Writing Prompt 3.7: Get your copy of the Speak Anticipation Guide. Pretend you are Melinda and read through the statements. Choose a statement that you believe Melinda would feel strongly about. From Melinda's perspective, write about this statement and explain why it is so significant.
Get your AOTW #10 out. I will come around and stamp them.
Today:
Monologues
Winter Break Present
Review Maya Angelou worksheet
Assignments:
Winter Break Assignment due Friday, January 4
Vocabulary Quizzes must be made up TODAY!
12/20/12
12/14/12
Friday, December 14
Writing Prompt: How does Melinda find the courage to speak up for herself? What happens to Melinda as a result of breaking her silence? Do you think this was a realistic ending to the book? Explain your thoughts.
Today:
Partner work with end of Speak
Review and discuss end of Speak
Assignments:
Today:
Partner work with end of Speak
Review and discuss end of Speak
Assignments:
- Read and respond to AOTW #10 in your Writer's Notebook for Monday.
- If you missed yesterday's vocabulary quiz, you need to make it up Wednesday or Thursday after school.
- Prepare for monologues!
12/12/12
Wednesday, December 12
Writing Prompt 3.5: Review the quotes chosen by your classmates on the handout. Choose a quote or section to write about. How does this section show that Melinda is changing? What specifically is starting to change? What does this section make you question or think about? Explain your reaction.
Today:
Monologues
Review vocabulary
Discuss pages 153-180
Assignments:
Vocabulary test tomorrow! Chapters 4, 5 & 6
Finish the book for Friday. You do not have to take notes.
Today:
Monologues
Review vocabulary
Discuss pages 153-180
Assignments:
Vocabulary test tomorrow! Chapters 4, 5 & 6
Finish the book for Friday. You do not have to take notes.
12/11/12
Tuesday, December 11
Do Now: Get a vocabulary hand out and begin completing the fill-in-the-blank side.
Today:
Review Vocabulary
Discuss Constructed Response
Practice and Rehearse Monologues
Assignments:
Vocabulary Test on chapters 4, 5 & 6 this Thursday
Prepare for monologue presentations
Finish the book for Friday - read up to page 197
Monologue Presentation Schedule
Monologue Presentations Handout
Today:
Review Vocabulary
Discuss Constructed Response
Practice and Rehearse Monologues
Assignments:
Vocabulary Test on chapters 4, 5 & 6 this Thursday
Prepare for monologue presentations
Finish the book for Friday - read up to page 197
Monologue Presentation Schedule
Monologue Presentations Handout
12/10/12
Monday, December 10
Today: Benchmark Day!
Write your answers on the scantron and in your question booklet. This will count as a quiz grade.
Your homework tonight is to complete the constructed response. If you do not bring in the constructed response and the test booklet tomorrow, you will earn a 0 for the quiz grade. You may write the constructed response in the test booklet or on a separate sheet of paper.
Write your answers on the scantron and in your question booklet. This will count as a quiz grade.
Your homework tonight is to complete the constructed response. If you do not bring in the constructed response and the test booklet tomorrow, you will earn a 0 for the quiz grade. You may write the constructed response in the test booklet or on a separate sheet of paper.
12/7/12
Friday, December 7
Do Now:
Get an article from the back desk. Read through the article and answer the questions at the end.
Today:
Discuss article
Rape & Speak
Rape & Real Life
Review vocabulary
Benchmarks on Monday
Assignments:
For Monday: Read pages 154-180 in Speak.
Get an article from the back desk. Read through the article and answer the questions at the end.
Today:
Discuss article
Rape & Speak
Rape & Real Life
Review vocabulary
Benchmarks on Monday
Assignments:
For Monday: Read pages 154-180 in Speak.
- Complete two-columned notes - one front and one back of a piece of paper
- Focus on how Melinda is changing. What does she start to realize about herself, and how does she start to slowly speak out to others?
12/6/12
Thursday, December 6
Writing Prompt 3.3
Mr. Freeman tells Melinda that "nothing is perfect. Flaws are interesting" (153). He's literally talking about a drawing of tree, but what do you think he really means?
You also need your copy of Speak.
Today:
Discuss Third Marking Report
Assignments:
Final copy of monologue due tomorrow. You can email this or share it with me on Google Drive. Please see me if you are interested in entering the monologue contest.
Mr. Freeman tells Melinda that "nothing is perfect. Flaws are interesting" (153). He's literally talking about a drawing of tree, but what do you think he really means?
You also need your copy of Speak.
Today:
Discuss Third Marking Report
Assignments:
Final copy of monologue due tomorrow. You can email this or share it with me on Google Drive. Please see me if you are interested in entering the monologue contest.
12/5/12
Wednesday, December 5
Assignments:
Read pages 141-153 for tomorrow. Complete two-column notes.
You should have at least three quotes.
Final copy of your monologue is due Friday, 12/7.
Period 3:
You must finish the symbolism chart and the reading questions for class on Thursday.
11/30/12
Friday, November 30
Today:
review vocabulary
monologue peer editing
Assignments:
Due Monday:
- word maps
- read pages 111-137 complete 2 column notes with 5 important passages
Due Friday:
- final, typed copy of monologues
11/28/12
Wednesday, November 28
Writing Prompt 3.2:
Describe the Marthas. Do you think their club is truly good, or are there some negative aspects to it? What are they? How does the club affect Heather's friendship with Melinda? Explain your response.
Today:
Discuss Speak
Writing Folders
Independent Work
Assignment:
Describe the Marthas. Do you think their club is truly good, or are there some negative aspects to it? What are they? How does the club affect Heather's friendship with Melinda? Explain your response.
Today:
Discuss Speak
Writing Folders
Independent Work
Assignment:
- read pages 95-111 due Thursday. Complete one sheet of two-columned notes (important passages and your reaction).
- rough draft of monologue due in class on Friday
- word maps due Monday
11/27/12
Tuesday, November 27
Do Now: Get the vocab handouts from the back desk. Use the context clues to determine each word's meaning.
You get two sheets this week! 20 words :)
Today:
New vocabulary
Benchmarks
Monologues
Discuss essays
Speak
Assignments:
You get two sheets this week! 20 words :)
Today:
New vocabulary
Benchmarks
Monologues
Discuss essays
Speak
Assignments:
- read pages 95-111. Complete two-columned notes with quotes and passages you find interesting.
- rough draft of monologues due Friday, 11/30
- word maps due Monday, 12/3
11/20/12
Tuesday, 11/20 & Wednesday, 11/21
Writing Prompt 3.1:
At the end of the First Marking Report, Melinda gives herself her own grades - some of the academic and some of them social (see page 46). Make a report card for yourself. You can create your own categories and classes, and grade yourself accordingly.
If you don't want to make up a report card, then reflect on your first marking report. How did you adjust to high school? What were your strengths? Where do you need to improve?
Today:
Review vocabulary
Reading assignment over Thanksgiving break
Tone and mood videos
Tone recut for Speak
Assignments:
Read pages 47-92 for Monday, 11/26.
Complete the two assignments for the reading.
Motifs:
1. lips
2. family life
3. mirror and face
4. tree and art
5. janitor's closet
6. school and grades
At the end of the First Marking Report, Melinda gives herself her own grades - some of the academic and some of them social (see page 46). Make a report card for yourself. You can create your own categories and classes, and grade yourself accordingly.
If you don't want to make up a report card, then reflect on your first marking report. How did you adjust to high school? What were your strengths? Where do you need to improve?
Today:
Review vocabulary
Reading assignment over Thanksgiving break
Tone and mood videos
Tone recut for Speak
Assignments:
Read pages 47-92 for Monday, 11/26.
Complete the two assignments for the reading.
Motifs:
1. lips
2. family life
3. mirror and face
4. tree and art
5. janitor's closet
6. school and grades
11/19/12
Monday, November 19
Do Now: Vocab fill-in-the blank
Today:
Review vocabulary
Discuss Speak pgs 20-42
Assignments:
Finish the First Marking Report.
Review the First Marking Report section and look for the clues and signs that Melinda gives off outwardly that something is seriously wrong.
Find at least six signs that show Melinda's internal conflicts to the world. For each, write the sign, the page number and who should have noticed what was wrong.
Example:
Melinda paints dead trees for a week. Pg 31. Mr. Freeman should have noticed that this was eccentric. He should have asked Melinda if she was alright.
Today:
Review vocabulary
Discuss Speak pgs 20-42
Assignments:
Finish the First Marking Report.
Review the First Marking Report section and look for the clues and signs that Melinda gives off outwardly that something is seriously wrong.
Find at least six signs that show Melinda's internal conflicts to the world. For each, write the sign, the page number and who should have noticed what was wrong.
Example:
Melinda paints dead trees for a week. Pg 31. Mr. Freeman should have noticed that this was eccentric. He should have asked Melinda if she was alright.
11/16/12
Friday, November 16
Writing Prompt 2.7
Make two lists:
5 things you wish you had known about high school
5 things lies you were told about high school
Once we share out, I will collect your Writer's Notebooks
Today:
Review vocabulary
Review Speak
Keep reading!
Assignments:Grades close on Monday!
read to the top of pg 42.
Pay close attention to how Melinda interacts with Heather. Think about the fact that this is Melinda's interpretation of their friendship and events.
Pretend you are Heather. Write a paragraph from Heather's perspective. How would she describe Melinda? Why is she friends with Melinda? How might she describe some of the events differently?
Make two lists:
5 things you wish you had known about high school
5 things lies you were told about high school
Once we share out, I will collect your Writer's Notebooks
Today:
Review vocabulary
Review Speak
Keep reading!
Assignments:Grades close on Monday!
read to the top of pg 42.
11/15/12
Thursday, November 15
Writing Prompt 2.6:
Think back to your first day of high school. How did you feel? What was your first impression of the school? your classes? your classmates? Were you nervous or anxious about anything? Write about your first day of school.
Word maps can go in the homework bin. Paperclips are in the homework bin. Write your name on the top card.
Today:
Review vocab
start Speak
Assignments:
read the next ten pages of Speak due Friday
Writer's Notebook due Friday!
Grades close on Monday
Think back to your first day of high school. How did you feel? What was your first impression of the school? your classes? your classmates? Were you nervous or anxious about anything? Write about your first day of school.
Word maps can go in the homework bin. Paperclips are in the homework bin. Write your name on the top card.
Today:
Review vocab
start Speak
Assignments:
read the next ten pages of Speak due Friday
- Create a character log.
- Write down the names of the characters described.
- Write the character's name and a brief description of the character.
Period 3: read to the top of page 20
Periods 7 & 8: read to the top of page 18
Writer's Notebook due Friday!
Grades close on Monday
11/14/12
Wednesday, November 14
Do Now:
Get an Anticipation Guide from the back desk. Read each statement and determine your opinion on a scale of 1=10.
1 = completely disagree
5 = in the middle
10 = completel agree
Put your essay, rough draft, outline and peer edit form in the homework bin.
Assignments:
Word maps due tomorrow
Writers Notebooks collected on Friday
Grades end on Monday
Get an Anticipation Guide from the back desk. Read each statement and determine your opinion on a scale of 1=10.
1 = completely disagree
5 = in the middle
10 = completel agree
Put your essay, rough draft, outline and peer edit form in the homework bin.
Assignments:
Word maps due tomorrow
Writers Notebooks collected on Friday
Grades end on Monday
11/13/12
Tuesday, November 13
Writing Prompt 2.5: What do you think are the most important qualities and skills needed to be a good teacher? Explain why you think this.
Talk generally about what makes a "good teacher." Don't use specific teachers' names.
Today:
Review vocabulary
Discuss AOTW
Teacher Evaluation Project
Assignments:
Ess-yay due tomorrow
- typed!
Word maps due Thursday
Writer's Notebooks due
Friday
o
AOTWs #5-9
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Writing Prompts
Grades end Monday! Monday is the last day to hand in work.
11/9/12
Friday, November 9
Do Now:
Get out your Vocabulary 4 sheet from yesterday. We will be reviewing the definitions.
Put your outline and essay rough draft in the homework bin.
Today:
Vocabulary 4
Review thesis statements
Writing in third person point of view
Peer Edit essays
Assignments:
AOTW response due Tuesday
Final draft of the essay due Wednesday, November 14
Word maps due Thursday, November 14
Get out your Vocabulary 4 sheet from yesterday. We will be reviewing the definitions.
Put your outline and essay rough draft in the homework bin.
Today:
Vocabulary 4
Review thesis statements
Writing in third person point of view
Peer Edit essays
Assignments:
AOTW response due Tuesday
Final draft of the essay due Wednesday, November 14
- I will be after school on Tuesday in the IMC if you need to type
Word maps due Thursday, November 14
IMPORTANT:
If you missed the test yesterday, you have until Friday, 11/16 to make it up after school. I will be here after school Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Grades end Monday, November 19. No assignment will be accepted after this date. Remember, you have one week to make up missing assignments. Start working on this NOW!
11/7/12
Wednesday, 11/7 & Thursday, 11/8
Do Now:
Get out a pen or pencil and loose leaf paper.
Put your crossword puzzles in the homework bin.
Assignments:
Finish your outline and rough draft for Friday!
Come and see me during lunch if you need help developing a thesis statement
IMPORTANT:
If you missed today's test, you have until Friday, 11/16 to make it up after school. I will be here after school Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Grades end Monday, November 19. No assignment will be accepted after this date. Remember, you have one week to make up missing assignments. Start working on this NOW!
Get out a pen or pencil and loose leaf paper.
Put your crossword puzzles in the homework bin.
Assignments:
Finish your outline and rough draft for Friday!
Come and see me during lunch if you need help developing a thesis statement
IMPORTANT:
If you missed today's test, you have until Friday, 11/16 to make it up after school. I will be here after school Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Grades end Monday, November 19. No assignment will be accepted after this date. Remember, you have one week to make up missing assignments. Start working on this NOW!
11/5/12
Monday, November 5
Do Now:
Get a vocabulary handout and fill in the blanks. Use Vocab 3 words.
elicit terminate methodical adjacent tangible
exploit obsolete escalate acclaim engross
Have your textual evidence sheet and your AOTW out so I can check them.
Today:
Develop working thesis statements
Essay organization and outline
Test review sheet
Assignments:
Help the adults in your life get to the voting polls
Complete your essay outline and rough draft for Friday.
Study for your test!
Get a vocabulary handout and fill in the blanks. Use Vocab 3 words.
elicit terminate methodical adjacent tangible
exploit obsolete escalate acclaim engross
Have your textual evidence sheet and your AOTW out so I can check them.
Today:
Develop working thesis statements
Essay organization and outline
Test review sheet
Assignments:
Help the adults in your life get to the voting polls
Complete your essay outline and rough draft for Friday.
Study for your test!
- Periods 7 & 8: Wednesday
- Periods 2 & 3: Thursday
11/1/12
Friday, November 2
Do Now:
Begin copying your classmates' notes on the board. Use your handout from yesterday. If you can't see, move up.
We will talk about each text as you are taking notes.
Today:
Short Story Unit Review
Developing essay questions
Review vocabulary
Assignments:
Due Monday:
Unit Test!
Begin copying your classmates' notes on the board. Use your handout from yesterday. If you can't see, move up.
We will talk about each text as you are taking notes.
Today:
Short Story Unit Review
Developing essay questions
Review vocabulary
Assignments:
Due Monday:
- AOTW
- textual evidence sheet - Find at least five quotes from two different texts
Unit Test!
- Periods 7 & 8: Wednesday
Periods 2 & 3: Thursday
Essay due Wednesday, November 14
Thursday, November 1
Writing Prompt 2.4:
Compare the mother from AOTW to the mother/narrator in "Girl." What similarities and differences do they have? Which parenting style do you personally prefer? Which parenting style do you think is better for children? Explain your thoughts.
Put your "Girl" adaptations in the homework bin. Wait patiently for it to circulate the room.
Today:
Review vocabulary
Review unit readings
Assignments:
Unit test next week!
Periods 7 & 8: Wednesday
Periods 2 & 3: Thursday
Compare the mother from AOTW to the mother/narrator in "Girl." What similarities and differences do they have? Which parenting style do you personally prefer? Which parenting style do you think is better for children? Explain your thoughts.
Put your "Girl" adaptations in the homework bin. Wait patiently for it to circulate the room.
Today:
Review vocabulary
Review unit readings
Assignments:
Unit test next week!
Periods 7 & 8: Wednesday
Periods 2 & 3: Thursday
10/31/12
Wednesday, October 31
Welcome back!
Do Now: Get a vocab handout and fill in the blanks. I will pass back word maps.
acclaim terminate engross
adjacent elicit escalate
obsolete exploit methodical
tangible
Have your AOTW response out on your desk for me to stamp.
Today:
Review vocab
Discuss AOTW
"Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid
Assignments:
"Girl" adaptation due tomorrow, Thursday
There is no school on Tuesday
Test next Wednesday/Thursday (double days)
Do Now: Get a vocab handout and fill in the blanks. I will pass back word maps.
acclaim terminate engross
adjacent elicit escalate
obsolete exploit methodical
tangible
Have your AOTW response out on your desk for me to stamp.
Today:
Review vocab
Discuss AOTW
"Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid
Assignments:
"Girl" adaptation due tomorrow, Thursday
- Write a poem or paragraph modeled on "Girl"
- Provide advice and instructions for a boy or a girl
- It can be a modern or historical setting
- Poem or paragraph should be at least 10 sentences long.
There is no school on Tuesday
Test next Wednesday/Thursday (double days)
10/27/12
Friday, October 26
Do Now:
Practice OREO cookies from your "American History" homework.
Today:
Review OREOs
Begin AOTW (Here's the video we watched in class)
Writing Folders
Grade reports
Assignments:
1 AOTW response due Monday
If you have a 75 or below, you must get your grade report signed and return it by Wed, 10/31.
Practice OREO cookies from your "American History" homework.
Today:
Review OREOs
Begin AOTW (Here's the video we watched in class)
Writing Folders
Grade reports
Assignments:
1 AOTW response due Monday
If you have a 75 or below, you must get your grade report signed and return it by Wed, 10/31.
10/24/12
Thursday, October 25
Today:
silent conversations
"Am I Blue?" discussion
Assignments:
"Am I Blue" questions due Friday
word maps due Friday
silent conversations
"Am I Blue?" discussion
Assignments:
"Am I Blue" questions due Friday
word maps due Friday
10/23/12
PERIOD 2: Tuesday, 10/23
PERIOD 2 ONLY!!
Writing Prompt 2.4: Think about the article you read over the weekend about gay teenager committing suicide.
Respond to at least one of these questions:
Writing Prompt 2.4: Think about the article you read over the weekend about gay teenager committing suicide.
Respond to at least one of these questions:
- What do you think of this bullying trend for young people in society?
Today:
AOTW
Read "Am I Blue"
Exit Ticket
Assignments:
word maps due Friday
10/22/12
Monday, October 22
DO NOW:
Get a new vocabulary sheet. Use the sentences to help you determine each word's meaning.
Have your AOTW, masks and paragraphs on your desk.
I will come around to stamp your AOTW.
Put your mask paragraphs in the Homework Bin.
You will hand in the masks after you share them.
TODAY:
New vocabulary!
Share masks
Discuss AOTW
Exit Tickets
ASSIGNMENTS:
word maps due Friday
Get a new vocabulary sheet. Use the sentences to help you determine each word's meaning.
Have your AOTW, masks and paragraphs on your desk.
I will come around to stamp your AOTW.
Put your mask paragraphs in the Homework Bin.
You will hand in the masks after you share them.
TODAY:
New vocabulary!
Share masks
Discuss AOTW
Exit Tickets
ASSIGNMENTS:
word maps due Friday
10/19/12
Friday, October 19
Today:
Vocabulary Quiz and Participation Evaluation.
If you missed the quiz today, you have until Friday, 10/26 to make it up. See me during 4th period lunch or after school to do this. If you do not make up the quiz, it becomes a 0.
Assignments:
Due Monday:
Mask Assignment:
Vocabulary Quiz and Participation Evaluation.
If you missed the quiz today, you have until Friday, 10/26 to make it up. See me during 4th period lunch or after school to do this. If you do not make up the quiz, it becomes a 0.
Assignments:
Due Monday:
- Finish your mask assignment over the weekend. DO NOT forget the writing portion (see below)
- Complete the AOTW. You may also want to visit this online collection of personal stories.
Mask Assignment:
Part 1: The Mask
You will be creating a “mask” that shows two sides of YOU:
v
Who you feel you are on the inside
v
A stereotype you feel others hold for you or how
you feel others see you
You can use symbols, words, collage, images, drawings,
poetry—or anything else to represent your ideas. Be creative!
Part 2: Write About It
Write an explanation of what you put on your mask and how
each element represents you and the stereotype. This should be 8-10 sentences.
10/18/12
Thursday, October 18
Writing Prompt 2.3:
Danny thinks to himself, "Tigo was the enemy, and so he presented a mask to the enemy" (1). Danny hides his fears and anxiety in order to appear as a tough gang member.
Do all people wear a mask? What do you wear on your mask? You may want to use a chart to help you brainstorm (see board). Explain your thoughts.
Today:
Review vocabulary
Share homework assignments
Mask assignment
Assignments:
Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow! Chapters 1 & 2
Masks due on Monday
Danny thinks to himself, "Tigo was the enemy, and so he presented a mask to the enemy" (1). Danny hides his fears and anxiety in order to appear as a tough gang member.
Do all people wear a mask? What do you wear on your mask? You may want to use a chart to help you brainstorm (see board). Explain your thoughts.
Today:
Review vocabulary
Share homework assignments
Mask assignment
Assignments:
Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow! Chapters 1 & 2
Masks due on Monday
10/17/12
Wednesday, October 17
DO NOW:
Get out your copy of "The Last Spin."
TODAY:
Review vocabulary
Discussion Questions
Creative Writing Assignments
ASSIGNMENTS:
Thursday: Creative Writing Assignment
Friday: Vocab quiz on 1&2
"The Last Spin" Discussion Questions
Homework:
An interior monologue is the imagined thoughts of a character at a specific point in time. Put yourself in Tigo’s shoes. Tap into his feelings. On a separate sheet, write from Tigo’s point of view what he is feeling and thinking at the very end of this story. You may do this as prose or poetry. Be prepared to share this response with the class.
Get out your copy of "The Last Spin."
TODAY:
Review vocabulary
Discussion Questions
Creative Writing Assignments
ASSIGNMENTS:
Thursday: Creative Writing Assignment
Friday: Vocab quiz on 1&2
"The Last Spin" Discussion Questions
- Both men are understandably nervous. Find some examples that show this taken from the text.
- How does their attitude towards their clubs change over the story?
- What is the climax of the story? Explain. At what point do Tigo and Danny start to get along? Why do you think this is important?
- What stereotypes do Danny and Tigo portray? Do you think these stereotypes represent who they really are?
Homework:
An interior monologue is the imagined thoughts of a character at a specific point in time. Put yourself in Tigo’s shoes. Tap into his feelings. On a separate sheet, write from Tigo’s point of view what he is feeling and thinking at the very end of this story. You may do this as prose or poetry. Be prepared to share this response with the class.
10/16/12
Tuesday, October 16
Writing Prompt 2.2:
What is peer pressure? Is it a real thing? Have you ever peer pressured friends to do something? Have you ever experienced peer pressure?
OREO cookies can go in the homework bin.
Today:
Review vocabulary
Review Oreo Cookies
"The Last Spin"
Assignments:
Wednesday: we will be in room 202!
Friday: Vocabulary Quiz on sets 1&2
Vocabulary review:
Subsequent is an adjective, not a verb.
NO:
What is peer pressure? Is it a real thing? Have you ever peer pressured friends to do something? Have you ever experienced peer pressure?
OREO cookies can go in the homework bin.
Today:
Review vocabulary
Review Oreo Cookies
"The Last Spin"
Assignments:
Wednesday: we will be in room 202!
Friday: Vocabulary Quiz on sets 1&2
Vocabulary review:
Subsequent is an adjective, not a verb.
NO:
- My dog subsequents me when we go for a walk.
- I have to subsequent directions in school.
- There are a lot of kids who subsequent others at my old school.
YES:
- My subsequent ideas contradicted what I first thought.
- The subsequent signs directed Maggie to her destination.
- The first time I flew on an airplane, I was terrified. On the subsequent trips I was fine.
- I did not follow directions in school. Subsequently, I ended up in detention.
Zeal is a noun. Zealous is an adjective.
- Ms. Melville is
zealzealous. - I am
zealzealous about fashion design.
A saboteur is someone who sabotages (not a sabotager).
Inclination is a noun. Inclined can be an adjective.
- I am
inclinationinclined to sleep when I get home from school.
10/14/12
Monday, October 15
Do Now:
Get a vocabulary handout from the desk by the door. Fill in the blanks. You can use your word maps. I will collect them when you are finished with the vocabulary.
I will come around to check your AOTW. Please have your Writers Notebook on your desk.
Your "American History" questions should go in the Homework Bin.
Today:
Get a vocabulary handout from the desk by the door. Fill in the blanks. You can use your word maps. I will collect them when you are finished with the vocabulary.
I will come around to check your AOTW. Please have your Writers Notebook on your desk.
Your "American History" questions should go in the Homework Bin.
Today:
- Review vocabulary
- Discuss "American History" questions
- Theme
- OREO cookie quotes
- Today is the LAST DAY to make up your Vocab 1 Quiz. If you don't see me during lunch or after school, you will earn a 0 for this quiz.
- Due Tuesday: Choose three quotes from "American History." Practice the OREO cookie for each quote. Introduce the quote, include the quote and page number, and then explain why it is a stereotype.
- FRIDAY: Vocabulary quiz! Vocab chapters 1&2.
Friday, October 12
I will collect all assignments in class on Monday, 10/15!!
A. Answer the following
questions about “American History” on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Eugene and Elena come from
very different cultures, yet they have some things in common. What are they?
2. The story takes place on the
day of JFK’s assassination. President Kennedy was committed to eliminating
prejudice and establishing equal rights for all Americans. How does Elena
encounter prejudice in the story?
3. On page 5, Elena walks to
Eugene’s house and thinks about the history of El Building. What does she
realize about the history of her neighborhood and the people who lived there
before her?
4. Read the last paragraph of
the story. Pay attention to Elena’s description of the snow. Why do you think
she pays such close attention to the snow? How could her experience relate to
the snow turning gray?
5. Why do you think this story
is called “American History”? Explain.
B. Read your Upfront Magazine
and complete AOTW #5: Choose one of the following articles to read. Write your
AOTW in your Writer’s Notebook.
1. "Unsafe Behind the
Wheel" pages 6-7
2. “According to the Latest
Poll” pages 12-13
3. “The Manhattan Project”
pages 18-21
C. Complete your Word Maps
10/5/12
Week of 10/1-10/5
Friday, October 5
Do Now: STUDY!!
Review your vocab words and SUTW organization! We have a quiz!
Assignments:
Due in class on Tuesday:
- AOTW response ("The Great Immigration Debate" on page 8)
- thesis statement and background information
- Writer's Notebook
AOTW:
- Write your name on the UpFront magazine. I do not have extras and you will need it again next weekend.
- Read the article on immigration this weekend. Write your response for class on Tuesday.
Thesis Statements:
Next week, we are going to work on your NHD thesis statements on Tuesday.
- Please bring in your thesis statement and your general background information on Tuesday.
- If you would like the class to workshop your thesis statement and general background information, send it to Ms. McCartney ahead of time (mccartneychs@gmail.com). I will make copies of your work so that we can use it as an example in class.
Writers Notebook:
Your writer's notebook will be collected Tuesday.
What should I have in my Writer's Notebook?
- Writing Prompts 1.1-1.8
- AOTW 1-4 Responses
- Please label and date your entries.
How will my writer's notebook be graded?
- You will get a completion grade for including all the assignments and the content.
- Each AOTW response should be at least ten sentences and reflect upon the article
- Each Writing Prompt should reflect effort. You typically have ten minutes to write in class, so each entry should be at least 8-10 sentences.
- You will not be graded on your spelling or grammar. This is your chance to share your immediate thoughts and reflections without worrying too much about your writing conventions.
Thursday, October 4
Writing Prompt 1.8
Who do you think is the epitome of an amoral person? Write a description describing this person's animosity towards others or the world. You may malign this person.
Don't choose anyone in this school!
Today:
vocab review
debate discussion
essay notes
thesis statement
Assignments:
study for vocab quiz tomorrow!
Wednesday, October 3
Writing Prompt 1.7
Mrs. Jones warns Roger that
"shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet."
o
What do you think this quote means? Paraphrase
it.
o
Do you agree with the statement? Explain your
opinion.
Today:
review vocabulary
debate extra credit option
literary terms notes
example paragraphs
Assignments:
vocabulary quiz on Friday
extra credit! watch the debate: reflection due Friday
Tuesday, October 2
Do Now: Vocabulary fill-in-the-blankToday:
review vocabulary
characterization
characterization paragraph
Assignments:
Wed: characterization paragraph
Fri: vocabulary quiz & SUTW paragraph
extra credit! watch the debate: reflection due Friday
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