EOCT Reflection and TKAM- 4/30

Warm Up:
-Students will write reflective paragraphs in which they discuss the preparations we did, in class and individually, to prepare for the EOCTs

Work Session:
-As a reward for the hard work students did leading up to the EOCTs we will complete our viewing of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
-Students are reminded that the final test for the novel will take place Monday and they should complete their reading by then

Summarizer:
-Students will turn in reflective paragraphs.  This will serve as today's Exit Ticket.

EOCT (Day Two)- 4/29

NOTE:
-Students will be taking the End-Of-Course test for Ninth Grade Literature & Composition today
-This test will take the entire class

EOCT (Day One)- 4/28

NOTE:
-Students will be taking the End-Of-Course test for Ninth Grade Literature & Composition today
-This test will take the entire class

Final EOCT Prep- 4/25

Warm Up:
-Students will take the test on "Exit Through the Gift Shop"

Work Session:
-Students will take he last EOCT practice test using the classroom iRespond system
-Students will record upto ten of what they consider to be the hardest questions on the practice test on the back of their quiz paper
-Students will be shown the EOCT review games listed on the teacher blog
-If time permits students will read from "A White House Diary" by Lady Bird Johnson and complete the critical thinking questions at the end of the text

Summarizer:
-Students will summarize the test-taking skill or tip they will employ during the EOCT Monday and Tuesday

"Exit Through the Gift Shop"- 4/24

Warm Up:
-Students will take two more of the EOCT mid-chapter reviews from the COACH workbook
-Students will use the classroom iRespond system

Work Session:
-If any remaining thematic presentations have to be performed we will spend the first half of class completing this
-Students will complete viewing of "Exit Through the Gift Shop"
-As students are viewing the documentary they will fill out the advanced graphic organizer

Summarizer:
-Students will complete a 3-2-1 Countdown based on today's lesson

Thematic Presentations- 4/23

Warm Up:
-Students will complete two EOCT mid-chapter review exercises using the classroom iRespond system
-Correct answers will be reviewed and discussed as a class

Work Session:
-A majority of class time today will be spent with students performing thematic presentations
-These presentations will be graded according to the listening, speaking, and viewing learning standards
-If time remains in the block students may silently read Part Two of the novel

Summarizer:
-Students will complete the self-reflection handout to grade their own presentations

Preparing for Thematic Presentations- 4/22

Warm Up:
-Students will continue remediating their answers to the EOCT practice test they took last week

Work Session:
-Students will be working independently today to put the finishing touches on the thematic presentations
-Presentations will begin tomorrow and students will be randomly chosen from the roster to determine presentation order
-Students that finish early may continue reading Part Two of the novel
-Students are reminded to complete the novel by May 5th

Summarizer:
-Students will individually meet with the instructor as the need arises concerning the thematic presentations

Empathy and Thematic Project Preparation- 4/21

Warm Up:
-Students will receive the test results from the 2004 practice EOCT they took last week
-Students may remediate their grade by providing correct answers and rationales for each on a separate paper
-Students will also be informed of the EOCT Boot Camp

Work Session:
-Students will take an online empathy test and share the results on the Four Panel assessment we began last week
-Students will read the informational article entitled, "Six Habits of Highly Empathetic People" and answer the HOTS questions provided at the end of the article
-Students may use the remaining time to remediate their practice EOCT answers or to prepare for the thematic presentations which begin tomorrow

Summarizer:
-Students will turn in the Four Panel assessment for a formative assessment

TKAM Thematic Project- 4/18

Warm Up:
-Students will discuss the practice EOCT they took yesterday and begin talking about the first major domain they will encounter on the test

Work Session:
-Students will receive the directions for the TKAM Thematic Project
-As a class we will discuss the guiding questions and the first steps students should take to complete the project
-The rest of class time will be spent in the English Department computer lab as students begin their projects

Summarizer:
-Students will complete a 3-2-1 Countdown based on today's lesson

Grapes of Wrath- 4/16

NOTE:
-Today is the last day of whole-school registration
-As such, it will again be impossible to get much done, as class schedules vary block-to-block
-Students will briefly view "The Grapes of Wrath" in each class

Registration- 4/15

NOTE: Due to registration normal operations will be disrupted today.  Students will register for next year's English class, receive summer reading information, and see a brief presentation in which we will discuss tips for annotating the summer assignment.

Part One Test and Empathy in TKAM- 4/14

Warm Up:
-Students will be given a five minute window to review the characters and events from Part One of TKAM
-Students will take the Part One test

Work Session:
-Students will be completing a Four Panel response that focuses on empathy as it occurs in the novel and in real life
-Students will respond to famous quotes, a short movie clip, an informational article on developing empathetic habits, and take an online empathy personality test using their BYOD devices
-The Four Panel assessment will be due at the conclusion of class

Summarizer:
-Students will read chapters 12-15 by this Thursday

EOCT Red Zone Prep- 4/11

NOTE: We will be on a modified schedule today due to the Changing of the Chairs ceremony in the morning

-Class will meet in the English Department Computer Lab today to complete post-tests and EOCT review games using Study Island
-Students that finish early may complete Part One of TKAM by Monday
-Students will be reminded that there will be a Part One test Monday

Poetry Annotations- 4/10

Warm Up:
-Students will take notes on figurative language in poetry
-Students will complete practice exercises for this using the iRespond system

Work Session:
-Students will take the TKAM ch.6-7 reading quiz
-Each student will additionally receive "If" by Rudyard Kipling and "Grown-Up Talk" by Katherine Mansfield
-Students will annotate, noting the type of poem, sound devices, figurative language, and content-specific connections to the novel
-These will be collected for a formative assessment for this week's lessons in poetry
-Students that finish early may quietly read the weekend homework--up to chapter 11 in the novel

Summarizer:
-Students will complete a 3-2-1 Countdown based on today's lesson

Sound Devices and "To Kill a Mockingbird"- 4/9

Warm Up:
-Students will take a reading quiz based on chapters 4-5 of TKAM
-Additional questions on the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl will be included

Work Session:
-Students will take notes on sound devices in poetry
-Students will practice the exercises for sound devices and input answers directly into iRespond
-Students will receive copies of either "Growth" by Ernest Dowson, "Grown-Up Talk" by Katherine Mansfield, or "If" by Rudyard Kipling
-Students will annotate their copy and answer questions (provided by the instructor) in which they relate their poem to the novel so far
-We will watch the opening scenes from the movie version of "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Summarizer:
-Students should read chapters 6-8 of TKAM as part of their daily homework
-Students are reminded that there will be a reading test on this tomorrow

Diciton, Similes, TKAM, and The Dust Bowl- 4/8

Warm Up:
-Students will practice diction and simile to remediate knowledge of poetic techniques
-Students will create four panels in which they play four rounds of Taboo on one side, and construct similes on the back
-This will be collected for a formative review of EOCT skills

Work Session:
-Students will take a reading quiz on chapters 1-3 of To Kill a Mockingbird
-Students will use the provided advanced graphic organizer to take notes on today's presentation on the Dust Bowl
-Students will independently read from Radio Address on Drought Conditions by FDR in pages 569-570 in the textbook
-Students will answer HOTS questions provided by the instructor on the back of their graphic organizers
-Students are reminded that they will be taking a quiz on this week's notes in addition to the daily reading quiz tomorrow
-Students should read chapters 4-5 in TKAM for their daily homework

Summarizer:
-Students will complete a 3-2-1 Countdown summarizing and synthesizing information from today's lesson

Starting TKAM- 4/7

Warm Up:
-Students will turn in the snow day EOCT practice packet remediation reflections assigned before break.
-Students will take brief notes on poetic vocabulary and do the practice exercises from the COACH workbook, using the iRespond system to enter answers
-As a class we will review and discuss incorrect answers

Work Session:
-Students will receive the chapter questions for To Kill a Mockingbird.  These questions will be used for nightly homework.
-Students will use the provided advanced graphic organizer for today's notes on The Great Depression
-Students will read the informational article from Nothing to Fear: Lessons in Leadership from FDR by Alan Axelrod pages 567-568 from the textbook
-Students will answer HOTS questions provided by the instructor on the back of their graphic organizers
-All written work today will be collected and graded
-If time permits, students may begin reading chapters 1-3 and answering the chapter questions for this portion.
-Students will be reminded that there will be daily reading quizzes on the novel.

Summarizer:
-Students will complete chapter discussion questions for chapters 1-3