Room 7 Edublog

Save It for a Rainy Day

BELLRINGER
10 minute brainstorming

AGENDA
Check for understanding of Boast assignment
Pretest make-ups
Continue with Ancient Britons and vocabulary

HOMEWORK
Read and complete book report project
9/30: Boast Due

Mongolian Throat Singer

BELLRINGER
POV: Dog vs. Cat

AGENDA
Ancient Britons worksheet & vocabulary
Period 5: Last story presentation

HOMEWORK
Read and complete book report project
9/30: Boast Due

Colors of the Wind

BELLRINGER
Which character from a book would you most like to meet and why?

AGENDA
Ancient Britons worksheet & vocabulary

HOMEWORK
Read and complete book report project
9/30: Boasts due

Lean on Me

BELLRINGER
Write about your favorite childhood toy or memory.

AGENDA
Groups finish sharing stories
Beowulf pretest
Boast handout

HOMEWORK
Read and complete book report project
9/30: Boasts due

W: Amanda Cole – I Have Nothing

Laura Beeson’s senior presentation

HOMEWORK
LA 12: Read and complete book report project
AP: Read & analyze Earnest

M: Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered
T: Bobby Darin – Splish-Splash

BELLRINGER
M: Describe a memorable gift you received or gave
T: Describe a pet peeve you have

AGENDA
Groups share stories

HOMEWORK
Read and complete book report project

T: The Pretender
W: Keep on Runnin’
Th: Lollipop
F: Temptations – My Girl

BELLRINGER
T: Use this line of dialogue somewhere in your story:
“But everybody loves purple sequins.”

W: Use these words in your story today:
Insidious (adjective): treacherous, crafty, & harmful in a sneaky way
Jamboree (noun): large, boisterous celebration or party; noisy merrymaking

Th: Suddenly, the umbrella flattened itself against the side of the building.

F: What in the world?!?! Leaping lizards!

AGENDA
Standards Assessment
Work on stories in groups

HOMEWORK
Book report: read & prepare
Personal Essay Rewrites

Hey There, Little Red Riding Hood

BELLRINGER
Few minutes to study before the test

AGENDA
Literary Device Test
When test is finished, grab a laptop and edit essay
Book report presentation sign-up

HOMEWORK
Book report: read & prepare

T: Ring of Fire
W: Zorba’s Dance
Th: I am a Man of Constant Sorrow
F: Rockin Robin

STANDARDS
RL 2, 4, 5, 6
RIT 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
W1, 2, 3, 4, 7

BELLRINGER
T: Genre: tragicomedy
Person: a psychic, pizza-delivery woman
Problem: there’s a funeral, but the casket is empty
Opening Line:
Every morning I wake up in the armpit of this alien world.

W: Today’s action in your tragicomedy must involve a moving train.

Th: Review for test

AGENDA
T-W; F: Group analysis of stories
Th: Review for test Monday
F: Mr. Brown talked to the students about college/career readiness

HOMEWORK
Read book report book
SIGNED SYLLABUS PAST DUE!!
9/10: Personal Essays due
9/14: Literary Device Test Monday

Royals by Lorde

STANDARDS
RL 2, 4, 5, 6
RIT 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
W1, 2, 3, 4, 7

BELLRINGER
Pick any 2 characters from different novels and describe their blind date.

AGENDA
Go over personal essay assignment & due date
Finish Velveteen Rabbit analysis
Begin group story analysis

HOMEWORK
Read book report book
SIGNED SYLLABUS PAST DUE!!
Personal Essays due 9/10