Past Lessons

Monday, September 22, 2014

Week 4


   MONDAY - 9/22 - Vocabulary Test  
  • Reminders
    • 1.  Have a pen or sharpened pencil ready to go!
    • 2.  Have a book ready to read.
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  • Do Now - NONE for Today due to Vocabulary Test
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  • Learning Target - I can show how well I understand the vocabulary words for this unit by doing well on the exam.

    • Assessment:  Take the vocabulary Test

    • If you finish before the end of the period:  Read your novel for DIRT Day.  No need to complete an entry.

    • Homework:  Bring in markers, colored pencils or any other items you would like in order to decorate your class folder.




       TUESDAY - 9/23 - Class Folders & Task Management  


    • Reminders
      • 1.  Grab 1 hanging file folder.
      • 2.  Grab 1 pocket folder.
      • 3.  Get out your art supplies for decorating.
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    • Do Now - THINK
      • Entry Title:  List of Strategies
      • Make a list of the strategies you use to stay organized for your classes.
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    • Learning Target - I can organize my time and materials for English class in order to keep track of all my written work, projects, notes and assignments.

      • Mini-Lesson:

      • Practice:  Try it yourself!

      • Assessment:  Completed and prioritized task list.

      • Label and Decorate your class folder!
        • Put all loose handouts from composition book into your blue class folder!
        • Print name on hanging folder tab VERY NEATLY IN PEN!
        • Put a complete heading on your blue folder.
        • Decorate it!
        • Put your blue folder in the hanging folder and place it in the crate in alphabetical order!

      • Homework:
        1. Create your own Prioritized List of Tasks
        2. Teach one friend how to create a Prioritized Task List.  Be prepared to share your experience tomorrow.
        3. Read pages 4-9 of Inside Out & Back Again to get the Gist of these pages.





         WEDNESDAY - 9/24 - Inside Out & Back Again  
      • Reminders
        • 1.  Get composition notebook & blue folder.
        • 2.  Check for handouts.
        • 3.  Have HW Out: Your Prioritized To Do List
        • 4.  Get out your novel, Inside Out & Back Again
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      • Do Now - THINK and RESPOND
      • Entry Title:  1975: Year of the Cat

        • Directions: Answer each of the following questions in complete sentences.  Use your book if needed!

        1. Tet is a special day. When is Tet, and what two events are celebrated on Tet?
        2. How does Ha's family celebrate Tet?
        3. How might this special day affect the other days?
        4. What does the narrator, Ha, do that might bring bad luck?

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      • New Strategy: Fist to Five Self Assessment 

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

      • I can cite evidence from the novel to explain how incidents reveal aspects of Ha's character (personality) as she is shaped by war. (Proving what you think the novel is saying by quoting accurately with words, phrases and details from the novel.)

      • I can use context clues to figure out the meaning of words I don't know.

      • I can participate in discussions about the text with a partner, small group and the whole class.
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        • Learning Targets for Today  

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

        • I can cite evidence from the novel to explain how incidents reveal aspects of Ha's character.

        • I can use context clues to figure out word meanings.

        • I can participate in class discussions about the text.

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        • Mini-Lesson:
          • New Strategy:  Think-Pair-Share 
            • How It Works...
              1. You will get a question.
              2. THINK: 10-15 seconds to think about an answer.
              3. PAIR: Pair up with a partner and share your answer with them.  Then, listen while they tell their answer to you.
              4. SHARE: Share your thoughts with the class when called on by Mr. D.

        • THINK:PAIR:SHARE - Practice 
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          • Using the Inside Out Text Dependent Questions (see below) practice using the THINK:PAIR:SHARE strategy with a partner.

          • Write your responses to each question on your handout, then pair and share.

          • THINK:PAIR:SHARE: Inside Out Text Dependent Questions
            1. How might the events in this poem connect to the first poem we read, "1975: Year of the Cat" and of the novel, Inside Out & Back Again?
            2. What does the fortune-teller foretell about the family's future?
            3. Ha lives in a war-torn country. How does she hope her life will be turned inside out?
            4. Ha knows that 'inside out' means something different.  What might happen?


        • Assessment:  Responses from Text Dependent Questions.

        • Homework:  Re-read pages 4-9 of Inside Out and Back Again.  




           THURSDAY - 9/25 - Inside Out & Back Again   
        • Reminders
          • 1.  Have a pen or sharpened pencil ready to go with loose-leaf paper!
          • 2.  Don't forget to bring your DIRT Day book for tomorrow!
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        • Do Now - COPY 
        • Entry Title:  QuickWrites

            • Help you keep track of your thinking.

            • Are a single paragraph about a text.

            • Helps teacher know you can connect details from the reading to a writing prompt. 
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        • Learning Targets for Today  

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

        • I can cite evidence from the novel to explain how incidents reveal aspects of Ha's character.

        • I can use context clues to figure out word meanings.

        • I can participate in class discussions about the text.
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          • Mini-Lesson/Practice: Writing a TREES-based QuickWrite  The QuickWrite Anchor Chart
            • The Prompt:  Read it carefully!
            • Did you use TREES?
            • Open note and open book!
            • You Help!  Demonstration of doing a good TREES QuickWrite.

          • Assessment/Homework:




          • QuickWrite 1

            Prompt:  What kind of person is Ha?  Use specific evidence from the text to write a TRE3E3S paragraph in which you discuss one of Ha’s personality traits. Be sure to include at least 3 pieces of textual evidence.  This will be a writing grade worth 25 points.  Please type and double space your work.  Due Monday!



          QuickWrite Example
          PROMPT
          Based on the novel, what can you infer about what will happen to Ha and her family?  Be sure to use details from the text to support your answer.



               I think that Ha’s family will have to deal with serious problems because of the war. I believe this because Ha says that the fortune teller “predicts our lives will twist inside out.”  This means something big is going to change for her family, probably not in a good way.  For example, she says “Maybe soldiers will no longer patrol our neighborhood,” and “maybe I can jump rope after dark,” but in stanza three she hears that something on the playground will be “smeared with blood.”  These details about soldiers and blood make it sound really scary, like things are getting dangerous.  I believe that Ha’s family is in danger.





             FRIDAY - 9/26 DIRT Day   



          WHAT TO DO TODAY

          1. Get out your signed Missing Work Report if you received one yesterday.
          2. Start a new DIRT Day Entry (see below).
          3. Make-up Work?  Get your work from Mr. DeGrandis and get it done before the period is over.  If you finish early, read your novel.
          4. No Make-up work?  Regular DIRT Day for you!

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          • Do Now - Start a DIRT Day Entry
          • Entry Title:  DIRT DAY
            • Here is what it should look like! This is just an example.  Use information from your novel instead. Check out the DIRT Day Guidelines for more Information