Week of January 22
Monday 1/22
Read Ribbons in the literature book
Discuss beauty standards around the world
Tuesday 1/23
Analyze Ribbons using this document (due at the end of class)
When done, check out this TED Talk on Beauty Standards Worldwide
Wednesday 1/24 (official start of quarter 2)
Quiz on Ribbons, begin reading Treasure of Lemon Brown
Thursday 1/25
Analyze Treasure of Lemon Brown, begin Life is Not Fair writing in class. Due Tuesday 1/30!
Friday 1/26
Life is Not Fair writing assessment (time in class to write, due Tuesday 1/30)
Week of January 16 (Wed-Fri lost to snow days)
Tuesday 1/16
Library time to circulate, peer edit Mother to Son poem, and work on final draft of poem.
AOW: Foot Binding due Friday (last AOW THIS YEAR!!!)
Final draft of poem (typed or written in pen) due Friday
Wednesday 1/17
Read Ribbons in the literature book
Discuss plot points, conflict and link the story to our unit theme "Life Isn't Fair"
Thursday 1/18
Ribbons activities
Friday 1/19
Ribbons quiz
Poetry slam (optional!)
Week of January 9
Tuesday 1/9
Welcome back!
Life is Not Fair PPT: Slides 1-3 only (answer questions, watch video)
AOW: Zion Harvey (due Friday)
Wednesday 1/10
Finish LINF powerpoint (Harlem Renaissance background etc)
Thursday 1/11
Read Mother to Son, begin analysis activities (poem and activities here)
HWK: AOW due tomorrow, Mother to Son (front only) due tomorrow
Friday 1/12
Continue drafting poem (template here), quiz on the original poem
Mrs. Rehm's example poem
Week of December 18
Monday 12/18
Mrs. Gould guest speaks!
Tuesday 12/19
A Christmas Carol (read in the textbook)
Begin questions for Act 1
Wednesday 12/20
A Christmas Carol (read in the textbook)
Begin questions for Act 2
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ACT 2 code: 711247
Thursday 12/21
Celebrations :)
Week of December 11
Monday 12/11
Last class day for working on Outsiders newspaper
Project due Friday, printed and stapled to the editing sheet
Tuesday 12/12
The Gift of the Magi
Wednesday
Gift of the Magi (con't)
Thursday
Gift of the Magi con't
Friday
Quiz on Gift of the Magi
Week of December 4
Whole week dedicated to researching, planning and drafting newspaper (obituary, newspaper article and editorial)
Go here for project resources documents and other important information
Week of November 27
Monday 11/27
Introduce Outsiders (major!) writing project
Writing an obituary PPT (with examples)
Begin planning out your obituary
Tuesday 11/28
Introduce newspaper article writing, begin planning out your article
Writing a newspaper article PPT (with practice)
Continue with your obituary and article planning and writing
Wednesday 11/29
Entire class for planning and writing your obituary and articles
Thursday 11/30
Revise and edit both obituary and articles (peer or self)
Friday 12/1
Preview research-based editorial and list of topics
Begin researching your topic and filling out your note taking guide if both drafts are done
Have rough drafts (obituary and article) by Monday, so you can begin researching and writing your main editorial
Choose a few example editorials to read here to help you get a feel for the type of writing you'll be doing
Week of November 20
Monday 11/20
Outsiders Test
RESPONSES HERE
Quote journal and character book due tomorrow
Mini project due tomorrow for bonus OR after break for no penalty
AOW #3 due 12/1
Tuesday 11/21
Outsiders Movie!
Will you be a greaser or a soc?
Week of November 13
Go here for all Outsiders documents, projects etc
Monday 11/13
Time for AOW 2 in class (due Friday)
Characterization mini-lesson (Flocabulary video and notes)
Daily Outsiders checklist
CWK/HWK: Read ch. 8 (reading check tomorrow)
Tuesday 11/14
Reading check ch. 8
Daily Outsiders checklist
Mini-project due Friday
CWK/HWK: Read ch. 9
Wednesday 11/15
Class discussion on last night's reading
Daily Outsiders checklist
Mini-project due Friday
CWK/HWK: Read ch. 10/11
Thursday 11/16
Daily Outsiders checklist
Mini-project due Friday
CWK/HWK: Read ch. 12 (last chapter!)
Friday 11/17
Socratic seminar/review
Test Monday!
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Week of November 6:
Go here for all Outsiders documents, projects etc
Monday Nov 6
Tuesday Nov 7
Wednesday Nov 8
Thursday Nov 9
No school Friday, Nov 10
Week of October 30
Monday Oct 30
Webquest (background for Outsiders-- 1960s)
due Wednesday if not finished in class
A Decade of Change
FIXED LINK for link one
http://www.pbs.org/opb/thesixties/topics/culture/
Fashion
http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/Modern-World-1946-1960/Rock-n-Roll-Style.html
Cars
http://www.corvaircorsa.com/monza.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_%28first_generation%29
http://www.hemmings.com/hmn/stories/2005/02/01/hmn_feature7.html
Entertainment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman
http://www.elvis.com/about/bio
If You Finish Early
Click through this Prezi to make sure you "got it"
Tuesday
NO SCHOOL :)
*work on your webquest*
Wednesday
Pre-reading discussion and stereotyping activity
Begin chapter 1 together in class
Thursday
Set up character book
Assign and discuss quote journal
Read ch 2 (start in class, finish for homework)
Friday
PAWS Incentive day! Shorter classes
Update character book
Read ch 3 over the weekend, due Monday
Monday 1/22
Read Ribbons in the literature book
Discuss beauty standards around the world
Tuesday 1/23
Analyze Ribbons using this document (due at the end of class)
When done, check out this TED Talk on Beauty Standards Worldwide
Wednesday 1/24 (official start of quarter 2)
Quiz on Ribbons, begin reading Treasure of Lemon Brown
Thursday 1/25
Analyze Treasure of Lemon Brown, begin Life is Not Fair writing in class. Due Tuesday 1/30!
Friday 1/26
Life is Not Fair writing assessment (time in class to write, due Tuesday 1/30)
Week of January 16 (Wed-Fri lost to snow days)
Tuesday 1/16
Library time to circulate, peer edit Mother to Son poem, and work on final draft of poem.
AOW: Foot Binding due Friday (last AOW THIS YEAR!!!)
Final draft of poem (typed or written in pen) due Friday
Wednesday 1/17
Read Ribbons in the literature book
Discuss plot points, conflict and link the story to our unit theme "Life Isn't Fair"
Thursday 1/18
Ribbons activities
Friday 1/19
Ribbons quiz
Poetry slam (optional!)
Week of January 9
Tuesday 1/9
Welcome back!
Life is Not Fair PPT: Slides 1-3 only (answer questions, watch video)
AOW: Zion Harvey (due Friday)
Wednesday 1/10
Finish LINF powerpoint (Harlem Renaissance background etc)
Thursday 1/11
Read Mother to Son, begin analysis activities (poem and activities here)
HWK: AOW due tomorrow, Mother to Son (front only) due tomorrow
Friday 1/12
Continue drafting poem (template here), quiz on the original poem
Mrs. Rehm's example poem
Week of December 18
Monday 12/18
Mrs. Gould guest speaks!
Tuesday 12/19
A Christmas Carol (read in the textbook)
Begin questions for Act 1
Wednesday 12/20
A Christmas Carol (read in the textbook)
Begin questions for Act 2
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ACT 2 code: 711247
Thursday 12/21
Celebrations :)
Week of December 11
Monday 12/11
Last class day for working on Outsiders newspaper
Project due Friday, printed and stapled to the editing sheet
Tuesday 12/12
The Gift of the Magi
- O. Henry background
- Read story
- vocabulary chart set up
Wednesday
Gift of the Magi (con't)
Thursday
Gift of the Magi con't
- Claim and counterclaim
- watch video, compare the two tellings of the story
Friday
Quiz on Gift of the Magi
Week of December 4
Whole week dedicated to researching, planning and drafting newspaper (obituary, newspaper article and editorial)
Go here for project resources documents and other important information
Week of November 27
Monday 11/27
Introduce Outsiders (major!) writing project
Writing an obituary PPT (with examples)
Begin planning out your obituary
Tuesday 11/28
Introduce newspaper article writing, begin planning out your article
Writing a newspaper article PPT (with practice)
Continue with your obituary and article planning and writing
Wednesday 11/29
Entire class for planning and writing your obituary and articles
Thursday 11/30
Revise and edit both obituary and articles (peer or self)
Friday 12/1
Preview research-based editorial and list of topics
Begin researching your topic and filling out your note taking guide if both drafts are done
Have rough drafts (obituary and article) by Monday, so you can begin researching and writing your main editorial
Choose a few example editorials to read here to help you get a feel for the type of writing you'll be doing
Week of November 20
Monday 11/20
Outsiders Test
RESPONSES HERE
Quote journal and character book due tomorrow
Mini project due tomorrow for bonus OR after break for no penalty
AOW #3 due 12/1
Tuesday 11/21
Outsiders Movie!
Will you be a greaser or a soc?
Week of November 13
Go here for all Outsiders documents, projects etc
Monday 11/13
Time for AOW 2 in class (due Friday)
Characterization mini-lesson (Flocabulary video and notes)
Daily Outsiders checklist
CWK/HWK: Read ch. 8 (reading check tomorrow)
Tuesday 11/14
Reading check ch. 8
Daily Outsiders checklist
Mini-project due Friday
CWK/HWK: Read ch. 9
Wednesday 11/15
Class discussion on last night's reading
Daily Outsiders checklist
Mini-project due Friday
CWK/HWK: Read ch. 10/11
Thursday 11/16
Daily Outsiders checklist
Mini-project due Friday
CWK/HWK: Read ch. 12 (last chapter!)
Friday 11/17
Socratic seminar/review
Test Monday!
TWO QUIZIZZs to help you:
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552161
624777
Week of November 6:
Go here for all Outsiders documents, projects etc
Monday Nov 6
- Time for AOW in class (first one of the quarter, make any choice you'd like from your choice board, due Thurs)
- Time to read ch. 3 and work on quote journal and/or character book
Tuesday Nov 7
- Quiz on chapter 3
- Introduce mini-projects, start the first one (first MP due Mon, Nov 13)
- HWK: chapter 4
Wednesday Nov 8
- Time for mini-project, AOW etc.
- Time to read chapter 5
- HWK: chapter 5
Thursday Nov 9
- Quiz ch. 5
- Class discussion on book so far (ch 1-5)
- Time for mini-project (due Mon)
- Time to read chapter 6
- HWK due on Monday: chapters 6-7, mini project 1
No school Friday, Nov 10
Week of October 30
Monday Oct 30
Webquest (background for Outsiders-- 1960s)
due Wednesday if not finished in class
A Decade of Change
FIXED LINK for link one
http://www.pbs.org/opb/thesixties/topics/culture/
Fashion
http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/Modern-World-1946-1960/Rock-n-Roll-Style.html
Cars
http://www.corvaircorsa.com/monza.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_%28first_generation%29
http://www.hemmings.com/hmn/stories/2005/02/01/hmn_feature7.html
Entertainment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman
http://www.elvis.com/about/bio
If You Finish Early
Click through this Prezi to make sure you "got it"
Tuesday
NO SCHOOL :)
*work on your webquest*
Wednesday
Pre-reading discussion and stereotyping activity
Begin chapter 1 together in class
Thursday
Set up character book
Assign and discuss quote journal
Read ch 2 (start in class, finish for homework)
Friday
PAWS Incentive day! Shorter classes
Update character book
Read ch 3 over the weekend, due Monday