Thursday, November 30, 2017
Wednesday Check-In
Today's project reminder included working on your group's actual script...all groups were to have created a shared google doc to begin organizing their thoughts in one place.
1960's Research
Research HELP for my budding news reporters!!
Below is a list of websites you can use to get your research STARTED...these are a good jumping off point for some of your 1960's news topics!!
1960’s research help
1960’s inventions 1 and inventions 2- a timeline
Sports in th 60’s 1, and 2- with politics
Week of November 27 - December 1
Today's (THE WEEK'S) Class and Tonight's Homework November 28-December 2, 2016
Objective: Work on a week-long project in order to understand historic background information for the book "The Outsiders".
Agenda: 1960's Newscast Project! (In preparation for the book "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton)
1. What makes up a newscast? Watch the most current newscast here ---> http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
2. Let's Create Our Own Newscast!! In collaboration with Mr. Maslanka's class, you and your group will be assigned a year from the 1960's decade in order to create a "current, recent" newscast about events from your topic. (Look at the directions linked above for more detailed information.)
3. Interview Assignment - OPTIONAL! Find someone who experienced the 1960's and ask them the following questions.
4. Agenda Book
Homework: Watch the evening news tonight and take note of how it's organized and what makes a good successful broadcast.
Agenda: 1960's Newscast Project! (In preparation for the book "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton)
1. What makes up a newscast? Watch the most current newscast here ---> http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
2. Let's Create Our Own Newscast!! In collaboration with Mr. Maslanka's class, you and your group will be assigned a year from the 1960's decade in order to create a "current, recent" newscast about events from your topic. (Look at the directions linked above for more detailed information.)
3. Interview Assignment - OPTIONAL! Find someone who experienced the 1960's and ask them the following questions.
4. Agenda Book
Homework: Watch the evening news tonight and take note of how it's organized and what makes a good successful broadcast.
Monday, November 13, 2017
Week of November 13 - 17
Monday
Objective: To read and dialogue with "The Masque of The Red Death" by: Edgar Allan Poe, focusing on color symbolism, main idea, theme and making connections.
Agenda:
1) 15 minute journal - If I could change one thing about my life it would be ______________ because...
3) mini-lesson on color symbolism
4) The Masque of The Red Death Vocab list - flashcards!!!
HW - Finish your vocab flashcards, Word Work Due Wednesday, VOCAB quiz Thursday!
Tuesday
1) Vocab Warm-up: Using your flashcards, find a partner and quiz each other!
2) mini-lesson on color symbolism - didn't get to it yesterday :-/
3) Begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death" via Activelylearn.org
HW - word work due tomorrow, review your vocab words.
Wednesday
1) Vocab warm-up: Quiz a friend
2) Actively Learn: Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death"
3) Symbolism/Color Chart for Masque
HW - study your vocab for your quiz tomorrow
Thursday
Friday
Objective: To read and dialogue with "The Masque of The Red Death" by: Edgar Allan Poe, focusing on color symbolism, main idea, theme and making connections.
Agenda:
1) 15 minute journal - If I could change one thing about my life it would be ______________ because...
3) mini-lesson on color symbolism
4) The Masque of The Red Death Vocab list - flashcards!!!
HW - Finish your vocab flashcards, Word Work Due Wednesday, VOCAB quiz Thursday!
Tuesday
1) Vocab Warm-up: Using your flashcards, find a partner and quiz each other!
2) mini-lesson on color symbolism - didn't get to it yesterday :-/
3) Begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death" via Activelylearn.org
HW - word work due tomorrow, review your vocab words.
Wednesday
1) Vocab warm-up: Quiz a friend
2) Actively Learn: Finish reading "The Masque of the Red Death"
3) Symbolism/Color Chart for Masque
HW - study your vocab for your quiz tomorrow
Thursday
Friday
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Week of November 6 - November 10 2017
Monday
1) Correct Irony WS2
2) Let's READ!! Take a textbook (pg202) and continue reading "The Tell-Tale Heart". Dialogue as you read paying particular attention to the visuals Poe creates. When you are done reading, come get a Guided Question handout from me and complete the questions to test your recall knowledge of what you've just read!
3) Agenda Book
HW - finish your Guided Questions, STUDY for Irony quiz tomorrow! Word Work Due Wednesday
Tuesday
1) Irony Quiz - 10 minutes
2) "The Tell Tale Heart" Accountable Talk - Theme/Irony focus
3)"The Tell Tale Heart" Visualization HW sheet - writing or drawing option (absent? comes see me!)
HW - Visualization Sheet due Thursday, Word Work Due Tomorrow
Wednesday
Agenda: To understand perspective using Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee"
1) "The Raven" video - give this a good listen to acclimate our ears to Poe's language and word choice
2) Take One: "Annabelle Lee" Vocab Warm- Up
3) "Annabelle Lee" video - again, listening is everything when it comes to Poe and us understanding his thought process
4) Agenda Books
HW - "The Tell-Tale Heart" Visualization Sheet Due tomorrow
Thursday
1) We will start with the Annabelle Lee video since we did not get to it yesterday!
2) Annabelle Lee - Clicking and Clunking activity.
Friday - NO SCHOOL VETERANS DAY
1) Correct Irony WS2
2) Let's READ!! Take a textbook (pg202) and continue reading "The Tell-Tale Heart". Dialogue as you read paying particular attention to the visuals Poe creates. When you are done reading, come get a Guided Question handout from me and complete the questions to test your recall knowledge of what you've just read!
3) Agenda Book
HW - finish your Guided Questions, STUDY for Irony quiz tomorrow! Word Work Due Wednesday
Tuesday
1) Irony Quiz - 10 minutes
2) "The Tell Tale Heart" Accountable Talk - Theme/Irony focus
3)"The Tell Tale Heart" Visualization HW sheet - writing or drawing option (absent? comes see me!)
HW - Visualization Sheet due Thursday, Word Work Due Tomorrow
Wednesday
Agenda: To understand perspective using Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee"
1) "The Raven" video - give this a good listen to acclimate our ears to Poe's language and word choice
2) Take One: "Annabelle Lee" Vocab Warm- Up
3) "Annabelle Lee" video - again, listening is everything when it comes to Poe and us understanding his thought process
4) Agenda Books
HW - "The Tell-Tale Heart" Visualization Sheet Due tomorrow
Thursday
1) We will start with the Annabelle Lee video since we did not get to it yesterday!
2) Annabelle Lee - Clicking and Clunking activity.
Friday - NO SCHOOL VETERANS DAY
Friday, November 3, 2017
Week of October 30 - November 3
Objective: to review irony in order to apply it to Poe's story "The Tell Tale Heart"
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday - Half Day
Agenda:
1) Journal Write - Share with me about a moment where you felt guilt. Replay this moment through your journal write.
2) Irony Notes - absent? check the bins for your copy!
4) Agenda Book
HW - Quill.org Activity Packs due tomorrow, NO WORD WORK THIS WEEK
Thursday
1) Irony Warm-Up
2) Irony Videos - situational, verbal, dramatic
3) "The Tell-Tale Heart" Vocabulary Intro - you were given a small vocab packet to begin to understand Poe's language choices...use this as your study guide for Friday!!
HW - Vocab Sheet
Friday
HW Vocab Check
1) Irony Warm-Up
2) Begin reading "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe - dialoguing with the purpose of visualizing
HEADS UP! - There will be an Irony Quiz on TUESDAY, November 7!!
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday - Half Day
Agenda:
1) Journal Write - Share with me about a moment where you felt guilt. Replay this moment through your journal write.
2) Irony Notes - absent? check the bins for your copy!
4) Agenda Book
HW - Quill.org Activity Packs due tomorrow, NO WORD WORK THIS WEEK
Thursday
1) Irony Warm-Up
2) Irony Videos - situational, verbal, dramatic
3) "The Tell-Tale Heart" Vocabulary Intro - you were given a small vocab packet to begin to understand Poe's language choices...use this as your study guide for Friday!!
HW - Vocab Sheet
Friday
HW Vocab Check
1) Irony Warm-Up
2) Begin reading "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe - dialoguing with the purpose of visualizing
HEADS UP! - There will be an Irony Quiz on TUESDAY, November 7!!
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