Poetry Unit Reflection

Please click on this link in order to complete your poetry unit reflection:

REFLECTION FORM

SL Bee Essay Writing

Click on your class hour below. Make a copy of the document. Put your name in the title, along with the words that are already there. Share with Ms. Z.

2nd hour
4th hour

HL Homework?? AND TweeTribune Intro

Today you will be learning about how to use Tween/TeenTribune.

First, be sure you have finished the notes from yesterday on the 5 different text structures.

Next, you need to take one of the articles on Homework from the front table. Please read this article. When you have finished, you will need to sign into the page below for your hour and post your thoughts on what you have read.

5th Hour
6th Hour
8th Hour

Finally, go to Tween/Teen Tribune. You will need to log in using the user name and password I give you. PLEASE PUT THAT SOMEWHERE SAFE SO YOU CAN HANG ON TO IT!

Follow these directions:
Explaining the 21st century: The world has changed a lot since the 20th century ended in the year 2000. Your are the first generation of the 21st century. Find a story that could not have happened before the year 2000, and explain why it could have only happened in the 21st century – your century. Answer in the form of complete sentences with correct spelling, capitalization and punctuation. Your answer should be posted as a comment on the article. You also need to take the quiz for whatever article you choose.

If you finish early, continue to read articles. You will get a small amount of extra credit for additional quizzes.

HL Non-Fiction Terms

Begin by watching this Prezi.  Use the back of your yellow sheet to take notes on the terms which you got wrong on the pre-test.

Next, please watch this Prezi. In your notebook, take notes on the 5 different Non-Fiction text structures that are presented.

Before you leave class, you need to fill out this form.

Vocab

HL Vocab Lesson 21 is due Tuesday 11/20, the quiz will be the same day! 

SL Vocab Lesson 21: 

This should go on page 6 of your notebook. It may spill over onto page 7, that’s o.k.
Copy words into your notebook. Be sure to leave 3 lines between each word.

ambrosia (84)

righteous (87)

indignation (87)

incessantly (120)

magnitude (172)

oblivious (173)

crevice (176)

anguish (199)

induction (206)

catacombs (206)

For your assignment:
1.  Write down the sentence that uses the word in the book, “The Secret Life of Bees” (I provided the page numbers in ( )'s after the word)
2.  Look up the definition, read through them, and write a definition in your own words.
3.  Write down the origin of the word. You will be able to find this on the dictionary.com page. 

Background Knowledge

Fill out this form while you gather information today!

Bees Check In

Today in class you will be doing two things.

First, sign into your google account.
Second,  click on this link and fill out the form.
Third, choose one of the historical/ current figures listed below. Next, create a document, SHARE IT WITH MS. ZUMBERGE, and tell me a little about the person you chose. Remember, YOU MAY NOT CUT AND PASTE, THAT IS PLAGIARISM. You will need to look this person up. Please include the URL of any sites you use to gather information.

Sophia Loren
Khrushchev
LBJ
1964 Civil Rights Act
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Shakespeare
Thoreau
Elanor Roosevelt
Confederate Flag
Fort Sumter
Vietnam War
Castro
Malcolm X
The Beatles
Church bombing in Birmingham
Walter Cronkite
Fats Domino
Miles Davis
The Supremes
Dick Clark
Ed Sullivan