Marc’s Buzz Word

Hello Guys and Gals,
 How are you?  I hope you are having an awesome summer beginning!  Movie Makers Club has been given an awesome opportunity, to kick off a new campaign at McClure!  Maverick Money!  The student body next year will receive Maverick Moolah, for displaying the right behaviors.  They will be able to use this [...]

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Class work: The students completed The Outsiders Ch. 10 Quiz.  Those students who scored low, reread the chapter in class, and retook it at the end.
Homework: None

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Class work: We completed the Persuasion Unit Test. Afterward, the students silently read Ch. 8 & 9 of The Outsiders.
Homework: Read Ch. 10 of The Outsiders.

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Class work: We read Ch. 7 & 8 of The Outsiders.
Homework:  Study for tomorrow’s Persuasion Unit Test using the Persuasion Unit Test Study Guide.

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Class work: We read Ch. 5 & 6 of The Outsiders.
Homework: Complete the reading of Ch. 6 (Some classes were left with 2 to 5 pgs. to read.)
Alert:  Remember the Persuasion Unit Test will be on Thursday.  I attached the Persuasion Powerpoint to yesterday’s blog.

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Class work: We read Ch. 3 & 4 of The Outsiders.
Homework: Complete pgs. 1-8 of The Outsiders pckt. (The packet is not due to until the end of the novel.  I am just attempting to help the students pace its completion.)
Alert: Persuasive Unit Test will be on Thursday. I have attached the Persuasion Unit Powerpoint.
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Class work: We read Ch. 1 of The Outsiders. We completed Vocab Test Unit 10-12.
Homework: None

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Class work: We completed the Great Debate!  Afterward, the students completed Journal #1:  What does it mean to you to be an outsider?
Homework: Study for Vocab Test Unit 10-12 using the study guide given out two days ago.

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Class work: Today the students spent 20 minutes reviewing and studying using the Expository Unit Test Study Guide.   Afterward, they practiced their persuasive presentations for tomorrow’s debate.  Last but not least, we watched the video of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Puppet show.
Homework: Dress in business attire for tomorrow’s courtroom debate!  Yes, it [...]

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Class work:  The students revised their persuasive paragraphs; evaluating it for evidence, strong reasons, rhetoric, loaded words, fluency, logical/emotional appeals, etc. Afterward, they wrote their final draft and turned it in.
Homework:  Those students who did not complete their final draft, are to complete it at home this weekend.  (I will post the grades of those [...]

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