Each page displays the agenda of the day, as well as frequently-requested information: what's for homework, due dates, links to lessons and all materials, such as full texts (on the bookshelf), etc.

1. AGENDA
1. Visit my new page for enrichment info!
2. TOMORROW, Friday shortened CLASS TIMES:
a. BLOCK 2 meetat 9:30am
b. BLOCK 3 meetat12pm
c. BLOCK 4 meetat 1:30pm
3. HOMEWORK: Final free write slide. Also, email me one
of your favorite short videos/audiofiles/documents!
FinalFree
WriteSlide
Scheduleis
HERE!
ExtendedMetaphorFun
“If I say ‘love,’ I feel here.” She pointed to
her lips. “If I say ‘ai,’ I feel here.” She put
her hand over her heart.
here’sthe characterfor love: 愛 Remove theheart心to
writethe simplifiedversion: 爱.
I asked for her help in tracing out the character
for ai on the paper below Mom’s letter. I wrote
the character again and again on the paper,
intertwining my pen strokes with her words.

2. 2 TASKS:
1. Deadline2pm: attendance form
1. LiteraryTermsTest, Part2 / ESLversion
Ifyou haven’tyet, submitLiterary Terms
TestPart1 (samelinkforESL)
Follow
Book
Assignment
Schedule
HERE!
ExtendedMetaphorFun
“If I say ‘love,’ I feel here.” She pointed to
her lips. “If I say ‘ai,’ I feel here.” She put
her hand over her heart.
here’sthe characterfor love: 愛 Remove theheart心to
writethe simplifiedversion: 爱.
I asked for her help in tracing out the character
for ai on the paper below Mom’s letter. I wrote
the character again and again on the paper,
intertwining my pen strokes with her words.

3. AGENDA
I'll miss youso much! Come toclass today! I'm gonna pulla TrevorNoah. . .
yes I acknowledgeI can't be remotelyas funny as heno matterhowpainfully
hardI try. Imeant: I'll doa pieceof literaturejustice by reading its foreign
language passages fluently.
1. Follow along as I read the only work of fiction to have won all 3
Sci-Fi biggies: Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards. Holy
guacamole SYMBOLISM galore, too! This story is the perfect
exemplar of how symbolism canbe the vehicle that slams your
heart into amillion pieces as the story trails to its final words.
1. Discuss & fill Paper Menagerie Lit Terms Review sheet
1. HOMEWORK: literary elements Independent Review
Due Tuesday:
Lit. Elements
Independent
Review
Follow
Book
Assignment
ScheduleHERE!
THEME
SYMBOL
*Thelinksarebrokenon the
firstpage;justspacebaror
arrowdowntocontinue.

4. AGENDA
1. 2-MinuteFreeWrite duringvideo
○ Topic: TrevorNoah
1. Jamboard-
Block2 Block3 Block4
1. Goto page40 for the chapter,
“Chameleon.” Readand listenintently:
homework isbased on“Chameleon.”
Due Monday:
Submit One-
pager in
Google
Classroom
Follow
Book
Assignment
ScheduleHERE!
THEME
SYMBOL
*Thelinksarebrokenon the
firstpage;justspacebaror
arrowdowntocontinue.

5. AGENDA:
1. Go to slide13 in notebook - finish THEME in figurative
language pages.
1. Theme & Symbol slides- if you’re interested in reading it,
Mrs.Callan used another version, “The Red Ribbon.”
1. Optional but very helpful (spacebar/arrow downthe slides):
a. THEME: Textbook slides & description
b. SYMBOL: Textbook slides & description
1. Submit work in Google Classroom.
Theme &
Thematic
Statement
Practice
Pick1 ofthe2 books
to avoid problems
later with essay.
Submit in G
Classroom: Theme &
Thematic Statement
Practice
Follow
notebook
ScheduleHERE!

6. No Classes Monday, March 26 - Wednesday, April 7!
TASK: Unit2 Notebook,
ChoiceBookCheck-InSlide:
Finish“InitialFreeWrite”
Wed,3/24:
“ConflictandInference”
“CharacterSpoon Charts”
“Theme”
FinalFreeWrite
Pages
1-11
11-48
ReaduptoSunday
49-102FinishQuinn’s
Tuesday
103-153
154-170
Date(s)
3/16
3/17-3/24
3/25-4/7
4/8-4/14
4/15-4/21
Pages
1-12
13-56: UP TO“Grandmother
Gives MeSome Advice”
57-111finish
“My SisterSendsMe aLetter”
112-177
178-192

7. 1. Blocks 2 & 3: double-check
Characterization notes on4/7
1. OpenUnit 2notebook:
a. Copy previous
2-Minute Free Write
Slide,paste new Free
Writeslide.
a. Topic: What Did
You Do?
1. Slides: Characterization
Day 2
2. Turn in episode sheet in
Google Classroom.
Follow
Notebook
Assignment
Schedule
HERE!
No classes
Monday,
3/26 -
Wednesday,
4/6!

8. AGENDA -
1. Whatdo you thinkof yesterday’svideo?
1. Slides: Characterization Day 1
1. Open Unit2 Notebook:
a. Copy &paste new Free Writeslide.
Topic:FavoriteCharacter
a. take notes
b. Homework: Notebook, Choice book
Section - Protagonist SPOON
Follow
Notebook
Assignment
Schedule
HERE!
Notebook
Choice Book:
Protagonist
SPOON

9. Happy Asynchronous Day! March 24
Your tasks are:
1. Attendance & Activity form. Watch video forat least 28
minutes, then answerquestion. It would be best ifyou
keep watching(you'll see prisoner responses, experiment
onadults, etc.)
Please submit by 4:30pmto be marked present.
Unit2notebook:
2. Two-minuteFree Write Topic: “Embarrassing Moment”
Write about a time when you were extremely embarrassed.
3. choice book2ndslide
4. Read! :-)

10. AGENDA -
1. Conflict Day 2:
a. 2 Minute Free Write Topic: Conflict
(3/24 preview: topic: Embarrassing Moment)
a. Follow along reading of “Fish Cheeks”
b. For Homework: Fish Cheeks Analysis
1. EVERYONE,Breakto 2 groups:
a. Part-Time Indian room
b. AllAmerican Boys: stay in main meet
Follow
Notebook
Assignment
ScheduleHERE!
Fish Cheeks
Homework

11. AGENDA -
1. Open Unit2 notebook:
a. 2 Minute Free Write
b. Figurative language slides - finished?
1. PLOT & CONFLICT DAY 1:
a. Slides:Conflict - take notes
b. Independent Activity, review
1. If timeleft: Maslow’s Pyramid of Needs video
Ifyou haven’t yet,
complete first choice
book slide!

12. 3/19th, Friday, Catch Up Day
I have too many links that are specific to each class, so, today I'm posting all the
links and materials here.
We'll finish our figurative language slides, then break into groups to catch up on
work. If there's time left, I'll break up 2 rooms for our choice book discussion--I will
discuss with both All American Boys and Diary group).
3/19th, Friday
Catch Up Day -
We finishedourfigurativelanguageslides,then broke into
groups towork.
Studentswho were caught uptalked with me a bit
about All American Boys and Part-Time Diary.

13. Shout-out(isthiswordcringy? If so . . . perfect!)toSydneyfor
having toanswertomy: “Wheredo you getyour info from,huh?”
1. Dopre-unitassessment first. It isalsoyourattendance
form, soplease submit by 2pm to be marked present.
1. Reread/finish3 Ways ofThinking/Inference:
a. I willfillout this In-class Activity
Sheetsoon. Useitasa modelto
guideyourhomework:
a. Homework-3 Ways ofThinking
“Geraldo
No Last
Name”
Practice
Submitby tomorrow:
“GeraldoNoLast
Name”Practice
Book Choice: Pick1
ofthe2 to avoid
problems later
with essay.

14. Unit 2: Cultureand Identity
● ThePaperbagPrincess -
Post any thoughts on Jamboard: Block2 Block3 Block4
● 3 Waysof Thinking/InferenceSlides
○ In-classActivitySheet
If you haven’t,
submit: Book
ChoiceSelection
Form
Fridayin-class:
FinishLiterary
Terms &

15. Unit2: Cultureand Identity
● Picka book:
○ TheAbsolutely True Diary ofa Part-TimeIndian
■ Assignment Schedule
○ All American Boys
■ Intro video
■ Assignment Schedule
○ Schedule for Your Choice (Not Recommended!)
● Jamboards: BLOCK 2 BLOCK 3 BLOCK 4
● Finish LiteraryTerms Slides in Unit 2 Eng 1 Notebook
ChoiceBook
essay due after
mid-April
Book
Choice
Selection
Form

16. Unit 2: Cultureand Identity
● Day 1: Literary ElementsSlides
(forfull-screenedpresentation style, clickhere)
● Unit 2Eng1 Notebook
○ Filloutyournotebook aswegoovereach
literaryterm!

18. Before youturn in your narrative atG Classroom, check:
So,check your SPACIALORGANIZATION - DID YOU BREAKWORDS
INTO SECTIONS TO drawemphasis on specific passages?
● based on text structure homework,ofa momentfromyour life
● Tried to emulate Mrs. Callan's SampleNarrative
● followed condensed RUBRIC
● Used Narrative Moves Packet as checklist
● Tried to SHOW,not tell /Considered PACING
Deadline tosubmit
late work: this
Sunday, 11:59pm
3/14(Check
Powerschool)
Turnin Narrative
WritingFinalDraft
here!
Rubric box 3: PARAGRAPHING says
● “authors demonstrate a structure or organization that helps to link
events, and reveal a larger significance or understandingfor both
the writer or storyteller and the reader by making purposeful
choices about sentence structure and where to break up their
paragraphs.”
● “ Effectively organizes events within the narrative (lead, heart,
ending) in a sustained, coherent and logical manner with ideas
building on each other in a sophisticated way to have an emotional
impact on the reader.”
Clickhere
tomorrowat
12:00pmfor
Q&A Office Hour

19. Deadline to submit late work: this Sunday!
1.
1. Test StrategiesLesson!
○ Passage for WholeClass practice
1. Last Chancefor ExtraCredit!
○ Submit herebefore class tomorrow→bonus pointson test!
○ FYI: LiteraryDevices - 9thGradeList
Remember: narrative about amoment from your life basedon text structure piece:
○ Follow Mrs. Callan's Sample Narrative !
○ READ RUBRIC before you askquestions
○ Useaschecklist: Narrative Moves Packet
○ SHOW, don’t tell - PRETEND YOU’RE APSYCHIC!
○ Think about your PACING
Deadline tosubmit
late work: this
Sunday, 11:59pm
3/14(Check
Powerschool)
THIS THURSDAY:
ENGISTANDARDS
TEST!
DUEThisFriday, 3/12:
1. NARRATIVE
WRITINGFINAL DRAFT

20. Deadline to submit late work: this Sunday, 11:59pm 3/14
1. Last in-class roughdraftday:
a. SHOW,don’ttell- PRETENDYOU’REA PSYCHIC!
b. PACING
c. Use as checklist: Narrative Moves Packet
2. ExtraCreditDay!
a. Put yourpartner’snamenext toyours
b. Submitform for extracredit!
c. EXIT TICKET: Whatbooksdidyou readin Jr.High?
READRUBRICbeforeyouaskquestions Writeabout
amoment fromyourlife basedontextstructurepiece
Deadline tosubmit
late work: this
Sunday, 11:59pm
3/14(Check
Powerschool)
THIS THURSDAY:
ENGISTANDARDS
TEST!
DUEThisFriday, 3/12:
1. NARRATIVE
WRITINGFINAL DRAFT

21. Deadline to submit late work: this Sunday, 3/14
Eng 1 Standards Test this Thursday!
1. Willgive PINin class
2. NarrativeWriting: Trytochange your PACING
3. Author'sMoves Day 6: Paragraphing
READMYRUBRIChereFIRST.
Followthese to guideyour draft:
Callan's Sample Narrative and Narrative Moves Packet
Narrativeis:
● Basedontextstructurepiece
● amoment fromyourlife
● “a storywitha beginning,middle andend. “
Turnin NarrativeMoves
Packet!!
THIS THURSDAY:
ENGISTANDARDS
TEST!
DUEFri,March12:
1. NARRATIVE
WRITINGFINAL DRAFT
Check Powerschool;
get creditforall late
work

22. Topic: Pacing
● To create fast pace (example: poem “Home”)
○ Use strong verbs
○ Use short sentences
○ Use verb phrases (Pumping my arms as I sprinted, I gasped for air.)
● To create a slow pace (example: Of Mice and Men, introduction)
○ Use long, compound sentences
○ Show characters thoughts
○ Use detailed description
● Mix slow and fast paced to keep your reader’s attention and to create
depth in your piece

23. I willcallyou,oneat atime,to showmeyour
screenandbriefme onyourprogress.
Followthese to guideyour draft:
1. Callan's Sample Narrative and
2. Narrative Moves Packet
READMYRUBRIChereFIRST.
If you still have questions, click here for private questionroom.
Narrativeis:
● Basedontextstructurepiece
● amoment fromyourlife
● “a storywitha beginning,middle andend. “
DUETODAY:
1. NARRATIVE
WRITINGROUGH
DRAFT
2.EngI Notebook
PagesLABELED
LIKETHIS!)
DUEMonday,3/8:
NarrativeMovesPacket
Check Powerschool; get
credit for all late work

24. 1. Quick mini-review on how to find theme(s)
2. ReadAuthor's Moves Day5 (Skip Jamboard)
1. Due Friday
○ Notebook AND
○ ROUGH DRAFT:
○ Basedon text structure piece
○ a moment from your life
○ Callan example: “It needs toturninto a
story witha beginning, middle and end. “
○ Use Callan's Sample Narrative and
Words other than “Said” to guide
your draft
Turnin Author’sMoves
ExplorationActivity!!
DUEFri,March5:
1. NARRATIVE
WRITINGROUGH
DRAFT
2. EngINotebook
a. THEMEslide
(tomorrow’shomework)
b. PagesLABELED
LIKETHIS!)
DUEMonday,3/8:
NarrativeMovesPacket
Check Powerschool; get
credit for all late work

25. 1. ReadAuthor's Moves Day5 (Skip Jamboard)
1. 1hour: write your personal narrative.
a. ROUGH DRAFT due Friday night!
b. Basedon text structure piece
c. a moment from your life
d. Callan example: “It needs toturninto a
story witha beginning, middle and end. “
a. Use Callan's Sample Narrative and Words
other than “Said” to guide your draft
1. Make up missing assignments
Turnin Author’sMoves
ExplorationActivity!!
DUEFri,March5:
1. NARRATIVE
WRITINGROUGH
DRAFT
2. EngINotebook
a. THEMEslide
(tomorrow’shomework)
b. PagesLABELED
LIKETHIS!)
DUEMonday,3/8:
NarrativeMovesPacket
Check Powerschool; get
credit for all late work
Q&A: clickhere
at11:30amfor
optionaloffice
hourwithMrs.
Glessner!

26. Tonight, 6:30 - 8:00pm:English Curriculum Fair!
● Author’sMovesDay4: Dialogue
1. "TheMissing-Piece Son," by Randa Jarrar
2. Jamboards for Block2 Block3 Block4
3. NarrativeMoves Packet, Move3: Dialogue
● Busy Tomorrow!
a. NarrativeRUBRIC
i. Based on textstructurepiece
ii. a moment fromyour life
iii. Callan example: “It needstoturnintoa
storywitha beginning,middleandend. “
a. Wordsotherthan“Said”
DUE Fri, 3/5:
Author’s
Moves
Exploration
Activity AND
Eng I
Notebook
LABELLED
LIKE THIS!)
DUE Monday,
3/8: Narrative
Moves Packet
AGAIN: Participation → Bonus point, &
CheckPowerschool; get credit for alllate work
HOMEWORK:
1. Eng I notebook:
last Author’s Moves
slide
2. Finish Narrative
Packet

27. Homework -
Finish
Narrative
Packet's Move
2: Imagery and
Figurative
Language
● Announcement
a. Participation → Bonuspoint
b. Turn in Author’s Moves Exploration Activity.
c. CheckPowerschool; get credit for alllate
work
● English I Notebook: “Author's Moves" section
should look like this . ..
● Author’sMovesDay3: FigLang.
1. GwendolynBrooks: Home
Jamboards for Block2 Block3 Block4
1. Narrative Moves Packet, Move 2: Imagery
and Figurative Language
Register for
electives!
DUE
Friday , March
5: Eng I
Interactive
Notebook
DUE Monday,
March 8:
Narrative
Moves
Packet

28. Last Week
Monday
2/22
Tuesday
2/23
Wednesday
2/24
Thursday
2/25
Friday
2/26
Eng I Guidance Presentation Asynchronous Learning Day
Author’s Moves
Mentor Text Exploration Developing Your Opening
What We
Did
GUIDANCE
COUNSELING DAY
We also read and
discussed Of Mice and
Men, up to page 20.
Jamboard From pages 1-3,
post 2 topics that you’d like
to write about, find 1 topic
that you’d like to read about;
post them.
Block2 Block3 Block4
Google form by 2pm for
attendance
Predict narrative arc for
Of Mice and Men.
To see one, click here.
Block 2’s Jamboard
Block 3's Jamboard
Block 4's Jamboard.
Attendance survey by
2pm.
Author's Moves Day 1
BLOCK 2 JAMBOARD
BLOCK 3 JAMBOARD
BLOCK 4 JAMBOARD
Author's Moves
Exploration Activity
Pick your narrative topic
from text structure
assignments
LESSON: 5 Opening Styles :
Jamboards for
Block 2 Block 3
Block 4
Mississippi Mud
Assignment NONE
“Narrative Techniques &
Structure,” slide 40, in
Eng I Interactive notebook.
(“Narrative Techniques”
chart)
Last slide of
Eng I interactive
notebook:
Book response, 5-7
sentences.
Author's Moves
Exploration!
Turn in here
1. Finish Yesterday's In-Class
Exploration, then submit here
Pick your narrative topic
from text structure
assignments:
(Under Classwork, click on
2/8-2/12, Week 4), then
2. Finish Move 1: Developing
Your Opening in today’s
Narrative Moves Packet

29. Use your Wake
County library
card to borrow e-
books! Click on
each icon to
register.
Agenda:
1. Begin theprocessof writingyour home andfamily
narrativepiece. It willbe abig grade:
a. GotoClasswork, clickon 2/8-2/12, Week4.
b. Pickyour narrativetopic.
1. Author’sMoves Day 2 -5 Ways toDevelop Your Hook
a. Jamboards for
Block2 Block3
Block4
a. Mississippi Mud
1. NarrativeMoves Packet - Move 1: Developing Your
Opening
1. FinishYesterday's
In-ClassExploration,
then submit here
1. FinishMove 1 In
today’sNarrative
Moves Packet
Literary
devices

30. Use your Wake
County library
card to borrow e-
books! Click on
each icon to
register.
Agenda:
1. Updates
a. ParticipationBonus
b. Attendance
c. Notebook due on March5
1. Author’sMoves Day1 withJamboardsfor
Block2 Block3 Block
4
Ignore the GoogleForm mentioned in the slide--there is no
form today.
Clickherefor
the
assignment
(do page 2)!
Literary
devices

31. HappyWednesday!
1. Complete the last slideof your Eng I interactive notebook: respond
to book in5-7 sentences.
2. Let’s prepare for next week’s narrative writing assignment again.
Together as aclass,make a narrative arc bypredicting Of Miceand
Men. To see what it is,scroll downto the next page or clickhere.
a. Put your name with your prediction post.
b. As long as I canunderstand the sequential flow, it’s
okay if yourposts are silly!
● Block2’s Jamboard
● Block3's Jamboard
● Block4's Jamboard.
1. For attendance, please submit this survey by 2pm. If you want
access to
the book,
please click
on the book
cover:
I like the posts
you made
yesterday! I’ll
mention
specific posts
when we start
our narration
assignment.

33. 1. Doyourbest tocomplete“NarrativeTechniques& Structure,” slide40,
inyourEngI Interactivenotebook.
a. “NarrativeTechniques”chartishere.
b. Thereisno“WaystoStructure aNarrative”chart.
1. Jamboardinpreparationfor upcomingwriting assignment:
Block2 Block3 Block4
a. Reviewtheprompts/topicsfrom onlypages1-3.
i. From pages1-3, pick2topicsthatyou’d like towrite
about, andpostthem onthe leftside. Makesureyou’re
abletoelaborateoneither topic.
ii. Find1 topicthat you’dliketoreadabout. Post thetopic
andyournameonthe right side.
1. Pleasesubmit Googleform by2pm forattendance.
Use your Wake
County library
card to borrow
e-books! Click
on each icon to
register.

34. 1. Take out the 4-year plan
document from Friday.
1. The Presentation for the 4-
Year Plan is here..
After
session,
click
here to
go to
page 14
Welcome, Mrs. Adams!

35. 1. Use your notebook to:
a. Take assessment here
b. Take ESL assessment here;
1. Submit form regarding your current grades;
1. Respond to your book in Notebook, slide #41;
4. Fill in the highlighted “9th grade” column in 4-year plan.
If you can’t finish slide 41 of notebook, please do it for homework.
Use your Wake
County library card
to borrow e-books!
Click on each icon to
register.
Respondin5-7sentences on
slide#41in yourEng1notebook
(whichlooks likethis).
No time Mon-Wed,
but will still try to
squeeze in time for:

36. If a book you want to read is not on the suggestions list, please let me
know what it is! Although even I can't find books better than these (the
only books I recognize here have earned ubiquitous acclaim), I'm sure
Mrs. Callan agrees that the utmost importance is for you to just read. If
you end up enjoying your book, all the better!
If your book is checked out of Wake County libraries on Overdrive, it
might be available on NC Kids Digital even though both are opened with
the same library account! The vice versa is also true: if my book is
checked out of NC Kids Digital, often it's available on Wake County.
The only free review website that I trust happens to be relevant here:
goodreads.com! Unlike Amazon, it's not easy for a book with thousands
of reviews to earn 4 out of 5 stars. Many books in your list fall in this
amazing category! Still, goodreads.com rarely lets me down. Once, I
read a book despite its easy level (maybe 8th or 9th grade, but text
difficulty really like 5th grade) only because I hadn't seen a book so
highly regarded by everyone on Goodreads--and the readers were
actually adults! Now, it's one of my favorite books! If you're still looking
for a book, try A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness!
Mrs. Glessner.
p.s. Yes, the sheer amount of exclamation marks above is blinding, I
know.
Use your Wake
County library card
to borrow e-books!
Click on each icon to
register.
No time Mon-Wed,
but will still try to
squeeze in time for:

37. Pleasedo your
best tocatch upa little.. .
1. Thereare 2 novelson thebookshelfon therightside. Clickoneach
booktoreada littleofit.
Chooseonebooktoreadfor thenextcouple of weeks.
1. Unit 2 Notebook:
a. Clickheretomakeyour own copy oftheUnit 2 notebook. You
needit every day.
b. Youcancopymynotebookonthebookshelf.
c. Dothe first choicebookcheck-inpagesinyourUnit 2 notebook.
1. Arrowup key tovisit previouspages. BookmarktheMarch15th
slides.
Pick1 ofthe2
booksto avoid
problems later
with essay.
FortheGoogle
MeetLink,click
on yourclass
code:
Follow
notebook
ScheduleHERE!