Think or Swim

December 11-12, 2019

Standards

All

Starter

Black Out Poetry

Use a newspaper, article, etc. to create a black out poem. 

Activity 

1. Think or Swim

Today we will play a projector game through usatestprep.

Create teams to work with for the game and come up with a name.

Then, create answer cards that say A, B, C, and D.

Closure

What did you learn from the game?

Poetry Analysis

December 10, 2019

Standards

All

Starter

Create a meme based on any story we read this year.

We will have a gallery walk to show off your creations.

Meme Creator

Vocabulary: 

Word: Review

Part of Speech: Verb

Dictionary Definition: examine or assess (something) formally with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary.

Your Definition: 

Activity: What is one standard you would like to focus on the most?

Activity: 

1.  Ballad of Birmingham

Complete a TPCASTT for the poem on pages 140-141 of your StudySync book. 

2.  Rumi Poetry

Select one poem to analyze from the list below:

Elephant in the Dark

Two Kind of Intelligence

The Guest House

Closure: 

Next week we will focus on poetry.

How confident do you feel analyzing poetry?

Study Sync Practice

December 9, 2019

Standards

All

Starter

Go to PowerSchools and check what your current grade is in the class.

Reflect on your performance this quarter.

Write down what you are proud of and what you would do differently.

Additionally, check to see if there is anything you want to revise or submit.

All revisions are due on December 13.  

Vocabulary: 

Word: Review

Part of Speech: Verb

Dictionary Definition: examine or assess (something) formally with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary.

Your Definition: 

Activity: What is one standard you would like to focus on the most?

Activity: 

1.  Fahrenheit 451

Read through pages 117-120.

Answer the focus questions on page 122. 

Make sure to answer all five and support your responses. 

2.  Ballad of Birmingham

Complete a TPCASTT for the poem on pages 140-141 of your StudySync book. 

Closure: 

Next week we will focus on poetry.

How confident do you feel analyzing poetry?

Fahrenheit 451

December 6, 2019

Standards

All

Starter

Free Write Friday 

Vocabulary: 

Word: Review

Part of Speech: Verb

Dictionary Definition: examine or assess (something) formally with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary.

Your Definition: 

Activity: What is one standard you would like to focus on the most?

Activity: 

1.  Animal Farm 

We will go over the responses to the think questions from yesterday as a class.

2.  Characterization Mapping

At your tables, select one character from Animal Farm to create a concept map for.

Include three examples for each category.  

Description of the Appearance

Description of the Personality

Relation to Others

Important Quotes with Explanations

You will share this with the class. 

3.  Fahrenheit 451

Read through pages 117-120.

Answer the focus questions on page 122. 

Make sure to answer all five and support your responses. 

Closure: 

Next week we will focus on poetry.

How confident do you feel analyzing poetry?

Animal Farm

December 5, 2019

Standards

All

Starter

Descriptive Writing 

Select any picture and write a short piece, incorporating all five of the senses. 

Vocabulary: 

Word: Review

Part of Speech: Verb

Dictionary Definition: examine or assess (something) formally with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary.

Your Definition: 

Activity: What is one standard you would like to focus on the most?

Activity: 

1.  Released Exam 

We will go over the responses as a class. 

2.  Animal Farm 

Read the passage from the story on pages 128-132 of your Study Sync.  

Make annotations as you read. 

Answer all five questions on page 132 under the Think Questions.

This is good practice for constructed response questions and using evidence.  

3.  Characterization Mapping

At your tables, select one character from Animal Farm to create a concept map for.

Include three examples for each category.  

Description of the Appearance

Description of the Personality

Relation to Others

Important Quotes with Explanations

You will share this with the class. 

Closure: 

Based on the results of the released exam what is one skill you could work on?

RE Continued

December 4, 2019

Standards

All

Starter

What's Going on in This Picture?

• What is going on in this picture?

• What do you see that makes you say that?

• What more can you find?

Vocabulary: 

Word: Review

Part of Speech: Verb

Dictionary Definition: examine or assess (something) formally with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary.

Your Definition: 

Activity: What is one standard you would like to focus on the most?

Activity: 

1.  Released Exam 

Complete the remaining questions of the packet.

You will get 30 minutes to answer the questions.

We will go over the responses as a class after.

Closure: 

Predict how you did on the released exam.

Released Exam Part Two

December 3, 2019

Standards

All

Starter

What's Going on in This Picture?

• What is going on in this picture?

• What do you see that makes you say that?

• What more can you find?

Vocabulary: 

Word: Review

Part of Speech: Verb

Dictionary Definition: examine or assess (something) formally with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary.

Your Definition: 

Activity: What is one standard you would like to focus on the most?

Activity: 

1.  Answers

We will go over the answers to the first 24 questions.

2.  Released Exam 

Complete the remaining questions of the packet.

You will get 60 minutes to answer the questions.

We will go over the responses as a class tomorrow. 

Closure: 

Predict how you did on the released exam.