Monday, April 16, 2018

Monday, April 16 - Text Structure - Non Fiction

Objective: By the end of class students will analyze text structure in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.

DO NOW

Name three elements of NON-FICTION that would clearly help you categorize a piece of writing as NON-FICTION rather than FICTION.

Direct Instruction

Text structure

Guided

Read Text Structure in Green Keystone book - pages 194-195 and take notes

Read Genetics and Genomics - pages196-198 and complete the three multiple choice questions that go with it.

Independent

Friday, April 13, 2018

Friday, April 13- POV Review and Keystone Term Definitions

Objective: By the end of class, student will analyze narrative perspective and vocabulary in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.

DO NOW

Everyone is missing at least one of the past three graded assignments (and a few need to redo) - so you have 20 minutes to do so.

Use the walls, your notes and/or the glossary in the green Keystone book if you need it.

Direct Instruction

POV Jeopardy review

Keystone terms puzzle.


Thursday, April 12, 2018

Thursday, April 12 - Starlings in Winter - CRQ

Objective: By the end of class, student will analyze narrative perspective in poetry in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.

DO NOW

Starlings in Winter CRQ and complete the multiple choice if you have not done so.

DIRECT INSTRUCTION

Complete the fill in the blanks literary definitions for a grade.

If both are complete - Keystone literary terms puzzle for extra credit.



Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Wednesday, April 11 - Point of View - Poetry

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze point of view in a poem in order to prepare for the Keystone Exam.

DO  NOW

Explain the EFFECT of either 1st person or 3rd limited POV compared to 3rd person Omniscient narrator. Why is it not always best for the reader or viewer to know what ALL characters are thinking and/or feeling??

(think about Lamb to the Slaughter and the difference between the story written in 3rd person Limited and the film that was in 3rd Omniscient).

Direct Instruction

Review narrative perspective quiz from yesterday. 

Guided / Independent

Look at the multiple choice questions for the poem Starlings in Winter. Which ones can we answer without reading the poem? (Use multiple choice strategies to try to cross at least two choices out id possible).

Read Starlings in Winter and annotate together.

starlings flying

starling formations


The perspective changes through the poem. Notice this as we read. Where exactly does it change?? Mark it on the poem.

Answer the multiple choice questions.


Monday, April 9, 2018

Tuesday, April 10 - Point of View (narrative perspective)

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze narrative perspective in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.

DO NOW

Take out the 'Fill in the Blanks" definitions sheet and continue to complete. You can use the glossary in the green keystone book if you need help.


Direct Instruction

Together, Read the examples from the POV handout yesterday and note the differences, especially between 3rd Omniscient and 3rd Objective.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Never consider dialogue when determining what POV it is. That means you can cross out anything in between quotation marks prior to making your determination.

Example:

"Do you love dancing?" I asked my friend. 

(what is the above sentence's POV?)

Guided / Independent

POV review quiz. You can use your notes for guidance ( also, I would do "part 2" first...it may help you).

Go back to your "Do Now" and complete. If you don't complete in class today, complete for HW.




Sunday, April 8, 2018

Monday, April 9 - Point of View ( Narrative Perspective)

Objective : By the end of class, students will analyze point of view in text in order to prepare for the Keystone Exam.

DO NOW

Finish the random multiple choice questions I gave you on Friday.

Direct Instruction

Review the random multiple choice questions and review the answers and process

Point of View review handout.

Guided

Read examples and compare whose thoughts are known for each.

Independent

POV identification.

Keystone terms - fill in the blanks ...

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Friday, April 6 - Figurative Language

Objective: by the end of class, students will analyze figurative language in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.


DO NOW

Figurative language terms quiz

Direct Instruction

figurative language jeopardy

Guided / Independent

Finish constructed responses from yesterday.

Complete " Fill in the Blanks" for Literary devices.