Announcements
- Grab your Chromebook
- Check Your Gmail!
- Study for the vocabulary test on Thursday!
DO Now - NEW! Online Vocabulary Crossword
Directions: Click the link below to try this cool online crossword puzzle!Learning Target(s)
- I can create digital flashcards to help me study for the Vocabulary List V quiz.
Mini-Lesson: Review of Submitting
- Create a New FlashCard Set titled Vocab List V
- Click the SHARING tab
- Click ENABLE under Private Sharing
- Click SAVE SET DETAILS
- Copy the Blue Link that appears.
- Paste Blue link in Google Classroom Assignment 31.0
Work Time
- Create your cards.
Assessment / Homework
- Submit by the end of the period.
TUESDAY 2-14 B-Day: The Golden Rule Gallery Walk
Announcements
- Study for the vocabulary test on Thursday!
- Open your Discussion Appointment Sheet!
- Do you have your novel with you?
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DO Now - Visual Synectics
Do one for a ticket! Do two for another ticket! Raffle is Friday!
Purloining is like...
Being pithy is like...
Having temerity is like...
Expunging is like...
because...
Learning Target(s)
- I can explain how Harper Lee expresses The Golden Rule in To Kill a Mockingbird. (RL.8.1)
- I can make inferences about quotes on The Golden Rule. (RL.8.1)
- I can evaluate the similarities and differences between how the novel presents The Golden Rule scene and how the film version presents The Golden Rule scene in To Kill a Mockingbird. (RL.8.3, 8.5)
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Mini-Lesson: The Golden Rule Gallery Walk
- We will be going on a Gallery Walk in the first floor Hallway.
- You will see 10 different quotes in the hall.
- Your Goal: Read all ten quotes and pick your favorite!
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Work Time - The Golden Rule Note-catcher
- Open Assignment 32.0 in Goolge Classroom
- Find your favorite quote and paste it in the box provided.
- With a your NYC Appointment, determine what is similar about the quotes and what is different and write your responses in the note-catcher.
- Be prepared to share your inferences with the class.
- Now write your own version of The Golden Rule.
Part II - The Golden Rule in the Novel
- With your partner discuss and answer the following questions.
- Why might Jem have invited Walter home for lunch?
- How does Atticus explain the idea of treating others the way you would want to be treated to Scout?
- Why might you consider Little Chuck Little a born gentleman? How does this reflect the Golden Rule?
- How might climbing in someone else’s skin be an example of The Golden Rule?
- Class Discussion of Your Answers
Part III - The Film to Text Note-Catcher
- Read Aloud/Think Aloud pages 39-42: Golden Rule scene, novel.
- Modeling of how to complete the The Text-to-Film Comparison Notecatcher.
- Turn and Talk: What do you think "stay faithful" means in column 1?
- Turn and Talk: What do you think depart means?
- Important: When we read, we often get an idea in our minds of what characters look like or how they are supposed to act. We imagine scenes and settings. Directors, actors, and even the screenwriter make decisions about how a novel is going to be portrayed on screen, including changing things dramatically on occasion. The director also uses camera angles, lighting, music, and different types of shots to tell the story.
- Watch: The Golden Rule Scene and fill in your Note-catcher.
- With your Syracuse appointment, discuss your answers.
- Watch the film clip again, focusing on the camera angles, lighting, types of shots, music, or the movements of the actors. Students will evaluate the choices made by the director or actors and the impact those choices have on the viewer or the scene.
- How does the director make use of close ups?
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Assessment / Homework
- Turn in The Golden Rule Note-catcher and The Text-to-Film Note-catcher.
WEDNESDAY 2-15 B-Day: Review Day for Vocabulary List V
Announcements
- Mr. DeGrandis is home sick today.
- Study for the vocabulary test and chapters 4-7 quiz on TKMB for tomorrow!
- Grab your Chromebook!
- Start your Do Now and complete assignment 33.0 in Google Classroom.
- See below for details!
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DO Now - Online Crossword
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Learning Target(s)
- I can prepare myself for the vocabulary test tomorrow.
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Mini-Lesson: Using Vocabulary Words in Sentences
- Open Assignment 33.0 in Google Classroom.
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Work Time
- Assignment 33.0 is due at the end of the period done or not.
- Your grade will depend on how much you get done and the quality of your sentences.
- Grammar, spelling and punctuation all count! (Use correct word family members.)
- Tip: Have a friend proofread your work before submitting it!
- Remember to use the definition of the word in each sentence so it is clear you understand the meaning of the word.
- If you finish early, play study games with MyFlashCardMachine.com or review your structured notes for the quiz tomorrow on the novel._________________________________
Assessment / Homework
- Study for TKMB quiz on Chapters 4-7 and Vocabulary List V!
THURSDAY 2-16 D-Day: Vocabulary List V and TKMB 4-7 Quizzes
Announcements
- Check your Gmail!
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DO Now - Visual Synectics
Do one for a ticket! Raffle is Friday!
The Golden Rule is like...
because...
Learning Target(s)
- I can prove I know the important events in chapters 4-7 of To Kill a Mockingbird.
- I can prove I know the vocabulary word in List V.
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Work Time
- Go in to Google Classroom.
- Take the vocabulary test.
- Take the Chapter 4-7 quiz.
- When done... read your DIRT Day Book
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Assessment / Homework
- Submit both quizzes by the end of the period!
- Bring your DIRT Day Book tomorrow!
FRIDAY 2-17 A-Day: Official DIRT Day
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.
