AIM: How can reading our letter with focus improve mechanics and grammar? HOMEWORK: *Use the peer revision and editing handout to review your friendly letter assignment. Have another person look over your work, to double check, using the handout as a checklist . Complete a final draft, and hand in checklist and both drafts tomorrow. . *Student and parent/guardian sign the syllabus/contract, with contact information. Obtain necessary supplies. *Summer Reading project is due Friday. … [Read more...]
10 September 2013 – Aim and Assignments
Aim: How do we understand the relationship between the 5 themes of geography? Homework: Choose 3 themes from the 5 themes of geography and write a 3 paragraph expository essay explaining each theme, providing examples and making connections between the themes of Geography. Due Friday 09/13. Bring in necessary materials by wednesday (notebook, folder and a pen/pencil) Summer assignment due September 27th. … [Read more...]
Freshmen (Day 2) – Aim, Do Now, and Homework
Aim: How do we describe our personalities in Spanish? Do Now: Copy and translate the following 1.Me llamo - I call myself 2.Yo soy - I am 3.Mi nombre es- My name is 4.Yo soy de- I am from 5.¿Cómo te llamas?- What do you call yourself? 6.¿Cuál es tu nombre?- What is your name? 7. ¿De dónde eres?- Where are you from? Homework: Finish Designing your shirts. Make sure you have your Spanish notebook. Tissue box by friday. … [Read more...]
09/09 Aim and Assignments
Aim: How do we make connections between the 5 themes of Geography? Homework: Choose 3 themes from the 5 themes of geography and write a 3 paragraph expository essay explaining each theme, providing examples and making connections between the themes of Geography. Due Friday 09/13. Bring in necessary materials by wednesday (notebook, folder and a pen/pencil) Summer assignment due September 27th. … [Read more...]
Junior English Syllabus and Contract
WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN Syllabus for Junior English: Fall 2013 Term: September 9th, 2013 – January 24th, 2014 Teacher: Mr. Rodriguez Email: rodriguez@whsad.org Room: 229 Office Hours: Period 8 (2:24PM-3:09PM) Course Description: The Junior English course is designed to help students become skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts and to become skilled writers who can compose for a variety of purposes. By their writing and reading in this course, students should become aware of the interactions among a writer's purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way … [Read more...]
AP English Syllabus and Contract
WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN Syllabus for AP English: Fall 2013 Term: September 9th, 2013 – January 24th, 2014 Teacher: Mr. Rodriguez Email: rodriguez@whsad.org Room: 229 Office Hours: Period 8 (2:24PM-3:09PM) Course Description: The AP English course is designed to help students become skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts and to become skilled writers who can compose for a variety of purposes. By their writing and reading in this course, students should become aware of the interactions among a writer's purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way conventions contribute to … [Read more...]
Aim and Homework for 9/9/13
AIM: EXTENSION ACTIVITY / HOMEWORK HW #1: Students will complete every aspect of the 4 Types of Questions Graphic Organizer and hand it in tomorrow. What are the 4 Types of Questions and how can they help us analyze and discuss the central ideas and themes in A Raisin in the Sun? … [Read more...]
Today’s AIM & Homework
AIM: How can we write letters for a specific audience and purpose? OBJECTIVE: Students will draft a friendly letter to offer information and advice to incoming freshmen. HOMEWORK: Using the format and content from class ( notes) write a letter to a freshman student making suggestions, offering wisdom that you gained through your experience last year. … [Read more...]
Supply List
I hope you all had a wonderful summer! You're about to begin a new and exciting school year. Let's make sure that you have everything you need to get off to a great start in class: 2 Subject spiral notebook (no marble notebooks!) A writing utensil - preferably pen A pocket folder Loose leaf (for assignments that have to be handed in) Internet Access (Home or WHSAD to check assignments) If you have any questions please see me! … [Read more...]
Writing Process #1
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