The focus of this week will be on writing outstanding paragraphs.
Day One:
All Groups
1. I will return last week's work and award green cards to those with perfect scores.
2. We will break down a Sample Paragraph into it's 3 essential parts:
A. Topic Sentence (Thesis)
B. Supporting Sentences
C. Conclusion Sentence
3. As reporters for a day we will arrive on the scene of an accident to put the events of a driving mishap into logical order. This interactive game will help reinforce paragraph structure: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/writing/paragraphs/game.shtml
4. Introduction to Write-to-Learn
A. Students will use this link to login to their personalized accounts: http://pearsonkt.com/cgi-bin/writeToLearn/login.cgi?schoolID=6841. Unless you are new to KCS, your username and password for this site are identical to your student login at school.
B. Once you are logged in, I will make you savvy to all of the helpful reading and writing tools on this website.
Homework All Groups:
1. Continue reading your Free Choice Book.
2. Answer this week's discussion question for your letter group at www.librarything.com
Day Two:
Groups A, B, & C
1. You and a partner will receive five strips of printed text. You and your partner will organize these five strips into one coherent paragraph.
2. With a graphic organizer, we will rewrite this essay as a model for future paragraph assignments.
3. We will use www.bubbl.us as a prewriting tool for our Advice for a new student paragraph assignment.
4. We will return to Write-to-Learn to begin working on our first assignment, Advice for a new student: http://pearsonkt.com/cgi-bin/writeToLearn/login.cgi?schoolID=6841
Homework Groups A, B and C: Finish writing your paragraph from Write to Learn. Remember that you have six opportunities to complete your paragraph with a passing score of 3 or higher in all content areas.
Group D
1. You and a partner will receive fifteen strips of printed text. The two of you will organize these fifteen strips into a three paragraph editorial.
2. We will use www.bubbl.us as a prewriting tool for our Social Networking Sites persuasive essay.
3. We will return to Write-to-Learn to begin working on our first assignment, Social Networking Sites: http://pearsonkt.com/cgi-bin/writeToLearn/login.cgi?schoolID=6841
Homework Group D: Finish writing your essay from Write to Learn. Remember that you have six opportunities to complete your essay with a passing score of 3 or higher in all content areas.
Day Three:
Groups A, B, and C
1. Quiz Week 6: You will receive a surprise writing prompt. I will give you twenty minutes to write a solid paragraph related to the prompt.
2. Freewrite
3. Freewrite Presentations
Group D
1. Quiz Week 6: You will receive a surprise writing prompt. I will give you fifty minutes to write a three paragraph essay related to the prompt.
Homework All Groups:
1. Continue to read your Free Choice Book.
2. If you did not receive a passing score on your first Write to Learn assignment, you must revise your work and a submit it to me again this weekend.
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Authors of the Week: Pearl S. Buck & Langston Hughes
Day One
1. Green cards will be awarded to students will perfect scores on all of week four's assignments.
2. Week 5 Vocabulary. We will define the following terms as a class:
A. loiter
B. foreshadowing
C. suspense
D. flashback
E. trait
F. renaissance
G. defer
3. After an introduction to life of Pearl S. Buck, we will read "Christmas Day in the Morning." http://www.allthingschristmas.com/stories/InTheMorning.html
4. We will answer and discuss the following questions related to the story:
A. According to the second paragraph, why does Christmas have less magic now for Robert?
B. Tell how fifteen-year-old Robert realizes that his father loves him.
C. What Christmas gift does fifteen-year-old Robert give his father?
D. What two gifts does Robert give to his wife?
E. Why does Robert think that love is alive inside him?
F. Why is Robert's gift to his father special? Why do you think the work he does for the gift is easy?
G. Tell how the story shows that "love alone could waken love."
H. Why do Robert's feelings about Christmas change during the story?
5. Flashback Writing Assignment: Write a brief story (1 page) in which a person remembers an important even from the past. First write one or two sentences about the present. Then use a flashback to show the event from the past. Finally, end your story with one or two sentences in the present again. You may want to use one of the following events: (a) The winner of a surf contest remebers his first day on a board. (b) A person remembers rescuing her puppy from a shelter five years ago.
6. We will get a peak inside the Treasure Chest so be sure to bring your green cards to class.
Homework:
1. In complete sentences, finish answering questions A-H from "Christmas Day in the Morning."
http://www.allthingschristmas.com/stories/InTheMorning.html
2. Finish your Flashback Writing Assignment that we started in class. Due on Day Two
Day Two
1. I will take a handful of volunteers to share their stories from the Flashback Writing Assignment
2. We will read Langston Hughes " A Dream Deferred"
3. Introduction to the life and times of Langston Hughes.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjJ9UWJY_Ug
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-dwHYLM0AQ&feature=related
4. While watching the biography on Langston Hughes, you will be asked to complete a questionairre related to the film.
5. We will discuss Langston Hughes and these questions as a class.
Homework:
1. Tonight you will read "Thank You, M'am" by Langston Hughes: http://staff.esuhsd.org/danielle/English%20Department%20LVillage/RT/Short%20Stories/Thank%20You,%20Ma'am.pdf .
In complete sentences, please answer the following questions in your composition book or in an email addressed to jdeppe@kiheicharter.org:
A. What happens to Mrs. Jones as she is walking home from work?
B. Name two points in the story where Roger can run away but does not.
C. Name two things that Mrs. Jones gives Roger.
D. Why do you think Roger does not run away when he can?
E. Why do you think Mrs. Jones treats Roger the way she does?
F. At the end of the story, for what is Roger really thanking Mrs. Jones?
G. Name three character traits for Mrs. Jones. Name two traits for Roger.
2. Study this week's vocabulary, your notes on colons, "Christmas Day in the Morning," and "Thank You, M'am" for tomorrow's quiz.
Day 3
1. Reader's Theater: Reenactment of Langston Hughes's "Thank You, M'am"
2. Discussion on character traits
3. Quiz Week 5
4. Freewrite #7/8 (depending on your class) Topic to be announced in class.
Homework:
1. Continue reading your free choice book and respond to this week's discussion prompt for your letter group at www.librarything.com.
Short Story Master of the Week: Isaac Bashevis Singer
Day One
1. Vocabulary Review for this week's reading
. elder
. betrothed
. chronological
. raucous
. renounce
. lapse
. warily
. cynically
2. Introduction into the life of Isaac Bashevis Singer
3. We will read "The Mixed-Up Feet and the Silly Bridegroom" together. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/oct/14/fairytales-silly-bridgroom
4. We will discuss the following critical thinking questions as a class:
a. Why do the four daughters stay in bed late?
b. What is the Elder's advice for solving the problem?
c. Why does Yenta not want to marry Lemel? In what ways does the Elder convince her?
d. Name four gifts that Lemel receives from Yenta's family. Tell what happens to each gift.
e. What is the Elder's solution to the problem with the gifts?
f. In what way does Yenta's family cause the problem with the gifts? In what way is Lemel responsible
g. What traits of human nature are suggested by the Elder and his advice?
h. What serious ideas are suggested by the silly events of the story?
5. Homework: Please answer the eight questions above in complete sentences (5 points). You may record your answers in your composition book or in an email sent to jdeppe@kiheicharter.org. Also, make sure that you have added your letter group to your www.librarything.com account (5 points).
Day Two:
1. A brief lecture on the proper use of the elipsis: http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/ellipsis.htm
2. Review critical thinking questions from "The Mixed-Up Feet and the Silly Bridegroom"
3. Game related to Cause and Effect http://mrsdell.org/causeandeffect/
4. Introduction to Free Choice Reading and expectations.
5. Homework: Study for your notes for tomorrow's quiz and read Shirley Jackson's Charles and answer the following questions in your composition book or in an email sent to jdeppe@kiheicharter.org:
a. Name three ways that Laurie changes when he starts kindergarten.
b. Give four examples of Charle's poor behavior in school.
c. What doubt does Laurie's mother have about sending Laurie to kindergarten? What is her husbands opinion?
d. Who is Charles? Why do you think Laurie tells stories about him?
e. Why do you think Laurie's parents are misled by his stories and never suspect the truth?
f. What do you think happens after the end of the story?
Day 3:
1. Quiz Week 4: There will be questions related to your vocabulary words, the ellipsis, cause and effect, as well as questions from "The Mixed-Up Feet and the Silly Bridegroom" and Charles .
2. Freewrite #5 Topic to be announced in class
3. Volunteer freewrite readings.
4. First opening of the Treasure Chest. Bring your green cards to redeem for prizes.
5. Homework: Continue working at www.myths.e2bn.org to finish the work that you started in your afternoon groups.
Afternoon Groups:
1. After lunch short story reading from Mr.Deppe
2. Paragraph samples: In order for me to see your understanding of paragraph writing, you will be asked to write a 1 paragraph response to a prompt related to the short story you just heard.
3. We will use www.myths.e2bn.org to create a story similar to "The Mixed-Up Feet and the Silly Bridegroom." In "The Mixed-Up Feet..." the people of Chelm are all fools. You will use this online comic creator to illustrate a story about another fictional town where all the people share one trait (for example, extreme laziness, unusual clothing, or acrobatic skill). In your comic you must create at least 10 slides that show your imaginary town, its people and their main trait. You must also include at least 10 lines of dialogue, two semicolons, an ellipsis and 4 vocabulary words that we have studied this quarter.
Be sure to add your name and title to your work when you save it online. For example: Jamie Deppe - The Cranky Village
Username (depends on your class): Deppe-A
Deppe-B
Deppe-C
DeppeD (no dash) It's a palindrome.
Password:kcsohana
Due 8/23 for groups A,B,&C. Due 8/24 for group D. (15 points)
A Lakota Storyteller
Class One
1. I will pass back your composition books. If you received a zero for a missing assignment, you still have time to turn it in for partial credit.
2. We will review this week's new vocabulary:
. syntax
. averted
. plot
. climax
. resolution
. lingering
. liable
. playwright
3. Freewrite #4
4. We will create www.librarything.com accounts to track their reading and share reviews and opinions on literature throughout the year. When creating your account, make sure you do the following:
A. Go to www.librarything.com
B. Click on the "Join Now" link.
C. Keep your membership private
D. Add at least 5 books that you have read to your account.
E. Include a picture of yourself in your profile.
5. Groups will switch between activity 4 & 5 after 20 minutes.
Homework: 1. Finish creating your www.librarything.com account. Make sure that you have added at picture and at least five books to your profile.
Class Two
1. We will start today's class with a lesson on the proper use of semicolons:http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon
2. Afterwards we will gather in small groups to read Jesse Stuart's Spring Victory.
3. You will answer the following 5 questions in your composition book (complete sentences please):
1. What qualities or virtues help the family to succeed?
2. What do you think is the "victory" that the family wins?
3. What signs of hope and new life appear at the end of the story (think symbolism)?
4. What is the climax of "Spring Victory"?
5. What is the resolution of the story?
Homework:
Finish reading "Spring Victory" and answer the 5 questions above in your composition book.
Class Three
1. We will begin class with Freewrite #5(Topic to be announced in class).
2. After our freewrite we will take our quiz.
3. Introduction to "free choice" reading
4. Share newspaper articles from Class Two.
Homework: You must select a book for your first "free choice" reading assignment. Please begin reading this weekend and I expect to see your books on our first day of class next week (this will count for a grade).
Afternoon Classes:
Since you are learning so much about Native American history from Mr.Tallman, we will spend our afternoon classes studying stories and narratives from a variety of tribes.
1. This week we will begin by studying various Native American poetry.
2. We will discuss common themes that we find between tribal orations.
3. We will highlight these common themes and create our own poems that express gratitude toward nature.
4. We will share our poems in class.
This week Ernest Hemingway will teach us how to write realistic dialogue that brings fictional characters to life.
Day One:
1. Collect remaining Language Arts Contracts and check for composition books.
2. Review of this week's 7 vocabulary words:
A. dialogue
B. commenced
C. epidemic
D. slack
E. prescribed
F. reluctant
G. synonym
3. Research exercise in the life and times of Ernest Hemingway; one of America's most prolific and celebrated authors.
4. We will read and discuss Hemingway's A Day's Wait http://www.kkyco.org/e/PDFs/days_wait.pdf
5. Homework - You will answer an Extension questions from today's story. Please respond to this two-part question in a single paragraph: Why do you think people often are reluctant to reveal their true thoughts to others? Why
might this lack of communication lead to misunderstandings?
Day Two:
1. Freewrite # 3 - Topic to be announced in class.
2. You will read Robert Frost's A Time to Talk http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-time-to-talk/
Please answer the following question in your composition book:
A. According to lines 1-4, what kind of work is the poet doing when his friend calls to him?
B. Name 3 things that the poet does not do when his friend calls to him.
C. Name 2 things he does when a friend calls.
D. To what is the poet saying "No" in line 6? What does he mean by "a time to talk"?
E. Does the poet seem to enjoy both his work and his friends? How can you tell.
F. Why do you think it's important to make time for work and for friends?
G. Which of the following emotions does the poem best convey: relaxation, hurriedness, or sadness?
H. What specific words or phrases help to create that emotion?
3. Homework- In a single paragraph, please answer the following questions: The father in "A Day's Wait" and the speaker in "A Time to Talk" both want to communicate with another person. Which person more easily succeeds in communicating? Why? (Please use specific examples from the text).
Day Three:
1. Character Clash- you will be assigned to two fictional characters at the ebeginning of class. Maybe they will be an athelete and a fan or a surgeon and patient. Your job will be to create an imaginary, 1 page dialogue between these two characters. More details will be given in class.
2. We will explore dialogue further in Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/archives/hills-like-white-elephants-complete-story/
3. Using an online thought map, we will compare Hills Like White Elephants to A Day's Wait
http://www.kkyco.org/e/PDFs/days_wait.pdf
4. Homework - Please study your vocabulary words from Monday and re-read Hills Like White Elephants , A Day's Wait and A Time to Talk. There will be a 15 point quiz related to everything that we've studied this week. You will be allowed to use your notes for this quiz.
Day Four:
1. Open note Quiz.
2. Introduction to www.librarything.com
3. We will create our own library thing accounts.
Afternoon Extension:
Grammar Boost!
This week we will focus on apostrophes.
