Santiago OUT Tuesday December 23

Ms. Santiago is out Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Homework for break: finish any remaining teaching assignments. Read chapters 7 and 8 of Part II.

GE 8.1

Do now: how do you know when learning is going on in a class? What are 2-3 tell-tale signs?

Objectives:

• collaborate an effective lesson plan
• draft a parody poem

Agenda:

1. do now
2. work in teaching groups: 10 minutes
3. in pairs: poem parody
4. summarizer

HW: work on group teaching assignments!

GE 7.3-7.4

GE 7.3-7.4

Do Now: Socrative: vocab "quiz"

Objectives (over next few days):

• identify the major plot points of assigned chapters
• identify important literary devices in assigned chapters (esp. motifs)
• create a 35-40 lesson to present to the class

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Review requirements of assignment

3. In groups: finish developing central activity

4. In groups: draft the lesson plan

5. Summarizer

HW: Work on group assigned task

GE 7.2

Do Now: Finish drafting paragraph with your partner (15 minutes)

Objectives (over next few days):

• identify the major plot points of assigned chapters
• identify important literary devices in assigned chapters (esp. motifs)
• create a 35-40 lesson to present to the class

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Teaching assignment!

3. In groups: read summaries for other chapters (if necessary)

4. . Read assigned chapters

5. Summarizer

HW: Finish reading assigned chapters

GE 7.1

Do Now: How comfortable do you feel with your thesis statement?  Review the 9th grade writing rubric and grade your thesis statement.

Objective:

• analyze why Dickens juxtaposes Wemick and Jaggers
• demonstrate close reading of juxtaposition through analysis

Agenda:

1. Do Now
2. Draft analysis paragraph
3. Peer edit and revise- practice embedding quotes!
4. Summarizer

HW: work on paragraph

GE 7.1

GE 6.4

Do Now: How comfortable do you feel with your thesis statement?  Review the 9th grade writing rubric and grade your thesis statement.

Objective:

• analyze why Dickens juxtaposes Wemick and Jaggers
• demonstrate close reading of juxtaposition through analysis

Agenda:

1. Do Now
2. Draft analysis paragraph
3. Self-reflection: draft a short paragraph reflecting on your effectiveness of drafting a thesis statement, analyzing quotes, and organizing the paragraph.
4. Summarizer

HW: finish assignment

GE 6.4

GE 6.4

Do Now: The purpose of juxtaposing two directly/indirectly related entities close together in literature is to highlight the contrast between the two and compare them. Brainstorm one possible reason Dickens juxtaposes Wemmick and Jaggers' houses.

Objective:

• analyze why Dickens juxtaposes Wemmick and Jaggers
• demonstrate close reading of juxtaposition through analysis

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. Review Wemmick/Jaggers chart with partner

3. Brainstorm 2-3 questions (based on the "so what" questions)

4. Review evidence, draft a thesis statement that potentially answers one of the questions (either the "so what" questions or one of your own)- check with me!

5. Select 4 quotes (2 for each character)

6. If time, draft one quote "sandwich"

HW: Finish quote sandwich

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Ms. Santiago is out today, THURSDAY.

PURPLE: Define the word Juxtaposition.  Then complete the "GE Juxtaposition chapters 25-26" handout found HERE. (Download it to notability)

GE 6.2

GE 6.2

Do Now: Define juxtaposition (google it!)


Objectives:


-recognize what juxtaposition is and why authors use it

-describe the similarities between juxtaposition and character foils

Agenda:
1. Do Now
2. In pairs: Wemmick/Jaggers handout
3. Discuss next step
5. Summarizer

HW: finish the Wemmick/Jaggers "so what"

GE 6.3

Do now: Fix this quote sandwich to include only embedded quotes:

After getting heckled by the man in the moon, "the cow jumped over the moon" (3). This quote shows how the author uses hyperbole to demonstrate how the cow is able to overcome obstacles.

Objectives:

• demonstrate the ability to pick effective quotes
• demonstrate close reading skills
• demonstrate embedding skills

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Individually: take one of the Jaggers quotes from yesterday and complete the "practice note card" handout.

3. Watch some of the movie (film notes handout)

4. Begin reading assignment #13

5. summarizer

HW: Finish reading assignment #13

GE 6.1

Do Now: How is this second part of GE different from the first?

Objectives:

• analyze Dickens’ use of characterization

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. In pairs: answer reading guide questions for chapters 20 and 21

3. In pairs: identify 1-3 quotes that describe Jaggers’ hands/handwashing

4. Summarizer

HW: Reading assignment #12

GE 5.4

Do Now: What do you think is your strength is for this GE exam? Explain

Objectives:

• demonstrate mastery of plot, characters, and themes from 1-19 of GE

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. GE Exam

3. When finished: reading assignment 11

4. Summarizer

HW: Reading Assignment #11

GE 5.3

Do Now: Who is the most interesting character thus far?  Explain.

Objectives:

• demonstrate mastery of chapters 1-19
• work effectively in teams

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. Jeopardy!

3. Review questions

4. Summarizer

HW: Study for test

GE 5.2

Do Now: Find 9 more words in text to add to your vocab list.

Objectives:

• demonstrate mastery of vocabulary terms
• identify Dickens’s use of the hands motif

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. review your reading logs for chapters 1-19

3. In pairs: Find 3 quotes about hands from chapters 1-19. Whose hands are discussed?  What is the description? How could the hands reveal something about the character?

4. Individually: write one quotation sandwich for one of the hands quotes (from step #3)

5. Summarizer

HW: Study for test on Friday

GE 5.1

Do Now: What is meant by the phrase, "Great Expectations"?  Do you have "Great Expectations" for your life?  Does your family have them for you?

Objectives:

• identify Dickens’s use of characterization and foreshadowing
• demonstrate mastery of past readings through review activity

Agenda:

1) Do Now

2) review: Orlick, Mrs. Joe, Biddy and Pip's relationship, Jaggers

3) In pairs: create 5 test questions for chapters 1-18

• 1 plot based question
• 1 characterization question
• 1 quote identification
• 2 deeper level thinking questions

4) Summarizer: Predict what will happen to Pip and his Great Expectations

HW: Reading assignment #9