Today all classes took the PASS writing test. We missed most of the first four periods as a result. Homework None.
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PASS Review
All periods went over a quick-and-dirty overview of tomorrow's PASS test. Homework None.
PASS Prep and Presentation Preparation
First and fifth periods worked on PASS preparation in anticipation of next week's writing exam. Second and fourth periods worked on their presentations on To Kill a Mockingbird, which they will make...
Book Fair, Research Evaluations, and Presentation Prep
All students went to the book fair today, so that cut about fifteen minutes from each class period's instruction and practice time. First and fifth periods continued working on research questions...
Research Question Headings and Killing Mockingbirds
First and fifth periods continued with the research process, spending the first half of the class working on additional research questions -- you can never have too many -- and the second half...
Research Questions and Racism
First and fifth periods continued the research project. We went over the reseach guide and then turned to research questions in preparation for delving into the collected sources. Second and fourth...
Reliability and Research Questions
First and fifth periods continued with the research portion of the third quarter unit on justice. We practiced brainstorming research questions to guide our research process, going over the types of...
Notes and Reading
First and fifth periods practiced taking notes with the Cornell method while examining the good, bad, and ugly of a model presentation about the topic they'll be researching for their major project...
Final Discussion and Final Quiz
First and fifth periods completed the work for "Flowers for Algernon." Second and fourth periods continued with To Kill a Mockingbird. We began by examining the homework, which was the analysis of...
Finishing Algernon, Starting Mockingbird
First and fifth periods finished up some work for "Flowers for Algernon" after going over yesterday's MAP results. We wrote about and discussed the following: How do feel about your score? Is it...
MAP Spring 2013
All classes took the MAP test today. Information is available here. Homework First and fifth periods: first draft of the empathy essay is due tomorrow. Second and fourth periods: quiz on Romeo and...
Pair Work To the Fourth Power
All four classes work working in partners; all four classes were in some stage of planning or writing major analytic essays. First and fifth periods finished up the planning stage of their empathy...
