- Begin Independent Reading Before the Bell Rings!
- 1. Start New Entry: See DIRT Entry Poster for format!
- 2. Answer Reader Response:
- Summarize the important ideas about what you read today from your novel.
- Do Now: Word Study (Add to Vocabulary List V)
- 5. deceive (deception, deceit): to cause someone to believe something that is not true.
- 6. intuitive (intuition, intuitively): feeling something is true without conscious (logical) reasoning.
- 7. involuntary (voluntary, involuntarily): done without will or conscious control; done against someone's will.
- 8. segue: a transition from one paragraph, piece of music or scene to another without interruption.
- 9. criteria (criterion): a standard by which something is judged.
- 10. synthesis (synthesize): to combine several ideas or materials to create something new.
- Read Aloud/Think Aloud: Finish the novel!
- Class Discussion about end of the book.
- - What might happen during the rest of the day that begins in the last chapter?
- - What might happen 6 - 12 months from now?
- Get Your Grade Up!: Mr. DeGrandis will be after school today if you want to catch up on missing assignments.
TUESDAY- Single Period
- Do Now: Copy
- Entry Title: TREES
- TREES - A way to remember the structure of a single paragraph essay or a body paragraph in a multi-paragraph essay.
- New Tardy Policy
- Mini-Lesson: TREES: See PowerPoint
- Writing Workshop
- Homework: Write a single paragraph essay using TREES based on the following prompt.
- What are some reasons you did or did not like the ending of the novel Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald?
Sample Essay...
Swallowing Stones: The Ending
There are several reasons why I did not like the ending of the novel Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald. This is because I expected the ending to include the final meeting of Jenna and Michael. Instead, the author chose to end the in a cliff hanger. For example, Jenna is asleep in the Ghost Tree at the end and Michael has come there to wait until morning in order to confess his crime. "...Michael keeps watch over Jenna, just as he did on those other evening vigils when he sat across from her house on the church steps. Only this time, when she awakes, he will be there waiting." This last line of the novel, proves the book ends in a cliff-hanger which was disappointing. Overall, the ending of the novel was less than satisfying.
WEDNESDAY - Double Period
- Begin Independent Reading Before the Bell Rings!
- 1. Start New Entry: See DIRT Entry Poster for format!
- 2. Answer Reader Response:
- Summarize the important ideas about what you read today from your novel.
- Writing Workshop: Practice using TREES
- Homework: Write a single paragraph essay using TREES based on the following prompt.
- What are some reasons you did or did not like the ending of the novel Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald?
- Do Now
- Start a new entry titled: MOLDy
- MOLDy is a rubric used by NYS that teachers use to grade essays on state tests like the one you will take in June.
- Mini-Lesson: The MOLDy Rubric
- Guided Practice
- Work independently or with a partner to evaluate a single paragraph essay using the MOLDy rubric.
THURSDAY - Single Period
- Do Now
- Write a single paragraph essay using TREES based on the following prompt. Use your notes on TREES.
- What are some reasons you did or did not like the ending of the novel Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald?
- Start a new entry titled: MOLDy
- MOLDy is a rubric used by NYS that teachers use to grade essays on state tests like the one you will take in June.
- Mini-Lesson: The MOLDy Rubric
- Guided Practice
- Work independently or with a partner to evaluate your single paragraph essay using the MOLDy rubric.
FRIDAY - Double Period
- Begin Independent Reading Before the Bell Rings!
- 1. Start New Entry: See DIRT Entry Poster for format!
- 2. Answer Reader Response:
- Summarize the important ideas about what you read today from your novel.
- Mini-Lesson: The Multi-paragraph Graphic Organizer
- Practice: using the Multi-paragraph Graphic Organizer for Final Assessment on Swallowing Stones.
- Writing Workshop
- You will need...
- - Your graphic organizer due for homework today.
- - Loose-leaf paper
- - A pen or pencil
- - Swallowing stones novel
- Your Goal This Period:
- - Finish your graphic organizer and have it graded by a teacher.
- - Complete a hand written draft of your essay based on your graphic organizer.
- Rough Draft Due Monday after break. You will not be able to go to the PC lab without a completed rough draft!
MONDAY & TUESDAY
- Do Now
- - Get out your essay graphic organizer "Format of a multi-Paragraph Essay from class folder.
- - Get out loose-leaf paper.
- - Get something to write with.
- Swallowing Stones Final Essay Project Materials!
- Your Goals Today
- - Finish the graphic organizer and have it approved by a teacher.
- - Write your first rough draft of your essay.
- - Have another classmate Peer Review your essay using the MOLDy rubric to edit the draft. Not a teacher!
- - Have the rough draft checked by a teacher.
- - Re-write the rough draft and make the changes recommended by your peer editor.
- Your Grade! You will be graded on a scale of 0-100 depending on how well you remain on task and how much work you accomplish during each period.
