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=6.13.11 Rest of the Year Overview= = = = = =6.2.11 Final Project: Due Tomorrow!= = = = = =5.27.11 Tonight's Homework and Powerpoint on Credible Sources= =Please finish Chapter Three by class on Tuesday. Make sure you have posted to the wiki discussion homework "Gatsby Important Quotes." Reminder: Final Projects Due Friday, June 3rd!= Email me with any questions! = = =5.24.11 Tonight's Homework Due Friday= Read 62-74 and post to the wiki "Gatsby Important Quotes." = = = = =5.19.11 Tonight's Homework= 1. Read Chapter Three 2. Write an informal analysis on the quote at the bottom of page 35 "Yet high...." to the end of the page. OR the quote on the top of page 37 "People dissappeared...feet away." Take risks with your analysis! Dig deep! Due Tuesday! Have a great weekend! Email me with any questions! = = = = =5.19.11 Interesting Human Rights Article about Mexican Immigrants= =[|Click Here!]= =5.18.11 Mediastorm.com and Tonight's Homework=

Here are two of the mediastorm websites that showcase many of the videos that we discussed today. []

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Tonight's Homework: Read Gatsby 23-33. Describe the setting of the story. Make sure to include the "Valley of Ashes." Due Tomorrow. =5.8.11 Resources for project= hrw.org Amnesty International Domestic Abuse in Turkey [] Prison Rape in the US [] Education in Libya [] Child Soldiers in Yemen [] Mother's Rights in the United States [] HIV Aids in Vienna [] Torture in Palentine [] Same Sex Couple's rights in Brazil [] North Korean Prison Camps [] =5.5.11 Kirby and Yelisa's Interesting Article= [] I think you could take some of the topics discussed here and use them in your final project! =4.28.11 Tonight's Homework and Reminder= Reminder: Get your Danticat permission slips back to me!! Homework: The first vocab words (Pages one to five) are posted here for you. There will be a vocab test in the near future! Please start studying these words. It will also help you understand the novel. You will receive the rest of the words during tomorrow's class. I have flashcards if you need them! Levity pg.1 –lack of seriousness Revelation pg.2 –often surprising disclosure Excursions pg.2 –short trip Riotous pg.2 –characterized by or the nature of mob action or disturbance of the peace Abortive pg.2-failing to succeed; unsuccessful Perpetual pg.5- continuing or lasting forever Colossal pg.5-huge =4.26.11 The Roaring Twenties Video Game!= [] =4.1.11 April Fool's Day HOMEWORK! And NO I am not kidding!= Please find one current article on any of the major themes or topics that we have discussed in A Thousand Splendid Suns. Summarize this article and create five discussion questions about the article. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International are two sites that we have used before that typically have good information. Wiki me with any questions. =3.28.11 Tonight's homework= Please read chapters 35 and 36 and respond to the question on the wiki in discussion form. That means to talk to each other! Not just answer the question! Relationship will be the title of that discussion. Have a nice day! =3.24.11 Tonight's Homework DUE MONDAY= Hello! I hope you all have a nice weekend. PLease read Chapters 31 through 34 (Pages 220-250) and come to class prepared to discuss something that sparked an interest in you. Also, your revised reaction papers are due Monday. Please type them if at all possible. I have posted the format of the reaction papers here. As always, please email me with any questions. =3.23.11 Today's CLASSWORK!= I am trusting you to be mature enough to facilitate discussion when I am not there. Please take your learning into your own hands and make me proud! Read TOGETHER Chapters 29 and 30.

Please pause and discuss the important events of the story as they happen. Analyze why each of the characters is acting the way they are. How would you act if you were in Laila's shoes? Or Mariam's? Why does Laila make the choices she makes? With the rest of the class time, begin writing your reaction paper... you may share the computers. Let this topic guide you if you are having trouble: How does the community/setting of the story determine the fate for the characters? Within your reaction paper, use the format and the recent events of the story to guide your thinking. DUE TOMORROW!!
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=3.19.11 Homework this weekend= Finish reading section two. Post to the wiki under "Working discussion on Suns." Directions are listed there for you. Please email me with any questions. =3.17.11 Happy St. Patty's Day! Here are your assignments for tonight: Due Tomorrow= Read Chapters 19, 20, and 21. They are very short. Write a one page, handwritten, reaction paper on the following quote: "Laila, my love, the only enemy an Afghan cannot defeat is himself, (Hosseini 136). It is ok if you are not sure how to do this. As class continues, we will discuss this more in depth. For now, this about what the quote means in relation to what you know about the novel and Afghanistan as a whole. =3.15.11 Tonight's Homework and Mariam's Summary= Read to the end of Chapter 17 and respond to the post on the wiki discussion titled "Afghanistan History." Due by class on Thursday. == =2.28.10 Rough Draft Due TOMORROW!= Tips: 1.) Remember, we are only in the computer lab TODAY and THURSDAY. Today to do the rough draft and Thursday to do the final draft. Use your time wisely. 2.) Look at the quote analysis rubric and the rubric at the end of the assignment sheet and grade your paper so you are prepared when I GRADE IT! 3.) Save your paper to some place reliable. The desktop on the school computers resets itself at the end of the day so it will not be there tomorrow. 4.) Remember you are ANALYZING, not SUMMARIZING! Email me with any questions bbaggett@lawrence.k12.ma.us

=2.15.11 Upcoming college trip with HLD **Seats are available for Juniors interested in visiting Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin in Maine on Friday 2/18-Saturday 2/19. The cost is $40.** **which includes hotel and dinner.** Departure time is 8 a.m on Friday and return time is 8 p.m. on Saturday. If you have students that are interested in applying to/visiting these schools, please see/contact Nick Beauchamp in HLD - Room 400 Ext 39025 for a permission slip.= =**2.9.11 quote analysis essay**= == =2.7.11 Rubric for quote analysis=

Homework: Grade your quote analysis based on rubric. If it is a score you are unhappy with, edit your quote analysis. =1.14.11 English Deadlines= =1.10.11 Tonight's Homework= Read Yunior's Section. (to page 201) Write a one page reaction paper. Informal, hand written. The best way to do this would be a close reading quote analysis. Choose one quote that you would like to analyze deeper. If you are having trouble with this, please see me. =1.10.11 Photo Deadlines (UPDATED)= =1.6.11 Anwell's Email= Thank you guys for being wonderful today. Here is Anwell's email if you have any questions for him, or if you would like to thank him for coming to talk to us today. anwell.lanfranco@gmail.com =1.5.11 Happy New Year!= Tonight's homework: Read to page 151 in Oscar. Choose one passage that you wish to discuss in class tomorrow and post it to the wiki discussion under "Quote for 1.6.11." Also, think about some questions you would like to ask Anwell while he is here with us. :) =11.16.10 Themes Homework= Please respond to the discussion thread under themes on the wiki. Due by class on Thursday. =11.10.10 Sold Homework= Please respond to the discussion under SOLD. This will be your first discussion post grade for the second quarter. Let's try to move away from just responding to the question to really responding to the thoughts of your classmates. Due by class on Monday. =11.3.10 Presentation Homework= The groups that presented today did a wonderful job. I am proud of the work you are doing. Homework tonight. 1) Group evaluations 2) Pictures of your neighborhood 3.) Rap Song of your goals 4.) Bring in something to take a video of tomorrow.

Email me if you have any questions :) =11.1.10 New Group Presentation Dates= Presentations to the class:  Wednesday 11/3- Norma’s Group Leyshka’s Group, Beronica’s Group  Thursday 11/4- Kenny’s Group, Galvir’s group  Monday 11/8- Annette and Claribel’s Groups

=10.28.10 Group Proposals= Please post your group proposal to the "Student Exchange Group Proposal" page by class on Friday. Also, your pen pals have started to write back... so check it out! =10.26.10 Wiki Discussions= Good morning everyone! All of your wiki discussions have been updated and are in powerschool including late posts. Remember, you can only receive late credit if it is within the unit we are working on. So if you do a discussion post on Night Women from Krik? Krak! you will not receive credit for it.

Also, the posts "Sex Trafficking" and "Congo" are blocked by the school so I did not count that as a homework assignment. Instead, I gave you extra credit if you were able to respond to one of those posts. Have a nice day and email me if you have any questions. =10.25.10 War Dance Homework= Please respond to the wiki post under war dance. Due Tomorrow. Here is the link to war dance on the web. If you click on the link the says "the kids" it gives an update on how they are all doing. [|War Dance] =10.21.10 Homework= Read the article about LGBT health rights. Please respond to the questions under the LGBT discussion thread. =10.20.10 Hello!= I posted the assignment for the student exchange projects to the assignments page of the wiki. Along with this, I posted the day the groups will be presenting. There is also homework tonight posted to the discussion thread under "Congo." Email me with any questions. =10.19.10 Homework= Hi Guys! Remember to post to the wiki tonight, commenting on the author's style of writing. If you plan on doing any back work, you must send me an email through the wiki letting me know that you have posted a late assignment to the wiki discussion. If you don't, I will not be able to give you credit. Have a good afternoon!

=10.14.10 Homework= Read the article on the U.S. farming industry and respond to the discussion post. If any of you are having trouble logging on to the wiki, please see me and I would be happy to help you. I don't want any of your grades to suffer because of access to a computer. =10.13.10 All grades are updated with the exception of your Krik? Krak! Essays!= =10.12.10 Mediastorm Video and Homework= http://www.mediastorm.com/publication/undesired

That is the link to the video we viewed today. As we explore many more of these challenging human rights violations I want you to continue to ask yourself, is there anything, even something small, that I can do to make a difference here? Your passion and excitement about these issues confirms for me as a teacher that you guys will do wonderful things in your lives. You guys were great today and I always enjoy working with you. Homework tonight: Read the sex trafficking article written by kids who are younger than you! Respond to the questions on the discussion by Thursday. As always, email me if any questions. =10.10.10= Reminder! Homework Due Tuesday: Read the articles on the Immigration Issue in Arizona. Respond to the post under discussion. See you Tuesday! =10.5.10 Permission Slip for Photos= If you can, before class on Thursday, please print this out and have a parent sign it. I will give you a copy on Thursday if you do not have a printer. =10.5.10 Homework= Your final draft for your Krik? Krak! essay must be posted to your electronic portfolio today by 10:00 pm. Please email if you have any questions. =9.29.10 How to cite a source within a text. Example:= =9.28.10= Due Dates for paper: Thesis: Posted to electronic profile by Thursday 9/30/10 Typed 2 page rough draft: Posted to electronic profile by Monday 10/4/10 Final Draft: Posted to your electronic profile: By the end of the day Tuesday 10/5/10

Homework for tonight: Post to THE STUDENT EXCHANGE your about me! =9.25.10 Email from Ms. Pennington=

 Dear Ms. Baggett's Honors English Class,

I wanted to thank you very much for inviting my students to take part in a pen pal system with you all through wikispaces! I would love for my students to participate. I looked at your class wikispace and I am very impressed with what you are doing so early in the school year so I can only imagine what can be accomplished with this pen pal project.

As you know, my students are in the 6th grade and are between the ages of 11 and 13. And as I'm sure you can remember, the middle school years can be very tough as you try to navigate your way through life and its ups and downs. My students struggle with all of the awkward things most middle school students encounter, but they are also all from low-income households and are thus effected by and burdened with struggles and problems that most people do not have to deal with so early in life.

Having said that, my students need the support of positive role models and I have a good feeling you could provide them with that. I think the next best step to start this project off would be for you all to do three things:

1. Set up the wikispace 2. Write an introduction letter to my students that details your ideas for this project (maybe post that on the homepage of the wikispace?) 3. Write profiles of yourselves so that my students can read through them and pick who they would like to write their first letter to.

Once you have done this, I will introduce the project to my students by logging onto the wikispace and going through your ideas with them! Thank you again for this wonderful invitation! I look forward to working with you this year. Keep up the amazing work!

Sincerely, Ms. Pennington

=9.24.10= Nice job writing the email to Ms. Pennington today! You guys did a great job. Homework is posted to the discussion thread. There are two parts to please read carefully. I will see you on Tuesday so please make sure your thoughts are posted by that date.

 9.23.10 Today's Homework: Finish the short story "Between the Pool and the Gardenias." Be prepared to discuss in class on Friday.

=9.23.10 Thesis Statements we worked on in class=







== =//"Behind these mountains are more mountains and more black butterflies still and a sea that is endless like my love for you."//= -Krik? Krak! "Children of the Sea" =9.21.10= This year, we are going to have ongoing communication with a sixth grade class in Washington D.C.! How we do this is up to you! As a class, we need to think about: The Format (blog, wiki?) The Purpose (what are we going to talk about, what will our theme be? In general, how can we get the most of out this? How can they get the most out of this?) Communication (How are we going to communicate? How often?) Spend some time talking and searching in class today. Then, post your ideas to the discussion thread by class on THURSDAY. No reading for homework. =9.20.10= Homework: Respond to the question under the discussion thread, "Night Women." No reading tonight. Post Due before class tomorrow. =9.17.10= Honework for this weekend: Read Wall of Fire Rising in Krik? Krak! Do a close reading on the discussion board. Please post your own original comment and respond to someone elses comment. If you have any questions about how to do this, you may send me a message here or to my email. bbaggett@lawrence.k12.ma.us =9.16.10= =Welcome to our new classroom wiki page! Please read the directions carefully and follow the instructions.=

1.) Click on the tab to the left that says "New Page" - When it asks for the "Page Name" please put your first and last name typed formally and properly. For example: Brittany Baggett -Then click on create page. -Then once you are on your page, please write the following pieces of information on your page. Name Email Address Name of Parent for me to contact Phone Number -When finished with this information, please hit "Save" on top of the page.

2.) Please return to the HOME page. The tab for this is on the left hand side of the computer screen.

3.) Please click on the tab on the top that says "Discussion." Then click "First post." - Respond to the question that the post is asking. Give your post a new creative title.

4.) Play around with the site a little more before logging off.

5.) Have a wonderful, fantastic day!