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-Had time to work on independent reading one pager
For those who were not ready to work on the one pager, here is what they did:
-Chapter 6 via Edpuzzle
-Missing/late work
Here's what we did in class today:
-Talked a bit about the historical context of Animal Farm
-Read Animal Farm chapter 3 via Edpuzzle
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What we did in class today:
-Listened to a book talk on the books Ms. McDermott is reading
-Read for 15 minutes
-Filled out the reading progress update form
-Periods 5 and 6: Learned about Plato's allegory of the cave
-Started the "Animals in Allegories" handout
Reminders
-The "Animals in Allegories" handout is homework. It will be stamped tomorrow at the beginning of class.
Today in class we:
-Had a visit from Ms. Orland, who gave this presentation.
-Learned about "The Allegory of the Cave" and brainstormed what it could be about.
Reminder
-Please bring your reading book tomorrow instead of on Friday
What we did in class today:
-Listened to some spooky stories
-Worked on a Halloween Madlib. Turn in by sharing with Ms. McDermott.
Heads up:
-Counselor visits on Wednesday. Bring your charged Chromebook.
What we did in class today:
-Checked out copies of the class novel, Animal Farm
-Read independent reading books for 25 minutes
-Completed the Reading Progress Update Form
-Reviewed sentence types and worked on yesterday's sentence types assignment some more.
What we did in class today:
-Took notes on 3 types of sentences: simple, compound, and complex
-Worked on a practice assignment on Google Classroom
Class looked a little different depending on what period you were in.
If you are in 4th period, we:
-Watched The Simpsons version of "The Raven".
-Wrote a paragraph discussing the poetic devices from either "Windigo" or"beware: do not read this poem"
-Turned in packets if you were finished with all annotations and questins.
If you are in 5th or 6th period, we
-Read and annotated "The Raven"
-Answered comprehension questions about "The Raven"
-Selected one poem that you will write a paragraph about.
Important info:
-Bring your book this Friday for reading Fridays.
-Benchmark make up this Friday.
Today in class we:
-Took the Quarter 1 Benchmark .
The benchmark is a test meant to measure your progress towards the English Language Arts standards. You will be graded for completion. If you score a 70% or above, you will earn 5 points of extra credit towards an assignment in a test or essay category.
Today in class we:
-Read the poem "beware: do not read this poem"
-Reviewed the terms "speaker" and "stanza" as they relate to poetry
-Annotated any unique choices with spelling, punctuation, and format in the "beware" poem
-Answered the 2 comprehension questions about the poem on page 109
Thursday, October 20th
Today in class we:
1. Pronouns and Antecedents
Today in class you learned about pronouns and antecedents. After the lecture, you showed what you knew on the Google Classroom assignment. This was due today.
2. Using Vocabulary in context
You received a copy of this handout and received a short lesson on context clues. This handout was homework if not completed in class today. If turned in tomorrow, there will be no late penalty.
Today in class students completed a timed write based on "House Taken Over"
At the end of the timed write, students also turned in their "House Taken Over" packets
Absent students, please contact me so we can set up a time to make up your timed writes.
Library Day!
Today we went to the library. Students renewed and returned books, and browsed for their next reads.
Agenda
Historical Context
Timed Writing 101
1. Historical Context
Today we are reading a bit about the history of Argentina at the time that "House Taken Over" was written. Find the article here. After you read, take notes the back of your psychological context notes from Tuesday. for the historical context, you are writing down the following:
3 key features of Peronism
2 connections to something you already know
1 question you have
2. Timed Writing 101
Remember your timed write is on Tuesday. You received a copy of the prompt today as well as information from me on how to break down the prompt. If you were absent today, please make sure to look through today's slides.
Reminders
-Library visit on MONDAY
-Timed write and packet due on TUESDAY
Hello! Today is PSAT/SAT testing day for REV. I will not see many of you today in class. I will see you all tomorrow for block day.
EQ: What is the psychological context for "House Taken Over"?
Reminder/Announcement! There will be a timed write on House Taken Over on Tuesday. You will be able to use your story packet. You will be assessed on 1 main skill: citing evidence in support of a claim
Schizophrenia is a challenging mental disorder that makes it difficult to distinguish between what is real and unreal, think clearly, manage emotions, relate to others, and function normally.
Learning about this mental illness will help inform your understanding of the story. To do this, you will read your assigned section of this article and take notes on it using the format below. Then, you will have a chance to share with others what you found out.
Absent students, you will take notes on any 1 section of the article, then ask me for a copy of the notes we did together as a class.
These notes will be stapled to your story packet and turned in on Tuesday.
EQ: How do I use my annotations to make an interpretation of a literary text?
If you were absent today, please check in with me. Today's lesson is tricky to make up.
It involves using your annotations to write a paragraph about "House Taken Over".
The paragraph will be written on the very last page of your story packet.
Today students also worked on the comprehension questions on the last page of the packet.
Today:
1. Turn in your notebooks for notebook check #2. Follow the directions here.
2. Read for 25 minutes and fill out the reading progress update form here.
3. Make a Mad Libs story, on Google Classroom.
EQ: How can I use my annotations to interpret a literary text?
Agenda
Close reading mini lesson
Work time
1. Close Reading
See these slides to turn your annotations from yesterday into interpretations.
Here are the photos of the quote collections from class
2. Work Time
Work on English journal: finish assignments, fix formatting, add titles, etc
Finish reading and annotating HTO if you were absent yesterday
Read your book
Work on any missing assignments from this class
Work on homework for another class
EQ: What is "House Taken Over" about?
Agenda
Read "House Taken Over"
Summary
Today we are reading our next text, "House Taken Over". Students on RISE, you can find it at this link on page 37.
As you read, you are to annotate the following:
Put a star * next to main events
Underline any details about the characters or plot that are odd/mysterious/unexplained/weird
After reading, write a summary on the last page, right underneath the last paragraph. Your summary should be at least 5 sentences.
Agenda
Grammar Diagnostic
Set up workbooks
Preview next story
1. Grammar Diagnostic
This activity is meant to assess your current strengths and weaknesses with grammar (nouns and punctuation).
If you were absent,1. either copy these sentences follow the directions (you do not have to write down the directions) or 2. print out the document and make the corrections/marks by hand.
2. Set up workbooks
Today you also got your English workbooks.
Tear out pages 37-42 and staple into a packet. Write your name on the front and spine of the workbook.
Sorry, if you were absent, you cannot do this from home. You will wait until you come back to class to get a workbook. In the meantime, here is a link to a digital version of the workbook unit.
3. Previewing the text
Skim through the text and write a question mark next to any unfamiliar words
Reminders:
Second journal check this Friday!
Bring your books this Friday
EQ: How do I find the theme of a text? What is the theme of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been??"
Character and Theme
Get in a group with two other people. You will get assigned either Connie or Arnold Friend
Have ONE student in your group make a copy of this document. They should share it and give editing access to their group members. Everybody needs to then hyperlink it into their EJ.
Lastly, here are last week's slides where you learned about theme. You can use them to help you with today's assignment.
Reminders:
-EJ Check #2 this Friday. Make sure your journals are up to date.
-Bring your reading books this Friday.
Today you will read your independent reading book for for 15 minutes. Make sure to fill out the progress update form at the end of our reading time.
Then you will have the option to borrow a game from me, or help me amass my origami crane army.
Have fun this weekend and be careful! See you all on Monday 😊
EQ: How do I find the theme of a literary text?
Agenda
Theme Pear Deck
Character and theme
1a. Fake text message assignment
I will give you 5-10 mins in class to finish up and share this assignment from yesterday. Here are the directions again:
Use iFakeTextMessage.com to create a fake text message conversation based on EITHER Connie or Arnold Friend.
Put the image in your English Journal (Copy/paste). The assignment will be judged based on the following criteria:
0-Unrelated to the text or minimal effort does not demonstrate understanding of characters and story
2.5-Demonstrates moderate understanding of characters
5-Demonstrates understanding of main character traits of either Connie or Arnold Friend
Theme Pear Deck
Absent? Email me for a copy of the slides.
Tomorrow's HoCo Rally/Carnival Schedule
Period 1 8:30 - 8:57 (27 minutes)
Period 2 9:04 - 9:31 (27 Minutes)
Period 3 9:38 – 10:05 (27 Minutes)
Period 4 10:12 – 10:39 (27 Minutes)
Rally 10:46 – 11:38 (52 Minutes)
Period 5 11:45 – 12:12 (27 Minutes)
Period 6 12:19 – 12:46 (27 Minutes)
Carnival/Lunch 12:46 – 3:15
Reminders
-Bring your reading book this Friday! (tomorrow!)
EQ: How do authors develop complex characters?
Agenda
Characters Are Awesome Lesson
Speech | |
Thoughts | |
Effect | |
Actions | |
Looks |
Use iFakeTextMessage.com to create a fake text message conversation based on EITHER Connie or Arnold Friend.
Put the image in your English Journal (Coy/paste). The assignment will be judged based on the following criteria:
0-Unrelated to the text or minimal effort does not demonstrate understanding of characters and story
2.5-Demonstrates moderate understanding of characters
5-Demonstrates understanding of main character traits of either connie or arnold friend
EQ: How does “Where Are Going, Where Have You Been?” end ??
Agenda
Finish the story
Tl Talk and write about the story
1. Finishing the story
Today in class we will finish the story “Where Are You Going…?”. As before, continue annotating the following:
2.
9/26 Visual Memoirs due today
Goals: Last minute visual memoir pointers
Agenda
Reflection/Self-Assessment
Work Time for visual Memoirs
1. Visual Memoir Self-Evaluation
Click here to access the self-evaluation form.
2. Work Time
If you need help with photo citations, I recorded thisvideo tutorial for you.
Some people also requested help on how to make a
screen recording. Below are directions for that. You will need to have your
transcript available elsewhere besides your Chromebook such as printed out on
your phone.
1. Make
sure your visual memoir slide deck is open in a tab.
2. In
another tab, log in to WeVideo.com
3. Click
on “Classic”
4. Click
“Create New”
5. Then
click “Recording”
6. Select
“Screen”
7. In
the pop up, select Entire Screen.
Click "Allow" for microphone permissions.
8. The
screen recording with audio recording will begin in 3 seconds after you press start
9. Switch
back to your slide deck, and click “Present” to begin your presentation
10To
stop your presentation, press Escape on your keyboard, then 'Stop Recording' on the bottom right side of your screen.
Reminders
·
Visual Memoirs are due tonight at midnight
if doing the basic or in-class presentation options
·
If you are doing the screen recordings,
they are due tomorrow, but you won’t have any more time in class to work on
them.
Goals: Work on your visual memoirs
Today is a work day to work on your visual memoir.
Review this rubric as you work on your project.
Please fill out this form before you leave to let me know your progress and what else you may need from me.
Reminders
-Basic and class presentation visual memoirs due on Monday
-Video visual memoirs due on Tuesday
EQ: What is "Where Are You Going..." about?
Agenda
Tea Party
EJ Reflection
Continue reading
1. Tea Party
Step 1: In a moment we will leave our seats
Step 2: Introduce yourself to another person in the class and read your adjective and explanation.
Step 3: When you are finished, your partner will share their adjective and explanation.
Step 4: When done, trade cards!
Step 5: Continue sharing and trading until time is up.
If you were absent yesterday, You will get a blank card. Write down the adjectives that you hear talking to others.
2. Reflection
Make a new entry in your EJ. Title it "Connie Characterization"
Respond to 1 or more of the prompts below about the word clouds:
1. Which words in the word clouds (see word clouds here) are contradictions? What do you make of this?
2. What patterns do you notice?
3. Which words do you think Connie would use to describer herself? Why?
3. Continue reading Going/Been
Annotate for the following:
EQ: What is the story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" about?
Agenda
Pre-reading activities
Going/Been Reading
Write your name on the card.
On the blank side of one card, describe Connie in one adjective.
On the lined side, explain why you chose that adjective.
Use events from the text to support your answer.
EQ: How do I translate my writing into a multimedia project?
Agenda
Reading Reason-Banned Book Week
Image Crediting Minilesson
Working on Your (Visual) Memoirs
Goals: Check out or renew a reading book; learn about some books
Agenda
Library Visit
