6/5/15
Click on the links below and play the games to review figurative language!
Figures of Speech Quiz: http://www.quia.com/hm/80390.html
Paint by IDIOMS game: http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html
Eyes on IDIOMS game: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/idioms/
SIMILES: https://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/vocabulary/matching-similes.htm
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/74913649/figurative-language-flash-cards/h-cards/
Open the PowerPoint and play the FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE GAME
Paint by IDIOMS game: http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html
Eyes on IDIOMS game: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/idioms/
SIMILES: https://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/vocabulary/matching-similes.htm
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/74913649/figurative-language-flash-cards/h-cards/
Open the PowerPoint and play the FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE GAME
figurative_language_game.ppt |
6/3/15
Steps to finalize your document:
1. Make sure you have your NAME on it
**To learn how to delete extra pages watch video below
2. Make sure you have at least 1 piece of artwork (clip art/ google image)
3. Delete all the extras (the only information I should see should be filled in by you)
4. Make sure you have titles for all writings
5. Have someone proofread one last time!!!!!!
Steps to Share on Google Drive:
1. Log into your Google Drive Account with your Shorian ID
2. Look in your My Drive for your Gough Folder
3. In a separate window open up your documents
4. Find your newsletter and drag it into your Gough Folder in Google Drive
**Once you share it with me, turn in your rubric and verify that I have received your newsletter**
6/2/15
1. Computer Lab
Tips:
-Save regularly
-Continue typing your paragraphs, do not start paragraphs in new columns
-Give your articles a creative title
-Go on to the next page if you need to
-Feel free to move things around
-Add pictures only when you have finished typing your pieces up
Turn-in:
1. Log into your Google Drive
2. Share with Mrs. Gough
3. Turn in your rubric
Practice Figurative Language
https://quizlet.com/74913649/figurative-language-flash-cards/
5/27-5/28 (Due Tuesday 6/2/15)
1. Complete Figurative Language/ Sound Devices Chart
2. Complete Song Lyrics with 12 Examples of Figurative Language and Sound Devices
3. Book Assignment pg.461 Questions 1-7 completed
Tuesday we meet in the lab to work on our newsletters which are due Thursday 6/4/15
poetry_terms_table.docx |
5/21/15
Blue Ticket: Rough drafts (3)
Objective: Peer edit rough drafts and make corrections to rough drafts
Focus Question: What should you do with your peer editors suggestions?
1. Review Microsoft Publisher
2. Peer edit rough drafts
3. Organize newsletter sketch
HW: NONE!
Objective: Peer edit rough drafts and make corrections to rough drafts
Focus Question: What should you do with your peer editors suggestions?
1. Review Microsoft Publisher
2. Peer edit rough drafts
3. Organize newsletter sketch
HW: NONE!
informative_newsletter_exxample.pub |
5/20/15
Objective: Develop rough drafts
Focus Question: What are the essential elements of writing?
1. Sandwich Analogy
2. Review Peer Edit Checklist
3. Rough drafts
HW: Rough drafts (3) due tomorrow
Focus Question: What are the essential elements of writing?
1. Sandwich Analogy
2. Review Peer Edit Checklist
3. Rough drafts
HW: Rough drafts (3) due tomorrow
5/19/15
Objective: Develop a good topic sentence
Focus Question: What makes a good topic sentence?
1. Work on paragraph organizers
2. Review topic sentences
HW: Rough drafts will be due on Thursday
Focus Question: What makes a good topic sentence?
1. Work on paragraph organizers
2. Review topic sentences
HW: Rough drafts will be due on Thursday
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5/18/15
Blue Ticket: 3 graphic organizers/ evidence completed
Objective: Organize notes, graphic organizers into paragraphs.
Focus Question: What are they key elements needed in your informative writing piece?
1. Rubric for Informative Writing Assignment
2. Paragraph organizers for rough drafts
HW: Rough drafts due Thursday
Objective: Organize notes, graphic organizers into paragraphs.
Focus Question: What are they key elements needed in your informative writing piece?
1. Rubric for Informative Writing Assignment
2. Paragraph organizers for rough drafts
HW: Rough drafts due Thursday
rubric.docx |
outline_informative_writing.docx |
5/14/15-5/15/15
Introduction to Poetry
MSTEP Testing Friday/ Math
MSTEP Testing Friday/ Math
5/13/15
Objective: Use graphic organizers to plan informational writing/ use credible sources to research topic.
Focus Question: How do we incorporate evidence into our writing?
1. Continue working on research and graphic organizers
HW: NONE
BRING YOUR LITERATURE BOOK TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DUE MONDAY:
1. CHART WITH 3 PIECES OF EVIDENCE FILLED IN
2. 3 GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS COMPLETED
Focus Question: How do we incorporate evidence into our writing?
1. Continue working on research and graphic organizers
HW: NONE
BRING YOUR LITERATURE BOOK TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DUE MONDAY:
1. CHART WITH 3 PIECES OF EVIDENCE FILLED IN
2. 3 GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS COMPLETED
5/12/15
Blue Ticket: Word Maps Informational Writing
Objective: Identify different types of informational writing.
Focus Question: How do organize different types of informational text?
1. Think/ Pair/Share: Make suggestions on other ideas to write about for topics
2. Choose 3 different types of informative writing you will use for your newspaper
3. How to find credible sources on the internet
4. Begin 3 graphic organizers for informative writing
HW: NONE
Objective: Identify different types of informational writing.
Focus Question: How do organize different types of informational text?
1. Think/ Pair/Share: Make suggestions on other ideas to write about for topics
2. Choose 3 different types of informative writing you will use for your newspaper
3. How to find credible sources on the internet
4. Begin 3 graphic organizers for informative writing
HW: NONE
credible_sources_on_the_internet.docx |
5/11/15
TEST CORRECTIONS DUE TODAY!!!
Blue Ticket: Final Draft Mini Essays Due Today!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Staple in the following order:
Top: Final Drafts
Second: Rough Drafts
Third: Your Personal Checklist
Place Mrs. Gough Checklist on top of your stapled packet
(Make sure your name is on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Objective: Discuss different types of informative writing.
Focus Question: What are the key elements that differentiate informative writing styles.
1. Informative Writing Assignment
2. Share examples of different types of informative writing
3. Think/ Pair/ Share: What topic are you going to choose to write about?
HW: Good night's sleep, good breakfast, positive attitude!!!!! Ready for MSTEP Math tomorrow:)
Blue Ticket: Final Draft Mini Essays Due Today!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Staple in the following order:
Top: Final Drafts
Second: Rough Drafts
Third: Your Personal Checklist
Place Mrs. Gough Checklist on top of your stapled packet
(Make sure your name is on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Objective: Discuss different types of informative writing.
Focus Question: What are the key elements that differentiate informative writing styles.
1. Informative Writing Assignment
2. Share examples of different types of informative writing
3. Think/ Pair/ Share: What topic are you going to choose to write about?
HW: Good night's sleep, good breakfast, positive attitude!!!!! Ready for MSTEP Math tomorrow:)
types_of_informational_text_structures.docx |
5/7/15
1. Peer Edit Checklist for Mini Essays
2. Begin working on final drafts for mini essays
HW: Final Draft Mini Essays due Monday 5/13/15
2. Begin working on final drafts for mini essays
HW: Final Draft Mini Essays due Monday 5/13/15
mini_essay_checklist.docx |
grading_mini_essays.docx |
5/6/15
MSTEP Classroom Activity
1. Pass back Roots to the Max Test
1. Pass back Roots to the Max Test
5/5/15
MSTEP Testing
1. Final day to work in class on mini essay rough drafts
HW: Mini essay rough drafts and personal checklist due Thursday
1. Final day to work in class on mini essay rough drafts
HW: Mini essay rough drafts and personal checklist due Thursday
5/4/15
1. MSTEP Practice Testing
2. Check Mrs. Gough Mini-Essay Examples
3. Continue working on rough drafts for mini-essays (Due Thursday)
Rough draft must include:
---- You must have completed the mini-essay checklist on your own
4. Final Drafts Mini-Essays due Monday 5/11/15
HW: Rough draft mini-essays with checklists
MSTEP PRACTICE TEST LINK:
https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1
2. Check Mrs. Gough Mini-Essay Examples
3. Continue working on rough drafts for mini-essays (Due Thursday)
Rough draft must include:
---- You must have completed the mini-essay checklist on your own
4. Final Drafts Mini-Essays due Monday 5/11/15
HW: Rough draft mini-essays with checklists
MSTEP PRACTICE TEST LINK:
https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1
MSTEP SCHEDULE TEAM 7B
5/5/15 Tuesday AM: LA Performance Testing
5/6/15 Wednesday LA Classes: Classroom Activity
5/8/15 Friday PM: LA Computer Testing
5/11/15 Monday: Math: Classroom Activity
5/12/15 Tuesday AM: Math Testing
5/15/15 Friday PM: Math Testing
4/30/15-5/1/15
1. Continue working on mini essay rough drafts (DUE NEXT THURSDAY)
citations_mini_essays.docx |
4/27-4/29/15
NWEA Testing Language and Reading
4/24/15
1. Review NWEA data, set goals for NWEA test
2. Check Roots to the Max Test
HW: Get a good night's sleep before testing on Monday!!!
2. Check Roots to the Max Test
HW: Get a good night's sleep before testing on Monday!!!
4/23/15
Roots to the Max Test
4/22/15
Quizlet:
https://quizlet.com/79009756/roots-to-the-max-flash-cards/
Body Camera information:
http://www.bodycameras.com/bodycam-lit.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_worn_video
https://ojpdiagnosticcenter.org/sites/default/files/spotlight/download/Police%20Officer%20Body-Worn%20Cameras.pdf
https://quizlet.com/79009756/roots-to-the-max-flash-cards/
Body Camera information:
http://www.bodycameras.com/bodycam-lit.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_worn_video
https://ojpdiagnosticcenter.org/sites/default/files/spotlight/download/Police%20Officer%20Body-Worn%20Cameras.pdf
4/21/15
Objective: Understand the difference between a narrative, informative and argumentative piece of writing.
Focus Question: What are the differences between a narrative, informative and argumentative piece of writing.
1. Use transitions to introduce paraphrasing and quoting in your writing
2. Go back and use a transition to introduce your paraphrasing and quoting from the article
3. Tri Venn Diagram: Narrative, Informative, and Argumentative
4. Mini Essays: Narrative, Informative, Argumentative (due next Thursday)
HW: Quizlet, practice your roots for your quiz on Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Focus Question: What are the differences between a narrative, informative and argumentative piece of writing.
1. Use transitions to introduce paraphrasing and quoting in your writing
2. Go back and use a transition to introduce your paraphrasing and quoting from the article
3. Tri Venn Diagram: Narrative, Informative, and Argumentative
4. Mini Essays: Narrative, Informative, Argumentative (due next Thursday)
HW: Quizlet, practice your roots for your quiz on Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tri_venn_diagram_inform_argue_narrative.docx |
mstep_practice_writing.docx |
4/20/15
Blue Ticket: Turn in your DOL to the hour drawer with your corrections.
Objective: Understand the difference between paraphrasing and quoting.
Focus Question: How do you use quoting and paraphrasing in writing?
1. Check Roots to the Max packet
2. Venn Diagram Paraphrasing and Quoting
3. Read article from Fox 2 News about body cameras
- Paraphrase one piece from the article
- Quote one line from the article
4. Use transitions to introduce paraphrasing and quoting in your writing
5. Go back and use a transition to introduce your paraphrasing and quoting from the article
HW: NONE
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/clip/10932238/southfield-police-to-add-body-cameras-for-officers
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/28582589/police-body-cameras-good-or-bad
Objective: Understand the difference between paraphrasing and quoting.
Focus Question: How do you use quoting and paraphrasing in writing?
1. Check Roots to the Max packet
2. Venn Diagram Paraphrasing and Quoting
3. Read article from Fox 2 News about body cameras
- Paraphrase one piece from the article
- Quote one line from the article
4. Use transitions to introduce paraphrasing and quoting in your writing
5. Go back and use a transition to introduce your paraphrasing and quoting from the article
HW: NONE
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/clip/10932238/southfield-police-to-add-body-cameras-for-officers
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/28582589/police-body-cameras-good-or-bad
fox_2_news_write_up.docx |
4/16/15-4/17/15
Objective: Identify, understand, and use roots correctly in spelling and sentences.
DOL Week 11 (Thursday and Friday)
1. Roots to the Max Packet
HW: Roots to the Max Packet due Monday/ Review your roots on Quizlet (follow the link below)
DOL Week 11 (Thursday and Friday)
1. Roots to the Max Packet
HW: Roots to the Max Packet due Monday/ Review your roots on Quizlet (follow the link below)
roots_to_the_max_activity_(1).docx |
https://quizlet.com/79009756/roots-to-the-max-flash-cards/
4/15/15
Objective: Use close and critical reading skills to understand informative text.
Focus Question: What are the most important close and critical reading skills to use to understand an informative text.
DOL Week 11 (Wednesday)
For each article identify the following:
1. MAIN IDEA for each sub-heading (5 Total)
2. VOCABULARY (5 Total)
- NO DICTIONARY
- Only use CONTEXT CLUES
3. Make 3 CONNECTIONS
4. Ask 3 QUESTIONS
HW: Both articles close and critical reading due tomorrow
Focus Question: What are the most important close and critical reading skills to use to understand an informative text.
DOL Week 11 (Wednesday)
For each article identify the following:
1. MAIN IDEA for each sub-heading (5 Total)
2. VOCABULARY (5 Total)
- NO DICTIONARY
- Only use CONTEXT CLUES
3. Make 3 CONNECTIONS
4. Ask 3 QUESTIONS
HW: Both articles close and critical reading due tomorrow
4/14/15
Objective: Use close and critical reading skills to understand informative text.
Focus Question: What are the most important close and critical reading skills to use to understand an informative text.
DOL Week 11 (Tuesday)
1. Review article from yesterday, what strategies did you use to understand the text?
2. Create anchor chart of close and critical must haves
3. Begin reading Ferguson article using close and critical reading skills
For each article identify the following:
1. MAIN IDEA for each sub-heading (5 Total)
2. VOCABULARY (5 Total)
- NO DICTIONARY
- Only use CONTEXT CLUES
3. Make 3 CONNECTIONS
4. Ask 3 QUESTIONS
HW: NONE
Focus Question: What are the most important close and critical reading skills to use to understand an informative text.
DOL Week 11 (Tuesday)
1. Review article from yesterday, what strategies did you use to understand the text?
2. Create anchor chart of close and critical must haves
3. Begin reading Ferguson article using close and critical reading skills
For each article identify the following:
1. MAIN IDEA for each sub-heading (5 Total)
2. VOCABULARY (5 Total)
- NO DICTIONARY
- Only use CONTEXT CLUES
3. Make 3 CONNECTIONS
4. Ask 3 QUESTIONS
HW: NONE
report_details_abuses_of_ferguson_police_and_courts.docx |
4/13/15
Any missing work/ make-ups due today!!!
Objective: Understand the elements of a narrative.
Focus Question: What elements of literature are we struggling with?
DOL Week 11 (Monday)
1. Go over Outsiders test
2. Begin looking at Close and Critical Reading skills
3. Work on article using close and critical reading skills.
HW: Complete Close and Critical Reading of article/ Quiz tomorrow!!!
Objective: Understand the elements of a narrative.
Focus Question: What elements of literature are we struggling with?
DOL Week 11 (Monday)
1. Go over Outsiders test
2. Begin looking at Close and Critical Reading skills
3. Work on article using close and critical reading skills.
HW: Complete Close and Critical Reading of article/ Quiz tomorrow!!!
following.docx |
3/31/15-4/2/15
The Outsiders Movie
3/30/15
Make-up Frayer/ Roots Quiz
Objective: Readers analyze how narrative elements contribute to the meaning of the text while evaluating the plot.
Focus Question: How do specific elements of a narrative contribute to the meaning of a narrative text?
1. Work on Quick Write
2. Check Witch's Hat
3. Review for test tomorrow!
HW: Reading Folder Check Tuesday 3/31/15 (40 points)
a. 11/12 Summaries (6 points)
b. Conflicts Chart (Entry #15). (4 points)
c. Quick Write (Entry #16): Bringing it All Together (20 points)
d. Witch's Hat Study Guide (Entry #16) (10 points)
Objective: Readers analyze how narrative elements contribute to the meaning of the text while evaluating the plot.
Focus Question: How do specific elements of a narrative contribute to the meaning of a narrative text?
1. Work on Quick Write
2. Check Witch's Hat
3. Review for test tomorrow!
HW: Reading Folder Check Tuesday 3/31/15 (40 points)
a. 11/12 Summaries (6 points)
b. Conflicts Chart (Entry #15). (4 points)
c. Quick Write (Entry #16): Bringing it All Together (20 points)
d. Witch's Hat Study Guide (Entry #16) (10 points)
3/27/15
Blue Ticket: Article of the Week
Objective: Readers track conflicts and make inferences that deepen understanding by analyzing literal evidence.
Focus Question: How does the analysis of literal text help you make inferences that deepen your understanding of the text?
Warm-up: Roots Quiz
1. Turn in your Frayer Roots packet
2. Quick Write: Bringing it All Together (due Tuesday)
3. Witch's Hat Review for final test (due Tuesday)
HW: Reading Folder Check Tuesday 3/31/15 (40 points)
a. 11/12 Summaries (6 points)
b. Conflicts Wkst. (4 points)
c. Quick Write: Bringing it All Together (20 points)
d. Witch's Hat Study Guide (10 points)
Begin studying for your test next Tuesday!!!!! Go to the website below to practice!!!
Objective: Readers track conflicts and make inferences that deepen understanding by analyzing literal evidence.
Focus Question: How does the analysis of literal text help you make inferences that deepen your understanding of the text?
Warm-up: Roots Quiz
1. Turn in your Frayer Roots packet
2. Quick Write: Bringing it All Together (due Tuesday)
3. Witch's Hat Review for final test (due Tuesday)
HW: Reading Folder Check Tuesday 3/31/15 (40 points)
a. 11/12 Summaries (6 points)
b. Conflicts Wkst. (4 points)
c. Quick Write: Bringing it All Together (20 points)
d. Witch's Hat Study Guide (10 points)
Begin studying for your test next Tuesday!!!!! Go to the website below to practice!!!
http://quizlet.com/21269881/outsiders-study-guide-questions-and-answers-flash-cards/
3/26/15
Blue Ticket: Point of View Retelling
Objective: Readers identify and contrast points of view from different characters within the text.
Focus Question: Why does point of view play such an important role in narrative text?
Warm-up: Frayer/tion, sion
1. Discuss Theme/ Conflict
2. Entry #15 Look at different conflicts in The Outsiders, what can be learned from these conflicts?
a. Major Conflict
b. Minor Conflicts
3. Quick Write: Bringing it All Together (due Monday)
4. Witch's Hat Review for final test (due Monday)
HW: AOW due Friday
Frayer Roots Quiz on Friday
Reading Folder Check Monday 3/30/15 (30 points)
a. 11/12 Summaries (6 points)
b. Conflicts Wkst. (4 points)
c. Quick Write: Bringing it All Together (20 points)
Objective: Readers identify and contrast points of view from different characters within the text.
Focus Question: Why does point of view play such an important role in narrative text?
Warm-up: Frayer/tion, sion
1. Discuss Theme/ Conflict
2. Entry #15 Look at different conflicts in The Outsiders, what can be learned from these conflicts?
a. Major Conflict
b. Minor Conflicts
3. Quick Write: Bringing it All Together (due Monday)
4. Witch's Hat Review for final test (due Monday)
HW: AOW due Friday
Frayer Roots Quiz on Friday
Reading Folder Check Monday 3/30/15 (30 points)
a. 11/12 Summaries (6 points)
b. Conflicts Wkst. (4 points)
c. Quick Write: Bringing it All Together (20 points)
quick_write_brining_it_all_together.docx |
witch's_hat_review.docx |
3/25/15
DONATE TO PENNIES FOR PASTA!!!!!
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Gough:)
If you were absent show me your reading folder.
Hand back DOL (SEE ME!!)
Objective: Readers identify and contrast points of view from different characters within the text.
Focus Question: Why does point of view play such an important role in narrative text?
Warm-up: Frayer/ Geo
1. Discuss Theme/ Conflict
2. What is the theme/ conflict in the short animated film Feast?
3. Entry #15 Look at different conflicts in The Outsiders, what can be learned from these conflicts?
a. Major Conflict
b. Minor Conflicts
4. Complete reading Chapters 11-12
5. Complete Chapter Summaries 11-12
6. Entry #14/ Point of View Assignment (due Thursday)
Scenes to choose from:
The fire (90-96): Dally, Johnny
The hospital (96-104): Darry, Soda
The rumble (142-146): Darry, Soda, Two-Bit, Dally
Johnny's Death (147-149): Dally, Two-Bit, Soda, Johnny
Dally's Death (149-155): Dally, Two-Bit, Darry, Soda, Cherry
HW: Point of View Retelling due Thursday- be ready to read to the class on Friday!!!!
AOW due Friday
Frayer Roots Quiz on Friday
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Gough:)
If you were absent show me your reading folder.
Hand back DOL (SEE ME!!)
Objective: Readers identify and contrast points of view from different characters within the text.
Focus Question: Why does point of view play such an important role in narrative text?
Warm-up: Frayer/ Geo
1. Discuss Theme/ Conflict
2. What is the theme/ conflict in the short animated film Feast?
3. Entry #15 Look at different conflicts in The Outsiders, what can be learned from these conflicts?
a. Major Conflict
b. Minor Conflicts
4. Complete reading Chapters 11-12
5. Complete Chapter Summaries 11-12
6. Entry #14/ Point of View Assignment (due Thursday)
Scenes to choose from:
The fire (90-96): Dally, Johnny
The hospital (96-104): Darry, Soda
The rumble (142-146): Darry, Soda, Two-Bit, Dally
Johnny's Death (147-149): Dally, Two-Bit, Soda, Johnny
Dally's Death (149-155): Dally, Two-Bit, Darry, Soda, Cherry
HW: Point of View Retelling due Thursday- be ready to read to the class on Friday!!!!
AOW due Friday
Frayer Roots Quiz on Friday
analysis_of_conflict.docx |
3/24/15
DONATE TO PENNIES FOR PASTA!!!!!
Blue Ticket: Reading Folder Check
Objective: Readers identify and contrast points of view from different characters within the text.
Focus Question: Why does point of view play such an important role in narrative text?
Warm-up: Frayer/ Extra
1. Reading Folder Check in
2. Read Chapters 11 and 12
3. Chapter Summaries 11/12
4. Complete Theme on Elements of Narrative Chart
5. Entry #14/ Point of View Assignment (due Thursday)
Scenes to choose from:
The fire: Dally, Johnny
The hospital: Darry, Soda
The rumble: Darry, Soda, Two-Bit, Dally
Johnny's Death: Dally, Two-Bit, Soda, Johnny
Dally's Death: Dally, Two-Bit, Darry, Soda, Cherry
HW: Point of View Retelling due Thursday- be ready to read to the class on Friday!!!!
AOW due Friday
Frayer Roots Quiz on Friday
Blue Ticket: Reading Folder Check
Objective: Readers identify and contrast points of view from different characters within the text.
Focus Question: Why does point of view play such an important role in narrative text?
Warm-up: Frayer/ Extra
1. Reading Folder Check in
2. Read Chapters 11 and 12
3. Chapter Summaries 11/12
4. Complete Theme on Elements of Narrative Chart
5. Entry #14/ Point of View Assignment (due Thursday)
Scenes to choose from:
The fire: Dally, Johnny
The hospital: Darry, Soda
The rumble: Darry, Soda, Two-Bit, Dally
Johnny's Death: Dally, Two-Bit, Soda, Johnny
Dally's Death: Dally, Two-Bit, Darry, Soda, Cherry
HW: Point of View Retelling due Thursday- be ready to read to the class on Friday!!!!
AOW due Friday
Frayer Roots Quiz on Friday
frayer_model_geo_extra_sion.docx |
3/23/15
DONATE TO PENNIES FOR PASTA!!!!!!
BLUE TICKET: TURN YOUR DOL WITH OR WITHOUT CORRECTIONS IN TO YOUR HOUR DRAWER!!!
Objective: Readers identify and contrast points of view from different characters within the text.
Focus Question: Why does point of view play such an important role in narrative text?
AOW: Snap Chat (Monday)
1. Continue reading through Chapter 10
2. Reading Folder (Check in when you are done)
a. 3 New Stopping Points after page 132
b. Completed Chapter Summaries 8-10 (5-7 sentences)
c. Completed Character Attributes Chart (both front and back)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (setting, point of view, characters and 3 plot events completed)
3. Entry #14/ Point of View Assignment (due Wednesday)
Scenes to choose from:
The fire: Dally, Johnny
The hospital: Darry, Soda
The rumble: Darry, Soda, Two-Bit, Dally
Johnny's Death: Dally, Two-Bit, Soda, Johnny
Dally's Death: Dally, Two-Bit, Darry, Soda, Cherry
HW: Reading Folder Check due at beginning of class tomorrow
Point of View Assignment due Thursday beginning of class.
AOW: SnapChat due Friday!!!!
BLUE TICKET: TURN YOUR DOL WITH OR WITHOUT CORRECTIONS IN TO YOUR HOUR DRAWER!!!
Objective: Readers identify and contrast points of view from different characters within the text.
Focus Question: Why does point of view play such an important role in narrative text?
AOW: Snap Chat (Monday)
1. Continue reading through Chapter 10
2. Reading Folder (Check in when you are done)
a. 3 New Stopping Points after page 132
b. Completed Chapter Summaries 8-10 (5-7 sentences)
c. Completed Character Attributes Chart (both front and back)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (setting, point of view, characters and 3 plot events completed)
3. Entry #14/ Point of View Assignment (due Wednesday)
Scenes to choose from:
The fire: Dally, Johnny
The hospital: Darry, Soda
The rumble: Darry, Soda, Two-Bit, Dally
Johnny's Death: Dally, Two-Bit, Soda, Johnny
Dally's Death: Dally, Two-Bit, Darry, Soda, Cherry
HW: Reading Folder Check due at beginning of class tomorrow
Point of View Assignment due Thursday beginning of class.
AOW: SnapChat due Friday!!!!
articles_of_the_week_daily_breakdown.docx |
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3/20/15
Objective: Readers identify and contrast points of view from different characters within the text.
Focus Question: Why does point of view play such an important role in narrative text?
DOL: Wk. 10- Report scores/ Take home for corrections, turn in Monday
1. Continue reading through Chapter 10
2. Reading Folder (Next Check-in Monday 3/23/15)
a. 3 New Stopping Points after page 132
b. Completed Chapter Summaries 8-10 (5-7 sentences)
c. Completed Character Attributes Chart (both front and back)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (setting, point of view, characters and 3 plot events completed)
3. Point of View Assignment (due next Wednesday)
Scenes to choose from:
The fire: Dally, Johnny
The hospital: Darry, Soda
The rumble: Darry, Soda, Two-Bit, Dally
Johnny's Death: Dally, Two-Bit, Soda, Johnny
Dally's Death: Two-Bit, Darry, Soda, Cherry, Dally
HW: Reading Folder Check by Tuesday next week/ DOL Corrections due Monday
Focus Question: Why does point of view play such an important role in narrative text?
DOL: Wk. 10- Report scores/ Take home for corrections, turn in Monday
1. Continue reading through Chapter 10
2. Reading Folder (Next Check-in Monday 3/23/15)
a. 3 New Stopping Points after page 132
b. Completed Chapter Summaries 8-10 (5-7 sentences)
c. Completed Character Attributes Chart (both front and back)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (setting, point of view, characters and 3 plot events completed)
3. Point of View Assignment (due next Wednesday)
Scenes to choose from:
The fire: Dally, Johnny
The hospital: Darry, Soda
The rumble: Darry, Soda, Two-Bit, Dally
Johnny's Death: Dally, Two-Bit, Soda, Johnny
Dally's Death: Two-Bit, Darry, Soda, Cherry, Dally
HW: Reading Folder Check by Tuesday next week/ DOL Corrections due Monday
point_of_view_retelling_of_an_event.docx |
3/19/15
Objective: Reader's discuss an author's craft, decisions, and intents. Readers also discuss repetition within the text.
Focus Question: Why is author craft and word choice so important?
DOL: Wk. 10 (Remember new grading policy for T3, graded on correct answers, corrections due next Monday)
1. Continue reading through Chapter 10 (Chapter 10 must be read by the end of class on Friday)
2. Reading Folder (Next Check-in Monday 3/23/15)
a. 3 New Stopping Points after page 132
b. Completed Chapter Summaries 8-10 (5-7 sentences)
c. Completed Character Attributes Chart (both front and back)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (setting, point of view, characters and 3 plot events completed)
HW: Continue working on your reading folder
Focus Question: Why is author craft and word choice so important?
DOL: Wk. 10 (Remember new grading policy for T3, graded on correct answers, corrections due next Monday)
1. Continue reading through Chapter 10 (Chapter 10 must be read by the end of class on Friday)
2. Reading Folder (Next Check-in Monday 3/23/15)
a. 3 New Stopping Points after page 132
b. Completed Chapter Summaries 8-10 (5-7 sentences)
c. Completed Character Attributes Chart (both front and back)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (setting, point of view, characters and 3 plot events completed)
HW: Continue working on your reading folder
3/18/15
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Gough:)
Objective: Reader's discuss an author's craft, decisions, and intents. Readers also discuss repetition within the text.
Focus Question: Why is author craft and word choice so important?
DOL: Wk. 10 (Remember new grading policy for T3, graded on correct answers, corrections due next Monday)
1. Continue reading through Chapter 10 (Chapter 10 must be read by the end of class Friday)
2. Reading Folder (Next Check-in Monday 3/23/15)
a. 3 New Stopping Points after page 132
b. Completed Chapter Summaries 8-10
c. Completed Character Attributes Chart (both front and back)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (setting, point of view, characters and 3 plot events completed)
HW: Continue working on your reading folder
Objective: Reader's discuss an author's craft, decisions, and intents. Readers also discuss repetition within the text.
Focus Question: Why is author craft and word choice so important?
DOL: Wk. 10 (Remember new grading policy for T3, graded on correct answers, corrections due next Monday)
1. Continue reading through Chapter 10 (Chapter 10 must be read by the end of class Friday)
2. Reading Folder (Next Check-in Monday 3/23/15)
a. 3 New Stopping Points after page 132
b. Completed Chapter Summaries 8-10
c. Completed Character Attributes Chart (both front and back)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (setting, point of view, characters and 3 plot events completed)
HW: Continue working on your reading folder
3/17/15
55 Zaps!
Push for Poms/ Table Tally!
No more Locker Tardies, it's the 3rd trimester!!!
Objective: Reader's discuss an author's craft, decisions, and intents. Readers also discuss repetition within the text.
Focus Question: Why is author craft and word choice so important?
DOL: Wk. 10 (Remember new grading policy for T3, graded on correct answers, corrections due next Monday)
1. What is the purpose of our reading folder??
2. Review Successful Reading List
3. Recommit to doing our jobs!
4. Look at sample quick writes
5. Entry #13 Author's Craft Examples:
1. Look back in Chapter 8 for one example of foreshadowing. Copy the quote from the book along with the page number. Explain what this is foreshadowing.
HW: Get your folders in order.
Push for Poms/ Table Tally!
No more Locker Tardies, it's the 3rd trimester!!!
Objective: Reader's discuss an author's craft, decisions, and intents. Readers also discuss repetition within the text.
Focus Question: Why is author craft and word choice so important?
DOL: Wk. 10 (Remember new grading policy for T3, graded on correct answers, corrections due next Monday)
1. What is the purpose of our reading folder??
2. Review Successful Reading List
3. Recommit to doing our jobs!
4. Look at sample quick writes
5. Entry #13 Author's Craft Examples:
1. Look back in Chapter 8 for one example of foreshadowing. Copy the quote from the book along with the page number. Explain what this is foreshadowing.
HW: Get your folders in order.
3/16/15
New Trimester/ Fresh start!!!!
Make-up Quiz Roots from Friday if you were absent!
Objective: Reader's discuss an author's craft, decisions, and intents. Readers also discuss repetition within the text. Focus Question: Why is author craft and word choice so important? DOL: Wk. 10 (Remember new grading policy for T3, graded on correct answers, corrections due next Monday) Reading through Chapter 10 by Friday when you come to class. 1. Author's Craft ppt. 2. Begin reading Chapter 8 3. Reading Folder Check in (20 points) Will be zapped! 4. Switch Classroom Folders 5. Update reading folder through Entry #12 HW: NONE Next Reading Folder Check-in (Monday 3/23): Minimum of 3 stopping points Completed Character Attributes Charts for 2 characters Plot summary (8-10) Entry #14 Author's Craft practice |
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3/13/15
Objective: Readers define elements of a narrative text.
Focus Question: Why is it useful to understand elements of narrative to understand the narrative?
1. Root word quiz (On the back of your Frayer Model, number 1-5)
2. Quick Write/ Entry #12 Change of Feelings
3. Locker clean out
HW: Reading folder up to date, ready for check-in on Monday
HOMEWORK: Due MONDAY 3/16
Reading Folder Check (Monday 3/16):
5 New Stopping Points from this week (9 total from the beginning)
6 Total Character Attributes (ie. 3 on front/ 3 on back or 2 on front/4 on back)
Chapter Summaries 5-7 Completed
Quick Write/ Entry #12 Feelings of Change
Focus Question: Why is it useful to understand elements of narrative to understand the narrative?
1. Root word quiz (On the back of your Frayer Model, number 1-5)
2. Quick Write/ Entry #12 Change of Feelings
3. Locker clean out
HW: Reading folder up to date, ready for check-in on Monday
HOMEWORK: Due MONDAY 3/16
Reading Folder Check (Monday 3/16):
5 New Stopping Points from this week (9 total from the beginning)
6 Total Character Attributes (ie. 3 on front/ 3 on back or 2 on front/4 on back)
Chapter Summaries 5-7 Completed
Quick Write/ Entry #12 Feelings of Change
3/12/15
PASS BACK ALL WORK!!!!
AOW due tomorrow (we will check it first thing, must be complete)
Objective: Readers define elements of a narrative text.
Focus Question: Why is it useful to understand elements of narrative to understand the narrative?
Warm-up: Frayer Model/ Root: audi- Review your roots for the QUIZ FRIDAY!!!!!!
Focus for the week: Narrative Elements, Read through Chapter 7
1. Partner Reading
2. Reading Folder Assignments this week (completed by Monday when you come to class):
a. Stopping Points (5 minimum)
b. Character Attributes (6 minimum)
c. Chapter summaries (5-7 complete)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (in progress)
3. Entry #12: Quick Write/ Change of Feelings
HW: AOW due tomorrow/ QUIZ on roots tomorrow!!!
Reading Folder Check (Monday 3/16):
5 New Stopping Points from this week (9 total from the beginning)
6 Total Character Attributes (ie. 3 on front/ 3 on back or 2 on front/4 on back)
Chapter Summaries 5-7 Completed
Quick Write/ Entry #12 Feelings of Change
AOW due tomorrow (we will check it first thing, must be complete)
Objective: Readers define elements of a narrative text.
Focus Question: Why is it useful to understand elements of narrative to understand the narrative?
Warm-up: Frayer Model/ Root: audi- Review your roots for the QUIZ FRIDAY!!!!!!
Focus for the week: Narrative Elements, Read through Chapter 7
1. Partner Reading
2. Reading Folder Assignments this week (completed by Monday when you come to class):
a. Stopping Points (5 minimum)
b. Character Attributes (6 minimum)
c. Chapter summaries (5-7 complete)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (in progress)
3. Entry #12: Quick Write/ Change of Feelings
HW: AOW due tomorrow/ QUIZ on roots tomorrow!!!
Reading Folder Check (Monday 3/16):
5 New Stopping Points from this week (9 total from the beginning)
6 Total Character Attributes (ie. 3 on front/ 3 on back or 2 on front/4 on back)
Chapter Summaries 5-7 Completed
Quick Write/ Entry #12 Feelings of Change
quick_write_change_of_feelings.docx |
3/11/15 RACHEL'S DAY!
CONGRATULATIONS 3RD HOUR POM WINNERS!!!
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Gough:)
AOW due Friday (bring to class daily just in case you have extra time)
Objective: Readers define elements of a narrative text.
Focus Question: Why is it useful to understand elements of narrative to understand the narrative?
Warm-up: Frayer Model/ Root hydra/ hydro- QUIZ FRIDAY!!!!!!
The root of a word is a unit of meaning
Focus for the week: Narrative Elements, Read through Chapter 7
1. Small group reading
2. Reading Folder Assignments this week (completed by Monday when you come to class):
a. Stopping Points (5 minimum)
b. Character Attributes (6 minimum)
c. Chapter summaries (5-7 complete)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (complete)
HW: AOW due Friday!!!!
AOW due Friday (bring to class daily just in case you have extra time)
Objective: Readers define elements of a narrative text.
Focus Question: Why is it useful to understand elements of narrative to understand the narrative?
Warm-up: Frayer Model/ Root hydra/ hydro- QUIZ FRIDAY!!!!!!
The root of a word is a unit of meaning
Focus for the week: Narrative Elements, Read through Chapter 7
1. Small group reading
2. Reading Folder Assignments this week (completed by Monday when you come to class):
a. Stopping Points (5 minimum)
b. Character Attributes (6 minimum)
c. Chapter summaries (5-7 complete)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (complete)
HW: AOW due Friday!!!!
3/10/15 COUNT POMS!!!
AOW due Friday (bring to class daily just in case you have extra time)
Objective: Readers define elements of a narrative text.
Focus Question: Why is it useful to understand elements of narrative to understand the narrative?
Warm-up: Frayer Model/ Prefix co- QUIZ FRIDAY!!!!!!
Rule: co- Retain the hyphen when forming nouns, adjectives and verbs that indicate occupation or status: co-author, co-chairman, co-defendant, co-host, co-owner, co-partner, co-pilot, co-respondent (in a divorce suit), co-signer, co-sponsor, co-star, co-worker.
Use no hyphen in other combinations: coed, coeducation, coequal, coexist, coexistence, cooperate, cooperative, coordinate, coordination.
Focus for the week: Narrative Elements, Read through Chapter 7
1. New reading groups
2. Discuss Reading Folder Grades
3. Small group reading
4. Reading Folder Assignments this week (completed by Monday when you come to class):
a. Stopping Points (5 minimum)
b. Character Attributes (6 minimum)
c. Chapter summaries (5-7 complete)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (complete)
HW: AOW due Friday!!!!
Objective: Readers define elements of a narrative text.
Focus Question: Why is it useful to understand elements of narrative to understand the narrative?
Warm-up: Frayer Model/ Prefix co- QUIZ FRIDAY!!!!!!
Rule: co- Retain the hyphen when forming nouns, adjectives and verbs that indicate occupation or status: co-author, co-chairman, co-defendant, co-host, co-owner, co-partner, co-pilot, co-respondent (in a divorce suit), co-signer, co-sponsor, co-star, co-worker.
Use no hyphen in other combinations: coed, coeducation, coequal, coexist, coexistence, cooperate, cooperative, coordinate, coordination.
Focus for the week: Narrative Elements, Read through Chapter 7
1. New reading groups
2. Discuss Reading Folder Grades
3. Small group reading
4. Reading Folder Assignments this week (completed by Monday when you come to class):
a. Stopping Points (5 minimum)
b. Character Attributes (6 minimum)
c. Chapter summaries (5-7 complete)
d. Elements of Narrative Chart (complete)
HW: AOW due Friday!!!!
co.hydra.aqua.doc |
3/9/15
TURN IN YOUR DOL WITH CORRECTIONS!!!!!!!!
Reading Folder Check through Entry #10
Objective: Readers define elements of a narrative text.
Focus Question: Why is it useful to understand elements of narrative to understand the narrative?
AOW: Changes for T3, will be handed out on Monday, read in class, due back on Friday. We will check it on Friday. This is now done at home. Review the daily breakdowns!!!!!!
AOW: Lunches
Focus for the week: Narrative Elements, Read through Chapter 7
1. Jigsaw: (Entry #11)Elements of Narrative wkst.
2. Share with your groups/ Complete Elements of Narrative wkst. definitions
3. Begin reading Chapter 5 (audio)
HW: Article of the Week due Friday
Reading Folder Check through Entry #10
Objective: Readers define elements of a narrative text.
Focus Question: Why is it useful to understand elements of narrative to understand the narrative?
AOW: Changes for T3, will be handed out on Monday, read in class, due back on Friday. We will check it on Friday. This is now done at home. Review the daily breakdowns!!!!!!
AOW: Lunches
Focus for the week: Narrative Elements, Read through Chapter 7
1. Jigsaw: (Entry #11)Elements of Narrative wkst.
2. Share with your groups/ Complete Elements of Narrative wkst. definitions
3. Begin reading Chapter 5 (audio)
HW: Article of the Week due Friday
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articles_of_the_week_daily_breakdown.docx |
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3/6/15
Pass back Argument Paragraph and AOW
Objective: Readers track texts to develop theories about the text's meaning.
Focus Question: How does tracking the text help deepen your comprehension within a specific text.
DOL Wk. 9 (Friday)
1. Reader's Theater
2. Entry #9 Venn Diagram, discuss similarities and differences with your small group.
3. Entry #10 Conflict:
Quick Write (Answer the question in complete sentences, restate the question 7 sentences minimum)
Cherry thinks things are "rough all over." Ponyboy doesn't think Socs can have it rough. Give examples and compare the ways the Socs and Greasers feel they have it rough. (Look back to pgs. 38-43) Then decide which group you think has it the "roughest" and explain why.
Answer Plan (Include transitions)
Restate the prompt.
Give several ways the Socs and Greasers feel they have it rough.
Which group you think has it the "roughest" and why.
HW: Complete Quick Write/ Conflict/ Entry #10
Objective: Readers track texts to develop theories about the text's meaning.
Focus Question: How does tracking the text help deepen your comprehension within a specific text.
DOL Wk. 9 (Friday)
1. Reader's Theater
2. Entry #9 Venn Diagram, discuss similarities and differences with your small group.
3. Entry #10 Conflict:
Quick Write (Answer the question in complete sentences, restate the question 7 sentences minimum)
Cherry thinks things are "rough all over." Ponyboy doesn't think Socs can have it rough. Give examples and compare the ways the Socs and Greasers feel they have it rough. (Look back to pgs. 38-43) Then decide which group you think has it the "roughest" and explain why.
Answer Plan (Include transitions)
Restate the prompt.
Give several ways the Socs and Greasers feel they have it rough.
Which group you think has it the "roughest" and why.
HW: Complete Quick Write/ Conflict/ Entry #10
3/5/15
Objective: Readers track texts to develop theories about the text's meaning.
Focus Question: How does tracking the text help deepen your comprehension within a specific text. DOL Wk. 9 (Thursday) 1. Entry #9 Venn Diagram Directions: Record the similarities and differences between the Greasers and the Socs when you complete reading Chapter 4 (You will have 10 minutes of class time to work on Friday) 2. Reading in small groups (Reading through Chapter 4 by start of class Friday) While reading: - Stopping Points (2) - Character Attributes - Chapter Summaries HW: Chapter 4 completed by start of class tomorrow Most of your Venn Diagram completed Reader's Theater volunteers be ready to perform tomorrow!! |
venn_diagram_socs_greasers.pdf |
3/4/15
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Gough:)
Objective: Readers track texts to develop theories about the text's meaning.
Focus Question: How does tracking the text help deepen your comprehension within a specific text.
DOL Wk. 9 (Wednesday)
Group Green:
"You and I" is the subject. "You and me" is the object.
The subject is what's doing the action and the object is what's recieving the action, for example:
I am feeding the dog
I would be the subject, because I am doing the action (feeding). The dog would be the object because it is recieving the action.
There is a simple way to tell which one to use, by imagining the clause without the "you and" part:
Example: He should have spoken to you and (I/me?).
Imagine: "He should have spoken to me" (correct!)
Imagine: "He should have spoken to I" (wrong)
Answer: He should have spoken to you and me.
1. Reading in small groups (Reading through Chapter 4 by start of class Friday)
While reading:
- Stopping Points (2)
- Character Attributes
- Chapter Summaries
2. Need volunteers for Reader's Theater on Friday
HW: NONE
Objective: Readers track texts to develop theories about the text's meaning.
Focus Question: How does tracking the text help deepen your comprehension within a specific text.
DOL Wk. 9 (Wednesday)
Group Green:
"You and I" is the subject. "You and me" is the object.
The subject is what's doing the action and the object is what's recieving the action, for example:
I am feeding the dog
I would be the subject, because I am doing the action (feeding). The dog would be the object because it is recieving the action.
There is a simple way to tell which one to use, by imagining the clause without the "you and" part:
Example: He should have spoken to you and (I/me?).
Imagine: "He should have spoken to me" (correct!)
Imagine: "He should have spoken to I" (wrong)
Answer: He should have spoken to you and me.
1. Reading in small groups (Reading through Chapter 4 by start of class Friday)
While reading:
- Stopping Points (2)
- Character Attributes
- Chapter Summaries
2. Need volunteers for Reader's Theater on Friday
HW: NONE
3/3/15
Objective: Readers track texts to develop theories about the text's meaning.
Focus Question: How does tracking the text help deepen your comprehension within a specific text.
DOL Wk. 9 (Tuesday)
Green: Participle- a form of a verb that is used to indicate a past or present action and that can also be used like an
adjective, usually ending in -ing or -ed
Blue: Superlative- form of the word that means the most of something
1. Introduce reading schedule (20-30 minutes everyday)
Monday: Small group/ Teacher conference
Tuesday: Partner/ Teacher conference
Wednesday: Switch Partner
Thursday: Silent reading
Friday: Small group/ Reading Folder Check
2. Divide into groups/ new seating chart
3. Discuss active reading worksheets
a. Stopping Points
b. Character Attributes
c. Summaries
4. Continue reading Chapter 2
5. Answer question #3 for Entry #5
3. Why do you think S.E. Hinton chose this narrator for this story?
HW: NONE
Focus Question: How does tracking the text help deepen your comprehension within a specific text.
DOL Wk. 9 (Tuesday)
Green: Participle- a form of a verb that is used to indicate a past or present action and that can also be used like an
adjective, usually ending in -ing or -ed
Blue: Superlative- form of the word that means the most of something
1. Introduce reading schedule (20-30 minutes everyday)
Monday: Small group/ Teacher conference
Tuesday: Partner/ Teacher conference
Wednesday: Switch Partner
Thursday: Silent reading
Friday: Small group/ Reading Folder Check
2. Divide into groups/ new seating chart
3. Discuss active reading worksheets
a. Stopping Points
b. Character Attributes
c. Summaries
4. Continue reading Chapter 2
5. Answer question #3 for Entry #5
3. Why do you think S.E. Hinton chose this narrator for this story?
HW: NONE
stopping_points.docx |
character_attributes.docx |
summaries_of_major_plot_events.docx |
3/2/15
Mrs. Turner visits!
Objective: Readers identify the narrator(s) in the text.
Focus Question: Why is it important to determine what type of narrator is present?
Warm-up: DOL Wk. 9 (Monday) DOL grading will change for T3, review new grading.
1. Complete reading Chapter 1 and 2: Pay attention to the narrator of the story and be prepared to answer the following questions.
2. Entry #5
1. Who is the narrator in The Outsiders?
2. What point of view is the story being told from?
3. Why do you think S.E. Hinton chose this narrator for this story?
HW: Entry #5 Questions
Objective: Readers identify the narrator(s) in the text.
Focus Question: Why is it important to determine what type of narrator is present?
Warm-up: DOL Wk. 9 (Monday) DOL grading will change for T3, review new grading.
1. Complete reading Chapter 1 and 2: Pay attention to the narrator of the story and be prepared to answer the following questions.
2. Entry #5
1. Who is the narrator in The Outsiders?
2. What point of view is the story being told from?
3. Why do you think S.E. Hinton chose this narrator for this story?
HW: Entry #5 Questions
2/27/15
Objective: Readers identify the narrator(s) in the text.
Focus Question: Why is it important to determine what type of narrator is present?
1. Complete Narrator Anchor Chart
2. Complete Narrator Practice (Entry #5)
3. Begin reading Chapter 1 The Outsiders: Pay attention to the narrator of the story, be able to answer the following questions after the chapter.
HW: :)
Focus Question: Why is it important to determine what type of narrator is present?
1. Complete Narrator Anchor Chart
2. Complete Narrator Practice (Entry #5)
3. Begin reading Chapter 1 The Outsiders: Pay attention to the narrator of the story, be able to answer the following questions after the chapter.
HW: :)
2/26/15
Clean out file folders.
ALL ARGUMENT PARAGRAPHS ARE DUE TODAY! IT WILL BE A ZERO IF NOT RECEIVED BY 3:30
Blue Ticket: AOW Rwanda
Objective: Readers identify the narrator(s) in the text.
Focus Question: Why is it important to determine what type of narrator is present?
Warm-up: (In your reading folder under Entry #2)
Entry #3: What is a narrator and who can be the narrator in a story? Name 3 different points of view.
1. Complete Pre-Unit Performance Task
2. The Outsiders available on-line or sign out a book
3. Discuss Entry #3
4. Entry #4 Narrator Anchor Chart
5. Narrator Practice wkst.
HW: NONE
ALL ARGUMENT PARAGRAPHS ARE DUE TODAY! IT WILL BE A ZERO IF NOT RECEIVED BY 3:30
Blue Ticket: AOW Rwanda
Objective: Readers identify the narrator(s) in the text.
Focus Question: Why is it important to determine what type of narrator is present?
Warm-up: (In your reading folder under Entry #2)
Entry #3: What is a narrator and who can be the narrator in a story? Name 3 different points of view.
1. Complete Pre-Unit Performance Task
2. The Outsiders available on-line or sign out a book
3. Discuss Entry #3
4. Entry #4 Narrator Anchor Chart
5. Narrator Practice wkst.
HW: NONE
narrator_point_of_view_anchor_chart.docx |
narrator_point_of_view_practice.docx |
2/25/15
T2 ends in 3 weeks... complete your work on time and do your best every time!!!
TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO TURN IN YOUR ARGUMENT PARAGRAPH!
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Gough:)
Blue Ticket: Reading Folder Steps 1-4 Complete
Objective: Have students understand the importance of a reading community, which include coming prepared to discussions, sharing their thoughts and listening to the opinions of other readers.
Focus Question: Why is it important to respect the thoughts of others as they share within our community?
Warm-up: AOW Rwanda- Friday (Making Connections)
1. Discuss successful reading strategies (front cover)
2. Discuss (add to) Reading Community Anchor Chart
3. Entry #2 Pre-Unit Performance Task
4. The Outsiders available on-line or sign out a book
TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO TURN IN YOUR ARGUMENT PARAGRAPH!
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Gough:)
Blue Ticket: Reading Folder Steps 1-4 Complete
Objective: Have students understand the importance of a reading community, which include coming prepared to discussions, sharing their thoughts and listening to the opinions of other readers.
Focus Question: Why is it important to respect the thoughts of others as they share within our community?
Warm-up: AOW Rwanda- Friday (Making Connections)
1. Discuss successful reading strategies (front cover)
2. Discuss (add to) Reading Community Anchor Chart
3. Entry #2 Pre-Unit Performance Task
4. The Outsiders available on-line or sign out a book
narrative_pre-unit_performance_task.docx |
2/24/15
Objective: Have students understand the importance of a reading community, which include coming prepared to discussions, sharing their thoughts and listening to the opinions of other readers.
Focus Question: Why is it important to respect the thoughts of others as they share within our community?
Warm-up: AOW Rwanda- Thursday (Summarize)
1. Narrative Reading Pre-Test
2. Set up Folder for Narrative Reading Unit
a. 5 Rules for success on front cover
b. 20 pieces of lined paper fastened inside
c. Table of Contents
d. Entry #1 Reading Community Anchor Chart
HW: Reading Folder set up and Entry #1 Comlete
AOW Rwanda due Thursday
reading_community_anchor_chart.jpg |
5_rules_for_reading_success.docx |
2/18/15
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Gough:)
Objective: Arguments persuade the reader to believe a debatable claim by providing effective evidence. A debatable claim is an opinion, while effective evidence is made up of facts, details, and reasons that directly relate to and prove the claim.
Warm-Up: AOW Rwanda- Tuesday (Vocabulary) and Wednesday (Comprehension)
1. Argument Paragraph (Turned in, in the following order)
1. Rubric on top (Not stapled)
(Stapled)
2. Final draft
3. Rough draft
4. Common Sense Checklist
5. Revision Checklist
2. Folder check
3. Begin setting up folder for new unit
HW: Argument Paragraph Final Draft due tomorrow
Objective: Arguments persuade the reader to believe a debatable claim by providing effective evidence. A debatable claim is an opinion, while effective evidence is made up of facts, details, and reasons that directly relate to and prove the claim.
Warm-Up: AOW Rwanda- Tuesday (Vocabulary) and Wednesday (Comprehension)
1. Argument Paragraph (Turned in, in the following order)
1. Rubric on top (Not stapled)
(Stapled)
2. Final draft
3. Rough draft
4. Common Sense Checklist
5. Revision Checklist
2. Folder check
3. Begin setting up folder for new unit
HW: Argument Paragraph Final Draft due tomorrow
2/17/15
Objective: Arguments persuade the reader to believe a debatable claim by providing effective evidence. A debatable claim is an opinion, while effective evidence is made up of facts, details, and reasons that directly relate to and prove the claim.
Warm-up: AOW Rwanda - Monday (Close and Critical) Argument Paragraph 1) Discuss Argument Paragraph Revision sheet 2) Discuss Argument Paragraph Rubric 3) Before beginning your final draft go over revision sheet to make sure that you have completed everything! 4) Begin writing final draft HW: Make sure you have your 2 pocket/ 3 ring folder for Wednesday |
argument_paragraph_rubric_and_requirements.docx |
argument_paragraph_revision.docx |
articles_of_the_week_daily_breakdown.docx |
rwanda_group_pink.docx |
rwanda_group_blue.docx |
rwanda_group_green.docx |
2/12/15
Objective: Arguments persuade the reader to believe a debatable claim by providing effective evidence. A debatable claim is an opinion, while effective evidence is made up of facts, details, and reasons that directly relate to and prove the claim.
Warm-up: DOL Week 8 (Turn in after checking it)
Fill out two blue tickets, one for writer's notebook, the other for DOL
Argument Paragraph
1) Finish rough draft
2) When done with rough draft, show me!! Then work in pairs, use common sense checklist to to verify that you have no errors!!!
Warm-up: DOL Week 8 (Turn in after checking it)
Fill out two blue tickets, one for writer's notebook, the other for DOL
Argument Paragraph
1) Finish rough draft
2) When done with rough draft, show me!! Then work in pairs, use common sense checklist to to verify that you have no errors!!!
argument_paragraph_rubric_and_requirements.docx |
common_sense_checklist.pdf |
2/11/15
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Mazzara:)
Objective: Arguments persuade the reader to believe a debatable claim by providing effective evidence. A debatable claim is an opinion, while effective evidence is made up of facts, details, and reasons that directly relate to and prove the claim.
Warm-up: DOL Week 8
Argument Paragraph
1) Review sample argument paragraphs. Which is the topic sentence, evidence and commentary? Look for transitions!
2) Review in-text citations
3) Begin writing rough draft, from the information in your Writer's Notebook work on creating a rough draft of your argument paragraph. Should include;
a) Topic sentence
b) Two pieces of evidence (one factual and one anecdotal)
c) Two pieces of commentary
d) Conclusion
e) For your factual evidence you need an in-text citation.
Within the paragraph you need to have a minimum of three transitions, you can use either block or alternating organization for your paragraph.
Objective: Arguments persuade the reader to believe a debatable claim by providing effective evidence. A debatable claim is an opinion, while effective evidence is made up of facts, details, and reasons that directly relate to and prove the claim.
Warm-up: DOL Week 8
Argument Paragraph
1) Review sample argument paragraphs. Which is the topic sentence, evidence and commentary? Look for transitions!
2) Review in-text citations
3) Begin writing rough draft, from the information in your Writer's Notebook work on creating a rough draft of your argument paragraph. Should include;
a) Topic sentence
b) Two pieces of evidence (one factual and one anecdotal)
c) Two pieces of commentary
d) Conclusion
e) For your factual evidence you need an in-text citation.
Within the paragraph you need to have a minimum of three transitions, you can use either block or alternating organization for your paragraph.
citing_sources.docx |
sample_argument_paragraph.docx |
argument_paragraph_rubric.docx |
name_that_paragraph_structure.docx |
2/10/15
Objective: A topic sentence begins a paragraph and is a promise to the reader about what to expect in the paragraph.
When crafting argument paragraphs, writers include the claim and a summary of evidence in the topic sentence.
Warm-up: DOL Week 8
Topic Sentences
1) Review topic sentence anchor chart
2) Discuss guidelines for writing good topic sentences
3) Complete topic sentence packet.
When crafting argument paragraphs, writers include the claim and a summary of evidence in the topic sentence.
Warm-up: DOL Week 8
Topic Sentences
1) Review topic sentence anchor chart
2) Discuss guidelines for writing good topic sentences
3) Complete topic sentence packet.
topic_sentence_anchor_chart.docx |
some_guidelines_for_writing_strong_topic_sentences.docx |
topic_sentence_packet.docx |
2/9/15
Objective: A topic sentence begins a paragraph and is a promise to the reader about what to expect in the paragraph.
When crafting argument paragraphs, writers include the claim and a summary of evidence in the topic sentence.
Warm-up: DOL Week 8
Topic Sentences
1) Discuss teaching point(objective)
2) What is a topic sentence and what should it include???
3) Review topic sentence anchor chart and put in writers notebook
4) Complete the Practice with Topic Sentence worksheet
5) In your Writers Notebook, write your own topic sentence for your debatable claim. It needs to include your claim and a summary of your evidence.
When crafting argument paragraphs, writers include the claim and a summary of evidence in the topic sentence.
Warm-up: DOL Week 8
Topic Sentences
1) Discuss teaching point(objective)
2) What is a topic sentence and what should it include???
3) Review topic sentence anchor chart and put in writers notebook
4) Complete the Practice with Topic Sentence worksheet
5) In your Writers Notebook, write your own topic sentence for your debatable claim. It needs to include your claim and a summary of your evidence.
topic_sentence_anchor_chart.docx |
practice_with_topic_sentences.docx |
2/6/15
Objective: Transition words and phrases define relationships between ideas. In an argument paragraph, they show the reader how the commentary and the evidence are connected.
Warm-up: None
Transitions - Purpose and Type
1) Complete the Organize the Paragraph Parts & Improve flow worksheet
2) Discuss worksheet as a class
3) In Writer's Notebook add transitions to the pre-write that you have been working on.
Warm-up: None
Transitions - Purpose and Type
1) Complete the Organize the Paragraph Parts & Improve flow worksheet
2) Discuss worksheet as a class
3) In Writer's Notebook add transitions to the pre-write that you have been working on.
organize_the_paragraph_parts.docx |
2/5/15
1/2 Day - PTC in the afternoon from 1:00 - 4:00 pm and evening from 5:30 - 8:00pm
Objective: Transition words and phrases define relationships between ideas. In an argument paragraph, they show the reader how the commentary and the evidence are connected.
Warm-up: None
Transitions - Purpose and Type
1) Review transitions, their purpose and types.
2) Complete Mad-Lib Activity
3) Discuss activity as a group.
Objective: Transition words and phrases define relationships between ideas. In an argument paragraph, they show the reader how the commentary and the evidence are connected.
Warm-up: None
Transitions - Purpose and Type
1) Review transitions, their purpose and types.
2) Complete Mad-Lib Activity
3) Discuss activity as a group.
transition_madlibs.docx |
2/4/15
Objective: Transition words and phrases define relationships between ideas. In an argument paragraph, they show the reader how the commentary and the evidence are connected.
Warm-up: None
Transitions - Purpose and Type
1) Discuss - What are transitions and have you had to make any during your life?
2) Discuss- How might you use transitions in writing?
3) Review the transition anchor chart
4) Discuss purpose of transitions and different types
5) Complete the The Identify the Transition worksheet
Warm-up: None
Transitions - Purpose and Type
1) Discuss - What are transitions and have you had to make any during your life?
2) Discuss- How might you use transitions in writing?
3) Review the transition anchor chart
4) Discuss purpose of transitions and different types
5) Complete the The Identify the Transition worksheet
transition_words.docx |
identify_the_transition.docx |
2/2/15 and 2/3/15
SNOW DAYS!!!
1/30/15
Objective: There are many ways to structure an argument paragraph. Writers must decide how to arrange the commentary and evidence to best reflect the logic of their argument and most effectively persuade the reader to agree with the debatable claim.
Warm-up: None
Ways of Organizing an Argument Paragraph
Name that Paragraph Structure
1. Review Argument Paragraph Organization Anchor Chart
2. In pairs complete the name that paragraph worksheet
3. Discuss Findings
4. Whole group discussion - discuss which structure would be more beneficial for your own paragraph
Warm-up: None
Ways of Organizing an Argument Paragraph
Name that Paragraph Structure
1. Review Argument Paragraph Organization Anchor Chart
2. In pairs complete the name that paragraph worksheet
3. Discuss Findings
4. Whole group discussion - discuss which structure would be more beneficial for your own paragraph
argument_paragraph_organization_anchor_chart.docx |
name_that_paragraph_structure.docx |
1/29/15
Objective: There are many ways to structure an argument paragraph. Writers must decide how to arrange the commentary and evidence to best reflect the logic of their argument and most effectively persuade the reader to agree with the debatable claim.
Warm-up: None
Ways of Organizing an Argument Paragraph
1. Discuss the teaching point
2. Discuss the Argument Paragraph anchor chart - Entry 11 in Writer's Notebook
3. Complete the Understanding and Identifying Argument paragraph Components hand out
a) Read paragraph as a group
b) Answer questions on your own
c) Share!
Warm-up: None
Ways of Organizing an Argument Paragraph
1. Discuss the teaching point
2. Discuss the Argument Paragraph anchor chart - Entry 11 in Writer's Notebook
3. Complete the Understanding and Identifying Argument paragraph Components hand out
a) Read paragraph as a group
b) Answer questions on your own
c) Share!
argument_paragraph_organization_anchor_chart.docx |
understanding.docx |
1/26/15 - 1/28/15
NWEA TESTING
Please bring a book with you to class so that you can read when you are done testing!!!
Please bring a book with you to class so that you can read when you are done testing!!!
1/23/15
Objective: Writers provide commentary to explain to the reader how the evidence proves the claim.
Warm-up: AOW Buddha - (Friday - Making Connections)
Drafting Commentary
1. Discuss drafting commentary anchor chart
2. Refer to Pre-Write from 1/14 - highlight or underline strong evidence
3. In your Writer's Notebook, use the commentary and the drafting commentary anchor charts to write commentary for your evidence.
4. In your Writer's Notebook, free write answers to the 3 questions on the drafting commentary anchor chart for each piece of your evidence.
Warm-up: AOW Buddha - (Friday - Making Connections)
Drafting Commentary
1. Discuss drafting commentary anchor chart
2. Refer to Pre-Write from 1/14 - highlight or underline strong evidence
3. In your Writer's Notebook, use the commentary and the drafting commentary anchor charts to write commentary for your evidence.
4. In your Writer's Notebook, free write answers to the 3 questions on the drafting commentary anchor chart for each piece of your evidence.
drafting_commentary_anchor_chart.docx |
1/22/15
Objective: Writers provide commentary to explain to the reader how the evidence proves the claim.
Warm-up: AOW Buddha - (Thursday - Summary)
Commentary
1. Review Commentary Anchor Chart
2. Go over the Commentary Examples and Practice Handout
3. Model
4. Do bottom of worksheet on your own
5. Share
Warm-up: AOW Buddha - (Thursday - Summary)
Commentary
1. Review Commentary Anchor Chart
2. Go over the Commentary Examples and Practice Handout
3. Model
4. Do bottom of worksheet on your own
5. Share
commentary_examples.docx |
1/21/15
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Mazzara:)
Objective: Writers provide commentary to explain to the reader how the evidence proves the claim.
Warm-up: AOW Buddha - (Wednesday - Comprehension)
Commentary
1. Finish "Citing Sources" handout
2. Discuss the word "Commentary"
3. Review Commentary Anchor Chart
4. Discuss the word "Because"
Objective: Writers provide commentary to explain to the reader how the evidence proves the claim.
Warm-up: AOW Buddha - (Wednesday - Comprehension)
Commentary
1. Finish "Citing Sources" handout
2. Discuss the word "Commentary"
3. Review Commentary Anchor Chart
4. Discuss the word "Because"
commentary_anchor_chart.docx |
1/20/15
Objective: Argument writers use only the best evidence that will most effectively support their claims and persuade the reader to agree with their points of view. For evidence to be effective, it must come from a variety of credible sources and be correctly cited.
Warm-up: AOW Buddha - (Monday and Tuesday, Close and Critical and Vocabulary)
Citing Sources
1. Discuss why sources need to be cited
2. Review key components of the citing sources handout
3. Complete back page of sources handout
4. Practice citing your own sources
5. Use remaining time to research for your argument paragraph.
Warm-up: AOW Buddha - (Monday and Tuesday, Close and Critical and Vocabulary)
Citing Sources
1. Discuss why sources need to be cited
2. Review key components of the citing sources handout
3. Complete back page of sources handout
4. Practice citing your own sources
5. Use remaining time to research for your argument paragraph.
buddha_shrine_group_pink.docx |
buddha_shrine_group_blue.docx |
buddha_shrine_group_green.docx |
articles_of_the_week_daily_breakdown.docx |
citing_sources.docx |
1/19/15
NO SCHOOL
1/16/15
Objective: Argument writers use only the best evidence that will most effectively support their claims and persuade the reader to agree with their points of view. For evidence to be effective, it must come from a variety of credible sources and be correctly cited.
Warm-up: DOL Week 7 (Friday) - Turn in to hour drawer when done - Fill out a blue ticket
Drafting Claim and Evidence
1. Review Credible Sources on the Internet worksheet
2. Complete Website Credibility Activity
3. Discuss as a group
4. Find more and better evidence for your debatable claim that you chose on Wednesday
Warm-up: DOL Week 7 (Friday) - Turn in to hour drawer when done - Fill out a blue ticket
Drafting Claim and Evidence
1. Review Credible Sources on the Internet worksheet
2. Complete Website Credibility Activity
3. Discuss as a group
4. Find more and better evidence for your debatable claim that you chose on Wednesday
credible_sources_on_the_internet.docx |
website_credibility_activity.docx |
1/15/15
Objective: Argument writers use only the best evidence that will most effectively
support their claims and persuade the reader to agree with their points of
view. For evidence to be effective, it
must come from a variety of credible sources and be correctly cited.
Warm-up: DOL Week 7 (Thursday)
Drafting Claim and Evidence
1. Discuss teaching point
2. Revisit pre-write paragraph and ind your 3 strongest pieces of evidence
3. Complete Variety of Evidence Checklist
4. Watch Evaluating Websites Tutorial
Warm-up: DOL Week 7 (Thursday)
Drafting Claim and Evidence
1. Discuss teaching point
2. Revisit pre-write paragraph and ind your 3 strongest pieces of evidence
3. Complete Variety of Evidence Checklist
4. Watch Evaluating Websites Tutorial
variety_of_evidence_checklist.docx |
evaluating_websites_tutorial.docx |
1/14/15
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Mazzara:)
Objective: A. Writers closely examine the writing prompt to ensure they understand what they are being asked to do.
B. To develop a debatable claim, a writer must first study the evidence on the topic and ask, "What is this evidence telling me?" They free write to answer this question, research to further examine evidence, and then begin to generate ideas that may become the claim.
Warm-up: DOL Week 7 (Wednesday)
Argument Paragraph Pre-Write
1. Discuss the teaching point
2. Complete Argument Paragraph Pre-Write worksheet in Writer's Notebook - Choose either "Fast Food" or "Cell Phone" prompt.
3. Share
4. Write your own debatable claim about any topic and provide 3 pieces of evidence; 1 factual and 2 anecdotal.
Objective: A. Writers closely examine the writing prompt to ensure they understand what they are being asked to do.
B. To develop a debatable claim, a writer must first study the evidence on the topic and ask, "What is this evidence telling me?" They free write to answer this question, research to further examine evidence, and then begin to generate ideas that may become the claim.
Warm-up: DOL Week 7 (Wednesday)
Argument Paragraph Pre-Write
1. Discuss the teaching point
2. Complete Argument Paragraph Pre-Write worksheet in Writer's Notebook - Choose either "Fast Food" or "Cell Phone" prompt.
3. Share
4. Write your own debatable claim about any topic and provide 3 pieces of evidence; 1 factual and 2 anecdotal.
argument_paragraph_pre.docx |
1/13/15
Objective: A. Writers closely examine the writing prompt to ensure they understand what they are being asked to do.
B. To develop a debatable claim, a writer must first study the evidence on the topic and ask, "What is this evidence telling me?" They free write to answer this question, research to further examine evidence, and then begin to generate ideas that may become the claim.
Warm-up: DOL Week 7 (Tuesday)
Dissecting the Prompt
1. Discuss the teaching point
2. Go over the "Fast Food" writing prompt
3. Dissect the writing prompt at a class
4. Go over the "Cell Phone" writing prompt
5. Work alone to dissect the writing prompt using the worksheet.
B. To develop a debatable claim, a writer must first study the evidence on the topic and ask, "What is this evidence telling me?" They free write to answer this question, research to further examine evidence, and then begin to generate ideas that may become the claim.
Warm-up: DOL Week 7 (Tuesday)
Dissecting the Prompt
1. Discuss the teaching point
2. Go over the "Fast Food" writing prompt
3. Dissect the writing prompt at a class
4. Go over the "Cell Phone" writing prompt
5. Work alone to dissect the writing prompt using the worksheet.
dissecting_the_writing_promp1.docx |
dissecting_the_writing_prompt.docx |
1/12/15
Objective: Arguments persuade the reader to believe a debatable claim by providing effective evidence. A debatable claim is an opinion, while effective evidence is made up of facts, details, and reasons that directly relate to and prove the claim. - Writers use two types of evidence in argument pieces: factual and anecdotal. Factual evidence is statistics, confirmed facts, and expert research. Anecdotal evidence is the writer's personal experience, the experience of family and friends, and the experience of reliable acquaintances and interviewees.
Warm-up: DOL Week 7 (Monday)
Evidence Types
1. Review the different types of evidence. (Anecdotal and Factual)
2. Work in pairs - Complete the Name that Evidence Type worksheet
3. Discuss worksheet
4. Complete the Evidence Types Mini Task using the debatable claim "My school lunch isn't as healthy as it should be."
Use the article "Improving Nutrition on the School Lunch Line."
5. Discuss the Mini Task
Warm-up: DOL Week 7 (Monday)
Evidence Types
1. Review the different types of evidence. (Anecdotal and Factual)
2. Work in pairs - Complete the Name that Evidence Type worksheet
3. Discuss worksheet
4. Complete the Evidence Types Mini Task using the debatable claim "My school lunch isn't as healthy as it should be."
Use the article "Improving Nutrition on the School Lunch Line."
5. Discuss the Mini Task
improving-nutrition-on-the-school-lunch-line.pdf |
name_that_evidence_type.docx |
evidence_types_mini.docx |
1/9/15
Objective: Arguments persuade the reader to believe a debatable claim by providing effective evidence. A debatable claim is an opinion, while effective evidence is made up of facts, details, and reasons that directly relate to and prove the claim. - Writers use two types of evidence in argument pieces: factual and anecdotal. Factual evidence is statistics, confirmed facts, and expert research. Anecdotal evidence is the writer's personal experience, the experience of family and friends, and the experience of reliable acquaintances and interviewees.
Warm-up: AOW - Middle School (Making Connections)
Effective Evidence
1. Discuss and Define Evidence Types
a. How do you persuade your parents to change their minds when they won't let you go to the mall or take part in an activity?
b. Discuss persuasion and its relationship to effective evidence.
c. House example
d. Teaching Point
e. Define anecdote
f. Review table of evidence types worksheet - goes in writer's notebooks
g. Complete challenge question on evidence types worksheet
Warm-up: AOW - Middle School (Making Connections)
Effective Evidence
1. Discuss and Define Evidence Types
a. How do you persuade your parents to change their minds when they won't let you go to the mall or take part in an activity?
b. Discuss persuasion and its relationship to effective evidence.
c. House example
d. Teaching Point
e. Define anecdote
f. Review table of evidence types worksheet - goes in writer's notebooks
g. Complete challenge question on evidence types worksheet
1/8/15
No School!!!!!
1/7/15
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Mazzara:)
Early Release
Objective: Arguments persuade the reader to believe a debatable claim by providing effective evidence. A debatable claim is an opinion, while effective evidence is made up of facts, details, and reasons that directly relate to and prove the claim.
Warm-up: AOW - Middle School (Comprehension)
Claims and Evidence Practice
1. Think/Pair/Share - What is the difference between fact and opinion?
2. Take a Stand Activity
a. Complete Worksheet
b. Vote with your feet - Share your thoughts
c. Out of the evidence provided, which was most effective? Why?
3. Mini-Task - In your Writer's Notebook , create a mini argument that combines your claim and your evidence from one of the items on the Take a Stand worksheet - Minimum of 3 sentences
Early Release
Objective: Arguments persuade the reader to believe a debatable claim by providing effective evidence. A debatable claim is an opinion, while effective evidence is made up of facts, details, and reasons that directly relate to and prove the claim.
Warm-up: AOW - Middle School (Comprehension)
Claims and Evidence Practice
1. Think/Pair/Share - What is the difference between fact and opinion?
2. Take a Stand Activity
a. Complete Worksheet
b. Vote with your feet - Share your thoughts
c. Out of the evidence provided, which was most effective? Why?
3. Mini-Task - In your Writer's Notebook , create a mini argument that combines your claim and your evidence from one of the items on the Take a Stand worksheet - Minimum of 3 sentences
1/6/15
Objective: Arguments persuade the reader to believe a debatable claim by providing effective evidence. A debatable claim is an opinion, while effective evidence is made up of facts, details, and reasons that directly relate to and prove the claim.
Warm-up: AOW - Middle School (Vocabulary)
Argument Dramatization
1. Seinfeld videos depicting arguments
2. Define and Discuss
a) debatable claim in videos
b) reasons/evidence each character showed
c) which were most relevant and why?
d) what is the evidence?
e) who had the most persuasive argument? why?
f) define argument - What is an argument video.
Warm-up: AOW - Middle School (Vocabulary)
Argument Dramatization
1. Seinfeld videos depicting arguments
2. Define and Discuss
a) debatable claim in videos
b) reasons/evidence each character showed
c) which were most relevant and why?
d) what is the evidence?
e) who had the most persuasive argument? why?
f) define argument - What is an argument video.
argument_videos.docx |
argument_video.htm |
1/5/15
Objective: Arguments persuade the reader to believe a debatable claim by providing
effective evidence. A debatable claim is
an opinion, while effective evidence is made up of facts, details, and reasons
that directly relate to and prove the claim.
Warm-up: AOW - Middle School (Close and Critical)
1. Discuss argument paragraphs that were written prior to break - what was good, what needs to be worked on.
2. Review concept and purpose of a paragraph
3. Discuss teaching point of this unit
4. Discuss anchor chart and key concepts
5. Writer's notebook - Create new section for Argument Paragraph
6. If time permits - Debate- Would you rather have an extra week of Christmas break and a shorter summer or would you rather have a longer summer and a shorter Christmas break?
Warm-up: AOW - Middle School (Close and Critical)
1. Discuss argument paragraphs that were written prior to break - what was good, what needs to be worked on.
2. Review concept and purpose of a paragraph
3. Discuss teaching point of this unit
4. Discuss anchor chart and key concepts
5. Writer's notebook - Create new section for Argument Paragraph
6. If time permits - Debate- Would you rather have an extra week of Christmas break and a shorter summer or would you rather have a longer summer and a shorter Christmas break?
articles_of_the_week_daily_breakdown_1.docx |
middle_school_kids_group_green.docx |
middle_school_kids_group_blue.docx |
middle_school_kids_group_pink.docx |
12/19/14
Clipper Celebration!!!
Pep Assembly!!!
Pep Assembly!!!
12/18/14
Objective: To figure out which skills you need to focus on and further develop or a particular kind of writing task, it's helpful to attempt that writing task, review the results, and assess where you need the most improvement.
Warm-up: None
Spelling Bee!!!!!
Warm-up: None
Spelling Bee!!!!!
12/17/14
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Mazzara:)
Objective: To figure out which skills you need to focus on and further develop or a particular kind of writing task, it's helpful to attempt that writing task, review the results, and assess where you need the most improvement.
Warm-up: None
1. Hand Back and Discuss Sentence Fluency Test
2. Study For Spelling Test!!!!
Objective: To figure out which skills you need to focus on and further develop or a particular kind of writing task, it's helpful to attempt that writing task, review the results, and assess where you need the most improvement.
Warm-up: None
1. Hand Back and Discuss Sentence Fluency Test
2. Study For Spelling Test!!!!
12/16/14
Objective: To figure out which skills you need to focus on and further develop or a particular kind of writing task, it's helpful to attempt that writing task, review the results, and assess where you need the most improvement.
Warm-up: None
1. Read excerpt from; "Why McDonald's Fries Taste So Good"
2. Write an argument paragraph as to why people should or should not eat fast food.
3. In class spelling bee this Thursday 12/18/14. If you would like to prepare for this, the words are in the PDF below.
Warm-up: None
1. Read excerpt from; "Why McDonald's Fries Taste So Good"
2. Write an argument paragraph as to why people should or should not eat fast food.
3. In class spelling bee this Thursday 12/18/14. If you would like to prepare for this, the words are in the PDF below.
2014_school_spelling_bee_list.pdf |
12/15/14
Objective: To increase student understanding of the mechanics involved in becoming a good writer!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-up: None
1. Sentence Fluency Test
2. Read when done
3. In class spelling bee this Thursday 12/18/14. If you would like to prepare for this, the words are in the PDF below.
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-up: None
1. Sentence Fluency Test
2. Read when done
3. In class spelling bee this Thursday 12/18/14. If you would like to prepare for this, the words are in the PDF below.
2014_school_spelling_bee_list.pdf |
12/12/14
Objective: To increase student understanding of the mechanics involved in becoming a good writer!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Writer's Notebook Check!!!
Warm-up: DOL Week 6 (Friday) Turn it in to your hour drawer when done!
1. Discuss Commonly misused words
2. Misused words PPT
3. Misused words worksheet
4. Review for test Sentence Fluency Test on Monday
H.W. Study for Sentence Fluency test (Use dependent and independent clause packet, and writer's notebook to study. Bring these with you to class on Monday!!!)
Bring a book to read after the test on Monday!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Writer's Notebook Check!!!
Warm-up: DOL Week 6 (Friday) Turn it in to your hour drawer when done!
1. Discuss Commonly misused words
2. Misused words PPT
3. Misused words worksheet
4. Review for test Sentence Fluency Test on Monday
H.W. Study for Sentence Fluency test (Use dependent and independent clause packet, and writer's notebook to study. Bring these with you to class on Monday!!!)
Bring a book to read after the test on Monday!
commonly_misused_words.ppt |
12/11/14
Objective: To increase student understanding of the mechanics involved in becoming a good writer!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-up: DOL Week 6 (Thursday)
1. Review - Homonyms, Homographs and Homophones
2. Play Homonym Baseball
3. Worksheet
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-up: DOL Week 6 (Thursday)
1. Review - Homonyms, Homographs and Homophones
2. Play Homonym Baseball
3. Worksheet
12/10/14
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Mazzara:)
Objective: To increase student understanding of the mechanics involved in becoming a good writer!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Early Release Today!
Warm-up: DOL Week 6 (Wednesday)
1. Discuss - Homonyms, Homographs and Homophones
2. Writer's Notebook - Definitions of Homonyms, Homographs and Homophones
3. Play Name that Homonym Jeopardy
Objective: To increase student understanding of the mechanics involved in becoming a good writer!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Early Release Today!
Warm-up: DOL Week 6 (Wednesday)
1. Discuss - Homonyms, Homographs and Homophones
2. Writer's Notebook - Definitions of Homonyms, Homographs and Homophones
3. Play Name that Homonym Jeopardy
name_that_homonym_jeopardy_1.ppt |
12/9/14
Objective: To increase student understanding of the mechanics involved in becoming a good writer!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-up: DOL Week 6 (Tuesday)
Understanding Verb Tense
1. Review Verb Tense
2. Writer's Notebook Notes (Verb Tenses)
3. Verb Tense Worksheet
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-up: DOL Week 6 (Tuesday)
Understanding Verb Tense
1. Review Verb Tense
2. Writer's Notebook Notes (Verb Tenses)
3. Verb Tense Worksheet
12/8/14
Objective: To increase student understanding of the mechanics involved in becoming a good writer!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-up: DOL Week 6 (Monday)
Understanding Verb Tense
1. Think-Pair-Share What are Verb Tenses?
2. Watch verb tense PowerPoint
3. Discuss verb tense
4. Verb Tense Worksheet
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-up: DOL Week 6 (Monday)
Understanding Verb Tense
1. Think-Pair-Share What are Verb Tenses?
2. Watch verb tense PowerPoint
3. Discuss verb tense
4. Verb Tense Worksheet
understanding_verb_tense.ppt |
12/5/14
Objective: To increase student understanding of the mechanics involved in becoming a good writer!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-Up: AOW Bacon (Friday-Making Connections) Turn it in to your hour drawer
1. Review Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
2. Review Dependent and Independent Clauses
3. Work with a partner on Sentence Fluency Test
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-Up: AOW Bacon (Friday-Making Connections) Turn it in to your hour drawer
1. Review Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
2. Review Dependent and Independent Clauses
3. Work with a partner on Sentence Fluency Test
independent-and-dependent-clauses.htm |
simple-compound-complex-compound-complex-sentences.htm |
12/4/14
Objective: To increase student understanding of the mechanics involved in becoming a good writer!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-Up: AOW Bacon (Thursday-Summarizing)
1. Review Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-Up: AOW Bacon (Thursday-Summarizing)
1. Review Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
12/3/14
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Mazzara:)
Objective: To increase student understanding of the mechanics involved in becoming a good writer!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-Up: AOW Bacon (Wednesday-Comprehension)
Recognizing Subjects, Verbs, and Prepositional Phrases
1. Discuss how to recognize subjects, verbs, and prepositional phrases
2. Identify subject, verb and prepositional phrase worksheet
Objective: To increase student understanding of the mechanics involved in becoming a good writer!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-Up: AOW Bacon (Wednesday-Comprehension)
Recognizing Subjects, Verbs, and Prepositional Phrases
1. Discuss how to recognize subjects, verbs, and prepositional phrases
2. Identify subject, verb and prepositional phrase worksheet
recognizing_subjects.docx |
12/2/14
Objective: To increase student understanding of the mechanics involved in becoming a good writer!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-Up: AOW Bacon (Tuesday-Vocabulary)
Subject/Verb Agreement
1. Discuss Subject/Verb Agreement
2. Discuss making subject/verbs agree
3. Chomp Chomp PPT
4. A Matter of Agreement and Time for Agreement Worksheet
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-Up: AOW Bacon (Tuesday-Vocabulary)
Subject/Verb Agreement
1. Discuss Subject/Verb Agreement
2. Discuss making subject/verbs agree
3. Chomp Chomp PPT
4. A Matter of Agreement and Time for Agreement Worksheet
subject_verb_agreement.docx |
svagreement.ppt |
12/1/14
Objective: To increase student understanding of the mechanics involved in becoming a good writer!
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-Up: AOW Bacon (Monday-Close and Critical)
Subject/Predicate
1. Discuss what the subject is in a sentence.
2. Discuss what the predicate is in a sentence.
3. Discuss where the subject and predicate belong in sentences.
Focus Question: What should every writer include in their writing?
Warm-Up: AOW Bacon (Monday-Close and Critical)
Subject/Predicate
1. Discuss what the subject is in a sentence.
2. Discuss what the predicate is in a sentence.
3. Discuss where the subject and predicate belong in sentences.
what_is_the_subject.docx |
articles_of_the_week_daily_breakdown.docx |
subject_and_predicate.docx |
11/28/14
No school, enjoy your break!
11/27/14
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
11/26/14
Objective: Readers use all the information they have gathered during the reading process to analyze the work as a whole and provide a well-thought-out critique. Book critiques are important at the end of a reading. A critique uses details to give a synopsis, share an opinion, and quantify the reading's value or rating.
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
Warm-up: None
1. Independent Reading Post-Test
2. Read quietly when done
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
Warm-up: None
1. Independent Reading Post-Test
2. Read quietly when done
11/25/14
No Power - No School
11/24/14
Objective: Readers use all the information they have gathered during the reading process to analyze the work as a whole and provide a well-thought-out critique. Book critiques are important at the end of a reading. A critique uses details to give a synopsis, share an opinion, and quantify the reading's value or rating.
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
5th hour is this trimester's Push for Poms winner
Warm-up: None
1. Review for Independent Reading Post-test (Element of a plot diagram and conflict pdf)
2. Study or Post-Test using flash cards
3. Read if time allows
4. Introduce Kahoot (To study for post-test)
H.W. - Study for Post Test (Flash Cards are below)
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
5th hour is this trimester's Push for Poms winner
Warm-up: None
1. Review for Independent Reading Post-test (Element of a plot diagram and conflict pdf)
2. Study or Post-Test using flash cards
3. Read if time allows
4. Introduce Kahoot (To study for post-test)
H.W. - Study for Post Test (Flash Cards are below)
Flash Cards-Independent Reading |
elements-of-a-plot-diagram-with-3-little-pigs.ppt |
conflict.docx |
11/21/14
Objective: Readers use all the information they have gathered during the reading process to analyze the work as a whole and provide a well-thought-out critique. Book critiques are important at the end of a reading. A critique uses details to give a synopsis, share an opinion, and quantify the reading's value or rating.
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
Warm-up: DOL Week 5 (Friday)
Requirements for critique
- Introduction (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
- Summary/Response (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Favorites (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Recommendation/Conclusion (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
1. Complete final draft of critique (To be turned in to your hour drawer today!)
Items Due: Final Draft
Rough Draft
Graphic Organizer
Common Sense Checklist
Critique Rubric
2. Read
H.W. - None
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
Warm-up: DOL Week 5 (Friday)
Requirements for critique
- Introduction (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
- Summary/Response (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Favorites (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Recommendation/Conclusion (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
1. Complete final draft of critique (To be turned in to your hour drawer today!)
Items Due: Final Draft
Rough Draft
Graphic Organizer
Common Sense Checklist
Critique Rubric
2. Read
H.W. - None
11/20/14
Objective: Readers use all the information they have gathered during the reading process to analyze the work as a whole and provide a well-thought-out critique. Book critiques are important at the end of a reading. A critique uses details to give a synopsis, share an opinion, and quantify the reading's value or rating.
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
Warm-up: DOL Week 5 (Thursday)
1. Discuss peer editing
- What is it?
- Read aloud - Use common sense checklist
- Begin writing final draft of critique
Requirements for critique
- Introduction (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
- Summary/Response (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Favorites (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Recommendation/Conclusion (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
H.W. - Work on final draft of critique
Due Tomorrow:
Items Due: Final Draft
Rough Draft
Graphic Organizer
Common Sense Checklist
Critique Rubric
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
Warm-up: DOL Week 5 (Thursday)
1. Discuss peer editing
- What is it?
- Read aloud - Use common sense checklist
- Begin writing final draft of critique
Requirements for critique
- Introduction (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
- Summary/Response (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Favorites (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Recommendation/Conclusion (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
H.W. - Work on final draft of critique
Due Tomorrow:
Items Due: Final Draft
Rough Draft
Graphic Organizer
Common Sense Checklist
Critique Rubric
11/19/14
UNITY DAY! Fill out your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Mazzara:)
Objective: Readers use all the information they have gathered during the reading process to analyze the work as a whole and provide a well-thought-out critique. Book critiques are important at the end of a reading. A critique uses details to give a synopsis, share an opinion, and quantify the reading's value or rating.
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
Early Release!
1. Work on rough draft of book critique
H.W. Finish rough draft of book critique
Objective: Readers use all the information they have gathered during the reading process to analyze the work as a whole and provide a well-thought-out critique. Book critiques are important at the end of a reading. A critique uses details to give a synopsis, share an opinion, and quantify the reading's value or rating.
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
Early Release!
1. Work on rough draft of book critique
H.W. Finish rough draft of book critique
11/18/14
Objective: Readers use all the information they have gathered during the reading process to analyze the work as a whole and provide a well-thought-out critique. Book critiques are important at the end of a reading. A critique uses details to give a synopsis, share an opinion, and quantify the reading's value or rating.
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
Warm-up: DOL Week 5 (Tuesday)
1. Introduce Pre-Write Organizer
2. Review requirements for book review
- Introduction (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
- Summary/Response (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Favorites (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Recommendation/Conclusion (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
3. Timed pre-write
4. Begin working on rough draft
5. If time allows, read 10 minutes
H.W. Finish Critique Graphic Organizer
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
Warm-up: DOL Week 5 (Tuesday)
1. Introduce Pre-Write Organizer
2. Review requirements for book review
- Introduction (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
- Summary/Response (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Favorites (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Recommendation/Conclusion (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
3. Timed pre-write
4. Begin working on rough draft
5. If time allows, read 10 minutes
H.W. Finish Critique Graphic Organizer
book_critique_rubric.docx |
components_of_a_review.docx |
book_review_template.doc |
11/17/14
Objective: Readers use all the information they have gathered during the reading process to analyze the work as a whole and provide a well-thought-out critique. Book critiques are important at the end of a reading. A critique uses details to give a synopsis, share an opinion, and quantify the reading's value or rating.
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
Writer's Notebook Check Today!!!
Warm-up: DOL Week 5 (Monday)
1. Introduce Book Critique
- What is a book critique?
- Example of a book critique
- PPT of a book critique
- Requirements
- Introduction (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
- Summary/Response (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Favorites (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Recommendation/Conclusion (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
2. Read 10 minutes
Focus Question: What are essential elements of a book critique?
Writer's Notebook Check Today!!!
Warm-up: DOL Week 5 (Monday)
1. Introduce Book Critique
- What is a book critique?
- Example of a book critique
- PPT of a book critique
- Requirements
- Introduction (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
- Summary/Response (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Favorites (5-7 complete and complex sentences)
- Recommendation/Conclusion (3-4 complete and complex sentences)
2. Read 10 minutes
writing_a_book_review.ppt |
the_best_little_girl_in_the_world_book_review.docx |
in_real_life_book_review.docx |
book_critique_rubric.docx |
book_critique_sample_sprader.docx |
11/14/14
Students; check your writer's notebook, make sure that you have everything done. There will be a WN check on Monday!!!
Objective: Readers follow the plot to identify the tension in the story.
In common usages, tension refers to a sense of heightened involvement, uncertainty, and interest an audience experiences as the climax of the action approaches.
Focus Question: How does tension help to shape the plot?
Warm-up: AOW Cretan City (Making Connections) Turn in to your hour drawer!
Blue Ticket for turning in your AOW!!!
Comfy chair rotation!
Review Tension and Plot Chart
1. Read 2o minutes
2. Fill in Plot Chart
3. Fill in Reading Log (Minimum of 8 rows)
4. Fill in Character Attributes Chart (3 full pages)
5. Fill in Scenes and Narration Tracker (Minimum of 3 rows)
6. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart (Minimum of 5 rows)
7. Track Distracting Voice
H.W. None
Objective: Readers follow the plot to identify the tension in the story.
In common usages, tension refers to a sense of heightened involvement, uncertainty, and interest an audience experiences as the climax of the action approaches.
Focus Question: How does tension help to shape the plot?
Warm-up: AOW Cretan City (Making Connections) Turn in to your hour drawer!
Blue Ticket for turning in your AOW!!!
Comfy chair rotation!
Review Tension and Plot Chart
1. Read 2o minutes
2. Fill in Plot Chart
3. Fill in Reading Log (Minimum of 8 rows)
4. Fill in Character Attributes Chart (3 full pages)
5. Fill in Scenes and Narration Tracker (Minimum of 3 rows)
6. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart (Minimum of 5 rows)
7. Track Distracting Voice
H.W. None
11/13/14
Objective: Readers follow the plot to identify the tension in the story.
In common usages, tension refers to a sense of heightened involvement, uncertainty, and interest an audience experiences as the climax of the action approaches.
Focus Question: How does tension help to shape the plot?
Warm-up: AOW Cretan City (Summarizing)
Comfy chair rotation!
Review Tension and Plot Chart
1. Read 2o minutes
2. Fill in Reading Log
3. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
4. Fill in Scenes and Narration Tracker
5. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
6. Track Distracting Voice
H.W. None
In common usages, tension refers to a sense of heightened involvement, uncertainty, and interest an audience experiences as the climax of the action approaches.
Focus Question: How does tension help to shape the plot?
Warm-up: AOW Cretan City (Summarizing)
Comfy chair rotation!
Review Tension and Plot Chart
1. Read 2o minutes
2. Fill in Reading Log
3. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
4. Fill in Scenes and Narration Tracker
5. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
6. Track Distracting Voice
H.W. None
11/12/14
UNITY DAY! Fill our your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Mazzara:)
Objective: Readers follow the plot to identify the tension in the story.
In common usages, tension refers to a sense of heightened involvement, uncertainty, and interest an audience experiences as the climax of the action approaches.
Focus Question: How does tension help to shape the plot?
Warm-up: AOW Cretan City (Comprehension)
Comfy chair rotation!
1. Define Tension
2. Model Plot Chart
3. Read 20 Minutes
4. Fill in Scenes and Narration Tracker
5. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
6. Track Distracting Voice
H.W. None
Objective: Readers follow the plot to identify the tension in the story.
In common usages, tension refers to a sense of heightened involvement, uncertainty, and interest an audience experiences as the climax of the action approaches.
Focus Question: How does tension help to shape the plot?
Warm-up: AOW Cretan City (Comprehension)
Comfy chair rotation!
1. Define Tension
2. Model Plot Chart
3. Read 20 Minutes
4. Fill in Scenes and Narration Tracker
5. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
6. Track Distracting Voice
H.W. None
tension.docx |
building_suspense.doc |
elements-of-a-plot-diagram-with-3-little-pigs.ppt |
plot_chart.docx |
11/11/14
Objective: Scenes are the building blocks of a story. They are connected through the story’s narration.
Narration and scenes work in tandem to move a story forward. Scenes contain the dialogue and the action, whereas the narration works to hold the scenes together with the history and background of the characters. Readers examine both narration and scenes as significant elements of fiction, in their relation to the movement of the story.
Focus Question: How does narration within scenes help a reader to understand and connect with the character(s)? How do scenes building upon one another move a story forward and create meaning and connection to the story?
Warm -up: AOW Cretan City (Vocabulary)
Comfy chair rotation!
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Scenes and Narration Tracker
3. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
4. Fill in Reading Log
5. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
6. Track Distracting Voice
HW: None
Narration and scenes work in tandem to move a story forward. Scenes contain the dialogue and the action, whereas the narration works to hold the scenes together with the history and background of the characters. Readers examine both narration and scenes as significant elements of fiction, in their relation to the movement of the story.
Focus Question: How does narration within scenes help a reader to understand and connect with the character(s)? How do scenes building upon one another move a story forward and create meaning and connection to the story?
Warm -up: AOW Cretan City (Vocabulary)
Comfy chair rotation!
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Scenes and Narration Tracker
3. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
4. Fill in Reading Log
5. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
6. Track Distracting Voice
HW: None
11/10/14
Objective: Scenes are the building blocks of a story. They are connected through the story’s narration.
Narration and scenes work in tandem to move a story forward. Scenes contain the dialogue and the action, whereas the narration works to hold the scenes together with the history and background of the characters. Readers examine both narration and scenes as significant elements of fiction, in their relation to the movement of the story.
Focus Question: How does narration within scenes help a reader to understand and connect with the character(s)? How do scenes building upon one another move a story forward and create meaning and connection to the story?
Warm -up: AOW Cretan City (Close and Critical)
Comfy chair rotation!
Writer's Notebook Check - Check for Understanding of Conflict and Personal Connections
1. Define Scenes and Narration
2. W.N. Entry #6 - Scenes and Narration Tracker - Model Chart
3. Read 20 Minutes
4. Fill in Scenes and Narration Tracker
5. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
6. Track Distracting Voice
HW: None
Narration and scenes work in tandem to move a story forward. Scenes contain the dialogue and the action, whereas the narration works to hold the scenes together with the history and background of the characters. Readers examine both narration and scenes as significant elements of fiction, in their relation to the movement of the story.
Focus Question: How does narration within scenes help a reader to understand and connect with the character(s)? How do scenes building upon one another move a story forward and create meaning and connection to the story?
Warm -up: AOW Cretan City (Close and Critical)
Comfy chair rotation!
Writer's Notebook Check - Check for Understanding of Conflict and Personal Connections
1. Define Scenes and Narration
2. W.N. Entry #6 - Scenes and Narration Tracker - Model Chart
3. Read 20 Minutes
4. Fill in Scenes and Narration Tracker
5. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
6. Track Distracting Voice
HW: None
outsiders_scene1.htm |
outsiders_scene2.htm |
outsiders_scene3.htm |
articles_of_the_week_daily_breakdown.docx |
cretan_city_group_pink.docx |
cretan_city_group_green.docx |
cretan_city_group_blue.docx |
scenes_and_narration_tracker.docx |
11/7/14
Objective: Readers will empathize with characters’ conflicts. Just like people, characters in stories have conflicts that create problems for themselves and others. Readers make associations between character conflicts and themselves.
Focus Question: How does the author help a reader to understand, get connected to, empathize with, like or dislike a character?
Warm-up: DOL Week 4 (Friday) Turn In
Comfy chair rotation!
Review Conflict and Personal Connections as well as how to complete Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
3. Fill in Reading Log
4. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
5. Track Distracting Voice
HW: NONE
Focus Question: How does the author help a reader to understand, get connected to, empathize with, like or dislike a character?
Warm-up: DOL Week 4 (Friday) Turn In
Comfy chair rotation!
Review Conflict and Personal Connections as well as how to complete Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
3. Fill in Reading Log
4. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
5. Track Distracting Voice
HW: NONE
11/6/14
Objective: Readers will empathize with characters’ conflicts. Just like people, characters in stories have conflicts that create problems for themselves and others. Readers make associations between character conflicts and themselves.
Focus Question: How does the author help a reader to understand, get connected to, empathize with, like or dislike a character?
Warm-up: DOL Week 4 (Thursday)
Comfy chair rotation!
1. Define Conflict and Personal Connections
2. Entry #5 - Conflict and Personal Connections Chart - Model chart
3. Read 20 Minutes
4. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
5. Fill in Reading Log
6. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
7. Track Distracting Voice
HW: NONE
Focus Question: How does the author help a reader to understand, get connected to, empathize with, like or dislike a character?
Warm-up: DOL Week 4 (Thursday)
Comfy chair rotation!
1. Define Conflict and Personal Connections
2. Entry #5 - Conflict and Personal Connections Chart - Model chart
3. Read 20 Minutes
4. Fill in Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
5. Fill in Reading Log
6. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
7. Track Distracting Voice
HW: NONE
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11/5/14
Objective: Readers will understand how the author's control point of view. Points of view can vary from text to text and character to character.
Focus Question: How is point of view controlled by the author?
Warm-up: DOL Week 4 (Wednesday)
Early Release
Comfy chair rotation!
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Reading Log
3. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
4. Track Distracting Voice
5. Continue W.N. Check in (Reading Log Entries and Character Attributes)
HW: NONE
Focus Question: How is point of view controlled by the author?
Warm-up: DOL Week 4 (Wednesday)
Early Release
Comfy chair rotation!
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Reading Log
3. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
4. Track Distracting Voice
5. Continue W.N. Check in (Reading Log Entries and Character Attributes)
HW: NONE
11/4/14
NO SCHOOL - VOTING DAY
11/3/14
Objective: Readers will understand how the author's control point of view. Points of view can vary from text to text and character to character.
Focus Question: How is point of view controlled by the author?
Warm-up: DOL Week 4 (Monday and Tuesday)
PASS BACK ALL WORK, LOTS OF NO NAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blue Tickets if we forgot on Friday!!
Comfy chair rotation!
Reminder - No school Tomorrow!!!
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Reading Log
3. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
4. Track Distracting Voice
5. Begin W.N. Check in (Reading Log Entries and Character Attributes)
HW: NONE
Focus Question: How is point of view controlled by the author?
Warm-up: DOL Week 4 (Monday and Tuesday)
PASS BACK ALL WORK, LOTS OF NO NAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blue Tickets if we forgot on Friday!!
Comfy chair rotation!
Reminder - No school Tomorrow!!!
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Reading Log
3. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
4. Track Distracting Voice
5. Begin W.N. Check in (Reading Log Entries and Character Attributes)
HW: NONE
10/31/14
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
HAVE FUN TRICK OR TREATING:)
Objective: Readers will understand how the author's control point of view. Points of view can vary from text to text and character to character.
Focus Question: How is point of view controlled by the author? Warm-up: AoW Greece (Making Connections) Turn in to your hour drawer! 1. Pass back memoirs -Go into Google Drive and read the comments I made on each of your memoirs 2. Define point of view 3. Focus for Reader's Theatre - Who is telling the story? - What information or details are they giving? -How does the one telling the story impact the story's direction? 3. Reader's Theatre The Three Little Pigs The "True Story of the Three Little Pigs 4. Venn Diagram (Entry #4) 5. Begin W.N. Check in |
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10/30/14
BOOK FAIR: Today!!!!
Objective: Readers use reading tools, graphic organizers, and conversations to identify central ideas and character attributes in texts.
Focus Question: Why is it important to track and recognize central ideas and character attributes while reading?
Warm-up: AoW Greece (Summarizing) Will be done when we come back from the book fair.
Comfy chair rotation!
1. Book Fair
2. AoW Greece (Summarizing)
HW: NONE
Objective: Readers use reading tools, graphic organizers, and conversations to identify central ideas and character attributes in texts.
Focus Question: Why is it important to track and recognize central ideas and character attributes while reading?
Warm-up: AoW Greece (Summarizing) Will be done when we come back from the book fair.
Comfy chair rotation!
1. Book Fair
2. AoW Greece (Summarizing)
HW: NONE
10/29/14
BOOK FAIR: We will be going tomorrow!!!!
UNITY DAY! Fill our your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Gough:)
Ask yourself these two questions, "What is a distracting voice?" and "What is an interacting voice?"
Objective: Readers use reading tools, graphic organizers, and conversations to identify central ideas and character attributes in texts.
Focus Question: Why is it important to track and recognize central ideas and character attributes while reading?
Warm-up: AoW Greece (Comprehension)
Comfy chair rotation!
1. What is a distracting voice? How do we keep track of our distracting voice?
2. Read 20 Minutes
3. Fill in Reading Log
4. Fill in Character Attributes Charts
HW: NONE
UNITY DAY! Fill our your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Gough:)
Ask yourself these two questions, "What is a distracting voice?" and "What is an interacting voice?"
Objective: Readers use reading tools, graphic organizers, and conversations to identify central ideas and character attributes in texts.
Focus Question: Why is it important to track and recognize central ideas and character attributes while reading?
Warm-up: AoW Greece (Comprehension)
Comfy chair rotation!
1. What is a distracting voice? How do we keep track of our distracting voice?
2. Read 20 Minutes
3. Fill in Reading Log
4. Fill in Character Attributes Charts
HW: NONE
10/28/14
Double check to make sure you are doing the correct AoW! I ran out of BLUE yesterday which means someone is doing BLUE that should not be!!!
Objective: Readers use reading tools, graphic organizers, and conversations to identify central ideas and character attributes in texts.
Focus Question: Why is it important to track and recognize central ideas and character attributes while reading?
Warm-up: AoW Greece (Vocabulary)
Comfy chair rotation!
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Reading Log
3. Fill in Character Attributes Charts
HW: NONE
Objective: Readers use reading tools, graphic organizers, and conversations to identify central ideas and character attributes in texts.
Focus Question: Why is it important to track and recognize central ideas and character attributes while reading?
Warm-up: AoW Greece (Vocabulary)
Comfy chair rotation!
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Reading Log
3. Fill in Character Attributes Charts
HW: NONE
10/27/14
Objective: Readers use reading tools, graphic organizers, and conversations to identify central ideas and character attributes in texts.
Focus Question: Why is it important to track and recognize central ideas and character attributes while reading?
Warm-up: AoW Greece(Close and Critical)
PASS BACK ALL WORK, LOTS OF NO NAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comfy chair rotation begins today!
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Reading Log
3. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
HW: NONE
Focus Question: Why is it important to track and recognize central ideas and character attributes while reading?
Warm-up: AoW Greece(Close and Critical)
PASS BACK ALL WORK, LOTS OF NO NAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comfy chair rotation begins today!
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Reading Log
3. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
HW: NONE
greece_group_pink.docx |
greece_group_green.docx |
greece_group_blue.docx |
articles_of_the_week_daily_breakdown.docx |
10/24/14
Objective: Readers use reading tools, graphic organizers, and conversations to identify central ideas and character attributes in texts.
Focus Question: Why is it important to track and recognize central ideas and character attributes while reading?
Warm-up: DOL Week 3 (Friday) Turn In
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Reading Log
3. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
HW: NONE
Focus Question: Why is it important to track and recognize central ideas and character attributes while reading?
Warm-up: DOL Week 3 (Friday) Turn In
1. Read 20 Minutes
2. Fill in Reading Log
3. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
HW: NONE
10/23/14
Objective: Readers use reading tools, graphic organizers, and conversations to identify central ideas and character attributes in texts.
Focus Question: Why is it important to track and recognize central ideas and character attributes while reading?
Warm-up: DOL Week 3 (Thursday)
Group Green go to library to check out new book, lexile over 1050
1. Model using the Reading Log, Character Attributes Charts, Questions and Connections
2. Read 20 Minutes
3. Fill in Reading Log
4. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
HW: NONE
Focus Question: Why is it important to track and recognize central ideas and character attributes while reading?
Warm-up: DOL Week 3 (Thursday)
Group Green go to library to check out new book, lexile over 1050
1. Model using the Reading Log, Character Attributes Charts, Questions and Connections
2. Read 20 Minutes
3. Fill in Reading Log
4. Fill in Character Attributes Chart
HW: NONE
10/22/14
UNITY DAY: Fill out your chain link for Acts of Kindness:):)
Objective: To select a just-right book after determining your reading needs, interests, purposes, and goals.
Focus Question: How do readers select captivating books?
Warm-up: DOL; Week 3 (Wednesday)
1. Go over the How to Choose a "Just Right" Book wkst.
2. Choose your book
3. New seating chart
HW: NONE
Objective: To select a just-right book after determining your reading needs, interests, purposes, and goals.
Focus Question: How do readers select captivating books?
Warm-up: DOL; Week 3 (Wednesday)
1. Go over the How to Choose a "Just Right" Book wkst.
2. Choose your book
3. New seating chart
HW: NONE
how_to_choose_a.pdf |
10/21/14
Objective: To select a just-right book after determining your reading needs, interests, purposes, and goals.
Focus Question: How do readers select captivating books?
Warm-up: DOL: Week 3 (Tuesday)
Complete Entry #1 in W.N.: Complete a quick review of a book you have recently read. Include a summary of the book (7 sentences) and your opinion about the book. What did you like/ dislike, feelings about characters, etc.
1. Copy W.N.
-Reading Log
-Character Attributes
2. Assign Groups
3. Book Trailers (help you decide which book you will want to read)
HW: NONE
Focus Question: How do readers select captivating books?
Warm-up: DOL: Week 3 (Tuesday)
Complete Entry #1 in W.N.: Complete a quick review of a book you have recently read. Include a summary of the book (7 sentences) and your opinion about the book. What did you like/ dislike, feelings about characters, etc.
1. Copy W.N.
-Reading Log
-Character Attributes
2. Assign Groups
3. Book Trailers (help you decide which book you will want to read)
HW: NONE
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10/20/14
Objective: Assess prior knowledge of key concepts in Independent Reading Unit.
Warm-up: DOL Week 3 (Monday)
Reminders for DOL Warm-up:
A. When asked to make corrections, you must make corrections to the entire selection,
not just the first sentence or paragraph.
B. When they ask you to write a sentence, correct a sentence, do the WRITING!!!
C. If you have a question or are not sure about something, circle and place a star next to it
and I will reply when I check them.
D. Mark you correct number out of 5 in the margin.
1. Pre-Test Independent Reading Unit
2. Pre-Test Written Reflection Independent Reading Unit
Entry #1: Complete a quick review of a book you have recently read. Include a summary of the book (7 sentences) and your opinion about the book. What did you like/ dislike, feelings about characters, etc.
HW: NONE
Warm-up: DOL Week 3 (Monday)
Reminders for DOL Warm-up:
A. When asked to make corrections, you must make corrections to the entire selection,
not just the first sentence or paragraph.
B. When they ask you to write a sentence, correct a sentence, do the WRITING!!!
C. If you have a question or are not sure about something, circle and place a star next to it
and I will reply when I check them.
D. Mark you correct number out of 5 in the margin.
1. Pre-Test Independent Reading Unit
2. Pre-Test Written Reflection Independent Reading Unit
Entry #1: Complete a quick review of a book you have recently read. Include a summary of the book (7 sentences) and your opinion about the book. What did you like/ dislike, feelings about characters, etc.
HW: NONE
10/17/14
10/16/14
Blue Ticket: Have your W.N. out and entries 19-22 ready to check.
Objective: Review memoir unit key concepts for final test Focus Question: What key concepts make a memoir different from a biography or other forms of writing? Warm-up: AoW: Mummies (Summary) 1. Check Entries 19-22 as a review for test tomorrow. HW: Review your Study Guide for the test tomorrow |
10/15/14
UNITY DAY! Fill our your Rachel's Challenge Chain Link for an Act of Kindness and turn in to Mrs. Gough:)
Objective: Review elements of a memoir. Focus Question: What specific elements are in a memoir? Warm-up: AoW: Mummies (Comprehension) Complete Vocabulary from Tuesday 1. Entry #19: Complete the Vocabulary Chart before you begin reading. 2. Read question #1 on page 737 including the comprehension check to set a purpose for reading. 3. Read Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela pg. 732 in Lit. Books 4. Entry #19: Complete question #1 on page 737 5. Entry #20: Complete the Memoir Chart 6. Entry #21: Complete the Main Idea Graphic Organizer 7. Entry #22: Study Guide Memoir Test HW: Entries 19-22 due tomorrow/ Memoir Test Friday |
memoir_unit_study_guide.docx |
10/14/14
Objective: Type final draft of memoir using MLA format.
Focus Question: Why is it important to peer edit and make corrections to your final draft? 1. Complete typing memoir 2. Have 2 students peer edit and initial your paper 3. Make corrections to memoir and let Mrs. Gough know when you are finished. Warm-up: AoW: Mummies (Vocabulary) 4. Entry #19: Complete the Vocabulary Chart before you begin reading. 5. Read question #1 on page 737 including the comprehension check to set a purpose for reading. 6. Read Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela pg. 732 in Lit. Books 7. Entry #19: Complete question #1 on page 737 8. Entry #20: Complete the Memoir Chart 9. Entry #21: Complete the Main Idea Graphic Organizer HW: Long Walk To Freedom Entries due Thursday |
10/13/14
Objective: Identify main idea and supporting details and identify the author's point of view.
Focus Question: What is the purpose of this memoir? Warm-up: AoW: Mummies (Close and Critical Reading) Intro: Bio Video of Nelson Mandela 1. Entry #19: Complete the Vocabulary Chart before you begin reading. 2. Read question #1 on page 737 including the comprehension check to set a purpose for reading. 3. Read Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela pg. 732 in Lit. Books 4. Entry #19: Complete question #1 on page 737 5. Entry #20: Complete the Memoir Chart 6. Entry #21: Complete the Main Idea Graphic Organizer HW: Long Walk to Freedom Entries due Thursday |
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Objective: Type final draft of memoir using MLA format.
Focus Question: Why is it important to follow a certain format when typing a formal piece of writing?
DOL: Week 2 (Thursday/ Friday)
1. MLA format video
2. Intro to Chrome Books
3. Type final draft using MLA Format
4. Peer Editing Checklist Completed
HW: DOL Warm-up due upon arrival
Peer Edit Checklist
Focus Question: Why is it important to follow a certain format when typing a formal piece of writing?
DOL: Week 2 (Thursday/ Friday)
1. MLA format video
2. Intro to Chrome Books
3. Type final draft using MLA Format
4. Peer Editing Checklist Completed
HW: DOL Warm-up due upon arrival
Peer Edit Checklist
mla_format_google_drive.swf |
mla_format_google_drive_2_001.swf |
10/8/14
Unity Day! Fill out a purple or yellow chain link for the acts of kindness you witnessed!!!!
Objective: Understand the importance of reflection and conferring about your writing with others.
Focus Question: What can be gained from reflecting and conferring with others about your writing?
Warm-up: DOL Week 2 (Wednesday)
1. Complete Memoir Reflections (Entries #17-18)
2. Read through your Memoir Reflections
3. Make changes to your memoirs based on your partners suggestions.
4. Read your memoir out loud and listen for repetition, grammar mistakes, and make corrections.
5. Pass back all work!!!!
HW: Rough draft ready to type tomorrow!!!!
Objective: Understand the importance of reflection and conferring about your writing with others.
Focus Question: What can be gained from reflecting and conferring with others about your writing?
Warm-up: DOL Week 2 (Wednesday)
1. Complete Memoir Reflections (Entries #17-18)
2. Read through your Memoir Reflections
3. Make changes to your memoirs based on your partners suggestions.
4. Read your memoir out loud and listen for repetition, grammar mistakes, and make corrections.
5. Pass back all work!!!!
HW: Rough draft ready to type tomorrow!!!!
10/7/14
Objective: Understand that the memoir's conclusion is the anchor to the story.
Focus Question: What is the definition of a meaningful conclusion? Warm-up: DOL Week 2 (Tuesday) 1. Read conclusions in the anchor texts 2. AVOID: I now understand, I learned... you want to say it without saying it. (Examples in anchor texts) 3. Reflect on your conclusion, make corrections and changes 4. Memoir Reflection Partner #1 in W.N. (Entry #17) 5. Memoir Reflection Partner #2 in W.N. (Entry #18) HW: Go over your rough draft one last time and make any final changes... we will begin typing on Thursday |
memoir_reflection.pdf |
10/6/14
Blue Ticket: Take out your rough draft to be checked in.
Objective: Understand why writers use descriptive details and sensory language to capture action and convey events. Focus Question: How do narrative components of a memoir such as figurative language aid in the telling of the story? Warm-up: DOL Week 2 (Monday) ABSENT WORK What do the groups mean.... 1. Finish Checking in rough drafts 2. Check warm-ups (Make corrections, ask questions) 3. Figurative Language Video 4. Highlight figurative language in anchor texts 5. Add figurative language to rough draft 6. Go back and look for SO in your writing... if it is not in a quote get rid of it!!!!!! 7. Go back to the beginning if your introduction says... My memoir is about... GET RID OF IT!!!!! HW: Add figurative language to rough draft |
dol_week_2_green.pdf |
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dol_week_2_blue.pdf |
10/3/14
Blue Ticket: Take out your rough draft to be checked in.
Objective: Understand why writers use descriptive details and sensory language to capture action and convey events. Focus Question: How do narrative components of a memoir such as figurative language aid in the telling of the story? Warm-up: Article of the Week (Making Connections) Tired Teens 1. Turn in your Article of the Week 2. Highlight your dialogue and transitions in your rough draft in 2 different colors. 3. Read your rough draft of your memoir and fill in the Memoir Chart in Entry #12 in you Writer's Notebook Include:
5. Assign groups for DOL and AoW (place in the front of your Writer's Notebook) 6. Count Poms 7. Spin to Win HW: None:) |
figurative_language_definitions.pdf |
10/2/14
Objective: Understand that memoir writers use a variety of transition words and phrases to signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
Focus Question: What are the ways in which different narrative components can be manipulated to write an effective memoir? Warm-up: Article of the Week (Summarize) Tired Teens 1. Review the purpose of transitions:
3. Go back and insert transitions into your memoir where necessary. 4. How to use proper punctuation with dialogue ppt. HW: Recopy your rough draft of your memoir with dialogue and transitions included. (Skip lines) |
transitions_with_functions.pdf |
punctuating_dialogue.ppt |
10/1/14
Objective: Understand the narrative techniques memoir writers use such as dialogue to demonstrate why events are significant.
Focus Question: What strategies or techniques can be used to express emotion in a given memoir? Warm-up: Article of the Week (Comprehension) Tired Teens 1. What is dialogue? How is it used in a memoir? What is its purpose? 2. Dialogue Basics 3. Dialogue Tags 3. Character Clash Instructions 4. Look at anchor text for dialogue, what did the author do to make it work?
6. Entry #15: Dialogue Anchor Chart HW: Rough, rough draft of memoir due tomorrow. |
dialogue_tag.pdf |
9/30/14
Objective: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to a memoir.
Focus Question: What are ways in which narrative components can be manipulated to write an effective memoir?
Warm-up: Article of the Week (Vocabulary) Tired Teens
1. Write your rough draft for your memoir (Must be 1 page front and back minimum)
Focus Question: What are ways in which narrative components can be manipulated to write an effective memoir?
Warm-up: Article of the Week (Vocabulary) Tired Teens
1. Write your rough draft for your memoir (Must be 1 page front and back minimum)
- Focus on ONE moment
- Be honest
- Be detailed and specific
9/29/14
Objective: Read and comprehend nonfiction using Close and Critical Reading Skills.
Focus Question: What skills do good readers use to analyze informational pieces of writing?
Warm-up: Article of the Week (Close and Critical Reading) Tired Teens
1. Wrap up Memoir Study groups
2. Whole group discussion on Memoir Study Groups
HW: NONE
Focus Question: What skills do good readers use to analyze informational pieces of writing?
Warm-up: Article of the Week (Close and Critical Reading) Tired Teens
1. Wrap up Memoir Study groups
2. Whole group discussion on Memoir Study Groups
HW: NONE
articles_of_the_week_daily_breakdown.docx |
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9/26/14
Focus Question: How do others' memoirs help us to gain insight into our won stories and realizations?
Objective: Look at sample memoirs to see how the writer's immerse themselves in the memoir genre in order to guide their writing.
Warm-up: DOL Friday Week 1 (Turn in to hour drawer today, 25 points)
1. Entry #14: Memoir Study: My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother (small groups)
2. Report out to class about the memoirs
3. Begin writing your memoir Entry #15
HW: NONE
Objective: Look at sample memoirs to see how the writer's immerse themselves in the memoir genre in order to guide their writing.
Warm-up: DOL Friday Week 1 (Turn in to hour drawer today, 25 points)
1. Entry #14: Memoir Study: My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother (small groups)
2. Report out to class about the memoirs
3. Begin writing your memoir Entry #15
HW: NONE
my_rotten_redheaded_older_brother_memoir.pdf |
9/25/14
First FOR Club Meeting today after school in Ms. Warunek's room!!! Hope to see you there:)
Focus Question: How do others' memoirs help us to gain insight into our won stories and realizations?
Objective: Look at sample memoirs to see how the writer's immerse themselves in the memoir genre in order to guide their writing. Warm-up: DOL Thursday Week 1 1. Entry #12: Memoir Structure Chart 2. Entry #13: Memoir Study Lost and Found (small groups) HW: NONE |
memoir_study.pdf |
memoir_structure_chart.pdf |
lost_and_found_memoir.pdf |
9/24/14
Blue Ticket: Entries 8-10 Completed in W.N.
Focus Question: How do others' memoirs help us to gain insight into our won stories and realizations? Objective: Look at sample memoirs to see how the writer's immerse themselves in the memoir genre in order to guide their writing. Warm-up: DOL Wednesday Week 1 1. Entry #11: Memoir Study: My Great Hunting Experience (whole class) 2. Entry #12: Memoir Study Lost and Found (small groups) HW: NONE NOTE: Make sure your Writer's Notebook is up to date, I will begin checking them on Wednesday this week. You will need Entries 1-10. What am I looking for?
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9/23/14
Focus Question: How do others' memoirs help us to gain insight into our won stories and realizations?
Objective: Look at sample memoirs to see how the writer's immerse themselves in the memoir genre in order to guide their writing. Warm-up" DOL Tuesday Week 1 1. Entry #10: Planning a Memoir Part 2 2. Entry #11: Memoir Study: My Great Hunting Experience HW: W.N. Entries 8-10 Completed (See document attached) What am I looking for? NOTE: Make sure your Writer's Notebook is up to date, I will begin checking them on Wednesday this week. You will need Entries 1-10 .
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9/22/14
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Focus Question: How do a writer's feelings about a memory help to explain the significance of the event?
Objective: Memoir writers explore events that remain lodged in memory; they reconstruct those events to uncover the events' significance. 1. Writer's Notebooks Make-ups... 2. Introduce Warm-ups 3. Complete What Will I Write About Chart Entry #8 4. Entry #9: Planning a Memoir Part 1 HW: NONE |
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9/19/14
Focus Question: How do a writer's feelings about a memory help to explain the significance of the event?
Objective: Memoir writers explore events that remain lodged in memory; they reconstruct those events to uncover the events' significance. 1. Make-up W.N. presentations 2. Characteristics of a Memoir video 3. Entry #7: Memoirs Anchor Chart 4. Entry #8 in W.N.: What Will I Write About Chart 5. Demonstrate What Will I Write About Chart HW: None:) |
characteristics_of_a_memoir.ppt |
9/18/14
SPIN TO WIN TODAY!!! Focus Question: How does having a personalized writer's notebook enhance the journey of becoming a writer? Objective: Present Writer's Notebook covers with clear practiced speech, eye contact, and adequate volume. 1. Present Writer's Notebooks HW: NONE |
9/17/14
HW: Copy the Sentence Starters and Sentence Enders into your W.N. from the Word Document attached
Decorated W.N. due tomorrow (be ready to present)
Decorated W.N. due tomorrow (be ready to present)
sentence_starters.docx |
9/15/14-9/17/14
NWEA Testing
9/12/14
Objective: Review test taking strategies and test preparation strategies.
Warm-up#5/ W.N./ Test: Create a list of as many test taking skills and test preparation strategies that you can think of.
1. Test Taking Strategies and Preparing for a Test ppt.
2. NWEA ppt.
3. NWEA Scores and Goals
HW: Get a good night's sleep Sunday night, you will be testing on Monday in LA
Decorated W.N. due next Thursday (be ready to present)
Join my Remind
Join my class in the MyHomework app
Warm-up#5/ W.N./ Test: Create a list of as many test taking skills and test preparation strategies that you can think of.
1. Test Taking Strategies and Preparing for a Test ppt.
2. NWEA ppt.
3. NWEA Scores and Goals
HW: Get a good night's sleep Sunday night, you will be testing on Monday in LA
Decorated W.N. due next Thursday (be ready to present)
Join my Remind
Join my class in the MyHomework app
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preparing_for_a_test.pptx |
map_studentpowerpointpresentation.ppt |
9/11/14
OPEN HOUSE IS TONIGHT FROM 5:30-7:00...
Hope to see you and your parents there!
Objective: To remember all the lives lost and forever changed by the events of 9/11/2001.
Warm-up #4: Tell me your 9/11 story. What has you family told you about that day.
1. Share personal stories.
2. Video 9/11
3. Read the memoir from 9/11
- What is it about?
- What does it mean to you?
- Why is it important for us to remember?
- How will you keep the memory alive?
HW: Decorated W.N. due next Thursday (be ready to present)
Hope to see you and your parents there!
Objective: To remember all the lives lost and forever changed by the events of 9/11/2001.
Warm-up #4: Tell me your 9/11 story. What has you family told you about that day.
1. Share personal stories.
2. Video 9/11
3. Read the memoir from 9/11
- What is it about?
- What does it mean to you?
- Why is it important for us to remember?
- How will you keep the memory alive?
HW: Decorated W.N. due next Thursday (be ready to present)
9/10/14
Focus Question: What is a memoir?
Objective: What strategies help reconstruct a memory and reveal the feelings of a writer?
1. My Map Book Sample
2. Mrs. Gough's map sample
3. Create 3 maps of your world, be specific and detailed in every map
HW: 3 Maps of your World due tomorrow!
Decorated Writer's Notebooks due next Thursday (be ready to present)
Objective: What strategies help reconstruct a memory and reveal the feelings of a writer?
1. My Map Book Sample
2. Mrs. Gough's map sample
3. Create 3 maps of your world, be specific and detailed in every map
HW: 3 Maps of your World due tomorrow!
Decorated Writer's Notebooks due next Thursday (be ready to present)
9/9/14
Focus Question: What is a memoir? Objective: Memoir writers record their thoughts, ideas, memories and stories in a writer's notebook for further development. 1. Decorate writer's notebooks 2. Evaluate Student Sample Memoir a. What do you feel the writer was attempting to reveal? HW: Decorated Writer's Notebooks due next Thursday (be ready to present) |
9/8/14
Turn in your 6 Word Memoir to your hour drawer when completed (Due tomorrow)
Objective: Memoir writers record their thoughts, ideas, memories and stories in a writer's notebook for further development. 1. Seating Chart 2. Memoir Pre-Test 3. Check in Composition Notebook 4. What is a memoir? Writer's Notebook? 5. Personalize Writer's Notebook Covers 6. Rubric/ Requirements for W.N. Cover HW: 6 Word Memoir Due Tomorrow!!!!! Picture of you, you and your family, you and your friends tomorrow! W.N. Cover due next Thursday (presentations next Thursday) |
writers_notebook_cover_requirements_and_rubric.docx |
9/5/14
1. Jeopardy Review Team Procedures
2. 6 Word Memoir 3. Review Rubric for 6 Word Memoir 4. Check in Composition Notebook 5. Show you My Homework App, join my class Go to: a. Main Menu b. Click on classes (Click on the plus sign, top right) c. Click on Find Your Class d. Select Kennedy Middle School e. Select Mrs. Abbey Gough f. Select Join Class HW: 6 Word Memoir is due Tuesday!!!!! Bring a picture of you, you and your family, and/ or you and your friends on Monday!!!! |
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9/4/14
SIT WITH YOUR PARTNER FROM YESTERDAY!!
Warm-Up: 2 truths and a lie reveal (How bad did I do?)
1. Classroom Procedures ppt.
2. 6 Word Memoir (Partnered and fill in for each other, talk to one another, get to know one another:)
3. Highlight 6 words on the sheet that stand out to you!
Warm-Up: 2 truths and a lie reveal (How bad did I do?)
1. Classroom Procedures ppt.
2. 6 Word Memoir (Partnered and fill in for each other, talk to one another, get to know one another:)
3. Highlight 6 words on the sheet that stand out to you!
classroom_procedures.pptx |
who_am_i_first_week_o_school.docx |
9/3/14
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1. Syllabus/ Weebly
2. How many have internet access? 3. SSR Book Check-Out 4. Getting to know you!!! -Two Truths and a Lie Sign up for Remind101 HW: Supplies are due Friday!!!! |
parent_signature_syllabus_2014_15.docx |
remind_14-15_la.pdf |
9/2/14
Welcome Back!!
Mrs. Gough 7th Grade LA
1. KWL Chart Mrs. Gough
2. Supply List
HW: All of your supplies are due by Friday!!!!
2. Supply List
HW: All of your supplies are due by Friday!!!!
supply_list.docx |
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