Thursday, May 17, 2018

American Literature

17 May 2018

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/R8BKS

Objective: To demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English, particularly the apostrophe and proper capitalization. (STANDARD L.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by correctly answering 80% of the clicker quiz questions.

Agenda:

1.     Notebook #23: Misplaced Modifier - 30 min 

2.     Grammar Notes #9: Apostrophe and Capitalization, with practice clicker quiz - 25 min

3.     Continue Divergent Ch. 36-37 – 20 min

Assessment: Formative Clicker Quiz

Homework: Divergent Ch. 36-37

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

American Literature

16 May 2018

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/R8BKS

Objective: To be introduced to the characteristics of the Realism Literary Period and identify those characteristics in today's text. (STANDARD RL.9, RI.9, RL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by identifying similarities and differences between the two short stories in the EXIT SLIP.

Agenda:

1.     Notebook - 20 min

2.     Go over answers to Unit Test - 10 min

3.     Read “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (handout) - 25 min

4.     EXIT SLIP: Compare and contrast the author's structure, style, and themes in the two short stories. - 15 min

5.     Continue reading Divergent

Assessment: Comparison of two Bierce short stories

Homework: Divergent Chapters 32-35

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

American Literature

15 May 2018

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/R8BKS

Objective: To be introduced to the characteristics of the Realism Literary Period and identify those characteristics in today's text. (STANDARD RL.9, RI.9, RL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by identifying "Realism" characteristics in the text to a table partner and in the EXIT SLIP.

Agenda:

1.     Notebook #21: Slam Poem – 15 min

2.     Little Portfolio Plug – 10 min

3.     Discuss Divergent Ch. 19-28 – 5 min

4.     Introduction to Realism – 15 min

5.     Read “A Horseman in the Sky” p. 303 – 30 min

6.     EXIT SLIP p. 311 #7 – 15 min

Assessment: EXIT SLIP p. 311 #7

Homework: Divergent Ch. 29-31

Monday, May 14, 2018

American Literature

14 May 2018

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/R8BKS

OBJECTIVE: To prove your knowledge of Choice Novel #4 in a well-organized Annotated Bibliography. (STANDARD W.1)

SUCCESS CRITERIA: Students will show mastery by satisfying the requirements on the rubric. 

AGENDA:

1.     Student Workday

a.      Annotated Bibliography #4 due at the end of the block

b.    Third page of Divergent Discussion Questions due at the end of the block (Ch. 17-24)

ASSESSMENT: Annotated Bib #4

HOMEWORK: Divergent Chapters 27-28

Friday, May 11, 2018

American Literature

11 May 2018

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

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/R8BKS

Objective: To discuss the biggest conflicts Tris has faced in Divergent, and explain those conflicts by using complete sentences to answer the discussion questions. (STANDARD RL.1, RL.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by using complete sentences to answer the Chapters 9-16 discussion questions. 

Agenda:

1.     SSR – 25 min with Notebook #20 (Write about what you read) – 5 min

2.     Table partner work time to complete Divergent Discussion Questions - 30 min

3.     Student work time - 30 min

a.     Continue Choice Novel

b.     Begin Annotated Bib

c.      Continue Divergent

Assessment: Discussion Questions Ch. 9-16

Homework: Divergent Ch. 25-26 p. 316-338 & the next set of discussion questions will be due on Monday at the end of the block (Chapters 17-24)