Announcements
- Check Your Gmail!
- What do you plan to accomplish for your 20% Time Project this week and over Christmas Break. Now is a great time to meet with your mentor and make significant progress on your project!
DO Now - Do it!
Learning Target(s)
- I can demonstrate understanding of how to analyze a poem using the SOAPSTone method by taking a quiz.
Mini-Lesson: None
- Click here to review SOAPStone.
Work Time
- Take the quiz in Google Classroom. It is Assignment 28.0.
- Go to www.ReadWorks.org and complete the assignment there.
Assessment / Homework
- Work on your 20% Time Project!
TUESDAY - THURSDAY 12-19 A, B, C-Days: Read Novel
Announcements
- Check Your Gmail!
- What do you plan to accomplish for your 20% Time Project this week and over Christmas Break. Now is a great time to meet with your mentor and make significant progress on your project!
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DO Now - Think and Respond
Answer the question in the Google Classroom Stream.
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Learning Target(s)
- I can identify the challenges that Ha faces as a refugee in a new country by completing a note-catcher during reading of the novel.
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Mini-Lesson: Life Challenges
- Class Discussion: What are the challenges you feel students faces her eat SOTA?
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Work Time
- Read the novel.
- Fill out the Note-catcher in Google Classroom as we read!
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Assessment / Homework
- Work on your 20% Time Project.
FRIDAY 12-22 D-Day: Holiday Raffle
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.
