Objective: By the end of class, students will be assessed on their knowledge of the Masque of the Red Death and literary terms.
DO NOW
Quick review for test. PLEASE remember the definition of ALLEGORY. It is a fictional story that usually represents a real situation. Most everything in an allegory is SYMBOLIC of something in the real situation.
Direct Instruction
Questions 10-19 on handout - open book. PLUS:
1. Identify and analyze at least two examples of personification of the Red Death on page 427. How is the Red Death described? What effect do these descriptions have on the reader?
2. Evaluate Poe's purpose of having the Red Death appear at Prince Prospero's party? What is his message to the reader? Explain in detail and make references to the allegory.
Independent
Complete the "colored rooms" according to guidelines. We currently have , blue, black and green.....need purple, violet, orange and white.
Exit Pass
Evaluate the effectiveness of this week's lesson to determine differences between summarize, analyze and evaluate.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
thursday, Feb 28, Masque of Red Death
Objective: By the end of class, students will complete Masque of the Red Death, analyze allegory,
Do NOW
Identify each of the following as a summary, an analysis or an evaluation.
The story takes place in Europe in the 14th century. The red death was spreading through the country, killing millions of people. Count Prospero thought he could shut out death by hiding in his mansion with his friends. They had a masquerade party and tried to pretend that death could not come through the stone walls of the great abbey.
The red death was a horrible, contagious disease that spread like wildfire throughout the country. Fleas that lived on rats carried the killer bacteria; when they jumped onto humans, one bit was enough kill the victim in a matter of hours. No one would help them. " The scarlet stains upon the victim were the pest ban which shut him out from the aid and sympathy of his fellow man."
Edgar Allen Poe was master of his craft and wrote many allegories throughout his life often to emphasize the selfish and often careless nature of man. The Masque of the Red Death exemplifies one of these characters, Count Prospero, who foolishly assumed he could "shut out" the red death from his stone-walled abbey. In the text, Poe ultimately personifies death as a guest who attends the rich Count's party, killing all within the supposed "safety zone." Poe clearly makes the point that no one, rich or poor, can escape or hide from death under any circumstance.
Direct Instruction
Review answers from Study guide questions.
Read conclusion of Masque of the red Death- pages 424-427
View "The Masque of the Red Death" - 15 minutes
Answer Comprehensive questions below.
1. Why do the guests avoid the last room?
2. Who Comes to the party in disguise? (page 425)
3. Why does Prince Prospero run through all the chambers chasing him?
4. Where does the "guest (mummer)" run to?
5. What happens when Prospero "meets" the strange guest?
6. Are the other guests angry at what happens to Prospero?
7. What do the guests do? What do they discover?
8. What happens to all the guests at the end?
9. Who is the guest (mummer) symbolically?
10. Can anyone escape or hide from or mask the Red Death?
Exit Pass
In your own words, explain how Prospero's party is an allegory for the bubonic plague (black death).
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Do NOW
Identify each of the following as a summary, an analysis or an evaluation.
The story takes place in Europe in the 14th century. The red death was spreading through the country, killing millions of people. Count Prospero thought he could shut out death by hiding in his mansion with his friends. They had a masquerade party and tried to pretend that death could not come through the stone walls of the great abbey.
The red death was a horrible, contagious disease that spread like wildfire throughout the country. Fleas that lived on rats carried the killer bacteria; when they jumped onto humans, one bit was enough kill the victim in a matter of hours. No one would help them. " The scarlet stains upon the victim were the pest ban which shut him out from the aid and sympathy of his fellow man."
Edgar Allen Poe was master of his craft and wrote many allegories throughout his life often to emphasize the selfish and often careless nature of man. The Masque of the Red Death exemplifies one of these characters, Count Prospero, who foolishly assumed he could "shut out" the red death from his stone-walled abbey. In the text, Poe ultimately personifies death as a guest who attends the rich Count's party, killing all within the supposed "safety zone." Poe clearly makes the point that no one, rich or poor, can escape or hide from death under any circumstance.
Direct Instruction
Review answers from Study guide questions.
Read conclusion of Masque of the red Death- pages 424-427
View "The Masque of the Red Death" - 15 minutes
Answer Comprehensive questions below.
1. Why do the guests avoid the last room?
2. Who Comes to the party in disguise? (page 425)
3. Why does Prince Prospero run through all the chambers chasing him?
4. Where does the "guest (mummer)" run to?
5. What happens when Prospero "meets" the strange guest?
6. Are the other guests angry at what happens to Prospero?
7. What do the guests do? What do they discover?
8. What happens to all the guests at the end?
9. Who is the guest (mummer) symbolically?
10. Can anyone escape or hide from or mask the Red Death?
Exit Pass
In your own words, explain how Prospero's party is an allegory for the bubonic plague (black death).
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Wednesday, February 27th, Masque Of The Red Death
OBJECTIVE: By the end of class, students will understand evaluation, and the process of writing an evaluation, begin reading Masque Of The Red Death, identify elements of allegory and symbolism, and make real life connections to fiction.
DO NOW:
EVALUATE Poe's purpose of using the seven rooms in Masque Of The Red Death.
COPY THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE BASED ON A STUDENT'S ANSWER IN YOUR NOTES:
"The purpose of Poe using the colored rooms in The Masque Of The Red Death is to symbolize the stages of life of a person, leading to their death. By the rooms moving from east to west, Poe references the sun rising and sun setting. Sunrise and sunset are often associated with birth and death. The colors of the room also relate to the theme of life. The color blue is cool, and symbolizes new life. The color black is dark and symbolizes death. Poe's purpose was to get the reader to see that life always moves towards death. This move towards death, through the rooms, is rapid. This references the black plague, for which the story Masque Of The Red Death is an allegory."
DIRECT INSTRUCTION:
Quickly review symbolism in Masque Of Red Death from yesterday.
What are the main symbols you will encounter in the story?
READ pages 420 -423.
GUIDED PRACTICE // INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
Complete 1-9 of Masque of the Red Death study guide questions.
Complete work form yesterday regarding 7 rooms and create a visual of one room of your choice using the graphic organizer. Be sure to properly color the room and include symbols, ideas, events, etc from that stage of life (personal to you).
EXIT PASS:
Analyze Count Prospero's character by rereading paragraph 2 on page 420.
DO NOW:
EVALUATE Poe's purpose of using the seven rooms in Masque Of The Red Death.
COPY THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE BASED ON A STUDENT'S ANSWER IN YOUR NOTES:
"The purpose of Poe using the colored rooms in The Masque Of The Red Death is to symbolize the stages of life of a person, leading to their death. By the rooms moving from east to west, Poe references the sun rising and sun setting. Sunrise and sunset are often associated with birth and death. The colors of the room also relate to the theme of life. The color blue is cool, and symbolizes new life. The color black is dark and symbolizes death. Poe's purpose was to get the reader to see that life always moves towards death. This move towards death, through the rooms, is rapid. This references the black plague, for which the story Masque Of The Red Death is an allegory."
DIRECT INSTRUCTION:
Quickly review symbolism in Masque Of Red Death from yesterday.
What are the main symbols you will encounter in the story?
READ pages 420 -423.
GUIDED PRACTICE // INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
Complete 1-9 of Masque of the Red Death study guide questions.
Complete work form yesterday regarding 7 rooms and create a visual of one room of your choice using the graphic organizer. Be sure to properly color the room and include symbols, ideas, events, etc from that stage of life (personal to you).
EXIT PASS:
Analyze Count Prospero's character by rereading paragraph 2 on page 420.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Objective: By
the end of class, students will explore the symbolism in Poe’s Masque
Of The Red Death, identify allusions by Poe to a Shakespearian poem,
analyze allegorical components in fiction, and make real life
connections to fictional text.
DO NOW: Explain what you should do if a question asks you to analyze?What should you include in answer?
to summarize? What do you include in answer?
to evaluate? What do you include in answer?
DIRECT INSTRUCTION:
The Black Plague -- quick review. What were the causes? How many died?
Review Shakespeare’s “Seven Ages Of Man” in Purple HOLT books -page 444.
Poe, a big fan of Shakespeare, alludes to the seven ages of man in The Red Mask of Death. Instead of using a acts of a play as a metaphor for the stages of life, Poe uses colored rooms that guests must pass through in the mansion the wealthy Count Prospero.
GUIDED PRACTICE:
View slideshow on symbolism and rooms in Masque of Red Death
Using notebooks, take notes on the different colored rooms, and what they may refer to.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
Using either Neos or paper and pencil, as well as the seven rooms guide to do the following assignment:
For each room of Prospero’s mansion, write a short paragraph relating that stage of life to your own? Are you in this stage? What do you remember about that stage?
Identify symbols or memories from that stage or where you see yourself in that stage of life in the future.
Example: I vaguely remember my first stage of life when i was in the "blue' room. I remember my crib and the rocking chair that my mom sat in next to it. I could never fall alseep without my favorite stuffed bear, Ted......
You should have 7 responses total.
Once you have finished, take a blank room worksheet.
Select any of the rooms/stages of life from Red Death, and draw items in that room that relate to that stage of life. Then, color the room the appropriate color.
Exit Pass
Evaluate Poe's purpose in using the colored rooms in The Red Mask of Death.
DO NOW: Explain what you should do if a question asks you to analyze?What should you include in answer?
to summarize? What do you include in answer?
to evaluate? What do you include in answer?
DIRECT INSTRUCTION:
The Black Plague -- quick review. What were the causes? How many died?
Review Shakespeare’s “Seven Ages Of Man” in Purple HOLT books -page 444.
Poe, a big fan of Shakespeare, alludes to the seven ages of man in The Red Mask of Death. Instead of using a acts of a play as a metaphor for the stages of life, Poe uses colored rooms that guests must pass through in the mansion the wealthy Count Prospero.
GUIDED PRACTICE:
View slideshow on symbolism and rooms in Masque of Red Death
Using notebooks, take notes on the different colored rooms, and what they may refer to.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
Using either Neos or paper and pencil, as well as the seven rooms guide to do the following assignment:
For each room of Prospero’s mansion, write a short paragraph relating that stage of life to your own? Are you in this stage? What do you remember about that stage?
Identify symbols or memories from that stage or where you see yourself in that stage of life in the future.
Example: I vaguely remember my first stage of life when i was in the "blue' room. I remember my crib and the rocking chair that my mom sat in next to it. I could never fall alseep without my favorite stuffed bear, Ted......
You should have 7 responses total.
Once you have finished, take a blank room worksheet.
Select any of the rooms/stages of life from Red Death, and draw items in that room that relate to that stage of life. Then, color the room the appropriate color.
Exit Pass
Evaluate Poe's purpose in using the colored rooms in The Red Mask of Death.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Monday, February 25 The Black Plague
Objective:
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By the end of class, the students will learn allegory, new vocabulary
and background for Edgar Allan Poe’s the Masque of the Red Death.
DO NOW - COPY BELOW INTO NOTES!!
SUMMERIZE - who, what when, where why. Keep it simple. NO quotes.
Example:
Summerize "Into thin Air".
ANALYZE - break it down. Pick it apart. Look for details that support your answer. Use a quote. Be specific.
Example:
Analyze the conditions on Mt Everest on May 10 before rob Hall made the decision to continue climbing. Do you think the conditions had a direct affect on Hall's decision to break his own rule?
EVALUATE - determine the value of something.
EXAMPLE:
"Evaluate the effectiveness of cause and effect in Into Thin Air as it impacts the reader's interpretation of various climber's decisions.
Direct Instruction
Read background of Black Plague - page 429 -
View video
Write down ten facts about black plague into notebooks.
Guided
Read together introduction to Poe's Red Death - page 418
What is Allegory??
Independent
Write a summary of the black plague.
Using information on page 429, analyze the manner in which a human being contracts the black plague.
Exit Pass
What is the main difference between a summary and an analysis?
DO NOW - COPY BELOW INTO NOTES!!
SUMMERIZE - who, what when, where why. Keep it simple. NO quotes.
Example:
Summerize "Into thin Air".
ANALYZE - break it down. Pick it apart. Look for details that support your answer. Use a quote. Be specific.
Example:
Analyze the conditions on Mt Everest on May 10 before rob Hall made the decision to continue climbing. Do you think the conditions had a direct affect on Hall's decision to break his own rule?
EVALUATE - determine the value of something.
EXAMPLE:
"Evaluate the effectiveness of cause and effect in Into Thin Air as it impacts the reader's interpretation of various climber's decisions.
Direct Instruction
Read background of Black Plague - page 429 -
View video
Write down ten facts about black plague into notebooks.
Guided
Read together introduction to Poe's Red Death - page 418
What is Allegory??
Independent
Write a summary of the black plague.
Using information on page 429, analyze the manner in which a human being contracts the black plague.
Exit Pass
What is the main difference between a summary and an analysis?
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Objective: By the end of class, students will complete essays and create a xtranormal presentation regarding risk.
DO NOW
Take out essay outlines and guidelines and review any comments on draftts.
Direct Instruction
SUMMERIZE - who, what when, where why. Keep it simple. NO quotes.
Summerize "Into thin Air".
ANALYZE - break it down. Pick it apart. Look for details that support your answer. Use a quote. Be specific.
Analyze the conditions on Mt Everest on May 10 before rob Hall made the decision to continue climbing. Do you think the conditions had a direct affect on Hall's decision to break his own rule?
EVALUATE - determine the value of something.
"Evaluate the effectiveness of cause and effect in Into Thin Air as it impacts the reader's interpretation of various climber's decisions.
Complete essays on neos. Be sure to attach outline to printed essay prior to turning it in. Be sure to review the guidelines to ensure that you completed all requirements prior to submitting.
Guided
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Once you have done that, use http://dropitto.me/karenreina to upload and submit the video. The password is reinaeng
DO NOW
Take out essay outlines and guidelines and review any comments on draftts.
Direct Instruction
SUMMERIZE - who, what when, where why. Keep it simple. NO quotes.
Summerize "Into thin Air".
ANALYZE - break it down. Pick it apart. Look for details that support your answer. Use a quote. Be specific.
Analyze the conditions on Mt Everest on May 10 before rob Hall made the decision to continue climbing. Do you think the conditions had a direct affect on Hall's decision to break his own rule?
EVALUATE - determine the value of something.
"Evaluate the effectiveness of cause and effect in Into Thin Air as it impacts the reader's interpretation of various climber's decisions.
Complete essays on neos. Be sure to attach outline to printed essay prior to turning it in. Be sure to review the guidelines to ensure that you completed all requirements prior to submitting.
Guided
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Xtranormal
Laptop Project Instructions:
First, visit www.xtranormal.com
If you have never used Xtranormal before, click sign up at
the top of the page, and create an account. If you already have an account,
click log in, and log in.
After creating your account and/or logging in, click on the
“CREATE” tab.
You will be creating a cartoon re-enacting a time in your
life where you or someone you know took a risk.
Pick either the HISTORICAL FIGURES, PRESIDENTS, OR PEEPZ
themes, and either one or two characters, depending on the needs of your scene.
The other themes cost money, and will not work.
Next, you will select your sets, characters, sounds, and
begin to write the story.
Under the “STORY” tab, you can type the character’s dialogue
in the text boxes.
If you need more text boxes to make the conversation longer,
click the + symbol in the lowest text box, and choose “text to speech box.”
When you are ready to publish, click PUBLISH, and fill out the
information. Then, click next, and then checkout.
Wait a few minutes until the video is finished processing,
and then download it to the desktop.
Once you have done that, use http://dropitto.me/karenreina to upload and submit the video. The password is reinaeng
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Thursday, Feb 21, RISK Essay
Objective: By the end of class students will complete a five paragraph essay using outline and guidelines provided.
DO NOW
Practice transition worksheet
Direct Instruction / Guided
Take out your outline organizers from yesterday and get a NEO.
Use your outline to write a cohesive 5 paragraph essay. Be sure to follow guidelines as provided on handout. If you need the directions and essay choice handout again, please ask.
When finished, spell-check and print.
After completing your essay, take a RIDDLE sheet.
You will receive, 5 extra credit points for every correctly solved riddle - to be used on the assessment of your choice.
click here for online riddles
Exit Pass
Has your opinion on risk taking changed since we bagan this unit?
Exit Pass
DO NOW
Practice transition worksheet
Direct Instruction / Guided
Take out your outline organizers from yesterday and get a NEO.
Use your outline to write a cohesive 5 paragraph essay. Be sure to follow guidelines as provided on handout. If you need the directions and essay choice handout again, please ask.
When finished, spell-check and print.
After completing your essay, take a RIDDLE sheet.
You will receive, 5 extra credit points for every correctly solved riddle - to be used on the assessment of your choice.
click here for online riddles
Exit Pass
Has your opinion on risk taking changed since we bagan this unit?
Exit Pass
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Wednesday, Feb 19, transitions and Essay Outline
Objective:
By the end of class, students will analyze text for transitional
phrases, create examples of text using transitions, be introduced to a
thematic essay, and use graphic organizers to construct an outline for
their essay.
DO NOW:
Extreme risk takers just can't stop themselves sometimes. How does that apply to the mom in The Leap, Rob Hall in Into thin Air and to a gambling addict?
DIRECT INSTRUCTION:
Review transitions in writing.
How can transitions be used?
GUIDED PRACTICE:
Complete transition word practice sheet.As a class, review answers and discuss any questions.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
Hand out essay prompts and review guidelines and expectations.
Using essay graphic organizer and texts, plan out and organize your essay, which you will complete tomorrow during class. Remember, for each body paragraph, you must have at least one quote to back up your example. Use this time to find the quotes you will use and to solidify your essay. This will make the writing process tomorrow much easier!
EXIT PASS:
DO NOW:
Extreme risk takers just can't stop themselves sometimes. How does that apply to the mom in The Leap, Rob Hall in Into thin Air and to a gambling addict?
DIRECT INSTRUCTION:
Review transitions in writing.
How can transitions be used?
GUIDED PRACTICE:
Complete transition word practice sheet.As a class, review answers and discuss any questions.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
Hand out essay prompts and review guidelines and expectations.
Using essay graphic organizer and texts, plan out and organize your essay, which you will complete tomorrow during class. Remember, for each body paragraph, you must have at least one quote to back up your example. Use this time to find the quotes you will use and to solidify your essay. This will make the writing process tomorrow much easier!
EXIT PASS:
Choose two transitional words from handout and write two sentences about what you will do after school today. Each sentence should include a transitional word (example: I want to go to the park, BUT I have to go home to do my homework.)
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Tuesday, February 19th, Gambling as a fnancial RISK
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze current events on financial risk, perform research to prepare an argument for debate, view clips regarding risk, and make connections to non-fiction material.
DO NOW:
What does it mean to take a financial risk? What kinds of financial risks are possible, and are some more worth it than others? Have you ever taken a financial risk? What happened?
DIRECT INSTRUCTION:
Discuss gambling as a financial risk / legalization of gambling in Philadelphia.
View clip on gambling/risk.
View clip of sugarhouse debate.
GUIDED PRACTICE:
When you receive a laptop, you will research further the pros and cons of legalizing gambling in Philadelphia.
Below are some website that you can utilize to research gambling and the risks associated with legalizing casinos.
mixed feelings(pros and cons)
casino applicants (more info on pros of having gambling)
at risk (more evidence against gambling in Philly)
really good one for both sides
Answer the follwing questions below after researching:
1) Will the legalization of Casinos have a positive or negative effect on local economies and/or businesses?
2) Will Casino legalization in Philadelphia have a positive or negative impact on crime in the neighborhoods the casinos are built in?
3) Many people suffer from gambling addictions. Will the new casinos in the city increase this problem?
4) Is it easy to become a gambling addict? Can anyone become a gambling addict? What kinds of people like to gamble? Do you consider them risk-takers, like those that climbed Mt. Everest?
5) Does having a Casino so close to the city increase the risk of citizens become gambling addicts? Is it unfair to tempt these people with casinos?
6) Will casinos in Philadelphia increase tourism to the city? Will more people come here just to gamble and if so, how can it be both a good thing and a bad thing? Explain.
7) Does the local and/or state government benefit from the creation of casinos? How?
8) Do these casinos affect the lives of the high school population in any way?
9) Why don't people want the casinos near their neighborhoods?
Exit PAss
Do you personally support bringing gambling to Philadelphia or not? Why or why not?
DO NOW:
What does it mean to take a financial risk? What kinds of financial risks are possible, and are some more worth it than others? Have you ever taken a financial risk? What happened?
DIRECT INSTRUCTION:
Discuss gambling as a financial risk / legalization of gambling in Philadelphia.
View clip on gambling/risk.
View clip of sugarhouse debate.
GUIDED PRACTICE:
When you receive a laptop, you will research further the pros and cons of legalizing gambling in Philadelphia.
Below are some website that you can utilize to research gambling and the risks associated with legalizing casinos.
mixed feelings(pros and cons)
casino applicants (more info on pros of having gambling)
at risk (more evidence against gambling in Philly)
really good one for both sides
Answer the follwing questions below after researching:
1) Will the legalization of Casinos have a positive or negative effect on local economies and/or businesses?
2) Will Casino legalization in Philadelphia have a positive or negative impact on crime in the neighborhoods the casinos are built in?
3) Many people suffer from gambling addictions. Will the new casinos in the city increase this problem?
4) Is it easy to become a gambling addict? Can anyone become a gambling addict? What kinds of people like to gamble? Do you consider them risk-takers, like those that climbed Mt. Everest?
5) Does having a Casino so close to the city increase the risk of citizens become gambling addicts? Is it unfair to tempt these people with casinos?
6) Will casinos in Philadelphia increase tourism to the city? Will more people come here just to gamble and if so, how can it be both a good thing and a bad thing? Explain.
7) Does the local and/or state government benefit from the creation of casinos? How?
8) Do these casinos affect the lives of the high school population in any way?
9) Why don't people want the casinos near their neighborhoods?
Exit PAss
Do you personally support bringing gambling to Philadelphia or not? Why or why not?
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Friday, Feb 15, Vocab Quiz and Laptop Project
Objective:By the end of class, students will be assessed on new vocabulary, research and analyze characters and summarize non-fiction.
DO NOW
VOCABULARY Quiz - use at least four of the five the words below to write a cohesive 4-5 sentence paragraph:
1. Deteriorate
2. Innocuous
3. Benign
4. Notorious
5. Apex
Direct / Guided / Independent
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DO NOW
VOCABULARY Quiz - use at least four of the five the words below to write a cohesive 4-5 sentence paragraph:
1. Deteriorate
2. Innocuous
3. Benign
4. Notorious
5. Apex
Direct / Guided / Independent
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LAPTOP PROJECT – Friday, February 15
Analyze one of the five climbers we identified and then write
a summary of Into Thin Air. Remember
an analysis should include:
1. their background
2. lifestyle
3. job & family
4. why they were climbers / how long climbers
5. what happened to them on Mt Everest
6. at least one quote relevant to the climb.
Remember, an analysis is much more detailed than a summary. The
summary, as you should already know, simply includes “who, what, when, why, where.”
There are NO quotes in a summary.
You will be assigned one of the following to analyze:
1.
Krakauer
2.
Harris
3.
Hansen
4.
Hall
5.
Weathers
When you complete your analysis, for 25 extra points, you may
write a summary of Into Thin Air (who, what when where, why). This summary only needs to be one paragraph,
minimum of five sentences.
Using laptops, research your assigned climber finding answers
to what should be included in your analysis as determined above.
Then write a minimum of one page, double-spaced analysis. Include a small photo of this person in
your analysis.
Graded as follows (25 points for each component):
1.
Content requirements
2.
Length
3.
Grammar
4.
research accuracy
Remember, this work is worth 100-125 points will be displayed
in the main hallway.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Thursday, February 14, Into Thin Air Conclusion
Objective: By the end of class, students will read and interpret non-fiction, identify cause / effect and analyze character behavior.
DO NOW
Provide a synonym for each (you have five minutes):
Deteriorate
Innocuous
Benign
Notorious
Apex
Direct Instruction
Complete into the Air - 359-362
Independent
Identify at least 5 more cause / effects on graphic organizer that you received yesterday to be turned in by end of class.
Add at least 3 things that you have learned about each of the five individuals on handout (Hall, Harris, Hansen, Weathers and Krakauer). We will be analyzing their characters, lives and behaviors tomorrow.
Exit Pass
"Climbers as a species as simply not distinguished by an excess of common sense, " Jon Krakauer. Do you agree or do you understand the drive/ desire to take such a risk?
DO NOW
Provide a synonym for each (you have five minutes):
Deteriorate
Innocuous
Benign
Notorious
Apex
Direct Instruction
Complete into the Air - 359-362
Independent
Identify at least 5 more cause / effects on graphic organizer that you received yesterday to be turned in by end of class.
Add at least 3 things that you have learned about each of the five individuals on handout (Hall, Harris, Hansen, Weathers and Krakauer). We will be analyzing their characters, lives and behaviors tomorrow.
Exit Pass
"Climbers as a species as simply not distinguished by an excess of common sense, " Jon Krakauer. Do you agree or do you understand the drive/ desire to take such a risk?
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Wednesday, February 13th, Into Thin Air
OBJECTIVE: By the end of class, students will continue reading Into Thin Air, make real life connections, analyze cause and effect, and identify examples of irony.
DO NOW:
Use three of the first five vocabulary words on page. 349 in ONE PARAGRAPH. The paragraph should make sense, and the words should be used correctly. These are the same words from yesterday's do now, and will be used on your vocabulary quiz.
DIRECT INSTRUCTION:
Continue reading Into Thin Air, from page 356 - 358.
GUIDED PRACTICE:
CRQs - MAKE PREDICTIONS:
Cause and Effect - Use Cause and Effect graphic organizers to list as many examples from what we have read so far as possible.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
Finish any undone work from yesterday's class:
2. In one paragraph (5-6 sentences) explain the cause / effect regarding Krakauer"s oxygen tank (page 355) and then summerize why it is ironic.
3. Both THE LEAP and INTO THIN AIR describe unsuspected changes in the weather. Explain the irony in both these situations. What actually happens?
4. Look at the paragraph on the top of page 356 and list words that FORESHADOW that something bad is going to happen.
EXIT PASS:
Why do you think Hall broke his rule this time? Do you think he made the right decision? Why or why not? What would you have done if you were in his position? Do you think Hall felt like he owed Hansen the chance?
DO NOW:
Use three of the first five vocabulary words on page. 349 in ONE PARAGRAPH. The paragraph should make sense, and the words should be used correctly. These are the same words from yesterday's do now, and will be used on your vocabulary quiz.
DIRECT INSTRUCTION:
Continue reading Into Thin Air, from page 356 - 358.
GUIDED PRACTICE:
CRQs - MAKE PREDICTIONS:
Cause and Effect - Use Cause and Effect graphic organizers to list as many examples from what we have read so far as possible.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
Finish any undone work from yesterday's class:
2. In one paragraph (5-6 sentences) explain the cause / effect regarding Krakauer"s oxygen tank (page 355) and then summerize why it is ironic.
3. Both THE LEAP and INTO THIN AIR describe unsuspected changes in the weather. Explain the irony in both these situations. What actually happens?
4. Look at the paragraph on the top of page 356 and list words that FORESHADOW that something bad is going to happen.
EXIT PASS:
Why do you think Hall broke his rule this time? Do you think he made the right decision? Why or why not? What would you have done if you were in his position? Do you think Hall felt like he owed Hansen the chance?
Monday, February 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 11, Into thin Air
Objective: By the end of class, students will be introduced to new vocabulary, read and interpret non-fiction identifying irony and cause / effect as we read, make real life connections, and identify characters tracking their experiences to date.
DO NOW
Write a sentence for the first five words on page 349. Be sure to use context clues. We will practice words tomorrow and Wed a and you will have a vocabulary quiz on Thursday.
Direct Instruction
Read 353-356. Identify irony an cause / effect as we read.
Use the handout with the character names to track their experiences on the mountain as we read. This will obviously be ongoing so leave room to add more information.
Guided / Independent
1. Double journal entries. On the right side, pick 5 quotes or passage from the story through page 356. Them on the left, write why you choose each one. How do you connect with it? What does it remind you of?
2. In one paragraph (5-6 sentences) explain the cause / effect regarding Krakauer"s oxygen tank (page 355) and then summerize why it is ironic.
3. Both THE LEAP and INTO THIN AIR describe unsuspected changes in the weather. Explain the irony in both these situations. What actually happens?
4. Look at the paragraph on the top of page 356 and list words that FORESHADOW that something bad is going to happen.
Exit pass
Do you consider yourself a leader, a follower or neither? So, if you were on themountain, would you look to help others in distress, ask for help hoping someone would get you back to base camp, or just do your own thing?
DO NOW
Write a sentence for the first five words on page 349. Be sure to use context clues. We will practice words tomorrow and Wed a and you will have a vocabulary quiz on Thursday.
Direct Instruction
Read 353-356. Identify irony an cause / effect as we read.
Use the handout with the character names to track their experiences on the mountain as we read. This will obviously be ongoing so leave room to add more information.
Guided / Independent
1. Double journal entries. On the right side, pick 5 quotes or passage from the story through page 356. Them on the left, write why you choose each one. How do you connect with it? What does it remind you of?
2. In one paragraph (5-6 sentences) explain the cause / effect regarding Krakauer"s oxygen tank (page 355) and then summerize why it is ironic.
3. Both THE LEAP and INTO THIN AIR describe unsuspected changes in the weather. Explain the irony in both these situations. What actually happens?
4. Look at the paragraph on the top of page 356 and list words that FORESHADOW that something bad is going to happen.
Exit pass
Do you consider yourself a leader, a follower or neither? So, if you were on themountain, would you look to help others in distress, ask for help hoping someone would get you back to base camp, or just do your own thing?
Friday, February 8, 2013
English 2
OBJECTIVE: By the end of class,
students will practice parts of speech, make predictions and make real life connections to non-fiction literature (using cause /effect and situational irony).
DO NOW:
In "The Leap," the mom's risky behavior killed her first child (when she was on trapeze at 7 months pregnant). She then selflessly risked her life to save her second child from the fire. Does it make a difference if TAKING RISKS IS SELFISH OR SELFLESS? DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF THE RISK TURNS OUT TO BE SUCCESSFUL?
DIRECT INSTRUCTION
WORD SPLASH -Write down 5 adjectives (descriptive words) and 5 nouns (person, place, thing) that relate to the following photo.
From the picture and the words you wrote, what do you think this story is going to be about?
In "The Leap," the mom's risky behavior killed her first child (when she was on trapeze at 7 months pregnant). She then selflessly risked her life to save her second child from the fire. Does it make a difference if TAKING RISKS IS SELFISH OR SELFLESS? DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF THE RISK TURNS OUT TO BE SUCCESSFUL?
DIRECT INSTRUCTION
WORD SPLASH -Write down 5 adjectives (descriptive words) and 5 nouns (person, place, thing) that relate to the following photo.
DIRECT INSTRUCTION: Introduction to Into Thin Air and its literary
devices. Page 349 – holt text.
GUIDED PRACTICE: Read pages 350-351 in Holt
text. Background on story,
climbers, and the region and geography surrounding Mt. Everest.
Short clip on mt everest (on desktop)
Short clip on mt everest (on desktop)
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE (ON NEOS):
Answer CRQ's and Make Connections:
1. Do you think climbing Mt. Everest is similar to the flying trapeze as far as RISK is concerned?
2. Tell us something that happened as a direct result of your actions this year. How did you cause it to happen? Was the effect positive or negative and was it the effect you wanted? Would you do it again?
3. Participatory journalists take great risks to report accurate information to the public. Would this be an interesting career for you? Is the excitement of risk-taking worth the danger?
4. Write down 10 facts you’ve learned on pages 350-351. Pair with another student to compare and add any facts you may not already have. SPELL CHECK!
EXIT PASS: In the passage we will begin tomorrow, a leader goes against his own rules and makes a decision that results in devastation. When, if ever, is it OK to go against the rules?
Answer CRQ's and Make Connections:
1. Do you think climbing Mt. Everest is similar to the flying trapeze as far as RISK is concerned?
2. Tell us something that happened as a direct result of your actions this year. How did you cause it to happen? Was the effect positive or negative and was it the effect you wanted? Would you do it again?
3. Participatory journalists take great risks to report accurate information to the public. Would this be an interesting career for you? Is the excitement of risk-taking worth the danger?
4. Write down 10 facts you’ve learned on pages 350-351. Pair with another student to compare and add any facts you may not already have. SPELL CHECK!
EXIT PASS: In the passage we will begin tomorrow, a leader goes against his own rules and makes a decision that results in devastation. When, if ever, is it OK to go against the rules?
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Friday, February 8, THE LEAP
Objective: By the end of class, students will be assessed on literary terms, read and interpret short fiction, create a timeline and identify cause and effect.
DO NOW
Define the following terms and give a general example of each (10 points each):
1. Flashforward
2. Flashback
3. Foreshadowing
Notebook check - 50 points
Direct Instruction
Review answers to yesterday's CRQ's.
Complete "The Leap, " pages 36-38.
Create a timeline for The Leap - use graphic organizer and be sure to put flashbacks in the correct order.
On the opposite side of handout, complete cause / effect chart for "The Leap." Work through the text to identify them. There are many! The first one is in the very first paragraph.
Paragraph - 5-7 sentences
1. What skills and character traits did the mom develop during her lifetime experiences that enabled her to risk her life and save her daughter from the fire? Be specific.
Exit Pass
Read Louise Erdich's biography page 39. Write down five facts about her in your notebooks
DO NOW
Define the following terms and give a general example of each (10 points each):
1. Flashforward
2. Flashback
3. Foreshadowing
Notebook check - 50 points
Direct Instruction
Review answers to yesterday's CRQ's.
Complete "The Leap, " pages 36-38.
Create a timeline for The Leap - use graphic organizer and be sure to put flashbacks in the correct order.
On the opposite side of handout, complete cause / effect chart for "The Leap." Work through the text to identify them. There are many! The first one is in the very first paragraph.
Paragraph - 5-7 sentences
1. What skills and character traits did the mom develop during her lifetime experiences that enabled her to risk her life and save her daughter from the fire? Be specific.
Exit Pass
Read Louise Erdich's biography page 39. Write down five facts about her in your notebooks
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Thursday, February 7, The LEAP
Objective: By the end of class, students will learn new vocabulary, make predictions, read and interpret short fiction, identify literary devices (foreshadow, flashback, flashforward).
DO NOW
Use the first THREE words from the word bank on page 31. Write a sentence for each using context clues.
Direct Instruction
Discuss literal and figurative language in regards to The Leap.
LITERAL = ACTUALLY HAPPENS ////////
FIGURATIVE = AN EXPRESSION
View video on risk-taking click here
Read together pages 33-35 HOLT TEXT.
Guided / independent
Answer the following CRQ's:
1. Why has the narrator returned to her childhood home?
2. SUMMARIZE the event that causes the end of the Flying Avalon's act.
3. How do the narrator's parents meet?
4. On p. 33, the narrator says her mother has saved her life 3 times. Two of the times occur before she is born. What are they?
5. Name one LITERAL leaps that the narrator's mother took, and name two FIGURATIVE leaps that the narrator's mother took so far.(hint: figurative leaps come after the literal leap).
6. What does "Lips destined never again to meet" foreshadow (page 34)?
7. The narrator uses flashbacks to tell stories about her mother. From these stories we learn character traits of the mother. List five character traits of the mother.
8. Why do you think the narrator reminds her mother of the times she took so many risks in the past?
EXIT PASS:
Scenario: You are trapped in a burning building. There is a tree outside your third story window, which you could try to jump to--but you may not make it. Or, you can stay put and hope a rescuer reaches you in time. What do you do? Why did you make your decision?
On own, read Louis Erdich's biography on page 39. In your notebooks, write down five facts about her.
How might her heritage influence her writing? What things seem important to her?
DO NOW
Use the first THREE words from the word bank on page 31. Write a sentence for each using context clues.
Direct Instruction
Discuss literal and figurative language in regards to The Leap.
LITERAL = ACTUALLY HAPPENS ////////
FIGURATIVE = AN EXPRESSION
View video on risk-taking click here
Read together pages 33-35 HOLT TEXT.
Guided / independent
Answer the following CRQ's:
1. Why has the narrator returned to her childhood home?
2. SUMMARIZE the event that causes the end of the Flying Avalon's act.
3. How do the narrator's parents meet?
4. On p. 33, the narrator says her mother has saved her life 3 times. Two of the times occur before she is born. What are they?
5. Name one LITERAL leaps that the narrator's mother took, and name two FIGURATIVE leaps that the narrator's mother took so far.(hint: figurative leaps come after the literal leap).
6. What does "Lips destined never again to meet" foreshadow (page 34)?
7. The narrator uses flashbacks to tell stories about her mother. From these stories we learn character traits of the mother. List five character traits of the mother.
8. Why do you think the narrator reminds her mother of the times she took so many risks in the past?
EXIT PASS:
Scenario: You are trapped in a burning building. There is a tree outside your third story window, which you could try to jump to--but you may not make it. Or, you can stay put and hope a rescuer reaches you in time. What do you do? Why did you make your decision?
On own, read Louis Erdich's biography on page 39. In your notebooks, write down five facts about her.
How might her heritage influence her writing? What things seem important to her?
Monday, February 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 5th, Introduction to "The Leap"
Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to recreate a plot structure, define new literary terms, and make real life connections.
DO NOW:
Complete your student info sheet.
Direct Instruction:
Review classroom rules, requirements, and expectations.
Read pages 2 and 3 in the Holt text and take notes.
Guided/Independent Practice:
Make predictions. Look at page 32 in the Holt text, "The Leap."
1) In 5 to 7 sentences, make a prediction on what the story is going to be about.
2) In 5 to 7 sentences, relate this title to something in your own life. If you were falling, what would be going through your mind?
Use sentence strips to define new literary terms and new vocabulary from p. 31.
EXIT PASS:
In the story we're about to read, people take selfless risks in order to do what's right. What is a situation where you would act selflessly or take a risk in order to do the right thing? Has this ever happened to you? What did you do?
DO NOW:
Complete your student info sheet.
Direct Instruction:
Review classroom rules, requirements, and expectations.
Read pages 2 and 3 in the Holt text and take notes.
Guided/Independent Practice:
Make predictions. Look at page 32 in the Holt text, "The Leap."
1) In 5 to 7 sentences, make a prediction on what the story is going to be about.
2) In 5 to 7 sentences, relate this title to something in your own life. If you were falling, what would be going through your mind?
Use sentence strips to define new literary terms and new vocabulary from p. 31.
EXIT PASS:
In the story we're about to read, people take selfless risks in order to do what's right. What is a situation where you would act selflessly or take a risk in order to do the right thing? Has this ever happened to you? What did you do?
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