LEARNING TARGET: As a result of today’s class you should be able to analyze key quotes from the reading.
Author: cesikkenga
FRIDAY NOV 8
LEARNING TARGETS: By the end of class you should
A) have some ideas about how the GAMES themselves contribute to major themes SUSAN COLLINS wants us to see!
B) Be able to apply the “BREAD AND CIRCUSES” quote to what Collins is trying to tell us.
THURSDAY NOV. 7
In class today:
- Vocab Warmup Slide 24
- Reading Day: Should be finished with p. 221/Ch. 16 by the time you arrive at class on Friday.
WEDNESDAY NOV. 5
LEARNING TARGET: You will participate in Socratic Seminar (NOTE: If your phone slot is not filled with a phone or a pink slip, you will be AUTOMATICALLY selected for the inner circle.)
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5
TARGETS: As a result of Today’s Class you should be able to
A) correctly pronounce all of the new vocab words
B) Be able to explain how a SOCRATIC SEMINAR works.
C) Be able to suggest multiple questions to to ask about chapters 10-13.
FRI DAY NOV. 1
TARGETS: BY the end of today you should be able to
- Explain the three points of view and determine which one The Hunger Games Uses
- Explain foreshadowing and identify possible examples in PART 1
- Explain how Katnis’ character has developed over the first part of the novel
- Discuss potential themes you are seeing
TUES/WED OCT 29 and OCT 30
YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Complete the Questions on Google Slides that we started yesterday. (everything is up at classroom. Two separate assignments–it is OK to combine them if you like–I just split them up yesterday so people weren’t rushing through them to get done. The thinking and discussion is the important part here, not simply completing the task.
CHANGES TO THE SCHEDULE:
- Vocab Quiz now THURSDAY:
- QUIZ OVER ALL OF PART 1 (Ch. 1-9 now MONDAY 11/4)
IF YOU WANT THEM, VOCAB REVIEW CROSSWORD AND STUDY GUIDE FOR CH. 8-9 available on table under the big screen.
WORK PRIORITY TODAY
- FINISH GROUP SLIDESHOW QUESTIONS
- IF time remaining, work on either review crossword or study guide or read ahead.
- Assuming you’ve finished Ch. 8-9, Next reading due is pages 133-184 by NEXT TUESDAY 10/5
THURSDAY OCT. 24
Learning targets: by the end of today’s class you should be able to
A) Explain , in your own words, the meanings of SYMBOLISM and FLASHBACK and why authors use them.
B) Literary terms presentation
B) Be able to use critical and close reading skills to answer questions on the reading.
MONDAY/TUESDAY OCT 21-22
LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of these classes you should be able to
–develop initial profiles of the CHARACTERIZATION in HUNGER GAMES
–explain the difference between PLOT and THEME
–develop initial ideas about the SETTING of THE HUNGER GAMES
THURSDAY OCT. 17 and FRIDAY OCT 18
LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to
A) Define DYSTOPIA in your Own Words
B) Explain why young readers are drawn to DYSTOPIA
C) Explain how Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s short story “Harrison Bergeron” fits the model of DYSTOPIAN FICTION
READ HUNGER GAMES 3-33 by start of class MONDAY!!