D. Roiz 01-EOC Assignments

Are you coming in person today to take any exams? If you do it from home, camera must be on.

No live session today.
Are you on campus today or home?

Did you drink water today? 

Which one Wednesday
Which do you prefer? 

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Would you rather write a research paper or read a novel?

Are you ready to graduate?

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Are you going to prom?

What class is your hardest or most challenging right now?

On a scale of 1 to 10, how tired are you RIGHT NOW?

Do you know how to format a research paper in MLA format?

NO LIVE SESSIONS TODAY
Have you ever been out of the state of Texas?

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Today is our last day of STAAR testing (make up exams) and there are NO LIVE SESSIONS. However, you have a simple assignment to complete.  If you answer attendance question, you have til tomorrow to complete work. If you do not answer attendance question, it is due today. 
QUESTION: DID YOU READ THIS?

Do you like coffee, soda or tea? Tell me the drinks you drink that contain caffeine. If you don't drink those, let me know also.

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Did you take a test today?

Did you know the STAAR Biology exam is tomorrow?

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Do you know how to create an outline?  Have you ever used an outline to guide you to write a paper? See example and notes below.

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Today, we will all create our source cards for three sources.  In class, I am teaching you how to do the source cards, but attached is a document with the specific details and examples.  Please log in to class during live sessions so that I can help you and clarify anything.  I will attach my source cards in the classroom stream.

What is your research topic? It must be a company, business or brand. Use the BRANDS WE KNOW collection on Epic for potential topics or ideas. Keep in mind you will need a total of three sources.

Did you pick your research topic?

What do you think MLA stands for? Take your best guess.  No penalty for wrong answers. Just answer for attendance credit. 


MLA establishes values for acknowledging sources used in a research paper. It is a format you will be required to use in the years to come, as well as this last six weeks.

Today, we are going over MLA format for writing papers.  I will be in live sessions to help you understand and go through this together. Please join our session to do this together. If you do not attend, complete the Nearpod.

Can you NOW distinguish between primary and secondary sources?

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Today, you will finalize your project topic. What business, company, brand are you going to write about? The outline or guide for the research paper will be in the stream. You must have a total of three sources for your paper. We will go step by step next week to write our paper.  We will also learn MLA format.  Fill out this form on Kami and turn this in by Sunday at 10 p.m. Remember you are required to read two books from the "Brands We Know" series on Epic.  This will help you. 


THIS FORM IS DUE BY SUNDAY. You may use Kami. I'll assign it on Kami as well.

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Did you choose your research paper project topic? Be sure to pick today. Form is due by Sunday evening.

This is the PowerPoint I am using in class to teach our research lesson for today. We are going over two main things:
1. Reliable Sources 
2. Writing Note Cards from your sources


Be sure to read through each slide and then everyone will try accessing (going to) the recommended websites.

What website do you use the most? ANY answer is correct-it's your answer. In class today, we are going to see which websites would be best to use as resources.

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CHOOSE ANY one of the books on EPIC from the series "BRANDS WE KNOW" and you'll be commenting with which one you read. I can see the reading log report, so it'll give me the time you read and book you read.  We will read two books total this week.  Start to think about what business, brand or company you will choose to research for paper next week.

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Be sure to review slides 1-12 and then comment that you read them if you're not on live session.

DO YOU KNOW what MLA format is? Have you EVER done anything MLA style? You  may have done something like that in Dr. Cadena's class.

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Do you know the difference between a primary and secondary source? Watch the video to help you understand (if you're not in live session).  We do have a quiz on Friday over this week's vocabulary words. Be sure to check daily assignments.

After watching the video on PRIMARY and SECONDARY SOURCES, be sure to complete this Kahoot. CHOOSE primary or secondary for each source presented in Kahoot. Good Luck! This is an easy grade. We will do this LIVE in class, but if you do not attend class session you'll need to complete it by midnight.

Have you ever written a research paper?If you have,  do you remember what you wrote one about?

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Tell me a song you’re listening to or like right now. I am into “Deja Vu” by Olivia Rodrigo 😂

Which of the following did Maya Angelou NOT do?

POEM by Maya Angelou...be sure to complete Nearpod.

Do you know our EPIC class code? This is the code you need when logging into www.getepic.com

qat6474


Type this code back to me to get credit. Also, write it down somewhere so you'll always have it. EPIC limits us to reading during school hours if we have the free account. Please complete assigned reading for this week.

Complete this Nearpod today by 11:59.  Join me in class for best instructions.

Do you like ANY poetry? or RAP?

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What line does this song repeat?

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Did you come to campus today? Of course, only those testing can, but just a simple question today.

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What does the acronym STAAR stand for? Remember acronyms are capitalized and each letter represents a word. Feel free to look it up to answer the question.

Are you coming to our campus in person to take a STAAR test next week? Did you get a letter in the mail or an email? Let me know...I hope you can come in to take your EOC STAAR test for English II. But just respond with your answer-this is for attendance.

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Do you know about the Raza Unida and the walkout that took place here in Crystal City?

It's crazy-there was one or two spots left for a cheerleader to try it, but the Hispanic girls were told there could be no more Hispanics, so they could not try it. The "quota" had been met. Then, a requirement was that one parent had to have graduated from high school in order for a girl to try it.

How many years ago do you think this video was recorded? Video has the year in the description/comments.

Women's History Month-Person of the Day: Mother Teresa
Do you know who Mother Teresa is? See picture below and mini biographical video.

Name a woman you think has made a big impact in our world or in history.
Then, name a woman who has impacted your life significantly.

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Have you visited any of our new businesses lately? A & K Blends just opened this week. Do you know what they sell? You can find them on their business page on FB or the front page of our Zavala County Sentinel today.

What female has won the most Grammy Awards? She was in our Week in Rap yesterday.

Do you know what day you take the English II EOC STAAR Test? It's just around the corner....so we will be prepping for it. You got this!

Have you ever heard of Katherine Johnson? She was brilliant and there was a movie made based on the true story of events that happened in her life. Watch the trailer and answer the question.

What was she known for?

Do you know who Audrey Hepburn is? She is our Woman of the Day for today's Women's History Month warm up. She was an actress, fashion icon and humanitarian. I am a big fan of hers. SO, tell me your honest opinion of these jeans I spotted yesterday at Target. Actually, my friend posted this picture of the jeans. I used to wear some just like those in the 1990's in my high school years AND now they're back. I can't believe they're selling them again after 25 years or more since I wore them last.
1. Do you recognize Audrey Hepburn
2. What do you think of the jeans (no worries, I don't care and won't be hurt by any opinion)? Be honest. Should I try to wear them again now?

Do you recognize this face of Lucille Ball? This video clip is an excerpt/clip from an episdoe of I Love Lucy. Watch it and listen to her commercial, which includes persuasive language. What about the second picture? The second picture in the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King. What is her name? I included her mini biography video. You can look online to get her name. SO reply with
1. Sentence to answer: Do you recognize this face of Lucille Ball?
2. Sentence to answer: Who was Dr. Martin Luther King's wife?

Are you looking forward to Spring Break?

What is FRIDA KAHLO known for?

Do you know about Frida Kahlo? She's our WOMAN of the day today for Women's History Month.

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Who is our "Woman of the Day?" I have assigned you a book on Epic to read about her this week. I am impressed by her HIGH NOTES....almost sounds like a whistle..Listen to this one minute of her high notes...

March is Women's History Month. List 3 well-known women, past or present, who have done something significant, have invented something, accomplished something incredible or interesting, or that you learned about or studied before.
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List 3 famous African Americans.

Emmett Till was lynched or killed when he was just 14 years old. Look him up and his story...tell me what he did that led to his death.

Have you ever heard of "Jim Crow" laws?

Watch the first 15 minutes of the video, understand how Jim Crow came about about and how laws were enacted in order to keep African Americans from fulfilling their rights as free individuals. When they could not keep them in their place, they started the KKK to keep them in their place with brutal treatment and beating them. Write a paragraph on your thoughts about Jim Crow and how it impacted African American lives, minimum 5 sentences.

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Central Park Five Videos and Slides
Review the slides and videos. Write a paragraph explaining what their story is-what happened to them. You will then write a reflection about what the "Central Park 5" had to go through, the injustice they faced and how discrimination played a part in this story. Give your response, there is no wrong answer, I want your opinion on this story that happened in real life.
There is a Netflix series (When They See Us) on it and it is quite sad that it actually occurred. Provide your response on the Google document provided.

Have you seen the series on Netflix, "When They See Us" about the Central Park Five? These guys were put in jail for a crime they did not commit. It was not justice. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS SERIES?

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Did you complete the unit test that was assigned yesterday? TODAY is the last day to complete it and enter into DMAC. Be sure to do it.

QUESTION: DID YOU COMPLETE THE TEST AND PUT IT IN DMAC?

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This movie, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," was released in 1967. The film was one of the few films of the time to depict an interracial marriage in a positive light, as interracial marriage historically had been illegal in most states of the United States. It was still illegal in 17 states—mostly Southern states—until June 12, 1967, six months before the film was released.

--Watch the movie clip.
--Watch the mini bio on Sidney Poitier.

This is our unit test. Be sure to read each selection and answer the questions as best you can. You can write your answers down and then transfer answers to DMAC. Test ID#1383706

Be sure to complete this Nearpod...it is also a review for tomorrow's unit exam.

Be sure to complete the Nearpod...

Be sure to view the mini bio video (*3 minutes and 46 seconds long) about WEB Du Bois attached here. We will be comparing him and Booker T. Washington tomorrow.
QUESTION: What does W.E.B. stand for in his name, W.E.B. Du Bois?

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Be sure to view the video

This month is Black History Month. Look up NAACP and tel me what that stands for...it's an acronym, like YMCA, CIA, FBI and KKK. Question: What does NAACP stand for?

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Who invented peanut butter?

This project is due today by 11:59 p.m.

Watch the preview to "Wonder" and fill in the blank with the two words missing in the line above. Also, have you seen this movie? Let me know.

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Be sure to complete all of the Nearpod, read and or listen to story and answer questions. All work is in Nearpod today.

Answer the questions about the singer in the music video.
1. Did you know who she was before today?
2. What is her name?

NO LIVE SESSION today. Complete vocabulary work. It is due by 11:59

Complete the Canva presentation and then submit your work to me in a Google document....he is our author for this week.

Listen to song and answer the question: What does V stand for in the song?
L is for the way you look at me
O means you're the only one I see
V is _____ _____ ________________________________
E ........

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Go to website: https://www.snapple.com/real-facts
Find one FACT that you did NOT know until you read it here.
Just type out the one fact.

We are working on a persuasive essay (this is type of essay you'll be writing for our STAAR EOC test for English II...
Today, you will..
-review the Canva
-write an introduction for this new prompt (Forgiveness)
-look at examples of essays

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List 3 large cities and 3 small towns.
Large cities:
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Small Towns
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Fill in "yes" or "no" for each column, or write in the topic if you know it-then determine if each thesis is a good or bad one. Type your final yes or no at the end of each line.

If you had to choose one of these options for school to start AFTER Spring Break, which would you choose?

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Read the article, "Understanding Forgiveness" and answer the questions in the Google doc provided...

Answer the questions

Paraphrase and interpret each quote.

Watch the first two minutes and 35 seconds of video ti get answer.

Have you taken the STAR Renaissance Test? It is due today.

Today we will be doing the Renaissance testing for the middle of year. It is important that you try your bets because it will be counted as a test grade. We will not have AR points this year, so this is just one of the few times you will take this test. The directions are below. YOU DO NOT have to attend the live, but I will be on the entire class period in case any one has any questions or needs help with password, etc. This is STAR Renaissance TEST Day. This test must be done before the end of the day. If you have any questions, you can email me or you can log into live to let me know.

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AFTER reading the rest of Desiree's Baby, complete the Nearpod. Complete all activities, videos, and questions in order to get full credit.

Today, we will finish reading, "Desiree's Baby." You can read the PDF provided, start where you left off, on the second paragraph of page 3 or listen to the audio with text and start at 6:38. You will finish the rest of the story today. Think about story elements (plot, character, conflict, theme, setting)

Look up quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr. Type one out for attendance credit as a private comment.

Watch the Tale of Mr. Morton and fill in the blanks...type the two words missing (blanks)
Mr. Morton is the ______ of the sentence and what the ________ tells what Mr. Morton must do.

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Watch the video and focus on the drama being presented in silhouettes (not one word spoken) and tell me what happened in the story we see unfold (1-2 sentences).

Read the poems and answer the questions:
1. What is being personified in each?
2. What do you think the poem is about?
Answer in complete sentences.
STUDENTS who attend live do not have to do WHAT IF cause we did it in class.
You can answer here in private comment.
EXAMPLE: Tree at my Window by Robert Frost (last link)
1. The tree is being personified. Poem says, "You have seen me when I was taken and swept..." Poet gives tree human attributes, "Your read is so much concerned with outer," as if the tree is thinking or worried.
2. It seems like the poet is saying the tree has been a companion throughout his life.

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List 2 examples of onomatopoeia...see video...
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2.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of personification?

Review and complete the Nearpod on these easily confused words. These will probably appear on our STAAR EOC test under editing section. Be sure to know the difference between the two similar word pairs. I'll be reviewing these in class.

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What are the only two ways to be counted present ? Watch video I posted in stream yesterday for the answer. NO LIVE SESSION today. We will be back to live sessions tomorrow. Have a terrific Tuesday! Get your work done.

Review the Week at a Glance Overview and answer the question.
Which vocabulary word is not mentioned in the weekly agenda?

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What distinguishes a simile from a metaphor? What is the difference between the two? Answer in one sentence.

Today's Assignment is due by tonight at 11:59 p.m.
ASSIGNMENT: Create a design on canva.com and list ANY 10 things from 2020. It can be a playlist of songs you liked or listened to during the year, movies or shows you watched or simply words about 2020 or events that happened, things you did, etc. during 2020...here are my links to my song playlist and other examples I created in class. IT MUST BE A CANVA design. IF you submitted a list, you'll need to create it on Canva.

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Give me an example of alliteration or assonance.

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Be sure to view the Flocabulary assignment to simply watch the video, "What is poetry?" Tell me what is the difference between "prose" and "poetry" for attendance credit if you're not attending live session. I really would like everyone to be at the live session. Please make an effort to be in class. I'd love to be able to actually "teach" you live.

Did you watch the video I posted on class stream (2020 Hits Mashup by Us the Duo)?

Did you watch the video I posted on class stream (2020 Hits Mashup by Us the Duo)?

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Watch my video and then respond with a Flipgrid video and answer the questions. It is important to include the three parts of
introduction: HAT acronym (hook, additional background information and thesis statement).

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Be sure to follow short schedule today. For this class, your assignments are to watch the Week in Rap for attendance purposes and to be aware of what is going on (current events), quiz and quiz over our text this week-The Necklace. Attached is the schedule for today.

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Today, we take a closer look at literary elements in "The Necklace" and we will also see the Flocabulary video about our text. For attendance, you must view entire video on Flocabulary about the story. This is our assignment for grade and our lesson. NOTE t hat the Close Read-Google Form-is like a quiz. When you open and begin, you will not be able to open other tabs on your device. Be sure you have read or listened to "The Necklace" before you begin the form.

Today we are reading, "The Necklace." You have the You Tube video here as well for read aloud if you choose to use. You have the Flocabulary vocabulary game as your assignment today, as well as the online book will be assigned (It's on page 287-294) if you have your textbook). YOU WILL have one question to answer on page 295-#2- a, b, c, and d

Complete Nearpod as we prepare for our text for this week. SKIP slide 3.

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Once you complete the test you must record your responses on DMAC. DO not open DMAC unless you are ready to key in all your answers as it times you out, then you are locked out until an administrator can unlock your account. I would suggest you take the test, write your answers on a piece of paper, then transfer them over to DMAC.

After you complete your TEST, you have to submit your responses to DMAC. Your ID # should be your lunch number, but it should be 6 digits long. If it is not, add zeros to the front of your ID number in order for it to work properly. Ex. if your ID # is 12345, then you would have to make it 012345 in order for it to work. If your number is 2345, then you would have to make it 002345.

E-mail me with any questions or concerns to [email protected]
TEST ID# 1345429

You are going to preview the texts that appear on the six week exam tomorrow. Today, annotate the story by adding a hashtag next to each paragraph. For the poem, annotate with a hashtag for each stanza of poem.

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Please submit rough draft here. It can be a Google Doc or Word Doc...if you prefer to hand write and scan to make a PDF or just take a picture of handwritten rough draft, that is fine too. Have a great day!

Use the prompt we did yesterday on Kami to write your introduction (first paragraph).
Be sure to use a hook, add background information and a thesis statement. Start rough draft for REEFOS paragraphs.
I'm adding Powerpoint for reference to help guide you. Then, last write your conclusion.
Basically, write a rough draft today. I will give you feedback for final draft.

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List 5 idioms that were in this song (they were acting out the literal interpretation of the idiom) and explain the figurative meaning of each, as opposed to the literal meaning. See this example:
-"Chillin' with my homies" -not freezing in the freezer, but just hanging out, cool and relaxed and not having to do anything necessarily

Please take a few minutes to watch this FLASHBACK video of a game we will play in our class for academic and ordinary language. This game is called Password and I expect you'll know how to play when we do use it for our class. Comment with two of the "passwords" from this episode with Lucille Ball and her son to get credit for this assignment. You can just watch the first 7 minutes or so to get the idea of how to play and to hear two of the "passwords" they did.

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Be sure to view and review all the Nearpod slides and then do the Flipgrid response. Instead of Flipgrid, you can write a 150 word essay instead on the same topic. I prefer Flipgrid, but you do have that option.

We will be reading this story by Edgar Allen Poe. The Nearpod includes audio book so that you can read along. We will read today and tomorrow. Join me for class if you can to receive the best instruction (teaching) and I am always live during class so that I can help.

We will not have Google meeting today, but do complete the Nearpod and finish reading our story.

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You may use a dictionary or online resource. Fill in chart and complete it.

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Rules and Procedures
Today we are covering dress code.

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