Friday, November 6, 2015
Thursday, November 5, 2015
"The Necklace" Five Questions/Comments Examples
Examples of poor questions for discussion:
1. What is the name of the wife in the story?
2. What is the name of the husband in the story?
3. Why did the wife not want to go to the ball?
Examples of poor comments for discussion:
1. I hated the wife because she was greedy.
2. Her husband shouldn't have bought her the dress.
3. The wife only cares about money.
Example of a good question for discussion:
1. How does Madame Loisel show that she's a greedy person?
The answer to this requires your classmates to find textual evidence from the story.
Example of good comment for discussion:
1. Madame Loisel's led to her and her husband's downfall.
1. What is the name of the wife in the story?
2. What is the name of the husband in the story?
3. Why did the wife not want to go to the ball?
Examples of poor comments for discussion:
1. I hated the wife because she was greedy.
2. Her husband shouldn't have bought her the dress.
3. The wife only cares about money.
Example of a good question for discussion:
1. How does Madame Loisel show that she's a greedy person?
The answer to this requires your classmates to find textual evidence from the story.
Example of good comment for discussion:
1. Madame Loisel's led to her and her husband's downfall.
"The Necklace" Five Questions/Comments Homework Assignment
Tonight for homework, while you are doing your assigned reading, think about and write down five questions or five comments that you can share during our class discussion tomorrow. It can be a combination of the two (e.g. 2 questions and 3 comments). Then, during tomorrow’s discussion, you will be required to share at least one question or one comment about the reading.
I will begin by randomly choosing one student to share a question or make a comment about the reading. Every person after that can do any of the following:
1. Answer the previous student’s question
2. Respond to the previous student’s comment
3. Ask their own question
4. Make their own comment
During the discussion, everyone is expected to participate. Using the excuses, “Someone already asked my question” or “I had the same comment” will not be accepted. Therefore, if you’ve exhausted your five questions and/or comments, you may be asked to come up with a question or comment extemporaneously (on the spot).
For your questions, do not ask simple comprehension questions like "who is the main character". Your questions should try and get below the surface to things like character motive, theme, etc. Your comments should be something beyond, "I liked the story" or "I didn't like the story". I'm looking for comments about SPECIFIC things that you observed or reactions you felt while reading the story.
You are to do this in a Google Document and turn in it in using this Google Form.
You are to do this in a Google Document and turn in it in using this Google Form.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Ancient Greece and Rome: Losing History
1. Log into Achieve3000.com.
2. Click on the correct class, ENGLISH 9A Miller P2
3. Click on START LESSON. You're doing the articled entitled "Ancient Greece and Rome: Losing History".
3. Do the Before Reading Poll
4. Read the article
5. Do the Activity
6. Do the After Reading Poll
7. Instead of doing the Thought Question, in a Google Document, write a 1 paragraph summary of the article. The paragraph should start with a FATt sentence that includes the title of the article, author, type of text it is, and a main idea of focus. Include at least three sentences of supporting details thatdirectly support the main idea.
8. Make sure you do the following:
Use this rubric to write your summary.
4. Read the article
5. Do the Activity
6. Do the After Reading Poll
7. Instead of doing the Thought Question, in a Google Document, write a 1 paragraph summary of the article. The paragraph should start with a FATt sentence that includes the title of the article, author, type of text it is, and a main idea of focus. Include at least three sentences of supporting details thatdirectly support the main idea.
8. Make sure you do the following:
- Bold and underline the FATt sentence.
- Make the supporting details regular text
Use this rubric to write your summary.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
2nd Book Talk Presentation
2nd Independent Reading Book Talk Presentation
DUE NOVEMBER 9TH AT 9:22 AM. YOU MUST DO A RECORDING THIS TIME. NO LIVE PRESENTATIONS.
Click HERE to hear an overview of the Independent Reading Book Talk Presentation
To get a copy of the Independent Reading Book Talk Presentation Template you must do the following:
1. Click HERE to open the file for the Independent Reading Book Talk Presentation Template.
2. Click FILE
3. Click MAKE A COPY
After you have downloaded the Template, you edit the slides so they reflect information regarding your novel. You can either replace text that I have there or you can just create all new slides. Your choice.
Once you are done with your presentation, you must download it as a PowerPoint presentation so it can be uploaded to Present.me. To do this, you must do the following:
1. Click on FILE
2. Click on DOWNLOAD
3. Make sure you download it as a PowerPoint presentation (.pptx)
Once you have downloaded it as PowerPoint presentation, you must upload to Present.me. This website will allow you to make a recording of your image as well as your slides as you present. You'll need to create an account first. When you go to Present.me, just follow the directions for creating an account.
After you have created an account and have uploaded your PowerPoint presentation, then you're ready to make a recording.
Once your recording is done and you're satisfied with it, you'll need to share it via email with yourself. You'll need to do this so you can get the link to the recording.
After you share it with yourself via email, then you'll be sharing the link using a Google form that I have created.
Click HERE to go to the Google form to share your recording's URL.
To get a copy of the Independent Reading Book Talk Presentation Template you must do the following:
1. Click HERE to open the file for the Independent Reading Book Talk Presentation Template.
2. Click FILE
3. Click MAKE A COPY
After you have downloaded the Template, you edit the slides so they reflect information regarding your novel. You can either replace text that I have there or you can just create all new slides. Your choice.
Once you are done with your presentation, you must download it as a PowerPoint presentation so it can be uploaded to Present.me. To do this, you must do the following:
1. Click on FILE
2. Click on DOWNLOAD
3. Make sure you download it as a PowerPoint presentation (.pptx)
Once you have downloaded it as PowerPoint presentation, you must upload to Present.me. This website will allow you to make a recording of your image as well as your slides as you present. You'll need to create an account first. When you go to Present.me, just follow the directions for creating an account.
After you have created an account and have uploaded your PowerPoint presentation, then you're ready to make a recording.
Once your recording is done and you're satisfied with it, you'll need to share it via email with yourself. You'll need to do this so you can get the link to the recording.
After you share it with yourself via email, then you'll be sharing the link using a Google form that I have created.
Click HERE to go to the Google form to share your recording's URL.
Monday, November 2, 2015
"Necklace" Pre-reading Activity - Quick Write
1. Click on the link below.
2. Make a copy of it.
3. Turn it in using this Google Form
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10c8ceuH-PDmR6fBLvRF4aPKbRNO6nzT10m6On6Ynxbc/edit?usp=sharing
2. Make a copy of it.
3. Turn it in using this Google Form
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10c8ceuH-PDmR6fBLvRF4aPKbRNO6nzT10m6On6Ynxbc/edit?usp=sharing
Friday, October 30, 2015
Missing Assignment Report
Click HERE to view your missing assignments. Anything that blank with no grade just means that I still have to grade it. If the link to an assignment doesn't work, your grade will be changed to missing. If you have made up a missing assignment, you must see me during office hours. I will not handle individual issues during class time. My office hours are on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3 pm to 3:50 pm.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Characterization Videos
1. Make a copy of the notes template
3. Take notes as you watch the videos:
- Click HERE to view the template
- FILE>MAKE A COPY
- Name it
- Make sure you share it properly: ANYONE WITH THE LINK CAN COMMENT.
3. Take notes as you watch the videos:
- Click on the links below to view these videos about characterization:
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Achieve3000 Assignment: "Ancient Greece and Rome: Old Bones Show Doctor's Work"
1. Log into Achieve3000.com.
2. Click on the correct class, ENGLISH 9A Miller P2
3. Click on START LESSON. You're doing the articled entitled "Ancient Greece and Rome: Old Bones Show Doctor's Work".
3. Do the Before Reading Poll
4. Read the article
5. Do the Activity
6. Do the After Reading Poll
7. Instead of doing the Thought Question, in a Google Document, write a 1 paragraph summary of the article. The paragraph should start with a FATt sentence that includes the title of the article, author, type of text it is, and a main idea of focus. Include at least three sentences of supporting details thatdirectly support the main idea.
8. Make sure you do the following:
Use this rubric to write your summary.
3. Do the Before Reading Poll
4. Read the article
5. Do the Activity
6. Do the After Reading Poll
7. Instead of doing the Thought Question, in a Google Document, write a 1 paragraph summary of the article. The paragraph should start with a FATt sentence that includes the title of the article, author, type of text it is, and a main idea of focus. Include at least three sentences of supporting details thatdirectly support the main idea.
8. Make sure you do the following:
- Bold and underline the FATt sentence.
- Make the supporting details regular text
Use this rubric to write your summary.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Ketchup Day
Must Do's
May Do's
- "Thank You, Ma'am" Comprehension Questions - Copy the questions from this blog into a Google Document, share it so ANYONE WITH THE LINK CAN COMMENT. If you do not share it correctly, you will not receive any credit.
May Do's
- Tween Tribune warm-ups
- Achieve3000 Activities
- Achieve3000 Summary (most current assignment)
- Any other missing work from this grading period
Monday, October 26, 2015
Five Questions/Comments Examples
Examples of poor questions for discussion:
1. What is the name of the lady in the story?
2. What is the name of the boy in the story?
3. Why did the boy try and take the purse?
Examples of poor comments for discussion:
1. I like the story because the woman was nice.
2. Roger shouldn't have tried to take the purse.
3. The woman has a long name.
Examples of good questions for discussion:
1. Why didn't Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones call the police?
2. When Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones took Roger home, she left the door open and her purse out. Why didn't Roger take the purse and run when he had the chance?
3. Why was Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones so nice to Roger even though he tried to steal her purse?
4. Why did she mean by "I have done things in the past..."?
5. Why did Roger have such a hard time saying anything except "Thank You, Ma'am" at the end of the story?
Examples of good comments for discussion:
1. Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones seems to be a rather intimidating women, yet she's also so very nice.
2. Roger actually seems to be a nice kid if you get past his attempted robbery.
3. It seems like Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones is poor like Roger. Giving him money was probably a huge sacrifice for her.
4. There seems to be multiple examples of religious imagery in the story.
5. It seems like Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones acts like a mother to Roger. I wonder if she had any children of her own.
1. What is the name of the lady in the story?
2. What is the name of the boy in the story?
3. Why did the boy try and take the purse?
Examples of poor comments for discussion:
1. I like the story because the woman was nice.
2. Roger shouldn't have tried to take the purse.
3. The woman has a long name.
Examples of good questions for discussion:
1. Why didn't Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones call the police?
2. When Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones took Roger home, she left the door open and her purse out. Why didn't Roger take the purse and run when he had the chance?
3. Why was Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones so nice to Roger even though he tried to steal her purse?
4. Why did she mean by "I have done things in the past..."?
5. Why did Roger have such a hard time saying anything except "Thank You, Ma'am" at the end of the story?
Examples of good comments for discussion:
1. Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones seems to be a rather intimidating women, yet she's also so very nice.
2. Roger actually seems to be a nice kid if you get past his attempted robbery.
3. It seems like Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones is poor like Roger. Giving him money was probably a huge sacrifice for her.
4. There seems to be multiple examples of religious imagery in the story.
5. It seems like Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones acts like a mother to Roger. I wonder if she had any children of her own.
Friday, October 23, 2015
Chromebooks
The following people did not put their Chromebook back properly:
Miguel G.
Rebeca
Isabel
Pedro
Ernesto
Miguel G.
Rebeca
Isabel
Pedro
Ernesto
Missing Assignments Report
Click HERE to view the Missing Assignments Report. Remember, anything from the 1st 10 weeks (August 18th - October 16th) can no longer be turned in or regraded.
Achieve3000 Assignment: "Students Think on Their Feet"
1. Log into Achieve3000.com.
2. Search for "Student Think on Their Feet".
3. Do the Before Reading Poll
4. Read the article
5. Do the Activity
6. Do the After Reading Poll
7. Instead of doing the Thought Question, in a Google Document, write a 1 paragraph summary of the article. The paragraph should start with a FATt sentence that includes the title of the article, author, type of text it is, and a main idea of focus. Include at least three sentences of supporting details that directly support the main idea.
8. Make sure you do the following:
Use this rubric to write your summary.
2. Search for "Student Think on Their Feet".
3. Do the Before Reading Poll
4. Read the article
5. Do the Activity
6. Do the After Reading Poll
7. Instead of doing the Thought Question, in a Google Document, write a 1 paragraph summary of the article. The paragraph should start with a FATt sentence that includes the title of the article, author, type of text it is, and a main idea of focus. Include at least three sentences of supporting details that directly support the main idea.
8. Make sure you do the following:
- Bold and underline the FATt sentence.
- Make the supporting details regular text
Use this rubric to write your summary.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Chromebooks
The following people today left their Chromebooks either unplugged, with wrong plugs, or upside:
Marcos
Nick
Pedro
Ernesto
Please see me after class on Friday so I can show you how to properly put your Chromebooks away.
Marcos
Nick
Pedro
Ernesto
Please see me after class on Friday so I can show you how to properly put your Chromebooks away.
Five Questions/Comments Class Discussion Assignment
Five Question/Comment
Class Discussion Assignment
Tonight for homework, while you are doing your assigned reading, think about and write down five questions or five comments that you can share during our class discussion tomorrow. It can be a combination of the two (e.g. 2 questions and 3 comments). Then, during tomorrow’s discussion, you will be required to share at least one question or one comment about the reading.
I will begin by randomly choosing one student to share a question or make a comment about the reading. Every person after that can do any of the following:
1. Answer the previous student’s question
2. Respond to the previous student’s comment
3. Ask their own question
4. Make their own comment
During the discussion, everyone is expected to participate. Using the excuses, “Someone already asked my question” or “I had the same comment” will not be accepted. Therefore, if you’ve exhausted your five questions and/or comments, you may be asked to come up with a question or comment extemporaneously (on the spot).
For your questions, do not ask simple comprehension questions like "who is the main character". Your questions should try and get below the surface to things like character motive, theme, etc. Your comments should be something beyond, "I liked the story" or "I didn't like the story". I'm looking for comments about SPECIFIC things that you observed or reactions you felt while reading the story.
You are to do this in a Google Document and turn in it in using this Google Form.
You are to do this in a Google Document and turn in it in using this Google Form.
Thank You, Ma'am Comprehension Questions
Copy these questions down into a Google Document and then answer them in your table group. Each person must have their own Google Document and set of questions/answers. Turn your questions and answers in using this Google Form. Don't forget to share your document so that ANYONE WITH THE LINK CAN COMMENT.
EXPOSITION
1. Setting: Where does the story take place? Hint - Look at the pictures in the text.
2. Setting: When does the story take place? Hint - "blue suede shoes"
3. Who are the two characters in the story? In your own words, describe them.
4. What is ordinary life like for each of the characters?
INITIATING EVENT
5. How did the two characters meet? What happened?
RISING ACTION
6. Where do the two characters go once they meet? Why?
7. What two things does Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones do to Roger that seem "motherly"? Be specific.
CLIMAX
8. What is the final thing that Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones does to help Roger? Why do you think she does this?
9. What clues give you a sense that Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones had a troubled past? Why do you think this may have been the reason she helped Roger?
FALLING ACTION
10. How do Roger and Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones part ways? Why do you think Roger had such a hard time saying anything to her other than "Thank You, Ma'am?"
EXPOSITION
1. Setting: Where does the story take place? Hint - Look at the pictures in the text.
2. Setting: When does the story take place? Hint - "blue suede shoes"
3. Who are the two characters in the story? In your own words, describe them.
4. What is ordinary life like for each of the characters?
INITIATING EVENT
5. How did the two characters meet? What happened?
RISING ACTION
6. Where do the two characters go once they meet? Why?
7. What two things does Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones do to Roger that seem "motherly"? Be specific.
CLIMAX
8. What is the final thing that Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones does to help Roger? Why do you think she does this?
9. What clues give you a sense that Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones had a troubled past? Why do you think this may have been the reason she helped Roger?
FALLING ACTION
10. How do Roger and Mrs. Luela Bates Washington Jones part ways? Why do you think Roger had such a hard time saying anything to her other than "Thank You, Ma'am?"
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
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