Room 7 Edublog

OBJECTIVES:
To analyze literary perspectives
To assess the differences in their lenses through evaluating them in stories
To apply these lenses to reading and explicating short stories & text
To incorporate terms and significance of meanings in explicating and discussing short stories
To use literary techniques and strategies to interpret text
To assess and critique to construct meaning
To analyze character in text using textual evidence

BELLRINGER:
Scruggs Allusion: Icarus/Fly Too Close to the Sun

AGENDA:
Complete Gender/Feminist Lens
Literary Perspectives PowerPoint: Deconstruction Perspective
Reading “On the Subway” and analyzing with the deconstruction lens
Read the rest of the Toolkit packet
Complete the PowerPoint

HOMEWORK:

Novel Reading and Lesson Plan Project

OBJECTIVES:
To analyze satire in literature
To distinguish what is directly stated from what is really meant
To determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text
To cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly

BELLRINGER:
W: Dentists
Th: Global Warming (part of it)
F: Lord of the Flies

AGENDA:
Finish the ad presentations
Read and analyze “A Modest Proposal”

HOMEWORK:

Book Report Graffiti project due Monday, March 3
Prepare for persuasive/satire test on Tuesday the 28th

OBJECTIVES:
To analyze literary perspectives
To assess the differences in their lenses through evaluating them in stories
To apply these lenses to reading and explicating short stories & text
To incorporate terms and significance of meanings in explicating and discussing short stories
To use literary techniques and strategies to interpret text
To assess and critique to construct meaning
To analyze character in text using textual evidence

BELLRINGER:
Scruggs Allusion: Sound & Fury

AGENDA:
Literary Perspectives PowerPoint: Gender/Feminist Perspective
Reading “On the Subway” and analyzing with the gender/feminist lens
Literary Perspectives PowerPoint: Deconstruction Perspective
Reading “On the Subway” and analyzing with the deconstruction lens

HOMEWORK:

Novel Reading and Lesson Plan Project

OBJECTIVES:
To introduce novel unit
To assign roles in reading groups
To apply pre reading strategies

AGENDA:
Introduction to novel unit
Brief overview of all books and authors
Groups assigned and roles of each person discussed
Pre reading strategies completed
Books signed out to students
Begin reading novels, time permitting

HOMEWORK:

Read 10-15 minutes every night; novel worksheets due Friday the 24th

OBJECTIVES:
To practice oral presentation skills
To apply persuasive techniques to an ad/commercial
To explain reasoning in using specific persuasive or propaganda strategies

BELLRINGER:
Handshake commercial

AGENDA:
Students will present their commercials

HOMEWORK:

Book Report Graffiti project due Monday, March 3
Prepare for persuasive/satire test on Tuesday the 28th

OBJECTIVES:
To analyze literary perspectives
To assess the differences in their lenses through evaluating them in stories
To apply these lenses to reading and explicating short stories & text
To incorporate terms and significance of meanings in explicating and discussing short stories
To use literary techniques and strategies to interpret text
To assess and critique to construct meaning
To analyze character in text using textual evidence

BELLRINGER:
Scruggs Allusion: Ivory Tower

AGENDA:
Literary Perspectives PowerPoint: Marxist/Social Power Perspective
Reading “On the Subway” and analyzing with the Marxist/Social Power lens

HOMEWORK:

Novel Reading and Lesson Plan Project

OBJECTIVES:
To practice timed writing to a prompt
To utilize word choice in analyzing and evaluating ideas
To demonstrate comprehension of silent reading through analyzing text

BELLRINGER:
Silent reading of choice novel

AGENDA:
Quick write: Persuade teachers to play more games in LA classes
Introduce reading log
Read choice novels and begin filling out reading logs
Play Taboo, time permitting

HOMEWORK:

Read 10-15 minutes every night.

OBJECTIVES:
To analyze literary perspectives
To assess the differences in their lenses through evaluating them in stories
To apply these lenses to reading and explicating short stories & text
To incorporate terms and significance of meanings in explicating and discussing short stories
To use literary techniques and strategies to interpret text
To assess and critique to construct meaning
To analyze character in text using textual evidence

BELLRINGER:
Scruggs Allusion: All that glitters is not gold

AGENDA:
Conclude character/bio lens
Literary Perspectives Toolkit: Historical lense
Literary Perspectives PowerPoint: Historical perspective
Reading “On the Subway” and analyzing with the historical lens

HOMEWORK:

Novel Reading and Lesson Plan Project

OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate one way to persuade: using satire
To reflect on the role of satire in persuasion
To investigate types of satire
To apply persuasive strategies and propaganda to writing

BELLRINGER:
Original Who’s on First
Who’s on First
Who’s on First Shakespeare Parody

AGENDA:
Review/finish satire overview

HOMEWORK:

Book Report Graffiti project due Monday, March 3

OBJECTIVES:
To analyze literary perspectives
To assess the differences in their lenses through evaluating them in stories
To apply these lenses to reading and explicating short stories & text
To incorporate terms and significance of meanings in explicating and discussing short stories
To use literary techniques and strategies to interpret text
To assess and critique to construct meaning
To analyze character in text using textual evidence

BELLRINGER:
Scruggs Allusion: Gordian Knot

AGENDA:
Conclude formalist lens
Literary Perspectives Toolkit: Character and Bio lens
Literary Perspectives PowerPoint: Character/Bio Perspective
Reading “On the Subway” and analyzing with the character/bio lens

HOMEWORK:

Novel Reading and Lesson Plan Project