Warm-up: On sticky notes, write down significant events in your book that are needed in order to keep the story going . What are essential events that move the plot along?
Link to discussion forum questions
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Essay contest opportunity. YOU MUST SUBMIT AT LEAST TWO WRITTEN WORKS THIS YEAR FOR COMPETITION OR PUBLISHING!
This is not mandatory, but I strongly encourage you to enter this competition. It will help to keep your mind sharp over Winter Break, and there is a monetary reward of $300.00. If you choose to enter the contest, you must write a refined, thoughtful essay. I will help you at lunch time or via email if you need some coaching with this. Submissions are due electronically by January 4, 2015 per the contest rules below.
Rules: KSCPP Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project
Book: Link to the book: Chung Ho Ye, Tales of filial deviation, loyalty, respect and benevolence from the history and folklore of Korea
I will give two extra credit points to one of your major class grades if you submit a work to the national competition. In order to earn the points, your work must be error-free, show evidence of deep analysis and excellent crafting, and demonstrate your skill of properly citing and elaborating evidence from the text.
Rules: KSCPP Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project
Book: Link to the book: Chung Ho Ye, Tales of filial deviation, loyalty, respect and benevolence from the history and folklore of Korea
I will give two extra credit points to one of your major class grades if you submit a work to the national competition. In order to earn the points, your work must be error-free, show evidence of deep analysis and excellent crafting, and demonstrate your skill of properly citing and elaborating evidence from the text.
Monday, December 8, 2014
December 8th-December 12th
Investigator role sheet
Read the instructions for the Investigator role. Figure out what you would like to research and present to your group on Friday.
Online discussion post will be open on Tuesday. Responses to the questions as well as two replies to peers will be due by Thursday at 8 pm.
Double Entry journal will be due on Friday. Make sure you pick rich, meaningful text and analyze it thoroughly. Your DE journals allow your conversations during group discussion to be rich and deep.
Read the instructions for the Investigator role. Figure out what you would like to research and present to your group on Friday.
Online discussion post will be open on Tuesday. Responses to the questions as well as two replies to peers will be due by Thursday at 8 pm.
Double Entry journal will be due on Friday. Make sure you pick rich, meaningful text and analyze it thoroughly. Your DE journals allow your conversations during group discussion to be rich and deep.
Monday, December 1, 2014
Lit Circles!
It's Lit Circle time! The books we are reading have underlying themes of justice and human rights. They include topics of war, civil rights, poor working conditions, government censorship, and agriculture to name a few.
Overall Plan
Mondays through Thursday class time:
-Mini-lessons for 15 minutes
-30 minutes of uninterrupted independent reading
-Students respond to interesting or challenging material on their Double Entry Journal as they read. As long as students record key phrases on the journal during class, they can work on this during the week for homework.
-Students will collect material for assigned roles from Tuesdays through Thursday. They will gather the information on a document and have it ready to present on Friday for group discussion. Students will be able to do this for homework each night.
-Ms. Grinnell will post the discussion prompts online by Tuesday morning. Students will review the prompts, respond, and reply to each peers' comments at least once. Discussion posts are due at the end of the day on Thursday. I am looking for fruitful discussion with references to evidence from the text.
-Discussions posts are due by 8 pm on Thursdays
Friday class time:
-Students will present the material they found during the week that relates to their lit circle role. (Students will receive a handout that has the instructions for their goals.)
Monday, 12/1
Students will develop a calendar for reading with their lit circle partners. Every Monday through Thursday, students will have 30 minutes to read in class. They can also come in to read at lunch, before school, or after school. These are Book Room books, so I cannot lend them out.
Students will prepare rules for their lit circle groups.
Week One Discussion Post
Overall Plan
Mondays through Thursday class time:
-Mini-lessons for 15 minutes
-30 minutes of uninterrupted independent reading
-Students respond to interesting or challenging material on their Double Entry Journal as they read. As long as students record key phrases on the journal during class, they can work on this during the week for homework.
-Students will collect material for assigned roles from Tuesdays through Thursday. They will gather the information on a document and have it ready to present on Friday for group discussion. Students will be able to do this for homework each night.
-Ms. Grinnell will post the discussion prompts online by Tuesday morning. Students will review the prompts, respond, and reply to each peers' comments at least once. Discussion posts are due at the end of the day on Thursday. I am looking for fruitful discussion with references to evidence from the text.
-Discussions posts are due by 8 pm on Thursdays
Friday class time:
-Students will present the material they found during the week that relates to their lit circle role. (Students will receive a handout that has the instructions for their goals.)
Monday, 12/1
Students will develop a calendar for reading with their lit circle partners. Every Monday through Thursday, students will have 30 minutes to read in class. They can also come in to read at lunch, before school, or after school. These are Book Room books, so I cannot lend them out.
Students will prepare rules for their lit circle groups.
Week One Discussion Post
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