Thursday, September 7, 2017

Week 4, Day 4
Frame: We will use our HUGE brains and the textbook to answer questions over "The Most Dangerous Game."
Closing: I will find text evidence to PROVE all of my answers are correct for the Open-Book Test over "The Most Dangerous Game."

1. Bell Work: 10-minute journal writing.  Don't forget the guidelines.
2. Open-Book Test over "The Most Dangerous Game" with text evidence
3. If you finish, you may
1. Work on Week 4 Stems in your Interactive Vocab. Notebook
2. Work on/finish Literary Term Assignment
3. Work on/finish "The Most Dangerous Game" Scavenger Hunt
4. Reminders/Announcements:
1. No DRE this week.
2. Literary Term Assignment-due Friday
3. Scavenger Hunt-due Friday
4. Pages 1-14 in Interactive Vocab. Notebook-due Monday

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Week 4, Day 3
Frame: We will build our academic language by learning Literary Terms.
Closing: I will be able to identify examples of our literary terms in our short story, "The Most Dangerous Game."

1. Bell Work: 10-minute journal writing.  Don't forget the guidelines.
2. Vocabulary in Context, page 82 in textbook
3. Work on Week 4 Stems in your Interactive Vocab. Notebook
1. p. 10-Inter-between
2. p. 11-Intra-within
3. p. 12-Intro-into
4. p. 13-Mal-bad
5. p. 14-Mis-bad
4. Work on/finish Literary Term Assignment
5. Work on/finish "The Most Dangerous Game" Scavenger Hunt
6. Reminders/Announcements:
1. No DRE this week.
2. Literary Term Assignment-due Friday
3. Scavenger Hunt-due Friday
4. Pages 1-14 in Interactive Vocab. Notebook-due Monday

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Week 4, Day 2
Frame: We will increase our ability to find word meaning through word parts analysis.
Closing: I will identify at least 3 words that use the Week 4 stems.

1. Bell Work: 10-minute journal writing.  Don't forget the guidelines.
2. Vocabulary in Context, page 82 in textbook
3. Work on Week 4 Stems in your Interactive Vocab. Notebook
1. p. 10-Inter-between
2. p. 11-Intra-within
3. p. 12-Intro-into
4. p. 13-Mal-bad
5. p. 14-Mis-bad
4. Work on/finish Literary Term Assignment
5. Work on/finish "The Most Dangerous Game" Scavenger Hunt
6. Reminders/Announcements:
1. No DRE this week.
2. Literary Term Assignment-due Friday
3. Scavenger Hunt-due Friday
4. Pages 1-14 in Interactive Vocab. Notebook-due Monday

Monday, September 4, 2017

No School-Labor Day Holiday

Friday, September 1, 2017

Week 3, Day 5
Objective: read analytically to determine plot, character motivation, and predict outcome
Frame: We will read analytically to determine plot, character motivation, and predict outcome.
Closing: I will explain how the setting affects the suspense of the story.

1. Bell Work: 10-minute journal writing.  Don't forget the guidelines.
2. Grade W3 DRE
3. Work on/finish Literary Term Assignment
4. "The Most Dangerous Game" Scavenger Hunt

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Week 3, Day 4
Objective: read analytically to determine plot, character motivation, and predict outcome
Frame: We will read analytically to determine plot, character motivation, and predict outcome.
Closing: I will explain how the setting affects the suspense of the story.

1. Bell Work: In your spiral and in PEN answer the following question: Is it ever justified to kill another person?  Why or why not?
2. Discussion
3. Literary Term Assignment
4. Reminders/Announcements:
1. Week 3 DRE due tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Week 3, Day 3
Objective: read analytically to determine plot, character motivation, and predict outcome
Frame: We will read analytically to determine plot, character motivation, and predict outcome.
Closing: I will explain how the setting affects the suspense of the story.

1. Bell Work: Bell Work: Get your spiral and get ready to do your 10 minute journal writing.  Remember the guidelines:
1. Date EVERY entry
2. Write
1. For 10 minutes daily
2. in ink (blue or black)
3. legibly
4. original words
3. Journals are confidential (with 2 exceptions)
4. Do NOT write anything incriminating (anything that can get you in trouble.)
2. Continue reading "The Most Dangerous Game".

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Week 3, Day 2
Objective: read analytically to determine plot, character motivation, and predict outcome
Frame: We will read analytically to determine plot, character motivation, and predict outcome.
Closing: I will explain how the setting affects the suspense of the story.

1. Bell Work: Bell Work: Get your spiral and get ready to do your 10 minute journal writing.  Remember the guidelines:
1. Date EVERY entry
2. Write
1. For 10 minutes daily
2. in ink (blue or black)
3. legibly
4. original words
3. Journals are confidential (with 2 exceptions)
4. Do NOT write anything incriminating (anything that can get you in trouble.)
2. Week 3 DRE
3. Begin reading "The Most Dangerous Game" on page 58 of your textbook.
4. Reminders/Announcements:
1. Turn in your 3-3-1 that was due yesterday, if you haven't already.
2. If you bought colored copy paper for your supplies, please bring it to me.

Monday, August 28, 2017

Week 3, Day 1
Objective: understand word meaning through word parts analysis
Frame: We will increase our ability to find word meaning through word parts analysis.
Closing: I will identify at least 3 words that use the Week 2 and Week 3 stems.

1. Bell Work: Bell Work: Get your spiral and get ready to do your 10 minute journal writing.  Remember the guidelines:
1. Date EVERY entry
2. Write
1. For 10 minutes daily
2. in ink (blue or black)
3. legibly
4. original words
3. Journals are confidential (with 2 exceptions)
4. Do NOT write anything incriminating (anything that can get you in trouble.)
2. Interactive Vocabulary Notebook
1. Week 2 Stems
1. Ante-
2. Anti-
3. Bi-
4. Circum-
5. Com-
2. Week 3 Stems
1. Con-
2. De-
3. Dis-
4. Equi-
5. Extra-
3. Reminders/Announcements:
1. If you bought colored copy paper for your supplies, please bring it to me.

Friday, August 25, 2017

Week 2, Day 5
Objective: understand inferencing and supporting our opinion
Frame: We will learn a 3-3-1 method to develop inferencing skills.
Closing: I will identify the difference between fact and opinion and understand inferencing.  

1. Bell Work: Bell Work: Get your spiral and get ready to do your 10 minute journal writing.  Remember the guidelines:
1. Date EVERY entry
2. Write
1. For 10 minutes daily
2. in ink (blue or black)
3. legibly
4. original words
3. Journals are confidential (with 2 exceptions)
4. Do NOT write anything incriminating (anything that can get you in trouble.)
2. Grade W2 DRE
3. Read 2 Articles
4. Complete 3-3-1 over each article
5. Complete opinion over hunting controversy.
6. Reminders/Announcements:
1. If you bought colored copy paper for your supplies, please bring it to me.