Tuesday, April 30, 2019

American Literature

30 April 2019

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

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

Objective: To be introduced to the life of Edgar Allan Poe, so we can better understand his literature.  (STANDARD RL.1, SL.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by recording known facts and facts learned by the movie on the Know/Learned chart. 

Agenda:

1.      Notebook: Slam Poem – 15 min

2.      Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe Movie (with Know/Learned chart) – 50 min

3.      Discuss Divergent Ch. 1-2 – 2 min

4.      Continue reading, Chapters 3-4 – 15 min

Assessment: Know/Learned EXIT SLIP

Homework: Divergent Chapters 3-4, p. 19-37

Monday, April 29, 2019

American Literature

29 April 2019

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

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

Objective: To locate and analyze the Romantic characteristics within “Dr. Heideggar’s Experiment.” (STANDARD RL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by locating Romantic characteristics within the text.

Agenda:

1.      SSR – 20 min

2.      Review the characteristics of the Romantic Literary Period – 5 min

3.      Read from textbook: “Dr. Heideggar’s Experiment” – 45 min

4.      EXIT SLIP: p. 208, Writing Options #3: Look back at the description of Heideggar’s study.  Jot down words and phrases from this selection that create a dark, mysterious, or supernatural atmosphere. – 5 min

5.      Introduce Divergent - 5 min

Assessment: EXIT SLIP p. 208 #3

Homework: Divergent Chapters 1-2 p. 1-18

Friday, April 26, 2019

American Literature

26 April 2019

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

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

Objective: To become familiar with the characteristics of the Romantic Literary Period, to better understand the literature of the unit. (STANDARD RL.9)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by recording information from the movie onto their study guides, to be used as review before the unit test.

Agenda:

1.      SSR – 25 min

2.      Romanticism Literary Period Notes/Prezi - 5 min

3.      Movie with Study Guide, Parts 3-5 – 30 min  

4.      Go over the answers to Death of a Salesman test, individually – 5 min

5.      Independent work time – 20 min

a.       SSR

b.      Revise your lowest scored paper for Final Portfolio

Assessment: Movie Study Guides

Homework: Choice Novel Readings

Thursday, April 25, 2019

American Literature

25 April 2019

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

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

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

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by improving their score from Literary Analysis #2, particularly in the “support with textual evidence” category.

Agenda:

Student work time: Literary Analysis #3 due at the end of the block – 90 min

Assessment: Literary Analysis

Homework: Choice Novel readings

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

American Literature

24 April 2019

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

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

Objective: To be exposed to a play performance and to compare and contrast the written text to the performance. (STANDARD RL.7)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by successfully comparing and contrasting the written text to the play performance in tomorrow’s EXIT SLIP.

Agenda:

1.      SSR – 20 min

2.      View ACT II the movie of Death of a Salesman – 70 min

3.      Begin planning Literary Analysis #3 (while viewing movie)

Assessment: Oral question and answer

Homework: Choice Novel readings

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

American Literature

23 April 2019

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

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

Objective: To prove your knowledge of Death of a Salesman in a 50 question reading passage and objective test and a 100 point persuasive essay. (STANDARD RL.1-2, W.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning at least an 80% on both the objective test and the persuasive essay.

Agenda:

1.      TEST

2.      Open book Persuasive Essay #3

Assessment: Scantron test, Persuasive Essay #3

Homework: Choice Novel readings

Monday, April 22, 2019

American Literature

22 April 2019

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

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

Objective: To review the main characters of Death of a Salesman and their relationships and conflicts with each other. (STANDARD RL.1-2, RL.7)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by drawing a character web, including relationships and conflicts.

Agenda:

1.      SSR – 20 min

2.      Go over answers to Grammar Quiz #9 – 5 min

3.      Review Death of a Salesman – “Who said it?” Activity – 20 min

4.      Review Persuasive Essays #1 and #2 – 10 min

5.      Watch the remainder of ACT I of movie – 35 min

Assessment: Table partner review

Homework: Choice Novel readings

Thursday, April 18, 2019

American Literature

18 April 2019

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

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

EARLY RELEASE DAY! Shortened classes.

Objective: To analyze the numerous man versus man and man versus self conflicts in Death of a Salesman. (STANDARD RL.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by having table partner conversations about the conflicts in Death of a Salesman.

Schedule:

3^rd: 8:45-9:44 (59 min)

4th: 9:48-10:46 (58 min)

Lunch: 10:46-11:23

5^th: 11:23-12:31 (68 min)

Agenda:

Finish Death of a Salesman– Goal = p. 82-112 – 60 min

Assessment: Oral question and answer

Homework: Choice Novel readings; Death of a Salesman Final Test on Tuesday; Death of a Salesman Persuasive Essay #3, also on Tuesday

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

American Literature

17 April 2019

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

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

Objective: To prove your knowledge of the numerous uses of apostrophes and proper capitalization. (STANDARD L.1, L.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning at least an 80% on Grammar Quiz #9.

Agenda:

1.      Notebook: Slam Poem “Jackie” – 20 min

2.      Grammar Quiz #9: The Apostrophe and Capitalization (OPEN NOTES) – 10 min

3.      Continue Death of a Salesman – Goal = p. 64-82 – 60 min

Assessment: Grammar Quiz #9

Homework: Choice Novel Reading

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

American Literature

16 April 2019

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

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

Objective: To be exposed to the numerous uses of the apostrophe and proper capitalization. (STANDARD L.1, L.2)

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

Agenda:

1.      SSR – 20 min

2.      Grammar Notes #9: The Apostrophe and Capitalization - 20 min

3.      Continue Death of a Salesman ACT II – Goal = p. 52-64 – 25 min

4.      Remaining time - watch a little of the performance of Death of a Salesman – 20 min

Assessment: Formative clicker quiz on apostrophes and capitalization

Homework: Choice Novel readings

Monday, April 15, 2019

American Literature

15 April 2019

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

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

Objective: To become familiar with the four main characters of Death of a Salesman and their relationships and conflicts with each other. (STANDARD RL.1-2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by listing the names of the four main characters and describing their relationships to each other.

Agenda:

1.      Notebook – Slam Poem: “Mrs. Dahmer” – 15 min

2.      Continue Death of a Salesman – Goal = p. 28-51 – 60 min

Assessment: Oral question and answer

Homework: Choice Novel readings

Friday, April 12, 2019

American Literature

12 April 2019

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

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

Objective: To become familiar with the four main characters of Death of a Salesman and their relationships and conflicts with each other. (STANDARD RL.1-2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by listing the names of the four main characters and describing their relationships to each other.

Agenda:

3rd block only: SSR – 20 min

Begin Death of a Salesman– Goal = p. 1-28 – 60 min

Assessment: Oral question and answer

Homework: Choice Novel readings

Thursday, April 11, 2019

American Literature

11 April 2019

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

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

3rd Block ONLY

Objective: To write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. (STANDARD W.3)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by improving their Creative Piece score from CP #2 to CP #3. 

Agenda:

1. Student Work Time for Creative #3 – 90 min

Assessment: Creative Piece #3, due at the end of the block

Homework: NONE!

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 4th and 5th Blocks ONLY (minus juniors taking the M-STEP)

Objective: To change the content but keep the structure of the model text poem "Fear." (STANDARD RL.4. RL.5)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by writing their own "Fear" poem, keeping the structure set by the author.

Agenda:

1. SSR - 25 min

2. Invitation to Imitate: "Fear" - 25 min

3. Misplaced Modifier Activity - 25 min

4. Finish “Midterm Portfolio Plan” Assignment

Assessment: Poem/Midterm Portfolio Plan

Homework: NONE!

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

American Literature

10 April 2019

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

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

No 3rd Block due to testing: 4th and 5th Blocks ONLY

Objective: To organize completed portfolio pieces and make plans for revision. (STANDARD W.5)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by assessing the papers that need the most revision and setting a personal deadline to complete that revision. 

Agenda:

1. SSR - 25 min

2. Found poetry - 25 min

3. Midterm Portfolio assignment - 15 min

Assessment: Midterm Portfolio Assignment

Homework: NONE!