Room 7 Edublog

Selena – Como la Flor

Uke Ukulele version of Metallica’s One

Pentatonix: Happy Song

Bastille/Pompeii

STANDARDS
Literary Devices/Archetypes: RL 4, RL 5

BELLRINGER
Real Friends
Pinata’s Point of View
Aliens
Pixar

AGENDA
Discuss “narratives”
Literary Devices worksheet
Archetypes

HOMEWORK
Syllabus signed by 8/26

Selena – Como la Flor

STANDARDS
Book Report: RL 2, 3, 5, 6a
RIT 6c
W1b, 3f, 6,
Hero Essay: W1, 2a-g, 2i-n, 3, 4
L 1a-b, 2.a, 3c

BELLRINGER
Advice
What’s the best advice you were ever given?

AGENDA
Literary Devices Pre-Test
Finish Book Report Rubric & go over example
Check out a book in the library

HOMEWORK
8/26: Syllabus due
9/3: Hero Narrative Essays Due

School Days

STANDARDS
Fable/Fairy Tale Essay: W1, 2a-g, 2i-n, 3, 4
L 1a-b, 2.a, 3c
Literary Devices/Archetypes: RL 4, RL 5

BELLRINGER
Drop of Water: Describe your journey

AGENDA
Literary Devices pre-test
Discuss “narratives”
Literary Devices worksheet
Archetypes

HOMEWORK
Due 8/26: Syllabus signed
Due 8/31: Write a 5 paragraph narrative essay in which you retain the conflict from a fable/fairy tale

School Days

BELLRINGER
Donuts & go over info pertinent to AP multiple-choice test

AGENDA
Take practice timed AP multiple choice test

HOMEWORK
Biblical Allusions
Greek/Roman gods
Syllabus signed by 8/26

School Days

BELLRINGER
Risk Taking
What’s the last risk you took? What makes it worthwhile?

AGENDA
Seating Chart – create groups
Group game: 2 lies and a truth
“Please Hear What I’m Not Saying”
Handouts: Standards in student-friendly language & narrative rubrics

HOMEWORK
8/26 Syllabus due

STANDARDS
RL 2, 4, 5, 6
W 1, 4, 5, 10

Master of Tides

BELLRINGER
What is important about May 4, 2016?

AGENDA
40 minute Timed Essay Write

HOMEWORK
Signed syllabus due 8/26
Summer Reading due September 21st

Master of Tides

BELLRINGER
What happened to all of them? (Photo prompt)

AGENDA
Library Orientation with Ms. Gann
Finish Syllabus, time permitting

HOMEWORK:
Signed syllabus due 8/26
Summer Reading due September 21st

STANDARDS
RL 10

Master of Tides

BELLRINGER
Nick Vujicic: No Arms, No Legs, No Worries
Write 3 goals you have of how you want to grow this year

AGENDA
Finish Syllabus
Create class rules
Hand out book report rubric
Library – check out a book

HOMEWORK
Signed syllabus due 8/26

STANDARDS:
RL 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, SL 3.1-2, 4

Man in the Mirror

BELLRINGER:
Does fiction matter? Why?

AGENDA:
Sketch Ad
Critical Thinking Discussion:
Using Kagan’s Structure Mix Pair Share, students will answer the following questions with Kagan Structure Time Pair Share:
Partner A: What is the main message of this clip?
Partner B: How is the message relevant to me?
(Switch Partners)
Partner A: What is the connection to literature?
Partner B: What drives our descriptions of ourselves and of literature?
(Switch Partners)
Partner A: Identify “curtains” that separate us from understanding.
Partner B: Propose a reason why it is that it can be difficult to analyze literature.
Discuss fiction…why do we read it? Was it the purpose/point?
Discuss CS Lewis’ Quote on wall…what does it mean?
Rigoletto: The Curse
Discuss Syllabus & grading
Time permitting: establish class rules
AP ONLY: Discuss outside reading and book groups in Reading period & do folders

HOMEWORK:
Signed syllabus due 8/26
AP ONLY: Summer coursework due 9/21

STANDARDS:
RL 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, SL 3.1-2, 4

Man in the Mirror

AGENDA:
Watch Nick Vujicic: No Arms, No Legs, No Worries
Critical Thinking Discussion:
What goals would a limbless person need to set for themselves?
“Victory is not when your circumstances change; victory is when you purpose in your heart to never give up.”
Individual goals and class goals
Discuss Syllabus & Class Orientation
Outside Reading Groups
Summer Work
Time permitting: class rules

HOMEWORK:
Signed syllabus due 8/26
Summer Reading due September 21st