Shakespeare Quotes Warmup - What do they mean to you?

 

 

 

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
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A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
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A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
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Characterization for Charlie

Make a Frayer Chart
 
Describe Charlie from "Flowers for Algernon"

Essential Characteristics and examples


Nonessential Characteristics and examples

 

Intelligence Week - Lesson Plans for May 12-16

Language Arts 

EQ: Does Intelligence Matter?
Flowers for Algernon

Vocabulary

Cores 1,2,3 - See "Flowers for Algernon" list on this blog

Reading and Writing EQs?

• Does intelligence matter?
• If given a chance would you choose to be smart or popular?

Readings and Written Response

•  "Flowers for Algernon" Short story: characterization, inference, theme. Text 220
• Writing, What is intelligence? What are the different intelligences? How do we respond to people who have low IQ?
• Honors -

Poem for the Week - May is time for some Shakespeare!

Sonnet 18

William Shakespeare

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st; So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Reflection:

What's Willie saying?

What do you like and why?

Sonnet 18 Explanation

Paraphrase 

Sonnet 18 Audio 

Sonnet - a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure

Rhyme Scheme - 

A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other. Therefore, it is the pattern of end rhymes or lines.

Bid me to weep, and I will weep   ABAB

While I have eyes to see;

And having none, yet I will keep

A heart to weep for thee.

 

 

Social Studies/US History

CNN Student News

U.S. History - The American Revolution 

• Creating the Constitution, Chapter 8

  •  Study Guide

  •  Test

  
  Annanberg Video

Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary

Flowers for Algernon
Text pages 220-247
Define these words:

1. absurd
2. hypothesis
3. impair
4. introspective
5. naivete'
6. opportunist
7. proportional
8. regression
9. sensation
10. shrew
11. specialization
12. statistically
13. syndrome
14. tangible
15. vacuous

Lesson Plans May 5 - 16 DCAS Testing

Homework- READ for 45 minutes every night. Take AR Tests. 
Study vocabulary.
Library and AR testing as needed.  

Language Arts 

Vocabulary

• Within Dinosaur article 

Reading EQs

• What does an author do to convey opinion?
• How do we infer from texts?

Readings and Written Response

•  "The Girl Who Discovered a Dinosaur" Central ideas, inference, argument writing, author's craft, text evidence, author's point of view. SCOPE April issue 2014
• Paired video, Beyond the Story: Paleontologist.
• Critical reading skills on literary device, structure, mood and tone, inference, author's craftte
• Honors - "Common Core" article from Time magazine. Read. Reflect. Opine. due Wednesday

Writing

•  SCHOLASTIC SCOPE ACTIVITY • APRIL 2014
  
  VIDEO: “Beyond the Story: Into the World of a Paleontologist”• 
• SKILL: Critical Thinking Video-Discussion Questions
  ”Beyond the Story: Into the World of a Paleontologist”
  Directions: Be sure to consider the narration, footage, images, and music as you answer the following questions.
  1. Lauren refers to some dinosaurs as “superstars.” What does she mean by this? Why might some species be considered superstars while others are not?
  2. Lauren says, “Like pieces in a gigantic jigsaw puzzle, each scientist’s research contributes more to our understanding of Earth’s natural history.” How does the video support this claim?
  3. After watching the video and reading the article “Dinosaurs for Sale,” what do you imagine is Dr. Butts’s opinion of private fossil collections?
  4. How has the world of paleontology changed since the days of Mary Anning? Consider what you learned in the video as well as the article “The Girl Who Discovered the Dinosaurs.”

 Poetry

Mothers Day Poetry

Spring Survey and Research Project

1. Research a topic of interest 
2. Create a survey on Google Drive - Forms
3. Include at least 5 questions about the topic
4. Send to your classmates and they will respond to you.
5. Collect your data on your Google Drive spreadsheet.
6. Analyze the data and plan a research report.
7. Include three paragraphs: introduction where you explain why you are researching the topic, the analysis of the results, your opinion of what the results mean.  Type, print and post. Hand in including your spreadsheet from Google Drive Research.  
8. Present to the class.  

Technology and RTI 

Technology Integration - create blog posts that relate to the themes and topics 
RTI - Mon + Tue = Math
RTI - Wed, Thur, Fri = Reading 

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. Read and watch the news for homework.  

Local News - Coast Press
News Summary includes 2 paragraphs: the 5 W's of the article (who, what, when, where, why and how) and then a paragraph with your opinion, how you connect to the article, what you know. 

History Alive! (brown text)
Chapter 8: The Constitution
Text Outline and Notes - handouts to be completed
The American Revolution Booklet Project evaluation and reveal
Reading Chapter 8 and taking notes.

James Madison mini bio
Benjamin Franklin mini bio

The Declaration Video read aloud


 

Critical Thinking Questions

Critical Thinking Questions - April Scope Magazine

“The Girl Who Discovered Dinosaurs”

1.Why is it important for scientists to keep fossils today? Use details from the text in your answer.

2.Why didn’t Mary get credit for her contributions to science? Do you think there is a way to make up for this injustice? How?

3.Why do you think scientists and the public want to learn about the prehistoric world?

Social Studies Pop Quiz Questions

Social Studies Pop Quiz!

1.    Define “Articles of the Confederation”.

2.   How many states did this involve?

3.   Congress could not impose taxes so this limited the important functions. What were they?

4.   Define territory.

5.   How did they decide to develop western lands?

6.   Define arsenal.

7.   What money problems did the nation face that caused Shay’s Rebellion?

8.   What was the first action of the Constitutional Convention?

9.   How many delegates? How many state represented?

10.                Who is referred to as “The Father of the Constitution?”