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December 15

12/15/2016

Agenda

Independent reading time
Class time to work on final exams/projects
Meet with Mr. Kerr if you have any questions

Homework

Finals next week

December 14

12/14/2016

Agenda

Independent reading time
Questions over final exams
Review Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Class time to work on final projects

Homework

Finals next week

UDHR on the United Nations Website

December 13

12/13/2016

Agenda

Independent reading time
Watch any remaining book talks
Pass out final exam/project and discuss
Class time to begin developing idea and meeting with Mr. Kerr to narrow down topic

Homework

Must have idea for final narrowed down by tomorrow

December 12

12/12/2016

Agenda

Independent reading time
Turn in essays (if you have not done so already)
How to embed WeVideo videos into your website
Watch book talk videos
Gift card drawing!!

Homework

None

December 9

12/9/2016

Agenda

Independent reading time
Class time to continue/finish peer editing essays
1. Conference with Mr. Kerr

Homework

Final drafts of essays due Monday

December 8

12/8/2016

Agenda

Independent reading time
Class time to continue peer editing and conferencing with Mr. Kerr

Homework

Final drafts of persuasive essays due Monday

December 7

12/7/2016

Agenda

Independent reading time
Procedures for peer editing rough drafts
Peer edit/conference with Mr. Kerr to go over essays

Homework

Final drafts of essays due Monday, December 12

December 6

12/6/2016

Agenda

Independent reading time
How to properly format your essay according to MLA style procedures
Class time to continue work on rough drafts

Homework

Rough drafts due tomorrow at beginning of class

Sample Paper

December 5

12/2/2016

Agenda

Independent reading time
Integrating quotes into your research
Review of in-text citation and works cited
Class time to work on rough drafts of persuasive essays

Homework

Rough drafts of essays due Wednesday; final drafts due Monday, December 12; no late work taken after Monday, December 12

December 2

12/1/2016

Agenda

Independent reading time
Class time to finish individual work over chapter 5 of Hiroshima
Share information with rest of class
Discuss end of book as a class

Homework

Essay rough drafts due Wednesday; final drafts due December 12