REMINDERS:

• Please monitor student's grades through Infinite Campus.  
• Refer to the syllabus for late grade deductions as well as absent make-up work.
• Assignment Calendar may be found on my Web Page "Quarter 3 Assignment Calendar" for work assigned as well as due dates.

GOOGLE CLASSROOM is for students who are on Health Protocol when we return to in-person learning:  Students need to contact me to be invited to the Google Classroom for extended Health Protocols. All materials are available in Google Classroom under the tab for the date.  If a student needs to turn in work, they need to scan or take a clear picture and email it to me at wines.theresa@cusd80.com to keep up with their work if there is an extended absence.  The assignment calendar with DUE DATES is on my web page for ACPO.

 QUARTER 4, 2021

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK OF 5/3/21:

*Denotation & Connotation:  Notes/Practice

*Vocabulary:  Vocab 8 Sentence Practice DUE; Vocab 8 Test 5/5 & 5/5; Vocab 9 Notes

*Writing:  Final Copy Well-Developed Paragraph:  5/5 (D2) & 5/6 (D1)

*Short Story Found Poem:  DUE in Class End of Period 5/7 (D2) & 5/10 (D1)

***Culture Presentations:  DUE 5/13 (D2) & 5/14 (D1)

***ORP Dates to Remember:

• ORP Group Work Time (45 minutes) - 5/3 (Day 2) & 5/4 (Day 1)

• ORP - Project Due 5/12 (Day 1) & 5/13 (Day 2)

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Grammar:  Ellipsis/Hyphen/Dash Practice & Quiz

*Culture Groups:  Culture Presentations 5/13 & 5/14 (Student Groups are scheduled for their presentation day to bring any props or additional materials to enhance their presentation)

*Vocabulary:  Unit 9 Sentence Practice

*****ORP Scripts & Posters Due:  (Day 1) 5/12 & (Day 2) 5/13 (All students are aware of their scheduled performance days to bring props and costumes)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK OF 4/26/21:

*Short Story Culture Groups:  Plot/Characterization Analysis Google Slides Presentation

*Culture Well-Developed Paragraph:  ABC & RAFT; ICE Approval

*Vocab:  Vocab 8 Notes Due; Vocab 8 Practice #1 & Sentence Practice #2

****Final Copy Well-Developed Paragraph:  5/5 (D2) & 5/6 (D1)

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Denotation & Connotation:  Notes/Practice

*Vocabulary:  Vocab 8 Sentence Practice DUE; Vocab 8 Test 5/5 & ⅚

*Writing:  Final Copy Well-Developed Paragraph:  5/5 (D2) & 5/6 (D1)

*Short Story Found Poem:  DUE in Class End of Period 5/7 (D2) & 5/10 (D1)

***Culture Presentations:  DUE 5/13 (D2) & 5/14 (D1)

***ORP Dates to Remember:

• ORP Group Work Time (45 minutes) - 5/3 (Day 2) & 5/4 (Day 1)

• ORP - Project Due 5/12 (Day 1) & 5/13 (Day 2)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK OF 4/19/21:

*Vocabulary:  Review Vocab 7 Sent. Practice; Vocab #7 Test 4/21 (D2) & 4/20 (D1)

*Grammar:  Ellipsis/Hyphen/Dash Notes & Practice #1

*Short Story Culture Groups:  Read/Annotated Story & Discussion; Story Text-Dependent Questions; Plot Analysis & Characterization

***ORP Group Work:  4/23 (D2) & 4/26 (D1)

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Short Story Culture Groups:  Plot/Characterization Analysis Google Slides Presentation

*Culture Well-Developed Paragraph:  ABC & RAFT; ICE Approval

*Vocab:  Vocab 8 Notes Due; Vocab 8 Practice #1 & Sentence Practice #2

 ****ORP Dates to Remember:

• ORP Group Work Time (45 minutes) - 5/3 (Day 2) & 5/4 (Day 1)

• ORP - Project Due 5/12 (Day 1) & 5/13 (Day 2)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK OF 4/5/21:  

*AZ Merit Testing April 5 - 7:  Writing 4/5, Math 4/6, Reading 4/7 

*Narrative Archetype Comic:  Create a SuperHero & Villain; Draft Plot Elements; Rough Draft Frames including dialogue & story elements (FINAL COPY & NARRATIVE COMIC PACKET DUE 4/15 (D2) & 4/16 (D1)

*Vocabulary:  Unit 7 Notes Assigned

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Short Story Culture Groups:  Assign groups & Review/Introduce Materials/Projects;  Choose Group roles; Begin Culture Research; Read/Annotate/3*2*2 Culture Story

*Vocabulary:  Unit 7 Notes Due; Unit 7 Vocab Practice Due; Unit 7 Sentence Practice Assigned

****ORP Group Meeting:  4/15 (D2) & 4/16 (D1)  15 minute meeting for planning (Bring Book for Meeting with Group)

 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK OF 3/29/21:

*Civil Peace Groups:  Complete Graphic Organizers; Create Google Slides Presentation of assigned elements; Group Presentations

*Review of Writing Strategies, Reading/Inferences, & Figurative Language/Poetic Devices 

*Narrative Archetype Comic:  Introduce Narrative Writing & Comic Assignment

(AZ Merit Testing April 5 - 7) 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*AZ Merit Testing April 5 - 7:  Writing 4/5, Math 4/6, Reading 4/7 (Eat a good breakfast and get a good night’s sleep!)

*Narrative Archetype Comic:  Create a Super Hero & Villain; Draft Plot Elements; Rough Draft Frames

**********FRIDAY, APRIL 2ND IS A HOLIDAY/NO SCHOOL

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK OF 3/23/21:

* Multicultural Short Story Studies: Cultural Pursuit; Introduction PPT to Nigeria/Biafran War; Audio & Independent Read “Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe

*Civil Peace Groups:  Discussion & Answer Text Dependent Questions; Character Analysis; Plot Analysis; Group Presentations

*Quarter 4 ORP Selection/Permission Form Due:  3/30 Day 1 & 3/31 Day 2

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Civil Peace Groups:  Complete Graphic Organizers; Create Google Slides Presentation of assigned elements; Group Presentations

*Review of Writing Strategies, Reading/Inferences, & Figurative Language/Poetic Devices

*Introduce Narrative Archetype Comic

(AZ Merit Testing April 5 - 7)