Tonight's HW

Read and journal through Act I, scene iii

Have your grade report signed!

Today's Agenda

SA: Explain your prior experiences with Shakespeare

Schema discussion
Time to complete powerpoints

HW
True/False statements - one page analysis of one of your responses

Exam on Thursday
Plotting characterization

complete reading chapter 12 of in the time of the butterflies

Today's Agenda

SA: Do you think you would be brave enough to go up against a corrupt and deadly government to stand up for your rights? Why or why not?

1. Background search: In the Time of the Butterflies
2. Time to compose research PowerPoints

Homework: Write a response using your group's research to see how all the information you learned today might fit together in a story (about 1 page)

Today's Agenda

-Schema: What are the characteristics/traits of a leader (good or bad)
-PPT on sentence structure and practice in groups
-PPT on CAPT testing question #1 and practice with a short story

HW: 1. Complete CAPT question #1 (1 page)
2. Agree/disagree sheet on leadership and response

Today's Agenda

SA: What do you think is the purpose of non-fiction writing? Where do you see these articles?

1. Discuss the parts of a non-fiction article
2. Reading and reverse-outlining a nonfiction article
3. Discuss the findings
4. Continue LOF film

Today's Agenda

SA: Look up the definitions to democracy and tyranny - how do they relate to the text?

1. VFA - completing chapter 3
2. Quiz on chapters 9 and 10
3. Discussion of chapters 10 and 11
4. Discussion of plotting conflict
5. Symbolism update handout

Homework

1. Read chapter 12; complete plotting conflict
2. One page reaction to the final chapter

Today's Agenda

SA: Briefly describe the scene in which Simon is killed. In your description, use 2 of the VFA words and discuss how this marks an important development in the boys' movement from civility to savagery.

1. Discussion of the schema / chapter
2. Savagery and reading for information
3. Violence in the world - reading nonfiction sources
4. Exit slip: discuss the death of Simon in relation to the articles we read in class today

Homework
1. Read chapters 10 and 11 with plotting conflict
2. Be ready for a quiz in the next few days!

Today's Agenda

SA: What is the difference between a main idea and a suopporting idea? How do you know? Give some examples...

1. VFA - lesson three, activity one
2. Minilesson: colons
3. Colon practice and conversation
4. Nonficition Analysis: the thin line between savagery and civility

Homework
1. Read chapter 9
2. Complete plotting conflict
3. Be ready for a quiz!
4. Complete nonfiction analysis

Today's Agenda

SA: What kind of a boy is Simon? Use text evidence to support your characterizations...

1. Discussion of Simon and characterizations
2. Quotations and evidence: boys behaving savagely
3. Film viewing (approximately 20 minutes)

Homework: NONE! Have a great weekend. If you are not caught up on your reading, be sure to read through chapter 8.

Today's Agenda

SA: What are your fears? How do you react to them?

1. Discussion of last night's rule homework
2. Discusison of fear
3. Viewing scenes from Signs - how do we create fear?
4. Fear chart and LOF

Homework
Read chapter 8; complete plotting conflict

Today's Agenda

SA: If we didn't have rules in society, what would it be like?

1. Quiz - chapters 4-7
2. Discussion of the quiz
3. Good and Evil: LOF and real life
4. Feral children - who are they and how do they connect to the boys in LOF?

Homework
Choose 1 rule we have in society (not a school rule) and explain why it exists (about 1 page)

Today's Agenda

SA: What do you think makes a good leader?

1. Plotting conflict
2. Leadership characteristics - good or bad?
3. Leadership in LOF: Jack v Ralph
4. Class discussion
5. Nonfiction leadership: Connecticut Prosecutors

HW:
1. Complete nonfiction activity
2. Read chapters 6 and 7
3. Continue plotting conflict

Today's Agenda

SA: Who is your favorite/least favorite character? Explain

1. Quiz on chapters 1-4
2. Discussion of the quiz
3. Group activity: characterization

Homework
Write a letter to one character in LOF from the perspective of another character (minimum 1 page)

Today's Agenda

SA: Picture analysis - disguises and masks

1. Discussion of de-individuation
2. Connection to the text (LOF)
3. Civility and Savagery in the text - looking for case examples
4. Whole group discussion

Homework
1 page definition of savagery, finding examples from the text and examples from real life

Today's Agenda

SA: Would you want to live on the island? Why or why not?

Discussion of plot and conflict
Introduction of uptopia and anarchy
Searching for examples of u and a
Discussion / ambivalence and duality
Begin homework together - reading CH 3

Homework
Read chapters 3 and 4
Complete plotting conflict
Find and write down 1 example of utopia and 1 example of discord

Today's Agenda

SA: First reaction to LOF

1. Discussion of first reactions
2. Viewing of Lost clip and connection to LOF
3. Small gorpu activity - surviving in the wild
4. Discussion of chapter one

Homework
No homework this weekend!

Today's Agenda

SA: Final essay reflection

1. Essay collection
2. Presentations (Songs - SPAM analysis)

Homework
1. Survival Quiz due tomorrow!

Today's Agenda

SA: Why do we use quotations in papers? How do you fully analyze a quotation?

1. Introduction to VFA - first ten vocabulary words
2. Peer Review - close examination of our first drafts
3. Working on final drafts

Homework
Final drafts are due tomorrow!
Prepare a brief five minute informal presentation of the ideas in your paper. You must either play your song, a video of the song, or read the song aloud.

Today's Agenda

SA: What are the two most important methods in your song? What do they add to the meaning of the work?

A block: Story analysis with Ms. Updyke ("The Story of an Hour")
B block: Non-fiction reading analysis with Mr. Donlon ("Children in Servitude")

Everybody: Time to work on turning Friday's design sheets into first drafts. These first drafts are due TOMORROW! Be sure to have a complete draft in order to maximize the feedback you receive and to make progress toward your final draft that is due on WEDNESDAY.

Today's Agenda

SA: What do effective readers do when they encounter difficult texts?

1. Analysis and discussion of "Nobility" and "How Did You Die" poetry
2. Class discussion of reading strategies
3. Reading and talking to the text: "Not Poor, Just Broke"

Homework
1. Bring in song lyrics from a song that serves as a form of protest or awareness on an issue (MUST BE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE)
2. Complete "Not Poor..." questions

Today's Agenda

SA: What makes poetry a powerful form of expression?

Today's half day is dedicated to writing "I Poetry" - these poems will be given out at Open House this evening (or mailed home).

Homework: Be sure to finish your poetry from yesterday! We will discuss this tomorrow in class....

Today's Agenda

SA: Explain "writer's bias"- how can we detect bias in articles?

1. Discussion of nonfiction article homework
2. Discussion of "Dream Variations"
3. In-class poetry analysis: protest poetry


Homework:
1. Complete poetry analysis activity

Yesterday's Agenda

SA: Venn Diagram comparing poetry and speeches

1. Discussion of CAPT baselines
2. Introduction of nonfiction article analysis activity

Homework:
1. Nonfiction article analysis
2. Poetry analysis (Dream Variation)

Today's Agenda

Today will be devoted to the Editing and Revising and Reading for Information baseline assessments. These timed tests are in preparation for this year's CAPT.

Remember, your expert speeches and METHODS QUIZ will be due on Monday

Today's Agenda

SA: Define and provide an example for each of the METHODS

1. Discussion of schema and METHODS
2. Introduction of case study speeches (Obama, Princess Diana, Wiesel, and Clinton)
3. Case study activity

Homework

1. Quiz on Monday - Methods
2. Complete case study activity for expert speeches

Yesterday's Agenda

Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech - read, analyze, and discuss

Homework:
1. Gettysburg Address handout
2. Study vocabulary terms (quiz on Monday)

Today's Agenda

SA: Explain SPAM. Why is it important to understand all of these elements when analyzing speeches?

1. Discussion of METHODS / definitions and examples
2. Blog discussion and overview
3. Begin analyzing Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech

Homework: Interview two adults - what is the most important speech in history? Why? How does SPAM come into play with this speech? Write your findings as a one page response.

Today's Agenda: A and C Blocks

Today's class will be devoted to the Response to Literature baseline assessment. This test will take the entire class. Be sure to turn in your schema activators for the week, your signed policies form, and your summer reading.

We will not have homework this weekend - enjoy the holiday weekend!

Today's Agenda - A Block and C Block

SA: What makes a speech memorable/powerful? List and discuss some examples

1. Group discussion
2. Presentation of individual symbols
3. Defining SPAM

Homework:

1. DUE TOMORROW: SUMMER READING!

Today's Agenda

SA: What is a symbol? List and explain a few examples.

1. Syllabus, policies, and folders
2. Student information sheets
3. Tennis ball scenario and the "game of life"
4. Discussion of symbols and homework

Homework:
1. Bring in one object that symbolizes you
2. Write a one paragraph explanation of how that symbol represents you
3. Policies form - sign and return

Today's Agenda - A Block

SA: What is a symbol? List some symbols and explain what they represent

1. Discussion of the schema
2. Policies and procedures
3. Student information sheet
4. Locks and schedules

Homework:
1. Bring in one object that symbolizes you.
2. Write a one paragraph explanation of your symbol
3. Return signed policies form
4. Summer Reading is due on Friday!