Past Lessons

Monday, December 9, 2013

Week 14 - Period 9

MONDAY - Single Period 

  • Do Now - Word Study (Begin a new Word List V)
  •     agile (agility): the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble.
  •     assertion (assertive, assertively): a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

  • Class Discussion - Christmas the Season of Giving?



TUESDAY - Double Period 

  • Do Now - Start New DIRT Entry

  • Independently read for 10 minutes.

  • Answer Reader Response
  •      3 Questions About Your Book
  •      2 Predictions or Inferences
  •      1 Important Idea

  • Word Study - Copy into Word List V
  •     cascade (cascading, cascaded): pour down rapidly and in large quantities.
  •     chronicle (chronicles, chronicling): to record a related series of events in a very factual and detailed way.

  • Class Discussion - Christmas the Season of Giving?

  • RATA - The Visit of the Three Wise Men and Astronomical Objects and Astronomical Events

  • Questions to Understand
  • Where is Bethlehem?
  • What are Frankincense and Myrrh? 
  • What is an astronomical conjunction? 


WEDNESDAY- Single Period 
  • Word Study (Continue Word List V)
  •     covet (coveted, coveting): a yearning to posses or have something.
  •     inconsequential: not important or significant.

  • Read Aloud Think Aloud - The Gift of the Magi

  • Take Home Quiz on Irony due tomorrow!


THURSDAY - Double Period 
  • Do Now - Start New DIRT Entry

  • Independently read for 10 minutes.

  • Answer Reader Response
  •      3 Questions About Your Book
  •      2 Predictions or Inferences
  •      1 Important Idea

  • Learning Target: Can you identify the three types of irony in sample passages?

  • Do Now - Copy into Word List V
  •     instigate (instigator, instigating): bring about or start an event or action.
  •     predominate (predominating): to be the main element; to be greater in number or amount.

  • Mini-lesson: What are Situational and Dramatic Irony?

  • Practice Activity in Teams

  • Begin Take Home Quiz Due Tomorrow



FRIDAY - Single Period 
  • Do Now...

  • Word Study (Continue Word List V)
  •     prudent (prudence): acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
  •     subside: become less intense.  When referring to water, to return to a lower level.

  • Hand in your Swallowing Stones Essay on Monday for partial credit.

  • Create Vocabulary Flash Cards

  • Complete Word to Know Skill-builder Worksheet

  • Homework: Take Home Quiz on "The Gift of the Magi"


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