Adding to our Google Sites Portfolio

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. You should be in the last part of your book. Next book review is Oct. 8th

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary Jam
2. Capacities of a Literate Individual: Building Strong Content Knowledge
1. Create a new section on the Capacities page of your Google Site Portfolio in GOOGLE DRIVE.
2. Paraphrase what it means to build strong content knowledge.
3. Add a Bookshelf page to your Google Site portfolio. Create a section for each of the books you have read so far.
4. Quizlet Live Review game
5. What do you need to work on right now?

Success Criteria:

1. I have turned in my narrative.
2. I understand what it means to build content knowledge.
3. I am caught up on my assignments.

Homework:

1. No new vocabulary for the next two weeks. :)
2.  Make sure you are reading your book at home.

Revising our narratives

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Fill out the reading progress form.

Agenda:

1. You will receive a B if you do the following:
1. The sequence of events in your narrative builds to create a complete narrative.
2. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and reflection to develop events and/or characters.
3. Use precise words and phrases to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
2. If you do less than this, you will receive lower than a B and if you do these things excellently (plus more), you will receive an A.
3. How do I identify errors in my narrative?
1. Use the following Addons for Google Docs
1. Listen to your narrative with Speakd.
2. Grammar and Style check by Crio
4. Review how to punctuate dialogue.
1. Watch this video
2. Or read this document
5. Add words to your narrative from your vocabulary lists.

Success Criteria:

1. I improved my narrative by fixing:
1. My grammar and spelling mistakes
2. The punctuation of the dialogue
3. I added more precise vocabulary
4. I looked for gaps in my narrative
5. I  have a clear reflection at the end

Homework:

1.  Did you start your new vocabulary list?
2.  Make sure you are reading for ten minutes at home.

Catch up day

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. You should be in the last part of your book. Next book review is Oct. 8th

Agenda:

1. Finish your Alternate Ending narrative on document SG005 in GOOGLE CLASSROOM
2. Finish this week's vocabulary.
3. Is everything in Google Classroom turned in? I will start grading these assignments.
4. Did you record your Flipgrid video?
5. Work on missing assignments.

Success Criteria:

1. I can plan a narrative that has vivid description and dialogue.

Homework:

1.  Did you start your new vocabulary list?
2.  Make sure you are reading for ten minutes at home.

Writing our narratives

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. Copy and paste what is on your planning guide to the document SG005 in GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
2. You will be graded on the following items:
1. Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole.
2. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection to develop events and/or characters.
3. Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.

Success Criteria:

1. I can plan a narrative that has vivid description and dialogue.

Homework:

1.  Did you start your new vocabulary list?
2.  Make sure you are reading for ten minutes at home.

Finish planning your narrative

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. Grade your vocabulary from last week.
2. Start your new vocabulary. It is a short and east unit.
3. Finish your Alternate Ending planning guide in GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
4. Copy and paste what is on your planning guide to the document in GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

Success Criteria:

1. I can plan a narrative that has vivid description and dialogue.

Homework:

1.  Did you start your new vocabulary list?
2.  Make sure you are reading for ten minutes at home.

iTime Setting Goals

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. What is a SMART goal?
1. Open your Google Site (it is in GOOGLE DRIVE).
2. Create a new page called Goals
3. Create two columns: This Year and Lifetime
2. Take a class picture to remember how we all started off the year.
3. Complete the This Is Now page. We will look at this again at the end of the year.
4. Stargirl Quizizz

Success Criteria:

1. I can set short term and long term SMART goals
2. I can recall what happened in the novel Stargirl 

Homework:

1. Record your monologue on Flipgrid.
2. Did you start your vocabulary?
3. Make sure you are reading at home.

Nonfiction Narrative

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Fill out the reading progress form. Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. English Journal #6: Leo and Stargirl Meet Again
1. In this English journal, I want you to imagine Leo and Stargirl meet again in the future. What would happen? What would they talk about?
2. Today we will start planning our Alternate Ending for Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
1. Open the SG003 Alternate Ending planning document in GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

Success Criteria:

1. I started my plan for my Alternate Ending to Stargirl.

Homework:

1. Record your monologue on Flipgrid.
2. Did you start your vocabulary?
3. Make sure you are reading at home.

Wednesday 9/19

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: We will read for ten minutes.

Agenda:

1.  Go to Turnitin.com and create an account.
1. Follow the instructions on the video below.
1. Do not use the codes displayed in the video. Use the ones I gave you in class.
2. Use your school email and create a password.
3. Now watch the video and follow the steps.
2.  I will give you some time to work on your Character Monologues. These will be due on Friday.
3. Finally, you can work on NoRedInk or Vocabulary.com

Success Criteria:

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Homework:

1. Record your monologue on Flipgrid.
2. Did you start your vocabulary?
3. Make sure you are reading at home.

Speed Dating Books

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we are going to speed date some books. You will read each book for three minutes. Try to find a book that you might like to read.

Agenda:

1. Finish the Stargirl Plot Analysis in GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
2. Start your NoRedInk assignment. You can use your notes from yesterday.
3. Character monologue GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
1. Record your monologue on Flipgrid.

Success Criteria:

1. I am working on my first book review.
2. I can identify a preposition in a sentence.
3. I discovered some new books today.
4. I understand how to create a character monologue.

Homework:

1. Did you start your vocabulary?
2. Are you reading at home? Your next book should be finished by October 9th.

Book Review and NoRedInk

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for ten minutes while I grade your vocabulary.

Agenda:

1. Today we will work on our first book review.
1. Create a new Google Doc.
2. Name it Book Review #1 and your last name.
3. Use these instructions for your book review.
2. Prepositions Notes and NoRedInk assignment
3. New Vocabulary list

Success Criteria:

1. I know how to identify a preposition in a sentence.
2. I know where to find the book review instructions and how to write my book review.
3. I created an account on Turnitin.com

Homework:

1.  Did you start your vocabulary?
2.  You need to finish your next book by October 8th.

Link Crew Lesson

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Fill out the reading progress form.

Agenda:

1. Today you should be finished with your first book of the year. We will work on our first book review on Monday.
2. Link crew will be in class today.

Success Criteria:

1. I finished my first book of the year.
2. I am almost done with my vocabulary for this week.

Homework:

1. Did you start your new vocabulary list, Stargirl List #2?
2. If you didn't finish your book yet, make sure it is finished this weekend.

Finishing the novel

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. Mr. Jimenez will be talking to our class today.
2. Third period only: take this survey.
3. We will use our Stargirl analysis document and list the conflicts in the novel. Is the conflict internal or external?
1. Leo vs. Himself
2. Leo vs. Stargirl
3. Stargirl vs. Herself
4. Stargirl vs. Mica High
4. If we have we will play a vocabulary review game.
5. Today we will read to page 183 in Stargirl.
1. Listen to the audio up to the end.
2. Read the the PDF up to the end.

Success Criteria:

1. I can identify which conflicts in the novel are internal and which are external.
2. I can remember the definitions of some of my previous vocabulary words.

Homework:

1. Did you start your new vocabulary list, Stargirl List #2?
2. You should be finished with your first book by tomorrow.

Wednesday 9/12

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for five minutes.

Agenda:

1. Add to the Stargirl plot analysis document in GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
2. Finish Concept Map Posters
3. Today we will read to page 169 in Stargirl.
1. Listen to the audio up to 3:58:00
2. Read the the PDF up to page 121

Success Criteria:

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Homework:

1. Did you start your new vocabulary list, Stargirl List #2?

Tuesday 8/11

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for five minutes. You should be almost done with your book by Friday.

Agenda:

1. Today we will respond to quotes from Stargirl
1. The author wants us to understand that groups/individuals...I think...In my life...
2. Add to your Stargirl Plot Analysis document in GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
3. Did you start your new vocabulary list, Stargirl List #2?



1. Today we will read to page 157 in Stargirl.
1. Listen to the audio up to 3:41:00
2. Read the the PDF up to page 114

Connotation quiz and finish concept map

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for five minutes. You should be almost done with your book by Friday.

Agenda:

1. Today we will take a Connotation and Participle quiz in GOOGLE CLASSROOM. You will have ten minutes.
2. Start your new vocabulary list, Stargirl List #2
3. Concept Map for Stargirl. You need to group and make connections between the following words and concepts from Stargirl.
1. Leo
2. Stargirl
3. Archie Brubaker
4. Kevin
5. Dori
6. Cinnamon
7. Hillari
8. Wayne
9. Evelyn Everybody
10. Mica High Students
11. Ron Kovac
12. Ukulele
13. Hot Seat
14. relationships
15. Happy Birthday
16. Observation
17. Kindness
18. Newspaper
19. Cheerleader
20. Pocket Mouse
21. imitate
22. influence
23. oratorical
24. jury
25. tomato
26. shun
27. conformity
28. wisdom
29. desert
30. individuality

Success Criteria:

1. I can make connections between characters, events, and themes in Stargirl.
2. I can analyze why an author chooses particular words in a passage.
3. I can add a participle to the beginning of a sentence.

Homework:

1. Your next book needs to be done by the 14th.
2. Start your new vocabulary list, Stargirl List #2

Making connections in Stargirl

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for five minutes. You should be almost done with your book.

Agenda:

1. Today we will read to page 145 in Stargirl.
1. Listen to the audio up to 3:24:00
2. Read the the PDF up to page 105
2. Concept Map for Stargirl. You need to group and make connections between the following words and concepts from Stargirl.
1. Leo
2. Stargirl
3. Archie Brubaker
4. Kevin
5. Dori
6. Cinnamon
7. Hillari
8. Wayne
9. Evelyn Everybody
10. Mica High Students
11. Ron Kovac
12. Ukulele
13. Hot Seat
14. relationships
15. Happy Birthday
16. Observation
17. Kindness
18. Newspaper
19. Cheerleader
20. Pocket Mouse
21. imitate
22. influence
23. oratorical
24. jury
25. tomato
26. shun
27. conformity
28. wisdom
29. desert
30. individuality

Success Criteria:

1. I can make connections between characters, events, and themes in Stargirl.
2. You know why Stargirl is being shunned.
3. You understand why Leo is feeling conflicted.

Homework:

1. Your next book needs to be done by the 28th.
2. Finish your vocabulary to 100% by Monday

Thursday

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Fill out the reading progress form.

Agenda:

1. Finish the Connotation and Denotation assignment in GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
1. Today we will look for words that help us understand how the school feels about Stargirl when she first comes to Mica High.
2. Concept Map for Stargirl. You need to group and make connections between the following words and concepts from Stargirl.
1. Leo
2. Stargirl
3. Archie Brubaker
4. Kevin
5. Dori
6. Cinnamon
7. Hillari
8. Wayne
9. Evelyn Everybody
10. Mica High Students
11. Ron Kovac
12. Ukulele
13. Hot Seat
14. relationships
15. Happy Birthday
16. Observation
17. Kindness
18. Newspaper
19. Cheerleader
20. Pocket Mouse
21. imitate
22. influence
23. oratorical
24. jury
25. tomato
26. shun
27. conformity
28. wisdom
29. desert
30. individuality
3. Today we will read to page 133 in Stargirl.
1. Listen to the audio up to 3:07:00
2. Read the the PDF up to page 96

Success Criteria:

1. I know the difference between Connotation and Denotation.
2. I can explain how word choice helps us understand a character.
3. I understand how different parts of the novel are connected.
4. I understand what happened in Stargirl today.

Homework:

1. Your next book needs to be done by the 28th.
2. Finish your vocabulary to 100% by Monday.

Wednesday

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for five minutes.


Agenda: Leo has to balance the group and Stargirl. Attraction and influence.

1. Quiz on last night's reading in GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
2. Fill out the turning point section of the Stargirl plot analysis in GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
3. Finish the colored section of the connotation and denotation document in GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
4. Today we will read to page 121 in Stargirl.
1. Listen to the audio up to 2:50:00
2. Read the the PDF up to page 88

Success Criteria:

1. I understand the changes happening in the book.
2. I know how Stargirl gets her information and what her family is like.

Homework:

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Connotation and Denotation

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes while I check your vocabulary.

Agenda:

1. Speed discussion: What do you think?
1. Leo is really in love VS. Leo just has a crush. Why is Leo attracted to Stargirl?
2. How is Leo being shaped? What changes do we see?
3. Is Stargirl annoying? Would you be her friend? What positive quality would you want to influence you?
2. Word choice: Connotation and Denotation on GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
1. Connotation is the definition of a word. 
2. Denotation is the emotion behind the word.
3. Authors frequently choose words because of their denotation.
3. Participle practice in English Journal #5
   
4. Today we will read to page 96 in Stargirl.
1. Listen to the audio up to 2:16:00
2. Read the the PDF up to page 69

Success Criteria:

1. I can analyze how a character develops over the course of a text.
2. I know the difference between Connotation and Denotation.
3. I can create my own sentence with a participle.
4. I understand what happened in Stargirl today.

Homework:

1. Your homework tonight is to listen to the next 17 minutes of the novel.
1. Stop listening at 2:33:00
2. Your first book is due on September 14th.
3. Finish your vocabulary to 100% by Monday.