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Friday, September 30, 2016

Friday-42

Objectives:  Take notes comparing the injustices that Jackie Robinson faces and his reactions/perseverance over these unjust situations creating connections between the film and TKAM.

Agenda:
-Finish viewing the movie, 42. Take notes on injustice and perseverance
-Silently read lit circle novels and work on Discussion Questions worksheet due on Tuesday 10/4

Homework:
Read the first 30 pages of your lit circle novel


Thursday, September 29, 2016

Thursday-TKAM essays due

Objectives:
-Final Draft  due today (paper and Turnitin.com)

Agenda:
-Turn in TKAM packets with the following:  Prompt packet and peer edit worksheet.

-Upload Essay to www.turnitin.com
block 2 class ID: 13693603  password: blocktwo
block 3 class ID:  13693618 password: blockthree
block 3 class ID: 13693629 password: blockfour

-Levels of questions with Lit circle lit circle level of questions

-Watch 42 and complete 42 movie notes

Homework:
None



Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Wednesday-Formatting and Peer editing the essays

Objectives:
Apply knowledge of essay writing and peer edit a classmate's essay.

Agenda:
-Format essays
-Revise essays and make them perfect

Homework:
-Print out the final copy of TKAM essay, due tomorrow.  Ten points will be taken off of your grade for each day it is late.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Tuesday-Essay Writing time. Essay Rough drafts should be completed by the end of class today!

Objectives:
Students will apply their knowledge of Chrome, Googledocs, turnitin.com and writing while typing up their rough drafts of their TKAM essays.

Agenda:
-Pitch Lit Circle books
-Calibrate essays and explore the rubric
-Finish typing essay rough drafts in class today

HW: Finish typing rough draft, peer edit tomorrow

Monday, September 26, 2016

Monday-Intro and Conclusion paragraphs

Objectives:
Students will apply their knowlege of Chrome, Googledocs, turnitin.com and writing while typing up their rough drafts of their TKAM essays.

Agenda:
-Write Intro and Conclusion in class


Friday, September 23, 2016

Friday-TKAM Final Test

Objectives:
-Demonstrate knowledge of TKAM story, characters and plot via a multiple choice test

Agenda:
-Turn in TKAM Study Guides
-TKAM TEST

HW:
Honors

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Thursday-Essay writing

Objectives:
-Dissect writing prompt, identifying writing tasks in a “do/what” chart
-Generate possible text evidence to be used in essay via a brainstorming activity

-Select best evidence and develop appropriate analysis on teacher-provided evidence collector

Agenda:
-Collect best evidence for Scout/Scout paragraph
-Generate Scout paragraph as a class
-Collect best evidence for second body paragraph

Homework:
-Honors: Finish "America Saya Thank You" & "Freedom Riders" and fill out the Evidence collector worksheet for those two articles. Due Monday.

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Wednesday-Essay writing

Objectives:
-Dissect writing prompt, identifying writing tasks in a “do/what” chart
-Generate possible text evidence to be used in essay via a brainstorming activity
-Select best evidence and develop appropriate analysis on teacher-provided evidence collector

Agenda:
Turn in week 5 TKAM packets
-CP Prompt Packet

HW:  
-Select second character from TKAM and the moment of focus for essay
-TKAM Study Guide due Friday
-Final exam for TKAM is Friday
-Honors: Last two Significant Text Excerpts due Friday via Google classroom

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Tuesday-Socratic Seminar

Objectives:
-Discuss open-ended, teacher-created discussion questions in a Socratic Seminar, utilizing text evidence and academic discourse

Agenda:
Socratic Seminar Entry Ticket
Powerpoint and Socratic Seminar Discussion/Quiz


Hand out TKAM Study Guide and begin working on it, due Friday

Homework:

Honors: Significant text excerpts 5 & 6 Due Friday


All: TKAM Study Guide due Friday. TKAM Final exam on Friday.

Monday, September 19, 2016

Monday-Finish TKAM movie

Objectives:  Assess my knowledge of vocabulary terms by taking the Ch. 15-30 Vocab Quiz

Agenda:
Turn in Vocab packets
BELLWORK: Vocab Quiz 15-30
Watch TKAM movie
Finish the baseline test for Empower 3000 (if you didn't finish) or Socratic Seminar  Entry Ticket

HW:

Socratic Seminar  Entry Ticket due tomorrow.

Friday, September 16, 2016

Friday-Finish writing practice/Finish TKAM

Objectives:
Analyze textual evidence and make connections to previous chapters in TKAM.
Make observations about characters based on textual evidence.

Agenda:
Finish writing practice
Read Chapter 31 in class
review for ch. 29-31

Homework:
Socratic Seminar Entry Ticket

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Thursday-Essay writing practice continued

Objectives:
Students will analyze textual evidence in order to respond in writing to various critical thinking questions. Specifically, they will evaluate, compare and contrast and make predictions regarding the characters and themes relevant to the last chapters of TKAM.

Agenda:
-Writing Instruction: Perspective prompt continued

HW:
Read Ch. 29 & 30

H: work on Sig Text Excerpt 3 & 4 due Fri

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Wednesday-Essay Writing Practice

Objectives:
-Read a teacher- created sample and identify various elements of composition via a highlighting activity
-Write a second body paragraph together as a class.

Agenda:
Writing Instruction: Perspective prompt
Begin reading Ch 27 TKAM

Homework:
TKAM HW Chapters 27 and 28

Honors work on Significant Text Excerpts 3 & 4 due Friday

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Tuesday-Chapters 23 & 24

Objectives:
-Assess my knowledge of making a claim, supporting with evidence and analyzing the evidence by completing Atticus’ closing statement quiz.

Agenda:
Block two:  Freshman Assembly, ES practice, tonight's homework

Blocks three & four:
-ES Review
-Read Chapters 23 & 24 and complete worksheet

HW:
Read Ch. 25 & 26 and complete Ch. 25 & 26 HW

Honors work on Significant Text Excerpts 3 & 4 due Friday via Google classroom

Tuesday-Chapters 23 & 24

Objectives:
-Assess my knowledge of making a claim, supporting with evidence and analyzing the evidence by completing Atticus’ closing statement quiz.

Agenda:
Block two:  Freshman Assembly, ES practice, tonight's homework

Blocks three & four:
-BELLWORK tactic
-Read Chapters 23 & 24 and complete worksheet

HW:
Read Ch. 25 & 26 and complete Ch. 25 & 26 HW

Honors work on Significant Text Excerpts 3 & 4 due Friday via Google classroom

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Monday-How to write a paragraph notes

Objectives:
Students will demonstrate their understanding of ethos, pathos, and logos by analyzing Tom Robinson’s testimony and determining the rhetorical appeals. Students will then evaluate the effectiveness of each device.

Agenda:
Block 2 Agenda:  
Writing Instruction: Paragraph writing instruction
Read aloud Ch. 21 & 22

HW Block 2:
-Read Ch. 23 &24 and complete the worksheet for Ch. 23 & 24
-Honors work on Significant Text Excerpt #3 & #4 Due Friday, 9/16 via Google Classroom

Blocks 3 & 4 Agenda:
Writing Instruction: Paragraph writing instruction
Atticus Closing Statement-Whole class activity
Atticus Closing Statement on your ownIndividual activity via Google classroom
Begin Reading Ch 21 TKAM


HW Blocks 3 & 4:
-Read TKAM Chapters 21- 22
-Honors work on Significant Text Excerpt #3 & #4 Due Friday, 9/16 via Google Classroom

Friday, September 9, 2016

Friday-Tom's Testimony

Objectives:
-Students will apply their understanding of Rhetorical Appeals by analyzing various key passages in the book TKAM.  They will apply, share and defend their conclusions and claims using textual evidence that matches any or all of the Rhetorical appeals, Ethos, Pathos and Logos.

Agenda:
-Turn in week 4 TKAM packets
-BELLWORK vocabulary: tactic
-Read TKAM chapter 19 in class
-Ch 19 TKAM Bellwork journal response via google classroom.
-Film clip-Tom Robinson's testimony

HW:  
-Read Ch 20

-Honors work on Significant Text Excerpt #3 via google classroom due Monday 9/12

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Thursday-Ch 18 The Tom Robinson trial continues

Objectives:  
-Make a claim about testimony in TKAM and defend the claim with evidence and analysis.
-Classify text evidence as Ethos, Pathos, or Logos by identifying how diction and detail are used in TKAM.
-Students will apply their understanding of Rhetorical Appeals by analyzing various key passages in the book TKAM.  They will apply, share and defend their conclusions and claims using textual evidence that matches any or all of the Rhetorical appeals, Ethos, Pathos and Logos.

Agenda:
BELLWORK vocabulary: Convene
-Read Ch 18 aloud
-Ch. 18 Review: Ethos, Pathos and Logos

HW:
-Honors work on Significant Text Excerpts. Significant text excerpt #3 due Monday 9/12 via Google Classroom.

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Wednesday-Intro to Rhetoric: Ethos, Pathos, Logos

Objectives:
-Make a claim about testimony in TKAM and defend the claim with evidence and analysis.
-Identify and make connections between characters TKAM by completing the courtroom picture.
-Identify the varying social classes in Maycomb by drawing a pyramid representing its citizens.

Agenda:
-Courtroom Picture

HW:
No reading tonight!!!
Honors work on Significant Text Excerpt #2 via Google Classroom.

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Tuesday-Ch. 17 The Trial Begins

Objectives:
-Make a claim about testimony in TKAM and defend the claim with evidence and analysis.
-Draw conclusions and make inferences about events and characters in TKAM by answering questions about chapter 16

Agenda:
-Ch. 16 Review
-Read aloud Ch. 17 TKAM or watch TKAM movie up to Ch 16

HW:
Finish reading all of Ch 17 and complete Heck Tate’s Testimony portion of the worksheet

Friday, September 2, 2016

Friday-TKAM Movie

Objectives:
-Draw conclusions from text evidence to analyze the mob scene.
-Synthesize group ideas and record your answers in your notebook.

Agenda:
-Ch. 15 Review College Prep only
-Turn in week three TKAM work packets
-TKAM Movie


HW:
-Read chapter 16
and complete HW slip
-Honors-Complete one significant text excerpt due Tuesday 9/6

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Thursday-Ch. 13 & 14 review

Objectives:
-Draw conclusions and make inferences about events and characters in TKAM by answering questions about chapter 14
-Demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary words from TKAM via a quiz.

Agenda:
-BELLWORK Vocab Quiz 8-12
-Vocabulary-BELLWORK Aggregation
-Read aloud Ch. 14 TKAM

HW:
All: Read Ch. 15 and complete Chapter 15 HW

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