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Week of October 26-30 Monday 10/26 Job Shadowing Information from Teachwell View Virtual Job Shadowing Tips Fill out THIS APPLICATION together. Introduction to Mechanics Usage Grammar (MUG) Our study of MUG this year will be tailored SPECIFICALLY to prepare you for the four big standardized tests you'll take (PSAT, ASVAB, ACT, Smarter Balance). The following info comes from an official ACT test prep site: "In order to do well on the ACT or Accuplacer, you need to know the basic rules of grammar. Specifically, you need to know the rules of grammar most often tested by the ACT. These Usage/Mechanics topics include The Dirty Dozen on the board: 1. Punctuation (end marks, apostrophes, colons, semicolons, hyphens, dashes, ellipsis, commas) 2. Basic Grammar and Usage (S-V agreement, Verb Tense, Pronoun agreement & reference) 3. Structure (parallel structure, misplaced and dangling modifiers) "The ACT English Test requires that you know the rules for the following types of punctuation: Commas Apostrophes Semicolons Colons Parentheses and Dashes Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points Not all of these punctuation types are tested on every ACT English Test. However, you can definitely expect to find questions dealing with the first four items of the list on the English Test you take. Apostrophes are the second most commonly tested punctuation mark on the English Test. Apostrophes primarily indicate possession, but they also take the place of omitted letters in contractions (for example, “was not” becomes “wasn’t” and “it is” becomes “it’s”). You will be tested chiefly on your knowledge of the apostrophe’s possessive function. Why do we have to study apostrophes?? Can you spot the errors on these real signs and ads?! Click to see Apostrophe Abuse- AND Apostrophe Catastrophes-keep scrolling down the page to see all the photos! Start with 1st page of packet as pre-test and correct together. 1. View: When to Use Apostrophes 2. View: Apostrophes Trick *Note especially apostrophe use with amounts--one week's time but two hours' time Measurements of time The possessive apostrophe is also used for measurements of time such as a week’s time (a=singular=1) two weeks’ time (2=plural, so apostrophe AFTER the s) six months’ jail one day's pay twenty years’ service Also tricky: Some nouns are irregular in their plural form. They do not merely add an s to their singular forms to create the plural. Nouns such as man, woman, and child change their spelling to men, women and children. In these cases, an apostrophe followed by an s is needed. one child= a child's toy two children=children's toys (always 's) one woman's dress vs. two women's dresses (always 's) one man's beard vs. the men's beards NEVER use apostrophes with possessive pronouns his, hers, ours, yours theirs, its . (it's=it is) Tuesday 10/27 MUG: Apostrophes View: ACT Apostrophes Assignment in class: 2. Go to front of 2nd sheet of paper to see Apostrophe Rules. This will be your cheat sheet for assessments 3. Complete the exercise at the bottom of that page called Using the Apostrophe 3. Do the back of the first page. 4. Do the back of the 2nd sheet of paper (13 questions on top, 5 on bottom) 5. Do both sides of the 3rd and 4th sheet. 6. 5th sheet on your own Wednesday 10/28 Go over 5th sheet (Per 3) Review Grammar Lab Expectations Complete the following activities for more practice. Focus and concentrate. Work quickly and quietly. These will help you with the two assignments you will complete for a grade. If you take this seriously, these activities should take you 5-8 minutes. 1. Practice with It's and Its--Look at the top of the page to see if you answer the question correctly! 2. Its/It's Practice #2 3. Practice with Their, There and They're 4. Apostrophe Practice at GrammarBook.com Remember: The plurals for numbers used as nouns are not formed with apostrophes! Example: I am a fan of the 1960s. He grew up in the '80s. For today's two assignments at Quia, keep open the Review Apostrophe Rules You may also use your Apostrophe Packet. Cheat sheet on 2nd page. IMPORTANT REMINDER: If you talk to ANYONE other than me before everyone is done quizzing, you'll forfeit your points for the assignment! If phone is out, your forfeit points. Also accessible on Google Classroom: Now Click to complete first practice assignment at Quia-- use the rules on the apostrophe packet/cheat sheet or link above! Then Click to complete the second assignment at Quia: **Both of these assignments are worth 14 points. I often give two assignments or quizzes with the same point value and then record the better of the two (or 3 and record the better 2 of 3). I left the answers turned on for these two so you can see what mistakes you might be making. *Remember: The plurals for numbers used as nouns are not formed with apostrophes! Example: I am a fan of the 1960s. He grew up in the '80s. Thursday 10/29 Review Grammar Lab Expectations Practice quietly on your own. Focus and READ the feedback or explanations provided! 1. Apostrophe Use Exercise 3 2. Grammar Bytes: Apostrophes #3 3. Apostrophe Use Exercise 4 4. Click for Catastrophes of Apostrophes--read the red instructions! For today's two assessments, keep open the Review Apostrophe Rules You may also use the Apostrophe Packet.. You'll see score and feedback on the first one, then just the score on the 2nd one until everyone is done. Now Click here to take the first Apostrophes Quiz at Quia for a grade. Then Click here to take a second Apostrophes Quiz at Quia. **Both of these quizzes are worth 16 points. Always do both! During the school year, I often give two assignments or quizzes with the same point value and then record the better of the two. For that reason, I do not offer extra credit or "round up" grades because I am always dropping your lowest mechanics/usage/grammar grade. If you are not satisfied with either or your 2 scores, read the information below on Friday. Friday 10/30 Friday Focus on the Future: Grab a notecard from back shelf. Write your name on top of it & label it Friday Focus on the Future. Think for a minute about someone you know who LOVES his or her job. It's been said that if you find a job that you love, you'll never work a day in your life! So this week you filled out an application for a virtual job shadow as a first step in discovering a career you might someday be passionate about. On Monday, you're going to meet someone who is VERY passionate about her job. 1. Meet Amanda Schuette! On Monday, PLEASE represent West Central well! Be polite listeners and thank Amanda for her time. 2. Now meet one of our own graduates; Read more here 3. Preview: The Importance of PASSION for your job 4. Joel Sartore: Animal Photographer (8:00) Passion with a purpose. Sartoris' passion will ensure that we'll remember these creatures long after they're gone! "The rest of my life will be spent doing something that matters." 5. Carrol Spinney: Big Bird (2:45)--Talk about PASSION for your job! Passion for your work will make you a kid at heart all of your life! 6. A Remarkable Rescue (2:41) Pause and jot down one TAKEAWAY or REACTION from videos so far. Write AT LEAST two sentences! 7. Yes, She Can! (2:25) 8. The Lunch Lady (2:48) Service with a smile and a servant heart making a difference 9. It's Not Rocket Science (2:29) Passion with a purpose; making a difference in the lives of middle schoolers 10. Joe's Passion is Cemented! Have passion, step outside your comfort zone, take on challenges 11. A Passion for FOOD!! (3:01) 12. Out of the Mouths of Babes (3:50) What all of these stories have in common is that element of passion. You heard the same words and phrases in many of these stories: "doing something worthwhile," "making a difference," "finding my purpose, " "having passion for my job." EXPLORING is how we discover our passions! Go back to The Importance of PASSION for your job 13. Take a Tip from Kid President! On Monday, PLEASE represent West Central well! Be polite listeners and thank Amanda for her time. With Mechanics/Usage/Grammar ONLY, I allow not re-takes but alternate assessments because you need to master these skills for standardized tests. So for example, in order to do a 14 or 16-point re-take, you need to come on Fridays at 3pm. In a short week, it would be on Thursdays during SRB or after school. Let me know if you plan to do an alternate assessment, and I'll give you a practice sheet to complete BEFORE that time. You'll correct that assessment prior to getting on Quia. Remember: After Fridays, there's no going back to apostrophe make up or retake. 3rd Try 14-point assessment: Apostrophes Practice #3 3rd Try 16-point assessment: Apostrophes One More Try =============================================================================== Week of October 19-23 Monday 10/19 Continuing our study of Realism and Lit of the Plains & Prairie featuring strong females 1. Intro to O Pioneers by Willa Cather 2. Read Willa Cather background (Here is the packet in case you are absent) 3. Read Chapter 2 of O Pioneers in packet 4. View: Willa Cather (3:40) 5. Begin viewing: O Pioneers (1:40) If you are absent, the movie is accessible on Youtube Remember that there is a list of characters on the first page of your packet. Jot down a few notes about each to keep them straight. Tuesday 10/20 Continue viewing: O Pioneers (1:40) Per 3: watched to 15:50 About ducks Per 5 & 6: watched to 16:40 at seagull Remember that there is a list of characters on the first page of your packet. Jot down a few notes about each to keep them straight. Wednesday 10/21 No missing work from 1st quarter accepted after today Finish viewing: O Pioneers (1:40) Per 3 watched to 56:18 at Emil & Marie in orchard Per 5 watched to 57:17 as Marie leaves Emil in orchard Per 6 watched to 55:38 at Emil & Marie in orchard Thursday 10/22 Read and analyze poem "The Pioneers" by Charles Mackay then... "Pioneers, O Pioneers," a poem by Transcendental poet Walt Whitman was the inspiration for Willa Cather's novel title. Whitman's poem was written as a tribute to the pioneers who had set out in search of a more fulfilling life by settling in the American West. Throughout the poem, Whitman pays homage to the pioneers' courage and fearless choice to set out to find a brighter future. See Poem View: Levis Commercial --this is Walt Whitman's poem and another to remind us that even poems written 200 years ago can have relevance for today: “Conquering, holding, daring, venturing as we go the unknown ways, Pioneers! O pioneers!” View: a Walt Whitman + NASA Mashup. O Space Pioneers Three cheers to Levis and NASA for Keeping Poetry Alive! For review, play "Plainswoman" Kahoot Game PIN: 06092546 For review, play "O Pioneers" Kahoot Game PIN: 02568126 For review, play "O Pioneers #2" Kahoot Game PIN: 0167877 These review activities max out at 100. Here is a new challenge if that happens: 1. Plainswoman 2. O Pioneers #1 3. O Pioneers #2 Friday 10/23 End of 1st Quarter Find your notes packet for these two works. Use the story packet in yellow lit book. Assignment: Complete Assessment on Realism: "Plainswoman" and O Pioneers at Quia Access here or in Classroom ================================= Week of October 13-16 Tuesday 10/13 (9:00 am Start) To prepare for American Dream assessment, gather your notes and REVIEW them for assessment tomorrow! Study AS MUCH for an open book/open note assessment as you would for a closed book assessment. Today I'll expect you to remain in your seat, to focus on reviewing everything in the list below, to study like the assessment is later TODAY, NOT to disturb classmates' study time, and NOT to line up at the door before the bell rings. If you do a thorough job, this should take you 35-40 minutes. 1. "What is an American?" by de Crevecouer notes packet (close reading fill in the blank & questions) Remember that you took hand-written notes on the life of de Crevecouer on the back side of packet. Review those! Read through all columns of the fill in the blank sheet. Read through the discussion questions and answers. Be sure you can explain: How is the American different from a European? 2. Read through these slides for What is an American by de Crevecouer 3. "America and I" by Anzia Yezierska 2-sided worksheet and book pg. 864 Read through the fill in the blank activity activity and the multiple choice questions. 4. Play this Kahoot for Review of America and I 5. "What is an American?" 2017 hard copy provided. Skim this article again! Be sure you can identify: 3 most important sentences, 2 most powerful arguments, 1 main similarity between the 1782 and 2017 essays 6. Did you watch closely in class? View Triangle Shirt Waist Factory 7. View: History Channel story 8. Did you watch closely in class? Were you absent? There will definitely be a short essay on themes that unite these videos: (You need to be logged in to Google for them to work.) First Generation Americans Talk about The American Dream Immigrants and The American Dream Immigrant goes from janitor to nurse: I am the American Dream Wednesday 10/14 (PSAT) Take Quiz at Quia on the theme of What it Means to Be American If you are absent for the PSAT, come TODAY after school or Thursday after school. Thursday 10/15 Realism: Intro to literature of the Frontier featuring two strong women: Nora in "Plainswoman" and Alexandra Bergson in O Pioneers and 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. If you are absent, here is the story BEFORE you leave the room PUT THE STORY INSIDE THE LIT BOOK ON YOUR TABLE!! 6. You can listen HERE. Friday 10/16 7. Finish reading "Plainswoman", then review story analysis =============================================================================================== Previous Weeks' Lessons Week of October 5-8 Monday 10/5 and Tuesday 10/6 Introducing The Revolutionary Era Literature Lab: 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 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! 1. Read: 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. 2. But first, we'll kick it back to when your parents were young to see how they might have learned about the term "melting pot." View: "The Great American Melting Pot" 3. Read before viewing: With a country as divided as it is today on everything from race to immigration to taxes to health care, there's probably no better time for all of us to think about the answer to the question, "What does it mean to be 'American'." 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'?" 4. View: A. a brief piece of the Six Americans Project: What does it mean to be an American? B. What does it mean to be American We will look at two "Letters" today: A. Revolutionary Era Letter: "What is an American?" written in 1782 by Michel-Guillaume Jean De Crevecouer B. Relevance Today: "What is an American?" written 235 years later in February 2017 by Immigration Lawyer Randy Feldman 5. Read pg. 289 (Build Background and Active Reading) and pg. 294 (the blue box) 6. View St. Jean De Crevecoeur: Letters from an American Farmer (stop at 2:06) 7. View Intro and record these notes on De Crevecouer (3:19) on the BACK of your packet 8. First LISTEN TO then read the Epistle (Letter) together, 9. Then fill in the close reading activity 10. Answer the questions on "What is an American" in packet, then. 11. Read the 2017 essay by the same title: "What is an American?" Definitions to guide reading of 2017 Letter: Page One: 1. Natural Rights=identified by the English philosopher John Locke as "life, liberty, and estate (property)", He argued that such fundamental rights could not be surrendered in the social contract. 2. monotheism=belief in ONE God 3. theists= the belief in the existence of the Supreme Being or Creator. 4. deists=- A belief in a god of nature -- a noninterventionist creator -- who permits the universe to run itself according to natural laws. 5. atheist=non believer 6. nativist= a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants. 7. affluence=wealth Be sure you can identify: 3 most important sentences 2 most powerful arguments 1 =main similarity between the 1782 and 2017 essays Wednesday 10/7 and Thursday 10/8 Period 3 read 2017 "What is an American" essay and jot down what to identify Period 5--Read 2017 essay yesterday. Jot down what to identify on top of article. Period 6 read 2017 and jot down what to identify Continuing with the theme of what it means to be an American... Read and mark middle of 1st column pg. 820 and bottom of pg. 821-822 pp. 875-876 The New Immigrants Read pg. 863 both columns and pg. 874 on Anna Yezierska Read background on Anna Yezierska View Triangle Shirt Waist Factory View: History Channel story Listen HERE to "America and I" on pg. 864. We will highlight important passages as we listen. Here is the full-text of the story Complete Reading Guide for "America and I" View as time allows: First Generation Americans Talk about The American Dream Immigrants and The American Dream Immigrant goes from janitor to nurse: I am the American Dream Friday 10/9 and Monday 10/12: No School-Native American Day Break =============================================================================================== Week of September 28-October 2 Thursday 10/1 and Friday 10/2 The Puritan Movement Literature Lab: "The Examination of Sarah Good" during The Salem Witchcraft Trials You will need EARBUDS for this Literature Lab. Use the Gold Literature Textbooks on the tables. Story guide is on back shelf for each period. Although Americans often give too much weight to the Salem Witch Trials in assessing Puritan/Colonial history, it does form a part of the Puritan tradition. In this lesson, you'll explore a little background on the Salem Witch Trials before learning about one specific woman named Sarah Good, who was accused of being a witch. Use THIS SHEET to guide your reading and listening. (coming soon!) 1. Read pg. 144 "Build Background" in 1st Column If you are absent, you can follow along! Click HERE to open! (note that first 2 pages are out of order!) 2. pg. 144 in 2nd Column, read "Focus Your Reading/Literary Analysis" & record definitions on handout: Also refer to slides in THIS PRESENTATION A. transcript= 3. pg. 144 in 2nd Column, read "Active Reading/Detecting Bias" B. bias= C. loaded language= D. loaded questions= 4. To understand what the innocent Sarah Good faced in court, listen to a portion of Loaded Language--(it cuts off at about 2 min) Now view and take notes 5. View: From TedEd, What Really Happened during the Salem Witch Trials? (5:30) 6. View: Historical & Social Context of The Crucible (2:22) 7. View: Top 10 Things You Should Know About The Crucible (8:13) 8. Now, turn to pg. 145 and follow along in the book as you listen to "The Examination of Sarah Good" Listen by clicking HERE and find the audio link under Unit Two, the 4th recording down (7:08) If you are absent, you can follow along. Click HERE (note that first 2 pages are out of order!) 9. Go through each of the slides in THIS PRESENTATION. Pay very close attention! 10. Complete the 2 sided worksheet. Stop after the multiple choice questions. 11. Complete worksheet review together (Handout on Friday) 12. Click to Take Assessment at Quia on Friday. Also find it at Google Classroom. Last Year 1. Show Job Shadow Calendar; see calendar on the board! 2. Check email for message from Kristy or Matt! Week of October 28-Nov 1 Monday 10/28 Realism: 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. If you are absent, here is the story 6. You can listen HERE. =========================================================== Tuesday 10/29 7. Finish reading "Plainswoman", then review story analysis 8. Read poem "The Pioneers" by Charles Mackay Intro to O Pioneers 1. Read Willa Cather background (Here is the packet in case you are absent) 2. Read Chapter 2 of O Pioneers 3. View: Willa Cather (3:40) 4. Begin: O Pioneers (1:40) If you are absent, the movie is accessible on Youtube =========================================================== Wednesday 10/30 ACT 8:30-noon in auditorium Answers here: 1163E and 1165D Continue O Pioneers (1:40) If you are absent, the movie is accessible on Youtube "Pioneers, O Pioneers" poem by Walt Whitman was the inspiration for Willa Cather's novel title. Whitman's poem was written as a tribute to the pioneers who had set out in search of a more fulfilling life by settling in the American West. Throughout the poem, Whitman pays homage to the pioneers' courage and fearless choice to set out to find a brighter future. View: Levi's Commercial --this is Walt Whitman's poem "O Pioneers" Kahoot and "Plainswoman" Kahoot =========================================================== Thursday 10/31 or Friday 11/1 Assignment: Complete Assessment on "Plainswoman" and O Pioneers at Quia Use notes packets from both works. =========================================================== Previous Weeks' Lessons Week of October 21-25 Monday 10/21 (LOTS of shadows today) MUG: 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 If you were absent, pick up the packet we did in class! First review Semicolon vs. Colon: Basic Review of the rules 1. View Using Semicolons PPT 2. View Sean on Semicolons 3. View ACT Grammar: Semicolons **If you have questions about ANY of the sentences in the following exercises PLEASE ask!! :-) 4. Try the Semicolons and Colons Quiz 5. Now practice using semicolons ======================================================= Tuesday 10/22 MUG: Semicolons. If you were absent yesterday get a packet and watch the video #2 and #3, then do #4 and #5 GRAMMAR LAB DAY. 1. Review Grammar Lab Expectations 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!) 5. For a last practice, do the Semicolon assignment at Quia --This is PRACTICE at QUIA. DON'T skip it!! Did you do all of the practice? DO NOT SKIP THE PRACTICE!! Practice makes progress! Finally, complete these two 15-pt. assessments below. I'll record the better score of the two. **Keep the cheat sheets open. Here they are: Semicolons Rules What's the difference between a semicolon sentence and a FANBOYS sentence? 6. Semicolon Quiz at Quia for a grade 7. Semicolons and Colons for a grade ======================================================= Wednesday 10/23 and Thursday 10/24 Read bottom of pg. 821-822 pp. 875-876 The New Immigrants Read pg. 863 both columns View Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Read pg. 874 on Anna Yezierska Read background on Anna Yezierska Listen HERE to "America and I" on pg. 864. We will highlight important passages as we listen. ===== If you are/were absent. Wednesday. Period 3, Period 5=stopped at top of 2nd column on pg. 870. Period 6 stopped at bottom of pg. 270 2nd column. "America is no Utopia." Read "America and I" (here is the story in ..america_and_i.pdf) View the video and read about Anna Yezierska Complete Reading Guide for "America and I" Immigrants and The American Dream First Generation Americans Talk about The American Dream Immigrant goes from janitor to nurse: I am the American Dream ===================================================== Friday 10/25 Gather your notes for 1. "What is an American?" by Crevecouer notes packet 2. "America and I" by Anzia Yezierska worksheet and book pg. 864 3. "What is an American?" 2017 hard copy provided Take Quiz at Quia on the theme of What it Means to Be American To prepare for American Dream assessment CELL PHONE IN CADDY. Don’t risk GETTING a ZERO if I see phone even after you finish! 1.Open Lit book to 864==America and I 2. Find the 2 sided notes page for that story (one side fill in the blank, back multiple choice) 2. Find your notes packet for de Crevcouer-What is an American? 3. Remember that you took handwritten notes on the back side of that. 4. I’ll put 2 copies of Randy Feldman’s 2017 immigration essay “What is an American?” on your tables. Share them please. SAVE NOTES FOR SEMESTER TEST! ================================================== Week of October 15-18 Tuesday 10/15 Finish Literature Lab: 7. Now Read and/or Listen to: "The World on the Turtle's Back" as you follow along In Yellow Lit Book pg.24. Audio is 17:43 (If link above doesn't work, go HERE and click story link on left) I would strongly suggest following along in the book as you listen to see the underlined/highlighted passages. If you are absent here is AN ONLINE VERSION. After reading, be sure you can answer the questions at the end of the story in the book. 8. Stop on pg. 26 2nd column at Earth Diver 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? 9. Aha!!: Native American Turtle Mythology (record on card) 10. View: Iroquis Creation Story 11. Quickly Review these flashcards for "The World on the Turtle's Back." 12. Then review this set of flashcards ======================================================= Wednesday 10/16 Using your giant notecard and book, take Quia Quiz over all of the activities above and the myth "The World on the Turtle's Back" When you finish, if you have shadowed work on: A. Thank You Letter B. QuickTopic Post C. Business Info Form D. Fast Shadow Facts E. Journal Go to MORE tab above, then Job Shadow Assignments ========================================================= Thursday 10/17 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 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: With a country as divided as it is today on everything from immigration to taxes to health care, there's probably no better time for all of us to think about the answer to this question. 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 these notes on De Crevecouer (3:19) on the BACK of your packet First LISTEN TO the read the Epistle (Letter) together, then fill in the close reading activity ================================================================== Friday 10/18 Answer the questions on "What is an American" in packet, then. Read the 2017 essay by the same title: "What is an American?" Definitions to guide reading of 2017 Letter: Page One: 1. Natural Rights=identified by the English philosopher John Locke as "life, liberty, and estate (property)", He argued that such fundamental rights could not be surrendered in the social contract. 2. monotheism=belief in ONE God 3. theists= the belief in the existence of the Supreme Being or Creator. 4. deists=- A belief in a god of nature -- a noninterventionist creator -- who permits the universe to run itself according to natural laws. 5. atheist=non believer 6. nativist= a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants. 7. affluence=wealth Break into groups to complete 3 most important sentences 2 most powerful arguments 1 =main similarity between the 1782 and 2017 essays ======================================================== Week of October 7-10 Monday 10/7 (1:30 dismiss--30 min classes) Finish notes on 10 Major Movmements in American LIterature ====================================== Tuesday 10/8 Finish notes on last movement View American Lit Themes and Concepts and take notes on themes on back of packet (1:25) View short American Literary Movements (3:42) CLOSELY View History of American Lit. Part I (5:18) and Part II (7:04) And since you jumped into US History at the point where REALISM in literature begins, view Get Real: An Introduction to Realism ======================================= Wednesday 10/9 Now use your notes from yesterday to take this Informational Text assessment: Major Movements Quiz For tomorrow, bring earbuds! ======================================== Thursday 10/10 and Tuesday 10/15 Literature Lab: Native American Movement Native American Creation Myths Use the Gold Literature Textbooks on the tables. WHEN YOU LEAVE, STACK THEM BACK UP WITH THREE (3) ON EACH TABLE PLEASE! Below is far MORE than you can finish today. Get as far as you can. There is NO time for talking! Before you leave, put your NOTECARD in your folder in the bucket! 1. Read pg. 31 (Literary Analysis box) about Creation Myths 2. Take notes on a lined notecard! The sub will a provide hard copy in class. If you are absent, click HERE Page 1 and HERE Page 2 (Why notecard? No computer on open note unit or open note semester test) Record (on notecard) 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 3. Read pg. 24 Build Background and Focus Your Reading 4. View: Native American Creation Myths (6:26) Make note on notecard of the 3 tribes whose creation myths you hear in this clip! Also include a super brief description of each. 5. 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. Record these examples of archetypes on your notecard: Mother Earth, the Tree of Life, the Garden of Eden, Good and Evil are all archetypes in creation stories. 6. Now read a Review of Native American Myths in this keynote: See just the Slides 9-13 in Native American Myths-(record key ideas on notecard) "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. 7. Now Read and/or Listen to: "The World on the Turtle's Back" in Yellow Lit Book pg.24. Audio is 17:43 I would strongly suggest following along in the book as you listen to see the underlined/highlighted passages. If you are absent here is AN ONLINE VERSION. After reading, be sure you can answer the questions at the end of the story in the book. 8. Stop on pg. 26 2nd column at Earth Diver 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? 9. Aha!!: Native American Turtle Mythology (record on card) 10. View: Iroquis Creation Story 11. Quickly Review these flashcards for "The World on the Turtle's Back." 12. Then review this set of flashcards ================================== Week of Sept 30-Oct 4 Tuesday 10/1 MUG: (Mechanics, Usage & Grammar) 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 The following set of exercises are all for practice! **Grammar reminder: Please don't EVER skip the practice activities I provide for you every week. You'll practice the skills you need for the assignments or quizzes. Remember that ALL of these skills will be tested on the ACT, Accuplacer, etc. Take Pre-test 1. Review this Colon Punctuation Guide 2. View the Colon PPT 3. View Shaun on Colons 4. Then, View: ACT English Tips: Colons 4. Now Practice! There is MORE than one right answer for each!! 5. Take this 4-pt. Quiz from the MLA Style Center 6. Finally, here is a CHEAT SHEET with all of the rules and examples. Please remember this important rule: there MUST be a COMPLETE sentence before a colon! One last rule: When using a quotation of 3 lines or longer, use a COLON to introduce it, not a comma. Now STOP and Complete BOTH the 1. Colon Assignment #1 at Quia for a grade. 2. Colon Assignment #2 at Quia for a grade. Both are worth 10 points. I'll record the better of the two. Both will contain feedback as you go. ========================================================== Wednesday 10/2 MUG: Colons. Follow Grammar Lab Expectations: CELL PHONES IN CADDY Work QUIETLY and independently. There should be no talking until EVERYONE is finished. When you finish, work quietly on something else. REMAIN IN YOUR SEATS until the bell rings. DO NOT LINE UP AT THE DOOR! Keep going with more practice activities. Do NOT SKIP or simply SKIM the practice activities! They are intended to help you master the skill!! 1. CAREFULLY Review Grammarbook.Com Colon Rules Next, look at Semicolon vs. Colon: Basic review of the rules (semicolons will be our NEXT unit) 2. See Colon Rules--especially the sentences in the 4 boxes! 3. Colons at Khan Academy--WATCH THE VIDEOS FOR MORE HELP!! 4. What is a colon? 5. Do Colon Exercise 1 6. Do Colon Exercise 2 *Here is a Punctuation Guide for Colons * Here is a CHEAT SHEET with all of the rules and examples. HEY!! Keep scrolling down on this page! Use the rules links above while you take the quizzes! Open several tabs with rules open if you need. I'll take the better score of the two colon quizzes below. Both are worth 17 points. Please remember this important rule: there MUST be a COMPLETE sentence before a colon! -- 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). ==================================================================== Thursday 10/3 MAP Testing: What do my results mean? 1. Student Progress Report Explanation 2. You received a RIT score for English, Math and Reading. What is a RIT Score? 3. RIT chart and Lexile Explanation 4. Use Sample Progress report and view Understanding My Score and Goal Setting Worksheet ==================================================== Friday 10/4 Lit: Begin Notes on the 10 Major Movements in American Literature View: All About American Literature as we take notes =================================================== ================================================================= Week of October 29-November 2, 2018 Monday 10/29 If you plan to take the December ACT, registration is due THIS Friday at act.org Continue our study of Realism with Literature of the Frontier featuring two strong women: Nora in "Plainswoman" and Alexandra Bergson in O Pioneers Finish reading "Plainswoman" and taking notes After reading, review story analysis . Story Analysis Read poem "The Pioneers" by Charles Mackay Intro to O Pioneers 1. Read Willa Cather background 2. Read Chapter 2 of O Pioneers Tuesday 10/30 3. View: Willa Cather (3:40) 4. Begin: O Pioneers (1:40) If you are absent, the movie is accessible on Youtube Wednesday 10/31 and Thursday 11/1 Continue O Pioneers (1:40) If you are absent, the movie is accessible on Youtube "Pioneers, O Pioneers" poem by Walt Whitman was the inspiration for Willa Cather's novel title. Whitman's poem was written as a tribute to the pioneers who had set out in search of a more fulfilling life by settling in the American West. Throughout the poem, Whitman pays homage to the pioneers' courage and fearless choice to set out to find a brighter future. View: Levi's Commercial --this is Walt Whitman's poem "O Pioneers" Kahoot and "Plainswoman" Kahoot Friday 11/2 Assignment: Complete Assessment on "Plainswoman" and O Pioneers at Quia Use notes packets from both works. ================================================================= Week of October 22-26, 2018 Thursday 10/25 and Friday 10/26 Thursday: FB gone; reading day Realism: 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. If you are absent, here is the story 6. You can listen HERE. 7. After reading, review story analysis . Story Analysis Wednesday 10/24 Complete assignment at Quia on Hyphens, Dashes and Ellipses Complete assignment at Quia on Parentheses Also in your Career Folder, please move the ACT Score & Goal Sheet to the FRONT right pocket of folder so I can easily find it. ================================================================= Tuesday 10/23 Grammar Lab Day: Review Grammar Lab Expectations MUG: Hyphens, Dashes, Ellipsis and Parentheses Using Hyphens and Dashes Cheat Sheet Correct the last 2 pages from yesterday's packet. View: Using Parentheses How to Use Parenthese and Dashes Worksheet (I will provide hard copy in class). Using menu on the left, work through Independent Lab: Khan Academy Lesson on Dashes, Hyphens and Ellipsis Points Work through Indepenedent Lab: Khan Academy Lesson Parentheses Then do the next lesson, Practice: Introduction to the parenthesis ================================================================= Monday 10/22 Log in to Libary App Remember the Passion with Purpose theme from Friday? Find your ACT practice passage about The Simpsons! Grammar Lab Day: MUG: Hyphens, Dashes, Ellipsis and Parentheses Review Grammar Lab Expectations Using Hyphens and Dashes Cheat Sheet How to Use Hyphens ACT Boot Camp: Dashes How to Use Ellipses Remember: Hyphens=used internally within a word (sixty-seven). Dashes=within a sentence Hyphens, Dashes and Ellipsis Packet Try This HYPHENS practice ================================================================= Week of October 15-19, 2018 Friday 10/19 Friday Focus on the Future: Preview: The Importance of PASSION for your job 1. Joel Sartore: Animal Photographer (12:42) Passion with a purpose. Sartoris' passion will ensure that we'll remember them after they're gone! "The rest of my life will be spent doing something that matters." 2. Carrol Spinney: Big Bird (3:15)--Talk about PASSION for your job! 3. A Remarkable Rescue (2:41) 4. Yes, She Can! (2:25) 5. The Lunch Lady (2:48) 6. It's Not Rocket Science (2:29) What all of these stories have in common is that element of passion. You heard the same words and phrases in many of these stories: "doing something worthwhile," "making a difference," "finding my purpose." EXPLORING is how we discover our passions! Assign: ACT passage on Matt Groening ================================================================= Thursday 10/18 Gather your notes for 1. "What is an American?" by Crevecouer notes packet 2. "America and I" by Anzia Yezierska worksheet and book pg. 864 3. "What is an American?" 2017 hard copy provided Take Quiz at Quia on the theme of What it Means to Be American ================================================================= Wednesday 10/17 Finish "America and I" (here is the story in ..america_and_i.pdf) Complete Reading Guide for "America and I" Answer the questions on "What is an American" in packet, then. Read the 2017 essay by the same title: "What is an American?" Definitions to guide reading of 2017 Letter: Page One: 1. Natural Rights=identified by the English philosopher John Locke as "life, liberty, and estate (property)", He argued that such fundamental rights could not be surrendered in the social contract. 2. monotheism=belief in ONE God 3. theists= the belief in the existence of the Supreme Being or Creator. 4. deists=- A belief in a god of nature -- a noninterventionist creator -- who permits the universe to run itself according to natural laws. 5. atheist=non believer 6. nativist= a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants. 7. affluence=wealth ================================================================= Tuesday 10/16 On Tuesday, answer the questions on "What is an American" in packet, then... Read bottom of pg. 821-822 pp. 875-876 The New Immigrants Read pg. 863 both columns and pg. 874 on Anna Yezierska Read background on Anna Yezierska Listen HERE to "America and I" on pg. 864. We will highlight important passages as we listen. In class we got to pg. 870, half way down the first column to the red writing. Here is the full-text of the story ================================================================= Monday 10/15 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 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: With a country as divided as it is today on everything from immigration to taxes to health care, there's probably no better time for all of us to think about the answer to this question. 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 these notes on De Crevecouer (3:19) on the BACK of your packet Read the Epistle (Letter) together, then fill in the close reading activity. ================================================================= Week of October 9-12 Thursday 10/11 and Friday 10/12 Literature Lab: Native American Movement Native American Creation Myths 1. Read pg. 31 (Literary Analysis box) about Creation Myths 2. On this notecard take notes! I will provide hard copy in class. (Why notecard? No computer on open note unit or open note semester test) Record (on notecard) 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 3. Read pg. 24 Build Background and Focus Your Reading 4. View: Native American Creation Myths (6:26) Make note on notecard of the 3 tribes whose creation myths you hear in this clip! Also include a super brief description of each. 5. 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. Record these examples on notecard: Mother Earth, the Tree of Life, the Garden of Eden, Good and Evil are all archetypes in creation stories. 6. Now read a Review of Native American Myths in this keynote: See just the Slides 9-13 in Native American Myths-(record key ideas on notecard) "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. 7. Since the oral tradition was important in the Native American tradition, listen to: "The World on the Turtle's Back" in Yellow Lit Book pg.24. Audio is 14:55 I would strongly suggest following along in the book as you listen to see the underlined/highlighted passages. If you are absent here is AN ONLINE VERSION. After reading, be sure you can answer the questions at the end of the story in the book. 8. Stop on pg. 26 2nd column at Earth Diver 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? 9. Aha!!: Native American Turtle Mythology (record on card) 10. View: Iroquis Creation Story 11. Quickly Review these flashcards for "The World on the Turtle's Back." 12. Then review this set of flashcards 13. Before you leave class FRIDAY, take Quia Quiz over all of the activities above and the myth "The World on the Turtle's Back" ================================================================= Wednesday 10/10 Quick Review of Yesterday's notes Now take --(use your notes from yesterday!) Major Movements Quiz For Thursday, bring earbuds! ================================================================= Tuesday 10/9 Finish notes on 10 Major Movmements in American LIterature View: All About American Literature CLOSELY View History of American Lit. Part I (5:18) and Part II (7:04) View short American Literary Movements ================================================================= Week of October 1-5 Friday 10/5 Lit: Begin Notes on the 10 Major Movements in American Literature View: All About American Literature ================================================================= Thursday 10/4 Grab your folder and complete Things I Should Know So Far Assessment at Quia ================================================================= Wednesday 10/3 MUG: Colons. While I'm gone today, I expect you to work quietly and independently. Keep going with more practice activities. 1. CAREFULLY Review Grammarbook.Com Colon Rules 2. See Colon Rules--especially the sentences in the 4 boxes! 3. Colons at Khan Academy 4. What is a colon? 5. Do Colon Exercise 1 6. Do Colon Exercise 2 *Here is a Punctuation Guide for Colons * Here is a CHEAT SHEET with all of the rules and examples. Use the rules links above while you take the quizzes! Open several tabs with rules open if you need. I'll take the better score of the two colon quizzes below. Both are worth 17 points. Please remember this important rule: there MUST be a COMPLETE sentence before a colon! -- 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). ================================================================= Tuesday 10/2 MUG: (Mechanics, Usage & Grammar) Another of the 6 most commonly tested marks of punctuation on the ACT is COLONS 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 The following set of exercises are all for practice! Everything that is underlined is a link! **Grammar reminder: Please don't EVER skip the practice activities I provide for you every week. You'll practice the skills you need for the assignments or quizzes. Remember that ALL of these skills will be tested on the ACT, Accuplacer, etc. 1. First, 2. View: ACT English Tips: Colons 2. Then, View the Colon PPT 3. Next, look at Semicolon vs. Colon: Basic review of the rules (semicolons will be our NEXT unit) Follow the "Continue with the exercises" link at the bottom of this page! 4. Practice Some More! There is MORE than one right answer for each!! 5. Using Colons Effectively (just look at incorrect sentence and click to see the corrected sentence) 6. Finally, here is a CHEAT SHEET with all of the rules and examples. One last rule: When using a quotation of 3 lines or longer, use a COLON to introduce it, not a comma. Now STOP and Complete the Colon Assignment #1 at Quia for a grade. Then complete Colon Assignment #2 at Quia for a grade. Both are worth 10 points. I'll record the better of the two. ================================================================= Monday 10/1 Return ACT tests and test booklets. Take time to look through answers. Do the item analysis in score booklet for English & Math tests. Complete ACT Reflection Discuss strategies for improvement |