Wednesday, March 11, 2020

In response to the increase in student absences, I have made a daily slide presentation available on my website that will include instructions for everything we do each day. If you are absent, please refer to this presentation for materials and instructions. This will be updated daily.

https://sites.google.com/pleasantonusd.net/nichols-english

Week of March 9, 2020

If you are out of class due to illness or fear of illness, please be sure to check the agenda and Google Classroom for assignments.

Monday: Socratic Seminar - No Homework

Tuesday: Socratic Seminar Evaluation. Begin Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat.

Wednesday: First read

Thursday: Annotations and Think Questions

Friday: No School

Week of September 30, 2019

Monday: Edit 6 Sec. Story

HW: Finish highlighting verbs, snapshots, and hotshots

Tuesday: Peer Editing

HW: Continue to revise and edit 

Wednesday: Quill

HW: 3 Quill Activities by Friday

Final Draft, 6 Second Story due Friday

You will need to turn in a printed copy with the Rubric and Editing Checklist attached, and you need to turn in a digital copy.

Week of September 23, 2019

Monday: 

Finish writing Six Second Story draft
 Homework: Finish draft (hand-written)

Tuesday: 

1st Revisions/Pair Share
  Homework: 2nd draft due Thursday (typed or hand written)

Wednesday: 

Quill
  Homework: Three activities due Friday

Thursday: 

Cut out what you don't need
  Homework: 2nd draft (typed or hand-written
                      Three Quill activities
                      Both due Friday

Friday: 

Peer Editing
   Homework: Final draft due Tuesday.

Week of September 16, 2019

Monday: 

Scars revisions
MLA Format

Homework: 

Scars due Tuesday, beginning of period on Google Classroom

Tuesday:

A Letter to the Girl I Used to Be

Wednesday:

Revise Letter

Quill

Homework: 

Quill - 3 activities (green)

Thursday:

6 Second Story

Friday:

6 Second Story

Week of Sept. 9

Monday - Writing: Being 12

Tuesday - Writing: Scars
                  Homework: Finish Scars figure

Wednesday - Quill Grammar Practice

Thursday - Scars Cont.

Friday - Writing: On-Demand Writing Prompt

Week of September 3

Tuesday: 

                 Silent Reading
                 Finish working on Manifesto

     Homework: 

                Manifesto Due Wednesday, end of day

Wednesday: 

               Silent Reading
               Quill Work

      Homework: 

               3 Quill Activities due Friday

Thursday:

             Silent Reading

             Narrative Quick Write - The Last Time I Saw Don Murray

       Homework:

             3 Quill Activities due Friday

Friday: 

             Silent Reading
             Narrative Quick Write - What I remember about being 12