Warm up: Specialized vocabulary (no test)
First read: Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway on pg. 29 of your StudySync book. Read through a second time and annotate specifically to understand the philosophical debate Tenente is having with the other characters about the war. HOMEWORK: Characterization activity from last Friday is due tomorrow. Read Ch. 6-7
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Warm up: Vocab
Socratic Seminar! If you were not prepared or you were absent, you could not participate. There are no make ups for these unless you come talk to me ahead of time and we work something out. There will be another one next week. If your absence was excused, you need to answer the following prompt on a separate sheet of paper and attach it to your Socratic seminar handout. Please note that you were absent.
HOMEWORK: Characterization activity due Wed. Read Ch. 6-7 by Friday. Warm up: prepositional phrases definitions
Characterization Activity We have learned a lot about the characters so far in the novel. Pick one character to focus on and create a visual representation of them. You have the freedom to use your creativity. On the back of your artwork, include a justification of your work complete with a character description including quotes from the text. HOMEWORK: Socratic seminar on Monday so come prepared Activity above is due on Wednesday Read Chapters 6-7 by next Friday Warm up: Adverb vs. Adjective Phrases
Use your notes and your annotations in the text to complete an in class write on the writing prompt found on page 9 of your Modern Times StudySync booklet. Due at the end of the period. HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 4-5 and have socratic seminar questions prepared for tomorrow. Warm up: Adverb vs. Adjective Prepositional Phrases
Finish taking notes on the SyncTV episode about Nick and Gatsby as characters. We went over the handouts for the Socratic seminar on Friday. Spend the rest of the period either reading or preparing for the discussion. HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 4-5 and prepare 3 questions for Socratic seminar on Friday Warm up: Adverb vs. Adjective Prep Phrases
Take notes as you watch the SyncTV episode for The Great Gatsby. You should have notes on the content (what they are saying about the book) and the strategies they use to have a successful academic conversation. HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 4-5 by Friday Warm up: Vocab
Organized Binder Hand out StudySync "Modern Times" booklet Read and annotate the excerpts from The Great Gatsby - p. 4-8 HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 4-5 by Friday Grammar warm up.
This week, your work will be mostly self-paced. Finish your webquest first; due at the end of the day today. Then, log in to StudySync via Clever and complete the assignment I've posted for you there titled "View from the Western Front". Due tomorrow. If you like lists instead of text: 1. Webquest - Due end of the day. 2. StudySync assignment - Due end of Thursday ***SUB***
Go online to Google Classroom and work on the Gatsby Webquest. If you do not have a Chromebook, you will need to share a computer with someone and complete the printed copy of the webquest. Due at the end of the day on Wednesday. Welcome back! I hope you had a nice break!
Warm up: Vocab Unit III: Modern Times Driving Question: How did people redefine the word “American” during the 20th century? We had a few partner discussions and class discussions on the above question. We will reflect more upon it tomorrow and you will create your blast. Chromebooks were also checked out today from the library. |
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