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
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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.
Friday, November 11, 2016
Monday, November 14th
Goals: To continue to familiarize ourselves with the characters in the novel, as well as contemplate the essential questions.
Agenda:
1) Read Chapter 2
2) Character Chart-Continue to work on filling in your chart.
TO DO
Please print this article and bring to class tomorrow or Wednesday (whenever you have me)
Read chapter 3 (finish 2 if not finished in class)
Life of Reilly Article-If you do not have the article, you will not be able to complete one of the station assignments.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Wednesday, November 9th and Thursday, November 10th
Goals-To practice close reading strategies and gain understanding of the teen brain. To familiarize ourselves with the characters in the novel and think about the essential questions in the novel.
Essential Questions for the novel
1) Read Startling Finds on the Teen Brain and Mark the Text
T Chart
2) Continue reading Chapter 1
3) Character Chart-Make a COPY of the document and title it your lastnamecharacterchart
Begin Reading Chapter 2
TO DO
Please print this article and bring to class Tuesday or Wednesday (whenever you have me)
Life of Reilly Article
Essential Questions for the novel
- How do prejudice and stereotypes influence people’s behavior globally and in the novel?
- Why do people hide their true selves?
- Compare and contrast the Socs and the Greasers
- How does Ponyboy’s view of the Soc's evolve from the beginning of the novel to the end?
1) Read Startling Finds on the Teen Brain and Mark the Text
T Chart
2) Continue reading Chapter 1
3) Character Chart-Make a COPY of the document and title it your lastnamecharacterchart
Begin Reading Chapter 2
TO DO
Please print this article and bring to class Tuesday or Wednesday (whenever you have me)
Life of Reilly Article
Friday, November 4, 2016
Monday, November 7th and Tuesday, November 8th
Goals:
To practice marking the text and learn about the teen brain. To continue becoming familiar with the 60s.
Finish scenes with 60s slang-Look in the Webquest
WEBQUEST
Check out books-Click on the form below :)
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Essential Questions for the novel
Read chapter 1 in The Outsiders
To practice marking the text and learn about the teen brain. To continue becoming familiar with the 60s.
Finish scenes with 60s slang-Look in the Webquest
WEBQUEST
Check out books-Click on the form below :)
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Essential Questions for the novel
- How do prejudice and stereotypes influence people’s behavior globally and in the novel?
- Why do people hide their true selves?
- Compare and contrast the Socs and the Greasers-Laura’s one-pager She also has list of pages with references.
- How does Ponyboy’s view of the Socs evolve from the beginning of the novel to the end?
Read chapter 1 in The Outsiders
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Thursday, November 3rd and Friday, November 4th
Goal: To build background knowledge and build excitement for The Outsiders. To review feedback received on our two-chunk paragraph and reflect on the assignment.
Agenda:
Sit with your partner. Review the feedback and rubric score you received on your two-chunk theme paragraph.
Complete the Google Form (Links provided below)
PERIOD 1
PERIOD 2
PERIOD 3
Philosophical Chairs-I will read statements that relate to topics and themes in the novel. We will have a discussion about the topics.
Webquest
We will look at question #s 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
You will create a short dialogue with a partner using 60s slang and perform for the class
Agenda:
Sit with your partner. Review the feedback and rubric score you received on your two-chunk theme paragraph.
Complete the Google Form (Links provided below)
PERIOD 1
PERIOD 2
PERIOD 3
Philosophical Chairs-I will read statements that relate to topics and themes in the novel. We will have a discussion about the topics.
Webquest
We will look at question #s 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
You will create a short dialogue with a partner using 60s slang and perform for the class
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Thursday, November 3rd and Friday, November 4th
Yay! We start the Outsiders unit today.
Goals: To build background knowledge about the 60s before we begin reading The Outsiders. Webquest #s 3, 5, and 6 today
Philosophical Chairs-We will discuss stereotypes and important topics in the book
Goals: To build background knowledge about the 60s before we begin reading The Outsiders. Webquest #s 3, 5, and 6 today
Philosophical Chairs-We will discuss stereotypes and important topics in the book
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