News from Room 110! November/ December 2015 Ms. Spinelli “Where Children Matter Most” *No School 11/5 & 11/6 Thanksgiving Break 11/26 & 11/27 Benchmarks December * Winter Break 12/19-1/4 News from Room 110! November/ December 2015 Ms. Spinelli “Where Children Matter Most” *No School 11/5 & 11/6 Thanksgiving Break 11/26 & 11/27 Benchmarks December * Winter Break 12/19-1/4 Minister’s Black Veil & Edgar Allan Poe! We will be concluding The Crucible early December by finishing a creative, analysis project as well as finishing an essay that the students have been working on in class. This essay is especially important because we will be going through each step of the writing process from research, to outlining, to individual conferences with me, and finally editing! After closing the pages of The Crucible, the English 11 classes will shift to reading a parable as well as several poems by Hawthorne and Poe. Again, the students will be sent home their readings and given supplemental work in class. Please check the website for links to the readings! Finally, we will be checking student progress with a second benchmark test to take us to the holidays! Let’s earn this break! -Ms. Spinelli Minister’s Black Veil & Edgar Allan Poe! We will be concluding The Crucible early December by finishing a creative, analysis project as well as finishing an essay that the students have been working on in class. This essay is especially important because we will be going through each step of the writing process from research, to outlining, to individual conferences with me, and finally editing! After closing the pages of The Crucible, the English 11 classes will shift to reading a parable as well as several poems by Hawthorne and Poe. Again, the students will be sent home their readings and given supplemental work in class. Please check the website for links to the readings! Finally, we will be checking student progress with a second benchmark test to take us to the holidays! Let’s earn this break! -Ms. Spinelli Future Assignments and Assessments Crucible Essay Due- 11/12 & 11/13 Final Crucible project Due- 11/20 & 11/23 Mini Benchmarks- 11/30& 12/1 Future Assignments and Assessments Crucible Essay Due- 11/12 & 11/13 Final Crucible project Due- 11/20 & 11/23 Mini Benchmarks- 11/30& 12/1 Key Standards! Language Arts, RL.04 Standard: Reading Standards For Literature Strand: Craft and Structure Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. Language Arts, W.01.D Standard: Writing Standards Strand: Text Types and Purposes Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. Ways to stay connected! 2. GoogleDrive Key Standards! Language Arts, RL.04 Standard: Reading Standards For Literature Strand: Craft and Structure Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. Language Arts, W.01.D Standard: Writing Standards Strand: Text Types and Purposes Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. Ways to stay connected! 2. GoogleDrive Englis h 11