Friday, March 6, 2020

American Literature Lesson

6 March 2020

PLANBOOK: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/CFSJ1

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.      Time to read - 25 min

2.      Time to read EXIT SLIP (SSR EXIT SLIP) – 10 min

3.      Book Club group conference - 10 min

4.      Intro to Transcendentalism – Prezi Notes – 15 min

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

6.      Book club book reading until the end of class – 10 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: 20 minutes of Book Club book reading

Thursday, March 5, 2020

American Literature Lesson

5 March 2020

PLANBOOK: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/CFSJ1

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.      Time to read - 20 min

2.      Book Club group conference - 10 min

3.      Read “The Raven” – 30 min

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

5.      Go over the answers to UNIT TEST #1 – 20 min

Assessment:

 
Homework: 20 minutes of Book Club reading

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

American Literature Lesson

4 March 2020

PLANBOOK: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/CFSJ1

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:

1.      Time to read - 20  min

2.      Book Club group conference - 10 min

3.      Notebook #16 – 10 min

4.      Read “The Black Cat” with exit slip – 50 min

5.      EXIT SLIP: Murderers’ regrets

Assessment: EXIT SLIP – “Murderers’ regrets”

Homework: 20 minutes of Book Club reading

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

American Literature Lesson

3 March 2020

PLANBOOK: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/CFSJ1

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

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

Agenda:

1.      Time to shop for a Book Club Book - 10 min

2.      Group conference to set reading schedule - 10 min

3.      Time to read - 20 min

4.      Notebook #15: Your goals for Book Club  - 5 min

5.      Go over the answers to Grammar Quiz #4 – 5 min

6.      Read aloud: “The Tell Tale Heart” – 30 min

7.      Continue to fill in Spreadsheet (EXIT SLIP) - 10 min

Assessment: Spreadsheet (EXIT SLIP)

Homework: 20 minutes of Book Club reading

Monday, March 2, 2020

American Literature Lesson

2 March 2020

PLANBOOK: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/CFSJ1

Objective: To prove your knowledge of your Independent Reading book by completing one task from each of the categories. (STANDARD RL.1, RL.2, W.2, W.3)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by successfully completing one task from each of the categories of the assessment.

  

Agenda: 

1.      Student work time to complete IR #2 assessments, due at the end of the block - 90 min

2.      If you finish early, browse around for a Book Club book (and book club members)

Assessment: IR #2 Assessments

Homework: Begin thinking about what book club book you may be interested in