Monday

No Class. SNOW DAY!

Build an awesome snowman (or snow-woman!)

Tuesday

-Read A Girl Named Disaster chapter 3.

-Check Vocab Workshop exercises.

-Discuss A Girl Named Disaster: identity web.

-Save the Drama!

Study for Vocab Quiz.

NHD.

Wednesday

-Vocab Quiz!

-Remainder of class is an NHD workday.

Read A Girl Named Disaster, chapter 4.

Thursday

-Half NHD workday.

-A Girl Named Disaster.

A Girl Named Disaster reading chapters 5-6.  

Friday

-NHD deadline: FINAL DRAFT with title page, annotated bibliography due to Mrs. Schaffner.  Turn in rough draft along with final copy.

No LA Class today -- half day.

END OF TRIMESTER 2.

Monday

-Briefly discuss title page for NHD project.

-Planning free verse poetry.

-Writing Workshop:  write your free verse poem on apartheid.

Complete your poem.

Vocab quiz Tuesday 3/3.

Note: NHD deadline this Friday.  See this image for rules on NHD title page.

Tuesday

-Poetry individual and peer revisions.

-NHD time / homework time.

Vocab: Synonyms and Antonyms.

Bring art supplies (including several copies of revised poem).

Wednesday

-Work on 3D apartheid display.

Vocab: Choosing the Right Word.

Thursday

No Class.

-Work on 3D apartheid display (in Visual Arts)

Friday

-NHD deadline.

-Introduction to A Girl Named Disaster: Title Brainstorm, Behind the Name.

Read A Girl Named Disasterchapters 1-2.

Monday

No Class: Presidents Day!

Tuesday

-Switch seats.

-The Power of One Unit Test

-Ms. Ruble's progress report

Study for the essay portion of The Power of One Unit Test.

NHD deadline Friday: rough draft due.

Wednesday

-Essay portion of The Power of One Unit Test 

-Finish Ms. Ruble's progress report

NHD deadline Friday: rough draft due.

Thursday

-NHD Workday: Bring computer and all NHD materials.

NHD deadline TOMORROW: rough draft due.

Friday

-Introduction to free verse poetry.

-Vocab

Vocab: Completing the Sentence.

Monday

-Mini-lesson:  Using footnotes.

-NHD workday.

Remember: NHD rough draft due February 20.  Plan your writing schedule to be sure you're managing all your assignments.

Finish The Power of One by Wednesday.  

The Power of One Unit Test: Tuesday, February 17.

Tuesday

-Brainstorm a list of "apartheid words" to help guide your photography.

-Scout photograph settings.

-Begin planning photographs.

Finish planning your 4 photographs.

The Power of One Unit Test: Tuesday, February 17.

Wednesday

Study!  

The Power of One Unit Test: Tuesday, February 17.

Thursday

-Class culture discussion (negative versus positive humor, creating a great environment)

-Study groups for The Power of One Unit Test during FLEX.

Email Ms. Ruble your praises sheet.

On the bottom of "Blitz - Class Ideas and Reflection," write one paragraph addressing this prompt:  What are your thoughts about our discussion today? How can you personally change the way you interact to help everyone feel loved and included?  What one random act of kindness will you do this coming week to show a friend you care about them?

Friday

No Class - Teacher Workday!

STUDY:  The Power of One Unit Test: Tuesday, February 17.

NHD Rough Draft due February 20.

Monday

-Introduction to photographs: Helen Levitt, 1945.

-NHD workday: bring all NHD materials.

Begin reading/annotating chapter 12 in The Power of One. Due Thursday.

Tuesday

-Introduction to photographs: Rogovin portraits.

PORTRAIT 1

PORTRAIT 2

-NHD workday: bring all NHD materials.

Wednesday

Thursday

1st LA:

-Introduction to Apartheid photography project: visualizing apartheid.  

Apartheid Photo 1

Apartheid Photo 2

Apartheid Photo 3

Apartheid Photo 4

Apartheid Photo 5

Apartheid Photo 6

Apartheid Photo 7

Apartheid Photo 8

2nd LA: 

-Reading Workshop: Read The Power of One chapter 13.

The Power of One, chapter 13 due tomorrow.

NHD deadline tomorrow.

Friday

1st LA:

-Discuss Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, and the Truth and Reconciliation Committee.  Begin reading transcripts from the TRC.

TRC 1

TRC 2

NHD Workshop:

-NHD deadline: 3 additional sources and 15 additional note cards.

Read The Power of One chapter 14. 

The Power of Oneunit test is scheduled for Tuesday, February 17.

Monday

-Bring all NHD materials today.

-Review prompt and develop thesis statements for NHD projects.

-Review due dates.

-The Power of One chapter 9.

Finish reading/annotating chapter 9 in The Power of One.

Tuesday

-NHD workday: bring all NHD materials.

-The Power of One.

Wednesday

Thursday

Read The Power of One, chapter 9-10 by Friday.

NHD deadline tomorrow.

Friday

-NHD deadline.

-The Power of One.

-Introduction to Apartheid photography project.

Assigned reading TBA. 

Monday

No School:  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday

Vocab/grammar quiz moved: Friday, January 23rd.

Wednesday

-Short Stories due.

-NHD: Annotated Bibliography.

Thursday

-Vocab Workshop.

-The Power of Onechapter 7

Friday

-Vocab/Grammar Quiz.

-The Power of Onechapter 7

Finish reading/annotating chapter 7-8 in The Power of One.

Monday

-Quiz corrections due today!

-WW: Finish The Old Man and the Sea symbolism project (due at the end of class!)

-Begin assigned reading / annotation for The Power of One.

Finish reading/annotating chapter 1 in The Power of One.  Revised short stories due Tuesday, January 20.

Tuesday

-Introduction to Bryce Courtenay and The Power of One.

-Introduce vocab unit 4.

-Receive revised Short Stories Around the Globe.

-The Power of One chapter 2.

Short Stories Around the Globe final draft due Tuesday, January 20. 

Vocab/grammar quiz Wednesday, January 21.

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Assigned reading TBA.  Revised short stories due Tuesday, January 20.

Monday

Happy New Year and Welcome Back!

-Review Quiz corrections process.  Quiz corrections and justifications due in class on Monday for makeup points.

-Reading workshop:  Read through pg. 85 in The Old Man and the Sea.  Begin choosing the 5 most substantiated symbols, themes, and motifs, and begin finding 3 passages to support each.

Read pages 86-96 in The Old Man and the Sea.  Bring art supplies to class tomorrow. 

Quiz corrections due in class Monday for makeup points.

Tuesday

-Continue The Old Man and the Sea.

-Continue work on symbolism project: Continue choosing the 5 most substantiated symbols, themes, and motifs, and begin finding 3 passages to support each. Begin drafting well-constructed paragraphs to support each.

Wednesday

Thursday

Reading/Symbolism project work, TBA.

Friday

-Continue work on symbolism project: due at the end of class today!

-Begin work on final draft of Short Stories Around the Globe if you finish symbolism project early.

Quiz corrections due in class Monday for makeup points.

Bring The Power of One to class Monday.

Monday

-Introduction to The Old Man and the Sea.

-CN: Symbols, themes, and motifs.

Finish reading pgs. 1-30 in The Old Man and the Sea and complete Comprehension check.

Tuesday

-Continue The Old Man and the Sea.

-Introduce symbolism project.

-Work on story cloth.

Wednesday

Thursday

Art supplies due in class Tuesday after break.

Friday

-Continue The Old Man and the Sea through page 65.

-Group discussion: begin brainstorming possible symbols, themes, motifs and evidence.

-Writing / reading workshop:  Read through pg. 100 The Old Man and the Sea.  Choose the 5 most substantiated symbols, themes, and motifs, and begin finding 3 passages to support each.

(FYI: Art supplies due in class Tuesday after break.)

Monday

-"Short Stories Around the Globe" planning:  elements of fiction.

Finish all planning for your story. 

Tuesday

-"Short Stories Around the Globe" drafting.

Complete Synonyms and Antonyms for Vocab Unit 3.

Grammar/Vocab Quiz Thursday, December 11th.  On the quiz:  demonstrative pronouns (this, that, those, these), linking verbs, etc.

Wednesday

-"Short Stories Around the Globe" drafting.

Thursday

-"Short Stories Around the Globe" draft due.

-Read "Dia's Story Cloth" and take notes on the Hmong people.

-Save the Drama for Your Mama!

Friday

-"Short Stories Around the Globe" - Peer revision.

-Grammar/Vocab QUIZ: vocab unit 3, demonstrative pronouns (this, that, those, these), linking verbs, etc.

Monday

-Short stories, continued.

-"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker. 

-Introduction to "Short Stories Around the Globe" project.

Look over character webs while looking at story (what we've read so far).  Make sure they are quality products, because we will use them in class tomorrow.  Do not finish the story.

Tuesday

-Short stories, continued.

-"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker.
-Create class character webs for all characters in the story, reviewing direct and indirect characterization.

Continue "Everyday Use" character webs.

Vocab Quiz next Thursday, December 11th.

Wednesday

-Short stories, continued.

Thursday

-Introduce Vocab Unit 3.

-Begin "Short Stories Around the Globe" planning:  plan your protagonist.

Vocab: Completing the Sentence.  Vocab Quiz next Tuesday, December 9th.

You may finish planning Elements of Fiction for "Short Stories Around the Globe."  Do not start drafting.

Friday

No Class: 6th grade field trip!