Monday, March 28, 2011

Monday, March 28


Objective:  SWBAT
·      Analyze elements of poetry to determine author purpose.
Agenda:
I.        Warm-up
II.     ‘Fueled’ Your Turn share
III.  ‘This Door’ and ‘Sanctuary’

Homework:             
·      Comparison BCR
*  Quarterly Test Wednesday
*  OR Project due Thursday (Wednesday if you are on the field trip!)

Warm-up:             
o   Examine ‘Your World’ and answer the four questions on a separate sheet of paper to be collected.  Remember to use specific text references to support your answers for full credit.

Friday, March 25


Objective:  SWBAT
·      Identify and create metaphors to affect reader understanding in poetry.
Agenda:
I.       Warm-up
II.     ‘Courage’ Your Turn Share
III.  ‘Fueled’

Homework:             
·      'Fueled' Your Turn!

Warm-up:             
·      Create a metaphor for the following things:
o   Lizard
o   Sunshine
o   Tree
o   River

Thursday, March 24


Objective:  SWBAT
·      Identify and create similes to affect reader understanding in poetry.
Agenda:
I.       Warm-up
II.    ‘Hanging Fire’ BCR Work
III.  ‘Courage’

Homework:             
·      Your Turn!
·      Revise BCR for collection tomorrow.

Warm-up:             
·      Take and complete simile activity

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Wednesday, March 23


Objective:  SWBAT
·      Analyze poem to determine author’s meaning.
Agenda:
I.       Warm-up
II.    How to Read a Poem
III.  ‘Hanging Fire’ SI

Homework:             
·      Analysis BCR

Warm-up:             
o   Take out ‘Hanging Fire’ Homework.
o   Take SI sheet.
o   Copy the following and answer the questions before discussion section:
§  How and why has the girl’s skin betrayed her?

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Tuesday, March 22


Objective:  SWBAT
·      Recall and apply knowledge in order to complete MND assessment.
Agenda:
I.      Warm-up
II.    Test

Homework:             
·      ‘Hanging Fire’ and Questions (on a separate sheet of paper please!)

Warm-up:             
o   Take out pencil.
o   Take out review sheet.
o   Clear your desk of everything else.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Monday, March 21


Objective:  SWBAT
·      Identify director choices for MND film.
Agenda:
I.       Warm-up
II.    Peer Review Instructions
III.  Film

Homework:             
·      Study! Test tomorrow!

Warm-up:             
·      Pd. 2 Only!! Please fix the desks!
·      Take out a sheet of paper and answer the following questions:
o   What was the biggest challenge in completing your FAC?
o   What was the best part about FAC?
o   What do you wish you could have done differently?
o   What advice would you give to the next group who has this assignment?

Friday, March 18, 2011

FAC Peer Evaluation



Did the person attend all work sessions?
Did the person complete their assigned tasks?
Did the person stay on task during work time?
Did the person maintain a sense of team during the project?
Overall contribution?
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Directions:  Rate each member of your group and yourself on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is the best.  Think of the following: 5=A, 4=B, 3=C, 2=D, 1=E.  No one should be scored a zero unless they did not actually participate.  Please be honest and fair.  If you would like to provide a brief explanation of your score in the box, you may.

WCLLP OR Activity #3


Title: ___________________________________ Author: ___________
Pages Read:  ____________


1.     Figurative Language helps the reader become invested in the story being read.  This includes symbolism, simile, metaphor, and allusion.  Examine your novel and identify two figurative language pieces. How do they affect your understanding of the story?

2.     Identify the climax of the novel.  What decision did the protagonist have to make? What was the outcome?

3.     Give two or three traits for your character.  What in the story led you to choose these traits?

4.     Denoument is the moment in which a character learns something they didn’t realize before.  It usually occurs towards the end of a story.  What is the denoument for your character?

Friday, March 18


Objective:  SWBAT
·      Complete OR read and assignment.
Agenda:
I.      Warm-up
II.    OR Read – Activity #3
III.  MDN Review

Homework:             
·      Complete Review Sheet.
·      Test Tuesday!

Warm-up:             
·      Take out OR book for reading.

Thursday, March 17


Objective:  SWBAT
·      Interpret scene through acting.
Agenda:
I.       Warm-up
II.    Presentations!

Homework:             
·      OR Read tomorrow. Don’t forget your book.

Warm-up:             
·      Get in costume and ready to act.
·      Prepare promptbook for collection.
·      Directors – Please take grade sheet and complete top portion.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Wednesday, March 16


Objective:  SWBAT
·      Interpret scene through acting.
Agenda:
I.      Warm-up
II.    FAC
                                                                 i.     Practice, Practice, Practice!
                                                               ii.     Stage rehearsal

Homework:             
·      FAC! That’s it, but that’s a lot!
·      Have you made notecards for your lines? This will help you memorize them.
·      OR read will be Friday this week.

Warm-up:             
·      Pick up FAC record sheet.
·      Get to work! You have the half period; we will go to the theater after 25 minutes to run through on the stage.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Tuesday, March 15


Objective:  SWBAT
·      Analyze scene assignment to complete blocking process.
Agenda:
I.       Warm-up
II.  FAC
                                                                 i.     Block scene – personal and stage!
                                                               ii.     Practice, Practice, Practice!

Homework:             
·      FAC! That’s it, but that’s a lot!
·      Have you made notecards for your lines? This will help you memorize them.
·      OR read will be Friday this week.

Warm-up:             
·      Pick up FAC record sheet.
·      Get to work! You have the whole period; use it wisely.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Monday, March 14


Objective:  SWBAT
·      Analyze scene assignment to complete blocking process.
Agenda:
I.       Warm-up
II.    The promptbook
III.  FAC
                                                                 i.     Complete set design
                                                               ii.     Begin blocking scene – personal and stage! Don’t forget to take notes on script

Homework:             
·      FAC! That’s it, but that’s a lot!
·      OR read will be Friday this week!

Warm-up:             
·      Directors need to pick up FAC record sheet from me, and then choose an area to work in:
o   The stairwell
o   The elevator hallway
o   The classroom

Thursday, March 10, 2011

WCLLP OR Activity #2


Title: ___________________________________ Author: ___________
Pages Read:  ____________


1.     Theme is the observation about life made by the author.  It incorporates character, conflict, climax, and resolution.  Most themes are not fully developed until the end of the novel, but the topics of the themes are introduced early.  What are the theme topics expressed in your novel?

2.     What steps has your protagonist taken to solve the conflict in your novel?  Be specific.

3.     Setting incorporates much more than time and place.  What new ideas, prejudices, and routines have been added to your setting in the novel?

4.     Sidekick characters aid the protagonist in solving problems in the story.  Does your novel contain a sidekick character? Who is it and how have they aided the protagonist so far?

Thursday, March 10


Objective:  SWBAT
·      Analyze scene assignment to complete editing process.
Agenda:
I.       Warm-up
II.    OR Read -- Activity #2
III.  FAC
                                                                 i.     Complete editing
                                                               ii.     Create set
                                                              iii.     Have you decided on an interpretation style yet?

Homework:             
·      FAC! That’s it, but that’s a lot!

Warm-up:             
·      Take out OR book for OR read.  We will be dividing the class in two parts. Half for OR read and half for group work.  Presentations are next Thursday.  There is a lot to do before then!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

FAC Daily Agenda Sheet


Date ______________

Company Name ____________________________________________________________________

Members Present




Members Absent




Goals for today’s class                              Accomplished      Notes
















Wednesday, March 9


Objective:  SWBAT
·      Analyze scene assignment to complete editing.
Agenda:
I.       Warm-up
II.    Log Collection
III.  FAC

Homework:             
·      OR Book on Thursday
·      Begin work on FACs

Warm-up:             
·      Take out logs and grade sheet for collection! Logs done! Yay!