1. Bell Ringers and Daily Assignments ELA 11 9/21-10/1

2. Monday, September 21, 2015 0 Bell Ringer: Define bullying. Give at least 2 specific examples of bullying which support your definition.

3. Monday, September 21, 2015 0 Class Activities: 0 On a separate piece of paper, respond to the following journal prompt. 0 Reflect on a time when you or someone you know was bullied. Was the aggressor punished for their behavior (e.g. by parents, school, police, etc.)? If so, what did the punishment consist of? 0 Review new statute

4. NRS 388.121 0 As used in NRS 388.121 to 388.145, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 388.122, 388.123 and 388.124 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.NRS 388.121388.145NRS 388.122388.123388.124 0 (Added to NRS by 2001, 1928; A 2005, 705; 2009, 687; 2011, 2244; 2013, 1654, 2137)2001, 19282005, 7052009, 6872011, 22442013, 16542137 0 NRS 388.122 “Bullying” defined. “Bullying” means a willful act which is written, verbal or physical, or a course of conduct on the part of one or more persons which is not authorized by law and which exposes a person repeatedly and over time to one or more negative actions which is highly offensive to a reasonable person and: 0 1. Is intended to cause or actually causes the person to suffer harm or serious emotional distress; 0 2. Exploits an imbalance in power between the person engaging in the act or conduct and the person who is the subject of the act or conduct; 0 3. Poses a threat of immediate harm or actually inflicts harm to another person or to the property of another person; 0 4. Places the person in reasonable fear of harm or serious emotional distress; or 0 5. Creates an environment which is hostile to a pupil by interfering with the education of the pupil.

5. Tuesday, September 22, 2015 0 Bell Ringer: Define volatile, and use it in a sentence.

6. 0 Daily Activities: 0 Turn in vocab #3 0 Go over vocab #4 0 Start “Fat Boy Skinny Bones”, annotate,TWIST and complete 2 quote journal entries Tuesday, September 22, 2015

7. Wednesday, September 23, 2015 0 Bell Ringer: Are you for or against the new stricter anti-bullying legislation? Why or why not? Support your position with personal opinions and experiences, and examples from the text Fat Boy and Skinny Bones.

8. 0 Daily Activities: 0 Ted Talk- https://www.ted.com/talks/shane_koyczan_to_this_day _for_the_bullied_and_beautiful?language=en https://www.ted.com/talks/shane_koyczan_to_this_day _for_the_bullied_and_beautiful?language=en 0 See me for the Transcript 0 TPCastt Wednesday, September 23, 2015

9. 0 Bell Ringer: 0 Define obfuscate and use it in a sentence. Thursday, September 24, 2015

10. 0 Daily Activities: 0 Power Point on affect vs. effect 0 Ted Talk 0 https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_solomon_how_the_wo rst_moments_in_our_lives_make_us_who_we_are?language= en 0 Please choose 10 influential quotes and write them down to be turned in. Thursday, September 24, 2015

11. Friday, September 25, 2015 0 Bell Ringer: How do you give criticism politely?

12. Friday, September 25, 2015 0 Daily Activities: 0 Peer Edit Argumentative Essay

13. Monday, September 28, 2015 0 Bell Ringer: Is there a time in your life where you could have helped someone, but did not? Describe this situation, and write what you would do now looking back on it.

14. Monday, September 28, 2015 0 Daily Activities: 0 Read “Shame” 0 Complete TWIST 0 2quote journal entries

15. Tuesday, September 29, 2015 0 Bell Ringer: Study for Vocab Quiz

16. Tuesday, September 29, 2015 0 Class Activities: 0 Vocab Quiz 3 and 4 0 Get Vocab #5 Notes 0 Finish TWIST and quote journals for “Shame” 0 Non Fiction Articles- Pick one article 0 Annotate Article 0 Complete 1 quote Journal Entry

17. Wednesday, September 30, 2015 0 Bell Ringer: Where do you fit into your family? How does this impact you as a person?

18. Wednesday, September 30, 2015 0 Class Activities: 0 Read and Annotate “Second Generation” 0 Complete Reader Response Questions 0 Complete 3 quote journal entries

19. Thursday, October 1, 2015 0 Bell Ringer: Define ruminate, give the part of speech and use it in a sentence.

20. 0 Class Activities: 0 Complete “Second Generation” 0 Complete Reader Response Questions 0 Complete 3 quote journal entries Thursday, October 1, 2015

21. Friday, October 2, 2015 0 Bell Ringer: What similarities have you seen between a character from your summer reading to a character in "Shame" or "Second Generation"?

22. Friday, October 2, 2015 0 Class Activities: 0 Use the TREES hand out to write an outline for an essay comparing two characters, one from your summer reading novel, and one from one of the short pieces we have read,. 0 Paragraph 2 should focus on the summer reading character, and paragraph 3 will focus on the short piece. The 4th paragraph will talk about the two similarities, and the significance of the similarities. Students will then compose a draft. 0 Final Due Wednesday 10/7 with a draft and TREES