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If you need to reach me, please call me at 478-227-2929. I am here to help.

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Hey guys! I hope you are staying safe. Please email me at myra.english@hcbe.net

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A new assignment has been added in commonlit. Login to you SOS Portal using www.tms.hcbe.net Then, click on CLEVER; after it launches, click on commonlit. If you have any issues, email me at myra.english@hcbe.net

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We are analyzing Adam, changes and symbolism.

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We are analyzing Adam, changes and symbolism.

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AOW is due every Thursday. Students should read every night for 20 minutes.

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Homework Due: Thursday, January, 30, 2020

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01/21-0/24/2020 Students are completing the stages of the writing process in an argumentative essay.

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01/21-0/24/2020 Students are completing the stages of the writing process in an argumentative essay.

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We are working on adding textual evidence.

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Elements of an Argument

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Article of the week- Due Thursday, January 16th

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We are currently working in our Argument Unit.

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We are practicing our daily homework this week in class using Article of the Week (AOW). Students will begin their first AOW Monday. Articles will be graded.

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We are beginning our Argument Unit.

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10/24-10/2019 Lamb to the Slaughter and Author's Craft

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10/24-10/2019 Lamb to the Slaughter and Author's Craft

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The Landlady Assessment

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Story Elements
https://prezi.com/dznj75eei58z/short-story-elements/

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Foreshadowing, Flashback and Suspense
https://prezi.com/x1goass2gmn9/foreshadowing-suspense-flashback/

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Characterization & Theme
https://prezi.com/hwxikk2xa_oq/the-characterization-of-billy-weaver/

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Common Themes

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Theme and The Great Whale of Kansas

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10/02/19 Study Guide and Unit Assessment Autopsy

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10/02/19 Study Guide and Unit Assessment Autopsy

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Compare and contrast the novel The City of Ember vs. the movie

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Unit Assessment

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Writing from another perspective

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Teen Maze at CGTC

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Writing from a character's perspective

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Social Issues

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Character Motivation

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Character Change

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Symbolism
Symbolism is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. An action, person, place, word, or object can all have a symbolic meaning.

When an author wants to suggest a certain mood or emotion, he can also use symbolism to hint at it, rather than just blatantly saying it. Let's explore some examples of symbolism in the arts and our everyday lives.

Symbolism in Literature

Symbolism is often used by writers to enhance their writing. Symbolism can give a literary work more richness and color and can make the meaning of the work deeper.

In literature, symbolism can take many forms, including:

A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning

The actions of a character, word, action, or event that have a deeper meaning in the context of the whole story

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Character Analysis

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Archetypes in Dystopian Literature

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Engineering Box Challenge

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Reading on Demand Assessment

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Memoir Celebration

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City of Children

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"All Summer in a Day" read aloud and analyze setting.

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Introduction to Dystopian Literature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a6kbU88wu0

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Students are completing story elements map.

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Students are reading "Tears of a Tiger" written by Sharon Draper.

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Revisiting "Show, Not Tell"

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Students wrote several flash drafts.

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Writing Hooks

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We used a mentor text to analyze memoir features.

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We explored writing ideas.

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Students uses the "zoom in" strategy when writing big about small moments.

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We analyzed "Thank You, Mr. Walker" for small moments.

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Introduction to Memoirs

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Novel Explorations

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Midterm exams

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We read the information text "What is Mars?" and responded to a prompt. How does the last section — “How Will NASA Explore Mars in the Future?” — contribute to the meaning of the text?

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03/11/2019
Test Prep
Analyzed dialogue for characterization.

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03/11/2019
Test Prep
Analyzed dialogue for characterization.

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03/07/2019
Non-Fiction text structure task cards.

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03/07/2019
Non-Fiction text structure task cards.

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Students created boxes and bullets for their writing piece.
The article for the week is due Monday, January 29th.

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Students researched argument writing topics to gather evidence to support their claim and to consider the opposing argument.

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Students went to the media for a lesson on research and validity.

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Students developed claims, gave reasons and supported reasons using court cases scenarios.

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We are working in our argument unit. We worked together using boxes and bullets for a group writing. Using the article, "Do celebrities deserve high salaries?"

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Students are reviewing for finals.

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Steps to writing a theme statement.

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We are drafting our essays in parts using the presentation below. Click the link to access it, or you may copy and paste it in your browser.
https://prezi.com/9mty0awll5hx/how-to-write-a-thematic-essay/

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Novel project due November 29th

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Introduction to literary essays.

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Students competed their Dystopian asessment.

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Students are going on a field trip to the Indian Mounds in Macon.

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We are working on an argumentative essay for social studies.

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We completed an assessment and two constructed response questions on "The Landlady"

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We read the short story "Ponies" written by Kij Johnson.

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Students are analyzing archetypes in their novels.
https://prezi.com/xcanyzqtkqii/archetypes/

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We are writing stories from different perspectives

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Students completed the attached diagram.

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We are analyzing symbolism in short stories

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We completed group activities using "The Landlady."

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We are analyzing mood and tone,
Students will attend the performance in Macon tomorrow.

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Midterm Exams (ELA & Social Studies)

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We are reviewing for midterm exams.

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We completed an assessment over "All Summer in A Day"

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We are using "Lamb to the Slaughter" as a model for characterization.
https://prezi.com/tm8ajywqnnhr/characterization-and-lamb-to-the-slaughter/

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We are analyzing the tone and mood in our novels.
https://prezi.com/kkiztuzj6dok/tone-and-mood/

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Students are participating in book club activities.

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We are using our mentor text to analyze characters and narrative elements.

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Students completed their weekly assessment.

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We analyzed figurative language in All Summer in a Day.

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https://prezi.com/p0lqav0dcmsr/figurative-language/
We viewed some examples of figurative language.

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All Summer in a Day written by Ray Bradbury

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novel assessment

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Introduction to dystopian text.

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Her is an updated list of qualifying items to help our class earn books.

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Students are using Office 365 to publish and email their drafts.

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8/13-8/14/2018 We are using the strategies CUPS and ARMS to edit and revise memoirs.

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8/13-8/14/2018 We are using the strategies CUPS and ARMS to edit and revise memoirs.

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8/13/13 We are analyzing different structures of memoirs.

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8/13/13 We are analyzing different structures of memoirs.