Lesson Plans Oct 28-Nov 1, 2013

HOMEWORK - LA Students must read 3 AR books per grading period and take 3 AR tests which count toward your grade. Plan to read 30 minutes every night. The final AR Test for the first marking period will be Tuesday Oct 15 when in the library.

• 100 point each = 300 points per grading period - next deadline is Nov 12 
• Your score on the AR test is your grade.

• LA Homework: Read your choice of AR book on your level for at least 30 minutes each night. Finish Warm-ups. Do FLOCABULARY worksheets.  Quiz on Vocabulary when unit is complete.
• SS Homework: Read and watch the news. Read about American History.

 

Language Art Lessons: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening

Warmups

• Monday - freewrite
• Tuesday - poem and literary terms
• Wednesday - vocabulary and skills
• Thursday - review 
• Friday - test 

Poem

Annabelle Lee (Audio)

The Raven (Audio)

Annabel Lee

By Edgar Allan Poe

It was many and many a year ago,

   In a kingdom by the sea,

That a maiden there lived whom you may know

   By the name of Annabel Lee;

And this maiden she lived with no other thought

   Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,

   In this kingdom by the sea,

But we loved with a love that was more than love—

   I and my Annabel Lee—

With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven

   Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,

   In this kingdom by the sea,

A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling

   My beautiful Annabel Lee;

So that her highborn kinsmen came

   And bore her away from me,

To shut her up in a sepulchre

   In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,

   Went envying her and me—

Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,

   In this kingdom by the sea)

That the wind came out of the cloud by night,

   Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love

   Of those who were older than we—

   Of many far wiser than we—

And neither the angels in Heaven above

   Nor the demons down under the sea

Can ever dissever my soul from the soul

   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams

   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes

   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side

   Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,

   In her sepulchre there by the sea—

   In her tomb by the sounding sea.

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Reflection

1. Does this poem have rhyme and/or rhythm?
2. What is the author's purpose?
3. Your reaction and thoughts? 

• Poem -"Annabele Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe
• Poem - "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
• Poetry Terms: pg 242-243 in Writers Inc. 
• Literary Terms - stanza, verse, internal rhyme

 

Edgar Allan Poe Biography from Wikipedia

Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.^[1] He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.^[2]

Language Arts 

Cores 1, 2 & 3

Edgar Allan Poe Week
"The Tell-Tale Heart" adaptation acted by Vincent Price
"The Black Cat" adaptation read by Tom O'Bedlam

Paired Lesson - 

Vocabulary - Related to the readings

Essential Questions 

• What elements create mood?
• What elements create tone?
• What Reading Strategies do we use with non-fiction vocab? 

Core 1   

Vocabulary - Lesson 3 

Power Plus Text issued to students. Exercises in the book. 

Writing Essential Questions

• How do Award Winning Writers from the Scholastic Awards 2013, convey ideas about writing basic elements in fiction, non-fiction, drama, journalism and microfiction? 
• What are the elements of each genre? 

 
Lesson: "Dangerous Happiness" using Close Reading

1. Read the play
2. Review vocabulary and meaning
3. Discuss questions. Write answers.
4. Write a 10-minute play draft.
5. Elements of drama.
6. Write your own play: draft, revise, edit, publish on Google docs     

Technology Integration

• Create a blog using Google Blogger
• Use Drive for peer revisions
• Create a contact list
• Collaborate to collect data using these tools

RTI - Reading 

• Skills on Compass Learning  - individually assigned
• Skills to practice
• SSR (Silent Sustained Reading) on Friday

Social Studies

Chapter 5:  Essay

The Patriots fought hard taking the colony toward independence. What basic beliefs drove them to do this? Fundamentally, why did they organize and fight the British? Name three reasons and explain each in paragraph form with an introduction, body and conclusion. 

Homework: Study and reread the textbook for information. Take good notes.  Watch, read or listen to the news.


Essential Questions

• EQ: What factors caused the Patriots to rise up against the British?
• EQ: How did the Patriots move toward independence?

Cornell Notes, chapter summary 
CNN Student News for events, and geography
Discussion of world news, reflection and commentary.