Wednesday, September15 - IRONY and Characterization

Objective: By the end of class, students will continue to practice finding the main idea and identify different types of irony in order to recognize in literature and improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW

REDO main idea quiz for better grade.

DIRECT INSTRUCTION

Three types of irony:

1. Dramatic Irony 
2. Situational Irony
3. Verbal Irony

IronyPPT – identify an distinguish between different types of irony

video of three kinds of irony

irony examples

more examples

Independent / Guided

Irony worksheet - identify and explain why each is irony and why it is verbal, situational or dramatic. Underline or highlight the words in the passage that suggest irony.

Your vocabulary words for this week are on page 316. Write a sentence using context clues for the words in your notebooks. If you prefer, you can write a short story using 5 of the seven words.

Closure / check for Understanding 

review answers to irony worksheets

Exit Pass - Identify which kid of irony applies to each of the below scenerios:

1. You are failing and I tell you "GOOD JOB!" - this is an example of  what kind of irony?

2. If you have been getting A's all semester and then you fail a test, that is what kind of irony?

3. You are watching a movie and a murderer is in the attic when the family gets home from dinner on a Saturday night.

Friday, September 11 - How to Analyze and Find Main Idea

Objective: By the end of class, students will learn how to analyze and find main idea in different genres in order to improve reading comprehension skills.

DO NOW

Take out soft holt reader and complete the "MAIN IDEA" and supporting details on page 49 (NOT page 48). While you are doing this I will check to see if you completed sidebars for homework.

Direct Instruction

Review sidebars and answers to DO NOW.

SHORT QUIZ ON FINDING MAIN IDEA. 6 multiple choice questions - 5 points each (total of 30 points).

When finished, write the following definition and steps in your notebooks:

TO ANALYZE - to break down information, pick it apart and determine why the parts are important to the whole.

Steps to ANALYZE and write a Constructed Response:

1. Restate the prompt/question to create opening sentence.
2. Discuss / explain in your own words.
3. Provide detailed evidence (A QUOTE!!) to support your idea.
4. Conclude by restating to ensure that you have correctly answered the prompt / question. and add any final thought or explanation.

Direct / Guided Instruction - we will review the following examples together before you try to do it on your own.

PROMPT / EXAMPLE #1:
Analyze how Jane Goodall's observations of chimpanzees resulted in National Geographic agreeing to further fund her research.

1. Jane Goodall's observations of chimpanzees resulted in National Geographic agreeing to further fund her research. 

2. Goodall observed chimpanzees in the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania and discovered that they ate meat and could actually make tools!  

3. Goodall observed "the female pick up a piece of the pink flesh and put it in her mouth:" She also saw one another chimp eating termites and using a grass stem. "It as obvious that he was actually using the grass stem as a tool."

4. These observations were new and very exciting. Maybe there was more to learn about these intelligent animals. Jane Goodall's observations resulted in National Geographic providing funds so that Goodall could continue her work to find out more.


PROMPT / EXAMPLE # 2

ANALYZE the uncle's positive attitude in "My First Baseball Game" and explain its effect on the narrator and Felicia.

1. The uncle in "My First Baseball Game" has a positive attitude that affects the narrator an Felicia.  

2. Even though the cubs lost 7-0, he was very positive and hopeful that the next game they would win. 

3. The uncle said, "..every game we hope, and we don't abandon hope, that's loyalty. It's about supporting your team no matter what." 

4. His positive attitude about the losing baseball team makes the kids realize how important being loyal and sticking together is no matter what.

Now you try on your own: Write on the back of the graphic organizer you just used.

Analyze how, according to Felicia's comments,  the baseball team is very much like a big family.

Closure

Review all Keystone terminology introduced to date and review how to find main idea. Emphasize difference between analyzing and summarizing.

Exit Pass

Thursday, September 10 - Main Idea in News Article

Objective: By the end of class, students will identify main ideas and supporting details in advertisements and news article in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW

Main Idea can also be found in advertisements. Look at the ad below and write down the topic and the author's point about the topic (main idea):

Direct Instruction

Hand out Holt soft books. Page 40 - How to identify the main idea in news articles.

Guided

Read Background together. Use background for "SUMMARY" information - who, what ,when, where and why. See that you can summarize the whole article by just reading the background!

View national geographic clip


Independent

Read in the Shadow of Man (pages 41-47) and Answer all side bars as you read. You may work together.

Then complete the graphic organizer on page 48 and questions on page 49 in regard to finding the main idea and supporting details.

Check for Understanding - 

Individual student checks during independent work.

Closure

Review answers to sidebars

Exit Pass

What is the topic and main idea of the following advertisement?

 BELOW IS FOR 6th PERIOD 
Independent

Read the fictional story - "My first Baseball Game." Use active reading strategies while reading. MAKE COMMENTS AND CIRLCE WORDS YOU DON"T KNOW! MAKE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS! Use the annotation/ strategies sheet provided.

Answer the questions on the reverse side of the Baseball story. Refer to your notes if needed for word definitions.

Check for Understanding

Individual student checks during independent work.

Closure

Review finding the MAIN IDEA and how it is not always the first or last sentence of a paragraph or passage, but often must be inferred.

Wednesday, sept 9 -

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.

DO NOW

Write into Notebooks:

Genre - A type of literature (fiction, non-fiction, prose, poetry, news articles, drama, etc)

To summarize = to simplify by putting in your own words; stating the "who, what, where and why" without details or quotations.

PLOT - a series of events (the action, what actually happens in  a story)

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

Direct Instruction

Active reading Strategies handout with Main idea handout.

Read simple paragraphs together using active reading strategies.


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.

Independent

Read the fictional story - "My first Baseball Game." Use active reading strategies while reading. MAKE COMMENTS AND CIRLCE WORDS YOU DON"T KNOW! MAKE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS! Use the annotation/ strategies sheet provided.

Answer the questions on the reverse side of the Baseball story. Refer to your notes if needed for word definitions.

Check for Understanding

Individual student checks during independent work.

Closure

Review finding the MAIN IDEA and how it is not always the first or last sentence of a paragraph or passage, but often must be inferred.

Exit Pass

What do you think the difference is between "analyzing" and 'summarizing"? What do you actually do when you analyze that you don't do when you summarize?

Tuesday, 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

Read the course overview and circle any words that which you do not know the meaning.

short term memory quiz

Direct Instruction

SYLLABUS

Review together. Circle words you don't know on syllabus - write down definitions in notebook after review.

Review and Analyze Syllabus, classroom rules and procedures. 

Complete folder for every student.

Guided

Student Survey Sheets

Independent

Choose one writing prompt from the handout provided. Read directions first! If you prefer, you may use a NEO to type instead of hand write your paragraph.

Understanding / Closure

QUESTIONS?

Exit Pass

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

June 10 - Surveys

STUDENT IMPACT SURVEY 
Please encourage all students in grades 3-12 to complete the Student Impact Survey ! Students in grades 3-12 attending District schools can take the survey through the Student Portal. Students attending Charter schools can take the survey via www.philasd.org/studentsurvey .


PARENT & GUARDIAN IMPACT SURVEY 
If you are the parent or guardian of a child in a Philadelphia District or Charter school, please lead by example and take the Parent & Guardian Impact Survey today! To take the survey you will need your child’s School District of Philadelphia Student ID number. If you do not know your child’s School District of Philadelphia Student ID number, you can locate it on your child’s report card or by contacting your child’s school. The survey is available at www.philasd.org/parentsurvey or through the Parent and Family Portal. 

Monday, June 7 - Resume Writing

Objective: By the end of class students will create, update and/or improve resumes in order to get a job.

DO NOW

Get your chrome book. If you did not complete work from last week (citing three sources and creating a thesis statement), then please do that first. remember properly citing sources using knight cite are worth 20 points each and the thesis statement is worth 30 points.



If complete, go to this site for samples of how to write a resume. If you already have one, show me so we can update, proof read and improve upon it.  You should keep your resume in your google docs so it is always there and you can make changes and add things as needed.