6th 6 weeks

2/14 MondayObj: Making literary connections, on boardHW: Complete Discussion #3 by ThursdayWarm-up: Correct this passage:

A important choice I had make is last year when, I meat

a boy named Billy. my cousin’s they introduced me at

there school. he change My entire life, Billy made me

realize that hanging out with wrong people wouldn’t

take you any were.

Essay Outlines (10 mins)• Place essay outlines on desk• Discuss difficulties in making these

connections• What things should you always have in an

outline?• What difficulties would you incur when

planning and writing this essay in 40 minutes?

Group Assignment (15 mins)

• As a group, make a “monster web” rough draft that outlines a connection between your prompt and oMaM.– Must have a strong thesis– Must have three paragraph topics• Must have a minimum of three pieces of text evidence

(specific paraphrase of an exact incident in the novel or quote)

Presentations (10 mins)

• Finish making presentations• Discuss making connections for AP• Take novel questions• Practice webbing and making connections

Station assignments

• All work from stations due by the end of class in your group leader’s folder

• Ensure that you have all stations completed• Go back to the videos you have made and

name them with your period #, group #, and group leader’s name, just like this: 51ryan

• See me for the flip camera

2/16 WednesdayObj: Historical context of oMam, (on board)HW: Discussion #4—Due before class on FridayWarm-up: Correct this passage in your journals (graded in 5

mins)GO TO THE FEBRUARY 4TH STATION!!!

Mental retardation occurs when there is either not enough

“oxygen” in the infants blood to sustain normal brain function

upon arrival. Another cause is a serious brain infection or

mutated genes caused by the mother drinking the baby is still

in development

Feb 4th Station

• Discuss file-naming, etc.• Use time to count materials – Does each group member have all his/her

materials in folder?

• All work from stations due by the end of class in your group leader’s folder

Grammatical MasteryView the group videos made in Mission ControlComplete any and all practice problems the group

createdEnd product: Create a multiple choice test that has at

least two questions over each grammatical concept--Your entire group will have to take both your test and

at least one of the tests from another group

Friday

• Obj: literary concepts• HW: Buy copy of Once and Future KingGet into station groups• Warm-up: Finish this sentence and keep writing: So I

walked outside calmly until I rounded this corner and…

Watch Grammar Presentations• Take notes in the following 1-2-3-4 format:1.Title:2.Explanation:3.Example:4.Practice Problem:

Monday, 2/21• Obj: Literature • HW: • Warm-up: Add commas and dashes to the

following sentence: (sit in station groups)

I traveled to Portugal and yes my friend Samuel

the best football player I ever met wanted to

come with me to meet his father Velasco.

In Journals

• Journal/Outline about how the theme of friendship is present in Of Mice and Men

Discuss Process of Responding

• Strategy• Difficulties

• How do we get to a place where we understand a frame of reference for these questions?

Discuss the needs of people

• What needs are basic to all of humanity? – Brainstorm in groups– Share

What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

Watch VideoThe website we’re using states

that “human beings are motivated by unsatisfied needs, and that certain lower needs need to be satisfied before higher needs can be addressed.”

Source:http://www.abraham-maslow.com/m_motivation/Hierarchy_of_Needs.asp

Research part of hierarchy

• http://www.abraham-maslow.com/m_motivation/Hierarchy_of_Needs.asp

• Summarize each part

Combine to make entire hierarchy

• Make graphic in journal

Connections

• In groups, connect Lennie to Maslow’s hierarchy.– discuss

• Where do most of the characters fit into the hierarchy? Why? (Hint: Think historically to get this)

Now, answer journal topic again:

• Journal/Outline about how the theme of friendship is present in Of Mice and Men