Monday January 4-8 2016
Welcome back
Students were to have read to the end of Part 1 for the novel To Kill a Mockingbird
This week we will be continuing to read focusing on the trial of Tom Robinson
Monday December 7-Thursday December 10
Merchant of Venice essay. Is Shylock a Victim or a villain?
How to create outline, and write Intro, Body and Concluding paragraphs
Friday December 4
Finish reading the play.
Thursday December 3
Discuss questions from yesterday and take up.
Finish reading Act III and begin reading Act IV
Wednesday Dec 2
Read Act III (except Scene v) Answer questions Pg 176 Q4,6,7.
Wednesday November 25
Discuss Scenes I-III
Continue reading and discussing Act II
Tuesday November 24
Students, in groups, read Act II Scenes I-III
Monday November 23
Take up questions from Friday and discuss.
Assigned Question 3 from writing prompts (Page 59) Write a letter from one of the suitors trying to wooooo Portia!
Below is a link that has other Shakespearean terms
http://teacherweb.com/CA/MillerMiddleSchool/Hashimoto/William-Shakespeare-Glossary.pdf
Monday November 16-Friday November 20
Introduction to William Shakespeare AKA Billy Shakes!
Read and act 1 and answer questions from text
Monday November 9
Watch Videos. Begin watching movie (From Hollywood)
Friday November 6
Last day of filming
Thursday November 5
Begin Filming Five People Video
Wednesday November 4
"Take our Kid to Work day"
Tuesday November 3
Last day to create scripts.
Monday November 2
Students will have this class to put together a script for their scene.
Friday October 30
Group members will share their storyboards with each other and select the scenes that most accurately capture the events from their section of the novel. individually student will begin working on their individual tasks. (see handout)
Thursday October 29
Continue to work on storyboards.
Wednesday October 28
Begin working on five people video assignment
Select groups of 5. A section of the novel will be selected by each group. Each are to produce a storyboard that depicts the events from their section of the novel.
Thursday October 22- Tuesday October 27
Continue reading the novel and and discuss. Students are to fill out their character charts with the lesson from each person.
Wednesday October 21
Parent teacher night 5-7:30pm
Tuesday October 20
Reading Chapter 2 "Five People"
Discuss events, begin filling out character chart. Handout writing journal assignments.
Monday October 19
Independent reading day and chapter 1 questions and vocabulary to allow those that were away on Friday to catch up
Friday October 16
Introduction to novel "The Five People You Meet in Heaven"
Thursday October 15
Short Story Unit Test
Tuesday October 13-Wednesday October 14
Focus on different perspective for the same story. Watch movie "Vantage Point"
Wednesday October 7
Work on final good copy of newspaper report.
Tuesday October 6
Review previous OSSLT Newspaper assignments and grade them in pairs based on the literacy test rubric.
Discuss the results as a class.
Peer edit partners rough news Article.
Monday October 5
Begin writing a rough draft news Report for o
Friday October 2
Brainstorming booklet for Newspaper article
Thursday October 1
How to write a newspaper article note
Wednesday Sept 30
Introduction to Writing Newspaper Articles.
Tues Sept 29
Take up "Sidewalk Bleeding" questions
Discuss theme
Monday Sept 28
Hand in Lamb to the Slaughter Assignment
Begin reading "On the Sidewalk Bleeding"
Questions due on Tuesday
Friday Sept 25th
Final class day to work on "Fill in the Blank" assignment.
Due Monday
Thursday September 24
Grade 9 Day, No class.
Wednesday September 23
Students will be working on their Fill in the blank" assignment
Due Monday Sept 28th
Tuesday September 22
Watch Alfred Hitchcock's version of "Lamb to the Slaughter"
Discuss similarities/ differences to Roald Dahl's version
Handout Creative writing "Fill in the Blank" of what Patrick said
Monday September 21
Different types of Irony Note and worksheet
Different types of Irony in Short Story "Lamb to the Slaughter"
Took up questions from story
Friday September 18
Half Day
Finish Fig. Language note and power point. Begin Reading Lamb to the Slaughter.
Questions to be completed by Monday
Thursday September 17
Literary/short story terms
Figurative Language Power Point.
Wednesday September 16
Homework check for Gore and take up questions
Introduce plot and the plot graph (Powerpoint Note)
Students are to complete plot diagram handout for Gore.
Tuesday September 15
Discuss Short Story "Gore" Students were to answer the riveting questions that accompanied the story.
Monday September 14
Hand in Mandala (Getting to Know you Writing assignment)
Read the Short Story "Gore". Students were to identify hints in the story that which demonstrate that Amy was making up the whole being abducted by an alien thing.
Friday September 11
Students were give class time to work on the final copy of their Mandala assignment. Final copy is due Monday Sept 14.
Thursday September 10
Checked students work from yesterday (Brainstorming and rough mandala drawing)
Today they worked on their good copy of the drawing. Homework is to have their rough copy writing done for peer editing.
Gave them note about final write-up for the assignment.
Wednesday September 9
Hand out Mandala assignment
Students should have brainstorming and rough mandala drawing for Thursday.
Tuesday September 8
Introduction and Course information.
Welcome back
Students were to have read to the end of Part 1 for the novel To Kill a Mockingbird
This week we will be continuing to read focusing on the trial of Tom Robinson
Monday December 7-Thursday December 10
Merchant of Venice essay. Is Shylock a Victim or a villain?
How to create outline, and write Intro, Body and Concluding paragraphs
Friday December 4
Finish reading the play.
Thursday December 3
Discuss questions from yesterday and take up.
Finish reading Act III and begin reading Act IV
Wednesday Dec 2
Read Act III (except Scene v) Answer questions Pg 176 Q4,6,7.
Wednesday November 25
Discuss Scenes I-III
Continue reading and discussing Act II
Tuesday November 24
Students, in groups, read Act II Scenes I-III
Monday November 23
Take up questions from Friday and discuss.
Assigned Question 3 from writing prompts (Page 59) Write a letter from one of the suitors trying to wooooo Portia!
Below is a link that has other Shakespearean terms
http://teacherweb.com/CA/MillerMiddleSchool/Hashimoto/William-Shakespeare-Glossary.pdf
Monday November 16-Friday November 20
Introduction to William Shakespeare AKA Billy Shakes!
Read and act 1 and answer questions from text
Monday November 9
Watch Videos. Begin watching movie (From Hollywood)
Friday November 6
Last day of filming
Thursday November 5
Begin Filming Five People Video
Wednesday November 4
"Take our Kid to Work day"
Tuesday November 3
Last day to create scripts.
Monday November 2
Students will have this class to put together a script for their scene.
Friday October 30
Group members will share their storyboards with each other and select the scenes that most accurately capture the events from their section of the novel. individually student will begin working on their individual tasks. (see handout)
Thursday October 29
Continue to work on storyboards.
Wednesday October 28
Begin working on five people video assignment
Select groups of 5. A section of the novel will be selected by each group. Each are to produce a storyboard that depicts the events from their section of the novel.
Thursday October 22- Tuesday October 27
Continue reading the novel and and discuss. Students are to fill out their character charts with the lesson from each person.
Wednesday October 21
Parent teacher night 5-7:30pm
Tuesday October 20
Reading Chapter 2 "Five People"
Discuss events, begin filling out character chart. Handout writing journal assignments.
Monday October 19
Independent reading day and chapter 1 questions and vocabulary to allow those that were away on Friday to catch up
Friday October 16
Introduction to novel "The Five People You Meet in Heaven"
Thursday October 15
Short Story Unit Test
Tuesday October 13-Wednesday October 14
Focus on different perspective for the same story. Watch movie "Vantage Point"
Wednesday October 7
Work on final good copy of newspaper report.
Tuesday October 6
Review previous OSSLT Newspaper assignments and grade them in pairs based on the literacy test rubric.
Discuss the results as a class.
Peer edit partners rough news Article.
Monday October 5
Begin writing a rough draft news Report for o
Friday October 2
Brainstorming booklet for Newspaper article
Thursday October 1
How to write a newspaper article note
Wednesday Sept 30
Introduction to Writing Newspaper Articles.
Tues Sept 29
Take up "Sidewalk Bleeding" questions
Discuss theme
Monday Sept 28
Hand in Lamb to the Slaughter Assignment
Begin reading "On the Sidewalk Bleeding"
Questions due on Tuesday
Friday Sept 25th
Final class day to work on "Fill in the Blank" assignment.
Due Monday
Thursday September 24
Grade 9 Day, No class.
Wednesday September 23
Students will be working on their Fill in the blank" assignment
Due Monday Sept 28th
Tuesday September 22
Watch Alfred Hitchcock's version of "Lamb to the Slaughter"
Discuss similarities/ differences to Roald Dahl's version
Handout Creative writing "Fill in the Blank" of what Patrick said
Monday September 21
Different types of Irony Note and worksheet
Different types of Irony in Short Story "Lamb to the Slaughter"
Took up questions from story
Friday September 18
Half Day
Finish Fig. Language note and power point. Begin Reading Lamb to the Slaughter.
Questions to be completed by Monday
Thursday September 17
Literary/short story terms
Figurative Language Power Point.
Wednesday September 16
Homework check for Gore and take up questions
Introduce plot and the plot graph (Powerpoint Note)
Students are to complete plot diagram handout for Gore.
Tuesday September 15
Discuss Short Story "Gore" Students were to answer the riveting questions that accompanied the story.
Monday September 14
Hand in Mandala (Getting to Know you Writing assignment)
Read the Short Story "Gore". Students were to identify hints in the story that which demonstrate that Amy was making up the whole being abducted by an alien thing.
Friday September 11
Students were give class time to work on the final copy of their Mandala assignment. Final copy is due Monday Sept 14.
Thursday September 10
Checked students work from yesterday (Brainstorming and rough mandala drawing)
Today they worked on their good copy of the drawing. Homework is to have their rough copy writing done for peer editing.
Gave them note about final write-up for the assignment.
Wednesday September 9
Hand out Mandala assignment
Students should have brainstorming and rough mandala drawing for Thursday.
Tuesday September 8
Introduction and Course information.