Week of February 8-12, 2016

PHS 3.0 -BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:

"Hip-hop is supposed to help you elevate, or go higher."- Common


Terms to Know:
Hip-Hop, misogyny, loyalty, community, self- confidence, creativity, lexicon, bravado, violence, homophobia


Monday
Interactive  Notebooks- (review notes)... Before Hip Hop was Hip- Hop
SSR- (no entries)
 Quick write: Should artists create socially responsible work? (Why or why not?)
*Interactive Stations- (Hip-Hop Then.... Now)- (videos, lyrical battles, etc.)
(students come dressed as their favorite hip- hop artist.)
*(Be prepared to discuss the lyrics/style of hip hop artists from 1980, 1990, & today)




Tuesday
Interactive Notebooks- (What is Poetry?)- (PowerPoint)
SSR- (15 minutes)
"Paint-Chip" Poetry


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Cornell Notes)- (poetry)
SSR- 15 minutes
*Grade Conferences- (students review current grades individually with teacher.)
DEF JAM POETS (videos)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- ( poetry)
SSR
"Where I'm From" (poetry assignment)


Friday
Interactive Notebooks- (oral review)- "Where I'm From"
Do's/Don'ts Oral Presentations-(rubric)
"Where I'm From"- PRESENTATIONS!!!


*ENJOY YOUR BREAK!!!

Week of February 1-5, 2016

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"Learn the past so you don't repeat the future" ~Tupac


Terms to Remember:
tone. mood, theme, denouncement, keenness, Mandala, yelp, tremors, debris, benign


Monday
Interactive Notebooks
SSR (sustained silent reading)- 15 minutes
Anticipation Guide- Lamb to the Slaughter (short story)
*Lamb to the Slaughter (Who is Roald Dahl?)


Tuesday
Interactive Notebooks- ("Dead Words")
SSR- (sustained silent reading)- 15 minutes
*MANDALAS*


Wednesday
Interactive Notebooks- (review Larry Bell's 12 Words)
SSR (sustained silent reading)-15 minutes
The Necklace- (Anticipation Guide)


Thursday
Interactive Notebooks
SSR (sustained silent reading (15 minutes)
The Necklace (Literature Circles)


Friday
Interactive Notebooks
SSR (sustained silent reading)- 15 minutes
*Bullying- (video clips)
 The Story of Kyle- (short story)

*SHORT STORY QUIZ on Monday, February 8, 2016.... GOOD LUCK!

Week of January 25-29, 2016

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!
 
Quote of the week:
It isn't where you came from, it's where you're going that counts."-Ella Fitzgerald


Terms to Know:
blueprint, Mandala, marketing, brand, tone, mood, denouncement, theme, conflict, Life Soundtrack


Monday
Interactive Notebooks ( Larry Bell's 12 Words)
SSR- (sustained silent reading)
*Life Soundtracks (PRESENTATIONS)


Tuesday
Interactive Notebooks (Writing Tips)
SSR- (sustained silent reading)
*Life Soundtracks (presentations continued...


Wednesday
Interactive Notebooks (Elements of a Short Story)-Power point
SSR- (sustained silent reading)- 15 minutes
*Teacher Surveys (1st period only)


Thursday
Interactive Notebooks- Literary Terms (cloze notes)
SSR- (sustained silent reading (20 minutes)
*The Story of Kyle- (Anticipation Guide)
The Story of Kyle- (short story)


Friday
Interactive Notebooks- (notebook check)
SSR- (sustained silent reading)-15 minutes
Lamb to the Slaughter- Roald Dahl (About the Author)-
Lamb to the Slaughter (study guides

Week of January 18-22, 2016

Week of January 18-22, 2016 9th Literature/Music Leadership

"Believe We Can."~PHS

"Why give up before you try." ~ Alicia Keys

Words to know: Mandala, student expression, brand, leadership, service, plot, exposition, tone, mood, rising action, climax, denouement

**

**Common Assessment #1 will be given this week!

Remind 101 Codes text #81010  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**

1st: @63bek
3rd: @bd6cd9
4th: @f3hc2


Monday: 

• MLK Holiday: Day of Service

Tuesday:

• Common Assessment #1 (Multiple Choice) 40
• Interactive Notebook Set-up continue

• Syllabus Overview
• Short Story PowerPoint (Cornell Notes)

Wednesday:

• Alicia Keys: Revelations (Short Story)
• My Life's Soundtrack (Work Session)

Thursday:

• Mandala Project Overview

Friday:

• Mandala Project Work Session and Presentations

Week of January 11-15, 2016

Week of January 11-15, 2016 9th Literature/Music Leadership

"Believe We Can."~PHS

"If we fail to plan, we plan to fail." ~ Unknown

Words to know: Mandala, student expression, brand, leadership, service, plot, exposition, tone, mood, rising action, climax, denouement

**Interactive Notebook 1 subject notebook due on Monday, January 11, 2015

**Common Assessment #1 will be given this week!

Remind 101 Codes text #81010  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**

1st: @63bek
3rd: @bd6cd9
4th: @f3hc2


Monday: 

• Common Assessment #1 (Multiple Choice)
• Final Draft Essay: "This I Believe"

Tuesday:

• Syllabus Overview
• Interactive Notebook Set up Work Session
• Short Story PowerPoint (Cornell Notes)

Wednesday:

• Martin Luther King Jr.: My Life 's Blueprint Overview

Thursday:

• Mandala Project Overview and Work Session

Friday:

• Mandala Projects Work Session and Presentations (200 points)

Week of December 14-18, 2015

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"Always give your best, you never know who's watching."- Unknown


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- Final Exam Review (notes)
*Academic Stations- students pair themselves with classmate to compare notes/study for final exam.
*Grade Conferences- (Credit Repair Letters/Summer Reading discussed)


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks-  (exam review continued...)
*Academic Stations- (continued...)
*Grade Conferences- (continued...)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (review continued)
*Academic Stations- (continued)
*Grade Conferences- (continued)


Thursday-
FINALS- GOOD LUCK!


Friday-
FINALS-GOOD LUCK!



*HAPPY HOLIDAYS & BEST WISHES FOR THE COMING YEAR!

Week of December 7-11, 2016

December 7-11, 2015- 9th Literature/Music Leadership- Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


 Quote of the week:
 "I believe that forgiveness is the way that we demonstrate faith in ourselves."- Iyanla Vanzant

Terms to Know: theme, analyze, predict, summarize, interpret, compare, contrast, describe, infer, trace.


Monday-
EOCT - All classes report to  room 216- (main building)

Carson: Media Center


Tuesday-
EOCT continued (day 2)- (report to room 216)- (main building)

Carson Media Center


Wednesday-
EOCT (day 3)- (report to room 216)- (main building)

Carson Media Center


Thursday-
Quick write: Overall, how do you think you did on the EOCT? (Explain)
*Course Extension Letters (students with a grade of 60-69 will receive letters to take home to parents.)
*Grade Conferences- teachers will meet with individual students to discuss current grade in class.
* YEAR END REVIEW-students review/discuss prior units of study in preparation for final exams.
 
Friday-
*Quick write- Letters to Incoming Freshmen...
Interactive Notebooks (review notes)
*Grade Conferences continued...