11/19/13
-Bellwork-What is something that needs to be fixed in your life (it can be something here at Empire, something in the community, something in Arizona/USA)? Explain how you might fix this problem....
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-Bellwork-Take some time to study for your vocab test. -Q2 Vocab Test #6. -Finish working on presentations. We will begin tomorrow.
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-Today you will complete Q2 Soph Vocab List #7. It is due tomorrow at the start of class. -Tomorrow you will take Writing Benchmark #2.
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-Today we will begin our review for Writing Multiple Choice Benchmark #2. You will take this on Monday, 12/9. We will take Reading Benchmark #2 next Wednesday, 12/11. -Here are some guiding notes for...
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-Please be respectful for the sub. I expect everyone to work diligently! -Today you will work with your partner on the following worksheets. I will collect these on Monday. Parrallel structure...
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-Take a few minutes to study for your vocab quiz. -Q2 Soph Vocab Quiz #7 -You will take your Writing Multiple Choice Benchmark #2.
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-Today we will review for the Reading Benchmark #2. You will take this test tomorrow. -Here is a list of items that you need to review for: Circular reasoning False causality Overgeneralization...
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-Today you will begin preparing for your final exam. The exam will be a formal debate held in the form of a socratic seminar. Here is the topic that we will be debating: Are social media like...
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-Happy New Year! Today I will be out of class due to a soccer game. Please be respectful to the sub. -Today you will complete Q3 Sophomore Vocab List #1. Please finish this during class and turn it...
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-Objective-I can make relevant inferences by synthesizing concepts and ideas from a single reading selection. -Bellwork-What role does technology play in your education? Is it more of a distraction or...
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-Today we will spend half of the class finishing the articles, and half of the class discussing the articles. Please submit your article notes to TII.com by 12:15 pm. -For the discussion, break into...
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-Today you will write the rough draft for AIMS Essay #1. -HOMEWORK: Q3 Vocab Test #1 tomorrow, 1/10.
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-Today you will take Q3 Soph Vocab Test #1. -You will write the final draft to AIMS Essay #1.
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-Today you will complete Q3 Soph Vocab List #2. -If you did not finish AIMS Essay #1 in class on Friday, please finish it today. -HOMEWORK: Q3 Soph Vocab List #2 due tomorrow, 1/14.
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-Today you will read the articles for this weeks AIMS Essay #2. Please fill out this graphic organizer when reading the articles. -Here is the topic and the articles. The most powerful nations...
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-Today you will complete AIMS Essay #2. Here is the prompt: The most powerful nations continue to wrestle with whether to whitewash, overcome, ignore or confront painful histories of generations or...
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-You will take the formative on making relevant inferences based on reading a text (we have been practicing this w/ the reading of our AIMS articles). -You will finish AIMS Essay #2 by writing the...
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-Today you will take Q3 Vocab Test #2. -You will also complete Q3 Vocab List #3. This is due tomorrow, 1/22. -Please let me know if you didn’t finish your final draft on Friday.
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-Today you will read and take notes on the following articles in preparation for AIMS Essay #3. Please fill out this graphic organizer when reading the articles. Why we like to watch rich people...
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-Several Academy Award contenders like “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “American Hustle” glorify white-collar criminals and scammers, and many reality TV shows embrace the wealthy, too. A new series,...
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