Period 1:
We finished up chapter 4 and in small groups discussed the symbolism of Buck's dreams and the irony contained in the last line of the chapter. Additionally five words need to be defined they are: celerity, resiliency, obdurate, aspire and flounder.
Period 2,7,8:
I collected Cornell notes today and reading logs. We then continued our reading of chapter 3 in small groups and I distributed some guided reading questions to help guide your understanding of the chapter. HW is to finish the chapter and the worksheet.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Friday 1/28
CORNELL NOTES ARE DUE MONDAY (Ten for period 1 and Seven for periods 2,7,8) AND YOUR IR BOOKS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THEN AS WELL .
Periods 7,8: Don't forget your grade printout and your pictures of the scene that begins chapter 3.
Periods 7,8: Don't forget your grade printout and your pictures of the scene that begins chapter 3.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday 1/27
Period 1: We discussed the end of ch 3 today and began ch 4. HW is to read the first 5 pages of the chapter--stop at the paragraph that starts with,"Best of all perhaps..." Be sure to take notes as you read.
Period 2,7,8: We finished our discussion of chapter 2 and began chapter three today. Your job tonight is to read the first four pages of the chapter--stop at "The courier shook his head dubiously." Also you must draw a picture of the action described in those four pages. This picture should be the whole page and include all the action. Additionally I have asked you to print out your English grade for class as well.
REMINDER: CORNELL NOTES ARE DUE MONDAY(Ten for period 1 and Seven for periods 2,7,8) AND YOUR IR BOOKS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THEN AS WELL .
Period 2,7,8: We finished our discussion of chapter 2 and began chapter three today. Your job tonight is to read the first four pages of the chapter--stop at "The courier shook his head dubiously." Also you must draw a picture of the action described in those four pages. This picture should be the whole page and include all the action. Additionally I have asked you to print out your English grade for class as well.
REMINDER: CORNELL NOTES ARE DUE MONDAY(Ten for period 1 and Seven for periods 2,7,8) AND YOUR IR BOOKS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THEN AS WELL .
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
WEDNESDAY 1/26
Period 1: We spent time discussing the guided questions for chapter 3 and looking at the language Jack London employs to manipulate his readers. HW: Read/log/Cornell
PEriod 2,7,8: We spent time discussing chapter 2 in small groups and then in large groups. Several students had not completed the reading and need to make sure they do the make up reading. HW: Read/log/Cornell
CORNELL NOTES ARE DUE MONDAY(Ten for period 1 and Seven for periods 2,7,8) AND YOUR IR BOOKS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THEN AS WELL .
PEriod 2,7,8: We spent time discussing chapter 2 in small groups and then in large groups. Several students had not completed the reading and need to make sure they do the make up reading. HW: Read/log/Cornell
CORNELL NOTES ARE DUE MONDAY(Ten for period 1 and Seven for periods 2,7,8) AND YOUR IR BOOKS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THEN AS WELL .
Friday, January 21, 2011
Friday 1/21/11
Period 1: Nice job with class discussion today. Keep going with the Cornell notes--be sure you have connected to your research. I will collect reading logs on Monday.
Period 2: Remember my words of advice regarding Cornell notes--you have to connect your notes to your research findings. Any event in the story you are reading that illustrates or contradicts what you have found in your research should be noted and then the connection to the research explained in the "reaction" side. HW is to keep reading and logging and to read from the paragraph in chapter 2 that begins with "By evening Perrault secured another dog,... to the paragraph a few pages further that begins "Day after day with days ending....." and TAKE NOTES as you read! Focus your notes on what Buck learns and new characters. Period 7 and 8 need to read to the same spot "Day after day with days ending..." TAKE NOTES
Period 2: Remember my words of advice regarding Cornell notes--you have to connect your notes to your research findings. Any event in the story you are reading that illustrates or contradicts what you have found in your research should be noted and then the connection to the research explained in the "reaction" side. HW is to keep reading and logging and to read from the paragraph in chapter 2 that begins with "By evening Perrault secured another dog,... to the paragraph a few pages further that begins "Day after day with days ending....." and TAKE NOTES as you read! Focus your notes on what Buck learns and new characters. Period 7 and 8 need to read to the same spot "Day after day with days ending..." TAKE NOTES
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Thursday 1/20
Period 1: We read for ten minutes then continued reading chapter 2. HW: read IR books and finish chapter 2. Don't forget to take notes.
Period 2, 8: We read for ten minutes then continued reading chapter 2. HW: read IR books
Period 7:We read for ten minutes then continued reading chapter 2. HW: Read to "T'ree vair good dogs...." take notes and read in IR books.
Period 2, 8: We read for ten minutes then continued reading chapter 2. HW: read IR books
Period 7:We read for ten minutes then continued reading chapter 2. HW: Read to "T'ree vair good dogs...." take notes and read in IR books.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Wednesday 1/19/11
Period 1: We discussed the end of ch1 and made sense of he tile of the chapter. We began ch 2 and looked at the symbolism so far in the chapter. HW: READ IR
Period 2,7,8: We read until almost the end of chapter taking notes as we read. HW: Finish the chapter and notes and read your IR books
Click on link above if you forgot your book at home--the whole chapter can be found online!
Period 2,7,8: We read until almost the end of chapter taking notes as we read. HW: Finish the chapter and notes and read your IR books
Click on link above if you forgot your book at home--the whole chapter can be found online!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tuesday 1/18/11
Period 1: After reading in Ir books we read Call of the Wild. As we are reading we are looking at how Jack London is manipulating us with his writing. How is he making us believe this dog? HW: Finish ch 1 and read IR and log/Cornell notes
PEriod 2,7,8: After reading in our IR books we read Call of the Wild examining the language and vocabulary as we go. HW: Read IR books/ log and Cornell notes, too.
PEriod 2,7,8: After reading in our IR books we read Call of the Wild examining the language and vocabulary as we go. HW: Read IR books/ log and Cornell notes, too.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Thursday 1/13/11
We took another 10 minutes in class to read IR books. Students are logging this time. Students who fail to bring in their IR books are losing out on this important time to read but not all is lost as they are doing test prep. Students need to be sure to be reading at home as well. The expectation is that they will be reading their independent reading book for no less than 90 minutes per week and logging this time. Please help remind them of this responsibility.
Period 1: Background Jack London and influences on his writing. Also a discussion of the opening quote of the book that suggests characteristics that have seemingly disappeared can, if given the right circumstances, reappear. HW: read IR and log/ Cornell notes
Period 2,7,8:
We began reading The Call of the Wild and since it was the exposition of the book, we were introduced to the main character and the setting of the book. HW: read IR and log and Cornell notes.
Period 1: Background Jack London and influences on his writing. Also a discussion of the opening quote of the book that suggests characteristics that have seemingly disappeared can, if given the right circumstances, reappear. HW: read IR and log/ Cornell notes
Period 2,7,8:
We began reading The Call of the Wild and since it was the exposition of the book, we were introduced to the main character and the setting of the book. HW: read IR and log and Cornell notes.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Monday 1/10/11
Period 1: Great job choosing IR books. Be sure to bring them with you daily as you will be given some in class time to read them. Also bring in "To Build a Fire" annotations tomorrow as we just barely got started today. HW:Read and log your IR books
Period 2,7,8: We did some pre-reading writing for your IR books today and then spent some time discussing Cornell notes and then got to read for a full 15 minutes. We then started to discuss Jack London as an author. Tomorrow we will get background on The Call of the Wild and then begin reading it in class. Be sure to have your IR books with you daily as we will be reading in class for about ten minutes a class period! HW: Read and Log IR books
Period 2,7,8: We did some pre-reading writing for your IR books today and then spent some time discussing Cornell notes and then got to read for a full 15 minutes. We then started to discuss Jack London as an author. Tomorrow we will get background on The Call of the Wild and then begin reading it in class. Be sure to have your IR books with you daily as we will be reading in class for about ten minutes a class period! HW: Read and Log IR books
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Maris
Hey Maris,
What about this book? It isn't Rockefeller but it is about a philanthropist during the Great Depression..Check it out
maybe this one?
I'm going to the SL public library and will look there too.
What about this book? It isn't Rockefeller but it is about a philanthropist during the Great Depression..Check it out
maybe this one?
I'm going to the SL public library and will look there too.
Friday 1/7/11
Wow, some really nice poetry, short stories and letters have been written this week. Final drafts of this work will be collected on Monday. Please take the time to read carefully for typos before you turn these in, it would be shame to put so much work into bringing the language to life with sensory details and active verbs to have it look like you didn't care! I would invite you to have a parent or a friend read it over with "editor's eyes".
I'm sure some parents are wondering when the IR book that you so nicely helped your child find (THANK YOU) are due. We will actually not have to start reading them until Monday since some titles were very difficult to get. The students will then have three weeks to finish the books. I am going to give them time in class almost daily to read these and their hw will be very light so they should be reading each night. We will do fewer Cornell notes this time and they will be focused on relating the history in the book to the research they have found. Have a great weekend
I'm sure some parents are wondering when the IR book that you so nicely helped your child find (THANK YOU) are due. We will actually not have to start reading them until Monday since some titles were very difficult to get. The students will then have three weeks to finish the books. I am going to give them time in class almost daily to read these and their hw will be very light so they should be reading each night. We will do fewer Cornell notes this time and they will be focused on relating the history in the book to the research they have found. Have a great weekend
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Thursday 1/6/2011
We worked on bringing our work to life today. We read through our papers and tried to eliminate vague language. The words we
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
some more suggestions
Destiny; Coop or anyone else with child labor/shirtwaist check this title out:
Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix
It's 1909, where extreme working conditions for young people lead to a strike, and eventually a fire.
Gilly,Jade? or any other depression/hooverville pple check this title out:
Tough Times by Milton Meltzer
Set during the Great Depression, Joey Singer makes the transition from typical high school senior to hobo. This is a great book for anyone who has wondered what life was like during the Great Depression.
Uprising by Margaret Peterson HaddixIt's 1909, where extreme working conditions for young people lead to a strike, and eventually a fire.
Gilly,Jade? or any other depression/hooverville pple check this title out:
Tough Times
Tough Times by Milton MeltzerSet during the Great Depression, Joey Singer makes the transition from typical high school senior to hobo. This is a great book for anyone who has wondered what life was like during the Great Depression.
Wednesday 1/5/11
Great work in class today. Many of you have competed or are nearly finished writing your first draft of your assignment. If you haven't finished writing, you need to by tomorrow when we will work on some peer editing. The more you have done, the better suggestions you will get!
Tuesday 1/4/11
We kicked off another connections piece today. Students will create historical pieces of literature to be spotlighted in their presentations at the end of the year. Be sure to ask what they are creating (or check the link on this page to see their options!)
HW; Rough outline of your ideas--1)Choice, 2)Who is telling he story, 3)Where will your "story" start? 4)What major historical facts will you endeavor to reveal? 5)Where will your story end?
HW; Rough outline of your ideas--1)Choice, 2)Who is telling he story, 3)Where will your "story" start? 4)What major historical facts will you endeavor to reveal? 5)Where will your story end?
Monday, January 3, 2011
Monday 1/3/11
Welcome back.
Period 1: We began reading Jack London's To Build a Fire. Students were given some points to be looking for as they read the story in worksheet form. Homework is to complete the first read of the story and the second read of the story with annotations by Monday 1/10/11.
Period 2,7,8:
We watched a few clips today and talked about the dangers faced by gold diggers in the Klondike Gold rush in preparation for reading The Call of the Wild next week.
All SS and English classes will be blocked tomorrow through Friday to complete a connections piece.
Period 1: We began reading Jack London's To Build a Fire. Students were given some points to be looking for as they read the story in worksheet form. Homework is to complete the first read of the story and the second read of the story with annotations by Monday 1/10/11.
Period 2,7,8:
We watched a few clips today and talked about the dangers faced by gold diggers in the Klondike Gold rush in preparation for reading The Call of the Wild next week.
All SS and English classes will be blocked tomorrow through Friday to complete a connections piece.
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