Sunday

Quarter 1, Week 6 of 10 (over the mountain-top!)


Continue your Independent Learning Activity! Don't let the due date sneak-up on you. Boo!

Make sure your bag is placed by a sign, and your phone is off and IN the bag or charging AT the designated area!
Tuesday, September 4
 or 
Wednesday, September 5
Due Today: Open Mind
Learning Target: RI.11-12.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meaning. RL.11-12.7 Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem. W.11-12.3.D Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Preview the entire blog post for this week. Title the NEXT LEFT page of your INB Quarter 1, Week 6 of 10. In a format that works best for you, take notes on:
    • today's focus, short-term activities, long-term activities, due dates
    • AT THE BOTTOM of the next RIGHT PAGE copy the target practice for today
  2. After: Introduce novel study for Quarter 1: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 
    • check-out books and make foldable note-taking guide: 
    • Four columns, hamburger style (should be about the size of a bookmark) 
    • Full Name, Period #, American Lit. at top of first column 
    • Title at top of first column: Into the Wild Notes 
    • Label and underline each column (front and back): 
      1. New Words and Phrases 
      2. Memorable Lines (@ least 8 w/ page #s) 
      3. Drawings (at least two per side w/page # and 1 sentence description) 
      4. Chapter Summaries (1 sentence for each chapter) 
  3. Then: (5 min) Scan the front and back covers of Into the Wild for new words and phrases while watching the film preview. Place the sticky note you received on the map as a reminder for tonight's homework.
  4. Next: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (Springboard WB pp. 328)
    • Annotate the essay and attach to the next LEFT PAGE of your INB. 
    • After reading, reflect in paragraph form on the RIGHT PAGE about how the learning from class today can help you revise EA 1.
Target Practice: I can use my learning from class to help revise EA 1. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Typed draft of your Personal Narrative in Google Classroom by due-date 
  • Observe the MAP on the 2nd and 3rd pages of Into the Wild. On the STICKY NOTE you received, write ONE QUESTION you have about Chris's journey based on your reading and observation. Bring the book and your sticky note to class on Monday/Tuesday. 
Thursday, September 6
 or 
Friday, September 7
Due Today: (Sunday by midnight) EA 1: Personal Narrative
Learning Target: RI.11-12.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. W.11-12.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Listen to the reading of the Author's Note from Into the Wild. Using the sticky note provided, write down one thing that you think will be interesting about the book.
  2. After: While listening to Chapter 1 of Into the Wild, Use the sticky note provided to write down why you think the author included the epigraph at the beginning of the chapter.
    1. Epigraphs serve as a kind-of subtitle for each chapter in this book. How can the subtitle of your EA 1 help the reader understand the main idea or theme of your essay?
  3. Then: With a partner, use the checklist on Springboard WB p. 365 to edit EA 1. 
    1. Attach the checklist for your essay to the next LEFT PAGE of your INB. Reflect using the prompt at the bottom of the checklist on the next RIGHT PAGE.
  4. Next: Revise EA 1: Personal Narrative 
Target Practice: I can use the feedback from class and from my teacher to make final revisions to EA 1: Personal Narrative. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Typed draft of your Personal Narrative in Google Classroom by due-date 
  • Read/Listen to Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of Into the Wild by next class. Use your foldable study guide to keep track of your learning.
  • Continue Independent Learning activity. Don't let the due date sneak-up on you!
  • Continue adding to your INB Section 5: Vocabulary List (35+ words by the due date) 
Looking Ahead...So, what is it exactly that I am supposed to learn from Chris McCandless's life?
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