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10/09/17 - Monday
We will be in the media center completing a WebQuest to prepare for our reading of the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. Please click HERE to download the WebQuest. You will work in class to complete this, print, and turn in by the end of class. Any WQ's not finished by the end of class are due for homework tomorrow. This will be a major grade. 10/10/17 - Tuesday Students will receive and define the week 5 VFL words (also located on the sidebar of the blog) and take a 10th grade common formative assessment from CommonLit on capitalism. The assessment is one short response question and 5 multiple choice questions. Common formative assessments are taken in all 10th lit classes and the data is used to inform teaching and learning targets for the 10th grade. After the CFA we will begin background and discussion for the graphic novel being read in all 10th lit classes, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. To see today's presentation, click HERE. Students will also watch a brief clip from the beginning of the 2012 film Argo, which details the events of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the U.S. hostage crisis which ensued. You can find the clip HERE. 10/11/17 - Wednesday **PSAT** All 10th grade students will take the PSAT for the first half of the day. When administration of the PSAT has concluded, students will attend 3rd and 4th blocks only. 3rd and 4th block will conclude discussion and activities from the previous day and/or complete 20 minutes of independent reading. 10/12/17 - Thursday **EARLY RELEASE** All students will attend 1st and 2nd blocks only. Early release for students. 2nd block will complete additional vocabulary practice. Students should complete a minimum of three of the following vocabulary activities using a minimum of 5 vocabulary words and turn them in by the end of class. Click HERE for additional vocabulary practice. Students who finish early will complete additional activities or 20 minutes of independent reading. 10/13/17 - Friday Students will have 10 minutes to study for the Week 5 VFL Quiz, taken today. Following the quiz, students will complete 15 minutes of independent, silent reading. After reading students will utilize the SpringBoard text to learn more about the form of the graphic novel, as illustrated on pg. 142. Students will then label the different parts of a graphic novel including dialogue bubbles, panels, gutters, and more. Students will discuss and answer question 1 on pg. 150 in the SB text regarding the purpose of graphic novels. Students should think about the effect of dialogue on pacing for the reader and the inclusion of visual elements and their impact on reader interest and understanding. Finally, students will complete notes on the 6 themes present in the graphic novel Persepolis. For the presentation on themes in Persepolis, click HERE. For the note sheet on Persepolis' themes, click HERE. Students are only to fill out the description of the theme today. As we read in the future, we will cite examples of evidence of each theme.
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Monday, 10/02/17
Students will complete 15 minutes of independent reading to begin the period and copy and define their week 4 VFL words. We will continue our study of narratives and culture by reading an excerpt from the autobiography Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane. Mathabane is a native of Johannesburg, South Africa and a survivor of apartheid. He is a college professor who has written about his experiences growing up in the racially charged and segregated times during South African apartheid. Students will answer questions 1-7 on pg. 125-128. Tuesday, 10/03/17 Students will go over the week 4 VFL words, checking and/or copying the correct definitions. We will continue our study of narratives and culture by reading the essay Pick One by David Matthews. Matthews is a biracial man (Jewish and African American) who grew up in racially segregated Baltimore in the 1970s and 1980s. Pick One is a personal narrative reflecting his difficulty in understanding his racial identity during those times. Students will answer questions 1-4 accompanying the text in their SpringBoard text. Wednesday, 10/04/17 - Friday, 10/05/17 Students will begin an intensive overview and study of the narrative including types and elements. They will take guided notes during a presentation and lecture on narratives and narrative elements, to be accompanied by clips from the film Princess Bride. Guided notes can be accessed by clicking HERE and the presentation can be accessed HERE. VFL Week 5 Quiz will be given on Friday at the beginning of class. EXTRA CREDIT ALERT** For extra credit students can access and use the Narrative Breakdown HERE and write a unique narrative over the weekend. Students should use their notes to guide their writing and include all of the five elements of a narrative. |
DR. MEGHAN CONLEY
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