Goodbye!

Today's Goal: Celebrate each other. Sign yearbooks. Be kind. Maybe some playdough. Try not to cry. (That last one's mostly for Ms. Black. It's fine. She'll be fine probably)

The Plan:

1. Let Ms. Black tell you how much she loves you because it's true and she hopes you keep in touch with her as you get older and go do great things. (Seriously. Hearing from past students is basically my favorite thing)
2. Playdough? Movie? Yearbook signing? All of the above?

A List of Books Recommended for you, by you:

CLICK HERE to see a list of books you and your peers have read this year and enjoyed. There is information for you to see what it is about and if your peers liked it!

Reminders/Homework:

• Find a good book to read and then email Ms. Black to tell her about it after you read it.
• Do good.
• Give more than you receive. Care about others.
• Always strive to be better than you were yesterday.

One Last Thing:

I don't know what school I will be at next year, which means my usual email may not work if you try to email me. If you would like to be able to contact me, ask me about it, or talk to Mrs. Hauck-Wood next year. She'll help you get in touch with me. The office is pretty good at helping you with that, too.

Important: I do work at the children's desk at the Dove Library a few times a week, which is literally around the corner from here. I'm usually there in the afternoons (1-5 or 5-9). Come visit. And come join the Summer Reading Adventure if you're into that kind of stuff and like getting rewards for your reading.

Socratic Seminar - Reflection on the Year

Today's Goal: Reflect

The Plan:

1. Good Mornings
2. Socratic Seminar Prep
   (Socratic Seminar will take place early next week)

Reminders/Homework:

• bring me my books so that future students can enjoy them like you did
• bring chromebooks and chargers on MONDAY

Textbook Check-in

After textbook check-in, you may:

• Work on your compare/contrast paragraph and TURN IT IN
• Revise and resubmit work for English
• Read
• Study for/complete work for another class (AFTER your English work is done)
• Quietly watch A Series of Unfortunate Events
• expect to have your chromebook taken if you are playing games or making other poor digital choices.

Villains and Vile Settings - Continue to compare/contrast

Today's Goal: Can you write a paragraph?

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Compare/Contrast paragraph.
   Please note: these prompts and the writing requirements are fairly open-ended, meaning I'm not going to specify what goes in your paragraph. AT MINIMUM, you need specific details from both the movie and the show that you describe, in-text citations, and to practice using some of the academic language found on the photo below (no personal pronouns)

Reminders/Homework:

• If you finish an independent reading book, fill out the form.
• Bring Textbooks WEDNESDAY, June 6
• Bring Ms. Black's books by FRIDAY, June 8
• Bring Chromebooks AND chargers to turn in on Monday, June 11.
• Homeless Bird Essay Revisions: Turn in rubric to Ms. Black for a rescore.

Compare and Contrast: Writing

Today's Goal: Using evidence of setting, character, and tone from The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket, write a paragraph comparing and contrasting one element from your comparison chart.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Compare and Contrast Writing

Choose one of the following prompts - you'll be writing a paragraph:

• After reading the scene from The Bad Beginning and watching the two director interpretations of the Baudelaires meeting Count Olaf for the first time, compare and contrast the director interpretations of setting (visually and with sound). Which is more effective at creating the setting that Lemony Snicket intended? Use specific examples from the movies to explain.
• After reading the scene from The Bad Beginning and watching the two director interpretations of the Baudelaires meeting Count Olaf for the first time, compare and contrast the director interpretations of TONE. Which is more effective at creating the tone that Lemony Snicket intended? Use specific examples from the movies to explain.
• After reading the scene from The Bad Beginning and watching the two director interpretations of the Baudelaires meeting Count Olaf for the first time, compare and contrast the character of Count Olaf. Which actor is a more effective Count Olaf? Use specific examples from the movies to explain.

Reminders/Homework:

• If you finish an independent reading book, fill out the form.
• If you have any books from my personal library, I need them all back by next Friday, June 8. PLEASE go home and look for any books you accidentally forgot to turn in. 
• You must bring your textbooks to school on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
• If you need to make revisions to your Homeless Bird Essay:
• I have a copy of Homeless Bird you can use at brunch and lunch and before school.
• The Dove Library might have some copies
• You might be able to use Google to find the quotes you're looking for. Sometimes Googling "Homeless Bird PDF" works, or you can search for a particular chapter. I haven't tried it for this book, yet. Don't sign up for things.
• READ A BOOK

Thanks for the advice, Lemony Snicket. Very helpful.