Agenda for the week of: December 7-11, 2015
Monday, December 7, 2015 “An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.” ~Orrlando Battista Orlando A. Battista
1. Warm-up: KA Hots Word -play 2. Mini-lesson: Review SG 3. Work Session: paired passages with poetry. Writing work shop: Constructed response. Using the poems on pages of textbook.
Directions for constructed response: Write a brief response in which you compare and contrast the two poems. Explain two ways the poems are alike. Next, contrast the two poems by explaining one way the poems are different. Make sure that you cite evidence from the text, and make sure that you refer to the poems as poem 1 and poem 2.
Closing: Peer editing if time permits. QPA Review if time permits. Homework: Study for QPA & finish classwork Continued on next slide
Paired passages with poetry. Writing work shop: Constructed response. Using the poems on pages of textbook. Directions for constructed response: Write a brief response in which you compare and contrast the two poems. Explain two ways the poems are alike. Next, contrast the two poems by explaining one way the poems are different. Make sure that you cite evidence from the text, and make sure that you refer to the poems as poem 1 and poem 2.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 “Just because something is difficult doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try, it just means you should try harder.” ~ Author unknown
1. Warm-up: KA Hots Word -play 2. Mini-lesson: Paragraph organization 3. Work Session: Writing work shop: Constructed responses with text evidence. 4. Peer editing
Directions for constructed response: Write a brief response in which you compare and contrast the two poems. Explain two ways the poems are alike. Next, contrast the two poems by explaining one way the poems are different. Make sure that you cite evidence from the text, and make sure that you refer to the poems as poem 1 and poem 2.
Closing: 1. Kahoot Figurative Language 2. QPA Review if time permits. Homework: Study for QPA
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 “People may forget what you said, but they will never forget the way you made them feel.” ~ Author unknown
1. Warm-up: KA Hots Word -play 2. Mini-lesson: none 3. Work Session: Stations 1 st, 2 nd, and part of 3 rd period will be interrupted due to the field trip.
Homework: Study for QPA Thursday is the 1st part of the exam. The writing portion is Friday.
Thursday, December 10, 2015 “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, then you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams
Warm-up: 5 minute review Work Session: QPA part I Closing: Silent Reading
Friday, December 11, 2015 “”You were made to be AWESOME, keep going.” Kid Presiden
Warm-up: 5 minute review Work Session: QPA part 2 Closing: Silent Reading
Homework: Do something kind for someone and expect nothing in return!!