MONDAY 1-4-21 A-Day: CFA Review and Analysis and Writing a Good Blog Post
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Don't forget to work on your vision board for SEL and present on Thursday!
2. Remember: It is a requirement of this class to check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.
DO NOW DIRECTIONS
1. Open Assignment 30.0 The Common Formative Assessment in Google Classroom.
2. Read over all the comments made on your paper. If you don't have any, then you nailed it and you will base your assignment on all the things you did well!
3. Read over my notes about your tests below and on THIS PADLET post what you think was your biggest challenge on the CFA or what di you do really well?
4. You do not need to work on this essay now. Complete Assignment 32.0 by the end of the week outside of class. This will be a homework grade that will be pass/fail. If you do it - full credit. If you don't - 0. It must be on time for full credit.
Common Formative Assessment Teacher Notes for the Class
General Comments for the Class
Remember to follow the TREAT format! Many of you forgot to explain how their examples prove their topic sentences. For example, saying, “This proves he had fear about being bullied,” is not an explanation. It doesn’t prove anything. Better to say, “This proves he feared the bullies because in the end, he was afraid to walk past them.”
Typically, test essay questions build on each other. In this test, the first essay is about the controlling idea (main idea, theme or topic - all the same). The second is about how the point of view of the story supports the main idea.
Many of you forgot to include the TAG (title, author, genre) in your topic sentence. See examples below...
Essay 1
The best central idea of the story is - We overcome our fears by facing them.
Many people skipped the R, the reason. This is because...
Essay 2 - Two ways to respond...
The attitude of a narrator is the tone (how the author feels about their subject matter). We discussed this when we did our 6-Word Horror Stories - tone and mood. In this story, the author’s tone is one of fear or even shame. This supports the central idea of the story above. For example, "In the short story, The Terror by Junot Diaz the central idea is to face your fears in order to overcome them."
Or, you could have talked about how the Point of View is first person - where the author speaks directly to the reader and how this helped support the central idea of fear. For example, "In the short story The Terror by Junot Diaz the narrator's first person point of view helps the reader better connect with his experiences by sharing his thoughts as the plot progresses."
1. I can analyze my performance on the CFA to better understand what I did right and what need my attention by writing a reflection essay.
2. I can explain what the criteria are for writing a great blog post for my 20% Time Project by reviewing example blog posts and the rubric that will be used to grade it.
MINI-LESSON
1. Explanation of Assignment 32.0 - Reflecting on the Common Formative Assessment.
2. You can now officially get started working on your 20% Time Project! Already started? Excellent! You can start writing your first update to tell us and the world how it is going!
3. Mini-lesson on How to Write a Great Blog Post! Assignment 33.0 and the rubric.
4. How to post the correct link when turning in your First Blog Update.
WORK TIME Open Assignment 32.0 and get started if time permits.
ASSESSMENT / HOMEWORK
Assignment 32.0 due Friday.
TUESDAY 1-5-21 B-Day: Introduce To Kill a Mockingbird Group Project
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Don't forget to work on your vision board for SEL and present on Thursday!
2. Remember: It is a requirement of this class to check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.
3. Assignment 32.0 due Friday.
DO NOW In the chat, list three things you know or have heard about the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
LEARNING TARGET
I can explain the purpose of the To Kill a Mockingbird web quest group project by viewing the website.
MINI-LESSON
Todays mini-lesson will be to go over the group project using THIS SITE.
WORK TIME Begin reading your section of the web quest and answering the questions using Assignment 34.0 in Google Classroom.
ASSESSMENT / HOMEWORK
Assignment 32.0 is due Friday.
WEDNESDAY 1-6-21 A-Synch: Video Assignment about To Kill a Mockingbird
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reminder: Assignment 32.0 due Friday.
THURSDAY 1-7-21 C-Day: To Kill a Mockingbird Group Project Work Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Remember: It is a requirement of this class to check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.
2. Assignment 32.0 is due today by 11:59 PM - The Reflection Essay on the Common Formative Assessment.
3. Assignment 34.0 should be completed with your group today.
DO NOW
Copy Vocabulary List II into a new Google Doc for future reference. You will find it in Google Classroom listed as Vocabulary List II.
LEARNING TARGET
I can prepare for my team presentation about the background information of TKMB by completing questions on the web quest in preparation to meet with my group - 34.0 Assignment: Web Quest Research Answers for To Kill a Mocking Bird Group Project
MINI-LESSON
- Go over Assignment 34.0 in Google Classroom.
- Link to the To Kill a Mockingbird Web Quest is here.
WORK TIME Begin working on answer the web quest questions on your own.
ASSESSMENT / HOMEWORK
Assignment 32.0 due Friday.
FRIDAY 1-8-21 C-Day: Group Project Work Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Remember: It is a requirement of this class to check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.
- Assignment 32.0 is due today by 11:59 PM.
DO NOW
LEARNING TARGET
I can prepare for my team presentation about the background information of TKMB by completing questions on the web quest in preparation to meet with my group - 35.0 Group Work Flow, Norms, Group Assignments and Presentation Rubric
MINI-LESSON
- Go over Assignment 35.0 in Google Classroom.
- Link to the To Kill a Mockingbird Web Quest is here.
WORK TIME Finish working on the web quest questions and begin creating your group's presentation.
Remember to use the Work Flow Chart in Assignment 35.0 to help keep you on track.
ASSESSMENT / HOMEWORK
Assignment 32.0 due tonight!
