MONDAY 10-17 C-Day: 6-Word Horror Stories (Periods 1, 2, 4 Only Due to 1/2 Day)
Announcements
- No Chromebook Needed Today!
DO Now - Google It!
Directions: Go to Google.com and enter the search term "6-Word Memoirs" Look through a bunch of the differents sites about 6-word memoirs. Write down an answer to the following question...
In your own words, what is a 6-word memoir?
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- I can write a 6-Word Life Story or a 6-Word Horror Story.
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Mini-Lesson: What is a 6-Word Memoir?
- How to write a 6-Word Memoir
- Write one as a class...
Work Time
- You try it!
- Ideas for 6-Word Memoirs
- Ideas for 6-Word Horror Stories
- PEER EDIT!
- Give your final draft to a friend.
- Have them check it for capitalization, spelling, grammar and punctuation. Not sure? Run it by Mr. D.
Assessment / Homework
- Once you have your final 6-words...
1. For a 6-Word Horror Story: Write it on orange construction paper and hand it in.
2. For a 6-Word Memoir: Post it on this website and share it with the world!
- Once you have your final 6-words...
TUESDAY 10-18 D-Day: Mash Up Day
Announcements
- Get your Chromebook
- Go to the class Blog
- Start your Do Now (see below)
DO Now - Rewind and Refresh
Directions: Go back to the Gallery Walk Photos and respond to the prompt below in your composition notebook.
- Prompt: Find one new detail in a photo you didn't notice before and draw one new inference about it.
- Sample Response: On page 9 of the photo gallery, the picture shows a group of people getting off a large helicopter that landed on a aircraft carrier. There is a little girl with them. I can infer that these might be missionaries who have come to help the people of Saigon and that they are staying a long time and brought their families with them.
Learning Target(s)
- I can create one inference based on discussion with my group.
- I can turn in a link for my vocabulary flashcards in order to receive credit.
- I can get a novel from the library and create a tag that identifies it as mine in case it is misplaced.
Mini-Lesson: Mixed Bag of Stuff
- Demonstrate how to prepare a sticky note tag for the novel Inside Out and Back Again.
- Go to library to check out novel.
- Explain how to complete Assignment 8.0 in Google Classroom.
Work Time
- Make a sticky note with your personal information on it that will be stuck on the inside cover of your novel once we return from the library.Include the following info on your sticky note....
- First and Last Name
- Period X
- Mr. DeGrandis, 178
- You will work with your Gallery Walk team to complete assignment 8.0 in Google classroom.
- Login in to www.FlashCardMachine.com
- Enter your Shareable Link in the attached Google Doc and Turn In for a grade in Assignment 10.0!
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Assessment / Homework
- Complete the vocabulary assignment in Google Classroom titled: Homework: Vocabulary Words in Sentences.
- Study for the vocabulary test coming up on Friday!
WEDNESDAY 10-19 A-Day: No Classes Due to PSATs
THURSDAY 10-20 B-Day: Review for Vocab Test: Around the Room and Back Again!
FRIDAY 10-21 C-Day: Vocabulary Quiz and DIRT Day
DIRECTIONS
- Take the Quiz: Click here to take the quiz on Vocabulary List I
- If you owe any assignments, get them done now!
- Start DIRT Day, but no need to record your thoughts today - just read!
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DIRT Day Expectations
- Do the following BEFORE the bell rings…
- Open your DIRT Day Assignment in Google Classroom.
- Be in your seat reading.
- Focus on your reading the entire period.
- Do not sub-vocalize during DIRT.
- Complete 10 thoughts using the Active Reading Model by the end of the period. Do more for extra credit.
If You Finish a Book…
In an email to Mr. DeGrandis, write a review about your book in 3-paragraph essay format.
Guidelines for the Essay:
- ¶ 1 - title, author and genre of the novel and your opinion of the book (controlling idea).
- ¶ 2 - short summary of the book and include at least two text-based examples from the book
that support your controlling idea in ¶ - ¶ 3 - explain why you would or would not recommend this book to a friend and where they might be able to find it or purchase it.
If You Forgot Your Book…
- Choose a book from the class library or Mr. DeGrandis will give you one.
- Be sure to bring your book next week.
If You Want to Switch Books…
In an email to Mr. DeGrandis, write an Abandon Book Essay.
Guidelines:
- ¶ 1 – title, author and genre of the novel you are abandoning and
three reasons you don’t like the book (controlling idea). - ¶ 2 through 4 - Develop each reason using text-based details from the book.
- ¶ 5 - Offer your suggestions for other novels you have read that another student might enjoy.
