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HI Content Standards addressed this week include:
7.1.1 & 8.1.1
7.2.1 & 8.2.1
7.3.1 & 8.3.1
7.3.6 & 8.3.6
7.4.1 & 8.4.1
7.6.1 & 8.6.1
7.6.5 & 8.6.5
Monday
1. Introduction to King o' the Cats
2. Mapping Activity - England & the UK
3. Vocabulary - In your composition book, define the following 9 terms from this week's play:
. sexton
. ablaze
. vestry
. pew
. solemnly
. sternly
. bridled
. imperiously
. befuddled
4. We will randomly pick roles for King o' the Cats.
5. Homework - Unfinished vocabulary must be complete by tomorrow.
Tuesday
1. Vocabulary Review
2. King o' the Cats Discussion Questions
3. 1st rehearsal
4. Homework- King o' the Cats Discussion Questions are due tomorrow.
Wednesday
1. Review - King o' the Cats Discussion Questions
2. Final rehearsal
3. Performances
4. Homework - Review all vocabulary terms and discussion questions from my School Concept blog (Weeks 1-4). Tomorrow's quiz (25 points) will include vocabulary and discussion questions from:
Hint: Make sure that you are understand the following literary devices: setting, protagonist, antagonist, climax, conflict, resolution, theme, and tone.
Thursday
1. Quiz (25 points)
2. If everyone finishes, we will grade in class.
3. No Homework
HI Content Standards addressed this week include:
7.1.1 & 8.1.1 Use new grade-appropriate vocabulary, including content area vocabulary, learned through reading and word study.
7.2.1 & 8.2.1 Use the organizational patterns and text structures of grade-appropriate texts to construct meaning.
7.3.1 & 8.3.1 Explain similarities and differences between themes from two or more texts.
7.4.1 & 8.4.1 Write in a variety of grade-appropriate formats for a variety of purposes and audiences, such as: responses to literature .
7.6.1 & 8.6.1 Oral Communication - Collaborates with other group members to improve productivity and rapport by adjusting the way in which members are carrying out their roles.
7.6.5 & 8.6.5 Delivery - Use nonverbal language to engage an audience (e.g., moving focus of eye contact, extending a hand) and emphasize content (e.g., using hand to focus attention on particular object, nodding in response to show of hands)
Tuesday
1. I will collect playbills from The Gifts of Wali Dad.
2. Introduction to The Crystal Heart & Vietnam
3. Mapping Activity & Name Pronunciations
4. Homework - In your composition book, define the following 8 terms from this week's play:
. mandarin (not the language)
. destiny
. flush (think color, not toilets)
. province
. uneasy
. astounded
. mirth
. mooring
Wednesday
1. Vocabulary Review
2. The Crystal Heart Discussion Questions
3. Students will choose roles from a bucket
4. 1st rehearsal/reading in groups.
5. Homework - Any unfinished The Crystal Heart Discussion Questions.
Thursday
1. The Crystal Heart Discussion Questions Review
2. Final rehearsal
3. Performances
4. No Homework
Monday
1. We will watch the Chamber Readers (a professional Reader's Theater group) perfrom Forty Fortunes.
2. Table groups will take notes and present 5 things that they though the Chamber Readers did well.
3. World Map Activity - We will locate the origins of both The Magic Brocade and The Gifts of Wali Dad.
4. We will read this week's play, The Gifts of Wali Dad: A tale of India and Pakistan.
5. Homework - In your composition book, you will define the following vocabulary terms from this week's play:
. fodder
. finery
. consent
. perplex
. surpass
. livery
. peris (not the capital of France ; )
. scimitar
. bewildered
Tuesday
1. The Gifts of Wali Dad Discussion Questions
2. Vocabulary Review
3. Drama Games
4. Students will choose roles from a hat and will begin to rehearse for The Gifts of Wali Dad. This week all actors must enter from stage left together, introduce themselves at the beginning, and exit stage left together at the end of the play.
5. Homework - Unfinished The Gifts of Wali Dad Discussion Questions are due Wednesday.
Wednesday
1. Final Rehearsals
2. Performances!
3. Playbills - Students will create a playbill for The Gifts of Wali Dad that includes the following:
. A cover with the title, the author's name (Aaron Shephard), and related artwork
. A 1 paragraph summary of the play
. A list of cast members and a list of the play's setting (time & place)
. A pictured of your imaginative set design
. 2-4 creative reviews
. Something to sell from the show: hats, t-shirts, posters, gifts from Wali Dad. etc.
4. No Homework
Thursday
1. Students will finish their Playbills - Students will create a playbill for The Gifts of Wali Dad that includes the following:
. A cover with the title, the author's name (Aaron Shephard), and related artwork
. A 1 paragraph summary of the play
. A list of cast members and the play's setting (time and place)
. A pictured of your imaginative set design
. 2-4 creative reviews
. Something to sell from the show: hats, t-shirts, posters, gifts from Wali Dad. etc.
2. We will shared playbills in class.
3. Unfinished playbills become homework.
Welcome back students. Third quarter is going to revolve around short stories and readers' theater. Unlike first semester, you are going to have language arts four times a week.
Wednesday
1. Short lesson on stage directions.
2. We will read The Magic Brocade
3. We will review the following vocabulary terms from the story: brocade, embroider, shimmer, loom, graze, discontent, immortal, marvel and bloodshot.
4. Students will read and rehearse The Magic Brocade in groups.
5. Homework - Define the nine vocabulary terms (above) in your own words.
Thursday
1. Stage directions review.
2. Students will read and rehearse The Magic Brocade in groups.
3. Individual groups will perform for the rest of the class.
Day One
Students will rotate between two stations:
1. Station One - We will read a recent article from Mauitime about the future of literacy on our island. Students will answer the following discussion questions (complete sentence answers):
A. Where are the 3 remaining book stores on Maui?
B. "As a child grows, reading requires _______ of the brain to operate...it actually makes thinking _______."
C. What is meant by the quote, "reading...frees the brain to have thoughts deeper than those that came before." ?
D. What is the main difference between a literate and an oral society?
E. "Writing forces people to _______ & __________."
F. Why did IKEA change the design of their BILLY bookcase?
G. Give 2 reasons why Borders failed as a company.
H. Kihei publisher Arnie Kotler believes that there will always be a place for physical books. Do you agree? Explain why or why not?
I. What percentage of American read a book in 2002? In 1992? In 1982? What do these numbers tell you?
J. According to professor Mitchell Stevens, why did Americans stop reading?
K. Give 2 reasons why Hawaii librarians would disagree with professor Stevens.
L. If you were to design our school's library, what would it look like. Write three details or draw a simple floorplan.
2. Station Two - Students will animate their 5 Paragraph Essay outlines using Myth Creator 2:
Username: Deppe3
Password: ohana3
Title, Name and Group required ( e.g. Maori and Egyptian Creation - Jamie D. - Ulu)
3. Homework - All slideshows are due by 6pm on Wednesday. Unfinished discussion questions (above) are due on day two . No latework will be graded as gradebooks close for the semester.
Day Two
1. We will play Creation Myth Jeopardy in preparation for your final exam. Concepts that you will need to know for the
Babylonian, Egyptian, Norse, Maori, Chinese, Mayan, Inca, Inuit, Yoruba and Hawaiian creation story include:
. How did the universe begin (e.g. chaos, emptiness, water, etc.)?
. Who were the first gods/titans?
. Was there a family/pantheon of gods or did they act alone?
. How was the earth formed?
. How were the sun, moon and stars created?
. How did man come to be?
. Why did the god(s) create man? Was it intended or an accident?
. How was man created?
. Is this a violent or peaceful creation story?
. What does this story tell us about male/female roles within the culture?
. What other natural phenomena does this particluar myth explain (e.g. rivers, hurricanes, mortality, etc.)
. How is man limited by the gods?
2. Homework - All slideshows are due by 6pm on Wednesday. No latework will be graded as gradebooks close for the semester.
Day Three
1. Final Exam (30 POINTS!) - Your test will include the following types of questions: multiple choice, short written response, fill-in-the-blank, and matching.
2. Homework - None, gradebooks are closed.
