MONDAY 11-22-21 B-Day: Present Genius Project Proposals to the Class
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.
2. Complete the Do Now below.
3. Start working on your Genius Project. We will start writing our first update when we return from Thanksgiving Break.
4. Have you completed your Mentor Data Sheet?
DO NOW Enter these last two Vocabulary words for List II
9. writhe v. (writhes, writhing, writhed) - to make continual twisting movements of the body.
The majestic lion writhed in pain, its body twisting in strange patterns, after being shot with a tranquilizer gun at close range.
10. pivotal adj. (pivot, pivoting, pivots, pivoted) - of crucial importance in relation to the success of something else.
Graduating from high school was a huge achievement in Hank's life and a pivotal moment in the life of his mother as well.
LEARNING TARGETS I can present my project proposal to the class in order to receive the green light to proceed.
MINI-LESSON
Presenters
You will receive a grade for your presentation and either a green light or red light to proceed with your project.
Audience Members
You will receive a participation grade for proper participation which includes...
1. Being silent during a presentation.
2. Actively listening to the presenter (paying close attention).
3. Voting when the presentation is done.
WORK TIME
Volunteers will go first and then we will spin the wheel of names to randomly pick the next presenter.
ASSESSMENT You will be assessed using the rubric for this assignment and by your peers who decide if your proposal receives the green light or not.
TUESDAY 11-23-21 C-Day: Finish Presenting Genius Project Proposals
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.
2. Go to your Google Drive and open to the Reflections section of your digital notebook and complete the Do Now below. It looks like this.
DO NOW First...
Cut and paste the following question into a page in your notebook. Use the template to respond or be original and write your own.
Question
List three things you learned from yesterday’s presentations; two questions you have about the presentations; and one thing you really enjoyed about them.
EXAMPLE
LEARNING TARGETS
I can present my project proposal to the class in order to receive the green light to proceed.
MINI-LESSON
None for today.
WORK TIME
Presenters
You will receive a grade for your presentation and either a green light or red light to proceed with your project.
Audience Members
You will receive a participation grade for proper participation which includes...
1. Being silent during a presentation.
2. Actively listening to the presenter (paying close attention).
3. Voting when the presentation is done.
ASSESSMENT You will be assessed using the rubric for this assignment and by your peers who decide if your proposal receives the green light or not.
MONDAY 11-29-21 D-Day: Finish Presentations
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.
2. Have you completed your Mentor Data Sheet in Google Classroom - Assignment 27.0.
3. The New Participation Grading System!
MINI-LESSON
Start earning participation points today!
1. Go to classdojo.com
2. Follow the steps on the screen to join Class DoJo using Google Sign In.
Classroom Rules
1. Follow directions/instructions quickly.
2. Raise your hand to say something.
3. Respect your classmates and teacher.
4. Be polite.
Consequences
1. Non-verbal or verbal warning.
2. Deduct Class DoJo points
3. Lunch meeting
4. Call Home
5. Referral to Mr. Chandler
* Severe Clause: Any behavior(s) that disrupt learning in the classroom.
How Do I Earn Participation Points?
Everyone Starts with 4 Points: 2 for Listening and 2 for Participation.
You will know you lost a point if I have to speak to you about not following the class expectations.
Listening Points: To earn (or keep) your two listening points, you must listen quietly when I am talking and follow all directions given. If you fail to do this one time, then you lose a single point. If it happens again at any time during the rest of the period, then you lose the second point.
Participation Points: To earn your two participation points, you must be involved in whatever independent or group work you are assigned. If I notice you are off task, then you would lose a point. If it happens again, then you lose your final participation point.
If you lose all your participation points and still do not follow class expectations you may be asked to attend a lunch meeting with me.
Notes
1. If you are absent you automatically get all your points for the day.
2. If you argue in front of the class because you lose points, you will lose all participation points for the day and may be asked to attend a lunch meeting as well. We can discuss your points at our meeting.
Wednesday 12-1-21 A-Day: Presentation from Mr. Kelly
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.
DO NOW None for today.
LEARNING TARGETS
I can select a text(s) from SOTA's electronic library that supports my Genius Project.
MINI-LESSON
Mr. Kelly, our school Librarian and Media Specialist, will teach us how to use online media services to select a text or articles that will support your Genius Project.
WORK TIME
You will have time to select a text(s) from the online resources presented in the mini-lesson.
ASSESSMENT Complete assignment 28.0 in Google Classroom and submit for a classwork grade worth 30 points.
Tuesday 11-30-21 B-Day: Multi-Paragraph Literary Essays
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.
2. Next week we will be taking a special diagnostic assessment using a system called iReady. This assessment will create an individualized program of study just for you!
DO NOW What is a Literary Essay?
Type this phrase into Google and find a definition you think makes sense and be prepared to share it with the class.
LEARNING TARGETS 1. I can define what a literary essay is.
2. I can identify the parts of a literary essay.
3. I can explain the difference between a single-paragraph essay and a multi-paragraph essay.
MINI-LESSON
DIRECTIONS
Go to the Do Now section of your notebook and copy the following infographic into a new page.
WORK TIME
- Review of TREAT (Period 2)
- Watch this first: What's Opera Doc? (Periods 1, 6, 9)
- Example of a well-done Multi-paragraph Essay based on the cartoon, What's Opera Doc? (Periods 1, 2, and 6)
ASSESSMENT - Open Assignment 25.0 in Google Classroom.
- Periods 1, 6, 9 Only: Complete the outline (multi-paragraph essays only)
- Period 4 - Start Assignment 31.0 in Google Classroom.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY 12-2 and 12-3-21 C/D-Days: Writing Workshop for Who is Ha? Essay
1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.
2. Next week we will be taking a special diagnostic assessment using a system called iReady. This assessment will create an individualized program of study just for you!
LEARNING TARGETS
EXAMPLE
- Evidence from the text: "I would still be standing there/ crying and waving to nothing/ if Brother Khoi hadn't come/ to take my hand."
- The Context: This quote is a part of the poem, Titi Waves Goodbye. It gives the reader an image of Ha standing, crying, waving goodbye to her friend whom she may never see again.
- Explanation: This proves Ha values friendship because...
- How it might look in an essay...
