Objective: By the end of class, students will define allegory and analyze historical element on which allegorical story is based in order to improve reading comprehension strategies.
DO NOW
Write Down the definition of Allegory into your notebooks:
An allegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Direct Instruction
The Mask of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe is an allegory for the black plague. On the surface, it is a fictional story about a masquerade party gone south, however, under the surface, Poe is really expressing the tragic effect the Black Plague had on the lives of people in 14th century Europe.
Guided
Read page 429-430 - The Black Death.
Watch video.
Independent
Write down ten facts about black plague into your notebooks. Use information from pages 429-230 and/or video.
Check for Understanding
Individual/group student checks during independent work
Closure
Review Black Plague facts.
Exit Pass
Explain how using symbols is important for an allegorical story.
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Thursday, January 28 - The Titanic
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze secondary source of informational text in order to improve reading comprehensive and writing skills.
DO NOW
Quizlet - primary and secondary sources
Direct Instruction
How to write a Constructed Response
Restate
Explain
Quote
Conclude
Guided
PROMPT
Analyze the human errors made by the Titanic crewman and the Californian ship that resulted in the sinking of the Titanic and the loss of over 1,500 lives.
1st Sentence = Human errors made by the Titanic crewmen and the californian ship resulted in the sinking of the Titanic and the loss of over 1,500 lives.
2nd Sentence = The Titanic crew's error was that _______________________. The Californian's human error was that ____________________________________________.
3. (provide quotes here from the text that support your "errors")
4. Concluding sentence = This tragedy could have been avoided if ........
Independent
Complete constructed response using the graphic organizers provided.
Check for Understanding -
Individual Student checks during independent work.
Closure
Review for multiple choice part of test tomorrow.
Exit Pass
Do you think the captain was responsible for the sinking of the Titanic? What about Ismay, the ship designer that survived?
DO NOW
Quizlet - primary and secondary sources
Direct Instruction
How to write a Constructed Response
Restate
Explain
Quote
Conclude
Guided
PROMPT
Analyze the human errors made by the Titanic crewman and the Californian ship that resulted in the sinking of the Titanic and the loss of over 1,500 lives.
1st Sentence = Human errors made by the Titanic crewmen and the californian ship resulted in the sinking of the Titanic and the loss of over 1,500 lives.
2nd Sentence = The Titanic crew's error was that _______________________. The Californian's human error was that ____________________________________________.
3. (provide quotes here from the text that support your "errors")
4. Concluding sentence = This tragedy could have been avoided if ........
Independent
Complete constructed response using the graphic organizers provided.
Check for Understanding -
Individual Student checks during independent work.
Closure
Review for multiple choice part of test tomorrow.
Exit Pass
Do you think the captain was responsible for the sinking of the Titanic? What about Ismay, the ship designer that survived?
Thursday, January 28 - House on Mango Street
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze short fiction and make real life connections in order to improve reading comprehensive and writing skills.
DO NOW
Esperenza has trouble accepting her new house on Mango Street as her home. Someday, she will have a house all her own, she says. Then on page 64, she is told she will have a "home in the heart." What does this mean?
Direct Instruction
Read together - Edna's Ruthie - pages 67-69.
Remember, Esperenza is naive.
Similar to other vignettes where the readers understand what is really going on (Marin - prostitute, stolen car, etc), what do we know that Esperenza doesn't realize in Edna's Ruthie?
Read together Four Skinny Trees - pages 74-74 - WHAT DO THE TREES SYMBOLIZE?
Distribute chrome books.
Guided / Independent
1. Go to your google drive and continue a HOUSE ON MANGO STREET PERSONAL JOURNAL. SHARE WITH ME at karenreina1@gmail.com.
The first page will be your ACROSTIC POEM. Then date your journal and follow the prompts in your packet.
2. Create another document in google drive entitled " MY HOUSE." In this document you will include all of the elements of the final project.
If and when done, read the next three vignettes and continue to work through your packet of questions. Be sure to enter all journal entries on google drive - not in your packet.
I will be grading the first 10 vignettes questions from packet Wednesday, Jan 20. (DONE)
Then the next 15 ( Marin through Geraldo - No last Name) on Wed Jan 27. DONE
Then the next 15 (Edna's Ruthie to Red Clowns) on Wed, Feb 3. ( DONE)
The last 5 on Friday, Feb 5 (Linoleum Roses to Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes). (pending)
Keep in mind, you will be incorporating pieces of your project during this time as well. The front and back covers poem or song or artwork sections are easy, creative and for grades so get those done first. Everything will be due by February 5, so pace yourself accordingly. The essay portion of the project has been canceled, but will be graded for extra credit as long as every mandatory portion of this project has been completed.
Check for understanding
Individual student checks during independent work.
Closure
Review deadlines an discussion points for Friday.
Exit Pass
Return chrome book to proper place and plug in.
HW - You should be reading at least three -five vignettes per night so you are prepared to work when you get to class.
DO NOW
Esperenza has trouble accepting her new house on Mango Street as her home. Someday, she will have a house all her own, she says. Then on page 64, she is told she will have a "home in the heart." What does this mean?
Direct Instruction
Read together - Edna's Ruthie - pages 67-69.
Remember, Esperenza is naive.
Similar to other vignettes where the readers understand what is really going on (Marin - prostitute, stolen car, etc), what do we know that Esperenza doesn't realize in Edna's Ruthie?
Read together Four Skinny Trees - pages 74-74 - WHAT DO THE TREES SYMBOLIZE?
Distribute chrome books.
Guided / Independent
1. Go to your google drive and continue a HOUSE ON MANGO STREET PERSONAL JOURNAL. SHARE WITH ME at karenreina1@gmail.com.
The first page will be your ACROSTIC POEM. Then date your journal and follow the prompts in your packet.
2. Create another document in google drive entitled " MY HOUSE." In this document you will include all of the elements of the final project.
If and when done, read the next three vignettes and continue to work through your packet of questions. Be sure to enter all journal entries on google drive - not in your packet.
I will be grading the first 10 vignettes questions from packet Wednesday, Jan 20. (DONE)
Then the next 15 ( Marin through Geraldo - No last Name) on Wed Jan 27. DONE
Then the next 15 (Edna's Ruthie to Red Clowns) on Wed, Feb 3. ( DONE)
The last 5 on Friday, Feb 5 (Linoleum Roses to Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes). (pending)
Keep in mind, you will be incorporating pieces of your project during this time as well. The front and back covers poem or song or artwork sections are easy, creative and for grades so get those done first. Everything will be due by February 5, so pace yourself accordingly. The essay portion of the project has been canceled, but will be graded for extra credit as long as every mandatory portion of this project has been completed.
Check for understanding
Individual student checks during independent work.
Closure
Review deadlines an discussion points for Friday.
Exit Pass
Return chrome book to proper place and plug in.
HW - You should be reading at least three -five vignettes per night so you are prepared to work when you get to class.
Tuesday, January 26 - Titanic - Primary Sources
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze a primary source form the Titanic and compare to secondary source in order to improve reading comprehensive skills of informational text.
DO NOW
Why are the events of the Titanic IRONIC? (the opposite happens of what you expect)
Direct Instruction
1. The ship was deemed unsinkable because of its many watertight compartments
2. They had received adequate warning about the icebergs
3. They had room to save 400 more people on lifeboats easily but did not.
Read - From a Lifeboat - pages 194-195 in soft holt reader.
view primary source
Guided / Independent
Review Multiple choice questions and use Venn Diagram on page 196 to compare primary and secondary sources that we just read.
DO NOW
Why are the events of the Titanic IRONIC? (the opposite happens of what you expect)
Direct Instruction
1. The ship was deemed unsinkable because of its many watertight compartments
2. They had received adequate warning about the icebergs
3. They had room to save 400 more people on lifeboats easily but did not.
Read - From a Lifeboat - pages 194-195 in soft holt reader.
view primary source
Guided / Independent
Review Multiple choice questions and use Venn Diagram on page 196 to compare primary and secondary sources that we just read.
Wednesday, Jan 27 - House on Mango Street Full Directions / Deadlines
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze short fiction and make real life connections in order to improve reading comprehensive and writing skills.
DO NOW
By the end of class you should have 25 sets of vignette questions done and 25 journal entries. You should start working on your front and back covers of your project "Book" as well. I will give you more detailed instruction to write the personal vignettes and essay before the end of the week.
Direct Instruction
Review project instructions.
Distribute chrome books.
Guided / Independent
1. Go to your google drive and start a HOUSE ON MANGO STREET PERSONAL JOURNAL. SHARE WITH ME at karenreina1@gmail.com.
The first page will be your ACROSTIC POEM. Then date your journal and follow the prompts in your packet.
2. Create another document in google drive entitled " MY HOUSE." In this document you will include all of the elements of the final project.
If and when done, read the next three vignettes and continue to work through your packet of questions. Be sure to enter all journal entries on google drive - not in your packet.
I will be grading the first 10 vignettes questions from packet Wednesday, Jan 20. (DONE)
Then the next 15 ( Marin through Geraldo - No last Name) on Wed Jan 27. (pending)
Then the next 15 (Edna's Ruthie to Red Clowns) on Wed, Feb 3.
The last 5 on Friday, Feb 5 (Linoleum Roses to Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes).
Keep in mind, you will be incorporating pieces of your project during this time as well. The front and back covers poem or song or artwork sections are easy, creative and for grades so get those done first. If you need guidance on the vignettes, I will help you get started. Everything will be due by February 5, so pace yourself accordingly. The essay portion of the project has been canceled, but will be graded for extra credit as long as every mandatory portion of this project has been completed.
Check for understanding
Individual student checks during independent work.
Closure
Review deadlines an discussion points for Friday.
Exit Pass
Return chrome book to proper place and plug in.
HW - You should be reading at least three -five vignettes per night so you are prepared to work when you get to class.
DO NOW
By the end of class you should have 25 sets of vignette questions done and 25 journal entries. You should start working on your front and back covers of your project "Book" as well. I will give you more detailed instruction to write the personal vignettes and essay before the end of the week.
Direct Instruction
Review project instructions.
Distribute chrome books.
Guided / Independent
1. Go to your google drive and start a HOUSE ON MANGO STREET PERSONAL JOURNAL. SHARE WITH ME at karenreina1@gmail.com.
The first page will be your ACROSTIC POEM. Then date your journal and follow the prompts in your packet.
2. Create another document in google drive entitled " MY HOUSE." In this document you will include all of the elements of the final project.
If and when done, read the next three vignettes and continue to work through your packet of questions. Be sure to enter all journal entries on google drive - not in your packet.
I will be grading the first 10 vignettes questions from packet Wednesday, Jan 20. (DONE)
Then the next 15 ( Marin through Geraldo - No last Name) on Wed Jan 27. (pending)
Then the next 15 (Edna's Ruthie to Red Clowns) on Wed, Feb 3.
The last 5 on Friday, Feb 5 (Linoleum Roses to Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes).
Keep in mind, you will be incorporating pieces of your project during this time as well. The front and back covers poem or song or artwork sections are easy, creative and for grades so get those done first. If you need guidance on the vignettes, I will help you get started. Everything will be due by February 5, so pace yourself accordingly. The essay portion of the project has been canceled, but will be graded for extra credit as long as every mandatory portion of this project has been completed.
Check for understanding
Individual student checks during independent work.
Closure
Review deadlines an discussion points for Friday.
Exit Pass
Return chrome book to proper place and plug in.
HW - You should be reading at least three -five vignettes per night so you are prepared to work when you get to class.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Thursday, January 21 - Titanic Part IV
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze informational text in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.
DO NOW
Choose one event from the timeline and describe in 3-5 sentences what was happening during that time on the Titanic.
Direct Instruction
Read Section IV - pages - 188-189 -
Online multiple choice facts / quiz questions
Guided / Independent
view facts about titanic 2
View the Titanic 2. Take notes to compare to Titanic 1.
Closure
Review quiz questions and complete timeline on wall.
Exit Pass
DO NOW
Choose one event from the timeline and describe in 3-5 sentences what was happening during that time on the Titanic.
Direct Instruction
Read Section IV - pages - 188-189 -
Online multiple choice facts / quiz questions
Guided / Independent
view facts about titanic 2
View the Titanic 2. Take notes to compare to Titanic 1.
Closure
Review quiz questions and complete timeline on wall.
Exit Pass
Do you think the captain of the ship is to blame for the Titanic disaster and loss of life? Explain.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Wednesday, January 20 - The Titanic -
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze informational text in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.
DO NOW
Complete the Timeline from Section II (page 184-186 soft holt reader / pages - hard text book - pages 340-341) in your notebooks
2:10am
2:17 am
2:18 am
2:20 am.
Remember only to put the most important facts for each time - do not include details.
Direct Instruction
Review timeline
1. April 10,1912 - Titantic sets sail from Southhampton to New York
2. April 14 - 9 am - - Titantic receives warning of icebergs from Carolina ship
3. April 14 - 1:42 pm - 2nd warning from Baltic ship regarding icebergs
4. April 14 - 11:30 pm - Titantic ship warning bells sound
6. April 14 - 12:20 am - water bursts into seaman's quarters
7. April 14, 12:25 pm - distress call sent out
8. April 14, 12:30 pm - word is passed to get women and children on lifeboats
9. April 15 - 12:45 am - women and children head to deck to get on lifeboats
10. 1:00 am, April 15 - 'millionaire club" lifeboat leaves ship
11.1:20 am, April 15 - water flowing in boiler room 4 and rockets flared as distress symbols.
12. 1:30 am, April 15 - life boats descending with first class women and children
13. 1:40 am, April 15 - others ships hear distress signals
14. 1:45 am, April 15 - foredeck is underwater
15. 2:00 am, April 15 - ship sinking, distress symbols still being sent / 1500 people still on board
16. 2:10 am, April 15 - band plays 'Nearer My god to Thee" as ship begins to sink
17. 2:17 am, April 15 - all power aboard ship is lost
18. 2:18 am, April 15 - ship snaps in two
19. 2:20 am, April 15 - whole ship has sunk
20. 2:40 _ Carpathia sights Life boat # 2 lights
21. 4:10 am - Rescue starts
Guided / Independent
Review timeline and discuss causes.
Each student gets a # of a time line event to write to post on side wall.
Guided Read pages186-188 (section 3).
Independent
view facts about titanic 2
View the Titanic 2. Take notes to compare to Titanic 1.
Closure
Exit Pass
Do you think the captain of the ship is to blame for the Titanic disaster and loss of life? Explain.
DO NOW
Complete the Timeline from Section II (page 184-186 soft holt reader / pages - hard text book - pages 340-341) in your notebooks
2:10am
2:17 am
2:18 am
2:20 am.
Remember only to put the most important facts for each time - do not include details.
Direct Instruction
Review timeline
1. April 10,1912 - Titantic sets sail from Southhampton to New York
2. April 14 - 9 am - - Titantic receives warning of icebergs from Carolina ship
3. April 14 - 1:42 pm - 2nd warning from Baltic ship regarding icebergs
4. April 14 - 11:30 pm - Titantic ship warning bells sound
Timeline continued from Section 2:
5. April 14 - 11:40 pm - iceberg sighted6. April 14 - 12:20 am - water bursts into seaman's quarters
7. April 14, 12:25 pm - distress call sent out
8. April 14, 12:30 pm - word is passed to get women and children on lifeboats
9. April 15 - 12:45 am - women and children head to deck to get on lifeboats
10. 1:00 am, April 15 - 'millionaire club" lifeboat leaves ship
11.1:20 am, April 15 - water flowing in boiler room 4 and rockets flared as distress symbols.
12. 1:30 am, April 15 - life boats descending with first class women and children
13. 1:40 am, April 15 - others ships hear distress signals
14. 1:45 am, April 15 - foredeck is underwater
15. 2:00 am, April 15 - ship sinking, distress symbols still being sent / 1500 people still on board
16. 2:10 am, April 15 - band plays 'Nearer My god to Thee" as ship begins to sink
17. 2:17 am, April 15 - all power aboard ship is lost
18. 2:18 am, April 15 - ship snaps in two
19. 2:20 am, April 15 - whole ship has sunk
20. 2:40 _ Carpathia sights Life boat # 2 lights
21. 4:10 am - Rescue starts
Guided / Independent
Review timeline and discuss causes.
Each student gets a # of a time line event to write to post on side wall.
Guided Read pages186-188 (section 3).
Independent
view facts about titanic 2
View the Titanic 2. Take notes to compare to Titanic 1.
Closure
Exit Pass
Do you think the captain of the ship is to blame for the Titanic disaster and loss of life? Explain.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Tuesday, Jan 19 Period 6 - Titantic compared to Titanic 2
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze secondary source of informational text and text structure in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.
DO NOW
Quizlet - primary and secondary sources
Direct Instruction
Read Section 2 pages 182-183 soft holt reader - (make correction to earlier timeline dates)
1. April 10,1912 - Titantic sets sail from Southhampton to New York
2. April 14 - 9 am - - Titantic receives warning of icebergs from Carolina ship
3. April 14 - 1:42 pm - 2nd warning from Baltic ship regarding icebergs
4. April 14 - 11:30 pm - Titantic ship warning bells sound
6. April 14 - 12:20 am - water bursts into seaman's quarters
7. April 14, 12:25 pm - distress call sent out
8. April 14, 12:30 pm - word is passed to get women and children on lifeboats
9. April 15 - 12:45 am - women and children head to deck to get on lifeboats
Guided / Independent
Continue to add to timeline throughout Section 2:
10. 1:00 am, April 15 - 'millionaire club" lifeboat leaves ship
11.1:20 am, April 15 - water flowing in boiler room 4 and rockets flared as distress symbols.
12. 1:30 am, April 15 - life boats descending with first class women and children
13. 1:40 am, April 15 - others ships hear distress signals
14. 1:45 am, April 15 - foredeck is underwater
15. 2:00 am, April 15 - ship sinking, distress symbols still being sent / 1500 people still on board
16. 2:10 am, April 15 - band plays 'Nearer My god to Thee" as ship begins to sink
17. 2:17 am, April 15 - all power aboard ship is lost
18. 2:18 am, April 15 - ship snaps in two
19. 2:20 am, April 15 - whole ship has sunk
Guided / Independent
View the Titanic 2. Take notes to compare to Titanic 1.
Closure
Review timeline and discuss causes.
Exit Pass
Do you think the captain of the ship is to blame for the Titanic disaster and loss of life? Explain.
DO NOW
Quizlet - primary and secondary sources
Direct Instruction
Read Section 2 pages 182-183 soft holt reader - (make correction to earlier timeline dates)
1. April 10,1912 - Titantic sets sail from Southhampton to New York
2. April 14 - 9 am - - Titantic receives warning of icebergs from Carolina ship
3. April 14 - 1:42 pm - 2nd warning from Baltic ship regarding icebergs
4. April 14 - 11:30 pm - Titantic ship warning bells sound
Timeline continued from Section 2:
5. April 14 - 11:40 pm - iceberg sighted6. April 14 - 12:20 am - water bursts into seaman's quarters
7. April 14, 12:25 pm - distress call sent out
8. April 14, 12:30 pm - word is passed to get women and children on lifeboats
9. April 15 - 12:45 am - women and children head to deck to get on lifeboats
Guided / Independent
Continue to add to timeline throughout Section 2:
10. 1:00 am, April 15 - 'millionaire club" lifeboat leaves ship
11.1:20 am, April 15 - water flowing in boiler room 4 and rockets flared as distress symbols.
12. 1:30 am, April 15 - life boats descending with first class women and children
13. 1:40 am, April 15 - others ships hear distress signals
14. 1:45 am, April 15 - foredeck is underwater
15. 2:00 am, April 15 - ship sinking, distress symbols still being sent / 1500 people still on board
16. 2:10 am, April 15 - band plays 'Nearer My god to Thee" as ship begins to sink
17. 2:17 am, April 15 - all power aboard ship is lost
18. 2:18 am, April 15 - ship snaps in two
19. 2:20 am, April 15 - whole ship has sunk
Guided / Independent
View the Titanic 2. Take notes to compare to Titanic 1.
Closure
Review timeline and discuss causes.
Exit Pass
Do you think the captain of the ship is to blame for the Titanic disaster and loss of life? Explain.
Friday, January 15, 2016
Friday, period 6 - Titanic timeline
Objective:By the end of class, students will analyze secondary source informational text an text structure in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.
DO NOW
Secondary vs Primary sources of Informational Text - 20 points
DIRECT INSTRUCTION
Clarify from Section 1 and first timeline entry - The ship set sail but almost collided with the ship, the NEW YORKER, and had to return to port and the beginning of the voyage was delayed. This is an example of foreshadowing as there was almost a disaster before they even got out to sea.
FROM SECTION 1
1. April 10,1912 - Titantic sets sail from Southhampton to New York
2. April 14 - 9 am - - Titantic receives warning of icebergs from Carolina ship
3. April 14 - 1:42 pm - 2nd warning from Baltic ship regarding icebergs
4. April 14 - 11:30 pm - Titantic ship warning bells sound
Read 177-181 in soft holt reader or 334-336 in hard holt text. Continue to add to timeline (chronological text structure).
timeline for titanic events
more on titanic
Guided / Independent
FROM SECTION 1
1. April 10,1912 - Titantic sets sail from Southhampton to New York
2. April 14 - 9 am - - Titantic receives warning of icebergs from Carolina ship
3. April 14 - 1:42 pm - 2nd warning from Baltic ship regarding icebergs
4. April 14 - 11:30 pm - Titantic ship warning bells sound
6. April 14 - 12:20 am - water bursts into seaman's quarters
7. April 14, 12:25 pm - distress call sent out
8. April 14, 12:30 pm - word is passed to get women and children on lifeboats
9. April 15 - 12:45 am - women and children head to deck to get on lifeboats
Check for Understanding
Individual student checks during independent work
Closure
Review timeline to date
DO NOW
Secondary vs Primary sources of Informational Text - 20 points
DIRECT INSTRUCTION
Clarify from Section 1 and first timeline entry - The ship set sail but almost collided with the ship, the NEW YORKER, and had to return to port and the beginning of the voyage was delayed. This is an example of foreshadowing as there was almost a disaster before they even got out to sea.
FROM SECTION 1
1. April 10,1912 - Titantic sets sail from Southhampton to New York
2. April 14 - 9 am - - Titantic receives warning of icebergs from Carolina ship
3. April 14 - 1:42 pm - 2nd warning from Baltic ship regarding icebergs
4. April 14 - 11:30 pm - Titantic ship warning bells sound
Read 177-181 in soft holt reader or 334-336 in hard holt text. Continue to add to timeline (chronological text structure).
timeline for titanic events
more on titanic
Guided / Independent
FROM SECTION 1
1. April 10,1912 - Titantic sets sail from Southhampton to New York
2. April 14 - 9 am - - Titantic receives warning of icebergs from Carolina ship
3. April 14 - 1:42 pm - 2nd warning from Baltic ship regarding icebergs
4. April 14 - 11:30 pm - Titantic ship warning bells sound
Timeline continued from Section 2:
5. April 14 - 11:40 pm - iceberg sighted6. April 14 - 12:20 am - water bursts into seaman's quarters
7. April 14, 12:25 pm - distress call sent out
8. April 14, 12:30 pm - word is passed to get women and children on lifeboats
9. April 15 - 12:45 am - women and children head to deck to get on lifeboats
Check for Understanding
Individual student checks during independent work
Closure
Review timeline to date
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Tuesday, January 19 - House on Mango Street
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze short fiction and make real life connections in order to improve reading comprehensive and writing skills.
DO NOW
By the end of class you should have 10 sets of vignette questions done and 10 journal entries. You should start working on your front and back covers of your project "Book" as well. I will give you more detailed instruction to write the personal vignettes and essay before the end of the week.
Direct Instruction
Review project instructions.
Distribute chrome books.
Guided / Independent
1. Go to your google drive and start a HOUSE ON MANGO STREET PERSONAL JOURNAL. SHARE WITH ME at karenreina1@gmail.com.
The first page will be your ACROSTIC POEM. Then date your journal and follow the prompts in your packet.
2. Create another document in google drive entitled " MY HOUSE." In this document you will include all of the elements of the final project.
If and when done, read the next three vignettes and continue to work through your packet of questions. Be sure to enter all journal entries on google drive - not in your packet.
I will be grading the first 10 vignettes questions from packet Wednesday, Jan 20. Then the next 15 ( Marin through Geraldo - No last Name) on Wed Jan 27. Then the next 15 (Edna's Ruthie to Red Clowns) on Wed, Feb 3 and the last 5 on Friday, Feb 5 (Linoleum Roses to Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes).
Keep in mind, you will be incorporating pieces of your project during this time as well. The front and back covers poem or song or artwork sections are easy, creative and for grades so get those done first. If you need guidance on the vignettes, I will help you get started. Everything will be due by February 5, so pace yourself accordingly. The essay portion of the project has been canceled, but will be graded for extra credit as long as every mandatory portion of this project has been completed.
Check for understanding
Individual student checks during independent work.
Closure
Review deadlines an discussion points for Friday.
Exit Pass
Return chrome book to proper place and plug in.
HW - You should be reading at least three -five vignettes per night so you are prepared to work when you get to class.
DO NOW
By the end of class you should have 10 sets of vignette questions done and 10 journal entries. You should start working on your front and back covers of your project "Book" as well. I will give you more detailed instruction to write the personal vignettes and essay before the end of the week.
Direct Instruction
Review project instructions.
Distribute chrome books.
Guided / Independent
1. Go to your google drive and start a HOUSE ON MANGO STREET PERSONAL JOURNAL. SHARE WITH ME at karenreina1@gmail.com.
The first page will be your ACROSTIC POEM. Then date your journal and follow the prompts in your packet.
2. Create another document in google drive entitled " MY HOUSE." In this document you will include all of the elements of the final project.
If and when done, read the next three vignettes and continue to work through your packet of questions. Be sure to enter all journal entries on google drive - not in your packet.
I will be grading the first 10 vignettes questions from packet Wednesday, Jan 20. Then the next 15 ( Marin through Geraldo - No last Name) on Wed Jan 27. Then the next 15 (Edna's Ruthie to Red Clowns) on Wed, Feb 3 and the last 5 on Friday, Feb 5 (Linoleum Roses to Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes).
Keep in mind, you will be incorporating pieces of your project during this time as well. The front and back covers poem or song or artwork sections are easy, creative and for grades so get those done first. If you need guidance on the vignettes, I will help you get started. Everything will be due by February 5, so pace yourself accordingly. The essay portion of the project has been canceled, but will be graded for extra credit as long as every mandatory portion of this project has been completed.
Check for understanding
Individual student checks during independent work.
Closure
Review deadlines an discussion points for Friday.
Exit Pass
Return chrome book to proper place and plug in.
HW - You should be reading at least three -five vignettes per night so you are prepared to work when you get to class.
Thursday - The Titanic - Period 6 - Informational Text - Secondary Source
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze informational text (secondary source) in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.
DO NOW
Write into notebooks:
Objective Writing = only the facts are included
Subjective writing = also includes the author's opinion (bias)
Primary sources are often more subjective than secondary sources. The article we are about to read is a SECONDARY SOURCE which mean the author gathered facts from various sources and synthesized them before writing the article.
Direct Instruction
Read Introduction to The Titanic together - pages 328-329.
click here for facts about the original titanic
Read section 1 - through page334 in text or pages 173-177 in soft holt reader.
Begin to Create TIMELINE.
First entry - april 10, 1912 - set sail
2nd entry = april 12 - message to Titanic about iceberg
3rd entry -
4th -
Exit Pass
DO NOW
Write into notebooks:
Objective Writing = only the facts are included
Subjective writing = also includes the author's opinion (bias)
Primary sources are often more subjective than secondary sources. The article we are about to read is a SECONDARY SOURCE which mean the author gathered facts from various sources and synthesized them before writing the article.
Direct Instruction
Read Introduction to The Titanic together - pages 328-329.
click here for facts about the original titanic
Read section 1 - through page334 in text or pages 173-177 in soft holt reader.
Begin to Create TIMELINE.
First entry - april 10, 1912 - set sail
2nd entry = april 12 - message to Titanic about iceberg
3rd entry -
4th -
Exit Pass
Wednesday, Period 6 - Notes from a Bottle CRQ
Analyze the behavior of the narrator and Langford on the rooftop at the end of Notes from A Bottle (page 377) and provide three character traits for each of them. In your conclusion, include how you may have behaved if you were on that rooftop.
Wednesday, January 13 - House on Mango Street
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze short fiction in order to improve reading comprehension and writing skills
DO NOW
Create an ACROSTIC POEM that is reflective of your IDENTITY. This poem will be the first page of your JOURNAL. You can use your first or last name.
Karma
Athletic
Real
Energetic
No nonsense
Karma
Athletic
Real
Energetic
No nonsense
Direct Instruction
Read first three vignettes
Guided
Comprehensive, theme and poetic device / figurative language questions
Independent
Journal entries for first three vignettes. Also, use google chrome books to begin designing personal vignette “book.”
Check for Understanding
Individual Student checks during independent work
Closure
Discuss theme and personal connections
Exit Pass
If you could give Esperenza advice, what would it be?
Monday, January 11, 2016
Tuesday, January 12 - House on Mango Street
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Objective: By
the end of class, students will analyze short fiction in order to improve
reading comprehension and writing skills
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DO NOW
What
is IDENTITY? How do you define yourself?
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Direct Instuction
Introduce
House on Mango Street – Sandra Cisneros inspiration for writing HOMS
Read first three vignettes
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Guided
Comprehensive,
theme and poetic device / figurative language questions
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Independent
Journal
entries for first three vignettes. Also, use google chrome books to begin designing personal vignette
“book.”
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Check for Understanding
Individual
Student checks during independent work
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Closure
Discuss
theme and personal connections
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Exit Pass
If
you could give Esperenza advice, what would it be?
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Monday, January 4, 2016
Tuesday, Jan 5 - Period 6 -
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze ALLUSION and review INFERENCING and POINT OF VIEW in order to improve literary interpretive skills (reading comprehension).
DO NOW
An ALLUSION is a figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or something that happened in history or from a piece of literature or movie which that most people are familiar.
SOOO, Explain why the author of 'Notes from a Bottle" makes an allusion to the Noah's Ark - page 376.
Direct Instruction
Read 376 - 377 holt text. Reread the scenewhen they are on the roof. What does this scene look like? Does the ALLUSION to the Titanic help you picture the scene?
Watch the clip from the Titanic. It is the scene where the band is playing "Nearer My God to Thee." It is the scene that is used as an ALLUSION in "Notes from a Bottle."
The allusion draws three PARALLELS:
1. It foreshadows impending doom.
2. It makes the reader realize how big the disaster is in "Notes from a Bottle."
3. It brings attention to how the characters react differently in a crisis/ tragic situation.
Take note now of these three things again when you watch the clip for a second time.
Guided
Compare the narrator's behavior to Langford's when they are on the rooftop at the end of the story. Then, give each of them at least three character traits from what you know about them throughout the journal entires. How would you have behaved if you were on that roof? Why?
Independent
Practice POV and inferencing for test tomorrow. Click on the following links to practice:
POINT OF VIEW
INFERENCING
Point of View Game
Check for understanding
Individual Student checks during independent work.
Closure
Review POV and Inferencing
Exit Pass
DO NOW
An ALLUSION is a figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or something that happened in history or from a piece of literature or movie which that most people are familiar.
SOOO, Explain why the author of 'Notes from a Bottle" makes an allusion to the Noah's Ark - page 376.
Direct Instruction
Read 376 - 377 holt text. Reread the scenewhen they are on the roof. What does this scene look like? Does the ALLUSION to the Titanic help you picture the scene?
Watch the clip from the Titanic. It is the scene where the band is playing "Nearer My God to Thee." It is the scene that is used as an ALLUSION in "Notes from a Bottle."
The allusion draws three PARALLELS:
1. It foreshadows impending doom.
2. It makes the reader realize how big the disaster is in "Notes from a Bottle."
3. It brings attention to how the characters react differently in a crisis/ tragic situation.
Take note now of these three things again when you watch the clip for a second time.
Guided
Compare the narrator's behavior to Langford's when they are on the rooftop at the end of the story. Then, give each of them at least three character traits from what you know about them throughout the journal entires. How would you have behaved if you were on that roof? Why?
Independent
Practice POV and inferencing for test tomorrow. Click on the following links to practice:
POINT OF VIEW
INFERENCING
Point of View Game
Check for understanding
Individual Student checks during independent work.
Closure
Review POV and Inferencing
Exit Pass
Tuesday, Jan 5 - Keystone Review
By the end of class, students will review AUTHOR'S TONE, MOOD and STYLE and practice multiple choice questions in order to prepare for the Keystone exam tomorrow an Thursday.
DO NOW
Multiple choice practice - random questions. Use multiple choice strategies to choose the best answer or at least cross two out. You can do this even without the passages for almost all the questions on the handout.
Direct Instruction
author's style and tone
TONE PPT
Guided / Independent
TONE handout - note that often an author will use expressions and figurative language to express a certain tone so look for this when trying to decide.
Style Handout - notice the longer, more complex sentences - this is a more formal style. See how more formal = more serious TONE?
Shorter, simpler words are more informal. See how it creates a more LIGHT-HEARTED tone?
Check for Understanding
Individual student checks during independent work
Closure
review
Exit PASS
Distinguish - tell the difference between
Essential = Necessary
Non - Essential = not necessary
DO NOW
Multiple choice practice - random questions. Use multiple choice strategies to choose the best answer or at least cross two out. You can do this even without the passages for almost all the questions on the handout.
Direct Instruction
author's style and tone
TONE PPT
Guided / Independent
TONE handout - note that often an author will use expressions and figurative language to express a certain tone so look for this when trying to decide.
Style Handout - notice the longer, more complex sentences - this is a more formal style. See how more formal = more serious TONE?
Shorter, simpler words are more informal. See how it creates a more LIGHT-HEARTED tone?
Check for Understanding
Individual student checks during independent work
Closure
review
Exit PASS
Distinguish - tell the difference between
Essential = Necessary
Non - Essential = not necessary
Monday - Jan 4 - Period 6 - POV , Irony and inferencing
Objective: By the end of class students will analyze POV, situational irony and practice inferencing skills in order to improve reading comprehension.
DO NOW
Look on PAGE 375 in HOLT TEXT. Just from the title, the subtitle and the photo, what can yo INFER the story is going to be about? It is also written in JOURNAL entries - therefore what POV is it?
Direct Instruction
vocabulary review prior to reading
Guided
Read together - Notes from a bottle - pages 375 - 377.
Independent
Answer the critical thinking questions at the end of the story (page 379 - questions #2-8) in preparation for constructed response analyses tomorrow regarding this short story. Questions tomorrow will include point of view, inferencing and irony all related to Notes in a Bottle.
Check for Understanding /
Review independently with students
Exit Pass
How might you have reacted in a similar situation?
HW - complete point of view handout - be sure to cross out all dialogue before determining POV.
DO NOW
Look on PAGE 375 in HOLT TEXT. Just from the title, the subtitle and the photo, what can yo INFER the story is going to be about? It is also written in JOURNAL entries - therefore what POV is it?
Direct Instruction
vocabulary review prior to reading
Guided
Read together - Notes from a bottle - pages 375 - 377.
Independent
Answer the critical thinking questions at the end of the story (page 379 - questions #2-8) in preparation for constructed response analyses tomorrow regarding this short story. Questions tomorrow will include point of view, inferencing and irony all related to Notes in a Bottle.
Check for Understanding /
Review independently with students
Exit Pass
How might you have reacted in a similar situation?
HW - complete point of view handout - be sure to cross out all dialogue before determining POV.
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Monday, January 4- Keystone Review
Objective: By the end of class, students will review Keystone terms and skills in order to prepare for the exam in Janauary.
DO NOW
Describe some differences between fiction, non-fiction, drama and poetry. Look on walls if you don't know the elements of each.
Direct Instruction
Sonnet - 14 line poem - last two lines end rhyme (couplet).
poetry review jeapordy
non-fiction review
Read together - LOYALTY.
Complete the CRQ for the LOYALTY article in CRQ format and two pieces of textual evidence.
Guided Indepedent
GO TO WWW.SESWEB.NET/ PAGE/4718
Click on ENGLISH Literature Keystone Resources. Complete at least one activity under each heading:
QUIZLET - go to quizlet.com and search any area in which you would like to practice. The matching game is fun to test your knowledge and speed:
1. Figurative Language
2. Persuasion / Propaganda
3. Informational text
4. Irony
5. Text Structure
6. Main Idea
7. Author's style / tone / mood
Check for Understanding
Individual and group student checks during independent work.
Closure
Review ELEMENTS of FICTION, DRAMA, NON-FICTION, POETRY, INFORMATIONAL TEXT.
Look at Walls for one last time. I will be taking everything down this afternoon.
Exit Pass
DO NOW
Describe some differences between fiction, non-fiction, drama and poetry. Look on walls if you don't know the elements of each.
Direct Instruction
Sonnet - 14 line poem - last two lines end rhyme (couplet).
poetry review jeapordy
non-fiction review
Read together - LOYALTY.
Complete the CRQ for the LOYALTY article in CRQ format and two pieces of textual evidence.
Guided Indepedent
GO TO WWW.SESWEB.NET/ PAGE/4718
Click on ENGLISH Literature Keystone Resources. Complete at least one activity under each heading:
1. Keystone Literature Prep Jeopardy
2. Writing Purpose
3. Important Literary Terms
4. Author's Purpose
5. Literature Focused Test-Taking Strategies
6. Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
7. Main Ideas and Supporting Details
8. Elements of Literature in Media
Generalization - A conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person.
Hyperbole - An exaggeration or overstatement.
Irony - The use of words or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning; incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result.
Propaganda - Information aimed at positively or negatively influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people.
Propaganda Techniques - Propaganda techniques and persuasive tactics are used to influence people to believe, buy or do something
Sarcasm - The use of irony to convey or mock contempt.
Satire - A literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness.
QUIZLET - go to quizlet.com and search any area in which you would like to practice. The matching game is fun to test your knowledge and speed:
1. Figurative Language
2. Persuasion / Propaganda
3. Informational text
4. Irony
5. Text Structure
6. Main Idea
7. Author's style / tone / mood
Check for Understanding
Individual and group student checks during independent work.
Closure
Review ELEMENTS of FICTION, DRAMA, NON-FICTION, POETRY, INFORMATIONAL TEXT.
Look at Walls for one last time. I will be taking everything down this afternoon.
Exit Pass
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