No NEW TARGETS

WORK DAY FOR CER PARAGRAPH AND/OR FINALIZING WHERE I’M FROM POEM

WARMUP: Grab a mini sheet from the front table

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to

1. Write an original C.E.R. Paragraph from a prompt

REMINDER: QUIZ TOMORROW: TOP 10 ERRORS (from sheet) and Literary Terms (from chart)

WARMUP: Review your learning targets from yesterday. Without looking at notes, what do you remember about them?

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to

1. Explain three different READING STRATEGIES and evaluate which ones you think might work best for you.
2. Explain the concept of GRIT.

PRESENTATION ON GRIT AND READING STRATEGIES

WARMUP: On a sheet of scratch paper or somewhere in your notebook, quickly write down what you remember about:

1. Best practices for being a successful student
2. Why it’s a good idea to take notes by hand
3. The following literary terms (tone, mood, plot, theme, imagery, simile, metaphor)

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to

A) Explain each of the TOP 10 errors from this sheet (QUIZ FRIDAY)

B) define and create an original example of

POINTS OF VIEW: 1st Person, 2nd Person, 3rd Person (objective, limited, omniscient)

THREE TYPES OF IRONY: Situational, Dramatic, Verbal

LITERARY TERMS PRESENTATION

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to define and create an original example of each of the following

Plot vs THEME

Tone

Mood

Simile

Metaphor

Imagery

Hyperbole

Euphamism

LEARNING TARGETS: You should be able to explain/define (In your own words) the following term: PARADOX

In class:

FIRST AND SECOND HOUR: Mostly writing time on the poem

FIFTH AND SIXTH HOUR: Finish poem close reading/analysis. Then writing time.

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of todays class you should be able to

1. Generate your own original interpretation of George Ella Lyon’s poem “Where I’m From.”
2. Use Lyon’s structure and techniques to write your own version of Lyon’s poem.

IN CLASS

1. Finishing leftovers from Monday
2. Close reading exercise on “Where I’m From”
3. Writing Time.

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to the following

1. Explain at least three reasons why taking notes by hand is an effective strategy for learning.
2. Explain how to use an APOSTROPHE
3. Explain the two situations where words are capitalized.
4. Define each of the following in your own words
   • Noun
   • Verb
   • Adjective
   • Adverb
5. Explain the two elements needed to form a sentence

PRESENTATION: FATAL ERRORS PART ONE

ARTICLE: NOTES BY HAND

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class, you should be able to

A) Explain the steps and tools used to ANALYZE a quote at a level above “comprehension.”

B) Write an SAT-style multiple choice question that requires users to analyze a quote from The Hunger Games

C) Be able to briefly explain Blooms Taxonomy/Levels of Thinking

IN CLASS:

1. Reviewed Bloom’s Taxonomy/Levels of thinking
2. worked in groups of three to complete a quote analysis exercise (distributed on hard copies in class and posted to classroom and debriefed that activity.
3. Time remaining: reading time

HOMEWORK FOR TOMORROW

1. Be read through Chapter 9
2. Remember: Quiz tomorrow (Multiple Choice, some short answer/quote analysis)

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class, you should be able to define the following ideas and apply them to THE HUNGER GAMES

• Trope:
  • a recurring theme or motif, as in literature or art:the trope of motherhood;the heroic trope.
  • a convention or device that establishes a predictable or stereotypical representation of a character, setting, or scenario in a creative work:From her introduction in the movie, the character is nothing but a Damsel in Distress trope.The author relies on our knowledge of the Haunted House trope to set the scene.
• The Hero’s Journey
• THE MOST COMMON THEMES IN LITERATURE

In class:

• Discuss the concept of a trope
• Watch video: The Hero’s journey/Discussion–how does it apply to our novel?
• Read article: most common themes in literature. Discuss: which ones most apply to our novel.

TIME REMAINING: Reading Time

Due tomorrow: read Chapters 7-9 of Hunger Games.