"The Big Picture"

If you defined the 16 words from the overhead for Wednesday (including parts of speech), you have already done the voc for 156-194.  In case you need them, here are the questions for 156-194 (through 199 in the paperback version).

tangerine questions through part 2

Fable

Here’s a document for 6th period (Click the red word “Fable” above.)

EQ:  How have ancient Greek and Roman cultures (including mythology) affected our culture?  Give three examples to support your answer.  Be sure to explain each.

Warm-up:  Be sure to share your new words with your family.

6th Period:

We are working on mythology.  Students are encouraged  to take their lit. books home so they can review.  We’ve already had a fable quiz, there will be a mythology quiz and, once we cover folk tales we will have a culminating test on all three.  Finally, students will write their own fables.  (This will be assigned May 3rd and will be due the following week.)

TAG 4th, 5th, 7th and 8th:

We are continuing work on Tangerine.  Students have packets with comprehension questions and vocabulary for each section.  They will be assigned a project on the 24th.  The Tangerine symbolism project is due Thursday, May 3rd.

6th Period

EQ:  What is a fable?  How does it differ from a folk tale?

We will be starting a new warm-up this week:  “Word of the Day.”

Students will be working on fables, folk tales, and myths (oh my!) over the next couple weeks.  FABLE QUIZ on Friday the 20th! 

TAG– 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th

EQ: How does Edward Bloor use figurative language to set the mood in Tangerine? Give three specific examples, including the page number and explanation.

We will be starting a new warm-up this week:  “Word of the Day.”

The students have started the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor.  They should be through p.64  by Wednesday the 18th.  This includes reading, the corresponding questions and vocabulary.

EQ 1 (3-12 to 3-16):  What is an extended metaphor?  Give an example of one from literature. (There was an example on the green “Elements” sheet.)

DGP Sentence 1 (3-12 to 3-16): 

rowland and i play rugby together however he is a better player

6th Period:  We will begin poetry this week with an introduction to poetic elements, and we will read lots of poems in class.  Students will formally examine four poems, memorize and recite one, and they will create a unique poem for display as well.  Starting on the 19th, we will throw in some CRCT review too.

DON’T FORGET!! The DEAR book report is due on March 19th.  Every student in 6th period knows about it.  See the link to last week’s entry for an extra copy of the assignment sheet.  I also posted it on Edmodo.

TAG Classes:  We are beginning a poetry unit.  The students will be responsible for researching about a poet’s life and writing an MLA documented biography about his/her life.  They will also pick a poem to explicate (a fancy word for dissect, or explain).  The final of the project is due March 26th, though there are many “milestones” along the way.  Here are some:

Milestones

3-19 Thesis Statement— Monday night homework.  Due Tuesday beginning of class. (Ms. D must approve)

 3-20 Intro/ Topic sentence outline  Class work Tuesday—due at the end of class.   For homework Tuesday night: print-out or write your chosen poem.  (Please post a copy of your in a message to me in Edmodo or e-mail a copy to me by the end of the week.)

3-21 Poem explication—class work Wednesday.  Homework: rough draft of biography (including documentation and works cited).  Important—not having this done on time can also affect your class work grade tomorrow.

 3-22  Proofread rough drafts.  Afterward, finish explications.  (If you do not have your homework, it will affect your class work grade today as well.) This is the last day we will work on it during class. The rest must be done at home.  If your printer doesn’t work or runs out of toner, plan ahead; print it at school before the due date.  Printing your final when it is due will result in a “one day late” point reduction.

 3-23  Other class work unrelated to poetry project.

Mon 3-26  Project due at the beginning of class.  Here’s the order:

 Final of biography, including works cited;  Poem;  Explication;  Rough Draft; Outline.

Students will present their work in front of the class during the week of the 26th.

The project assignment sheet was posted on Edmodo on 3-16.

 Dear book report with form

Here’s an updated copy of the DEAR book report.  This is a digital copy of the bright pink assignment sheet I gave you last week.  (Although, as outlined last semester, they are the same assignments as the green sheet you received last semester.)  Students have had double the normal amount of time to complete this assignment (you’re welcome), as you have had your DEAR books since February 1st.  I am hoping your products will reflect this extra time.  Do not choose an assignment you did for any previous report. 

You will be graded on: 1. following directions, and 2. evidence in your report that you read the book.  Points will be deducted for late work, or work turned in without this completed assignment sheet on top.

EQ: What are some pitfalls that might cause students to make grammatical errors in agreement?

Pronoun/ Antecedent Agreement:  identify 2                       Subject/ Verb Agreement: identify 2

What can one do to avoid these pitfalls? 

We will not have a new sentence in DGP this week.  The quiz over last week’s will be Tuesday 3-6.  After we conclude with The Miracle Worker, we will be working on grammar all week.   If you do not complete grammar classwork, it will become homework.  Be sure to write the assignments in your agenda.  There is not an online grammar book, but our grammar text is small.

EQ (both weeks): How does the Kellers’ form of discipline differ from Annie’s?  Whose do you think is more effective? Why?

Sentence (Feb 21-Feb 24):   will you wear the sweater that i knitted for you over the weekend

Sentence 2 (Feb 27-March 2):  wow that is the best childrens book that i have ever seen

6th Period: We are reading the play The Miracle Worker by William Gibson, as well as working on pronouns and perfect verb tenses.  Language Arts Checkpoints will be Friday 3-2. Students received a new copy of the DEAR book report assignment.  It will be due on March 19th.   The Miracle Worker test has been moved to Monday, March 5th.

TAG (4th, 5th,7th and 8th Periods): Students have finished The Pearl , and they took the test over it on 2-27.  Please hold on to the novellas until I hand the tests back so we can review as a culminating activity. We are reading the play The Miracle Worker by William Gibson, as well as working on pronouns and perfect verb tenses.  Language Arts Checkpoints will be Friday 3-2.   The Miracle Worker test has been moved to Monday, March 5th.

SteinbeckJohn-ThePearl

EQ: (Both Weeks)  What is a motif?  Give 4 examples from The Miracle Worker, and explain why each is significant.

Sentence 1 (2-6 to 2-10)      the shiny new red car is ours because my father won it in a contest

Sentence 2 (2-13 to 2-16)   who has read the poem the road not taken by robert frost

6th Period:  We are reading the play The Miracle Worker by William Gibson.  Act 1 vocabulary quiz on 2-8; Act 1 comprehension and Act 2 Voc and comprehension quiz on 2-22 (later moved to 2-23).  The final test on the entire play is scheduled for March 1st.  We are beginning the review pronoun types with a focus on personal pronouns.  Students must memorize the pronoun chart on p. 202 of their grammar books by Friday 2-24.

TAG (4th, 5th, 7th and 8th Periods):  The students are reading the novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck independently, and they are meeting each Friday to review in Literature Circles. We are also reading the play The Miracle Worker by William Gibson.  Act 1 vocabulary quiz on 2-8; Act 1 comprehension and Act 2 Voc and comprehension quiz on 2-22 (later moved to 2-23).  The final test on the entire play is scheduled for March 1st.  We are beginning the review pronoun types with a focus on personal pronouns.  Students must memorize the pronoun chart on p. 202 of their grammar books by Friday 2-24. 

EQ:  Would you rather lose your eyesight or your hearing?  Take 24 hours to consider how such a disablity would affect your everyday life, then choose and explain your answer.

Grammar sentence:  

we had a small amount of snow during the winter but it rained often during the summer

All classes are working on the play The Miracle Worker by William Gibson.  This play dramatizes the early life of Helen Keller, when she first meets her teacher Annie Sullivan.  Students were assigned a small project to learn about Braille and sign language.  The students’ name in Braille is due Monday, February 6th.  The students should be ready to demonstrate their knowledge of the manual alphabet by Tuesday the 7th.

6th Period only:  Ms. Hosley and Ms. Davenport’s class should also have new DEAR books.  The students will get their new book report assignments on Monday, Feb 6th.

TAG classes only: In addition to the play in class, TAG classes are reading the novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck outside of class.  After Friday’s grammar quiz, the students will dedicate their classes on Friday 2-3, Friday 2-10, and Thursday 2-16 to The Pearl.  The test on The Pearl will be Tuesday, February 21st.