Showing posts with label Classwork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Classwork. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

January 27, 2015

Class Focus

Today we finished up our Character Round Robin Discussion.  At the end of the round robin, each group was able to ask 1-2 other character groups to answer questions about their character.  Click here to view today's powerpoint, or scroll to the bottom of the page.

Homework

  1. Read Ch 4 by Wednesday (1/28)
  2. Comprehension & Analysis Quiz for Lord of the Flies Ch 3 and 4 on Wednesday (1/28)
  3. Comparative & Superlative Quiz on Wednesday (1/28)
  4. Unit 9 Vocabulary Test on Feb. 6
  5. Character Charts 1 & 2 filled in for ALL characters by Monday (2/2)
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January 26, 2015

Day's Focus

Today we shared what we learned about our assigned characters in a Round Robin Discussion.  Students focused on sharing information about their character, built their public speaking and active listening skills.  Students took notes on the each of the characters presented to use as they work on completing their Character Charts 1 & 2 for Chapters 1-3.  The Round Robin Discussion will be completed in class tomorrow (Tuesday).  Click here for today's powerpoint or scroll to the bottom of the page.

Homework

  1. Read Ch 4 by Wednesday (you’ll get the bookmark tomorrow)
  2. Comprehension & Analysis Quiz for Lord of the Flies Ch 3 and 4 on Wednesday (1/28)
  3. Comparative & Superlative Quiz on Wednesday (1/28)
  4. Unit 9 Vocabulary Test on Feb. 6

Bookmarks for Lord of the Flies Chapters 1-3

Today's PowerPoint


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Jan. 19-23, 2015

Focus of Classwork

This week was a short week.  Students were only in school Wednesday through Friday.  In class we turned our attention from "The Most Dangerous Game" to the novel Lord of the Flies.  We focused on characterization as we read and discussed chapters 1 and 2.

Week of Jan. 19, 2015 PowerPoints




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Jan 13-16, 2015

Classwork Focus

This week was focused on writing strong arguments and preparing to write a MEL-Con about the short story "The Most Dangerous Game"  Each day in class we focused on an element of a MEL-Con paragraph and gathered evidence connected to how various themes were shown in "The Most Dangerous Game."

Powerpoints from January 13-16




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Monday, January 12, 2015

January 12, 2015

Classwork

Today we focused on evaluating MEL-Cons, identifying comparatives and superlatives, and prepared to write our first MEL-Con of the semester.  Click here to view today's powerpoint, or scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Handouts


Homework

  1. Prepare for our MEL-Con tomorrow
  2. Prepare for The Most Dangerous Game MEL-Con
    • Choose one of the following themes and explain how it is shown in “The Most Dangerous Game.”
      • Competition, Perseverance, Strength and Skill, Fear, Power, Reason vs. Instinct, or The Effects of War
  3. Vocabulary Worksheet due Wednesday
  4. Vocabulary Test Friday

Today's Powerpoint

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January 6, 2015

Classwork

Today focused on writing.  We got TONS of materials and information on MEL-Con paragraphs and learned how to respond to writing prompts that ask us to make connections from a famous quote to a text that we've read.  We also talked about THEMES present in "The Most Dangerous Game."  Click here to see today's powerpoint, or scroll to the bottom of the page.

Handouts


Homework

  1. Study Unit 8 Vocabulary Words (You can also go to my quizlet flash cards)
  2. Identify each MEL-Con element in MEL-Con Examples
  3. Use MEL-Con Rubric to grade both MEL-Con Examples
  4. Choose one of the themes from our list and look for examples of it in "The Most Dangerous Game"

Today's Powerpoint

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January 5, 2015

Classwork

Today we took a reading quiz on "The Most Dangerous Game" and turned in our Winter Break Work.  We also reviewed questions from the First Semester Final.  Click here for today's powerpoint or scroll to the bottom of the page.

Homework

Re-read "The Most Dangerous Game" and identify 1-3 themes that you believe are present in the
story.

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Dec 10

Classwork

Today was an action packed day.  We started off with a warm-up that forced us to go back and use vocabulary from Units 1-6.  After reviewing some of our work on the warm-up, students began analyzing epic similes on their own.  Then we dove into excerpts from Book 13, looking for their connection to themes present in The Odyssey.  For today's powerpoint, click here.

Homework

Finish Levels 1-4 for your epic simile analysis (see powerpoint or notes from class)
Works on Book 13 excerpt theme analysis (see powerpoint or below)
Study Vocabulary Units 1-6 for next week's final


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Dec 9

Classwork

Today the juniors took their practice ACT and the rest of the school followed a special schedule.  This meant that only periods 1 and 7 had class with me today.  In class students were given time to work on Book 22 and Book 23 handouts.

Homework

Book 22 handout due Wednesday
Book 23 handout due Friday
Study Units 1-6 Vocabulary for the Final next week
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Dec 8

Classwork


Today in class we continued our work with similes and epic similes.  Using the definition of epic simile we transformed our own similes in to epic similes by adding more details and points of comparison.  We also reviewed the plot of book 13.  Click here for today's power point, so scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Homework

The Book 22 Handout is due Wednesday, Dec. 10
Study Units 1-6 Vocabulary to prepare for our final next week



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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Dec 3 & 4

Classwork

Wednesday and Thursday were mostly spent taking a 132 question test on Books 1-12 of the Odyssey.  On Thursday, once we were done with the test, we took sometime to analyze the mistakes we made on our Unit 7 vocabulary homework.  We pushed ourselves to think metacognitively - asking, "What about the definition of the word and the sentence would have made someone pick this word instead of the correct one," "What clues are there in the sentence that could help point me to the correct word," and "What do my incorrect answers show me about how I can better study for Monday's Test?"

Homework

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Dec 2

Classwork

Today we moved our discussion to analyzing what kind of leader Odysseus was.  We focused on evidence that we could find Book 12.  To shape our discussion, we created two T-Charts.   One focused on what Odysseus told his crew and what he didn't tell his crew.  The other focused on evidence that he was a good, trusted leader versus a untrusted manipulator.  Click here to see today's powerpoint or scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Homework



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Dec 1

Classwork


Today in class we focused on irregular verbs and Book 11 of the Odyssey.  Our warm-up was Irregular Verbs Exercise 2.  We also got a list of (almost) all the irregular verbs in the English language.  

After working with irregular verbs, we focused on how Odysseus interacted with two different ghosts - his mother Anticlea and a crew-mate Elpenor.  We asked ourselves what Odysseus's treatment of these two ghosts revealed about his character.  Click here to see today's powerpoint or scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Homework and Important Dates


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Nov. 25

Classwork

Today we paused our analysis of The Odyssey to have difficult conversations about the grand jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson on any of the charges related to the death of Michael Brown.  I decided to provide a space for my students to process the decision and for us as a class to talk about larger societal issues at hand.  To see the powerpoint that I put together to help guide our conversation, scroll to the bottom of the page.  Today was just the beginning of a difficult conversation, we reached no conclusions, nor did we find any easy solutions.  What we decided to do as a class was look at and talk about things in our society and country that aren't pretty and aren't easy to talk about.  I challenged each of my students to continue these conversations with others in their lives.

Homework

See Monday's post



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Nov. 24

Classwork

Today we took our Unit 6 vocabulary test.  When we finished the test, we worked on creating a timeline of Odysseus's journey from Troy back home to Ithaca.

Homework

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Nov 18

Classwork

Today was divided between learning about regular and irregular verbs and evaluating Odysseus's epic hero status.  Click here to see today's powerpoint, or scroll down to the bottom of the page.  We also got 2 handouts in class: a blank timeline and Verb Tense Formulas.

Homework

Unit 6 Vocabulary Packet due tomorrow, 11/19
Catch up on your Odyssey reading if you fallen behind


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Nov 17

Classwork

I was out sick today :(  In class you were given questions about Book 10 to answer.  If you didn't finish them in class, you needed to complete them for homework.

Homework

Book X Questions due Tuesday
Book X Graphic Organizer due Tuesday (bonus day since I wasn't here to collect this)
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Nov 12

Classwork

Today in class we talked about Book 5 and tried to figure out the very complicated relationship between Calypso and Odysseus.  Click here for today's powerpoint or scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Homework

Book 5 and 9 questions due Friday, November 14
Study for the Unit 6 Vocabulary Test


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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Nov 10

Classwork

Today all my classes were in the computer lab, taking practice ACT Aspire Reading tests.  We did this to prepare for taking the actual ACT Aspire tests later this month.  Want to know more about ACT Aspire?  Check out their website: http://www.discoveractaspire.org/assessments/test-items/

Homework

  1. FOR PERIOD 1 ONLY: Due Wednesday: Complete Journal Response Chart for Books 1, 2, and 5
  2. Due Wednesday: Read Book 9 of The Odyssey
  3. Due Wednesday: Complete the Note-Taking and Summarizing Chart for Book 5 and Book 9.
  4. Due Wednesday: Complete a Journal Response Chart for Book 9
  5. Study Unit 6 Vocabulary Words

Resources

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Nov 7

Classwork

Today we took our Unit 5 Vocabulary Test and learned how to use the journal graphic organizer as we read The Odyssey.  Click here to view today's PowerPoint, or scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Homework

  1. Read Book 5 of The Odyssey
  2. Periods 3, 4, 6, and 7: Complete Journal entries for Books 1, 2, and 5 of The Odyssey

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