Tuesday, August 31, 2010

CW/HW August 31 (A-day) and September 1 (B-day)

IN-CLASS NOTES


IDENTIFYING/EXPLAINING SIGNIFICANT MOMENT(S) in the text--Level III DL Video

Format: two-column note chart

What is the most significant moment?/Why is it significant?

Writing seeds that can be used to begin/develop your SIGNIFICANT MOMENT explanation f

It helps to drive the plot by…
It deepens our understanding of a character…
It emphasizes a major idea or theme in this selection…
It signals a turning point or coming-of age moment….
It underscores a central conflict in the selection…
It deepens the reader’s understanding of the setting,



PRACTICE DL STRUCTURES “Smart Cookie” page 705/Trios and Quads (Open notebook/Ask teacher for help GROUP quiz)


Class work
Complete DL Exercises (Level 1, 2, and 3 of DL Video Game):

What is Happening Here? (PLOT/ACTION)

What do I know about the characters? How do I know? (CHARACTERIZATION)
(Use two-column note chart to record details.) Write three expressed observations and three implied/inferred observations on your chart

SIGNIFICANT MOMENT two-column chart
Identify the most significant moment, event, or piece of dialogue presented in this selection.

Explain why it is significant

Use a two column note chart to record your significant moment and your explanation. Use a significant moment writing seed to begin your explanation.
(See today's significant moment notes for writing seeds)

HW Collected TODAY: Gist Exercises for "Papa...
HW Assigned tonight--Significant Moment Paragraph (B-dayPds. 1 and 2--"Smart Cookie"
Significant Moment Paragraph (B-day Pd. 3)--"Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes"
ANNOUNCED TODAY: Notebook check on Thursday

Friday, August 27, 2010

CW/HW on 8/27 and 8/29

OBJECTIVE
• Students will record notes and begin to practice Disciplinary Learning Structures in order to prepare for habits of thinking and learning that will comprise the nucleus of the English 9 curriculum.


CLASS WORK
Copy these notes in the Reference Section of your notebook.

• Disciplinary literacy (DL) is an approach to teaching and learning that integrates academically rigorous content with discipline-appropriate habits of thinking.
• In DL, students become literate in a specific discipline by learning the big ideas and habits of thinking of that discipline simultaneously.

Level 1 OF DL Video Game (Continue with these notes)
Getting the Gist/Part 1—WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?
• Read the assigned chunk of text and think about what is happening in the section. Think action! Think PLOT!
• List your plot summary in bullet/number form in your RWNB
• Share observations w/trio or partner
• Whole class charts plot observations


Practice DL Structure: Do not copy. We completed these activities in class
Practice “Getting the Gist” Part I

Turn to the“House on Mango Street/page 703
Read the first column of this excerpt aloud with your teacher.
• Ask yourself the question, “What is happening here?”
• Think, re-read, and then list what HAPPENS in this reading chunk.
• Share/discuss observations w/partner.
• Share observations aloud w/whole group.
• Teacher or student charts responses.

(Continue copying these notes on the page you started in the REFERENCE section of your notebook
DL VIDEO—LEVEL II
GETTING THE GIST Part 2
What do we know about the characters?
1. What does the text TELL us? (expressed)
2. What can we INFER about the character? (Implied)
To develop an inference, think about….
What the character says
What the character does
What the character does not say
What the character does not do
What other people say about the character

RETURN TO PAGE 703 AND READ THE SECOND COLUMN
Make a two column chart beneath the notes you just recorded
Head the columns as follows:
What do I know about the people and setting presented here?
How do I know it? (Use information from the text to support your inferences in this column. If the book states the information, simply write “expressed.”

Procedure:
Students complete chart
Share with partner
Teacher charts whole group responses.



HOMEWORK
ASSIGNED ON 8/27 TO B-day students and 8/30 to A-day students

A-day/Due on 8/31
B-day/Due on 9/1


• Read the excerpt, “Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark” on page 706
• Complete the Getting the Gist Exercises we practiced today:
• Part 1: What is happening here? (Plot)
• Part 2: Who are the characters and what do we know about them? How do we know it?

Thursday, August 26, 2010

CW and HW on 8/25, 8/26

<>HOMEWORK for A-Day and B-Day Students >
August 25 and August 26
 Review Words to Know list on page 88 in your text.
 Record definitions for each word. These are shaded in blue at the bottom of each page in the story
 Complete Vocabulary Assessment Practice on page 101.

(Period 3-B will complete this HW on Monday, 8/30)


CW for A-Day and B-Day students August 25 and
August 26

All students who have attended class have been assigned an at-home textbook. A class set will be available for daily use.

OBJECTIVES:

 Students will set up their English notebooks in order to develop an organizational system for in-class assignments, study materials, and reference notes.
 Students will complete a multiple intelligence survey in order to identify specific skill sets and learning styles.
 Students will record notes and begin to practice Disciplinary Learning Structures in order to prepare for habits of thinking and learning that will comprise the nucleus of the English 9 curriculum.


If you do not set up your notebook in class today, you will need to set it up this weekend. You will need four tab dividers. Mark them as follows:

1. RWNB
2. Vocabulary
3. Reference
4. HW

The following notes were recorded and discussed in class on 8/25 and 8/26. They should be copied and filed in the RWNB section of your English notebook:

NOTEBOOK REQUIREMENTS
ORGANIZATION IS ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS

 ALL ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD INCLUDE A NAME, DATE, AND PERIOD
 ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE FILED IN THE APPROPRIATE SECTION IN CHRONOLOGICAL (TIME/DATE) ORDER.
 The MOST RECENT ENTRY WILL ALWAYS BE ON TOP IN EACH OF THE SECTIONS.
 We will use and continue to build upon these assignments throughout the school year.
 Unannounced notebook quizzes will be given on a periodic basis.
 Your notebook must come to class with you each day you attend.
 You will receive only one copy of each handout. Be careful not to lose it


The following notes were recorded and discussed in class on 8/25 and 8/26. They should be copied and filed in the REFERENCE section of your English notebook:
WHAT IS DISCIPLINARY LITERACY?
 Disciplinary literacy (DL) is an approach to teaching and learning that integrates academically rigorous content with discipline-appropriate habits of thinking.
 In DL, students become literate in a specific discipline by learning the big ideas and habits of thinking of that discipline simultaneously


The following documents should be filed in the Reference Section of your notebook with the most recent on top:

Classroom Expectations (8/24)
Grading Criteria (8/24)
Parkdale Pride Matrix (8/24)
Multiple Intelligence Survey (8/26) --PD 1-B will complete the survey on 8/30.
DL Notes: definition and Getting the Gist Part 1 (8/26 and 8/27—Pd 1B will take these notes on 8/30.)

HOMEWORK THAT WAS COLLECTED ON 8/26 AND 8/27: Letter of Introduction

Monday, August 23, 2010