Freshman+English

Room 121 - Period 6 Semester Two

Daily Assignments

__**January 9**__

-Learn about the class expectations through the syllabus (get signed by parent/guardian DUE Jan 11 --Learn about the complexity of language through the snow powerpoint --Discuss how their names represent the collection of different things that make up who they are. --Go to the IMC and create a 500 essay about the importance of their name. DUE Jan 11

__**January 11**__

Journal: write to the quote

Consider people with physical disabilities
 * "Let’s stop "tolerating" or "accepting" difference, as if we’re so much better for not being different in the first place. **
 * Instead, let’s celebrate difference, because in this world it takes a lot of guts to be different." - Kate Bornstein **

Discuss the following questions 1. Who do you tolerate? 2. How do you tolerate and what specifically does it look like? 3. Where do they(students) fall in the birth order of their families? 4. How does tolerance fit into that birth order specifically? 5. How have we changed in the things we do since the 1930's?

Complete a vocabulary activity using the words found on page 414 Ibis Vocabulary Prezi

Complete a webquest on the computers in the IMC

__**January 15**__

Journal: **"Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet."**

Root Word Work: Vers/Vert = to turn

Examples: reverse, verticle, conversation, invert, vice versa

Vocab quiz on Ibis vocabulary

Begin The Scarlet Ibis on page 414 using the annotation sheet to take notes.



Read Scarlet Ibis together as a class starting on page 414.

__**January 17**__ Finish reading Scarlet Ibis Randomly assign courtroom roles Research roles in the IMC Answer questions on role sheet DUE January 22

__**January 22**__ Journal : **"I don't believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person and don't judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free."** --Angelina Jolie JOURNALS DUE: COLLECT Class presentations on roles and work so far.

Continue preparation for trial using the instructions.

Trial begins JANUARY 24

__**January 24**__ Students participated in putting Brother on Trial (Brother was found innocent) Watch the trial here.

__**January 28**__ Journal: Do you agree with the outcomes of the trial? Why or why not?

Students learned the requirements for the persuasive trial essay (Due Febuary 6th)

Students discussed class expectations with Ms. Sakas through a power point

Trial Videos (parts 1, 2 and 3)

(part 1) [] (part 2) [] (part 3) []

__**January 30**__ Students will demonstrate their progress and knowledge in English through the Acuity in the Computer Lab and then will work on their persuasive trial essays DUE: Febuary 5h

__**February 1**__ Quote: **"I agree with the outcome of the trial that Brother was innocent."**

Essay rubric (handed out)

Went to the IMC and worked on persuasive essays (due next time) Watched book trailers and picked which book to read for the next unit (group assignments below) __**February 5**__ Quote: **"We read to know we are not alone."** -William Nicolson Three points each 1 Agree/Disagree/Neutral 2. Relate to our own life 3. Connection to this class

Book Club Assignments

__The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian__ - Justin - Kaden - Tristen - Taylor - Jesse - Clayton - Joel

__It's Kind of a Funny Story__ - J.T. - Malaki - James - Jade - Carissa - Dustin - Catherine __Speak__ - Payton - Brian - Sam - Maria - Eric - Issac - Morgan

Book Marks (reading schedules)

Homework: Have your reader response complete for the first part of your reading (attached below)

Complete the "What To Know Before You Read" worksheet (attached below)

__**February 7**__ Quote: **"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one." -Henry David Thoreau** Collected: Inference sheet and signed syllabus

We learned about character development and how type of information presented about a character changes over time, and changes that character. We reviewed how to do a reader response. Learned how to use WallWisher Had book club discussions and posted to the WallWisher

Homework: Please bring both reader response #1 and #2 to class next time, complete and ready to be used for discussion. Read to your book pages for Feb. 11th.

__**February 11**__ Get into groups for Speak, It's Kind of a Funny Story, and Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Turn in your first reader response Reading Marathon using note taking sheets.

__**February 13**__

Quote (put reader response on desk!) Mini-lesson on theme using The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Reading discussion on reader response #2 Discussion on reader response #3

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__**February 28**__

Collected: FakeBooks

__**March 4**__

Collected: Theme shields

- Students signed up for what days they will be acting out scenes of //Rome and Juliet.// Below is the signup sheet.



//-// We had a KWL (Know, Wonder, Learn) discussion about what Shakespeare and //Rome and Juliet.// - Our minilesson for the day was over possessive nouns

Homework: None

__**March 6**__

Collected: Nothing

- The responsibilities and requirements of the 'Acting Days' was gone over in greater detail, and the below rubric was passed out



- Your summary for your Shakespeare myth articles was due, but was not collected. - We watched this summary video of //Rome and Juliet// to help you better understand the story before actually reading the play. Video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRrvQ1vZxcg

- We listened to and followed along with the audio book version of //Rome and Juliet// through Act I Scene III. Video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UY5HUbvWb0

Homework: None

__**March 11 (TCAP Week)**__ Collected: Nothing

- Acting group 1 was supposed to act today, but we changed the schedule due to confusion. They will now preform on Friday of this week. - The requirements for 'Acting Days' was gone over again, and questions were answered - We listened to Act I Scene IV of //Romeo and Juliet// through the audio book - You were given a study guide packet of Act I

Homework: Please complete the 3rd section of your Act I packet, labeled "Questions." Only do Scenes 1-4 (I-IV) because we have not yet read Scene V. This will be checked for completion on Friday. If you are in acting group 1, come prepared next time to act out Act I Scene V

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