English 1 STAAR Essay Writing Resources

Students,

Below is a link with graded essays and explanations as to why those grades were given. If you would like more resources, please feel free to ask and I'll provide them!

http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/staar/writing/

How to get to it: 

1. Scroll down to English I

2. The link is titled "March 2016 STAAR Expository Scoring Guide (09/29/16)" 

      It is the link below the three "Revised" in yellow stars. 

3. Click on the link 

4. Enjoy! 

4th Six Weeks - 4th Week

4th Week?! WOW! Time sure does fly by when you're having fun! Be sure to be staying on top of your studies. The first round of STAAR Testing (8th grade Math, Reading) will be in 35 School Days!

Below is our week in a glance:

Monday: Finish breaking down the rubric and grade essays 
Tuesday: Commas 
Wednesday: Brainstorm and outline Project Essay
Thursday: Draft Project Essay
Friday: Writers Workshop 

Let's have a GREAT WEEK! 

Strong Verbs

Hey All!

Below is the video that we watched in class.

Also, below is a link for extra help if needed. 

http://study.com/academy/practice/quiz-worksheet-strong-verbs.html

Verb Tenses

Below is a video and some sources for you to look at if in case you didn't understand today's lesson thoroughly.

Study.com is a great website for any subjects to get extra help on! Below is a link to the website and the lesson covering Verb Tenses.

Verb Tenses

4th Six Weeks - Week 3

This week is going to be another great week! This week will be important to be on task at all times since we have our Mini Common Assessment in the middle of the week. Also, be sure to be studying your vocabulary words this week because there will be a quiz this week!


Below is our week in a glance:

Monday: Verb Tenses 
Tuesday: Strong Verbs/Review for Mini Common Assessment 
Wednesday: Mini Common Assessment/ Assignment over all Lessons taught (if time allows) 
Thursday: Continue breaking down the English 1 STAAR Writing Essay Rubric
Friday: Students will grade Essays based on the Rubric covered in class. 

There will be no journals this week. 

Students that were absent last Friday (1/20/17) due to extracurricular activities will be presenting their menu in class on Tuesday (1/24/17.) 

English 1 STAAR Essay Rubric

Students,

Below I am attaching the Rubric that we went over in class today. 

Pronouns

Here is the video that we saw in class today! If you have any further questions about pronouns, I will be happy to help you all!

MLK Day

Students,

Below you will find the videos that we saw today in class. If you would like to further research the life work of the late Dr. Martin Luther King and/or the Civil Rights Act I will attached links below. I wasn't able to find the exact video we saw on the Civil Rights Movement but I have attached a longer more detailed video over the Civil Rights Movement and the 1950's. Enjoy!

The Biography of Dr. Martin Luther King

Civil Rights Movement

The greatest MLK Speeches. 

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/19/us/king-speeches-never-heard/

More details about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his life. 

http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_martin_luther_king_jr_biography/

Civil Rights Movement Info

http://exhibitions.nypl.org/africanaage/essay-civil-rights.html

4th Six Weeks - Week 2 (1/16 - 1/20)

How about that first week back from Holiday break flying by?! It was great to finally have you all back in the classroom. You all showed great work effort in class last week! This semester is going to be a fact-paced semester, but an exciting one! Below you will find our week in a glance.

DON'T FORGET - PROJECTS ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY (1/20/2017) 

Monday:  Dr. Martin Luther King informational Day. 

Tuesday: Pronouns

Wednesday: Pronouns

Thursday: English 1 (9th grade) STAAR Essay Grading Rubric Breakdown 

Friday: Project Presentations / Continuing with English 1 Rubric Breakdown (time depending) 

Journal Topics for this week are: 
- "The best preparation for tomorrow is doing you best today" - H. Jackson Brown Jr. (Thoughts? Opinions?)
- What are your New Years Resolutions? Why? 
- Free Write
-What would you do if you could live for 100 years? 

Let's continue to have a great year! 

Project - Menu

Below you will find all of the materials needed to complete your project. The menu will be due on Friday 1/20/17. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask! 

Interjections

Hey Students!

Below is the video we saw in class today. You can use it to review our notes about interjections or find it as a catchy tune! 

Degree of Comparison

Hey Students!

Below is a GREAT video for you all to look at in case you didn't understand today's lesson. Also, you can look at the video as a review.

Capitalization

Hey Students!

Below is a GREAT video for you all to look at in case you didn't understand today's lesson. Also, you can look at the video as a review.

4th Six Weeks - Week 1

First and foremost -  HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

I am more than excited to be starting another week of classes with you all. I hope that you all thoroughly enjoyed your holiday vacations.

The Fall semester did at times seem slow and long, but brace yourself for the Spring! The Spring semester runs at a faster pace with lots of distributions from state testings and other occasions.

Class time is precious time, so lets make the most out of every second! Below you will find our week at a glance.

Again, I am more than excited to see you all in our classroom!

Monday: Capitalization 
Tuesday: Degree of Comparison
Wednesday: Interjections
Thursday: Types of Expository Essays Pt. 1
Friday: Types of Expository Essays Pt. 2