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Sunday, January 10, 2016

English 8 MP2 - Week 8

     MONDAY   1-11  B-day: Complete Final Edits and Turn-in Your Project     

     Announcements     

  • You will need your Chromebook
  • Check your Gmail!
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     DO Now - NONE   
     Entry Title:  XXXXXXX

  • No Do Now for Today
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     Learning Target(s)     
  • I can complete final edits on my project.
  • I can turn in my project via Google Classroom. 
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     Mini-Lesson     

  1. Use the feedback (grades) from Peers A & B to make your final edits to your poem(s).
  2. Make the edits suggested by your Peer editors.
  3. Then, share your poem with Peer C.
  4. Peer C should check only for grammar, spelling and punctuation.
  5. Make any last minute edits to your poem(s) and Turn it in before the end of the period!


         TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY   1-12/1-13  C-Day/D-day: Intro Lessons for To Kill a Mockingbird     

         Announcements     

    • You will need your Chromebook
    • Check your Gmail!
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         DO Now - Copy     
         Entry Title:  Pictures or Words?

    • Read the two quotes below.  Pick the one you feel most strongly about (not both) and explain why.  Be prepared to share what you wrote.


      QUOTE 1
      A picture is worth a thousand words. - Fred R. Bernard

      QUOTE 2
      ...your words can cut like a knife. - Proverbs 12:18
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         Learning Target(s)     
    • I can get information from photographs and make inferences based on those images.  RL 8.1 
    • I can explain the advantages and disadvantages of gathering information from photographs.  RI 8.7 
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         Mini-Lesson     
    • Create a New Folder labeled, To Kill a Mockingbird
    • Open Notice and Wonder Chart for TKMB
    • Using your Notice and Wonder Chart for TKMB, capture specific details you notice in each photo.  You will have one minute to view each photo.
    • REMINDER:  Inferencing is noticing clues from a text and using your background knowledge to express logical conclusions about the text.
    • What do you notice and wonder about the following images?


    • IMAGE 1


      IMAGE 2



      IMAGE 3


      IMAGE 4


      IMAGE 5
      Civil rights march on Washington, D.C.


      TURN and TALK
      Select a partner and discuss your thoughts about the following questions with them.  Be ready to share your thoughts with the class!
        1. What do all of these photos have in common?
        2. Why might all of these people be holding signs?
        3. What might be motivating all these people?
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           Work Time       
      • View the photo below.  On your notice and wonder chart, jot down details of what you notice in this photo.
      • TURN and TALK: Share what you noticed with a partner.
      • Discuss the following questions:
        1. Who might be taking a stand in this photo?
        2. How might taking a stand be a positive and a negative?
        3. Taking a stand is when someone tries to help another person and not hurt them.






        Work time:  TAKING A STAND: The Frayer Model
        Developing a deeper understanding of what it means to take a stand.
        (Note: Leave space!  We will be adding to this document as we read the novel!)

        1. Examples:  Turn and Talk:  Brainstorm examples of Taking a Stand with your partner.  Share your Turn and Talk examples.
        2. Definition:  Taking a stand means to go out of your way to express your belief in something.  It means to stand up for what you believe in, not just keep quiet about your beliefs.
        3. Characteristics:  What are some characteristics or qualities that a person who takes a stand might have?
        4. Non-Examples:  What might a person do that is the opposite of taking a strand.
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             Assessment / Homework       
        • NONE


             THURSDAY   1-14  A-Day: Who is Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm?             

             Announcements     

        • You will need your Chromebook
        • Extra Help:  Tuesdays after school! Just tell Mr. D. you're coming!
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             DO Now - CHECK YOUR GMAIL   
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             Learning Target(s)     
        • I can cite the evidence that Shirley Chisholm uses to support her claims in the speech, "Equal Rights for Women."  RL8.1
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             Who is Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm?     
        • (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) Shirley was an American politician, educator, and author.  She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress.  On January 25, 1972, she became the first major-party black candidate for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination (US Senator Margaret Chase Smith had previously run for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination).  She received 152 first-ballot votes at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.


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             Mini-Lesson: Reading for the GIST     
        • Open the the speech, Equal Rights for Women.
        • Check out the Reading Closely: Guiding Questions handout.
        • Note:  This speech is an example of someone taking a stand!
        • We will be using this text over the course of the next few lessons.
        • Reading Closely: Guiding Questions
          1. TURN and TALK:  What might be some questions you think are important to ask before reading this article?  Why? (Check out the first two boxes on the handout.)
          2. You will be reading this text to understand the author's point of view and how the author structures the text to prove her claim!
        • Read Aloud / Think Aloud: Actively Reading the Text
          1. Mark your Text:  Circle any unknown words as you listen!
          2. Turn and Talk:  What do you think is the gist of the speech?
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               Work Time       
          • On a half sheet of paper, using TREES to structure your response, answer the following question based on today's reading...

            Periods 1, & 2:  Compare what Shirley's Chisholm says about women's rights in 1969 with your view of women's rights in 2015.  What are some reasons you feel women do or do not have equal rights today.  Use TREES to structure your response.

            Periods 6 & 9:  What might be the overall main idea (the gist) of this speech by Shirley Chisholm?  Use TREES to structure your response!
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               Assessment / Homework       
          • Hand in your response from Work Time.




               FRIDAY   1-15  B-Day: DIRT Day                                            
          • Do Now - Start a DIRT Day Entry
          • Entry Title:  DIRT DAY