IC: Presentations; Music across texts
SWBAT:
1) Combine Al-generated images and lines of poetry to convey the experience of the blues musician from Langston Hughes poem, "The
Weary Blues"
2) If time: What do A Raisin in the Sun and "The Weary Blues" suggest about the emotional impact of music?
Homework: Review p. 113-119, Underline most meaningful line from
"Who Do You Call," and write a sentence about what that line helps you understand about the man that the speaker describes. 10+ minutes
IC: Dramatic Interpretation Preparation
SWBAT:
-identify a central message of their scene and explain how it contributes to their understanding of the play
-Decide what acting choices they will make.
Take out your annotations from last night so I can check them.
HW: Reread your scene, highlight phrases and words that will guide your acting.
Tonight's homework: prepare for presentation: 10 mins +
IC: Finish Performances
SWBAT:
-develop a character through movement, voice, facial expressions, dialogue...
-demonstrate evidence of understanding of the play, a debatable interpretation (play's message) and evidence of preparation.
HW: Finish Reflection Forms
BRING OF MICE AND MEN & RAISIN to SCHOOL NEXT WEEK for Whole-book Study in preparation for Literary Argument Essays
IC: Finish Symbol Essay Posters
SWBAT: present an argument to a debatable thesis
postersete another grouyour symbol essay umplete anis voster decorame sion
HW: Eat, sleep, and be merry as you play LOL!
Complete activity pack by Tuesday night. (10-mins) if not done today.
CJ: Properties of Functions
HW: 1.2 Exercises - Pages 119- Q 29 - 62 (Use desmos to graph the functions when required) - Do odd questions only and mark your work using the answers at the back of the textbook.
Estimated Time: 20 minutes
IC: Capitalization
HW: Freckle Practice
A: Assessment Friday
SUMMARY: Today we started with a grammar task reviewing the Present Perfect tense. (The present perfect tense uses have/has + Past Participle for actions that started in the past but are still occurring in the present) Then, we revised a sample introduction paragraph for capitalization mistakes. Lastly, you used the model introduction to write your own introduction to the prompt: Compare and contrast Esperanza's and Miguel's reaction to losing his job.
IC: Usage + Body Paragraph 1
HW: Intro + Body Paragraph 1
A: Assessment Friday
SUMMARY: Today we reviewed the past perfect and present perfect tenses by identifying different sentences together. Then, we looked at how to revise our 'usage', specifically matching subjects to verbs and pronouns as well as staying consistent with verb tense. Last, we wrote body paragraph one of our compare and contrast essay. It should follow these steps:
BODY PARAGRAPH 1 (COMPARE)
Topic Sentence: ____ and _____ are similar because they are both __________.
Evidence: On page ___ it says, "________________________________________."
Analysis: This shows ...
Paraphrase how character 2 is similar
Link: Although they both __________, there are also important differences to their reactions.
IC: Punctuation + Body Paragraph 2
HW: Body Paragraph 2
A: Assessment Friday
SUMMARY: Today we reviewed how to revise our punctuation, specifically commas. We also reviewed how to write body paragraph two, as outlined below:
BODY PARAGRAPH 2:
Topic Sentence: In contrast, _______ reacts differently because he/she ...
Evidence: On page ___ it says, "________________________________________."
Analysis: This shows ...
Paraphrase how character 2 is different
SUMMARY: Today we reviewed Past/Present Perfect tense, practiced fixing spelling in a model paragraph, and completed the conclusion of our compare and contrast essay.
Conclusion:
Thesis Restated: As you can see, _______ had the better reaction to losing his job.
Summarize BP1 + BP 2: Although Miguel and Esperanza both ________________, ….
So What? What lesson or moral can I learn? This situation teaches us that...
HINTS for tomorrow's Assessment:
Re-read 'Los Duraznos' (especially p.220-230)
Know how to write a TEA response
Look for Metaphors from this chapter
Review Past Perfect/Present Perfect Tense
SUMMARY: Today we reviewed the components of a compare and contrast essay using Blooket, since you all worked so hard on your compare and contrast essays over the weekend. We will be revising and editing your essays this week, in order to prepare you for next week's benchmark.
SUMMARY: Today we did peer editing of our compare and contrast essays using CUPS. Students peer-edited for errors in capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling.
Capitalization
Usage
Punctuation
Spelling
TOMORROW: We will review the events of Esperanza Rising.
IC: Final Review
HW: Be prepared
A: Speaking Benchmark Wed./Thurs.
SUMMARY: We used the final class to review for the 4 paragraph compare and contrast essay. Students had to work together and independently to ask questions and review the essay structure.
TOMORROW: You will have 45 minutes to write your compare and contrast essay using your planning chart from last Thursday/Friday. Be prepared!
SUMMARY: Today was day one for our benchmark speaking and listening task. Half the class was selected to participate in the discussion group, while the other half listened, took notes, and asked questions. Tomorrow the groups will switch responsibilities.
IC: Columbus, Contextualization, and Columbian Exchange
HW:
RG #6 Due Tuesday
Columbus handout Due Tuesday
Guns, Germs, Steel Video Notes Due Thursday (on your own, at home)
A: LEQ on Friday
IC: Columbian Exchange and Encomienda System
HW:
Finish Encomienda System (just video side, #1-8 and After Video Questions)
RG #7 Due Thursday
Guns, Germs, Steel Video Notes Due Thursday (on your own, at home)
A: LEQ on Friday
IC: Encomienda and Casta System
HW:
finish Encomienda due tomorrow
finish Casta TEA part (a) due tomorrow
RG#7 and GGS video due tomorrow
A: LEQ on Friday
IC: LEQ Review; British and French Colonies
HW: finish FIRST page of British and French, RG#9 (whole packet will be turned in) Due Wednesday
A: Q1 LEQ on Friday - Units 1 and 2
IC: Protestant Reformation
HW: finish the Causes and Effects Chart/Status Quo DUE MONDAY, RG#2 DUE TUESDAY
A: Q1 MCQ Test next Friday (Units 1 and 2, be sure to be working on your study guides)
IC: Challenging the Status Quo; The Enlightenment
HW: finish the Enlightenment video notes, RG #2 DUE TUESDAY
A: Q1 MCQ Test next Friday (Units 1 and 2, be sure to be working on your study guides)
IC: The Story of an Hour
SWBAT: explain how justaposition develops a character's shifting attitudes; begin identifying structural features in The Story of an Hour.
HW: Upload photo of annotations of The Story of an Hour to Teams; Read to p. 64 of A Raisin in the Sun by Monday.
IC: Group Paragraph
SWBAT: write A-but-also-B thesis statements with phrases, incorporate short quotes, transitions refer to the previous paragraph
HW: Read to p. 64 of A Raisin in the Sun by Monday. Read and Annnotate The Flowers by Alice Walker for tomorrow.
Annotate the beginning, end, shifts in POV, tone, or mood
IC: Finish Planning Essay, Peer Review
SWBAT: plan an essay w/ thesis, transition, evidence and analysis
Essential Questions: How does Alice Walker use the conventions of the Bildungsroman genre to develop Myop's complex response to her journey into the woods?
News: Benchmark on Wednesday
HW: Read and annotate "Sticks" using SPLAT by tomorrow: 10-15
minutes
IC: "Fighting for Home"
SWBAT:
1) Locate background information from a primary source
Assignment: Download & read "Fighting for Home: The Roots of A Raisin in the Sun" and answer the questions that follow the text in word document. Upload to Teams assignments. 10-point minor assignment.
HW: Finish reading through Act 1, Scene two by tomorrow. p.75
Quiz on "portrait of an artist" postponed until Friday
IC: Revising a paragraph
SWBAT: 1) Revise & annotate a rewrite of a paragraph from their benchmark essay.
2) Edit a peer's essay to include
HW: Review p. 80-86 for tomorrow. (15 minst depending of reading)
HW: Finish writing and highlighting paragraph if unfinished.
Ho Only: Complete one set of assigned Quill activities: 10 minutes
IC: Presentation (15-points) & Beneatha's Suitor Chart (10 points)
SWBAT: how does Beneatha's response to Asagai and George's values reflect her complex discovery of her personal values
Homework: Review p. 90-95 for tomorrow.
Prepare for your presentation tomorrow. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT THE CHART UNTIL AFTER CLASS