Monday, December 20, 2010

3/5 & 8/9

1)Journal: Grammar Site Question and How was your weekend? What did you do?
2) Coooooold Article-  Read quietly, and write your own summary.
3) Discuss and hand in.
4) Man v. Wild- Yukon
NO HOMEWORK

6
1) Man v. Wild- Yukon

FRIDAY, December 17, 2010

3/5 & 8/9

1) Half-Sheet Check/ Discuss
2) Cliff Notes Check/ Discuss
3) Man v. Wild

6
1) Cliff Notes Check/ Discuss
2) Begin Ch. 2
HW: Finish Ch. 2 and Cliff Notes

Thursday, December 16, 2010

2- Hour Delay

ALL CLASSES: Read in class, and discuss Chapter 1.

3/5 and 8/9: Chapter 2 for homework and "Cliff" notes.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

3/5 & 8/9

1) Journal: What did you learn about the four different topics that were presented yesterday?
2) Discuss
3) Hand out books and take down book numbers/ Explain "Cliff" notes
4) Read as a class
5) Tower Activity
HW: Finish Ch. 1/ complete "Cliff" notes for Ch. 1

6
1) Journal: How dod you work as a group? What can you improve on next time?
2) Presentations/Notes

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

3/5 & 8/9

1) Computer Lab
2) Journal: How did you work with your group? What can you do better next time?
3) Presentations

6

1) Computer Lab- Finish PPT's :)

Monday, December 13, 2010

3/5 & 8/9

1) Journal: ON HALF SHEET
2) Test Questions
3) Panel of Experts Explanation, Topic and Group Assignments
4) Computer Lab Topic Research and Group Work
HW: Go over notes

6

1) Journal: ON HALF SHEET
2) Test Questions
3) Begin Panel of Experts
4) Computer Lab

Friday, December 10, 2011

IRONY UNIT TEST TODAY

3/5 & 8/9
1) Journal: What is your weakest area for this test? Vocabulary, Irony, or Poetry Analysis?
2) Vocabulary Review- Matching
3) Irony Review
4) Review Analysis
5) Test
6) If we have extra time, you can free-read!

6
1) Journal: Any last-minute questions for the test?
2) Irony Review
3) Test- When you finish, you may read silently.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

How about that snow day yesterday?!?

ALL CLASSES: I need you to hand in what you have completed on your anthology by 3:00pm tomorrow! If it is not complete, you may stay after today. Unless I have spoken to you individually, and given you extra time, you MUST hand it in tomorrow!

3/5 & 8/9
1) Journal: What did you do on your day off?
2) Stations Expectations
3) First round of stations
4) Finish stations
5) Reflect on your experience, did the questions, and your discussion with others help you get more out of the poems than you would have gotten on your own?
HW: Finish Reflection/ Study Vocabulary 15 words

6
1) Journal: What did you do on your day off?
2) Finish Analysis
3) Vocab Matching
4) Practice Analysis
HW: Finish Analysis, Study

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

2-Hour Delay Schedule

3/5
1) Journal: Do you like analyzing poems? Do you find it easy, or hard? Why?
2) Finish "The Armful" Analysis
3) Computer Lab- Finish, Print, and hand in Anthologies. DUE TODAY!
HW: Stay after if not finished in class :)

6
1) Journal: What is poetry analysis? Is is easy, or hard for you? Have you done it before?
2) Finish Elements of Poetry Notes
3) Begin Analysis
NO HW

8/9
1) Journal: Do you like analyzing poems? Do you find it easy, or hard? Why?
2) Finish "How to Eat a Poem" Analysis
3) Computer Lab- Finish, Print, and hand in Anthologies. DUE TODAY!
HW: Stay after if not finished in class :)

Let it Snow! Monday, December 6, 2010

3/5 & 8/9
1) Journal: What is symbolism? What is imagery? What is rhythm? Write your own definitions of these terms in your journal. Begin a new journal page for this week!
2) Poetry Analysis
3) Working Together- poetry analysis
4) Computer Lab (Tomorrow IN CLASS is the FINAL due date for your anthologies)
If you are finished, bring work or a book to the computer lab, you may not play games.
NO HW

6
1) Journal: What did you think of the coffee house? Do you want to do these more often? Please start this journal on a new piece of paper and label it Monday. Keep all journals this week on the same page, please!
2) 15 Minute Finish Coffee House (Hand in ALL posters)
3) Poetry Elements Notes
NO HW

HAPPY FRIDAY! December 3, 2010

3/5 & 8/9
1) Journal: Think about poetry. What are some things that authors do to make poetry interesting? What types of literary elements do they incorporate in their poems?
2) Elements of Poetry Notes
3) Finish Posters
4) Coffee House (As per the blog vote)
NO HOMEWORK!

6
1) Journal: Think about poetry. What are some things that authors do to make poetry interesting? What types of literary elements do they incorporate in their poems?
2) Finish Posters
3) Coffee House

Thursday, December 2, 2010

3/5 & 8/9- DUE TO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES BEING CANCELLED YESTERDAY, YOUR ANTHOLOGY IS NOW DUE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7th IN CLASS.

3/5 & 8/9
1) Journal: Pick two of the following words and write a sentence for each that contains the word in the appropriate context: Prudence, Truant, Quaint, Comply, Pervade, Impudent, Inconsequential, Ecstatic, Predominant.
2) Finish Magi Re-Writes
3) Irony Vocabulary Review
4) Irony O'Henry Chart
HW: Study Vocabulary!

6
1) Journal: Pick two of the following words and write a sentence for each that contains the word in the appropriate context: Prudence, Truant, Quaint, Comply, Pervade, Impudent, Inconsequential, Ecstatic, Predominant.
2) Homework Check
3) Magi Re-Write Posters

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

3/5
1) Journal: Was it easy, or difficult to come up with a modern take on "The Gift of the Magi?" How? Why?
(Homework Check)
2) Gather your poetry things.
3) Computer Lab
4) Work on Modern Day "Magi"
5) Watch "Magi"
HW: Stay after to finish poetry!

6
1) Journal: What is your most prized posession? Why?
2) Modern Day "Magi"
3) Writing Workshop
HW: Finish Storyboard or Flow Chart

8/9
1) Journal: Was it easy, or difficult to come up with a modern take on "The Gift of the Magi?" How? Why?
(Homework Check)
2) Gather your poetry things.
3) Computer Lab
4) Work on Modern Day "Magi"
5) Watch "Magi"
HW: Stay after to finish poetry!