English 9 Quarter 1 Week 9

Monday 10/18

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: Imagine your are Elizabeth from the story "Marigolds" and have a chance to write a letter of apology to Miss Lottie. Write it!
2. Business:
    Announce: Any missing work is still accepted for some credit!
3. Reader's Workshop
    a. Share journals.
    b. Mini-Lesson: Theme
        1) Discuss story: theme, symbol, flashback, conflict, climax.
        2) Review a theme wheel for the story together. Online GO!
        3) Add theme to our unit theme wheel.
    c. Mini-Lesson Character and Telling Details.
        1) Review methods of characterization.
        2) Generate ideas for a Character Sketch of Elizabeth together.
            a) How to create a graphic organizer that works.
            b) Isolating telling details.
                *Take really good notes.
        3) Begin creating a thesis for a Character Sketch.
            *Elizabeth is ......
4. HW: Create a thesis for "Marigolds" practice Char. Sketch.

Tuesday 10/19

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: Describe your best friend using three of the five methods of characterization.
2. Business
    Announce: Any missing work is still accepted for some credit!
3. Reader/Writer Workshop: Marigolds Practice Lesson
    a. Review: The Five Methods of Characterization
    b. Share: Your Elizabeth sentence.
    c. Converting to a thesis & reviewing with student samples.
    d. Revise yours as needed.
    e. Assign: Write one support paragraph for your thesis - due Thursday.
4. HW: Mock "Marigolds" support parag. due Thursday.

Wednesday 10/20

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business
    a. Reminder: Any missing work is still accepted for some credit!
    b. Reminder: Thesis (claim) and quotes/passages (evidence) due tomorrow.
3. Writer's Workshop: Absolute Monarchy Game
    a. In English: Writing Clear Directions - everyone should be involved in this.
        *If you finish early, you may work on other aspects of your project, your Character Analysis Outliner, or HW for another class.
    b. In World Studies: Organizing groups and understanding the assignment.
    c. In Math: Creating your box.
    d. In Spanish: Culture Lesson (non-IDU) or just IDU Worktime.
4. HW: 1) Mock "Marigolds" support parag. due Thursday; 2) Finish game directions if needed.

Thursday 10/21

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: For our next assignment, you are going to write a full five paragraph Character Sketch of either George or Lennie of Of Mice and Men. Whom do you think you'll pick? Why?
2. Business
    a. Return graded work & rubrics.
    b. Distribute "Almost Final" Grades
        1) Left to do - Journal/Bell-Ringers.
        2) Got late work?
3. Writer's Workshop: Marigolds Practice Lesson
    a. Due: Mock Support Paragraph
    b. Examine student samples - analyze for all parts of a strong support paragraph.
        1) Topic Sentence with technique.
        2) Quote.
        3) Context of Quote
        4) Explanation of Quote
        5) Connection back to thesis.
    c. Guided revision of paragraph - check for the five parts and fix if missing.
4. Writer's Workshop: OMM Character Sketch
    a. Prewriting & Prep for Character Sketch for Of Mice and Men.
        1) Assign: Create thesis for George or Lennie.
        2) Assign: Collect all needed quotes/passages needed for your analysis.
            a) Graphic Organizer available for this.
            b) Try to get two quotes for each of your three supports.
            c) Outline your essay if you finish early - NOT DUE TOMORROW.
     b. Both due tomorrow.
5. HW: Finish creating thesis and collect SIX usable quotes for your paper.

Friday 10/22 - End First Quarter

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business: Got late work?
3. Writer's Workshop: OMM Character Sketch (with laptop computers 9 & 10)
    a. Teacher Modeled Outline for essay.
    b. Students create their own outlines with teacher.
    c. If outlines are finished, begin writing first support paragraph.
       *We will have computers again Monday for further work.
4. HW: none