Summer School Charlotte - Week 4

       MONDAY    7-26-21     SOAPStone      

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

        DO NOW               

Cut and paste this chart into a new page in your notebook titled, "SOAPSTone."

        LEARNING TARGETS          

I can analyze text using the SOAPSTone method.

        MINI-LESSON          

Quiz on Chapters 1-2 of Swallowing Stones.  Here is a link to the novel.

Lesson on SOAPSTone using Power Teaching

        WORK TIME          

Practice using the SOAPStone method reading the poem Deer Hit for Assignment 16.0 in Google Classroom.

          ASSESSMENT          

None

     TUESDAY    7-27-21       SOAPSTone Review and Make-up Work     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

        DO NOW          

DIRECTIONS

Complete this activity in your notebook under the Do Now section.

Entry Title: Color Coding a  TREAT Paragraph 

Copy the student-generated paragraph below into a page in your notebook and then color code the parts of TREAT using the key.  

1. Topic Sentence... red
2. Reason Sentence... purple
3. Evidence (3x)... blue
4. Analysis (3x)... yellow
5. Transition... green

The Burial at Thebes

In The Burial at Thebes, a play by Sophocles, Antigone is incredibly foolish and defiant when speaking to King Creon.  This is because she is a strong and independent woman. First, she tells him, “This death penalty is almost a relief.” Her statement feels like an insult to Creon and so he tells her he is glad, for she is going to die.  Second, she goes on to tell him he is being reckless.  This second comment is even more of an insult and foolish because it sounds like a criminal passing judgment on a king.  This makes Creon feel that his punishment of Antigone is justified, because she not only welcomes her punishment, but also has the nerve to judge a law-abiding man like the king.  Her final foolish act, which makes matters even worse is, Antigone, instead of explaining to Creon why she did what she did and why he should consider her perspective, argues with Creon about his law regarding the burial of traitors.  This proves she is foolish and defiant because had she remained calm and respectful instead of lashing out at Creon she might have avoided the death penalty by convincing Creon, or his respected advisers, that she did not deserve to be put to death for breaking the burial law.  However, by acting foolishly and defiantly, she essentially signed her own death warrant.

        LEARNING TARGETS          

I can analyze texts for theme using the SOAPSTone Method.

        MINI-LESSON          

Review of SOAPSTone using Kahoot!

Finish SOAPStone Lesson

American Pie by Don McLean.  Open Assignment 16.5 and complete as you listen to the song.

        WORK TIME          

Turn in Assignments 16.0, 16.5 and 17.0.

          ASSESSMENT          

Submit assignments 16.0, 16.5 and 17.0 (Test) by end of period tomorrow.

     WEDNESDAY    7-28-21    Work Day    

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

1.  Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

2.  Did you get your progress report signed and give it to Mr. DeGrandis?

3.  Tomorrow you will have a test on Evidence-Based Claims.

        DO NOW          

Click on this link and take the 5-Paragraph Essay Structure Challenge to see what you already know bout it. Flip your top down when you're done!

        LEARNING TARGETS          

1.  I can practice using SOAPSTone + Theme to analyze literature and poetry for theme.

2.  I can practice analyzing characters in a novel for their inner motives.

        MINI-LESSON          

Review of assignments due today.

Please ask for help as needed!  

        WORK TIME                      

These should be done....

Work on assignments 16.0, 17.0 and 17.5 and turn in by then end of the period.

When you finish, work on Assignment 20.0.

          ASSESSMENT          

Turn in today's work by end of the class for classwork credit.

If you did not finish, you must complete these assignments for homework.

     THURSDAY    7-29-21       Test on Writing Evidence Based Claims     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

        DO NOW          

Play a Kahoot on SOAPSTone + Theme

        LEARNING TARGETS          

I can demonstrate my knowledge of writing Evidence Based Claims.

        MINI-LESSON          

None

        WORK TIME                      

Complete Assignment 19.0 High-tech Barbie in Google Classroom.

If you finish...

Be sure to read chapters 3-4 of Swallowing Stones.  There will be a quiz on Monday!

          ASSESSMENT          

Turn in this test by the end of the period tomorrow and work on any other assignments you haven't turned in before it's too late.

     FRIDAY       7-30-21     Finish Test and Read Swallowing Stones      

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

Quiz Monday on chapters 3-4 of Swallowing Stones, by Joyce MacDonald.

        DO NOW          

In your notebook under the REFLECTIONS SECTION, respond to the following prompt using the TREAT format. (Ten minutes for a participation grade.)

PROMPT What is one of the most important things you have learned in summer school so far?

SAMPLE RESPONSE

One of the most important things I have learned in summer school so far is how to write a solid introduction paragrpah for a five paragraph essay. This is because I really didn't understand how important a good introduction paragrpah is in order to write a good essay. For example, I never wrote intro paragraphs in the past. I just started writing. Including an introductory paragraph helps me organize my thoughts and the essay itself and makes my writing more "professional". I am really glad I learned how to write a solid intro paragraph and will continue to do so from now on.

        LEARNING TARGETS          

I can demonstrate my understanding of how to write an evidence based claim.

        Work Time          

1.  Finish your exam from yesterday.

2.  Read Swallowing Stones.  There will be a quiz on chapters 3-4 on Monday!