If you are home:
--If you have not, turn in your Loom video of your presentation and attach the link to the Google Classroom assignment.
--Finish an essay explaining how Hemingway developed his theme -- color code and format.
--You will be missing The Fall of Rome essay prep
Circle: A name story: the name you used when you played make believe OR the name you were going to get before born OR something to do with your name.
Target Practice
CMCC Career Fair
Vocabulary Words
Period 5&6: economy, globalization, obfuscate
Period 7&8: economy, globalization, obfuscate
Unit: Fall of Rome
Learning Target: I can explain the connections between historical events and the present.
1) Review: what are the 8 reasons the Roman Empire fell?
2) Review: What is the claim for Document A.
3) Review: What is the claim for Document B.
4) Document C:
a) Scan for unknown words and phrases. Report out.
b) Read & discuss. Report out on the meaning of the document.
c) Write the claim at the top and how it would make you feel on the bottom (warrant).
5) Repeat for the rest of the documents.
6) At your table rank in order which ones are the most believable/least bias and why. Who in the Football DBQ would you compare them to? You can use repeaters.
7) Create/modify open paragraph thesis to fit paper
8) Conclusion- Explain the reasons you feel like Rome fell and determine if we are in a similar situation or not to Rome.
Unit: Understanding how Theme's a developed in Literature/Film
Learning Target: I can explain how an author uses symbol, setting and characterization to develop a theme.
Friday, you will be watching "Cast Away" and writing an essay explaining how the theme of the film was developed by using symbols, setting and characterization. Today, we will watch "The Present" and practice in groups using "turn and talk" and "cold call."
1) On the board: "I can explain how a film or book develops a theme"
Learning Target: I can explain how an author uses symbol, setting and characterization to develop a theme.
Friday, you will be watching "Cast Away" and writing an essay explaining how the theme of the film was developed by using symbols, setting and characterization. Today, we will watch "The Present" and practice in groups using "turn and talk" and "cold call."
1) On the board: "I can explain how a film or book develops a theme"
2) To be clear: you will be explaining exactly how the film uses characterization & setting to develop the theme.
3) The first thing we have to do is to figure out the theme.
4) Review -- what is theme?
5) Now we watch the film -- only trying to figure out the theme.
6) What are the possible themes? Turn and talk then cold call. Themes on the board.
7) Now we will watch again and determine the things the film did in order to develop that theme.
8) It's helpful to think of the film as having parts. How many parts are there?
9) Turn and talk: What did the film do first? Second? Third?
10) Introduce the idea of structuring your essay as follows:
Part 1: Use one or more paragraphs to explain how symbols, setting or characterization develop the character as they are at the begining/ OR how they define the problem.
Part 2: Use one or more paragraphs to explain how symbols, setting or characterization develop the character as they are at the end AFTER CHANGING/ OR how they solve the problem.
11) At your table, take turns explaining how you would explain that to others.
12) Report out.
13) Write: Honors three body paragraphs, CCR two body paragraphs.
Part 1: Use one or more paragraphs to explain how symbols, setting or characterization develop the character as they are at the begining/ OR how they define the problem.
Part 2: Use one or more paragraphs to explain how symbols, setting or characterization develop the character as they are at the end AFTER CHANGING/ OR how they solve the problem.
11) At your table, take turns explaining how you would explain that to others.
12) Report out.
13) Write: Honors three body paragraphs, CCR two body paragraphs.
Our Learning Targets:
- I can explain all the parts of the essay and their function.
- I know people in the classroom better; I feel more comfortable talking to more students in the class.
- I can explain how to invest money in the stock market and how the stock market works.
- I can evaluate (for bias and perspective) multiple sources to determine what really happened.
- I can determine the meaning of a story by examining the author's use of characterization. I can write about literature using a specific technique of my choosing.
- I can explain my personality using the Meyers-Briggs letters.
- I can use presentation technology to organize and present information.
- I can explain the difference between Maine's candidates and participate in an election
- I can explain my political beliefs and my political party.
- I can use internet resources to discover career possibilities and explore specific career option.
- I can use internet resources to discover career possibilities and explore college options.
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