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Bell Work: August 13, 2012

Bell Work: August 13, 2012. In your notebook, date your bell work as 8/13/12. Then, answer the following question. Be honest! Do you think that school is important for all teenagers? Why or why not? Give specific reasons. Bell Work, cont.

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Bell Work: August 13, 2012

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  1. Bell Work: August 13, 2012 • In your notebook, date your bell work as 8/13/12. Then, answer the following question. Be honest! • Do you think that school is important for all teenagers? Why or why not? Give specific reasons.

  2. Bell Work, cont. • Now, watch “An Open Letter to Students Returning to School.”

  3. Bell Work, con’t. • Answer the following questions based on your reaction to the video. 1. According to the narrator, why is a free, public education valuable to the world? 2. What have been the results of free public education over the past 200 years? 3. Your opinion: Do you think that students in the US should be forced to go to school until they’re 18? Why or why not?

  4. M&M Intros • M&M Intros. • Open your bag of M&M’s. DO NOT EAT THEM YET! • Write down the number of each color that you have. • Now you may eat them. 

  5. M&M Intros • You need to use the M&M’s to tell the class about yourself. • First, create your chart using the color codes listed. • Then, create a piece of art or creative writing using the information to introduce yourself. • DUE: END OF PERIOD • RED: Favorite hobbies, past times, etc. • BLUE: Favorite music (bands or songs) • Brown: Your best traits (caring, loyalty, etc.) • Yellow:Goals for the future • Orange: Best school memories • Green: Favorite people

  6. Bell Work—Aug. 14, 2012 Create vocab squares for each of the following words. (The template shows what info is needed on each card.) 1. Vigilance 2. Wince 3. Consternation 4. Cower 5. Synchronize

  7. EOC Prep—Bell Work 8/14/2012 Watch “School House Rock: Nouns” and then highlight the nouns in the song. http://bit.ly/qKLxUB

  8. Definitions Main Idea: The most important part or idea in a paragraph. It answers the question: “What’s the point?”

  9. Definitions Cite: To give evidence Text Evidence: Any details or information that supports the main idea in a paragraph.

  10. Bell Work—August 15, 2012 Answer the following question in three to four well thought-out sentences. What if everyone were the same? Same abilities, same intelligence, same economic status? List the pros/cons, and tell how you think it might change our society.

  11. Objectives • Define literary terms: plot, setting, and characterization. • Analyze and discuss how an author uses characterization to develop complex characters in “Harrison Bergeron.”

  12. Agenda Today, we will: • Take notes over character, plot, and setting. • Read “Harrison Bergeron” pg. 37-44 in the text. • Discuss how the author uses characterization to make the characters memorable.

  13. EOC Bell Work—Aug. 15, 2012 List eight SINGULAR nouns that you see in the painting. List eight PLURAL nouns that you can see in the painting.

  14. Bell Work--August 16, 2012 Writing Prompt Would society have been better off with Harrison in charge? Tell 3 reasons why or why not.

  15. Objectives • Define literary terms: plot, setting, and characterization, irony. • Analyze and discuss how an author uses characterization to develop complex characters in “Harrison Bergeron.”

  16. Agenda Today, we will: • Complete bell work; • Complete literature notes; • Review for quiz tomorrow.

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