Room 7 Edublog

OBJECTIVES:
To review and analyze elements of fiction

AGENDA:
School Photo Day: class will be interrupted by photo shoot
In your groups, read your short story
Prepare a seminar presentation for your short story

HOMEWORK:

Literary Devices flashcards
Independent Reading and Response Journals

Note:
Thursday was interrupted by school pictures

OBJECTIVES:
To understand how England’s history affected her literature
To review vocabulary

BELLRINGER:
Provide your own example of:
-Alliteration
-Assonance
-Kenning

AGENDA:
Vocabulary illustration presentations
Go through PowerPoint Presentation of the Ancient Britons
Complete Ancient Britons handout sheet

Note:
Thursday interrupted by school photos

OBJECTIVES:
To analyze goal-setting through Rudy

AGENDA:
School Picture Day (class interrupted for class photo shoot)
Continue watching Rudy

OBJECTIVES:
To review elements of a short story

AGENDA:
Biblical allusions: any surprises?
Review short story elements via PowerPoint
Complete accompanying handouts

HOMEWORK:

1. Split literary devices among group and create flashcards: http://literarydevices.net/nemesis/
2. Response Journals

OBJECTIVES:
To understand how England’s history affected her literature
To review vocabulary

BELLRINGER:
Write a thesis statement about Kenai

AGENDA:
Vocabulary illustration presentations
Go through PowerPoint Presentation of the Ancient Britons
Complete Ancient Britons handout sheet
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_OfYWto39IZMUVwa3ZMdlRhcjg/edit?usp=sharing

OBJECTIVES:
To complete a reading analysis test
To analyze goal-setting through Rudy and implement goal-setting

AGENDA:
Reading analysis test
Continue watching Rudy
Goal-setting discussions

OBJECTIVES:
To use the AP rubric to evaluate essay responses
To evaluate the merit of websites
To analyze the importance of Biblical allusions on literature

AGENDA:
Read through the AP rubric and re-read essays
Evaluate essays based on rubric
Review website criteria of academic merit: http://www.edb.utexas.edu/petrosino/Legacy_Cycle/mf_jm/Challenge%201/website%20reliable.pdf
Break into groups to analyze Biblical allusions

HOMEWORK:

Finish Biblical allusions
Response Journals

OBJECTIVES:
To learn important vocabulary
To evaluate what makes a website of merit

AGENDA:
Signed Syllabi reminder
Continue Celtic/Saxon vocabulary
Discuss deciding the merit of a website:
http://www.edb.utexas.edu/petrosino/Legacy_Cycle/mf_jm/Challenge%201/website%20reliable.pdf

HOMEWORK:

Choose one vocabulary term to illustrate

OBJECTIVES:
To analyze goal-setting through Rudy and implement goal-setting

BELLRINGER:
“In 10 Years…” paragraphs

AGENDA:
Watch Rudy

CLOSURE:
Exit ticket: What have you learned from Rudy?

OBJECTIVES:
To analyze literary devices in an excerpt from D. H. Lawrence’s The Rainbow

AGENDA:
Discuss literary devices in excerpt

HOMEWORK:

Handouts: novel critiques