Final Project for 2nd semester English 2017-2018
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Please open the pdf file attached here.
Students received a copy of this on May 15. FINAL DUE DATE for this project = May 21, 2018 We will be using our Chromebooks to create this project. Please plan ahead. Chromebooks are collected on/before May 25. The Final Exam for English will NOT be on the Chromebook. This is the FINAL PROJECT. |
STUDENTS should finish reading Night by Elie Wiesel BY APRIL 10, 2018.
4 AR points are available. The AR questions were handed out in class.
Tutoring available Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Google 215 -- maintaining a personal response journal for this book. 3 individual responses for each of the 9 chapters.
a) valuable quote in parenthetical citation format
b) type of response
c) explanation as to WHY quote was chosen
Chapters 1-4 responses were graded on April 2, 2018. (3 x 4 = 12 x 3 points each = 36 points available).
Chapters 5 - 9 responses DUE on April 11, 2018. (3 x 5 = 15 x 3 points each = 45 points available).
EXAMPLE of quality responses:
"In a few moments we had ceased to be men" (Wiesel 37). -- HYPERBOLE--I believe this is a hyperbole because of course hand't quite literally been turned unhuman. They were still men. It's the idea that they are no longer men. The turning their ego off and taking their own human right of making a choice away that causes them to no longer be "men."
Google 217 -- Reading Quiz Chapters 1-2 Night by Elie Wiesel (March 28)
All personal materials, including the copy of the book, are encouraged for use on this quiz.
18 points available.
Google 218 -- Reading Quiz Chapters 3 - 6 Night by Elie Wiesel (April 3)
All personal materials, including the copy of the book, are encouraged for use on this quiz.
25 points available.
Google 219 -- Additional Activities for Holocaust Information - Due April 10
Time will be given in class for the completion of the 3 activities:
1) Holocaust Museum in C-11
2) Reading a children's book and completing a notetaker.
3) Watching an episode of 60 Minutes about a young man who saved many Jews. Completion of notetaker required.
Google 220 -- Reading Quiz chapters 7 - 9 Night by Elie Wiesel (April 10).
All personal materials, including the copy of the book, are encouraged for use on this quiz.
25 points available.
LATE START -- April 11, 2018
Students will listen to Terrible Things by Eve Bunting and complete a notetaker.
BLOCK DAYS -- April 12 - 13, 2018
Students will be starting ANOTHER book from the Holocaust genre. The format will stay the same:
--read assigned pages
--discuss pages in small group
--take a test
--complete responses
This time, groups will be formed by the students who want to read the same book.
March 26 - 30, 2018 Week 11 / Second Semester
READ to page 29 by BLOCK DAY.
READ to page 66 by FRIDAY.
3 responses per chapter -- created in Google Docs -- See Google Classroom 215 for Details!
Tutoring Available Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Homework Deadline = March 30, 2018
SPAM : independent and dependent clauses
VOCABULARY:
independent: can stand alone, complete idea
dependent: cannot stand alone, incomplete, also called a "fragment"
memoir: personal writing of one's own life experiences
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3
Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.6
Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
READ Night by Elie Wiesel.
CREATE a double-entry journal in Google Docs during the reading of this memoir.
PARTICIPATE in collaborative discussions during class.
February 26 - March 2, 2018 Week 7 / Second Semester
embedded_assessment_unit_2._explanatory_essay.docx |
TUTORING available Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Homework Deadline = Feb. 28, 2018
SPAM: Subject=Verb Agreement
VOCABULARY:
SOCRATIC SEMINAR: type of collaborative discussion designed to explore a complex question, topic, or text. It is NOT a debate. The goal is for participants to arrive at a deeper understanding of a concept or idea by the end of the discussion. edit.
2nd period -- Prepare to write a compare/contrast multi-paragraph essay focusing on the modern-day society and the dystopian society of Lois Lowry's The Giver. Rubric attached above.
Homework Deadline = Feb. 28, 2018
SPAM: Subject=Verb Agreement
VOCABULARY:
SOCRATIC SEMINAR: type of collaborative discussion designed to explore a complex question, topic, or text. It is NOT a debate. The goal is for participants to arrive at a deeper understanding of a concept or idea by the end of the discussion. edit.
2nd period -- Prepare to write a compare/contrast multi-paragraph essay focusing on the modern-day society and the dystopian society of Lois Lowry's The Giver. Rubric attached above.
February 12 - 16, 2018 Week 6 / Second Semester
**Late Start - Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018**
BLOCK DAY, Thursday: 1 - 3 - 5
BLOCK DAY, Friday: 2 - 4 - 6
TUTORING available:
Monday, Thursday, and Friday in C-1 2:06 - 4pm
VOCAB:
evidence: [ev-i-duh ns] (n) proof
claim: [ev-i-duh ns] (n) an assertion - a thesis - an opinion
purpose: [pur-puh s] (n) the reason for writing; what the writer hopes to accomplish
explanatory essay: (n) essay that makes a claim, and explains it with details, reasons, textual evidence, and commentary
SPAM:
--subject + verb agreement: subjects and verbs must agree in number and in gender
--indefinite pronouns are SINGULAR and require SINGULAR verbs
**Helpful Videos are posted in Google Classroom**
EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT #1 -- Unit 2 -- DUE BLOCK DAY.
Writing an Explanatory Essay:
CHOOSE 1 prompt. CREATE a multi-paragraph essay that supports the claim with evidence, reasons, and commentary.
Here are some examples to consider if you are doing the compare / contrast prompt.
**LINKS are also available via Google Classroom.**
incomplete_example_of_unit_2._ea_1.docx
proficient_example._grade_8_unit_2_ea_1.docx
BLOCK DAY, Thursday: 1 - 3 - 5
BLOCK DAY, Friday: 2 - 4 - 6
TUTORING available:
Monday, Thursday, and Friday in C-1 2:06 - 4pm
VOCAB:
evidence: [ev-i-duh ns] (n) proof
claim: [ev-i-duh ns] (n) an assertion - a thesis - an opinion
purpose: [pur-puh s] (n) the reason for writing; what the writer hopes to accomplish
explanatory essay: (n) essay that makes a claim, and explains it with details, reasons, textual evidence, and commentary
SPAM:
--subject + verb agreement: subjects and verbs must agree in number and in gender
--indefinite pronouns are SINGULAR and require SINGULAR verbs
**Helpful Videos are posted in Google Classroom**
EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT #1 -- Unit 2 -- DUE BLOCK DAY.
Writing an Explanatory Essay:
CHOOSE 1 prompt. CREATE a multi-paragraph essay that supports the claim with evidence, reasons, and commentary.
Here are some examples to consider if you are doing the compare / contrast prompt.
**LINKS are also available via Google Classroom.**
incomplete_example_of_unit_2._ea_1.docx
proficient_example._grade_8_unit_2_ea_1.docx
January 29 - Feb. 2, 2018 Week 4 / Second Semester
Homework Deadline = January 31, 2018
All January assignments become permanent after this date.
Google Classroom Assignments:
205: OREO paragraph either COMPARE or CONTRAST between Jonas and yourself / Partner was available by choice (21 pts)
VOCAB:
Question Types:
literal: answer is found directly in the text
interpretive: answer is interpreted by inferring from between the lines of the text
universal: answer is found outside of the text
perspective: the ideas and mental view of individual characters or readers
antagonist: the conflict and opposite character of the protagonist
Monday, January 29, 2018 -- NEW SEATS! Tutoring available until 5pm.
READ a classmate's OREO paragraph.
ASSESS the work using the rubric.
CONFERENCE with the writer of that OREO paragraph for revision / editing
IDENTIFY sentence types & punctuation in textual piece from The Giver
**2nd period - write OREO paragraph in class. DUE on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 - Tutoring available until 3pm.
MAKE personal changes to OREO paragraph.
READ to chapter 15 in The Giver for FRIDAY, Feb. 2.
CONTINUE identifying sentences & punctuation in textual piece from The Giver
BLOCK, Jan. 31 & Feb. 1, 2018 - Tutoring available until 5 pm. on Wednesday.
--Table Group Activity
COLLABORATE on learning 3 types of questions
WRITE 3 types of questions on chapter events from The Giver
ANSWER questions on actions within chapters 11-15 of The Giver.
SB 2.4
SB 2.5
Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 - No tutoring on Friday.
COMPLETE Table Group Activity to practice 3 different question types.
USE personal novel to answer 25 questions about events in The Giver from chapters 6- 15.
All January assignments become permanent after this date.
Google Classroom Assignments:
205: OREO paragraph either COMPARE or CONTRAST between Jonas and yourself / Partner was available by choice (21 pts)
VOCAB:
Question Types:
literal: answer is found directly in the text
interpretive: answer is interpreted by inferring from between the lines of the text
universal: answer is found outside of the text
perspective: the ideas and mental view of individual characters or readers
antagonist: the conflict and opposite character of the protagonist
Monday, January 29, 2018 -- NEW SEATS! Tutoring available until 5pm.
READ a classmate's OREO paragraph.
ASSESS the work using the rubric.
CONFERENCE with the writer of that OREO paragraph for revision / editing
IDENTIFY sentence types & punctuation in textual piece from The Giver
**2nd period - write OREO paragraph in class. DUE on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 - Tutoring available until 3pm.
MAKE personal changes to OREO paragraph.
READ to chapter 15 in The Giver for FRIDAY, Feb. 2.
CONTINUE identifying sentences & punctuation in textual piece from The Giver
BLOCK, Jan. 31 & Feb. 1, 2018 - Tutoring available until 5 pm. on Wednesday.
--Table Group Activity
COLLABORATE on learning 3 types of questions
WRITE 3 types of questions on chapter events from The Giver
ANSWER questions on actions within chapters 11-15 of The Giver.
SB 2.4
SB 2.5
Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 - No tutoring on Friday.
COMPLETE Table Group Activity to practice 3 different question types.
USE personal novel to answer 25 questions about events in The Giver from chapters 6- 15.
January 22 - 26, 2018 Week 3 / Second Semester
Google Classroom Assignments:
201: Word Cloud with inspirational word (20 points)
202: 4 sentence reply to this question: Why is dystopian literature appealing to young adults? (5 points)
203: Questions regarding the short story "Harrison Bergeron" (14 points)
204: Notetaker for OREO paragraph - How is your life similar / different than Jonas in Lois Lowry's novel The Giver?
VOCAB:
Lexile: the measure of a text's complexity / difficulty based on word frequency and sentence strength.
dash: - the supercomma! (Em dash) used to separate material for emphasis. Opposite of parentheses. not the same as a hyphen
ellipsis: ... (more than one set is plural( ellipses) shows that something is left out, a pause in dialogue, or that a sentence trails off.
hyphen: used to glue words together not the same as a dash
dash - separates hyphen - joins
www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/hyphens.asp
www.dashhyphen.com/
Monday: January 22, 2018
COMPLETE conferences with Doerr (SMART goal, inspirational word, Word Cloud)
FINISH questions Google Classroom 203 "Harrison Bergeron"
FINISH reading chapters 1-5 of The Giver
Tuesday: January 23, 2018
QUIZ 1 - chapters 1-5 of The Giver
CREATE OREO paragraph with a partner
How is your life similar/different than Jonas in The Giver?
BLOCK DAY: January 24 - 25, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018
January 16 - 19, 2018 Week Two / 2nd Semester
TUESDAY: January 16, 2018
REVIEW Unit 2.
LOOK AHEAD to the embedded assessment
READ short story "Harrison Bergeron" from SpringBoard (pages 113-118)
PRACTICE close reading with this short story
WEDNESDAY: January 17, 2018 -- LATE START!!
Table Activity to Review Classroom ROUTINES
Conferences for SMART Goal and Inspirational Word will continue
THURSDAY: January 18, 2018 - BLOCK DAY, 1 - 3 - 5 First day of ENRICHMENT
COMPLETE close reading of "Harrison Bergeron"
COMPLETE answering of textual questions
BEGIN partner writing of OREO paragraph
RECEIVE class novel The Giver by Lois Lowry
FRIDAY: January 19, 2018 - BLOCK DAY, 2 - 4 - 6 Enrichment today
COMPLETE close reading of "Harrison Bergeron"
COMPLETE answering of textual questions
BEGIN partner writing of OREO paragraph
RECEIVE class novel The Giver by Lois Lowry
January 9 - 12, 2018 Second Semester! Week One
TUESDAY: January 9, 2018
--WRITE a personal SMART goal for 2nd semester.
--CHOOSE 1 word to motivate you during the next 18 weeks.
--FILL up pages 64-65 with this word - drawings, quotes, lyrics -- anything related to this word.
-- STATE the prime reading book you are reading currently.
BLOCK DAY: January 10-11, 2018
--SORT Vocabulary for Unit 2
--REVIEW comma rules from 1st semester
--READ 30 pages in prime reading book
--INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES with Doerr -- review of SMART goal + One Word + prime reading book
VOCAB:
utopia (perfect place)
dystopia (where nothing is perfect)
FRIDAY: January 12, 2018
REVIEW Unit 2.
LOOK AHEAD to the embedded assessment
READ short story "Harrison Bergeron"
PRACTICE close reading with this short story
--WRITE a personal SMART goal for 2nd semester.
--CHOOSE 1 word to motivate you during the next 18 weeks.
--FILL up pages 64-65 with this word - drawings, quotes, lyrics -- anything related to this word.
-- STATE the prime reading book you are reading currently.
BLOCK DAY: January 10-11, 2018
--SORT Vocabulary for Unit 2
--REVIEW comma rules from 1st semester
--READ 30 pages in prime reading book
--INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES with Doerr -- review of SMART goal + One Word + prime reading book
VOCAB:
utopia (perfect place)
dystopia (where nothing is perfect)
FRIDAY: January 12, 2018
REVIEW Unit 2.
LOOK AHEAD to the embedded assessment
READ short story "Harrison Bergeron"
PRACTICE close reading with this short story
Last Week of the SEMESTER! Dec. 18 - 22, 2017
rubric_for_definition_essay._dec._2017.pdf |
unit_1_vocab._first_semester_2017.pdf |
Tutoring available EVERY DAY!
Homework Deadline == Friday, Dec. 22, 2017
Prime Reading = 60 points by Dec. 22, 2017. 10% of the OVERALL English grade.
Schedule for the week:
Monday - regular day
Tuesday - regular day
Wednesday -- TESTS for 1st and 2nd period (100 minute classes); Prime Reading/Lunch: periods 3-4-5-6 (25 minute classes)
Thursday -- TESTS for 3rd and 4th period (100 minute classes): Prime Reading/Lunch: periods 5-6-1-2 (25 minute classes)
Friday -- TESTS for 5th and 6th period (100 minute classes): Prime Reading / Lunch: periods 1-2-3-4 (8th grade movie!)
Monday: ADD introduction + conclusion to Definition Essay
Tuesday: Unit 1 Vocab Review -- do a SORT with the same words from the beginning of the year. Great way to review the words!
SUBMIT ESSAY to Google Classroom when it is your BEST WORK!
Final Exam -- SPAM Quiz #4 --
all personal papers will be allowed for use on this last quiz of the year.
Please prepare by reviewing ALL vocabulary from this semester.
Homework Deadline == Friday, Dec. 22, 2017
Prime Reading = 60 points by Dec. 22, 2017. 10% of the OVERALL English grade.
Schedule for the week:
Monday - regular day
Tuesday - regular day
Wednesday -- TESTS for 1st and 2nd period (100 minute classes); Prime Reading/Lunch: periods 3-4-5-6 (25 minute classes)
Thursday -- TESTS for 3rd and 4th period (100 minute classes): Prime Reading/Lunch: periods 5-6-1-2 (25 minute classes)
Friday -- TESTS for 5th and 6th period (100 minute classes): Prime Reading / Lunch: periods 1-2-3-4 (8th grade movie!)
Monday: ADD introduction + conclusion to Definition Essay
Tuesday: Unit 1 Vocab Review -- do a SORT with the same words from the beginning of the year. Great way to review the words!
SUBMIT ESSAY to Google Classroom when it is your BEST WORK!
Final Exam -- SPAM Quiz #4 --
all personal papers will be allowed for use on this last quiz of the year.
Please prepare by reviewing ALL vocabulary from this semester.
Week Seventeen December 11-15, 2017
Tutoring Available Every Day!
Late Start -- Wednesday, December 15, 2017
Block Days -- Thursday & Friday
Definition Essay Due: December 18 - 19, 2017
SPAM Quiz #4 --
Periods 1 and 2 -- Wednesday, Dec. 20
Period 3 - Thursday, Dec. 21
Period 5-6 -- Friday, Dec. 22
All December assignments finalized Dec. 22, 2017.
Prime Reading points will be added to English grade on Dec. 22, 2017.
SPAM:
Comma Rule Review
VOCAB:
parallelism: repeating pattern in a sentence
Begin Review of Unit I
Monday:
OREO paragraph -- write EXAMPLE paragraph of Definition Essay
Tuesday:
ANALYZE sample definition essay + rubric
Wednesday:
LATE START
READ "Definition of a Gentleman" in SpringBoard
OREO paragraph -- write NEGATION paragraph of Definition ESsay
Thursday/Friday: Block Day
Finish OREO paragraphs
ADD introduction and conclusion paragraphs
Goal: produce coherent piece of writing using OREO paragraph and formal writing style
Late Start -- Wednesday, December 15, 2017
Block Days -- Thursday & Friday
Definition Essay Due: December 18 - 19, 2017
SPAM Quiz #4 --
Periods 1 and 2 -- Wednesday, Dec. 20
Period 3 - Thursday, Dec. 21
Period 5-6 -- Friday, Dec. 22
All December assignments finalized Dec. 22, 2017.
Prime Reading points will be added to English grade on Dec. 22, 2017.
SPAM:
Comma Rule Review
VOCAB:
parallelism: repeating pattern in a sentence
Begin Review of Unit I
Monday:
OREO paragraph -- write EXAMPLE paragraph of Definition Essay
Tuesday:
ANALYZE sample definition essay + rubric
Wednesday:
LATE START
READ "Definition of a Gentleman" in SpringBoard
OREO paragraph -- write NEGATION paragraph of Definition ESsay
Thursday/Friday: Block Day
Finish OREO paragraphs
ADD introduction and conclusion paragraphs
Goal: produce coherent piece of writing using OREO paragraph and formal writing style
Week Sixteen December 4-8, 2017
Tutoring available Thursday.
5 paragraph essay -- Due Dec. 18, 2017
Final Exam -- December 21 and December 22, 2017
SPAM:
Continue comma rules.
Practice s1mple and cOmpOund sentences
VOCAB:
OREO paragraph: Opinion, Reason, Evidence/Explanation/Evaluation, Opinion Restated
THESIS: statement expressing writer's opinion
Formal Writing: using standard English grammar rules
SB 1.12: Definition Strategies
CLOSE READ article by Oliver Stone.
ANSWER text-dependent questions.
COMPLETE graphic organizer for Definition Essay assignment.
Embedded Assessment #2: - DUE December 18, 2017
Definition Esssay
Define what a hero is using three strategies: example, definition, negation
Each strategy will follow the OREO paragraph format.
Students will write individual OREO paragraphs. Final Draft will be put together by Dec. 18, 2017.
No Revisions will be available for this essay.
Week Fifteen November 27 - December 1, 2017
Tutoring available Tuesday and Thursday.
November Homework Deadline -- Thursday.
SPAM Quiz #3 -- Friday, Dec. 1
SPAM: Focus on 10 comma rules
Google Classroom About section has online quizzes for all 10 rules.
Notes for comma rules in Student Planners
VOCAB:
Definition Essay:
Formal writing:
OREO paragraph:
Personal Poem Due Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. Turn in Rubric to white basket. (periods 1, 3, 6)
2nd period: Write personal poem using 5 elements of your life you DO NOT want to lose.
READ article about Tristan Segers.
ANSWER text-dependent questions.
SB 1.12: Definition Strategies
CLOSE READ article by Oliver Stone.
ANSWER text-dependent questions.
COMPLETE graphic organizer for Definition Essay assignment.
November Homework Deadline -- Thursday.
SPAM Quiz #3 -- Friday, Dec. 1
SPAM: Focus on 10 comma rules
Google Classroom About section has online quizzes for all 10 rules.
Notes for comma rules in Student Planners
VOCAB:
Definition Essay:
Formal writing:
OREO paragraph:
Personal Poem Due Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. Turn in Rubric to white basket. (periods 1, 3, 6)
2nd period: Write personal poem using 5 elements of your life you DO NOT want to lose.
READ article about Tristan Segers.
ANSWER text-dependent questions.
SB 1.12: Definition Strategies
CLOSE READ article by Oliver Stone.
ANSWER text-dependent questions.
COMPLETE graphic organizer for Definition Essay assignment.
Week Fourteen November 20 - 21, 2017
Tutoring available Tuesday, Nov. 21.
No School Wednesday - Friday! Happy Thanksgiving!
SPAM: Focus on 10 Comma Rules.
VOCAB:
author's purpose: the intent of the author: P - persuade I - inform E - entertain
Students will SORT different types of writing into the 3 types of purpose.
Google Classroom Assignment: 020 -- Poetry Activity
Students will continue working on the assignments within the HyperDoc.
1) Venn Diagram showing Physical and Emotional challenges of 2 humans
2) LISTS of items based on Poetry Exercise
GOAL:
WRITE a personal 18 line poem that highlights 5 activities that a student doesn't want to lose.
SPAM QUIZ #3 -- December 1, 2017
No School Wednesday - Friday! Happy Thanksgiving!
SPAM: Focus on 10 Comma Rules.
VOCAB:
author's purpose: the intent of the author: P - persuade I - inform E - entertain
Students will SORT different types of writing into the 3 types of purpose.
Google Classroom Assignment: 020 -- Poetry Activity
Students will continue working on the assignments within the HyperDoc.
1) Venn Diagram showing Physical and Emotional challenges of 2 humans
2) LISTS of items based on Poetry Exercise
GOAL:
WRITE a personal 18 line poem that highlights 5 activities that a student doesn't want to lose.
SPAM QUIZ #3 -- December 1, 2017
Week Thirteen November 13 - 17, 2017
No Tutoring This Week in C-1.
Go to another classroom!
SPAM: Focus on COMMA PLACEMENT. Students will practice using online games.
VOCAB:
appositive: noun or pronoun that IDENTIFIES or explains another noun or pronoun near it
**is set off by commas**
The soldier, Tristan Segers, is recovering from his injuries.
PERIOD 2:
FINISH close reading of "A Man."
ANSWER text-questions.
ANALYZE poem using TPCASTT format.
DUE Tuesday, October 14, 2017.
PERIODS 1, 3, 6:
COMPLETE Close reading of informational text
"Soldier Home After Losing His Leg in Afghanistan"
pages 67 - 68 in SpringBoard
http://www.heraldnet.com/news/soldier-home-after-losing-his-leg-in-afghanistan/
ANSWER text-questions on handout.
QUESTIONS also available in Google Classroom.
DUE BLOCK DAY -- Wednesday/Thursday -- October 15-16, 2017.
All Periods (1,2,3,6):
CREATE personal poem.
FOLLOW guidelines similar to "A Man."
PUBLISH final draft on paper.
Poems will be hung in hallway to create Hall of Gratitude.
FREE WRITE: (6 minutes)
Writing Prompt: What emotional and physical challenges have you faced? How are they different? What lessons did you learn? How did you change your attitude?
Week Twelve November 6-9, 2017
Tutoring Available Tuesday and Thursday.
No School Friday - Veteran's Day Observed
New Job Assignment!
SPAM Quiz #2 returned. Quiz Corrections available until November 30, 2017.
VOCAB:
nuance: subtle difference and distinction in meaning
CREATE Google Slideshow. INVESTIGATE 1 word for its denotation, 5 synonyms, 5 images of the word, and 1 paragraph explaining how tone is created through the nuance of our connotation.
Google Assignment 018 / SB 1.10 The Nuance of Tone
periods 1, 3, 6:
CLOSE READING of newspaper article about a soldier returning home from Afghanistan after losing his leg (pages 58-59 in Springboard).
ANSWER Key Ideas and Details questions with complete sentences.
FREE WRITE: - write for 5 minutes on a given topic. (page 60 in SpringBoard).
With the last few minutes of class, we brainstormed what heroes do, the qualities heroes have, and the traits that heroes demonstrate in a TREE MAP.
Period 2:
CLOSE READING of "A Man" by Nina Cassian.
COMPLETE questions together in class.
COMPLETE TPCASTT activity together in class.
No School Friday - Veteran's Day Observed
New Job Assignment!
SPAM Quiz #2 returned. Quiz Corrections available until November 30, 2017.
VOCAB:
nuance: subtle difference and distinction in meaning
CREATE Google Slideshow. INVESTIGATE 1 word for its denotation, 5 synonyms, 5 images of the word, and 1 paragraph explaining how tone is created through the nuance of our connotation.
Google Assignment 018 / SB 1.10 The Nuance of Tone
periods 1, 3, 6:
CLOSE READING of newspaper article about a soldier returning home from Afghanistan after losing his leg (pages 58-59 in Springboard).
ANSWER Key Ideas and Details questions with complete sentences.
FREE WRITE: - write for 5 minutes on a given topic. (page 60 in SpringBoard).
With the last few minutes of class, we brainstormed what heroes do, the qualities heroes have, and the traits that heroes demonstrate in a TREE MAP.
Period 2:
CLOSE READING of "A Man" by Nina Cassian.
COMPLETE questions together in class.
COMPLETE TPCASTT activity together in class.
Week Ten October 17-20, 2017
Tutoring Available Tuesday only this week -- October 17, 2017.
Monday -- no school for Parent-Teacher Conferences
Late work deadline for October is Oct. 31, 2017. Tutoring available that day!
SPAM:
-Identifying subject/verb/prepositional phrases in 4 types of sentences
VOCAB:
synonym: words with same meaning
antonym: words with opposite meaning
TUESDAY: October 17, 2017 (all classes)
Prime Reading Check Worksheet in Google Classroom (Due Tuesday, Oct. 17)
Periods 1 - 3 - 6
BLOCK DAY:
--CHOOSE 1 option to PUBLISH the final draft of the Hero's Journey Narrative
--CREATE Venn Diagram between Narrative and Expository writing
--CLOSE READING of "A Man" by Nina Cassian page -- in SpringBoard
FRIDAY:
--CLOSE READING of article of soldier page -- in SpringBoard
Period 2:
BLOCK DAY:
COMPLETE the Hero's Journey Narrative
ANALYZE peer's narrative using the rubric
REVISE personal narrative to match the rubric
FRIDAY:
REFLECT on Personal Narrative
TURN IN Final Draft
October break - October 23 - 27, 2017
No School!
Read for prime reading.
60 points due by Dec. 20, 2017.
Monday -- no school for Parent-Teacher Conferences
Late work deadline for October is Oct. 31, 2017. Tutoring available that day!
SPAM:
-Identifying subject/verb/prepositional phrases in 4 types of sentences
VOCAB:
synonym: words with same meaning
antonym: words with opposite meaning
TUESDAY: October 17, 2017 (all classes)
Prime Reading Check Worksheet in Google Classroom (Due Tuesday, Oct. 17)
Periods 1 - 3 - 6
BLOCK DAY:
--CHOOSE 1 option to PUBLISH the final draft of the Hero's Journey Narrative
--CREATE Venn Diagram between Narrative and Expository writing
--CLOSE READING of "A Man" by Nina Cassian page -- in SpringBoard
FRIDAY:
--CLOSE READING of article of soldier page -- in SpringBoard
Period 2:
BLOCK DAY:
COMPLETE the Hero's Journey Narrative
ANALYZE peer's narrative using the rubric
REVISE personal narrative to match the rubric
FRIDAY:
REFLECT on Personal Narrative
TURN IN Final Draft
October break - October 23 - 27, 2017
No School!
Read for prime reading.
60 points due by Dec. 20, 2017.
Week Nine October 8 - 12, 2017
Late Start Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Tutoring available Tuesday & Thursday
--complete Quiz Corrections
--write Narrative of Hero's Journey
--memorize helping verbs
SPAM:
Continue practicing the identification of 1) sentence type 2) prepositional phrase 3) sentence construction 4) subject 5) verb
Memorize helping verbs - recite for 23 points - 1 per verb - All or Nothing! Quiz Wednesday, October 11, 2017
VOCABULARY:
concise: brief, to the point
narrative: a piece of writing that tells a story and is meant to entertain
MLA formatting: specific guidelines for typed drafts (12 point font, Times New Roman, double spaced)
1st & 3rd & 6th period:
COMPLETE the writing process with the narrative
Google Classroom 011 - follow each step
SUBMIT final draft on FRIDAY, October 12, 2017
PUBLISH using one of the 4 options in Google Classroom 011
2nd period:
REVIEW the narrative of a peer using PEER REVIEW
ANALYZE sample narrative using the rubric
APPLY the rubric to personal narrative
MEMORIZE helping verbs
Week Eight October 2-6, 2017
narrative_checklist_for_sample_paper.docx |
blank_archetype_for_personal_narrative_draft.docx |
SPAM:
Memorize helping verbs
Practice identifying subject and verb in simple and compound sentences.
VOCABULARY:
MLA formatting - Modern Language Association - rules regarding typed documents
diction: word choice
coherence: clear and orderly presentation of ideas in writing
concise: brief and to the point
DRAFT of Narrative of Hero's Journey
1st period - 3rd period - 6th period -- DUE MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2017
2nd period -- DUE THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2017
Google Classroom Assignment 011 Narrative Writing
--create personal narrative using YOU as the protagonist
--utilize writing process to create and complete this writing assignment
TUTORING available Tuesday and Thursday in C-1.
Memorize helping verbs
Practice identifying subject and verb in simple and compound sentences.
VOCABULARY:
MLA formatting - Modern Language Association - rules regarding typed documents
diction: word choice
coherence: clear and orderly presentation of ideas in writing
concise: brief and to the point
DRAFT of Narrative of Hero's Journey
1st period - 3rd period - 6th period -- DUE MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2017
2nd period -- DUE THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2017
Google Classroom Assignment 011 Narrative Writing
--create personal narrative using YOU as the protagonist
--utilize writing process to create and complete this writing assignment
TUTORING available Tuesday and Thursday in C-1.
Week Seven Sept. 26 - 29, 2016
Homework Deadline ---- Friday, Sept. 29, 2017
All graded work will become PERMANENT after 3pm on this date.
Tutoring available -- TUESDAY and THURSDAY in C-1.
**No school for students on Monday, September 25, 2017. Teacher Collaboration Day!**
SPAM:
Memorize helping verbs
Practice identifying subject and verb in simple and compound sentences.
VOCABULARY:
Review of Figurative Language devices:
onomatopoeia: words that imitate a sound (whisper, bark, shuffle)
alliteration: words beginning with same sound (reading, writing, running)
idiom: phrase whose meaning is different than itself (I have a chip on my shoulder)
simile: comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS (She is as cute as a bug. I am running like a sloth in the summer.)
personification: giving human traits to inanimate objects (The daffodils waved at me when I walked by.)
metaphor: comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as (Life is a highway.)
hyperbole: extreme exaggeration (My backpack weighs a ton.)
EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT #1:
Write a Personal Narrative that follows the Hero's Journey Narrative
--Include complete sentences with ALL types (simple, compound, declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative)
--Include ALL 10 steps of the Hero's Journey
--Include one quote from the SB 1.1 activity with 8 quotes
--Include Personal Reflection of the process
Rubric will be provided. Blank notetaker will be provided.
All graded work will become PERMANENT after 3pm on this date.
Tutoring available -- TUESDAY and THURSDAY in C-1.
**No school for students on Monday, September 25, 2017. Teacher Collaboration Day!**
SPAM:
Memorize helping verbs
Practice identifying subject and verb in simple and compound sentences.
VOCABULARY:
Review of Figurative Language devices:
onomatopoeia: words that imitate a sound (whisper, bark, shuffle)
alliteration: words beginning with same sound (reading, writing, running)
idiom: phrase whose meaning is different than itself (I have a chip on my shoulder)
simile: comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS (She is as cute as a bug. I am running like a sloth in the summer.)
personification: giving human traits to inanimate objects (The daffodils waved at me when I walked by.)
metaphor: comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as (Life is a highway.)
hyperbole: extreme exaggeration (My backpack weighs a ton.)
EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT #1:
Write a Personal Narrative that follows the Hero's Journey Narrative
--Include complete sentences with ALL types (simple, compound, declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative)
--Include ALL 10 steps of the Hero's Journey
--Include one quote from the SB 1.1 activity with 8 quotes
--Include Personal Reflection of the process
Rubric will be provided. Blank notetaker will be provided.
Week Six Sept. 18 - 22, 2017
QUIZ -- Friday, September 22, 2017
All personal material is available for reference on this quiz.
Vocab + SPAM + Short Story + Sentence Structures
Time in class to take the quiz.
Quiz Retakes will be available until September 29. After that, quiz score will be permanent.
TUTORING AVAILABLE -- C1 -- Tuesday and Thursday this week.
September 29 = Homework Deadline - all former assignments become PERMANENT
SPAM:
Memorize 23 helping verbs.
Practice finding SUBJECT and VERB in simple, compound, declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences.
VOCABULARY:
DENOTATION: the dictionary definition of a word - does NOT change
CONNOTATION: the reader's reaction & feeling - can change
EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT #1:
Write a Personal Narrative that follows the Hero's Journey Narrative
--Include complete sentences with ALL types (simple, compound, declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative)
--Include ALL 10 steps of the Hero's Journey
--Include one quote from the SB 1.1 activity with 8 quotes
--Include Personal Reflection of the process
Rubric will be provided. Blank notetaker will be provided.
PRACTICE CLOSE READING + denotation / connotation with POETRY:
Anne Sexton poem, "Courage"
Maya Angelou's poem, "Touched by an Angel"
Tupac Shakur's poem, "Sometimes When I'm Alone, I Cry"
Edgar A. Guest's poem, "Courage"
Edna St. Vincent Millay's poem, "The Courage That My Mother Had"
Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken"
Emily Dickinson's poem, "Hope is the Thing With Feathers"
Gerry Legister's poem, "Overcoming Obstacles"
1st read: focus on key ideas and details
2nd read: focus on craft and structure -- answer text-dependent questions with complete sentences and textual evidence in MLA form
3rd read: focus on theme and personal connection -- How do you personally connect to this poem?
Week Five Sept. 11-15, 2017
New Seats in C-1!
MEMORIZE 23 helping verbs. Listen to the song to create an ear worm.
COMPOUND SENTENCE: 2 simple sentences joined together with a comma and a conjunction (FANBOYS)
F: for
A: and
N: nor
B: but
O: or
Y: yet
S: so
VOCAB:
MOOD: (n) overall emotion created by author's language, tone, subject matter MOOD = ME = My Reaction
IMAGERY: (n) descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures in a reader's mind
PACING: (n) technique referring to amount of time a writer gives to each event / stage of the plot or archetype
POINT of VIEW: (n) how a story is told: 1st person, 3rd person, Omniscient
SB 1.5 Practicing Close Reading
ANSWER text-dependent questions
CREATE a Google Slideshow with tablemates.
PRESENT Slideshow on LateStart Day (Wednesday-Sept. 13).
Google Classroom 008 Tough To The Core
WATCH video.
ANSWER questions regarding Heroism and Challenge.
Embedded Assessment #1 - Writing A Hero's Journey Narrative
W.8.3a: Engage and orient the reader by establishing a CONTEXT and POINT OF VIEW with a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence with the Hero's Journey
W.8.3b: Use narrative TECHNIQUES: dialogue, PACING, description, reflection
W.8.3c: Use a variety of transitions
W.8.3d: Use precise words and phrases
W.8.3e: Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events
Receive a blank copy of the Hero's Journey Archetype - Use for rough draft!
REVIEW all of the previous work -- SB 1.1 (quotes), Challenge circle map, Vocabulary Review, Hero's Journey Archetype in a movie, short story by Ray Bradbury.
ANALYZE previous examples of Personal Narrative.
IDENTIFY the Hero's Journey within those examples.
- Picture Day! Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017
- Late Start - Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017
- Block Day - 1 -3 - 5 Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017
- Block Day - 2 - 4 - 6 Friday, Sept. 15, 2016
MEMORIZE 23 helping verbs. Listen to the song to create an ear worm.
COMPOUND SENTENCE: 2 simple sentences joined together with a comma and a conjunction (FANBOYS)
F: for
A: and
N: nor
B: but
O: or
Y: yet
S: so
VOCAB:
MOOD: (n) overall emotion created by author's language, tone, subject matter MOOD = ME = My Reaction
IMAGERY: (n) descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures in a reader's mind
PACING: (n) technique referring to amount of time a writer gives to each event / stage of the plot or archetype
POINT of VIEW: (n) how a story is told: 1st person, 3rd person, Omniscient
SB 1.5 Practicing Close Reading
ANSWER text-dependent questions
CREATE a Google Slideshow with tablemates.
PRESENT Slideshow on LateStart Day (Wednesday-Sept. 13).
Google Classroom 008 Tough To The Core
WATCH video.
ANSWER questions regarding Heroism and Challenge.
Embedded Assessment #1 - Writing A Hero's Journey Narrative
W.8.3a: Engage and orient the reader by establishing a CONTEXT and POINT OF VIEW with a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence with the Hero's Journey
W.8.3b: Use narrative TECHNIQUES: dialogue, PACING, description, reflection
W.8.3c: Use a variety of transitions
W.8.3d: Use precise words and phrases
W.8.3e: Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events
Receive a blank copy of the Hero's Journey Archetype - Use for rough draft!
REVIEW all of the previous work -- SB 1.1 (quotes), Challenge circle map, Vocabulary Review, Hero's Journey Archetype in a movie, short story by Ray Bradbury.
ANALYZE previous examples of Personal Narrative.
IDENTIFY the Hero's Journey within those examples.
Week Four Sept. 5-8, 2017
DUE Sept. 8 -
ARCHETYPE notetaker for movie Big Hero 6. Started in class on Sept. 1.
Google Classroom Assignment 004.
TUTORING starts Thursday, Sept. 7. 2-3pm.
Go to a classroom and work on assignments!
SPAM:
s1mple sentence = has 1 idea
subject + verb = s1mple sentence
2 subjects + 1 verb = s1mple sentence
1 subject + 2 verbs = s1mple sentence
2 subjects + 2 verbs = s1mple sentence
VOCAB:
CLOSE READING: (n) thoughtful, critical analysis of a text
1st read: focus on key ideas/details
2nd read: focus on craft / structure
3rd read: focus on text's meaning and connection to reader
MOOD: (n) overall emotion created by author's language, tone, subject matter MOOD = ME = My Reaction
IMAGERY: (n) descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures in a reader's mind
PACING: (n) technique referring to amount of time a writer gives to each event / stage of the plot or archetype
POINT of VIEW: (n) how a story is told: 1st person, 3rd person, Omniscient
SB 1.3 Planning for Independent Reading (page 11-12)
EXAMINE way to choose a literary text for independent reading
SET GOALS in an independent reading plan.
Students will share individual Prime Reading novels with one another at tables.
On the back side of the SB 1.2 notetaker is a BLANK archetype. As students read their independent novel, they will identify the 10 steps of the Hero's Journey Archetype. (Due when novel is finished)
Individual Goal for Sept. 22, 2017 -- how many points will you have in prime reading by this date?
RECORD this in planner on page 35.
60 points in Prime Reading - due DEC. 20, 2017.
SB 1.5 The Departure - section 1 of Hero's Journey Archetype (page 16 - 23)
ANALYZE a story for archetypal structure and narrative techniques
READ a short story by Ray Bradbury (Lexile 960)
PRACTICE close reading strategies
USE metacognitive markers to do a CLOSE READING of the text
DRAFT the opening of an original Hero's Journey narrative
Week Three August 28 - Sept. 1, 2017
DUE Aug. 30-31 / BLOCK DAY:
- Bring in an example of a human that walks / has walked the earth who fits the definition of HERO to you.
- Be prepared to share in small groups.
- Video, article, photo, personal story, movie -- these are appropriate types of sharing materials.
- HOW is this person a HERO to you?
SPAM:
REVIEW punctuation of titles
italics + underline: LONG works - books, movies, titles of CDs, titles of TV shows, long poems
"quotes" SHORT works -- 1 poem, 1 chapter, 1 song from a CD, 1 TV show episode
VOCAB:
PLOT: (n) sequence of events in a story.
PACING: (n) narrative technique referring to amount of time a writer gives to each event and stage within the plot
ARCHETYPE: (n) a story pattern that is familiar in many types of cultures and forms
SETTING: (n) time and place where a narrative occurs
CONFLICT: (n) struggle between opposing forces (4 types: 1)man v. man 2)man v. society 3)man v. self 4) man v. nature
SB 1.2 Understanding the Hero's Journey Archetype (pages 7 - 10)
--ANALYZE how a film uses the Hero's Journey to structure its plot.
--IDENTIFY the stages of a Hero's Journey within a film.
--REVIEW the elements of a plot line within a children's book, short story, or a poem.
--COMPARE the similarities and differences between an ARCHETYPE and a PLOT.
Bring Personal Chromebooks on FRIDAY, August 25, 2017.
Charge 'em up!
Let's start using them EVERY. DAY.
Charge 'em up!
Let's start using them EVERY. DAY.