IC: PETAL "Plants" & Model Essay
SWBAT:
1) identify a "implied audience" in Olive Senior's Plants, explain how specific techniques are used to develop the relationship between the speaker, audience, and plants.
2) Use "model" phrases and verbs as part of your analysis sentences
HW: Read Othello to p. 93 by tomorrow. Expect Quizzes this week.
IC: Perform a scene
SWBAT: explain how character's motivations in a scene contribute to the action of Act 2, scene iii
You may use the litcharts translation to add your comprehension
A: Poetry Reading on Friday, March 28
Who's interested?
HW: Read Othello to p. 93-107 by tomorrow. Expect Quizzes this week.
IC: Albert.io Othello Quiz/ Performance Preparation
1) Complete the MCQ's for Act 1, Scene iii by the end of class that are assigned in ALBERT.IO
-You may work together to answer the questions, although you will only have 15 minutes to complete the quiz.
2) Prepare for your presentation
Due to an ongoing medical situation, it is possible that I will not be in class tomorrow. If this happens, we will present next week.
IC In Class:
WS-1, Energy Review
WS-2, Energy Calculations
WS-3, Kinetic and Potential Energy
WS-4, Conservation of Energy
Quiz Energy Transformations
HW Homework: NONE
A Announcements: Have a GREAT weekend!
IC: Benchmark Writing Prep.
HW: due Wednesday
A: Writing benchmark from Wednesday to Friday
SUMMARY: Today we practiced expanding our writing through sensory details and concrete language. We also practiced writing under a time constraint. Tomorrow, we will practice analyzing a story.
SUMMARY: Today was day one of the writing benchmark. You read the short excerpt from The Most Beautiful Roof in the World and planned your story. Tomorrow you will have the entire class to write your narrative.
IC: Note-catcher
HW: Be prepared for your debate!
A: Speaking Benchmark Tues. or Wed.
SUMMARY: Today you read 3 articles and found evidence to record on your note-catcher. Debates will begin tomorrow and continue on Wednesday. To make sure you're prepared, take a closer look at the debate rubric or the articles:
SUMMARY: Today, some of you completed your benchmark debate. Anyone who did not complete the debate today will complete it tomorrow. We also started the Character Profile Project in class, and will continue to work at it tomorrow in class.
IC: Reconstruct an Essay
SWBAT: reconstruct an essay that is missing key context, evidence, analysis and commentary
News: HS basketball games tonight. 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
HW: Bring your previous essay tomorrow. I will collect them Tuesday in preparation for Thursday's essay.
Finish Essay reconstruction if unfinished. Due Wednesday
IC In Class: WAVES, EM and Longitudinal Intro
FINISH: LAB: Waves on a String
HW Homework: Finish WS started in Class
A Announcements: Optics LAB Friday
IC: Literary Essay Intro
HW: package due Monday
A: Grammar Quiz next Monday
SUMMARY: Today we looked at a model introduction to a literary essay that explains how concrete and sensory language helps improve the reader's experience. We also edited the paragraph for capitalization errors. Finally, you used the model and what we discussed in class to write your own introduction.
IC: Literary Essay Body Paragraph 1
HW: package due Monday
A: Freckle skill in backpack (conjunctions)
SUMMARY: Today we finished our introduction for the literary essay before analyzing the model body paragraph. Your goal was to complete your first body paragraph with at least two quotes that support one of the five senses you chose to focus on. Tomorrow we will analyze and write body paragraph two.
IC: Literary Essay Body Paragraph 2
HW: Package due Monday
A:
SUMMARY: Today we finished our first body paragraph for the literary essay before analyzing the model body paragraph 2. Your goal was to complete your second body paragraph with at least two quotes that support one of the five senses you chose to focus on. Tomorrow we will analyze and write the conclusion.
IC: Characters and Conflict
HW: Package due Monday
A:
SUMMARY: Today we did independent stations. Students took charge of their own learning today by completing the 'Character Worksheet' as well as the 'Conflict Worksheet' using the material provided.
IC: Story Writing: Beginning
HW: Package due Monday
A: Grammar Quiz Monday
SUMMARY: Today we analyzed the beginning of the story "Bite at Night", and then planned and began writing our own introduction (exposition and inciting incident) using the following picture as a prompt.
HOMEWORK: Complete the HW package, study your coordinating conjunctions, and finish writing the beginning of your narrative. On Monday, we will look at how to write the middle of our story.
IC: Tell-Tale Heart: Misunderstanding
SWBAT: collaborate with partners to discuss misunderstanding in TTHeart
-identify evidence that a narrator is unreliable and explain the connection between misunderstanding and reliability
Essential Questions: What is the connection between misunderstanding of self and reliability for a narrator?
HW: Read the first two pages of Othello. Highlight examples of characters distrusting or misunderstanding other characters. 15-25 min.
Quill: complete the remainder of your assigned activities by Saturday and
11:59
IC: Reading Shakespeare
SWBAT: collaborate with partners to delight, lago's motivation to "poison his
-familiarize yourself with Elizabethan language by writing insults that would enrage a teacher.
Essential Questions:
HW: Read pg. 11, 13, 15: highlight the insulting language that is meant to anger
Brabantio
Quill: complete 20 minutes on Quill by
Saturday night
IC: Literary Argument Essay Reflection
SWBAT: set goals to improve their next literary-argument essay score
Ce: Emma should pass out the essays. Please complete the reflection assignment on Teams.
Ho: Eric should pass out the essays. Everyone should complete the reflection assignment on Teams.
HW: complete the reflection by 11:59 pm tonight