Monday April 2nd
Tuesday April 3rd
Wednesday April 4th
Thursday April 5th
Friday April 6th
Monday April 9th
Tuesday April 10th
Wednesday April 11th
Thursday April 12th
Friday April 13th
- snow daze
Tuesday April 3rd
- OM&M Chapter 4: discuss reading. Audiobook. Finish on your own.
Wednesday April 4th
- Support the following theme statement: In Chapter 4, John Steinbeck demonstrates how prejudice causes people to tear each other apart when they could instead be banding together.
- Key Lit Review: The Sweet 16. Review your lit terms and let's bingo!
Thursday April 5th
- OM&M Chapter 5
Friday April 6th
- OM&M Chapter 6
Monday April 9th
- OM&M discussion/debate
Tuesday April 10th
- Key Lit Benchmark
Wednesday April 11th
- note: I'm out today for teacher stuff
- finish Benchmark / Begin OM&M movie
Thursday April 12th
- OM&M movie
Friday April 13th
- OM&M test
March 2018
Week 4
Monday March 26th
Tuesday March 27th
Wednesday March 28th
Thursday March 29th
Friday March 30th
no school (holiday)
next week:
- Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 (p. 17-24) review:
- Where is Chapter 2's setting? What sorts of images does Steinbeck use to describe it?
- Who is "the swamper"? How is he characterized?
- direct characterization: the author/narrator/character tells us what a character is like
- indirect characterization: we must infer what a character is like from his/her thoughts, actions, speech, appearance, or interaction with others
- What conflict do George and Lennie have with the ranch boss? How does George resolve or fix it?
- Guided read Chapter 2
Tuesday March 27th
- Of Mice & Men Chapter 3
Wednesday March 28th
- Of Mice & Men Chapter 3
- Constructed Response prep
Thursday March 29th
- Of Mice & Men: CR on Chapter 3
- Discuss end of Ch. 3:
- What major conflict happens at the end of the chapter? How does it start? How does it end? How might it impact the story going forward?
- Define climax in the plot of a story. Explain why this moment could be considered the climax of the story so far.
- What major conflict happens at the end of the chapter? How does it start? How does it end? How might it impact the story going forward?
Friday March 30th
no school (holiday)
next week:
- Of Mice & Men continued
- Keystone lit review and benchmark
Week 3
Monday March 19th
Tuesday March 20th
Wednesday March 21st
Thursday March 22nd
Friday March 23rd
- (Outside) Finish your OMaM Padlet post!
- (Inside) Teach us what you learned!
- (if time) Finish your Roaring Twenties pages.
Tuesday March 20th
- OMaM: Guided read Chapter 1.
- Refer to Part 1 of your study guide as we go.
- A conversation about language in Of Mice & Men
Wednesday March 21st
- another snow day?
Thursday March 22nd
- snow daze
Friday March 23rd
- Review OM&M vocabulary on Quizlet and review your sentences in your OM&M study guide.
- OM&M vocab quiz
- When you're finished with your quiz, read Chapter 2 (p. 17-24) on your own. Be able to tell us:
- Where is Chapter 2's setting? What sorts of images does Steinbeck use to describe it?
- Who is "the swamper"? How is he characterized (what do we know about his physical appearance or attitude towards George and Lennie)?
- What conflict do George and Lennie have with the ranch boss? How does George resolve or fix it?
Week 2
Monday March 12th
Tuesday March 13th
Wednesday March 14th
Thursday March 15th
Friday March 16th
- Use the revision checklist as you read through your entire article (including Works Cited!).
- When you're confident that your article is ready for publication, submit your final article (including Works Cited page) to turnitin.com.
- Your article should begin with your thesis statement, then follow with three body paragraphs, and finally end with a Works Cited page that includes all sources used to write your article. It should look something like this (except for the colors).
- For those who need to create new accounts or join our class ONLY:
- Class ID: 16596541
- Enrollment Key: Seminar
- (extra) Once you're finished, look for at least one relevant image and at least one video or audio clip connected to your article topic. Save these links so you can easily access them tomorrow.
Tuesday March 13th
- Look for at least one relevant image and at least one video or audio clip connected to your article topic.
- We'll walk through how to upload our articles and media to our google site.
Wednesday March 14th
- Roaring Twenties Site: upload video and images
Thursday March 15th
- Intro and practice vocab (Of Mice and Men)
Friday March 16th
- Intro Of Mice and Men: check Padlet for the webquest! (there's a password)
Week 1
Monday March 5th
Tuesday March 6th
Wednesday March 7th
Thursday March 8th
Friday March 9th
Monday
- Draft check: body paragraphs #1 and #2
- (Nearpod) Plagiarism and how to avoid it (If you want to find these slides after the lesson, here's the student version)
- Nearpod join code is PRZIH
- Take a look at IXL N.7 together (Use in-text citations with MLA formatting) and IXL N.8 (Identify plagiarism)
- Use any extra time to draft body #3
Tuesday March 6th
- Complete IXL 10th grade, N.7 (Use in-text citations with MLA formatting)
- Finish drafting your three body paragraphs.
- Include at least one in-text citation (quote or paraphrase) in each of your first two body paragraphs.
- (optional/extra) IXL 10th grade, N.8 (Identifying plagiarism)
Wednesday March 7th
- no school (4th snow day)
Thursday March 8th
- Preventing plagiarism: Learn how to give credit where credit is due by creating a Works Cited page for your article
- Yes, you can use easybib.com as long as you check and edit your entries to make sure they're correct.
- Yes, you can use easybib.com as long as you check and edit your entries to make sure they're correct.
- You should have a google doc with your thesis statement, followed by your three body paragraphs, and ending with a Works Cited on its own page
- You'll submit this to turnitin.com during Monday's class
- You'll submit this to turnitin.com during Monday's class
- IXL N.7 (in-text citations) must be completed before tomorrow
Friday March 9th
- no school for you (professional development day for teachers)
Monday
- Submit your article to turnitin.com
- (extra) Find media for your published article (at least one relevant image; at least one relevant video or audio link)