Aanjali and Kat's Fourth Blog

 Agenda:

take a minute

blog corrections

week 19: GQQSL

Get Lit Poetry Slam

HW: 19.2 IRP Goal

30 iReady Lessons

O.O.'s due Wednesday!

To begin class, we all sat down and wrote the agenda while Ms. Nakada played the take a minute video. Once the video ended, she passed out the field trip slips, and talked about our schedule for the rest of the school year. Next, Mason read his blog, chose to do a wheel, and I got chosen. Then, we took out our English notebooks and started our new grammar, which was about frequently misused words. Our quote was by Jesse Owens, an American Olympian sprinter who talked about the importance of relationships over competitive victories. After we discussed the quote, we transitioned into the poetry slam, or if you were finished, our original oratories. Once we worked for a bit, we packed up and got dismissed by Ms. Nakada.

Mason's fourth blog

 Agenda:

Take a minute

blog corrections

Week 18: G.Q.Q.S.L

Get Lit Poetry slam

HW: 19.1 IRP goal

30 IReady lessons

Original Oratories

To begin the period the class had written the agenda down while we were watching a take a minute. Once we finished the take a minute video we finished up the week eighteen lines. Then we began to present our poetry slams we have been working on. Once we had all presented we packed up and waited for the bell to ring.

Olivia and Sharaigne's Fourth Blog

 Agenda ::

Take a minute

blog corrections

Week 18 : G Q Q S L

Get Lit Slam Prep

HW : RJ 1.8 IRP Goal!

30 iReady lessons

     We started off the period by going to our seats and writing the agenda while listening to the take a minute. This week's take a minute was about never over-complicating situations in your head. After the short video, we got our Chromebooks out to select the final four book bracket. Once we finished voting, we cleared off our desks to prepare for our poetry collection and broadside gallery walk. The printer wasn't working, so Ms. Nakada postponed the gallery walk to Wednesday. Because of that, we spent the rest of the time working on our poems that we will perform in class later this week. Lastly, the end of the period neared and we waited to be dismissed. 

T's Fourth Blog

 Agenda

take a minute

blog corrections

poetry gallery walk

week 17 GQQL

HW: stay cool this weekend!

We started with a meditation video. I didn't see it because I was away. Then, we heard Hunter and Andrew present their blog. Next, we got ready for our poetry gallery walk hosted by Ms. Nakada. Materials were passed as I started to type this.  Everyone seemed focused. We didn't get to present our poems, but we will be ready when we do.   

 

Andrew & Hunter's Fourth Blog

 Agenda

take a minute blog - corrections 

week 17 G.Q.Q.L

Poetry Submissions 

HW - R.J  17.2

We started off our short Tuesday class with watching our take a minute video. Will read his blog, and then spun a wheel which landed on me. I decided to do a duo blog with Hunter. After, we started getting to work on our Week 17 Grammar Quote Question Lines. Since we already did the Grammar and Quote yesterday, we worked on the question for this week. Who do you look to for understanding the difference between right and wrong? Will said that he looks to himself, and Ms. Nakada said that John Wooden taught her a lot. Next, we discussed with a person at our table what we responded. Soon after, we discussed what the format would be for our poetry slam, and we watched a group preform their poem called "Trumpets". We then talked about what we are going to do for the poetry slam, then we continued working on our poetry submissions. Finally the day was closing out and Ms. Nakada had us stand behind our chairs, and we left.

Will's Fourth Blog (Cinco de Mayo Edition)

 Agenda 

Take a Minute

Blog-Correction

Week 17 G.Q.Q.L.

Poetry Submissions

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Today, we entered the classroom in new seats, a welcome surprise to some, to others not so much. Then, Richard read his blog to the class, with blazing speed and high accuracy. Then, like a friend, he chose me. I was indignant about this cruel twist, but I thought better of saying certain things I was thinking out loud. Soon after, the class wrote in their notebooks about poetry structure. Moments later, we went to the quote by Fred Korematsu which was "If you have the feeling something is wrong, don't be afraid to speak up."  Afterwards, we went to doing poetry submissions and worked until nearly the end of the day. Lastly, we put our chairs up, and left. 

-Will Read 

 

Richard's Fourth Blog

 Agenda

Take a min.

Blog Corrections

Week 16: Quiz

Poetry Submissions

HW: Poetry Submissions due 5/9

We started off the day writing down the agenda and doing take a minute. After I was chosen to do the blog. Once that was done we did the week 16: quiz. After, we started our poetry submissions. We had to do a broadside and a chapbook of fifteen to twenty poems. Eventually, we had to put up our chairs and the day was over.