Wednesday, May 29, 2019

American Literature

29 May 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 #4: Day Three Students, see list - 60 min

2.      Grammar Review, Notes #7-12 - 30 min

3.      Optional Notebook#11 Homework Assignment: What needs to change in the American Literature Curriculum? What should be cut?  What should be added? (This should be 10 minute’s worth of writing.)

Assessment: Interviews

Homework: Study for BIG GRAMMAR TEST/Portfolio due Friday at the end of the block

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

American Literature

28 May 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 #4: Day Two Students, see list - 60 min

2.      Grammar Review, Notes #1-6 - 30 min

Assessment: Interviews

Homework: 

Friday, May 24

American Literature

24 May 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 #4: Day One Students, see list - 60 min

2.      Review Portfolio Assignment expectations – 10 min

3.      Introduce Final Exam Study Guides – 10 min

Assessment: Interview

Homework: BIG GRAMMAR TEST & Portfolio coming up next week

Thursday, May 23, 2019

American Literature

23 May 2019

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

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

Objective: To write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content. (STANDARD W.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning a higher score on Academic #4 than on Academic #3.

Agenda:

1.      Student work day to complete Literary Analysis #4 (Choose from the final two options from the list of Character Analysis, Theme Analysis, Conflict Analysis, Literary Term Analysis, or Book Review) – 90 min

Assessment: Literary Analysis #4, due at the end of the block

Homework: Revise essays for Portfolio/Begin studying for Final Exam

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

American Literature

22 May 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 RL.1-2, W.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning a 40/50 on the objective test and improving their persuasive essay score from P#3 to P#4.

Agenda:

1.      Persuasive Essay #4 – 60 min

2.      View Divergent movie – 30 min

Assessment: Divergent Persuasive Essay #4

Homework: Literary Analysis #4, due Thursday at the end of the block

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

American Literature

21 May 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 50 question objective test and a 100 point persuasive essay. (STANDARD RL.1-2, W.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning a 40/50 on the objective test and improving their persuasive essay score from P#3 to P#4.

Agenda:

1.      Divergent Final Test – 45 min

2.      Persuasive Essay #4 – 45 min

Assessment: Divergent Test and Persuasive Essay #4

Homework: Literary Analysis #4, due Thursday at the end of the block

Monday, May 20, 2019

American Literature

20 May 2019

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

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

Objective: To prove your knowledge of the Romantic and Transcendentalism Literary Periods in a summative assessment. (STANDARD RL1-2, RL.9, RI.9)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery of the Romantic and Transcendentalism Unit by earning an 80% on the Unit Test.

Agenda:

1.      UNIT TEST #2: ROMANTICISM AND TRANSCENDENTALISM – 45 min

2.      Go over answers to Grammar Quiz #12 – 5 min

3.      Draw names for Choice Reading Interviews (Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday) – 10 min

4.      Individual reading time (Divergent tests tomorrow) – 30 min

Assessment: Unit Test #2

Homework: Divergent TEST and Persuasive Essay #4 tomorrow

Thursday, May 16, 2019

American Literature

16 May 2019

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

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

Objective: To continue our study of Transcendentalism, focusing on Thoreau’s use of figurative language, Whitman’s use of free verse, and Dickinson’s use of figures of speech, off-rhymes, and personifications. (STANDARD RL.4, RL.9, RI.9)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by locating and analyzing an example of figurative language in Thoreau’s Walden, free verse in Whitman’s poems, and figures of speech, off-rhymes, and personifications in Dickinson’s poems. 

Agenda:

1.      Open Notes Grammar Quiz #12 – 5 min

2.      Read Thoreau’s “from Walden” p. 261 – 20 min

3.      Discuss figurative language p. 269 – 5 min

4.      Read Whitman’s poems, p. 273-275 – 10 min

5.      Discuss free verse p. 276 – 5 min

6.      Read Dickinson poems p. 279-282 – 10 min

7.      Discuss figures of speech, off-rhymes, and personification – 5 min

8.      Review for UNIT TEST #2: Clicker quiz review – 20 min

Assessment: 

Homework: Finish Divergent by Tuesday; UNIT TEST #2 (Romanticism and Transcendentalism) on Monday

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

American Literature

15 May 2019

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

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

Objective: (1) To be exposed to the characteristics of the Transcendentalism Literary Period. (2) To locate and analyze Transcendentalist characteristics within Emerson’s “Self-Reliance.” (STANDARD RL.9, RI.9)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by (1) selecting “bumper sticker” worthy lines from the text and (2) selecting their favorite Emerson aphorism.

Agenda:

1.      SSR with notebook – 25 min

2.      Grammar Notes #12, with clicker quiz – 10 min

3.      Intro to Transcendentalism – Prezi Notes – 10 min

4.      Read Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” with EXIT SLIP – 30 min

5.      Continue Divergent individually – 15 min

Assessment: EXIT SLIP: Side #1 – Which line from “Self-Reliance” would make a good bumper sticker? Side #2 – Copy down your favorite aphorism from p. 257.

Homework: Divergent Ch. 32-35 p. 408-444

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

American Literature

14 May 2019

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

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

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 #3 to CP #4. 

Agenda:

            Student Work Time for Creative #4 – 90 min

Assessment: Creative Piece #4, due at the end of the block

Homework: Divergent Chapters 29-31 p. 378-407

Friday, May 10, 2019

Objective: To continue the study of Poe, again comparing and contrasting the murderers’ regrets in all Poe short stories. (STANDARD RL.1-2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by satisfying the criteria on the EXIT SLIP.

Agenda:

SSR – 20 min

OPEN NOTES Grammar Quiz #11 - 10 min

Read “The Tell Tale Heart” with exit slip – 50 min

Discuss Divergent Chapters 22-24 – 20 min

Assessment: EXIT SLIP – “Murderers’ regrets”

Homework: Divergent Chapters 25-26 p. 316-338

Monday, May 13, 2019

American Literature

13 May 2019

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

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

Objective: To continue the study of Poe, this time analyzing the meaning as well as author’s craft in “The Raven.” (STANDARD RL.1-2, RL.3-4)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by summarizing the plot, identifying the rhyme scheme (internal and external rhyme), alliteration, and consonance.

Agenda:

1.      SSR – 20 min

2.      Go over the answers to Grammar Quiz #11 – 5 min

3.      Read “The Raven” – 20 min

4.      Watch The Simpson’s version of “The Raven” – 10 min

5.      Continue reading Divergent individually – 20 min

Assessment:

Homework: Divergent Chapters 27-28 p. 339-377

Thursday, May 9, 2019

American Literature

9 May 2019

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

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

Objective: To continue the study of Poe, particularly comparing and contrasting the murderers’ regrets in “Cask of Amontillado” and “The Black Cat.” (STANDARD RL.1-2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by filling in the spreadsheet to use as a resource for a later writing assignment.

Agenda:

1.      SSR – 20 min

2.      Grammar Notes #11 - 20 min

3.      Read aloud: “The Black Cat” – 30 min

4.      Fill in graphic organizer together – 5 min

Assessment: Spreadsheet (hang on to this for tomorrow)

Homework: Divergent Chapters 22-24 p. 282-315

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

American Literature

8 May 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 #3: Day Three Students, see list - 60 min

2.      Divergent Trivia? - 30 min

Assessment: Interview

Homework: Divergent Chapters 19-21 p. 242-281