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Finding Our Courage- And Helping Others Find It Too

8/23/2019

We have been working in class so hopefully rough drafts are finished by Friday
and please take the weekend to relax with family.
We will go over edits and drafts on Tuesday/Wednesday and they are due on Wednesday on Turnitin.com.

Our first mini-unit is on courage. We are working on an essay to show students how we read, annotation, and write for high school. So that they can feel comfortable in their new English class. :)

Our best moment:
Period 5 began passing a note of courage to each other. <3

Prompt: People display many different types of courage. Human beings need courage in all stages of life--when they are children, when they are adolescents, when they are adults, and even when they die. In a multi-paragraph essay, discuss the ways courage allows a person to face life with dignity and composure. Be sure to include specific concrete details from the poem “Courage,” by Anne Sexton, in your essay.

"Courage"

We annotated in class. Please finish if you need to. For homework: find evidence of courage: a song, a movie, an interview, an article. What works for you? What evidence/experience do you need to share to write your essay.

Here are some of the songs other students thought of. What is your song?

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A Brand New Start!!! Class of 2023!!

8/13/2019

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Wednesday:
Reminder: Today is a traditional day. Make sure that you pick up your new schedule
Have an excellent first day everyone!!!! I am so excited to meet you!
Think about your favorite skills. Come ready to play . :)
Homework/Extra Credit-- Are you proactive?

Thursday and Friday:
We are on a block schedule where I will see you every other day. Because I have freshman on both days, you will see it listed for both days, but we will work on it together on your class day. :)
We will be working on Chromebooks to get everyone set up on Google, StudySync, TurnItIn.com, and more.
You are welcome to bring your own device.
Please bring your student ID or a photo of your student ID. :)
Steps 1-3 due in class

Treasure Hunt Day!!

Step 1: Google Classroom 2019-20
Log into Google Classroom:
Period 1: irqkugr
Period 2: ymfoxq
Period 3: jjskvw
Period 5: yvqbcpv
Together we will annotate and sign your syllabus in Google Classroom.

Step 2: Log into your Lit. Book From the Glendora Portal
We will go over and complete our first assignments together!

Step 3: Make an account to turn in your essays
Freshman TurnItIn.com Id's and Passwords: Please Google Classroom
Note: After you make an account, you will log into your account with your email and the password you create. This is were we turn in our essay final drafts. This site checks for plagiarism-- this includes sharing material with other students. Never share your work. Just do you.

Step 4: Time for dreams!

Write a letter to your future self about your goals, dreams, and life.
Make a "pocket" and we will hang it in the stars!
I will have some supplies, but bring your favorite glitter pens and decorations!
Feel free to take home to finish, but due Tuesday.

Homework: Anything you did not complete and our first vocabulary, Latin Roots 1.

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Finding Our Courage- And Helping Others Find It Too

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