Salamanca English 12

 Agenda: Reading session Make sure you have started your exposition journal Homework: Make sure you are caught up Make sure your Bradbury chart is completed for tomorrow's class 

 Agenda: Warm-up: Male v. bene vocabulary-->https://youtu.be/6_EHCiFwUk8  Take notes on the prefixes and include example words Reading "All Summer in a Day" Applying the 5 Elements of a Well-Written Story to Bradbury's work Homework: Complete the chart for discussion on Friday Tomorrow, come prepared to read and complete your first journal

 Agenda: Have you ever just wanted someone to shut up? What made their story so bad Atlantic Video-->https://youtu.be/geG8E_ocYDY What did they say makes a good story? Gelb's samples and 5 tips Homework: Make sure you are caught up on your assignments

 Agenda: Warm-up: Review of the 16 Personality Types Complete self-talk questions Homework: Any questions you have yet to finish, you need to complete on your own and upload to the drop box.  

 Agenda: Warm-up: Overview of book slip and Journal 1 Time to finalize book submissions Homework: Book choices slip Self-Talk Questionnaire

 Agenda: Personality test: http://www.humanmetrics.com/personality Save your type Compare findings on https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types Begin the skills analysis questions Homework: Complete the skills analysis questions

 Agenda: Guidance overview of the Common App Handouts Making a Common App account https://www.commonapp.org/  Homework: Everyone should have a Common App account made no matter your future plans

 Agenda: Warm-up: Do you like talking about yourself? Why? In what context is it easier?  Harder? Self Talk after high school Examples of positive self talk in interviews: https://youtu.be/SJdaX0cqBXY Add what you notice to your English journal If time: https://youtu.be/b_HR-6JmMmw Homework: You need to have selected your book by the end of the week Your self-talk questions will be due by the end of the week as well

 Agenda: Warm-up: Highlighting stand-out lines from others' "I am from..." poems Metaphor and Simile Overview https://www.masterclass.com/articles/metaphor-similie-and-analogy-differences-and-similarities#what-is-a-metaphor Steps to write a simile Workshop and help links for imagery https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-imagery-definition-examples/ Reminder of grading criteria Homework: Your poem is now overdue!  Submit it before Monday!

 Agenda: Overview of book choice expectations Speed Date with a book Homework: Your poem drafts need to be completed for the beginning of class tomorrow You need to have a book chosen by the end of next week

 Agenda: Warm-up: Set up vocabulary.com and begin practice round Complete "Where I'm From" poem Refer to song examples for memories and distinct image examples if needed Homework: Your completed draft needs to be done by the beginning of class on Friday

 Agenda: Warm-up: Activity sign-up and Remind Check Connection from yesterday to today's class George Ella Lyon's "Where I'm From"-->https://youtu.be/HTU38W-RXdo  Begin Writing your own "Where I'm From" poem Homework: Your "Where I'm From" poem will be due Friday

 Agenda: Warm-up: The Onion journal response  https://www.theonion.com/new-subway-promotion-to-honor-subtember-11-1819575535 Perception is Reality Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/Xmqqo1csKTg Homework: Make sure you are caught up

 Agenda: Library tour with Mrs. Hanson Practice using the Catalog Homework: Make sure you've submitted everything that you need

 Agenda: Warm-up: List three things you remember about last class  Create live journal to share Watch https://youtu.be/8BL9uRJpTqY What does it mean to mine the gap Memorable quote or idea: Discussion Homework: Wrap up anything unfinished

 Agenda: Warm-up: Perceptions Paper Pass Optical Illusions Discussion and Link to Last Year Personality Video:  https://youtu.be/c2gKsnRzSHw Why do we care? Begin "Mind the Gap" TedX Talk  https://youtu.be/8BL9uRJpTqY Homework: You should have submitted your About Me and Signed Syllabus

 Agenda: Creating a folder Downloading so that the document does not become blank Using drop boxes Homework: Finish your About Me survey for tomorrow

 Agenda: Warm-up: Index Cards/Symbolic Cereal Syllabus Overview  Homework: Sign Syllabus