Month: March 2019
Friday, March 22, 2019
Warm Up/Bell Work:
- Enter quietly and put your phone in the cell phone zone
- Friday Funday
Classwork:
- Theme Bingo (Google Classroom)
- Finished with Theme Bingo? You can play some of these Language Arts games… you may not play any game that is NOT on this list:
Homework:
- Have an amazing Spring Break!
Learning Intention:
Today I will… find songs, poems/stories, and pictures that have a similar themes
To help me… match different formats of literature to a theme
I’ll know I’ve got it when… I have played Theme Bingo and achieved at least one BINGO.
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Warm Up/Bell Work:
- Enter quietly and put your phone in the cell phone zone
- Read Independently
Classwork:
- Theme Bingo (Google Classroom)
Homework:
- Read 30+ Minutes
Learning Intention:
Today I will… find songs, poems/stories, and pictures that have a similar themes
To help me… match different formats of literature to a theme
I’ll know I’ve got it when… I have played Theme Bingo and achieved at least one BINGO.
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Warm Up/Bell Work:
- Enter quietly and put your phone in the cell phone zone
- Classbuilder
Classwork:
- Compare/Contrast FIOS Chapter 18 and Film Scene
- Practice Compare/Contrast Constructed Response (Google Classroom)
Homework:
- Read 30+ Minutes
Learning Intention:
Today I will… view a clip of a movie
To help me… make connections between two pieces of literature
I’ll know I’ve got it when… I have compared/contrasted the experience of reading to the experience of viewing.
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Warm Up/Bell Work:
- Enter quietly and put your phone in the cell phone zone
- Line Up – We are going to the Library!
Classwork:
- Compare/Contrast FIOS Chapter 18 and Film Scene
- Venn Diagram of Similarities Differences (Notebooks)
- Practice Compare/Contrast Constructed Response (Google Classroom)
Homework:
- Read 30+ Minutes
Learning Intention:
Today I will… viewing a clip of a movie
To help me… make connections between two pieces of literature
I’ll know I’ve got it when… I have compared/contrasted the experience of reading to the experience of viewing.
Monday, March 18, 2019
Warm Up/Bell Work:
- Enter quietly and put your phone in the cell phone zone
- BEGIN READING CHAPTER 18 OF THE FAULT IN OUR STARS ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Classwork:
- Read Ch. 18 of The Fault In Our Stars – “The Red Wheelbarrow” (Google Classroom)
- Annotate and discuss
- Watch “Red Wheelbarrow” movie scene
- Finish Hyperdoc
Homework:
- Read 30+ Minutes
Learning Intention:
Today I will… read a chapter of The Fault In Our Stars
To help me… identify the author’s intention of presentation and mood and tone
I’ll know I’ve got it when… I have close read and annotated the text.
Friday, March 15, 2019
Warm Up/Bell Work:
- Enter quietly and put your phone in the cell phone zone
- Friday Funday: Making a Meme
Make a meme, using a meme generator. Make a meme that I can use for my blogs next year.
Post the meme on a slide (put on your own slide) for your class period:
**DO NOT MESS WITH ANYONE’S MEME (DO NOT DELETE, WRITE ANYTHING, ETC – I CAN SEE EDITS THAT YOU MAKE!)
PERIOD 1
PERIOD 2
PERIOD 4
PERIOD 5
RULES: THEY MUST BE APPROPRIATE and everyone has to be able to understand them. No inside jokes or memory that you KNOW I won’t use!
EXAMPLE IDEAS: Rocky Top, being a student, CO weather, middle school, living in Thornton, etc.
Classwork:
- Books vs. Movies Hyperdoc (Google Classroom)
Homework:
- Have a great weekend!
Learning Intention:
Today I will… analyze literature in different mediums
To help me… compare and contrast the experience of reading a novel and watching a film
I’ll know I’ve got it when… I have completed a books vs. movies Hyperdoc, showing my analysis of several examples.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Warm Up/Bell Work:
- Enter quietly and put your phone in the cell phone zone
- Get your spiral notebook and independently journal. You may free write, or answer this prompt: Write a story about someone famous. What are the good parts of life and what is more difficult for them?
Classwork:
- Close reading & viewing “The Line” (Google Classroom)
- Compare/contrast “The Line” text/video
- Exit Ticket
Homework:
- Read 30+ Minutes
Learning Intention:
Today I will… read a poem and watch it being performed
To help me… make connections between two pieces of literature
I’ll know I’ve got it when… I have compared/contrasted the experience of reading to the experience of viewing.
Monday, March 11, 2019
Warm Up/Bell Work:
- Enter quietly and put your phone in the cell phone zone
- Get your spiral notebook and independently journal. You may free write, or answer this prompt: Sunday was Daylight Saving time and we moved our clocks forward an hour. Write a story in which you have the power to get an extra hour of time a day, EVERY DAY.
Classwork:
- Enter School-Wide SLO Scores (Google Classroom)
- Comparing/Contrasting (Lesson)
- Comparing/Contrasting Practice (Google Classroom)
Homework:
- Read 30+ Minutes
Learning Intention:
Today I will… identify ways to compare and contrast
To help me… determine the most effective way to compare and contrast literature
I’ll know I’ve got it when… I have completed the compare/contrast practice using apples and oranges.
Friday, March 8, 2019
Warm Up/Bell Work:
- Enter quietly and put your phone in the cell phone zone
- Open Google Classroom and take your LAST Comprehension Quiz! No talking during the quiz!
(It IS Friday Funday, but you are watching a movie and then doing a Kahoot! So we’re just doing it in a different order!)
Classwork:
- Comprehension Quiz
- Movie Clip
- Kahoot
Homework:
- Read 30+ Minutes
Learning Intention:
Today I will… take a comprehension quiz
To help me… show my comprehension of the novel’s main storyline
I’ll know I’ve got it when… I have completed my quiz with at least 5 correct to show proficiency.