Monday
Challenge Poem Final Draft, Rough Draft, and Peer Review/TPCASTT due today.
Hero Museum Exhibit Due Monday
Vocabulary Notebook Check – 14 words minimum
IR Summaries Due - With what other work(s) of literature would you compare the book you're currently reading? Why? (Due October 7)
Complete writing prompt.
Brainstorm synonyms for the word “hero.” Write down as many as you can. How are the words similar? How are they different. (THINK CONNOTATATION.)
Goal - Writing Thematic Statements…Goal – Write a thematic statement that can be used as the thesis statement for an essay about the character Homer from October Sky.
Springboard Activity 1.5 page 14
Using a graphic organizer to take notes – focus on the various challenges the main character faces and the way he responds to these challenges.
Headings:
Scene #
What challenges does Homer face?
What action does Homer take in response to the challenge(s)?
What’s the end result?
How would a different choice affected the outcome?
View segments.
Segment 1 (Scene 2 0:02:30-0:04:04) Homer tries out for the football team
Segment 2 (Scene 3 0:09:30-0:13:50) Homer wants to build a rocket
Segment 3 (Scene 4 0:17:48-0:20:13) First flight
Reflection: Who is someone you know like Homer Hickam? Explain how they are similar.
Due Following Monday
Hero Museum Exhibit
Tuesday
Complete writing prompt.
Goal - Writing Thematic Statements…Goal – Write a thematic statement that can be used as the thesis statement for an essay about the character Homer from October Sky.
Using a graphic organizer to take notes – focus on the various challenges the main character faces and the way he responds to these challenges.
View segments.
Segment 4 (Scene 11 0:54:45-1:01:25) Homer’s father is hurt, and Homer must go into the mines
Segment 5 (Scene 13 1:12:27-1:17:24) Homer realizes he didn’t start the fire
Segment 6 (Scene 15 1:25:27-1:31:22) The major part of the rocket is stolen at the science fair
Reflection: How does Homer Hickam break away from the expectations of his family and community?
Wednesday
Complete writing prompt.
How would the character Homer Hickam define a hero? Use examples from the movie segments to support your answer.
Writing Thematic Statements…Goal – Write a thematic statement that can be used as the thesis statement for an essay about the character Homer from October Sky.
***Write a thesis statement about Homer’s challenges and his reactions to those challenges.***
Think-Pair-Share
Springboard - Complete Activity 1.6 – page 16
Revisit Word Wall. What qualities define a hero?
Writing a definition essay…
Reflection: Who would Homer Hickam thank in his graduation speech? (Explain why he would include each person.)
Thursday
Computer Cart 8-2
PACE
Complete writing prompt.
Brainstorm a list of events or situations in which an ordinary person might act heroically.
Hero Museum Exhibit Research and Coordination
Springboard - Complete Activity 1.7 – page 17
Think-Pair-Share
Reflection: What qualities do heroes have in common?
Friday
Complete writing prompt.
What are prepositional phrases? Give examples.
Paraphrasing Strategy – Fold your paper into eight equal sections. As you read each paragraph write two or three words that represent what is happening and draw a picture to represent that paragraph. When you are finished we will revisit the squares and create a summary of the article.
Read “Love Triumphs: 6-Year-Old Becomes a Hero to Band of Toddlers, Rescuers” by Ellen Barry
Springboard – pages 19-20
Complete a summary of the article.
Identify three prepositional phrases from the article.
Review notes on Writing a Definition Essay.
Reflection: What is the most helpful strategy you have learned so far this year? (for this class)
Due Monday
Hero Museum Exhibit – Details Below
Due October 7
Hero Museum Project
Each pod is responsible for an exhibit that includes (at a minimum) the following:
•US Citizen Name
•Act of Heroism
•Description of Event
•Identify Heroic Traits
•Visual Components
Grading Rubric
Appropriate to Topic Assigned (15 points)
Visually Appealing (20 points)
Explains Event Associated with Hero (20 points)
Hero Character Traits/Key Words Incorporated into the Exhibit (5 points)
Grammatically Correct (10 points)
Class Presentation (10 points)
Submitted on Time (20 points)