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LA11 Daily Objective & Agenda

December 17, 2016-January 2, 2017

12/17/2016

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Enjoy your break!
Students may be reading their independent reading book over the break; their project is due January 13th.  They may also be reading Huckleberry Finn, but are not required to; we will begin this when we return.  
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December 16, 2016

12/16/2016

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Objective:  Enjoy some peace and quiet to read or work on writing before heading off into break.
Agenda:
  • Entry Task:  Think about whether you would like to read or write.  Get comfortable for reading or get out a Chromebook for writing.
  • Work quietly for 25 min. enjoying the fire
  • After quiet time, check in with your reading folder to see if you are on track to finish by January 13.  Do you need to take your book home and work on it?
  • Exit Task:  Enjoy your treat!
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December 14-15, 2016

12/14/2016

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Objective:  I can practice the lens of Everyman, New Historicism, or Realism to have a deeper understanding of The Help and how to read through a lens before we begin Huckleberry Finn.
Agenda:  
  • Entry Task:  Get out your lens half sheet to be checked as movie ticket
  • Watch The Help as if you are in a movie theater (phones silenced and respecting other viewers)
  • Exit Task:  Complete a 2nd aspect of your lens statement:  Quote, illustration, or description
  • Today's Schedule:
  • Zero Hour              7:10 – 8:05
    First Period           8:20 – 9:13
    Second Period        9:18 – 10:13
    Third Period           10:18 – 11:11
    Fourth Period        11:16 – 12:09
    Lunch                   12:09 – 12:54
    Fifth Period           12:59 – 1:52
    Sixth Period           1:57– 2:50
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December 13, 2016

12/13/2016

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Objective:  I can see how history has changed through the Emancipation Proclamation, the end of the Civil War, and moved into Jim Crow Laws which impact the characters as seen in The Help which will be used to practice our three lenses of reading:  Everyman, New Historicism, or Realism.
Agenda:  
  • Entry Task:  Note check--make sure your notebook is open to your Wanted poster and Boggle from yesterday; these are your movie ticket for today.
  • Continue timeline through the 14th amendment
  • Read and annotate Jim Crow Laws and put in notebook
  • Review Everyman, New Historicism, and Realism and select your lens for The Help
  • Review your statement for the lens you selected and ask for help if you don't understand what you are looking for
  • Begin The Help 
  • Exit Task:  Complete one of the 3 aspects of your lens statement: quote, illustration, or description
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December 12, 2016

12/9/2016

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Objective:  I know who Harriet Jacobs was and can see the perspective of a woman slave as well as how the Emancipation Proclamation aided the cause of the union.
Agenda:  
  • Entry Task:  Get an Orange Lit. Book and open your notebook 
  • Take notes on the Wanted Poster for Harriet Jacobs from the video in the prezi slide 17 and p. 405
  • Read "from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" p. 407-410 and answer the questions in the prezi
  • Continue timeline of Civil War and read begin Boggle with what you know about the Emancipation Proclamation in the circle
    • Read about the Emancipation Proclamation from the National Archives and see the original
    • Add to the Boggle in the square what you learned about the Emancipation Proclamation
    • Read the document and answer what is surprising to you and what is your take away in the triangles of the Boggle
  • Exit Task:  Complete the back of the Boggle explaining how the Emancipation Proclamation supports or refutes your ideals about Liberty
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December 9, 2016

12/9/2016

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Objective:  I can review my progress on my writing option thus far and consider whether or not I should edit and revise, or if I am ready to move on to a new topic.
Agenda:
  • Entry Task:  Get a Chromebook and log in to Google Classroom
  • Review your comments and rubric score
  • Complete the Draft 2 Review by charting your progress and answering the related questions
  • Complete the survey 
  • Begin making edits or revisions, or review the Writing Options and select your next topic
    • Your final draft is due January 12th!  
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December 8, 2016

12/8/2016

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Objective:  I can read for enjoyment to improve my reading skills and attitude toward reading.  
Agenda:
  • Entry Task:  Get out book folder, your independent reading book, and get comfortable.
  • 25 min. Sustained Silent Reading
  • 15 min. Continue"B" work of your contract
  • Exit Task:  Return folder to file cabinet and consider how much of your contract and book you have left; you have 3 more in-class Fridays until your project is due on January 13 at the end of the period.
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December 7, 2016

12/7/2016

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Objective:  I can identify evidence of Realism in "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" and consider definitions of Liberty.
Agenda:
  • Entry Task:  Get out your notebook and define Liberty in your own words
  • Continue New Historicism and Realism prezi beginning slide 14
    • Complete Quick Write
    • Review Realism statements
  • Read "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" p. 399-403
    • Use the reading to find evidence of each of the statement
  • Exit Task:  Review your Quick Write and answer:  How does your selection compare with Douglass?  How does Douglass fit your defintion of Liberty?
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December 6, 2016

12/6/2016

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Objective:  I can compare Realism to Transcendentalism to understand how the literary movements reflect the history of the times in which they exist. 
Agenda:  
  • Entry Task:  Get out your notebook and prepare to take notes
  • Continue New Historicism and Realism prezi from slide 12 taking notes on the video and answering the questions as a class
    • Consider whether or not Ambrose Bierce or Stephen Crane fall into the description of Realist writers.
  • Take notes on Frederick Douglass from the video, making sure to include the 5 Ws:  Who, What, When, Where, and Why.  
  • Exit Task:  Be prepared to share one of the 5 Ws to ensure we have complete notes on the author for tomorrow's reading
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December 5, 2016

12/5/2016

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Objective:  I can compare two account of the Civil War from "War Is Kind" and "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" to see how the content is similar and/or different in describing the same event.
Agenda:
  • Entry Task:  Get out your notebook and review your illustration of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."  Discuss with a partner what you remember about the story.
  • Review expectation for Top-Hat Comparison and complete the right-hand column for the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
  • As a class, read "War is Kind" and with a partner complete the left-hand column for the poem
  • Complete the bottom following the example given and be prepared to share your idea with the class
  • Organize your work into your notebook
  • Exit Task: Share out 5 ideas from around the class for how the two portrayals compare and what we now know about the Civil War that we didn't from historical accounts.
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