Week of 9/9 - 9/13

Monday 9/9
Class Objective: Determine a theme of a text by analyzing factors such as characterization, setting, plot, and dialogue. What is the theme? How do I determine the theme?

1) Take theme pre-assessment: Pre-assessment
2) Watch theme video and take Cornell notes: How to find theme
3) Exit ticket: 1) What is one new piece of information you took away from this video?
                      2) What is the difference between subject and theme?
Extra support: Guided notes for theme video

Homework: Read your independent reading novel for 30 minutes. Work on vocab Cornell Notes for astro, bio, cardio, chromo.

Tuesday 9/10
Class Objective: Analyze in detail the structure of paragraphs in a text, in particular lead and closing sentences. Identify text structures and justify why the author included them.

1) Watch part of the B.B. King video. Think of three adjectives that describes the music: lyrics, tempo,
     mood, purpose, etc. "The Thrill is Gone"
     mood, purpose, etc.
 
2) Scan the article The Therapeutic Role of the Blues Singer and Considerations for the Clinical Applications of the Blues Form. Answer all questions on the accountability sheet: Accountability sheet. (Periods 1-3, we will get to the accountability sheet on Wednesday.)
(Don't panic when you see this article! We are learning how to scan and skim professional articles for the information that we need.)

3) Based on what you've learned about the blues, what role do you think a blues player might take on
    in a fictional story? Think beyond the music. What purpose would he or she serve in relation to the
    protagonist's conflicts?

Homework: Read your independent reading novel for 30 minutes. Work on vocab Cornell Notes for astro, bio, cardio, and chrome.

Just for fun,  you can watch the "Babysitting Blues" scene from Adventures in Babysitting on YouTube.
(Adventures in Babysitting. Dir. Chris Columbus. Perf. Elisabeth Shue. Touchstone, 1987. Film.

Wednesday:
Class Objective: To determine a central theme in a work of fiction while using details in the text as well as background experience knowledge from outside sources.

1) Complete  Accountability sheet and turn in to Ms. Grinnell

2) Discuss parameters of Dear Ms. Grinnell letter assignment and review rubric.

3) Begin reading "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" as a class and fill out graphic organizer to determine theme through analysis of characters' actions, sequence of events, and other elements of the story.

Homework: Read 30 minutes. Work on vocab Cornell Notes (due Friday). Work on Dear Ms. Grinnell letter (due Friday, 9/20).