Tuesday, November 1st

Goals: To practice writing different types of sentences

Agenda

1) Watch Twilight Zone episode of Monsters are Due on Maple Street

2)  Sentence Seeds

Monday, October 31st

Happy Halloween

Goals: To have a meaningful discussion about a work of literature using textual evidence as a catalyst. 

Agenda

Finish reading last page or so of Monsters are Due on Maple Street.
Save the Last Word for Me 

Directions

• I will assign you some pages from the teleplay
• You find a significant quote from those pages and write it on the front of the index card that I give you. When choosing your quote, consider theme and symbolism.
• On the back of the card write one or two sentences explaining the context of the quote. THEN, explain why you chose the quote.  Why is it significant?  How does it contribute to the theme?  What might it symbolize?  Try to fill the back of your card.

These cards will be used in a group discussion; I will explain in class.

TO DO

Get your narrative submitted by 10PM tomorrow night.

AOW #5 is due ONE week from this Friday. Of course, you can turn it in early!

Friday, October 28th

Goals:
To begin to revise our narratives using feedback from peers. To finish Monsters are Due on Maple Street.

Agenda:

Turn in AOW #4
Peer review of narratives  Here are the questions you will answer
Peer Feedback for Narrative
Finish reading "Monsters are Due on Maple Street" We are on page 77

TO DO

NO AOW this week!  I am posting AOW #5 but it is not due until TWO weeks from today. :)  AOW #5
Your narrative is due Tuesday, November 1st by 10PM to turnitin.com.

Thursday, October 27th

Goals: To continue to improve our writing by using specific words and powerful verbs. To discuss mob mentality and how people are influenced by others in preparation for Monsters on Maple Street.

Agenda

Review requirements for narrative due tomorrow
2 pages (about) double-spaced
vivid verbs
first person
descriptive/showing writing
beginning, middle, end


Prereading Discussion Questions

Here is a link to the play if you're absent
Monsters are Due on Maple Street
We read ACT I in class today

TO DO 

AOW #4 due tomorrow
Rough Draft of Narrative due tomorrow. Please try to print it out. :)

Wednesday, October 26th

Today I will be out at a meeting. Please help the guest teacher in any way you can. :)

Goals: To reflect on your writing so far, and to reflect on how you can improve.

Agenda

1) Log in to turn it in.  Look at the comments on your last two writing assignments. Look at the rubric, as well.

2)  After you have done the above, please fill out the Google Form.  It will be based on thoughtfulness, truthfulness, and thoroughness.  Take your time, and make sure to elaborate as much as possible.

Click here to fill out form

3) With remaining time, you may work on the narrative you would like to finish. It should be no longer than two pages.  Make sure to use to think about yesterday's lesson as you are writing! Use vivid verbs, specific words, and a variety of sentence types. Your story should have a beginning, middle, and an end.  The ROUGH draft is due on Friday. It should be DOUBLE-SPACED, and I would prefer that it is printed.

HW 

AOW #4 due Friday
Rough draft of narrative due Friday

Tuesday, October 25th

Goals: To learn to improve our writing using a variety of sentence structures, powerful verbs, and specific words.

AGENDA

1) Finish character assignment for "The Bargain"

2) Vivid Verbs

3) Sentence Surgery


TO DO 

AOW #4 Due Friday

Friday, October 21st

GOALS-To find and analyze quotes from the story "The Bargain" that reveal the character traits of either Slade or Mr. Baumer.  

AGENDA:

Characterization Project for "The Bargain"using STEAL

Your group has chosen to do the project on Google Slides or poster paper.

Here is the information you need to include in your project:

STEAL



TO DO 

AOW #4 due Friday

Thursday, October 20th

Goals: Analyze characterization in "The Bargain" using textual evidence.  To have a meaningful group discussion.

Agenda

Finish "The  Bargain"
Discussion Questions in groups

1s Read the question to your group/reword it if necessary
2s Summarizer-Summarize what each person says (verbally)
3s Draw people in-Make sure people participate
4s Keep track of participation using tally marks
5s Keep track of off topic comments/ behavior using tally marks 

STEAL-Characterization You will be analyzing one of the characters  from "The Bargain" in a group or with a partner.

TO DO 

AOW #3 Due Friday (tomorrow)
Theme writing assignment due tonight by 10PM
Here is a link to "Thank You, Ma'am" in case you need it

Wednesday, October 19th

Happy Wednesday!

Goals: Continue to analyze theme and how an author develops theme in a literary work.  

Agenda:

Answer any questions about paragraph assignment.

Philosophical Chairs about topics/dilemmas in "The Bargain"

Justice vs Revenge

Read "The Bargain"

Group Discussion

To Do

AOW #3 Due Friday
Theme Paragraph due Thursday night by 10PM to turnitin.com

Tuesday, October 18th

Tuesday, October 18th

Goals: To apply our knowledge of theme and literary analysis as we write a two-chunk paragraph.

1) Meet with students about their theme statements.
2) Find evidence to support your theme
3)Template for Theme Paragraph

To Do 

Two Chunk Paragraph due by Thursday night at 10PM

Monday, October 17th

Itś Monday!  Letś have a great week!

Goals: To apply our knowledge of writing a theme statement to a new story.  To write an original, thoughtful statement on our own. To apply our knowledge of writing a well-developed literary analysis paragraph about character to writing one about theme.

Agenda:

1)Read ¨Thank You, Ma´ am¨

2) Develop a theme statement for the story

3) Create a template for our paragraph together

4) Submit your theme statement to Mrs. K

Homework

AOW #3 due Friday

Friday, October 14th

Goals: To assess knowledge of capitalization rules. To continue brainstorming ideas for narrative writing and practice narrative writing skills.

AGENDA:

1) Collect AOW #2
2)  Review theme statements
3) Capitalization assessment
Click here for assessment
4)Dos and Don'ts of Academic Writing
5))Continue narrative ideas
Brainstorm the following:

school memory
accomplishment
difficult situation
a disappointment

TO DO

AOW #3  There is no author noted, so instead of saying who wrote it, say where it was published.  

Thursday, October 13th

Goals:  To craft a well written, original theme statement. To review capitalization rules.

Agenda:
Theme Notes (these are from yesterday)
Theme Statement   Just look at the fifth slide

1) Add the theme statement onto your poster

2) Kahoot

TO DO

AOW #2 Due Tomorrow
Capitalization assessment tomorrow

Wednesday, October 12th

Goals: To continue to analyze how the author creates theme in a work of literature.


Agenda:

1)  Finish up your poster for "Through the Tunnel"

2) How to create a theme statement/Theme
Theme Notes
Theme Statement   Just look at the fifth slide

3) Add the theme statement onto your poster

TO DO: AOW DUE FRIDAY

Tuesday, October 11th

Goals: To analyze how an author develops a theme in a story.


Agenda:

Finish reading "Through the Tunnel"
Complete this activity after doing a SECOND read
Jerry-Acting Like a Child/Acting Grown-Up
Work in groups to create a poster

TO DO

AOW due on Friday
We will also have a capitalization assessment on Friday

Friday, October 7th

Goals:To learn about symbolism and be able to identify and analyze an author's use of symbols in a work of literature.

Agenda:

1)Turn in Article of the Week

2) Notes on symbolism

Symbolism Video Symbolism Powerpoint

3) Read "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing

"Through the Tunnel" text


TO DO

AOW #2 due next Friday

Thursday, Octoboer 6th

Good Morning!

Goals: Review capitalization rules.  Begin preparing for a narrative.  To practice incorporating figurative language and imagery into our narratives.

Agenda:

1) Capitalization Review

  Game #1
 Game #2

2) Brainstorm each of the following:

a change

a first attempt at something

a time you were unprepared

a family event

3) Begin writing about your chosen event

TO DO 

AOW due tomorrow. Make sure to print it out and staple it before class. :)

Wednesday, October 5th

Thanks for a great report from the guest teacher yesterday!  I am not surprised!

Goals:  To publish models of good writing for our classmates to enjoy.  To analyze an author's use of imagery and emulate her in our own writing.

Agenda:

1)  Finish your mentor sentences on your slide.  Share them with me.

2)  Read "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan .  Identify her use of the five senses and analyze the effectiveness and impact.

"Fish Cheeks"

3) Write our own childhood memory using imagery.

TO DO

AOW #1 Due Friday.  Please staple everything ahead of time. My stapler is broken.

Wednesday, October 5th

Thanks for a great report from the guest teacher yesterday!  I am not surprised!

Goals:  To publish models of good writing for our classmates to enjoy.  To analyze an author's use of imagery and emulate her in our own writing.

Agenda:

1)  Finish your mentor sentences on your slide.  Share them with me.

2)  Read "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan .  Identify her use of the five senses and analyze the effectiveness and impact.

"Fish Cheeks"

3) Write our own childhood memory using imagery.

TO DO

AOW #1 Due Friday.  Please staple everything ahead of time. My stapler is broken.

Tuesday, October 4th

Unfortunately, I have to be out for a district meeting today.  I know you will be awesome for our guest teacher, and I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow

1)  Finish text-dependent questions for "Rikki Tikki" and SHARE with me. 

2)   Mentor Sentences-Analyze the use of punctuation in each sentence.  Try to explain the rules. Then, your group will create a poster modeling the same type of sentence.

The Grimes family arrived in a body, always a little late, usually in the middle of Sunday school, which began at nine o’clock.

James Baldwin-Go Tell it to the Mountain

The house was a real family house, large and sprawling.

Katherine Graham, Personal History

He was a young farmer, in his late twenties or early thirties, thin as a grasshopper.

John Hersey, White Lotus


3) Work on AOW if time

TO DO AOW DUE FRIDAY. Please print and staple BEFORE class.