PICKING UP YOUR COMPUTERS

Hi everyone! I miss you all very much. Please fill out THIS FORM which we will start doing on a daily basis beginning 4/27.

Here is the information for SDUSD Laptop Distribution if you need a Chromebook.

On FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH, you can go to any of the following high schools to get your computer between 9 AM and 12:30 PM: 

• Clairemont 
• Crawford
• Hoover
• Lincoln
• Morse
• San Diego High
• Scripps Ranch 

The process:

• Please go to the school that's closest to your home. 
• Write your name and student ID number really big on a piece of paper (so it can be read from 6 feet away). 
• Try to wear a mask, scarf, or face covering. 
• You may walk or drive as there will be separate lines for people and cars. 

If you don't have internet at home:

• Your family can sign up for Cox internet. 
• Qualifying families within the Cox service area are encouraged to sign up for the Connect2Compete program offering free Cox installation and internet services for the next 60 days.
• Additional options will also be provided to you during your Chromebook laptop pick-up time.

Learning During School Closure

We can all be historians during this time away from school by journaling our observations and keeping a record of what's happening through our eyes.

Daily Assignment: 

• Last week I sent you home with your journal. If you were absent on Friday, use lined paper or your phone notepad. 
• Your job is to chronicle the changes you observe as your community, the country, and the world respond to COVID-19. 
• Each day, take note of what you are seeing and hearing on the news, among your friends, within your family, and in your community. 
• Feel free to use video, written language, poetry, sketches, etc. as you document your experience during this global pandemic. 
• The questions below are to guide your thinking. You do not need to respond to all of them. And, you are encouraged to ask your own questions.
• When we return to school, you will be asked to turn in your journal of daily observations for extra credit. 

Guiding Questions:

• What did the government announce/declare/implement today?
• Does it make sense?
• Does it impact your life? Why or why not?
• How did your family respond?
• What is open in your neighborhood? What is closed?
• What does your neighborhood look like? Are people walking around?
• How is today different from yesterday for you, your family, our nation, the world?
• Do you see any examples of racism, privilege, and income inequality in any of the events that happened today? (Locally, at the state level, nationally, or the world?)
• Did you see anything today that gave you hope? Anxiety? Fear? (In person, in the news, or on social media?)
• What does your family need today that you might not have, have enough of, or have no access to acquire?
• What do you and your family have that others may need?

Your unique daily observations will serve as primary sources to the people in the future. 

We can create a book of our journals so that others can see the world through our eyes. 

Be authentic. Be honest. Be reflective.

As always, email me if you have any questions: cdaniel@sandi.net 

Source: 

Bryan Shaw, Mt. Diablo Unified School District 

COVID-19 School Closure Information

Welcome! I miss you all already. 

School will remain closed until April 6th and this post will remain here with information you can use to catch up on missing, incomplete, or late work from the quarter. 

Hungry while school is closed? 

There are 8 locations around San Diego that will have free lunch and a packaged breakfast for you to take for the next day beginning Monday, 3/16 from 11 AM - 1 PM. 

• Clark Middle - 4388 Thorn St, San Diego, CA 92105
• Cherokee Point Elementary - 3735 38th St, San Diego, CA 92105
• Sherman Elementary School - 301 22nd St, San Diego, CA 92102
• Zamorano Fine Arts Academy - 2655 Casey St, San Diego, CA 92139
• Kearny High School - 1954 Komet Way, San Diego, CA 92111
• Walker Elementary School - 9245 Hillery Dr, San Diego, CA 92126
• Farb Middle - 4880 La Cuenta Dr, San Diego, CA 92124
• O' Farrell Charter School - 6130 Skyline Dr, San Diego, CA 92114

Completing Your Work From Home:

• I sent everyone home with a grade printout on Friday. 
• If you have a missing score, low score, or zero anywhere on that sheet it should be your goal to improve whatever you can over the next three weeks. 
• My biggest suggestion for you is to go through each text we've read and complete all of the activities for those texts at once so they are fresh in your mind. 
• I have also uploaded a DIGITAL copy of each text in Google Classroom in case you were absent or do not have a copy of that text in your binder. 
• You are not being held accountable for any extra work; just the work we have done up to Friday, 3/14.
• Anything you complete the next few weeks can be done on paper or in Google Classroom - just email me when it's done. 
• I'm happy to FaceTime or Google Hangout with anyone who needs 1:1 help finishing an assignment (Monday-Friday from 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM). 

cdaniel@sandi.net

Daily Journals: 

• A few of you asked for our daily journals to continue. I will upload a daily journal prompt each day at the top of the blog post. 
• You can find previous daily journals posted HERE (beginning Tuesday).
• I will be happy to give extra credit for anyone who continues their daily journal over the break, but this is not required. 

Reminders: 

Stay safe and wash your hands. Here are some resources for you:

• San Diego Unified COVID-19 Website
• Center for Disease Control Informational Website
• Tracking COVID Cases in San Diego
• San Diego Department of Health FAQ Sheets

Composing a Response

Goal: Compose your written response based on the claim and evidence map; begin a new text

Agenda: 
Journal
COVID-19 Update
Compose a Response
Reminders

1. Journal
If you were going to write about the most important moment in your life, what would that be?

2. COVID-19 Update 

• You can watch this news clip of COVID-19 coverage from CNN 10 
• You can find informational updates on the San Diego Unified plan HERE 
• Please click HERE to update your contact information in case remote learning happens 

3. Compose a Response 

• There is a question in Google Classroom for you to answer using the claims and evidence on your map. 
• Mr. C mentioned you guys struggled with this yesterday, so let's talk about it. 
• The question is: Can an author write about an experience they've never had directly? 
• Your job: Answer that with a YES or a NO and explain! 
• Yes, an author can write about an experience they've never have directly because ________________. 
• No, an author can not write about an experience they've never have directly because ________________. 

Reminders:
School will resume April 6th (unless the closure gets extended). Take care of yourself, wash your hands, and stay safe!

Using Evidence In a Written Response

Goal: Finish your backward outline and reflect on the criticism of Biss’ text

Agenda: 
Journal
Evidence Map
Compose a Response
Formative Reading
Reminders

1. Journal
Can an author write about something which they have never personally experienced?

2. Evidence Map 
Yesterday we began these evidence maps. I've included photos of our class models for 1st and 3rd period:

Period 1

Period 3

3. Compose a Response 

• There is a question in Google Classroom for you to answer using the claims and evidence on your map. 
• This is in the form of an essay question so it's your job to cite evidence from the map in your response!

4. Formative Reading 

• There is an assignment in Formative called "Relations" by Eula Biss 
• You will be reading and answering questions from just one section of the text. 
• Click here to access the assignment. 
• Be sure you click "sign in with Google" and use your sandi.net account to log in (it's also assigned to you in Google Classroom!)

Reminders:
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow! Enjoy your afternoon.

Evidence Map

Goal: Learn about different types of evidence and complete a backward outline of “Relations”

Agenda: 
Journal
Evidence Map
Formative Reading
Reminders

1. Journal
What do you think is the most important part of your identity?

2. Evidence Map 

• I will pass out the following evidence map to each of you. 
• You have seen this before in this class. 
• Today we're discussing claims and evidence Biss puts forth in her piece, "Relations" 

3. Formative Reading 

• There is an assignment in Formative called "Relations" by Eula Biss 
• You will be reading and answering questions from just one section of the text. 
• Click here to access the assignment. 
• Be sure you click "sign in with Google" and use your stu.sandi.net account to log in (it's also assigned to you in Google Classroom!)

Reminders:

• I will not be here tomorrow because I will be at an English department meeting. Be ready to work with Mr. Conaty on your evidence map and written response. 
• You can access the San Diego Unified updated info on COVID-19 HERE. They're keeping info updated and they will post if there are any school closures. 

Zooming into One Section of "Relations"

Welcome, Mr. Conaty! 

Goal: Zoom into one section of "Relations" and answer Exploring the Depths questions

Agenda: 

Journal
NTW Questions
Finish Your Précis
Reading on Formative

1. Journal 

How do our intersecting identities shape our perspectives and the way we experience the world? 

2. NTW Questions 

• Both 1st and 3rd period need to finish the NTW questions in Google Classroom.
• Work through these with Mr. Conaty. 
• Be sure to use complete sentences. 

3. Finish Your Précis

• On Friday, many of you did not get to the point where you were supposed to write a 4 sentence précis
• There is a document in Google Classroom where you should write your precis using the format we always use. 
• You know how to do this, so complete the precis for Eula Biss' piece, "Relations" 

3. Reading on Formative 

• There is an assignment in Formative called "Relations" by Eula Biss 
• You will be reading and answering questions from just one section of the text. 
• Click here to access the assignment. 
• Be sure you click "sign in with Google" and use your sandi.net account to log in (it's also assigned to you in Google Classroom!)

Reminders: 
Tomorrow is a short day. Can't wait to see you!