MP3 - Week 6

   MONDAY   3-12     D-Day:  FlashCards for List IV     

     Announcements                                     

• Check Your Gmail!
• Make some progress on your 20% Time Project this week! You have a blog update due Wednesday!
• Homework Check Policy Reminder!
  1)  First 0 = lunch detention.
  2)  Second 0 = Phone call home.
  3)  These consequences repeat  with the third, fourth etc. and may result in a referral to a counselor for time management and organizational training.
• Period 6 Only: Off Task Monitoring
• Students who are not on-ask will be recorded on the Off-Task Log
• This document will be used to inform parents and administrators about students that do not follow teacher directives. 

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     DO Now - Two in One                                      

Write one sentence using TWO vocabulary words.  It should be clear from your sentence that you understand the meaning of each word.  Share your sentence with a partner.
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     Learning Target(s)                                   

• I can create a study tool for Vocabulary List IV by creating digital flashcards in www.flashcardmachine.com! 

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     Mini-Lesson:  Use FlashCard Machine    

 
• You will create 10 flashcards using flashcardmachine.com. 

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     Work Time                                             

 

• Front of Card:  WORD and PICTURE
• Back of Card: DEFINITION, WORD FAMILY MEMEBRS, SAMPLE SENTENCE 
  
• Due by 11:59PM Today

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     Assessment / Homework       

• • Finish your FlashCards if not done.
  • Study for the upcoming vocabulary test!

     Chapter Summaries and Analyses of Chapters 8, 10, 12 and 15 of TKMB       

• • Chapter 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOe_TkpoavM&t=229s
  • Chapter 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhpGc3LeEqU
  • Chapter 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gEnkD-qLxc
  • Chapter 15:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZziH5xZ_Yc

   TUESDAY    3-13    A-Day:  Read Chapter 10     

     Announcements     

• Chapter 8 Structured Notes Check today!
• Check Your Gmail!
• Make some progress on your 20% Time Project this week! You have a blog update due Wednesday!
• Homework Check Policy Reminder!
  1)  First 0 = lunch detention.
  2)  Second 0 = Phone call home.
  3)  These consequences repeat  with the third, fourth etc. and may result in a referral to a counselor for time management and organizational training.
• Period 6 Only: Off Task Monitoring
• Students who are not on-ask will be recorded on the Off-Task Log
• This document will be used to inform parents and administrators about students that do not follow teacher directives.

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     DO Now - Visual Synectics                            

NOTE:  Use your existing Visual Synectics Entry

Directions:  Examine the pictures below.  Pick one picture you think completes the thought and write the sentence out in your composition book.

     use a vocabulary word from list IV    is like a...

 because...

Example:  Being melancholy is like broccoli because some kids get sad when forced to eat it.

Some Sentence starters!

• Being nauseous is like...
• Feeling aloof is like...
• Arbitrating a fight is like...
• Being stealthy is like...

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     Learning Target(s)                                     

• I can explain the significance of the quote, "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird," by analyzing character dialogue.
• I can identify the prejudice Jem and Scout have about their father by analyzing the "mad dog" scene. 

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     Mini-Lesson:  Things to Know                     

 
• In this chapter...
• Jem and Scout's prejudice about their father's age is shattered by his interaction with the mad dog.
• What is rabies?  Why is it dangerous? 
• Pay attention to Atticus' character/personality.  How do the kids feel about their father now?

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     Work Time                                            

 

• Listen to Chapter 10.
• Chapter ten begins here:  3:52:58  

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     Assessment / Homework       

• • Complete the Structured Notes for Chapter 10.  Due tomorrow!

     Chapter Summaries and Analyses of Chapters 8, 10, 12 and 15 of TKMB       

• • Chapter 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOe_TkpoavM&t=229s
  • Chapter 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhpGc3LeEqU
  • Chapter 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gEnkD-qLxc
  • Chapter 15:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZziH5xZ_Yc

   WEDNESDAY    3-14    B-Day:  Listen to Chapter 12     

     Announcements     

• Chapter 10 Structured Notes Check today!
• Check Your Gmail!
• Make some progress on your 20% Time Project this week! You have a blog update due Wednesday!
• Homework Check Policy Reminder!
  1)  First 0 = lunch detention.
  2)  Second 0 = Phone call home.
  3)  These consequences repeat  with the third, fourth etc. and may result in a referral to a counselor for time management and organizational training.
• Period 6 Only: Off Task Monitoring & Chromebook Return
• Students who are not on-ask will be recorded on the Off-Task Log
• This document will be used to inform parents and administrators about students that do not follow teacher directives.  

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     DO Now  -  Review                               

Entry Title: None

• Click on the link below to review some of the most common 8th Grade literary elements that you might see on the ELA!  How many can you match? Here is a list of the correct answers to choose from...
  repetition, alliteration, rhythm, rhyme, simile, metaphor, flashback, imagery, personification, hyperbole, oxymoron, foreshadowing, theme, mood
  
  
• Literary Element Review - How Many Do You Know?

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     Learning Target(s)                                      

• I can identify differences between the black community and the white community by analyzing how Jem and Scout experience Calpurnia's church. 

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     Mini-Lesson:  Things About Chapter 12                                   

 
• Jem and Scout go to church with Calpurnia.
• Lining: A method of singing where one person sings a line of text and the patrons repeat it.  The hymn is completed in this manner.
• Scout finds out more about Tom Robinson and what he is accused of. 

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     Work Time       

 

• Read Chapter 12
• Go her to being listening: 4:56:00  

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     Assessment / Homework       

• • Complete your structured notes for Chapter 12. Due tomorrow.

     Chapter Summaries and Analyses of Chapters 8, 10, 12 and 15 of TKMB       

• • Chapter 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOe_TkpoavM&t=229s
  • Chapter 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhpGc3LeEqU
  • Chapter 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gEnkD-qLxc
  • Chapter 15:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZziH5xZ_Yc

   THURSDAY   3-15    C-Day:  Read Chapter 15     

     Announcements     

• Smile Your on Camera! Video taping today of our 20% Time Project Proposals and Interviews!
• NEW GRADES ARE POSTED - GO CHECK IT OUT!
• Check Your Gmail!
• Homework check for Chapter 12!

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     DO Now - Play                                       

Using your Vocabulary List IV FlashCards, play one of the review games until Mr. D. starts class.

Those of you who are presenting your proposals, get ready!
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     Learning Target(s)                                

• I can identify the theme of racism in this chapter and how the author develops this theme in more detail using Atticus' character. 

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     Mini-Lesson:  Some Pivotal Points     

 
• This chapter is a turning point in the plot. 
• Tom will be moved to the county jail the next day.
• How does the author, Harper Lee, describe the town using imagery?
• Racism is the main theme developed in this chapter.  

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     Work Time                                             

 

• Read Chapter 15
• Begin here:  6:13:25 then Go Here:  

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     Assessment / Homework                      

• • Complete the structured notes for Chapter 15.  HW check Monday.

     Chapter Summaries and Analyses of Chapters 8, 10, 12 and 15 of TKMB       

• • Chapter 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOe_TkpoavM&t=229s
  • Chapter 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhpGc3LeEqU
  • Chapter 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gEnkD-qLxc
  • Chapter 15:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZziH5xZ_Yc

   FRIDAY  3-16    D-Day:  Teacher Directed DIRT Day for Chapter 15 of To Kill a Mockingbird               

DIRT Day Expectations

1. Do the following BEFORE the bell rings…
1. Open your DIRT Day Assignment in Google Classroom.
2. Be in your seat reading.
2. Focus on your reading the entire period.
3. Do not sub-vocalize during DIRT.
4. 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.

     Chapter Summaries and Analyses of Chapters 8, 10, 12 and 15 of TKMB       

• • Chapter 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOe_TkpoavM&t=229s
  • Chapter 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhpGc3LeEqU
  • Chapter 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gEnkD-qLxc
  • Chapter 15:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZziH5xZ_Yc

MP3 - Week 5

   MONDAY    3-5    A/C-Day:  The Best Gallery Walk Ever: Part I        

     Announcements                                                 

• Check Your Gmail!
• Make some progress on your 20% Time Project this week! 
• Homework Checks! Just a Warm-up!  Get out your Structured Notes for Chapter 3 for a Homework Check!
• Homework Check Policy Starting Tomorrow!
  1)  First 0 = lunch detention.
  2)  Second 0 = Phone call home.
  3)  These consequences repeat  with the third, fourth etc...

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     DO Now - Copy                                                 

Entry Title:  Add to Vocabulary List IV

3.  assuage v. (assuaged, assuages, assuaging) to make something uncomfortable feel better
It took about three years for my feelings of grief to assuage after the death of my father.

4.  dictum n. (dictation)  a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle.
There is an old dictum which states, "Might makes right," but I prefer non-violent resolution.
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     Learning Target(s)                                   

• I can draw inferences from multiple sources by analyzing ancient quotes about the golden rule. (RL.8.1)
• I can explain how Atticus expresses The Golden Rule. (RL.8.1)

• I can discuss the similarities and differences between how the novel presents The Golden Rule scene and how the film  presents The Golden Rule scene in To Kill a Mockingbird. (RL.8.3, 

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     Mini-Lesson:  The Ancient Quote Gallery Walk        

 
• We will be going on an Ancient Quote Gallery Walk in the first floor Hallway.
• You will see 10 different ancient quotes in the hall.
• Your Goal:  Read all ten quotes, pick your favorite, and write it down including the source on a post-it note.
• You will have 10 minutes to complete this activity.

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     Work Time -  The Golden Rule Note-catcher       

 

Part I: Ancient Quotes About The Golden Rule

• Open Assignment 40.0 in Goolge Classroom.
• Find your favorite quote and paste it in the box provided.
• With a partner or on your won, determine what is similar about the quotes and what is different and write your responses in the note-catcher.
• Be prepared to share your thoughts with the class for a class participation grade.
• Now write your own version of The Golden Rule!

Part II - The Golden Rule in the Novel

• Re-read this scene in Chapter 3 of the novel...
  
       Atticus stood up and walked to the end of the porch. When he completed his examination of the wisteria vine he strolled back to me.
       “First of all,” he said, “if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-”
       “Sir?” “-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”
       Atticus said I had learned many things today, and Miss Caroline had learned several things herself. She had learned not to hand something to a Cunningham, for one thing, but if Walter and I had put ourselves in her shoes we’d have seen it was an honest mistake on her part. We could not expect her to learn all Maycomb’s ways in one day, and we could not hold her responsible when she knew no better.
• With a partner, discuss and answer the following questions based on the above scene and other parts of chapter 3:
1. How does Atticus explain the idea of treating others the way you would want to be treated to Scout?
2. Why might Jem have invited Walter home for lunch?
3. Why might you consider Little Chuck Little a born gentleman? How does this reflect the Golden Rule?
4. How might climbing in someone else’s skin be an example of The Golden Rule?
• Let's chat about it!

Part III - The Film

1. Watch:  The Golden Rule Scene.
2. Compare how the film presents this scene and how the novel presents this scene.  How are the same?  How are they different.
3. If you had to come up with a title for this scene, what might it be?

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     Assessment / Homework                                 

• • Turn in The Golden Rule Note-catcher, Assignment 40.0 in Google Classroom, for a classwork grade.

   TUESDAY    3-6    B/D-Day:  Read Chapter 6 of To Kill a Mockingbird     

     Announcements                                 

• Check your Gmail!
• Work on your 20% Time Project! 
• TURN IN ASSIGNMENT 40.0 from yesterday!

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     DO Now - Copy                                 

Add to Vocabulary List IV

5.  arbitrate v. (-d, -ing, -s) to act between parties to resolve their differences  
If your two best friends are fighting over the last piece of gum in the pack, you might arbitrate by telling them to split it. 

6.  nauseate  v. (-d, -ing, -s, nausea, nauseous) to feel sick to the point of almost vomiting
The first few weeks of her pregnancy were difficult because Katy woke up every morning feeling nauseated and dizzy.
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     Learning Target(s)                                   

• I can explain how Jem and Scout's neighbors feel about black people by analyzing what they say and do in Chapter 6.
• I can explain how this scene sets up the reader to understand how racism plays a role in the trial of Tom Robinson.

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     Mini-Lesson:  The Theme of Prejudice                             

 
• Extra:  The Golden Rule Challenge:  Do something for someone else today that you would like done to you!
• My jury experience...
• Pre-Reading Questions
  1)  What are some ways you can tell if someone is prejudice?
  
  2)  What are some reasons people say, "That's racist?"
  
  3)  How might prejudice play a part in trials?
• Want to better understand the difference between Prejudice and Racism?  Read this!

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     Work Time                                            

 

• Read Chapter 6 (2:08:52) and fill in the structured notes for it as we read.

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     Assessment / Homework       

• • Work on your the Structured Notes for Chapter 6.  Summarize what you read today! Due Sunday 11:59PM!  There will be a homework check on tomorrow and Monday!

   WEDNESDAY     3-7   A/C-Day:  Finish  Chapter 6 start 7 of To Kill a Mockingbird    

     Announcements                                             

• Check Your Gmail!
• Make some progress on your 20% Time Project this week! 
• Homework Checks!  Don't forget about the new homework policy.
•  Tip:  Get a homework buddy!  Remind each other to do your English homework!

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     DO Now - Copy                                    

Entry Title:  Vocabulary List IV

7.  melancholy adj. (melancholic)  gloomy or depressed  

The one act play was so melancholy that I felt depressed even after I left the theater! 

8.  aloof  adj. (aloofly) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

After meeting Jenine for the third time, Michael realized she wasn't shy, just aloof, because she hardly spoke and acted bored every time they went out.
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     Learning Target(s)                        

• I can describe the "relationship" between Jem and Scout with Boo Radley by reflecting on the author's purpose.

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     Mini-Lesson:  Author's Purpose          

 
• Author's Purpose: The way a writer builds characters and the plot support a specific idea.
• For example:  The Golden Rule Scene. 

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     Work Time                                     

 

• Finish Chapter 6, Read 7.

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     Assessment / Homework               

• • Complete structured notes for Chapters 6 and 7.  Due Sunday 11:59PM.  There will be a homework check on Monday.

   THURSDAY    3-8    B/D-Day:  Finish Chapter 7 of To Kill a Mockingbird     

     Announcements                                             

• Check Your Gmail!
• Complete the My Mentor Report on My 20% Time Project.  See Assignment 41.0 in Google Classroom. 
• Homework Checks!  Don't forget about the new homework policy.
•  Tip:  Get a homework buddy!  Remind each other to do your English homework!
• My Mentor Report on My 20% Time Project

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     DO Now - Copy                                    

Copy these words into your Vocabulary List IV entry!

9.  benign adj. (benignly)  showing or expressing kindness or gentleness   

Until Jem and Dill excluded me from their plans, she was only another lady in the neighborhood, but a relatively benign presence.

10.  acquiesce v. (acquiesced, acquiescing) submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent

We were accustomed to prompt, if not always cheerfully acquiescing to Atticus's instructions, but from the way he stood Jem was not thinking of budging.

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     Learning Target(s)                        

• I can describe the "relationship" between Jem and Scout with Boo Radley by reflecting on the author's purpose.

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     Mini-Lesson:  Author's Purpose          

 
• Author's Purpose: The way a writer builds characters and the plot to support a specific idea.
• For example:  The Golden Rule Scene. 

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     Work Time                                     

 

• Finish Chapter 7.

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     Assessment / Homework                                    

• • New!  The Mentor Report on You Assignment!  Fill out the questionnaire in Assignment 41.0 in Google Classroom with your mentor!  You have until Sunday March 18th to get this done!
  • Complete the structured notes for Chapter 7 due Sunday 11:59PM.

   FRIDAY   3-9    A/C-Day:  DIRT or Last Blog Post and The Mentor Report     

DIRT Day Expectations

1. Do the following BEFORE the bell rings…
1. Open your DIRT Day Assignment in Google Classroom.
2. Be in your seat reading.
2. Focus on your reading the entire period.
3. Do not sub-vocalize during DIRT.
4. 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.