Agendas
Tues-Wed 12/19-20
Australia Presentation
Contemporary Stories
Australia Say Something--include whole class reflection/advice
Wed: Lord of the Flies--make up work
Friday 12/15
Australia Presentations
Close Read--two poems
A Creation Myth (start Australia Say Something)
Tues: contempary stories
Wed: Lord of the Flies--make up work
Done
Wed 12/13
New Zealand Stories
"Garden Party"
Think Pair Share:
With whom do you relate in the story?
Was it good Laura went inside? To what extent?
What do the last few lines mean?
Patricia Grace
NZ Say Something
Make up Work--lunch help tomorrow
Tues. 12/12
Stuff back/grades
Stories in quotes/punctuation in quotes/"very"
Indonesia Presentation
New Zealand Presentation
New Zealand Stories
Fri. 12/8
"Harimau!"
character sheet in groups questions on back
whole group discussion
generate writing question for those who did not read
Find me a Javanese Folktale
Wed 12/6
Grades? papers? (was the deadline yesterday?)
Discuss the three stories
Philippines Say Something
Indonesia presentations
"Harimau!" for Friday--read and fill out the character sheet
Find me a Javanese Folktale
Tues 12/5
Philippines Presentations
Two new stories
Philippines Say Something
Indonesia tomorrow
Fri 12/1
Philippines Presentations
We'll do three stories
Speech schedule:
Indonesia: Tues 12/5
New Zealand: Fri 12/8
Australia: Wed 12/13
Wed 11/29
Content-Language Objectives: Students will move into the Pacific unit of the class beginning with stories from Hawaii.
Agenda:
Hawaii Presentation
Some choices--two of the list
Grab a Chomebook:
Find another story or read about Madame Pele
Near the end:"Say Something" about Hawaii--a couple of paragraphs.
Last thing: go 'round: "something I thought was cool..."
Tues 11/128
Poetry from Madagascar
Hawaii (go tomorrow) more of the schedule tomorrow
Fri 11/17
Peer Edit Friday--proofreading tricks--roundup go'round--active writing
Week of 10/14
Grades updated/makeup work/to do list
Trinidad & Tobago
Caribbean Round up/Paper before Thanksgiving
Wed. "Say Something"/Titles/Intros
Worktime: Peer Edit Friday--proofreading tricks--roundup go'round--active writing
Find one sentence in your paper with to be in it and paste it in This Document
To be
is am are
was were
be been being
Caribbean Speech Schedule
Cuba: Tues 10/31 (Tobias, Sophie, In the Fam)
Puerto Rico: Wed 11/1
Dominican Republic: Wed 11/1
Barbados: Tues 11/7
Wed. 9/8
Any more on Encarnacion?
Barbados Presentation
"Some People are Meant to Live Alone"
What did you write
What do you think after the story & discussion?
Trinidad & Tobago Presentation
"The Girl and the River"
Make-up work tomorrow--clemency.
Tuesday deadline for Caribbean Work
Next week: Caribbean Round UpPre-writing--writing process. The Paper.
Tues-Wed 11/7-8
Grades--stuff back--folktale?
Dominican Republic Presentation
"Encarnacion Mendoza's Christmas Eve"
partners, whole class (Wed)
Tues Night Homework:
"Some People are Meant to Live Alone"
agree/disagree-- to what extent? Explain in writing
read the story
talk tomorrow
Fri 11/3
Finish "Poisoned Tale" History/author background
DR Presentation
"Encarnacion Mendoza's Christmas Eve
Wed. 11/1
Puerto Rico/Cuba Presentations today
Cuba (Tobias, Sophie, In the Fam)
PR "A Poisoned Tale"
Text to take home for Friday? Barbados
Tues 10/31:
Jamaica Presentation
"Girl" Did you write your own version?
"My Mother" go back to the poem.
"My Mother" Writing Questions:
What does the story say about gratitude?
What does the narrator learn about her mother?
How will what she learns affect her moving forward?
Tell me a similar story from your own life--where you learned to appreciate another person--family or friend.
Get "A Poisoned Tale"
Wed: Puerto Rico/Cuba
Fri 10/27:
"Fishy Waters" Questions
Discuss
Turn in
Jamaica Presentations
"Girl" Write your own version
"My Mother"
Wed 10/25
Content-Language Objectives: Students will continue their exploration of Caribbean Literature and work on their presentations.
Agenda:
Wrap-up presentations
Look at Rubric
Practice Speeches
Check schedule
New Text "Fishy Waters"
"Fishy Waters" Questions:
On your own sheet of paper, do the following:
Make a list of the characters, what we know about them and a list of adjectives to describe them.
List the events we know for certain:
List the events we don't know:
Explain what the possible interpretations you see for the last line:
Tues 10/24
Pfouts' Guide to Better Presentations
"A Poisoned Tale" read for tomorrow
Fri 10/20
Finish your Folktale Writing
Friday: Research Presentations
Topic lottery
start working
Pfouts' Guide to Better Presentations
Wed 10/18
Favorite Poem--why it stood out
Short Story: "Tobias"
Notes on own
Parteners
Whole group
Read Folktales
Caribbean Folktales Writing Questions:
In writing, explain which of these folktales is your favorite. What drew you to it above the others?
Also talk about how these tales relate to each other as well as ones from our culture and the Caribbean.
What impressions did you take away from these initial readings?
Friday: Research Presentations
Tues. 10/17
Content-Language Objectives: Students will get an overview of the class and an introduction to Caribbean Literature through reading poetry and listening to discussion.
Agenda:
Attendance/Info Sheet
Caribbean Quiz
Linton Kwesi Johnson "If I was a Top Notch Poet"
Poetry
Syllabus
Homework for Wed:
Short Story: "Tobias"
Wed.
Folktales (start in class/finish as homework)
Thursday/Friday Lab (presentations)
Last Day
Australian & NZ Discussion--favorite stories
Last presentation?
10 min book groups
Presentations Agenda
Kahoot/Hangman Review
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Final thoughts--two sentence wrap up--write it & go 'round
Last Week
Content-Language Objectives: Students will wrap up the class with some presentations, short stories and writing activities.
Agenda:
Papers?
Mon: Java and New Zealand presentations.
Additional comments from This Earth of Mankind group
Short Stories from NZ
Tues: Discuss NZ stories
Australian Presentations
Australian & other NZ Choices
Thurs: Grades Posted
Friday is a deadline for everything post Caribbean
Content-Language Objectives: Students will wrap up their books and complete their papers.
Thurs:
This Earth of Mankind: mini-lessons, Paper Pre-writing
Lord of the Flies: discussion/paper work time Homework: one page paper
Fri:
This Earth of Mankind: paper work time final thoughts
Lord of the Flies: Faire lesson, workday. Mini paper due Monday, share with me: katlyn.ready@bvsd.org
Mon: Iris/Joya whole class interactive lesson about Java?
Quinn: presentation on Java
Australia, New Zealand: dust off your presentations be ready to go
Mon-Tues 2/29-3/1
Content-Language Objectives: Students will continue book group discussions writings and activities.
Agenda:
This Earth of Mankind: First Questions and writing questions
Lord of the Flies: w/Faire
Reading time?
Finish books for Thursday
Thurs-Fri 2/25-6
Content-Language Objectives: Students will continue book group discussions writings and activities.
Agenda:
Book Activities
Share them out Fri
Discussion
Reading time
Caribbean Work Deadline
Tue 2/23
Content-Language Objectives: Students will continue book group discussions writings and activities.
Agenda:
Book Groups:
This Earth of Mankind: First Questions
Lord of the Flies: w/Kate
Thurs: Menu options--including teach a lesson Tues.
Mon 2/22
Content-Language Objectives: Students will begin book group discussions writings and activities.
Agenda:
Hawaii & Indonesia Presentations
Grades posted--make a to do list--lunch help tomorrow
Bookmarks and schedules
Book activities
Caribbean work deadline Friday
Thurs-Fri
Hawaii & Indonesia Presentations
Get "Harimau"
read for Fri
ticket: make a character list
Friday: Harimau
Discuss
Write
What can you take away from this story?
How can these men and their behaviors possibly relate to 21st Cent Boulder teenagers?
Stuff Back/grades posted this afternoon
Monday: Read Lord of the Flies Ch.____
Tues. 2/11
Agenda:
Missing Work?
Hawaii
presentation?
Thurs/Fri: Indonesia/work time/start Lord of the Flies.
Presentation Schedule
Tues 2/16:Hawaii
Thurs 12/18: Indonesia
Australia & New Zealand? Moving to a time during the book
12/19: Get books
Mon-Tues: 2/8-9
Content-Language Objectives: Students will wrap up the Caribbean tour through one last story and get our introduction to the Pacific.
Agenda:
Turn in homework: poems from Madagascar
presentation?
"Sophie an the Angel" w/Faire
Finish Galapagos: "The Encantadas"
Jigsaw
The Pacific
Homework: stories from the Philippines
Tues.: Philippines Presentations
Hawaii Tues when we get back.
Presentation Schedule
Tues 2/9: The Philippines
Tues 2/16:Hawaii
Thurs12/18: Indonesia
2/18: New Zealand
12/19: Get books
Fri: 2/5
Galapagos: "The Encantadas"
Jigsaw
Mon."Sophie an the Angel"
The Pacific
Homework: poems from Madagascar
Thurs. 2/4
Girl/Boy/Child Debrief
Work time
Tomorrow
Madagascar
Galapagos
"Sophie an the Angel"
Presentation Schedule
Mon-Tues. 2/1-2
Content-Language Objectives: Students will wrap up the Caribbean tour through the Caribbean Round-up readings and activities and through writing their first paper. They should also strive to take care of any missing work.
Agenda:
Grades posted
make a to do list
Work Day:
"A Poisoned Tale" Activities
Turn-in any missing work
Caribbean Round-up
Mini-Paper
Friday 1/29:
Finish "A Poisoned Tale" Discussion
Activities
Caribbean Round Up--choose two stories
Paper Assignment--Due Tues @ end of class.
Mon-Tues: work time--peer edit
Thurs: Progress Reports
Thurs: Madagascar
Friday: into the Pacific
Thurs. 1/28
Content-Language Objectives: Students will continue the Caribbean tour by writing listening, exploring its literature and through discussion.
Agenda:
Turn-in "The Girl and the River" write-up
Puerto Rico Presentation
"A Poisoned Tale"
Tuesday's Homework:
Read "The Girl and the River" and explain--in writing--what the story says about progress.
Read "A Poisoned Tale" and come ready to talk about it.
Tues 1/26
Content-Language Objectives: Students will continue the Caribbean tour by writing listening, exploring its literature and through discussion.
Agenda:
"Girl"
Writing--write your own version
"My Mother"
Writing--connect the two stories
Trinidad & Tobago (Iris)
Puerto Rico (Mia)
Homework:
Read "The Girl and the River" and explain--in writing--what the story says about progress.
Read "A Poisoned Tale" and come ready to talk about it.
Mon. 1/25
Content-Language Objectives: Students will continue the Caribbean tour by listening, exploring its literature and through discussion.
"Encarnacion Mendoza's Christmas Eve"
DIscuss the questions
Jamaica Presentations
Short Stories
Tue: Trinidad & Tobago (Iris) Puerto Rico (Mia)
Fri. 1/22
Content-Language Objectives: Students will continue the Caribbean tour by listening, exploring its literature and through discussion.
Barbados Presentation
"Some People are Meant to Live Alone"
Dominican Republic presentations
Read "Encarnacion Mendoza's Christmas Eve"
Homework answer the questions
Next Week
Mon: Jamaica (Noah & Kai)
Tue: Trinidad & Tobago (Iris) Puerto Rico (Mia)
Thurs: Caribbean wrap-up
Friday: Caribbean wrap-up/Paper
Thurs 1/21
Agenda:
"Tobias"
Barbados Presentations
"Some People are Meant to Live Alone"
Writing Question:
To what extent do you agree with the title?
How does the story help/hurt your opinion/feelings on the matter
Tomorrow: Read "Encarnacion Mendoza's Christmas Eve"
Tues 1/19
Content-Language Objectives: Students will continue the Caribbean tour by listening, exploring its literature and through discussion.
Agenda:
"Tobias" Read
Writing Questions:
Barbados Presentations Thurs.
Homework: Read "Some people are meant to live alone"
Fri:
Writing Questions: "Fishy Waters"
1. Since author Jean Rhys was born in Dominica during 1894 and Fishy Waters was set in the 1890’s, do you think her story is an accurate representation of Dominica? Why? If not, what does Rhys hopes to accomplish, change, or demonstrate about life in Dominica?
2. In class, we discussed how Matt Penrice and Jimmy Longa abused their adult authority to take advantage of, punish, and/or manipulation a young girl named JoJo. What was author Jean Rhys’s purpose for creating this interaction? What does it tell us about Dominica’s relationship with England?
Two presentations: Cuba
Storytime: "In the Family"
"Tobias"
Thursday 1/14:
Fri-Mon 1/8-11
Content-Language Objectives: Students will learn about Dominica by listening and explore its lit through dicussion
Agenda:
Dominica Presentation
"Fishy Waters"
On to Cuba: "Tobias"
Tues.
Finish Presentations
Show me--get feedback
"Fishy Waters" read for Thursday
Mon 1/11:
Philosophy of presenting
Purpose of these for this class
5-7 Slides
Pfouts' Guide to Better Presentations
Fri-Mon 1/8-11
Content-Language Objectives: Students will create a slideshow highlighting the most interesting info they find through their research.
Agenda:
Writing Q:
What was your favorite Folktale? Explain.
What were you impressions of all of them--compare to others you've read/heard.
Topic Lottery
Watch my movies
Work time
Thurs. 1/5
Content-Language Objectives: Students will get a taste of more Caribbean lit. through one more poet.
Agenda:
One More Poem/Poet
Syllabus Questions
overview
poems/folktales/short stories
Folktales (start in class/finish as homework)
Tues. 1/5
Content-Language Objectives: Students will get an overview of the class and an introduction to Caribbean Literature through reading poetry and listening to discussion.
Agenda:
Attendance/Info Sheet
Caribbean Quiz
Poetry
Syllabus
Folktales (start in class/finish as homework)
Thursday/Friday Lab (presentations)
Presentations
Fri 2/22: Java (Book)
Australia, New Zealand and Guam after the book.
Revised Reading Schedule for This Earth of Mankind
Students need to be to the chapter listed on the date shown:
Th 2/14 Get book and Start
Long Weekend
Th 2/21 Chapter 6
F 2/22 Chapter 7
M 2/25 Chapter 11
T 2/26 Chapter 13 (Leah, Harrison, Michelle)
Th 2/28 Chapter 16 (Stephanie Elora)
F 3/1 Chapter 18 (Tarquin, Chloe, Jonah) (Alison, Allison, Chloe, Taylor)
M 3/4 Finish (Anna & Ben) (Rayna, Mani, Lilly) (Sammy, Emma)
Tues: ( Nikki, Matt., Peter)
Fri 3/8
Last Day
Guam and NZ Present
Australia & NZ Options
Proofread Turn-in Paper
Makeup work--deadline Monday
Final Thoughts (Jot/pair/share)
Highlights/Things to Keep
What You'll Take Away
What you wrote the first day...and now
Thurs-Fri 3/7-3/8
Australia & NZ Presentations
Australia & NZ Options
Paper--going for a B.
Makeup work--deadline Monday
Tomorrow Guam and
Mon-Tues 3/4-3/5
M 3/4 Finish (Anna & Ben) (Sammy, Emma)
Tues:(Rayna, Mani, Lilly) ( Nikki, Matt., Peter)
Other groups? Wrap-up the book
Thurs-Fri: Australia/New Zealand/Guam in class
Homework: write your paper.
Due Friday
Make up work?
Monday deadline
Fri. 3/1:
Students Teaching
Pfouts leads
9-14 Notes
Thurs. 2/28
Agenda:
Students Teaching?
Pfouts leads
3-8 Jigsaw
9-14 Notes
Discuss more? Read?
Tues 2/26
Agenda:
Alison Indonesia
Leah, Harrison, Michelle
Your Q's and my Jigsaw
Get ready for Thurs.
Homework:
3-8 Jigsaw
9-14 Notes
Teaching:
(Stephanie Elora) ( Nikki, Matt., Peter)
Mon 2/25
Agenda:
Reading time
Writing Questions:
How's the reading going?
What do you think of the characters?
What questions do you have?
Stuff Back--updated grades
Papers--There's another one coming on the book.
S2LS Plan/claim dates
Fri 2/22
Agenda:
First Impressions of This Earth of Mankind
Bookmark/Reading Schedule
S2LS Plan/claim dates
Think of my lesson yesterday/today as a model
Read? Discuss?
Thurs 2/21
Agenda:
Get “This Earth of Mankind First Notes” sheet from Marcia.
with a partner or in groups of up to four—you choose the groups.
discuss and fill out one sheet
you may write questions you have for discussion tomorrow.
after you finish you may read-- to Chapter 7 for tomorrow.
Thurs. 2/14
Agenda:
Missing Work?
With a partner
Partners: Writing Questions on "Hiramau" (No Seminar)
What's this story about?
What is the affect starting with the Tiger? What do the character's think of it? What are we to think of it? Of them? Of ourselves?
This Earth of Mankind
Start
Bookmark
Read until next Thursday
Tues 2/12:
Content-Language Objectives: Students will look at the culture and literature of the Phillipines and consider how important background info is to understanding
Agenda:
Missing Work?
Writing Questions
Presentations
Back to the stories
Some more background
Finish up stories: discuss & write
Story for Thursday
Seminar Ticket: a list of characters w/brief descriptions
Fri 1/8:
Agenda:
Missing Work? (Midterms go out Monday)
Finish "The Encantadas"
Hawaii Presentations
Hawaii Choices
Monday: Wrap Hawaii/Into Philippines
Thurs. 1/7
Content-Language Objectives: Students will catch a glimpse of what the Galapagos islands were like in the 1800s.
Agenda:
Proofread & Turn in Caribbean Papers
Old pictures analogy
"The Encantadas"
get a section
group 1: sketches 1-3
group 2: sketches 4-7
group 3: sketch 8
group 4: 9 &10
read and discuss
regroup and hear about the other sections
Tomorrow: Hawaii
Tues. 1/5
Content-Language Objectives: Students will wrap up the Caribbean by reading what others have written, talking about what they wrote and look back over all the texts. They will also get writing help.
We will also make sense of Lord of the Flies.
Agenda:
Grades
Stuff back
What You Wrote
Lord of the Flies
Peer Edit
Final Caribbean Thoughts
Fri-Mon Feb 1-4
Lord of the Flies Today and Monday
Paper Draft due Tuesday
Turn in for a grade Thursday
Thurs 1/31
West Lab (Paper)
Password Manager
Grades/Revisions
Tues 1/29
Agenda:
Turn in "Fishy Waters" "Girl" or "The Girl and the River"
Caribbean Round Up Activities & Online Options
Caribbean Paper
Speech Revisions
Fri 1/25
Agenda:
Finish up "Fishy Waters"
Think/Pair Share
Jamaica & Trinidad & Tobago presentations
"Girl" and "The Girl and the River"
No Homework--except missing work
Mon Pfouts gone (Caribbean Round Up)
Tues: Caribbean Round Up & Paper (Speech Revisions)
Thurs 1/24
Agenda:
Cuba/Dominica presentations
"Sophie and the Angel" storytime as a "sorbet."
"Fishy Waters" for Thursday
Tomorrow Jamaica & Trinidad & Tobago Presentations "The Girl and the River" "Girl"
Tues 1/22
Agenda:
Cuba/Barbadoes presentations
Finish Tobias in groups
Deal with "Some People are Meant to Live Alone"
In writing explain to what extent you agree with the statement the title/story makes
"Fishy Waters" for Thursday.
"Sophie and the Angel" storytime as a "sorbet."
Thurs 1/17:
Agenda:
Puerto Rico Presentations
Seminar: "A Poinsoned Tale"
Get stories for tomorrow and weekend
Homework free this weekend is possible
Tues 1/15
Agenda:
First Presentations
Encarnacion Mendoza
Think/Pair/Share
"A Poisoned Tale" for Thursday
Fri-Mon. 1/11-1/14
Content-Language Objectives: Students will learn what they can about their topic and begin to compose their presentations.
Agenda:
West Lab
Research
Start composing your presentation
Share useful links on Island Lit Links Page
Monday wrap it up
Story for Tuesday "Encarnacion Mendoza's Christmas Eve"
Thurs 1/9
Agenda:
Writing questions about Folktales and Poems
Research Topic
rationale
handout
draft/choices
West Lab
Tues. 1/8
Content-Language Objectives: Students will get an overview of the class and an introduction to Caribbean Literature through reading poetry and listening to discussion.
Agenda:
Attendance/Info Sheet
Caribbean Quiz
Poetry
Syllabus
Folktales (start in class/finish as homework)
Thursday/Friday Lab (presentations)