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Friday, February 27, 2015
Thursday, February 26, 2015
ISTEP Practice Day #3
You wrote the long essay today. The six-pointer. The four-pager.
Hopefully, you read the question carefully.
Hopefully, you pre-planned well.
Hopefully, you stated a clear claim.
Hopefully, you used evidence from both texts to support your ideas.
Hopefully, you ran through the checklist at the end of the writing.
Hopefully, you will do all these things starting next Tuesday.
Hopefully, you read the question carefully.
Hopefully, you pre-planned well.
Hopefully, you stated a clear claim.
Hopefully, you used evidence from both texts to support your ideas.
Hopefully, you ran through the checklist at the end of the writing.
Hopefully, you will do all these things starting next Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
ISTEP Prep Day #2
More of the same today with our ISTEP preparation. We were reminded of the importance of reading the questions AND the responses carefully. In addition, one other thing we emphasized was the benefit of reading the material (poems, short excerpts) twice if having difficulty with comprehension. There will be time! Do the right thing.
Honors classes need to be identifying nonfiction texts and groups no later than Friday. Several groups and books have already been claimed. Don't be the one left out, being forced to join a group and read a book you didn't want to join and read.
Honors classes need to be identifying nonfiction texts and groups no later than Friday. Several groups and books have already been claimed. Don't be the one left out, being forced to join a group and read a book you didn't want to join and read.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
ISTEP Prep Day #1
Well, ISTEP is quickly approaching so what better way to get into the standardized test taking mood than practicing standardized test taking!
We went over a few test taking techniques today such as...
reading the questions first
highlighting the text
reading the questions carefully
not using pronouns
drawing evidence from the text
pre-planning carefully and effectively
keeping the intro brief and effective
...and had a good practice but we were definitely rushed due to the shortened day today. No worries, we'll be back at it tomorrow.
Honors: be sure to be narrowing your choices on the nonfiction reads. I'll be taking titles and names down tomorrow. You should all have a book and group selected and identified by Friday at the latest. Procrastinators will suffer!
We went over a few test taking techniques today such as...
reading the questions first
highlighting the text
reading the questions carefully
not using pronouns
drawing evidence from the text
pre-planning carefully and effectively
keeping the intro brief and effective
...and had a good practice but we were definitely rushed due to the shortened day today. No worries, we'll be back at it tomorrow.
Honors: be sure to be narrowing your choices on the nonfiction reads. I'll be taking titles and names down tomorrow. You should all have a book and group selected and identified by Friday at the latest. Procrastinators will suffer!
Monday, February 23, 2015
Non-Fiction Possibilities
Honors: While we discussed eLearning, gay marriage, the Oscars and Warriors Don't Cry in class today, the most important part of the class dealt with the nonfiction book you will be reading.
You and three others will form a group and the decided upon a nonfiction book to read...OR...you will be selecting a nonfiction book to read and then find three people who also wish to read the same book. Either way, tonight I want you thinking about possible nonfiction reads. Talk to Mom and Dad, discuss it with siblings and peers, explore nonfiction titles on line and check out this list of possible nonfiction reads here. It is not an all-inclusive list, but it is a good place to start. Come in with a list tomorrow.
Tomorrow and the rest of the week will be spent on some practice ISTEP test taking and preparation.
Standard: Main points of today's class was our look at the symbolism examples of Warriors Don't Cry you created...some pretty clever ideas were shared.
In addition we spent time discussing and supporting the question: Was the Civil Rights Movement completely successful? There was a lot of uncertainty at first but once a little research was done, viewpoints started to become clearer. Amazing what some facts, figures and numbers can do.
We'll also be working on the ISTEP practice material tomorrow and the rest of the week so that we can be as prepared as possible for the actual ISTEP that is set to start eight days from today.
Can't wait.
You and three others will form a group and the decided upon a nonfiction book to read...OR...you will be selecting a nonfiction book to read and then find three people who also wish to read the same book. Either way, tonight I want you thinking about possible nonfiction reads. Talk to Mom and Dad, discuss it with siblings and peers, explore nonfiction titles on line and check out this list of possible nonfiction reads here. It is not an all-inclusive list, but it is a good place to start. Come in with a list tomorrow.
Tomorrow and the rest of the week will be spent on some practice ISTEP test taking and preparation.
Standard: Main points of today's class was our look at the symbolism examples of Warriors Don't Cry you created...some pretty clever ideas were shared.
In addition we spent time discussing and supporting the question: Was the Civil Rights Movement completely successful? There was a lot of uncertainty at first but once a little research was done, viewpoints started to become clearer. Amazing what some facts, figures and numbers can do.
We'll also be working on the ISTEP practice material tomorrow and the rest of the week so that we can be as prepared as possible for the actual ISTEP that is set to start eight days from today.
Can't wait.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Honors: Presentations are now completed and it seems that the majority opinion is that while progress was made during the Civil Rights Movement, the housing, prison, job, economic, etc. facts show that the fight is not yet over. I guess it was a good idea to question this accepted but unsubstantiated truth.
We used images of O.J. Simpson, George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin to take a quick look at the power the media has in fomenting and/or downplaying racial tension in America. Yet another reason to question what is often presented to us as truth in the newspapers and on television.
I passed back the in-class timed essays and you reflected on those in a letter to yourself. Key areas to take note of include:
Offering a complete, effective introduction
Making sure the claim has an opinion/argument in it
Tying the body paragraph arguments back to the claim
Using quotes to support key points/ideas
Closing with a bang instead of a whimper
We also started talking about nonfiction reads in a period one. Periods two and six will be coming along for the ride soon too. You'll find out more tomorrow.
No homework tonight. I want to introduce the In Their Words segment before you do it.
Standard: Pretty good discussion in both classes on overall reactions to Warriors Don't Cry. We aren't finished with it yet but we'll be taking a bit of a break from it for a few days as the ISTEP practice test moves in.
We worked on the symbolism pieces today. Some tremendous ideas were brought up. I can't wait to see them all tomorrow. Be sure to complete the drawing, with some color, and an explanation of the symbol typed below it. we'll do a gallery walk tomorrow.
See you then.
We used images of O.J. Simpson, George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin to take a quick look at the power the media has in fomenting and/or downplaying racial tension in America. Yet another reason to question what is often presented to us as truth in the newspapers and on television.
I passed back the in-class timed essays and you reflected on those in a letter to yourself. Key areas to take note of include:
Offering a complete, effective introduction
Making sure the claim has an opinion/argument in it
Tying the body paragraph arguments back to the claim
Using quotes to support key points/ideas
Closing with a bang instead of a whimper
We also started talking about nonfiction reads in a period one. Periods two and six will be coming along for the ride soon too. You'll find out more tomorrow.
No homework tonight. I want to introduce the In Their Words segment before you do it.
Standard: Pretty good discussion in both classes on overall reactions to Warriors Don't Cry. We aren't finished with it yet but we'll be taking a bit of a break from it for a few days as the ISTEP practice test moves in.
We worked on the symbolism pieces today. Some tremendous ideas were brought up. I can't wait to see them all tomorrow. Be sure to complete the drawing, with some color, and an explanation of the symbol typed below it. we'll do a gallery walk tomorrow.
See you then.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Honors: Presentations continued today in each class with the strongest one of the day coming out of period two. You know who you are. Great job.
I was a bit disappointed that on the third time I asked each class why we are doing the presentations, the responses tended to look at the specific topic instead of the bigger picture. I am having you question the success of the Civil Rights Movement not just to get you thinking about its success, but instead, to open your eyes to the need to question inconclusive information presented as fact. You need to be stepping up and respectfully sharing an alternative perspective/viewpoint/reading/analysis, especially if you have evidence that supports that contrary perspective/viewpoint/reading/analysis. That's what you are doing with the Civil Rights presentations, but that's what you should be doing more often in daily life.
Moving on, we have several things to tackle tomorrow.
We need to complete the presentations in a couple classes.
There are a few pictures I want to share from the media that demonstrate its power in the racism struggle.
I need to return the in-class timed writings.
We need to have our discussion over Warriors Don't Cry, returning to essential question number one among others.
I have an example of history repeating itself.
There are a few In Your Words videos I'd like to share.
We need to discuss the nonfiction book and what's coming up with that.
Can we expand to block scheduling for tomorrow?
Get ready. We'll be busy.
Standard: We completed our fishbowl discussions with perhaps the best one of the series. Great job to the group in period three!
We then started talking about symbolism. You have a good grasp on what it is, so now I'm having you create your own to represent what you read in Warriors Don't Cry. We got off to a good start today, and I was impressed with some of the creative symbols you came up with to represent the part of the text you are focusing on. We'll get more into the drawings tomorrow and offer well-thought out and well-written explanations to go along with them. These explanations will be typed to avoid the disrupting the effectiveness of the symbol.
We also have a lot to get through tomorrow.
We'll be discussing your reactions to the text.
We have an essential question I want you to consider, write about and discuss.
I'll also have a few presentations I want you to examine to help your comprehension of the essential question.
Busy. Busy. Busy.
I was a bit disappointed that on the third time I asked each class why we are doing the presentations, the responses tended to look at the specific topic instead of the bigger picture. I am having you question the success of the Civil Rights Movement not just to get you thinking about its success, but instead, to open your eyes to the need to question inconclusive information presented as fact. You need to be stepping up and respectfully sharing an alternative perspective/viewpoint/reading/analysis, especially if you have evidence that supports that contrary perspective/viewpoint/reading/analysis. That's what you are doing with the Civil Rights presentations, but that's what you should be doing more often in daily life.
Moving on, we have several things to tackle tomorrow.
We need to complete the presentations in a couple classes.
There are a few pictures I want to share from the media that demonstrate its power in the racism struggle.
I need to return the in-class timed writings.
We need to have our discussion over Warriors Don't Cry, returning to essential question number one among others.
I have an example of history repeating itself.
There are a few In Your Words videos I'd like to share.
We need to discuss the nonfiction book and what's coming up with that.
Can we expand to block scheduling for tomorrow?
Get ready. We'll be busy.
Standard: We completed our fishbowl discussions with perhaps the best one of the series. Great job to the group in period three!
We then started talking about symbolism. You have a good grasp on what it is, so now I'm having you create your own to represent what you read in Warriors Don't Cry. We got off to a good start today, and I was impressed with some of the creative symbols you came up with to represent the part of the text you are focusing on. We'll get more into the drawings tomorrow and offer well-thought out and well-written explanations to go along with them. These explanations will be typed to avoid the disrupting the effectiveness of the symbol.
We also have a lot to get through tomorrow.
We'll be discussing your reactions to the text.
We have an essential question I want you to consider, write about and discuss.
I'll also have a few presentations I want you to examine to help your comprehension of the essential question.
Busy. Busy. Busy.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Presentations and Warriors
Honors: Took a quick quiz over your Warriors reading and followed that up with a 1-2 page, ten minute reflection over the book. We'll be revisiting that in the near future.
Our main focus the rest of class, tonight and tomorrow was and should be the presentations. Make sure you hold up your end of the presentation so the group can perform well tomorrow.
I've included a look at the rubric for you here. You will be assessing your peers. No I haven't worked out all the details yet, but the rubric should give you an idea.
You put these together quickly, so be sure to spend tonight doing what you need to to polish, sharpen, hone and perfect the material.
Standard: You responded to five prompts in your notebooks today before moving into Fish Bowl Discussion Groups. You touched on several ideas during the 5-10 minute conversations, but I would still like to see more insight and maybe a couple people going off script to show some creativity and depth. Keep open minds. Keep thinking.
Remember you get points for
Citing evidence from the text (quotes or specific information)
Successfully countering another person's idea
Offering a question that generates new conversation
An amazing POW! statement
Tonight you should finish the book Warriors Don't Cry. Lots to write about. Lots to talk about. Lots to think about.
Our main focus the rest of class, tonight and tomorrow was and should be the presentations. Make sure you hold up your end of the presentation so the group can perform well tomorrow.
I've included a look at the rubric for you here. You will be assessing your peers. No I haven't worked out all the details yet, but the rubric should give you an idea.
You put these together quickly, so be sure to spend tonight doing what you need to to polish, sharpen, hone and perfect the material.
Standard: You responded to five prompts in your notebooks today before moving into Fish Bowl Discussion Groups. You touched on several ideas during the 5-10 minute conversations, but I would still like to see more insight and maybe a couple people going off script to show some creativity and depth. Keep open minds. Keep thinking.
Remember you get points for
Citing evidence from the text (quotes or specific information)
Successfully countering another person's idea
Offering a question that generates new conversation
An amazing POW! statement
Tonight you should finish the book Warriors Don't Cry. Lots to write about. Lots to talk about. Lots to think about.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Daily Recap and Plans
Honors: Great work on the presentations today. Lots of progress was made by most of the groups.
Per our discussion, you will be spending 20-30 minutes individually on the presentation tonight. In return, I'll give you 20 minutes of class time to discuss and organize the information. You will then have 24 hours to sharpen and hone the presentation for Friday. Can't wait to see what you have.
In addition, you should finish reading the book Warriors Don't Cry tonight. There will be a quick reading quiz tomorrow followed by a writing and a bit of discussion before I set you free to work on your presentations.
Standard: Some decent support and discussion on whether or not Melba should be trusting Link. Good points were made on both sides; however, it seemed like the Trust Link Side had more hard evidence. Can't underestimate the power of evidence.
We looked at some ISTEP prep questions today covering things like claim, supporting evidence, summary and the use of context clues. ISTEP starts in 20 days.
Tonight you should read chapter 17 pages 194-204 in Warriors Don't Cry. Don't forget to keep text coding. Maybe I'll check for a grade tomorrow.
Per our discussion, you will be spending 20-30 minutes individually on the presentation tonight. In return, I'll give you 20 minutes of class time to discuss and organize the information. You will then have 24 hours to sharpen and hone the presentation for Friday. Can't wait to see what you have.
In addition, you should finish reading the book Warriors Don't Cry tonight. There will be a quick reading quiz tomorrow followed by a writing and a bit of discussion before I set you free to work on your presentations.
Standard: Some decent support and discussion on whether or not Melba should be trusting Link. Good points were made on both sides; however, it seemed like the Trust Link Side had more hard evidence. Can't underestimate the power of evidence.
We looked at some ISTEP prep questions today covering things like claim, supporting evidence, summary and the use of context clues. ISTEP starts in 20 days.
Tonight you should read chapter 17 pages 194-204 in Warriors Don't Cry. Don't forget to keep text coding. Maybe I'll check for a grade tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Success?
Honors: Was the Civil Rights Movement a success? Many people will automatically say, "Yes, look how far we've come." But does coming far equal success?
That leads us to our second essential question: Was the Civil Rights Movement a success?
Before responding to the question, you need to understand what it is asking. How would you define the Civil Rights movement? How would you define success? What does a successful movement look like?
These are some questions you and your group will need to answer in order to fully respond to the essential question.
Realize, however, that while this topic is valid, we are not asking it in isolation. This kind of question is the type of question you should be asking yourself about a variety of topics and blindly accepted truths.
Over the next few days you will be organizing your information to support your stance. A successful presentation will be made by those who fully understand the question and the evidence that they share.
Work on this tonight and read Warriors chapters 15 and 16 pages 173-193.
Standard: I returned the poem-book papers today and overall was pleased with the development of the writing you are exhibiting.
After reviewing some successful pieces, I had you rewrite the introductions. Most of the ones that I read were much more successful than the initial ones.
Now remember to apply what you know about introductions to everything you write no matter if it is in LA class or science class or health class or ISTEP or a letter to Grandma. It's just good writing practice.
Be sure to read Warriors chapters 15 and 16 pages 173-193.
That leads us to our second essential question: Was the Civil Rights Movement a success?
Before responding to the question, you need to understand what it is asking. How would you define the Civil Rights movement? How would you define success? What does a successful movement look like?
These are some questions you and your group will need to answer in order to fully respond to the essential question.
Realize, however, that while this topic is valid, we are not asking it in isolation. This kind of question is the type of question you should be asking yourself about a variety of topics and blindly accepted truths.
Over the next few days you will be organizing your information to support your stance. A successful presentation will be made by those who fully understand the question and the evidence that they share.
Work on this tonight and read Warriors chapters 15 and 16 pages 173-193.
Standard: I returned the poem-book papers today and overall was pleased with the development of the writing you are exhibiting.
After reviewing some successful pieces, I had you rewrite the introductions. Most of the ones that I read were much more successful than the initial ones.
Now remember to apply what you know about introductions to everything you write no matter if it is in LA class or science class or health class or ISTEP or a letter to Grandma. It's just good writing practice.
Be sure to read Warriors chapters 15 and 16 pages 173-193.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Dean Smith and the Essential Question
Dean Smith died over the weekend. Sure he was an amazing college basketball coach at North Carolina. He has oodles of records and is regarded by Michael Jordan as one of the most influential people he has ever met.
Yet Smith's accomplishments go well beyond the hardwood. There is one act of his that truly defines what a great man he was.
It was 1964. Smith was seated in a restaurant with a fellow coach and a young black man. The owner of the establishment came up to the table and told the black man that he would have to leave.
It was North Carolina after all in the height of the civil rights movement.
Dean Smith looked at the owner of the restaurant and simply said, "No he doesn't."
It was North Carolina after all in the height of the college basketball season.
This was Dean Smith. Head coach of the revered Tar Heels of North Carolina.
The owner walked away. The three men were served. A couple months later, the restaurant was desegregated.
Our essential question: Does one man have the power to make a difference in the fight against prejudice?
Based on Dean Smith...I'd have to say, "Yes."
Honors: We previewed some ISTEP questions. Then we analyzed the following quote from Theodore Parker: The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice. Good discussion followed with references to civil rights, women's rights, gay rights and the death penalty.
Homework for tonight is to read Warriors up to page 173.
Standard: We took a quick quiz over our Warriors reading and then wrote about and analyzed four key things Melba said in the text. Period three did another fine job discussing the material.
Homework for tonight is to read chapter 14 pages 157-173.
Yet Smith's accomplishments go well beyond the hardwood. There is one act of his that truly defines what a great man he was.
It was 1964. Smith was seated in a restaurant with a fellow coach and a young black man. The owner of the establishment came up to the table and told the black man that he would have to leave.
It was North Carolina after all in the height of the civil rights movement.
Dean Smith looked at the owner of the restaurant and simply said, "No he doesn't."
It was North Carolina after all in the height of the college basketball season.
This was Dean Smith. Head coach of the revered Tar Heels of North Carolina.
The owner walked away. The three men were served. A couple months later, the restaurant was desegregated.
Our essential question: Does one man have the power to make a difference in the fight against prejudice?
Based on Dean Smith...I'd have to say, "Yes."
Honors: We previewed some ISTEP questions. Then we analyzed the following quote from Theodore Parker: The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice. Good discussion followed with references to civil rights, women's rights, gay rights and the death penalty.
Homework for tonight is to read Warriors up to page 173.
Standard: We took a quick quiz over our Warriors reading and then wrote about and analyzed four key things Melba said in the text. Period three did another fine job discussing the material.
Homework for tonight is to read chapter 14 pages 157-173.
Friday, February 6, 2015
Weekend Update
Honors: We took our timed writing today over the Malcolm X and MLK comparison/contrast topic.
I'll start scoring those this weekend.
Students should read Warriors Don't Cry through page 140 for Monday.
Standard: Started scoring your poem/story analysis papers. Looking pretty good so far.
Today we read a transcript from the meeting Melba spoke about in her book. Great discussion in period three.
Students should read chapters 12 and 13 (pages 140-156) for Monday.
Enjoy the weekend.
I'll start scoring those this weekend.
Students should read Warriors Don't Cry through page 140 for Monday.
Standard: Started scoring your poem/story analysis papers. Looking pretty good so far.
Today we read a transcript from the meeting Melba spoke about in her book. Great discussion in period three.
Students should read chapters 12 and 13 (pages 140-156) for Monday.
Enjoy the weekend.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Timed Writings
Honors: You prepped for tomorrow's timed writing over Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. today. You should have left with a clear claim in mind that addresses their similarities and differences as well as sharing an opinion of your own. Having that successfully written will enable you to sort through your sources and notes and focus on information related to your topic.
Remember, you will be allowed to have one sheet of notes and any of your primary source material with you tomorrow. We'll start writing immediately so that you all have around 55 minutes to complete the writing.
Read Warriors Don't Cry chapter 8 pages 90-106 to keep pace.
Standard: I want to tell you how impressed I was today with how diligent you were when writing your timed writing over the poem "The House of Liberty" and the book Warriors Don't Cry. We had done this work with small groups over the last couple of days. Today was the time to show what you can do on your own. Can't wait to read them.
Homework for tonight is to read pages 124-140, chapter 11.
Remember, you will be allowed to have one sheet of notes and any of your primary source material with you tomorrow. We'll start writing immediately so that you all have around 55 minutes to complete the writing.
Read Warriors Don't Cry chapter 8 pages 90-106 to keep pace.
Standard: I want to tell you how impressed I was today with how diligent you were when writing your timed writing over the poem "The House of Liberty" and the book Warriors Don't Cry. We had done this work with small groups over the last couple of days. Today was the time to show what you can do on your own. Can't wait to read them.
Homework for tonight is to read pages 124-140, chapter 11.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Think! Think! Think!
Honors: I know I wasn't there in the physical sense today but I was with you in spirit. My spirit informed me that you were a little discombobulated by the in-class-timed-essay that was announced. Don't worry, it won't be tomorrow; however, it will most likely be Friday. We'll take tomorrow to answer questions and prep you for the actual writing.
You need to be thinking about Malcolm X and thinking about Martin Luther king, Jr., and thinking about how you want to compare and contrast them.
Think about how you'll get your opinion in your claim as well.
Think about how you want to structure your writing.
Think about organizing your ideas and source material tonight.
Think!
Oh, and be sure to read chapter 7 of Warriors Don't Cry.
Standard: A lot of you were thinking in class today as we discussed how Langston Hughes' poems connected to Warriors Don't Cry. You need to keep thinking because you are soon going to be doing what we did in class today by yourself: analyzing a poem and how it connects to the story.
Read chapter 10 tonight pages 114-123. Text Code.
Be ready for a quiz?
Be ready for me to check your text coding?
Be ready to do some writing?
Be ready!
You need to be thinking about Malcolm X and thinking about Martin Luther king, Jr., and thinking about how you want to compare and contrast them.
Think about how you'll get your opinion in your claim as well.
Think about how you want to structure your writing.
Think about organizing your ideas and source material tonight.
Think!
Oh, and be sure to read chapter 7 of Warriors Don't Cry.
Standard: A lot of you were thinking in class today as we discussed how Langston Hughes' poems connected to Warriors Don't Cry. You need to keep thinking because you are soon going to be doing what we did in class today by yourself: analyzing a poem and how it connects to the story.
Read chapter 10 tonight pages 114-123. Text Code.
Be ready for a quiz?
Be ready for me to check your text coding?
Be ready to do some writing?
Be ready!
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Honors: We did some ISTEP prep work and discussed ideas for the compare contrast paper over Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. Then we discussed claims and what the goal of a good claim should be:
*Mention the two men
*Be specific but not detailed
*Show that you are comparing and contrasting
*Have an argument that shows that even though the two men have some similarities, it is the difference(s) that make one more successful/effective/desirable/convincing/etc.
Tonight, be sure to read chapter 5 (pages 47-60) in Warriors Don't Cry.
Tomorrow we will work on writing claims, discussing structure and using transition words.
Standard: We did some ISTEP prep work and took a quick 5 question quiz over chapter 8 from Warriors Don't Cry. Then we jumped into some deeper analysis of the book. You each received four poems by Langston Hughes. You needed to read the poems and identify and explain how the poems connected to a scene from the book. You needed
*Summarize the scene from the text
*Explain how the scene and the poem connect
*Offer a quote from the book which encapsulates the message you are trying to get across
You are to finish the work tonight and then tomorrow we will examine the results. In addition, be sure to read and text code chapter 9 (pages 107-113) for class tomorrow.
Make it a great day!
*Mention the two men
*Be specific but not detailed
*Show that you are comparing and contrasting
*Have an argument that shows that even though the two men have some similarities, it is the difference(s) that make one more successful/effective/desirable/convincing/etc.
Tonight, be sure to read chapter 5 (pages 47-60) in Warriors Don't Cry.
Tomorrow we will work on writing claims, discussing structure and using transition words.
Standard: We did some ISTEP prep work and took a quick 5 question quiz over chapter 8 from Warriors Don't Cry. Then we jumped into some deeper analysis of the book. You each received four poems by Langston Hughes. You needed to read the poems and identify and explain how the poems connected to a scene from the book. You needed
*Summarize the scene from the text
*Explain how the scene and the poem connect
*Offer a quote from the book which encapsulates the message you are trying to get across
You are to finish the work tonight and then tomorrow we will examine the results. In addition, be sure to read and text code chapter 9 (pages 107-113) for class tomorrow.
Make it a great day!
Monday, February 2, 2015
Snow Day elearning #2
Hope You are having fun on your snow day. Don't forget the elearning. You can find the poem by clicking on the Day 2 Article on the PHM website or by clicking on the link below:
Slam, Dunk and Hook
Happy reading!
Slam, Dunk and Hook
Happy reading!
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