GIIGs Thursday, 10/18 and Wednesday, 10/19 NO GIIG Tuesday, 10/16 and Wednesday, 10/17 What is an appositive? (look up in the dictionary) Thursday, 10/11 and Friday, 10/12
Many changes happened in Okonkso’s village and the surrounding areas. You, as a young member of the village, want to institute yet another change. Your assignment is to think of a change you would make in the daily life/customs of the village. Present your ideas, in a 7-8 sentence paragraph, to the egwugwu to persuade them to approve of your idea. Remember to include at least two supporting details (concrete details with MLA page citations to support your reason that the change needs to happen). Tuesday, 10/9 and Wednesday, 10/10
What are the two rules for quotation marks during narrative writing? Hint: "Ms. Swank, you're so silly," said the student. Friday, 10/5 and Monday, 10/8 Contextual Clues: Write what you think the underlined words mean. 1. Nwayieke lived four compounds away, and she was notorious for her late cooking. 2. She remembered that night, long ago, when she had seen Ogbu-agali-odu, one of those evil essences loose upon the world 3. He laughed a mirthless laughter. Wednesday, 10/3 and Thursday, 10/4
NO GIIG Monday, 10/1 and Tuesday, 10/2 Making Mondays Matter Monthly: In 7 sentences, explain what really matters to you. What are your priorities? Think hard. How will you balance them? Wednesday, 9/26 and Thursday, 9/27 Create sentences about the characters from TFA, using a positive, comparative or superlative adjective 1. Positive: 2. Comparative: 3. Superlative: You may copy the following sentences for a 4/5, BUT underline the adjectives. 1. positive: Okonkwo is a violent character. 2. superlative:Okonkwo is the strongest wrestler of his time. 3. comparative: Okonkwo is stronger than Unoko. Monday, 9/24 and Tuesday, 9/25 Contextual Clues: Write what you think the underlined words mean. 1. The new year must begin with tasty, fresh yams and not the shriveled and fibrous crop of the 2. Nwoye would feign annoyance and grumble aloud about women and their troubles. 3. And when he did this he saw that his father was pleased, and no longer rebuked him. 4. They were the harbingers sent to survey the land Thursday 9/20 and Friday 9/21 Label the following adjectives as positive, comparative or superlative 1. The student is smart when it comes to "Things Fall Apart." 2. That was the best performance I saw in my whole life! 3. Lady Gaga is weirder than Nikki Minaj. Tuesday 9/18 and Wednesday 9/19 Answer one of the following questions about Things Fall Apart in a paragraph. Be sure to cite evidence (with a page number) from the book to support your perspective 1. Would you want to be a woman in Things Fall Apart? Why or why not? 2. How has Okonkwo's life preprared him his life up until now? 3. Which character in TFA do you best relate to? Why? |
CLASS WORK Thursday, 10/18 and Wednesday, 10/191. Student Planner 2. GIIG 3. Read time, pages 192-209 . See homework4. Benchmark Test 5. Novel Test 6. Review test results Tuesday, 10/16 and Wednesday, 10/17 1. Student Planner 2. GIIG 3. Read time, pages 184-191 . See homework4. Costa Discussion 5. "Benchmark Review" activity Thursday, 10/11 and Friday, 10/12
1. Student Planner 2. GIIG 3. Read time, pages 168-183 . See homework4. Vocab., Narrative and Novel Quiz 5. Read Jospeh Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" 6. Complete Venn diagram to compare "TFA" and "Heart of Darkness" Tuesday, 10/9 and Wednesday, 10/10 1. Student Planner 2. GIIG 3. Read time, pages 154-167 . See homework4. Narrative Poem Peer Edit 5. Dialogue Lesson (see PowerPoint) 6. Dialogue Creative Writing Assignment Friday, 10/5 and Monday, 10/8 1. Student Planner 2. GIIG 3. Read time, pages 141-153. See homework.
4. Complete Hot Seat Activity, if needed. 5. Write a narrative poem. Use differentiated instruction guide to break down an A, B, C grade. Wednesday, 10/3 and Thursday, 10/4 1. Student Planner 2. GIIG 3. Read time, pages 141-153 . See homework. 4. "African Project Gallery" walk, which will include: 5. Reading a sample narrative poem, and responding to questions, Exile, p 434-436. 6. Conclude class with discussion on narrative poem Monday, 10/1 and Tuesday, 10/2 1. Student Planner 2. GIIG 3. Read time, pages 110-128. See homework. Begin GIIG and portfolio checks. 4. Hot Seat Activity: Actors receive scores for acting, audience members receive points for asking interviewees Costa questions. Wednesday, 9/26 and Thursday, 9/27 1. Student Planner 2. GIIG 3. Read time, pages 95-109 4. Designing Costa questions and "Getting Into Character"
Monday, 9/24 and Tuesday, 9/25 1. Student Planner 2. GIIG 3. Keep track of new TFA vocab terms for quiz, including todays 4. "Nonfiction Presentations" 5. Complete the L column of "KWL" chart during presentations 6.
8. Read time, pages 75-94 THIS WILL LIKELY BE TOO MUCH MATERIAL TO COVER IN ONE DAY. Thursday 9/20 and Friday 9/21 Agenda: 1. Student Planner 2. GIIG 3. Vocab Review and Read Time, pages 63-84 4. VOCAB QUIZ AND CHAPTERS 1-3 QUIZ 5. Grade quizzes 6. "Becoming a Character" presentations 7.. Meet with partners to complete an update on "nonfiction presentation" Tuesday 9/18 and Wednesday 9/19 Agenda: 1. Student Planner 2. GIIG 4. Vocab Review 5. Becoming a Character Assignment 1. Choose a character from "Things Fall Apart" to "become." 2. List ten adjectives that describe yourself, thecharacter that you've become 3. Look over your lists for accuracy: remember that you need strong adjectives and that you need to choose your adjectives from the perspective of the character you've chosen. 4. You must either write the adjectives with a page number description and illustration on a construction paper OR act it out. Don't write any names on the sheet. Other groups will be asked to guess the characters described by each of your lists. And remember to write the words. DUE Wed, 9/19 or Thur, 9/20 |
HOME WORK Thursday, 10/18 and Wednesday, 10/19 None. Tuesday, 10/16 and Wednesday, 10/17 Read pages 184-191. Create three Costa questions regarding the reading for class discussion. Remember to include MLA page citations. Study for "benchmark" Extra credit "denotative and connotative" video due 10/19 Thursday, 10/11 and Friday, 10/12
Read pages 168-183. Create three Costa questions regarding the reading for class discussion. Remember to include MLA page citations. Finish "final draft of narrative poem" Extra credit "denotative and connotative" video due 10/19 Tuesday, 10/9 and Wednesday, 10/10
Read pages 154-167. Create three Costa questions regarding the reading for class discussion. Remember to include MLA page citations. Finish "creative writing assignment" Extra credit "denotative and connotative" video due 10/19 Study for Vocab., Narrative and Novel Quiz Friday, 10/5 and Monday, 10/8 Read time, pages 141-153 Create 3 Costa questions regarding the reading for class discussion next class. Each question must be in regards to a different page of reading. Include MLA page citation with question. Wednesday, 10/3 and Thursday, 10/4 Read time, pages 128-143 Create 3
Costa questions regarding the reading for class discussion next class.
Each question must be in regards to a different page of reading. Include
MLA page citation with question. Monday, 10/1 and Tuesday, 10/2 Read time, pages 110-128. Create 3 Costa questions regarding the reading for class discussion next class. Each question must be in regards to a different page of reading. Include MLA page citation with question. Wednesday, 9/26 and Thursday, 9/27 1. Read pages 95-109 (must officially be caught up. Expect a larger quiz upon coming back from the long weekend). Monday, 9/24 and Tuesday, 9/25 1. Read pages 75- 94 2. Keep track of 6 character traits: ACTIONS ( 2 PHYSICAL, 2 CHARACTER’S SPEECH AND THOUGHTS, 2 OTHER CHARACTER’S SPEECH/THOUGHTS), and include page citations. Due Wed, 9/26 or Thur, 9/27 Thursday 9/20 and Friday 9/21 1. Read pages 63-84 in TFA 2. Finish presentations due Mon, 9/24 or Tue, 9/25 Tuesday 9/18 and Wednesday 9/19 1. Study vocab. Quiz on Wed, 9/19 or Thur, 9/20 2. Work on "Nonfiction Research Project" 3. Complete "Becoming a Character" assignment 4. Read pages 42-62 |
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HOMEWORK - Date list is the date it is assigned
Thursday 9/20 and Friday 9/21
Tuesday 9/18 and Wednesday 9/19
Friday 9/14 and Monday 9/17
Wednesday 9/12 and Thur 9/13
Monday 9/10 and Tuesday 9/11
Thur Sept 6 and Fri Sept 7
Tue Sept 4 and Wed Sept 5
Thur Aug 30 and Fri Aug 31st - Complete final draft of reading business letter.
Tue Aug 28/ Wed Aug 29 - Learn how to spell, define, represent in picture and embed the following words
into a creative paragraph.
Fri Aug 24/ Mon Aug 27 - Bring in a file with your name and a favorite quote that you consider your life "motto"
Wed Aug 22/Thur Aug 23 - Define the following 11 words, in your own words, preferably keeping your definition sentence to 5 words total Mon Aug 20/ Tue Aug 21 - Print student syllabus and get it signed, if possible. Sorry my syllabi still have not been returned from PrintShop. Bring in school supplies, especially composition notebooks and English portfolio to show me.
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