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