MONDAY Week 2 7-11-22 What is Active Reading?
ANNOUNCEMENTS Share out one web r
1. Check your grade in Google Classroom now!
2. Click here to go to the class blog: johndegrandis4.blogspot.com and start your Do Now.
3. GRADES: Remember - you must complete all assignments and they must be in on time or you could fail the course. Students are given ample time to complete all work IN class. Other than legal absences, you should get all your work done in class.
ARE YOU IN THE RIGHT PERIOD FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM?
DO NOW
Directions: Go to this Padlet and cut and paste each part of this paragraph in the correct column according to TREAT.
A New Cell Phone Please!
I deserve a new cell phone. This is because I have been doing all my chores at home, my grades are good and my old phone is cracked. I deserve a new phone because I have been doing all my chores like cleaning my room, loading the dishwasher, and taking care of my little sister. This proves I deserve a new phone because I am helping the family. Another example of why I need a phone is that my grades have improved. Since the last marking period, my overall average jumped from 2.0 to 3.5. This proves I deserve a phone because of the effort I am putting in at school. Lastly, I deserve a new phone because my old phone is cracked. This demonstrates I need a new phone because a cracked screen looks unattractive. As you can see, I have several excellent reasons as to why I deserve a new phone and I would like you to consider buying me a new one.
LEARNING TARGETS
I understand how to use the Active Reading Strategy to make me a better reader forever!
MINI-LESSON
Start a new entry in your digital notebook in the Do Now section titled: Active Reading: A Metacognitive Thing!
Power Student Suggestion: Take some notes on this presentation.
What is Active Reading and How Do I Do It?
Read over this presentation to understand how to use active reading to improve your reading comprehension skills.
DEMONSTRATION
Mr. DeGrandis will model how to actively read using the short story, Checkouts using an Active Reading Worksheet.
WORK TIME
Complete assignments 14.0. Due at the end of the period.
ASSESSMENT
1. Turn in assignment 14.0.
2. Missing any work? Turn it in today for partial credit. Way better than failing or getting a zero!
3. Bring in a book to read for tomorrow of your choice. If you don't have one, Mr. DeGrandis will give you a book to read. Let's hope you like it!
TUESDAY 7-12-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Do not give up! You can still do well and pass!
2. If you need to, get some work done at home!
3. If you need help, please let me know!
4. Suggestions
A. Do all the work assigned.
B. Participate! Participate! Participate!
DO NOW Go to THIS SITE and practice identifying sentence fragments until Mr. DeGrandis starts class. Be sure to click on GET AN EXPLANATION so you learn why you were correct or incorrect. There are only 20 questions.
LEARNING TARGETS
I can practice active reading using an article about the San Joaquin Valley and write a TREAT essay about it.
MINI-LESSON
1. Finish yesterday's lesson on Active Reading. Then...
2. Watch this video about the San Joaquin Valley in Southern California.
WORK TIME
1. Open Assignment 14.5.
3. Complete and turn in assignment 14.5 by the end of the period.
ASSESSMENT
Turn in Assignment 14.5 by end of class today.
WEDNESDAY 7-13-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS
GRADES
Mid-marks are coming up next week! Are you Passing?
1. Assignments - Are all your assignments completed and on time.
2. Effort - Assignments are done to the best of your ability and are of the highest quality you can manage.
3. Participation - You always follow teacher directives. You ask for help when necessary. You are proactive (your education is your responsibility). You are always polite and respectful. You are on time to class every day. You have great attendance.
In order to pass this course, you must be demonstrating all three of these aspects during Summer School.
Grades will be updated next week at, the end of the day Friday.
DO NOW WEDNESDAY'S Do Now...
Read the following response from a past student to Assignment 14.5 about the San Joaquin Valley.
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DIRECTIONS
Cut and paste the paragraph below into a new entry in your notebook and highlight each part of TREAT using the following colors...
- Topic Sentence... red
- Reason Sentence...purple
- Evidence (3x)... blue
- Analysis (3x)... yellow
- Transition Out... green
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Power Tip: Color the topic sentence, reason sentence, and Transition Out sentences first!
Lovin' the Valley
Andrea Friaz-Gallarda illustrates a great love for both her family and the San Joaquin Valley that runs throughout her essay, titled The San Joaquin Valley. This is because she finds beauty in the land and her family. For example, she states, “The sounds of people laughing and talking, food frying, shrieking toddlers, and Street Fighter mingle throughout the house. It’s a makeshift house that is just right for our large family.” (Friaz-Gallardo, 62-63) This proves Andrea loves her family because she is using imagery to describe what it is like to be with her family at her grandma’s house - all the sounds of a big hectic family. Another example is given when she says, “My sister and I always complain about how we’re going to be bored there and how we hate to babysit our little cousins, but that’s just pretending. They’re all so cute.” (Friaz-Gallardo, 60) This quote proves Andre's love for the valley because she talks about how she has to watch her little cousins, and even though she pretends that she doesn’t want to watch them, she really doesn’t mind, because she loves her cousins. Lastly, this example illustrates her deep love of the valley when she says, “Here in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, the part that no one sees when they pass. A place filled with wonderful people, culture, and most importantly, my family.” (Friaz-Gallardo, 63) This proves she loves it because Andrea expresses her love for both her family and the San Joaquin Valley so deeply. Overall, the unbreakable love that Andrea has for the San Joaquin Valley, and for her family, is evident throughout the text.
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LEARNING TARGETS
I can peer-review at least two essays today.
MINI-LESSONS
Watch This First: What is the difference between Editing and Reviewing an Essay?
What is Peer Review?
Check out this video from the University of Minnesota's Writing Department.
How do you do it?
1. How to use Google Docs to share and peer-review an essay.
2. How to write good feedback when peer-reviewing.
3. This video gives great advice for peer-reviewing an essay online.
4. You have a Free Account! Use Grammarly to check for grammar, spelling, and usage!
How to Screenshot with a Chromebook
How to Attach a File to a Google Classroom Assignment
WORK TIME
1. Use Grammarly to check for typos, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization errors.
2. Send your essay to at least two other students for peer-review.
3. Take a snapshot of their feedback for assignment 15.0 and turn it in.
4. Make improvements to your essay based on their feedback.
5. Turn in assignment 14.5 in its most perfect form!
Make-up Offer: Turn in any missing assignment today for partial credit!
ASSESSMENT
1. Turn in Assignment 15.0.
2. Turn in Assignment 14.5 after you have made changes based on peer review.
THURSDAY 7-14-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.
2. Quiz tomorrow on the short story, Charles by Shirley Jackson.
DO NOW Kahoot on the parts of TREAT.
LEARNING TARGETS
1. I can peer review at least two essays and give the author feedback to improve their writing.
2. I can practice Active Reading using www.ReadWorks.org.
3. There will be a quiz on the story tomorrow!
MINI-LESSON
Class Notes on Your Essays
1. Citations
2. Delete TREAT from essay.
3. Use dark-colored text when color coding. Light colors are difficult to read.
4. Use direct quotes from the text as evidence.
WORK TIME
1. You will have 30 minutes to complete yesterday's peer review process and turn in assignment 15.0 as well as assignment 14.5.
2. Then you must complete assignment 16.0 in Google classroom which is due at the end of the period.
ASSESSMENT Assignments 14.5, 15.0, and 16.0 are due by the end of the period.
FRIDAY 7-15-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.
2. Fire Drill: This will happen at the end of the third period.
3. Quiz on Charles by Shirley Jackson! You will only have 15 minutes for this quiz. It is a Quiz/Test Grade worth 18 Points.
DO NOW Take the quiz in Google Classroom, Assignment 17.0. (15 minutes only - 18 Points).
LEARNING TARGETS I can use the SOAPSTone method to analyze poetry.
MINI-LESSON
1. Being able to analyze poetry is a skill that will help you become a more critical thinker. It may also be on your final assessment for this course as well as the regent's exam for English III.
2. You can use the SOAPSTone method to better understand virtually any poem as well as fiction and non-fiction of all kinds.
3. Check out this presentation on SOAPSTone to learn how to do it!
4. SOAPSTone Worksheet (You may need to make a copy.)
5. Kahoot Review of SOAPSTone!
WORK TIME
Complete Assignment 18.0 in Google Classroom.
ASSESSMENT
Turn in Assignment 18.0 in Google Classroom.
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