Romance 1.2

Romance 1.2

Do Now: Are there “doors” in all of our lives that provide us with an escape from the demands of society? What are they? How do we find them? Do we often take them when they are offered?

Today’s Objective:

• to examine how and why archetypes represent the universal human experience
• to use close reading to examine how and why authors use specific archetypes to reveal meaning
• to identify the characteristics of “The Hero’s Journey”

Agenda:

1) Do now

2) Complete Step 1 of “The Door in the Wall” handout individually

3) In pairs, complete Step 2 in pairs

4) Class discussion: review findings from handout

5) What is the hero’s journey archetype?

6) Summarizer: Is escaping the demands of society a desirable goal? Is this escape natural? Is it possible? Is it healthy?

HW: read and annotate "A Worn Path"

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Romance 1.1

Do Now: Complete the self-evaluation form for the LOTF group essay. Make sure to upload it to your student folder in Google Drive.

Unit Objectives:

• to define Archetype
• to identify the characteristics of the “Hero’s Journey,” “Garden,” “Utopia, and “Serpent in the Garden “ archetypes
• to examine how and why archetypes represent the universal human experience
• to use close reading to examine how and why authors use specific archetypes to reveal meaning

Today’s Objective:

• to define Archetype
• to identify characteristics of the “Garden” archetype

Agenda:

1) Do now

2) Kindred Essay

3) What is an archetype?

4) Introduction to the “Garden” archetype

5) Begin reading and annotating “The Door in the Wall”

6) Summarizer: Define the Garden archetype in your own words.  Why do you think an author uses this archetype to express meaning?

HW: Finish reading and annotating “The Door in the Wall”

LOTF 2.4

LOTF 2.4

Do now:

Objectives:

• practice timed writing

Agenda:

1. do now
2. timed writing activity
3. summarizer

HW: Vignette II due MONDAY.  Optional LOTF due MONDAY.

LOTF 2.3

LOTF 2.3

Do Now: This is the last class day for the LOTF group essay-- What are your group’s goals for today?

Objectives:

• to collaboratively draft introduction and conclusion paragraphs
• to utilize the revision process to address issues of logic, cohesion, grammar, and mechanics

Agenda:

1) Do now

2) In groups, review the progress from previous class

3) Review sections 7 & 8 of the writing manual (Introductions and Conclusions)

4) Draft introductions and conclusions

5) Proofread and Revise as needed

6) Summarizer: How effectively did your class work today?  Identify one way in which you felt that you contributed effectively to your group

HW: Divide and conquer! Distribute last minute tasks for the essay- essay is due MONDAY

LOTF 2.2

LOTF 2.2

Do Now: What are your group's goals today?

Today's Objectives:

• to organize evidence into a logical sequence for an essay
• to collaboratively draft topic sentences
• to collaboratively draft body paragraphs

Agenda:

1) Do Now

2) Vocab quiz
3)Review 6 of the Writing Manual

4) Decide on the organization of the essay

5) Draft topic sentences

6) If there is time, begin drafting body paragraphs

7) Summarizer: What has your group accomplished today? You have one more class day to work on the essay. Do you feel confident that your group will finish? Why/why not?

Homework: Review steps 7 and 8 of the Writing Manual.

Vignette peer Edit Sheet

The vignette peer edit sheet is HERE.

LOTF 2.1

Do Now: Teachers often encourage you to "show; don't tell" in descriptive writing.  Evaluate your Vignette Part II-- do you show and not tell?  Where do you think you could expand your descriptions?

Today's Objectives:

• to peer edit Vignettes and identify areas of revision
• to gather evidence for group essay

Agenda:

1) Do Now

2) In pairs, peer edit Vignettes.  On the draft, write TWO suggestions for revision.

3) In LOTF writing groups, review Step 5 of Writing Manual.

4) Continue to gather evidence for paper or start organizing body paragraphs

7) Summarizer: Evaluate your group: are you working effectively together?  Is your group able to gather enough evidence?

Homework: Revise your draft Vignette Part II. Final draft due Monday.

Weekly Assignment Sheet 9/22-9/26

Due in class on:	PURPLE
Monday	Vignette part II due
Tuesday	Vocabulary quiz- on weeks ONE and TWO Revise your draft Vignette Part II. Final draft due Monday.
Wednesday	DROP
Thursday	Review steps 7 and 8 of the Writing Manual
Friday	Divide and conquer! Distribute last minute tasks for the essay. LOTF due MONDAY

LOTF 1.4

LOTF 1.4

Do Now: What are your group's goals today?

Today's Objectives:

• to organize evidence into a logical sequence for an essay
• to collaboratively draft topic sentences
• to collaboratively draft body paragraphs

Agenda:

1) Do Now

2) Review Steps 5 and 6 of the Writing Manual

3) Decide on the organization of the essay

4) Draft topic sentences

5) If there is time, begin drafting body paragraphs

7) Summarizer: What has your group accomplished today?

Homework: Review steps 7 and 8 of the Writing Manual; draft of Vignette Part II due MONDAY.

LOTF 1.3

LOTF 1.3

Do Now: How effective do you feel your thesis statement is? Select one person from your group to create a google doc. Type your thesis statement in the doc and then share it with me: tsantiago@belmontschools.net

Today's Objectives:

• to gather evidence for group essay

Agenda:

1) Do Now

2) In LOTF writing groups, review Step 4 of Writing Manual.

4) Gather evidence for paper

7) Summarizer: Evaluate your group: are you working effectively together?  Is your group able to gather enough evidence?

Homework: Divide up evidence gathering

LOTF 1.2

LOTF 1.2

Do Now: What are some theme words for LOTF? In notability, create a word web.

Today's Objectives:

• to consider Golding's relationship to his characters and
• to discuss how and why characters act the way they do
• to create theme statements
• to draft thesis statements which connect theme statements to selected characters

Agenda:

1) Do Now
2) Vocab

3) In writing groups, share theme word webs and character graphic organizers

4) Review the thesis statement section of the Writing Manual

5) Draft possible thesis statements (each student should write his/her own)

6) Summarizer: Review the 6 characteristics of an effective thesis statement-- are any of the characteristics missing from your draft of a thesis statement?

Homework: Revise your draft of a thesis statement.  

LOTF 1.1

Do Now: Go to Google Drive and open the 9th Grade Writing Manual (in our handouts folder-- writing folder-- Copy of writing manual epub--you will need to select “Open with iBooks)

Today's Objectives:

• to share personal writing and provide constructive feedback on other's writing
• to establish protocols in LOTF writing groups
• to consider Golding's relationship to his characters and
• to discuss how and why characters act the way they do

Agenda:

1) Do Now

2) Peer edit Vignette Part I in pairs/groups of three

3) Review the LOTF group essay assignment

4) Create writing groups and establish protocols (writing manual)

5) Brainstorm the characters in the novel

6) Select one character from the novel to write the paper on

7) Summarizer: Writing a group essay: what are you excited/anxious about?

Homework: Complete the character graphic organizer

Weekly Assignment sheet

Due in class on:	PURPLE
M 9/15	Vignette Part I draft
T 9/16	Complete the character graphic organizer
W 9/17	DROP
TH 9/18	Revise your draft of a thesis statement
F 9/19	Divide up evidence gathering

Summer reading 1.4

Summer reading 1.4

Do now: (socrative) are evil people born or made?

Goals:

1) to introduce the unit's essential questions: "are evil people born or made?" and "does evil not lie outside of us, but within?"

2) Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text (Common Core RI.9-10.2)

Agenda:

1)Do now

2) background on the James Bulger Murder trial

3) (Notability) Read/Annotate New statesman article

4) (Notability) Read/Annotate Golding article

5) Think-Pair-Share-- how would the authors answer our essential question?

6) (Socrative) assertion statement about authors

HW: finish assertion statements if needed

Summer Reading 1.3

Summer Reading 1.3

Do now: What will you do differently in today’s socratic seminar?

Objectives:

• demonstrate critical thinking
• effectively participate in a socratic seminar

Agenda:

1. do now

2. socratic seminar circle #1

3. socratic seminar circle #2

4. Self-evaluation/class discussion

5. Preview "Character Vignette Assignment Part One" for Monday.  Import the instructions into 
notability. PLEASE NOTE: Only PART ONE is due for Monday.  Please do not complete the second
 part of the entire assignment.

HW: In order to prepare for LOTF, complete the following: In one paragraph, describe your definition of evil.

Summer Reading 1.2

Summer Reading 1.2

Do now: are you nervous about the socratic seminar?  excited? Explain

Objectives:

• demonstrate critical thinking
• effectively participate in a socratic seminar

Agenda:

1. do now

2. socratic seminar circle #1

3. socratic seminar circle #2

4. Self-evaluation/class discussion

5. Week #1 vocabulary

HW: Prepare for Kindred Socratic Seminar

Weekly Assignment Sheet

Due in class on:	PURPLE
M 9/8	Summer Reading Questionnaire
T 9/9	LOTF Socratic Seminar
W 9/10	DROP
TH 9/11	Kindred Socratic Seminar
F 9/12	In order to prepare for LOTF, complete the following: In one paragraph, describe your definition of evil.

Weekend: complete the writing reflection handout

Summer reading 1.1

Summer reading 1.1

Do now: open the “Summer reading questionnaire” homework in notability. Change the document title to "LAST NAME-SUMMER READING Q" and upload it to your google drive student folder.

Objectives:

• demonstrate mastery of book creator
• introduce ourselves
• understand requirements of a socratic seminar

Agenda:

1. do now

2. Present interview books

3. Prepare for LOTF socratic seminar

4. Summarizer

Definition of Socratic Seminars

A Socratic Seminar is a scholarly discussion of an essential question in which student opinions are shared, proven, refuted, and refined through dialogue with other students.

Purpose of Socratic Seminars

In a Socratic Seminar, participants seek to answer an essential question and gain deeper understanding of ideas, issues, values, and/or principles presented in a text through rigorous and thoughtful dialogue.

Advantages of Socratic Seminars

●Provides opportunities for critical readings of texts

●Teaches respect for diverse ideas, people, and practices

●Enhances students' knowledge and research base

●Creates a community of inquiry

●Develops critical thinking, problem solving, speaking, and listening skills

●Clarifies one's ideas, ethics and values

●Maximizes student participation

●Encourages divergent thinking

Since we have such a large class, we will participate in a "double circle" Socratic Seminar.

How to prepare for the Socratic Seminar:

Open the discussion questions from google drive here.

Prepare talking points on at least three of the questions.  

There are two ways in which you can complete the handout:

1) From a desktop computer, make a copy of the google doc (under file select "make a copy"), type your answers, and then move the document into your student work folder (the folder with your last name and our class name)

2) Open the notability app, import the document from google drive, hand-write the answers, then export the document to google drive, making sure you select your student work folder as the destination  (the folder with your last name and our class name)

If you cannot open the document and complete it on your ipad, then please print it and complete it.