1. Welcome! October 9th, 2017 Monday
Grab a Chromebook, sign in, and close the screen. 
Welcome! October 9th, Monday
Do Now
Take a weekly Bell Ringer sheet from the front table. Once the bell rings, we’ll watch a video, and you will have five minutes to respond to the question in at least five sentences.
Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

2. Do you think it is true that one person can make a difference?
Click on the link below to watch a video clip. Respond in writing by providing your thoughts on the following question:
Do you think it is true that one person can make a difference?
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3. Journal Heading At the top of your paper, you need: Your name The Date
Class/Block
“Rip Van Winkle”

5. Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
What you need to know:
An early example of the “found footage” genre – (Cloverfield, Paranormal Activity, The Blair Witch Project).
The first seven pages establishes that someone found the story while going through a dead historian’s papers. The person who found it says they’re not sure it really happened, but if it really did, it may contain the secret to immortality…
Go ahead and open up the text (on my website underneath today’s date) and scroll down to page 7.

6. Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
We’re going to listen to half of the story today and half tomorrow (about 15 minutes).
If you have trouble with comprehension, take notes underneath your quick write as you listen – they’ll help you while you respond to your analysis questions 
Audiobook: QUmj3pTM

7. Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
For the rest of class, you have two things to accomplish:
Respond to #1-4 of your Rip Van Winkle analysis questions
Begin working on your IXL for the week: C.5 and C.6