Posted the Goods on Google Classroom

Happy Monday, Lovelies.

Thanks for showing up, writing EYC #2 and reading “The Power of Others”. This week will be full of food for your brain. And I can’t wait.

For tomorrow, have your TED Talk #1 Notes.

Love and Light,
Beltran

Today’s Song: “Karma Chameleon”

SAS Part 2

Absolutely fantastic today, Lovelies.

Highlights include (but are not limited to) socks, lobster, fast fashion, Brazil and camps in Pennsylvania.

A homerun kind of day.

Have a great weekend.

Love and Light,
Beltran

Today’s Song: “Friday I’m in Love”

The Joy Luck Club

Dear Lovelies,

Thank you for the work today. If you didn’t finish your card, feel free to bring it to class tomorrow. And speaking of tomorrow, it’s SAS Round 2. Make sure you submit your work via Google Classroom and consider Brene Browning it up and stepping into your vulnerability.

Love and Light,
Beltran

Today’s Song: “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”

More Amy Tan

Tomorrow!

Make sure you bring your annotated text to class.

Love and Light,
Beltran

Today’s Song: CCR “Have You Ever Seen the Rain”

TED Talk Tuesday

Hi Lovelies -

I posted all the info on Google Classroom. So check there but before you go, really consider Brene Brown. She knows of what she speaks.

See you tomorrow for some Amy Tan time.

Love and Light,
Beltran

Today’s Song: “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”

Amy Tan Mother Tongue and Empty Your Cup

It seems redundant to post here and Google Classroom so maybe I’ll stop or maybe I won’t. Perhaps this space will morph into more of a space for me to daily journal or just keep in touch with former students. We’ll see.

At any rate, today I introduced Empty Your Cup - our Monday practice. And I posted the Amy Tan assignment for Wednesday. If you were absent, you can see me during Advisory to catch up.

Hope y’all had a nice weekend.

Love and Light,
Beltran

Today’s Song: “Stayin’ Alive”

End of Week Two

Happy Friday, Lovelies -

Thank you for another solid week and for a strong start to SAS. I’m thinking I’ll be transitioning out of the blog sooner rather than later considering we have Google Classroom. It might be time for even more change. After all, my precious Room 853 ended so why not this as well?

I’ll keep you posted.

Does anyone even read this? Any former students?

Love and Light,
Beltran

Today’s Song: “Heaven is a Place on Earth”

Super Shout Outs

Hi Lovelies,

I hope today’s lesson underscored the value of marking up your texts and “owning” your books. Tomorrow is your first Stuff About Stuff. I posted in Google Classroom yesterday with an example. I will be posting later today with a space to submit your work.

And thank you to Team Maddie and Jenny for guest speaking in period 5. It’s my honor to call you former students.

See y’all tomorrow.

Love and Light,
Beltran

Today’s Song: “I Would Walk 500 Miles”

How to Mark a Book

Hi Lovelies,

Thanks for today. Make sure you read the Adler piece, annotate and come to class prepared to discuss. I’ll model what I want so it’ll be a learning curve...If you were absent, see me tomorrow for each class specific google classroom code.

Have a great rest of your day.

Love and Light,
Beltran

Today’s Song: “Build Me Up Buttercup”

Google Classroom Tomorrow

Hope you all had a great three day weekend. And thanks for presenting/doing your work. I appreciate it. (Period 4, your work is due tomorrow.)

Tomorrow I’ll get you set up with Google Classroom and explain what I need you to do AP style with the assignments posted. Plan on time in class to get started.

See y’all then.

Love and Light,
Beltran

Today’s Song: “Drift Away” by Dobie Gray