Learning Target:
- Review of literary devices and building a metaphor
Work Collected:
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for 30 minutes or more
- Test on Thursday
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Poem practice: identifying literary devices in a poem
- A review game
- Building a metaphor activity
Learning Target:
Work Collected:
- Fill out the orange form for your reading goal
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for 30 minutes or more
- Test on Thursday, April 2nd
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Fill out an orange form
- Literary term review
- "Totally like whatever, you know?" by Taylor Mali
Learning Target:
Work Collected:
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for at least 90 mins. (weekly goal due Mon.)
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Small groups: found poems
- Combine Ms. Johnson's words with your own to create a poem of at least 20 words
- Incorporate at least one of the new literary devices we learned yesterday
- On the back: write down the device you used and your example, then explain what the poem is about
- Glue the words, in order, on your paper and turn in to Ms. Johnson
Learning Target:
- Learn new literary devices and how they work in poetry
Work Collected:
- AoW should be submitted online
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for 30 minutes or more
- Students received a literary device handout
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Go over literary devices handout and fill out
- Worked on examples to identify the literary devices used
Learning Target:
- Enjoy our fantastic book trailers
Work Collected:
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for at least 30 mins.
- AoW due tomorrow
Summary of Class:
- Turn in your book trailer (bring your laptop to Mrs. Boyden)
- Library:
- Mrs. Mlynarczyk showed author websites
- Read
- Watch book trailers
Learning Target:
- Identify the differences in poetry versus prose writing
Work Collected:
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- No new homework
- Notes in writers' notebook
- Book Trailer is due tomorrow 3/25
- AoW is due Thursday 3/26
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Quick write for five minutes on thoughts about poetry
- Identified differences and similarities in poetry from other styles of writing
- Magnetic Poetry activity
Learning Target:
- Summarize and respond to an article of the week
Work Collected:
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for at least 30 mins.
- Book trailer due Wed.
- AoW due Thurs.
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet (just note your title and page number where it says "Spring Break")
- Article of the week (newsela.com) about poetry: due Thursday
- Check e-mail: Ms. Johnson shared a Google Doc to type in for your written reflection (it also has directions for the article)
- Reminder: Book trailers due Wed.
Learning Target:
- Produce a professional-looking book trailer that "sells" your book to other students
Work Collected:
- Weekly reading check-in (orange form) for week 1
- Show video to Mrs. Boyden or Ms. Johnson (if done with trailer)
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Book trailer due Wed. 3/25
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Complete a weekly reading check-in (orange form) for week 1
- Work on book trailers
- See information from yesterday's class (previous blog post)
- When you think you are finished:
- Make sure you have a green screen first (6.0 seconds and no zooming--"fit")
- Make sure you have good combinations of images AND audio
- Last 4 slides are required--see yesterday's information
- Proofread carefully
- Show your movie to 2 other people
- Show your movie to Mrs. Boyden or Ms. Johnson
- These are due Wed. 3/25 after spring break. If you finish early, just wait--you will turn in the final version after break.
Learning Target:
- Create credit slides that cite your sources
Work Collected:
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for at least 30 mins.--reading goal due tomorrow
- Work on book trailer
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Poetry pretest
- Book trailer reminders:
- 1-2 minutes in length
- Green slide at the beginning: 6 seconds and no Ken Burns (choose "fit")
- Work with combinations of 2:
- image + music
- image + voice
- text + music
- Sometimes 3 can work: image, text, music
- Make this look professional
- similar text/fonts
- similar transitions
- proofread carefully
- choose quality images
- Last 4 slides will be the same for all:
Learning Target:
- Understand the requirements of the book trailer project
Work Collected:
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for at least 30 mins.
- Continue working on your book trailer
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Book trailers
- Rubric: click here
- Green screen for trailer: top right corner of Book Trailers page on LA website
- Overview of how to use iMovie (trailers and movies)
- Work time: book trailers
Learning Target:
- Finish storyboarding a plan to create a book trailer
- Find images to use for your trailer that follow fair use guidelines
Work Collected:
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for at least 30 mins.
- Begin working on book trailer
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- New Q4 spreadsheet and orange weekly reading check-in (top left corner of reading page on LA website)
- Book trailers
- Review storyboarding
- How to search via Google for fair use images
- Other websites to use for this project: iClipArt, Soundzabound, etc. (see right side of Book Trailer page on LA website--under "Units/Materials")
Learning Target:
- Brainstorm ideas and begin storyboarding for a book trailer
Work Collected:
- Sign up for which book you want to create a trailer for
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for at least 30 mins.
- Handout: book trailer planning template
- Handout: book trailer storyboarding
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Book trailers
- Sign up for which book you want to create a trailer for
- Begin planning for your book trailer (worksheet)
- Begin storyboarding for your book trailer (worksheet)
Learning Target:
- Identify elements of a book trailer
Work Collected:
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for at least 90 mins.
Summary of Class:
- Read
- Introduction to book trailers (3 examples)
Learning Target:
- Show characteristics of a dystopian society with evidence from the text
Work Collected:
- Memoirs: turn in printed rough draft and put electronic final draft in LA folder
- In-class essay (dystopian science fiction: lit. circle books)
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for at least 30 mins.
Summary of Class:
- Turn in memoirs
- On back of rough draft: Identify 2-3 surface level revisions you made and 2-3 deeper level revisions.
- In final draft: highlight 2 participial phrases in yellow and 3 strong verbs in green, then make sure your final draft is in your LA folder
- In-class essay: dystopian science fiction lit. circle books
Learning Target:
- Participate in a book group discussion, using specific passages from the book to support your ideas
Work Collected:
- Lit. circle preparation (row 4 of worksheet) checked in class
- Lit. circle participation worksheet turned in (or make-up assignment if absent)
- Handout: Dystopias and in-class essay planning sheet
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for at least 30 mins.
- Final draft of memoir due tomorrow
- In-class essay tomorrow: bring lit. circle book and worksheets to class
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Handout: dystopias and in-class lit. circle book essay
- Highlight features that apply to your book
- Begin brainstorming how your book is dystopian and what character offers hope to avoid this dystopian future.
- Lit. circle group discussion #4
- Complete participation worksheet; hand in when finished
- Recorders: move discussion audio file into LA folder
- Begin brainstorming ideas for tomorrow's in-class essay (back of dystopia worksheet)
Learning Target:
- Produce a polished final draft of a memoir
Work Collected:
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for at least 30 mins.
- Final lit. circle discussion tomorrow (finish book + row 4 of worksheet)
- Final draft of memoir due Friday
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Reminders for memoir
- Remember our notes from yesterday: click here to view them
- Refer to the rubric and checklist in your Google Doc
- Remember that you are turning in two drafts:
- your rough draft marked up with STAR revision changes
- your final draft typed in the Google Doc (shared via e-mail yesterday) in your LA folder
- Work time
- Revise and edit your memoir
- Listen to your draft read out loud (Google Read and Write will read from your Google Doc)
- Reminder for tomorrow: final lit. circle discussion (finish book + row 4 of worksheet); tomorrow we will go over directions for Thursday's in-class essay
Learning Target:
- Use STAR revision to track improvements to the draft of your memoir
Work Collected:
- Weekly reading check-in (orange form) for week 8
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Read for at least 30 mins.
- Final lit. circle discussion Wed.
- Final draft of memoir due Thurs.
- Handout: Google Doc for final draft of memoir (in e-mail)
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Complete a weekly reading check-in (orange form) for week 8
- Reminders for memoirs
- Click here to see notes from class
- Work on revision (use STAR to track)
- Google Doc for final draft: check e-mail
- File > Make a copy, then rename the document and put it in your LA folder
- Final draft due Thurs. (4 separate grades)
