January+2016


 * Monday, January 4, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:**
 * If you could travel back in time one year, what is one piece of advice that you would tell your former self?**

- Introduce Unit 6 vocabulary
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: Complete Unit 6 vocabulary chart for tomorrow.

Match each clue with a Unit 6 vocabulary word that connects to it in some way. Explain your connection in a sentence.
 * Tuesday, January 5, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:**
 * 1) A dog
 * 2) Rocks in your shoes
 * 3) 20 pairs of jeans

- Discuss purpose of commas and practice identifying proper location of commas within sentences - Introduce rules for commas; students should work on creating their own examples of sentences that utilize commas correctly
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: Complete Unit 6 vocabulary exercises for Thursday; Unit 6 vocabulary quiz on Friday




 * Wednesday, January 6, 2015 **


 * Bell Ringer:**

Complete the following sentences using words from Unit 6.


 * 1) In the cartoon, the villain gave a __sneer before kicking the hero off the top of the building.__
 * 2) __The instructions for putting together the bookcase were far too__ for me to understand.
 * 3) Lucy rewarded her daughter’s __ efforts in completing her homework and chores.


 * Activities:**

- Distribute midterm review sheet and discuss key terms and skills to know.

- Continue working through comma rules packet


 * HW**: Complete Unit 6 vocabulary exercises for tomorrow. Quiz will be on Friday.




 * Thursday, January 7, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:**
 * Choose two words from Unit 6 and write a sentence for each one.

- Check Unit 6 exercises. - Continue working through comma rules and practicing implementation - Start identifying comma errors in sample sentences
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: Study for the Unit 6 vocabulary quiz tomorrow.


 * Friday, January 8, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer: none**

- Complete #6-10 on the Comma Usage practice packet - Study and review for Unit 6 vocabulary quiz - Complete Unit 6 vocab quiz
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: Finish up to #20 on the Comma practice worksheet


 * Monday, January 11, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer:**
 * Here’s a poem to analyze:**


 * by Elaine George**

A fragile winter butterfly Flutters from the sky So soft and yet her heart Is cold and made of ice But if I warm it She will melt and die


 * Full sentence answers, please!!**
 * 1) What is the “fragile winter butterfly”? (metaphor)
 * 2) What dilemma (problem) does the speaker of the poem face? How might this make her feel? (tone)

- Discuss poem and share responses - In partners, discuss responses to comma usage practice - As a class, analyze individual sentences for commas
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: Review midterm study guide; midterm is on Friday


 * Tuesday, January 12, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer:**
 * **Explain the difference in tone and meaning between text message #1 and text message #2:**
 * Text message #1:**
 * I. Just. Can’t. Deal.**
 * Text message #2:**
 * I just can’t deal.**

- Continue working through comma correction activity
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: Prepare for midterm and review comma usage notes.


 * Wednesday, January 13, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer: none**

- Distribute midterm information - Comma Usage Quiz - Pair students up and have them read/analyze Langston Hughes poems, “One” and “Desert”
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: Review midterm study guide; midterm is on Friday


 * Thursday, January 13, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer: none**

- Analyze Langston Hughes poems “One” and “Desert” - Discuss images and structure and how it influences the meaning of the poem
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: Review midterm study guide; midterm is on Friday


 * Friday, January 15, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer: none**

- Create stanzas that continue Langston Hughes’ poem “One”
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: none


 * Tuesday, January 19, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer:** Who is Martin Luther King, Jr? Why is he celebrated in this country?

- Distribute //Night// essays and discuss strengths and weaknesses - Discuss MLK, Jr. and background information to his “I Have a Dream” Speech - Watch speech; identify one quotation that is significant to you and write a reaction
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: none


 * Wednesday, January 20, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer: none**

- Review metaphors and allusions in MLK speech so far - Finish watching MLK speech - Share and discuss chosen passages from the speech - Place students in groups to select group project roles
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: none


 * Thursday, January 21, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer: none**

- Work in groups to summarize and identify/analyze themes, metaphors, and allusions
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: none


 * Friday, January 22, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer:** A boy and a doctor were fishing. The boy is the doctor's son but the doctor is not the boy's father. Who is the doctor?

- Share group findings from yesterday’s analysis of “I Have a Dream” speech - Read and introduce QAR reading strategy
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: none




 * Tuesday, January 26, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer:** none

- Finish discussing QAR activity (front side)
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: none


 * Wednesday, January 27, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer:** The day before yesterday, Chris was 7 years old. Next year, she'll turn 10. How is this possible?

- Read and create questions for the back side of the QAR worksheet - Share questions and students practice identifying the proper category
 * Activities:**

Period 2: Read “Incident” and answer questions


 * HW**: none




 * Thursday, January 28, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer:** none

- Discuss offensive language and context of //TKM// - Watch, take notes, and respond to Race Dialogue Video
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: none


 * Friday, January 29, 2016 **
 * Bell Ringer:** none

- Finish reactions to video clip from yesterday - Share in groups and paraphrase partners’ answers - Read poem and complete worksheet questions with partners
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: none