Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Post date: Nov 17, 2015 12:19:31 PM
Section 1
Learning Objectives:
November 17, 2015
Today’s Agenda
Students will be introduced to the new performance task and its requirements.
Students will outline the article on the criteria for horror to establish a focus for their reading of "The Monkey's Paw" and "The Tell Tale Heart."
1. Warm-up: Commas #5
2. Enter Choosing the Right Word
4. Review the NEW performance Task
5. Quietly outline "What is the Horror Genre?" on page 125.
6. Present to class
Whole Group Lesson
Small Group work and/or Lesson Concept clarification.
Assessment/Important Upcoming dates
Performance Task (page 125)
Our goal is to have the performance task written by winter break.
This collection has given you both experience with and background about the horror genre. In this activity, you will write a literary analysis of one or both of the fictional horror stories in this collection. Use the criteria for horror explained in “What is the Horror Genre?” by Sharon A. Russell to support your analysis. Think about the structure of horror fiction and the tools its authors use, such as suspense and plot. As you analyze your chosen story or stories, pay attention to setting, events, and details that make the work both believable and entertaining.
Vocabulary
Unit 5 Homework
11/16 Monday- Pictionaries Unit 5
11/17 Tuesday- Choosing the Right Word
11/18 Wednesday- Synonyms and Antonyms
11/19 - DC Trip (Cancelled)
11/23 Monday- Finish Unit 5
11/24 Tuesday- Quiz Unit 5
Homework
See schedule above
These are the Common Core Standards discussed throughout the Horror Genre performance task.
"What is the Horror Genre?"
CC.8.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
"Monkey's Paw"
CC.8.R.L.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
CC.8.R.L.3 Key Ideas and Details: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
CC.8.R.L.6 Craft and Structure: Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
Sections 2 & 3
Learning Objectives:
November 17, 2015
Today’s Agenda
Students will Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
In other words, students will be determining what they need to complete the performance task.
1. Warm-up: Commas #5
2. Write your piece
Whole Group Lesson
Small Group work and/or Lesson Concept clarification.
Assessment/Important Upcoming dates
- Create a Google Doc and share it with mrbozhb@gmail.com
- Copy and Paste this outline into your document and complete it with your notes.
- Use the outline to write your essay. Be sure to EXPLAIN what you are trying to say!
- Let me know when you would like me to make suggestions.
Google Docs from classes
E-mail me if you want to work on your essay this weekend. I will send you the link to your personal essay page.
Section 2
Section 3
Performance Task: At the end of this collection students will write an expository essay focusing on the challenges immigrants face and the adjustments immigrants make.
Vocabulary
Outlining