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MS. MONTOYA

Short stories

Short Stories

1/17/2019

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On Wednesday, 1/16/19, you and your group read a story and completed a job within the group [literary circles]. 

Copies of stories

  • Test by Theodore Thomas

  • "All summer in a day" by Ray Bradbury​

  • "There will come soft rains" by Ray Bradbury 

  • "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut 

  • "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson

Literary Circle jobs

*Absent? Do the summarizer extraordinaire :) 
Picture
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a story of an hour

1/17/2019

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Copy of the story:

​my.hrw.com/support/hos/hostpdf/host_text_219.pdf

literary terms to find:

Use the website below. 
Define 15 terms and then find a quote to match the term in the story. 
​www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/elarts/reading/resources/readingglossary.pdf​
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Quill - grammar practice

1/9/2019

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final attempts due by 1/10 @ 12am!

Check your grade in focus! Not happy? re-do the practice for a higher score! multiple attempts allowed :) 

Visit Quill.org
Login:
Username: firstname.lastname@read-rest
Password: Lastname [capitalize the first letter]
*some usernames have a # included in them; see me, text me, email me, if you are having trouble logging in. 

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Argument essay

12/12/2018

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rubric:

rarubric.doc
File Size: 35 kb
File Type: doc
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Where to upload:

Follow the instructions:
  1. Log into your Office 365 account with your R2D2
  2. Access our class notebook:
    ​pinellascountyschools-my.sharepoint.com/personal/montoyar_pcsb_org/Documents/Class Notebooks/English 1 Honors A Day
  3. Upload your essay file to your folder under the tab "essays"

** You can also use office 365 to write your essay online with Microsoft Word. 

Finish early? want to drop your lowest quiz grade?

  1. Log into student.writescore.com/#/login
  2. Complete the writing portion & screen shot your finished essay to me;
    e-mail to montoyar@pcsb.org
  3. Complete the reading portion as well - no need for proof. 
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Argument packet / outline / essay

12/10/2018

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Packet:

Your packet should include the following: *
1. Notes 
2. Analyze the text
3. Critical Vocabulary/Vocabulary Strategy
4. Analysis Sentence Starters
5. Main Idea Handouts (x2)
6. Delineate Argument Chart
7. PAPA Square
8. Ethos, Pathos, Logos
9. Rhetorical Appeals Outline
10. Thesis Statement Practice. 
TOTAL OF 
215 POINTS!
* See me if you're missing something due to absences. 

Outline of the essay

Due on Wednesday 12/12
outline.argument._spacce.docx
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File Type: docx
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  • Intro should include SOAPSTONE
  • 3rd body paragraph mentions counter claim 

Rubric of the essay

Remember! This essay will be done in class! Due at the end of the block. 
rarubric.doc
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File Type: doc
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Cont. Argument

12/3/2018

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Continue in textbook:

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  • Page 439 - complete critical vocab and create 8 total sentences; for each of the four vocabulary words, create 1 sentence with a synonym and 1 with an antonym of the word. 
  • Pick up an analysis sentence starter from Montoya. 
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Reading argument notes part 2

11/28/2018

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continue in textbook:

Define the following terms on page R20:
  • Bias
  • Loaded language
  • Propaganda

Go to page 433 and read "The Real Reasons We Explore Space" 
then complete questions #1-7 on page 438. 
* We will review in class on Friday !
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Reading argument notes

11/26/2018

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use textbook:

Start at the back of the book on page R16 
  • Analyzing an Argument
    • write the terms
  • Do the practice & apply 

  • Recognizing Persuasive Techniques
  • Copy down the chart (examples not necessary) 
  • Do the practice & apply

  • Analyzing Logic & Reasoning
  • define inductive and deductive reasoning
  • do the practice and apply on page R18

  • Identifying Faulty Reasoning
  • Copy down the chart with your own words (no need to copy examples)

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i hear sphs! collaboration

11/15/2018

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Follow the link to our class notebook

ENGLISH 1 HONORS (A DAY) NOTEBOOK​

​
*I've already shared the  link to you with your office 365 email. see below. 

*once you're entered in the notebook; go to collaboration space and click poetry.

* create your poem on a word doc then copy & paste into notebook in the same format as the original poem!

How do i log into office 365?

​Students can log on to http://o365.pcsb.org and use Outlook e-mail and other Office products. They log on to O365 with the following credentials:
 
Username:         r2.d2@pcsb.org (their username followed by @pcsb.org)
Password:           whatever there password is
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I hear America singing

11/14/2018

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Power point notes/lesson

i_hear_america_singing.pptx
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File Type: pptx
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Poem and questions

whitmanamerica_poem.docx
File Size: 13 kb
File Type: docx
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Outline for theme elaboration

outline.americasinging.docx
File Size: 13 kb
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transition tool box 

this is helpful for elaboration and starting sentences/paragraphs !
transitions.pdf
File Size: 59 kb
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