Monday, March 3 - introduction to Roman Empire / Shakespeare's Julius Ceaser

Objective: By the end of class, students will be introduced to Roman history and Roman Superstitions in order to introduce Shakespeare's Julius Caeser and make real life connections.

DO  NOW

Are you superstitious? What superstitions or omens are you familiar with? Do you believe in any of them? Why or why not?

Direct Instruction

History of the Roman Empire - pages 750-751- in holt text. 

Roman Empire history  -  here

Discuss omens - slideshare

Guided / Independent

Read  Roman Superstitions on page 778 of holt text. Write down ten facts from this article int your notebooks. Date this entry in your notebooks.

Closure

Review Roman empire and superstitions. 

Exit Pass

What is foreshadowing and how might superstitions play the role of foreshadowers in Julius Caesar?

Thursday, February 27, Lamb to the Slaughter

Objective: By the end of class, students will be assessed on reading comprehension and literary elements in order to demonstrate improvement in written communication necessary for all life skills.

DO NOW

Check the WALL for any new terms, definitions or examples.

Direct Instruction

Lamb to the Slaughter assessment.  You may use the book and your notes.

GUided / Independent

Complete yesterday's essay or any other missing work.  If you did not show me a notebook last Friday, today is the final day. If you have one, show me!!

If and when you have everything complete and updated, go to page 741 in text book and skim over Shakespeare's life. Write down ten facts about him in your notebooks.

Closure

review test answers

Exit Pass

What corrupts more - money or power?? explain

Wednesday, Feb 26 - Lamb to the Slaughter

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze short fiction and practice persuasive writing in order to improve communication necessary in all life skills.

DO NOW

If Mary confessed to Murdering Patrick, would you defend her on grounds of temporary insanity, or would you want to prosecute her for cold-blooded murder? Why? 

DIRECT Instruction

For periods 1/2

1. Identify three examples of situational irony in LTTS.
2. Identify the dramatic irony in LTTS.
3. Explain the verbal irony of the title of the story.
4. Identify and then Analyze the dramatic and situational irony on page 324 (the last page of the story).

Guided

Read the directions for short essay together. Using a NEO, write your defense or prosecution essay for MAry. I will choose two winners - one that write the best defensive essay and one that writes the best offensive essay. I will decide based on the following factors:

1. Best evidence from text (three individual pieces of evidence).
2. Properly formatted in paragraphs.
3. Clear thesis in opening paragraph and concise  conclusion.

Independent

Write essay.

Closure 

review for test on Thursday.

Exit Pass

ROald dahl says, "Beastly people must be punished." In your opinion, who was more beastly n LTTS - Patrick or Mary? Do you have any sympathy for Mary at all? Why or why not?

Tuesday, February 25 Lamb to the Slaughter

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze character and irony in short fiction in order to improve reading comprehension necessary for all life skills.

DO NOW

Character trait map for Mary and Patrick so far. We may still need to add to Mary so be sure to leave a little room in each box.

Direct instruction

Discuss ANALYSIS from yesterday.

Analyze Patrick Maloney's behavior as he delivers his news to Mary (top of page 319). What do you infer is happening and what kind of person can you infer Patrick is by what he says and how he says it?

The following answer is almost completely student written:

I believe Patrick is nervous because his eye was twitching, his head was down and he was motionless and frowning. I believe he told his wife that he was leaving her. I say this because he states," ..And I know its kind of a bad time to be telling you this... of course i'll give you money and see you're looked after." He also seems to care more about his job than his wife. From what Patrick says and does, I have inferred that he is a cold, selfish man.

Read conclusion of Lamb to the Slaughter.

View conclusion.

Guided

Study guide questions PLUS:

1. Identify three examples of situational irony in LTTS.
2. Identify the dramatic irony in LTTS.
3. Explain the verbal irony of the title of the story.
4. Identify and then Analyze the dramatic and situational irony on page 324 (the last page of the story).

Closure

Review

Exit Pass

WHat would you have done if you were Mary?

Monday, February 24, Lamb to the Slaughter

Objective: By the end of class, students will make predictions and analyze short fiction in order to improve reading comprehension necessary for all life skills.

DO NOW

Write this definition in your notebooks:

ANALYZE - to break down - pick apart. When analyzing, look closely at the passage and always refer to the text by including a QUOTE from the text in your answer.

Analyzing is very SPECIFIC as compared to summarizing which is very GENERAL.

Direct Instruction

WORD SPLASH for Cover of Lamb to the Slaughter. Write down three VERBS, three ADJECTIVES and three NOUNS that describe the following scene.

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Guided

Read together pages - 317-320.

View film through same scene.

Independent

Begin Study guide questions.

THEN:

1. Analyze Patrick Maloney's behavior as he delivers his news to Mary (top of page 319 / right column). What do you infer is happening and what kind of person can you infer Patrick is by what he says and how he says it?

2. What Narrative perspective is LTTS written in? Why did the author choose this perspective? Do you think it is the best perspective to use? Why or why not?

Closure

review answers.

Exit Pass

What is ironic about what Mary does? Explain why it is situational irony.

Friday, February 20, Irony / Lamb to the Slaughter

Objective: BY THE END OF CLASS, STUDENTS WILL EXAMINE diagnostic tests and self-evaluate and analyze literary terms in order to improve reading comprehension necessary for all life skills.

DO NOW
Examine your own diagnostic test and complete both sides of handout to determine where your strengths and weaknesses are.

Keep your notebooks out for notebook check.

Direct Instruction

irony powerpoint

verbal irony examples

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situational irony examples

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dramatic irony examples

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Guided / Independent

Irony practice

Closure

review answers

Exit Pass

Provide one creative example of irony of any kind (verbal, situational or dramatic) and explain why it is ironic.

Thursday, Feb 19, Lamb to the Slaughter

Objective; By the end of class, students will be introduced to dark humor and Roald Dahl"s Lamb to the Slaughter.

DO NOW

Write down the steps to being an active reader in your notebooks. You may put it in our own words.

Direct Instruction

Read together pages 314 - 315 - take notes on different kinds of irony and ambiguity.

Guided / Independent

If you have not finished your diganostic test, do that NOW!!
Otherwise.....

Read Roald Dahl's biography and write down 6 facts about his life in your notebooks.

You will have a notebook check tomorrow!!!

Write down first three vocabualry words on page 316 and write a sentence for each using context clues.

Then carefully analyze (examine carefully) page 317. Look at the TITLE of the story, the picture and read the quote underneath it. Then, in a well-written, 5-7sentence paragraph, PREDICT what the story is going to be about. ( to be collected).

Closure 

review

Exit Pass

Give me one example of irony - it can be verbal, situational or dramatic. Be specific.

Wednrsday, February 119, Narrative Perspectives and other literary elements / Diagnostics /

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze new literary terms, new vocabulary and differentiate between the value of using different narrative perspectives in order to improve reading comprehension necessary for all life skills.

DO NOW

What is chronological order? Why might an author not always tell a story in chronological order? What does a flashback contribute to the story?

Direct Instruction

Read examples of narrative perspective together. 

Guided / Independent

powerpoint on narrative perspective

Use your notes and the examples of narrative perspective to complete the handout for a quiz grade.

Complete diagnostic tests if you have not done so.

When you have completed diagnostic, complete the handout on PLOT and other literary terms. You will need the blue Holt text to answer the questions.  

Closure

Review narrative perspectives and introduce irony.

Exit PAss

If a story is written in 3rd person, do you prefer it written in 3rd person objective or 3rd person omniscient? Why?

Tuesday, February 18, Complete Diagnostic and The Love Letter

Objective: By the end of class, students will complete diagnostic assessment and comprehensives on the Love Letter.

DO NOW

Write the definitions of the following literary terms into notebooks:

Flashback - a memory or scene that is interjected into a story or film to explain something that happened in the past

Flashforward - a vision or occurrence interjected into a story or film to show something that may happen in the future.

Direct Instruction

Complete Diagnostic test using multiple choice and active reading strategies. - annotate each story - you will receive a separate grade for annotating.

Guided / Independent

Ensure that you have completed all questions and the timeline at the end of The Love Letter.

On the neos:

Write a short story - three paragraphs - the middle paragraph must be a flashback. You can use any of the following topics or one of your own:

1. The snowstorm - 
2. School experience
3. New school
4. Valentines Day

The middle paragraph of any of the topics should be a flashback. (refer to a memory of an earlier time /same subject). So, for example if you write about the snowstorm:
first paragraph = this past week's events
middle paragraph - a memory of a snowstorm when you were younger
last paragraph - back to current day referring to events of these past few days and the snow.

Closure 

print and submit

Exit pass

What is chronological order?

Wednesday, February 12 - The Love Letter (1/2 day for students)

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze short fiction and learn new vocabulary in order to improve reading comprehension necessary for all life skills.

DO NOW

Homonyns handout  

Direct Instruction

Review answers to the rest of the Narrative Perspective handout

Finish The Love Letter - pages 43-46

Guided / Independent

Complete the timeline at the end of the story and all multiple choice questions that follow.

Closure 

Review Answers

Exit Pass

Why does Finney use flashbacks instead of writing everything in chronological order?

Tuesday, February 11, NArrative Perspective / The Love Letter

Objective: By the end of class, students will identify narrative perspectives and analyze short fiction in order to improve reading comprehension necessary for all all life skills

DO NOW

Narrative perspective handout - side one.

Direct Instruction

A summary is a brief account of the main points of a story.  It should include WHO/ WHAT / WHERE / WHEN / WHY.  Everything in a summary is important to the PLOT (series of event) of the story. It is not necessary to describe something or someone in detail.

If you did not do a summary for Love Letter yesterday, or if you received one back that says "REDO" - you must do one for homework or receive a "0."

Get soft holt readers and turn to page 32.  Review all sidebars together through page 39 for periods 1/2 and 3/4 and to page 43 for periods 6/7. 

Guided

Analyze the flashback on page 38. Why is this flashback important to the PLOT? Answer on paper provided.

Continue to read together next several pages. Analyze and answer sidebars and annotate as we read.

Independent

Complete the timeline on page 47. You may want to use a separate piece of paper first to ensure you have the events in the correct order of when they actually OCCURRED (chronological timeline).

Complete multiple choice questions at end of story.

Closure 

Review

Exit Pass

Do you believe time travel or time communication can exist? If you could communicate with one person from the past in three letters only, what would you tell them? What would you ask them? (Write on opposite side of paper provided earlier).

Monday, February 10 THe Love Letter

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze short fiction and practice new vocabulary in order to improve reading comprehension skills necessary in real world scenerios.

DO NOW

Take your notebook and go to the WALL. Copy the definitions for literary terms in the back of book - leave yourself at least 10 pages for definitions. You will continue to add throughout semester.

Direct Instruction

Look at literary terms in soft holt reader page 3- review plot structure and its components.

Read introduction to The Love Letter by Jack Finney page 30 soft holt reader.

Guided 

Read to page 36 0r 37 of Love Letter. Annotate as we read.

Independent

Continue to read to page 40 -41 and annotate as you read. Be sure to circle any words you do not know. Answer all sidebars.

Use a dictionary to define at least 5 words from Love Letter in your notebook.

On a separate piece of paper, answer the following:

1. Identify at least three moments of foreshadowing through page 40.  
2. How does Jack Finney effectively use flashbacks to create suspense in the Love Letter?

3. Summerize story through page 40. Who / what/ when/ where 
 why.

Closure 

Review sidebars and summarize story to date.

Exit Pass

Write  a sentence using one of the vocabulary words that you looked up.  Be sure to use context clues.

Thursday, February 6, introduction to English 2

Objective: by the end of class, students will be introduced to English 2 and active reading strategies in order to improve reading comprehension necessary for all aspects of life.

DO NOW

Student information sheets

Direct Instruction

Review Syllabus together. Review grading policy and needs for course.

Guided / Independent

Active reading strategies - handout and review.

Sample short story to practice active reading strategies and annotate together.

Closure

Review steps to be an active reader.

Exit Pass

Tell me something about yourself that you would like me to know.


HW - Obtain supplies for class.