Friday, December 16, 2016

Quote of the Day

"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."

--Oprah Winfrey




Today's Assignment

Semester Exams are quickly approaching.  Study!!!

Monday, December

Exam 1 Period 4 1:15 – 2:25 (70 minutes)

Exam 2 Period 7 2:30 – 3:40 (70 minutes)

Tuesday, December 20

Exam 1 Period 6 8:00 – 9:10 (70 minutes)

Exam 2 Period 2 9:20 – 10:30 (70 minutes)

Exam 3 Period 8 10:40 – 11:50 (70 minutes)

Wednesday, December 21

Exam 1 Period 1 8:00 – 9:10 (70 minutes)

2nd Period for Attendance        9:15-9:20               ( 5 minutes)

Exam 2 Period 3 9:25 – 10:35 (70 minutes)

Exam 3 Period 5 10:40 – 11:50 (70 minutes)

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Sometimes the worst place you can be is in your own head."

--Author Unknown





Today's Assignment


Study Hall

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Quote of the Day

"How we walk with the broken speaks louder than how we sit with the great."

--Bill Bennot

Today's Assignment

Study Hall----Bring something to work on for any class!!

Monday, December 12, 2016

Quote of the Day

"The same boiling water that softens potatoes hardens eggs.  It's all about what you are made of not your circumstances."

--Author Unknown





Today's Assignment


Study Hall...bring something to work on for another class!  

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Great ideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds."

--Albert Einstein

Today's Assignment

Study Hall---Bring something to work on!

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first."

--Frederick Wilcox






Today's Assignment


English II STAAR Re-Take Test!

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Quote of the Day

"In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends."

--John Churton Collins





Today's Assignment


English II STAAR TEST RE-TAKE TOMORROW!

Monday, December 5, 2016

Quote of the Day

"It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not."

--Andre Gide



Today's Assignment

English I STAAR Re-take test!

Friday, December 2, 2016

Quote of the Day

"People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be."

--
Abraham Lincoln




Today's Assignment

Review for STAAR test!

Monday, December 12th:  English I STAAR
Wednesday, December 14th:  English II STAAR

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Quote of the Day

"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."

--Friedrich Nietzsche




Today's Assignment

If you have not completed the expository/persuasive essay then you will need to do so.  Once it is completed, you will need to revise and edit.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Quote of the Day

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."

--Mark Twain




Today's Assignment

You will need to begin/finish writing the expository/persuasive essay assignment discussed yesterday.

Once you have completed the assignment, make any necessary changes by revising/editing the draft.

Monday, November 28, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."

--Dr. Seuss




Today's Assignment


We will be discussing the organizational framework of an expository/persuasive essay.

Then, you will be given either and expository/persuasive essay prompt to complete a rough draft!

STAAR TEST RE-TAKE FOR ENGLISH I IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 5th and ENGLISH II DECEMBER 7th!!

Friday, November 18, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone."

--Pablo Picasso




Today's Assignment

Finish anything that you did not complete from this week then have a FUN FRIDAY!!

Have a GREAT Thanksgiving and BE SAFE!!

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Sometimes you just need to talk to a four year old and an 84 year old to understand life again."

--Kristen Butler

Today's Assignment

You will be completing another short answer response!!:)

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Quote of the Day

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."

--Mark Twain




Today's Assignment

If you did not do so, you will need to finish the short answer response from yesterday.  You will be given another short answer response to complete.

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Quote of the Day

"A clever person solves a problem.  A wise person avoids it."

--Albert Einstein




Today's Assignment

If you did not do so yesterday, you will need to finish reading/annotating the Article of the Week--"Instead of Detention, These Students Get Meditation."

Next, you will need to complete a short answer response over the article.

Monday, November 14, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

--Dr. Seuss




Today's Assignment

First, you will need to complete the revising/editing practice from last week if you have not already done so.

Next, you will need to read and annotate the Article of the Week--
"Instead of Detention, These Students Get Meditation."

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Flattery is nothing but attention without intention."

--Mary Lindsey




Today's Assignment

You need to use today to work on anything that you need to get done.  Today is the end of the six weeks!!

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Quote of the Day

"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."

--J.K. Rowling





Today's Assignment

You will be completing a revising/editing handout.

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

--Oscar Wilde





Today's Assignment

You will be completing a short answer response over the Article of the Week---"Asian Carp".

Monday, November 7, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."

--Tim Notke





Today's Assignment

You will be given an Article of the Week, "Asian Carp," to annotate.

Friday, November 4, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Life shrinks or expands according to one's courage."

--Anias Nin





Today's Assignment

Work on what you need to get done.  The end of the 2nd six weeks is next Thursday!!

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value."

--Albert Einstein

Today's Assignment

You will be given an opportunity to complete any of the assignments for the week over the Article of the Week "Have Sports Teams Brought Down America's Schools?"

You will need to ask the substitute for the assignment if you need to continue working on it.  They are in a stack on the corner of my desk.

If you are finished with everything, find something to work on quietly!!

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Quote of the Day

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose."

--Robert Byrne




Today's Assignment

First, if you have not already done so then you will need to complete the annotating and short answer responses for the Article of the Week---"Have Sports Teams Brought Down America's Schools?"

Next, you will be given either an expository or persuasive essay topic.  You will need to write a one page response to the question.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."

--Albert Einstein




Today's Assignment

You will be given short answer questions to answer over the Article of the Week---"Have Sports Teams Brought Down America's Schools?"

Monday, October 31, 2016

Quote of the Day

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose."

--Robert Byrne






Today's Assignment


You will be reading and annotating the Article of the Week "Have Sports Teams Brought Down America's Schools?"

Friday, October 28, 2016

Quote of the Day

"A true friend is someone who knows there's something wrong even when you have the biggest smile on your face."

--Unknown





Today's Assignment

If you have completed all of the assignments for the week then you can have a FUN FRIDAY!!

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week."

--Spanish Proverb





Today's Assignment

You may use today to work on anything that you need to get completed.  If you are caught up on everything (in all your classes) then find something to do quietly.  BE GOOD!!

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Quote of the Day

"I find the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have."

--Thomas Jefferson

Today's Assignment

You will be completing a short answer response over "The Worst Game Ever."

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Life is like riding a bicycle.  To keep your balance you must keep moving."

--Albert Einstein





Today's Assignment

Using the Article of the Week, "The Worst Game Ever,"  you will answer reading comprehension questions.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."

--Thomas Edison




Today's Assignment


You will be reading and annotating the Article of the Week---
"The Worst Game Ever".

Friday, October 21, 2016

Quote of the Day

"You become successful by helping others become successful."

--Author Unknown





Today's Assignment

Complete and turn in expository/persuasive essay.  Then...Fun Friday!

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."

--Abraham Lincoln




Today's Assignment

You need to complete the expository/persuasive essay given to you yesterday.  If you want a FUN FRIDAY tomorrow then make sure you finish it today!

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Quote of the Day

"The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live."

--Elbert Hubbard





Today's Assignment

You will be given either an expository or persuasive essay prompt.  You will need to brainstorm, then use the brainstorming to complete the essay.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Quote of the Day

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."

--John Quincy Adams





Today's Assignment

You will be completing a crossover short answer response using two articles--- "Less Sleep, More Time Online Raise Risk for Teen Depression" and "The Walking Dead".

Monday, October 17, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Yesterday is history.  Tomorrow is a mystery.  Today is a gift.  That's why it's called the present."

--Bil Keane

Today's Assignment

You will be reading and annotating the Article of the Week--- "The Walking Dead".

Friday, October 14, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between your own two ears."

--Laird Hamilton




Today's Assignment


If you have completed all of the work for the week, you can have a FUN FRIDAY!!

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Quote of the Day

"It's not the will to win that matters--everyone has that.  It is the will to prepare to win that matters."

--Paul "Bear" Bryant





Today's Assignment

Finish annotating the Article of the Week and complete the short answer question related to the article.

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Quote of the Day

"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."

--Babe Ruth





Today's Assignment

Read and Annotate the Article of the Week---"Less Sleep, More Time Online Raise Risk for Teen Depression."

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Quote of the Day

"There may be people that have more talent than you, but there is no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do."

--Derek Jeter




Today's Assignment

Using the summarizing framework that you completed last week, you need to complete a draft of the persuasive/expository.

Friday, October 7, 2016

Quote of the Day

"The only way to prove you're a good sport is to lose."

--Ernie Banks





Today's Assignment

As long as you finished the assignments this week, you get a Fun Friday!!

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Quote of the Day

"If you don't start somewhere, you're gonna go nowhere."

--Bob Marley





Today's Assignment

Complete the summarizing framework for the persuasive essay prompt given yesterday.  Turn it in before you leave, so you can have a Fun Friday tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration, and inspiration."

--Evan Esar




Today's Assignment

You will be given either a persuasive or expository essay prompt and complete a summarizing framework.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Quote of the Day

"You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks."

--Winston Churchill





Today's Assignment

You will be completing a short answer response over the Article of the Week, "Abolish Prison".

Monday, October 3, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out."

--Robert Collier





Today's Assignment

1st Period: You will be reading and annotating the Article of the Week-- "Abolish Prison".


6th Period:  You are going to practice answering a crossover short answer response over the last two Articles of the Week--"The Frightening Truth About Driverless Cars" and "Teen Hospitalized After a 4 Day Video Game Binge.

Then, you will be reading and annotating the Article of the Week--
"Abolish Prison".

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Quote of the Day

"I will tell you how to become rich.  Close the doors.  Be fearful when others are greedy.  Be greedy when others are fearful."

--Warren Buffet

Today's Assignment

1st Period:   Work on anything that you may need to get completed before the end of the six weeks.

6th Period:  You are going to practice answering a crossover short answer response over the last two Articles of the Week--"The Frightening Truth About Driverless Cars" and "Teen Hospitalized After a 4 Day Video Game Binge.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Make sure that you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening."

--Dorothy Sarnoff




Today's Assignment

You are going to practice answering a crossover short answer response over the last two Articles of the Week--"The Frightening Truth About Driverless Cars" and "Teen Hospitalized After a 4 Day Video Game Binge.

Tuesday, September 27,2016

Quote of the Day

"There comes a time when you have to choose between turning the page and closing the book."

--Josh Jameson





Today's Assignment

You will be completing a short answer response over the Article of the Week-- "Teen Hospitalized After a 4 Day Video Game Binge".

Monday, September 26, 2016

Quote of the Day

"People seldom improve when they have no model other than themselves to copy."

--Oliver Goldsmith



Today's Assignment

• Read Article of the Week---"Teen Hospitalized After 4 Day Video Game Binge"
• Practice annotating while reading

Friday, September 23, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."

--Oscar Wilde





Today's Assignment

Fun Friday!!  If you have any work that needs to be done for any class, now is the time to do it.

Reminder:  The end of the 1st Six Weeks is next Thursday!!

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Life is half spent before we know what it is."

--George Herbert





Today's Assignment

You will be given either an expository or persuasive essay prompt related to "The Frightening Truth about the Future of Driverless Cars."  

You will complete a quick write over the topic before leaving class!

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Life has no limitations, except the ones you make."

--Les Brown





Today's Assignment

Using the Article of the Week, "The Frightening Truth about the Future of Driverless Cars," we will practice creating a short answer response.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Dream as if you will live forever, live as if you'll die today."

--James Dean





Today's Assignment

Using the Article of the Week, "The Frightening Truth about the Future of Driverless Cars" you will practice identifying facts and making inferences about the facts using the 3-3-1 Method.

Monday, September 19, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come."

--Luke



Today's Assignment

At the beginning of each week, you will have an Article of the Week.  Everything that we do for the week will revolve around the article.

This week, I am going to model my expectations for each activity for the Article of the Week.  After this week, you will be expected to complete each assignment the same way!

Today, we will be reading it together and practice annotating.

Friday, September 16, 2016

Quote of the Day

"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will."

--Vince Lombardi




Today's Assignment

• Go back to each day on my blog.  Make sure that you completed and submitted each of the assignments.  Once you have, then it can be a Fun Friday! Find something to do quietly.

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Quote of the Day

"If you cannot convince them,  confuse them."

--Harry S. Truman




Today's Assignment

• Discuss Author's Purpose
• Complete the Author's Purpose Scavenger Hunt and turn it in using the submission form on yesterday's blog.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Quote of the Day

"If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it."

--Olin Miller



Today's Assignment

You will need to complete an Author's Purpose Scavenger Hunt using the textbook located below your desk.  Work together with the people in your group.

Refer to the notes on Monday's blog if you need help understanding Author's Purpose.

Use the submission form to turn in the assignment.

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Quote of the Day

"If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it."

--Jonathan Winters



Today's Assignment

• Complete Author's Purpose Activity 2
• Use the submission form to turn in the assignment before you leave class.
• Refer to the notes on yesterday's blog if necessary

Monday, September 12, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Strength and growth come only from continuous effort and struggle."

--Napoleon Hill



Today's Assignment

There are three main reasons or purposes for writing: to entertain, to inform, or to persuade.

Examples of texts that are written to entertain:

• Stories 
• Poems
• Dramas
• Songs

Examples of texts that are written to inform:

• Expository Essays or Articles
• Instructions or Directions
• Encyclopedias or other Reference Texts

Examples of texts that are written to persuade:

• Advertisements
• Campaign Speeches
• Persuasive Letters or Notes

Complete the Author's Purpose Activity.  Use the submission form to turn in the assignment before you leave class today.

Friday, September 9, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option."

--Mark Twain





Today's Assignment

Fun Friday!  Progress reports come out next week so make sure that you are caught up in all your classes!

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."

--Will Rogers





Today's Assignment

• Figurative Language Poem---"The Dawn's Awake"  
• Look up the definitions of imagery and tone if you need additional help understanding when answering those questions
• Turn in the assignment before you leave class today.

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Quote of the Day

"You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do."

--Henry Ford





Today's Assignment

• Discuss Figurative Language
• Complete Figurative Language Worksheet #1

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Quote of the Day

"If it is important to you, you will find a way.  If not, you'll find an excuse."

--Author Unknown




Today's Assignment

• Discuss Figurative Language

Friday, September 2, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Life is too ironic to fully understand.  It takes sadness to know what happiness is.  Noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence."

--Author Unknown




Today's Assignment

Fun Friday!  Find something productive to do.  Read a book or magazine, study for a test, complete a daily assignment, or make up a zero in a class.  

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Eighty percent of success is showing up."

--Woody Allen






Today's Assignment

Inference and Theme Test!

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Quote of the Day

"I want to hire employees who don't finish work," said no boss ever.

--Author Unknown




Today's Assignment

• Review Inferences and Theme
• TEST TOMORROW!!

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Everyone has a chapter they don't read out loud."

--Author Unknown




Today's Assignment

• Review Theme
• Theme Group Practice

Monday, August 29, 2016

Quote of the Day

"There comes a time when you have to stop crossing oceans for people who wouldn't even jump puddles for you."

--Unknown



Today's Assignment

• Review Inferences
• Discuss Theme
• Practice Identifying Theme

Friday, August 26, 2016

Quote of the Day

"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult."

--Seneca



Today's Assignment

Fun Friday!  Find something productive to do.  Here are some suggestions:

• Read!
• Work on homework
• Study for a test
• Research something that interests you

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Success does not consist in never making blunders, but in never making the same one a second time."

--Josh Billings





Today's Assignment

• Review Inferences
• More Inference Practice

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Quote of the Day

"You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time."

--Charles F. Kettering





Today's Assignment

• Complete "We Like" Activity (1st)
• Discuss Inferences
• Inference Practice

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Quote of the Day

"A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in on the experience."

--Elbert Hubbard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLYECIjmnQs&feature=player_detailpage"

Today's Assignment

• Review yesterday's material (1st)
• Create Class Norms
• "We Like" Activity

Monday, August 22, 2016

Quote of the Day

"Sometimes you have to do what you don't love, so that you can do what you love."

--Author Unknown



WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!!  I am looking forward to getting to know each of you.  My hope is that you have a fun, productive year in Bridge English !


Today's Assignment

• Check Schedules/Attendance
• About Me/Class
• "Perfect Teacher" List