MP 1 - Week 10 - 2021

     MONDAY    11-8-21     AC Day:  1975 Year of the Cat      

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

2.  Be sure you know your topic for your Genius Project.  You will need it to complete tomorrow's assignment.

3.  Gradebook closes today at 11:59 PM.  

4.  No school Thursday in recognition of Veteran's Day.

        DO NOW          

Add these words to Vocabulary List II

 3.  ardent adj. (ardently) - enthusiastic support

     Being an ardent Bills fan, Mark painted his face half red and half blue to show his love for the team.

4.  exacerbate v. (exacerbates, exacerbating, exacerbated, exacerbating) - to make something bad even worse

    The singer's terrible voice was exacerbated by the awful pianist who didn't know how to accompany her.

LEARNING TARGETS    

1.  I can make inferences to deepen my understanding of Inside Out & Back Again. (Inferencing)

2.  I can record (cite) evidence from the novel to explain how incidents reveal aspects of Ha's character (personality).

        MINI-LESSON          

First, we will all go to the library to pick up the novel.  Be sure to get a sticky note from Mr. DeGrandis and write the following on it...

First and Last Name

Period

Mr. DeGrandis

Room 176

LINK TO THE NOVEL INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN

1.  Check out this video which will give you an idea of how the people of Vietnam celebrate Tet!

Some  Pre-reading Questions for you...

2.  When is Tet, and what two events are celebrated on Tet?

3.  How does Ha's family celebrate Tet?

4.  How might this special day affect the other days?

5.  What does the narrator, Ha, do that might bring bad luck to the family?

6.  Ha says, "No one would believe me, but at times I would prefer wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama."

7.  Based on the gallery walk, and class discussions so far, what do you think might have happened to a little girl to make her say she preferred war at home (Saigon) to peace in Alabama (The United States)?

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. 

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? 

        WORK TIME          

Read up to page 37 as a class.  Highlight literary elements as you go using Kami.

          ASSESSMENT          

None

     TUESDAY    11-9-21      BD Day: Create Your Genius Project Blog     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

2.  Do you know your topic for your Genius Project for today?

        DO NOW          

Did you add these words to Vocabulary List II?

 3.  ardent adj. (ardently) - enthusiastic support

     Being an ardent Bills fan, Mark painted his face half red and half blue to show his love for the team.

4.  exacerbate v. (exacerbates, exacerbating, exacerbated, exacerbating) - to make something bad even worse

    The singer's terrible voice was exacerbated by the awful pianist who didn't know how to accompany her.

LEARNING TARGETS    

I can communicate with a global audience by creating a blog for my Genius Project.

        MINI-LESSON          

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 blog posts.

1.  What is a blog?  (3:40) Watch this video on Blog Basics.

2.  Smart tips for kids who blog... (1:03)

3.  How to create (9:25) your blog using Google Sites...  


4.  Check out this example:  Playing the Ukulele with John 

Your blog title should communicate the purpose of your blog in a fun or interesting way!

        WORK TIME          

Open Assignment 25.0 in Google Classroom.

You should create your Home, About, and Update Pages by the end of the week.

          ASSESSMENT          

Turn in Assignment 25.0 with the correct link to your live site, not your dashboard.  Due this Sunday.

     WEDNESDAY    11-10-21      AC Day: Genius Project Blog Work     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

        DO NOW          

Copy these new words into Vocabulary List II

5.  sagacious adj. (sagaciously) - good judgment; shrewd

Samuel Westing Jr. III had always been a sagacious businessman known for his shrewd negotiating style.

6.  dissolution n. (dissolutions) - the disintegration or decomposition of something

The Alka-seltzer tablet's dissolution was instant once it fell into the glass of water and virtually disappeared.

7.  contagion n. (contagious) - the spreading of a disease or idea from one person to another through close contact

Once the idea of storming the Bastille took hold, it spread like a contagion among the people.

8.  pestilence n. (pestilences) - a fatal epidemic disease, especially the bubonic plague

The Ebola virus is a horrific pestilence that was just as easily spread like the bubonic plague.

        WORK TIME          

Work on your blog.  Be sure to have at least two people look it over for ease and clarity of navigation and grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.

     THURSDAY     No Classes - Veteran's Day     

     FRIDAY     11-12-21      AC Day: Genius Project Blog Peer Review and Active Reading     

MP1 - Week 9 - 2021

     MONDAY    11-1-21      A-Day: Active Reading Practice     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

2.  Seated, quiet, and working on Do Now = On-Time to Class!

3.  No classes for students tomorrow.  It is Superintendendent's Conference Day.  

        DO NOW          

None for Today

LEARNING TARGETS    

I can practice Active Reading using the short horror story, Born of Man and Woman by Richard Matheson.

          ASSESSMENT          

Complete Assignment 22.0 in Google Classroom for a classwork grade worth 30 points.

     TUESDAY    11-2-21      Superintedent's Conference Day - No Classes for Students     

     WEDNESDAY    11-3-21      B-Day: Inferencing Part II: Gallery Walk     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

2.  Half day for students this Friday.

3. Watch SOTA Stream News

        DO NOW          

Start a new list in your notebook.

Entry Title: Vocabulary List II

1.  engender v. (engenders, engendered, engendering) - to bring a feeling into existence

When the principal announced that students could no longer wear sneakers to school, it engendered anger in the student body.

2.  pacify v. (pacified, pacifying, pacifies, pacifist) - to ease someone's anger; calm someone down

After dropping her cell phone in the muddy puddle, I tried to pacify my angry friend by offering her a big, warm hug.

LEARNING TARGETS    

1.  I can draw inferences from graphic textual evidence.

2.  I can support my inferences with textual evidence from a photo.

3.  I can participate in discussions about a text with a partner, small group, and the whole class.

        MINI-LESSON          

1.  Review: Take the Inferencing Quiz in Google Classroom, Assignment 23.0!

2.  What is a Gallery walk and how does it work? A gallery walk is a chance for you to view a text.

3.  How it works:  You have the chance to view a collection of photos and write down details you notice about each one.

        WORK TIME          

Gallery Walk Instructions

1.  Open assignment 24.0 in Google Classroom.

2.  Go into the hallway and view each picture one at a time.

3.  Fill in your Notice and Wonder Chart for each photo.

4.  Return to your seat when done.

          ASSESSMENT          

Make sure you TURN IN Assignments 23.0 (the quiz) and 24.0 before you leave class today or they may be considered late.

     THURSDAY     11-4-21      C-Day: Galler Walk Class Discussion    

          ASSESSMENT          

None

     FRIDAY     11-5-21    D-Day: Half Day for Students and DIRT Day     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

2.  Gradebook closes Monday at 11:59 PM.

        DO NOW          

1.   Open the assignment titled, The Tell-tale Heart in Google Classroom.

2.  Pick Either Assignment A OR Assignment B Not Both

Assignment A

Read your own novel and complete 10 Thoughts on the attached active reading worksheet.  Be sure to fill out the top green box with your novel info.  Spelling, capitalization, grammar and useage all count!

 

Assignment B

Read the short story, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe and complete 10 THoughts on the attached active reading worksheet.  Be sure to fill out the top green box with the story info.  Spelling, capitalization, grammar and useage all count!

LEARNING TARGETS    

I can improve my reading comprehension by actively reading a novel of my choice or a short story provided by my teacher.

        WORK TIME          

Complete 10 Thoughts by the end of the period and submit your work.

          ASSESSMENT          

You may receive a classwork grade worth 30 points for completing this assignment.

MP1 - Week 8 - 2021

     MONDAY    10-25-21      B-D Day: What is a Narrative Essay?     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

2.  Wear your mask correctly!  

3.   New bathroom pass and bathroom policy.

        DO NOW          

New Entry Titled: The Five W's

When telling a story about your life be sure to include...

The 5 W's and H Questions

• Who was involved?
• What happened?
• When did it happen?
• Where did it happen?
• Why did it happen?
• How did it happen?

        LEARNING TARGETS          

1. I can define what a narrative essay is through a presentation by my teacher.

2.  I can analyze sample narrative essays to determine if they are good or bad.

        MINI-LESSON          

1.  Do you recall writing your Proud Moment Essay?  That was a narrative essay!

1.  Check out this Google Slide lesson on Narrative Essays.

2.  Let's check out a couple sample narrative essays.

        WORK TIME          

1.  You will receive a colored popsicle stick from your teacher.

2.  You will then get into groups determined by the color of your stick.

3.  Each group will receive a packet of sample narrative essays.  Click here for a digital copy.

4.  Please do not write on the paper copies.  Thanks!

5.  Read each sample essay and give each one a grade out of 100% after discussing it with your team members.

6.  One person should be the group reporter.

7.  As a group, give each essay a grade out of 100%.

8.  As a group, explain why you gave the essay the grade you did.

9.  Help the group reporter write a summary of your grade explanation.  Use the commentary on the sample essays as a guide.  Use the Sample Essay Grade Report and Commentary Activity to structure your report.

10.  Group reporter shares their report with the class.

Consider the following...

1.  Does it cover the five W's?

2. Does it stay focused on one topic?

3.  Does it have an intro, beginning, middle, end, and conclusion?

4.  Is it written well?  Good grammar, spelling, etc...  

5.  Is it easy to understand and is it organized well?

          ASSESSMENT          

Each group will receive a grade based on how quickly and efficiently they complete their report for the class.

Go to Google Classroom and open the Google Form called Sample Essay Grade Report and Commentary Activity.

Here is a link to the Google Form as well.

     TUESDAY    10-26-21      A-C Day: Class Discussion:      

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

2.  We start the CFAs tomorrow.

        DO NOW          

Think and Share: What do you remember about Accountable Talk?

        LEARNING TARGETS          

I can identify the four topics that I will have to write about for the CFA by having a class discussion about each topic.

        MINI-LESSON          

Review of how to use accountable talk during a class discussion.

        WORK TIME          

Class Discussion: Using Accountable Talk (7.5 Minutes for each topic)

1.  When might you have hidden behind a "mask"?  

2.  When might you have felt bad because you didn't accept someone else's culture/beliefs?

3.  Tell about a time your parent(s) helped you celebrate your cultural heritage?

4.  What are some ways you share your cultural identity with others?

          ASSESSMENT          

Remember, the whole class receives the same grade!  

     WEDNESDAY  through  Friday  Administration of the CFAs