Thursday, November 10, 2016

Animal Rights Essay

Good Morning!

Please put away and out of sight your cell phones during class. Do NOT use your phone during class. PLEASE do not have me remind you of this. If you have your phone out during class, it will be confiscated and brought to the office.

1.  Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes. 

2.  Activity #28 -- Essay Writing Task.  You are writing an essay explaining the extent to which you agree or disagree with the idea of creating a Bill of Rights for animals.  Develop your points by drawing on your own experience, observations, AND READINGS.  Your essay will include a discussion of the texts that we have read.

3. CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT -- Once you get your assigned netbook, sign in to your school account and then sign off.  Sign into your Google Account and go to your Google drive.  CREATE a NEW DOCUMENT and name it:  Period ___ Animal Rights Essay.  Immediately share it with me (abaltrushes@gmail.com). 

4.  Continue composing your essay today.  Write thoughtful and effective sentences!  I would like to wrap this essay up on Monday at which time you will carefully proofread your essay.

HOMEWORK:  Animal Rights Essay

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Animal Rights Essay

Good Morning!

Please put away and out of sight your cell phones during class. Do NOT use your phone during class. PLEASE do not have me remind you of this.

1.  Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes. 

2.  Activity #28 -- Essay Writing Task.  You are writing an essay explaining the extent to which you agree or disagree with the idea of creating a Bill of Rights for animals.  Develop your points by drawing on your own experience, observations, AND READINGS.  Your essay will include a discussion of the texts that we have read.

3. CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT -- Once you get your assigned netbook, sign in to your school account and then sign off.  Sign into your Google Account and go to your Google drive.  CREATE a NEW DOCUMENT and name it:  Period ___ Animal Rights Essay.  Immediately share it with me (abaltrushes@gmail.com). 

4.  Continue composing your essay today.  Write thoughtful and effective sentences!

HOMEWORK:  Animal Rights Essay

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Animal Rights Essay

Good Morning!

Please put away and out of sight your cell phones during class. Do NOT use your phone during class. PLEASE do not have me remind you of this.

1.  Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes. 

2.  Activity #28 -- Essay Writing Task.  You are writing an essay explaining the extent to which you agree or disagree with the idea of creating a Bill of Rights for animals.  Develop your points by drawing on your own experience, observations, AND READINGS.  Your essay will include a discussion of the texts that we have read.

3. CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT -- Once you get your assigned netbook, sign in to your school account and then sign off.  Sign into your Google Account and go to your Google drive.  CREATE a NEW DOCUMENT and name it:  Period ___ Animal Rights Essay.  Immediately share it with me (abaltrushes@gmail.com). 

HOMEWORK:  Watch the election results!

Monday, November 7, 2016

Essay on Animal Rights

Good Morning!
I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend!
Please put away and out of sight your cell phones during class. Do NOT use your phone during class. PLEASE do not have me remind you of this.

1.  Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes. 

2.  "Of Primates and Personhood" --  On Friday you answered questions on this text and summarized the article.

3. Activity #28 -- Writing Task
 Animal Bill of Rights

HOMEWORK: Drafting an essay

Thursday, November 3, 2016

"Of Primates and Personhood"

Good Morning!
Please put away and out of sight your cell phones during class. Do NOT use your phone during class. PLEASE do not have me remind you of this.

1.  Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes. 

2.  "Of Primates and Personhood" --  We will finish giving this text a close reading and annotating.

3.  Reviewing Activity #27 -- Thinking about the texts that we have read.

4. Activity #28 -- Writing Task
 Animal Bill of Rights

5.  Questions on "Of Primates and Personhood"

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

"Of Primates and Personhood"

Good Morning!
Please put away and out of sight your cell phones during class. Do NOT use your phone during class. PLEASE do not have me remind you of this.

1.  Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes. 

2.  "Of Primates and Personhood" --  Yesterday you began reading this text the first time.  Please take a little bit of time to finish the article.  We will then read it together and annotate/outline for what the writer is doing and saying.

Ed Yong

Homework:  Independent Reading

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

"Of Primates and Personhood"

Good Morning!
Please put away and out of sight your cell phones during class. Do NOT use your phone during class. PLEASE do not have me remind you of this.

1.  Independent Reading --  Please read for 10 minutes. 

2.  "Of Primates and Personhood" --  Yesterday you began reading this text the first time.  Please take a little bit of time to finish the article.  We will then read it together and annotate/outline for what the writer is doing and saying.

Ed Yong

Homework:  Independent Reading