Based on yesterday's lesson on annotation, ask a question about "Things Fall Apart" that you don't understand or want to know more about.


Today:

1. Reflection
2.Review annotation/ skill practice
3. First ten minutes "things fall apart" practicing annotation skills

4. Silent Selective reading

Feast of the New Yam

Chapter 5 opens with Feast of the new Yam, the biggest party/ festival in Umuofia. What is the biggest family or community celebration you've ever been to? What was it like?

TODAY IN ENGLISH

1. Reflection
2. Introduction to annotation
3. Reading/ Annotating text
4. Silent Selective Reading

Okonkwo can't relax

Chapter 5 opens with the feast of the new Yam. The narrator states that Okonkwo never feels comfortable at the festival. What about Okonkwo's personality do you think makes him unable to enjoy the party fully?


TODAY
Reflection
Annotated reading- CH 5
Silent Selective Reading

Do you agree with Okonkwo's belief that to show that you care about someone is to show weakness? Why or why not?

1. Reflection
2. Chapters 1-4 Questions
3. Reading

Make a Prediction

Will Nwakibie give Okonwo the seeds? 

1. Reflection Posting

2. Things fall apart reading

Nwakibie

When he is in a tough spot, needing Yam seeds, Okonwo turns to Nwakibie. If you were in a tough spot, and desperately needed money, who would you turn turn to and what would you say?

TODAY IN ENGLISH

1. Reflection

2. Read "Things Fall Apart"

3. SSR

Make a prediction: 

Will Ikemefuna be welcomed into Okonkwo's family? Why or why not?

Today in English:

1. Reflection

2. Reading/ Annotated Things fall Apart

3. SSR

Someone you don't want to be like

In things fall apart, Okonkwo is desperately trying to not be like his father, Unoka, who he sees as weak. Who is someone in your life who you absolutely don't want to be like and why? Please don't choose anyone at school and be appropriate in your response. 

Today in English

1. Reflection

2. Reading/ Annotation "Things Fall Apart"

3. Silent Selective Reading

Superstition

Okonkwo's people are very superstitious, where the slightest misstep can lead to crop failure or disaster. What are your (or a close family member) superstitions about? To you have a habit or ritual that you just have to do every day? Why?



Today in English:

1. Reflection
2. Reading "Things Fall Apart"/ Annotating
3. Silent Selective reading

Which character would you rather be like- Okonkwo, who is serious, strong, impatient, aggressive/ angry, and rich, or his father Unoka, who is a musician, broke, fun-lowing, a drunkard, beloved, and loves life?

Today in English

1. Refelction
2. Reading/ Annotating Things Fall Apart
3. Introduction to SSR/ Pick a book

What can you acquire..

In the world of Okonkwo and Things Fall apart, one must acquire Yams in order to earn status in his society. in our world, other than money, what must one acquire in order to get status and respect?

At the end of your life...

Reflection:

At the end of your life, when you look back on all you've done, how will you determine whether your life has been been a success or not? Would you have wanted to have made a lot of money or done kind deeds? Something else?

Today in English
1. Reflection
2. Reading+ Review (Must complete sessions!)
3. Complete vocab/ PowerPoint
4. Begin Reading "Things Fall Apart"

Intro to Chinua Achebe's Things fall apart

Based on the above, make a prediction as to what the story, "Things fall apart" will be about?

1. Reflection
2. Africa KWL
3. Background Slideshow- Things Fall Apart

Based on what you have learned, how is coming of age the same/ different in our culture and other cultures?

Coming of age- almost there!

Based on everything you've read so far, what does it mean to come of age? Do you believe that you have come of age yet? Why or why not?

Today in English

1. Reflection
2. Upcoming week
* Late work
* Test
* Finish Sandlot
3. Coming of Age Study guide

Reflect on something you were scared of as a child.

-or-

Discuss something you use to pretend was true as a child

Make a prediction

Above is the story we are going to be reading in class today- based on the picture and title, make a prediction about what's going to happen. 

1. Reflection/ prediction

2. Finish "Brothers are Same Question (Period 1)

3. Vocab- Shosha

4. 

Make a prediction

http://occupyfun.com/videos/video.php?title=Lions-Attack-People

Make a predication: which warrior will Kileghen choose and why?

1. Reflection
2. Finish reading story
3. Answer questions

Death by lion?

What would be going through your head if you were being dragged off into the bushes to be killed by a lion?

1. Reflection
2. Reading: "Brothers are the Same"
3. Questions: "Brothers are the Same"

What would you do...

.... if you had to kill a lion in our society to get all the benefits to being an adult (driving, drinking, voting, etc.

1. Reflection
2. Read
3. Brothers are the Same Question

Make a prediction

1. Reflection
Make a prediction: What will happen when Temas battles the lion?

2. Check grades!
3. Read Brothers are the same

1. Daily Reflection

What was a time were you had to do something and risked failing publicly? How did you cope? Were you successful?
2. Reading
3. Comprehension Questions

What right of passage is into manhood is overrated or not that important?

Becomiing a man

Today we continue to talk about rights of passage.

1. Reflection
Today, in reading "Brothers are all the Same", you are going to continue to learn about rights of passage. In our society, what rights of passage does someone need to go through to become a man?

2. PowerPoint on "Brothers are the Same"
3.

Make a prediction

Today in English

1. Will the Kelvey children be able or permitted to see the doll house? What will that experience be like for them?
2. Finishing reading "Doll House"
3. Doll house questions

Are people good are bad?

1. Reflection

Do you think kids are naturally cruel or kind? Explain.
2. Engrade/ Open House
3. Finish reading story
4. Comprehension Questions

Think back to grade school. How could you identify which students had the most money and which had none? How did these students appearance and actions make them appear different than the other students?

1. Relfection
Based on what you see of New Zealand, would you like to visit?

1. Reflection
Based on yesterday's conversation and your previous knowledge, what do you know (and do not know/ want to learn) about New Zealand?

2. Read "The Doll's house" 
AS YOU READ

1. Underline five words in first three pages
2. Define words
3. Use in sentence

Today in English

1. Reflection
List a stereotype that someone might think applies to you. Is it accurate? Are you that person?
2. Read/ Reflection questions- "All American Girl"

Today in English

1. Reflection
Reflect on a situation when you were in a group and were aware of feeling different than everyone else. What was the group? Did it make you self consicous? How did it make you feel?2. Vocabulary (second side with definitions)

3. Questions

All-American Girl

1. Reflection/ Deep thought (5 minutes)
How do you compare to the image you drew last week of what it means to be All-American?
2. All-American Girl Vocabulary

1. * Definition
2. * Use word in a sentence

3. Read All-American Girl (if unread)
4. All-American Girl Reading guide (20 min)

All American?

Today in English
1. Reflection
Draw a picture of what you think it means to be American

2. Finish Autobiographical Maps

3. Intro to American Girl Vocabs

Life Map

 

Today in English

 1. Reflection

Draw a picture of where you imagine that you will be in twenty years

2. Life Map

3. Intro to "All American Girl"

Today in English

1. Reflection
What was the the worst birthday experience you ever had?
2. Read Eleven
3. Comprehension questions

Becoming an Adult- today in English

1. Reflection
Is becoming an adult a difficult or easy process? Explain your answer.
2. Time-line
* Complete time-line within 10 minutes! Reflection on each event on back of sheet
3. Reading of Eleven

4. Complete reading guide for "Eleven"

Important event

Today in English

1. Reflection
If you had to name one, what is the single most important, life-changing event in your life so far?
2. Time-line (pictures!)
3.

 

Adulthood vs. Youth

 

 

Today in English

 

 

1. Reflection

 

What are pros/ cons of being both an adult and a child?

 

 

2. Discussion of SSR/ lists alread due

 

 

3. Rights of passage- legal age vs. what age should be

 

 

4. Coming of Age Personal Timeline

 

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO TIMELINE CREATOR

Today in World Lit

Today will start talking about what it means to be an adult and come of age

1. Reflection

        Do you think of yourself as an adult? If yes, what changes have you gone through that have marked the transition? If not, what about your life makes you not yet an adult?

2. Book selections (complete today- or else!)

3. Differences between adults/ teenagers T-chart (one or two groups) & discussion

Today in English:
1. Intro to Reflection Journaling
2. First Journaling Assignment
3. Pick three Books
4. Class Expectation

What have your experiences been in the past with English class? What parts have you enjoyed the most? What parts have you disliked? Why?

Where's your place?

In the hunger games, Katniss only feels carefree when she's hunting in the woods outside District 12 with Gale. What place in your own life gives you that same feeling?

In the "Hunger Games", particularly bad jobs are assigned to the districts as punishment. In district 12, that

means working in the coal mines. What do you think the worst job is? What would you force people to do as

punishment?

Reality TV

Would you compete in a reality show where, if you won, you would become rich beyond measure, but if you lost, you would lose your life?

Is it ever...

... okay to kill someone? If so, under what circumstances?

Today in English

1. Read Comic Edition (20 minutes)
2. Silent reading (complete reading blog if you want credit!)

What plan...

will Faber and Montag hatch for how to proceed? (Make a prediction)

Faber

In the last part of our reading, Montag, realizing that Mildred is not supporting his desire to read, seeks out Faber, an old professor that he once met in a park. What do you think he wants from Faber?

Today in English

1. Blog Posting

2. Comic Read-aloud/ annotation

3. SSR

Happy or not

Answer the fundamental question that Montag is asked by Clarisse- Are you happy?

Get some bonus points!

Today in English

1.7 Demonstrate skill in classroom discussion. (C‑2) [4A, 4B]

1.4 Analyze conflict in specific dramatic selections. (C‑4) [2A]

1. Blog Posting

2. Literary element- conflict

Conflict is the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces. (They want different things and only one side can win)

3. Graphic novel read-aloud/ annotation

4. Conflict assessment

First three correct answers get five bonus points-

Why is the novel called "Fahrenheit 451"?

Make a prediction...

... What will Montag do when he finds that Mildred is not on board with his desire to find some secret or answer in the books he has hidden?

TODAY IN ENGLISH

1. Blog Posting

2. Comic Edition Read-Aloud

3. SSR

What if...

...you had the only copy of the bible left in existence? What would you do with it? What if possessing it put you in danger?

TODAY IN ENGLISH

1. Blog Posting

2. Vocab Activity

3. Read Aloud F451