Week 4: What to Expect

Mon. Sept. 24th: Professional Development Day. School is not in session.

Tues. Sept. 25th:
* Point of View Quiz. 4 questions. Just like the practice. Walk in prepared.
* Story in film analysis: Almost Famous.
* Check out the trailer below

Wed. Sept. 26th:
* Complete Almost Famous film analysis. This includes plot diagram, character analysis, theme exploration and opinion response. Hand in at conclusion of class

Thurs. Sept. 27th:
* Words of the Week
* 1st Corrections Community share: Lead the class. Show us what you found and we'll fix the errors together.
* Literature Circles introduced: various story options, various role options (such as illustrator and investigator).
* Select your lit circle story and begin reading.

Fri. Sept. 28th:
* Read your chosen lit circle story closely
* Discuss understanding of story events and issues as a group
* Complete chosen Lit Circles Role Sheet. Lit Circles and class debates monday.
* Week 3 vocab checked

Week 3: What to Expect

Mon. Sept. 17th:
* Words of the Week
* Literary Terms Quiz: What do you know? Where are the gaps?
* "The Witch" Class Read. It's a creepy creepy story. We're going to enjoy the ride!
* P.E.E. statement Ticket Out the Door

Tues. Sept. 18th:
* Skill Builder: Types of Character
* "Never" class read
* Complete "Never" analysis. Hand In.

Wed. Sept. 19th:
* "Community Corrections." What mistakes do your idols make? How about you? How about your friends? Check your Twitter. Check your Facebook. Hunt them out. You're teaching/sharing with us on Thursday. Take a look at the funny examples below. What you say, and HOW you say it matter.

*Independent Story Read and Response Outline

Thurs. Sept. 20th: 
* Class modeled/ co-created literary response. Thirty heads are better than one :)

Friday. Sept. 21st:
* Week 1 & 2 Vocabulary Quiz
* Skill Builder: Point of View practice. Quiz Tuesday.
* Class read "The Tell-Tale Heart." A story you won't soon forget, by the infamously disturbing Edgar Allen Poe. The following link includes the entire text, images, autobiography and commentary on the infamous tale:
Tell-Tale Heart