Emily Gerrity's Classes

11th Grade: Today I introduced the IOP. We also met in groups and started our IOP Group Presentation. If you were out see me for a very important handout. See PP for details: iborals HW: Read “A House and a Yard” for next class; please know that Tuesday is the other IOP Group Project Work […]

9th Grade: After a round of vocab bingo, among other vocab review startegies…we got down to business with our conversation about the Sacred. We did not get as far as I had planned, but did manage to begin the article “Searching for Miracles” and gather into our groups. If you were out, see me for […]

9th Grade: Today we discussed The Human Condition in Literature – and read the poem “The Passport Photo” in relation to our conversation. Please see the second half of the PP for the clips and sound clips from class. We also had a little time for vocab review. See me for the handout. megachicken HW: […]

9th Grade: Today we discussed The Human Condition in Literature – and read the poem “The Passport Photo” in relation to our conversation. Please see the second half of the PP for the clips and sound clips from class. We also had a little time for vocab review. See me for the handout. megachicken HW: […]

9th Grade 9th Grade: Today we completed a summative assessment of our creative writing both working with setting and sensory details. If you were out please review the PP for additional details that will help you, and come see me to get the final paper for this. ywandersmega HW: Complete your postcard/art 9th Grade (5th […]

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9th Grade: Today we completed a summative assessment of our creative writing both working with setting and sensory details. If you were out please review the PP for additional details that will help you, and come see me to get the final paper for this. ywandersmega We also began to read our final travel story […]

9th Global LIT Today we discussed “On and Off the Kokoda Trail”. See PP for specifics. We did a writing activity on setting and students enjoyed sharing and guessing the setting. kokodatrail HW: Complete the “7 Wanders of Your World” on the back of today’s blue handout. 11th grade LOTA Today we discussed “Growing Up […]

9A and 9B 9th Grade: Today we discussed more on cultural bias as well as sensory language. We completed a food activity where we tried different foods and tried our hand at describing them with attention to language and detail. In class we completed a creative paragraph. We then began our third travel story and […]

11th Grade: If you were out, please review the PP from today- it details some of the quotes and a  clip to watch: Rodriguez discussing identity and language. I also reviewed Portfolio #2 lotamexicoschildrenpptx HW: Read Noda’s Essay “Growing Up Asian in America” and absolutely complete Portfolio #1 9th Grade: Today we discussed more on […]