Course Syllabus

GREEN BLOCK 

Mr. Lewis LC
Rm 252 

 

Mondays: 10:50 - 12:05 pm 
Tuesdays: 10:50 - 12:05 pm 
Wednesdays: 10:15-11:00 am (half-day - every other week)

 

]2020 - 2021 SCHEDULE
(if this schedule does not make sense, PLEASE let me know)

SEMESTER 1 LUNCH SCHEDULE

MATH LAB SCHEDULE SEMESTER 1
History Lab Schedule (Appointment Link)

Week 1 (September 16 - 18)
- New year introductions, classes/schedules
- Cohorts, Weeks A & B
- Scheduling issues
- Summer 2020

WEEK 2 (September 21 - 25)
- Monday: Descriptive Writing (Prompt- what was the best/worst/most vivid/memorable day or moment of your summer?) Requirements: you cannot use the words: favorite, best, worst, vivid, memorable, etc. Describe the moment, don't tell me about it. 5 -6 sentences. 
- Tuesday: IEPs --> what is it? what are the different parts? what makes mine individualized?

Week 3 (September 28 - Oct. 2)
- Monday:  NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday: Exponent Rules Review Quiz (Canvas) & Review. 
          - Go to Quizzes
          - Exponents Rules - Mara, Quinn, Ellie & Phil
          - Math Review - Josh 
- Wednesday: Hong Kong - The End of Freedom? Upfront Magazine 

Week 4 (October 5 - 9)
- Monday:  Resume Part 1
- Tuesday: Resume Part 2 & Exponent Quick Review - Mara, Phil, Quinn & Ellie 
                        - IMPORTANT! - Covert your Resume to a PDF here: https://smallpdf.com/ 
                        - Math Review #3 - Rounding (under quizzes) - Josh 
-Wednesday: Stress & Eating (1240 L)

Week 5 (Oct. 13 - 16)
- Tuesday: Math (Exponent) Review - Quiz on Canvas 
- Wednesday: Current Assignments/Assessments - 
Delta Math (Phil) / Federalism & Federal Negative (Mara & Quinn), Exponent Review Quiz (Ellie)

Week 6 (Oct. 19 - 23)
Monday: Assessment Check (upcoming and study plan) & Breaking down current English Text & PowerSchool check with Mr. Lewis. 
Tuesday: Math Review (Substitution & Elimination)
Wednesday: Building Long-Last Habits

Week 7 (Oct. 26 - 30)
Monday: LC Quick Write (10-15 minutes). PowerSchool Check & Assessment Prep.
Ellie & Quinn: Elimination review w/ Mr. Smith (Zoom), Phil: Math Test Review, Josh: Physics Lab.
Tuesday: Substitution Review Quiz (Canvas), Josh: The 57 Bus and Math (IXL) 
Wednesday: Mara & Ellie: Substitution Quiz (on canvas), Phil & Quinn: English & History Check-In, Josh: Quiz on Canvas

Week 8 (Nov. 2 - 6) 
Monday: Factoring Quadratics: Quinn, Phil, and Ellie, Test Prep (Math) & History: Josh
Tuesday: HALF DAY! 20-minute catch-up and 1-on-1 check-ins.
Wednesday: FULL DAY COHORT B IN SCHOOL-
- MCAS Question of the Day & POWERSCHOOL CHECK

Week 9 (Nov. 9 - 13) 
Monday: MCAS Question of the day #2 (under quizzes) 
Ellie: Math Test Reflection & English Essay.       Phil: Math assessment prep
Quinn: Graphic Novel & Math test prep.            Josh: Quiz on Canvas, Math & Physics. 
Tuesday: Studying - What does that mean for different classes?
Wednesday: NO SCHOOL

Week 10 (Nov. 16 - 20) 
Monday:  Mid-Semester Reflection on LC Journal
On-Going/Up-coming assignments & assessments Check-in 
Tuesday: Mid-Semester Reflection review (end of the block) & MCAS Question of the Day #4 (ALL Juniors)
Phil: Vertex to Standard Form(watch the video to review, quiz on Wednesday, be prepared to demonstrate)
Quinn: Graphic Novel (complete? submitted?) Math test Friday (lines and applications of linear equations)
Ellie: Biology (Cell Transport Practice) due tomorrow?
Mara: Biology (Cell Transport Practice) & Mid-Semester Review in LC Journal
              *** YOU ALL HAVE MS. SGAMBATI, YOU CAN WORK WITH EACH OTHER TO REVIEW YOUR WORK****
Josh: Review Checklist (link) - Physics & Math
Wednesday: Demonstration of knowledge - 5 minutes, Ellie & Mara - Biology, Phil - Vertex to standard, Quinn - Maus II ending.

Week 11 (Nov. 23 - 25) 
GOAL FOR THIS WEEK IS TO FINISH STRONG! BE IN THE BEST PLACE POSSIBLE HEADING TO BREAK!
Monday: Test Prep & Review
Mr. Leahy's Math Review Packet
Ms. Sgambati's Review Packet - UNIT 3
Wednesday: Thanksgiving!

Week 12 (Dec. 1 - 4) 
Tuesday:
How Do We Approach Studying For Different Classes? Math v. Bio v. English v. History v. Spanish?
What does it mean to study? & How much time do we need? 
Wednesday: Independently read and review Part 2 of the Studying (from Monday) and then submit a response on Canvas to prompts & PowerSchool Check (individually)  

Week 13 (Dec. 7 - 11) 
Monday: MCAS Question of the Day #5 (complete & review), Josh (The 57 Bus - read and bullet-point summary)
Tuesday: MCAS Question of the Day  (complete & review), Josh (The 57 Bus - read and bullet-point summary)
Wednesday: Assessment Prep & Planning

Week 14 (Dec. 14 - 18) 
Monday:
MCAS #6 &  Biology Project - Explain to Mr. Lewis (expectations, due dates, content, etc. (Phil, Quinn & Ellie)
English Assignment 6-A & 6-B with Google Read&Write - Josh with Mr. Smith
Tuesday:
Josh: Circuit Review & The 57 Bus Writing Assignment breakdown & plan with Mr. Lewis
Juniors: Planning out the final couple of days of school (Biology project, Math assessments, etc.)
Wednesday: Priority work - continuing to look at long-term projects.
Josh: Quote gathering from The 57 Bus

Week 15 (Dec. 21 - 23) 
Monday: Finalizing projects (Biology), Writing Assignments (English), and Test Prep (Math)
Wednesday: Kahoot 

2021!
Week 16 (January 4 - 8) 
Monday: EVERYONE - Individual reflection (it will be set up in your LC journal), Canvas check for upcoming assessments and due dates. 
Tuesday: Quinn: The Hate U Give (Ch. 3), Phil: AEP & Math, Mara - Individual Reflection, Josh - Physics & Order of Operations / Combining Like Terms review.
Wednesday-Continued discussion on Studying & Note-Taking

Week 17 (Jan. 11 - 15) 
Monday: MCAS Question of the Day #8 (percentages), Quick review: Long division, PSAT (January 26th) - Register with this link. Transition Planning - Email account. 
Tuesday: LC Prompt Reflection
Wednesday: Studying & Note-Taking continued / Organization (email, Google Drive, etc.) clean it up!

Week 18 (Jan. 19 - 22) 
Tuesday: MCAS Question of the Day #9, Phil: History? Where are we, what's the next step, final due date? , Quinn: update LC google doc (chapter summaries & prompt), Mara: Math update, Josh: Physics & Math. 
Wednesday: PowerSchool Check ALL students & upcoming assessments. Phil: Exponential Rules review

Week 19 (Jan. 25 - 29) 
Monday: JUNIORS - PSAT Accommodations review & finalize! MCAS Question #10 
Tuesday: PSAT for Juniors (in the building), Remote for everyone else
Wednesday: FULL DAY remote, POWER SCHOOL CHECK (5-7 min check-ins). Phil: Math Review (Group quiz), Josh: Math review (linear equations with one variable) & Remote assignment, Ghost Boys & 5.2 Prompt, Mara & Quinn: PSAT reflection (In LC journals) & final assignments for the Semester.

Week 20 (Feb. 1 - 5) LAST WEEK OF SEMESTER 1
Monday: HALF DAY CALLED 
Tuesday:  Josh: Final Prep for Physics & Ghost Boys, Ellie: ACT Math problems, Phil: Math test w/ Ms. Adams, Quinn: 28th Amendment update
Wednesday: Final Update for Semester (PowerSchool), Changes to your schedule for Sem. 2 & Naviance 

Week 21 (Feb. 7 - 12) FIRST WEEK OF SEMESTER 2
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT NEW SCHEDULES, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL
Junior Seminar starts this week - double check your schedule
Monday: MCAS / SAT Question #11 - Reasoning / Logic (calculator problems without a calc). 
Tuesday: EVERYONE - Potential classes for 2021 - 2022 (Course selection is right around the corner - we will use the 20-21 Program of Studies for reference)
Wednesday:  Standardized Testing Accommodations (Links to an external site.) (ACT) SAT Testing Accommodations (Links to an external site.) 

Week 22 (Feb. 22 - 26) 
Monday: Senior Year Course selections: REMOTE (make sure they are in your LC Google DOC) - in-person conversations (Phil), Josh - Sophomore year course selections, Remote: Naviance (continued use and exploration - find and selection 2-5 schools that you're interested and "add " them to your Naviance account. 
Tuesday: Senior Year Course selections - in-person conversations (Quinn, Ellie, Mara) --> Understanding how many credits you have and how many you need. 
Phil: Graphing Functions (Pg. 24 & 25 of the packet), Josh: PowerSchool/Canvas Check 
Wednesday: Upcoming assignments/assessments 

Week 23 (March 1 - 5) 
Monday: MCAS Question of the Day (Juniors)
Phil: Polynomials Functions review (Ms. Adams, upcoming test?), Quinn: T.H.U.G essay, Josh: Test Prep (Math), Ellie: Math/ACT
Tuesday: PowerSchool Check.
Ellie with Ms. McCormick, Phil: Delta (finish & begin unit guide), Quinn: update on THUG essay, Mara: Math Quiz & MCAS Q, Josh: Slope! Physics 
Wednesday: No class ~ Seminar Day

Week 24 (March 8 - 12) A WEEK 
Monday: MCAS Question of the Day  #13 **NEWEST MCAS Info**
    Josh: Checklist completion, Quinn: Final touches on T.H.U.G essay, Ellie: Biology new unit Phil: New Math content
Tuesday: Mara: MCAS Q #13, Ellie: ACT Review (Math), Josh: Physics / English, Phil: Math submission (first 6 pages of the packet), Quinn: Delta (Factoring) & T.H.U.G. 
Wednesday: Half-Day Reading 

Week 25 (March 15 - 19) B WEEK 
Monday: MCAS Question of the Day #14 - all Juniors, Josh: Organization (physical and electronic).
Tuesday: Course Recommendations (should be on PowerSchool) - final touches. 
Wednesday: Half-Day Reading (updates on school reopening)

Week 26 (March 22 -26) A WEEK 
Monday: MCAS Q #15 - Quinn: Poems & Square Root Method, Ellie: Next Module in History & Math review, Josh: Organization (electronic) and History (achieving mastery on assignments) 
Tuesday: JOB or COLLEGE interview situation (NEW MODULE - Transition Planning)
LC Google Docs Journal (with directions and timeline) 
Completing Assignment 3.9 & 3.8 under Transition Planning Module 
Ellie
Quinn
Mara
Wednesday: Follow Up from yesterday (Ellie & Quinn: Update Resume, Mara: Assessment #1 on Naviance), Josh: Speak!

Week 27 (March 29 - April 1) B Week  
Monday: MCAS Q #15/16, All course selections submitted, 
Tuesday: Transition Planning Part 2 (next steps on LC Google DOC)
FROM LAST CLASS:
Mara: Upload Naviance assessment screenshots
Quinn: Upload current/updated resume 
Ellie: Upload current/updated resume & Naviance assessment screenshots
NO CLASS WEDNESDAY, NO HALF-DAY

Week 28 (April 5 - 9) A Week 
Monday: MCAS Q #16 (Ellie), MCAS Q #17 Quinn, Josh: English Essay (assignment 5.7), Upcoming assessments this week (approach to studying), updates on return to school. 
Tuesday: Interview/Transition Planning Day #3
Research on schools/jobs and previewing potential interview questions.
Wednesday: Google Invites for Mock-Interviews

Week 29 (April 12 - 16) B Week 
Monday: Juniors - final prep for Interviews (college general info, 3 questions, resume finalized). Josh: History assignment.
Tuesday: Juniors - Interviews, Mara: Math Makeup (beginning of class). Josh: History assignment part 2 & missing work. 
Wednesday: Return to school update

Week 30 (April 26 - 30) A Week 
Monday: April Vacation & MCAS update (Juniors), all Juniors - post-interview email (assignment on Canvas), MCAS question #18
Tuesday: Juniors - Interview Feedback (1-on-1 with Mr. Lewis)
Wednesday: Juniors - Teacher recommendations & next steps in Google Doc. 

Week 31 (May 3 - 7) B Week 
Monday: Upcoming assessments - prep and planning. 
Tuesday: Letters of Recommendation - how and when to ask your teacher. 
Reminder! Class is shortened due to MCAS. All classes are shortened today. 
Wednesday: No Class (we do not meet)

Week 32 (May 10 - 14) A Week 
Monday: Math Prep (Ellie & Josh) - assessments tomorrow (Tuesday), MCAS prep #2 in packet - Josh
Tuesday: Scheduling when to ask teachers for Letters of Rec. , ALL STUDENTS - discussion on finals - what have your teachers said (test, project, experience, nothing?). Josh - Practice math test (30 minutes). 
Wednesday: MCAS prep #3 in packet - Josh, Ellie & Mara - Much Ado About Nothing, Quinn: College Essay (topic, deadline, etc.)

Week 33 (May 17 - 21) B Week 
Monday: (MCAS - shortened block): PowerSchool Check for ALL. Josh - Physics prep #3 in the packet using reference sheet. Quinn & Ellie: Next unit in Biology? Ellie: ACT Math prep
Tuesday: Upcoming Assessments & Reflect on the recent assessment (Math, Biology, English, etc.)

Week 34 (May 24 - 28) A Week 
Monday: Upcoming Assessments (Biology! - QW: Unit 8 reflection and building quizlet for review), Josh: Sentence combining (practice & quiz), Ellie: Biology & Delta! 
Tuesday:
Quinn - Biology Quizlet & History discussion Prep!
Mara - Annual Review Meeting Prep & Biology prep
Ellie - Delta (let's get to 70-75%) and Biology prep!
Josh - History (Haitian Rev.) assessment 
Wednesday: Teacher Letter of Recommendations (contact been made with teachers?)

Week 35 (June 1 - 4) B Week 
Tuesday: Updates on Finals (add information to the board!)
Josh: Physics practice (MCAS next week!)
Quinn: Delta! Final History experience --> Must schedule a time to check in with Ms. Gordon. Grey block or another free block. 
Ellie: Delta (get between 80-85 percent) continue to identify challenging areas
Mara: History Final Experience update and selected group
Wednesday (full-day): Teacher recommendations follow up

Week 36 (June 7 - 11) A Week 
Monday: MCAS 35 minute class 
Ellie/Mara: Prep for Math assessment
Quinn: History final experience (update --> answered Ms. Gordon's prompts)
Wednesday: Half Day 45 minute block
Mara & Ellie: Math final prep, complete review packets as those can be used tomorrow!
Quinn: History wrapping up and plan to record and submit (next steps)
Josh: History Journal Entries (check to-do list for requirements)
Thursday: Full period 75-minute block
English final products (Dube, Day, Brazier, Kerr)

 

** Any required reading for your English classes can be found under the "files" tab**