Monday, October 4th

Objective: Students will gain a better understanding of sensory details. Students will be able to write using sensory details to enhance their writing style.


Do Now: What makes a good ending to a story?


TODAY'S AGENDA:

• Sensory Language
• Synonyms for overly used words
• Concluding paragraph
• Write conclusion to personal narrative
• Independent reading

A Concluding Paragraph

Can have two functions:

1.The moral of the story, or what the character(s) learned from the experience.

2.Make a prediction about what will happen next based on what happened. 


Homework: Finish the 1st draft of your personal narrative.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST

OBJECTIVE: Students will learn to vary word choice in their writing. Students will know they have learned this when they can recognize overly used words in their writing and replace them with a synonym. 

DO NOW:

Use the TAG strategy to answer the following:

Explain Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’ treatment of Roger. Support your response with two details from the text. TODAY'S AGENDA: Review Do Now Sensory language/Overly used words Personal Narrative: Write 3 body paragraphs, each paragraph should be 3-5 sentences in length Exit Ticket: Share one example of how you used a more descriptive synonym to replace an overly used word in your essay.

Thursday, September 30th

Objective: Students will write an introductory paragraph to their essay that includes an attention grabber, details, and thesis statement.



Do Now: 
1. What is a personal narrative?
2. What experience have you chosen to write about in your personal narrative?
3. Why is this experience important to you?

Today's Agenda:
1. Complete "Personal Narrative Organizer": 
2. Think*Pair*Share: Share your My Story worksheet with a partner. 
I will ask some of you to share with the class....2 minutes.
2. Writing a personal narrative essay: sample essay
3. Introductory Paragraph powerpoint
4. Start writing your Introductory Paragraph


EXIT Ticket:
Something I learned today is_________________
Something I am still confused about is__________

Homework: 

Read: your independent reading book for 20-30 minutes. 

Write: 2 examples of characterization from your book, label if they are direct or indirect.

Wednesday, September 28th

Objective: Students will be able to identify 1 example of indirect characterization and 1 example of direct characterization in their independent reading.


DO NOW: 
1. Who is the protagonist in Thank You M'am?_____________
2. Who is the antagonist in Thank You M'am? _____________
3. What is characterization? _____________________


Today's Agenda:
Thank You M'am: Video Clip

• Complete STEAL characterization chart for one of the characters in Thank You M'am.
• Complete "My Story" worksheet. 
• Think*Pair*Share- exchange "My Story" worksheets. 
• Ask: Why did you choose to write about this experience? 
• Why is this experience important to you?
• Independent Reading Time (Silent Reading):
•  Find 1 example of direct and indirect characterization in your independent reading. 

Tuesday, September 28th

Objective: Students will analyze character traits by identifying 5 different ways the author reveals the characters in Thank You M'am.

DO NOW: Answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences. 

Why are some people tempted to steal? Why do some people give into temptations while others resist it?

Today's Agenda:

• Characterization: Direct vs. Indirect
• Harlem Renaissance: video clips , video 2
• Shared Reading: Thank You M'am
• During Reading: Use Post-It notes to identify where the author uses indirect characterization to reveal the personalities of M'am and Roger.
• After Reading: complete characterization charts for M'am and Roger.

Exit Ticket:

Identify if the sentence is an example of direct or indirect characterization:

1. "Her smile instantly made the irate customer feel calm and at ease" _____________

2. "The cruel teacher informed the class that everyone would fail"________________

3. "The old man's clothes were torn, dirty and falling apart"___________________

Create your own example of a direct and indirect sentence:

1. direct: 

2. indirect: 

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Homework: Complete "My Story" worksheet for personal narrative. Due Thursday.

Monday, September 27th

Objective: Students will learn how to write a personal narrative. They will know they have learned this when they have completed each step of the writing process: a prewriting activity, a draft, a revision, and a final personal narrative.
 

DO NOW: Respond to the following questions in 3-5 sentences. “What is an identity? What does it mean to have a strong identity?”

TODAY'S AGENDA What is a personal narrative? A personal narrative is a story about something that has happened to YOU. What are some important events we remember? "This I believe..." http://thisibelieve.org/essay/34055/ http://thisibelieve.org/essay/10490/ http://www.thisibelieve.org/dsp_ShowEssay.php?uid=15913 http://thisibelieve.org/essay/31840/ Brainstorm a LIST of important, personal experiences that have happened in your life. Try to come up with at least 5 experiences.  Important Moments worksheet EXIT TICKET: How did the events you write about help make you who you are today? Homework:  Complete "Important Moments" worksheet.

Friday, September 24th

 Objective: Today students will practice visualizing a scene from a story. Students will know they have learned this when they can recreate one scene from The Most Dangerous Game and answer 5 questions about it.

DO NOW: 
1. Draw a line down the middle of your paper
2. on the left side of the line write: WHAT HAPPENED, on the right write: WHAT I FELT
3. on the left side list important events from The Most Dangerous Game in order
4. on the right side, write how you felt as you read about these events

Today's AGENDA: 

Bookseller's Day- October 15th
Examples for visual aid: 
Speak Trailer 

Freeze the Scene:

1. with your group choose a scene from The Most Dangerous Game.

2. Freeze the action of that scene

3. Reporter: a reporter will tap one of the frozen characters and ask him/her a question

4. Students will then guess what scene the pair has frozen.

REPORTER'S QUESTIONS: 

a. WHO ARE YOU?
b. WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS SCENE?
c. WHAT ARE YOU FEELING?
d. WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE?
e. WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN NEXT?
f. WHAT DO YOU WANT THE CLASS TO KNOW ABOUT HIS EVENT?



Exit Ticket: What do you know or understand now about this story that you didn't know or understand before?

HOMEWORK: Complete the study packet for The Most Dangerous Game. 
Have a great weekend and find time to read your independent reading book:)