MONDAY 7-22-19
Announcements
- Login to your Chromebook
- Check your Gmail! Please respond if necessary!
- Open the class blog at http://johndegrandis4.blogspot.com
- Begin the Do Now below!
DO Now - None today!
- No Do-Now Today. Just get started on Assignments 23.0 and 24.0.
- Done? Read your independent reading novel.
Learning Target(s)
- I can identify all the parts of a 5-Paragraph Essay
Mini-Lesson: Wuz Opera Doc?
- Watch this video which will be the basis for our lesson today on the parts of a 5-Paragraph Essay.
- Then check out this Prezi on the parts of a 5-Paragraph Essay.
- And now a demonstration...
Work Time - Practice Makes Perfect
- Open Assignment 23.0 in Google Classroom.
- Using your Evidence-Based Claims Worksheet from Assignment 21.0 or 22.0, practice writing a 5-Paragraph Essay starting with an awesome introduction.
- Refer to the Prezi above for a step by step guide if you need it or ask a teacher.
- Both Assignments 23 and 24 should be completed by the end of class today.
Assessment / Homework
- Turn in Assignments 23.0 and 24.0 by the end of the period.
TUESDAY 7-23-19
Announcements
- Login to your Chromebook
- Check your Gmail! Please respond if necessary!
- Open the class blog at http://johndegrandis4.blogspot.com
- Begin the Do Now below!
________________________________________
DO Now - Read and Respond
Copy this definition of trope into your summer school notebook...
Trope
In literature, a trope is a common plot convention, element or theme as a use of figurative language, via word, phrase or an image, for artistic effect such as using a figure of speech.[1] The word trope has also come to be used for describing commonly recurring literary and rhetorical devices,[2] motifs or clichés in creative works.
Entry Title: The White Savior Trope- Then, open a page in your class notebook and answer this question:
- What are some things that went through your mind as you read through this Prezi?
_______________________________________
Learning Target(s)
- I can explain what the White Savior trope is and give contemporary examples of other tropes.
- I can explain the pros and cons associated with White Savior films.
________________________________________
Mini-Lesson: Oscar Loves a White Savior
- Watch this trailer - it is referenced in the article below.
- Open an Active Reading Worksheet and actively read the article, Oscar Loves a White Savior
- Then, open assignment
________________________________________
Work Time - 10 White Savior Movies
- After reading the article, your group will create a White Savior poster.
________________________________________
Assessment / Homework
- When done, all groups will do a gallery walk to check out the awesome work you all did.
WEDNESDAY 7-24-19
Announcements
- Login to your Chromebook
- Check your Gmail! Please respond if necessary!
- Open the class blog at http://johndegrandis4.blogspot.com
- Begin the Do Now below!
DO Now - Think and Respond
Entry Title: White Savior Movies
- Start a new page in your class notebook and answer this question...
- What are some thoughts you had yesterday during the poster activity?
- What are your thoughts about white savior movies? Good thing? Bad thing? Why?
Learning Target(s)
- I can explain the three reasons why some people think white savior movies are actually a good thing.
________________________________________
Mini-Lesson: In Defense of White Savior Movies
- Read the article, In Defense of White Savior Movies.
Work Time
- Then, complete the Organizing Evidence Based Claims Worksheet for it in Goolge Classroom in Assignment 12.0.
Assessment / Homework
- Turn in Assignment 12.0 by end of the period.
THURSDAY 7-25-19
Peer edit White Savior Film Essays and Independent Reading Time.
FRIDAY 7-26-19
DIRT Day Expectations
- Do the following BEFORE the bell rings…
- Open your DIRT Day Assignment in Google Classroom.
- Be in your seat reading.
- Focus on your reading the entire period.
- Do not sub-vocalize during DIRT.
- Complete 10 thoughts using the Active Reading Model by the end of the period. Do more for extra credit.
If You Finish a Book…
In an email to Mr. DeGrandis, write a review about your book in 3-paragraph essay format.
Guidelines for the Essay:
- ¶ 1 - title, author and genre of the novel and your opinion of the book (controlling idea).
- ¶ 2 - short summary of the book and include at least two text-based examples from the book
that support your controlling idea in ¶ - ¶ 3 - explain why you would or would not recommend this book to a friend and where they might be able to find it or purchase it.
If You Forgot Your Book…
- Choose a book from the class library or Mr. DeGrandis will give you one.
- Be sure to bring your book next week.
If You Want to Switch Books…
In an email to Mr. DeGrandis, write an Abandon Book Essay.
Guidelines:
- ¶ 1 – title, author and genre of the novel you are abandoning and
three reasons you don’t like the book (controlling idea). - ¶ 2 through 4 - Develop each reason using text-based details from the book.
- ¶ 5 - Offer your suggestions for other novels you have read that another student might enjoy.
