Reminder: Independent Reading activities will be accepted until May 17!
Any other late work will also be accepted unitl May 17!
Quarter 4, Week 7 Monday, May 6
Classwork
- Do Now: Latin Root Games! (Practice for End-of-Course Exam)
- After: Hand-back graded materials and check out copies of next Book of the Month/Big Read title: The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury or Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- Then: Student conferences
- During: Complete Informal Editing of Short Story Rough Draft (use short story element list from side bar) or continue word-processing typed Short Story Draft 1
- Finish Short Story Draft 1 and bring to class for editing on Thursday
- Begin/Continue reading next BoM/Big Read selection
- Sign-up for last BoM/Big Read activity by Friday, May 10
Classwork
- (5 min.)Do Now: Journal entry predicting how each selected title will unfold based on title, background knowledge or early reading
- (5 min.)Next: Introduce Literature Circles Activity
- (30 min.)After: 30 Minute SSR of chosen BoM/Big Read title annotating journal as Literature Circle Role
- (20 min.)Then: Small group discussion maintaining Literature Circle Roles- discussion director will determine focus of share-out
- (10 min.)Finish- 2 minute share-out from each group
- Finish Short Story Draft 1 for editing on Thursday
- Continue Reading BoM/Big Read selection
Classwork
- Do Now: Journal entry reflecting on what the greatest area of need is in revising your short story (which element)
- After: Formal Short Story Draft 1 editing activity
- Alternate Activity for students not finished the Short Story Rough Draft: Complete the draft
- Finish Short Story Final Draft for next Tuesday IN CLASS!
- Make sure to sign-up for BoM/Big Read activity by tomorrow!
- Finish Reading BoM/Big Read selection and complete the chosen activity by May 17!
Monday, May 13
Classwork
- Do Now: Journal entry reflecting on favorite activity from the year
- After: Gather portfolio materials/finish writing Short Story Final Draft
- Finish Final Draft of Short Story
- Bring portfolio materials to class (graded work from ALL quarters and a 3" window binder, see checklist on the right side bar)
- Finish reading BoM/Big Read selection
Classwork
- Do Now: Journal entry reflecting on most challenging activity of the year
- After: Portfolio Gathering/finish late assignments
- During: Film on Storytelling
- Finish BoM/Big Read activity By Friday, May 17
- Portfolios due IN-CLASS on Thursday (see checklist on the right side bar)
- Finish any incomplete assignments by the LAST DAY FOR LATE WORK, May 17
Classwork
- Do Now: In your Journal, plan-out your short story reflection. There are five paragraphs: introduction, body 1- done well, body 2- needs improvement, body 3- addressing the needs, and a conclusion.
- After Planning: Use a computer to type your formal reflection
- During: Checking Portfolios
- Bonus Activity: Parts of Speech Games!
- Bring portfolio for End-of-Course Exam on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday
Monday, May 20
Classwork
- Do Now:Begin End-of-Course Exam
- Bring portfolio to finish End-of-Course Exam next period
Classwork
- Do Now: Finish End-of-Course Exam
- After: Return Final Draft of Short Story
- Then: Reflection on SY 2012-13
Classwork
- Do Now: Year-in-Review
- Then: Clear materials/obligations
Pau.
Letter To Students:
Honors Students,
Have a wonderful summer recess. I know the ending of the year felt much like the quote above, and you probably felt a bit like snoopy in the picture! I hope you learned some valuable things about yourself and about the literature through both the Big Read and Short Story, as well as all of the other activities you participated in throughout the year. Good luck in the rest of your educational endeavors, and remember that I will always be available as your teacher, editor, listener or shoulder- should you need it.
Sempiternum Quaerens,
Mr. Fisher
