Benchmark!!

October 31, 2014

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Starter:

Use one of the pictures below as inspiration for your writing today.

Vocabulary:

Use the Great Gatsby Vocab document to keep track of this novel's vocabulary.

We will go over the first 5 words today.

 

Activity:

 

1.  Finish Reading Chapter One

 

Together, we will work on identifying the main idea.

At the end of each page, we will pause and discuss the big idea.

Gatsby Online Edition

 

 

2.  Benchmark

 

Please go to USAtestprep.com and take the benchmark labeled "Benchmark 10/31"

 

3.  After Benchmark 

   Compare and Contrast

Consider the difference between the West Egg and East Egg.

Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the two different locations.

Add on to your diagram comparing and contrasting old and new money.

Use the eHow article to help.

 

Closure:

 What is one strength and weakness you discovered from your benchmark. 

Gatsby Chapter One

October 30, 2014

E.Q: What is the main idea of the first chapter?

Obj: I can identify main ideas.

Starter:

What comes to mind when you think of old vs. new money?

Write down as much as possible for both.

Vocabulary:

Use the Great Gatsby Vocab document to keep track of this novel's vocabulary.

We will go over the first 5 words today.

Activity:

1A. Finish Presentations

1B.  Gatsby Chapter One

We will begin reading chapter one as a class.

Together, we will work on identifying the main idea.

At the end of each page, we will pause and discuss the big idea.

Gatsby Online Edition

  

2.  Compare and Contrast

Consider the difference between the West Egg and East Egg.

Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the two different locations.

3.  What Else?

Add on to your diagram comparing and contrasting old and new money.

Use the eHow article to help.

Closure:

What was the main idea of chapter one?

Great Gatsby Introduction

October 29, 2014

E.Q: What events inspired the Great Gatsby?
Obj: I can understand events that contributed to the Great Gatsby.

Starter:

Based on the topics introduced yesterday, predict what the Great Gatsby will be about.

Vocabulary:

Use the Great Gatsby Vocab document to keep track of this novel's vocabulary.

We will go over the first 5 words today.

Activity:

1.  Getting to know Gatsby Prep

You will be divided into 5 different groups.
Each group will be in charge of researching a major contributing factor to the Great Gatsby.

The Jazz Age

Jazz Standards 
Trail Ends
Vintage Periods
Charleston

Prohibition

History
Smithsonian
DigitalHistory
Vintage Periods

The New Woman

Sophisticated Ladies
DigitalHistory
USHistory
Flappers

World War I

History
Topics

The American Dream

CNN
NY Times

You will present this information to the class.
Include facts about your topic.
A video that supports your topic.
 A few photos that represent your topic. 

2.  Presentations

3.  Gatsby Chapter One

We will begin reading chapter one as a class.

Together, we will work on identifying the main idea.

At the end of each page, we will pause and discuss the big idea.

Gatsby Online Edition

 

 

Closure:

What was the main idea of chapter one?

Gatsby Prior Knowledge

October 28, 2014

E.Q: What events inspired the Great Gatsby?
Obj: I can understand events that contributed to the Great Gatsby.

 

Starter:

What does this mean to you?

 Activity:

1A.  Presentations.

1B.  Defining the American Dream

What is the American Dream?

What does this look like for you?

Create a poster that portrays your American Dream.

You may do this on the big paper or using CheckThis.

2.  Building Background Knowledge

You will be divided into 5 different groups.
Each group will be in charge of researching a major contributing factor to the Great Gatsby.

The Jazz Age

Jazz Standards 
Trail Ends
Vintage Periods
Charleston

Prohibition
History
Smithsonian
DigitalHistory
Vintage Periods

The New Woman
Sophisticated Ladies
DigitalHistory
USHistory
Flappers

World War I
History
Topics

The American Dream
CNN
NY Times

You will present this information to the class.
Include facts about your topic.
A video that supports your topic.
 A few photos that represent your topic.

Closure:

What is your opinion on the American Dream?

Gatsby Pre-Assessment

October 26, 2014

E.Q: Define the American Dream.

Obj: Determine prior knowledge.

Starter:

Great Gatsby Pre-Assessment

Activity:

1.  Registration 

2A.  Presentations.

2B.  Defining the American Dream

What is the American Dream?

What does this look like for you?

Create a poster that portrays your American Dream.

You may do this on the big paper or using CheckThis.

Closure:

What is your opinion on the American Dream?

BB. NS. Monster Presentations

October 24, 2014

E.Q: Explain how your product represents your theme.

Obj: I can present information to small groups.

Starter:

Free Expression Friday

 

Activity:

1.  Presentation Prep

Make sure everything is presentation ready.

Think about how you will describe your product.

Be able to relate it to the theme in your book.

2.  Mini Presentations

You will be presenting in small groups.

Each presentation should take approximately 3 minutes.

You will present at least 3 times. 

3.  Gallery Walk

After seeing and hearing everyone's presentation you will have a chance to provide feedback.

 Try and come up with 1 positive and 1 delta.

Closure:

3.2.1.

3 Things you found interesting.

2 Questions you have 

1 Suggestion for the future

Second Work Day

October 23, 2014

 

E.Q: Create a representation of your theme.

Obj: I can create a product that represents my theme.

Starter:

   Create a S.M.A.R.T goal for what you will accomplish today.

Fill out the GoogleForm for each element.

 

Activity:

1. Work Day 

Project Guidelines

Don't forget about the TPEQEA paragraph.

Closure:

What did you accomplish?  What do you still need to do? 

 

 Homework

Finish project.

Consider what you will say in your presentation

Project Work Day One

October 19, 2014
Fourth Block: October 22, 2014

E.Q: Represent your theme using a product of your choice.

Obj: I can represent my theme through a product.

Starter:

Watch the YouTube clip.

And this one.

List 3 ways these commercials express the ideas discussed in the Socratic Seminar.

Activity:

1.  Create a S.M.A.R.T goal for what you will accomplish today.

Fill out the GoogleForm for each element.

 

2.  Project Guidelines

Closure:

What did you accomplish?  What do you still need to do?

Fourth Block 10/17

October 17, 2014

Starter:

Free Expression Friday

 

Activity:

1.  Monster, Native Son, and Black Boy Final Project

Look at instructions and rubric.

Presentations will take place on  Thursday, October 23.

 2.  What is fairness?

Read the above article.

While reading take Cornell Notes.

This will be the article used for the Socratic Seminar on Monday.

Topic:

Justify whether fairness or equality is more important.

3.  Definitions

With the people at your table, create a word cloud for the 2 terms:

Equality

Fairness 

As a class we will come up with a definition based on your word clouds.

Closure:

Based on what you read and your prior knowledge, explain your current stance on the topic.

Fairness & Equality Socratic Seminar

October 17, 2014

E.Q: Justify whether fairness or equality is more important in society.

Obj: Justify your opinion using outside resources.

Starter:

Free Expression Friday

 

Activity:

1.  Definitions

Share words from word clouds.

Collaborate on a class definition of the following:

Equality:

Fairness:

2.  Socratic Seminar

Topic:

Which is more important, fairness or equality?

Peer Evaluation 

Please turn in Cornell Notes.  

3.  Monster, Native Son, or Black Boy Final Project

Look at instructions and rubric.

Presentations will take place on  Thursday, October 23.

Closure:

Based on the information shared in the seminar, do you still stand by your original stance.

Justify your position on the question.

Equality and Fairness

October 16, 2014

E.Q: Justify whether fairness or equality is more important.

Obj: I can justify my opinion.

Starter:

What are two things you took away from your literature circles?

Elaborate on your response.

Activity:

1.  Plot Diagram

Fill out the chart for the Falling Action and Resolution.

Compare to other students that read the same book.

How does the conflict impact the ending?

2.  Prep for Socratic Seminar

Topic:

What is more important, fairness or equality?

Read the following articles suggested or select articles of your own.

 Take Cornell Notes.

Equality

Read from 1-2.3

Fairness

3.  Definitions

Create a word cloud for fairness and equality.

Wordle

As a class we will define fairness and equality based on words from your word cloud.

Equality:

Fairness:

Closure:

What is your stance on fairness and equality?  Explain your reasoning.

The End Literature Circles

October 15, 2014

E.Q: Discuss how the conflict impacts the resolution

Obj: I can articulate the conflict in the resolution.

Starter:

What was your reaction to the ending of the novel?

How did you feel?

How did it compare to what you expected?

 

Activity:

1.  Chunked Reading

Monster

269-281

 

Black Boy

360-363

369-375

Bottom 381-384

 

Native Son

418-430

 

2.  Prep for Lit Circle

You will be working in groups based on the book you are reading.

In your groups, you will be discussing the pages you read during your partner read.

Each of you will assume a role.

The roles are as follows:

  

Groups of 6

Summarizer

Discussion Director

Connector

Vocab Enricher

Literary Luminary

Investigator

Groups of 5

Discussion Director

Connector

Vocab Enricher

Literary Luminary

Investigator

Groups of 4

Discussion Director

Connector

Vocab Enricher

Literary Luminary

 Group of 3

Each of you will choose 2 different roles.

You will start by meeting with people in the same role as you.

Develop talking points to bring back to your group.

(Refer to the role sheet in the Google Doc) 

Closure:

 What did you learn from the theme of the novel?

 

Real Life Conflicts

October 14, 2014

E.Q: From your reading, identify the conflict.

Obj: Apply this conflict to the real world.

Starter:

On an Index Card create a PostSecret about a conflict.

Examples:

 

 

Activity:

1. Making Connections

 

From your reading, identify the conflict.

Apply this conflict to the real world.

 Research how the conflict is present in today's society.

Use sources such as 

CNN

 

BBC

NPR

Find ONE article that connects the conflict to real world problems.

While reading take Cornell Notes.

After you finish reading and taking notes, write a TPEQEA paragraph that connects the two.

Topic

How does the conflict in the book relate to today's problems.

2.  Sharing

In small groups you will discuss what you wrote in your paragraph.

Together, brainstorm possible solutions.

3.  Chunked Reading

Monster

254-262

Black Boy

330-336

Bottom 343-345

Native Son

mid 382-392

Closure:

3. 2. 1.

3 things you learned from the article

2 connections you made from the book to real life

1 solution to the conflict.

 

Homework

 

Monster

269-281

 

Black Boy

359-384

 

Native Son

395-430

Making Connections

October 13, 2014

E.Q: Apply the conflict to the real world.

Obj. I can apply conflicts in the text to real world situations.

Starter:

Making Connections

Think of a conflict you recently experienced.

Describe the conflict and explain how it was resolved.

If it is on going conflict, what are some possible solutions?

Vocabulary Review

Conflict

 1: fight, battle, war

2a :  competitive or opposing action of incompatibles :  antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons)

b :  mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands

3:  the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction 

 

Activity:

 

1.  Chunked Reading

 While reading, consider what conflict exists in these pages.

Use post-its as markers.

Monster

 220-225

238-253

 

Black Boy

 289-302

322-323

 

Native Son

 bottom 317-332

 349-355

 

2.  Making Connections

 

From your reading, identify the conflict.

Apply this conflict to the real world.

 Research how the conflict is present in today's society.

Use sources such as 

CNN

 

BBC

NPR

Find ONE article that connects the conflict to real world problems.

While reading take Cornell Notes.

After you finish reading and taking notes, write a TPEQEA paragraph that connects the two.

Closure:

3. 2. 1.

3 things you learned from the article

2 connections you made from the book to real life

1 solution to the conflict.

Homework

 

One Page Paper on Conflict and Theme due tomorrow

 

Reading

Monster

254-267

Black Boy

329-356

Native Son

365-394

Conflict & Theme

October 8, 2014

E.Q: Analyze the relationship between the conflict and theme.

Obj: I can explain the relationship between conflict and theme.

Starter:

You made it!!!

It is officially the last day of the first quarter.

Give yourself a self-assessment.

What do you want to continue doing?

What do you need to work on?

Activity:

1.  Partner Read

Monster

201-205

Black Boy

254-257

262-mid 267

Native Son

284-mid 289

303-310

2.  Plot Diagram

 

You have read over half of the book.

Add on to your diagram.

What else has happened in the rising action?

3.  One Page Paper

Analyze the relationship between the conflict and the theme.

Suggestion:

1st TPEQEA - Explain the conflict of the novel.

2nd TPEQEA - Analyze how the conflict impacts the theme.

 

 

Closure:

Based on the events in the rising action, predict what the climax may be.

 

Homework

 

Monster

215-253

Black Boy

277-328

Native Son

310-365

Chalk Talk

October 7, 2014

E.Q: Provide textual evidence that supports the theme.

Obj: I can use textual evidence to support the theme.

Starter:

First and Fourth Block

Reflection

1.  Explain how productive your literature circle was.

2. Give yourself a positive and a delta.

*What was something you were really proud about and what was something you want to improve?

 Second Block

Review the quotes you selected.

Do you want to make any additions?

 

Activity:

Recap.  Chunked Reading

 While reading, you must find at least 2 quotes that illustrate the theme.

Please include speaker and page number.

Monster

177-183

Bottom 189-195

Black Boy

233-243

Native Son

 264-270

273- Mid 276

Mid 279-281

1. Chalk Talk

Meet in your literature circles from Friday.

Share your theme and quote.

Decide on the 2 best quotes.

Delegate a person to write the quotes on the large sheets of paper.

SILENTLY comment on the sheets.

 

2.  Discussion

Connect the quotes to each other.

Identify similarities and differences.

Determine a relationship between the different excerpts.

3.  One Page Paper

Analyze the relationship between the conflict and the theme.

Suggestion:

1st TPEQEA - Explain the conflict of the novel.

2nd TPEQEA - Analyze how the conflict impacts the theme.

Closure:

On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being NOT VERY confident and 10 being VERY  confident, how confident are you in identifying textual evidence.

Explain your number choice.

Theme Textual Evidence

October 6, 2014

E.Q: Provide textual evidence that supports the theme.

Obj: I can use textual evidence to support the theme.

Starter:

Reflection

1.  Explain how productive your literature circle was.

2. Give yourself a positive and a delta.

*What was something you were really proud about and what was something you want to improve?

 

Activity:

1.  Chunked Reading

 While reading, you must find at least 2 quotes that illustrate the theme.

Please include speaker and page number.

Monster

177-183

Bottom 189-195

Black Boy

233-243

Native Son

 264-270

273- Mid 276

Mid 279-281

2. Chalk Talk

 (Time Permitting)

Meet in your literature circles from Friday.

Share your theme and quote.

Decide on the 2 best quotes.

Delegate a person to write the quotes on the large sheets of paper.

SILENTLY comment on the sheets.

Closure:

On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being NOT VERY confident and 10 being VERY  confident, how confident are you in identifying textual evidence.

Explain your number choice.

Homework

Monster

196-214

Black Boy

251-277

Native Son

282-310

Literature Circles Round Two

October 3, 2014

E.Q: Evaluate the reading using specific roles.

Obj:I can evaluate text based on roles.

Starter:

Free Write

 

Activity:

1. Literature Circles

You will be working in groups based on the book you are reading.

In your groups, you will be discussing the pages you read during your partner read.

Monster

137-148

172-173

Black Boy

174-178

179-184

214

Native Son

Middle 217-Top 221

233-241

Each of you will assume a role.

The roles are as follows:

  

Groups of 6

Summarizer

Discussion Director

Connector

Vocab Enricher

Literary Luminary

Investigator

Groups of 5

Discussion Director

Connector

Vocab Enricher

Literary Luminary

Investigator

Groups of 4

Discussion Director

Connector

Vocab Enricher

Literary Luminary

 Group of 3

Each of you will choose 2 different roles.

You will start by meeting with people in the same role as you.

Develop talking points to bring back to your group.

(Refer to the role sheet in the Google Doc) 

Then you will regroup and share what you developed.

Take turns discussing the information.

Ask Questions.

Elaborate on points.

As your group analyzes the text, take notes.

2.  Work Time

Many of you have been asking for time to work on missing assignments.

Use the remaining time to turn in missing assignments and complete re-dos.

Closure:

What is your overall opinion of the book so far?

Reading for the Weekend

Monster

176-195

Black Boy

223-250

Native Son

252-281

Theme Presentations

October 2, 2014

E.Q: Create a representation of your theme using figures of speech.

Obj: I can use figures of speech to represent theme.

Starter:

Presentation Prep.

Make sure that you are able to answer the following questions for your presentation.

Explain why you chose your theme.

How is the theme present in your book?

Elaborate on what your simile/metaphor stands for.

Explain your representation.

Activity:

1.  Presentations

Five different people will be presenting at the same time.

(I will let you know the order of presenters.)

Those of you who are not presenting will choose which presentations you sit in on.

*Once there are THREE people sitting in on presentation, please choose another person.

Each person will present twice.

You will have 3 minutes to showcase your work.

I will let you know when it is time to switch.

2.   THREE. TWO. ONE.

What are 3 similes/metaphors that you found particularly interesting.

2 things you learned from this activity

1 way to improve activity.

3.  Chunked Pair Reading

This reading will be used for the literature circles tomorrow.

While reading, use sticky notes to keep track of main idea.

Make sure you have one sticky note per page.

Monster

137-148

172-173

Black Boy

174-178

179-184

214

Native Son

Middle 217-Top 221

233-241

Closure:

Explain the main idea of the pages you read.