No school - Labor Day!
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Friday, August 29th
1. Community Activism Project
***Form groups and choose topics
***Work on project pitch and Action Plan
***All groups should be ready to present their Project Pitch on Friday, September 5th!
Objective: Students will create a plan to positively impact social issues in their community.
Thursday, August 28th
1. Introduce Community Activism Project
***Review the assignment and complete the Brainstorming Chart
Objective: Students will brainstorm ideas for their community activism project.
Tuesday, August 26th
1. Journal #2 - Taking Action
2. Small group jigsaw - articles and activity
Objective: Students will read and discuss articles about youth making a difference in their communities.
2. Small group jigsaw - articles and activity
***Article 1 - "Malala Yousafzai: 16th birthday speech at the United Nations"
***Article 2 - "11 of the Most Dramatic Moments in a Day of Confrontation Over Guns "
***Article 3 -"Ashton Lee: Manteca High School Transgender Junior is Finally Who He Is"
***You will read one of the articles above and jigsaw the other two with a small group
Friday, August 22nd
1. STAR Reading Assessment + MySAEBRS
2. "The Undercover Parent" article
***Discussion Questions (finish and submit)
Objective: Students will complete the STAR reading assessment.
Thursday, August 21st
1. Translating the Learning Goals
***Finish and submit
2. "The Undercover Parent" article
Objective: Students will be able to apply the concept of kairos to today's society and current events.
Wednesday, August 20th
1. "Choosing the Right Words at the Right Time" (small group jigsaw)
***Read, discuss, and analyze the article
2. Translating the Learning Goals
Objective: Students will understand the course expectations and the tools to be successful in English.
Tuesday, August 19th
1. Course Description and Syllabus
2. Google Classroom & Daily Agenda Blog
3. Journal #1: Tupac
4. Creating an ERWC Online Portfolio
***Demonstrate building a portfolio
***Create and work on portfolios (create Homepage)
Objective: Students will understand the course expectations and the tools to be successful in English.
Friday, August 15th
1. Take roll + question
***What is your favorite holiday and why?
2. Short stories - creative writing
***Sentence starters + photo stories
***Three rounds of trading papers + share some of the stories
Objective: Students will use their creative writing skills to build a story with their classmates.
Thursday, August 14th
Happy 1st day of school!
1. Take roll + question
*** If you could have any animal as a pet, what would it be?
2. Get to know you game (small groups) - Two Truths and A Lie
3. Check out computers and texts from the library
Objective: Students will get to know one another and begin to build relationships with peers in their class.
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