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Agenda November 18 th -November 22 nd. Agenda Monday, November 18 th. Bell Ringer Review Figurative Language Terms Wordsmith Sentences Assign Literature Circle Group Project Work on Literature Circle Assignments . Bell Ringer .
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Agenda Monday, November 18th • Bell Ringer • Review Figurative Language Terms • Wordsmith Sentences • Assign Literature Circle Group Project • Work on Literature Circle Assignments
Bell Ringer • when you throw a rock into the water it will speed on the fastest course to the bottom of the water
Group Contract Jobs • Main Character Tag (fill out and color) • Setting Tag (fill out and color) • Summary Tag (fill out and color) • Main Theme Tag (fill out and color) • Cut out and glue suitcase • Decorate Suitcase • Each person must contribute an item to the suitcase and write an explanation
Agenda Tuesday, November 19th • Bell Ringer • Mood, Tone, and Oxymoron Review • Leann Rimes “Nothin’ ‘Bout Love” • Lit. Circles Groups: Work on Project • Catch up on reading/assignments
Wednesday, November 20th • Bell Ringer • Review Figurative Language- Allusion PowerPoint • IDEA Sheet (Wordsmith) • Lit. Circle Catch up/Projects • Lit. Circle Group Meeting
Meeting Questions • DIRECTIONS: WRITE YOUR GROUP’S ANSWERS DOWN ON A SHEET OF NOTEBOOK PAPER. • How has your main character changed? • What was his/her biggest obstacle and how did he/she overcome it? • What was the biggest lesson he/she learned? • Do you like the way the book ended or would you have ended it differently? Explain.
Exit Slip On a sheet of notebook paper, answer the following question. Would you recommend your literature circle book to a friend? Why or why not? Explain.
Agenda November 21st • Lit. Circle Tests (place in the first tray) • After you turn in your test • 1. Complete your bell ringer • 2. Finish any remaining lit. circle assignments • 3. Work on the character suitcase (don’t forget to add your own item representing your character inside the suitcase and write the explanation) • 4. Get the tone and mood worksheet off of the front table
Agenda November 22nd • Bell Ringer • Finish up suitcase projects/present • Written response: Do you think you are always “thankful” for your way of life? Explain. • Watch: Teen Afluenza video • Socratic Seminar • End Discussion: What’s the theme of the day?
Questions after video… Do you think you have it better or worse than lots of kids around the world? Do you think the kids in poor countries are more thankful than you? How do you think one of those kids would react to switching lives with you? How would you react? Do you ever pressure your parents to buy you material things that you don’t really need? Compare what you complain about to what the Australian kids complain about. Are there any similarities? What do you think one of those children’s wish list would look like compared to yours?