December 16, 2016

Today in class, we will:
1. Continue with our final period activity.
2. All work has been graded and entered. I am in the process of averaging for the semester grades. 
3. Semester grades are averaged with the 3 gradebooks (each progress report period). I will send out an email when they are posted. I will not post semester grades until after each period's final exam period.   The staff deadline to post to AERIES is Monday night.
4. HW: None

December 15, 2016

Today in class, we will:
1. Continue with our final period activity.
2. All work has been graded and entered. I am in the process of averaging for the semester grades. 
3. Semester grades are averaged with the 3 gradebooks (each progress report period). I will send out an email when they are posted. I will not post semester grades until after each period's final exam period.   The staff deadline to post to AERIES is Monday night.
4. HW: None

December 14, 2016 Finals

Today in class, we will:
1. Continue with our final period activity.
2. If you were absent for any of Act I-IV review questions, you must come today at 2:00 p.m. to make up (after 7th period final). I leave at 3:10 p.m.
3. All current grades will be entered today (13 assignments).  Late work (as I have explained a million times) will be added after the current grades are in AERIES.
4. Semester grades are averaged with the 3 gradebooks (each progress report period). I will send out an email when they are posted.  The staff deadline to post to AERIES is Monday night.
5. If you were absent Tuesday 12/13/16, you must take the surveys by end of today or it will not be counted in your grade.
6. HW: None

December 13, 2016

Today in class, we will:
1. Meet in the library lab
2. Thoughtfully and completely answer the Textbook Survey
3. Answer the survey about next semester (yes...2 surveys today)
4. Options after surveys:  code.org (find a a game to build) or visuwords (review vocab for other classes) or quizlet (and create study set for one of your finals)
5. HW: Study for all of your final exams in your other classes.

PILOT TEXTBOOK SURVEY

SPRING STUDENT SURVEY

December 12, 2016

Today in class, we will:

1. Return all graded work
2. Hopefully check it against grades for mistakes
****If you find an error, attach a note of explanation to the assignment
3. Start final activity
4. Don't Forget:  We are in computer lab in library tomorrow
**** If you were absent when we answered review questions for Acts 1-4, you must come in on Wednesday after 7th period final to complete.
5. HW: None

December 9, 2016

Today in class, we will:

1. Tun in our paragraph about whether JC deserved to die?
2. Finish the play by watching Act V
3. Answer in-class review packets for Acts III-V
4. HW:  None

December 8, 2016

Today in class, we will:

1. Turn in summary from yesterday's viewing
2. Continue with today's viewing (Act 3/maybe Act 4)
3. Continue to take notes
4. HW: Write a coherent paragraph on if you think Caesar deserved to die...final draft format (ink or typed, no scratchouts, legible, neat)

December 7, 2016

Today in class, we will:

1. Turn in our summary of yesterday's viewing ASAP (by end of tardy bell)
2. Continue taking notes
3. Answer Questions on Act I and II
4. Continue viewing
5. HW:  Write a 2-3 sentence summary on today's viewing on a 1/2 sheet of paper

Viewing Schedule

12/8/16:

All periods: ended at 1:32  (the end of Act IV)

12/716:

Period 3: ended at 1:06.56
Period 4: ended at 1:04.38
Period 5: ended at 1:03.38
Period 6: ended at 104.13
Period 7: ended at 1:02

12/6/16:

Periods 3-4: ended at 36.31
Period 5: ended at 41.17
Period 6: ended at 43.50
Period 7: ended at 43.30

12/5/16:

Periods 3-6 Minute 1-16.50
Period 7: 1-10.23

December 6, 2016

Today in class, we will:

1. Turn  in our 2-3 sentence summary of the first 17 minutes of the play.
2. Continue to watch Act I of the play
3. Answer the review questions for Act I
4. Start Act II and continue to take notes
5. HW: Write a 2-3 sentence summary on a 1/2 sheet of paper of today's viewing

To view play, go to December 5, 2016 blog post

December 5, 2016-Early Out

Today in class, we will:

1. Turn in our research on Carol Dweck and mindset to tray
2. Start the play Julius Caesar by Shakespeare
3. HW: Summarize in 3 sentences what was viewed so far.

December 2, 2016

Today in class, we will:

1. Watch Carol Dweck's TedTalk about mindset as a class.
2. Work with a partner and research this topic (mindset, 
    growth mindset v. fixed mindset) and Carol Dweck.
3. With your partner, choose at least three different articles to
    use for class discussion on Monday.
4. For each of your three articles, write down title, author, 
    URL, source, summarize main point in two sentences and 
    find at least one good piece of evidence to share with the 
    class. Make sure you write down the exact 
    sentence/fact/evidence using quotation marks.
5. The sub will determine if this assignment is due at the end 
     of class or on Monday morning....depends on behavior!
6. HW: Finish in class work 12/5

December 1, 2016

Today in class, we will:

1. Turn in Focus Questions to tray
2. Read "The Importance of Mindset" on page 61. Answer the questions on pages 63, 65, 67.
3. Carefully rip out/remove pages 63-68 and turn in to tray after they are complete.
**If you didn't do the online work yesterday, please use class time to complete them. I have five tablets for checkout.
4. HW: Finish in-class work 12/2; Bring a device 12/2

**As a reminder, please refer to the Late Work post on 11/18. Late work was accepted on November 28, 2016. Anything after that will not be graded. I collected the late work on Tuesday, 11/29 at 8:30 a.m. from the appropriate late work tray.