Task

Your entry task today is there is no entry task today.
Use
this time
wisely for EA 1.1Writing A Hero’s
Journey Narrative
is due TODAY!!!!!
EA 1.1- Writing A Hero’s
Journey Narrative

If
If you are typing:

Size 12 Font

Use 1.5 spacing on the document

I can show you how.

When you print use the “Print on 2 sides”
not typing:
Make
sure your name, period and “EA 1.1” are on top
Last Chance Dance

These two half-days for the students will be a gift to all those whom have not
finished EA 1.1. What do you do if this major assignment is not turned in?

An easy answer is finish it and then turn it in! But how? There are several
options listed below in no specific order:

-Come in during lunch (but ask yourself, "how much work can I really get done
in our brief lunch period?")

-Come in before school to work in my room; just give me 24 hours notice if
you're going to do this

-Stay after school with Mrs. Denman. She knows what she's doing...

-Do it for homework, you know, like work on it at home:)
October 20th, 2014 Entry Task

Set up you journals for a new week and label this page, “Entry Tasks 10/2010/24”

Then, we will return to an essential question of this unit. Spend several
minutes answering this prompt:
“What
defines a
hero?”

Think about how your responses have evolved since we last focused on this
question, September 9th.
October 21st, 2014 Entry Task

Please remember to write down today’s learning target.

Discuss this question with your table groups, “Why is it
important to review the summative assessment for a
unit before we even start working on the unit?”
October 22nd, 2014 Entry Task

First, write down today’s learning target.

Then, work with your group to BOTH define and
paraphrase these two terms:
Tone
Diction
Make
sure you write these definitions and paraphrases in your
journals
October 23rd, 2014 Entry Task

Rank the following words, that have the same
Denotation as each other, in order of intensity. 1 for
not-so-nice. 3 for nicest:

Shack

Hut

Tent

Palace

Castle
October 27th, 2014 Entry Task

First, set up your journals for a new week and label this
page “Entry Tasks 10/27-10/31”

Second, write today’s learning target down.
Third, explain/write down
both the Denotation AND
Connotation of this
statement, “Red Bull gives
you wings!”
October 28th, 2014 Entry Task

Review the poem titled, “A Man,” on page 56. Then
write a Thematic Statement that connects that poem to
how Heroism functions.

Thematic Statement= a sentence that
takes a broad theme and condenses it
to give a particular story a particular
meaning.
October 30th, 2014 Entry Task

For today’s entry task brainstorm and bullet point a list
of words that would describe an Un-heroic person
November 3rd, 2014 Entry
Task

Set up a new page for this week’s entry tasks and label it “Entry
Tasks 11/3-11/7”
 Then,
work with your group
to explain what ice cream is
by using the negation
strategy of definition.
Write this definition down in
your journals along with
today’s learning target.
November 5th, 2014 Entry
Task

Spend the next 5 minutes defining this concept by
Function and Negation:

“What is the proper way to behave when there is a
guest teacher in this classroom?”
November 6th, 2014 Entry
Task

The article titled, “Where I Find My Heroes,” on page
63 mentions serveral historical heroes like Teddy
Roosevelt.

List at least 3 people or professions that are heroes to
you and state why they are a hero to you.
November 10th, 2014 Entry
Task

Set Up a new week for the entry tasks and label this
page, “Entry Tasks 11/10-11/14”

Then, write down one piece of text-based evidence
from what we read last week (SB 68) that proves
Abraham Lincoln Heroic.

November 13th, 2014 Entry
Task
Write a topic sentence about why Abe Lincoln can be considered heroic
based off of the following evidence and commentary.

(TBE) It was mentioned in A White House Funeral Sermon.. that he,
“defended- not for himself only, not for us only, but for all people”(SB 68).
(CM) This shows how Lincoln was not motivated for selfish reasons and was
defending for all the people.
November 17th, 2014 Entry
Task

Set up a new week and label it “Entry Tasks 11/1711/21”

Which one of the following parenthetical
documentations is correct?

“….then ate ice cream.” (SB 32)

“….then ate ice cream” (SB pg. 32)

“….then ate ice cream” (SB 32).

“….then ate ice cream” (32 SB).
November 18th, 2014 Entry
Task

Discuss this question, “Why are we drafting out the
body paragraphs before we draft the intro paragraph?”


November 19th, 2014 Entry
Task
Identify the hook of this paragraph:
Aristotle said “The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with
composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel
them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.” When someone
goes through calamity with poise, it is not because they don’t feel anything; it
is because they are of a heroic nature. Heroism is being brave and helping
other people before yourself, but it does not always have a happy ending.
November 19th, 2014 Entry
Task
 Aristotle said “The beauty of the
soul shines out when a man bears
with composure one heavy mischance
after another, not because he does
not feel them, but because he is a
man of high and heroic temper.” When
someone goes through calamity with poise, it is not because they don’t feel
anything; it is because they are of a heroic nature. Heroism is being brave and
helping other people before yourself, but it does not always have a happy
ending.
December 1st, 2014 Entry Task

Create a new entry task page and label it, “Entry Tasks
12/1-12/4”

Spend several minutes writing in your journals to this
“To what extent can
a perfect society exist?”
question:
December 2nd, 2014 Entry
task

A Utopia is a real or imagined place considered to be ideal
or perfect. People in a utopia lead civilized lives filled
with peace, fulfillment and happiness.
 Think
about your own Utopia,
what are three aspects of that
society which you would feel
would be the most important?
Write these down in the
journals
December 3rd, 2014 Entry
Task

Use these first minutes of class to review what we read
yesterday, “Harrison Bergeron”(SB 101).

Then, provide a small paragraph summary of this
Dystopian story by Kurt Vonnegut in your journals.
December 4th, 2014 entry
task
How
does literacy and
reading influence social
interaction?

Spend several minutes writing to this question in your
journals.
December 8th, 2014 entry
task

Set up a new week in your journals and label it “Entry
Task 12/8-12/12”

Then, based off of what you know about Science-Fiction
and the cover of this book, Fahrenheit 451, make a
prediction on what you think will happen in this novel.
December 9th, entry task

With a few sentences, summarize what we read
yesterday in pages 1-12.

Also, please bullet point a few observations about how
this world in 451 is different from our own.

December 11th, 2014 Entry
Task
Get up an look at the various student responses that are posted on the back
wall for Tuesday’s essential question, “What type of people live in this
society?”
Write down trends that you can find: What is the most common response? What is
the most interesting? Why? What surprises you?
December 15th, 2014 Entry
Task

Set up a new week in your journals and label it “Entry
Task 12/15-12/19”

Who are the important characters so far in the story?
What do we know about each of these characters? Make
a list of these characters and provide a brief description
of each.``
December 16th, 2014 entry
task
During yesterday’s reading Guy Montag said, “There must
be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a
woman stay in a burning house; there must be something
there. You don’t stay for nothing”(Bradbury 48).
Discuss and then write a small response to this question:
What do you think is in the books that makes them so
valuable?
December 17th, 2014 entry
task

To the best of your understanding, write a small
paragraph on this question:

“How did books end up being banned in this society of
451?”
January 5th, Entry Task

Discuss why this school has the “Be Attitudes?” How are
they able to help the education process?
January 5th, 2015 entry task

What does it look like to be prepared at Truman?
January 6th, 2015
“Entry Task”

Please get right back into continuing to work on your
graphic novel review of Fahrenheit 451.

Remember, your posters need to include:

At least 3 panels

One piece of text-based evidence that is included into one
of the panels through a speech/thought bubble, narration.

A summary of your section

One way this section relates to one of our essential
questions:

How does technology influence human interaction?

How can 451 be considered Dystopian?

How does the world of 451 differ from our own?

What do you consider imperfect about this society?

What type of people live in 451?
January 7th, 2015
Entry Task

In your journals, create a venn diagram and then spend
the next several minutes comparing and contrasting:
Batman
Both
Spiderman
January 9th, 2015
Entry Task

Discuss in your table groups and
then write a short response in your
journals that answers this question:

“Why are books considered
dangerous to the Dystopian
society in Fahrenheit 451?”
January 12th, 2015
Entry Task

Refer to either your journal notes on this question or
get up and look at the responses in the back of the
room to answer this:
 “What
type of person was
Montag at the start of this
story?” / “What could we infer about
Montag’s character at the beginning of
Fahrenheit 451?”
January 13th, 2015
Entry Task
 Write
several sentences that
respond to this prompt:
 “How
can The Refusal of the
Call be seen in the novel
Fahrenheit 451?”
January 14th, 2015
Entry Task

Write several sentences that respond to this prompt:
“How
can Crossing the
Threshold be seen in
the novel Fahrenheit
451?”
January 15th, 2015
Entry Task

Write several sentences that
respond to this prompt:
 “Who
is the antagonist(the
character who opposes or
struggles against the main
character) in this story and
why?”
January 21st, 2015
Entry Task
 With
your table group
review and discuss what you
last remember reading in
Fahrenheit 451.
January 22nd, 2015
Entry Task
 In
your journals make at
least 5 comparisons
between the Seahawks and
Patriots.

We are practicing comparing two things before we
move into EA 2.1
January 23rd, 2015
Entry Task
In
your journals make at
least 5 contrasts
between the Seahawks
and Patriots.

We are practicing contrasting two things before we move into
EA 2.1
January 27th, 2015
Entry Task

In your journals write down several
sentences that answer this
question: “What are some of the
differences between a [Level 2]
question and a [Level 3] question?”

Please use your group members, the white Levels of
Questioning handout and your blue bookmarks to help with
getting a response.
January 28th, 2015
Entry Task

Set up your journals for yet another 451 evidence page.

Don’t forget to label in the upper outside corner. I’m at
page 16, what about you?
January 29th, 2015
Entry Task
 Today’s
entry task is to get
your student computer and log
on to Edmodo.com.

We have some leveled question up for a class
discussion. Our goal is to answer a couple of [level2]
questions, several [level3] questions and now also to @
respond to another student comment.
February 2nd, 2015
Entry Task

Set up a new week in your journals.
Label this “Entry Tasks 2/2-2/6”

Brainstorm a list of ways that the society
in 451 can be considered dystopian.
February 4th, 2015
Entry Task
 Once
you get your essay drafts
out/Computers please take a
few minutes to read what you
have now (even if it’s a single
sentence) to your groupmates.
February 5th, 2015
Entry Task

Time is running out. We have all day today and
tomorrow before I enter EA 2.1 into the gradebook. Get
a PC if you are typing and get right to work.

Here is the proper format of T+L+Q+C

For example, when Clarisse pointed out there was a
man in the moon Montag realized, “he hadn’t looked in
a long time”(Bradbury 7).
C
February 6th, 2015
Entry Task
Let’s
get right to work in
the drafting process of
EA 2.1.
February 9th, 2015
Entry Task

As promised, today is one last day to work on EA 2.1. All
available resources are on my teacher page.

I will put the papers into the gradebook today.

Don’t forget that you need:

4 Paragraphs

One introduction paragraph, two body paragraphs and a closing
paragraph.

2 pieces of text-based evidence from Fahrenheit 451 per body
paragraph

That makes 4 quotations (text-based evidence) total.
Please remember to Double Space the paper, Double print the
paper when you print it and double check it for mistakes
(that’s called proofreading!)
February 10th, 2015
Entry Task

You and your group will brainstorm
a list of possible answers for this
question:

“How can various student responses
in a classroom discussion help
increase personal understanding of
a particular concept?”
February 11th, 2015
Entry Task


Review what we did yesterday as
your group discusses responses to
these 3 questions:
What are the different ways we use
money?
 What other ways do people buy good or
services without using paper money or
coins?
 Do we still need paper or coin money?
February 17th, 2015
Entry Task

Make a new page for this week.

Now, reflect on our last assessment,
EA 2.1- Writing an Expository Essay.
Think and then write down 1 thing
that was easy about the
assessment and one thing that
gave you the most trouble.
February 18th, 2015
Entry Task

We will be headed to the library today but first lets
review:

“What are the expectations place on students in
relation to the Be Attitudes when we are in the library?”

I can Be Responsible by ____________________

I can Be Safe by ___________________________

I can Be a Learner by ________________________

I can Be Respectful by ________________________

I can Be Prepared by________________________
February 19th, 2015
Entry Task
Respond to this prompt in your
journals:
 “Based on your current
understanding, how are expository
and argumentative writing similar?
How are they different?


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February 23rd, 2015 Entry
Task

Create a new week in your journals
and label it “Entry Tasks 2.23-2.28”

Then, define what is a counterclaim
and also find/create a counterclaim to
this:
“Employers should not require access to
the Facebook pages of potential
employees because Facebook is
intended to be private.”
LOGOS
An
appeal to reason,
providing logical
reasoning and evidence in
the form of description,
narration, and/or
exposition.

Logic- means reason and sound argument

A synonym of logic is sense.
Pathos
 An
appeal to emotions,
using descriptive,
connotative and figurative
language for effect;
providing an emotional
anecdote; developing tone.
Ethos

An appeal based on trust or character

demonstrating that you understand the
audience’s point of view

making the audience believe that you are
knowledgeable and trustworthy

showing that you have researched your
topic by supporting reasons with
appropriate, logical evidence and
reasoning.
February 24th, 2015
Entry Task

Without looking in your books or what you wrote in your
journals yesterday do your best to define:
The
3 Persuasive
Appeals!!!!!




“Umm like do u evin no whut hes talkin about?”
“duuuuh I think its something we did yesterday. I totes forgit lol!”
“Yea, yolo! This class is so shiv butt I think their was like 3 of em?”
“maybe, I was like staring out da window all class but I think
one of them starts wit a L”
February 25th, 2015
Entry Task

In your journals identify 2 Persuasive appeals
that are being using in the following debate
response:
 You’re right!
You are considered a
gamer. Whatever that means. I know
what it’s like to play games but 2 hours
is plenty of time. SAY FB. It takes a
minute. Think if you have a cute little
puppy or kitten. But you’re too lazy on
FB and SKYPE and that cute animal dies.
How would you feel?
February 26th, 2015
Entry Task

Name what persuasive appeal is being
used for each of these statements:

1. Having a new phone would make you
happy.

2. I’ve been a dentist for 50 years…buy
this toothpaste.

3. Having new tires for your car will
make your driving experience much safer.
February 27th, 2015
Entry Task

Create a quick response that will
convince Ms. Johnson that Truman
should have Civi-Days everyday that
uses all 3 persuasive appeals.

Logos, Pathos, Ethos

Then, highlight each persuasive
appeal in it’s own color.
March 3rd, 2015
Entry Task

Answer this question, bullet points are fine for an
answer. Try to get at least 3 reasons.
“What
makes a topic
Controversial?”