Santiago OUT

Ms. Santiago is out Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014

YELLOW: Read and annotate "Digging"

ORANGE: Read and annotate "Introduction to Poetry"

Poetry 2.1

Poetry 2.1

Do now: Share your school poem with a partner.  Make sure it is uploaded to your student folder in Google Drive.

Objectives:

• define key poetry terms
• annotate poems for meaning, structure, and sense

Agenda:

1. do now

2. Poems: read out loud

3. Define poetry terms: how many do you know

4. Poetry Packet: modeling annotations

5. Summarizer

HW: Finish annotating "Digging"

Poetry 2.1 ORANGE

Do now:  Do you like poetry?  Why/ why not?

Objectives:

• close read poems
• annotate poems for figurative language, theme, and meaning

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. “Digging” discussion

3. “Introduction to poetry”- read and annotate

4. Summarizer

HW: Read and annotate “Introduction to Poetry”

Poetry 1.4

Do now: Share your school poem with a partner.  Make sure it is uploaded to your student folder in Google Drive.

Objectives:

• define key poetry terms
• annotate poems for meaning, structure, and sense

Agenda:

1. do now

2. Poems: read out loud

3. Define poetry terms: how many do you know

4. Poetry Packet: modeling annotations

5. Summarizer

HW: Finish annotating "Digging"

1.4

Poetry 1.4

Do now: write a 3 line poem about anything

Objectives:

• define poetry terms
• practice close reading through independent reading

Agenda:

1. Do now
1a. ORANGE: Vocab week #10

2. Read Poems to class

3. Finish documentary
4. Complete the reflection question on film note sheet
5. Define poetry terms

6. Summarizer

HW: Write a 3 line poem about school

Poetry 1.3

Poetry 1.3

Do Now: What is the title of your poem? Who is the author? Would you be able to read your poem out loud?  Why/why not?

Objectives:

• practice appropriate viewing skills while watching a documentary
• understand how spoken word can be a means to express oneself

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. Read poems (volunteers only)

3. Watch documentary

4. Summarizer

Poetry 1.2

Poetry 1.2

Do Now: Complete Vocab Week #10

Objectives:

• practice appropriate viewing skills while watching a documentary
• understand how spoken word can be a means to express oneself

Agenda:

1. Do Now: Vocab

2. ORB (YELLOW)

3. Review viewing guide

3. Watch documentary

4. Summarizer

HW: YELLOW: Find a poem that you like and bring it to class on WEDNESDAY

Poetry 1.1

Do now: study vocab for five minutes

Objectives:

• demonstrate understanding of vocabulary terms
• practice appropriate viewing skills while watching a documentary
• understand how spoken word can be a means to express oneself

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. Vocab quiz

3. Reflect on your first essay! Using the essay rubric, assign yourself a column for each category on the rubric

4. Submit essay

5. Download viewing guide

6. Watch documentary

7. Summarizer

HW: Find one poem that you like and bring it in to class

LOTF 10.4

LOTF 10.4

Do Now: Share your hook with a partner.  Ask them to evaluate it for effectiveness-- does it “hook” the reader into your essay?

Objectives:

• self-evaluate writing in order to revise for effectiveness
• practice sustained silent reading
• define vocab words

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Vocab flashcards

3. Self-evaluate essay using essay checklist

5. Revise essay/ Conference with Ms. Santiago

6. Summarizer

HW: Submit draft via the essay submission form by MONDAY

Santiago OUT

Ms. Santiago is out today, Thursday, Dec. 11.

YELLOW: We will have the vocab quiz on MONDAY.  Proofread your essay-- it is due MONDAY.

ORANGE: Complete VOCAB #9. Write the conclusion for FRIDAY.

LOTF 10.3

LOTF 10.3

Do Now: Share your hook with a partner. Give feedback- could it be more exciting?

Objectives:

• self-evaluate writing in order to revise for effectiveness

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. ORANGE: VOCAB QUIZ

2. Self-evaluate introduction

3. Begin drafting conclusion

4. Summarizer

HW: draft conclusion/ YELLOW: VOCAB QUIZ

LOTF 10.2

LOTF 10.2

Do Now: How was writing body paragraph #3?  What was the most difficult part?

Objectives:

• self-evaluate writing in order to revise for effectiveness

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. YELLOW: ORB/ ORANGE: ORB DUE

2. Self-evaluate body paragraph #3 (in writing packet)

3. Begin drafting introduction

4. Summarizer

HW: draft introduction/ VOCAB QUIZ ON THURSDAY

LOTF 10.1

Do now: Study vocab flashcards for 5 minutes

Objectives:

• self-evaluate writing in order to revise for effectiveness

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Self-evaluate body paragraph #2 (in writing packet)

3. Begin drafting body paragraph #3

4. Summarizer

HW: Body paragraph #3- VOCAB QUIZ ON THURSDAY

LOTF 9.4

LOTF 9.4 (YELLOW)

Do Now: How was writing body paragraph #1?  What was the most difficult part?

Objectives:

• identify an outside reading book
• self-evaluate writing in order to revise for effectiveness

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Self-evaluate body paragraph #1 (in writing packet)

3. Begin drafting body paragraph #2

4. Summarizer

HW: body paragraph #2

LOTF 9.3 (YELLOW)

LOTF 9.3 (YELLOW)

Do Now: Evaluate your outline using the self-evaluation checklist in the LOTF essay packet

Objectives:

• Revise outline using self-evaluation tool
• begin to draft body paragraph #1

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. Review self-evaluation checklist

3. Either revise or conference with me

4. Once your checklist has all “yes”s, begin to draft body paragraph #1

5. Summarizer

HW: Finish body paragraph #1

LOTF 9.2 (ORANGE ONLY)

LOTF 9.2 (ORANGE ONLY)

Do Now: Do you like your ORB book?  What do you like/not like?

Objectives:

• Identify central characters and themes from ORB

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. Read ORB

3. Review ORB assignment

4. Summarizer

HW: Finish ORB

LOTF 9.2 (YELLOW)

LOTF 9.2 (YELLOW)

Do Now: Do you have enough evidence?  Identify one possible way to organize your evidence

Objectives:

• Organize evidence for LOTF essay
• Develop topic sentences for LOTF essay

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. Vocab Week 9
3.Organize evidence

4. Develop topic sentences

5. Draft the outline

6. Summarizer

HW: Finish the outline

LOTF 9.1 (ORANGE ONLY)

Do Now: Review the 9th grade writing manual's chapter on thesis statements.

Objectives:

• identify a topic of focus
• begin to draft an effective thesis statement

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. Discuss: thesis statements

3. Draft thesis statements

4. Identify at least 10 quotes to use as supporting details

HW: Finish finding 10 quotes

LOTF 9.1 (YELLOW)

Do Now: Make vocab flashcards

Objectives:

• demonstrate mastery of vocabulary terms
• Gather and organize evidence for LOTF essay

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. Simpson’s organization activity

5. Gather and organize your own evidence

6. Summarizer

HW: finish gathering evidence

LOTF 8.2

LOTF 8.2

Do Now: Review the 9th grade writing manual's chapter on thesis statements.

Objectives:

• identify a topic of focus
• begin to draft an effective thesis statement

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. Discuss: thesis statements

3. Draft thesis statements

4. Summarizer

HW: Finish drafting/revising thesis statements

LOTF 8.1

Do Now: Which symbol from LOTF do you find most interesting?  Why/why not?

Objectives:

• identify symbols from LOTF
• identify supporting details about symbol

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2.  Vocab week 8

3. Discuss symbols

4. Download essay packet and Brainstorm topics

5. Identify at least 10 quotes to use as supporting details

6. Summarizer

HW: Finish identifying at least 10 quotes to use as supporting details

Santiago OUT

Ms. Santiago is out MONDAY.

9CP: Which symbol do you want to write about?  Complete this FORM

Wednesday- ORANGE ONLY

Do now: Which part of the exam are you most concerned with?

Objectives:

Agenda:

1. do now
2. In pairs: create 5 extra credit questions for the exam
3. Summarizer

HW: Study for exam that is on FRIDAY

Wednesday- YELLOW ONLY

Do Now: Have you ever played jeopardy in school?  Did you like it?  Explain.

Objectives:

• demonstrate mastery of plot, characters, and quotes from LOTF
• work effectively in teams

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. Jeopardy!

3. Review questions

4. Summarizer

HW: Study for exam that is on THURSDAY

7.2- YELLOW ONLY

Do Now: What did you think of the ending?  How would you have changed it?

Objective:

• Use close reading skills to unpack symbolism of conch, glasses, beast
• Create theme statements
• Connect method to meaning (symbol to theme statement)
• define vocab words

1. Do Now

2.  Discuss: ending!

3. In pairs: Create an assertion statement about each of the three symbols

4. In pairs: Create a theme statement

5. In pairs: Connect one of the symbols to your theme statement

6. Study for exam

7. Create extra credit questions

HW: Study for exam that is on THURSDAY