Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Thursday, May 31

Objective: SWBAT identify the sources of a character’s conflict.  SWBAT find and describe an instance of situational irony.

Do-Now: Complete the Quickwrite on pg. 1282.  Copy vocabulary words and definitions.

Today: 1) Teacher will review conflict and situational irony.  Preview vocabulary on pg. 1282.

2) Class will read “Like the Sun,” focusing on the sources of the main character’s conflict.

3) Evaluating Question #12.

Exit Slip: Is honesty always the best policy?  Explain why or why not giving a situation from your life as an example.

Homework: Study for Vocabulary Test #4 (Tuesday, June 5)

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Wednesday, June 30

Objective: SWBAT identify and describe at least THREE images which help create a story’s setting.

Do-Now: Complete Quickwrite on pg. 1233.

Today: 1) Teacher will review imagery and dialogue and read the “Background” section on pg. 1233.

2) Class will begin to read “B. Wordsworth,” focusing on the images the story presents which help to create a setting.

3) Response & Analysis #6, 7, 9.

Exit Slip: How might this story have been different if it had been told from B. Wordsworth’s point of view instead of the boy’s?  What would have been lost?  What would have been gained?

Homework: Complete Writing Activity “Seeing Things Differently”

Friday, May 25, 2012

Tuesday, May 29

Objective: SWBAT identify elements in a poem which make the poem satirical.  SWBAT describe a poem’s theme.  SWBAT find TWO instances of irony in a poem.

Do-Now: Complete the Quickwrite on pg. 1156.

Today: 1) Review satire

2) Class will read “Telephone Conversation,” analyzing the poem’s satirical qualities and looking for examples of irony.

3) Students will create their own poem which satirizes a negative experience they have had in which they felt they were being discriminated against for their age/race.

4) Response & Analysis Questions #1, 2, 4, 5.

Exit Slip: Complete Extending & Evaluating Question #6.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Friday, May 25

Objective: SWBAT explain how a story’s title can represent verbal irony. SWBAT describe a story’s theme.

Do-Now: FREE WRITE

Today: 1) Teacher will review verbal irony and read the “Background” section on pg. 1148. Teacher will preview vocabulary.

2) Class will begin reading “Marriage is a Private Affair,” characterizing the character Okeke.

3) Students will finish reading “Marriage is a Private Affair,” discussing what they feel is the story’s main theme.

4) Response & Analysis Questions #5, 7, 9, 10, 12

Exit Slip: Complete Extending & Evaluating Question #14

Homework: End-of-Year Essay Due TUESDAY, May 29!!!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Thursday, May 23

Objective: SWBAT identify a symbol in a story and explain what that symbol represents.  SWBAT to identify elements in the story which parody the elements of fairytales.

Do-Now: Copy new vocabulary words and definitions from pg. 1141.

Today: 1) Review symbolism and parody.

2) Class will begin reading, “Once Upon a Time” pg. 114, identifying one of the story’s symbols.

3) Response & Analysis Questions #6, 8, 10.

Exit Slip: Complete Extending & Evaluating Question on pg. 1146.

Homework: End-of-Year Essay Due Tuesday, May 29 (Tomorrow for TEN points extra-credit)

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Wednesday, May 23

Objective: SWBAT complete a unit test on 1984.

Do-Now: You have FIFTEEN minutes to study for your test.

Today: 1) Unit Test #3 on 1984.

2) Extra-Credit: Compose an essay (minimum 20 sentences) in which you compare/contrast Winston's dysopic society to our society today in America.

Exit Slip: Self-Assessment: How well do you believe you did on this unit test?

Homework: End-of-Year Essay Due Tuesday, May 29 (Friday, May 25 for TEN points extra-credit)

Friday, May 18, 2012

Tuesday, May 22

Objective: SWBAT identify a story’s theme.

Do-Now: Copy new vocabulary words and definitions from pg. 1126.

Today: 1) Preview vocabulary.  Review theme.

2) Class will begin reading, “No Witchcraft for Sale” Pg. 1126.

3) In groups, students will finish reading “No Witchcraft for Sale,” identifying possible themes for the story.

4) Response & Analysis Questions #5, 6, 9

Exit Slip: Complete Literary Criticism Question #10

Homework: Unit Test #3 on 1984 on WEDNESDAY, May 23.  End-of-Year Essay Due TUESDAY, May 29.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Friday, May 18

Objective: SWBAT find an instance of verbal irony and an instance of situational irony in an informational text.  SWBAT describe an author’s purpose in an informational text.

Do-Now: FREE WRITE

Today: 1) Copy new vocabulary words and definitions from pg. 1116.

2) Preview Vocabulary on pg. 1116.  Review irony.

3) Class will begin reading, “Shooting an Elephant” Pg. 1117 and complete Yellow Block questions #1-4.

4) In groups, students will finish reading “Shooting an Elephant” and complete Yellow Block questions #5-9.

5) Response & Analysis Questions #5, 7, 9

Exit Slip: Complete Extending & Evaluating Question #10

Homework: Unit Test #3 on WEDNESDAY, May 23; Essay Due TUESDAY May 29

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Thursday, May 17

Objective: SWBAT review for Unit Test #4.  SWBAT begin composing their end-of-year essays.

Do-Now: Based on the eight chapters you've read in 1984, what do you predict will happen to Winston?  Why do you believe this will happen to him?

Today: 1) Review for Unit Test 1

2) Introduce End-of-Year Essay

3) Begin writing essay

Exit Slip: Which topic did you choose to compose your essay on?  Why?

Homework: Unit Test #3 on 1984 will be WEDNESDAY, May 23.  End-of-Year Essay will be due TUESDAY, May 29.  You will receive TEN points Extra-Credit if your essay is received by Friday, May 25.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Wednesday, May 16

Objective: SWBAT explain how one of the Party’s three slogans “Ignorance is Strength” is used as a theme in a chapter.

Do-Now: How does Winston's encounter with the old, prole man in the pub represent situational irony? Why do you believe the old man doesn't remember anything significant from his past? Do you believe that sixty years from now you will be able to accurately remember what the world was like when you were a teenager, or will you only be able to remember specific experiences?

Today: 1) Class will finish reading Chapter #8 and answering the review questions for the chapter.

2) Make-Up Work

Exit Slip: f you were in Winston’s situation, would you consider suicide as the only possible solution? Why do you believe Winston feels this way?

Homework: Unit Test #3 on "1984" will be Wednesday, May 23

Monday, May 14, 2012

Tuesday, May 15

Objective: SWBAT explain how one of the Party’s three slogans “Ignorance is Strength” is used as a theme in a chapter.

Do-Now: One of the Party’s three slogans claims that “Ignorance is Strength.”  How can this be true?  How is this slogan used as propaganda to control the population?  Do you feel the slogan could be applied to this country (or your own life?)

Today: 1) Class will begin reading Chapter #8.  How does Winston’s encounter with the old man in the prole district support the maxim “Ignorance is Strength?”

2) Class will begin completing questions for Chapter #8.

Exit Slip: How is the idea of "Ignorance is Strength" used as a theme in this chapter?

Homework: Unit Test #3 on 1984 will be on Wednesday, May 23!!!

Friday, May 11, 2012

Monday, May 14

Objective: SWBAT explain how The Party uses propaganda to control the majority of the population and uphold social injustice.

Do-Now: In America, the majority of the country’s wealth is controlled by a small percentage of the population.  Why does the rest of America allow this?  If the majority of the population is lower/middle class, why don’t they “gang up” against the rich?

Today: 1) Class will begin reading Chapter #7.  Why don’t the proles revolt against the Party?  How does the Party use propaganda to control them?

2) In groups, students will finish reading Chapter #7.  What evidence does Winston have to prove that the Party has lied?

3) Students will complete questions for Chapter #7.

Exit Slip: Explain how the Party uses propaganda to control the proles and prevent a revolt.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Friday, May 11

Objective: SWBAT evaluate a memory of Winston’s and explain why his memory represents rebellion.

Do-Now: FREE WRITE (Write 5-7 sentences about anything you want)

Today: 1) Teacher will review the first 5 chapters of 1984 and the instances of propaganda which have been seen so far in the story.

2) Class will begin reading Chapter #6.  Why does Winston recall this particular memory?  Why do the Party’s rules cause him to want to rebel?

3) Class will complete questions for Chapter #6.

Exit Slip: In today’s world, would Winston’s act be considered an act of rebellion?  Explain.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Thursday, May 20

Objective: SWBAT explain how the language of NEWSPEAK is used as a propaganda device to control society.

Do-Now: How does Winston’s creation of Comrade Ogilvy represent propaganda?  Explain.

Today: 1) Review propaganda.

2) Class will read Chapter #6.  How is NEWSPEAK used as a form of propaganda and control over the citizens in Winston's society?

3) Students will begin completing questions for Chapter #6.

Exit Slip: Explain how NEWSPEAK is designed to prevent society from rebelling.

Homework: Finish questions for Chapter #6.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Wednesday, May 8

Objective: SWBAT find at least TWO symbols in a character’s dream and explain what these symbols represent.  SWBAT find at least ONE example of propaganda in Chapter #3 of 1984.

Do-Now: Describe Mrs. Parson’s children and how they treat both Winston and Mrs. Parson.  Why do you feel Winston’s society encourages children to spy on their parents?  Why would children make better spies than adults?

Today: 1) Review Chapter #2; Review symbolism

2) Class will begin reading Chapter #3.  What are the symbols present in Winston’s dream?  What does each symbol represent?

3) Complete questions for Chapter #3

4) Students will individually begin reading Chapter #4 and completing the review questions for the chapter.

Exit Slip: Recall the two symbols from Winston’s dream.  What did each of these symbols represent?

Homework: Finish reading Chapter #4 and complete Chapter #4 questions.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Tuesday, May 8

Objective: SWBAT describe how a chapter from a book represents both situational and dramatic irony by identifying at least TWO ironic elements from the chapter.

Do-Now: Describe the world Winston is living in in 1984.  How is it similar to the world we live in today?  How is it different?

Today: 1) Class will review Chapter #1.  Review situational and dramatic irony.

2) Class will being reading Chapter #2.  What is the importance of this minor chapter?  What does it show us about the society Winston lives in?

3) Class will complete questions for Chapter #2.

Exit Slip: Describe how Chapter #2 represents both situational and dramatic irony.

Friday, May 4, 2012

Monday, May 7

Objective: SWBAT find at least THREE examples of propaganda in the first chapter of “1984” and explain which type of propaganda each of them represents.

Do-Now: How would you feel if you were monitored by cameras 24 hours a day (even in your own home?)  What might it feel like to not have any privacy?

Today: 1) Propaganda and Euphemism

2) Class will begin reading Chapter #1 of 1984.  How are the maxims presented in the first chapter representative of propaganda?

3) Begin completing questions for Chapter #1.

Exit Slip: List THREE examples of propaganda found in Chapter #1.

Homework: Finish reading Chapter #1 and complete the chapter questions.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Friday, May 4

Objective: SWBAT compose a 20-lined free-style poem for extra credit.  SWBAT present their poems to the class.

Do-Now: FREE WRITE (Write 5-7 sentences about anything you want)

Today: Extra-Credit: Compose a free-style poem on any topic you choose.  Your poem does not have to rhyme and does not have to have a certain amount of syllables per line.  Your poem should be at least 20 lines to receive 20 extra credit points.

Exit Slip: Poetry Share-Out

Thursday, May 3

Objective: SWBAT complete any unfinished poems from the past two weeks.

Do-Now: What has been your most favorite type of poem we have written during our poetry unit?  Why?  What has been your least favorite type of poem?  Why?

Today: Poetry Catch-Up Day

Exit Slip: Poetry Share-Out