Surveying the text How Smartphones Revolutionized A Society In Less Than A Decade

Objectives:

-Write sentences for vocabulary words for the 2nd article

-Survey the text for the second article

-Identify and label different types of evidence the second article

Agenda:
-Vocabulary Study Article 2(Honors kids meet with Capen to split sections for Honors packet)
-Surveying the text How Smartphones Revolutionized A Society In Less Than A Decade 
-Read and annotate paragraphs 1-19.
-Read and identify Claims, evidence types on the second article, section I only paragraphs (1-19)

How Smartphones Revolutionized A Society In Less Than A Decade

HW:

ALL:

-Finish identifying Claims, evidence types on the second article: How Smartphones Revolutionized A Society In Less Than A Decade Complete Section I only (paragraphs 1-19).

-Tell parents to attend Curriculum Night

-Finish Vocabulary for article #2, Synonym section is extra credit

Honors: Begin reading Twenge Article, read and annotate section I (paragraphs 1-10).  Annotate, Identify Claims and Evidence types for section I only (paragraphs 1-10) Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? 

Collect Evidence from Brody's article

Objectives:
-Participate in a visual literacy activity on Classroom
-Collect Evidence to be used in essay

Agenda:
-Honors turn in yellow packets, vocab to be checked
-Check Claims versus Evidence
-Complete Visual Literacy assignment on Google Classroom
-Collect Evidence from the Brody article Evidence Collector

HW:
Honors:  Honors- Survey the text Twenge's Survey The Text
ALL:  Finish collecting evidence from the Brody article if you didn't finish in class today

Claim versus Evidence, Read & Annotate Article I by Brody

Objectives:
-Participate in a team building activity
-Recognize Claims versus Evidence

Agenda:
-Turn in Blue Smartphone packet for Crossword and Surveying the Text to be stamped
-Appointment Clock set up ppt
-Claim & Evidence 

-Read and annotate: Article 1: Student Version How Smartphone Addiction Is Affecting Our Physical And Mental Health 

HW:

Honors only: complete Vocabulary section Twenge Article Honors Vocabulary F19 for Twenge Article for HW in the yellow Honors packet.

All: Finish identifying claims and evidence in Article I

Intro to Rhetorical Analysis

Objectives:  
Take an online Pre-test on Rhetorical Analysis
Participate in taking Cloze notes on Rhetorical Analysis
Survey a text before reading it

Agenda:
-Pre-test on Rhetorical Analysis on Illuminate
-Intro to Rhetorical Analysis presentation
-Cloze notes Intro to Rhetorical Analysis
-Surveying the text 

HW:
None, unless you need to finish Surveying the text 

Four Corners Activity

Objectives:

-participate in a four corners activity, provide opinion on a topic, engage in a whole class
discussion

Agenda:
-Turn in Acrostic Poems
- 4 Corners pre and post writing F19
-Four Corners
- Vocab XWord for Article 1

Homework:  

1. Finish  Vocab XWord for Article 1
2. Honors Program Agreement (if you didn't turn it in already)

3. Buy required supplies for Humanities by Monday 01/13/2020:4 different colored highlighters,
paper, colored pencils
4. Get the syllabus signed and fill out the parent contact info on my blog

Humanities I Digital Challenge

Objectives:
Create an original Acrostic poem reflecting who I am

Agenda:
-Turn in homework (Signed Syllabus), write down tonight's homework
-Review Do's & Don'ts, establish classroom norms
-Letters to incoming Freshman
-Honors Program Agreement
-Join Google Classroom and Complete the digital Challenge
-Acrostic Poem

Homework:
1.  Read over the Honors Program agreement, if you'd like to pursue Honors, please sign and date and return this form ASAP.

2.  Finish Acrostic Poem-due tomorrow

3.  Fill out and submit the Parent Contact Info on this blog.

4.  Purchase required materials (see syllabus):  A planner to write down homework assignments and daily agenda, 4 different colored highlighters, colored pencils, paper, a three-ring binder, etc.

Welcome to 9th grade English with Mrs. Capen

Hello, students and parents and welcome to Humanities I/English with Mrs. Capen.  I am pleased to have you in my class this term and hope that you utilize this blog to keep you up to date on what is happening in class and what the daily homework will be.

About me:  I am a San Diego native, raised in the Skyline/Paradise Hills neighborhood and attended Will C. Crawford High School.  I received my Bachelor's degree from San Diego State University, spent a year at CSU San Marcos for my teaching credential, and followed that up with a Master's degree in Teaching and Learning from Point Loma Nazarene University.  This will be my 16th year teaching at Steele Canyon.  When I'm not in the classroom, I am busily raising my two sons, a sixth-grader and an eighth-grader at Hillsdale Middle with my wonderful husband, a classically trained chef.

Your job: Please familiarize yourself with this blog and parents: make sure to fill out and submit the Parent Contact Info via the link under the Need to know items.  This assignment is worth 10 points. Also, to receive daily reminders, enter your email.

I am looking forward to this term.  The most efficient way to contact me would be via e-mail at scapen@schscougars.org Rah Rah Cougars!

Homework:
1.  Read over the Syllabus, and get your parent signature on Syllabus.

2.  Fill out and submit the Parent Contact Info on this blog.

3.  Purchase required materials (see syllabus):  A planner to write down homework assignments and daily agenda, 4 different colored highlighters, colored pencils, paper, a three-ring binder, etc.