Thursday, June 8th

 Graduation Day - Congratulations!

Wednesday, June 7th

 Ravine Day!

Tuesday, June 6th

1st period final - 8:30-10:25

2nd period final - 10:45-12:40

Monday, June 5th

1. Final - Graduation Speech Presentations

Objective: Students will deliver a graduation speech as their final.

Thursday, June 1st

1. Final - Graduation Speech Presentations

Objective: Students will deliver a graduation speech as their final.

***Block 1, 3, 5 for finals

Wednesday, May 31st

1. Final - Graduation Speech Presentations

Objective: Students will deliver a graduation speech as their final.

***Regular 1-6 bell schedule

Tuesday, May 30th

1. Finalize graduation speeches

    ***Practice reciting speech/ time speech/ get feedback from a partner
    ***Finalized speech is due: Wednesday, May 31st by 1:00 pm

Objective: Students will write and prepare to present a graduation speech.

Monday, May 29th

 No school - Memorial Day!

Friday, May 26th

1. Work on graduation speeches

   ***Ready to Launch - Graduation Speech Outline
    ***Practice reciting speech/ time speech/ get feedback from a partner

    ***Finalized speech is due: Wednesday, May 31st by 1:00 pm

Objective: Students will write and prepare to present a graduation speech.

***All late work for 2nd semester is due by today, May 26th at 3:30 pm!

Wednesday, May 24th

1. Return and review Curious Essays
    ***Update "Where I am..." chart

2. Check updated grades in Aeries

3. Update Digital Portfolios
***Submit final portfolio in Classroom (due: Tuesday)

4. Google Drive Procedures for Exiting SLCUSD Students

5. Work on graduation speeches
    ***Write and revise the rough draft
    ***Practice reciting speech/ time speech/ get feedback from a partner

    ***Finalized speech is due: Wednesday, May 31st by 1:00 pm

Objective: Students will finalize and submit their professional digital portfolios.

***All late work for 2nd semester is due by Friday, May 26th at 3:30 pm!

Tuesday, May 23rd

1. Ready to Launch - Brainstorming

2. Work on graduation speeches
    ***Write and revise the rough draft
    ***Practice reciting speech/ time speech/ get feedback from a partner

    ***Finalized speech is due: Wednesday, May 31st by 1:00 pm

Objective: Students will write and prepare to present a graduation speech.

***All late work for 2nd semester is due by Friday, May 26th at 3:30 pm!

Monday, May 22nd

1. Work on graduation speeches

  ***Watch and discuss Harvard Graduation Speech
    ***Write and revise the draft
    ***Practice reciting speech/ time speech/ get feedback from a partner

    ***Finalized speech is due: Wednesday, May 31st by 1:00 pm

Objective: Students will write and prepare to present a graduation speech.

***All late work for 2nd semester is due by Friday, May 26th at 3:30 pm!

Friday, May 19th

1. Ready to Launch - "Congratulations, By the Way: Some Thoughts on Kindness"

Work on graduation speeches
    ***Write and revise the draft
    ***Practice reciting speech/ time speech/ get feedback from a partner

    ***Finalized speech is due: Wednesday, May 31st by 1:00 pm

Objective: Students will write and prepare to present a graduation speech.

***All late work for 2nd semester is due by Friday, May 26th at 3:30 pm!

Wednesday, May 17th

1. Journal #10 - Graduation Speech
    ***Submit journals in Classroom

2. Work on "Ready to Launch" - Graduation Speech

   ***Ready to Launch: Pre-reading Activity
    ***Begin to work on writing your own graduation speech

Objective: Students will understand what creates a strong graduation speech.

***All late work for 2nd semester is due by Friday, May 26th at 3:30 pm!

Tuesday, May 16th

1. Introduce "Ready to Launch" - Graduation Speech
    ***Rubric
    ***Watch and discuss Keegan Hunt's Speech

Objective: Students will understand what creates a strong filmed graduation speech.

***All late work for 2nd semester is due by Friday, May 26th at 3:30 pm!

Monday, May 15th

1. FastBridge

   ***Third and final assessment

Objective: Students will complete the final FastBridge assessment.

***All late work for 2nd semester is due by Friday, May 26th at 3:30 pm!

Friday, May 12th

1. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
    *** Curious - Final Essay Due: tonight before midnight!
    ***Essay Outline - Graphic Organizer (this is optional)
    ***Discuss conclusion and self/peer-editing

Objective: Students will write a strong argumentative essay in response to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

***All late work for 2nd semester is due by Friday, May 26th at 3:30 pm!

Wednesday, May 10th

1. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
    *** Curious - Final Essay Due: Friday, May 13th!
    ***Essay Outline - Graphic Organizer (this is optional)

   ***Quoting and Paraphrasing
    ***Discuss counterclaim and work on body paragraphs

Objective: Students will write a strong argumentative essay in response to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

***All late work for 2nd semester is due by Friday, May 26th at 3:30 pm!

Tuesday, May 9th

1. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
    *** Curious - Final Essay Due: Friday, May 13th!
    ***Essay Outline - Graphic Organizer (this is optional)
    ***Discuss evidence, body paragraphs, and in-text citations

Objective: Students will write a strong argumentative essay in response to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

***All late work for 2nd semester is due by Friday, May 26th at 3:30 pm!

Monday, May 8th

1. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
    *** Curious - Final Essay Due: Friday, May 13th!
    ***Essay Outline - Graphic Organizer (this is optional)
    ***Discuss the introduction and thesis statement

Objective: Students will write a strong argumentative essay in response to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

***All late work for 2nd semester is due by Friday, May 26th at 3:30 pm!