Summer School Charlotte - Week 5

     MONDAY    8-2-21   The Multi-Paragraph Essay     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

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

2.  Don't give up!  Life ain't no crystal stair! You can still turn in any missing assignments for partial credit!

        DO NOW          

Complete this quiz on Chapters 3-4 of Swallowing Stones.

You will only have ten minutes!

        LEARNING TARGETS          

I can identify the parts of a five paragraph essay and the parts of an introduction paragraph.

        MINI-LESSON          

1.  Watch the animated cartoon, Wuz Opera Doc? which will be the basis for our lesson today on the 5-Paragraph Essay.

2.  Then, check out this Prezi on the parts of a 5-Paragraph Essay.

        WORK TIME                      

Put together this puzzle of the pieces of a five paragraph essay using THIS LINK.  

Then... complete Assignment 21.0 in google Classroom.

          ASSESSMENT          

Assignment 21.0 

     TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY   8-3 & 4-21   Writing a 5-Paragraph Essay      

        MINI-LESSON          

How to organize your essay.

Checklist:  5-Paragraph Essay 

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• Plan Your Essay

• Write Your Essay

• Peer Edit Your Essay 

• Make Corrections/Improvements Based on Peer

• Color Code the Parts of Your Essay

• Submit Through Google Classroom

     THURSDAY    8-5-21      Oscar Loves a White Savior Trope     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

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

        DO NOW          

New Entry Title: The White Savior Trope

Copy this definition of trope into your notebook in the DO NOW section... Trope In literature, a trope is a common plot convention, element or theme, via word, phrase or an image, for artistic effect such as a figure of speech.

[1] The word trope has also came to be used for describing commonly recurring literary and rhetorical devices

[2] motifs or clichés in creative works.

Check Out this two min video on tropes...

Also, check out this article with some great examples of over-used tropes in literature...

        LEARNING TARGETS          

1. I can explain what a trope is.

2. I can explain what the White Savior Trope is.

        MINI-LESSON          

1.  Go to this Prezi on The White Savior Trope

2.  After the presentation is over, open THIS PADLET and answer this question under your period.

What are some things that went through your mind as you read through this Prezi?

        WORK TIME          

1.  Watch this movie trailer - it is referenced in the article below.

                                          LINCOLN

Open Assignment 23.0 and actively read the article, Oscar Loves a White Savior independently.

     FRIDAY   8-6-21  In Defense of White Savior Films    

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

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

        DO NOW          

Watch this video on writing a five paragraph essay.

While you watch... write down three new things you learned or that stood out to you as you watched the video in the DO Now section of your notebook.

        LEARNING TARGETS          

I can actively read the article, In Defense of White Savior Movies using an Active Reading Worksheet in order to better understand why these types of films can actually be positive forces of change for minority communities.

        MINI-LESSON          

Here is a link to the article if you need it.

        WORK TIME          

Complete assignment 24.0 in Google Classroom.

          ASSESSMENT          

This assignment is due at the end of the period.