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February 26-28, 2018

2/26/2018

Objective: I can utilize the explore tool in Google Docs to complete a mini-research project on a historic figure who has inspired me (W7).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your notebook and pen(cil).
DW: Who is a historical figure who has inspired you? What about them inspires you?
- 2-3 Share-out
- See Rebel Girls
Follow along to "Phenomenal Woman" by Maya Angelou in Modernism prezi slide 57
- Go over the Explore Tool
- See example Flappers poem
Select a woman for your poem
Use the template to write your own version of the poem about the woman you selected
Exit Task: You have two in-class days to work on this. On Wednesday, you will turn in your poem, but you will also print it and your collage out to share on Thursday--prize for the winner!

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February 22, 2018

2/23/2018

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Objective: I can review what metonymy is and contribute to our class conversation about our favorite books.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your reading folder and book; find someplace comfortable to read
- What is the definition of metonymy?
- Can you find it in The Giving Tree as it is read to you?
  - Add example to your Literary Devices page in your reading folder
- 25 min. Independent Reading
- Complete Why This Book
Exit Task: Return your reading folder to the file cabinet.

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February 22, 2018

2/22/2018

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Objective: I can begin my first draft and employ some "tricks of the trade" in my writing to add interest and address my audience.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get the Chromebook number that is next to your name on the sign-in sheet
- Open Semester 2 Writing Option that you began last week and continue writing
  - Review expectations for your selection
- Draft 1 is due Today (should be AT LEAST 1-2 paragraphs [the more you submit, the more I can help you!])
Exit Task: Last 5 min. Find a good place to stop and return your Chromebook to the cart.

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February 21, 2018

2/21/2018

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Objective: I can consider stereotypes of men and think about whether or not men and women face a parallel but different conflict as women.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Copy the objective and cut and paste the cowboy/farmer into your notebook
- Continue Modernism prezi from slide 46
List 3 traits around the farmer and the cowboy focusing on how they are different
- Read "About Men" by Gretel Ehrlich
- Add 5 attributes to your cowboy from the essay, at least 2 traditionally feminine attributes.
Watch Paul Harvey's "And God Made a Farmer"
- Watch again, and add 5 traits to your farmer from the video, at least 2 traditionally feminine traits.
  - After reading and viewing, create an artistic representation of a farmer or a cowboy with at least 7 of the traits you listed shown--try a color image or a descriptive poem.
Exit Task: Answer the questions in the prezi on slide 54
- Watch the video while you answer.

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February 20, 2018

2/20/2018

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Objective: I can consider stereotypes of boys and girls and think about how they influence my own actions and decision through reading Susan Brownmiller's "Femininity."
Agenda:

Entry Task: Copy the objective and cut and paste the men/women into your notebook
DW: Define feminism in your own words. Are you a feminist? Why or why not?
- Continue Modernism prezi from slide 35
- List 5 traits around the man and the woman that you think of for each gender
  - Do you take on any of the traits from the opposite gender?
  - How acceptable is that in our society?
  - Review Mr. Syrie's and Mrs. Leonetti's examples
Get out a pink and blue coloring utensil
As "Femininity" is read to you, highlight traditional male traits in blue, and traditional female traits in pink
- After reading, put a star next to any of the traits that apply to you.
- Answer the questions in the prezi on slide 42
Watch the video
Exit Task: Has your opinion changed today on the questions you answered in slide 42? Why or why not?

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February 15, 2018

2/15/2018

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Objective: I can begin my first draft and employ some "tricks of the trade" in my writing to add interest and address my audience.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out a Chromebook
- Open Tricks of the Trade slideshow in Google Classroom
  - Go over the Dread Thing
- Open Semester 2 Writing Option that you began last week and continue writing
- Review expectations for your selection
- Draft 1 is due next Thursday (should be AT LEAST 1-2 paragraphs [the more you submit, the more I can help you!])
  - Sign up for writing help on the board if you need it
Exit Task: Last 5 min. Find a good place to stop and return your Chromebook to the cart.

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February 14, 2018

2/14/2018

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Objective: I know who Sojourner Truth was and can consider how the role of women has changed since her time.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your notebook for notes
- Continue Modernism prezi from slide 29
- Take notes on Truth and listen to her speech "And Ain't I a Woman?"
- Answer: What are three striking points about slavery and women's rights made in Truth's speech?
- Consider her response in comparison to Judy Brady's "I Want a Wife."
Exit Task: How has the role of women changed (or not) since Sojourner Truth's time?

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February 13, 2018

2/13/2018

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Objective: I can consider what it means to be equal regardless of race, gender, or age.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your notebook and prepare to take notes
- Continue the Modernism prezi beginning on slide 22
- Review the definition of suffrage
- Take notes on the video (13 min.)
- Answer the 13 questions that follow (only one answer per student!)
Exit Task: 3-sentence essay: Claim it-What is women's suffrage? Cite it--FACT; Clarify it--EXPLAIN

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February 12, 2018

2/12/2018

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Today our counselors will visit to register you for your senior year!

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February 13, 2018

2/12/2018

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Objective: I can consider what it means to be equal regardless of race, gender, or age.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your notebook and prepare to take notes
DW: What is suffrage? Define equality in your own words.
- Continue the Modernism prezi beginning on slide 23
- Review the definition of suffrage
- Take notes on the video (13 min.)
- Answer the 13 questions that follow (only one answer per student!)
Exit Task: 3-sentence essay: Claim it-What is women's suffrage? Cite it--FACT; Clarify it--EXPLAIN

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