Room 7 Edublog

OBJECTIVES:
To complete Venn diagram
To use guided inquiry and discussion to review thesis statements and hooks
To brainstorm for written assessment on prompt

AGENDA:
Students will complete Venn diagrams of analyzing Rainsford and Zaroff’s characters.
Prompt sheets will be handed out.
Discussion concerning thesis statements and hooks
Students will begin brainstorming for essay on prompt.

HOMEWORK:

Continue to read 10-15 minutes every night!

OBJECTIVES:
To review plot outline and story sequence
To use discussion and graphic organizers to analyze character development
To use words and pictures to convey meaning

AGENDA:
Individually, students will complete the following assessment started Friday:
Describe each main event and outcome
Use pictures to complement descriptions
Each event/outcome must be in proper sequence
Discussion: Stand if you think Zaroff changed from the beginning to the end of the story?
Explain your opinion citing evidence from the story.
Did Rainsford change? Use evidence to establish opinion.
Take out your Venn diagrams. Add to each side. Divide in half to show how characters changed.

HOMEWORK:

Continue to read 10-15 minutes every night!

OBJECTIVES:
To participate effectively in collaborative discussions
To respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives
To cite evidence to support analysis
To respond to theme and mood
To integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats

BELLRINGER:
In one paragraph, play the role of Dante. Explain what punishment would be fitting something you deem a “crime”.

AGENDA:
Discuss peer editing – will complete this in groups of 3.
Collaborative work in pods
In groups of 3, students will discuss a song that pertains to the theme or mood of their circle
Each will write an aspect of how the song is pertinent on their cards to present Tuesday

HOMEWORK:

Wednesday the 16th: Dante’s Circle of Hell rough draft due for peer review,
Oedipus Rex essay and notes due, and Journal responses due
Thursday the 17th: Literary Devices quiz on E-N

OBJECTIVES:
To determine 2 or more themes and analyze their development
To cite evidence to support analysis
To determine meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text
To write to examine and convey information
To participate effectively in collaborative discussions
To respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives

BELLRINGER:
In a paragraph, explain what this means:

“O proud left foot that ventures quick within
Then soon upon a backward journey lithe.
Anon, once more the gesture, then begin;
Command sinistral pedestal to writhe.
Commence thou then the fervid Poke about the Hokey.
A mad gyration, hips in wanton swirl.
To spin! A wilde release from heaven’s yoke.
Blessed dervish! Surely canst go, girl.
The Hoke, the Poke – banish now thy doubt;
Verily, I say, ‘tis what it is all about.”

AGENDA:
Write a summary in your notes of Scene 1
Finish & Review Scene 2; add to notes
Continue reading Act 1, Scenes 3-4
Stop for discussions and to check understanding
Take notes while reading

HOMEWORK:

Write an original Shakespearean sonnet on the theme of love.
Due Oct. 16 at the beginning of class.