Jasmine's first blog

Agenda
Blog-corrections
reader's workshop
Essay Basics
Body Paragraphs
Writer's workshop
HW Due Friday
1-RJ 6.1-6.4 w/parent
2-book PROJECT #2 signature


First, Italy read her blog. After that, Ms. Nakada told us to write down blog corrections in our English notebook because we wouldn't stop talking. Then, we took out our reading journals for Ms. Nakada to correct. And then, Ms Nakada told us to write Essay basics in our English notebooks. Then, we all left to go home.

Italy's First Blog

AGENDA
Blog corrections
Reader's workshop
Essay basics
 
HW:  RJ 6.2 read
for 20-30 min
and record.

Book projects due Friday!

        First, we all got  to class and took out our agendas and wrote down our homework. Then, Andres read the blog out loud to the entire classroom. He then chose the next person, and sadly, it was me. Ms. Nakada than began to check our Q.Q song. Angel Cruz walked into class like ten maybe twelve minutes late. We then read silently. We wrote about Step-Up to Writing and started Essay Basics. Lastly, we all put up our chairs and went home.

Andres' First Blog

Andres' First Blog

9/23/19
AGENDA
Blog - Corrections
Q. Q. & Song
Essay Basics
HW: RJ 6.1 Read for 20-30 minutes. Book projects due Friday.

We started off 6th period with Ms. Nakada telling us to take out our agendas. Breyden then reads his blog and picks me. Then, a few people asked questions about the book project as Ms. Nakada answers the questions. She asks that we take out our English notebooks. We write the quote of the week: "Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." Scout Finch. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. We go over the questions of the week: Do you read banned books? We discuss the lack of opportunities in other countries that we have and that they don't. We talk about banned books which are books that aren't looked at well because they go into controversy that people are afraid to talk about. We review the lyrics to "Mr. Roboto" by the band Styx. We discuss the meaning of the song and the favorite lyric. We then talk about Step-Up to Writing.

Breyden's first blog

Agenda
Blog corrections
readers's workshop
test corrections
Essay Basics

HW: Heads up! Book projects due Friday!

     First, Ms. Nakada collects our reading logs. Everyone is reading very quietly. Pizza comes, and Ms. Nakada thanks everyone for being so quiet. We correct our test on The Outsiders.

Merlyn's First Blog

AGENDA

Blog corrections

reader's workshop

STAR testing

HW: RJ 5.2 read for 20-30 minutes

First, Karen read her blog to the class and chose me to be the next blogger. Then, Ms. Nakada showed us how our reading journal should look. After, we took the STAR test. Then, when we were done, we put the tablets away. Then, we packed up and went home.

Karen's First Blog

Agenda
Blog corrections
QQ song
Book Talks
Reader's workshop
HW RJ 5.1 Read/ record for 20-30 mins

First, we came in and wrote our agendas. Second, we wrote the Quote of the Week and Question of the Week. We talked about the quote from The Outsiders that if we don't open our heart/ourself up then we can never get heartbroken, and then we discuss how should our parents handle a bad report card. Third, we heard the song of the week, "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman and discussed about the meaning of the song. Tracy's life was rough, and it wasn't easy for her. After that, we were going to discuss what our favorite lyric was, but we got off track. Then, we set up our journals for this week's reading journals. Last, we read all the way to the end of the period and went home.

Ms. Nakada's Blog for Quiz #1

Agenda
Blog/corrections
Quiz #1
reader's workshop

HW: Enjoy your weekend!

Today, students came into class and found their seats with the desks turned. After Alexa read her blog, students made a pile at the aisle of binder reminders for me to collect. Then, I passed out the quizzes, and everyone got started.

While students worked on their quizzes, I graded binder reminders and then passed them back at the end of the period. Everyone worked so diligently on the quiz, and hopefully everyone did great!

Alexa's First Blog

Agenda

BLOG-Corrections

RJ Check

5 Weeks Grades Reader's workshop

HW-Study for test tomorrow

find new book to read

As class started, we got two points for perfect attendance, and for donating. Then, we were writing our Agenda's down. Alora had read her blog and when she was done she had picked me to do the blog for today. Next, we were reading our summary to our partners. After, Ms. Nakada had picked Vanessa to read her summary out loud to the class. Then, Ms. Nakada told everybody to take their books out to make annotations in our books. We were talking about The Outsiders and the related scenes in the book. As Ms. Nakada was reading it out loud to the class, they had found something out. Once we were done with that, most people were getting up to get an iPad so they can take an AR test on The Outsiders. Most people were getting up to put the iPad's back. After they were done with that, everybody was packing up. The bell rang, and we all went home.

Alora's first blog

Agenda

Blog corrections

RJ

reader's workshop

STEP-UP to writing

HW RJ 4.3 

T.O. p. 167-180

        In the beginning of class, we all wrote down our agenda and the homework. After that, we all started to read our summaries from Monday and Tuesday to our partners. After everyone was finished reading their summaries to their partners, Evelyn read her summary to the whole class. Then, Ms. Nakada started talking about everything that was going on in chapter nine of. Everyone made annotations inside of their books. After we finished the annotations, we began reading chapter twelve of The Outsiders. Then, Ms. Nakada told us that the next book we read is going to be of our choice. Next, everyone started packing up and we all waited for Ms. Nakada to dismiss us. Then, we all went home.

Evelyn's First Blog

AGENDA

Blog - corrections

RJ check

reader's workshop

HW: RJ 4.2 T.O. p. 150-166 (2 chapters: 10/11)

Today, in Ms. Nakada's class, we had to do some catch up work. We started off with listening to a song called "Blue Jeans And White T-Shirts" by Gaslight Anthem. People told to the class their favourite lyric and what they thought the song meant. We then found a way to link the song to The Outsiders. We then wrote down the Elements of Plot. Like setting, characters, conflict, rising action, climax, and end denouement. Then, we wrote a plot line for The Outsiders. After that, we wrote down the Writing Process. Some things were pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and finally publishing. After, we talked about Nakada's Instagram and student's Instagrams. People then packed up and got pizza. 

P.S. Way better than the day before, but we are not going to talk about that :/

Class Blog because it was drama

Agenda
Blog - Corrections
Q - Q - Song
The Writing Process
HW: RJ 4.1 T.O. pages 131-149

We came in and wrote down our agenda. A bunch of kids were tardy, so even though we were all writing down the agenda, we didn't get a point.

Then, Ms. Nakada had to leave to go to a meeting, so Mr. Borowski covered the class.

CHAOS INSUED.

People didn't write down the notes and we basically lost a class period.

:(

Vanessa's first blog

Agenda
Book Fair
Blog Corrections
RJ
reader's workshop
HW Stay cool this weekend :)

First, we all came in the class and wrote down the agenda for the weekend. Then, Ms. Nakada told us to get up and go to room 109 for the Book Fair. We all thought that we were going to be there for a long time but we ended up being there for less than 5 minutes. Then, Shelsea read the blog from yesterday and picked me to do the blog for Friday. Next, everyone read their reading journal from last night and we found out that the whole right side of the class did their homework. Then, Ms. Nakada is telling everyone to get Audible to help them read if they don't like reading. Next, Evelyn read her summary for Chapter 8 of The Outsiders. Then, Ms. Nakada is reading parts of the book that talks about how sick Johnny is from The Outsiders. Then, Derrick asked how to roll your eyes. Lastly, everyone packed up and enjoyed their early day off.

Shelsea's first blog

Agenda

BLOG corrections

RJ

English Scores

reader's workshop

HW RJ 3.3

T.O. p:119-130

         First, we started off class by correcting Sean's Blog. Then, Ms. Nakada told all of us to take out our homework, she then checked it. Ms. Nakada asked us if anyone wanted to share their summary. Vanessa raised her hand and told us her summary. After, we took out our book and little post-it notes to annotate. Ms. Nakada told Italy to take out the paper she had in her mouth out and to not eat paper, She explained to us how that can be a habit. We talked about the book, The Outsiders and what had happened in the previous chapter. We talked about how fish and turtles are boring. Then, Ms. Nakada asked us to turn to the table of contents in our notebooks, and then we wrote down "English Scores" on the next page, wich was to keep track of our assignments and grades. She let us take out our phone to check Schoology. Ms. Nakada passed out portfolios for us and told us to put in all work that we have done. Lastly, we packed up and she dismissed us. 

Sean's First Blog

Agenda
Blog corrections
RJ
English scores
reader's workshop
HW RJ 3.2
T.O. p:100-118


We started class by correcting Izzy's Blog. Then, we listen to "Think" by Aretha Franklin we started talking about what are favorite part of the song was and what we thought Aretha was talking about in the song. We were talking about what happen in chapter 6 and how Terion copied Destin's summary. Ms. Nakada had the class write down on a sticky note what exciting things were happening in the chapter. Ms. Nakada then went around grading our journals, and she had us get a iPad to do our AR tests if you haven't already. If you did your AR test, you had to read your book, and the bell rang, and we all went home.

Izzy's First Blog

Agenda

Blog corrections, Q Q Song, readers workshop
RJ
HW RJ 3.1
T.O. Pages 85-99

At the beginning of class, Ms. Nakada checked if Angel wrote his blog correctly. Then, the class wrote and discussed the Quote of the week. Ms. Nakada discussed what socialization is. Ms. Nakada talked about how bell hooks doesn't capitalize her name which represents dominance. We discussed the dominant genders, races etc... to understand what bell hooks' message is, and we understood more when we figured out bell hooks is an African American lady which is a non dominant race/gender. The class and I figured the definition of undermine and had a discussion about it. We understood that to be an equal country, we have to question the inequality around us which basically means we have to stand up to others.

The question was: What do you think about school?

We didn't get to the song and Ms. Nakada dismissed us.