MONDAY 10-31-22 B-Day: Gallery Walk
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DO NOW One Sentence, Two Words
Using one of the word pairs below, write one sentence that uses both of them.
ardent/sagacious dissolution/contagion writhe/pivotal
EXAMPLE
The sagacious businessman was an ardent supporter of lower taxes for the wealthy.
LEARNING TARGETS - I can draw inferences from graphic textual evidence.
- I can support my inferences with textual evidence from a photo.
- I can participate in discussions about a text with a partner, a small group, and the whole class.
MINI-LESSON
What is a Gallery walk and how does it work?
A gallery walk is a chance for you to view a text.
How it works...
You have the chance to view a collection of photos as text and write down details you notice and wonder about each one.
Demonstration: How to analyze pictures as text.
WORK TIME
1. Open assignment 27.0 in Google Classroom.
2. Go into the hallway and view each picture. Analyze each one as you were taught to in class.
3. Write down your notices and wonders.
ASSESSMENT Submit assignment 27.0 when you are done for a classwork grade worth 20 points.
TUESDAY 11-01-22 A-Day: Gallery Walk Part II
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Check your Gmail. Your 6-Word Horror stories have been returned.
2. How was Halloween night?
3. Quiz tomorrow on inferencing.
DO NOW Copy this definition into the Do Now Section of your notebook...
Inferencing
coming up with a logical conclusion based on 1) Textual evidence (something you see) and 2) personal experience.
LEARNING TARGETS
1. I can explain what inferencing is.
2. I can use inferencing to determine the purpose of a character in a dramatic scene.
MINI-LESSON
- What are your thoughts on yesterday's gallery walk?
- Watch this video on Inferencing...
- Inference: a thought process a reader makes to understand the meaning of a text, or even an image; a logical conclusion.
- When you infer, you pay attention to the details in front of you, and you use other information (from the text, or your background knowledge) to mentally fill in the gaps between the details that are actually said or shown, and what the author expects the reader to understand.
WORK TIME
1. Watch your teacher model a skit that requires the audience to draw an inference to determine the purpose of a character in a scene. Then...
2. Create a skit that requires the audience to draw an inference about the purpose of a character in your scene. No words allowed!
3. Perform it for the class. Be sure everyone has a role to play.
You will be graded on how well the audience can identify the purpose of the main character of your skit.
Need Some Ideas? Ask Mr. DeGrandis!
ASSESSMENT How will you be graded? A Rubric...
A - The audience could easily infer the purpose of the main character of your skit.
B - Some of the class could easily infer the purpose of the main character of your skit.
C - Only a few people could infer the purpose of the main character.
D - The audience must guess what the purpose of the main character is.
F - There was no purpose or the actors did not take their roles seriously and laughed throughout the performance.
WEDNESDAY 11-02-22 B-Day: 1975 Year of the Cat
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DO NOW Write the following info on your Post-it. Use your own name and period.
LEARNING TARGETS - I can make inferences to deepen my understanding of Inside Out & Back Again. (Inferencing)
- I can cite evidence from the novel to explain how incidents reveal aspects of Ha's character (personality) as she is shaped by war.
MINI-LESSON
You have looked at images and read some details about the topic of this novel - the fall of Saigon.
Today, we will begin our study of the novel Inside Out & Back Again reading closely the first poem of the novel, 1975: Year of the Cat.
Focus Questions
Ha says, "No one would believe me, but at times I would prefer wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama."
1. Based on the gallery walk, what do you think could have happened to a little girl to make her say she preferred war at home (Saigon) to peace in Alabama (The United States)?
2. Getting the Gist: Getting your initial reaction to what the text is mostly about. You will do this now as you hear the first poem of the novel, 1975: The Year of the Cat read aloud.
3. Read Aloud: Follow the text with your eyes as you listen to the poem being read.
Turn and Talk: What is your initial sense of what the poem is mostly about - the gist?
ASSESSMENT HOMEWORK
Take this inferencing quiz for a classwork grade worth 33 points. It is due tomorrow.
THURSDAY 11-02-22 C-Day: Genus Project Blogs
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DO NOW Copy the following definition in the Do Now section of your notebook.
What is a blog?
A blog is a frequently updated, online, personal journal or diary. For our purposes, we’ll say that a blog is your own website that you are going to update on an ongoing basis with proof of progress blog posts.
LEARNING TARGETS
I can communicate with a global audience by creating a blog for my Genius Project.
MINI-LESSON
4. Check out this example: Playing the Ukulele with John
Power Tip: Your blog title should communicate the purpose of your blog in a fun or interesting way!
WORK TIME
Open Assignment 29.0 in Google Classroom.
You should create your Home, About, and at least 3 Update Pages by Sunday.
ASSESSMENT Turn in Assignment 29.0 with the correct link to your live site, not your dashboard. or you will receive a zero for this assignment. Due this Sunday.
Also, turn in Assignment 30.0, the Mentor Data Sheet.
FRIDAY 11-02-22 D-Day: Vocabulary List II Quiz and iReady
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DO NOW 1. Start your quiz - Assignment 28.0 in Google Classroom.
2. When done, begin iReady until the period ends.
WORK TIME
1. Complete at least 30 minutes of iReady lessons.
2. If you have a message that reads, “You have no work assigned or your assessment may be hidden due to your school’s schedule. Please check back later.” Please come see me for further instructions!
