Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Agenda, November 30

Due Dates
  • Wednesday: Parent/Guardian Signature on Syllabus
  • Tuesday, December 8: Post a friendly comment to the Blog
Today's Learning Targets:

  • I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
  • I can work with a partner to annotate an important document.
  • I can use symbols to capture my personality.
  • I can correctly punctuate a simple sentence.
Agenda
  1. Freewrite #1: "Down in the basement ..." OR Tell a story about something that happened during fall trimester.
  2. Kline's Class RULES!: Read with a partner / Read with a pencil
  3. Name Tag Brainstorm
  4. Name Tag Assignment
  5. Exit ticket: Write a correctly punctuated simple sentence about Thanksgiving Break OR your first full day of second trimester.
Name Tag Directions:
  • Fold your name tag like a book cover.
  • Write your name large enough for me to see it from across the room.
  • Include at least three symbols that represent your personality.
  • Use color

Friday, November 20, 2015

Something to think about over the weekend ...


English 9A Final
Graded Discussion

You don't need to do any writing over the weekend, but you might want to think about how you would answer each of the following questions.
 
1.     Consider the way Odysseus treated his crew. Was he a good leader? Why do you think so?

2.     Which trait was more valuable to Odysseus: strength or cleverness? Why do you think so?

3.     Why was Odysseus a hero to the Greeks? Would he still be considered a hero today? Why or why not?

4.     Why do we still tell hero stories?

5.     Should English teachers continue to teach The Odyssey? Why or why not?

6.     What was the most enjoyable classroom experience you had this trimester? Think about teachers who managed to help you learn something and have fun at the same time.

7.     What’s the most useful thing you’ve learned this trimester (in school or out)? How did you learn it? Why was it so useful?

Agenda, November 20

Due Dates   
  • Be sure to return your books to my library as you finish them. Fines go to accounting on Tuesday.
  • On the Finals Period: Graded whole class discussion. I'll post the questions today after school.
  • Due at the end of class: Staple your remaining orange hall passes to your final.
  Today's Learning Targets:

  • I can show what I know on a test.
Agenda

  1. Test time! 

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Agenda, November 19

Due Dates   
  • We are done with the Collections Textbook this tri. You'll need it in 9B.
  • Be sure to return your books to my library as you finish them.
  • Due Now: Group Project Presentations 
  • Coming Friday: Written Final
  • On the Finals Period: Graded whole class discussion
What do I need to know by next Friday?
  • Elements of Literature Notes
  • Four Sentence Types: AWUBIS, FWC, Interrupters, Serial Comma
  • Events in The Odyssey 
  • How to participate actively and effectively in a whole class discussion
  • How to write a well-developed paragraph   
Today's Learning Targets:

  • I can work with a group to teach my classmates about an epic poem.
Agenda
  1. Presentations
  2. Elements of Literature Review 

Monday, November 16, 2015

Agenda, November 16, 17, and 18

Due Dates   
  • Due Now: Bring your Collections Textbook.
  • Be sure to return your books to my library as you finish them.
  • Due Thursday, 11/19: Group Project Presentations 
  • Coming Friday: Written Final
  • On the Finals Period: Graded whole class discussion
What do I need to know by next Friday?

  • Elements of Literature Notes
  • Four Sentence Types: AWUBIS, FWC, Interrupters, Serial Comma
  • Events in The Odyssey 
  • How to participate actively and effectively in a whole class discussion
  • How to write a well-developed paragraph   
Today's Learning Targets:


  • I can work with a group to teach my classmates about an epic poem.
  • I can track the development of a character over the course of a long text.
Agenda

  1. Group Project Time 

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Agenda, November 13

Due Dates   
  • Due Now: Bring your Collections Textbook.
  • Be sure to return your books to my library as you finish them.
  • Due Today after writing time: Hero Story Rough Draft and blue sheet
  • Due Thursday, 11/19: Group Project Presentations  
  • Today is the last day I will look at any late work. 

What do I need to know by next Friday?
  • Elements of Literature Notes
  • Four Sentence Types: AWUBIS, FWC, Interrupters, Serial Comma
  • Events in The Odyssey 
  • How to participate actively and effectively in a whole class discussion
  • How to write a well-developed paragraph   
Today's Learning Targets:

  • I can work with a group to teach my classmates about an epic poem.
  • I can use the steps in the Hero Cycle to create my own story.
  • I can track the development of a character over the course of a long text.
Agenda

  1. Hero Cycle Writing Time
  2. Finish Storyboards
  3. Group Project Time 

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Agenda, November 12

Due Dates   
  • Due Now: Bring your Collections Textbook.
  • Be sure to return your books to my library as you finish them.
  • Due Friday after writing time: Hero Story Rough Draft and blue sheet
  • November 13 is the last day I will look at any late work.  
Today's Learning Targets:
  • I can summarize complex language.
  • I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
  • I can make inferences about character.
  • I can practice the skills good readers use.
  • I can use the steps in the Hero Cycle to create my own story.
  • I can track the development of a character over the course of a long text.
Agenda
  1. Hero Cycle Writing Time
  2. Finish "The Land of the Cyclopes"
  3. Pink Character Chart
  4. Storyboards 

Monday, November 9, 2015

Agenda, November 10

Due Dates   
  • Due Now: Bring your Collections Textbook.
  • Be sure to return your books to my library as you finish them.
  • Due Friday after writing time: Hero Story Rough Draft and blue sheet
  • November 13 is the last day I will look at any late work.  
Today's Learning Targets:

  • I can summarize complex language.
  • I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
  • I can make inferences about character.
  • I can practice the skills good readers use.
  • I can use the steps in the Hero Cycle to create my own story.
Agenda
  1. Hero Cycle Writing Time
  2. "The Land of the Cyclopes" 

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Agenda, November 9

Due Dates   
  • Due Now: Bring your Collections Textbook.
  • Be sure to return your books to my library as you finish them.
  • Due Friday after writing time: Hero Story Rough Draft and blue sheet
  • November 13 is the last day I will look at any late work.  
Today's Learning Targets:

  • I can summarize complex language.
  • I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
  • I can make inferences about character.
  • I can practice the skills good readers use.
  • I can use the steps in the Hero Cycle to create my own story.
Agenda

  1. Hero Cycle Writing Time
  2. "The Land of the Cyclopes" 

Friday, November 6, 2015

Agenda, November 6

Due Dates   
  • Due Now: Bring your Collections Textbook.
  • Be sure to return your books to my library as you finish them.
  • November 13 is the last day I will look at any late work.  
Today's Learning Targets:
  • I can summarize complex language.
  • I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
  • I can make inferences about character.
  • I can write a correctly punctuated series sentence.
  • I can use word roots to expand my vocabulary.
Agenda
  1. Series Sentences
  2. Hero Cycle Writing Time
  3. Affixes 

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Agenda, November 5

Due Dates   
  • Due Now: Bring your Collections Textbook. If you don't have one, go to the library to check one out. 
  • Due Now: Bookmark 6, front and back
  • Do you know where your affixes are? Do you know where your AWUBIS notes are?
Today's Learning Targets:


  • I can summarize complex language.
  • I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
  • I can make inferences about character.
  • I can compare two heroes.
  • I can actively participate in a whole class discussion.
  • I can summarize a discussion
  • I can write a correctly punctuated series sentence.
Agenda
  1. Odysseus v. Percy Jackson
  2. Small Group Discussion
  3. Whole Class Discussion
  4. Series Sentences 

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Agenda, November 4

Due Dates   
  • Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark.
  • Due Now: Bring your personal reading book.
  • Due Now: Bring your Collections Textbook. If you don't have one, go to the library to check one out. 
  • Due tomorrow: Bookmark 6, front and back
  • Do you know where your affixes are? Do you know where your AWUBIS notes are?
Today's Learning Targets:

  • I can read for pleasure. 
  • I can interpret a book through someone else's eyes.
  • I can summarize complex language.
  • I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
  • I can make inferences about character.
  • I can compare two heroes.
Agenda
  1. Kline answers one question about college
  2. Book 9: "The Lotus Eaters"
  3. Odysseus v. Percy Jackson

Monday, November 2, 2015

Agenda, November 3

Due Dates   
  • Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark.
  • Due Now: Bring your personal reading book.
  • Due Now: Bring your Collections Textbook. If you don't have one, go to the library to check one out. 
  • Do you know where your affixes are? Do you know where your AWUBIS notes are?
Today's Learning Targets:
  • I can read for pleasure. 
  • I can interpret a book through someone else's eyes.
  • I can summarize complex language.
  • I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
  • I can make inferences about character.
Agenda
  1. Independent Reading
  2. Book 9: "I am Laertes' Son" and "The Lotus Eaters"
  3. Hero Statements

Hero Google Slide Presentation

If you were absent on Friday, you will need to complete two slides on your own before Monday, 11/9. Here are the general directions:


Hero Google Slide Project

1.            Your job is to create a Google Slide presentation that shows a variety of heroes and a number of reasons why people are considered heroic. Your slides may be based on your personal heroes or somebody who other people think is a hero.
2.            One member of your group should create a new Google Slide.
3.            Share that Slide with me and with the members of your group. All of us need to be able to edit the Slide. You can all work on the document at the same time.
4.            Each member of your group is responsible for creating TWO individual slides. The person who finishes first should create a title page that includes the names of the group members. You will also need a closing slide that states who created which pages.
5.            Each slide needs four pieces of information: the hero’s name, the reason why that person is considered your hero (or somebody else’s hero), a hero statement, and an image/picture of the hero.
6.            To find a picture, I had to search for images in a different browser. Then I was able to copy and paste the image into my Slide.
7.            I found my Hero Statement on Brainyquotes; it fits my hero pretty well. You can find a Hero Statement that fits your hero or you can write your own.
8.            Be sure to proofread each slide for each other. If you have time, add cool transitions to your slideshow.

Agenda, November 2

Due Dates   
  • Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark.
  • Due Now: Bring your personal reading book.
  • Due Now: Bring your Collections Textbook. If you don't have one, go to the library to check one out. 
  • Late: Did you finish your slides?
  • Do you know where your affixes are? Do you know where your AWUBIS notes are?
Today's Learning Targets:
  • I can read for pleasure. 
  • I can interpret a book through someone else's eyes.
  • I can take useful notes.
  • I can summarize complex language.
  • I can make inferences about character.
Agenda
  1. Independent Reading
  2. Odyssey Notes
  3. Book 1: "A Goddess Intervenes" (The invocation of the Muse)
  4. Book 9: "New Coasts"