Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Today we finished reading Beowulf Part 1 sections 10-13. After we discussed everything that has happened so far in the story we had a quiz over Part 1. 

If you missed today you will need to make the quiz up on your own time. You can come in before school, at lunch, or during a period that you do not have class.  

Monday, September 28, 2014

Most of our classes were gone to the Cameron University tour and I was gone today. If you were in class this was an opportunity for you to catch up on anything you are missing in this class and then your other classes.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Today we read Part 1.6 to 1.10 of Beowulf. Make sure you are keeping notes on things that indicate whether or not Beowulf is an epic hero. 

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

We had a short discussion on the two different modern translations of Beowulf and then we began reading. We read Part 1.1 to 1.6. 

Use the graphic organizer to take notes as we read. Pay special attention to gathering info about how Beowulf could be considered an epic hero. We will be writing a research paper over whether or not Beowulf should be considered an epic hero when we are finished with the story.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

• Today we voted for our theme for the homecoming float.
  The theme was game apps and our choices included: flappy birds, minecraft, clash of clans, spiderman, kim kardahishian, and fun run.
•  After that we discussed Kennings and completed the Kenning handout. 
• Read the background information on page 18-19. 
• Complete the vocabulary on page 20. Write a complete sentence using each of the 7 vocab words. 

Monday, September 22, 2014

We did not have a writing prompt today. We will not have any prompts this week. Also, if you did not turn in your writing journal make sure you do so.

We took the Anglo Saxon open note quiz today. The main goal for this quiz was to make sure you know how to take and use good notes. If you missed the quiz you will need to take it before school, at lunch, or during a free period that you have (1st thru 5th only).

We looked at some Old English and tried to figure out what it is before I shared the modern day translation. Remember that Beowulf was first written down in Old English. 

Friday, September 19, 2014

No writing prompt today. The journals were turned in today for me to grade this weekend.

I did a short PowerPoint presentation over the Anglo Saxon time period. You can watch it here: Anglo Saxon Time Period.

I checked for questions and made sure everyone had good notes to use on the open note quiz that we will take on Monday.

Picture proofs and ID cards were handed out.

Thursday, September 19, 2014

•  Do the writing prompt: Be creative!!
• We finished making our posters for the chapter about the Anglo Saxons (pgs. 6-17).
• We did the gallery walk with each group explaining the sections they were responsible for. 
• Then we discussed the information we just read and learned in relation to the story we our about to read.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Make at least two graphs for this prompt. One could be a pie chart showing how much time you spend doing major events each day. The second could be a bar graph showing how much you actually like doing each of those events.

 We started learning about the Anglo Saxon people and the time period they lived in. Most specifically we looked at their politics, religions, ethics, and social life. We read pgs. 6-17 in our textbook in small groups. Each group was assigned a couple of sections they were responsible for reading and creating a poster that highlights the main ideas and facts. We will do a gallery walk tomorrow so that everyone can learn about the entire chapter without having to read it. 

**The scholarship research was due today.**

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Make sure you make an argument for or against the question and support it.

 We finished working on the scholarship research project. It is due tomorrow: Wednesday Sept. 17th.

Monday, September 15, 2014

Be creative with today's writing prompt!

•  We had a short discussion about the college fair that we attended at USAO last Friday.
• We discussed scholarships and then began the college scholarship research project. We will only spend two days on this and it will be due at the beginning of class on Wednesday. 

Friday, September 12, 2014

We went to the college fair at USAO today!

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Today we had Sgt. Yack speaking to us about the cost of college and ways to pay for it. If you are interested in the National Guard go to www.nationalguard.com and check them out. 

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Today was a data day so we were only in class for half a day. This was your last chance to work on your research presentation in class. It is due tonight. Remember that you MUST have a citation slide that uses MLA formatting.  

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

For today's prompt you should pick one way to get through a boring class and explain how you do it. You could include ways to keep from getting caught etc. 

 After the writing prompt we finished student college presentations. Remember that you should come across as the expert so be confident in your presentation. Remember to look at the group. Summarize and tell the important details, do not simply read your slides. 

Monday, September 8, 2014

•  For the prompt make sure you are telling the story from the dollar bill's point of view.
• I modeled how you should present your college to the class. Take a look at the video I posted on Sept 2nd for an example.
• Students began presenting their research to the class.
• I am grading the presentations using the Presentation Rubric. 
• The final presentation project must be finished by Wednesday night.

Friday, Sept. 5, 2014

Today we worked on our slide presentations. You MUST be ready to present your colleges on Monday Sept. 8th. The slide presentation MUST be shared with me at tsummers72@gmail.com by Wednesday night for it to be considered on time.

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Today we continued to work on our research projects.
Make sure the information you present is succinct and covers all of the requirements according to the rubric.
**They MUST be shared with me at tsummers72@gmail.com by the end of the day Sunday to be considered on time.** 

Wednseday, September 3, 2014

• Today we registered for a college fair at USAO next Friday, September 12th. You need to go to www.gotocollegefairs.com and register for the Sept. 12 fair. You must print out your bar code pass and give it to Mr. Summers. 
• We then worked on our college presentations. 
• They are due by the end of the day Sunday September 7th. They MUST be shared with me using my gmail: tsummers72@gmail.com. You will get a grade for the slides you created; five schools. 

**We will present on Monday and Tuesday next week. You must present at least one school to the class. You will get a separate grade for your presentation. 

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

• No writing prompt today.
• Here is a sample college research presentation. This would be everything except the program I am interested in and the works cited page.
• We will finish these projects up by Thursday and begin presentations on Friday.

Thursday and Friday, August 28 & 29, 2014

• No writing prompt for either day.
• We finished working on the research portion of the college project. 
• Make sure you have shared your Google Doc with me that you are keeping notes with.
• You only have to share it once!!