Monday, February 13 - SNOW DAY!
Tuesday, Febryary 14 - Time for our last "solved" mystery. We practiced SQ3R on the Elephant Man story so now it's time to show me that you've learned something and you can handle this on your own. Today we'll be reading about a mystery that has been solved and could have been avoided; the collapse of the Mianus River Bridge.
Once we're done, it's quiz time! You'll write the answers on your own sheet of paper that you've been taking notes on already.
A-Bridge-Without-WarningQ.docx
Any time that is left over will be used for AR reading.
Thursday, February 16 and Friday, February 17 - We're going to talk about a subject that is very frustrating for me. Math! We'll start off by reviewing using a powerpoint and then we'll do some light practice. Reading is very important in working word problems because if you don't understand what the words are asking you to do, then you can't solve the problem.
How-to-Solve-Math-Problem-FILEminimizer.ppt
Math Practice Website
Monday, February 20 - No School - Teacher Inservice.
Tuesday, February 21 -We should have those brains warmed up now so we'll complete a worksheet together as a class and make sure that you are ready for the test.
Wednesday, February 22- Time to finish the review. I'm not sure we've got this down so we'll do some additional practice today and test on Thursday.Math-Story-Problems.docx
Thursday, February 23 - We need to finish up on those practice problems today. The "What's for Lunch" WS should be done and stapled to the 17 practice story problems. Both should be turned in to the tray by the end of the hour today. When you finish, you can go ahead adn start on the Greek and Latin "Phobia" WS and the "Words with EAT" WS.
WRITE ON THE ANSWERS ON YOUR OWN PAPER!
Friday, February 24 - TEST TIME! We'll do a quick review over the 17 problems you finished yesterday and then it's time to test! ABSOLUTELY - NO TALKING! You may write on the test sheet. You must show your work. Remember to label your units. You may use the calculator on the computer.
REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE TO BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR TODAY! If she has any problems, I left her a stack of referrals to take care of that!
When you finish, turn the test in to the sub and finish the worksheets. If they are not finished in class, they will be homework and due on Monday. There is a link to the Phobia sheet above.
Monday, February 27- We need to catch up on the test from Friday.
Tuesday, February 28 and Wednesday, February 29- This unit should appeal to the music lovers in the class. We'll be reviewing through the elements of plot using story songs.Objective- CA-RWE-3-1:Examine culturally diverse media
Music influences the world. Think about how much time you listen to music. It might influence you more than you think. Some artist use music to make a point about current events in our world. An author has a reason or purpose for the story, article, or song they write.
The three main purposes are:
1. to entertain
2. to inform
3. to persuade
We'll start by looking at a Power Point to remind us of the parts of plot. Then, we'll find the plots in these story songs.Parts-of-plot.pptDefine all the parts of plot and add them to the diagram. Then add the other definitions to your notes.
Travelin Soldier
Ballad of Jed Clampett
Big John
Thursday, March 1 - Time to see if we've got a handle on this project or not so we'll be taking a quiz today after we grade the review.
Friday, March 2 - We've had some kids gone and some other delays so we're going to wrap up things so that we can move on to group project and get ready to start 4th quarter.
WEEK OF Monday, March 5 - LAST DAY TO AR TEST IS TODAY, MONDAY!!!
Today we're going to start the group project for the Story Song Unit. We've got to move quickly on this one so make good use of your time.
Students will start building the Powerpoint presentations in their groups. The teacher has to see the words on all slides before you start adding any extras details like background, transitions or animation. The Powerpoint will have 6/8 slides and a picture slide for each story element. Everyone is responsible for two slides each. You will be graded individually on the slides you produce, but you will also be graded on how well you work with your group:
Groups of 3 will have:
Title slide - should be done by the group.
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Groups of 4 will have:
Title slide - should be done by the group.
Exposition - Characters
Exposition - Setting
Central Conflict
Inciting Incident
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Resources for the song your group selected:
Teen Angel
Letters From War
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Love Story
Leader of the Pack
Snoopy vs.Red Barron
Late for School
Cat's in the Cradle
Your slides should be finished by Wednesday (3/8) of this week. We will make our presentations on Thursday and Friday of this week.
Greek and Latin Root Dictionary
Monday, March 12-Today's story song should be really easy for you because it deals with the Underground Railroad and famous people like Harriet Tubman and Box Brown. You should already know quite a bit about these things.Underground Railroad
Questions:
- What does the phrase “crazy like a fox” mean?
- How did the slaves know it was safe to approach a house?
- If you were a slave would you risk your life and try to escape? Why?
- How didUncle Tom’s Cabinhelp “fan the flames”?
- What does the song imply about John Brown’s death?
- Explain how the Underground Railroad is similar to a railroad in a power paragraph.
- What is the purpose of this song?
Tuesday, March 13
Students will finish the questions and we will grade the questions in class
Wednesday, March 14 & Thursday, March 15
Students will do a final story song: "Strange Fruit". after listening to the lyrics students will answer the following questions:
song lyrics:
Southern trees bear strange fruit
Blood on the leaves
Blood at the root
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
Pastoral scene of the gallant south
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
The scent of magnolia sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh
Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck
for the rain to gather
for the wind to suck
for the sun to rot
for the tree to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop
after Students have read/listened to the song, they will answer these questions. Remember to restate the question in your answer and provide supporting details to prove your answer as we discussed in class.
1)How do we know the lyrics are talking about lynching?
2)WHy is it that the southern trees bear the strange fruit?
3)why do you think the word lynching never appears in the song?
4)What contrast is made between the "Gallant South” and the south that bears strange fruit?
5)How is the strange fruit similar to a real fruit?Give at least two examples.
6)What is the Author's Purpose in this song?