Mr. Beckwith's ELA Class
11/18/19
Do Now: Blog: Symbols What symbols can you think of and what do they represent? Objective: Given the short story The Red Guards, students...
11/15/19
Do Now: Blog: Capitalism vs Communism What is the difference between capitalism and communism? Objective: Given the short story The Red...
11/11/19
Do Now: Daily Edit: In 1884, representatives from 25 countrys held a meeting in Washington D.C. The purpose of that meeting was to...
11/6/19
Do Now: Blog - In 2-3 paragraphs please explain the important ideas from the movie Hidden Figures, and all the recent NEWSELA articles we...
11/4/19
Do Now: Identify the part of speech for each word in the following sentences - I went to a craft fair this weekend. It was cold this...
10/30/19
Do Now: Take out your flashcard homework. Open up to the NEWSELA article, 1954 School Segregation Ruling. Classwork: Interrupted reading...
10/29/19
Do Now: Blog - Using any three vocabulary words from unit 3, write three sentences using the vocabulary word correctly. Classwork: Finish...
10/28/19
Classwork: OEQ Pretest Vocabulary Unit 3 words written into binder.
10/24/19
Do Now: Blog - What do you think the following quote means: “To separate [black children] from others of similar age and qualifications...
10/23/19
Do Now: Blog - Do you think some people have an easier life than others? Why? What factors make life easier for some people than for...
10/22/19
Do Now: Blog - How is technology shaping our lives? Classwork: Newsela 2 articles: Twitch Live Streaming Champ & First All-Female Space...
10/18/19
Do Now: Daily Edit - "I am only a public entertainer who has understood his time, Pablo Picasso once said. But the famous artists...
10/17/19
Do Now: Blog - What is your idea of a perfect day? Classwork: In the reading section of your notebook, take notes on pages 24-29 of the...
10/16/19
Do Now: Blog - What is the hardest part of school for you? Why? What might you be able to do to improve that for yourself? Classwork:...
10/15/19
Do Now: Periods 1/2 & 5/6 - Daily Edit October 12, 1492; is the day when the explorer Christopher Columbus arrive in the “New World.” He...
10/10/19
Do Now: Periods 1/2 & 5/6 - In your Do Now section of your notebook, write the following sentences and identify the part of speech for...
10/04/19
Do Now: Periods 1/2 & 5/6 - Take a Language Network book from the shelf. In the grammar section of your notebook, please take notes on...
10/3/19
Do Now: Today we need all our time to complete Step 4 and begin/complete Step 5. So open up your binder and get to work finishing your...
10/02/19
Do Now: Blog: How do you celebrate new beginnings, like New Years or Birthdays? If you could celebrate them in a different manner, what...
9/27/19
Do Now: In the Vocabulary section of your notebook, using the format that Mr. Beckwith had you use for the first unit, write the words,...