5/21, Monday. Classwork: EOG preparation packet to work on throughout the week. Time to complete group presentation. Be ready to present Part A and Part B of your society.
HOMEWORK: Read and annotate "Handwriting on the Wall" and answer questions #14-28.
5/22, Tuesday. Classwork: Review "Handwriting on the Wall" and eog style questions. Review testing strategies for approaching questions. Presentations and viewing presentations for superlatives.
HOMEWORK: Read and annotate "Helpful Diseases" and questions 29- 32
5/23, Wednesday. Classwork: Review "Helpful Diseases." Finish presentations while students view and evaluate presentations.
HOMEWORK: Read and annotate short story "Spontaneity" and answer questions #63-67 and #69-79. Omit #68.
5/24, Thursday. Classwork: Finish any presentations remaining. Review "Spontaneity" and questions. Read "Parker's BBQ- A Must" and answer all questions with your small group. Review in class. Review rules for The Amazing Race, and EOG preparation activity.
HOMEWORK: Review EOG preparation packet for EOG test on Thursday, 5/31. Be sure all reading is annotated and all questions are answered. This packet will be turned in for a grade on 5/31 and 6/1.
5/25, Friday. Field Day. Classwork: The Amazing Race.
HOMEWORK: Review EOG preparation packet for EOG test on Thursday, 5/31. Be sure all reading is annotated and all questions are answered. This packet will be turned in for a grade on 5/31 and 6/1.
5/14, Monday. Classwork: introduce this week's vocabulary... mal, = bad; adnormal; worse
dismal (adj)- depressing; causing gloomy, miserable, or bad feelings
malady (n)- bad health, illness or sickness
malaria (n)- bad air, a disease caused and spread by infected mosquitoes
malefactor (n)- an evildoer; someone who does bad things
malevolent (adj)- describes a person who wishes that something bad would happen to another person
malfeasance (n)- a public official, like the mayor or president, who does something wrong or acts in a bad way
malice (n)- mischief; the desire to harm someone or something, bad will
malignant (adj)- harmful; bad, harmful cell growth which results in cancer and, often, death
malnourished (adj)- having bad health or having poor nutrition
malodorous (adj)- bad smell, stinky; smelly
Monday classwork continued.... begin small group work creating your own society. Today and tomorrow students will begin creating their own societies and creating a foundation for that society. They will decide on the type of government, laws and law enforcement, setting and origin of their society. They will make decisions about education, the workforce, health care and even create a piece of propaganda that will help citizens direct their lives.
HOMEWORK: Complete two vocabulary activities by Thursday. Quiz on bene and mal on Friday.
5/15, Tuesday. Classwork: time to work on vocabulary. Time to work with small group to create a foundation and background for your society. This background information will need to be presented to the class next week.
HOMEWORK: Complete two vocabulary activities by Thursday. Quiz on bene and mal on Friday.
Wednesday, 5/16. Wake County Public Schools closed.
Thursday, 5/17. Classwork: Complete part A of Creating your own society project. Create a presentation that explains and describes your society to your audience...the class.
HOMEWORK: Review vocabulary for a quiz on bene and mal on Friday.
Friday, 5,18. Classwork: Vocabulary quiz. Begin part b of Creating your own Society. This portion is creating a diary of the average citizen with in the community. This diary entry needs to create a narrative of an important episode in the life of that citizen. Maybe when this citizen realizes this society is not perfect, or when this citizen decides to rebel.
5/7, Monday. Classwork: introduce this week's vocabulary.
benediction (n)- a good blessing in a religious service
benefactor (n)- a good person who offers help or donates money
beneficial (adj)- having a good outcome; favorable
beneficiary (n)- a person who receives something good from someone else such as an inheritance
benefit (v)- to gain or receive good results from something
benevolent (adj)- kind; good-hearted
benign (adj)- favorable; having a good effect; not harmful
bonafide (adj)- in good faith; authentic; genuine; real
bonus (n)- anything good that is received over and beyond what was expected (usually money)
bon voyage (n)- French for "have a good trip"
Monday classwork continued... small group work with literature circle to identify literary elements in your novel. Students will identify: theme, plot, characterization, conflict, setting and symbols. This work will lead to a literary analysis later in the week.
HOMEWORK: Complete reading and notes to share most important scene in your dystopian novel during your small group sharing tomorrow. Complete two vocabulary activities by Thursday. Quiz on Friday.
5/8, Tuesday. Classwork: Time to work on vocabulary activities. Literature Circle meeting to share most important scene from your novel. Complete your list of literary elements in your novel. After a brief meeting with me, groups will determine the focus of their literary analysis, a short essay that will be done in class.
HOMEWORK: Complete reading to conclusion of dystopian novel and prepare notes for most important scene for final discussion on Friday. Complete two vocabulary activities for a check on Thursday. Quiz on Friday.
5/9, Wednesday. Classwork: time for work on vocabulary activities. Review objective, planning and rubric for literary analysis. Read over example of literary analysis and begin literary analysis with partner or small group. Use notes from literature circles, begin planning and maybe even first draft on a google doc.
HOMEWORK: Complete planning guide for Literary Analysis to type first draft tomorrow. Complete reading to conclusion of dystopian novel and prepare notes for most important scene for final discussion on Friday. Complete two vocabulary activities for a check tomorrow. Quiz on Friday.
5/10, Thursday. Classwork: check vocabulary activities. Work with partner or small group of literary analysis. Complete typing first draft on google doc. Work on a peer edit with a group who has not read your novel. The background information in paragraph should be clear enough to help anyone understand your novel. The second paragraph is more specific to your literary element, and your peer editors can give you feedback.
HOMEWORK: Complete reading to conclusion of dystopian novel and prepare notes for most important scene for final discussion TOMORROW. Quiz tomorrow on vocabulary.
5/11, Friday. Classwork: vocabulary quiz and final meeting to discuss most important scene of the conclusion of your novel. Work with partner to make final revisions to literary analysis. Print and turn in final copy of literary analysis. Introduce Dystopian Society project with 2 parts - background info. on the society you will create with your small group, a skit based on a diary entry of an average citizen in the society you have created.
HOMEWORK: None...amazing. Rest and be ready to work on this major project that will be very challenging.
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4/30, Monday. Introduce this week's vocabulary.
abjure (v)- to give up rights; to recant
judge (n)- a person chosen to interpret laws, decide on a winner or settle a controversy
jurisdiction (n)- the territory or land in which justice and laws are administered and followed
jurist (n)- an expert in law
jury (n)- a group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth
just (adj)- lawful; fair
justice (n)- fairness; rightfulness
justification (n)- the fact that is said to prove that something is true
justify (v)- to prove; to offer
perjury (v)- to break the law by lying; to break a formal promise; to break an oath
Monday classwork continued... visit Media Center and read independently and/or work on taking notes and preparing a passage to share with your group about the most important passage from your reading.
HOMEWORK: Complete reading and notes about an important passage from your reading for tomorrow's meeting. Complete two vocabulary activities by Thursday. Quiz on Friday.
5/1, Tuesday. Classwork: Time to work on vocabulary activities. Literature circle meeting that will include small group sharing and a group task. Pre-reading (anticipation questions and vocabulary) for dystopian short story. Small group task regarding propaganda for your society.
HOMEWORK: Complete reading and notes about an important passage from your reading for Friday's meeting. Complete two vocabulary activities by Thursday. Quiz on Friday.
5/2, Wednesday. Classwork: Time to work on vocabulary activities. Complete pre-reading activities and begin reading short story. Begin independently answering discussion questions.
HOMEWORK: Complete reading and notes about an important passage from your reading for Friday's meeting. Complete two vocabulary activities by Thursday. Quiz on Friday.
5/3, Thursday. Classwork: Vocabulary activities check while students complete discussion questions. Small group and whole group discussion of questions.
HOMEWORK: Complete reading and notes about an important passage from your reading for Friday's meeting. Vocabulary Quiz on Friday.
5/4, Friday. Classwork: vocabulary quiz. Discuss important events in your dystopian novel. Complete group task regarding your protagonist. Bring your book for time to read.
HOMEWORK: Complete reading and notes about an important passage from your reading for Tuesday's meeting. Only one more week to complete your novel.
4/23, Monday. Classwork: Introduce cred= believe
accreditation (n) granting approval or belief in a school
credential (n) a document that proves a person is believable
credible (adj) believable; reliable
credit (v) to believe that someone will do something
creditor (n) a person who believes that he will be paid back the money that he loaned
credulous (adj) tending to believe too easily; easily convinced; easily fooled
creed (n) a set of religious beliefs or principles
discredit (v) to refuse to believe; to reject as untrue
incredible (adj) not believable; improbable; unlikely
incredulous (adj) doubting; unwilling or unable to believe
Monday continued... pre-reading questions then reading about genetically modified food. Is it food? Read non-fiction to analyze advantages and disadvantages of genetically modified salmon.
HOMEWORK: Read and prepare notes on the most important scene in your dystopian novel for Tuesday's meeting.
Complete 2 vocabulary activities for Thursday. Quiz Friday on cred.
4/24, Tuesday. Classwork: Time to work on vocabulary. Literature circle group work discussing the most important event in your reading. Small group will also identify dystopian characteristics and controls. After this small group work, small groups will create a propaganda slogan that explains the society in their novel. Finish discussion on "Frankenfish."
HOMEWORK: Read and prepare notes on the most important scene in your dystopian novel for Friday's meeting.
Complete 2 vocabulary activities for Thursday. Quiz Friday on cred.
4/25, Wednesday. Classwork: Time to work on vocabulary activities. Pre-reading for a fiction short story. Reading short story and after a read, the audio version to sure up the details and dystopian characteristics. Begin working on notes for a seminar discussion, a major grade, on Thursday.
HOMEWORK: Read and prepare notes on the most important scene in your dystopian novel for Friday's meeting.
Complete 2 vocabulary activities for Thursday, tomorrow. Quiz Friday on cred.
4/26, Thursday. Classwork: Checking vocabulary activities while you work to complete notes for seminar discussion using text evidence. Seminar discussion.
HOMEWORK: Read and prepare notes on the most important scene in your dystopian novel for tomorrow's meeting.
Review for vocab quiz tomorrow.
4/27, Friday. Classwork: vocabulary quiz. Complete seminar discussion. Literature circle meeting.
HOMEWORK: Read and prepare notes on the most important scene in your dystopian novel for Tuesday's meeting.
4/16, Monday. Classwork: Introduce scrib, script= write
describe (v)- to say or write down how something or someone looks; to use adjectives in writing
inscription (n)- a short dedication written in a book or engraved on something, such as a coin or monument
manuscript (n)- a piece of writing; a book
postscript (n)- P.S.; a short bit of writing added after a letter is finished
prescription (n)- a piece of paper written by a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy
scribble (n)- sloppy writing that is hard to read
scribe (n)- a person who writes things down
script (n)- a set of papers with writing that will be read and acted out
subscription (n)- a written agreement to buy and read a magazine or newspaper for a set period of time
transcribe (v)- to write down or record; to translate
Monday classwork continued... begin reading and annotate "Utopian communities in America" in order to take a 4 question quiz. After quiz, independent reading or time to prepare notes for Tuesday's literature circle meeting.
HOMEWORK: Read assigned passage and prepare notes to share with literature circle tomorrow.
Complete 2 vocabulary activities for a check on Thursday. Vocab quiz on Friday.
Bring dystopian novel daily.
4/17, Tuesday. Classwork: Time to work on vocabulary. Literature Circle meeting that will include sharing of individual evaluation of most significant passage and notes that explain your thinking. Group task regarding how this society was established. Small group and whole class discussion of yesterday's non-fiction reading.
HOMEWORK: Read assigned passage and prepare notes to share with literature circle on Friday.
Complete 2 vocabulary activities by Thursday. Vocab quiz on Friday.
Bring your dystopian novel daily.
4/18, Wednesday. Classwork: Time to work on vocabulary activities. Continue whole group discussion regarding Utopian societies in America. Begin an activity to help identify propaganda, an important element in dystopian literature. Students will be working at stations that are posted around the room.
HOMEWORK: Read assigned passage and prepare notes to share with literature circle on Friday.
Complete 2 vocabulary activities by Thursday. Vocab quiz on Friday.
Bring your dystopian novel daily.
4/19, Thursday. Classwork: vocabulary check while students work on propaganda identification stations (double minor grade upon completion). Time to read independently or study vocabulary for tomorrow.
HOMEWORK: Read assigned passage and prepare notes to share with literature circle TOMORROW.
Vocab quiz TOMORROW .
Bring your dystopian novel daily.
4/20, Friday. Classwork: vocab quiz. Literature circle meeting with individual work and group task regarding the life of an average citizen in the society in the novel. Complete propaganda stations.
HOMEWORK: Read assigned passage and prepare notes to share with literature circle on Tuesday, 4/24.
Bring your dystopian novel daily.
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4/9, Monday. Classwork: introduce graph vocab words.
Graph= writing
autobiography (n)- writing about a person's life written by that person
autograph (n)- the writing of one's own name
bibliography (n)- the written list of all the books used in a report or book
biography (n)- a book written about a person's life
cartography (n)- mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts
homograph (n)- a word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning (e.g., bow--hair and bow--ship)
paragraph (n)- a section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence
phonograph (n)- record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound
photography (n)- the use of light to record an image using a camera
seismograph (n)- a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth
Classwork continued: Journaling for 5 questions to review dystopian controls from before Spring Break. Video viewing. After video students will complete 2 tasks. Task one: objective summary with main idea, supporting details, but no opinions. Task two: acrostic poem from the work irony.
HOMEWORK: Complete 2 vocabulary activities by Thursday. Quiz Friday on 'graph' words
Bring dystopian novel every day for any opportunity to read independently.
Tuesday, 4/10. Classwork: Time to work on 'graph' vocabulary activities. Discussion of yesterday's video and time to complete two tasks from video. After video students will complete 2 tasks. Task one: objective summary with main idea, supporting details, but no opinions. Task two: acrostic poem from the work irony. These tasks should be completed by the end of class on Tuesday, if additional time is needed, CAT is available Wednesday. All tasks must be turned in by the end of CAT on Wednesday, 4/11.
HOMEWORK: Complete 2 vocabulary activities by Thursday. Quiz Friday on 'graph' words
Bring dystopian novel every day for any opportunity to read independently.
Wednesday, 4/11. CAT: Time to complete objective summary or acrostic poem. Both of these tasks are due at end of CAT on Wednesday before field trip.
HOMEWORK: Complete 2 vocabulary activities by Thursday. Quiz Friday on 'graph' words
Bring dystopian novel every day for any opportunity to read independently.
Thursday, 4/12. Classwork: Check vocabulary activities. Begin reading and annotation of poem "One." Students will annotate for central idea, then do some small group work and discussion. Students will explore a connection or contradiction between perfection and individuality in this poem. Time to begin reading independently from dystopian novel.
HOMEWORK: Review for vocabulary quiz Friday on 'graph' words
Bring dystopian novel every day for any opportunity to read independently.
Friday, 4/13. Classwork: vocabulary quiz.
Move to literature circle groups to create a reading schedule for your novel. Review task that will be due for Tuesday's meeting. Each student will find a passage that is significant and bring that passage and a written component that explains their thinking regarding the significance of this passage. It can be a conversation, description of an event, plot twist or anything the student deems significant and can share with the group. The written portion must explain why this passage is important. See worksheet "Ravens Literature Circles" under weekly notes and task.
Time to read independently and work on task for Tuesday's literature circle meeting.
HOMEWORK: Complete an evaluation of the reading for Tuesday to argue why one scene ( a minimum of a page in your book) is the most significant scene from your reading. One paragraph must accompany your reading of this passage from the novel.
What makes a scene significant? setting- the society's dystopian structure
plot- how does the conflict from the dystopian setting influence the plot?
theme- what are the different messages or ideas that the book is trying to show us?
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3/26, Monday. Classwork: UNIT TEST. No vocabulary this week, but fear not it will return in April.
HOMEWORK: Order and take delivery of your dystopian novel by 4/9/18.
See me if you cannot afford a novel, or if you are struggling to order your novel.
Get a good night's rest and bring a few pencils for the performance task.
3/27, Tuesday. Performance Task 8:30-10:30. Classwork: Non-fiction reading and discussion of the positive impact of social media. Introduce dystopian elements- characteristics of dystopian literature including characteristics of dystopian protagonists and dystopian societies.
HOMEWORK: Order and take delivery of your dystopian novel by 4/9/18.
See me if you cannot afford a novel, or if you are struggling to order your novel.
3/28, Wednesday. Classwork: Complete our introduction of dystopian literature. Begin reading "North Korea vs. The World." Begin considering how many dystopian elements exist in North Korea.
HOMEWORK: Order and take delivery of your dystopian novel by 4/9/18.
See me if you cannot afford a novel, or if you are struggling to order your novel.
3/29, Thursday. Classwork: Create a double bubble map to compare and contrast North Korea and a dystopian society.
HOMEWORK: Order and take delivery of your dystopian novel by 4/9/18.
See me if you cannot afford a novel, or if you are struggling to order your novel.
Clean out all Q3 notes. Don't throw out any materials in page protectors or Dystopian Characteristics work sheet.
3/19, Monday. Classwork: introduce vocabulary words port= carry
deport (verb)- to carry or send away from a country; to banish
export (verb)- to carry out of the country
import (verb)- to carry into the country
portable (adjective: describes a noun)- capable of being easily carried
portage (noun)- the route over which boats and supplies are carried over land from one lake or river to another
porter (noun)- an attendant who carries travelers' luggage for them
portfolio (noun)- a case for carrying loose papers
report (noun)- a collection of writing that carries information to be share again with someone new
support (verb)- to carry the weight of something
transport (verb)- to carry something from one place to another
Monday: classwork continued review graphic organizer for argumentative essay. Review components for each paragraph, using text evidence and citing sources. Complete graphic organizer to type first draft on Tuesday.
HOMEWORK: Complete graphic organizer to type first draft on Tuesday.
Complete 2 vocabulary activities by Thursday. Quiz on Friday- port and miss, mit
3/20, Tuesday. Classwork: Time to work on vocabulary activities. Review rubric. Review expectations for typing a google doc. Students will use a google document, so they will have access to the document to work on it at home. Documents should be double spaced, use parenthetical citations for sources, 12 pt. font. We will edit this document with a peer on Wednesday and make final edits on Thursday.
HOMEWORK: Complete typing first draft on a google doc.
Complete 2 vocabulary activities for a check on Thursday. Quiz on Friday- port, miss, mit.
3/21, Wednesday and 3/22, Thursday. Classwork: time to work on vocab on Wednesday and time to check vocab. on Thursday. Work with a peer editor and work your way through the extensive peer edit sheet. Work with your partner to improve and clarify your content. Some grammar is also included on the sheet. After your peer edit is done, use notes and resources in your page protectors to do final revisions. Use comma rules, citing text evidence, and quotation rules to make your paper excellent. Do final review of the rubric and compare the rubric and your essay.
HOMEWORK: Make final revisions to your essay and be ready to print final copy on Friday.
Complete 2 vocabulary activities for a check on Thursday. Quiz on Friday- port, miss, mit.
Bring books to return or renew to the Media Center for our last visit before Spring Break.
3/23, Friday. Classwork: ace a vocabulary quiz. Print final copy of argumentative essay, attach rubric and turn in this major grade. Renew or return any books for our Media Center visit. Review story elements, literary elements and poetry terms for Monday's Unit Test.
HOMEWORK: Review story elements, literary elements and poetry terms for Monday's Unit Test.
Order dystopian novel by 4/9. This deadline is quickly approaching, but if you need help, please send me an e-mail.
As the third quarter draws to a close, students will have several opportunities to fortify their third quarter grade. In the next few weeks, we have a seminar discussion ( 3/14 & 3/15), an essay (week of 3/20) and a unit test (3/26).
3/12, Monday and 3/13, Tuesday. Classwork: Introduce vocabulary words for the week. Miss, Mit = send
admit (v)- to send someone in; to allow someone to enter
dismiss (v)- to send someone out; to let someone leave
emit (v)- to send out or give off (such as an odor)
intermission (n)- a break between acts of a play or performance during which people are sent out for snacks or stretch breaks
missile (n)- a weapon designed to be sent in the direction of a target
mission (n)- a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do
omit (v)- to leave out; to not send
remit (v)- to send back (usually related to paying bills)
submit (v)- to "send" yourself under someone else's control; to give into someone else's power
transmit (v)- to send something across places; to pass along
Classwork continued...complete reading teleplay "Monsters are Due on Maple Street" and complete discussion questions and theme worksheet. Book Fair visit. Review any questions about "Monsters" teleplay.
HOMEWORK: Bring money for Book Fair. Several of our dystopian novels are available at the AMS Book Fair. Most of the titles are between $10 and $12.
Complete two vocabulary activities for Friday. Quiz on Friday.
3/14, Wednesday. Classwork: Time to work on vocabulary activities. Collect worksheet on "Monsters" teleplay.
Discuss and review expectations for Paideia discussion (MAJOR GRADE) on Wednesday and Thursday. Hand out sheets for discussion notes. Students have access to all non-fiction materials to use as text evidence to support their argument and discussion when they are in the inner circle. Students, when seated in the outer circle, will take notes to acknowledge the other side. This acknowledgement will be a critical piece of their argumentative essay that we will begin later this week. The essay coming next week is a major grade. Students will be asked to gather their thoughts and text evidence on whether technology is beneficial or detrimental to society and debate these ideas in class.
HOMEWORK: Complete "Monsters" worksheet, if not turned in during class today. The video is attached.
Complete two vocabulary activities for review on Friday. Quiz on Friday.
Be sure to purchase your dystopian novel for class on 4/9/18. If complications arise, please let me know in order to address those complications. Any student or family that cannot purchase a novel, please let me know, and I will take care of the situation...just let me know.
3/15, Thursday. Classwork: Practice your thoughts, ideas, theories with text evidence in a small group. Short seminar discussion for both inner circle and outer circle groups.
HOMEWORK: Review seminar notes to seminar to have a strong conclusion to the discussion tomorrow...it is a MAJOR GRADE.
Complete two vocabulary activities for review on Friday. Quiz on Friday.
Be sure to purchase your dystopian novel for class on 4/9/18. If complications arise, please let me know in order to address those complications. Any student or family that cannot purchase a novel, please let me know, and I will take care of the situation...just let me know.
3/16, Friday. Classwork: Vocab quiz and check of vocabulary activities. Conclude seminar discussion. Any band students who will be on the field trip on Friday, there is an opportunity for a seminar make up session and vocab. quiz make up session on Monday and Tuesday during CAT. Reflect on your performance and set goals for our next seminar. Get a first look at argumentative essay. Walk through graphic organizer that must be completed by Tuesday, 3/20. This essay is a MAJOR GRADE.
Argumentative Essay Schedule
- Graphic Organizer due 3/20, Tuesda
- 3/20, Typing first draft in Media Center
- Peer Edit and making final revisions
- Final Copy due by end of class
3/26 UNIT 3 ASSESSMENT
3/27 Wake County Performance Task
4/9 Begin our new unit "Search for Tomorrow"
3/5 Monday. Classwork: Introduce vocabulary words for the week. Sect= cut; separate
bisect (verb)- to cut into two pieces