ASL III - 10.31.11

Happy Halloween!

1. Good News - Voice Off! Marissa rescued a cat and it's Kate's sweet 16th!

2. Stories - Dom and "Happy Birthday, Moon"

Be ready to present!

English - 10.28.11

1. The Daily Review -
There is not story without __________________.
Give an example for each short story element: - conflict
-resolution

2. The Friday Quiz

3. SSR

ASL III - 10.28.11

1. Daily Focus - Deaf in the Military 7:00-12:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtKTcPq7XBs

1. What percentage of US Military jobs are non-combat? 2. What branch of the army is Keith Nolan involved in? 3. What was Keith told about physical training? 4. Why did Keith want to be in the second line of the formation? 5. Why was Keith finally allowed to wear an army uniform? 6. Why was Keith not going to be allowed to board the Chinook helicopter?

2. The Friday Quiz

3. Stories - Taylor and "I Hate My Bow"

English - 10.27.11

1. The Daily Review - Talk about a time when you received a reprieve from a punishment.

2. Short Story Elements

3. Divergent

ASL III - 10.27.11

1. Review - Unit 9 Signs - Old & new

2. Voice Off Time - Halloween!

3. Stories - Brooke and "The Gruffalo"

Friday Quiz tomorrow!

English - 10.26.11

1. The Daily Review -
Choose one book or movie and fill in the following information about it:
-Is it fiction or non-fiction?
-What is the setting?
-What is the inciting event?
-Describe the climax.
-Describe the falling action.

2. Word of the Day - reprieve

A postponement of penalty, esp. that of a death.
The death row inmate received a reprieve at the last minute.

3. SSR

ASL III - 10.26.11

1. Daily Focus - Deaf in the military

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtKTcPq7XBs

Describe Keith Nolan’s first experience with trying to join the military.
Describe Keith’s interaction with his student who wanted to join the military.
Has America ever had deaf people in the military?
What are some of the jobs deaf soldiers can do in the military?
Are there soldiers with other disabilities in the military?

2. Hot Topics - What do you want to be when you grow up?
Signs: detective, investigate

3. Stories - Brandi with "The Monster at the End of this Book"

Don't forget active listening behaviors!

English 10.25.11

1. The Daily Review

Write about the inciting event from a book or movie.

2. Short Story Elements -
rising action
climax
falling action

3. Divergent - Beatrice joins her fellow Dauntless factions for initiation.

ASL III - 10.25.11

1. Daily Focus
Watch

http://www.mtvu.com/shows/shows-featured-content/quiet-campus-episode-1/

Answer:

1. Why was going to a mainstream school the worst decision Michel ever made? 2. How does Taylor feel about being hard of hearing? 3. How do you think going to college at Gallaudet compares to going to school at another college?

2. Children's Books - Practice and perform

English - 10.24.11

1. The Daily Review

READ THE MODEL SENTENCE, THEN WRITE YOUR OWN SENTENCE REPLACING THE BOLD WORDS: THE CONVICT MADE MANY FURTIVE ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE FROM PRISON.

2. Good News!

3. Short Story Elements - inciting events!

ASL III - 10.24.11

1. Daily Focus - Interpreting

http://deaftv.com/film/the-Life-of-a-Sign-Language-Interpreter/

1.

-What are at least 3 misconceptions he had about the Deaf student?
-.What are at least 3 misconceptions he had about the interpreter?
-How did she handle his ignorance?
-What could you do in real life?
-What do you think the Deaf student will think, feel or say when she meets her new bio prof.?

2. Q & A with Mrs. Thompson

Have stories ready for tomorrow!

English - 10.12.11

1. The Daily Review - Why are human traffickers duplicitous?

2. Word of the Day - chide

3. SSR

ASL III - 10.12.11

1. The Daily Review - Is there such a thing as Deaf and Hearing Worlds?
Conversation

2. Four Story Strategies for Reading to Deaf Children

3. Book Translating Work

ASL III 10.10.11

1. The Daily Review - Lipreading...see Mrs. Rollo for clarification

2. Voice Off - Good News

3. Choose a children's book, begin translation

English 10.10.11

1. The Daily Review - What is something that really bugs you? Why?

2. Word of the Day - duplicity

3. SSR

ASL III - 10.7.11

1. The Daily Review - What is the sign "pow" used for?

2. The Friday Quiz

English 10.7.11

1. The Daily Review - How are you divergent?

2. The Friday Quiz

ASL III - 10.5.11

1. The Daily Review

List 3 ASL Turn-Taking Strategies

2. Finish "Hear & Now"

3. Voice Off - Cochlear Implants

4. Idiom Review

English 10.5.11

1. The Daily Review

Finish the sentence: Divergent thinking has lead…

2. Read Aloud: Divergent

3. Short Story Essential Questions: Journal

ASL III - 10.5.11

1. The Daily Review

Practice signing the phrases below with a partner:

1.She likes to run.

2.The elevator isn’t running.

3.The water is running.

4.The children are running after the dog.

5.She is running for president.

6.He ran over my foot.

7.The car ran over a nail.

8.The run a business.

9.We ran overtime.

10.I need to run some errands.

11.They are front-runners to win.

12.I ran into her.

13.The river ran dry.

14.She ran out of money.

15.The children are running amok.

16.I don’t know how to run the software.

17.She runs a tight ship.

18.The producer runs the show.

2. Hear & Now - A deaf couple gets cochlear implants at the age of 65

English 10.5.11

1. The Daily Review

Make your own sentence using the model sentence: _______ demonstrated a great aptitude for _______.

2. Word of the Day - divergent
Is being divergent always a bad thing?

3. SSR

ASL III - 10.3.11

1. Watch story from 1001 ASL Stories - Are You My Mother, first half
What makes ASL storytelling different from conversational ASL?

2. The Daily Review -

Talk about the difference in movement between some noun and verb pairs. Ex. Airplane/fly, chair/sit

3. Voice Off - Good News

4. Unit 9 Vocabulary Review

**Bring your book tomorrow for storytelling project!!

English 10.3.11

1. The Daily Review -

Why is it important to read and study stories? List 3 reasons.

2. Good New

3. Word of the Day - aptitude

4. SSR