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ALL SENIORS:

Senior project outlines are due Friday, March 15th.

Oral Communications:

• Monday: 
  • Took quiz over chapter 9
  • Finshed our “Dove Chocolate” speaches
• Tuesday: Began our first graded speeches. This assginment required students to prepare a three minute devotional speech. I was very impressed with the depth of their speeches.
• Wed.: Continued our Devotional Speeches
• Thursdy: Quiz over chapter 11 quiz
• Friday:
  • Continue Devotional Speeches
  • Quiz over chapter12

*Informative Speeches begin next week!!

English 12:

• Monday: Worked in the library with Mrs. Hoag on research
• Tuesday: We watched the commencement speech that Steve Jobs presented at Stanfort.
  • This is part of the Informational Text requirement of the new standard.
• Wed: Worked in the libray with Mrs. Hoag on research
• Thursday: We will read the transcrip of Jobs speech and complete a series of questions.
• Friday: Outlines are due!
  • I will spend the rest of the period checking STI for missing work (legistics day)
  • Students will trade papers and edit each others outlines

English 9:

• Monday: We utilized the script from “The Real Story of the Three Little Pigs” and acted out the story from the wolf’s point of view.
  • We then re-wrote fairy tales from the antagonists point of view in groups.
• Tuesday: Conducted research with Mrs. Hoag and Mrs. Seaman for our research papers.
• Wed. Guest speaker from OCU. She had students take a “quiz” to  learn their learning styles. She then taught them how this effects their studying.
  • Ask your student their learning style!
• Thursday: Informational text excercise.
• Friday: Continue informational excercise.

*Monday the introduction paragraph and the first paragraph of the body is due on Monday, of their History Research Paper.

Physical Science

• Lectured on machines
• Homework:  Homework Chapter 6 Homework 3
• Lecture notes - Chapter 6 Lecture Notes
• Extra help through Khan Academy - Work Tutorial Video Here

Chemistry

• Homework - Chapter 12 Homework 7 Gas
• Lab:  Baking/Carbon Dioxide Fill Lab
• PowerPoint - Chapter 12 PowerPoint
  • We did the first part of this section a little while back.  We are now picking up where we left off at last month.
• Extra help through Khan Academy - Ideal Gas Laws Videos Here

Physics

• Lecturing more on waves
• Homework – Chapter 14 Homework 2
• Lecture Notes - Chapter 14 Waves

ALL SENIORS:

Senior Project: We reviewed, on Monday, the agenda for the rest of the school year. The seniors have a very busy schedule; therefore, trying to fit everything in is a challenge. Here is an update of what we discussed, with regards to their senior projects:

• Friday, March 15th: Outlines due. Here is the outline template I handed out. The outlines do not have to be full sentences, they may be topical in nature. This outline is required to help students organize their thoughts and force the procrastinators to begin.
  • I will pass the graded outlines back to students before spring break (March 29th – April 5). This way students will have this time to work on their research paper.
• Friday, April 19th: Research papers are due.
  • I will work on grading/reviewing their papers while some of the students are in Alaska (April 26th – May 6th). Once students return I will hand back papers with any corrections that need to be made.
• Thursday, April 25th: Research abstract due to Mrs. Knechtel
• Week of May 13th: All classes will practice, in front of their peers, their senior project presentations.
• Tuesday, May 21st: Senior Project Presentation night!

Oral Communication (OCU):

• Monday: Reviewed the agenda for the rest of the school year, with regards to their oral com speeches.
  • Week of March 11th: Devotional Speeches
    • Dates were assigned to each student on Friday March 8th
  • Week of March 18th: Informative/Demonstrative Speeches
  • Week of April 15th: Persuasive Speeches
• Tuesday: We began a very fun activity with “Dove” chocolate. Students were able to first hand see how much an outline helps them prepare a speech/paper.
• Wed: Snow Day!
• Thursday: Will continue “Dove” speeches and complete chapter 9 quiz (that was scheduled for Wed)
• Friday: Finished “Dove” speeches

English 12:

• Monday: Reviewed the schedule for senior project. I went over the proper procedures for an outline.  Purdue OWL – Writing Lab is full of great resources to help with outlines, citing sources and writing a research paper.
• Tuesday: Topic forms were due. This assignment was handed out last week and it asked students to write down their three main points for their research papers and three sources.
  • I spent the class time reviewing one-on-one their topics, main points and sources.
• Wed: Snow Day!
• Thursday: Shortened class time due to musical performance during 1st period. I will be introducing students to APA citations.
• Friday: I decided to give them a little break from senior project and we looked at the origins of fairy tales. We began a small project called “Fracturing” Fairy Tales. This is where one retells a fairy tale from a different perspective. Studetns really enjoyed this – ask them about the original Cinderella.

English 9:

• Monday: Finished book report presentations.
• Tuesday: Research day with Mrs. Seaman, Mrs. Hoag and myself. This class time was spent researching sources for their history research projects.
  • Here is the rubric for the history research paper.
• Wed: Snow Day!
• Thursday: Shortened class times due to musical performance during 1st period.
  • Study spelling words (sparkle!)
  • Finish book report presentations
• Friday: Spelling Quiz!
  •  Research day with Mrs. Seaman, Mrs. Hoag and myself. This class time was spent researching sources for their history research projects.
  • Thesis statements are due to Mrs. Seaman on Monday, March 11th.

Oral Communication (OCU):

• Monday: we reviewed transcripts of speeches that needed work and some that were written well. Students reviewed each speech and highlighted any changes that were needed. We also went over APA citation for their senior projects
• Today: we completed chapter 15 quiz. We began impromptu speeches.
  • Impromptu speeches were a lot of fun today. I gave students a topic and they had 30 seconds to prepare.
• Wed: we will continue with impromptu speeches
• Thursday: Continue reviewing citations and proper format for of their senior research papers
• Friday: Chapter 16

English 12:

• Monday: We spent class time discussing their senior projects; format, APA citation and narrowing their topics.
  • We still have a few students who need to narrow their topics.
  • Students should be working on their research right now.
• Tuesday: We began impromptu speeches.
  • Impromptu speeches were a lot of fun today. I give students a topic and they had 30 seconds to prepare.
• Wed: We will spend time in the library researching with Mrs. Hoag
• Thursday: Same as above
• Friday: Detailed lecture over APA Citations

English 9:

• Monday: We finished reading “Beauty and the Beast” out of our literature books
• Today: We reviewed the original “Beauty and the Beast” novella from the 1700′s. We also read the original “Cinderella” from Egypt.
  • Students enjoyed hearing the original versions.
  • We discussed how the literature reflected the culture. (we joked that if literature reflected our world we would have zombies and vampires running around).
  • Ask your student how the original “Beauty and the Beast” reflected the culture at that time. Answer: Fairy Tales were originally written for adults. Beauty and the Beast was written to depict the lack of rights women had at the time. Fathers married their daughters off at 15 years old and the girl never knew the man and didn’t know if he would be a “Beauty or a Beast” to her. The author was bringing the employable situation girls were in to light through this novella.
  • Our next spelling list was given out (list 10). Words and definitions are due Friday of this week (march 1st) and our spelling test will be Friday of next week.
• Wed: We will be going to the library to do research for our history research projects. Ask your student to tell you about their topic idea. Mrs. Seaman met with each student individually to help each one of them narrow their ideas.
• Thursday: Book report work day!
• Friday: Book report presentations.

Oral Communications (OCU):

• Tuesday we covered chapter 4 of our Public Speaking textbook.
  • quiz tomorrow (Thursday)
• Today we covered chapter 5.
  • take home quiz for this chapter was assigned today and due Friday.
• Thursday and Friday of this week we will begin  research instructions for their Senior Projects.
  • My Goal: to instruct students on proper citation format. Whether that be APA, MLA or Chicago Manuel. I want to prepare students, as much as possible, for college citations. Every disipline is different, when it comes to citations.

English  12:

• Tuesday we covered a lecture on the proper format of a speech powerpoint.
  • quiz tomorrow (Thursday)
• Today we covered chapter 5 powerpoint.
  • students will complete an assignment in-class tomorrow that will count as a quiz grade.
• Thursday and Friday of this week we will begin  research instructions for their Senior Projects.
• • My Goal: to instruct students on proper citation format. Whether that be APA, MLA or Chicago Manuel. I want to prepare students, as much as possible, for college citations. Every disipline is different, when it comes to citations.

English 9:

• As part of the new Ohio Department of Education Common Core Standards we began another information text excercise.
  • The article we are reading is entitled, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. This article is from the Library of Congress. It is the true acount of a slave girl’s experiences growing up as a slave.
  • After reading the article students completed a “Close Reading” excercise. Most students really dislike reading closely. It requires them to “think” more than they want to.
• Thursday and Friday we will begin our collaborative research paper. We are working with Mrs. Hoag and Mrs. Seamen to complete a researach paper on the theme: Turning Points in History: People, Ideas and Events. Mrs. Seamen will introduce this project this week to her History classes. Your son/daughter will receive a packet of information from her.
• Friday we will have our spelling/vocabulary quiz 09.

Oral Comunications (OCU):

• Reviewed/lectured over chapter three today.
  • Quiz tomorrow over chapter three. Chapter three powerpoint slides.
• Tuesday and Wed. we will complete our self-introduction speeches. Self-Introduction Speech Options

English 12:

• Today we watched the rest of the “Ted Talk”  we began on Friday and analyzed the speaker’s delivery.
• Tuesday and Wed. we will complete our self-introduction speeches.  Self-Introduction Speech Options

English 9:

• Today we went over pages 88-97 of our grammar books. We also filled out section three of our study guide packet that I handed out last week. Instead of having students fill out a large study packet before their test I am having them fill it out as we learn new grammar concepts.
• Students will receive their new spelling words tomorrow, list 09, tomorrow. Words and definitions will be due Friday, February 8th.
  • Our spelling/vocabulary quiz will be Friday, February 15th.
• Please continue to encourage your student to keep reading their book report book. If they are finished with their book they may begin their project choice. Book Report Criteria If your student has a different idea that is fine – they just need to see me.

Greetings:

Oral Communications (OCU):

• Reviewed/read chapters 1 & 2Completed our first quiz (chapters 1 & 2). Exactly half of the class received an “A”.  Here is the breakdown: 5 students = 100%, 8 students = A, 6 students = B, 3 students = C, 3 students = D, 1 student = F
• Watched a “Ted Talk” speech and analyzed.
• Students are to read chapter three over the weekend and prepare for their self-introduction speeches.

English 12:

• Completed Act II of Macbeth.
• Students were assigned a “Self-Introduction Speech“. I gave them class time Thursday to work on their introductions. Students are to be finished with their speech and ready to present on Tuesday of next week.

English 9:

• Completed pages 81-88 of our grammar books. I assigned sections 1 & 2 of a grammar worksheet as homework.
• Literature we read a story on page 169. Students were to read the story and find the three main conflicts.
• Completed a creative writing assignment. Students were to write a memior on their experience in jail or write 10 sentences for people in the future explaining how our world is now in 2013.
• Thursday and Friday were book report work days. Students were given instructions to read in class or begin their project.
  • Students should be reading their book report books over the weekend and working on their projects.
• Friday we took our spelling/vocabulary quiz 08.

Have a blessed weekend!

Beth Hawks