Sunday, August 26, 2018

ESOL American Lit Week of August 27 - 31

This week will mostly be dedicated to writing the American Dream essay. On Monday, we will have notes over MLA style and argumentative essay. Also on Monday, we will discuss the various pieces we have read and analyze how they could be used in the essay. On Wednesday, we will go to the computer lab and work on the essay.

MLA Formatting PPT

Another MLA Formatting and Quote PPT

ESOL World Literature Week of August 27 -31

The Cultural Identity essays are due Monday, either printed or emailed to me. We will continue to read from Unit 1 and prepare for the Unit 1 Summative Assessment at the end of the week.

ESOL US History Week of August 27 - 31

We are working on Domain 2 which covers the new nation and expansion. The New Nation quiz is Monday, and the Domain 2 test is scheduled for Friday.

Kahoot for Domain 2 Test


Sunday, August 19, 2018

ESOL American Literature Week of August 20 - 24

We are working on Unit 1, The American Dream, in Springboard which will prepare us to write a synthesis essay about whether the American Dream is still accessible to all. In this essay, you will need to use evidence with correct citations from at least two sources that we have read in class. We will also have a Vocabulary Quiz on Friday.

Remember that when the bell rings, you should be in your seats working on the Bellringer. This should be a routine by now.

Vocabulary 1


ESOL World Literature Week of August 20 - 24

We are starting to work on the Embedded Assessment 1 , My Cultural Identity, writing assignment this week. We will also continue to work out of Springboard and practice the Vocabulary this week for a quiz on Friday. Tuesday, we will be in the computer lab, so be prepared to work hard on your cultural identity essay that day. Other than Tuesday, typing will be on your own time at home.

Vocabulary 1 words

ESOL US History Week of August 20 - 24

We finished Domain 1 and will move on to Domain 2 on Monday. The Domain 1 test will be Tuesday. Be sure and play the Flipquiz game to prepare for the test.

Flipquiz Domain 1

Cabinet Rap Battle Link

Kahoot for New Nation Quiz

Sunday, August 12, 2018

ESOL World Literature Week of August 13 - 17

We will continue to work in our Springboard books as we learn about Cultural Identity, in preparation for writing an essay about Cultural Identity.

ESOL American Literature Week of August 13 - 17

Last week, we began our new Bellringer program, set up our notebooks, and worked on the American Dream Collage and paragraph, which is due at the beginning of class on Monday. This week, we will begin working in our Springboard book examining the American Dream through literature.

ESOL US History Week of August 13 - 17

We had our first quiz on Friday, and everyone who was present did very well. Our first Domain test is scheduled for Friday, August 17. We have finished all of the notes for this domain, and will spend this week working on learning activities about the unit. I will add to the Flipquiz for Domain 1 and give you a link to it on Wednesday.

Sunday, August 5, 2018

ESOL World Literature Week of August 6 - 10

Welcome back to Wheeler! We spent the first three days of school getting to know each other, taking a diagnostic pre-test, writing a sample essay, and learning about annotation. Remember that thinking of a good question for a text is sometimes more helpful than knowing the answers about the text.

This week we will begin Unit 1 of Springboard.

Syllabus

ESOL American Literature Week of August 6 - 10

Welcome back! We spent the first three days of class getting to know each other and learning about annotating. Remember that asking a good question about a text is often more valuable than knowing an answer about the text. We will continue to discuss this idea as we move into discussing the American Dream this week.

Syllabus

Three Little Pigs Video

ESOL US History Week of August 6 - 10

Welcome back to school!. This blog will contain a summary of the activities for the week as well as important dates and resources. During the first three days of class, we got to know each other and began working on prehistory and colonization. Each of you was assigned a word wall word to illustrate and define.

This week, we will continue learning about colonization. The quiz for colonization will be Friday, August 10.

Syllabus

Pacing guide for semester (This is subject to change but will give you a general guide for pacing)

Flipquiz for Colonization Quiz