Monday, June 15, 2015

Almost to the final!

Do now: What is one concern you have about the final?

Objectives:

  • effectively review/prepare for the final exam
Agenda:
1. do now
2. 20 minutes- study time
3. Socrative: one clarifying question about the final exam
4. Louder than a Bomb

HW: Study for the final

Friday, June 12, 2015

Catcher in the Rye

Do now: Review The Chosen socrative questions

Objectives:

  • identify Salinger's use of motif to reveal character development
  • use effective study habits to review/prepare for final exam
1. do now
2.  Motifs:  the tale documents Holden's breakdown.  In these opening chapters, we begin to see the reasons behind the breakdown.
  • Hunting Hat: When does Holden put on the hunting hat?  Why does he do this?  Find one quote from which you can infer the reason.
  • The baseball mitt: Whose mitt is it?  What is on it?  Why is this so important to Holden?  Find one quote from which you can infer that Holden was traumatized by Allie's death
3. Final review-- review/prepare for either the multiple choice or the essay portion of the final exam.

Friday, June 5, 2015

The Chosen Day 2

Do Now: on your ipad, look at the New York Times newspaper (nytimes.com). Look at the layout, the various sections, etc.

Objectives:

  • work effectively in groups 
  • demonstrate understanding of themes in a creative project
  • use creativity to express meaning
Agenda:
1. Do now
2. Newspaper groups!
3. Summarizer

HW: Read assigned chapters in The Catcher in the Rye

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

The Chosen

Do Now: Put desks into rows facing the chalkboard of the room. 

Objectives:

  • demonstrate understanding of the major plot points of The Chosen
  • research Hasidim 


Agenda:
1. do now: The Chosen Reading Quiz
2.  Download The Chosen activity sheet into notability
3. In groups: Step 1 of The Chosen activity
3. In groups: Step 2
4. Final exam review sheet
5. Summarizer

HW: Poetry presentation self-evaluation due FRIDAY

Monday, June 1, 2015

Poetry Week 3

Do Now: What one presentation skill are you going to focus on?

Objective:
  • effectively present a multimedia presentation on a poet
  • effectively evaluate and question peers’ presentations

Agenda:
1. Do Now
2. Presentations and question and answer sessions
3. Summarizer


HW: Read the Chosen. DUE TUESDAY, JUNE 2nd

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Poetry Week 2

Do Now: What one presentation skill are you going to focus on?

Objective:
  • effectively present a multimedia presentation on a poet
  • effectively evaluate and question peers’ presentations

Agenda:
1. Do Now
2. Presentations and question and answer sessions
3. Summarizer

HW: Read the Chosen. DUE TUESDAY, JUNE 2nd

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Poetry 2.4

Do now: What do you need to work on for the presentation?


Objective:
  • build a multimedia presentation


Agenda:
1. Do now
2. Continue to build the multimedia presentation
3. Practice presentation
4. Summarizer


HW: Presentations start Tuesday!

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Poetry 2.3

Do now: What is one thing you learned about your poem from the articles?


Objectives:
  • annotate secondary source articles on a poem
  • identify main idea and supporting evidence in a secondary source article


Agenda
1. do now
2. Annotate secondary source articles
3. Thesis statement for annotated poem
3. Create a multimedia presentation
4. Summarizer


HW: Divide and conquer the presentation

Monday, May 18, 2015

Poetry 2.2

Do now: Did you have any difficulty finding information about your author? Do you need to use the library?


Objectives:
  • Identify figurative language in 3 poems
  • Connect figurative language to thematic meaning


Agenda:
1. do now
2. Identify Five poems by your poet (copy and paste into google docs)
3. In notability, annotate the five poems
4. Select one poem to use for the close reading assignment
5. Summarizer


HW: Find two secondary source articles about the selected poem (Databases can be found HERE-- need to be at school or logged on to remote access from a desktop computer)

Poetry 2.1

Do Now: Please sit with your partner

Objective:
  • understand the requirements of the poetry project
  • create a poetry project folder that is properly named, shared, and filed.
  • understand the directions for the biography research.

Agenda:
1. do now
2. create a poetry project folder that is properly named, shared, and filed.
3. Create a google doc to house the citation/source information for the websites you will use
3. Research at least two websites for biography of your selected poet
4. Either save articles as PDFs or copy and paste into new google docs. Annotate articles
5. Summarizer

HW: Finish annotating sources

Friday, May 15, 2015

Poetry 1.4

Do now:  Get with your partner.  Submit your top three lists of poets in SOCRATIVE

Objective:
  • understand the requirements of the poetry project
  • create a poetry project folder that is properly named, shared, and filed.
  • understand the directions for the biography research.

Agenda:
1. do now
2. Create a shared folder in your google drive, title it "Poetry Project"
3. Review the biography requirements
4. Locate at least TWO sources for a biography of your poet. Import or copy/paste biography into Notability and annotate it.
5. Summarizer

HW: Read The Chosen (due: June 1st). Finish annotating biographies

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Poetry 1.3

Do Now: In Socrative, write a 3-8 sentence self-reflection on how you thought your group's performance went. How was your part?


Objective:
  • understand the requirements of the poetry project
  • create a poetry project folder that is properly named, shared, and filed.
  • understand the directions for the biography research.


Agenda:
1. do now
2. Please create a new subject in notability called "Poetry." Download the "Multimedia Poetry Project" Handout to notability (google drive--handouts--poetry project)
2. Introduction to the MMPP
3. Find a partner or see me for a partner
4. Partners: look at list of possible poets-- come up with a list of your top THREE poets
5. Hand out The Chosen
5. Summarizer


HW: Begin reading The Chosen (due date: June 2nd).

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

RJ 10.2

RJ 8.1
Do now: prep for performances!


Objectives:
  • work effectively as a group for a performance


Agenda:
1. Do now- prep 10 minutes
2. Performances- 2:00pm
3. Summarizer

HW: Revise Essay

Monday, May 11, 2015

RJ 10.1

Do now: In pairs, share your thesis and topic sentences. Circle/highlight your partner's glue words in their topic sentences


Objective:
  • Select evidence for each body paragraph
  • Draft effective body paragraphs
  • Work effectively in a workshop environment


Agenda:
1. Do now
2. Revise topic sentences (if needed)
3. Peer Edit one body paragraph
4. Revision work time
5. Summarizer

HW: Essay due THURSDAY

Friday, May 8, 2015

RJ 9.4

Do now: Turn to a partner and discuss your thesis/topic for 4 minutes

Objectives:
  • work independently to draft body paragraphs
Agenda:
1. do now
2. Independent work time
3. Summarizer

HW: Group Performance is TUESDAY!

Thursday, May 7, 2015

10 Honors Summer Reading List

6 Titles for Summer Reading, 10H

1. Hosseini- Kite Runner or And the Mountains Echoed
2. Tan- Joy Luck Club or Kitchen God's Wife
3. Lahiri- Interpreter of Maladies or Unaccustomed Earth
4. Alvarez- In the Time of the Butterflies or How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accent
5. Adichie - Americanah or The Purple Hibiscus
6. Satrapi- Persepolis

RJ 9.3

Do now: Review your lines/blocking

Objectives:

  • work effectively in groups to develop blocking for a scene
Agenda:
1. do now
2. In groups: block the scene (directors lead with group input)
3. Summarizer

HW: Essay Work day tomorrow- draft at least one body paragraph

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

RJ 9.2

Do now: Take out your script.  If you haven't already, draft a list of props/costumes your character would need.

Objectives:

  • work effectively in groups to develop blocking for a scene
Agenda:
1. do now
2. In groups: block the scene (directors lead with group input)
3. Summarizer

HW: Group Performance Rehearsal tomorrow-- memorize your part!

Monday, May 4, 2015

RJ 9.1

Do now: Submit your thesis statement via email

Objectives:

  • work independently to draft topic sentences and quotation sandwiches
Agenda:
1. do now
2. Independent drafting: One-on-one conferences with Ms. Santiago
3. Summarizer

HW: Tomorrow is group performance rehearsal day

Friday, May 1, 2015

RJ 8.4

Do now: Grab a copy of your scene from the table and highlight your part

Objectives:

  • work effectively in groups to cut the script and begin blocking scene
  • work independently to draft a thesis statement
Agenda:
1. do now
2. Performance Group: 1 mod
3. Essay work time: 1 mod
  • review the essay prompt
  • decide on a topic
  • draft a thesis statement
4. summarizer

HW: Brianstorm costume/props, study your lines, and draft a thesis statement!