Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Week of September 20 Assignments

Wednesday, September 22
English III
Objectives:
• Students will choose an issue to write an editorial piece about
• Students will write a letter to the editor or an editorial piece for publication in the school’s newspaper or website.
Freewrite: This I believe. . .
Make a list of what you believe to be true.
Lesson:
MINI-Lesson 1.
Editorials

o Choose a topic of controversy
If you need a topic I have a list
Needs to be a topic that you know something about.
The subject must be supportable by facts
o Recognize the opposite side
Address the opinion of the other side by stating why their opinions are wrong
o Support with Facts & Examples
Research if Possible
o Strong introduction, Organized, Spell Check, Proper Conventions
o Beware of being overly controversial in your topic choice
Avoid overused topics
Avoid being too personal or emotional
Don’t overly Aggressive!
Conclusion:
Final Punchline or clincher about your opinion.

Tuesday, September 21
English III
Objectives:
students will think with literature
Students will develop inductive and analytical questions which they will use to guide their independent/SSR reading.

Lessons: IR/SSR Work Day
Proposal’s are due tomorrow!

Monday September 20, 2010
English III

Sustained Silent Reading:
Timer is set for 30 minutes.
Students read silently for the full time. They may read any BOOK of their choosing.
BUT it is suggested that they read their Independent reading books for their assignment.
Last 10-18 minutes of class
Continue to read and/or do Reader Response Journal.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Assignments for the last several days.

Friday, September 10

English III

Objectives:

students will think with literature
Students will develop factual, inductive, and analytical questions based on the literature they are reading.

Freewrite: NONE

Lessons: ***Finish questions from yesterday and turn in.

***Do Reflection

***Be sure that you have submitted your 6-Word Memoir on flowr or through Google Docs.

***Google Reader.

1. Go to Google blog search and search 1 topic that interests you. For example.

Bmx. Choose two or three blogs to follow. Click on the RSS subscriptions box.

Play with the settings in Google Reader. **demonstrate with own blog.

Star

Tagging.

Recommendations

****Have students post first freewrite/reader response/chunk of writing from this week either on Flowr or on Google Docs and share. With me.

Talk about titling files in Google docs.

Hour_assignment_title

1^st_essay_

3^rd_dollfaceparagraph_

Monday, September 13, 2010

English III

Objectives: TO improve reading comprehension, fluency, and writing about reading.

Lessons:

Sustained Silent Reading:

Timer is set for 30 minutes.

Students read silently for the full time. They may read any BOOK of their choosing.

Last 10-18 minutes of class

Continue to read and/or do Reader Response Journal.

***I am collecting this Reader Response for a score!***

Tuesday, September 14

English III

Objectives:

students will think with literature
Students will develop factual, inductive, and analytical questions based on an image they will view.

Freewrite: NONE

Lessons:

Retry Types of Questions focusing on Analytical and Inductive questions.

Students view the painting Pilgrims go to Church by Buroughs and write questions about the painting.
Discuss why the questions might be important to the overall meaning of the painting.

Students view the video called Doll Face.

Each student completes a second worksheet about the video.***Links to worksheet and video coming.

Wednesday, September 15

English III

Objectives:

Students will think with literature

Students will develop factual, inductive, and analytical questions based on an image they will view.

Freewrite: real freewrite in Google Docs.

Title the document Freewrite 9/15

Lessons:

View the DollFace video again.

Have students write two questions on sticky notes and stick on the board.

Then have each student go and pick one question.

Write a paragraph answering the question. Share with me on Google Docs.

A equals stunning insight. B equals good insight. C equals somewhat insightful. D/F equals student would like to have 2nd chance

Remind students of Good paragraph Structure

Topic sentence

Support for topic sentence

Closer sentence

Thursday, September 16

English III

Objectives:

Freewrite: NONE

Lessons: Counselor Lesson with Mrs. Rose

Friday, September 17

English III

Objectives: students will think with literature

Students will develop inductive and analytical questions which they will use to guide their independent/SSR reading.

Freewrite: None

Lessons:

Give the Independent reading Assignment.

Proposals due on Wednesday, September 22

**Links Coming**

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Thursday, September 9

Objectives: Students will think with literature
Students will develop factual, inductive, and analytical questions based on the literature they are reading.

Freewrite: “There was a time when people used literature to think. “ –Philip Roth Exit Ghost
                   Annotate the quote on the board and define literature. Then set the students writing about what they think the quote means.

Talk about the definition of literature and what it means to think about literature

Movement of literature from print to electronic media of all types.
            Draw Time line on the board…
How do we think?
             In questions…So we should question literature!
Lessons:
Types of questions from Jim Burke worksheet. Discuss types of questions and walk the students through examples of them.
Have the students read The Flowers by Alice Walker in class silently or in partners. Pages 333-334 in American Short Stories 1920 to Present.
Types of questions worksheet
The Flowers by Alice Walker

Wednesday, September 8

Objectives: To mine for ideas for writing.
To set up RSS feeds in Google Reader for student use in writing and research.
Freewrite:NONE
Lessons:
1. Go to google blog search and search 1 topic that interests you. For example.
Bmx. Choose two or three blogs to follow. Click on the RSS subscriptions box.
Play with the settings in Google Reader. **demonstrate with own blog.

Like
Star
Tagging.
Recommendations

2. Search 5 topics and add at least 8 blogs to your reader by the end of the day.

Show them how to tag them with their hour and type of writing and topics.

Tuesday, September 7

Objectives: To mine for ideas for writing.
Freewrite: NONe

Lessons: Writing Territories
To begin Writer’s workshop we need to discover a list of topics that we can write about. You will be asked to write about things that interest you this year. You will be asked to write four major essays and complete one Multi-genre project that will be a culmination of the whole of your independent reading.
We’ll work together to come up with personal lists of writing territories today. We’re going to do a couple of brain drain ideas to mine for ideas.

First in your notebook list.

a. Five people important to you (living, dead, famous or not, real or imaginary, etc.)
b. Five places you would like to visit (real or imaginary)
c. Five movies you like
d. Five activities you love.
e. Five important issues facing people in our society

Give yourself permission to get off of the lines, to draw pictures and to write down anything that comes to mind. If a thought happens, no matter how silly. . . Write it down.

Now from these 25 things we’ve listed, there have to be stories attached. What are some of the stories.
From the stories look for things that could add to the territories.

I do (my own territories on the board)
We do (discuss together)
They do (get ideas from each other)

Monday, September 6, 2010

Friday, September 3

Objectives:

To introduce students to Google Docs.

Downstairs Lab:

Freewrite:

Lessons: List of things to complete today…

Post 6 word memoir on Flowr
Comment on someone else’s flower
Follow me on Flowr
Follow my blog
Check your email
Complete survey and tech assessment
Post either a paragraph from your reader response or one of your freewrites.
Do reflection on the week.

Thursday, September 2

Objectives: To introduce students to Google Docs.
Lab A Computer Lab:
Freewrite: None
Lessons: View video Shift Happens: This is why we are going to be using Google Docs and Flowr.
Don’t even ask to submit things on paper once we get going. In your future paper will be obsolete.
Intro to Google docs.

Follow me on Flowr
Follow my blog
Check your email
Complete survey and tech assessment