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Week 1: 1.27-1.31

Welcome to Semester 2!

Monday 1.27.20

1. In World News
2. Q3 Overview
3. Current Events Sign Up: S2
4. Intro Moth Mondays
    a. 2-Minute Freewrites on IOM Prompts 
    b. View Moth on Youtube

HW:  Book Pitch Wednesday


Tuesday 1.28.20

1. In World News
2. Write a mini-story based on yesterday's prompts and Lahiri's writing style (handout)

HW:  Book Pitch Wednesday

Wednesday 1.29.20

1. In World News
2. Brazilian Teacher Guest
3. Book Pitch

If Time: Intro to Lahiri

HW:
Bring Interpreter of Maladies to class each day


Thursday 1.30.20

1. In World News
2. Book Reveal
3. Intro to "A Temporary Matter"
  • Questions / Freewrite (Relationships)
  • Lahiri Background Slideshow

HW:  Bring Interpreter of Maladies to class each day

Friday 1.31.20

Guest Teacher Today

1. Work on "Understanding Partition" handout.
2. Reading time

HW:  
​Finish Partition handout as needed
Bring Interpreter of Maladies to class each day


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Welcome to Semester 2
(Well, it was supposed to be!)

Monday 1.28
No School- Snow Day / Hazardous Driving Conditions 

Tuesday 1.29

Midterm Exams 5th and 6th Hour

Wednesday 1.30
No School- Wind Chill Warning

Thursday 1.31
No School- Wind Chill Warning

Friday 2.1
7th Hour and Make-Up Exams
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Monday 1.29.18

Welcome to Semester 2!  View my Website if you are new.  


Seating Powerpoint (as needed) & Welcome new students / Introductions
Mason Cox: Current Event (4th only)

1. Field Trip Friday!  Bring Permission Form /Sign up for Travel Group
2. Pass Back Semester 1 Exam
3. Current Events: Revisit Semester 2 Sign-ups 
4. Pick up Interpreter of Maladies
5. Longing for India - Read Article / Questions 

HW:  
Book Pitch Thursday

Tuesday 1.30.18

1. Field Trip Friday- Reminder
2. Collect "Longing for India" Questions / Review India Facts
3. Power Outages and Electricity
4. Read "A Temporary Matter" pages 1-22

HW:  
Finish "A Temporary Matter"
Book Pitch Thursday

Wednesday 1.31.18
EARLY RELEASE DAY

1. Current Events Reminder- Monday!
2. Discuss "A Temporary Matter" / Discuss Reading Questions

HW:  
Book Pitch tomorrow
Field Trip Friday

Thursday 2.1.18

1. Current Events Reminder / Teaser- Present on MONDAY.  Javon, Osameh
2. A Temporary Matter- Paragraph Response
3. Book Pitch 

HW:
Field Trip Tomorrow
Current Events:  Monday
Read "When Mr. Pirzada..." for Monday 

Friday 2.2.18

FIELD TRIP

HW: 
Read "When Mr. Pirzada..." for Monday



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2016-7 PLANS 

Monday 1.30.17


Welcome to Semester 2!  My CWL Goals and Philosophy.  View my Website!

Seating:  Powerpoint...

1. Welcome New Students / Revisit Syllabus & Expectations / Fill Out Seating Chart
2.  Item #1:  Field Trip Friday!  Pass out Permission Forms.  Get signed up for a travel group.
3. 2-Minute Story - Make it a real story- Beginning, Middle, and Ending.  Ms. Frontier's Model and Prompts. (Write ideas on notecard).
4. Review Current Events / Sign up for Semester 2
5. Pass Back Semester 1 Exam.
6. Introduction to Jhumpa Lahiri (Slideshow) / Story #1 (begin notecard) / Pick up Interpreter of Maladies

HW:  
Field Trip Permission Form
Read "A Temporary Matter" (Short Story #1 in Interpreter of Maladies)

Tuesday  1.31.17

1. Story
2. Field Trip Tickets- 2/17, 3/29-- Final ticket count today!
3. Reminder:  Book Pitch next Monday
4. "A Temporary Matter"- Silent Review with questions
5. Small Group Discussion- Q & A (handout)- 1 member writes notes on lined paper.

HW: Finish "ATM" Paragraph. 8 Sentences / Embed 1 quote

Wednesday 2.1.17

1. Story
2. Current Events Reminder / Teaser
3. A Temporary Matter: Wrap Up / Collect paragraphs
  • Main Message?
  • How Lahiri crafts to communicate this?
4. List Top Ten Events of Your Life (Personal / National / Global).
5.  CWL Field Trip #2 and Artist Residency-- View Details (handout on board)
  • What to Expect from "Beyond Sacred": Show and Residency
  • Slideshow / Video Clip on Beyond Sacred
  • Fill out packet of questions (#1, #2, and 5 more of your choice.)

HW:  
Complete questions #1, #2, and 5 more) of the Artist Residency Packet.  Bring Packet to class tomorrow!
Book Pitch (Outside Reading) Next MONDAY.  Be ready to pitch a book you'd like to read with a small group.

Thursday 2.3.17

Artist Residency! If you are absent, please find and listen to an interview excerpt  (3-5 minutes).  You can find lots of interviews on Youtube.  Take notes.  Next, turn your notes into a script that could ultimately be performed.  Some examples include:  Narrative, Stage Directions, Diary entry, Skit, Rap, Poem, Song, Dance, Question and Answer Session, etc.  Notes = 1/2 page, Script = 1 page.

HW:  
Book Pitch (Outside Reading) Next MONDAY.  Be ready to pitch a book you'd like to read with a small group.

Friday 2.3.17
 
Class Meetings:  2nd Hour

1. Story
2. Current Events
3. Reading Time: Begin reading 'Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine.'  Start Notecard.

HW:  
Book Pitch (Outside Reading) Next MONDAY.  Be ready to pitch a book you'd like to read with a small group.
Read Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine for TUESDAY.
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To Come: Pass out S2 Late Passes
Cell Phone- Policy / Participation Credit
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2015-6 PLANS

Tuesday 2.2

  1. Welcome to Semester 2
  2. Sit Anywhere you Like
  3. Return Exams
  4. Pass out Interpreter of Maladies
  5. Pass out S2 late passes
 
HW:  None
 
Upcoming:
 
Ruth Sepytys visit
Current Events Start:  Fri or Mon
Final Book Pitch:  Next Monday 2.8

Wednesday 2.3
Pass out Late Passes 2nd and 4th

  1. Power Outages--
 
Personal Experience & Effects
List times that you have lost power.
What’s different when you don’t have power?
Children’s Book : Blackout.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rocco
Engineering Book “When the Lights Went Out” http://www.amazon.com/When-Lights-Went-Out-Blackouts/dp/0262525070
 
Concrete & Psychological Effects
 
In Ghana: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32721265
http://www.therecord.com/opinion-story/4036608-blackout-of-2003-brought-people-together/

  1. Introduce Jhumpa Lahiri
  2. Begin Reading “A Temporary Matter” with Cornell Notes 
 
HW:  Finish “A Temporary Matter”

Thursday 2.4

  1. Summary and Q & A on “A Temporary Matter”(Small Group Discussion)
  2. Focus on ______ (technique? structure? Style?) 
  3. Robert Frost “Home Burial” – annotate & connect
HW:  None
 
Friday 2.5
 
2nd Hour:  Class Meetings
4th Hour:  Read WMPCTD
 
HW:
​Book Pitch Monday!  
Read "Mr. Pirzada Came to Dinner" story for Tuesday.

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