Blog Archives - Literature with Leonetti

November 30, 2018

11/30/2018

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 produce a complex analysis, as well as an objective summary, of the text (RL11-12.2).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your independent reading book and your Book Brochure
Work quietly to complete your brochure. Feel free to use a Chromebook to use Sparknotes or Shmoop to help with your brochure.
- Your lens questions will be read closely in order to check your comprehension of the reading.

Exit Task: Turn in your brochure.

November 29, 2018

11/29/2018

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: Get out the evidence sheet and the bookmarks and a chromebook for later.
Read the descriptions of each of the symbols on the bookmarks.
- Review your Ch. 43-44 reading comprehension
Use the bookmarks to mark evidence as you follow along to the reading of Ch. 45-47 (38:08 min.)
- During reading, complete 45-47 reading comprehension
After the reading, retake Vocabulary Test 2 if you haven't yet.

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

November 28, 2018

11/28/2018

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: Pick up your Chromebook and get out your CCC Rubric
- Review CCC Rubric and your score on your CCC Revision in Google Classroom
As we have progressed through the novel, you have been following two themes, at this point, you have narrowed your interest down to one.
Take a close look at which theme you selected to write on for your CCC Revision
- Complete either Art Theme Check or Individual survival
- Type the paragraph following the format that you created in your CCC Revision--if you have not earned all 3s, turn it in for feedback.
Exit Task: Begin to think about how you can transition from one paragraph into the next. These will become your body paragraphs for your essay.

November 27, 2018

11/27/2018

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 and a chromebook for later.
Read the descriptions of each of the symbols on the bookmarks.
- Look back at your chapter 42 reading comprehension
Use the bookmarks to mark evidence as you silently read Ch. 43-44
- After the reading, take the chapter quiz over the reading

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

November 26, 2018

11/26/2018

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 and a chromebook for later.
Read the descriptions of each of the symbols on the bookmarks.
- Review your Ch. 40-41 reading comprehension
Use the bookmarks to mark evidence as you follow along to the reading of Ch. 42 (24:28 min.)
- During reading, complete 42 reading comprehension
After the reading, look back through the pages you marked and complete 2 pieces of evidence
- Vocabulary Practice 4

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

November 16, 2018

11/16/2018

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 produce a complex analysis, as well as an objective summary, of the text (RL11-12.2).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your independent reading book and continue according to the plan you made for yourself.
25 min. sustained, silent reading--no phones, no talking, books open and reading--even if you are following along to an audio. Phone must be in your pocket for this purpose.
After reading add to your Book Brochure. This is due at the end of the period next Friday.
Retakeable Grammar Test returned
- Grammar Mini-lesson

Exit Task: Turn in your grammar mini-lesson

November 15, 2018

11/15/2018

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 and a chromebook for later.
Read the descriptions of each of the symbols on the bookmarks.
- Review your Ch. 38-39 quiz
Use the bookmarks to mark evidence as you follow along to the reading of Ch. 40-41 (24:05 min.)
- During reading, complete 40-41 reading comprehension
After the reading, look back through the pages you marked and complete 2 pieces of evidence
- Vocabulary Test Take 2

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

November 14, 2018

11/14/2018

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: Pick up your Chromebook and get out your CCC Rubric
- Review CCC Rubric and your score on your CCC Revision in Google Classroom
  - If you need to make changes, you may do so and resubmit for an updated score
  - If you don’t, you have a good model for your body paragraphs for you final assessment for Station Eleven
As we have progressed through the novel, you have been following two themes, at this point, you have narrowed your interest down to one.
Take a close look at which theme you selected to write on for your CCC Revision, based on that, begin to complete either Art Theme Check or Individual survival
Exit Task: If your CCC meets your expectations, print it out; give both it and your work on the theme checks to me to go in your assessment folder.

November 13, 2018

11/13/2018

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 and a chromebook for later.
Read the descriptions of each of the symbols on the bookmarks.
- Look back at your 30-37 reading comprehension
Use the bookmarks to mark evidence as you silently read Ch. 38-39
- After the reading, take the chapter quiz over the reading
Complete Vocabulary Practice 3

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

November 9, 2018

11/9/2018

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 produce a complex analysis, as well as an objective summary, of the text (RL11-12.2).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your independent reading book and continue according to the plan you made for yourself on Friday.
Take pretest of Retakeable Grammar Test
- After you are done with test, silent reading--no phones, no talking, books open and reading--even if you are following along to an audio. Phone must be in your pocket for this purpose.

Exit Task: After reading review Theme and add to your Book Brochure.