Lost and Found:  White/pink earbuds.  Found in classroom last week.  White cords, pink metallic earpieces.

Remember, unless there is something specifically different, I will only post once to cover Wed and Thurs since they are typically the same. 

Vocab Test/Essay #1 in class on Wed/Thurs this week.  That means that you will get vocab list #2 next week on the block days.

Friday is a pep assembly, so shortened hours and no school Monday.

How to apply the 5 Step Model went down today.

Vocab Test/Essay #1 is Wed/Thurs this week.

Watched "The Haze" by artist coalition TeamLab and discussed the importance of perspective:  We tend to think of light as something that lets us see something else, but how does that change when the light itself is what we are supposed to see?

Vocabulary Resources:

Concept we discussed, will discuss, and you need to know:  Progress Trap (look it up)

Story to read: The Pedestrian, by Ray Bradbury

Guiding Questions for The Pedestrian

-Is Leonard Mead lonely?
-Is the entire world like this, or just this city?
-What specific type of sensory detail is emphasized and to what effect?
-What is the connection between the number of police cars and the PROGRESS TRAP concept?
-Why doesn't the story really end?

Remember, Vocab Test/Essay #1 is Wed/Thurs.

Google Classroom 5 Step Paragraph Model Practice.

Monday night is back to school night

Have a good weekend

Wed/Thurs will almost always be one post, unless something specific happens that separates them or a schedule change is made and they are no longer standard block days.

What makes a story great?  Voodoo.  Blowin' stuff up.  Unicorns. Guitars. Right hand drive Skyline GT-Rs imported from Japan.

Vocab List 1
1.  FACETIOUS
2.  DETRIMENT
3.  DEXTEROUS
4.  DISCRETION
5.  GREGARIOUS
6.  OPTIMUM
7.  OSTENTATIOUS
8.  SENSORY
9.  VICARIOUS
10.  SCRUPULOUS

Vocab Test 1 will be a week from Wed/Thur, so next week on Aug 29-30 depending on your hour.

If you have any questions about vocab, or anything else we have covered to this point, please ask.

Monday Aug. 27 is Back to School Night.  The main program starts at 7:00.  If parents have questions that either aren't covered or they are not able to make it, please feel free to contact me about that as well.

Code Red/Lockdown procedure review from our room in all hours.  Blog and Google Classroom review now that most people have access and my classroom blog has not been blocked by the district content filters.

Survey on Google Classroom:  Please complete and submit, as this will form a baseline for any conversation we have about your own perception of your strengths, weaknesses, comfort levels, etc. in English and give us a solid starting point for future conversations.  Please take time and consideration in your answers; generic answers won't help you or me, and there is no completion credit for just getting it done.

All hours:

Reviewed and revisited week #1's info as we move into the real stuff.  Hit critical high use pages on Teachanowski (extra credit, vocab essay examples, 5 step paragraph model, college writing center links)

First Google classroom assignment. 

Miss today?  Here's what we did:

Read through as many of these case studies as you want, but try to get at least 3.  Then answer the following questions for each.  On Fridays, we will usually do something that allows us to reflect on, and put into practice, things we did that week.  These are a great example of the kinds of readings we will use on Vocab Essays.

What is the problem in the case study?  Don't just focus on the obvious/surface level.

What is a possible solution/resolution to this problem?

Remember, explanation is always expected.  Use multiple perspectives and think big.

Ethical Case Studies

Have a good first weekend!

Google Classroom Codes:

Hour 2: wha2s2
Hour 3: ti2sj3
Hour 4: xm4cc2
Hour 5: qv6do3j
Hour 6: f0mcpye
Hour 7: gxl12d

Wednesday 8/15

Hopefully your chemical fire headaches/nausea have faded, happy Wednesday!

Obviously we have some pieces to pick up, especially in 5th hour, so we'll try to get that covered tomorrow and in the shortened 7th hour.  We'll see how tomorrow goes before we talk about Friday.  The schedule is probably available other places for tomorrow, but here it is too:

Late Start / Academic Support 7:30-8:45 (teacher collaboration time)

2nd hour 8:50 – 9:50am

4th hour 9:55 – 10:55am

5th hour 11:00am to 12:30pm

                                1st lunch 10:55 – 11:25; class 11:25-12:30

                2nd lunch 11:30-12:00; class 11:00 – 11:30 and 12:00-12:3

                                3rd lunch 12:00-12:30; class 11:00-12:00

6th hour 12:35 – 1:35pm

7th hour 1:40-2:40pm

Tuesday 8/14

Most of Tuesday was spent on answering questions from the info dump on Monday.  Let me know as we get into the semester about any questions you have regarding grades, class structure, etc.

Welcome back, or to South if you're new!  We went through a pretty standard rundown of class today, not to say that this will be a "standard" experience.  If you have any further questions about expectations, structure, or anything else you can think of, feel free to ask.  Remember, the only questions I can't possibly answer or help you answer are ones I don't know you have.

Oh.  Hello.  We are back.