Friday, September 7, 2018

American Literature

7 September 2018

Webpage: https://sites.google.com/olivetstudent.org/odell/home

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/6ERFJ

OBJECTIVE: To compare and contrast the view of immigrants in the 1700s with those of today. (STANDARD RI.1, W.2)

SUCCESS CRITERIA: Students will show mastery by answering EXIT SLIP questions critically and thoroughly.

  

AGENDA:

1.    SSR - 20 min with a 5 min notebook quick write = 25 min (Check notebooks during reading time!)

2.    Review Grammar Notes #2 - 5 min

3.    OPEN NOTES Grammar Quiz #2 - 10 min

4.    Read individually from textbook: "What is an American?" p. 66 - 10 min

5.    EXIT SLIP: p. 69 #8 - How much of a person's first culture can or should be retained after he or she immigrates to the United States?  Are there situations in which immigrants should expect this country to adopt aspects of their native culture?  Discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of retaining a certain amount of one's heritage and culture. - 10 min

6.      Discuss Writing Pretest - Reading the directions! – 10 min

7.    Discuss HF p. 47-70 – 5 min

8.    Begin reading HF p. 70-86 (read one chapter aloud) – 10 min

ASSESSMENT: EXIT SLIP: p. 69 #8

HOMEWORK: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn p. 70-86

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AP English Literature and Composition

7 September 2018

Webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/room321odell/

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/PCDJX

Vocabulary Word-of-the-day: benevolent (adj): characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

“Their benevolent disposition often made them enter the cottages of the poor” (Shelley 20).

Student Learning Objective: To be introduced to the Romantic Literary Period and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by listing five facts regarding Romanticism and five facts regarding Mary Shelley’s life. (STANDARDS RL.1, RL.4)

  

Agenda:

1.      Word of the day – 5 min

2.      Discussion of Robert Walton’s letters to his sister, p. 1-16 – 15 min

3.      Discussion of evidence of literary terms/devices – 20 min

4.      Introduction to Google Classroom online discussion forums – 5 min

5.      Begin reading Frankenstein, Chapters 1-3, p. 17-35 – 30 min

Assessment: List five facts regarding Romanticism AND/OR Mary Shelley’s life. 

Homework: Frankenstein, Chapters 1-3, p. 17-35