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Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Silent Focus. Read: « Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening, » by Robert Frost.
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Silent Focus Read: « Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening, » by Robert Frost. Write: What is this poem about? Do you see any deeper meaning that might exist in this poem? What is the tone or mood that the author creates? Borrow a line and write your own, or any winter inspired poem or journal entry.
Agenda • Capital Letters Test • Word Power Session 13 • Reading ML # - Supporting Details • Read aloud/ Study Guide • Homework/ Closing
Agenda- 5th period • Syllabus Quiz • Register for Townsend Press Online Learning- By Friday! • True Colors Essay and Mobile- Due Today! • Set Up Binder- Materials- Monday • Signed Syllabus Slip- Due Today! • Word Power Diagnostic • Exit Ticket
Syllabus Quiz- Half sheet of paper with the correct heading and title. • Name 3 materials that you need to have on Monday. • Write out our 5 classroom rules. • What is 1 of our Big Goals. • Write one sentence about our late work policy. • What is the address of my class website?
Townsend Press Online Learning Center • www.townsendpress.net • Create a student account. • Follow the directions and select me as your teacher from the drop down menu. • Register by Monday!
Binder Set Up • Tab 1- Silent Focus • Tab 2- Word Power • Tab 3- Conventions Mini-Lessons (ML) • Tab 4- Reading ML • Tab 5- Writing ML • Tab 6- Portfolio
Wednesday, December 8, 2010Silent Focus • Read/Listen: Mitch Albom’s article • Write: What do you think about this issue? What is the main idea, or main argument of his article?
Agenda • Word Power Session 13 Part II • Conventions ML #11- Parallelism • Read aloud/ Study Guide • E.C. Opportunity • Closing/ Homework
Agenda -5th • Finish Word Power Diagnostic • Correct Word Power Diagnostic • Set Up Tracking Sheet • Reading ML #1 • Reading “The Most Dangerous Game” • Closing/ Homework
Extra Credit Opportunity! • Bring in a new box of facial tissue or a container of hand sanitizer ALONG with a piece of writing attached to earn up to 40 pts. of extra credit! • Your writing could be a poem, want ad, song lyrics, comic strip, mini-research paper on the origins of kleenex or hand sanitizer, short story, or other genre of writing, but it needs to fit on the container and already be attached! • You can bring in no more than 2 (20 pts. each) • These are due next Friday (October 8) or earlier.
Thursday, December 9, 2010Silent Focus • Listen: John Lennon’s “Imagine” • Write: What is this song about? What is the lesson? What is the tone or mood this song creates? Borrow a line and write your own.
Agenda • Word Power Notes • Conventions ML #11 Practice • 3rd period- Parallelism Test • Read aloud/ Study Guide • Closing/ Homework
Friday, December 10, 2010Silent Focus • Friday Free Topic! • Write about a topic of your choice for 5 minutes.
Agenda • Parallelism Test • Word Power Notes • Silent Reading/ Literary Letter • Closing/ Homework
3-2-1 Closing and Reflection • On a half-sheet of paper write • 3 Things you learned today in class • 2 Things that you will need to study more in order to master • 1 thing that you need to do at home. • Turn these into the basket as your exit ticket!
Thursday, December 16, 2010Silent Focus • Watch: The Snowman- and listen for the song “Walking in the Air” • Write: What is this song about? Borrow a line and write your own. Write about holiday traditions your family has.
Reading ML #1- Parts of Plot • PLOT-- It is the sequence of events in a story or play. The plot is a planned, logical series of events having a beginning, middle, and end. There are 5 essential parts of plot: • a) Introduction- The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed. Often it has exposition, which is information you need to know so you understand the story. • b) Rising Action - This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed (events between the introduction and climax). It begins with the inciting event- which sets events in motion. • c) Climax - This is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story. The reader wonders what will happen next; will the conflict be resolved or not? • It is helpful to consider climax as a three-fold phenomenon: 1) the main character receives new information 2) accepts this information (realizes it but does not necessarily agree with it) 3) acts on this information (makes a choice that will determine whether or not he/she gains his objective). • d) Falling action - The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not (events between climax and denouement). • e) Denouement (Resolution)- This is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story.