Second Semester in my classes for Grading ends Jan 17th, 2014!
HOMEWORK - READ 2 BOOKS. Winter Book Project due Jan 6, 2014. See information below. LA Students must read 3 AR books per grading period and take 3 AR tests which count toward your grade. Plan to read 35 minutes every night. The final AR Test for this marking period is be Jan 15 , 2014.
- 100 point each = 300 points per grading period - next deadline is Nov 26
- Your score on the AR test is your grade.
- LA Homework: Read your choice of AR book on your level for at least 40 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
Two Poems
Dreams
Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Dream Variations
To fling my arms wide
In some place of the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day is done.
Then rest at cool evening
Beneath a tall tree
While night comes on gently,
Dark like me-
That is my dream!
To fling my arms wide
In the face of the sun,
Dance! Whirl! Whirl!
Till the quick day is done.
Rest at pale evening...
A tall, slim tree...
Night coming tenderly
Black like me.
Reflection:
In some place of the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day is done.
Then rest at cool evening
Beneath a tall tree
While night comes on gently,
Dark like me-
That is my dream!
To fling my arms wide
In the face of the sun,
Dance! Whirl! Whirl!
Till the quick day is done.
Rest at pale evening...
A tall, slim tree...
Night coming tenderly
Black like me.
Reflection:
- Compare these two poems. How are they alike and different?
- What is Hughes' idea about a perfect life?
- What is your opinion of these poems and why?
Because I could not stop for Death (712)
by Emily DickinsonBecause I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality. We slowly drove – He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility – We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring – We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain – We passed the Setting Sun – Or rather – He passed us – The Dews drew quivering and chill – For only Gossamer, my Gown – My Tippet – only Tulle – We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground – The Roof was scarcely visible – The Cornice – in the Ground – Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity –- See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15395#sthash.DoqQ8sP0.dpuf
Because I could not stop for Death (712)
by Emily DickinsonBecause I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality. We slowly drove – He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility – We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring – We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain – We passed the Setting Sun – Or rather – He passed us – The Dews drew quivering and chill – For only Gossamer, my Gown – My Tippet – only Tulle – We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground – The Roof was scarcely visible – The Cornice – in the Ground – Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity –- See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15395#sthash.DoqQ8sP0.dpuf
Language Arts
Core 1- Reading - WINTER BOOK PROJECTS
Vocabulary - Power Plus Lesson 4
Reading EQs: - How do author's structure an argument?
Readings - "Sports in Schools" Scope magazine- January
Skills - analysis of argument
Core 1 - Writing
Writing EQs:
EQs: What elements are nenecessary for argument writing?Writing: argument - based on SCOPE article "Are Sports Important to Schools?"
Cores 2,3 - Reading - WINTER BOOK PROJECTS
Vocabulary - Flocabulary
Reading EQs: - same as above
Readings - "Sports" Scope magazine
Skills - character development
Core 1 - Writing
Writing EQs:
EQs: How do writers persuade the readers toward a point of view? Writings: argument essay
Skills: structure of essay, hook, thesis statement, supporting details
Technology Integration
- Winter Book Project - use of Animoto, Cartoon Creator etc - see post
RTI - Mon + Tue = Math and Wed + Thur = Reading
Friday = Core class with SSR
Social Studies
CNN Student News
Watch this special broadcast of news and take notes on the organizer. Discuss the news of the day in small groups and whole class.History Alive! (brown text) 133-143
Chapter 10: The Bill of Rights
Create and maintain Text Outline and Notes
Create and maintain Text Outline and Notes
- 10.2 Creating the Bill of Rights
- 10.3 First Amendments
- 10.4 Citizen Protections
- 10.5 Legal Protections
- 10.6 Other Rights
Essential Questions
- EQ: How did the Federalists add rights to the Constitution?
- EQ: How did the B of R change our government?
CNN Student News for events, and geography
Discussion of world news, reflection and commentary.
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