Friday, December 14, 2018

76 minutes

     1.   SSR 

     2.   Finish scoring literary devices worksheet 

     3.   In small groups, share your homework for Friday, December 14 

    ( "The Thing Around Your Neck" and the assignment that goes with it, linked here: Reading Instructions for “The Thing Around Your Neck” ) 

     4.   Discuss the literary devices used in “The Thing Around Your Neck” 

     5.   HAVE A GREAT BREAK!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

76 minutes

     1.   SSR 

     2.   Quick Write (in composition notebook): "Adichie Quick-Write": Write about a time when you felt that someone was only seeing/understanding one side of you or a group you associate with.  How did you feel?  What do you wish that person had known about you? 

3.   Share in small groups or pairs 

4.   Watch the TedTalk called "The Danger of a Single Story" by Chimimanda Adichie  http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html  

5.   In small groups, take notes in the appropriate column on this handout: “WorldAuthors Idea Comparison Notes”  

6.   Discuss the talk and your notes as a whole class 

 Homework due Friday, December 14: to read the story "The Thing Around Your Neck" and to complete the assignment that goes with it, linked here: Reading Instructions for The Thing Around Your Neck

Monday, December 10, 2018

92 minutes

1.   SSR 

2.   Share your Circles of Influence poster (small groups) 

3.   Quick-write: What are some things you noticed about how people represented the way culture influences them? 

4.   Whip-around: share what you wrote in your quick-write

5.   Literary Features Pre-Assessment: Read the flash fiction story “The Wig” and complete the pre-assessment handout.

6.   Begin reviewing the pre-assessment and tabulating results on the pre-assessment score sheet

Thursday, December 6, 2018

76 minutes

1.   SSR 

2.   Create a poster that reflects how you relate to and are shaped by your culture(s).  See these directions: Circles of Influence Poster Project. NOTE: here is a sample poster for the homework assignment: Sample Poster  

Homework due Monday, December 10: create a poster that reflects how you relate to and are shaped by your culture(s).  See these directions: Circles of Influence Poster Project. 

NOTE: here is a sample poster for the homework assignment: Sample Poster

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

92 minutes

1. SSR

2. Share out definitions of culture with the class

3. Look up the definition of culture and report your findings

4. Discuss the commonalities among the definitions that we looked up. As a class, decide on a working definition of culture that we find meaningful and understandable

5. Use the Contemplating Culture handout to begin to explore the categories of behavior frequently related to a study of culture in small groups:

Using the list on the handout, group the words into appropriate categories. Next, attempt to identify the various categories most closely associated with each word.      6. Share out Contemplating Culture handout with the class

7. Individually, complete this second worksheet on "Contemplating Culture"