Contemporary Literature

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Bell Ringer: ACT English Prep
Compound Sentences: using and, but, or, so to combine complete sentences
Independent Reading -10 minutes
Flight Chapter 3
In your Flight Section: What do you think is the most important aspect (part) of Zits’ character? What defines him the most? Do you feel he is an accurate depiction of a teen? Why? (That why applies to all questions…support your opinions with details!) –read independent book/ when done

Bell Ringer: Quill Diagnostic: read your independent book when you finish (link on edublogs blog)
ACT Reading Test Prep/Flight historical context

Step One: Assimilation non-fiction reading: Questions to ask yourself while reading: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Connection to Zits? There is also an ACT Reading test style quiz (found in classroom) that goes along. Answer those questions while reading as well.

Take out your quote tracing packet and your Flight book -discussion of Zits and Identity (also finish ch 1)
Chapter 2

Quote Tracing: Themes, Impact/Offensive, Zits’ Character (identity), Historical (connections for your topic) –”postits??

10 minutes to finish your response on your blog or read your independent book
Read comments on “Things we think we know…” (http://mrsjohnsoncontemplit.edublogs.org/)
Intro to book, how the unit will work

Questions: What is said in the video that is similar to what you or your classmates thought you knew about American Indians (from our earlier discussion/posts)? What is in the video that is different from what you or your peers thought you knew?

Chapter 1
First Big Ideas to Explicitly Trace: Loneliness and Identity
Quote Tracing: keep track of textual evidence that stands out to you about themes, historical events, Zits’ experience, how people can connect with it or details that show it is a book ‘with an impact,’ or evidence that would make people dislike the book/find it offensive (You can use the sheets I give you, post-its, or your own sheet of paper)
What are some lines from the first pages that would make it a book that ‘has an impact’? What are lines that would cause people to question its use in a classroom? What are lines that show us Zits’ character? What are lines that connect to the bio article?

Bell Ringer: Answer at least one of these questions in your writer’s notebook. Use proper grammar and conventions and have a paragraph or more per bullet point. If you finish one and there is still time, answer the other one! Be prepared to give an answer to both in discussion.

Is it inevitable (unavoidable) that we conform to the world and society around us? In other words, do we have to change ourselves to fit into the world around us (communities, groups, school, etc.)? Why/how?
What happens when a person does not accept and/or does not play by the rules of the main culture or what everyone else feels is appropriate or what people should be like?

Response writing on your blog: While responding: answer any of the questions above: Any response to what we have talked about and read in the article!

While responding: what are you thinking about the book we will be reading? Pick at least one specific quote from the article and respond to it. Use a TIQA-style response format as you talk about questions, opinions, reactions, etc. to the quote you picked.
Mrs. J/Ms. B example
Needs to be a well organized paragraph (think of the notes from earlier)
At least one paragraph, maybe more...due after 10 minutes Tuesday
When done, read your book

Bell Ringer: Writer’s Notebook: What does it mean to be a teenager (literal and deeper meaning)? How does loneliness feel and what can it make a person do or think? How is loneliness tied to the teenage ideas? –keep writing on the idea of teens and/or loneliness until we move on
Paragraph Organizing Pre-Test –hand in when complete
Independent Reading (10 Min)
Join the Edublogs class (directions shared with you in classroom)
Discussion: With your partner, talk about what you know or think you know about both the foster care system in the US and about Native Americans. While you talk, write notes in your Flight section of your Reader’s Notes.
Discussion: With a new partner, finish talking about what you know or think you know about both the foster care system in the US and about Native Americans.

You need to post your lists (with where idea comes from) as a comment on my blog: mrsjohnsoncontemplit.edublogs.org (you and new partner)

Alexie Article: Annotate while reading: we will be writing a response on Monday, so highlight/comment on things that seem important/confusing/interesting

Bell Ringer: ACT Prep
- Bell Ringer: Write the sentences containing the underlined portion, the correct answer (not just the letter, the complete answer), and the reason why you believe it is correct.
- The nature trail is six feet wide and seven miles long. It slithers through the forest like a snake curving, and bending along the banks of the river.
- The county cleared this path and paved it with packed gravel, so they would have a peaceful place to hike and bike.

Books -need an independent reading book ASAP
Binder Division:
- ACT Prep and Editing (10 pieces of paper)
- Writer’s Craft Lessons Section (5)
- Reader’s Notes
- Standards and Reflection
- Writer’s Notebook is the ACTUAL NOTEBOOK: put it in your binder
Reading Time (make sure you like the book you have chosen): 10 minutes (EVERY DAY)

Talk through the posts/comments from yesterday
When writing, think of some of the lists that you created yesterday
- Own Writing: Prompt- At least three separate paragraphs, follow the guidelines you created/brainstormed yesterday (start with answers specific to English, then expand in each paragraph to other worries and confidences)
- Based on these questions, what purposes are you writing for?
Read your book when you are done

On a sheet of notebook paper: Why do we write? What are all of the reasons you can think of concerning why people write? Purposes? Goals? Etc. We will share in 5-10 min
Go to: mrsjohnsoncontemplit.edublogs.org

Library for Book of Choice- NEED by Friday, have one for today (at least 1 book completed per quarter)