Thursday, March 12, 2020

Socratic Seminar Prep

Today I Will: 
Analyze textual evidence and make connections to previous chapters in TKAM.

Make observations about characters based on textual evidence.

Please Take Out: 
A writing utensil

Today's Agenda: 
Vocab Quiz
Socratic Seminar Entry Ticket
Go over TKAM Study Guide
Work time: Entry Ticket

Homework:
Finish Socratic Seminar Entry Ticket: cannot participate tomorrow without it!
H: Finish Text Excerpt Assignment

Start Final Study Guide for Final TKAM test on Tuesday

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

El Fin

Today I Will: 
Analyze textual evidence and make connections to previous chapters in TKAM.

Make observations about characters based on textual evidence.

Please Take Out: 
Your Copy of TKAM

Today's Agenda: 
Quizlet Vocab Review
Read Chapter 31
CP only TKAM Ch 29-31 Review Google classroom
Honors: Sig. Text Excerpt Work

Homework:
CP finish 29-31 Review if needed
H: Text Excerpts due Fri

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Ham It Up

Today I Will: 

Analyze textual evidence in order to respond in writing to various critical thinking questions. Specifically, they will evaluate, compare and contrast and make predictions regarding the characters and themes relevant to the last chapters of TKAM.

Please Take Out: 
Bellwork Vocab Packet

Today's Agenda: 
Ch 27 and 28 Review 
Begin Reading Chapter 29 and 30

Homework:
Read Ch. 29 and 30
H: work on Sig Text Excerpt due tomorrow
Study for final vocab quiz on Thursday

Monday, March 9, 2020

Analysis Practice

Today I Will: 
Analyze text to write a claim, evidence sentence, and analysis

Please Take Out: 
Bellwork Vocab Packet
Ch 25-26 HW

Today's Agenda: 
BELLWORKRepertoire
Analysis Practice on Google Classroom
Begin Reading Ch. 27

Homework:
TKAM HW Chapters 27 and 28
Honors work on Significant Text Excerpts 1-4 done by Wednesday

Friday, March 6, 2020

Let's see what you know

Today I Will: 
Assess my knowledge of writing an evidence sentence and analyzing the evidence by completing an ES quiz.

Please Take Out: 
A writing utensil
Your Copy of TKAM

Today's Agenda: 
BELLWORK Vague
HCP Southern Norms/ Scottsboro Trial
Kahoot Review
Ch 23 and 24 Claim, ES, A Quiz
Begin reading Ch. 25 

Homework:
Read Ch. 25 and 26 and complete HW

Honors work on Significant Text Excerpts DUE MONDAY

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Making a Claim cont.

Today I Will: 
-Demonstrate proficiency in writing a claim and backing it up with evidence and analysis
-Participate in a group discussion and reflect personally

Please Take Out: 
Your TKAM book

Today's Agenda: 
Read Ch. 22
Making a Claim for ch 22
Begin reading Ch 23

Homework:
Read 23 and 24; be prepared for a reading quiz
-Honors work on Significant Text Excerpts

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Closing Statement

Today I Will: 
  • Learn a new vocabulary word from TKAM 
  • Annotate and Analyze a passage from TKAM 

Please Take Out: 
Bell Work Vocab Packet
Claim HW

Today's Agenda: 
Go over claims from HW
Atticus Closing Statement Annotation: Pity
Read Chapter 21

Homework:
Read Chapter 21 and complete Task 2 from Pity Classwork
Honors- Third Text Excerpt Due Fri

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Tom's Testimony

Today I Will:
Make a claim regarding Tom's testimony and provide evidence and analysis to support it

Please Take Out:

Testimony Tracker

Today's Agenda:
Review Mayella's Testimony
Read Ch. 19 Tom's Testimony and fill out tracker
Complete Ch. 19 Making a Claim

Homework:
Read ch. 20 and complete ch. 20 claim

Monday, March 2, 2020

Line in the Sand

Today I will: 
  • Record evidence from the Tom Robinson trial and identify discrepancies
Please Take out
Writing Utensil

Today's Agenda:
BELLWORK Line in the Sand Journal
Courtroom Picture
Testimony Tracker Fill-in Ch 17
Begin Ch 18 Mayella Ewell

Homework:
Finish Ch 18 and the Testimony Tracker for Mayella Ewell 
Honors next Significant Text Excerpt due Wednesday

Let's Get Started!

Friday, February 28, 2020

The Trial Begins


Today I will: 

  • Make a claim about testimony in TKAM and defend the claim with evidence and analysis.
  • Draw conclusions and make inferences about events and characters in TKAM by answering questions about chapter 12
Please Take out
-a writing utensil
HW: Ch. 16

Today's Agenda:
Courtroom Picture
-Begin reading chapter 17

Homework:
ALL: Read Chapter 17

Let's Get Started!

Thursday, February 27, 2020

I'll tell him you said 'hey' little lady

Today I Will:
Practice making a claim about a piece of literature

Please Take Out:
Vocab Packet

Today's Agenda:
Ch 15 Review on Classroom
Honors: Significant Text Excerpts

Homework:
Read Ch 16 and complete Ch. 16 HW
Honors-complete significant text excerpt #1 DUE Monday 3/2

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Ch 14 Review

Today I Will:
Review Ch 14 in a small group discussion 

Please Take Out:
Bellwork Vocab Packet

Today's Agenda:
Vocab Quiz
Ch 14 Review
Begin Ch 15

Homework:


Read ch 15 and Complete Chapter 15 HW 

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

First Purchase

Today I Will:
Demonstrate the ability to construct evidence sentences by utilizing new punctuation rules and text evidence from TKAM

Please Take Out:
Vocab Packet
Presentation Note Taker

Today's Agenda:
HCP: Southern Woman and Gender Roles, Morphine and Drug Addiction
BELLWORK: Protrude
Ch 12 and 13 Review paragraph practice
Begin reading Ch. 14 

Homework:
Read chapter 14 and complete Ch. 14 HW F19
Study for vocab Quiz tomorrow chapters 4-14; aberration, analogous, frivolous, interrogation, attributes, protrude

Monday, February 24, 2020

Mrs. Dubose

Today I Will:

Work in a small group to review the content of Ch. 11 and analyze Mrs. Dubose

Please Take Out:
Vocab Packet

Today's Agenda:
Vocab Bellwork: Interrogation and Frivolous 
HCP: Morphine and Drug Addiction

Homework:
Read Chapters 12 and 13 

Friday, February 21, 2020

It's a Sin to Kill a Mockingbird

Today I will: 
-demonstrate knowledge of Chapters 1-9 via a multiple choice quiz

Please Take out
-a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Ch 1-9 Review and Quiz
-It's a sin to kill a mockingbird
-Begin Ch 11

Homework:

Let's Get Started!

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Uncle Jack

Today I Will:
Make a claim and support it with evidence and analysis

Please Take Out:
Vocab Packet

Today's Agenda:
BELLWORK: Attributes
HCP: Gossip in a Small Town
Begin Ch 10

Homework:
Read Ch. 10. and complete 5 different types of annotation while reading on post-its

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

ES Check

Today I will: 
  • Demonstrate mastery of Evidence Sentences through a formative quiz 
Please Take out
Image result for miss maudie's house
Bellwork Vocab Packet

Today's Agenda:
1. BELLWORK Analogous
3. Begin reading Ch. 9

Homework:
Read Ch 9 and complete Homework Slip
Be prepared for a ch 1-9 quiz on Friday

Let's Get Started!

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Tone and Mood

Today I will: 
  • Draw conclusions and make inferences about events and characters in TKAM by answering questions about chapter 7.
  • Analyze passages for tone and mood through the identification and interpretation of specific words and phrases.
Please Take Out
Vocab Packet
TKAM Book

Today's Agenda:
1. BELLWORK
2. Ch.7 Quiz
5. ES instruction continued
Begin Reading Chapter 8

Homework:
Read Ch. 8 only, no written HW be prepared for ES Quiz on Tuesday

Friday, February 14, 2020

ES Instruction Part Deux

Today I will: 
  • Add to my understanding and mastery of Evidence Sentences
  • Learn the defintion of a new vocabulary word
Please Take out
-Vocabulary Packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Vocabulary Quiz on words 1-6
2. Evidence Sentence Correction for Ch 6 HW
3. Intro to Annotation powerpoint
4. Smartphone Essay Edit
5. Begin Ch. 7

Homework:
Read chapter 7 and complete annotations

Let's Get Started!

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Miss Maudie


Today I will: 
  • Practice writing a solid paragraph with a claim, evidence and analysis in response to a prompt about Miss Maudie
Please Take out
Vocab Packet
Ch 5 HW

Today's Agenda:
1. HCP: Economics
BELLWORK :Malignant
2. Miss Maudie Paragraph Practice
3. Start Reading Chapter 6 if time

Homework:
Read chapter 6 and complete HW

Let's Get Started!

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Indirect Characterization

Today I will: 
-Draw conclusions about characters in TKAM by referring to text evidence that utilizes indirect characterization
-Cite evidence of indirect characterization about character Miss Maudie Atkinson and make inferences about her character

Please Take out
-A writing utensil
-Ch 2 Essay Practice

Today's Agenda:
1. In Lak'ech
2.  Evidence Sentence Practice on Google classroom
3. Shoe CH 4 Review Direct- Indirect Characterization

Homework:
Read Ch 5 and complete Independent Practice Worksheet
H Worksheet

Study for Vocab Quiz on Friday 

Let's Get Started!

Friday, February 7, 2020

A Language Discussion

Today I Will:
Provide feedback on what has aided my learning this week

Please Take Out:
Bellwork Vocab Packet

Today's Agenda:

Success Criteria Debrief
CP: Cloze Notes of Chapters 1 and 2
Four corners activity on Censorship

Homework:
All-Read Chapter 3  And complete HW

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Ch 2: Scout's first day of school

Today I Will:
-Monitor personal understanding and growth regarding rhetorical analysis

Please Take Out:
Vocabulary Bellwork Packet

Today's Agenda:
Rhetorical Analysis Post Test
Vocabulary Malignant
Quizizz Ch 1 Review 
Read Ch. 2

Homework:
Complete the Ch. 2 HW slip. Note* you DO NOT need to watch the screencast. Complete part two identifying two pieces of evidence from Ch. 2

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Diction and Detail

Today I will: 
-Recall Ch. 1 and make observations about the characters in TKAM through the Ch. 1 review.
-Identify diction and detail in a passage from TKAM and draw conclusions about what the evidence reveals about the town of Maycomb.

Please Take out
-Writing Utensil
-Ch. 1 HW
-Highlighter

Today's Agenda:
-Bell work Vocab: EvasionMalevolent
-Work on Ch. 1 Diction and Detail Worksheet

Homework:
Finish Diction and Detail HW if necessary

Let's Get Started!

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Ch 1 TKAM

Today I Will:
Begin reading TKAM
Review Predictions of the book

Please Take Out:
a chromebook :) 

Today's Agenda:
Finish learning stations activity
Begin TKAM
Read Ch.1 

Homework:
Finish reading Ch 1

Monday, February 3, 2020

Introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird

Today I Will:
Gain a thorough understanding of the context, time period and content of TKAM 


Please Take Out:
a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
Peer Edit Essays
TKAM Learning Stations 
Worksheet


Homework:
Revise your essay for your final draft tomorrow

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Intros and Conclusions

Today I Will:
-Learn about and write Intro and Conclusions
-Finish crafting the rough draft of my essay

Please Take Out:
-Essay materials (template, notes, blue packet)

Today's Agenda:
1. Analysis
2. Concluding Sentences
3. Intros and Conclusions
4. Begin Typing

Homework:
Complete rough draft if need be

Essay Typing

Success Criteria:
-Type my final draft of my essay
-Identify areas of strength and weakness in my essay and edit accordingly

Please Take Out:
Essay template
Intro and Conc notes

Today's Agenda:
Write intro and concl
type essay on google classroom
peer edit

Homework:
Finish all peer edits and write final draft of Smartphone Essay

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Rough Draft

Today I Will:
Craft a rough draft of my argumentative essay

Please Take Out:
essay template

Today's Agenda:
Write Main Claim and Sub Claims
Write Analysis SentencesIntros and Conclusions

Homework:
Finish rough draft of essay on template

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Argumentative Essay

Today I Will:
Gain a deeper understanding of claims and sub-claims 

-Respond to a prompt by constructing a main claim

Please Take Out:
Blue Packet

Today's Agenda:
Smartphone Argumentative Essay Prompt S20
Brainstorm for Essay
Look at sample paragraph
Gather Evidence 

Homework:
Write ALL of your Evidence Sentences for your essay on the essay template

Monday, January 27, 2020

Analysis

Today I Will:
-Review Evidence Sentences
-self-assess my current level of comfort writing ESs
-identify ways in which inferences are made 

Please Take Out:
a blank piece of paper

Today's Agenda:
ES Practice
Writing Academy - Analysis for Non Fiction Articles-F19


Homework:
None :) Finish Body Paragraph Diagram if need be

Friday, January 24, 2020

Inference

Today I Will:
-Review Evidence Sentences
-self-assess my current level of comfort writing ESs
-identify ways in which inferences are made 

Please Take Out:
a chromebook or smartphone

Today's Agenda:
1. ES Stations
2. Check-In
3. Intro to Inference
4. Writing Academy - Analysis for Non Fiction Articles-F19


Homework:
None :) Finish Body Paragraph Diagram if need be

Thursday, January 23, 2020

ES Polishing

Today I Will:
-self-assess my ability to write an evidence sentence
-use transitions to make my writing smooth and coherent
-provide context to text evidence 
-use citations correctly for non-fiction texts 

Please Take Out:
a chromebook or smartphone

Today's Agenda:
1. Finish ES Intro and Evidence Sentence Kahoot Review
2. Check-In
3. Intro to Inference

Homework:
None :)

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Evidence Sentences

Today I Will:
-identify the four parts of an evidence sentence and their purpose

-practice crafting my own evidence sentences 

Please Take Out:
Smartphone Packet
Honors Packet
Paragraph Diagram

Today's Agenda:
Collect Blue Packets 
Exit Ticket

Homework:
Honors:Twenge Article, read and annotate section III (paragraphs 20-28 ).  Identify Claims and Evidence types for section III

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Writing Instruction

Today I Will:
-Learn the parts of an essay and body paragraph
-Demonstrate my understanding by creating a paragraph diagram

Please Take Out:
a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-TED Talk :Is Social Media Hurting Your Mental Health? | Bailey Parnell
-Writing Instruction: Essay and body paragraph structure on Google Classroom
Google Slides Instruction
Essay/Paragraph Notes Worksheet
Create Body Paragraph Diagram

Homework:
Finish Body Paragraph Diagram if need be
Honors: Twenge Article, read and annotate section III (paragraphs 20-28 ).  Identify Claims and Evidence types for section III only

Friday, January 17, 2020

Revolutionizing Society Continued

Today I Will:
Write sentences for vocabulary words for the 2nd article
-Identify and label different types of evidence the second article

Please Take Out:
Smartphone Packet
Honors Homework
Planner

Today's Agenda:
Read Article 2 Second Half and identify evidence and claims
Evidence Collector For second article

Homework:
Honors: Read Section 2 of the Twenge Article and annotate section 2 (paragraphs 11-19).  Identify Claims and Evidence types for section 2 only