Tuesday, December 1st 2015

                                       

With one open hand a cover I'll make
With very strong fist there may be a break.
Just two fingers can be used to cut
Each is a victor or anything but.

Happy Tuesday! Instead of independent reading today, I would like you to get together with your partner and continue working on your shared document from yesterday. You will have about 10 minutes to work on this. For those who would like to act out their dialogue to the class, we will have about ten minutes to do so! Remember, the Charles TBQ is due TODAY! :)


Schedule: 

"Charles" Quick-Write Dialogue/Performances!

Mini-Lesson: Socratic Seminar Expectations
Here is a refresher for Thick vs. Thin Questions: Thick vs. Thin Questions

Work-Time: Socratic Seminar Prep #2 in Google Classroom. Once you have finished, you can catch up on your reading!

Homework:

Read 30+ minutes tonight!

Work on Genius Hour Project

Socratic Seminar Prep #2 due on Friday!

Reminder:
If you have missed class it is YOUR responsibility to see me and find a time to make it up with me. Once you make this time with me it is also YOUR responsibility to remember to show up! Remember my study session is on Tuesdays from 3:45-4:25! 

Monday, November 30th 2015

Daily Riddle: 
There is no question whenever it's there
Interval of time, it matters not where.
It's found at the end and games played on ice
It's known to have class and found herein twice.


Happy Monday!! I hope you all had a terrific Thanksgiving Break! Please settle in by signing up for the library and then begin independent reading.We have an exciting, busy week ahead of us. Throughout the week, I will be conferencing with each of you regarding your 40 Book Challenge and your Passion Project!

Schedule: 

Independent Reading (20 Mins)

Mini-Lesson: Punctuating Dialogue
Said is Dead!! Alternatives to use instead of said! ( 10 minutes)

Work-Time: Paired Quick-Write
With your shoulder partner, create a shared document and write the conversation between Laurie's Mom and Dad after the PTA meeting now that they know who Charles really is. Be sure to punctuate your dialogue!! (15-20 mins)

Homework: 
Read for 30 minutes
Work on your Genius Hour Project
"Charles" TBQ due TOMORROW!

Friday, November 20th 2015

                           

Daily Riddle: 
I'm as light as a feather, yet the strongest man cannot hold me for more than five minutes.

Happy Friday! Please settle in by independent reading. Today, we will continue our close reading of "The Tell-Tale Heart" for elements of suspense. 



Schedule:

Independent Reading 


Mini-Lesson: Model of annotating for suspense


Work-time: 
Fours will go get ISNs to pass out to the class. 

Annotate pages two and three for elements of suspense 
1= dramatic irony
2= delaying the question
3= foreshadowing
4= slow motion of intensity

Share with your table 3 examples of your element of suspense

Debrief: Come back together as a group for last minutes of class and share out what you found and discuss what makes a text suspenseful.

Thursday, November 19th 2015

Daily Riddle: What has a single eye, but cannot see?

Happy Thursday! One more day closer to Friday! Today we are going to continue our close reading of "The Tell Tale Heart", and we will have a mini lesson on how to become a "master of suspense". Please settle in by independent reading. Today, you need your ISN and a pencil. If you do not have either of these items, please go get them NOW before class starts.



Schedule:
Mini-Lesson: Becoming Masters of Suspense

Work-time:
Annotation of "The Tell Tale Heart"

1st Read:
Go through each chunk of text, and find every time Edgar Allen Poe uses the 2nd person point of view, and addresses his reader.

2nd Read:
Go through each chunk of text looking for one of the elements of suspense discussed in the prezi
- Delaying the answer to a question
-Dramatic Irony
-Foreshadowing
- Slow motion scene at point of intensity

Homework:

Genius Hour Research

Read for 30 minutes

Update your 40 BC tracking list

"Charles" TBQ due December 1st!

November 18th 2015

Daily Riddle:
Moving left to right, top to bottom too
You´ll need the numbers if you want a clue.
Either rectangle or shaped like a square,
some may use the blue only if they dare.
You´ll find some black, but mostly there´s white
If you should guess wrong, you´ll never be right.
Some words to the wise will help from the start
Each sunday morning it helps to be smart.

Happy Genius Hour Day! Today we will have a mini lesson about the presentations you will be giving at the end of the semester, and then the rest of the day is yours to research or start working on your presentation! Make sure you are continuing your work cited page, each cite you find should be put into bibliographic form, you can do this on easybib! Your project will not be accepted if your sources are not in bibliographic form!! For now, please settle in by independent reading, until class starts.


Schedule: 

Independent Reading

Mini-Lesson:
What is an infographic?

Creating an Infographic with PictoChart 

Continuous Round Robin Product ideas (5 mins)

Work-Time: Research/Work on Presentation

Homework: 

Read for 30 minutes

Genius Hour Research 

¨Charles" TBQ is due on December 1st!

November 17th 2015

                                             

Daily Riddle: What bites with no teeth?

Welcome back, happy Tuesday! You have a choice when you come in today. You can either independent read or work on the ¨Charles¨ text based questions. After I take attendance, I will send Tuesday´s group to the library. During independent reading today you have the option to work on the ¨Charles¨ text based questions. 

Schedule:

Independent Reading/Charles TBQ

¨Tell Tale Heart¨ audio ¨first read¨

Mini-Lesson: Point of View 

Homework: 

Read for 30 minutes

Genius Hour research

Update your 40 BC tracking list 

Reminder:

¨Charles¨ TBQ is due on December 1st!

November 16th 2015

                       


Daily Riddle: 
It's like sunshine to start your day
Most possess it, by the way,
it could be wide or narrow when you meet
The weather matters not, it is always sweet.

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a terrific weekend. Please settle in by signing up for the library. Today after independent reading, we will begin to talk about how an author builds suspense, and then you will begin working on Text Based Questions for "Charles" found in google classroom. This is due the Tuesday after break! 


Schedule:

Independent Reading

Team Building Brain Break- Round Robin 

Mini-lesson: Foreshadowing- How an author builds suspense

Work-time: "Charles" close reading Text Based Questions


Homework:

Read for 30 minutes

Genius Hour Research

Charles TBQ due Dec. 1

November 13th 2015

                             

Daily Riddle: What has a thumb and four fingers?


Happy Friday the 13th!! I am sorry I am not there today, but I know you will have a great day with Ms. Kahler. Please settle in by independent reading. Today is Genius Hour! Yay! After independent reading, you can research for twenty minutes. Make sure you are updating your works cited page in bibliographic form. After you are done researching, I would like you to spend the rest of class time completing a Genius Hour reflection in google classroom!

Schedule:

Independent Reading (20 minutes)

Genius Hour Research ( 20-25  minutes)

Reflection Sheet ( 20 minutes)

November 12th 2015

                                              

Daily Riddle: 

I'm found in the sea as well aso n land
I do my best work with only one hand.
I come with some highs as well as some lows
I go to some lengths as everyone knows.
I work well with light as well as with sound.
I'm real good with math, I bounce all around. 


Happy Thursday! I hope you all had a wonderful day off! Please settle in by independent reading. I will call students for the library after I take attendance. If you have still not had the chance to be in a socratic seminar, do not worry! I am going to start with groups during independent reading, and during Monday's work-time.

Today, we will be continuing our close reading of "Charles" with annotation. You will have the opportunity to work with your shoulder partners to close read and annotate the third page. You will complete the 4th and 5th page on your own!

I will not be in class tomorrow, so I have decided that tomorrow you will be able to work on your Genius Hour Research!


Schedule:

Independent Reading

Mini-Lesson: 
Finish up the second page of "Charles" as a class/ third page with shoulder partners, go over as a class

Work-time: the 4th and 5th page on your own!


Homework: 

Genius Hour Research
Read for 30 minutes

November 10th 2015

                                    

Daily Riddle:
You will use a knife to cut off my head 
Then weep beside me as I will lay dead. 
I end with an on, an on at the start,
I in the middle and found at the mart. 

Happy Tuesday, please settle in by independent reading. Today we will have an annotation review, and continue our close reading of Charles by beginning re-reading and annotating.

Schedule:

Independent Reading

Mini Lesson: Annotation/Analyzing a Text

Work Time: 
Practice Annotation on your own
Go over first page as a class
Annotate second page as a class

Have a great Veteran's day!
Homework:
Read for 30 minutes
Genius Hour 
Don't forget the Newsela assignment is due on Thursday!

November 9th 2015

                    



Daily Riddle: What can be as small as a pea, or as big as the sky, and he who buys it does not own it?


Happy Monday! Please settle in by independent reading.You may sign up for the library at this time!


Schedule:

Independent Reading

Mini-Lesson: Close Reading

Work-time: 
"Charles" Read Aloud
Newsela assignment #1



Homework:

Read for 30 minutes
Genius Hour Research
Newsela assignment #1 is due tomorrow.

November 6th 2015

Daily Riddle: What belongs to you, but others use it more than you do?


Happy Friday!! We made it through another week! I am sorry that I am not in class today, but I know you will have a great day with Ms. Phillips! Please settle in by independently reading. The library people will still go after attendance. 

Today, you will be completing an assignment on NEWSELA. If you have never signed up for NEWSELA, go to their website and you can sign in using google, to join my class the class code is up on the board! 

The assignment is in Google Classroom. For some reason, it would not let me make a copy for each of you, so you will have to view the file and then COPY, NAME it, MOVE it! Name it NEWSELA Assignment #1 (last name). You also can put it in your last name, first name folder in google classroom. DO NOT FORGET to upload it to Google Classroom. 

You will read three articles and take their quizzes. You should complete the chart in google classroom as you go. After you complete your chart, look at the reminders on the whiteboard. Please make sure you have everything you need turned in! I will begin to enter in more grades to IC this weekend!

If your name is on the board for the Socratic Seminar make-up, the make-up will be Monday during lunch. If I do not have you first or second hour, I will come to one of your morning classes with a pass to my room!

Schedule:

Independent Reading (20 minutes)

Work-time: NEWSELA Assignment #1 in Google Classroom 

Homework:
* Read for 30 Minutes
* Genius Hour Research
* Update your 40 BC Reading List (Freak the Mighty counts!)

November 5th 2015

Daily Riddle: What can't you eat for breakfast?

Happy Thursday/ First Snow! Please settle in by independent reading!

Schedule:

Independent Reading

Read Aloud of Chapter 25

Quick Write- You will have 15 minutes to work on your quick-write, I would then like you to pick a partner at your table and share! 

Class discussion on Quick-Write


Quick Write: 

Why did Rodman Philbrick choose to end Freak the Mighty with Freak dying? Do you agree with this? Why or why not? 

Homework: 
* Read for 30 minutes
* Continue your Genius Hour Research
*Update 40 BC tracking sheet

November 4th 2015

                                 
Daily Riddle: 

My feet stay warm, but my head is cold. No one can move me, I'm just too old...what am I?

Happy Genius Hour Day! Today, I will be giving you the majority of class time to research. We have a limited number of days left, so I advise you to take your research home!


Schedule: 

Mini-lesson: C.R.R.A.A.P Test Review- What did you find out? ( 10-15 minutes)

Work-time: Research! 

Using your ISN for Research:

In your Genius Hour section, find a brand new page and write Research Notes at the top. Whenever you find useful information about your topic write it down. Make sure you continue to cite the websites you use on your work cited page in Google Drive!

November 3rd 2015

                               

Daily Riddle:
It's known to stop work and seen with some pins, a clock each hour is how it begins.
When lightning hits earth and used with a match, it has its own zone with some pitch and catch.

Welcome back! Please settle in by independent reading. I will send Tuesday's library group after I take attendance.

Schedule:
Independent Reading- Finish chapters 16-20 (15 minutes)
Read Aloud of chapters 21-24 (15 minutes)
Work time: Think, Pair, Share.

Directions

1. I will read aloud and post a question

2. 1s and 2s will pair up, and 3s and 4s will pair up to answer this question (5 minutes)

3. THEN, as a group you will discuss your answer. If it helps, someone at your table can jot down notes. (5 minutes)

4. The 1s of the table will then share out.

As an exit ticket: I will be passing around a post it, you will put your name, and rate yourself 1-4 of how well you think you participated today and WHY. BE HONEST!

At the end of Chapter 24, Dr. Spivak says to Max:

“I don’t think it was a lie, Maxwell, do you?  I think he needed something to hope for and so he invented this rather remarkable fantasy you describe.  Everybody needs something to hope for.  Don’t call it a lie.  Kevin wasn’t a liar” (p. 157).  
Do you agree with Dr. Spivak? Why or why not?