Moments That Mattera study of short stories & poems

“An Abandoned Farmhouse”

“The Three Questions” “The Miss of a Great ‘Miss”“Geraldo, No Last Name”

“Edna’s Ruthie”

Mrs. Nancy JasterLanguage Arts 8August 25, 2010

Seating Chartperiod 1/7

2nd 6 weeksRow 1 Row 3 Row 5

Kate Matt Clark

Charles Kyndall Troy

Taylor Amanda

Jess Jesse

Ismael Ricky

Row 2 Row 4 Row 6

Victoria Ali Tristen

Javi Charlie Andrea

Lane Elizabeth

Gabby Kaleb

Trinity Jonna

Seating Chartperiod 2/81st 6 weeks

Row 1 Row 3 Group 5

Josh Danniella Marina

Gerry Angelica Sammi

Elisa Izaiah

Luis Zach

Marisol

Row 2 Row 4 Group 6

Randy Noel Stefany

Kiley Makayla Amanda

Roberto Marisa

Dominique Lea

Seating Chartperiod 4/61st 6 weeks

Row 1 Row 3 Row 5

Abe Zuleyma Jesus

Edgar Yesenia Tommie

Lorena (Renee) Brandon

Genesis Casey

Dominique FrankieShelby

Row 2 Row 4 Row 6

Christian Jonathan Jasmine

Adrian Miranda Charles

Karla Skyler

Luis Desirae Table

Atanacio Victoria Danielle

Seating ChartRAP A/B

Group 1 Group 4 Group 1 Group 4

Renee Randy Jasmine Jenisis

Adrian Frankie Atanacio

Elisa Makayla Christian Abe

Group 2 Group 5 Group 2 Group 5

Tommie Edgar Casey Zuleyma

Nikki Dominique Zach Ismael

Victoria Justin

Group 3 Row 6 Group 3 Group 6

Sammi Luis Noel Amanda

Shelby Oscar Jesus Genesis

WIC - R“empower students to reach higher expectations”

• WRITING

• INQUIRY

• COLLABORATION

• READING

Organization

Composition Book

1. Complete heading on front

2. Title page ~

Making Memories

2010-2011

3. Each entry ~

Date

Title

Number responses

Spiral

1. Decorate cover

2. Title page ~

Moments That Matter

Complete heading

3. Table of Contents (2-3 pgs.)

4. Each page ~

Numbered

Book Talk Information

I. Regular MethodA. Index cards

1. Title/Author2. Characters3. Setting (Time, Place)4. Problem5. Theme – lesson about life6. Solution7. Summary8. Climax – turning point of plot9. Recommendation10. About author

B. Present orally to class on assigned date

Book Talk Information (cont.)

C. Have an audio or visual to add interest to report• Poster• Mobile• Story Box• Collage• Illustrated Time Line• Rewrite Ending• Poem about story or characters• Oral reading w/enactment• Dress like character w/oral reading• Movie clip or CD of soundtrack of movie

List of Audio-Visuals for Book Talks 1. Oral reading of interesting part of book (in costume depicting the

main character) 2. Have students in the class help you enact a interesting scene from the

book 3. Play a compilation of songs that relate to the book’s plot (burn a CD

for your song tracks) 4. Rewrite ending 5. Write a poem about the main character 6. Write a book review (use Summer Reading format) 7. Show a movie clip. Explain how book and movie differ. 8. Create a movie poster for the book 9. Create a collage of the book’s themes, characters, plot10. Create a mobile of the book’s characters and objects symbolize them11. Create a diorama depicting a scene from the plot12. Create a story box showing scenes from the plot13. Create a game based on the plot of the book14. Create a brochure advertising the setting of your book15. Draw a picture of the characters in various scenes from the plot16. Make a puzzle of a scene from the plot of your book17. Make an illustrated timeline of the events in the plot

Book Talk Information (cont.)

D. PowerPoint Method• Informative Text on 10 + slides providing:

1. Title/Author2. Characters3. Setting (Time, Place)4. Problem5. Theme – lesson about life6. Solution7. Summary8. Climax – turning point of plot9. Recommendation10. About author

• Design – Colors, Fonts, Effects, Background• Animation, Sound (optional)• Hyperlink (optional)

Book Talks 2/8

Tues. 9/28 Fri. 10/1

Luis/Noel – Diary of Wimpy Nick – To Kill a Mockingbird

Gerry – Whispers from Dead Marisa – Brothers in Arms

Dominique – The Fallen Stefany – Dear Dumb Diary

Jennifer – Dear Dumb Diary

Wed. 9/29 Roberto – Wimpy Kid

Angelica – Pet Monster

Kiley – Center Court

Sammi – The Princess Present

Thurs. 9/30

Randy – Roar

Lea – True Colors

Makayla – True Colors

Amanda /Marina -

Book Talks 4/6

Tues., 9/28 Thurs., 9/30

Marisa – If You Love… Victoria – Passager

Danielle – Regeneration Skyler - Passager

Karla – Just for You… Charles – Uncle Daney’s…

Dominique – One Last Wish Fri., 10/1

Frankie – Thirteen Reasons Adrian - Peak

Wed., 9/29 Atanacio – Capt. Underpants

Jesus – La Linea Jasmine – Tunnels of Blood

Zuleyma – La Linea Christian – Anna’s Baby

Casey – Cirque du Freak Luis – Crossing the Wire

Yesenia – Holes Mon., 10/4Thurs.., 9/30 Renee – The Secret of Little …

Miranda – For Better… Abe – Nightmare Hour

Desirae – Six Months to Live Genesis – Deadly Game of Magic

Tommie – If You Come Softly

Shelby – If You Come Softly

Becoming an Active Reader Cornell Notes

Questions Notes1. What are some Predict, Visualize, Connectstrategies readers use Question, Clarify, Evaluateto understand better?

2. How do these strategies The strategies help by bring-improve understanding? Ing books to life and helping

us connect to what we read.3. Which strategies will you use? Why?

SummaryThere are 6 strategies that help you when you read. They improve understanding by helping you connect. Discover 3 that you will use the next time you read!

Model Response#1

1. Catching Fire

Suzanne Collin

2. 8-26-10

3. pp. 45-52

4. Katniss needs to be so careful! What she did to honor Rue’s memory in the meeting hall was beautiful and heartfelt. But the reaction it caused is not going to sit well with the Council. They are horrible people and not to be messed with! Look what happened to the old man – they shot him dead in front of the crowd. I hate to think what’s going to happen

next!

5. EVALUATION

Model Response #2

1. Catching Fire

Suzanne Collins

2. pp. 90-91 3. 8/31/10

4. I always wondered what a mockingjay was and now I know. In the old days, the capital had used jabberjays as spies on the people. The people had tricked the capital and used the jabberjays against them. The capital then killed all the jabberjays. Those birds that survived had mated with mockingbirds. That’s how they got mockingjays!

5. Clarifying

AgendaWeek of Sept. 27- Oct. 1

1. Composition #3 A Write about a personal experience in which you helped

someone. (“The Three Questions”) Composition #3 B Which version of “The Three Questions” did you like the

most? Explain. or

Which animal in Jon Muth’s version are you the most like? Explain.

2. Quick Write #4What do you think happened at the end of the poem, “AnAbandoned Farmhouse?”

3. “Abandoned Farmhouse”A. Write imitation/bio poem

B. Illustrate & color origami house

AgendaWeek of Oct. 4 - Oct. 8

1. Warm- Up • G.U.M. – Lessons 4- 10

2. Read library book/ class novel• Write responses to chapters• Find examples of literary terms – foreshadowing, irony, personification

3. Imitate Ted Kooser poem “Abandoned Farmhouse”• Illustrate Origami House • Write poem using objects to say/says things about

– yourself– your family– something that happened

4. Read “The Miss of a Great ‘Miss’”

5. Composition # 5• Respond to quote by Barbara De Angelis

“You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.”(Connection = T/S, T/T, T/W)

6. Universal Reading Screener

AgendaWeek of Sept. 13-17

I. Composition # 6 (#5-academic classes) Read about the author, Sandra Cisneros and her button boxesComplete pre-write activity with group – Details/InferencesChoose a question about “Geraldo” to write a page in composition book.• Describe Geraldo using details from the story.• Explain Marin’s feelings using details from the story.

II. Literary Terms:• Inference/Assertion• Allusions• Similes/Metaphors• Details/Evidence

III. Work on Book Talk (pre-A.P.)• Index Cards• Audio-Visual project

What the Moon Saw (academic)• About the author• Vocabulary – Prologue• Who, What, When, Where Square – Chapter 1

IV. Finish • Cornell notes on library books (1-4 pre-A.P.)• Academic vocabulary (p. 9 & 15)• Origami house & poem (p. 11)• Comprehension Questions “Checkouts” (p. 12)• Book Talk ( pre-A.P.)

Journaling #1(WIC-R)

W - In composition book write a page on this topic:

My first day in 8th grade was . . .

I - Discuss what each group member wrote and come up with a list of 3 activities you think students would enjoy, if you were a teacher.

C - Exchange composition papers with a partner in group.

R – Read and write a comment on partner’s paper.

Journaling # 2(WIC-R)

W - In composition book write a page on this topic:

An elementary school experience that you remember vividly, as if it were yesterday

I - Discuss what each group member wrote and connect to story “Charles.” Come up with a list of 3 reasons for Laurie’s bad behavior.

C - Exchange composition papers with a partner in group.

R – Read and write a comment on partner’s paper.

Journaling #3Paired Readings

“The Three Questions”Illustrated/Written by Jon Muth

(based on story by Leo Tolstoy)A. Give a personal example to answer the three questions: • When is the best time to do things?• Who is the most important one?• What is the right thing to do?

Write about a time when you helped the person you were with.

“The Three Questions” by Leo Tolstoy

B. Write a response to one of these questions:• Which version of the story did you like the best? Why?• Which animal in Jon Muth’s version are you like the most? Why?

Journaling #4(WIC-R)

“An Abandoned Farmhouse”by Ted Kooser

W - In your composition book, write what you think happened to the family in the poem.

I - Discuss what you think went wrong in the last stanza of the poem.

C - Read your quick writes to the group. Have a spokesperson relate what your group thought to the class.

R – Read poem, biographical sketchwww.livinghistoryfarm.org/.../

KooserAbandoned.html

Imitating the Poet• Use ordinary objects to describe yourself, your family, where you live, and what happened

to you.• These objects “say” things. (1 object/singular– says, several objects/plural - say)

Ted Kooser’s poem Your poem

1st stanza size of shoeslength of bedBibleFields

2nd stanza bedroom wallskitchen shelvessandbox jarscansragsRoad

3rd stanza empty housestonesjars Personification – giving human characteristic to an

inanimatetoys object or animal

Imitating Ted Kooser

She was a small girl says the size of her hands

With the tiny ring on her wedding finger;

A short girl too, says the length of her jeans in the drawers in her room; and a music-loving girl

Says the playlist on her iPod;

But not a girl for cleaning, say all the dirty dishes her

Mama wants her to wash.

He was a big boy say the size of his hands chopping the records; a tall boy too, says the length of the small couch

with his feet hanging over; and a basketball-

Loving boy says the torn up net in the backyard;

But not a boy for fighting say the kind words and the loving he gives instead.

Bio Poem

1st line – First Name2nd line – 3 describing words3rd line – Relationship (daughter of, son of)4th line – Who wishes for . . .5th line – Who fears . . .6th line – Who gives . . .7th line – Who loves . . 8th line – Resident of _____9th line – Last name

Topics for Letter

Paragraph1: About Your Family• Where you were born• How many brothers and sisters• Family stories you want to share

Paragraph 2: About Yourself• What are your interests• What do you do after school• Special talent

Paragraph 3: About Language Arts• Do you like to read?• What are your favorite books?• Do you like to write?• What do you like to write?• What are your strong/weak points?

Paragraph 4: Parent Input• What are some cool things about your child?• What is your child particularly good at?• What are some things you’d like me to be aware of?• What can I do to help your child be successful?

Letter to Mrs. Jaster(with foldable pocket book)

(spiral p. 2)

Format – Friendly Letter• Date:

• Greeting: Dear Mrs. Jaster,

• 4 Paragraphs: About Family, About Self, About School, Parent Paragraph

• Closing: Sincerely,

Your student,

• Signature

Typed• Double Spaced

• Size 12 font

• Arial or Times New Roman

Hand Written• Cursive or Print

• One side of paper

2. Complete Origami House and PoemA. Make house Illustrate Color ( front, favorite room, and back )

B. Write Bio Poem1st line – First Name2nd line – 3 describing words 3rd line – Relationship (daughter of, son of)4th line – Who wishes for . . .5th line – Who fears . .

6th line – Who gives . . . 7th line – Who loves . . 8th line – Resident of _____ 9th line – Last name

Cornell NotesTopic: Review for Reading Interim #1

Questions

1. What is a main idea? 6. What is a suffix? Which suffix

How do details help you makes a word an adverb?

with main idea? 7. Which literary term refers to

2. What is a summary? the reason a character acts?

3. What is a cause? an effect? 8. Which literary term refers to

4. What are context clues? List a problem in the story?

the different types of clues 9. What are some reasons

5. What is a prefix? Which prefix authors write?

means “again?” 10. What are graphic organizers?

Cornell NotesTopic: Review for Reading Interim #1

Notes• Main idea is what the passage is mostly about.• Details help you understand main idea better.• Summary is brief retelling of passage giving important details from BME.• Cause is why something happens. Effect is what happens.• Context Clues are words around an unfamiliar word that help you with themeaning of word. Some types of clues are: definition, synonym, antonym,example, description• Prefix is a word part added to beginning of word. (re- again)• Suffix is a word part added to end of word. (ly – adverb)• Motivation – why a character does something• Conflict – problem in story• Author’s purpose: to entertain, to explain, to persuade, to describe• Graphic Organizers – tools to help reading comprehension i.e. outlines,

diagrams

Cornell NotesTopic: Review for Reading Interim #1

Summary

Reading Interim #1

• will cover narrative reading skills such as main idea, summary, and cause/effect

• questions about character’s motivations and conflicts will be emphasized

• author’s purpose in narrative passages is to write fictional stories that are meant to entertain the reader and share experiences

• words meaning will be discovered by using context clues and word structure like prefixes

Reading Test Taking Strategies

1. Skim to find out what passage will be about• Use title and any graphics

2. Read carefully (first reading). Highlight important words and phrases. (Highlight sparingly.)

3. Reread (second reading). Annotate, write notes, in the margins.

• Circle underlined words – write your definition next to word in margin

4. Use Process of Elimination. Show support for your answer.

• Write paragraph # next to question• Write question # next to paragraph