Propaganda and "Red Card" Performance Task- 2/5/14

Warm Up:
-Students will work on the last reading passage from the 2013 released EOCT
-As a class we will discuss the correct and incorrect answers
-Students will complete the test-taking strategies section in their interactive notebooks

Work Session:
-Students will be given the study guide for the Unit 1 Test and be shown the items they will need in their interactive notebook for the individual grade conference Friday
-As a class we will discuss and take notes on the uses and characteristics of propaganda in modern media
-As a supplement to the notes we will be reading and discussing the article titled, "5 Things You Never Knew About Santa Claus and Coca-Cola"
-Students will receive the directions for the Unit 1 performance task in which they will construct an original or re-purposed  propaganda poster for the Red Card program
-Students will have the entirety of class to complete most of this task

Summarizer:
-Students will turn in the performance task to act as today's Exit Ticket

Characterization and "Red Card"- 2/4

Warm Up:
-Students will annotate the remainder of "The Lottery" individually
-Criteria for successful annotations will be review beforehand

Work Session:
-Students will take notes on direct vs. indirect characterization
-The instructor will model how to find evidence for indirect characterization by discussing Tessie Hutchinson from "The Lottery"
-Students will practice this skill by identifying evidence for indirect characterization for Old Man Warner in "The Lottery"
-As a class we will read and discuss "Red Card" by S.L. Gibow
-As we read, students will fill out the rest of their characterization charts
-If time permits students will begin off-the-page annotations for "Red Card"
-Whatever is not completed will be tonight's homework

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

Annotating "The Lottery"- 2/3

Warm Up:
-Students will decompress and write about their experiences in the ice storm
-As a class we will discuss answers
-The instructor will hand out the study guide for the Unit 1 comprehensive test

Work Session:
-Students will take the reading quiz for "The Lottery"
-An extra credit opportunity will be offered for an all/nothing score on the EOCT reading comprehension practice questions
-Students will annotate page one of "The Lottery," and ask at least two questions per page
-Students will rotate their story and their SUPERMAN learning partner will answer the questions and mark up the second page
-This process will be repeated at least once more
-Students will complete annotations on the short story for the remainder class
-If time permits we will view "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"

Summarizer:
-Students will be allowed to silently complete annotations for the remainder of class
-Students will be able to access their BYOD devices for this activity.

Beginning "The Lottery"- 1/27

Warm Up:
-Additional time will be given to complete the in-class assignment from yesterday
-Students will complete the first reading passage from the 2013 released EOCT
-As a class we will discuss correct and incorrect answers
-Students will begin the test-taking section of their interactive notebook by discussing the first of many test-taking skills

Work Session:
-Students will each receive a piece of paper from the fishbowl, one of which will be marked with a black spot
-Students will complete a journal entry in which they discuss what they would do if they won the lottery
-As a class we will briefly watch a clip from "The Lottery Curse"
-While students watch this they will fill out a cause and effect graphic organizer
-As a class we will begin reading and discussing "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson

Summarizer:
-Students will write a paragraph that discusses the irony involved in the story, citing evidence from their graphic organizers to bolster their claim

Irony- 1/27

Warm Up:
-Students will write compare/contrast paragraphs using the notes in their interactive notebooks
-Students will be comparing and contrasting protagonists from "The Cask of Amontillado" and "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
-Students are encouraged to circle transition words they used
-Students will share their responses

Work Session:
-Students will take notes in their interactive notebooks on the three different types of literary irony
-Clips from "Mr. Bean," "Shaun of the Dead," and "Kids in the Hall" will be used to illustrate these types
-Students will use tri-colored poker chips to match the appropriate type to fresh clips from "Mean Girls," "Airplane 2," and "Smallville" in order to practice identifying this skill
-As a class we will begin reading and discussing "Gift of the Magi" by O.Henry
-If time permits, students will complete the critical thinking questions from the text

Summarizer:
-Completed critical thinking questions will serve as today's Exit Ticket

Study Island- 1/24

NOTE: Due to the morning pep rally most classes today will be shortened.

-The entire class will be spent in the department computer lab as students login successfully to Study Island.
-In the Practice Mode, students will complete the EOCT pretest and try to complete the a-e modules under the Reading and Literature standard

Annotating Texts and Irony-1/23

Warm Up:
-Students will construct cause and effect paragraphs, retelling key plot points of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" so far
-As a class we will use these paragraphs to review the story and have a discussion so far

Work Session:
-As a class we will discuss the annotation notes given during class yesterday
-Students will take brief notes on foreshadowing in their interactive notebooks
-Students will individually annotate the story, their focus should be on identifying instances of foreshadowing as they occur in the story
-As a class we will share out and discuss annotations
-Students will take their final daily notes on the different types of irony
-As a class we will view three separate clips from popular movies that illustrate the types of irony
-Students will be required to match the correct one, using poker chips distributed during class
-If time permits we will begin "The Gift of the Magi"

Summarizer:
-Students will turn in their poker chips and annotations
-They will complete a 3-2-1 Countdown based on today's lesson if time permits