Thursday, March 28, 2019

American Literature

28 March 2019

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/JFXN6

Objective: To prove your knowledge of your chosen choice reading book in a live interview. (STANDARD RL.1-3, SL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by orally answering questions on their choice reading book. 

Agenda:

1.      Choice Reading Interview #1: Day Four Students – 35 minutes

2.      OPEN NOTES Grammar Quiz #8  - 10 min

3.      Popsicle Stick Writing Activity – 15 min

4.      SSR/Brainstorm for Creative Piece #3 – remaining time

Assessment: Choice Reading Interviews

Homework: 4^th and 5^th blocks: Creative Piece #3 due at the end of the block on Monday, April 8; 3^rd block: Creative Piece #3 due at the end of the block on Thursday, April 11

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

American Literature

27 March 2019

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/JFXN6

Objective: To prove your knowledge of your chosen choice reading book in a live interview. (STANDARD RL.1-3, SL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by orally answering questions on their choice reading book. 

Agenda:

1.      Choice Reading Interview #1: Day Three Students, 14-20 = 45 minutes

2.      Go over answers to Grammar Quiz #7 – 5 min

3.      Optional second chance Quiz #7 – 5 min

4.      Mystery Purse Activity – 25 min

5.      OPEN NOTES Grammar Quiz #8 – tomorrow for 5^th block

Assessment: Choice Reading Interviews

Homework: 4^th and 5^th blocks: Creative Piece #3 due at the end of the block on Monday, April 8; 3^rd block: Creative Piece #3 due at the end of the block on Thursday, April 11

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

American Literature

26 March 2019

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/JFXN6

Objective: To prove your knowledge of your chosen choice reading book in a live interview. (STANDARD RL.1-3, SL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by orally answering questions on their choice reading book. 

Agenda:

1.      Choice Reading Interview #1: Day Two Students, 8-13 = 45 minutes

2.      OPEN NOTES Grammar Quiz #7 – 5 min

3.      Grammar Notes #8: The Comma – 20 min

4.      SAT Prep – The Writing and Language Test  – 15 min

Assessment: Choice Reading Interviews

Homework: 4^th and 5^th blocks: Creative Piece #3 due at the end of the block on Monday, April 8; 3^rd block: Creative Piece #3 due at the end of the block on Thursday, April 11

Monday, March 25, 2019

American Literature

25 March 2019

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/JFXN6

Objective: To prove your knowledge of your chosen choice reading book in a live interview. (STANDARD RL.1-3, SL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by orally answering questions on their choice reading book. 

Agenda:

1.      Choice Reading Interview #1: Day One Students, 1-7 = 45 minutes

2.      Go over the answers to Grammar Quiz #6 – 5 min

3.      Grammar Notes #7 – 20 min

4.      SAT Prep – discuss essay pre-test – 15 min

Assessment: Choice Reading Interviews

Homework: Prepare for Choice Reading Interview/Creative Piece #3 due at the end of the block on Monday, April 8

Friday, March 22, 2019

American Literature

22 March 2019

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/JFXN6

Objective: To be introduced to timed test reading strategies. (STANDARD RL…)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by attempting at least two new reading strategies on a practice SAT Reading passage.

  

Agenda:

1.      OPEN NOTES GRAMMAR QUIZ #6 – 10 min

2.      SSR – 20 min

3.      Draw names for Choice Reading Interviews for next week – 5 min

4.      Discuss reading strategies on SAT Reading Pre-test (week 1?) and go over the answers – 10 min

5.      Handout and discuss “Reading Strategies for Timed Tests” – 10 min

6.      Practice Test “RL #2” using some strategies - 12.5 min

7.      Go over the answers to RL #2 and discuss what strategies are helpful – 10 min

8.      Prepare for Choice Reading Interviews – 15 min

Assessment: Informal Practice SAT Reading Test

Homework: Choice novel reading; Choice Reading interviews begin on Monday

Thursday, March 21, 2019

American Literature

21 March 2019

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/JFXN6

Objective: To be introduced to the grammar errors fragment, comma splice, and fused sentence (STANDARD L.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning a 75% or higher on the clicker quiz.

  

Agenda:

1.    Notebook: Invitation to Imitate - 15 min

2.    Grammar Notes #6, with clicker quiz – 20 min

3.      Go over answers to last week’s tests – 20 min

4.      Student work time – 15 min

Assessment: Formative clicker quiz

Homework: Choice novel reading; Choice Reading interviews begin on Monday

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

American Literature

20 March 2019

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/JFXN6

Objective: To prove your knowledge of The Great Gatsby in a well-supported literary analysis. (STANDARD W.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by achieving an 80% or higher on the Great Gatsby literary analysis.

  

Agenda:

1.      SSR 20 min

2.    Student work time: Literary Analysis #2 due end of block – 70 min

Assessment: Academic Essay #1

Homework: Choice novel reading; Choice Reading interviews begin on Monday

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

American Literature

19 March 2019

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/JFXN6

Objective: To analyze multiple interpretations of a story (movie vs text), evaluating how each version interprets the source text. (STANDARD RL.7)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by noticing the differences between the text and the movie.

  

Agenda:

1.     SSR – 20 min

2.     Finish The Great Gatsby movie – 50 min

3.     Student work time – 10 min

a.       Fill in brainstorming guide

b.      Begin drafting

c.       Read silently

Assessment: NONE

Homework: ACADEMIC ESSAY #2, due Wednesday 3/20 at the end of the block

Monday, March 18, 2019 *Teacher Absent PM Only*

American Literature

18 March 2019

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/JFXN6

Objective: To analyze multiple interpretations of a story (movie vs text), evaluating how each version interprets the source text. (STANDARD RL.7)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by noticing the differences between the text and the movie.

  

Agenda:

1.     SSR – 20 min

2.     View The Great Gatsby movie – 60 min

Assessment: NONE

Homework: ACADEMIC ESSAY #2, due Wednesday 3/20 at the end of the block

Friday, March 15, 2019

American Literature

15 March 2019

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/JFXN6

Objective: To prove your knowledge of the novel in a 100 point persuasive essay. (STANDARD W.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning a 75%+ on the persuasive essay rubric.

  

Agenda:

1.    Student workday: PERSUASIVE ESSAY #2 due end of block – 90 min

2.    When finished, work on the following:

a.   Choice Book reading (Choice Reading interviews begin Monday, March 25)

b.   Literary Analysis #2 (due Wednesday, March 20 at the end of the block)

Assessment: Persuasive Essay #2

Homework: ACADEMIC ESSAY #2, due Wednesday 3/20 at the end of the block

Thursday, March 14, 2019

American Literature

14 March 2019

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/JFXN6

Objective: To prove your knowledge of The Great Gatsby in a 50 question reading passage and objective test.  (STANDARD RL.1-5)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery on the test by earning at least an 80%.

Agenda:

1.      Discuss Chapters 8-9 – 10 min

2.      The Great Gatsby Test with scantron – 40 min

3.    SSR individually after completion of test – 20 min

4.    Discuss Tips for Persuasive Essays – 10 min

Assessment: Test

Homework: Choice Book Reading

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

American Literature

13 March 2019

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/JFXN6

Objective: To prove your knowledge of the Puritan and Revolutionary Literary Unit in a summative assessment.  (STANDARD RL.1, RI.1, RL.9, RI.9)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning at least a 75% on the Unit Test.

  

Agenda:

1.    UNIT TEST – 50 min

a.   Scantron portion – fill in bubbles

b.   Short answer portion – leave bubbles blank

c.    Extra credit portion – fill in bubbles

2.    Discuss common mistakes on the Persuasive Essay and Literary Analysis #1 – 10 min

3.    Discuss GG Ch. 8!!!!!!!! 

Assessment: Unit Test

Homework: Finish The Great Gatsby Chapter 9