Daily Agenda: August 19, 2015
HW:
Turn in signed syllabus by Friday, August 26th
- syllabus
- Classroom procedures/expectations
- website
- Interest Inventory
Daily Agenda: H. English I August 22, 2016 - Google Classroom Sign-up (different from Summer Reading)
- collect parent signatures/ missing projects
- English Survey (finish from Friday and turn in)
- Learning style survey
- Intro to Socratic Seminar (begin preparations with preliminary questions--focus points)
Daily Agenda: H. English I: Aug. 23 - Continue Socratic Seminar--divide into two groups and begin discussion
- Intro to poetry portfolio
- HW: begin work on poetry portfolio
Daily Agenda: H. English I: Aug. 24/25 - Extra Credit expectations
- Finish socratic discussion
- IN CLASSROOM: Exit Slip: Reflection Do you feel that a debate or socratic seminar is most successful for student learning? Explain.
Daily Agenda: H. English I August 26 - TPCASTT Notes
- Finish as a class (think, pair, share)--create a document or hand write
- Socratic Exit Slip (6th hour--you have done this so we will just discuss).
- Begin working on poetry portfolio
- QUESTIONS??
Daily Agenda: H. English I--Aug. 29
Poem of the day: “The Red Wheel Barrow” by William Carlos Williams
- TPCASTT-Critique (You will need a sheet of paper)
- Title, paraphrase, connotation, attitude, shift, title, theme
- Imagism (mini-lesson)--PPT (notes in Classroom)
- Example: “In a Station of the Metro” Ezra Pound
The Villanelle---Analyze “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”
- Discuss the format/ PPT notes
- Villanelle structure sheet (begin working on villanelle)
- EXIT SLIP-- (Last 5 min. of class--MUST TURN IN BEFORE LEAVING CLASS)
Agenda: H. English I- Aug .31/ Sep. 1 - Analyze "Sonnet 18"
- Shakespearean Sonnets--format PPT
- Ekphrastic Poetry PPT (20 min)
- Sylvia Plath’s “The Disquieting Muses”
- EdCafe--Introduction (20 min)
- Mini EdCafe with Ekphrastic Poetry (15 min)
- EdCafe (By Tuesday--Must have poem ready to present to class) (10 min.)
- choose a poem you would like to “mirror” for your portfolio (by Friday)
- must be ready to lead an EdCafe with a poem written based off the original (by Tuesday)
- HW-Time in class to work on poetry portfolio/ finish notes (15 min.)
Agenda: H. English I: Sept. 2 - Concrete Poetry PPT/Notes
- Sign up for EdCafe
- EdCafe Prep:
- choose a piece of artwork you would like to use as inspiration for your ekphrastic poem and prepare how you will lead your session
- must be ready to lead an EdCafe with a poem written based off the original artwork (by Tuesday)
Agenda: H. English I Sept. 6
EdCafe Sessions 1 and 2..maybe 3
- 1 page of notes (2 takeaways)
- Decompress/ discuss what worked/didn’t work for EdCafe
- HW: Prepare for Sessions 3-5
- MAP TESTING ON BLOCK DAY--BRING A BOOK/HOMEWORK/WORD SEARCH TO WORK ON
MAP TESTING--September 7 and 8, 2016
Independent Reading Guidelines--Contract on Monday
- EdCafe Sessions 3-5--1 pages of notes
- Chromebooks: Time to work on portfolios
- HW: Continue portfolio/ Questions?
- Independent reading contracts
- Slam Poetry (TedTalk example)
- discuss components of slam poetry (10 min.)
- Time to work on portfolios (20 min.)
- HW: Continue portfolio/Questions? (5 min)
- Slam Poetry: Malcolm London “High School Training Ground”
- Prepare poem for class presentation (“Coffee Shop”
- Work on portfolios
- Peer edit portfolios
- Prepare for performance:
- Name
- title of poem
- read poem
- inspiration
- explanation
- why chose this poem?
- "Coffee Shop" in class--perform one poem to the class (any choice from portfolio)
- After “Coffee Shop”--time to work on independent reading project; portfolio
Agenda: H. English I Sept. 16
- Poetry portfolio (due by the end of the day)
- Collect poem to be hung on wall
- Turn in any artistic poetry to the tray (name on the back)
- Complete reflection over poetry unit (in Classroom)
- Work on independent reading
- Contracts due today
- Work on independent reading project (in Classroom)
- Bellringer: What qualities does a hero possess/not possess? (5 min.)
- A hero always tells the truth
- A hero may never harm.
- A hero must follow the laws set by the government.
- A hero must always be brave.
- A hero must always show kindness.
- Qualities of a hero WS while watching The Lord of the Rings
- Fill out chart with qualities of a hero (35 min.)
Agenda: H. English I Sept. 20
- Bellringer: Why do you think doing the right thing can be difficult? (5 min.)
- Continue qualities of a hero while watching Lord of the Rings (32 min.)
Agenda: H. English I Sept. 21/22
- Welcome Ms. Regan for a presentation.
- Bellringer: Who are our present day heroes? What makes them heroes?
- Continue The Lord of the Rings
- Continue movie-
Agenda: H. English I Sept. 26
- Bellringer: What other stories have you read/watched that follow the Hero’s Journey?
- ChromeBooks to set up websites for digital portfolios
- Blog Prompt
Agenda: H. English I Sept. 27
Objective: Understand how Lord of the Rings follows the Hero’s Journey by reviewing the Monomyth.
- Publish blogs
- Monomyth notes
- If time:
Agenda: H. English I Sept.28/29
Objective: Understand how Lord of the Rings follows the Hero’s Journey by reviewing the Monomyth.
- Finish LOTR
- Finish Prezi Notes over LOTR and the monomyth
- Preview “The Odyssey”
- Background of “The Odyssey” PPT
- Read opening/discuss
- Assign: Read p. 896-913
Agenda: H. English I Oct. 3
Objective: Understand how The Odyssey follows the Hero’s Journey by reviewing the Monomyth - Finish reading from Friday
- Reading Check #1 (in classroom)
- Make sure you mark blog #1 as done
- Continue reading p. 916-925
- Discussion tomorrow (over 1st reading)
Agenda: H. English I Oct. 4
Complete reading check #1 (if not finished) - Watch clips from O’ Brother, Where Art Thou? (10 min.)
- Discuss the cyclops encounter (small groups)
- Similarities to O’Brother?
- Finish reading: p. 916-925
Agenda: H. English I Oct. 5/6 - Bellringer: Do Odysseus' flaws outweigh his heroic qualities? (complete on paper to be used for activity)
- Read pages 928-937 of “The Odyssey” (15 min.)
- Reading Check #2 (10 min.)
- Read pg. 943-954 (T-Chart--Odysseus-- qualities of hero/flaws for today’s reading)
- Discussion of readings (with partner) focusing on qualities of a hero and tragic flaws
Agenda: H. English I Oct. 11 - Bellringer: Turn in charts from last week (Odysseus and heroic/flawed traits); complete reading check #3 (in Classroom)
- Discuss readings up to this point (questions??)
- Project handout/discussion (10 min.)
- Read pages 955-964 (20 min.)
- If time: Blog Post #2: Why do you think The Odyssey might be considered a classic and/or an important piece of literature to know?
- Agenda: H. English I Oct. 12/13
- Final discussion on reading
- Blog Post #2: Why do you think The Odyssey might be considered a classic and/or an important piece of literature to know?
- Class time to work on Prezi for The Odyssey
- Questions???
- Projects due October 19/20 (to be presented on block day)
- Class work day for Prezi projects (let me know partners by the end of class) (25 min.)
- REMINDER: Independent Reading Assignment (will be due by Sunday @ midnight via Google Classroom)
Agenda: H. English I Oct. 14 - Get into groups
- Continue working on Prezis
- MAKE SURE PRESENTATION IS SHARED WITH ME VIA PREZI
- Cyclops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP0oDhYnUSQ