Agenda 1-29-2015

Juniors - Great GatsbyFreshmen - SHAKESPEARE

Good Morning 1-29-2015•Step 1: Grab your notebook

•Step 2: Start a fresh page or continue from where you last were date it and label it DO NOW: Journal

We are going to watch the Trailer for the new movie The Great Gatsby. After Watching it you will answer the following questions.

What happened?

Who are you most excited to get to know in the book?

Did you like the trailer? Why or Why not?

Fitzgerald NPR Story Questions

•Have you ever heard the line “There are no second acts in American lives?”

•The authority from the F.Scott Fitzgerald Society, Kirk Curnitt makes what point regarding the famous line?

•They are talking how this line regards to politics. Can you think of someone famous that has gotten not just a second chance but more than that? How so?•http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=182337919&m=182337900

INFLATION

•Definition of 'Inflation'The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, and, subsequently, purchasing power is falling. Central banks attempt to stop severe inflation, along with severe deflation, in an attempt to keep the excessive growth of prices to a minimum.

• You will take it in April or May of this year. • It is all on the computer• If you passed the HSPE last year then it will not count towards graduation

BUT

• To entice you to try at this test the Students who score proficient or higher on the scoring rubric do not have to take a remedial class in college.

• Also, there is a chance that your SBAC scores will be reported on their transcripts for colleges to see.

SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUMSBAC

Good Morning/Afternoon 1-29-2015•Step 1: Grab your notebook

•Step 2: Start a fresh page or continue from where you last were date it and label it DO NOW: Make A POEMWRITE! 10 line poem

Using one of these idiomsThe Grass is Greener on the other sidesee through rose colored glasses

Using at least three of these Words:

CliffNeedleVoiceWhirBlackberry Cloud MotherLick

TERMS FOR POETRY

VersesStanzasCoupletTripletQuatrainSonnetFeet Stress EmphasisLine Break

Iamb PentameterTrocheeMeterRhythmBlank VerseRhyme SchemeAlliterationPersonificationFree VerseLimericks

HaikuFound Poems

Define in notebook be detailed as possible.

You will be Quizzed!