Thursday, February 28, 2013

Week 25, Day 4
Objective: 

Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion. 

1. Bell Work must now be done in your spiral, every day, in blue or black ink pen!
2. Bell Work: What companies would be affected if humans had no hair?  Write about life in a hairless world.  
3. Lesson: Complexities of Point of View
1. Handout 19: The Eye of the Reporter
2. Handout 20: Browning's Notorious Narrator
3. Handout 21: Point of View: A Closer Look

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Week 25, Day 3

Objective: idioms and TAKS goals

1. Bell Work must now be done in your spiral, every day, in blue or black ink pen!
    
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2. Bell Work: "Down in the dumps" is an idiom that means one is feeling sad or depressed.  Write down 10 other idioms and their meanings.  
3. Discuss bell work.
4. TAKS Expectations
5. TAKS goals

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Week 25, Day 2

Objective: work collaboratively in groups to create a video of a short story we have read.  

1. Bell Work must now be done in your spiral, every day, in blue or black ink pen!
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2. Bell Work: 
   1. Write a speech which would cause lots of classmates to vote for you if you were running for class president.  Make sure your speech contains at least five good reasons why people should vote for you.
3. Work in your group, remember that your project is due the Tuesday we get back from Spring Break.  Today will be the only day you will get to work on it in class.
4. TAKS is next Monday, not Tuesday...my bad!

Monday, February 25, 2013

Week 25, Day 1
Objective: Bullying Open Forum Class Discussion

1. We will watch two videos first, then I will let you do your Bell Work.  
2. Discussion
3. Announcements:
1. Don't forget to bring money for the Pennies for Patients.
2. SAT Quiz on Friday--new words will be up before the end of the day.
3. Get the book Drive by Dan Pink by the time you get back from Spring Break.  

Friday, February 22, 2013

Week 24, Day 5

Objective: SAT Words Week 24 Assessment; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion. 

1. Bell Work: Free Write...at least 80 words.  Underline every 10th word, please.
2. Take Week 24 SAT Quiz
1. Quizlet
2. Click on Avalos Week 24
3. Click "test"
4. Uncheck "Written and True False"
5. Change it to 50 questions
6. Click Reconfigure
7. DO NOT CHEAT!  IF YOU CHEAT, IT WILL BE A ZERO AND A WRITE-UP!  Just be honest!  Really!  Your conscience will thank you.
3. Send me your grade via email: cavalos@godleyisd.net
4. Then you may read SILENTLY or play FREE RICE.  You may NOT work on work from another class.  Sorry!  
5. Have a GREAT weekend!  Be safe!

Thursday, February, 21, 2013

Week 24, Day 4

Objective: Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion.  Higher level thinking practice that is associated with the AP test. 

1. Discuss "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
2. Quiz over "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
3. Discuss video project.
1. Pick one of the short stories we have read this year.
1. "The Lottery"
2. "The Yellow Wallpaper"
3. "The Storm"
4. "The Story of an Hour"
5. "The Fall of the House of Usher"
6. "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
7. "The Devil and Tom Walker"
8. "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
9. "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
2. With a group of 3-5 of your classmates (you may use other people that won't count toward your 3-5), reenact the short story.
3. It needs to maintain its literary merit.
4. You have creative freedom, but drastic changes need to be cleared with Mrs. Avalos
5. Due: Wednesday after Spring Break 
4. Reminder:
1. SAT Quiz tomorrow

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Week 24, Day 3

Objective: Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion.  Higher level thinking practice that is associated with the AP test. 

1. Bell Work: Get a sheet of notebook paper out and ready for your quiz over "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor
2. Grade Quiz
3. Talk and Discuss "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
4. Read "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor (p. 1012)
5. Take notes
6. Quiz tomorrow

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Week 24, Day 2

Objective: Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion.  Higher level thinking practice that is associated with the AP test. 

1. Bell Work: Grade SAT Quiz from Friday.
2. Author information on Flannery O'Connor (p. 1011)
3. Read "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor
1. Take notes
2. Be prepared for a quiz tomorrow
3. If time permits, we will discuss this at the end of class.
4. SAT Quiz on Friday  

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Week 23, Day 3

Objective: Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion.  Higher level thinking practice that is associated with the AP test. 

1. Critical Thinking questions for Tillie Olsen's "I Stand Here Ironing"
2. Do as a group.  
3. Discuss answers.  
4. Mrs. V will be in today to discuss the AP test.
1. English Language and Composition test is Friday, May 10 at 8am
2. Cost $89
3. If you have free/reduced lunch your cost is $61
4. Pay Natalie Steward in the front office
5. Deadline to pay: April 11
6. Questions?  See her...

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Week 23, Day 2

Objective: Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion.  Higher level thinking practice that is associated with the AP test. 

1. Bell Work: Discuss yesterday's lesson and the use of allusions throughout everyday life.
2. Read Tillie Olsen's "I Stand Here Ironing"
3. Discuss
4. Do critical thinking questions as a group, if time.  If not, we will do this in class tomorrow.  
5. Mrs. V will be in tomorrow to discuss the AP test.
1. English Language and Composition test is Friday, May 10 at 8am
2. Cost $89
3. If you have free/reduced lunch your cost is $61
4. Pay Natalie Steward in the front office
5. Deadline to pay: April 11

Monday, February 11, 2013

Week 23, Day 1

Objective: Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion. 

1. SAT Quiz Week 22
2. Comparing "Little Things" to King Solomon's Wisdom (Biblical Allusions)

Friday, February 8, 2013

Week 22, Day 5
Objective: determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes; recognize and use knowledge of cognates in different languages and of word origins to determine the meaning of words; evaluate how different literary elements (e.g., figurative language, point of view) shape the author's portrayal of the plot and setting in works of fiction; silent sustained reading

1. Bell Work: Free Write...
2. Silent Reading

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Week 22, Day 4

Objective: Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion. 

1. Bell Work: Write a paragraph supporting the statement "Beauty is only skin deep."
2. Discuss Bell Work
3. "Little Things" as a Play
1. Act it out in groups of 3
2. Part B

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Week 22, Day 3

Objective: Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion. 

1. Bell Work: Think of a food you strongly dislike.  Imagine that you have been put in charge of an advertising campaign for that food.  Write a tempting description of the food.  
2. Discuss last 5 answers of the 15 questions over "Little Things"
3. He Said/She Said
4. "Little Things" as a Play
1. Part A

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Week 22, Day 2

Objective: Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion. 

1. Read Raymond Carver's "Little Things"
2. Discuss "Little Things"
3. In a group, work on the 15 questions over "Little Things."  
1. Every member of your group must agree to the answer that you put
2. We will go over the answers at the end of class.   

Monday, February 4, 2013

Week 22, Day 1

Objective: Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion. 

1. Bell Work: Discuss Super Bowl Commercials.
2. Discuss Point of View
3. Discuss Stream of Consciousness
4. Watch "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
5. Discuss Critical Reading Questions 

Friday, February 1, 2013

Week 21, Day 5

Objective: Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.  Using technology as a tool for classroom discussion. 

1. Bell Work: Discuss "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
2. We will watch the video on Monday.
3. Then you may read SILENTLY or play FREE RICE.  You may NOT work on work from another class.  Sorry!  
4. Have a GREAT weekend!  Be safe!