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 next AR Test will be Jan 7, 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 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
Nikki-Rosa
childhood remembrances are always a drag
if you’re Black
you always remember things like living in Woodlawn
with no inside toilet
and if you become famous or something
they never talk about how happy you were to have
your mother
all to yourself and
how good the water felt when you got your bath
from one of those
big tubs that folk in chicago barbecue in
and somehow when you talk about home
it never gets across how much you
understood their feelings
as the whole family attended meetings about Hollydale
and even though you remember
your biographers never understand
your father’s pain as he sells his stock
and another dream goes
And though you’re poor it isn’t poverty that
concerns you
and though they fought a lot
it isn’t your father’s drinking that makes any difference
but only that everybody is together and you
and your sister have happy birthdays and very good
Christmases
and I really hope no white person ever has cause
to write about me
because they never understand
Black love is Black wealth and they’ll
probably talk about my hard childhood
and never understand that
all the while I was quite happy
Source: The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni (2003)
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
- What is Giovanni's message in this poem?
- How did she feel about growing up Black?
- What do you think? Are all families about the same or quite different? Why?
- Poetry Terms: pg 242-243 in Writers Inc.
Video Interview NG
Language Arts
Core 1- Reading
Vocabulary - Power Plus Lesson 3
Reading EQs: - How do historical events affect people today? What are the qualities of an aspiring leader?
Readings - "The Day the President Was Shot" Scope magazine
Skills - Key ideas and details
Core 1 - Writing
Writing EQs:
Writings: personal memoir and completing booklets that compile writing to date
Cores 2,3 - Reading
Vocabulary - Flocabulary- week in review
Reading EQs: - How do historical events affect people today? What are the qualities of an aspiring leader?
Readings - "The Day the President Was Shot" Scope magazine
Skills - Key ideas and details
Core 1 - Writing
Writing EQs:
EQs: How do writers convey ideas about writing basic elements in fiction, non-fiction, drama, journalism and microfiction? What are the elements of each genre?Writings: analytic essay about the symbols Dickens used in "Christmas Carol"
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) 119-131
Chapter 9: The Constitution a More Perfect Union
Create and maintain Text Outline and Notes
Create and maintain Text Outline and Notes
- The Preamble
- The Three Branches of Government
Essential Questions
- EQ: What factors led to a perfect union?
- EQ: What document changed the world?
CNN Student News for events, and geography
Discussion of world news, reflection and commentary.
