Letter from Birmingham Jail

Big Ideas: How do words inspire actions?

Reading: Today we will read for 15 minutes.

Agenda:

1. Today I will grade your vocabulary. You should have the whole list completed by next week.
2. Today we will read a modified version of MLK's letter from Birmingham Jail.
1. Each person in the group will have a job. You will rotate jobs for each section.
2. Choose the best reader in the group to read the section out loud.
3. This assignment is done on paper.

Success Criteria:

1. I can demonstrate that I understand MLK's main points in his letter from Birmingham jail.

Homework:

1. Read your fourth book for the year.
2. Make sure your vocabulary is at 100% by Monday.

Catchup Day

Big Ideas: How do words inspire actions?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. Mini Catchup day
1. Finish the Rhetorical devices assignment from Tuesday (it is in Google Classroom)
2. Take the Quizizz test for I Have a Dream. You may use your notes from yesterday.
3. Make sure you have finished your NoRedInk assignment.
4. Work on your vocabulary.

Success Criteria:

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Homework:

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Literary Devices

Big Ideas: How do words inspire actions?

Reading: Fill out the reading progress form.

Agenda:

1. Today we will work on literary devices in the I Have a Dream speech. This task will help you improve your score on the Quizizz we did before the break.
1. I Have a Dream literary devices document in Google Classroom.
2. Retake the I Have a Dream Quizizz
2. Work on any makeup work.

Success Criteria:

1. I can explain the literary devices that MLK uses in his speech.

Homework:

1. Read your fourth book.
2. Work on your vocabulary.

Mr Brubaker is out sick

Big Ideas: How do words inspire actions?

Reading: Today we will read for 15 minutes. Remember that your next book review is coming up quickly.

Agenda: Fourth period, make sure you get a good report today.

1. I am not feeling well today. My whole family has been sick and it finally got to me. I am going to let you use the Chromebooks today. Please don't disappoint me. Make sure they get put back neatly and none go missing. I need one person in each period to message me via the Remind app that the Chromebooks all get returned.
1. Go to Google Classroom. Open the Art of Rhetoric document. Watch the video linked in the document and answer the questions. Turn in the document when you are finished. The only time you can turn in the document for credit is today.
2. Start on your new vocabulary unit. You need to finish 50% by Monday.
3. If you need to, finish the NoRedInk assignment from yesterday.

Success Criteria:

1. Finish all of your work from today.

Homework:

1. Work on your vocabulary unit.

Parallel Structure.

Big Idea: How do words inspire actions?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Our next book review is coming up soon, so be ready.

Agenda:

1. We will start off with a Quizlet Live! game to help review what we have learned so far.
2. We will use these Google Slides to learn/review what Parallel Structure is.
3. You have an assignment on NoRedInk about Parallel Structure.
4. Here is your new vocabulary list. It has 45 words so you will have two weeks to complete it. I will check for 50% on Monday.

Success Criteria:

1. I can identify the parallel structure in a sentence.

Homework:

1. Did you start your new vocabulary?

i-Time Letter of Understanding

Big Ideas: How do words inspire actions?

Reading: Fill out the reading progress form.

Agenda:

1. iTime: Letter of Understanding
2. Finish Book Review #3
3. Quizlet Live! review

Success Criteria:

1. I can demonstrate that I finished my book by writing a review of it.
2. I have chosen a new book to read over the break.

Homework:

1. You should have a book to read over Thanksgiving break.

MLK's impact

Big Ideas: What does it take to survive?

Reading: Today you will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on November 9th.

Agenda: PERIOD 4: You need to get a better report today. Especially, Elijah, Kimberly, and Alona. If not, I will hold the class accountable when I return tomorrow.

1. You need to get your textbooks and turn page 323. You will read a speech by Cesar Chavez on the impact MLK made on him.
1. You will listen to the audio as a whole class.
2. You answer the comprehension questions on page 329. Turnin page 329 to the guest teacher.
2. The rest of the time you can work on the One-Pager for Martin Luther King Jr's speech. Your one page must include:
1. The TITLE of the speech and AUTHOR.
2. Words that describe Martin Luther King Jr.
3. Three important quotes from the speech. Each quote must be from a different part.
4. A brief summary of which pronouns MLK used in his speech. Use the following sentences:
1. At the beginning of the speech, Martin Luther King Jr. primarily used the pronoun...I think he did this because...He wanted the audience to...Then he switched to the pronoun__in the middle of the speech...Finally, he used the pronoun__ at the end of the speech...This final switch is significant because...

Success Criteria:

1. I can create a one-pager that identifies important quotes from the speech.
2. I can identify why MLK used different pronouns in his speech.

Homework:

1. There is no vocabulary homework this week.
2. You should choose your fourth book for the year.

I Have a Dream One-Pager

Big Ideas: What does it take to survive?

Reading: Today you will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on November 9th.

Agenda:

1. Neka, everything better go well today!
2. You need to get your textbooks and turn to the I Have a Dream speech.
3. We will also start on our One-Pager for Martin Luther King Jr's speech. Your one page must include:
1. The TITLE of the speech and AUTHOR.
2. Words that describe Martin Luther King Jr.
3. Three important quotes from the speech. Each quote must be from a different part.
4. A brief summary of which pronouns MLK used in his speech. Use the following sentences:
1. At the beginning of the speech, Martin Luther King Jr. primarily used the pronoun...I think he did this because...He wanted the audience to...Then he switched to the pronoun__in the middle of the speech...Finally, he used the pronoun__ at the end of the speech...This final switch is significant because...

Success Criteria:

1. I can create a one-pager that identifies important quotes from the speech.
2. I can identify why MLK used different pronouns in his speech.

Homework:

1. There is no vocabulary homework this week.
2. You should choose your fourth book for the year.

Book Review #3

Big Ideas: How do words lead to actions?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. This is your third book review. By now you should be able to do the following:
1. Write your book review on a Google Doc.
2. Login to Turnitin.com and turn in your book review once it is finished.
3. Make sure the Reading Progress form is up-to-date if you finished your book over the weekend.
2. You will work on a Parallel structure unit using NoRedInk
1. Start a new English Journal.
2. Title it Parallel Structure
3. We will write sentences with parallel structure together.

Success Criteria:

1. I can write sentences that have parallel structure.
2. I can identify the parallel structure in a sentence.
3. I can demonstrate that I have finished my third book this year by writing a book review and turning it in on time.

Homework:

1. Choose a new book.
2. No vocabulary this week.

I Have a Dream

Big Ideas: How do words lead to actions?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review will be on Tuesday.

Agenda:

1. You will have 7 minutes to work on this week's vocabulary.
2. We will read MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech". While you listen underline the pronouns. Pronouns are I, You, We, Us, etc.
1. We will read this text of his speech.
2. We will listen to this audio of his speech.
3. You will play a Quizizz to see how much you understood from the speech. This Quizizz won't count for a grade yet.
4. Start a new English Journal.
1. English Journal #
2. At the beginning of the speech, Martin Luther King Jr. primarily used the pronoun...I think he did this because...He wanted the audience to...Then he switched to the pronound...Finally, he used...This final switch is significant because...

Success Criteria:

1. I can explain why MLK used different pronouns in his famous speech.
2. I am improving my vocabulary by daily using Vocabulary.com

Homework:

1. Finish this week's vocabulary by Tuesday.

1963 in pictures

Big Ideas: How do words lead to action?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. 1963 Google Slides assignment
1. Go to Google Classroom.
1. Click on the 1963 Google Slides assignment
2. The title of your slides should be the title of the article.
3. Make a slide for each month or exact date mentioned in the article.
4. Put a picture of the event mentioned and a one-sentence description.
2. One topic we will be covering is Parallel Structure. Go to NoRedInk and take the Parallel Structure Diagnostic.
1. This pretest shows me what you understand.
2. You will get credit for completing it.
3. Your score does not determine your grade.
3. Work on your vocabulary for this week.

Success Criteria:

1. I can identify important events from the past six decades.
2. I can identify what is important in an article and annotate why.
3. I can accurately summarize what I read.
4. I can create a visualization for each of the important events in 1963.

Homework:

1. Book review will be on Tuesday.
2. Make sure you start this week's vocabulary.

Catch Up Day

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 I will let you know individually what you need to work on. I may even pair you with another student to help you get work turned in.
2. Most of you also need to catch up on reading. Your third book review will be on Friday.

Success Criteria:

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Homework:

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1963

Big Ideas: How do words lead to action?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. Turn in your timeline from yesterday.
2. Read 1963: The Year That Changed Everything
1. Annotate the text
2. What surprised you? What was new?
3. Highlight all of the dates. Why does the author mention so many different dates?
4. Write a summary in your English Journal using the four sentence precis model.
5. Go to Google Classroom.
1. Click on the 1963 Google Slides assignment
2. The title of your slides should be the title of the article.
3. Make a slide for each month or exact date mentioned in the article.
4. Put a picture of the event mentioned and a one-sentence description.

Success Criteria:

1. I can identify important events from the past six decades.
2. I can identify what is important in an article and annotate why.
3. I can accurately summarize what I read.
4. I can create a visualization for each of the important events in 1963.

Homework:

1. Book review will be this Friday.
2. Make sure you start this week's vocabulary.

Monday

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. Create a timeline from 1963 to 2013 separated by decade.
1. The top of the timeline should be cultural events.
2. The bottom of the timeline should be political events (presidents, wars, etc.)
3. Use this list of events from each decade to help you create your timeline.
2. Read 1963: The Year That Changed Everything
1. Annotate the text
2. What surprised you? What was new?
3. Write a summary in your English Journal using the four sentence precis model.

If you don't have a grade for your book review, click on the Reading Progress form spreadsheet to figure out why. I will call people up one-by-one to give you a chance to tell me why you don't have a grade.

Success Criteria:

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Homework:

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Most Dangerous Game One-Pager final day

Big Ideas: What does it take to survive?

Reading: Today you will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on November 9th.

Agenda:

1. Today you will take the Most Dangerous Game Quizizz for the final time.
2. We will also start on our One-Pager for this short story. Your one page must include:
1. The TITLE of the short story and the author.
2. A central image that represents the events from the short story.
3. A brief summary of the short story. Use the following sentences:
1. At the beginning of the short story...Things began to change when...Rainsford had to overcome...The most exciting part of the narrative came when...The ultimate winner of the most dangerous game was decided when...
4. You need to include one of each of the literary devices from your scavenger hunt.
1. Metaphors are located in the following paragraphs:
1. 32, 46, and 185
2. An example of irony is when Rainsford lands on the island and feels safe even though the island is actually dangerous.
5. You may trace whatever elements you can't draw. 

Success Criteria:

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Homework:

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Most Dangerous Game One Pager

Big Ideas: What does it take to survive?

Reading: Today you will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on November 9th.

Agenda:

1. Today you need to finish your The Most Dangerous Game scavenger hunt in GOOGL CLASSROOM.
2. We will also start on our One-Pager for this short story. Your one page must include:
1. The TITLE of the short story and the author.
2. A central image that represents the events from the short story.
3. A brief summary of the short story. Use the following sentences:
1. At the beginning of the short story...Things began to change when...Rainsford had to overcome...The most exciting part of the narrative came when...The ultimate winner of the most dangerous game was decided when...
4. You need to include one of each of the literary devices from your scavenger hunt. Have a small picture that goes with each device.
5. You may trace whatever elements you can't draw. 

Success Criteria:

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Homework:

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