Week of October 30-November 3
Here is the Job Shadow Calendar Monday 10/30 Intro to literature of the Frontier featuring two strong women: Alexandra Bergson in O Pioneers and Nora in "Plainswoman" 1. View Independent Women of the Prairie 2. View "The Role of Women in Homesteading" 3. Read "The Closing of the Frontier" packet 4. Distribute notes page for "Plainswoman." 5.Read Story packet and take notes 6. After reading, review Story Analysis ****************************************************************************************************************************** Previous Weeks' Lessons: Week of October 23-28 Thursday 10/25 Bell Ringer: OWL Writing Lab Comma Practice There are SIX comma exercises here. Do them all! See the link to each quiz across the bottom of every page! Continue with 14 Comma Rules packet we started Tuesday. Do Comma Rule Sheet & practice that I will share Now--with a CAN DO attitude-- practice with these activities! Multiple Choice--click on the link labeled Multiple Choice in the menu on the left! Insert the commas! Multiple Choice Quiz #1 Multiple Choice Quiz #2 Practice commas here! Last best practice here! DON'T do the assessments below without completing practice FIRST!! Assessment: (I'll record the better 18 and the better 11--Do all FOUR!!) 1. Complete and submit Comma Usage Assignment #1 at Quia. (18 pts) Use your rule sheet. and 2. Comma Usage at Quia (11 pts). 3. Complete and submit Comma Assignment #2 at Quia (11 pts)--(no feedback) 4. and Finally Comma Assignment #3 at Quia--this is another 18 point one (no feedback). ****************************************************************************************************************************** Tuesday 10/23 Bell Ringer: ACT Review: Page 2 of What is an American? Blue 2 and 3 go back to assignment from Friday below and watch the videos and do the background! What is an American? videos Intro to 14 comma rules ****************************************************************************************************************************** Week of October 16-20 Friday 10/20 Bell Ringer: ACT Review: Football. Go over answers. Objective: You are no doubt familiar with the term "melting pot" used to describe America. Today you'll learn about the man and the literary work in which that phrase was first coined! The “melting pot” is one of the strongest images of America’s willingness to welcome and embrace people from many different countries, races, and religions, all hoping to find freedom, new opportunities, and a better way of life. The old "melting pot" metaphor is giving way to new metaphors such as "salad bowl" and "mosaic", mixtures of various ingredients that keep their individual characteristics. Immigrant populations within the United States are not being blended together in one "pot", but rather they are transforming American Society into a truly multicultural mosaic. But first, we'll kick it back to when your parents were young to see how they might have learned about View: "The Great American Melting Pot" View: Six Americans Project: What does it mean to be an American? Read before viewing: Throughout our nation's history, the United States of America has been described as a "melting pot" of different people, cultures, and ideas. At the same time, we citizens are united under a common flag. Given a country so prominent on the world stage... and one with steep demographic diversity, what factors contribute to an "American identity?" Six Americans is an original, devised theatrical event that incorporates autobiographical material, sketch comedy, poetry, music, dance, and multimedia to explore the question, "What does it mean to be 'American'?" We will look at two "Letters" today: Revolutionary Age: "What is an American?" written in 1782 by Michel-Guillaume Jean De Crevecouer Relevance Today: "What is an American?" written 235 years later in February 2017 by Immigration Lawyer Randy Feldman Read pg. 289 (Build Background and Active Reading) and pg. 294 (the blue box) View St. Jean De Crevecoeur: Letters from an American Farmer (stop at 2:06) View Intro and record notes on De Crevecouer (3:19) Read the Epistle (Letter) together, then fill in the close reading activity. Read the 2017 essay by the same title, discuss at tables, and share out. Put all materials in your folder for future unit assessment! Common Core focus: Text dependent Questions RI.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. RI.11-12.2 Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text. RI.11-12.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text ****************************************************************************************************************************** Wednesday 10/18 Before you leave today, you will submit THREE (3) assessments at Quia! Bell Ringer Review of "The World on Turtle's Back": Example to illustrate 4 characteristics of creation myths. Review of Native American Myths See the Slides 9-13 in Native American Myths-take notes on notecard Real World Application: The video we watched Monday about the circle of life helps explain why Native Americans from around the world protested the Dakota Access Pipeline last year (See article: Native American's Protest North Dakota Pipeline) DAPL still in the news today: DAPL and Environmental Justice 1. Court Rules on DAPL in favor of tribes 2. All Pipes Leak 3. DAPL on Wednesday 10/11 Take Quiz on "The World on the Turtle's Back" When you finish World on the Turtle's Back assessment at Quia, continue with... MUG: 1. For PRACTICE, complete this Semicolon assignment at Quia--Not one I wrote; not for a grade even though at Quia! I wish this one was set to show you correct answer for each question, but I don't own this quiz so can't change it. 2. Try Semicolons #1 at OWL 3. Try Semicolons #2 at OWL 4. Try this Semicolons and Colons practice quiz at Quia (just type in anything in the name box...this is for PRACTICE!) Just Blue 2: Because of lockdown, we did NOT do Monday's practice. If you feel like you need MORE semicolon practice, do these 3 activities: 3. Try the Semicolons and Colons Quiz 4. For practice, try Practice Semicolons Quiz 5. Now practice using semicolons Did you do the practice? Practice makes progress! 5. Now do the Assignment: Complete the Semicolon Assignment at Quia. Keep the rules tab open! The feedback about correct or incorrect answers will be based on the 4 rules in the semicolon document! 6. AND Take Semicolon Quiz at Quia for a grade--No feedback on this one until everyone is done. **Keep the cheat sheets open. Here they are: Semicolons Rules What's the difference between a semicolon sentence and a FANBOYS sentence? ****************************************************************************************************************************** Monday 10/16 Native American Creation Myths Read pg. 31 (Literary Analysis) Read pg. 24 Build Background and Focus Your Reading On notecard take notes Record the Four Functions of Native American Creation Myths: • describes how the universe, earth, and life began • explains the workings of the natural world • supports and validates social customs and values • guides people through the trials of living View Native American Creation Myths "The World on the Turtle's Back" is an Iroquois explanation of how the world was created. It also expresses a Native American ideal of people living in harmony with nature. As you read, pay particular attention to the Iroquois' attitude toward nature, their view of their gods, foods, rituals, and games, and the roles of men and women. Now read this about Archetypes (record definition on card): Myths told by peoples around the world share common elements known as archetypes. An archetype is a symbol, story pattern, event, character type or landscape found in literature across different cultures and eras. Mother Earth, the Tree of Life, the Garden of Eden, Good and Evil are all archetypes in creation stories. Read: "The World on the Turtle's Back" in Lit Book pg.24. If you are absent here is AN ONLINE VERSION. Stop on pg. 26 and click to read about Diver Myths . (record on card) Another important detail that I hope you noticed: a turtle is the organizer of the rescue effort. Why do you think the tribe that told this story chose a TURTLE? Why not use a different animal? Aha!!: Native American Turtle Mythology (record on card) View: Iroquis Creation Story Finish story and see Slideshare ****************************************************************************************************************************** Week of October 10-13 Thursday 10/12 MUG: Colons. Do the back side of the pre-test we did last time. View: The Colon (through 3:43) View The Semicolon 4. View: MyEnglishTeacher.Net on Colons--READ THIS ONE CAREFULLY!! 5. Practice Some More! There is MORE than one right answer for each!! 6. Take the Colons Quiz (You might get a message that says "This application is best viewed.... Just click OK) 7. Using Colons and Semicolons Quiz Now STOP and Complete the Colon Assignment #1 at Quia for a grade. Reminder: If there are 2 Quia assessments on any given day, you MUST complete both or a Missing score will be recorded. Now keep going with more practice activities. 1. Review Grammarbook.Com Colon Rules 2. See Colon Rules 3. Colons with Lists 4. What is a colon? 5. Do Colon Exercise 1 6. Do Colon Exercise 2 I'll take the better score of the two colon quizzes below. Both are worth 17 points. While quizzes are set so that you can take them more than once, only your first score is recorded. Please remember this important rule: there MUST be a COMPLETE sentence before a colon! Reminder: If there are 2 Quia assessments on any given day, you MUST complete both or a Missing score will be recorded. -- Take Colons Quiz #1 at Quia (Instant feedback WILL be provided) --Take Colons Quiz #2 at Quia (No feedback will be provided until after all have taken). Introduce Semicolons (Important: Click to download this document! Study it carefully!) What's the difference between a semicolon sentence and a FANBOYS sentence? Pre-test with semicolons and colons First review Semicolon vs. Colon: Basic Review of the rules 1. View Using Semicolons PPT 2. View The Semicolon **If you have questions about ANY of the sentences in the following exercises PLEASE ask!! :-) 3. Try the Semicolons and Colons Quiz 4. For practice, try Practice Semicolons Quiz 5. Now practice using semicolons Now do the Assignment: Complete the semicolon assignment at Quia. Keep the semicolon document above open to see the rules! The feedback about correct or incorrect answers will be based on the 4 rules in the semicolon document! ****************************************************************************************** Tuesday 10/10 PSAT Practice Test #1 (35 min). Remember the PSAT is TOMORROW! After you finish the Reading and Math, score them then use this chart See Answer Explanations Here (pg. 29) What's a good PSAT Score? MUG: Another of the 6 most commonly tested marks of punctuation on the ACT is the COLON : Your Objective: -To become familiar with the rules that govern the use of colons in well-written sentences -To develop basic skills in the use of colons in well-written sentences -To practice using colons in various writing situations Begin with a pre-test The following set of seven exercises are all for practice! 1. First... look at Semicolon vs. Colon: Basic review of the rules (semicolons will be our NEXT unit)) 2. View Colons on the ACT 3. View Colon PPT --click your way through this tutorial! ****************************************************************************************************************************** Week of October 2-6 Thursday 10/5 Finish Major Movements in American Literature notes. CLOSELY View History of American Lit. Part I (5:18) and Part II (7:04) Now take --use your notes Major Movements Quiz *Today the quiz is set so you will get NO feedback PSAT Practice Test #1 After you finish the Reading and Math, score them then use this chart See Answer Explanations Here (pg. 29) What's a good PSAT Score? MUG: Another of the 6 most commonly tested marks of punctuation on the ACT is the COLON : Your Objective: -To become familiar with the rules that govern the use of colons in well-written sentences -To develop basic skills in the use of colons in well-written sentences -To practice using colons in various writing situations Begin with a pre-test The following set of seven exercises are all for practice! 1. First... look at Semicolon vs. Colon: Basic review of the rules (semicolons will be our NEXT unit)) 2. View Colons on the ACT 3. View Colon PPT --click your way through this tutorial! 4. View: MyEnglishTeacher.Net on Colons--READ THIS ONE CAREFULLY!! 5. Practice Some More! There is MORE than one right answer for each!! 6. Take the Colons Quiz (You might get a message that says "This application is best viewed.... Just click OK) 7. Using Colons and Semicolons Quiz Now STOP and Complete the Colon Assignment #1 at Quia for a grade. Reminder: If there are 2 Quia assessments on any given day, you MUST complete both or a Missing score will be recorded. ****************************************************************************************** Tuesday 10/3 Blue 1 Student Guide for PSAT Blue 2 and 3 do PSAT pre-registration Here is a 3rd 16-pt apostrophes assessment. Reminder: If there are 2 Quia assessments on any given day, you MUST complete both or a Missing score will be recorded. Lit: Begin Notes on the 10 Major Movements in American Literature |