Blog Archives - Literature with Leonetti

October 31, 2018

10/31/2018

Objective: I can develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience (W11-12.5) while demonstrating command of conventions (L11-12.2).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Review your score on the grammar test and compare with class results
- Quick review of capitalization--make sure capitals are clear!
- Mini-lesson on parts of speech from Grammar Slideshow
  - Complete the Guts of Language handout
Quickwrites returned and review rubric scores.
Review directions for claim, cite, clarify
- Practice revision with student examples
- Fix one of your own attempts to claim, cite, clarify and turn in to Google Classroom
Exit Task: Self-assess on the claim, cite, clarify rubric turn in paper copy

October 30, 2018

10/30/2018

Objective: I can determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to develop my own ideas around the two themes to determine my own beliefs (RL11-12.2).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out the evidence sheet and the bookmarks; get a chromebook for later
Read the descriptions of each of the symbols on the bookmarks.
- Look back at your evidence from the reading of ch. 7-9. Which did you fill in?
Use the bookmarks to mark evidence as you follow along to the reading of Ch. 10-11 (26:55 min.)
After the reading, look back through the pages you marked and complete 2 pieces of evidence
Vocabulary Test returned and vocab practice 1
- Practice Vocabulary.com by playing a jam

Exit Task: Put away the books with the bookmarks in the envelope tucked in the front of the book on the cart.

October 29, 2018

10/29/2018

Objective: I can determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to develop my own ideas around the two themes to determine my own beliefs (RL11-12.2).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Answer the questions on the handout and consider what role you will take in our group work to be explained after today’s reading.
Continue reading Station Eleven chapters 7-9 (22:08).
- Remember to use the bookmarks to mark evidence as you follow along.
- After the reading, look back through the pages you marked and complete at least 2 pieces of evidence.
Review the directions and expectations for the plot map and select your groups.
Complete your map work for ch. 1-9--use one of your stage coloring pages as a starting place. Add other details relevant to the reading thus far.

Exit Task: Put away the books with the bookmarks in the envelope tucked in the front of the book.

October 26, 2018

10/26/2018

Objective: I can determine the meaning of unknown words through practice and recall in order to improve my reading and writing skills (L11-12.4).
Agenda:

Entry Task: 5-10 min. to review your notecards or vocabulary list provided on Monday. A full 10 min. will be given if it is being used to review.
Answer the questions on the vocabulary test to the best of your ability.
- Remember, you will get the chance to retake this test, but it is important to do your best on the first try.
Turn in the test to your teacher.
Begin coloring the stage provided. Do your best work, but do not add anything to the stage yet. This will be something we will use when we begin reading Station Eleven next week.
- Please work silently to make sure everyone has the opportunity to take the test in a quiet environment. Thank you for respecting your classmates.
Exit Task: Make sure all of your work from this week is hole-punched and organized into your notebook.

October 25, 2018

10/25/2018

Objective: I can develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, and rewriting by starting with a Quick write (W11-12.5).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Pick up a Chromebook, but do not login yet. Get out your notebook and review what you wrote last week in your Quickwrite.
Look at the Quick write Rubric on the screen and score yourself for what you wrote in your notebook.
Keeping this score in mind, open Google Classroom and go to the Quickwrite assignment. Type and add to what you have written to get the score you would like to give yourself on the rubric.
- Turn in your Quick writes for both options
Exit Task: When you are finished, continue to practice the vocabulary set posted to Google Classroom.

October 24, 2018

10/24/2018

Objective: I can determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to develop my own ideas around the two themes to determine my own beliefs (RL11-12.2).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your evidence sheet , a book, and the bookmarks.
Review the directions for the bookmarks and the evidence sheet.
- Read each bookmark and look at the example evidence for the Paperweight.
- Look back at your evidence from Ch. 1-2 to remember where we are.
Use the bookmarks to mark evidence as you follow along to the reading of Ch. 3-6 (30:32 min.)
- After the reading, look back through the pages you marked and complete 2 pieces of evidence
- Review definition of Foreshadowing and Flashback with videos on Plot Map packet
Exit Task: Answer the questions on the front of the packet and consider what role you will take in our group work to be explained after today’s reading. Ask yourself each of the following to help find your best group by rating your interest in that role.

October 23, 2018

10/23/2018

Objective: I can determine Dystopian and Transcendental ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the book review, and I can provide an objective summary of the text to reveal the plot (RI11-12.2).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Pick up a copy of and a classroom copy of the book with the bookmarks and evidence sheet.
Explore the themes and symbols on the bookmarks and line them up on the evidence chart
- We will utilize these to be active readers while we listen.
- Place the bookmarks as you follow along to Ch. 1-2 (21:14; 6:00=27:14)
After reading, identify evidence with page numbers on your chart as shown in the example.

Exit Task: Share out other evidence we found.

October 22, 2018

10/22/2018

Objective: I can show my understanding of grammatical elements, so I know what I need to work on to improve as a writer.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Pick up the Retakeable Grammar Test Answer Sheet. Sit where you can take a test--do not sit next to someone. You need to have space around you, or you will be asked to move. The only way to get a 0 on the test is to cheat.
Make sure your name is on your answer sheet while the tests are handed out to you.
- Complete the test to the best of your ability. You should not know all of the answers to this--it is a pre-test, but it will be scored.
- As explained, you will have the opportunity to retake this test, but I need to know where you are first to know what to teach you.
Take your time and be thorough, making sure to answer on the answer sheet.
- If you finish before the bell, you can quietly study the vocabulary packet or make them into notecards. You will take a pretest on these on Friday.
Exit Task: Stop where you are and turn in both the answer sheet and the test to the teacher.

October 19, 2018

10/19/2018

Objective: I can reflect on my SBA scores and consider my growth from the last 3 assessments in order to understand where I still need to improve and what has gone well so far.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Review your file folder and make sure your first two rubrics are highlighted on the bar graph for each section.
Socratic Seminar discussion assessment returned with scores
- Review the comments and chart your progress
Review convention scores
- See Retakeable Grammar Test and discuss the sections
Exit Task: You will take this test for the first time on Monday as well as take a pre-test on the vocabulary. You will have the opportunity to retake both as we progress throughout the novel and the semester in order to improve both your language and conventions in writing as well as in your SBA scores.

October 18, 2018

10/18/2018

Objective: I can write routinely over extended time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences (W11-12.10).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Take a walk to look at our plot summary of “There Will Come Soft Rains;” complete your group work self-assessment, comparing your completed work to the other groups. Turn in.
This reading taught us how to apply multiple lenses to one reading. We will continue to look for evidence of these lenses in Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel. Take a look at the student-made book trailer and explain how you think this book connects to the work we have done so far in your notebook.
Read the summary for Station 11 and complete the Quickwrite in your notebook
- Once per week we will write routinely in order to develop our ideas around this topic. You will turn it in regularly to get feedback in order to produce your best writing by the end of the reading.
- All of the work that we do while reading is potential evidence for your writing.
We will also work to improve our vocabulary by playing and testing from vocabulary.com using words from the novel and some of the other readings we have done.
Exit Task: Get out your Chromebook and play our first round from vocabulary.com. Take your list home to study, or you can study from the website.