Room 7 Edublog

OBJECTIVES
Analyze literary devices
Construct meaning, building on explication of theme, purpose, and literary devices
Justify analysis through selecting textual evidence

BELLRINGER
W: Create 5 Facebook posts from your future self, 10 years from now.
Th and F: Multiple choice tests reveiw

AGENDA
Review and discuss next section of literary devices: P-R
Continue analysis of “Thou Blind Man’s Mark”
Score tests

HOMEWORK
Next section of multiple-choice test
Next literary device test (P-R) is Wednesday, 4/25/15

OBJECTIVES
Research Sir Philip Sidney’s life and times
Construct meaning, building on explication of theme, purpose, and literary devices
Justify analysis through selecting textual evidence

BELLRINGER
If you were forced to share your brain, whom would you choose to share it with?

AGENDA
Jigsaw research of Sir Philip Sidney: Personal life (family, romance, religion, death), Career (education, offices, positions), Era (ruling monarch, philosophy, social/political issues), Writings (form, structure, themes, inspiration), Contemporaries (who they were, what they said about him, what historians say about him)
Begin analysis of poem “Thou Blind Man’s Mark” as a class

OBJECTIVES
Respond to a timed poetry prompt in the allotted 40 minutes
Construct meaning, building on explication of theme, purpose, and literary devices
Justify analysis through selecting textual evidence

BELLRINGER
What are the pros and cons to knowing when a relationship will “expire”?

AGENDA
Overview of quarter
Timed poetry prompt on “Thou Blind Man’s Mark”

HOMEWORK
Next section of multiple-choice test

OBJECTIVES
To evaluate the times and customs in which The Inferno was written
To critique the circles, assessing satiric elements and evaluating themes
To create original hell essays and choose a song portraying specific circle elements
To create cohesive groups and work together towards a common goal

AGENDA
M: Overview of the era, story, and author
W-T: Workdays in groups
W: Present

HOMEWORK
Canterbury Tales project due Monday
Turn in any missing assignments

OBJECTIVES
To evaluate the times and customs in which the Canterbury Tales was written
To critique the stories, assessing satiric elements and evaluating themes
To create scripts and movie posters portraying story elements
To create cohesive groups and work together towards a common goal

AGENDA
T: Overview of the era, story, and author
W-F: Workdays in groups
M: Presentation

HOMEWORK
Canterbury Tales project due Monday

The Heart of Darkness group presented their immersion activity

HOMEWORK
Canterbury Tales projects due Monday

AGENDA
Finish QWAs (for absent students who missed)
Canterbury Tales Workday (get into story groups and read)

OBJECTIVES
Analyze sample student AP essays
Evaluate essays & come to consensus on the scores
Analyze and evaluate their own essays & essay scores
To enable students to better understand the AP test and how it is scored so they can reflect that knowledge in their essays

AGENDA
Hand out student essays
Students will split into groups to read and score essays, including their own
Students will read and score these one at a time, individually and silently
In the case of disagreement, a tie breaker will go into effect
The AP score for each essay will be discussed after students come to consensus

District Quarterly Writing Assessment: Persuasive

OBJECTIVES
Analyze sample student AP essays
Evaluate essays & come to consensus on the scores
Analyze and evaluate their own essays & essay scores
To enable students to better understand the AP test and how it is scored so they can reflect that knowledge in their essays

BELLRINGER
Explanation of scoring/consensus and AP grading

AGENDA
Hand out student essays
Students will split into groups to read and score essays, including their own
Students will read and score these one at a time, individually and silently
In the case of disagreement, a tie breaker will go into effect
The AP score for each essay will be discussed after students come to consensus