Thursday, June 4

Objective: By the end of class, students will practice finding and citing sources and create a reference page in order to prepare to write a properly formatted research paper.

DO NOW

WRITE THIS DOWN 

A thesis statement is the single most important sentence in your research paper. It is always contained in the introductory paragraph. 

Direct Instruction

How to write a THESIS STATEMENT:

1. CHOOSE A TOPIC.
2. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT HIS TOPIC?
3. NARROW DOWN THREE AREAS OF DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ABOUT YOUR TOPIC.
4. WRITE ONE SENTENCE THAT ENCOMPASSES all of these ideas about your topic. This is your thesis statement.

Example:

1. Topic = Transgenders
2. Sexuality and gender identification are different.
3. Gender identification, sexuality and social acceptance.

THESIS STATEMENT
4. The transgender community consists of individuals that are in their minds one gender but physically another; it is therefore a challenge to be socially accepted when changing their physical identity but not sexual preference.

Guided / Independent

Choose a topic and create a THESIS STATEMENT FOR YOUR TOPIC. Let me check it! THEN FIND THREE good sources for your thesis by google searching. Remember .gov and .org are usually good sources. Also, look for articles with authors and dates published.


Current event topics in several categories 


Knightcite each source to create a reference page.

If you have done all of the above, you will begin to look for a catchy phrase, quote or anecdote to open your introductory paragraph. Remember, your thesis statement will be in this paragraph. 

Wednesday, May 13 - Non -Fiction Jeopardy Review

Objective: By the end of class, students will review elements of non-fiction in order to prepare for the non-fiction module of the Keystone Literacy Exam.


non-fiction jeopardy review

Tuesday, May 12 - Keystone REVIEW

Objective : By the end of class, students will review elements of fiction, non-fiction and poetry in order to prepare for the Keystone Literature exam.

DO NOW

Keystone terms 

Direct Instruction

slideshare  - argument / counterargument

COUNTER = to go against. 
A counter argument is therefore, an argument that goes against what the author is trying to prove. 
An author includes this counter-argument to tell the reader that he/ she is aware that there is another point of view different than his/her own. 
However, in the end, the author always goes back to the original argument to state that his/her argument is stronger than the counter argument.
So, you will always find the final argument stated in the conclusion. So if you get confused about which is the argument and which is the counterargument, look there.

Guided / Independent 

Check for knowledge on counter - argument

Argument / Counterargument handout

Then choose any other worksheet to practice a skill n which you need the most practice before tomorrow's Keystone exam.

Check for Understanding

Review individually

HW - Study and review!!! Get a good night's sleep, have breakfast and be confident that you worked hard and have the knowledge you need to be proficient. Answer every question! Leave nothing blank! GOOD LUCK!

Monday, May 11- Keystone Review

objective: By the end of class, students will review elements of fiction and non-fiction in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.

DO NOW

Keystone Terms 

Direct Instruction

 irony jeopardy

irony / flashbacks / foreshadowing

more review from desktop

non-fiction jeopardy

Guided / Independent 

Complete CRQ from Friday - 

Read the literary focus on page 306 in soft holt reader. Then read POEM - SAME SONG - soft holt reader page - 308. Read it at least 3 times! Complete sidebars and identify the imagery on page 309. Then:

Analyze the author's use of allusion in"Same Song"and explain how it is significant to conveying how the daughter feels.

Choose a handout to practice a skill in which you have the most difficulty - 

Non-fiction review passage / CRQ

closure keystone terms review

Exit pass 

Name three elements of fiction and three elements of non-fiction

Friday, May 8 - Keystone Review

Objective: By the end of class, students will review elements of fiction in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.

DO NOW

Analyze / Evaluate / Summarize identification. 
Keystone vocabulary quiz.

Direct Instruction

Review flashbacks, foreshadowing, hyperboles, similes, metaphors

Flashbacks

Hyperboles

similes and metaphors

foreshadowing

Irony


Guided / Independent

Read the literary focus on page 306 in soft holt reader. Then read POEM - SAME SONG - soft holt reader page - 308. Read it at least 3 times! Complete sidebars and identify the imagery on page 309. Then:

Analyze the author's use of allusion in"Same Song"and explain how it is significant to conveying how the daughter feels.

Closure

Review Keystone terms and characteristics of fiction compared to non-fiction.

Exit Pass

How can you identify the theme of a short story? What are some things you can look for when trying to identify theme?

HW - Flashback handout - review / read and answer questions on back

Thursday, May 7 -

Objective: By the end of class, students will review themes and point of view in order to prepare for Keystone exam.

DO NOW

Identify the analyzation, the evaluation and the summary on the handout and explain why each is what it is.

Direct Instruction

Remember these words for POV
Objective - clear, factual - without opinion or bias / Usually found more in secondary sources such as textbooks and biographies (information gathered from several sources).

Subjective - clouded by a person's opinions; biased - usually a direct witness, a first hand account, someone that was "there" (autobiographies, personal letters, journals).

themes

Point of view jeopardy review 

Independent

Practice Passages handout - be sure to read the questions and multiple choice answers first!

Then choose ONE handout on a topic in which you need more practice. Everyone is responsible for submitting ONE.

Check for understanding

Student checks during independent work

Exit Pass

Can the same theme be delivered in different genres? Explain. 

Wednesday, May 6, Keystone Practice Review

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze short passages to recognize allegory and symbolism and practice multiple choice strategies in order to improve reading comprehension skills and prepare for Keystone.

DO NOW

Genres

Diret Instruction

Review answers to random multiple choice questions.

Review symbolism worksheet questions and answers.

Review Symbolism and Introduce ALLEGORY via slideshare

Allegory examples in movies

Independent

Practice passages starting with allegory and symbolism.

Complete non-fiction constructed response for those of you who have not completed it.

Tuesday, May 5 - Non- Fiction and multiple choice

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze non-fiction and practice multiple choice strategies in order to improve reading comprehensive skills and prepare for Keystone exam.

DO NOW

Random multiple choice questions

Direct Instruction 

Review yesterday's SYMBOLISM questions and how to answer #3.

Introduce non-fiction passage and the constructed response question.

Independent

Read and analyze non-fiction passage an answer the constructed response on the handout provided.

When done, you can work on the additional multiple choice questions. If not completed in class, do them for HW.

Closure

Review test taking strategies and themes across genres.

Exit Pass

MONDAY, May 4 - Symbolism

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze symbolism in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW
Define the following 8 terms and write a sentence or question for each:
1. Convey
2. Significant
3. Influence
4. Construct
5. Claim
6. Generalization
7. Distinguish
8. Essential

Direct Instruction

SYMBOLS are things that represent a bigger, deeper more meaningful idea or message.

symbolism video

Guided / Independent

Symbolism handout

Constructed Response

Analyze how the fence is symbolic in this story and how it helps deliver the message or theme.