Required Surveys; SPEAK Quiz

Link to Student Survey #1: (Inventory)

http://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/30358/18858

Link to Student Survey #2: (Culture & Climate)

http://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/29577/18858

Take these quickly! Because right afterward, we have the Speak quiz over Marking Periods 1 & 2!

SPEAK Study Guides

Study Guides (optional)

Membean Information Sheet

Today, after a brief walking-tour review of a day's worth of thematic ideas, students all received a hard copy of the

Membean Information Sheet

And just for good measure, here's a link to Membean's main site.

Please do not attempt to sign-in, or Enroll in a class.

This is a link to the ENGL Department Guidelines

All Freshmen will Enroll in their teacher's classes on

Tuesday, 9/4.

Bonus Repost! Membean Payment Online Link!

A handul of students asked about Dubious Minutes.

What does 'dubious' even mean, brah?

So here is a screenshot of what a teacher will see:

These minutes will be subtracted from a student's studying, "Trained Minutes". Clicking on these minutes will yield a more detailed report of the reason for why such minutes were flagged:

And finally, here is the method students may use to view their own Dubious Minutes:

Thank you, Sarah, wherever you are.

HW:

• Pay for Membean on or before 9/4.
• The link is already on here.
• Obtain a copy of Speak
• A link to Amazon is already on here. Scroll around and find it.

Membean Online Payment Link

Click Here to Pay For Membean

10.00

Theme: Gallery of Gold Stars

Today, I checked students' HW to make sure that they had completed the 3 Theme Application slides from over the weekend.
This was for a HW grade, so please see me if you were absent and want to make the assignment up.

Then, students divided up into small groups to collect statements of thematic ideas onto large pieces of poster paper around the classroom. 90% of students informed me that they were familiar with Gallery Walk activities, and most classes had no problem navigating through the day.

But before students were completely finished with the activity, their final task was to rotate through the Theme Posters once more, and to award a Gold Star (⭐️ ) to the theme statement they believed to be the best.

Thanks, students, for the new wallpaper:

HW:

• Pay for Membean
• Bring Cash or Check for 10.00 to class tomorrow
• Or pay online!
• Obtain a copy of Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak (scroll down for a link to an Amazon order page.)

THEME: Notes and Examples

Link to today's Powerpoint Notes
(3rd period: this does not include our extended discussion of Reason vs. Instinct)

Link to The Weekend HW:

Theme Application Slides 2-4

Writing Workshop: Paragraph Feedback

Today, students provided feedback regarding 3 student-authored samples from yesterday's in-class Compare and Contrast Paragraph activity. The passages were anonymous when examined.

Each of the 3 sample passages featured several strengths and weaknesses. Students identified these and provided commentary, marking their notes with a + for Strengths and a - for weaknesses.

Here is a .pdf of the sample passages, with the student names removed. I cannot tell you what the exact notes were that students too, as each class provided a unique perspective. If you missed today, please read these passages, and then ask to see a classmates notes from your class period.

Link to the student sample passages

HW:

• Bring Notes notebook back to class tomorrow, for Theme Notes
• Membean can be paid for starting MONDAY 8/28, and up through Labor Day
• Please obtain a copy of Speak by 9/5 (see below for handy Amazon.com link.)