Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Wednesday, May 1, Keystone Term Quiz and Poetry Review

Objective; By the end of class, students will be assessed on their knowledge of keystone terms and practice analyzing  poetry.


DO NOW

Keystone terms quiz

Direct Instrution

Poetry handout - multiple choice questions. 

review / Discuss / Take notes.

Exit Pass

When a piece of literature is PROSE POETRY, what form is it in?

Monday, April 29, 2013

Tuesday, April 30 - Keystone Prep and Poetry

Objective: By the end of class, students will review keystone literary terms and analyze poetry for rhythm, rhyme and repetition.


DO NOW

"Sydney HArbor is shaped somewhat like an oak leaf- a roomy sheet of lovely blue water, with narrow off-shoots of water running up into the country on both sides between long fingers of land..."

How does the author's use of imagery help communicate an idea?
a. It gives a vivid description that suggests vastness of the landsape.
b. It gives details that portray rich city life.
c. It gives a balnd description that suggests dull population
d. It gives information that suggests great wealth.

Direct instruction

QUIZLET term review.

Soft holt reader - 229-224 - Poetry focus on rhyme, repetition, rhythm.  

Guided / 
Independent

Complete all side bars on a separate piece of paper and complete the handout for all three poems.

Closure 

Review answers.  Review literary terms for quiz tomorrow.

Exit Pass

What characteristic most identifies a passage as non-fiction rather than fiction or poetry?

a. it has a theme
b. t is written in paragraph form.
c. it uses statistics from research

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Monday, April 29, Keystone Prep and Imagery

Objective: By the end of class, students will practice new Keystone terms and practice recognizing imagery and review poetic devices.

DO NOW

Complete multiple choice side of terms handout.

Direct Instruction

 Review terms through quizlet and handout.

Guided

Soft Holt text - Imagery - page - view intro 218-219- take notes 

read together pages 219-220

Circle all words that suggest imagery. Determine the tome of the piece from the words circled.

Independent

Answer all questions at end of Storm in the Mountains - 221-222

Literary term practice sheet - use notes and handout to answer all questions on handout.

You may have the remainder of the time if any, to complete the constructed responses from Animal Farm from Friday.

Exit Pass

What is a satire and when are they most commonly used?

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Friday, April 26, Animal Farm test and Keystone Leterary terms

Objective: By the end of class, students will be assessed on allegory, satire, bias and propaganda and reading comprehenison of Animal Farm.  Students will also review Keystone Literary terms.

DO NOW

Quick review.

Direct Instruction

Keystone terms handout.

Quizlet review.

Guided

Animal Farm Test.

Independent

Literary term worksheet.

Exit Pass

What is a satire and when and why are satires usually written ?

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Thursday, April 25 Keystone Prep and Animal Farm

Objective: By the end of class, students will practice Keystone Literary Terms,point of view and read / analyze conclusion of Animal Farm.

DO NOW

Go through your Keystone Diagnostic test and write down the numbers of all the questions you got WRONG on the Do Now paper.

Direct Instruction

Review keystone terms on Quizlet.http://quizlet.com/13537297/keystone-exams-literature-terms-flash-cards/

Point of View handouts.  Read examples together and complete first side of practice sheet.

Guided / Independent

Read Animal Farm pages 202-212.  Complete questions at end of story.

Exit Pass

What is one moral or lesson of Animal Farm?

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Wednesday, April 24, Keystone Prep and Animal Farm

Objective: By the end of class, students will review for Keystone, identify problem areas and contniue to read/ analyze Animal Farm AND MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE LITERAL story and what it represents (Russian Revolution).

DO NOW - QUIZ - 50 points

Explain in detail how ANIMAL FARM is an allegory for the Russian Revolution.  You may use your notes. Be specific.

Direct Instruction

Review all questions / Answers from Keystone Diagnostic test. Clarify and identify specific difficulties.

Guided 

Read / interpret pages 203-207 soft holt reader.

Independent

Complete both sides of handout - 

Characters / Character traits

Under Napoleon's Leadership
 Life for Pigs vs. Life for other Animals

Exit Pass

Do you think society can ever be truly classless? If so, how? If not, why? What is FAIR??

Monday, April 22, 2013

Tuesday, April 23, Keystone Prep and Animal Farm / Allegory

Objective: By the end of class, students will practice Keystone skills and read/ interpret allegory.

DO NOW

Short passage handout and multiple choice questions

Direct Instruction

Review the literary term handout that was homework.  Write down definitions of any unfamiliar term sin notebook.

Review sidebars from Animal Farm to page 197.  Review the symbolism of Old Major getting killed and Napoleon stepping up to lead the farm animals into revolution.

Guided

Read 197-201

View Animal Farm - take notes and complete film review sheet.

Independent

Literary term practice sheet.


Exit Pass

Explain how Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution of 1917.


Monday, April 22, Keystone Prep and Animal Farm

Objective: By the end of class, students will practice knowledge of new literary terms, view effective constructed respnses and be introduced to the allegory, Animal Farm.

DO NOW

Keystone Prep handout - Read the passage and use active reading skills to mark it up.  That means write on it! Underline important sentances, make comments / connections, circle words you don't understand, etc.

Direct Instruction

View and review samples of effective constructed responses.

Guided
INTRODUCE Animal Farm - 
POWERPOINT - short history of Russian revolution / Animal Farm as Allegory

soft holt reader pages 191-192

read introduction

Assign roles and read pages  -


Thursday, April 18, 2013

Friday, April 19, Keystone term quiz and Writing

Objective: By the end of class, students will be assessed on knowledge of KEYSTONE literary terms and practice THEME writing and GENRES.

DO NOW

Keystone Literary Quiz

Direct Instruction

Choose one of the following THEMES or make up your own:

1. Blood is thicker than water.
2. Money can't buy you love or happiness.
3. There is beauty in simplicity.
4. The quality of life is more important than the time on earth.
5. Sacrifice and hard work are necessary to get what you want.

Choose a GENRE in which to write (fiction, non-fiction, poem, news article, journal entries, etc) and deliver your theme clearly and concisely. Whatever you decide to produce should tell some kind of a story.  You should NOT blatantly state your theme. It is for the reader to figure out. So, I will read your work and then I will:

Evaluate the author's use of a particular genre to deliver his/her intended theme.


Exit Pass


Why did you choose the genre and theme that you did? D you think you were effective? Why or why not?








Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Thursday, April 18, Themes across genres

Objective: By the end of class, students will practice prefixes and suffixes and compare themes across genres.

DO NOW

Prefix / Suffix handout

Direct Instruction

Review sidebars for end of Catch the Moon. 

Why is the title Catch the Moon?
What is the theme of the story?

Read Secret Heart. Keep in mind the theme is similar.

Guided

Answer all questions on pages 130-133.

Review answers.

Independent

Choose one of the following THEMES or make up your own:

1. Blood is thicker than water.
2. Money can't buy you love or hapiness.
3. There is beauty in simpicilty.
4. The quality of life is more important than the time on earth.
5. Sacrifice and hard work are necessary to get what you want.

Choose a GENRE in which to write (fiction, non-fiction, poem, news article, journal entries, etc) and deliver your theme clearly and concisely. Whatever you decide to produce should tell some kind of a story.  You should NOT blatantly state your theme. It is for the reader to figure out. Therefore, what I am looking for at the end of the day:

Evaluate the author's use of a particular genre to deliver his/her intended theme.


Exit Pass


Why did you choose the genre and theme that you did? D you think you were effective? Why or why not?


Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Wednesday, April 17 Prefixes / Active Reading strategies

Objective: By the end of class, students will practice prefixes, make connections using double journal entries and summarize.

DO NOW

Complete Prefix side of handout that you were given yesterday.

Direct Instruction

Use double journal entries to make real life connections. Find at least 5 quotes, write them on the left side of the graphic organizer and write how you connect to it on the right side.

Independent

Summarize the short story in your own words. 

What is the THEME of this story?

Then, evaluate the author's intent.  Was the author effective in delivering the theme? 

Read poem. Grandma Ling. Answer all questions on pages 143-145.

Exit Pass

Which genre do you think worked better to express the theme? why?



Monday, April 15, 2013

Tuesday, April 16, Pre-fixes / Suffixes / Active reading skills

Objective:By the end of class students will read and intrpret short fiction, practice active reading skills and answer comprehensive questions.

DO NOW

Prefix / Suffix handout

Direct Instruction

Read together in soft holt reader - COMPARING THEMES - page 133-134

Take notes and review Active Reading Strategies.

Guided

 Read pages 135-140  using active reading strategies and completing sidebars.

Independent

.  Mark up using active reading strategies. Answer all sidebars as you read. 

Closure

Review sidebar answers and predict potential themes.

Exit Pass

Make a connection. How do you relate to Luis?  

Monday, April 8, 2013

Monday, Apri 15, Conotations and Poetry

Objective: by the end of class, students will practice connotations and denotations, read and interpret poetry and determine symbolism.

DO NOW

Side one of Connotation / denotation handout.

Direct Instruction

Read introduction to Robert Frost Poetry - page 433.

Read both poems togther.

Guided

Reread the poems on your own. Answer the following CRQ's:

1. In 'Stopping by the Woods," the narrator has "miles to go. " To what do you think he is referring? 

2. He mentions sleep twice at end of poem. What might be the metaphorical "sleep,?" that he is referring to?

3. What do the deep woods SYMBOLIZE to the narrator? What has the speaker said no to as he is passing them by?

4. From Apple-Picking, what is the 'greater harvest" on a SYMBOLIC level? (lines 28-36)

5. The narrator says he is OVERTIRED of the great harvest.  What might he mean by this? Remember to think symbolically.  The great harvest is not just referring to apples.

6, This narrator also talks about sleep.  What kind of sleep do you think he is referring to? Compare it to the SLEEP the narrator from "Woods" poem is talking about.

7. What is the THEME (message) of the WOODS poem?

8. What is the Theme (message) of the APPLE poem? 

Review answers sand explanations for each.

Exit Pass

 Complete connotation sheet

Monday, April 8, Informational Text

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze informational text and use active reading strategies to interpret text.

DO NOW

Connotations
I LOOK UP AT THE BIRDS AS THEY GLIDE IN UNISON ON THE WIND.

What is being suggested by the use of the word glide?
a. strength
b. effort
c. grace
d. speed


DIRECT INSTRUCTION

Review Active reading skills.

Review EDITORIAL article together and MAIN IDEA. MARK UP ACCORDING TO GUIDELINES TOGETHER.

On your own, read essay on handout, use active reading strategies and answer corresponding questions. Summarize, identify main idea and the supporting details.

Exit Pass

Friday, April 5, 2013

Friday, April 5, Reading Comprehension / Analyzation

Objective: By the end of class, students will use literary devices and writing techniques for self-expression.

DO NOW

What is your favorite literary device and why? 
Similes, metaphors, symbolism, allegory, imagery, rhyme, repetition, irony, ambiguity etc.  Give an example.

Direct Instruction

Use your favorite literary device and writing style to write one of the following:
*poem
*story
 *letter
*journal entry
*editorial
*newspaper article 
etc.  to Mr. Scottoline wishing him well on his journey ahead.  

Then go to  wordle.net - You will create a wordle using as many greek terms, names, gods, etc that you know.  You must use at least 20 words.  Mr. Scottoline and I will show you when you start.

THANK YOU MR. SCOTTOLINE!!!

Anything you choose should be at least one page in length.
You may research definitions of terms and view different websites for inspiration. Write something special for him to remember you by! You may include pictures as long as they are on the same page. 

Email to me and I will print for Mr. Scottoline to take with him as as special memory of his time here at Randolph. Thank you all for the kindness and respect you showed him over the past three months. 

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Thursday, April 4, KEYSTONE PREP

Objective: By the end of class, students will evaluate the author's technique and determine why it is or isn't effective in delivering the author's intent. Students will also continue to complete Keystone diagnositc test.

DO NOW

Provide a synonym for each of the following words:

1. SUBMERGE
2. RECONCILE
3. PRE-EMPT
Direct Instruction

What was the author's intent of Notes in a Bottle (what was his message to the reader)? Do you think the JOURNAL technique that he used supported his intent (did this style of writing make the story better and make you realize his intent more easily)? Why or why not?

Review INFERRING and INFORMATIONAL TEXT and SUMMARIZING.

 Independent

KEYSTONE DIAGNOSTIC TEST CONTINUED

EXIT PASS

 

 

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Wednesday, April 3 - Note in a Bottle / Keystone Prep

Objective: By the end of class, students will read / interpret ambiguous fiction, make predictions and practice Keystone skills via diagnostic test.

DO NOW

PREFIXES  - write these thress prefixes and their meanings into notebooks.

SUB - to go under
Submerge (verb) - cover with water 
Submarine - a ship that goes underwater
Sub-par - to go below the average

PRE - before
Presume (verb) - assume before knowing
Prepare  - get ready beforehand
Pregame - before the game

RE - again, and again
Recede (verb) - go back or away
revisit - to visit again
revoke - to take back what was already given

DIRECT INSTRUCTION

Notes from a Bottle = pages 375-377

Guided

CHOOSE ONE OF THE TWO AND TYPE ON A NEO:

1.  THE JOURNAL ENTRIES start on March 23.  So what happened before March 23? Write three journal entries that come BEFORE March 23. Therefore, they are dated March 20, 21 and 22. You must INFER what happens in the days leading up to the flood and reference what you already know from the text.  For instance, was there a news report predicting the events? Was the author stuck in NY? Did he have a chance to go elsewhere? Was the flood going to affect the whole USA?

2. Write a sequel to the story.  You are the PERSON THAT FOUND THE BOTTLE AND READ THE NOTES. You are able to explain what happened and the current state of the world. You can share personal feelings and experiences as well as newsworthy information. Again, you must INFER what happens and reference information from the text as you determine what happens.

Independent

KEYSTONE EXAM - questions 11-20

Exit Pass

What is the most difficult part of exam so far?

Monday, April 1, 2013

Tuesday, April 2, Author's Purpose / Evaluate Article

Objective: By the end of class, students will evaluate news article and determine author's intent and effectiveness and begin KEYSTONE diagnostic exam. 

DO  NOW

--> The yellow flowers turned their happy faces toward the sun and smiled.” How does the author feel about flowers? How does the poet’s use of personification help to communicate the author’s intent?

DIRECT INSTRUCTION

--> Read  introduction to short fiction /  – holt text  Notes from a Bottle – 374

AMBIGUIOUS / INFERENCE

Quickwrite - page 374 

Guided

What technique of writing does the author use? Does this technique support the author’s intent? How?What is the intent?

Independent

Begin KEYSTONE DIAGNOTIC TEST

Exit Pass

What is the most difficult part of the diagnostic test so far?