Monday, Nov. 1, Analyze justice systems, introduce informational text, persuasive writing

Objective:Introduce types of appeal that affect informationa and persuasive text. Discuss types of justice and research different kinds to compare and contrast. Preactice identifying different kinds of appeals.

warm up -

grammar - page 307 - holt reader


1. Introduction to defense of the jury - pages 308 - 309

2. Take notes for logical vs. emotional appeals and other devices used in persuasive writing.

3. Appeals handout.

4. How is justice best determined? Think of our own justice system, the king's from Lady or the tiger and other countries. Who should be allowed to determine someone else's guilt or innocence and why?

WORK IN PAIRS - Use laptops to research two different types of justice systems in the world today. For example, describe the justice system in the USA today then determine how justice is decided in another country. Take notes from your research and write down the websites from which you obtained your information. Then compare and decide which is more effective and why. Do the compare/ contrast on google docs and share with me.

HW - Defense of Jury vocabulary - definitions and sentences in notes.

Friday, October 29, Finish Benchmarks, Lady or tiger Packet, Sequel

Objective: Today, you will finish your benchmark if you did not do so yesterday. We will then wrap up our analyzation of Lady or the tiger and discuss alternate endings from various points of view.

Collages to be collected / Notebooks and study packets out

WARM-UP

How is justice best determined? Think of our own justice system, the king's from Lady or the tiger and other countries. Who should be allowed to determine someone else's guilt or innocence and why?

1. Complete study packets.

2. Write 3 different paragraphs with different endings for Lady or the Tiger. The first should be written from the boyfriend's point of view, the second from the princess's, and then, for the third different ending, write it from either the maiden or the tiger's point of view.

Thursday, October 28, BENCHMARKS!

Objective:
Take your time and do your very best on this bench mark test.

Read the directions for each section carefully!

Read the questions prior to reading the story.

You may write on the test booklet so circle, highlight and make little notes as you read.

Remember to use multiple choice strategies. Eliminate two, then choose the BEST answer.

Remember your prefixes!! Use them to help you figure out the meaning of words.

Take your time and check your work. You will have time tomorrow as well if needed.

wed, Oct 27, Finish Lady or tiger, Short nd Long term goals, Essay check

Objective: today, you continue to work on your Lady or Tiger? packets and write a short sequel to the story. With laptops, you will enter information into studentnet as per Ms. Freeland's instructions. Finally, you will view your essays and review comments and have option to improve for better grade.

Warm -up

Hand in homework - edit handout

Decide if you chose the Lady or the Tiger. Then, respond to this quote by Frank Stockton:

"If you decide which it was, the lady or the tiger, you find out what kind of person you are yourself."

2. Continue to work on packets.

3. Ms. Freeland will assist you with studentnet.

4. Get onto google docs and look at essays and comments. Decide if you'd like to do try to improve your grade by making improvements. If so, you have until Friday to submit a rewrite.

Tuesday, Oct. 26, Lady or the Tiger?

Objective: Continue to read and analyze Lady or the Tiger? and the role ambiguity plays in this work of fiction.List character traits of the King, the princess and the boyfriend. Answer study guide questions in groups. Each student to submit their own study guide.

Warm - Up

Editing Handout / also take out HW (vocab to review)

1. Review vocabulary and collect edit handout.

2. Read Lady or the Tiger? Jot down character traits of king, daughter and boyfriend as you read.

3. Handout study guide questions. Begin study guide questions.Answer each question in detail with references from the story. Answer in complete sentences and have evidience for each answer.

HW - collage and complete editing handout

Monday, October 25, Ambiguity, Irony, Lady or the Tiger

Objective: Review grammar rules. Today, we will add ambiguity to our literary term definitions. We will see how ambiguity is incorporated into a story witb irony and how it affects the readers' interpretation. We will continue to increase vocabulary and analyze character traits to determine motive.

Warm-Up

Edit the following paragraph:

i was walking down the stret wen a ugly Dog come running at I. he is so big he make me scared. help! i screemed but noone come to help me.what does me me do? i thought anxiously. then, the big dog leaped at me. i thought i is going to die. but he just lick my face and rolled over on his back. so i rub his belly and i knew he didnt want to never hurt no one.

1. Read intro to ambiguity, irony, Lady or the Tiger? Holt textbook - page 297

2. Vocabulary v- definitions in notebooks - page 297 - holt text. Also do quick write on same page.

3. What is justice? Discuss justice system of olden days compared to now. Who has the right to implement and determine justice?

4. Begin to listen to and read lady or the Tiger? Who is the king? Why does he beleive his justice system is fair? Identify verbal irony as wev read.

HW - vocabualy sentences - also begin collage that is due friday - directions handed out and on friday's blog.

Friday, Oct 22, Informative Essay and Accompanying Project

Objective: Complete informative essay on google docs and share with me. Follow directions for accompanying project (below) and start to plan. Project is due next friday, October 29.


Warm-Up

1. SAT QUESTION OF THE DAY

2. Take out notebooks and soft holt readers to be checked.

3. LAPTOPS distributed for essay writing to be completed by end of class. Be sure to follow directions and guidelines very carefully. Be sure to use transitions and proper grammar. Spell check and double space! Check rubric!

4. If essay complete, review guidelines below to complete collage to accompany your essay. THE BEST DISPLAYS WILL BE EXHIBITED IN HALLWAY.

Directions for Collage to Accompany Informative Essay (Three Major Influences…)

1. This project is to be DONE AT HOME due Friday, October 29.

2. You have an option to do it on the computer or by hand. Either way, the following components must be included in your collage.

a. Representation of the three influences that you used in your essay. You may use photos or images that represent the influences.
b. Representation of at least three of the character traits that you attributed to yourself. These images can be literal and/or symbolic. For example, you can use a rock to symbolize strength, or and image of Hercules, or a photo of you flexing (better look good though!).
c. You must have a minimum of 15 different images in your collage. You may use only five photographs. The rest must be images.
d. Set a tone with your collage.. For example, if you are a happy person, make it bright, colorful and energetic. If you feel quieter and more reserved, reflect that in the colors and images that you use.
e. Your collage should have a headline.
f. It must be neat, easy to read/ follow and be a clear representation of you.
g. It must reflect the components in your essay.


3. The best projects will be displayed in the hallway... They will be graded out of 100 points according to the above criteria. DUE FRIDAY< OCTOBER 29!!!

Thursday, October 21 Transitions, Essay Review, Themes Across Genres

Objective: Review essay format and thesis to ensure you are all on the right track! Practice transitions for purpose of improving your essay writing. View Sniper. Listen to Einstein's interview about war (nonficton / genre). Analyze and compare / contrast the Sniper's view on war, the soldier from Hanoi, Einstein's view and finally your view. Understand how different genres can have universal themes.

warm- Up

Transition handout

1. Transitions on smartboard

2. Handout Outline for essay to accompany the sample already distributed. Review together.


3. View Sniper. Review and briefly review thoughts of Hanoi.

4. On a separate piece of paper, compare and contrast the Sniper to the soldier in thoughts of Hanoi. How are they alike? How are they different? What do each of them think/feel about the civil wars in their countries? Please give as many details as possible. Remember to go back and look at traits and circumstances as you answer this question.

5. "ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR" - do you agree or disagree with this cliche? Why or why not? explain your answer in three to five sentences.

6. Listen to Einstein's view of war. Could we ever eradicate (get rid of) war completely on this earth?


HW - Continue to work on essay. Gather magazines for project. Project directions (project to accompany essay) will be distributed on Friday.

Wd, Oct 20, thoughts f Hanoi, vocabulary, literacy program intro

Objective: Today, you will compare and contrast thoughts of Hanoi to Sniper. Identify the themes of each. Same theme different genres? How does the genre affect the message? Continue to work on vocabulary for short stories. Finally, we will review in detail the literacy program and how it can help you!

Warm - Up

Vocabulary - soft holt reader page 120

1. Review both Sniper and Thoughts. Do pages 118 and 119 in soft holt reader.

2. Review literacy program and distribute books if requested.

HW - Continue to work on essay that was started in class on Tuesday. Final copies due end of class on Friday (most of you will have access computers in class on Friday)

Tuesday, October 19, Sniper, Thoughts, and Essay Writing

objective: Today, we will read and analyze themes across different genres. We will read and analyze Sniper, a work of fiction, and then Thoughts of Hanoi, a poem addressing the same topic. We will then review the outline for writing an informative essay.


Warm up

In notebook, write down the setting for Sniper. Write at least 5 character traits of the republican sniper. What person is Sniper written in? What motivates each sniper? Describe in literary terms, how this story ends.


2. Finish Sniper. Do sidebars.

3. read Hanoi poem and do exercises at end of story to compare and contrast (soft holt reader)

3. READ TOGETHER, INTRO TO ESSAY WRITING HANDOUT.

4. Wrie thesis statement and opening paragraph to be oked prior to beginning essay.

Friday, Oct 15, MARIGOLDS OPEN BOOK TEST

Take out notebooks and get a textbook!


After test.....

interactive grammar on smartboard.....

Thursday, October 14, Marigolds Conclusion, Motives, Conflicts

Objective: Continue to read, interpret and analyze Marigolds. Continue to increase vocabulary and identify word forms. Use character traits and setting to determine motive. WHY????

Warm-Up

1. Complete vocabulary words for Marigolds - definitiONS AND SENTENCES.

2. Listen / read Marigolds. Discuss and determine internal vs. external conflicts for several characters.

3. Complete questions below:

a. The author uses several similies and metaphors - identify at least two of each in your notes.

b. Why does Lizabeth get so angry?

c. Identify at least two internall conflicts inside of Lizabeh.

d. What is Lizabeth's Dad's internal conflict?

e.Is the conflict between Lizabeth and Miss Lottie internal or external?

f. What motivates Lizabeth to do what she does?

g. Why does she regret it?

h. During this time of the GREAT DEPRESSION, when relief was no where in sight, the destruction of the marigolds, symbolizes that what has been lost?

LAPTOPS - create gmail account and send to karenreina1@gmail.com. Include in this gmail the following information:

1. List three major influences in your life that have shaped who you are today. then attach a character trait to each influence.


Influence = Trait
Example - competitive athlete = hard work
family = loyalty
school = intelligence / communication abilities

From here, you will develop a thesis statement for your essay. the thesis statement is contained in the opening paragraph:

Example: three major influences that hve shaped the person I am today are my family, my expereince as a competitive athlete and my education.

Now develop that thesis statement into an opening paragraph.
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Example: Three major influences that have shaped the person I am today are my family, my experience as a competitive athlete and my education. My family has made me realize that loyalty is a very important trait to have, especially for those closest to me. I learned to work hard and accomplish great things from being an athlete and sticking with my education HELPED ME LEARN THE COMMUNICATION SKILLS NECESSARY TO get the jobs I wanted.




Example:





HW HANDOUT - worksheet - lizabeth - motives, and conflicts

Wednesday, October 13, Marigolds, Inferences, Motives...Begin Essay Writing

Objective: Analyze and interpret Marigolds and motivation behind characters' actions. Why do people do what they do? Identify character traits for 6 characters. Begin essay writing process. Review the steps and establish a thesis statement.

Warm-Up

1. Vocabulary for Marigolds - p 118 - definitions and sentences into notes.

2. Finish Marigolds by listening / reading along.

3. Use your textbook (pages 120-128) to answer the following questions in notebook :

a. List character traits of Miss Lottie, John Burke, Lizabeth, Joey, mom, dad

b. Why does Miss Lottie plant and care for the marigolds?

c. What do the marigolds represent / symbolize?

d. why do the children want to harass her? Why do they want to destroy the marigolds?

e. What internal conflicts does Lizabeth have to deal with? Why is she feeling conflicted when other children aren't?

f. What Point of View is Marigolds written in? How does this affect the story and how the reader interprets it? How would character traits be different from another point of view?

g. The author uses several similies and metaphors - identify one of each in your notes.


5. What motivates Lizabeth to do what she does?

6. Why does she regret it?




HW - Handout - motivation / internal external conflicts...for lizabeth

Tuesday, October 12, POV, irony , Marigolds

Objective: How does choicee of narrator voice affect story? Review POV and irony. Begin intro to marigolds. Discuss inferences and motivation.

1. Open BOOK - redo story from friday's test. Write a creative short story. Identify the POV you are using. Use five vocbulary words from Interlopers. Create an ironic (surprise) ending.

2. Read p 118 in text - Intro to Marigolds.

3. Do quickwrite.

4. Read - as you read, identify setting, characters, character traits. Make inferences. Write down in notes.

5. HW - Write down three things or events or influences in your life that have contributed to who you are today. What are the strongest character traits tht define you as a person and what in your life made you the way that you are?

Friday, Oct. 8, POV, Vocab and Irony Quiz and Interlopers

objective: Today, you will be assessed on your knowledge of Points of View, Irony and Vocabulary from Interlopers.

Warm- Up

1. Quick review. Leave notebooks out for notebook check.

2. Quiz:

Using full sentences and your best grammar,define the following and give an example of each:

1. 1st person Point of View (12 pts)

2. 3rd Person Point of View (12 pts)

3. Omniscient Point of View (12 pts)

4. Why is point of view important? (Clue: What if the wolf from "the three little pigs" told the story instead of the pigs?) (10 pts)

5. Verbal Irony (10 pts)

6. Dramatic Irony (10 pts)

7. Situational Irony (10 pts)

8. Write a short story and identify what point of view you are using. Ensure that the ending is ironic and use all five vocabulary words that you chose yesterday (i will give you back your sheets). Use your best grammar. Don't forget subject verb agreement! Also, dont forget, if you start in present tense, keep it in present throughout! Same if starting in past, future, etc. (25 points)

extra credit - 15 points

Write a New Ending

Saki’s story has several surprising twists, the most stunning of which is the ending. Choose a point in the last two pages of the story, and create your own plot twist by changing the action and writing a new ending. You might decide not to have Ulrich and Georg reconcile; you might come up with a new twist beyond the final one. In your version, imitate Saki’s omniscient narrator by showing what each character is thinking.

Thursday, October 6, Interlopers

Objective: Today, we will read / listen to the Interlopers. We will recognize point of view and irony. We will continue to practice vocabulary words and prepare for quiz on friday.

warm - Up

1. Use your soft holt reader to pick five vocabulary words off of page 81. Write them down on a piece of paper and write down if it is a noun, adj, adverb or verb. Hand into me.

2. Listen and read Interlpoers. Do page 89 in soft holt reader.

HW - Study POV's, irony and vocbulary for test on Friday.

Wed, Oct 6, Review liter ary terms, vocabulary, complete creative writing

Objective: Today we will review the eight new literary terms we learned this week. we will review, not only their definitions, but how to use them and/or identify them properly. We will also use recently learned vocabulary words to prepare to read Interlopers. Finally, groups will complete stories in which new vocabulary, literary devices and proper grammar are used effectively.

NOTEBOOK CHECK

Warm - Up

1. Read excerpts on smartboard and write in your notebook what kind of irony each represents and why (verbal, situational or dramatic)

2. Point of View review on smartboard.

3. Continue to work in groups to complete stories.

4. Peer edit stories. Each group should write down on the sheet who is doing the editing. then all stories should be handed to me for a grade.

HW - Study vocab and literary terms for quiz on friday.

tuesday, Oct. 5, Irony and Vocabulary

Objective: Today, we will review the definition of irony and site examples. we will also review vocabulary for the Interlopers and write a short story using vocabulary words and irony. Continue to use your best grammar and subject verb agreement because we will trade papers an peer edit at the end of class.

Warm - Up

1. Vocabulary, page 91 of soft holt reader.

2. Define Irony - three kinds:
IRONY

Irony is an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant.
Three kinds of irony:

1. verbal irony is when an author says one thing and means something else.
2. dramatic irony is when an audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.
3. irony of situation is a discrepency between the expected result and actual results.






when something that happens is the opposite of what you expect to happen.

3. Play IRONIC song by Alanis Morrisette and hand out words. Identify examples of irony.

4. Each table can work together (one story per group)to create the following:
Write a short story.
Use at least three of your vocabulary words.
Identify it as 1st person, 3rd person or omniscient narrator.
Create an ironic ending.

You may use the following prompt to begin:

It was a typical Monday at Randolph...or so it seemed. For some reason, at 730 am, the halls were empty. There seemed to be no apparent reason......

HW - study literary device definitions for quiz on Wednesday

Monday, Oct. 4, Point of View, Vocabulary, Interlopers

Objective: Today, we will earn about how the author's different point of view can affect the interpretation of the literature. We will analyze 1st person, 3rd person and omniscient narrators. We will practice writing in each form and compare and contrast. We will begin the introduction to the work of fiction, THE INTERLOPERS, by Saki and work with vocabulary from the story. Finally, we will continue to work on grammar by peer editing.

Warm - Up

1. Use the back of your textbook, definitions of literary terms, to define the following in your notes:narrator, irony, point of view, first person point of view, third person point of view, and omniscient point of view. (you do not nee to copy whole paragraphs - just the main definitions).

2. Read together pages 1`48 and 149 in text.

3. Some students will write about the following in first person, some in 3rd, and some in omniscient narrator voice. then we will compare and contrast the effects.

.....was walking down the street when...........................(write T LEAST 4-5 SENTENCES).......so then i just kept walking.....

remember 1st perosn, use "I" and you only know what is in your head.

3rd person, the narrator says "he" or "she" but still only knows what is going on in that person's head.

Omniscient - the narrator knows what all characters in the story are thinking ( so you must tell the reader all characters thoughts as you write).

4. Share answers to compare and contrast effects of points of view.

5. Vocabulary words on page 150 of text. First five - sentences in notebooks. Be sure to use context clues.

HW - Finish vocbaulry words for home work.