--Obtain your Chromebook from the cart in the back of the classroom. After logging in, log in to Membean and set up and complete a 15-minute training session. Once you finish training, take out your book and engage in free reading until you receive further instructions.
S. the C. #1
--agenda/HW
Transition/"THINK"
--Reminder: The following are our focal points with Gnomeo & Juliet:
- opening up a window into Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
- working toward mastery of a Reading Literature standard that we have not yet addressed
- continuing to "stay fresh" with regard to some of the work that we have been completing recently (e.g., reviewing and applying irony, reviewing and applying theme, etc.)
"PAIR" and "SHARE"/S. the C. #2
--share starred item with a partner
--whole-class share-out of starred items via a drawing of cards
Pre-reading/Film Analysis Activity -- Purposeful Viewing of Gnomeo & Juliet
--jot down notes on your "Purposeful Viewing of Gnomeo & Juliet" document for discussion
--share notes/finish notes with a partner--DID NOT GET THIS OR ANYTHING BELOW IN ACE CLASSES
Transition
--Form an alphabetized-by-middle-name line in the front of the classroom. Bring your "Purposeful Viewing of Gnomeo & Juliet" document with you.
Discussion Activity -- Lines of Communication
--fold the line to form initial partnerships
--question related to the film posed--30 seconds to discuss responses/reasoning
--rotate via roll of a die
--repeat the process until most of the document has been discussed
Transition
--return to desks
Closure -- "Today, I learned..." Ball Toss
--brainstorm sentence-starter conclusions quietly and independently
--whole-class share-out via ball toss
HW Time (time permitting)
HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--Complete 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 1/31 (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet).
--Block 4 BDF: Due to how this week has played out, please complete a total of 45 minutes of Membean training by 11:59 PM next Thursday, 2/7 (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet). Any minutes completed either this week or next count!
HW (Class Preparation)
--Block 4 BDF: Due to how this week has played out, please complete a total of 45 minutes of Membean training by 11:59 PM next Thursday, 2/7 (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet). Any minutes completed either this week or next count!
HW (Class Preparation)
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
- "Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life" (Stephen King).
--Consider working toward achievement of your S.M.A.R.T. Goal. Do something great this year!
On the backburner:
On the backburner:
- Finishing Gnomeo & Juliet
- opening a window into The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
- continuing to master Reading Literature standards, irony, and theme
- Prior to last part of film, engage in irony lesson and apply it to Gnomeo & Juliet.
- Prior to "The Interlopers", complete acting activity reviewing the types of irony from both Gnomeo & Juliet and Act 1 of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
- Irony
- Writing returned/revised in waves
- Wave 2--organization as per sample paragraphs for "The Cask of Amontillado"
- Prior to "The Interlopers", share a few paragraphs as review of both organization and concepts therein.
- Wave 3--grammar hammer as per common errors
- Continuing to master Reading Literature standards, irony, and theme
- Short works--The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Unit
- Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"
- Saki's "The Interlopers"
