Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 

                              by Lewis Carroll

Friday, May 3, 2024

Novel Unit 3


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll


Objectives: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context words on an assessment

The students will read and understand Chapter 5, "Advice From A Caterpillar," regarding the plot: Alice encounters the Caterpillar who challenges her with questions about her identity which she can't answer; she gets annoyed and walks away; he calls her back asking her to recite her lessons; she gets it all wrong again, he then tells her how each side of the mushroom he's sitting on can change her size; she tries this and grows so tall that she is above the tree line, and a pigeon mistakes her for a serpent out to steal her eggs; finally remembering that she still has some mushroom in her hand, she eats some and grows smaller again, and the themes: identity and confusion, making sense of nonsense, patience


Activities: Taking the vocabulary test


Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts


Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, May 2, 2024

Novel Unit 3


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll


Objective: The students will take a quiz on Chapter 4 

The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 4, answering the following prompt: In Chapter 4, "The Rabbit Sends In a Little Bill," members of Wonderland are treated differently according to their social class. Find an example of this class system at work in this chapter. In other words, how do the characters talk to one another based on status? Include at least one piece of properly cited text evidence to support your claim.


Activity: Drafting the writing prompt using the template


Locating the proper text evidence to support the writing


Resources: Google Classroom



Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Novel Unit 3


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll


Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 4, "The Rabbit Sends In a Little Bill," regarding the plot: Alice wanders around and meets up with the White Rabbit who mistakes her for his maid and orders her to fetch his gloves and fan; she goes into his house and finds another "Drink Me" bottle and drinks it. She grows enormously large then and is stuck in his house with her foot up the chimney and her arm out the window; The Rabbit and some friends think she is a monster and try various ways to remove her; they finally throw pebbles at her which turn into cakes which she eats and they shrink her; she runs away from the angry mob, finds a giant puppy and a mushroom plant, and the themes: class systems, irrational behaviors, the confusion of growing up, and will identify the figurative language in the chapter


Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts


Identification of the literary elements in the chapter


Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Novel Unit 3


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll


Objective: The students will take a quiz on Chapter 3

The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 3, "A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale," answering with ONLY correctly cited text evidence.


Activity: Independent completion of the evidence assignment


Independent reading


Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, April 29, 2024

Novel Unit 3


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll


Objective: The students will learn (11) new context words from the novel: adjourn, audibly, barrow, caucus, comfits, consultation, directly, insolence, melancholy, pretext, sulky, usurpation

The students will read and understand Chapter 3, "A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale," regarding the plot: Once the animals and Alice are back on land, they are very wet and run a caucus race to get dry; the race has no beginning and a random end in which all are declared winners; the mouse then proceeds to tell his tale about why he hates cats and dogs; Alice's confuses tale with tail and irritates the mouse who eventually leaves offended; Alice then alienates the birds by talking about how good her cat is at catching them, and the themes: nonsense, irrationality, and frustration.


Activities: Defining the vocabulary words using context clues


Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts


Resources: Google Classroom







Friday, April 26, 2024

Novel Unit 3


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll


Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context words on an assessment

The students should complete any unfinished ELA work


Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Completing assignments


Independent Reading


Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, April 25, 2024

Novel Unit 3


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll


Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 1, "Down the Rabbit Hole," and Chapter 2, "The Pool of Tears," answering the following prompt: "Choose one of the suggested character traits for Alice and explain how she exhibits it in this chapter, including at least one piece of correctly cited text evidence"


Activity: Drafting the writing prompt using the template


Locating the proper text evidence to support the writing


Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Novel Unit 3


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll


Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 2, "The Pool of Tears," regarding the plot: Alice grows large as a telescope and wonders who she might be as she keeps changing size, and she can't seem to remember her lessons; Alice cries a pool of tears and sees a mouse swimming in the water; she tries to converse with him, but she keeps bringing up her cat, Dinah, and he hates cats, so he swims away from her, and the themes: identity, saying  the wrong thing and frustration


Activity: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts


Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Novel Unit 3


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll


Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 1, "Down the Rabbit Hole," answering with ONLY correctly cited text evidence.


Activity: Independent completion of the evidence assignment


Resources: Google Classroom



Monday, April 22, 2024


Novel Unit 3


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll


Objective: The students will learn (11) words from the novel: antipathy, commotion, curtsey, marmalade, offend, pale, passionate, savage, scold, vulgar, waistcoat


The students will read and understand Chapter 1, "Down the Rabbit Hole," regarding the plot: Bored with her sister's book reading, Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a magical world. Alice talks to herself continuously, showing off her words and knowledge. She finds that drinking a potion and eating a cake cause her to change sizes, and the themes: impulsivity and the consequences of acting without thinking.


Activities: Defining the vocabulary words using context clues


Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts


Resources: Google Classroom



Friday, April 19, 2024

NYS ELA Test Part 1

Objective: NYS ELA Test Part 1I

Activity: Taking the test

Resources: NYS Test


Thursday, April 18, 2024

NYS ELA Test Part 1

Objective: NYS ELA Test Part 1

Activity: Taking the test

Resources: NYS Test


Wednesday, April 17, 2024

NYS ELA Test Review

Objective: The students will finish review of the writing section of the NYS ELA 7 exam using the NYS CBT practice site

Activities: Completing the CBT practice for writing

Resources: NYS Testing Sampler for ELA 7


Tuesday, April 16, 2024

NYS ELA Test Review

Objective: The students will review the writing section of the NYS ELA 7 exam using the NYS CBT practice site

Activities: Completing the CBT practice for writing

Resources: NYS Testing Sampler for ELA 


Monday, April 15, 2024

NYS ELA Test Review

Objective: The students will review the reading comprehension section of the NYS ELA 7 exam using the NYS CBT practice site

Activities: Complete the CBT practice for reading comprehension and multiple-choice questions

Resources: NYS Testing Sampler for ELA 7


Friday, April 12, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will demonstrate understanding of the week's context words on an assessment

The students will practice for the NYS ELA test by reading an article and answering the questions that follow: multiple choice, short response with evidence, 

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Completing the reading comprehension assignment independently

Resources: Google Classroom, Spectrum Reading

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will show understanding of Chapters 16-20 on a comprehensive, 25 question multiple-choice test

Activities: Taking the test

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will finish reading, The Titan's Curse, Chapter 19, "The Gods Vote How To Kill Us," and Chapter 20, "I Get A New Enemy for Christmas," and review for the last unit test on Chapters 16-20 by playing an original Jeopardy game

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Playing Jeopardy

Resources: Google classroom


Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will write in reaction to reading, answering one of ten prompts about Chapter 18, "A Friend Says Goodbye," in a cogent, organized short response that includes at least one piece of properly cited text evidence

Activities: Writing the prompt independently

Resources: Google classroom


Monday, April 8, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives:  The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: divine, disintegrate, quizzically, descended, maneuverability, trudged, ablaze, doom, tentative, considerable

The students will read Chapter 18, "A Friend Says Goodbye," regarding the plot: Zoe is mortally wounded by her father, Atlas; she disappears and becomes a constellation; Artemis thanks Percy and leaves; Thalia, Annabeth, and Percy fly back to NY on pegasi, and the themes: loss, sadness, the cost of doing right, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

 Resources: Google Classroom, Quizlet

Friday, March 29 - Friday, April 5- Spring Vacation

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will take a literary terms quiz, finding examples of: simile, metaphor, irony, and foreshadowing in Chapter 17, "I Put On A Few Million Extra Pounds," found on specific pages of text

Activity: Completing the quiz independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 17, "I Put On A Few Million Extra Pounds," answering with ONLY direct, properly cited text evidence

Activities: Independent completion of the evidence-finding exercise

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will complete their writing prompts.

The students will read and understand Chapter 17, "I Put On A Few Million Extra Pounds," regarding the plot: A battle ensues at the top of Mount Tam; Luke is there, and he tries to entice Thalia to turn against the gods; Percy takes the weight from Artemis; Zoe and the General (Atlas) battle; Zoe tricks Atlas into backing under the world; Percy lets go and Atlas is trapped underneath his burden; Professor Chase flies in with his Sopwith Camel, but Zoe is mortally wounded; Artemis rescues the quest team. and the themes: old enemies, parent-child conflict, unlikely heroes, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom; Quizlet



Monday, March 25, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 16, "We Meet The Dragon of Eternal Bad Breath," answering (1) of ten questions about the chapter in a short response of approximately 150 words that contains at least one piece of properly cited text evidence.

Activities: Independent work on the writing prompt

Resources: Google Classroom 


Friday, March 22, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives:  The students will demonstrate understanding of the week's context words on an assessment

The students will practice for the NYS ELA test by reading an article and answering the questions that follow: multiple choice, short response with evidence, 

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Completing the reading comprehension assignment independently

Resources: Google Classroom, Spectrum Reading

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will take a quiz finding literary devices in Chapter 16. They will locate the figurative language example in the text only when given the page number. They will find: simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, foreshadowing, imagery, and irony.

Activities: Quiz on literary devices

Resources: Google Classroom 


Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives:  The students will continue reading Chapter 16, "We Meet The Dragon of Eternal Bad Breath," regarding the plot: the quest team travels to the Garden of the Hesperides and encounters Ladon, the multi-headed dragon that guards the golden apple tree, Zoe heads to the top of the mountain, and the others follow; they find Artemis holding up the world, Annabeth in chains with Luke holding a knife to her throat; the general is there and is revealed to be Atlas, Zoe's father, and the themes: fear, bravery, sacrifice, as well as defining the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will show understanding of Chapters 11-15 on a comprehensive, 25 question multiple-choice test

The students will begin reading Chapter 16, "We Meet The Dragon of Eternal Bad Breath"

Activities: Taking the test

Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, March 18, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: regal, smirked,  humility, leagues, dignity, constrained, petty, aloft, feinted, strafe.

The students will read and understand Chapter 15, "I Wrestle Santa's Evil Twin," regarding the plot: After the statue guardians drop off the kids in San Francisco, they search for Nereus; Nereus resists Percy, so Percy jumps him and they end up in the bay; Nereus allows Percy to ask one question, so he asks what creature Artemis seeks, and he points to the sea; Dr. Thorn shows up; Percy sends an Iris message to CHB, but Dionysus answers it, Thalia considers turning on Olympus, Dionysus causes the skeleton army to go insane with a grape spell; Zoe says she must return home to the Garden of the Hesperides, and the themes: decisions, enemies, heartache, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom 


Friday, March 14, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will demonstrate understanding of the week's context words on an assessment

The students will practice for the NYS ELA test by reading an article and answering the questions that follow: multiple choice, short response with evidence, time order

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Completing the reading comprehension assignment independently

Resources: Google Classroom, Spectrum Reading



Thursday, March 14, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will complete any unfinished written assignments including writing prompts and evidence exercises

The students will practice reading comprehension using the Spectrum Workbook, reading an excerpt and answering the questions that follow both multiple choice and written responses

Activities: Independent work

Resources: Google Classroom



Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise on Chapter 14, "I Have A Dam Problem," answering with ONLY properly cited text from the book.

Activities: Independent completion of the assignment

Resources: Google Classroom

 

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 14, "I Have A Dam Problem," answering one of ten questions in a cogent, organized, and creative short response that includes at least (1) piece of properly cited text evidence

Activites: Discussion of the possible ten topic questions

Individual selection of the topic

Finding the appropriate text evidence to support their claim

Independent writing 

Resources: Google Classroom; teacher



Monday, March 11, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new context words from the book: enchanted, constellations, protest, hollow, jutted, loathing, cascade, hopeless, microscopic, irritably,         

The students will read and understand Chapter 14, "I Have A Dam Problem," regarding the plot: the quest team arrives at the Hoover Dam, only to be trapped there; the skeleton warriors catch up to them; Percy meets Rachel Elizabeth Dare who helps him, Grover devises a plan to delay the skeletons, the team escapes on the guardian statues, and the themes: unlikely help, ingenuity, and humor, as well as identification of the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: The students will take the vocabulary test

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of the figurative language

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, March 8, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will show mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will complete their writing prompts

The students will practice for the NYS ELA test using Spectrum Reading

Activity: Taking the vocabulary test

Finishing the writing prompt

Reading the article and answering the questions for the reading practice

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, March 7, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will continue writing their (4) paragraph essay discussing setting and mood in the story thus far The long response should be written in a cogent, organized, and creative manner and the word count is approximately 350 words that includes at least (2) pieces of properly cited text evidence

Activities: Independent work on the writing

Resources: Google Classroom; teacher


Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will write about setting and mood in the book Chapters 1-13 constructing a (4) paragraph essay that has both original writing and text evidence to support the topic

Activities: The students will begin their essay by choosing a setting from a list provided, and then using the template to structure their writing

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 13,  "We Visit The Junkyard Of The Gods," answering with ONLY properly cited text evidence from the book

Activity: Independent completion of the evidence assignment

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, March 4, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: humiliate,  sacred, entrails, apparition, forlornly, contented, lunatic, hustle, shrapnel, summit

The students will read and understand Chapter 13, "We Visit The Junkyard Of The Gods," regarding the plot: the quest team arrives in New Mexico after a terrifying ride on the wild boar, Zoe talks about the stars, Bianca reveals that she and Nico stayed at the Lotus Hotel, Ares arrives with Aphrodite who wants to talk to Percy, and the themes: history, confusion, secrets, and well as identification of the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Defing the vocabulary words using context clues

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of the figurative language

Resources: Google Classroom, Quizlet


Thursday, February 29, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will read and understand Chapter 13, "We Visit The Junkyard Of The Gods," regarding the plot: the quest team arrives in New Mexico after a terrifying ride on the wild boar, Zoe talks about the stars, Bianca reveals that she and Nico stayed at the Lotus Hotel, Ares arrives with Aphrodite who wants to talk to Percy, and the themes: history, confusion, secrets, and well as identification of the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of the figurative language

Resources: Google Classroom, Quizlet


Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise answering chapter questions with only properly cited text evidence.

Activity: Independent completion of the evidence assignment

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will read and understand Chapter 12, "I Go Snowboarding With A Pig," regarding the plot: Percy and the quest team arrive in Cloudcroft, NM, a strange town with only a coffee shop and a small grocery store; Percy has a conversation with Bianca who tells him a strange story about her childhood, Grover detects the presence of Pan, the skeleton warriors are still pursuing the kids, Percy, Thalia and Bianca fight the skeletons, a giant pig shows up and defeats them, the quest team rides the pig out of town, and the themes: unlikely friendships, manipulating evil for good, as well as defining the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of the figurative language in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, February 26, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: clutched, automatons, vaporize, enthusiasm, outfitted, inconspicuous, vagrant, grimy, slackened, spiraling

The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 11, answering one of six questions in a short paragraph that is cogent, organized and supported by at least one piece of properly cited text evidence.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Independent work on the short response

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, February 16, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will complete any unfinished work

The students may read independently

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Reading indepedently

Resources: Google Classroom



Thursday, February 15, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will read and understand Chapter 11, "Grover Gets A Lamborghini," regarding the plot: Percy and the quest crew race to get out of Washington DC, they ditch their van as it is being pursued by helicopters, board a transport train; they each get in different luxury cars, Percy's dreams of Zoe, and the themes: fear, mystery, purpose, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of the figurative language in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom



Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will take a comprehensive test on Chapters 6-10: 25 multiple choice questions on a Google Form

Activities: Independent completion of the test

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 10, 

"I Break A Few Rocketships," answering with ONLY properly cited text evidence.

The students will identify the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Independent completion of the evidence exercise

Identification of the literary elements in the chapter as a group

Resources: Google Classroom



Monday, February 12, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new words from context: anguish, dashing, scullion, incompetent, imbeciles, transparent, conceited, cadence, corral, maw 

The students will read and understand Chapter 10, "I Break A Few Rocketships." regarding the plot: Percy approaches the quest team inside the space museum, The Nemean Lion attacks, they scramble to overtake it, eventually doing so, Percy takes the spoils of war, the lion's coat, Zoe tells Percy that he is now a part of the quest, and the themes:. strength in number, cleverness over brute force

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words as a class

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom




Friday, February 9, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

The students will complete any unfinished work

The students will read independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, February 8, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will write in reaction to reading, answering one of (8) questions based on Chapter 9,  "I Learn How To Grow Zombies," in a paragraph of approximately 100-150 words which includes at least one piece of properly cited text evidence from the chapter.

Activities: Choosing the writing prompt question 

Locating evidence 

Writing the prompt

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will read and understand Chapter 9, "I Learn How To Grow Zombies," regarding the plot: Percy pursues the quest team, riding on Blackjack, he is stopped by Mr. D who entangles him in vines but lets him go after telling him the story of Ariadne, Percy follows the group to Washington, DC, Dr. Thorn and a bunch of monsters are there, in addition to Luke and the General, Percy eavesdrops wearing Annabeth's invisibility cap, but is eventually discovered and runs, and the themes: surprising twists, friendship, stealth, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Reading and discussion in the chapter with students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise on Chapter 8, "I Make A Dangerous Promise," answering with only properly cited direct textual evidence 

Activities: Independent completion of the evidence assignment

Indepedent reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, February 5, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new words from context: critical, bane,     elusive, scoffs, stunned, impetuous, barren, hypocrite, listless, stampede

The students will read and understand Chapter 8, "I Make A Dangerous Promise," regarding the plot: Percy and Blackjack go undersea to save a trapped creature, Percy finds Nico spying on the huntresses, one huntress has been prey to a prank, Percy follows the quest secretly, promising Nico that he will look out for Bianca, and the themes: helping those in need, promises and deception, as well as defining the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, February 2, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

The students will complete any unfinished work

The students will read independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, February 1, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will complete their sonnets, printing the final copy for publication

Activity: Sonnet completion

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will work on their Percy Jackson sonnets, adhering strictly to the Shakespearian model of 14 lines (3 quatrains and a couplet) in iambic pentameter with an ABABCDCDEFEFGG rhyme scheme

Activities: Individual work on the sonnet with teacher help as needed

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will learn about the poetic form of the sonnet by reading a few of Shakespeare's sonnets. 

The students will then write in reaction to reading, creating a poem about any character in The Titan's Curse in sonnet form: 3 quatrains and a couplet, with a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG or AABB CCDD EEFF GG

Activities: Teaching the sonnet form

Independent creation of their personal sonnet about any character, monsters included

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, January 29, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new words from context: stashed, cower, resurrect, medic, sprawling, converge, prevail, wistfully, infirmary, gruesome

The students will complete Evidence for Chapter 7, "Everybody Hates Me But the Horse," and Writing Prompt #3 

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Completing any assignments that haven't been turned in for Quarter2

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, January 26, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

The students will complete any unfinished work

The students will read independently

Resources: Google Classroom



Thursday, January 25, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 7, "Everybody Hates Me But The Horse," answering with ONLY properly cited direct evidence from the chapter. 

Activities: Independent completion of the evidence exercise

Resources: Google Classroom



Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will read and understand Chapter 7, "Everybody Hates Me But The Horse," regarding the plot: Percy and Grover are elected to carry the Oracle back to the attic, the hunters and Chiron discuss the prophecy and how it must be a joint venture between campers and huntresses, Zoe is in charge of the quest, Blackjack appears needing Percy's help; and the themes: prophecy, friendship, reward, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Reading and discussion of the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will write in reaction to reading, answering one of seven questions about chapter 6, "An Old Dead Friend Comes To Visit," in a well-written, cogent, paragraph that includes at least one piece of properly cited text evidence

Activities: Presentation of the assignment

Using a template, the students will complete the writing prompt

Resources: Google Classroom



Monday, January 22, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives:  The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: billow,

orientation, escapade, regrettably, procure, impulsive, perplex, instinctively, customary, claustrophobic

 The students will read and understand Chapter 6, "An Old Dead Friend Comes To Visit," regarding the plot: Zoes says Artemis is in trouble and she must go save her, Grover worries about Percy's dream, Grover mentions the Huntresses' flyer he finds in Annabeth's stuff, the Oracle makes an unprecedented visit, and the themes: risk, betrayal, destiny, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Defining the vocabulalry words

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identifying the figurative language

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, January 19, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will show understanding of the first five chapters in the novel on a 25 question multiple-choice assessment

Activity: Taking the google form test

Completing any overdue work

Independent reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, January 18, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will take a grammar connection quiz identifying the parts of speech for each word in a sentence from Chapter 5

The students will finish reading Chapter 5,  "I Place An Underwater Phone Call," snf begin an evidence-finding exercise answering context questions for Chapter 5 using ONLY direct, properly cited text evidence as answers

Activities: Grammar quiz

Complete reading Chapter 5

Independent completion of the evidence exercise

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will begin reading Chapter 5, "I Place An Underwater Phone Call," regarding the plot: Percy sees CHB in the winter, Mr. D calls Annabeth by the wrong name and doesn't seem to care that she's missing, Percy has to hold his temper with Mr. D because he already has some god enemies, there is a new fountain in Percy's cabin, Percy dreams that Annabeth is in trouble and Luke is to blame; and the themes: change, loyalty, purpose, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identifying the figurative language

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will complete Writing Prompt #2 based on Chapter 4, "Thalia Torches New England," answering one of six context questions for Chapter 4, in a cohesive, well-organized paragraph with properly cited text evidence to support their claim.

Activities: Editing the responses

Turning in the finished copy

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, January 12, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will demonstrate understanding of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will begin Writing Prompt #2 based on Chapter 4, "Thalia Torches New England," answering one of six context questions for Chapter 4, in a cohesive, well-organized paragraph with properly cited text evidence to support their claim.

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Reading through the assignment as a class

Individually choosing a question, finding evidence, and drafting the response using a template that is provided

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, January 11, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will read and understand Chapter 4, "Thalia Torches New England," regarding the plot: the huntresses break camp and plan for the trip to CHB, Thalia complains about the huntresses, Grover speaks dreamily of Artemis, Nico is angry that Bianca has joined the huntresses, Apollo appears in a red convertible Maserati Spyder, Thalia drives to CHB, and the themes: jealousy, awe, excitement, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter. 

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts 

Identification of the figurative language

Resources: Google Classroom



Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives:  The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise answering context questions for Chapter 3 using ONLY direct, properly cited text evidence as answers

Activities: Independent completion of the evidence exercise

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will complete a Grammar Connection exercise for Chapter 3, "Bianca Di Angelo Makes A Choice,"

The students will read and understand Chapter 3, "Bianca Di Angelo Makes A Choice," regarding the plot: Percy learns Artemis' true identity, Nico and Bianca learn that they are half-bloods, Bianca decides to join the huntresses, Percy, Grover, and Thalia plan to take Nico back to Camp Half-Blood, and the themes: loss, adventure, regrouping, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Defining the vocabulary word using a guess then define worksheet

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of the figurative language as a group

Resources: Google Classroom; Quizlet



Monday, January 8, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will learn (10) context words from the novel: burrow, eject, shuffling, grazed, impale, insufferable, garbled, catapult, ransom, enlighten

The students will finish writing prompt #1 based on Chapter 2, "The Vice Prinicipal Gets a Missile Launcher."

Activities: Defining the vocabulary using Quizlet

Completing the writing prompt independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, January 5, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will finish reading Chapter 2, "The Vice Prinicipal Gets a Missile Launcher."

The students will write in reaction to reading, answering one of six questions in a well-organized and textually supported short response.

Activities: Reading through the possible selections for topics and choosing one

Gathering evidence

Using the template, begin to write the paragraph

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, January 4, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will complete a grammar connection exercise for Chapter 2, "The Vice-Principal Gets A Missile Launcher"

The students will begin to read and understand Chapter 2, "The Vice-Principal Gets A Missile Launcher," regarding the plot: Bianca and Nico are kidnapped by Dr. Thorn, Dr. Thorn reveals his true form, Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Thalia fight him along with Artemis and her huntresses, Annabeth is taken by Dr. Thorn

The students will identify the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Grammar Connection

Figurative Language identification

Reading and discussion of Chapter 2 with students assuming character parts.

Resources: Google Classroom



Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will answer 14 context questions based on chapter 1, "My Rescue Operation Goes Very Wrong," with ONLY direct, properly cited text evidence..

Activities: Independent completion of the text evidence exercise

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Novel Unit 2

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Objectives: The students will read and understand chapter 1 of The Titan's Curse, "My Rescue Operation Goes Very Wrong," regarding the plot: Percy, Thalia, and Annabeth respond to Grover's call for help at Westover Hall; they meet Dr. Thorn and Mrs. Gottschalk; Grover mentions the two half-bloods, there is a fight while rescuing the twins: Nico and Bianca, and the themes: mystery, danger, friendship, and identify the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion of Chapter 1 with students assuming character parts.

Resources: Google Classroom, Quizlet


Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete their essays on characterization

Activities: Any student whos owes ELA work will complete it

Independent work on essays

Independent Reading

Independent art project: Making an ornament from a Christmas card

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete their essays on characterization

Activities: Any student whos owes ELA work will complete it

Independent work on essays

Independent Reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, December 18, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete their essays on characterization

Activities: Independent work on essays

Independent Reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, December 15, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment.

The students will complete any past due work

The students may read independently

Activity: Taking the vocabulary test

Completing the written responses 

Reading independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, December 14, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete their writing prompts on characterization in Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters. This essay must contain original thinking and supporting evidence from the text.

Activities: Finishing the essay independently


Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will continue working on their long writing prompt on characterization in Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters. This essay must contain original thinking and supporting evidence from the text.

Activities: Drafting the essay independently


Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will take a unit test on The Sea of Monsters, Chapters 16-20 in a multiple choice format.

The students will begin to plan a long writing prompt consisting of four paragraphs on characterization in Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters.


Activities: Taking the unit test

Reading over the directions for the writing prompt

Choosing a character

Filling in the template and locating evidence for essay (at least 3 pieces of correctly cited in text evidence from the book)


Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, December 11, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new vocabulary words from The Sea of Monsters: weary, amphitheater, demonic, modifications, abandoned, maiming,    discouraged, elegant, vague, earnestly

 The students will read and understand Chapter 20, "The Fleece Works Its Magic Too Well," regarding the plot: Percy's happiness that all of his friends are safe, Grover's plans to resume his search for Pan, Tyson's plan to work in Poseidon's undersea forge, Chiron's good news that Percy is no longer being pursued by the police, a letter arrives from Percy's mom, and the shock at the chapter's end that Thalia has been revived by the fleece, and the themes: resolution, future hopes, reunion, and new challenges, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter.

The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise on Chapter 20 using only properly cited text evidence

Reviewing chapters 16-20 using an original Jeopardy template

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Evidence exercise

Figurative language identification

Jeopardy

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, December 8, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives:  The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment.

The students will complete their Chapter 19 written responses

Activity: Taking the vocabulary test

Completing the written responses 

Reading independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, December 7, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives:  The students will write in reaction to reading, answering one of six inferential prompts about Chapter 19, "The Chariot Race Ends With A Bang" in a structured paragraph of approximately 200 words that includes at least one piece of properly cited text evidence.

Activities: Choosing a prompt after a class discussion

Finding the evidence to support the claim

Writing the paragraph independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will read and understand Chapter 19, "The Chariot Race Ends With A Bang," regarding the plot: Percy, Annabeth and Tyson return to CHB, Clarisse drapes the fleece over the tree, and it begins to heal, Chiron announces another chariot race, Annabeth, Percy, and Tyson become a team, their team wins, and the themes: hope, friendship, brotherhood, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for chapter 18, "The Partie Ponies Invade," answering only with properly cited text evidence

Activities: Independent completion of the evidence exercise

Independent reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, December 4, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new vocabulary words from The Sea of Monsters: bait, tragedy, counterattack, fazed, ferocity, buckle, projectiles,      foretold, barbarism, expels

The students will read and understand Chapter 18, "The Partie Ponies Invade," regarding the plot: Luke and Percy fight and Luke is winning, Chiron and his relatives show up and drive Luke away, Chiron sends Annabeth and Grover back to CHB, Chiron reveals to Percy that the prophecy may or may not be about him, Chiron tells a secret about Kronos, and the themes: facing enemies, prophecies, secrets, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words using Quizlet

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, December 1, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment.

The students will complete their Chapter 17 written responses

Activity: Taking the vocabulary test

Completing the written responses 

Reading independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, November 30, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 17, "We Get A Surprise On Miami Beach," answering one of six questions in a paragraph 

(175-200 words) using both their own words and at least (1) piece of properly cited text evidence to support their claims.

Activity: Choosing a question

Finding evidence

Using the paragraph starter, writing the response

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will read Chapter 17, "We Get A Surprise On Miami Beach," regarding the plot: Their arrival on Miami Beach, Percy sending Clarisse back to CHB with the fleece, an encounter with Luke, the arrival of Chiron's relatives, and the themes: justice, fairness, trust and friendship, and identification of the figurative language in the chapter.

Activity:  Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for chapter 16, "I Go Down With The Ship," answering only with properly cited text evidence

Activities: Independent completion of the evidence exercise

Independent reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, November 27, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new vocabulary words from The Sea of Monsters: propel, morph, wring, oaf, frenzy, apparently, flutter, summons,      taunt, slumped

The students will read and understand Chapter 16, "I Go Down With The Ship," regarding the plot: Percy, Clarisse, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson run from the enraged Polyphemus, Polyphemus tries to appeal to Tyson as a fellow cyclops, Tyson denies him, Percy stabs Polyphemus in the eye, but he continues to throw boulders at them, sinking the CSS Birmingham, the friends escape on Hipppcampi, and the themes: family loyalty, compassion, retaliation, deception, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will take a comprehensive test on Chapters 11-15 in The Sea of Monsters

Activities: The students will complete the Google form test.

The students will read independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, November 20, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete a grammar connection for Chapter 14, labeling the parts of speech for a sentence from the chapter.

The students will finish reading Chapter 15, "Nobody Gets The Fleece."

Activity: Working on the grammar connection with a parter

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, November 17, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will work on any missing work or read independently

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Independent work

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, November 16, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will read Chapter 15, "Nobody Gets The Fleece," regarding the plot:   They have reached the home of the Cyclops, which is.

quite beautiful, and they can sense the power of the Fleece in the air. It is hanging on an oak tree among several dozen sheep. They can't just take it because the sheep are canivorous. They see another lifeboat, and Percy hopes that Tyson might still be alive. They climb up the cliff and hear Clarisse fighting with the Cyclops. Grover convinces Polyphemus not to eat him yet, but wait for a recipe. Polyphemus decides he will marry Clarisse instead. Annabeth decides that they should use trickery, wearing her invisibility cap. Annabeth distracts Polyphemus by introducing herself as Nobody. Polyphemus becomes furious and states that he remembers her, throwing the boulder in front of his cave in her general direction. She escapes, and he begins to chase her voice down the hill. Percy hops off of his sheep escort and heads to free Grover and Clarisse. All of a sudden there’s an explosion, and they hear Annabeth scream. Tyson shows up and leads the sheep away so Percy can take the fleece. Annabeth is hurt, so they drape the fleece over her. They escape, but Polyphemus is still after them.

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 14, answering only with properly cited text evidence

Activities: Independent completion of evidence work

Working on any unfinished work

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete their writing pieces for Chapter 13.

The students will complete a Grammar Connection for Chapter 13

The students will begin reading and understanding Chapter 14, "We Meet The Sheep Of Doom," regarding the plot: Percy and Annabeth arrive on Polyphemus' island, they see the golden fleece, Clarisse is roasting over a pot of boiling water, Grover has been discovered and will be eaten, they use trickery to defeat Polyphemus and escape, and the themes: danger, intelligence vs, brute strength, and identify the figurative language in the chapter

Activity: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, November 13, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: benevolently, sorceress, disoriented, decipher, mizzenmast, aura, engulfed, disarm, huddled, trespasser

The students will finish reading Chapter 13, "Annabeth Tries To Swim Home," and start a writing prompt based on Chapter 13, answering one of six questions in a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) using both their own words and at least (1) piece of properly cited text evidence to support their claim.  

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words as a class

Starting the writing prompt, first choosing which question they will answer,finding evidence and drafting the short response

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, November 10, 2023

No School: Veteran's Day Observed


Thursday, November 9, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will read and understand Chapter 13, "Annabeth Tries To Swim Home," regarding the plot: Percy and Annabeth head toward the Sea of Monsters passing by the island of the Sirens, Annabeth asks Percy to tie her to the mast so she can hear the Siren song without being lured to her death, Annabeth breaks free and swims toward them, but Percy rescues her using his power of the sea, and the themes: danger, longing, rescue, and identifying the literary elements in the chapter.

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise on Chapter 12,, “We Check In To C.C.’s Spa & Resort,” answering the context questions with properly cited direct textual evidence from the ebook ONLY. 

Activities: Independent work on evidence

Completing any missing work

Reading independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will read and understand Chapter 12, "We Check Into C.C.'s Spa and Resort," regarding the plot: Percy wakes up in a rowboat next to Annabeth. He asks about Tyson, but it doesn’t look good. All he can think about is how Tyson saved their lives, and Percy wasn't very nice about him. Percy still has the bottle of multivitamins, as well as Riptide. Annabeth tells him the prophecy: the next child of the Big Three who lives to sixteen will be a dangerous weapon, as they will make a decision that either saves or destroys Olympus. They land on a beautiful island, where a lady with a clipboard waits for them. They also notice different ships are in port. The building seems to be a spa., and it is beautiful, but there are only young women present. Percy sees a gorgeous woman sitting at the loom who introduces herself as C.C. She tells Percy and Annabeth that they both need makeovers, and Annabeth is taken away. C.C. has a mirror that shows Percyhow he would look without any imperfections, and he decides he wants her makeover. He drinks something that turns him into a guinea pig, and CC places him in a cage with other guinea pigs. CC admits she is a sorceress and offers to make Annabeth one also. Annabeth realizes that Percy is a guinea pig so she dumps the multivitamins in the cage, and all the guinea pigs turn back into men and escape. Percy and Annabeth sail out of Blackbeard's family ship, Queen Anne’s Revenge. The students will identify the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, November 6, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will begin work on their writing piece with the topics that were chosen on Friday, November 3. The students will write their responses regarding Chapter 11, "Clarisse Blows Up Everything," answering this prompt: "Despite the dangerous events in this chapter, find an instance of humor that helps to enrich the story by providing levity amidst gravity." Explain why humor is important in literature and in life.

Activity: Using the template provided, the students will write independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, November 3, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will choose topics for the next writing piece, "Humor in Chapter 11, Clarisse Blows Up Everything"  The students will start searching for evidence for their paragraph. They will find an example of humor in the chapter and consider why it is engaging to have something funny amidst all of the danger in the story.

Activity: Taking the vocabulary test

Choosing an example of humor from a brainstorming list

Locating the text evidence that contains the humor

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, November 2, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete a Grammar Connection for Chapter 11, "Clarisse Blows Up Everything"

The students will read and understand Chapter 11, "Clarisse Blows Up Everything" regarding the plot: After rescuing Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson, Clarisse tells them they are banned from Camp Half-Blood forever, Clarisse introduces her crew of dead Confederate soldiers, the ship encounters engine trouble and then Charybdis and Scylla, the sea monster sisters. Percy is thrown from the sinking ship and Tyson, Annabeth and Clarisse are nowhere to be seen, and the themes: unexpected allies, danger, loss, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter.

Activity: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will take a 25 question multiple-choice test on Chapters 6-10 of The Sea of Monsters

Activities: Taking the test (Google Form)

Reading independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete a Grammar Connection exercise for Chapter 10, "We Hitch A Ride With Dead Confederates" 

The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 10, "We Hitch A Ride With Dead Confederates" answering chapter questions with properly cited text evidence ONLY.

Activity: Completing the grammar exercise as a class

Independent completion of the evidence assignment

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, October 30, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: traitor,    brethren, javelin, quivers, ashen, dais, jet, bearings, frazzled, scouting

The students will read and understand Chapter 10, "We Hitch A Ride With Dead Confederates" regarding the plot: Percy makes use of Hermes' thermos, Percy realizes he has natural sea abilities, Annabeth brings Percy and Tyson to a half-blood hideout, Tyson heads out for donuts and finds a donut store, the hydra attacks them, and Clarisse saves them, and the themes: destiny, the past, surprising allies, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Activity: Defining the new vocabulary words

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, October 27, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's vocabulary on a context based assessment

The students will read independently or finish any written work

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Reading independently

Completing written work

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, October 26, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will present their, "Is Percy a Hero?" assignment providing evidence to support their claim. Other students may comment at the presentation's end

Activities: Students will present

Discussion of each presentation

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will choose a chapter in the book, 1-9, and gather evidence for a presentation regarding whether or not, Percy is a hero (someone who acts selflessly for another person, is brave and overcomes their fear or reluctance to do something) in that particular chapter. The students will work in pairs.

Activities: Choosing a chapter

Filling in a graphic organizer with evidence about Percy's hero status in a situation

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete a Grammar Connection for Chapter 9

The students will read and understand Chapter 9, "I Have The Worst Family Reunion Ever," regarding the plot:  Percy and Annabeth discover that Luke is on the ship planning the overthrow of Camp Half-Blood, Percy learns that cyclopes can imitate any voice, Luke reveals that he has Kronos in a coffin, and he is reforming; Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson escape in a lifeboat, and the themes: vengeance and terror, and identify the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom



Monday, October 23, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will learn 10 new words from the novel: camouflage, 

replica, parry, ironclad, relish, vaporize, immune, clonked, estimate, twinge

The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for chapter Chapter 8, "We Board The Princess Andromeda," answering the questions with only direct text evidence that is properly cited

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words using Quizlet

Independent work on the evidence exercise

Independent reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, October 20, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's vocabulary on a context based assessment

The students will read independently or finish any written work

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Reading independently

Completing written work

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, October 19, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapters 1-8 answering the following prompt: "How does a magic item or ability help a character manage a situation in the story?" Use specific details and include at least one piece of properly cited text evidence to defend your claim.

Activities: Choosing a character and their magical item or ability

Finding evidence of that item in use in the story

Using the template provided, writing the piece

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will complete a Grammar Connection for Chapter 8

The students will read and understand Chapter 8, "We Board The Princess Andromeda," regarding the plot: Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson decide to go on the quest without permission, Poseidon sends hippocampi to bring them to the ship, Percy recalls how his namesake saved Andromeda, they soon realize they're on a ship full of monsters, they discover that Luke is on the ship; and the themes: bravery, defiance, loyalty and danger, and identify the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for chapter 7, "I Accept Gifts From A Stranger" answering with direct, properly cited text ONLY, using 3 lines or fewer.

The students may read independently

Activity: Independent completion of evidence exercise

Resources: Google Classroom, Quizlet



Monday, October 16, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will learn 10 new words from the novel: steer, enchanting, tempt, foremast, hubris, piranha, feisty. rancid, trickery, gloated

The students will complete a Grammar Connection for Chapter 7

The students will begin reading Chapter 7, "I Accept Gifts From A Stranger," regarding the plot: Percy and Annabeth reunite against Tantalus, Percy tells Annabeth about his dream of Grover, and the quest for Pan that led him to be captured by Polyphemus on an island in the Sea of Monsters, where the magic fleece is located which could cure Thalia's tree, Tantalus' decision to award the quest to recover the fleece to Clarisse, Herme's visit with Percy and the gifts he gives him, and the themes: solidarity, danger, strangers and gifts, and identify the figurative language in the chapter

Activity: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom

Friday, October 13, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will identify the literary elements in chapters 4-6

The students will write independently

The students will read independently

Activities: Identifying the figurative language in the three chapters as a class

Completing any written work

Reading independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, October 12, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will continue to write in reaction to reading Chapter 6, "Demon Pigeons Attack," answering the following prompt: "Identify a form of conflict in the chapter

Activity: Independent work on conflict piece

Choosing a topic and writing the short response

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective:   The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 6, "Demon Pigeons Attack", answering the following prompt: "Identify a form of conflict (a struggle or a problem that a character must overcome) in the chapter: person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs self, person vs the supernatural, and discuss how this conflict affects the character and how it is resolved."

Activity: Discussion of conflict as a group

Choosing a topic and writing the short response

Resources: Google Classroom

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Friday, October 6, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will show mastery of the week's context vocabulary on context-based assessment

The students will complete a Grammar Connection for Chapter 6

The students will finish reading Chapter 6, "Demon Pigeons Attack"

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Reading the chapter with students assuming character parts

Independent work or independent reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, October 5, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will take a 25 question multiple-choice test on the first five chapters of The Sea of Monsters

The students will start to read and understand Chapter 6, "Demon Pigeons Attack," regarding the plot:  Percy adjusts to life with Tyson as his brother, Percy and Annabeth argue and split up their chariot team, Tyson and Percy build a remarkable chariot, Grover again speaks to Percy via a dream, the chariot race and the attack of the Stymphalian birds, Percy and Annabeth stop them with Chiron's music, Tantalus declares Clarisse the winner of the race, and the themes: embarrassment, conflict, resourcefulness, bias, and identifying the figurative language in the chapter   

Activities: Taking the test

Reading the chapter with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will identify the figurative language in Chapter 5, "I Get A New Cabinmate,"

The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 5, "I Get A New Cabinmate," answering with correctly cited text evidence ONLY.

Activity:  Completing the evidence exercise independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will finish reading Chapter 5, "I Get A New Cabinmate."

The students will identigy the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of literary devices

Resources: Google Classroom



Monday, October 2, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: hippocampi, harpies, cavern, sarcophagus, nautical, hydra, whirlpool, salvaged, resent, hoist

The students will complete grammar connection #5 exercise

The students will read and understand Chapter 5, "I Get A New Cabinmate" regarding the plot: the personnel changes at CHB, Chiron's dismissal, the introduction of Tantalus, the reinstatement of the chariot race, Poseidon's claiming of another son; and the themes: nostalgia, violence and revelations; and the identification of the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Completing the grammar worksheet

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom



Friday, September 29, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's vocabulary on a context based assessment

The students will read independently or finish any written work

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Reading independently

Completing written work

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, September 28, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 4, "Tyson Plays With Fire," answering one of six questions in a short paragraph that includes one piece of properly cited text evidence. The paragraph must have an introductory sentence that clearly states and answers the topic question, supporting sentences that explain the details and direct textual evidence that proves the claim. The paragraph should end with a closing sentence that does NOT restate the original statement but it interesting and relevant.

Activities: Choosing the particular question that each student will address

Using the sample paragraph to guide the individual writing of each student

Writing the piece

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will begin reading Chapter 4, "Tyson Plays With Fire" regarding the plot: the fight with the Colchis bulls, Clarisse as an ally, Percy's recognition of Tyson's true identity, Tyson's contribution to the fight, the camp's disapproval of Tyson, and the knowledge of the poisoning of Thalia's tree; and the themes: challenges, knowledge, dilemma, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

The students will identify the figurative language in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 3,  "We Hail The Taxi Of Eternal Torment," answering with direct, cited text evidence ONLY

Activity:  Completing the evidence exercise independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, September 25, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will learn (10) new words from context: pegasus, verge, venom, baited, eons, exiled, chariot, schmuck, fleece, coordinates

The students will read and understand Chapter 3, "We Hail The Taxi Of Eternal Torment," regarding the plot: Annabeth's inexplicable dislike of Tyson, the ride in the Gray Sisters' Taxi, the mysterious numbers the sisters give to Percy, and the state of Thalia's tree and Camp Half-Blood. and the themes: past secrets, danger, mystery and betrayal, and identify the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Defining the new vocabulary words

Reading and discussion of the chapter

Identifying the figurative language as a class

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, September 22, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will complete the foreshadowing paragraph

The students may read independently

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Reading independently

Completing written work

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, September 21, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will begin writing their short responses on foreshadowing in the chapter

Activities: Using the provided template, the students will write their response, providing a proper introductory sentence, statement of the topic and then their specific example, detail to support (how, what, when where) and 1 piece of properly cited text evidence

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading answering the following prompt: 'Identify an example of foreshadowing in Chapter 2 and discuss it including one piece of direct text evidence to support your claim

Activity: Choosing an instance of foreshadowing from a provided list, describing the situation in the chapter, locating the supporting evidence

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will finish reading Chapter 2, "I Play Dodgeball With Cannibals."

The students will identify the literary elements in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Working in pairs, the student will Identify the figurative language in the chapter 

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, September 18, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objective: The students will learn (10) context words from the novel: cannibal, deserted, marooned, pulverize, hail, alley, drachma, rummaged, phalanx, galloped

The students will complete their parts of speech exercise for Chapter 2

The students will read and understand Chapter 2, "I Play Dodgeball With Cannibals," regarding the plot: Percy's description of his school, the school bully, Matt Sloane, the gym coach who is oblivious to everything, the "visiting students" who worry Percy, Percy's friend Tyson and his ironic appearance, the monster attack and the reappearance of Annabeth, and the themes: adult apathy and gullibility, evil and good at odds again, friendship, as well as to identify the figurative language in the chapter Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, September 15, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives:  The students will continue to work on their evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 1, "My Best Friend Shops for a Wedding Dress," answering with direct, cited text evidence ONLY

Activities: Completing the evidence exercise independently

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 1, "My Best Friend Shops for a Wedding Dress," answering with direct, cited text evidence ONLY

Activities: Completing the evidence exercise independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters 

By Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will read and understand Chapter 1, "My Best Friend Shops for a Wedding Dress," regarding the plot: Percy's dream about Grover, his apprehension about his last day of 7th grade, the weird shadow outside his window, and the themes: prophetic dreams, forewarnings and inevitability, and identify the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion with the students assuming character parts

Identifying the figurative language as a class

Resources: Google Classroom


















Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will take a test on figurative language in the book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Activity: Taking the test

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will take a context-based multiple choice final test on the plot in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Activity: Taking the test

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, May 1, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 12, "Alice's Evidence," regarding the plot: After being called as a witness in the knave's trial, Alice notices that she has begun to grow; the other creatures notice also and begin to feel threatened as she is now towering over them; the king cites a rule that says,"All person's more than a mile high must leave the courtroom," and Alices accuses him of making it up on the spot; they all attack her, but as they are nothing but a pack of cards she gets away, waking up by the tree where she had fallen asleep and telling her sister of her dream; her sister imagines such a place in her mind and hopes that Alice will always carry Wonderland in her mind

Activity: Reading and discussion with the students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, April 27, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective:  The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's vocabulary on an assessment

The students will read Chapter 11, "Who Stole the Tarts?" understanding the plot: Alice attends the trial of the Knave of Hearts which is wholly non-sensical; the Queen has all the parts of the trial out of order insisting that the sentence come first and the verdict afterward; each witness is more illogical than the one before him, and the "stolen tarts" are right on the table in the courtroom, and the themes: foolishness, make-believe

Activities: Vocabulary Test

Reading the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, April 25, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will independently read Chapter 10, "The Lobster Quadrille," understanding the plot: The Gryphon and the Mock-Turtle teach Alice a complicated and ridiculous dance called the Lobster Quadrille; they hear the trumpet sounding for the start of the trial of the Knave of Hearts, who has been accused of stealing the tarts; they rush to the courtroom, and the themes: justice, nonsense and ceremony

Activity:

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: 

The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 9, "The Mock-Turtle's Story," answering with ONLY correctly cited text evidence.

Activity: Independent completion of the evidence assignment

Independent reading

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 9, "The Mock-Turtle's Story," regarding the plot: The Duchess walks with Alice at the croquet ground speaking perfect nonsense; later the Queen of Hearts brings Alice to meet the Gryphon who is napping, and he escorts her to the Mock-Turtle who is sobbing on a rock beside the sea; Alice asks what his sorrow is, and the Gryphon replies that he hasn't got any; the turtle and Alice exchange school stories, the mock-turtle insisting that his was a better school than hers 

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, April 24, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will learn (11) new context words from the novel: courtier, crimson, dispute, feeble, impertinent, indignant, severity, shrill, treacle, ridicule, encourage

The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 8, "The Queen's Croquet Ground," answering the following prompt: "Everyone at the croquet game seems to be afraid of the Queen. Choose one interaction between the Queen and another person that illustrates her irrational handling of justice. Point out the ridiculous humor that Carroll intended in creating these situations."

Activities: Choosing an interaction between the Queen and someone else and explaining her unusual brand of law and order

Drafting the response using a template provided

Finding the perfect evidence to support the argument

Resources: Google Classroom

Friday, April 21, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 8, "The Queen's Croquet Ground," regarding the plot: Alice finds some gardeners painting white roses red in order to avoid the wrath of the Queen who wanted red roses. When the Queen approaches, she orders that their heads come off; the Queen invites Alice to play croquet which is difficult as the equipment is alive; much nonsense ensues, Alice chats with the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat appears in a tree and King wants it executed because he doesn't like the look of it; the cat disappears, and the themes: the ills of tyranny and placating a tyrant.

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom




Wednesday, April 5 - Tuesday, April 18, NYS ELA Test Review and Practice

Wednesday, April 19, Field Trip to Cohoes Music Hall to see Percy Jackson, the Musical


Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective:  The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 7, "A Mad Tea Party," answering with ONLY correctly cited text evidence.

Activity: Independent completion of the evidence assignment

Independent reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, April 3, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 7, "A Mad Tea Party," regarding the plot: Alice comes upon a tea party where three creatures (March Hare, Mad Hatter, and Dormouse) are seated at one end of a very large table, they tell her she cannot join as there is no room; she counters that there is plenty of room; from that point on, utter nonsense is discussed and having no luck communicating with the three, Alice leaves in a huff, and the themes: one person's nonsense is another person's reason, frustration, humor as a literary element.

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, March 31, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will complete their writing pieces

The students will practice reading comprehension

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Completing the writing

Reading passages and answering multiple-choice questions

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, March 30, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading answering the following prompt: "How does the setting in Chapter 6, "Pig and Pepper," affect one of the characters present: Alice, the Duchess, the Cook, the Cheshire Cat, the Frog Footman, or the Pig-Baby? In other words, why is this an ideal or terrible setting for one of these characters to occupy?" Use at least one piece of correctly cited text evidence to support your argument.

Activities: Choosing a character and deciding if the setting suits or doesn't suit the character

Drafting the response using a template provided

Finding the perfect evidence to support the argument

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 6, "Pig and Pepper," regarding the plot: Alice arrives at the Duchess' house and meets two footmen: a frog and a fish who make no sense; Alice enters the house despite the noise of pots and pans and plates being thrown around; Alice meets the Duchess, her cook, and her Cheshire cat who sits and grins amidst the confusion; the Duchess has a baby that she tosses to Alice; Alice leaves with the baby who turns into a pig; she meets the Cheshire cat again who tells her to visit the Mad Hatter, and the themes: chaos, danger, irrational behaviors

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 5, "Advice From A Caterpillar," answering with ONLY correctly cited text evidence.

Activity: Independent completion of the evidence assignment

Independent reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, March 27, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will learn (11) new context words from the novel: cauldron, chrysalis, civil, contempt, hatter, incessant, languid, livery, sage shilling, supple

The students will read and understand Chapter 5, "Advice From A Caterpillar," regarding the plot: Alice encounters the Caterpillar who challenges her with questions about her identity which she can't answer; she gets annoyed and walks away; he calls her back asking her to recite her lessons; she gets it all wrong again, he then tells her how each side of the mushroom he's sitting on can change her size; she tries this and grows so tall that she is above the tree line, and a pigeon mistakes her for a serpent out to steal her eggs; finally remembering that she still has some mushroom in her hand, she eats some and grows smaller again, and the themes: identity and confusion, making sense of nonsense, patience

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words using context clues

Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom



Friday, March 24, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context words on an assessment

The students will practice reading comprehension for the NYS ELA 7 test. Topic two is mood

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Reading comprehension practice

Independent Reading

Resources: Google Classroom



Thursday, March 23, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 4, answering the following prompt: In Chapter 4, "The Rabbit Sends In a Little Bill," members of Wonderland are treated differently according to their social class. Find an example of this class system at work in this chapter. In other words, how do the characters talk to one another based on status? Include at least one piece of properly cited text evidence to support your claim.

Activity: Drafting the writing prompt using the template

Locating the proper text evidence to support the writing

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 4, "The Rabbit Sends In a Little Bill," regarding the plot: Alice wanders around and meets up with the White Rabbit who mistakes her for his maid and orders her to fetch his gloves and fan; she goes into his house and finds another "Drink Me" bottle and drinks it. She grows enormously large then and is stuck in his house with her foot up the chimney and her arm out the window; The Rabbit and some friends think she is a monster and try various ways to remove her; they finally throw pebbles at her which turn into cakes which she eats and they shrink her; she runs away from the angry mob, finds a giant puppy and a mushroom plant, and the themes: class systems, irrational behaviors, the confusion of growing up, and will identify the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom

 

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective:  The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 3, "A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale," answering with ONLY correctly cited text evidence.

Activity: Independent completion of the evidence assignment

Independent reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, March 20, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will learn (12) new context words from the novel: adjourn, audibly, barrow, caucus, comfits, consultation, directly, insolence, melancholy, pretext, sulky, usurpation

The students will read and understand Chapter 3, "A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale," regarding the plot: Once the animals and Alice are back on land, they are very wet and run a caucus race to get dry; the race has no beginning and a random end in which all are declared winners; the mouse then proceeds to tell his tale about why he hates cats and dogs; Alice's confuses tale with tail and irritates the mouse who eventually leaves offended; Alice then alienates the birds by talking about how good her cat is at catching them, and the themes: nonsense, irrationality, and frustration.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words using context clues

Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom



Friday, March 17, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context words on an assessment

The students will practice reading comprehension for the NYS ELA 7 test. Topic one is central idea

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Reading comprehension practice

Independent Reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, March 16, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 2, "The Pool of Tears," regarding the plot: Alice grows large as a telescope and wonders who she might be as she keeps changing size, and she can't seem to remember her lessons; Alice cries a pool of tears and sees a mouse swimming in the water; she tries to converse with him, but she keeps bringing up her cat, Dinah, and he hates cats, so he swims away from her, and the themes: identity, saying  the wrong thing and frustration

Activity: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 1, "Down the Rabbit Hole," answering the following prompt: "Choose one of the suggested character traits for Alice and explain how she exhibits it in this chapter, including at least one piece of correctly cited text evidence"

Activity: Drafting the writing prompt using the template

Locating the proper text evidence to support the writing

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 1, "Dow the Rabbit Hole," answering with ONLY correctly cited text evidence.

Activity: Independent completion of the evidence assignment

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, March 13, 2023

Novel Unit 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Objective: The students will learn (11) words from the novel: antipathy, commotion, curtsey, marmalade, offend, pale, passionate, savage, scold, vulgar, waistcoat

The students will read and understand Chapter 1, "Down the Rabbit Hole," regarding the plot: Bored with her sister's book reading, Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a magical world. Alice talks to herself continuously, showing off her words and knowledge. She finds that drinking a potion and eating a cake cause her to change sizes, and the themes: impulsivity and the consequences of acting without thinking.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words using context clues

Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom




Friday, March 10, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will take a comprehensive test on the whole book, Lyddie. It will be a context-based multiple-choice test

Activity: Taking the test

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, March 9, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will take a test of the literary elements in the novel

Activity: Taking the test

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will read and understand the final two chapters of the book, "Farewell," and "Vermont, November 1846," regarding the plot: Before Lyddie leaves Lowell, she confronts Mr. Marsden and tells him that if he bothers Brigid in any way, she will tell his wife. Lyddie travels to Boston, hoping to stay with Diana but there is no need for her there, so she heads home to Vermont. Lyddie stops at Cutler's Tavern hoping for her job back, but it has been filled by someone else. With no other place to go, Lyddie walks to her cabin, and Luke visits her there, inviting her to dinner with his family. He asks what she plans to do and she tells him she will go to Oberlin to college. She speculates secretly that she may come back at some point and marry him, but she doesn't tell him that, and the themes: loss, "you can't go home again," and new horizons.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words in pairs

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 21, "Turpitude" answering with properly cited text evidence ONLY.

The students will identify the figurative language in chapter 21

Activities: Completing the evidence exercise independently

Identifying the literary elements with a partner

Resources: Google Classroom 


Monday, March 6, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will read Chapter 21, "Turpitude," regarding the plot: Lyddie dreads her return to work after the Mr. Marsden incident; Brigid is not at work; Lyddie is called to the Agent's office; Lyddie is interviewed by the agent; Mr. Marsden in called in and reports that Lyddie is a corrupting influence in the weaving room; Lyddie is fired without an honorable dismissal, and the themes: fear, repercussions, failure

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, March 3, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will complete their writing prompts

The students may read independently

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Completing the writing

Finishing any owed ELA work

Reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, March 2, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapters 19 and 20, answering the following prompt: "Choose a central theme that is present in either chapter and explain how it is conveyed to the reader." A list of possible themes will be generated by each class. The writing piece should be approximately 10 sentences and include at least one piece of properly cited direct text evidence.

Activity: Discussing the writing prompt as a class

Choosing a theme

Writing the prompt using the template provided  

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapters 19, "Diana," and 20, "B is for Brigid," regarding the plot: Lyddie observes that Diana is still at work during the summer and is looking very sickly; Lyddie decides to sign the petition as a gift to Diana, but it has already been submitted and rejected; Diana confesses to Lyddie that she is leaving because she is with child and the father is not free to marry; Lyddie and Brigid are becoming friends; Brigid is proficient at her looms now; Lyddie teaches Brigid to read; Lyddie receives word that her mother has died; Mr. Marsden assaults Brigid and Lyddie saves her, and the themes: self-absorption, too little too late, shock, consequences

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 18, "Charlie at Last," answering with properly cited text evidence ONLY.

The students will identify the figurative language in chapters 15-18

Activities: Completing the evidence exercise independently

Identifying the literary elements with a partner

Resources: Google Classroom 


Monday, February 27, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: slack, craves, wryly, miserly, calloused, grim, plaits, droning, robust, squander

The students will read and understand Chapter 18, "Charlie At Last," regarding the plot: Charlie finally arrives in Lowell with the news that he is full apprentice at Phinney's and they treat him like family; Mrs. Phinney also wants to adopt Rachel; the farm is going to be sold; Lyddie reluctantly sends Rachel away with Charlie; Lyddie reads a letter from Luke asking her to marry him; she tears it to shreds and cries, and the themes: loss, frustration, despair.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, February 17, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's vocabulary on an assessment

The students will complete their writing prompts

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Finishing the writing assignment

Independent Reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, February 16, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapters 16 and 17, answering the following prompt: "Because of the time period, the 1840s, explain how either of the two men, Uncle Judah or Mr. Marsden, are able to negatively affect Lyddie's life? Is this fair? Why wouldn't this happen today?" Use at least one piece of properly cited text evidence to defend your claim.

Activity: Discussing the writing prompt as a class

Choosing one of the two men

Writing the prompt using the template provided  

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 16, "Fever" and Chapter 17, "Doffer" regarding the plot: Lyddie is reading to a much happier Rachel, Lyddie is dealing a bit better with Brigid at work, Lyddie feels ill at the end of a workday, Mr. Marsden stops her and accosts her; she stomps his foot and leaves, and Lyddie is sick with a fever and delirious, Rachel tends to her; Lyddie eventually recovers and returns to work; Diana assures Lyddie that Mr. Marsden will never tell on her because he fears his wife; Quaker Steven writes to tell Lyddie he will be handling the sale of her farm; Rachel starts doffing and develops a cough, and the themes: sickness, abuse, loss

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 15 "Rachel," answering with direct, cited text evidence ONLY

Activities: Completing the evidence exercise independently

Resources: Google Classroom 

 

Monday, February 13, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: doffers,   fortnight, distraught, begrudge, mind, croons, despised, ignorant, skeptical, in vain

The students will read and understand Chapter 15, "Rachel," regarding the plot: Uncle Judah arrives in Lowell and brings Rachel; he tells Lyddie that her mother has been put in an insane asylum; he informs her they are selling her farm; Lyddie begs Mrs. Bedlow to allow Rachel to stay for a while in the boardinghouse; Rachel does not speak and is bone thin, and the themes: betrayal, responsibility, challenges.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, February 10, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will show mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment.

The students will finish their acrostic poems

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Completing the poems

Finishing any owed ELA work

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, February 9, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will write an acrostic poem on a character in the book, using only quoted text to exemplify the trait for each letter of the character's name

Activity: Choosing the character, creating the traits for each letter, finding the evidence that demonstrates that trait

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 14, "Ills and Petitions" regarding the plot: Lyddie is recovering from her accident with the shuttle and returns to work, Betsy has started coughing, Amelia announces that she's leaving Lowell, Mr. Marsden asks Lyddie to train an Irish girl, Lyddie resents having to do this, Lyddie is impatient with Brigid and causes her to cry, Betsy gets sick and leaves Lowell having spent all of her money on doctor's bills, and the themes: impatience, sickness, loss

Activity: Reading and discussion with students reading character parts

Identifying the figurative language

Resources: Google Classroom 


Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will complete their writing prompts

The students will identify the figurative language in Chapter 13

Activities: Finishing the writing prompt

identifying the figurative language

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, February 6, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: allotted, subsidized, partial to,     pact, hindered, stilled, ornery, infirmary, cast off,     husk, draft

The students will write in reaction to reading, answering the following prompt, "In Chapter 13, “Speed Up,” Lyddie begins to demonstrate some less than favorable traits. Her determination and diligence have allowed her to overcome many of her circumstances, but at this point, she seems to be more focused on money than the people she is earning the money for. Choose one of the behaviors listed, assign a personality trait to it, and write a paragraph of 7-10 sentences explaining how Lyddie now has that trait. Use at least one piece of textual evidence to support your claim.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Starting the writing prompt

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, February 3, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context words on an assessment

The students will complete any missing work

The students will read independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, February 2, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 13, "Speed Up" regarding the plot: Lyddie begins withdrawing from Diana fearing her association with the petition, Lyddie's roommates start to recognize her obsessive pursuit of money, Lyddie writes to her mother regarding the amount of the debt, the factory machines are sped up to produce more cloth, many girls can't keep up and leave, Irish girls are hired to work, Lyddie looks down on them, Lyddie is hit with a shuttle, a doctor treats Lyddie; she recognizes him as the handsome, bearded man walking with Diana last summer, and the themes: greed, desperation, arrogance, suspicion

The students will identify the figurative language in the chapter

Activity: Reading and discussion with students reading character parts

Identifying the figurative language

Resources: Google Classroom 


Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 12 "I Will Not Be A Slave," answering with direct, cited text evidence ONLY

Activities: Completing the evidence exercise independently

Resources: Google Classroom 


Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 12, "I Will Not Be A Slave," regarding the plot: Lyddie has become proficient at her looms and is making a lot of money, Mama writes that Baby Agnes has "gone to God", Lyddie feels pressure to earn money faster before her whole family is gone, Prudence goes home for good, Lyddie becomes very unsociable and withdrawn, Betsy sings a protest song, and the themes: efficiency, loss, disquiet

The students will identify the figurative language in the chapter

Activity: Reading and discussion with students reading character parts

Identifying the figurative language

Resources: Google Classroom 


Monday, January 30, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: diligent, indefatigable, piece rates, barren, disdain, defiance, real wages, turnout, plucky,    recoils

The students will complete Writing Prompt #5, "Find an example of irony in the chapter and explain why it is ironic. Use at least one piece of correctly cited text evidence to support your claim.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Completing the writing

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, January 27, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will read independently

The students will complete any missing work

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Independent work

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, January 26, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapters 10, "Oliver" and Chapter 11, "The Admirable Choice" discussing an ironic situation using at least (1) piece of text evidence to support the claim proving the irony 


Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 11, "The Admirable Choice" regarding the plot: Lyddie has become competent on her looms, the roommates pack to go home for the summer, but Lyddie is happy to stay on and make more money, Lyddie purchases her own copy of Oliver Twist, and the themes: greed, focus, independence

The students will identify the figurative language in the chapter

Activity: Reading and discussion with students reading character parts

Identifying the figurative language

Resources: Google Classroom 


Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 10 "Oliver," answering with direct, cited text evidence ONLY

Activities: Completing the evidence exercise independently

Resources: Google Classroom 


Monday, January 23, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will learn (10) new words from context: manufactures, intrusion, conveyed, notions, penniless, grimaces, impertinent, burden, snare, hapless

The students will read and understand Chapter 10, "Oliver" regarding the plot: Lyddie's first days in the factory are overwhelming to her: the noise, the lint in the air, the pace of the machines; one night Betsy begins reading Oliver Twist aloud to Lyddie; this comforts Lyddie and she waits each week to hear more of the story, and the themes: challenge, pressure, distraction and escape.

The students will identify the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Reading and discussion with students reading character parts

Identifying the figurative language

Resources: Google Classroom



Friday, January 20, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will write a characterization piece in reaction to reading chapters 8 and 9, addressing this topic: In these two chapters, Lyddie’s life is complicated by the presence of some new acquaintances. Each of these people presents with different traits. Choose one character from the boardinghouse or the factory and describe their personality. Include specific evidence from the text to support your claims.

Activity: Choosing a character and a trait

Filling in the writing template 

Finding the appropriate supporting evidence

Resources: Google Classroom



Thursday, January 19, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 9, "The Weaving Room," regarding the plot: Lyddie is alarmed by the sights and sounds of the factory on her first day; the noise and dust and chaos of the machines running, she feels completely overwhelmed by the loom's intricacies, Diana, another girl, helps her while Mr. Marsden, her overseer, watches, at day's end she is exhausted but leaves her boardinghouse to study the Broadside with Diana and her roommates disapprove, and the themes: fear, friendship, hard work

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 8 "Number Five, Concord Corporation," answering with direct, cited text evidence ONLY

The students will identify the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Completing the evidence exercise independently

Resources: Google Classroom 


Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 8, "Number Five, Concord Corporation," regarding the plot: Lyddie awakens when she hears all the city clamor of the boardinghouse on her first day.  She meets the other girls who live there, Mrs. Bedlow takes her to the factory to secure a job, she is vaccinated for smallpox.  Finally, Lyddie is taken to the factory for her first day of work, and the themes: shock, new experiences, friendship, challenge

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, January 13, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will complete any missing work

The students will read independently

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Independent writing and reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, January 12, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading, answering two short response questions that include properly cited text evidence and original writing

Activities: Finding appropriate text evidence 

Independent completion of the short response task using paragraph starters and instructions

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 7, "South to Freedom," regarding the plot: Lyddie sets out for the Lowell factories, first by walking but when she is caught in a rainstorm, she stops at an inn where she agrees to work for a week until the next coach comes by; she boards a coach with some other people who look down on her; when the coach gets stuck in the mud, only Lyddie knows how to free it; the stagecoach driver, impressed with Lyddie's grit, drops her off a his sister's boardinghouse in Lowell, and the themes: determination, resilience, grit

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapters 5 and 6, "Going Home," and "Ezekial" answering with direct, cited text evidence ONLY

Activities: Completing the evidence exercise independently

Resources: Google Classroom 


Monday, January 9, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: tavern, homespun, garment, servitude, comrade, mean, secretive, calicoes, anxieties, fugitive

The students will read and understand Chapter 5, "Going Home," regarding the plot: Lyddie leaves Cutler's Tavern to visit Charlie and check on her cabin, Charlie is at school which makes Lyddie jealous, so she leaves hastily, and Chapter 6, "Ezekial," regarding the plot: Lyddie discovers a strange black man in her cabin, and she thinks he could be a runaway slave; the Stevens have hid him in Lyddie's cabin as he has been sick; Lyddie learns that he is a slave but also an educated preacher with lovely manners and a family; suddenly Lyddies offers him her money to flee to Canada which he promises to repay in time; Lyddie leaves the next morning, and the themes: passing judgment, walking in someone else's shoes, kindness and generosity.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom



Friday, January 6, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 4 answering three questions in three separate paragraphs that include 3 pieces of text evidence

Activity: Drafting the paragraphs

Locating the evidence

Resources:  Google Classroom


Thursday, January 5, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will read Chapter 4, "Frog in a Butter Churn" regarding the plot: Lyddie arrives at the tavern, the Mistress is a difficult boss and uses Lyddie to do most of the work, Charlie visits but it is awkward, Lyddie listens as two men talk about rewards for escaped slaves, Lyddie and Triphena forge a friendship, and the themes: diligence, moral responsibility, friendship, as well as identification of the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 3, "Cutler's Tavern," answering with direct, cited text evidence ONLY

Activities: Completing the evidence exercise independently

Resources: Google Classroom 


Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 3, "Cutler's Tavern" regarding the plot: Lyddie's job at the tavern begins, the Mistress is a formidable person, quick to criticize and scold, Lyddie forges a friendship with Triphena, the cook, Lyddie works hard, Lyddie meets a real factory girl who tells her that factory life is better than Lyddie's life at the tavern, and the themes: hard work, adaptability, hope, as well as identification of the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Independent Reading books

Completion of any owed work

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, December 21, 2022

No classes; Field Trip to NYS Museum

Wednesday, December 20, 2022

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will complete their short response questions

The students will read independently

Resources: Google Classroom 


Tuesday, December 19, 2022

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will finish writing in reaction to reading Chapters 1 and 2, answering three short response questions that include three pieces of direct text evidence.

Activity: Starting the short response questions

Locating the supporting evidence

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, December 18, 2022

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will begin a three-part short response assignment based on chapters 1 and 2 answering three questions that include three pieces of direct text evidence.

Activity: Drafting the short response questions

Locating the supporting evidence

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, December 16, 2022

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

Objective: The students will show mastery of the week's context words on an assessment

The students will finish reading Chapter 2, "Kindly Neighbors"

The students will add to their character chart, assigning traits to Lyddie and identifying instances in the story when she exhibits them

Activities: Vocabulary Test

Character chart

Finishing any incomplete work

Independent reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, December 15, 2022

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie

by Katherine Paterson

Objectives: The students will read and understand Chapter 2, "Kindly Neighbors" regarding the plot: Lyddie arrives at Cutler's tavern and is mistaken for a homeless person, Mistress is very cruel and harsh, Lyddie has to sleep in the hallway upstairs, Triphena, the cook, is somewhat kind to Lyddie. Lyddie speaks to a young woman who tells her about work in the Lowell factories, and the themes: enslavement, mistreatment, and hope, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie

by Katherine Paterson

Objectives: The students will start a character chart for Lyddie, listing the trait and example from the text when she demonstrates that trait

The students will identify the first chapter's figurative language examples using a literary elements reference chart

Activities: Filling in the character chart as a class

Identifying the literary elements with a partner

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie

by Katherine Paterson

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 1, "The Bear," answering with direct, cited text evidence ONLY

Activities: Completing the evidence exercise independently

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, December 12, 2022

Novel Unit 2

Lyddie

by Katherine Paterson

Objectives: The students will learn (10) words from the novel, Lyddie: mighty, anxious, queer, charity, beholden, dubious, noxious, transaction, loom, fallow, gaping

The students will read and understand Chapter 1, "The Bear" regarding the plot: A bear enters the cabin, raids the kitchen, and runs off with the kettle. Lyddie's mother takes the two younger children to live with Aunt Clarissa and Uncle Judah because she thinks that the bear is a sign of the devil.  Lyddie and Charlie stay behind, doing well on their own. Lyddie receives a letter from her mother saying that Lyddie is to go to work at Cutler's Tavern and Charlie to work at Bakers' Mill so as to pay back debts owed.

Activities: Reading and discussion with the students assuming character parts

Identifying figurative language as a class

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, December 9, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will continue working on their long response on a villain in the novel, drafting the writing piece using a template

Activity: Writing the piece using the template and referring to the outline completed on December 8th

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, December 8, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will write a final long response for The Lightning Thief considering a villain in the story. This piece will be a (5) paragraph response with three (3) pieces of context evidence answering the following prompt: Who or what is the most memorable villain in the story? 

Activity: The students will choose a villain and fill in an outline in preparation for the writing piece. They will select evidence for each of the three paragraphs focusing on: appearance, actions or behaviors, and whether or not the villain is successful.

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, December , 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will take a unit test on chapters 18-22 of The Lightning Thief

Activities: Taking the 50-question multiple choice test on the final 5 chapters of the book

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will read Chapter 22, "The Prophecy Comes True" regarding the plot: Percy's return to Camp Half-Blood, the plans of Grover and Annabeth, the final part of the prophecy; the betrayal by a friend, and the themes: prophecy, human will, and destiny, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom



Monday, December 5, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective:  The students will read and understand Chapter 21, "I Settle My Tab" regarding the plot: the news story exonerating Percy and accusing Ares of kidnapping; Percy's visit to Mount Olympus; his meeting with Zeus and his father, Poseidon, Percy's visit home, his reunion with his mom and Gabe, the arrival of the package, and the suggestion of what may occur, and the themes: resolution, karma, understanding, and personal responsibility, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter.

Activity: Reading and discussion with the students assuming character parts 

Resources: Google Classroom



Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 20, "I Battle My Jerk Relative," answering the following prompt: "Which magical item in the story is the most valuable and why?" Include evidence from a particular situation in the story to support your claim.

Activity: Choosing a magic item

Finding evidence

Writing the prompt using the template provided

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will read Chapter 20, "I Battle My Jerk Relative," regarding the plot: They stumble onto Santa Monica Beach at sunrise, while Los Angeles burns behind them. Percy realizes that someone other than Hades stole both the master bolt and the helm of darkness and framed Percy because his dad is Poseidon: Ares arrives on his motorcycle with a baseball bat, waiting for them. Percy accuses him of stealing the helm of darkness and the master bolt. Ares tells him he got someone else to steal the symbols of power, but he won't say who. He tells Percy that he's messing up his strategy for starting a war: Percy was supposed to die, angering Poseidon. Hades is supposed to take Zeus's master bolt, so Zeus would get mad at him. Ares has Hades' master bolt. The backpack Ares gave them in Denver was enchanted. Ares is momentarily distracted. Percy guesses that Ares isn't behind most of this. Percy guesses that Ares is taking orders from the voice in the pit, in Tartarus. to do. Ares sets a wild boar on Percy, but Percy lops its horn off and makes a wave crash upon it and pull it into the ocean. Ares and Percy start fighting one-on-one. Percy tries to use his sea powers to his advantage, but Ares makes this hard, keeping Percy away from the water. The police arrive in huge numbers. Ares sets their police cars on fire, and the crowd disperses. Finally, Percy backs into the water, telling the waves to hold and build pressure. Which they do. Then Percy releases a huge wave on Ares's head, throwing him off kilter. Percy stabs Riptide into Ares's ankle, causing his golden blood (ichor) to flow. The Furies arrive on the scene They realize that Percy is not the thief after all. Percy gives them the helm of darkness and asks them to return it to Hades. Percy, Annabeth and Grover decide they'll have to fly back to New York in order to make their deadline. That means flying through Zeus's territory, and the themes: betrayal, courage, restoration, as well as identifying the literary devices in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with the students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom, Quizlet



Monday, November 28, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will learn (10) new words from the novel: barricade, submerged, trajectory, escort, keepsake, albino, indignation, vagrants, replica, mystified

The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise on Chapter 19, "We Find Out The Truth, Sort Of," answering chapter questions with cited textual evidence from the book ONLY

Activity: Defining the vocabulary words

Independent completion of evidence exercise

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 19, "We Find Out The Truth, Sort Of," regarding the plot: Percy, Annabeth, and Grover tour the Underworld, Hades' Palace, and the dark pit. Percy realizes the betrayal of Ares, sees his mother, Hades threatens them, they use the pearls to escape, and the themes: punishment, consequences, betrayal and difficult decisions, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with the students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom, Quizlet


Monday, November 21, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading answering the following prompt: "Choose a setting in this chapter that sets a definite mood and describe how it affects the story or the characters. First, tell what the setting is and how it looks, then find evidence to support that description. Finally, tell how the setting sets a particular mood such as sad, funny, scary, suspenseful, intimidating and so forth."

Activity: Choosing the setting

Finding evidence

Writing the prompt using the template provided

Resources: Google Classroom



Friday, November 18, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will read an article from Newsela, "Why are dreams wacky? Maybe to help us learn and cope," and answer the questions that follow

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Reading the article

Independent Reading

Resources: Google Classroom, Newsela


Thursday, November 17, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 18, "Annabeth Does Obedience School," regarding the plot: The kids meet Charon in the DOA studio lobby, they travel to the Underworld, view the different worlds of the dead, encounter Cerberus, and the themes: flattery, sadness, loneliness, as well as the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with the students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom, Quizlet



Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will demonstrate understanding of chapters 12-17 in The Lightning Thief on a 25-question multiple-choice test

The students may complete any unfinished work or read independently when finished

Activities: Taking the test

Reading or working

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 17, "We Shop For Waterbeds," answering chapter questions with cited textual evidence ONLY

The students will review for a test on chapters 12-17 to be given on Wednesday, 11/16

Activities: Completing the evidence exercise

Studying for Wednesday's test

Resources: Google Classroom



Monday, November 14, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: charisma, arrogant, ultimatum, mournful, disoriented, reconciliation, victimized, nostalgic, pillaging, defunct

The students will read and understand Chapter 17, "We Shop For Waterbeds" regarding the plot: Escaping the Lotus Hotel, Percy, Annabeth, and Grover walk down to the beach where Percy receives three pearls from a Nereid, they later run from a gang of kids and hide in a waterbed store, encountering Crusty, the weird salesman. Defeating yet another monster, they find an address in Hollywood and continue traveling, and the themes: manipulation, deception, gifts, and battle, as well as identifying the literary elements in the chapter.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words

Reading and discussion of the chapter with the students assuming character parts

Identifying the literary terms in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, November 10, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will complete an evidence exercise for Chapter 16, "We Take A Zebra To Vegas," answering ONLY with direct, properly cited evidence from the chapter

Activities: Completing the evidence exercise

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will complete their Baddie writing pieces

The students will read Chapter 16, "We Take A Zebra To Vegas," regarding the plot: Ares secures the kids a ride to Vegas on an animal transport truck; upon arrival, Percy has another dream about the evil voice, they end up at the Lotus Hotel and Casino where things are very strange, and discuss the themes: deception, trickery, and identify the figurative language in the chapter.

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with the students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading answering the prompt:

"Choose a villain (baddie) in the story thus far who embodies the whole idea of an antagonist who seeks to thwart the journey of a hero (Percy) and write a short response about them. Begin by stating what the definition of a villain is in general, and then describe who they are, what they look like, and what they do that makes them a villain (baddie).

Activities: Discussion about the idea of a bad guy or villain

View a list of eleven villains or monsters; students will choose one to write about

Finding evidence for the paragraph

Writing the paragraph using the template provided

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, November 7, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will continue reading Chapter 15, "A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers"

Activities: Reading and discussion with the students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, November 4, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context words on an assessment

The students will begin reading Chapter 15, "A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers," regarding the plot: the Iris message call to Camp Half-Blood, the meeting of Ares, the errand to the abandoned amusement park, and the themes: treachery, deception, and resourcefulness, and identifying the literary elements in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion with the students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements

Resources: Google Classroom



Thursday, November 3, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading, by choosing an example of figurative language In the chapter and explaining how it is used to enrich the text. Before beginning, we will review the common literary devices. Then, students will choose an excerpt from the choices provided, identify its literary element or elements, and explain how it enhances the writing. 

Activity: Drafting the short response, arranging it around the evidence

Resources: Google Classroom: writing prompt


Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 14, "I Become A Known Fugitive," regarding the plot: Percy's amazement at surviving the fall from the Arch, his realization that he can breathe underwater, the visit from the naiad, his reunion with Annabeth and Grover, their escape on the train, and the themes: survival, friendship, destiny, and identifying the literary elements

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom



Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will complete an evidence exercise for Chapter 13, "I Plunge to My Death" answering ONLY with direct, properly cited evidence from the chapter

Activities: Independent completion of the evidence exercise

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, October 31, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective:  The students will learn 10 new context words from the novel: morale,       chaotic, commission, compendium, solicitor, loiter, barge, dilated, melancholy,    predicament

The students will read and understand Chapter 13, "I Plunge To My Death" regarding the plot: The train ride to Denver during which Percy learns about Annabeth's childhood, the visit to the St. Louis Arch, the battle with Echidna and the Chimera, Percy's plummet into the Mississippi, and the themes: childhood scars, good vs. evil, and identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Defining the vocabulary

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of the figurative language in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom




Friday, October 26, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will read an article from Newsela, "The Science of Ghosts," and complete a 4 question follow-up assessment

The students will be given time to independently read

Activities: Vocabulary test

Independent reading

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, October 25, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective:  The students will read and understand Chapter 12, "We Get Advice From A Poodle" regarding the plot: Grover laments how humans have polluted the earth, and he explains about Pan; Percy has another dream about the evil voice from below; Grover finds a pink poodle and collects a reward for his return which pays their train fare, and the themes: care of the earth, forces of evil, resourcefulness, as well as identifying the literary elements in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of the figurative language in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, October 24, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will demonstrate understanding of chapters 7-11 in The Lightning Thief on a 25-question multiple-choice test

The students may complete any unfinished work or read independently when finished

Activities: Taking the test

Reading or working

Resources: Google Classroom




Tuesday, October 23, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 11, "We Visit The Garden Gnome Emporium" answering the following prompt: "Find an example of foreshadowing (Foreshadowing occurs when a hint or suggestion of events to come is given.) in the chapter and describe how it works to move the story forward. Include a cited piece of text evidence that contains the foreshadowing

Activities: Defining the vocabulary

Choosing an example of foreshadowing in the chapter and writing the short response

Resources: Google Classroom 


Monday, October 22, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective:  The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: deceitful, resent, confined, fugitive, quench, immune, surveillance, humane, smug, intervene 

The students will read and understand Chapter 11, "We Visit The Garden Gnome Emporium" regarding the plot: Percy, Annabeth, and Grover meet Auntie Em and tour her gardens and statues, how she is generous and feeds them, yet carefully hides her face; their horror upon discovering her true identity and the battle that then ensues, and the themes: deception, duplicity, and danger, and the literary elements in the chapter.

Activities: Learning the vocabulary words

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identifying the literary terms in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom






Friday, October 21, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading, answering the following writing prompt: Write a short response that explores the relationship between Percy and another character in Chapter 10. Describe what the dynamic between the two characters is like. For example, is the character friends with Percy, an acquaintance of Percy’s, a competitor of Percy’s, or a mentor for Percy? Or does the character possibly have an ulterior motive for the relationship with Percy? Include one piece of cited textual evidence to support your claim.

Activities: Choosing a relationship to write about and locating evidence to support it

Drafting the short response using the template that is provided

Resources: Google Classroom




Thursday, October 20, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will read and understand Chapter 10, "I Ruin A Perfectly Good Bus"; the plot: Percy, Annabeth, and Grover head out on their quest; Chiron gives Percy "Riptide" and explains its power; Luke gives Percy the winged shoes, the Furies appear on the bus; a battle ensues, and the themes: purpose, parental gifts, enemies and evil, as well as identify the literary elements in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Finding the figurative language in the chapter

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise for Chapter 9, "I Am Offered A Quest"

answering questions with ONLY direct, properly cited evidence from the text

Activities: Completing the evidence-finding exercise independently

Resources: Google Classroom, Quizlet


Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will read and understand Chapter 9, "I Am offered A Quest"; the plot: Percy moves into Poseidon's cabin, Percy's visit to the Oracle, the assignment of a quest, the mystery of the hell-hound; and the themes: change, parentage, fate, enemies, and identification of the literary devices in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, October 14, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will complete Writing Prompt #5 on a symbol used in Chatper 8.

The students will read an article in Newsela, "Why is my ice cream cone so expensive? An inflation explainer,"  and answer (4) multiple choice questions

Activities: Completion of writing prompt

Reading comprehension assignment in Newsela

Resources: Google classroom


Thursday, October 13, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 8, "We Capture A Flag, "answering the following writing prompt: "Identify a symbol used in chapter 8 and describe its significance using one piece of text evidence, properly cited, to support their writing."

Activities: Choosing a symbol from a list of choices

Selecting evidence from the chapter to support the symbol

Using a template, write the paragraph

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will read and understand Chapter 8, "We Capture A Flag"; the plot: Percy's struggle to find something that he's good at; Percy disarming Luke in a practice battle; Grover's story of his failed past; Capture the Flag, and the summoning of the hell-hound, and the themes: self-doubt, suspicion, competition and evil, and identification of the literary elements in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise answering questions for chapter 7 with ONLY direct, properly cited evidence from the text

Activities: Independent work on evidence exercise

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, October 7, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will demonstrate knowledge of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will read an article from Newsela, "Surfing Dogs Take The Waves in World Championship," and answer multiple choice questions that follow

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Reading the article and taking the quiz

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, October 6, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will read Chapter 7, "My Dinner Goes Up In Smoke," regarding the plot: Percy's camp-wide fame after beating Clarisse, Annabeth's explanation of busy Godly parents ignoring their kids, Luke's attempt at befriending Percy, and Percy's first experience with burnt offerings to the gods; and the themes: parent-child relationships, friendship, and competition, as well as the literary elements in the chapter

Activity: reading and discussion with the students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: (Postponed until Thursday, 10/ 6) The students will demonstrate understanding of the first five chapters in The Lightning Thief on a 25-question multiple-choice test

The students may complete any unfinished work or read independently when finished

Activities: Taking the test

Reading or working

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objective: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 6, choosing an ironic or humorous situation that occurs in chapter 6 and telling why it is funny or unexpected. They will select a topic from the list provided. They must use one piece of textual evidence from the book to support their claim.

Activity: Group discussion of the topic: irony or humor in Chapter 6

Selection of topic

Drafting the writing and choosing an appropriate piece of text evidence to support their claim

Resources: Google Classroom

HW: Study for The Lightning Thief Test Chapters 1-6



Monday, October 3, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new context words from the novel: billow, orientation, regrettably, impulsive, perplex, instinctively, customary, claustrophobic, procure, escapade

The students will read Chapter 6, "I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom," regarding the plot: Percy's tour of CHB, his meeting Annabeth, his encounter with Clarisse; and the themes: parentage, friendship, enemies, and identifying the literary elements as well.

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words as a class

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Friday, September 30, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will demonstrate mastery of the week's context vocabulary on an assessment

The students will read an article on Newsela, Wanted: "Golden Tastebuds and a Very Sweet Tooth," and answer multiple-choice questions

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Reading the article and answering the questions

Independent reading or finishing incomplete written work for the week

Resources: Google Classroom


Thursday, September 29, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will complete any outstanding written work, read independently or study on Quizlet for their vocabulary test tomorrow.

Activities: Written word completion

Independent reading

Studying vocabulary

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise answering questions for chapter 5 with ONLY direct, properly cited evidence from the text

The students will read in their independent reading books

Activity: Independent completion of the evidence exercise

Independent reading book

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will complete their short responses

The student will read and understand Chapter 5, "I Play Pinochle With A Horse," regarding the plot: Percy meets Chiron and Mr. D, Percy understands CHB's purpose, Percy learns of the theft, the summer solstice, and the themes: amazement, intrigue, trust, and the literary devices in the chapter

Activities: Completing the writing

Reading and discussion with students assuming character parts

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, September 26, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new context words from the book: skeptically, summons, quest, prophecy, appraised, warily, celestial, forged,     banished, vulnerable

The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 4, "My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting" answering the prompt, "Name a challenge that Percy faces in Chapter 4" The students will choose from a list of challenges, identify the specifics of it and defend their writing with properly cited text evidence

Activities: Defining the vocabulary words as a class

Discussion of writing prompt and selection of  topic

Beginning to draft the writing using the template provided

Resources: Google Classroom, Quizlet


Friday, September 23, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The student will show mastery of the week's vocabulary words on an assessment.

The students will complete their writing assignments

The students will read an article in News ELA and answer multiple choice questions

Activities: Taking the vocabulary test

Completing writing if necessary

Reading the article


Thursday, September 22, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will write in reaction to reading, answering the following prompt: "Name One Challenge Percy Faces in this Chapter" The students generate a list of challenges and choose one to write about

Activity: Drafting the response on Module pg 15

Resources: Google Classroom


Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will first complete their short responses on setting.

The students will read and understand Chapter 4,  "My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting" understanding the plot: Percy, Grover and Percy's mother escape from Montauk in a terrible storm, they are chased by a creature of the way to Camp Half-Blood, there is a fight with a Minotaur, Percy's mom disappears, Percy drags Grover to safety; and the themes: danger, loyalty, love and loss, and define the figurative language in the chapter

Activities: Completion of writing

Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character roles

Resources: Google Classroom


Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will write in reaction to reading Chapter 3, "Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Pants," describing a setting in the chapter, both literally and figuratively regarding its importance in connection to a particular character. They will choose from 7 questions. This piece must include at least one piece of properly cited text evidence.

Activity: Discussion and choosing of topics

Drafting the response and finding the appropriate evidence

Resources: Google Classroom


Monday, September 19, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will learn (10) new context words from the book:  probation, dyslexia, hallucination, delinquent, expelled, stalk, mortal, lethal, threshold, patron

The students will begin reading chapter 3, "Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Pants,"understanding the plot: Percy's return home and exchange with his step-father, Percy's mom arriving, and the two of them heading to Montauk, Grover's frantic midnight visit to their beach house, and the themes: abuse, love, danger, as well as the literary elements in the chapter.

Activities: 

Defining the vocabulary words

Reading and discussion with the students assuming character parts

Identification of the literary elements

Resources: Google Classroom



Friday, September 16, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will complete an evidence-finding exercise, answering questions for Chapter 2, "Three Old Ladies Knit The Socks Of Death" with ONLY direct text evidence, properly cited

The students will begin reading chapter 3, "Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Pants"

Activities: Independent completion of the evidence exercise

Reading and discussion of chapter 3

Resources: Google Classroom



Thursday, September 15, 2022

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will begin reading Chapter 2, "Three Old Ladies Knit The Socks Of Death" and understand the plot: Percy is expelled; Percy overhears Mr. Brunner and Grover talking about him; Grover asks to accompany Percy home, and the themes: betrayal, frustration, and the literary terms present in the writing

The students will identify the literary elements in the chapter

Activities: Reading and discussion of the chapter with students assuming character parts

Literary Elements identified

Resources: Google Classroom, Quizlet, Literary Terms packet


Wednesday, September 14, 2022

ELA 7

Novel Unit 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Objectives: The students will join the Google Classroom for ELA 7

The students will understand the expectations of the ELA class

The students will begin to read Chapter 1, "I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher" regarding the plot: Percy is attacked by a demon; themes, friendship and good vs. evil; and characterizations; Percy is unlucky but fair, Grover is kind; Mr. Brunner is helpful; Mrs. Dodds is evil, as well as identifying the figurative language in the chapter

Activites: 

Explaining the weekly coursework: Writing, Vocabulary, Evidence-Finding, Reading as Characters

Beginning to read chapter 1

Resources: Chromebooks, Google Classroom