Journal #4 Why was it necessary for the framers of the Constitution to specifically list these six principles in the Preamble? Why? … [Read more...]
Extra credit -PSAT studyguide & practice exam packet —due Oct. 15
03 October 2014 – Aim & Assignments
“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” - Voltaire Aim: How do we review and revise completing a thematic essay on the Enlightenment? Homework: Thematic Essay template and final copy due Today - 03 October 2014 e-mail me the homework by midnight - lesinski@whsad.org … [Read more...]
Junior English HW #6 – Marking Period #1
AIM What are the different strategies you can use to improve your ELA Regents Listening Passage Multiple Choice score? EXTENSION ACTIVITY / HOMEWORK HW#6: Students will complete ELA Regents Multiple Choice Questions … [Read more...]
Classwork 10/2/14 (To be collected!)
Aim: How do we ask and answer questions about likes in Spanish? To be collected at the end of the class period! [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Activity-6.docx"] … [Read more...]
Junior English HW #5 – Marking Period #1
AIM What are the different strategies you can use to improve your ELA Regents Multiple Choice score? EXTENSION ACTIVITY / HOMEWORK HW#5: Students will complete ELA Regents Multiple Choice Questions (Questions and Passages MUST BE Annotated) … [Read more...]
30 September 2014 – Aim & Assignments
"I think therefore I am" - Rene Descartes Aim: What ideas inspired the Enlightenment? Homework Due Friday, 10/02 - Complete the Thematic Essay and rewrite/retype it e-mail homework for extra credit to lesinski@whsad.org … [Read more...]
Skill of the Week: Integrated Quotations
Hola, mis estudiantes. Today begins our journey into the Skill of the Week. Often, as writers who analyze literature, we're required to support the ideas we get from novels with examples from the text. There is a very specific way to do this in order to do it properly. Integrated Quotations: combining an author's words with our own ideas This is a three-part process. It includes: 1. A Signal Phrase--a phrase indicating that we will be using a quote 2. The quote itself with the page number 3. An explanation of the quote Tomorrow we will begin using our first type of signal phrase. Yay. … [Read more...]
9-29-14 Aim, Do Now, and Class notes
Aim: What activities do we like / not like to do? Do Now: Translate as many as you can ON YOUR SHEET. Activities we like and don't like... bailar - cantar - correr - dibujar - escribir cuentos - escuchar música - esquiar - hablar por teléfono - ir a la escuela - jugar videojuegos - leer revistas - montar en bicicleta - montar patineta - nadar - pasar tiempo con - amigos - patinar - practicar deportes - tocar la guitarra - trabajar - usar la computadora - ver la tele - CLASS NOTES Talking about what we like / don't like To say you like to do something you say: Me gusta If you don't like to do something you say: No me gusta If you like it a lot: Me gusta mucho To ask someone what they like to do … [Read more...]
HOMEWORK #4
You are going to create a dialogue with everything you have learned so far. Use your notes and page 22 in the book. You meet a Spanish speaking peer in one of your classes and you decide to get to know him/her. Do the following: -Greet the person - ask how they are doing? -Ask the persons name -Ask where they are from -Ask the person's age -Ask the person for his/her phone number - write it out! -Ask about the weather or time -Say goodbye (2 different ways) Feel free to add anything else - Will count towards your grade! IT MUST BE IN SPANISH!!! You can do it as a regular dialogue or a comic strip... Regular Dialogue sample: Rogelio: Hi, how are you? Carmela: Good and … [Read more...]