Friday, September 12, Complete ISIS ESSAY and Literacy Diagnostic

Objective: By the en of class, students will complete essay noting differences between analyzing, evaluating and summarizing and begin the literacy diagnostic test in order to assist in SLO's.

DO NOW

DEFINE the following words:

1. ETIQUETTE

2. COLLEAGUE


Direct Instruction

Continue to work on ISIS essay.

Tribute to 9/11

Discuss 9/11 and the current state of affairs with ISIS. View ISIS videos.

WSJ report

us involvement

video 1 

obama speech


Guided / Independent

Using a neo or writing in your best handwriting, ANALYZE and EVALUATE the ISIS situation and the need for the USA to be involved in defeating this extremist group. YOUR THESIS STATEMENT IS:

"THE ISIS situation in the Middle East has gotten completely out of control and a plan to defeat this extremist group must be implemented because of their horrific actions." 

This thesis statement can start out your introduction. Then continue in the introductory paragraph to explain who ISIS is and the goals to defeat them (listed in article). DO NOT put your opinion or a QUOTE in the Introduction.

2. Second Paragraph

From what I have seen and read, I believe... (then provide your thoughts and opinion about why US should help defeat them and what a good plan might be and why. USE EXAMPLES of things that ISIS has done from the videos and/or article provided to support your ideas. 

3. Third paragraph - conclusion

Restate thesis in similar but not exact words and then suggest what might happen if ISIS is not stopped and why you think that. Maybe make a comparison to 9/11.

Guided / Independent

Diagnostic - first two passages.

Check for understanding

Review essay with individual student during process

Closure

Review next week expectations

Exit Pass

What would you do if ISIS infiltrated the USA and a war was going to happen on US soil?

September 11, Main Idea Quiz and Analyzing / Evaluatung

Objective: By the end of class, students will find main ideas, examine current events in order to improve analytical skills and written responses.

DO NOW

Main Idea Quiz - 25 points

Direct Instruction

EVALUATE - to judge the value or condition of (someone or something) in a careful and thoughtful way. 

When you evaluate, you provide your opinion about something but support it with EVIDENCE from the text. That means you include quotations and examples that support your ideas.


EVALUATING IS LIKE ANALYZING, BUT YOU ALSO ADD YOUR OPINION. 

Tribute to 9/11

Discuss 9/11 and the current state of affairs with ISIS. View ISIS videos.

WSJ report

us involvement

video 1 

obama speech


Guided / Independent

Using a neo or writing in your best handwriting, ANALYZE and EVALUATE the ISIS situation and the need for the USA to be involved in defeating this extremist group. YOUR THESIS STATEMENT IS:

"THE ISIS situation in the Middle East has gotten completely out of control and a plan to defeat this extremist group must be implemented because of their horrific actions." 

This thesis statement can start out your introduction. Then continue in the introductory paragraph to explain who ISIS is and the goals to defeat them (listed in article). DO NOT put your opinion or a QUOTE in the Introduction.

2. Second Paragraph

From what I have seen and read, I believe... (then provide your thoughts and opinion about why US should help defeat them and what a good plan might be and why. USE EXAMPLES of things that ISIS has done from the videos and/or article provided to support your ideas. 

3. Third paragraph - conclusion

Restate thesis in similar but not exact words and then suggest what might happen if ISIS is not stopped and why you think that. Maybe make a comparison to 9/11.

Check for understanding

Individual student checks

Exit Pass

Spell check, print and submit. Best evaluations will be displayed in hallway on  9/11 bulletin board.

Tuesday, September 9 - Active reading Strategies

Objective: By the end of class, students will implement active reading strategies, summarize and determine prior knowledge for Keystone vocabulary in order to improve reading comprehension skills.

DO NOW
WRITE DOWN THE DEFINITIONS OF 
SUMMARIZE and  ANALYZE in your notebooks.

sum·mar·ize - verb

1. 1. to make 

   a brief statement or account of the main points of something. WHO, WHAT WHEN WHERE AND WHY.
2. 
   

2. an·a·lyze - verb

1. • discover or reveal (something) through detailed examination. 

     (	examine, inspect, survey, study, scrutinize)

     . When analyzing, details and direct quotations are used to support your idea.
     

     
     

Direct Instruction

Active Reading Strategies video

Hand out and review active reading strategies.  Review how to Annotate.

1. Handout short story (fiction). Read questions first.  
Use active reading strategies to complete short story and annotate as we read. Be sure to look for answers to questions as we read!! Answer questions at end of story.


2. Short non-fiction - 9/11 firefighters. Read this article, ANNOTATE and then write a summary for it. Remember a summary is simply who, what, when where and why. DO NOT include a quote in a summary.

Guided / Independent

Keystone Terms / vocabulary.  Without looking anything up, complete the following handout. Do your best. Do not worry if you do not know the answers; numbers incorrect will not negatively affect your grade.  You will receive a participation grade for completing.

Check for Understanding

Review the Keystone handout - switch and grade # correct.

Closure

Exit Pass

You took your first shop class yesterday. Summarize what you are going to accomplish in you shop his year.. 

HW - Annotate a paragraph from a newspaper article or a magazine using active reading strategies. It can be about ANYTHING but MARK IT UP!!!

Wednesday, September 10, MAIN IDEA

Objective: By the end of class, students will examine Keystone literary terms in order to determine prior knowledge and use active reading strategies in order to find the MAIN IDEA of a passage or video..

DO NOW

Yesterday we focused on summarizing and using active reading strategies in order to improve comprehension. These strategies will now help you find the MAIN IDEA of a passage. Write into Notebooks:

MAIN IDEA  = TOPIC + Author's point about the topic

Direct Instruction

main idea

Main idea handout. Read directions and example.

Guided Independent

stress / learn to relax

Stress and your brain

As you watch video, write down the TOPIC, MAIN IDEA and two  DETAILS/EXAMPLES that support your main idea.


Complete main idea handout.

Closure

Review how to find the main idea.

Exit Pass - A LONG ONE

Keystone Terms / vocabulary.  Without looking anything up, complete the following handout. Do your best. Do not worry if you do not know the answers; numbers incorrect will not negatively affect your grade.  You will receive a participation grade for completing.

Monday, September 8, Introduction to English 2

Objective: By the end of class, students will be introduced to English 2 requirements, provide a writing sample and complete memory exercises in order to prepare to succeed this academic year.

DO NOW

WRITE MY BLOG ADDRESS AND EMAIL INTO YOUR NOTEBOOKS:

reinaeng2.blogspot.com

karenreina1@gmail.com

Brain exercise riddle with probability

Direct Instruction

SYLLABUS

Circle words you don't know on syllabus and write down what seems most important to you on it on back.

Write a question you have about the syllabus on back.

Review and Analyze Syllabus, classroom rules and procedures. Complete folder for every student.

Guided / Independent

Please write your full name on the handout and add any nickname if you have one that you would like to be called by.  Then, in the space provided, choose a prompt to write a short paragraph using the BEST grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary that you can.

If you prefer, you may use a NEO to type instead of hand write your paragraph.

click here for brain game

short term memory quiz

Understanding / Closure

QUESTIONS?

Exit Pass

What do you consider your greatest academic strength? Weakness? Is there anything you want to tell me about yourself?

PD

pd

sept 9

greed

greed / ambition

examples of greed

ambition