2/11 - 2/15

TRACKERS:
EVERY DAY WE START OFF WITH A TRACKER REVIEW
FILLING OUT THE TRACKER
FILLING IN AGENDA ITEMS FROM OTHER CLASSES
FILLING OUT EXPECTED HOMEWORK SCHEDULE FOR EACH NIGHT

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MONDAY  2/11 
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I.   GIVER SSR
      - continuing to finish up chapters 15-16-17
      - finishing up spiral notes/plot notes if done


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TUESDAY 2/12
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I.   BLACK HISTORY MONTH presentation
      *quick video look: "overview/history" of BHM & video bio of Frederick Douglass


II.   Lois Lowry's THE GIVER continued

     - SSR through end of Chapter 18 (goal)
     - finish spiral pages
     - finish CH 18 Questions in bRACE format

       Pg. 131, Q#1
       Pg. 133, Q#1,2
       Pg. 136, Q#1

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WEDNESDAY 2/13
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  I.  REVIEW LUNCH RULES (per admin)

 II.  HW check in

      - What's left; fill out schedule in tracker
      - get one or two more done now in class before we move on

III.  REVIEW LUNCH RULES (per admin)

     - continue SSR up to end of CH 18
     - finish above Spiral Questions for CH 18
    - work on HW if all done

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THURSDAY 2/14   AN INTERLUDE (brief interruption) from THE GIVER
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VALENTINE'S DAY INTERLUDE (an obsessed love poem)

I. Edgar Allen Poe's "Anabele Lee"
- view video WITH the text (first viewing/reading)
   what's going on?  what's the poem about?  what do I notice?
   what's the story?/plot?

 WATCH:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-eQpklsWaM

- view video 2nd time -- TAKE NOTES
   break down what's going on; what we notice

WATCH:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swrriM1vuk8&t=109s

- view 2nd video with lyrics



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FRIDAY  2/15 -- DANCE/ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE
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I.  review TRACKER & DANCE SCHEDULE
    - reminder of expectations and activities

II.  GIVER SSR/SPIRAL WORK

      A.   - review Spiral Pages completed so far
             - copy if you are absent; higher score the more filled out
             - have at least page titles

      B.   read SSR GIVER CH 19 
            explosive chapter; everything changes at this point
            Jonas is now eyes wide open; knows everything

      C.   spiral:  "GIVER CH 19 - 20-30 PLOT POINTS" 
             left-hand side page
             each line lists something that happened in chpt 19
             write short clips/be basic/one thing per line
             example: 
             "Jonas and the Giver talk in the Annex"
             "Jonas apologizes to the Giver for being late - was distracted."

      D.  spiral:  "Chapter 19 -- THOUGHTS WHILE READING"
            - right hand side; thoughts while you read CH 19
    



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HOMEWORK
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__ VOCABULARY - "Modest Abode" story (DUE FRIDAY)
     * see words used in context
  
     1.   __  define the underlined words (more detailed the better your grade)    
     2.   __  find the "extra" vocab word that wasn't underlined (but should have been) 
           __  define that word, too
    3.    __  PARAPHRASE/write a brief SUMMARY of the story (to the right of the text)
    4.    __  create original sentences w/ context, using each vocab word
                 OR find detailed sentences online using each word correctly
                 OR create a short story of your own using all the vocab words