Tuesday, November 25, 2014

GE 5.1

GE 5.1
Do Now: How is ambition and the idea of social advancement beginning to emerge in this chapter?

Objectives:
  • identify Dickens’s use of characterization and foreshadowing
  • define vocabulary words

Agenda:
1. Do Now
2. Identify 9 words from reading assignment 6 or 7, and define them in a google doc
3. Answer reading guide questions for chapters 1-12 that we have not completed yet
4. Discuss Chapter 11
5. Begin Assignment #8
6. Summarizer

HW: Assignment 8 for MONDAY

Monday, November 24, 2014

Santiago OUT

Ms. Santiago is out MONDAY

9 Honors: complete reading assignment #7 and nightly log

Thursday, November 20, 2014

GE 4.3

Do Now: Google the meaning of the name Estella. What is your opinion of Estella so far?  Does she match her name?  Explain.

Objective:
  • identify Dickens' use of characterization

Agenda:
1. Do Now
2. Drawing! Find a good description of Miss Havisham (and the furniture in the room) and draw her in notability
3. In pairs: reading guide for 8 and 9
4. Begin Assignment #6
5. Summarizer

HW: Assignment #6 and nightly log

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

GE 4.2

Do Now: What is your opinion of Joe?  Explain


Objectives:
  • use close reading skills to unpack meaning
  • examine Dickens' use of characterization
Agenda:
1) Do Now
2) Finish the characterization chart for chapters 1-2
3) Close Reading Activity: Reading guide chapters 5-7
4) Listen to audiobook
5) Summarizer:

HW: Reading Assignment #5 and log entry

Friday, November 14, 2014

GE 3.4

GE 3.4
Do Now: Great Expectations is funny! Can you identify any humor in the first 4 chapters?

Objectives:
  • identify Dickens's use of humor
  • perform scenes to demonstrate humor

Agenda:
1) Do Now
2) Christmas Dinner acting scene- video it!
3) Share scenes
4) Summarizer: Why do you think Dickens uses humor? How could it help us understand characters/setting/theme?

HW: Assignment #3 and log entry

Thursday, November 13, 2014

GE 3.3

GE 3.3

Do Now: Import "GE reading questions chapters 1-12" into notability and answer questions for chapters 1 and 2


Objectives:
  • identify Dickens' use of characterization


Agenda:
1) Do Now
2) In pairs, complete the character chart
3) In groups of 4, review the character chart
4) Begin reading assignment #2
5) Summarizer: Which character seems the most interesting?  Why?

HW: Assignment #2 and log entry

Monday, November 10, 2014

GE 3.1

Do now: What do you remember from chapter 1?

Objectives:

  • practice effective close reading and listening skills
Agenda:
1. do now
2. Listen to chapter 2
3. Practice making notes in notability
4. summarizer

HW: Nightly journal for reading assignment #1

Friday, November 7, 2014

Great Expecations

Do Now: Submit your hero's journey using the essay submission folder

Objectives:


Agenda:
1. do now
2. Review subtext and its functions
3. Listen to chapter 1
4. If time: start journal entry
5. Summarizer

HW: nothing

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Great Expectations 2.1.1

Do now: Open your hero's journey in google docs.  Make sure the font is either Times New Roman or Arial, and the size is 11 or 12.

Objectives:

  • effectively revise creative story
  • preview vocabulary for GE
Agenda:
1. Do now
2. Work on Hero's journey- 15 minutes
3. Vocab diagnostic (socrative)
4. Download Great Expectations on subtext
5. Listen to chapter 1
6. Summarizer

HW: Hero's Journey story due

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

GE 2.2

GE 2.2
Do Now: Write a sample sentence using hyperbole

Objectives:
  • Understand historical context of Victorian England by watching flipped instruction videos
  • define literary terms for Great Expectations
  • discuss tone and setting in Great Expectations by listening to an audio recording of chapter 1

Agenda:
1) Do Now
2) Watch videos! (and answer study guides)
3) Question: Where do the expectations for our lives come from, and how do they delude and guide us while we come of age?
4) Define GE literary terms
5) Preview GE log entry assignment
6) Work on hero's journey
7) Summarizer:

HW: Work on Hero's journey

Monday, November 3, 2014

Explain Everything Videos

Education
http://youtu.be/swtII9A8pPw

Charles Dickens
http://youtu.be/LEqbSBTmU1g

Prisons
http://youtu.be/2NQyh6xrm_Y

Apprenticeships
http://youtu.be/d4u9ekiJLGM

Social Class
http://youtu.be/yxhvjPjn9Y0

Etiquette:

GE 2.2

Do now: Predict how your topic will feature in Great Expectations. If Dickens is your topic, what aspect of his life do you think may feature in the novel?

Objectives:
  • Research in order to obtain historical and cultural information that will help us understand the background of Dickens’ Great Expectations
  • Use technology to develop engaging presentations on Victorian England
  • Work effectively in groups to create a single presentation video
Agenda:
1. Do Now
2. Explain Everything Groups
3. Upload videos to Ms. Santiago
4. Summarizer: How did you like working with Explain everything?  What was your favorite part?  Least favorite?

HW: tba