Overall Learning Target: I know people in the classroom better; I feel more comfortable talking to more students in the class.
Circle: Not including us, who was/is the best teacher/class you have ever had in terms of learning. What made them so good?
Target Practice
Intro to the Day
Egg drop announcement
Phones away
Collect homework
Laptop Deployment Paperwork
Intro to the Day
Egg drop announcement
Phones away
Collect homework
Laptop Deployment Paperwork
Class Expectations Activity: At your table you will be answering the following questions- We will be recording them on the board along with our expectations. What are other expectations do you think will help the class? Why is it important to have class expectations? Create list. You will be reporting this out as a table.
Seating Chart Activity:
Activity: You will interview the person across from you, asking them questions about one thing that they do particularly well (Sport, talent, skill, etc). You will then present that person's skill to the class.
Seating Chart Writing Activity Example Paragraph Activity:
You'll be given the paragraph below. Mark it for claim, evidence and warrant.
Seating charts are good because they allow students to be comfortable and get work done. When I was in AP World History with Mr. Pinto my sophomore year, I was always uncomfortable when we were asked to make out own groups because I didn't know anyone. Caroline Burns and Sydney Rowell were already friends and they immediately made a group. Dom Kugell and Haid Tannus also always grouped up. I was always stuck feeling left out. If Mr. Pinto had made the groups every time, I would have not been as uncomfortable and I would have made new friends. The important thing here is that by forcing us to group and sit with different people would have helped everybody, not just myself, get more comfortable with each other and the class. In the end, forcing people to sit with others makes it so that anyone can sit with anyone.
Formative Assessment
You will be given a paragraph and you will mark it and answer some questions about it. Then, at your table, you will self assess your work, then score it using the following rubric:
4 - I am an expert at this task and have almost nothing more to learn.
3 - I am very good at this task but have a few things to learn.
2 - I am ok at this task and have much to learn.
1 - I struggled with this task and have a lot to learn.
Writing about Literature
Learning Target: I can read a story and write a claim evidence warrant paragraph about the author's purpose.
Use your notes and your knowledge of the text to write a claim, evidence, warrant paragraph about the authors purpose. Use the stem "The author believes that..." or a starter of your own choice.
Independent Reading
Activity: You will interview the person across from you, asking them questions about one thing that they do particularly well (Sport, talent, skill, etc). You will then present that person's skill to the class.
Seating Chart Writing Activity Example Paragraph Activity:
You'll be given the paragraph below. Mark it for claim, evidence and warrant.
Seating charts are good because they allow students to be comfortable and get work done. When I was in AP World History with Mr. Pinto my sophomore year, I was always uncomfortable when we were asked to make out own groups because I didn't know anyone. Caroline Burns and Sydney Rowell were already friends and they immediately made a group. Dom Kugell and Haid Tannus also always grouped up. I was always stuck feeling left out. If Mr. Pinto had made the groups every time, I would have not been as uncomfortable and I would have made new friends. The important thing here is that by forcing us to group and sit with different people would have helped everybody, not just myself, get more comfortable with each other and the class. In the end, forcing people to sit with others makes it so that anyone can sit with anyone.
Formative Assessment
You will be given a paragraph and you will mark it and answer some questions about it. Then, at your table, you will self assess your work, then score it using the following rubric:
4 - I am an expert at this task and have almost nothing more to learn.
3 - I am very good at this task but have a few things to learn.
2 - I am ok at this task and have much to learn.
1 - I struggled with this task and have a lot to learn.
Reading for Meaning
Learning Target: I can read a story and figure out the author's hidden meaning and symbolism.
Learning Target: I can read a story and figure out the author's hidden meaning and symbolism.
In order to write about literature, you must learn the think about literature. We'll be reading a short story in order to learn the habit of answering three questions: What does it say? What does it mean? What does it matter? All of these questions can be summed up by trying to figure out why the author does what they do.
The Steps:
1) I read
2) You sticky
3) You talk
4) We cold call
5) Rinse and repeat
The Steps:
1) I read
2) You sticky
3) You talk
4) We cold call
5) Rinse and repeat
OR
Reading Literature
Learning Target: I can determine the meaning of a story by examining the author's use of characterization.
We will be reading the shorty story "Indian Camp"written by Ernest Hemingway and examining his use of characterization, setting and symbols to determine the meaning or theme of the story.
1) We will watch a short documentary about Hemingway and examine his philosophies and beliefs and how they might show up in his writing.
2) We will google some fun facts about Hemingway to learn more about him.
3) We will read "Indian Camp" page-by-page, discerning and sharing insights as we go.
4) Ultimately, we are trying to determine a theme of the story through his use of characterization.
Writing about Literature
Learning Target: I can read a story and write a claim evidence warrant paragraph about the author's purpose.
Use your notes and your knowledge of the text to write a claim, evidence, warrant paragraph about the authors purpose. Use the stem "The author believes that..." or a starter of your own choice.
Independent Reading
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