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.
- Bell Work: Bell Work: Get your spiral and get ready to do your 10 minute journal writing. Remember the guidelines:
- Date EVERY entry
- Write
- For 10 minutes daily
- in ink (blue or black)
- legibly
- original words
- Journals are confidential (with 2 exceptions)
- Do NOT write anything incriminating (anything that can get you in trouble.)
- Week 3 DRE
- Begin reading "The Most Dangerous Game" on page 58 of your textbook.
- Reminders/Announcements:
- Turn in your 3-3-1 that was due yesterday, if you haven't already.
- If you bought colored copy paper for your supplies, please bring it to me.
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.
- Bell Work: Bell Work: Get your spiral and get ready to do your 10 minute journal writing. Remember the guidelines:
- Date EVERY entry
- Write
- For 10 minutes daily
- in ink (blue or black)
- legibly
- original words
- Journals are confidential (with 2 exceptions)
- Do NOT write anything incriminating (anything that can get you in trouble.)
- Interactive Vocabulary Notebook
- Week 2 Stems
- Ante-
- Anti-
- Bi-
- Circum-
- Com-
- Week 3 Stems
- Con-
- De-
- Dis-
- Equi-
- Extra-
- Reminders/Announcements:
- If you bought colored copy paper for your supplies, please bring it to me.
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.
- Bell Work: Bell Work: Get your spiral and get ready to do your 10 minute journal writing. Remember the guidelines:
- Date EVERY entry
- Write
- For 10 minutes daily
- in ink (blue or black)
- legibly
- original words
- Journals are confidential (with 2 exceptions)
- Do NOT write anything incriminating (anything that can get you in trouble.)
- Grade W2 DRE
- Read 2 Articles
- Complete 3-3-1 over each article
- Complete opinion over hunting controversy.
- Reminders/Announcements:
- If you bought colored copy paper for your supplies, please bring it to me.
Week 2, Day 4Objective: understand inferencing and supporting our opinionFrame: 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.
- Bell Work: Bell Work: Get your spiral and get ready to do your 10 minute journal writing. Remember the guidelines:
- Date EVERY entry
- Write
- For 10 minutes daily
- in ink (blue or black)
- legibly
- original words
- Journals are confidential (with 2 exceptions)
- Do NOT write anything incriminating (anything that can get you in trouble.)
- 3-3-1 Method
- Read 2 Articles
- Discuss
- Reminders/Announcements:
- W2 DRE due on Friday.
- If you bought colored copy paper for your supplies, please bring it to me.
Week 2, Day 3
Objective: understand journal procedures
Frame: We will work on building our writing stamina.
Closing: I will understand the daily journal procedures and how to execute them.
- Bell Work:
- Turn in your "I Am" Poem
- Get out your spiral and a blue or black pen.
- Grade Parts of Speech Diagnostic Test
- Grade "The Sniper" Diagnostic Test
- W2 DRE
- Birthdays
- Get Out of Jail Passes/Leave Me Alone Pass
- Stems
- Reminders/Announcements:
- W2 DRE due on Friday.
- If you bought colored copy paper for your supplies, please bring it to me.
Week 2, Day 2
Objective: literary diagnostic test
Frame: We will use our skills to read a short story and answer literary questions over it.
Closing: I will understand the testing procedures in Mrs. Avalos's class.
- Bell Work:
- Handouts: turn any papers that need to be returned to the tray at the back of the room.
- Turn in your Literature Textbook (with the cloth cover) to page 437.
- Read "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty
- Answer the questions over "The Sniper"
- Work on "I Am" Poem Final Draft
- Reminders/Announcements:
- "I Am" poem Final Draft due Wednesday
Week 2, Day 1
Objective: vocabulary using word stems
Frame: We will learn to understand how to find the definition of a word if we do not have resources, such as a dictionary.
Closing: I will identify word meaning using word parts analysis.
- Bell Work:
- Handouts: turn any papers that need to be returned to the tray at the back of the room.
- Think about this: Is there a difference between fair and equal? If so, what is it? Be ready to explain.
- Fair v. Equal
- Grammar Diagnostic Test
- Stem List #1, stems 1-5
- Ante-
- Anti-
- Bi-
- Circum-
- Com-
- Reminders/Announcements:
- "I Am" poem Final Draft due Wednesday
Week 1, Day 3
Objective: understand how to write an autobiographical "I Am" poem
Frame: We will learn to describe ourselves with descriptive language in a poem.
Closing: I will use descriptive language to describe myself in my "I Am" poem.
- Bell Work:
- Find your nameplate.
- Handouts: turn any papers that need to be returned to the tray at the back of the room.
- Work on finishing your Week 1 DRE for about 8 minutes. You may work with your table partner, but NO COPYING!!!!
- Grade Week 1 DRE
- You will grade in a marker or a pen that is NOT blue or black.
- Sign the bottom of the paper, where it says "Graded By"
- Make corrections with your marker or different colored pen.
- "I Am" Poem Assignment--begin rough draft
- If you finish your rough draft, begin brainstorming how you want your final product to look...Are you using a poster? Video? Plan it out!
- Reminders/Announcements
- Please have your supplies by Monday. If you have any trouble getting them, please let me know privately.
- Handouts...All due to the tray by TODAY at 4:00pm.
- Orange Bell Schedule
- Yellow Student Information Sheet
- Blue Parent Contact Form
- White Syllabus
Week 1, Day 2
Objective: understand proofreading marks and how to edit
Frame: We will learn and understand the proofreading marks.
Closing: I will explain why it is important to use the proofreading marks when editing.
- Bell Work:
- Handouts: turn any papers that need to be returned to me to the tray at the back of the room.
- On a separate sheet of notebook paper, with your heading at the top right corner, title the assignment "Why Am I Here?"
- Write at least 8 sentences describing why you believe you are here.
- Here can mean whatever you want it to mean...here in this class, here in Granbury, here in Texas, here on Earth.
- Frame/Closing
- Plexer/Fortune Cookie of the Day
- Copy the proofreading marks at the back of your spiral, if you have it. If you don't have your spiral yet, copy them on a separate sheet of notebook paper.
- DRE (Daily Revising and Editing) Sheets
- Typically, given to you on Mondays.
- Due Friday (or the last day of the week)
- Use these proofreading marks to correct the sentences.
- Graded on Fridays
- "I Am" Poem Assignment--begin rough draft
- Reminders/Announcements
- Please have your supplies by Monday. If you have any trouble getting them, please let me know privately.
- Blue or black ink pens (we WILL NOT use pencil in this class!!!!!!!)
- Notebook paper
- 1 subject spiral notebook (PLEASE do NOT get a multi-subject spiral for this class!)
- Composition notebook
- Colored Copy Paper (optional)
- Kleenex (optional)
- Handouts...All due to the tray by Friday at 4:00pm.
- Orange Bell Schedule
- Yellow Student Information Sheet
- Blue Parent Contact Form
- White Syllabus
Week 1, Day 1Objective: Discuss classroom expectations, policies, and procedures.
Frame: We will learn and understand the expectations for English I.
Closing: I will tell my table partner 2 things you learned about this class.
Welcome back and welcome to English I!
- Welcome!
- Name Plate
- About Me
- Supplies
- Blue or black ink pens (we WILL NOT use pencil in this class!!!!!!!)
- Notebook paper
- 1 subject spiral notebook (PLEASE do NOT get a multi-subject spiral for this class!)
- Composition notebook
- Colored Copy Paper (optional)
- Kleenex (optional)
- Policies and procedures
- Handouts...All due to the tray by Friday at 4:00pm.
- Orange Bell Schedule
- Yellow Student Information Sheet
- Blue Parent Contact Form
- White Syllabus
