Wednesday, February 6, 2013 2/6/13EQ: What were the events

leading up to the Holocaust?

Warm Up: Clean out notebook and put in file

Homework: Read pgs 3-14 of Night

Notes:• Anticipation guide• Background of Holocaust

Closure:

Thursday, February 7, 2013 2/7/13EQ: How loyal would you

be to a cause you were excited about?

Warm Up: Put SB pgs 226-302 in Springboard section. Move pg page 238 and complete using technology.

Homework: Read pgs 15-22 of Night

Notes:• Anticipation Guide• Finish Holocaust intro

notes.• The Wave

Closure:

Friday, February 8, 2013 2/8/13EQ: Who is Elie Wiesel?

Warm Up: Read and highlight “Meet Elie Wiesel” and “Introducing the Memoir”

Homework: Read pgs 23-28 of Night

Notes:• Quiz #1• Discussion of Warm-up reading• Characterization lesson – Begin a

character guide for the following characters: Elie Wiesel "Elizer", Chlomo Wiesel, Moishe the Beadle, Hilda and Bea Wiesel, Tzipora Wiesel, Idek, Rabbi Eliahous, Hienrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, Dr. Mengele, Madame Schachter, Akiba Drumer, Juliek, Tibi and Yosi, Meir Katz, Stein.

Closure:

Monday, February 11, 2013 2/11/13EQ: How do Literature

Circles work?

Warm Up: Read and highlight pg 242 of lit circle packet

Homework: Read pgs 29-40 of Night – complete lit circle assignment

Notes:• Animal Farm test overview• Discussion of Lit Circle

groups and analysis of packet

• Begin Lit circle assignment to prepare for First Lit Circle on Tuesday, Feb. 12

Closure:

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2/12/13EQ: Have I properly

prepared for my literature circle?

Warm Up: Expert groups – in ANOTHER COLOR, add information from your expert group to share with your home group.

Homework: Read pgs 41-46, begin to prepare for next lit circle.

Notes:• Lit Circles – expert groups,

then home groups

• Decide on jobs for NEXT lit circle scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 14!

Closure:

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 2/13/13EQ: What is the difference between

mood and tone?

Warm Up: Copy this quote:“We had already lived through a lot

that night. We thought that nothing could frighten us anymore. But his harsh words sent shivers through us. The word “chimney” here was not an abstraction; it floated in the air, mingled with the smoke.”

Underline words and phrases that help us visualize the horror of the situation, and how Elie feels about it.

Homework: Read pgs 47-56, prepare for next lit circle.

Notes:• Mood and Tone lesson

Closure:

Thursday, February 14, 2013 2/14/13EQ: What did I do differently

this time to prepare for my lit circle?

Warm Up: Expert groups – in ANOTHER COLOR, add information from your expert group to share with your home group.

Homework: Read pgs 56-65, begin to prepare for next lit circle.

Notes:• Lit Circles – expert groups,

then home groups

• Decide on jobs for NEXT lit circle scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 19!

Closure:

Friday, February 15, 2013 2/15/13EQ: How can you determine

mood and tone in a drama?

Warm Up: Read page 509 of Holt Literature book – complete “Vocabulary in Context” Be sure to read about the authors and the background.

Homework: Read pgs 66-76, complete lit circle homework

Notes:

Listen to Act 1 – fill in the above chart

Watch Act 2 & 3 – Closure:

Tone Mood/Tone words

Mood of Reader

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 2/19/13EQ: What did I do differently

this time to prepare for my lit circle?

Warm Up: SB 239 – in home groups, divide up the research and complete

Homework: Read pgs 77-84, begin to prepare for next lit circle.

Notes:• Lit Circles – expert groups,

then home groups• Expert groups – in

ANOTHER COLOR, add information from your expert group to share with your home group.

• Decide on jobs for NEXT lit circle scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 21!

Closure:

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 2/20/13EQ: How does "Terrible

Things" relate to our study of BOTH Animal Farm and Night?

Warm Up: Move SB 230-231 to today’s page, Socratic quiz #4 and review of Holocaust art

Homework: Read pgs 85-97, begin to prepare for next lit circle.

Notes:• Listen to “Terrible Things”

and fill out SB 230-231• Work with partner to

complete, and discuss “Talk it Over” questions

• Make some notes as you discuss questions, preparing talking points for Socratic Seminar

Closure: Go to Socrative and complete exit ticket

Thursday, February 21, 2013 2/21/13

EQ: How do lit circles help me to better understand the novel?

Warm Up: Review SB 239 – make sure that everyone has their research completed.

Homework: Read pgs 98-104, begin to prepare for next lit circle.

Notes:• Lit Circles – expert groups,

then home groups• Expert groups – in

ANOTHER COLOR, add information from your expert group to share with your home group.

• Decide on jobs for NEXT lit circle scheduled for Monday, Feb. 25

Closure:

Friday, February 22, 2013 2/22/13EQ: How can I prepare for a

final exam for Night?

Warm Up: Anticipation guide

Homework: Read pgs 105-115, prepare for last lit circle.

Notes:• Begin study guides for Night.

Your guide must include:• 1. Timeline with historical

events, and a corresponding listing of events from Night.

• 2. Listing of characters, and how they are related, as well as how they interact with Elie.

• 3. Chapter by chapter listing of important events –

• DUE on Feb 28!!!Closure:

Monday, February 25, 2013 2/25/13

EQ: How have my ideas from the anticipation guide changed after reading Night?

Warm Up: Go to anticipation guide, and answer the questions again in the 2nd column.

Homework: Finish timeline and begin working on character analysis

Notes:• Lit Circle groups• Anticipation guide

Closure:

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 2/26/13

EQ: What are the three types of irony?

Warm Up: Review your notes from January 24, and write a definition for the three types of irony.

Homework: Irony worksheet, first side – 1. “A mean old man”

Notes:• Irony song• Not ironic?• Review of irony

powerpoints• “The Ransom of Red Chief”• Irony detectives – identify

the type of irony used in each passage – and make your case on why!

• Irony worksheet

Closure:

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 2/27/13

EQ: How is irony used in Night?

Warm Up: Read “Irony Detectives” worksheet – identify – AND EXPLAIN – the type of irony used for each example.

Homework: Irony worksheet, second side – COMPLETE all three parts of study guide!!!

Notes:• Notebook check• Review irony worksheet

and Irony Detectives activity

• Complete worksheet 1 for Literary devices used in Night

• Oprah/Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz

Closure:

Thursday, February 28, 2013 2/28/13

EQ: What literary elements can be found in Night?

Warm Up: Write a definition for metaphor, irony, simile, imagery, and foreshadowing

Homework: STUDY for your Night test!

Notes:• Review irony worksheet• Complete worksheets 2-6

on Literary devices used in Night

• Oprah/Elie Wiesel interview

Closure:

Friday, March 1, 2013 3/1/13

EQ: What have I done well to prepare for the Night final assessment?

Warm Up: last minute studying and questions

Homework: None – happy weekend!

Notes:• Night Final Assessment

Closure:

Monday, March 4, 2013 3/4/13

EQ: How can one person make a difference when encountering a social challenge?

Warm Up: SB 255 – 257, 267-268 read and complete

Homework: Complete work assigned by group - Finish all assigned SB pages

Notes:

• Your goal is to create a Public Service Announcement for our school. How can one person make a difference?

• READ: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1986/wiesel-acceptance.html#.UTNGhyEiMQI.mailto

• SB 283-290• WATCH: at least 3 PSA’s – SB 293

• http://www.dhs.gov/video/if-you-see-something-say-something-officials-psa

• http://youtu.be/2RUYkzJio24

• http://bcove.me/j0h2xzg0

• http://www.adcouncil.org/

Closure:

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 3/5/13

EQ: How can one person make a difference when encountering a social challenge?

Warm Up: Review picture of the “Little Polish Boy” and write down 5 things that you see in the picture. Then, read the poem based on the picture.

Homework: Read Chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird (TKM), highlighting and notating as you read.

Notes:

• Your goal is to create a Public Service Announcement for our school. How can one person make a difference?

• Finish plans – have approved by Mrs. Lucero. You MUST have a complete written script –

• 30 minutes to complete PSAs• Presentations

Closure:

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 3/6/13

NO PAGE - formative

Thursday, March 7, 2013 3/7/13

EQ: What was important about the history surrounding the time period of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Warm Up: Look up the words foreshadowing and flashback in literature books, and write a definition here. Why might an author choose to used these literary devices in a story?

Homework: Worksheet – TKM prereading activity

Notes:

• Background Powerpoint and guided notes

• Foreshadowing/Flashback worksheet if time

Closure:

Friday, March 8, 2013 3/8/13

EQ: What is a flashback and how is it used in Chapter 1 of TKM?

Warm Up: complete 2 foreshadowing/flashback worksheets. Write your answers here – do not write on the class sets.

Homework: Worksheet – TKM prereading activity

Notes:

• Go over flashback/foreshadowing worksheets

• Read Chapter 1 aloud and discuss

• Complete chapter 1 vocabulary and discussion questions

Closure:

Monday, March 11, 2013 3/11/13

EQ: What does the city of Maycomb look like, and who lives where?

Warm Up: Share your Ch 1 DQ answers with your neighbors – select “best” answers to share. Revise any incomplete sentences or answers to be complete

Homework: Read chapters 2 & 3 – make sure you NOTATE in your book!

Notes:

• Maycomb map – label• Discuss Flashback and

chapter 1.

Closure:

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3/12/13

EQ: What is allusion, and how is it used in TKM?

Warm Up: Research Andrew Jackson (Ch 1) and his involvement with the Creek tribe. Write at least 5 bullet points to explain it.

Homework: Discussion questions for Ch 2-3

Notes:

• Chapter 1 vocab• Review additions to

Maycomb map and character/setting worksheet from chapters 2 & 3

• Notes on Allusion• Allusion practice

Closure:

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3/13/13

EQ: What are new events found in Chapters 2 & 3?

Warm Up: Research Chapter 2 & 3 allusions– Bullfinch– Diaries of Lorenzo Dow– The crash– Union suit– Man who sat on a flagpole

Homework: Read Ch 4-5

Notes:

• Chapters 1-3 Quiz• Chapter 1-4 vocab• Review Ch 2-3 DQ’s• Review additions to

Maycomb map and character/setting worksheet from chapters 2 & 3

Closure:

Thursday, March 14, 2013 3/14/13

EQ: Who is Harper Lee, and how is her life represented in TKM?

Warm Up: Allusion research:

• Indian head pennies• “One Man’s Family”• Old Testament pestilence• Second Battle of the

Marne

Homework: DQ’s 4-5

Notes:

• Chapter 1 Vocab Activity• Meet Harper Lee – Audio

file and link on Lucero’s website.

• Take Notes on Harper Lee and novel background

Closure:

Friday, March 15, 2013 3/15/13

EQ: Who is Miss Maudie and how does she relate to the children?

Warm Up: Review vocabulary and events from chapters 4-5 to prepare for quizzes.

Homework: Read ch 6-7

Notes:

• Vocab and chapter quizzes• Review of DQ’s from

chapters 4-5• From website, read from

link about novel background and Harper Lee, and add to yesterday’s chart

• Work on Map of Maycomb – adding key events and character/setting points from Chapters 4-5.

Closure:

Monday, March 18, 2013 3/18/13

EQ: How did Jim Crow laws effect the lives of people in towns like Maycomb?

Warm Up: TPCASTT Poem – “Strange Fruit”

Homework: DQ’s ch 6 & 7

Notes:• TPCASTT poem• Jim Crow Laws PPT• Jim Crow Laws PPT

questions• Revisit poem

Closure:

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3/19/13

EQ: How can you describe life in 1930’s America?

Warm Up: Think of the town of Maycomb. Write a paragraph (10-12 sentences) about how you envision this place as you are reading. Be sure to use interesting descriptive adjectives to clearly describe how you see Maycomb in your mind.

Homework: Read Ch 8-9

Notes:• Quiz ch 6-7 (Socrative)• 1930’s America

– Explanation of group requirements and roles

– Visual discovery – use descriptive adjectives!

– Presentations– Closure questions for exit

ticket (Socrative.)

Closure:

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 3/20/13

EQ: Who are the main characters in TKM and how do they think and feel?

Warm Up: Read Holt pgs 160-161, on a separate piece of paper, answer questions 1-16.

Homework: DQ’s Ch 8-9

Notes:• Chapters 4-9 Vocabulary• Discussion of Chapters 6-7• Character Analysis – find

textual evidence for character analysis of Jem, Scout, Dill, Atticus, Miss Maudie, and Calpurnia

Closure:

Thursday, March 21, 2013 3/21/13

EQ: Who are the main characters in TKM and how do they think and feel?

Warm Up: Allusions:• Appomattox• Rosetta stone• Let the cup pass from you• Missouri Compromise• Stonewall Jackson

Homework: Read Ch10-11

Notes:• Lit Circle packet information• Quiz – Chapters 8-9• Vocabulary KIMy activity• Characterization

Closure:

Friday, March 22, 2013 3/22/13

EQ: What is indirect characterization, and how does it help us understand characters?

Warm Up: Study for vocabulary test

Homework: Literature Circle Assignment #1

Notes:• Lit Circle packet check• Quiz – Vocabulary• Decide on Lit circle

assignments• Characterization – Chapter

9

Closure:

Monday, March 25, 2013 3/25/13

EQ: What is the significance of the mockingbird, as described in Chapter 10?

Warm Up: Define the following words – mortified, imprudent, subdued, morbid, subsequent, discernible, benevolent, impotent, benign, malignant, malevolent,

Homework: Chapter reviews – Study for test on ch 1-11

Notes:• Vocab for Wednesday test• Discussion• Lit circles

Closure:

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 3/26/13

EQ: How is courage described in chapters 10 and 11?

Warm Up: Read the article “Morphine Addiction in the 1930’s” and list the main idea and at least 2 supporting details for EACH of the 4 sections of the article.

Homework: Study for quiz on ch 1-11, Read ch 12-13

Notes:• Text organization notes• Courage and Mrs. Dubose

activities

Closure:

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 3/27/13

EQ: How well do I understand chapters 1-10 of TKM?

Warm Up: study your Monday vocab words for your quiz

Homework: Prepare for Lit Circle #2

Notes:• Quiz – trade and grade• Lit circle #2 preparation

Closure:

Thursday, March 28, 2013 3/28/13

EQ: What are Jem and Scout’s main impressions of Calpurnia’s church?

Warm Up: vocabulary for chapters 10-14

Homework: Read chapters 14-15, Prepare for Lit Circle #3

Notes:• Lit Circle #2• Homework – do as much as

you can in class, so you don’t have it for homework over Spring Break!!

Closure:

Monday, April 8, 2013 4/8/13

EQ: How does “mob mentality” manifest itself in TKM?

Warm Up: allusions/references:• Bootleggers• bread lines• Garden of Gethsemane• Sit-down strikes• Reconstruction• Rice Christians• Snipe hunt

Homework: Read ch 16-17Chapter summaries for 1-15

due on April 12!!!

Notes:• Vocabulary Ch 10-14• Lit Circle #3• Discuss chapters and key

events

Closure:

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 4/9/13

EQ: How did the struggle of African Americans after Reconstruction lead to changes in American culture?

Warm Up: Discussion of process for station activity

Homework: Lit circle #4Chapter summaries for 1-

15 due on April 12!!!

Notes:• Station activity

Closure:

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4/10/13

EQ: How did the struggle of African Americans after Reconstruction lead to changes in American culture?

Warm Up: Write a journal entry about the episode outside the jail in chapter 15. Choose ONE of the characters from the novel, and write the journal entry from their point of view. Use at least one piece of specific textual evidence from the chapter.

Homework: Finish RAFT writing assignment

Chapter summaries for 1-15 due on April 12!!!

Notes:• RAFT writing assignment

Closure:

Thursday, April 11, 2013 4/11/13

EQ: What does it mean to be entitled to a trial by a jury of your peers?

Warm Up: Use each of the vocabulary words in a sentence that conveys the word meaning

Homework: Read Ch 18-19Chapter summaries for 1-15

due on April 12!!!

Notes:• Prepare for Mock EOG• Vocabulary quiz• Chapter discussions• Lit Circle #4

Closure:

Friday, April 12, 2013 4/12/13

EQ: How well does Mr. Gilmer prove

Tom’s guilt in the eyes of the reader and in the eyes of the jury?

Can you suggest why these might be different?

Warm Up: Read “Scottsboro Boys may receive pardon” and make an outline of key points

Homework: Read Ch 20-22. Finish discussion questions for Ch 16-18 – use textual evidence and page numbers, and rephrase the question in EACH response!

Notes:• Read and Discuss newspaper article• Work on discussion questions – providing

textual evidence and page numbers for each question!!

• Check 1-15 plot summaries

EXIT TICKETWhat did you learn today:How well does Mr. Gilmer prove Tom’s guilt

in the eyes of the reader and in the eyes of the jury?

Answer the question on the board:Can you suggest why these might be

different?

Closure:

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 4/16/13

EQ: How do people justify their actions?

Warm Up: See warm up on Socratic Seminar worksheet.

Homework: Green book – pgs 1-8

Notes:

• Vocabulary – Ch 15-18• Holt Book – 164-165• Prep for socratic seminar –

Warm up

Closure: