Day 35: Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Period 1:
Period 2:
- Hike
- Poem groups present outside
- Thoreau Quote Activity - Nature Journaling
- Observation Activity
- And/or Learned Astronomer Activity
Day 24: Monday, July 31, 2017
Period 1:
- Online Learning
- Revise previous MCAS open responses
Period 2:
- Online Learning
- Read and discuss Louv piece
- Watch Whitman bio and discuss
- Outside groups - 5 Whitman poems
- Present out
Day 23: Friday, July 28, 2017
Period 1:
- Review "A Retrieved Reformation"
- Examine MCAS long composition prompt
- Complete graphic organizer for "A Retrieved Reformation"
- Plato Online Work
Period 2:
- Online Work
- Finish Writing Assignments
- artifact story
- Humans of Medford
- song analysis
- rap/poem
Day 22: Thursday, July 27, 2017
Period 1:
- Online Learning
- Review Prompt for Retrieved Reformation essay
Period 2:
- Online Learning
- Work on Writing Assignments
- artifact story
- Humans of Medford
- song analysis
- rap/poem
Day 21: Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Online Learning
Day 20: Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Period 1:
- Lincoln and Whitman speeches
- Return Packets
- Read models of open responses
- Discuss what they did well
- Return to open response
- Quietly write open response
- Review multiple choice
- Score open response
- Submit for a grade
- Write your own rhymes
- Return rap brainstorming
- Write rap
- Share and submit rap for a grade
- Online Learning
Period 2:
- Return to your own rhymes
- Return rap brainstorming
- Write rap
- Share and submit rap for a grade
- Song Analysis
- Distribute rubric
- Review expectations
- Check out Rap Genius site
- Complete graphic organizer
- Begin thesis
- Share and workshop
- Online learning
Day 19: Monday, July 24, 2017
Period 1:
- Online Learning
- Speeches: Whitman and Lincoln
- Read and annotate in circle
- Work on questions
Period 2:
- Online Learning
- Write your own rhymes - video and exercise
Day 18: Friday, July 21, 2017
Period 1:
Period 2:
- Plato
- Read Kendrick Lamar Atlantic article
- Share your songs - analyze
Day 17: Thursday, July 20, 2017
Period 1:
- Online Learning
- Rap Analysis
Period 2:
Day 16: Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Period 1:
- 8:00-9:00:
- Online Learning
- Goal: Reach 50% completion.
- Take note of progress bar.
- Correct discussion questions.
- 9:00-9:30
- Finish Reading Retrieved Reformation
- Complete Graphic Organizer
- Discussion Questions
- 9:30-10:00
- Vox Rap Video
- Discuss rap techniques and literary devices
- Write your own rap using these techniques
Period 2:
- Online Learning
- A & P Discussion
- Vox Video
- Your Own Writing
- Write your own rap
- Work on your personal essays
Day 15: Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Period 1:
- Online Learning
- Goal: Reach 50% completion.
- Freytag's Pyramid Notes
- Journal: Can criminals change? Discuss.
- Four literary terms for Retrieved Reformation
- Read Retrieved Reformation
Period 2:
- Humans of Medford
- Review site to look at models
- Conduct interviews
- Share
- Read "A & P"
- Discuss coming-of-age stories
- Small group questions
- Large group discussion
Day 14: Monday, July 17, 2017
Online Learning
Day 13: Friday, July 14, 2017
Online Learning
Day 12: Thursday, July 13, 2017
Period 1:
- Online Learning
- Goal: Get up to 43% completion on Plato.
- Writing
- Snapshots Quotes - Discuss
- Photo Free Write (write in whatever genre you like)
- Share and Workshop
- Submit at the End of the Period
Period 2:
- Online Learning
- Goal: Get up to 43% completion on Plato.
- Writing
- Goal: Slow down the moment.
- Opener: Two Clips - Discuss how they slow down the moment
- Reread excerpt from "Everyday Use" when Dee gets out of the car.
- Add to your own piece quietly by selecting a moment you want to expand on.
- Read chapter 20 of Stephen King's On Writing. Discuss.
- Peer revision with focus from King.
- Share the moment you expanded with help from your peer editor.
Day 11: Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Period 1:
Period 2:
- Karina's piece
- My piece
- Share artifacts
- Quiet writing
- Workshopping
- Share
Day 10: Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Period 1:
Period 2:
- Karina's piece
- My piece
- Share artifacts
- Quiet writing
- Workshopping
- Share
Day 9: Monday, July 10, 2017
Period 1:
- Online Learning
- Goal: Get up to 32% completion on Plato.
Period 2:
- 10:10-10:40 - online learning
- Mirrors and Windows - 5 minutes, complete on your own
- Small Groups - review Mirrors and Windows, answer questions for discussion
- Circle
- review Mirrors and Windows
- review discussion questions
- share artifacts
- share Karina's model
Day 8: Friday, July 7, 2017
Period 1:
- Online Learning
- Goal: Get up to 29% completion on Plato.
- See me for help with mastery tests!
Period 2:
- Collaborative Learning
- Girl
- Redistribute and review exit slip from yesterday
- Talk about style of Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" - stream-of-consciousness, etc.
- Guiding question: What does the style add to the message of the story?
- Quiet free writing: Add to your piece
- Share in small groups, then in large group
- Everyday Use
- PowerPoint on quilts
- Biography of Alice Walker
- Read story in circle
- Quietly complete Mirrors and Windows Activity
- Small Groups
- Share Mirrors and Windows
- Complete discussion questions
- Circle
- Discuss Mirrors and Windows
- Discuss questions
- Wrap up
- Preview artifact exchange activity
- HW: Bring in your "artifact"
Day 7: Thursday, July 6, 2017
Period 1:
- Online Learning
- Goal: Get up to 25% completion on Plato.
Period 2:
- Hour 1: Girl
- Songs about gender roles
- Discussion about gender roles
- Jamaica Kincaid biography
- Read and discuss "Girl"
- Share Mr. Ambrose's "Boy"
- Write your own version (10 minutes)
- Share with small group and then large group
- Hour 2: Online Learning
- Goal: Get up to 25% completion on Plato.
Day 6: Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Period 1:
- Online Learning
- Goal: Get up to 20% completion on Plato.
Period 2:
- Hour 1: Online Learning
- Goal: Get up to 20% completion on Plato.
- Hour 2: Snapshots Writing
- Review short story quotes
- Free write on images
- Small group share
- Revisions
- Large group share and submit
On tap for next week:
Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" and Artifact Exchange
Day 5: Friday, June 30, 2017
Reading comprehension and paragraph writing (Hour 1)
Online learning modules (Hour 2)
- Should have completed the following:
- Unit 1 pre-test
- First 3 modules of unit 1 (after pre-test)
Day 4: Thursday, June 29, 2017
Work on online learning modules
Day 3: Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Hour 1: Goal: Write a solid paragraph
- Read "Sold"
- Quietly do multiple choice questions
- Brainstorm open response
- Write open response
Hour 2: Goal: Complete online modules
- Pre-test
- Unit 1, Module 1
- Unit 1, Module 2
Day 2: Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Opener: Return to diagnostic
Review and correct diagnostic
Enroll in online course
Begin online unit pre-test
Day 1: Monday, June 26, 2017
Course Overview
Survey and Goals
Diagnostic Day (2016 MCAS)
- Reading Comprehension (Session 1)
- Long Composition (Pick one prompt)
Your Ideal School
- Watch XQ video
- Small Groups: Create a list of 5 items to improve our school.
Creative & Critical Thinkers
