Bell Ringers and Daily AssignmentsELA 11

9/21-10/1

Monday, September 21, 2015

0Bell Ringer: Define bullying. Give at least 2 specific examples of bullying which support your definition.

Monday, September 21, 2015

0Class Activities:0 On a separate piece of paper, respond to the following

journal prompt.0Reflect on a time when you or someone you know was

bullied.  Was the aggressor punished for their behavior (e.g. by parents, school, police, etc.)?  If so, what did the punishment consist of?

0Review new statute

NRS 388.1210      As used in NRS 388.121 to 388.145, inclusive, unless the context otherwise

requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 388.122, 388.123 and 388.124 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

0       (Added to NRS by 2001, 1928; A 2005, 705; 2009, 687; 2011, 2244; 2013, 1654, 2137)

0       NRS  388.122    “Bullying” defined.    “Bullying” means a willful act which is written, verbal or physical, or a course of conduct on the part of one or more persons which is not authorized by law and which exposes a person repeatedly and over time to one or more negative actions which is highly offensive to a reasonable person and:

0       1. Is intended to cause or actually causes the person to suffer harm or serious emotional distress;

0       2. Exploits an imbalance in power between the person engaging in the act or conduct and the person who is the subject of the act or conduct;

0       3. Poses a threat of immediate harm or actually inflicts harm to another person or to the property of another person;

0       4. Places the person in reasonable fear of harm or serious emotional distress; or0       5. Creates an environment which is hostile to a pupil by interfering with the

education of the pupil.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

0Bell Ringer: Define volatile, and use it in a sentence.

0Daily Activities:0 Turn in vocab #30 Go over vocab #40 Start “Fat Boy Skinny Bones”, annotate,TWIST and

complete 2 quote journal entries

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

0Bell Ringer: Are you for or against the new stricter anti-bullying legislation? Why or why not? Support your position with personal opinions and experiences, and examples from the text Fat Boy and Skinny Bones. 

0Daily Activities:0 Ted Talk- https://

www.ted.com/talks/shane_koyczan_to_this_day_for_the_bullied_and_beautiful?language=en

0 See me for the Transcript0 TPCastt

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

0Bell Ringer: 0Define obfuscate and use it in a sentence.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

0Daily Activities:0 Power Point on affect vs. effect0 Ted Talk

0https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_solomon_how_the_worst_moments_in_our_lives_make_us_who_we_are?language=en0 Please choose 10 influential quotes and write them down to be turned

in.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Friday, September 25, 2015

0Bell Ringer: How do you give criticism politely?

Friday, September 25, 2015

0Daily Activities:0 Peer Edit Argumentative Essay

Monday, September 28, 2015

0Bell Ringer: Is there a time in your life where you could have helped someone, but did not? Describe this situation, and write what you would do now looking back on it.

Monday, September 28, 2015

0Daily Activities: 0 Read “Shame”0 Complete TWIST0 2quote journal entries

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

0Bell Ringer: Study for Vocab Quiz

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

0Class Activities:0 Vocab Quiz 3 and 40 Get Vocab #5 Notes0 Finish TWIST and quote journals for “Shame”0 Non Fiction Articles- Pick one article

0Annotate Article0Complete 1 quote Journal Entry

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

0Bell Ringer: Where do you fit into your family? How does this impact you as a person?

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

0Class Activities:0 Read and Annotate “Second Generation”0 Complete Reader Response Questions0 Complete 3 quote journal entries

Thursday, October 1, 2015

0Bell Ringer: Define ruminate, give the part of speech and use it in a sentence.

0Class Activities:0 Complete “Second Generation”0 Complete Reader Response Questions0 Complete 3 quote journal entries

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Friday, October 2, 2015

0Bell Ringer: What similarities have you seen between a character from your summer reading to a character in "Shame" or "Second Generation"?

Friday, October 2, 2015

0Class Activities:0Use the TREES hand out to write an outline for an

essay comparing two characters, one from your summer reading novel, and one from one of the short pieces we have read,.0 Paragraph 2 should focus on the summer reading

character, and paragraph 3 will focus on the short piece. The 4th paragraph will talk about the two similarities, and the significance of the similarities.Students will then compose a draft.0Final Due Wednesday 10/7 with a draft and TREES