1. Welcome! August 28th, 2017 Monday
Grab a Chromebook, sign in, and close the screen. 
Welcome! August 28th, Monday
Do Now
Take a weekly Bell Ringer sheet from the front table. Once the bell rings, we’ll watch a video, and you will have five minutes to respond to the question in at least five sentences.
Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

2. Do you think that people are too dependent on
Click on the link below to watch a video clip. Respond in writing by providing your thoughts on the following question:
Do you think that people are too dependent on
their cell phones? Explain.
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3. TKAM: Chapter 9 Close Read Activity
Go to my website: lanejennings.weebly.com
Under today’s date, click on the document titled “tkam-chapter9closereadassignment.docx”
Once you’ve opened the document, share it with my

4. TKAM: Chapter 9 Close Read Activity
Step One: After you open this document, share the file with me at Next, read through the passage from Chapter 9 below carefully. As you read, I would like for you to annotate your thoughts by making comments on the document.
How to create a comment: Highlight the portion of the text you want to respond to. Click on the bubble that pops up to the right of your document. Type your annotation in the space provided.
Let me show you…

5. TKAM: Chapter 9 Close Read Activity
How to annotate: Annotating is when you write out (or in our case, type) your thought process as you read in the margins of the text. Your job is to write your thoughts as you read - any inferences, opinions, reactions and questions you have as you read through the text.
If you would like further explanation, check out the document titled “Annotation Example” under today’s date! 
You will need 10 annotations total for full points. You will be graded on completion and the thought you put into your annotations.
Some possible annotations…
Questions (“I wonder…”)
Inferences (“I think…”)
Connections (“This reminds me of…”)
Predictions (“I bet _____ will happen because…”)
Personal Reactions (“This would make me feel _____ because….”)

6. TKAM: Chapter 9 Close Read Activity
Step One: Read through the excerpt from Chapter 9 and make at least 10 annotations throughout the text.
Step Two: Complete IXL practice A.3 and A.4 in the Language Arts ninth grade skills section. Both will be due by Friday afternoon.
Step Three: You may begin your homework, which is to read Chapter No need to complete the study questions. 