Friday, September 30, 2016

Monday, October 3rd

I can't believe it's October already!  This is our SIXTH week of school!
Image result for pumpkins Goals: Practice applying our knowledge of plot elements to the story we read.  Focus on analyzing passages in a short story.

AGENDA:

1)Review plot diagram for "Three Little Pigs" (Five minutes)

2) Plot diagram for "Rikki Tikki" (Table Groups)
List of Events

3) Analyze passages from story

Here are the passages:

Rikki Tikki Passages

TO DO

AOW DUE FRIDAY
You may turn it in early :)

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Friday, September 30th




Goals: Practice writing a personal response to an article.  Learn academic vocabulary related to plot and apply our new knowledge while completing a plot diagram.

AGENDA

1)  Practice personal response to AOW
2)  Notes on AOW
3) Slideshow on plot elements-I will give you a sheet to take notes on
Click here to see the slideshow













TO DO

Here is the AOW due ONE WEEK from today.

AOW #1

Step 1-Read and annotate
Step 2-Summary (you may use template)
Step 3-Personal response (see my suggestions under Article of the Week)

Steps 2 and 3 do NOT need to be labeled on your paper.

You must PRINT out your work and article and turn it in at the BEGINNING of class on Friday.
Remember, I do not take late work.  You may turn it in early.  You get one "free" pass each semester.

Thursday, September 29th

Happy Thursday!  

Goals:  To analyze the effect of certain literary elements on a literary work.  To practice writing an academic summary.

AGENDA

1)Continue to practice the Article of the Week process with the article I gave you on Tuesday.
Today we will practice writing an academic summary.  

Please note that you may need to make changes to the template.  It is just a template!

2) Define and explain:
metaphor and simile
onomatopoeia
foreshadowing



3) Watch this cool clip

Mongoose vs Cobra

4) Begin reading "Rikki-Tikki Tavi"

Click here to read the story

TO DO

Finish reading the story.  It is available in this blog or you can ask to check out a book

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Wednesday, September28th

Happy Wednesday!

Goals: To practice close reading strategies and writing an academic summary.  To learn new vocabulary words.

Agenda:

1)  Finish annotating yesterday's article.  Share/discuss annotations

2) Practice writing an academic summary of the article using a template.

Summary Template

3) Quizlet Vocabulary game

To Do:

Get the final draft of your chunk paragraph on "Three Skeleton Key" submitted by 10PM TONIGHT!

Friday, September 23, 2016

Tuesday, September 28th

Happy Tuesday!

Goals:  To revise our paragraphs using feedback from our peers and teacher.To practice close reading strategies.


1)  Peer Feedback on paragraph of "Three Skeleton Key"
I will give you a copy of these questions to refer to as you read your classmate's paper.  These are also great questions for YOU to use when evaluating your own work.

Read the first sentence.  It should have the following:
Title of story IN QUOTES and capitalized properly-  “Three Skeleton Key”
Name of author (capitalized correctly)
ONE element (imagery or foreshadowing) that the author uses to create suspense


Read BOTH quotes.  Are they both EXCELLENT examples of the selected element?  Do they create suspense?  Could the writer have chosen a more powerful example?


Are PAGE #s in parenthesis after each quote?  Remember-it should like like this:


“...and then he raced down the street as fast as he could” (16).  


Does EACH quote have a lead-in that provides the CONTEXT of the quote?  In other words, it explains WHAT is happening in the story when the sentence appears in the story.


Is each quote followed by a MINIMUM of two sentences of commentary?  Do these sentences explain HOW the writer creates suspense by using the sentence?  

Read over and look for fragments, run-ons, and other errors. Let writer know if you find any errors.

 Summarize your thoughts of the paragraph

2)Article of the Week #1


  • circle key words/underline author's claims
  • annotate/write in the margins
TO DO

Bring your completely annotated article tomorrow.
Your revised paragraph is due to TURNITIN.COM by 10PM TOMORROW night.

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Friday, September 23rd

Happy Friday!

Goals: To learn how to seamlessly integrate quotes into an essay.  To apply our knowledge of the two-chunk paragraph to writing a literary analysis.

Agenda:

1) Check homework

2) Watch blending quotes video and look at handout

Blending Quotes

3)  Use template to write a literary analysis of how the author creates suspense in "Three Skeleton Key"
4 Essay Template- We will be using this as a model.

TO DO-Bring rough draft on Tuesday.  It must be typee

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Tuesday, September 20th

Goals: Finish the Direct Writing Assessment

1) Pass out packets
2) Review strategies for the writing component of the assessment
3) Finish assessment



Thursday, September 22nd

I am so excited to read today's story!

Goals: To practice close reading strategies and analyze the effect of literary techniques on a piece of writing.

AGENDA:

1) Quick  homework check (vocabulary sheet) If you were absent, see yesterday's post for the handout.

2) RATS video clip
Jaws clip
3) Listen to/follow along as we read "Three Skeleton Key". I will be pausing to ask questions, point out things, etc.    Notice any of your vocabulary words? :)  We will focus on:
suspense (How does the author create it?)

irony 
foreshadowing
allusion
imagery


(I love the narrator's creepy voice)

Here is the story:

"Three Skeleton Key"

Plot Terms and literary techniques (You might want to print this out and keep in your notebook)

TO DO BY TOMORROW

Read through the story again.  Pick two examples of foreshadowing, imagery, or irony from the story.  Copy down the page number and quote from the story.  You should pick the literary element that you think MOST helps to create suspense in the story!

  

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Wednesday, September 21st




Goals:  To analyze how punctuation and grammar is used in model sentences and to emulate good writing.  To learn words that will help our understanding of the story we will read, as well as expand our own vocabularies.



Agenda:


1) Mentor Sentences - We will be using mentor sentences to analyze punctuation and grammar, as well as to look at models of good writing.
Click here to go to Socrative where we will share our amazing sentences and vote on our favorites

2) Vocabulary
Three Skeleton Key Vocabulary

TO DO:  Please finish your vocabulary if not finished in class









Friday, September 16, 2016

Monday, September 19th

Happy Monday!  It's our FOURTH week of school already.  


Goals: Write an argumentative essay which will be scored holistically. We will compare this essay to what you write at the end of the year. It will be exciting to see how much you grow!

Agenda:

1) Collect six-word memoirs
2) Pass out packet and review directions/brainstorm strategies to tackle the reading  and writing components of the assessment
3) Work on assessment
Here us a link to the video about pennies
Pennies Video

To Do:  We will finish the assessment tomorrow.  If you were absent today, you can come in at CAT.

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Friday September 16th

Happy Friday!

Goals:  To write several six-word memoirs and revise one to perfection.  


Agenda:

Watch a short clip of six-word memoirs.

Follow step-by step instructions on how to write your own.

Write a minimum of three memoirs.

Peer feedback

Select your best to put on our class slideshow.

Homework:

1)  PRINT your slide or, if you don't have access to printer, write it by hand and decorate it.  It must be colorful, neat, We will do the Direct Writing Assessment on Monday and Tuesday. Bring your favorite writing took AND paper (not the kind you rip out of a spiral, please).

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Thursday, September 15th

Good Morning!

Goals:  Learn three terms:  connotation, denotation, and diction.  Become better at choosing the perfect words in our writing.

AGENDA:

1)  Finish yesterday's presentation on word choice.

You can see it here

2)Video Clip-Word Choice

3)Group activities-You will complete this with your table


Look at a these lists of words and identify the overall denotation

Sorting words in order of positive to negative connotation.  I will give you the words to sort. You will put them in order from positive to  negative with your table partner


Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Wednesday, September 14th

Happy Wednesday!


Goals:  Learn to pick the most effective, powerful words to communicate a thought or feeling. 

Agenda:    


1) Finish introductions if not finished on Tuesday
2) Notes on diction, connotation, denotation


SlideShare I created for notes and practice- In your notebook, you should have the definitions for diction, connotation, and denotation.  You should also complete the practice we do in class.




Friday, September 9, 2016

Tuesday, September 13th

Happy Tuesday! Hope you enjoyed your late start yesterday.

Goals: Become familiar with locating comments and rubric score on turnitin. Practice our speaking skills and learn about each other.

Agenda:

1) Log in to Chromebook. I will show you how to access your rubric scores, as well as the various comments I made on your work.

2) Practice  presentations.  You will also need to share your slide with me so that I can project it onto the screen during your presentation.  

To share a google doc, click on the blue button in the upper-right hand corner that says SHARE.  Type in my last name karney.  You will see my email pop up (jacquelyn.karney@sduhsd.net). Click on it. Click done. 

3) Presentations -I will use this rubric to grade you

To Do

Have a great night!

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Friday, September 9th

Happy Friday!

Goals: Access students knowledge and understanding of the two-chunk paragraph.  Become familiar with Google slides and creating an effective presentation.


Agenda:

1) Go Formative Quiz on the two-chunk paragraph. If you are absent, you have one week from today to schedule a time to make up the quiz/ I am available at lunch, at 7AM, and on Wednesdays and Fridays during CAT

To Sign up for GoFormative:

goformative.com/#signup.   Our class code is WUCE426

2) Learn how to use Google Slides and create a slide about your partner to share with the class.  You may only use ONE slide.  It must have the following :

First and last name of person you interviewed
Five interesting facts/things you learned-BULLET these-NO SENTENCES on your slide
A (or two) picture or visual to complement your slide
Easy to read font (no crazy fonts and make sure font is big enough to be seen from far away)
Be visually appealing

3) Share rubric for  presentation and begin if time

TO DO

Paragraphs are due TONIGHT by 10PM. Anything after that is considered late. Remember NO ZERO period on Monday. It is a late start day.



Friday, September 9th

Happy Friday!

Goals: Access students knowledge and understanding of the two-chunk paragraph.  Become familiar with Google slides and creating an effective presentation.


Agenda:

1) Go Formative Quiz on the two-chunk paragraph. If you are absent, you have one week from today to schedule a time to make up the quiz/ I am available at lunch, at 7AM, and on Wednesdays and Fridays during CAT

2) Learn how to use Google Slides and create a slide about your partner to share with the class.  You may only use ONE slide.  It must have the following :

First and last name of person you interviewed
Five interesting facts/things you learned-BULLET these-NO SENTENCES on your slide
A (or two) picture or visual to complement your slide
Easy to read font (no crazy fonts and make sure font is big enough to be seen from far away)
Be visually appealing

3) Share rubric for  presentation and begin if time

TO DO

Paragraphs are due TONIGHT by 10PM. Anything after that is considered late. Remember NO ZERO period on Monday. It is a late start day.



Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Thursday, September 8th

Happy Thursday!

If you haven't set up a turn it in account, make an appointment with me for today at CAT.

Goals:  Continue practicing, becoming familiar with the two-chunk paragraph format.  Learn how to submit work digitally to turnitin.com.  

Agenda:

1) Finish your two-chunk paragraph on the person you interviewed. Make sure to include the NAME of the person you interviewed in your paragraph. The examples and rubric are in yesterday's post.

2)  Watch Mrs. Karney show you HOW to turn in your paper to turnitin.com.  It's so easy!  

REMEMBER-User name for turnitin is the EMAIL you brought to class.  The password is LIKELY the same one you use to log in to the computers here at school.  A couple of you had to change it because it was too long.  

3)  Play a fun game on quizlet to help us prepare for our quiz on the two-chunk paragraph tomorrow

TO DOas

Chunk paragraph quiz tomorrow-study all notes, handouts, examples
Here's a link to study for tomorrow's quiz Quizlet Practice Flashcards  and other games
Two chunk paragraph is due TOMORROW night by 10PM.  Anything after that is considered late.

Wednesday, September 7

Happy Wednesday!

Goals:Review two chunk paragraph rubric and learn format

Agenda:

1) Takes notes on two-chunk paragraph\
2) Look at samples and use rubric to evaluate
3) Work on paragraphs
Rubric and Examples of Two Chunk

Homework

1) Quiz on two chunk paragraph format/terminology Friday (I changed it from this Thursday)
2) Finish ROUGH draft of paragraph by TOMORROW'S class


Sunday, September 4, 2016

Tuesday, September 6th

Happy Tuesday!  Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Goals:  Become an expert on the two-chunk paragraph and use good writing as a model for your own writing! Sign up for technology that will help us get through the year and make it even more awesome!

Agenda:

1) Sign up for reminders on Remind.  If you are absent or didn't have your phone, the codes and directions are on my webpage under CLASS CODES.  Your parents may sign up too!

2) Sign up for turnitin Codes are under CLASS CODES, but it is probably better for ME to help you with this if you are absent. 
 WRITE DOWN YOUR EMAIL AND PASSWORD THAT YOU USED TO SIGN UP

3)  Review the format for two-chunk paragraph.  Look at the rubric, as well as examples.  Evaluate examples using the rubric.

Two Chunk Rubric and Examples

4) Begin writing IF time

TO DO

Bring your Qs and As
We will have a quiz on the two-chunk paragraph Friday. Review your notes, the handout, and the examples!



Thursday, September 1, 2016

Fourth Day of School September 2nd

Yay!  It's Friday. I have enjoyed our first week together.  Now that most of the "business" is out of the way, we can move on to bigger, better, more exciting things!maxresdefault.jpg (1600×1200)

Goals: Write open ended questions and become acquainted with a new classmate.  Begin to become familiar with the chunk paragraph format.

1) Write interview questions.  You will write a total of fifteen questions. You must ask WHY at the end of each question.  This will make it possible to have a conversation. Skip lines to leave room for your partner's response.


  • five questions about favorite things
Example:  What is your favorite subject and why?  What is your favorite movie and why?

  • five questions about least favorite things/dislikes  
Example:  What is your biggest phobia and why?  

  • five free questions
Example: If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?

2) Interview your assigned partner-take notes.  We will finish on Monday. If you were absent, you will have to write about yourself.



To Do

Enjoy your weekend!
Bring the Qs and As from  your interview.  We will work on our two chunk paragraphs on Tuesday. :)

Third Day of School September 1st

Welcome to day three!  Thanks for your patience the first few days.  You have been wonderful!

Goals: Finish assessing reading levels.  Familiarize students with classroom policies and procedures.
Get to know one another

Agenda:

1) Finish SRI test.  I will review a chart with you to show you where you fall.

2) Review classroom policies and procedures.  Give students a chance to ask questions.

3) Begin writing interview questions.  You will write a total of fifteen questions. You must ask WHY at the end of each question.  This will make it possible to have a conversation. We will finish interview questions tomorrow.

  • five questions about favorite things
Example:  What is your favorite subject and why?  What is your favorite movie and why?

  • five questions about least favorite things/dislikes  
Example:  What is your biggest phobia and why?  

  • five free questions
Example: If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?


TO DO:
Get parents to sign digital form to the right of this blog.
Bring an email address.
We will finish the interview classes TOMORROW. 

Friday, June 16th

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