Journeys

Tuesday, September 26th

Classes began Unit Two today, starting with making inferences about Irish life in the 1840s and 1850s. Throughout this unit, we will be exploring why people take journeys, and how humans manage to survive on these journeys while living without life's basic necessities.

Journal: Think about journeys. What are reasons people go on a journey? What are different kinds of journeys? Include your own experience.

Wednesday, September 27th

Journal: Write about an instance in history, or present day, where a group took a journey. Write at least three lines with detail. (Think back to yesterday’s class discussion if you’re having trouble thinking of an idea.)

Irish Poetry group work

No homework

Thursday, September 28th

"Coffin Ships" annotation & notes

Homework: Finish what was not completed in class

Friday, September 29th

"Coffin Ships" continued & Irish history

Homework: Finish the annotations & notes not completed in class.

Monday, October 2nd

Journal: Pick one of the following & write a brief paragraph (3-4 sentences) about how you feel about it: Homework, NC State or Carolina, Video games, Reading

Students further worked with "Coffin Ships," exploring the tone & authors purpose. We began creating a double-bubble map comparing "Coffin Ships" and "Rise of Emigration" texts.

No homework.

Tuesday, October 3rd

No journal

In class: Students completed a double-bubble map comparing a news article and informational article, both discussing the Irish immigration of the 1850s. Students began the first station of immigration poetry, which will be continued tomorrow.

Homework: Core 3 & 4 are to finish what is not completed in class of "America" by Claude McKay.

Wednesday, October 4th

Journal: Write a brief paragraph (3-4 sentences) on a goal you want to achieve. What conditions or help would be necessary in order to achieve this goal?

In class: Students completed Immigration poetry stations & read an article about the Choctaw and Irish in order to prepare for tomorrows introduction to Native American journeys.

No homework

Thursday, October 5th

No journal

In class: Students read "The Birthday Story of John G. Burnett" and answered accompanying questions.

Homework: Finish "The Birthday Story" if not completed in class.

Friday, October 6th

Journal: Take notes on compound sentences

In class: Students worked with creating compound sentences and better understanding sentence structure. Students watched a short film on The Indian Removal Act and took notes in preparation for the upcoming final paper.

No homework.

Monday, October 9th

Journal: Write one compound sentence about your activities over the weekend.

In class: Students read the transcript of Andrew Jackson's address to Congress in 1830, concerning the Indian Removal Act. They worked in partners to explore the differences in "The Birthday Story" and "Address to Congress."

Homework: Finish what of reading Jackson's Address to Congress was not completed in class.

Tuesday, October 10th

Journal: Describe the Irish's journey in three sentences- include a compound sentence, a beginning, a middle, and an end.

In class: Completing work with Andrew Jackson's Address to Congress & beginning "Medicine Bag" reading.

No homework

Wednesday, October 11th

No journal- students should instead take notes on the plot chart discussed in class.

In class: Students continued to work with "Medicine Bag" by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve and reviewed plot diagrams and its relation to "Medicine Bag."

No homework.

Thursday, October 12th

Journal: Describe the Native American’s journey in three sentences. Include the beginning, middle, and end and a compound sentence.

In class: Students took a reading quiz on "Medicine Bag." The class wrapped up Journey's focus on Native Americans and moved to Harriet Tubman's, "Guide to Freedom."

No homework.

Friday, October 13th

No journal.

In class: Students completed "Guide to Freedom" by the end of class.

No homework.

Monday, October 16th

Journal: Notes on complex sentences.

In class: Introduction to complex sentences & beginning pre-writing for Journey's essay (due Friday, October 20th)

No homework.

Tuesday, October 17th

No journal.

In class: Writing outline of Journeys essay.

Homework: Finish what of outline not completed in class.

Wednesday, October 18th

No journal. Students continue to work on their Journeys essay, due Friday 10/20.

Thursday, October 19th

Students are still working to complete their Unit Two essays. By today, students are goaled to be peer editing during class.

Friday, October 20th

Students are finishing up their Unit Two essay, due today!

Monday, October 23rd

Reviewing for unit test & finishing essays.

Tuesday, October 24th

Taking Unit Two test.