The week of March 28

March 28, 2016

Monday- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZGghmwUcbQ, Caught Ya, What is your why?  What is your motivation to do what you do?

1. Gather your stories
2. Work with a partner to articulate your why
3. Refine your why and take action- create a poster, presentation, etc. Present to small groups on Tuesday.

Tuesday- Good News, SSR, work time on your “Why”

Wednesday-ROL, Caught Ya Quiz, Present Your Why to small groups

Thursday- Good News, SSR, Best jobs -- two articles and compare/contrast, Worst jobs and Watch Dirty Jobs

Friday- SPRING BREAK!!

HOMEWORK:

SSR- 2 hours outside of class

The week of March 21

March 21, 2016

Monday- ROL, Caught Ya, Career Pathways Video (20 minutes) and Handout

Tuesday- Good News, SSR, Career Cruising

Wednesday-ROL, Caught Ya, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkCFHKFCYGA - 5 min. Inspirational video; What is my why--model it; interview other people--model it; form to fill in

Thursday- Good News, SSR, Simon Sinek;  speaking and listening standard; video https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=en; ; start working on your “why”

Friday- ROL, Caught Ya, finish video and notes, and share findings from the interviews

Homework:

2 hours outside of class reading and reading log

The week of March 14, 2016

March 14, 2016

Monday- ROL- House- POV (Realtors vs. Burglars), review vocab. https://quizlet.com/_23w0s3 and figurative language, unpack the standard RL.7.6- POV

Tuesday- Good News, SSR, and read All Summer in a Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdHiIZKbc8s and any late work

Wednesday- ROL, Caught Ya, and finish All Summer in a Day letter-- 2 hr. delay day

Thursday- Good News, Short Story and figurative language Kahoot

Friday- Short Story Quiz, SSR

Homework:
Read 2 hour outside of school- record and parent signature needed!

The week of March 7

March 7, 2016Monday- ROL, Caught Ya, Read  “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”- fill in short story chart
Tuesday- Good News, Finish “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”- fill in short story chart
Wednesdsay- ROL, RL.7.7- compare different mediums- watch the old version of “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”- available on Hulu and Amazon Prime, fill in note sheet for the video
Thursday-Good Things, RL.7.7- assessment- compare different mediums- 
Friday- ½ day, ROL, Caught Ya, watch the new version of The Twilight Zone- “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlHSD6uo7Mk

HOMEWORK:
SSR- 2 hours outside of class