Welcome back everyone!
Goals: To gain a better understanding of subjects/predicates. To address one of the essential questions from the novel.
Agenda
1) Welcome back
2) Prepositions (in order to understand subjects)
3) Read
4) Begin addressing essential question:
Compare the Socs and Greasers
How does Ponyboy's view of the Socs evolve throughout the novel?
Friday, December 30, 2016
Friday, December 16, 2016
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Wednesday, December 14th and Thursday, December 15th
Goals: To create an audience for our writing and build a writing community in our classroom. To assess our knowledge of subjects and predicates.
AGENDA:
1) GO FORMATIVE-Assessment of Subjects and Predicat
CLICK HERE FOR TEST
When you finish, go to YESTERDAY'S blog post and practice our vocabulary words on the Quizlet that I made. :)
Today I will give you time to post these items to our classroom blog:
1) Interview Partner-Two Chunk Paragraph
2) All other two-chunk paragraphs
3) "Who Made That?" Informational Essay
4) Your six-word memoir (you may have to make a copy of your slide)
3) READ
AGENDA:
1) GO FORMATIVE-Assessment of Subjects and Predicat
CLICK HERE FOR TEST
When you finish, go to YESTERDAY'S blog post and practice our vocabulary words on the Quizlet that I made. :)
Today I will give you time to post these items to our classroom blog:
1) Interview Partner-Two Chunk Paragraph
2) All other two-chunk paragraphs
3) "Who Made That?" Informational Essay
4) Your six-word memoir (you may have to make a copy of your slide)
3) READ
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Monday, December 12th, Tuesday, December 13th
Goals: To learn new vocabulary words.
Agenda:
Today you will finish and print your interview with your word. You will interview the other words in the class. You will fill in the sheet below. You are responsible for knowing these words, as well as the words I gave you previously.
Chart to Fill Out
Words to Know (Please note the changes from the original chart) Sorry!
bleak bare, desolate, and often windswept:
.
without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary:
aghast struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror:
They stood aghast at the sight of the plane crashing.
exploit
to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account:
to exploit a business opportunity.
to use selfishly for one's own ends:
employers who exploit their workers.
to advance or further through exploitation; promote:
falter
He exploited his new movie through a series of guest appearances.
to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way:
Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
to speak hesitatingly or brokenly.
a dogged worker.
grimace-a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval,pain, etc.
to make grimaces.
menace-something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
Air pollution is a menace to health.
2.
a person whose actions, attitudes, or ideas are considered dangerous or harmful:
When he gets behind the wheel of a car, he's a real menace.
3.
an extremely annoying person.
conform-to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to):
to conform to rules.
2.
to act in accord with the prevailing standards, attitudes, practices, etc.,of society or a group:
One has to conform in order to succeed in this company.
leery-.
wary; suspicious (usually followed by of):
I'm leery ofto act in accord with the prevailing standards, attitudes, practices, etc.,of society or a group: his financial advice.
stupor suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
He lay there in a drunken stupor.
delirious-
.wild with excitement, enthusiasm, etc.:
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:She was delirious with joy at the news.
cocky-arrogant; pertly self-assertive; conceited:
He walked in with a cocky air.
acquitted-to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty:
They acquitted him of the crime. The jury acquitted her, but I still thinkshe's guilty.
divert-to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
contemptuous-showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
stifle-to quell, crush, or end by force:
to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
.
to suppress, curb, or withhold:
to stifle a yawn.
Read
TO DO
Study your vocabulary words as much as you can.
USE THIS QUIZLET TO STUDY
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Thursday, December 8th and Friday, December 9th
Goals: To learn to create a works cited page. To expand our vocabulary.
Goals: To expand our vocabulary and continue reading in The Outsiders. To create a works cited page.
Agenda:
Create a works cited page.
Read in book
Interview a Word-I will give you and a partner a word and definition. You will interview the word using the questions provided below. I am also including an example from some of my last yearś students.
Questions for Interview
Student Example
Goals: To expand our vocabulary and continue reading in The Outsiders. To create a works cited page.
Agenda:
Create a works cited page.
Read in book
Interview a Word-I will give you and a partner a word and definition. You will interview the word using the questions provided below. I am also including an example from some of my last yearś students.
Questions for Interview
Student Example
December 6th and 7th
Agenda:
We will continue to work on our informational essays today in class. That way I can answer questions and assist you as needed. Your essay should:
We will continue to work on our informational essays today in class. That way I can answer questions and assist you as needed. Your essay should:
- introduce sources (use handout I provided)
- be organized in chronological order
- be about 1 1/2 to 2 pages long
- contain a picture (this doesn´t count for length
- be carefully proofread
- follow the dos and don´ts for academic writing
- be written in your OWN words unless you quote/cite source
We will also read in The Outsiders for a few minutes.
TO DO
Your essay must be submitted by 10PM tonight unless you have made arrangements with me.
Friday, December 2, 2016
Monday, December 5th
Goals: To learn to introduce sources properly in our writing. To begin writing our informational essays.
Agenda
1) Introducing sources (keep this handout forever)
2) Work on essays. Make sure to look at RUBRIC in turnitin.com BEFORE you press submit.
TO DO
Your essay is due:
(TBD)
In your essay:
1) Look at examples again (in my blog posts). Your job is to inform AND entertain. Use your own words unless quoting.
2) Make sure to have a good hook!
3) Let your personality and voice shine through. Remember your audience! Use your best vocabulary.
4) Focus on how the item came about and evolved over time
5) End with a bang!
6) Proofread carefully
7) 1 1/2 to 2 pages
8) Pictures are great
9) Introduce sources using the handout I provided!
9) Works cited page
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Thursday, December 1st and Friday, December 2nd
Goals: To practice close reading and note taking skills. To learn to introduce sources in our writing.
Agenda:
1) Take out articles
2) Read another example
Who Made the Windshield Wiper
3) Note taking on articles (We will just be using the second page of this handout)
Mrs. Karney will give you one copy of the handout to take notes on. You may use it as a template for more notes when you are done..
4) How to start?
We will brainstorm and discuss ways to start our pieces
5) Planning our essays
6) Read in The Outsiders
TO DO
Bring everything your notes and articles to the next class
Agenda:
1) Take out articles
2) Read another example
Who Made the Windshield Wiper
3) Note taking on articles (We will just be using the second page of this handout)
Mrs. Karney will give you one copy of the handout to take notes on. You may use it as a template for more notes when you are done..
4) How to start?
We will brainstorm and discuss ways to start our pieces
5) Planning our essays
6) Read in The Outsiders
TO DO
Bring everything your notes and articles to the next class
Monday, November 28, 2016
Tuesday, November 29th and Wednesday, November 30th
Goals: To learn to use Google search effectively. To begin preparing for our informational essay by looking at how a writer conveys information and the organizational structure she uses. To continue our reading of the novel.
Agenda:
1) Quickly review vocabulary from Monday
2) Finish chapter 5 while Mrs. Karney checks your homework and circles the three topics she thinks will work best for the upcoming essay
3) How to use Google Search to find reliable information
4) Read an example of "Who Made That" and chart/chunk the text
This is an additional example. I cannot provide a link of the one we read in class. Sorry.
Who Made the Slip and Slide?
TO DO
Bring two or THREE articles to use for writing your essay on the NEXT block day. You will NOT be allowed to leave to go to the media center. Please don't ask. Remember to use the tools we talked about in class when choosing your articles.
Agenda:
1) Quickly review vocabulary from Monday
2) Finish chapter 5 while Mrs. Karney checks your homework and circles the three topics she thinks will work best for the upcoming essay
3) How to use Google Search to find reliable information
4) Read an example of "Who Made That" and chart/chunk the text
This is an additional example. I cannot provide a link of the one we read in class. Sorry.
Who Made the Slip and Slide?
TO DO
Bring two or THREE articles to use for writing your essay on the NEXT block day. You will NOT be allowed to leave to go to the media center. Please don't ask. Remember to use the tools we talked about in class when choosing your articles.
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Monday, November 28th
Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Goals: To gain understanding about why S.E. Hinton included the allusions to Gone with the Wind and "Nothing Gold Can Stay" in her novel.
Agenda:
Scarlett Meets Rhett
Rhett Messes with Scarlett
Rhett's Proposal
Finish Chapter 5
Discuss Hinton's use of allusions in her novel so far
TO DO
Finish found poem if not finished in class last Thursday or Friday.
By next class, write a list of 10-20 items/gadgets that make your life better or that you would not want to live without. Don't just think of electronics!
My list:
washing machine
garbage disposal
zipper
electric windows in my car
DVR
mascara
perfume
dry erase markers
refrigerator
ear buds
Goals: To gain understanding about why S.E. Hinton included the allusions to Gone with the Wind and "Nothing Gold Can Stay" in her novel.
Agenda:
Scarlett Meets Rhett
Rhett Messes with Scarlett
Rhett's Proposal
Finish Chapter 5
Discuss Hinton's use of allusions in her novel so far
TO DO
Finish found poem if not finished in class last Thursday or Friday.
By next class, write a list of 10-20 items/gadgets that make your life better or that you would not want to live without. Don't just think of electronics!
My list:
washing machine
garbage disposal
zipper
electric windows in my car
DVR
mascara
perfume
dry erase markers
refrigerator
ear buds
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Thursday, November 17th and Friday, November 18th
\Goals: Today we will be rotating through numerous stations. We may not finish today. If not, we will continue next class period! We will be analyzing poetry, looking at author's word choice, reading non-fiction, participating in a group discussion, and MORE!
AGENDA
STATIONS
RULES
- Read the directions for each station carefully.
- Stay on task
- If you finish early at any station, do NOT leave the station. You may play freerice.
You will have fifteen minutes at each station. If you do not finish something at a station, please do NOT stay behind.
STATION 1
“Nothing Gold Can Stay”
Poem to Music 2:30
Draw a picture on the butcher paper that you think captures the meaning of the poem. Use color. Sign your name under the picture.
In your notebook jot down a list of things that do not last forever. We will use them later.
STATION 2
We have read four chapters in The Outsiders so far.
You and your group will create a variety of tableaus. A tableau is a “frozen” scene.
Directions:
Think of the most important moments/scenes in the book so far. Choose the THREE most important events so far.
Create a frozen tableau that represents each of these scenes. ONE person must photograph the tableaus, and you can take turns being the photographer. It’s best to use a phone to take the pictures and post them to the Padlet.
You will then SHARE your two BEST photos on the Padlet Below. Next to each photo, explain WHY you chose the scene and what it is showing from the book.
STATION 3
Graffiti Wall
Write two quotes from the assigned chapters on the “wall”. Make sure to punctuate it properly and include the page number. Sign your NAME. Write NEATLY and use COLOR
Respond to two quotes on the wall. Explain why you think the quote is important. What is it showing us? You should write at least three sentences for each quote.
STATION 4
Subjects and Predicates
Watch the two videos (use headphones). Please take notes on the videos. Then play the game!
STATION 5
DISCUSSION GROUP
- What do we know about the Greasers so far?
2) What do we know about the Socs so far?
3) How does Ponyboy feel about the Socs so far?
4) Do any of the characters seem to be hiding their true selves? Give examples. Why do you think they might be doing this?
5) Do you see evidence of stereotyping or prejudice in the novel? Give examples.
6) How do these stereotypes and prejudices affect the situations and relationships in the book?
7) Predictions for the novel
When done, write a REFLECTION on the discussion in your English notebook. What new insights did you gain? What stuck out most from the discussion? Who was a leader? How did you contribute?
When done, write a REFLECTION on the discussion in your English notebook. What new insights did you gain? What stuck out most from the discussion? Who was a leader? How did you contribute?
STATION 6
Marking the Text
Take out the article you printed
Read the article. When you are finished, create a found poem using words from the article. You may either cut out the words and glue them on paper to make your poem or write them. Remember, poems do NOT have to rhyme. You are trying to convey the important ideas in the article. If you do not finish, place your cut out words in an envelope and you can finish later. You WILL be turning this in.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Tuesday, November 15 and Wednesday, November 16th
Goals: Today we will be rotating through numerous stations. We may not finish today. If not, we will continue next class period! We will be analyzing poetry, looking at author's word choice, reading non-fiction, participating in a group discussion, and MORE!
AGENDA
1) Read chapter 4
2) Write down quotes from your assigned chapters.
AFTER READING CHAPTER 4, WE WILL BEGIN OUR STATIONS!
AGENDA
1) Read chapter 4
2) Write down quotes from your assigned chapters.
AFTER READING CHAPTER 4, WE WILL BEGIN OUR STATIONS!
RULES
- Read the directions for each station carefully.
- Stay on task
- If you finish early at any station, do NOT leave the station. You may play freerice.
You will have fifteen minutes at each station. If you do not finish something at a station, please do NOT stay behind.
STATION 1
“Nothing Gold Can Stay”
Poem to Music 2:30
Draw a picture on the butcher paper that you think captures the meaning of the poem. Use color. Sign your name under the picture.
In your notebook jot down a list of things that do not last forever. We will use them later.
STATION 2
We have read four chapters in The Outsiders so far.
You and your group will create a variety of tableaus. A tableau is a “frozen” scene.
Directions:
Think of the most important moments/scenes in the book so far. Choose the THREE most important events so far.
Create a frozen tableau that represents each of these scenes. ONE person must photograph the tableaus, and you can take turns being the photographer. It’s best to use a phone to take the pictures and post them to the Padlet.
You will then SHARE your two BEST photos on the Padlet Below. Next to each photo, explain WHY you chose the scene and what it is showing from the book.
STATION 3
Graffiti Wall
Write two quotes from the assigned chapters on the “wall”. Make sure to punctuate it properly and include the page number. Sign your NAME. Write NEATLY and use COLOR
Respond to two quotes on the wall. Explain why you think the quote is important. What is it showing us? You should write at least three sentences for each quote.
STATION 4
Subjects and Predicates
Watch the two videos (use headphones). Please take notes on the videos. Then play the game!
STATION 5
DISCUSSION GROUP
- What do we know about the Greasers so far?
2) What do we know about the Socs so far?
3) How does Ponyboy feel about the Socs so far?
4) Do any of the characters seem to be hiding their true selves? Give examples. Why do you think they might be doing this?
5) Do you see evidence of stereotyping or prejudice in the novel? Give examples.
6) How do these stereotypes and prejudices affect the situations and relationships in the book?
7) Predictions for the novel
When done, write a REFLECTION on the discussion in your English notebook. What new insights did you gain? What stuck out most from the discussion? Who was a leader? How did you contribute?
When done, write a REFLECTION on the discussion in your English notebook. What new insights did you gain? What stuck out most from the discussion? Who was a leader? How did you contribute?
STATION 6
Marking the Text
Take out the article you printed
Read the article. When you are finished, create a found poem using words from the article. You may either cut out the words and glue them on paper to make your poem or write them. Remember, poems do NOT have to rhyme. You are trying to convey the important ideas in the article. If you do not finish, place your cut out words in an envelope and you can finish later. You WILL be turning this in.
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