DAILY LESSONS
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Monday
October 31, 2016
“Introduction to Informational Text ”
- New Grouping Assignments
- Construct the puzzle about informational text
- Discuss the five types of informational text
- Introduce the new unit
Tuesday
November 1, 2016
“Determining the Author’s Purpose”
- Journal #1 – “What motivates you?”
- Read and annotate the journal article "Student Apathy"
- Determine Author's purpose
Wednesday
November 2, 2016
“RAFT Writing Assignment”
- Review the Journal article annotations
- Share author's purpose statements, determine controlling idea
- Controlling Idea = purpose x topic x author's POV.
Thursday
November 3, 2016
“Summary vs. Critique”
- Journal #3 – Create a T-chart for summary and critique.
- Using the definition, contrast the two types of writing by listing all of the components for each
- Read “Motivation Matters” as a class (using chunking and I do, We do, and You do), noting the main points
- Write a summary of the article.
Friday
November 4, 2016
“Revise and Complete RAFT Writing Assignments”
- SUBSTITUTE TODAY
- Read and annotate two more articles on student motivation.
- Write summary of all three for the annotated bibliography.
- Complete Logic puzzles when done.
Monday
November 7, 2016
“Peer Review & Summary ”
- Review summary of the article “Motivation Matters”
- Review the rubric.
- Evaluate your summary according to the summary
- Peer Review summary in group
- Revise summary on the worksheet
Tuesday
November 8, 2016
“What matters to you?”
- Respond to Journal Entry #4
- Whole class: what are issues that are affecting me, my peer group, or may affect me? Create a list for the entire class on the board
- As a small group, discuss the list and decide on three topics that you could potentially choose as a topic for the project
Wednesday
November 9, 2016
“Let the research begin”
- Discuss in a group your three choices and narrow down your topic to one.
- Using the I-Pads, research your topic using reliable sources, look for informational websites, facts and statistics
- Send the URL to your teacher using the website [tigersenglish.weebly.com] contact form.
Thursday
November 10, 2016
“Introduction to the Project – Group Contract”
- Journal #5 – What does commitment mean to you? Explain a time when you stayed committed to the end.
- Introduction to the project – See PPT
- Scroll down to see the link to the powerpoint
- Write a group contract – your personal agreement to serve and have all members sign the contract
Friday
November 11, 2016
“Questioning my topic”
- Bloom’s levels of questions follow a path from basic knowledge to higher-level thought processes and critical thinking.
- For your topic, construct at least two questions from each level of Bloom’s about your topic.
- Individual graded assignment.
- Scroll down to the link for the Bloom's handout
Monday
November 14, 2016
“Staar Questions and Review”
- Read the selection - "Hot Bread Kitchen" from the Staar Packet
- Use your reading strategies and then answer the questions in the packet.
- Compare your answers now to the initial packet from the benchmark. Do you see improvement?
- Reading Strategies:
- Highlight the title
- Read the questions.
- What are they asking?
- Highlight important information
- Find the answer in the paragraph and highlight
- Read the passage; annotate and highlight main points
Tuesday
November 15, 2016
“Topic Review - Reading through the research”
- Review your research information
- What information do you need? What do you have? Do any additional research on the topic.
Wednesday
November 16, 2016
“Topic Research - Critical Writing about your topic”
- Review your research information
- Read through the articles
- Find answers to your questions from the Bloom's Levels
- Highlight and annotate the article with the answers and important information
- Critical Writing - This is due before the Thanksgiving Break and will count towards your Progress Report Grade
- On a separate sheet of paper, answer a question from the "analysis" or "evaluation" level of Bloom's (assignment from Friday - November 11). Cite evidence from your research articles and include the citation/reference to the article. (Author's last name, year of publication) or (title of the article, Year of Publication)
Thursday/Friday
November 17-18, 2016
“Making a Survey”
- Create a survey to ask your peers about your topic.
- The survey must have 8-10 questions.
- The questions cannot be yes/no questions.
- The questions must be open-ended
- You need to record the answers of your responses
- The survey must have 8-10 questions.
- Over the Thanksgiving break, you must survey 5 people.
- Record their responses
- You are responsible to bring back the survey, the responses and a brief summary of each of the answers.
- Please see the attached example below so that you know what to bring back.
THE SURVEY ASSIGNMENT IS DUE MONDAY - NOVEMBER 28, 2016!!!
Monday
November 28, 2016
“Survey Reflection and Sentence Composition”
- Review the progress on the survey
- Journal - reflection on the survey
- Sentence Composition - Opening Adjective
Tuesday
November 29, 2016
“Opening Adjective and Expository Essay Structure”
- Review the progress on the survey - DUE TOMORROW
- Continue to practice with the Opening Adjective Sentence Structure
- Take notes on the Expository Essay Structure - See attachment "expository essay structure outline"
Wednesday
November 30, 2016
“Opening Adjective and Expository Essay Structure
- Continue to practice with the Opening Adjective Sentence Structure
- Take notes on the Expository Essay Structure - See attachment "expository essay structure outline"
- Developing the main points and thesis statement - going through the process
Thursday
December 1, 2016
Planning the outline
- Planning the essay with a sentence outline
- Begin the process of writing
Friday
December 2, 2016
- Begin the writing process by planning the essay
Monday
December 5, 2016
- Complete the planning structure for the essay
Tuesday
December 6, 2016
“Opening Adjective and Expository Essay Structure”
- Revise the essay structure as you write out the main points
Wednesday
December 7, 2016
Completing the Expository Essay
- Final class period to turn in the essay
- Completed essay should be written on one page of notebook paper
- The planning document should be completed on both top and bottom and turned in today
Thursday
December 8, 2016
Questioning the Text/Types of Evidence
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Friday
December 9, 2016
Review for the Final Exam
- See the Review sheet below
expository_essay_structure_outline.pdf | |
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Journal Entries
#1 - Motivation Prompt (11/1/16)
#2 - Summary vs. Critique T-Chart (11/3/16)
#3 - "Hot topics" that are affecting me directly, my peer group directly, or will affect me (11/8/16)
#4 - Commitment (11/10/16) --- [First period will get this assignment 11/11/16]
#5 - Reflection on the survey (11/28/16)
#6 - Important Points (11/30/16)
#2 - Summary vs. Critique T-Chart (11/3/16)
#3 - "Hot topics" that are affecting me directly, my peer group directly, or will affect me (11/8/16)
#4 - Commitment (11/10/16) --- [First period will get this assignment 11/11/16]
#5 - Reflection on the survey (11/28/16)
#6 - Important Points (11/30/16)
Journal Entry Prompts:
- Explain why it matters for a student to be motivated in school.
- Create a T-Chart showing the differences between a summary (retelling literature's main points in your own words) and a critique (evaluating or assessing literature to share your perspective with your reader).
- Today, election day, is a day that we say matters to the future of our country. What are some issues that matter greatly to you? Give at least three examples and explain why each matters.
- What does commitment mean to you? Explain a time when you stayed committed to the end.
- If you completed the survey, what did you learn about either people's thoughts on the topic? If you did not complete the survey response, write what you think other people think about your topic?
- After completing some research and interviewing others about your topic, what do you believe are the most important points that you want to share with others?
English 2 Project Based Learning Powerpoint
You may review the project components here
be_the_change_you_want_to_see_project_overview_ppt.pptx | |
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November 11, 2016
Bloom's levels of questions follows a path from basic knowledge to higher-level thought processes and critical thinking. For your topic, construct at least two questions from each level of Bloom's about your topic. You can view the PDF of the Bloom's handout.
Bloom's levels of questions follows a path from basic knowledge to higher-level thought processes and critical thinking. For your topic, construct at least two questions from each level of Bloom's about your topic. You can view the PDF of the Bloom's handout.
20-bloom-question-cues-chart.pdf | |
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SAMPLE PEER SURVEY
sample_peer_survey.pdf | |
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