9.16 Monday
1. In World News
2. 2 Minute Storytelling
3. Field Trip: Turn in Permission Form
4. 15 Minutes Silent Reading / Prepare 5 Quotes / 5 Questions on Notecard.
5. Book Group Meetings (Phones in Bleachers).
I will check and collect 5 Quotes, 5 Questions, Presence of Book, and Group Discussion
If absent, write 2-page discussion of book with minimal plot summary.
HW:
Read / Review "Every Little Hurricane" Short story in Lone Ranger and Tonto (pages 1-11)
Read Book Group Book: 1/2 for Monday 9/23
9.17 Tuesday
1. In World News
2. 2 Minute Storytelling
3. Field Trip: Turn in Permission Form
4. 15 Minutes Silent Reading
4. Hurricane Discussion (via Slideshow): Freewrite and Discuss
HW:
Read Lone Ranger short story"Because My Father..." for Friday (pages 24-37).
If you are an auditory learner, the story is read for you HERE.
Read Book Group Book: 1/2 for Monday 9/23
Wednesday 9.18
1. In World News
2. 2 Minute Storytelling
3. Field Trip: Turn in Permission Form
4. 15 Minutes Silent Reading
5. Cowboys and Indians: 4 Quadrant Chart
6. Lone Ranger & Tonto Pilot
a. First: Note Stereotypes of Cowboys / Indians (top two quadrants)
b. Second: Watch excerpts only: “The Lone Ranger” pilot & Note portrayal of cowboy /LR and Indian / Tonto (Bottom two quadrants)
c. Consider: Why did Alexie choose the title "The Lone Ranger and Tonto FF in Heaven" on notecard exit ticket.
HW:
Read Book Group Book: 1/2 for Monday 9/23
Read Lone Ranger short story"Because My Father..." for Friday (pages 24-37)
Thursday 9.19
1. In World News
2. 2 Minute Storytelling
3. 15 Minutes Silent Reading
4. Lone Ranger TV Show:
a. Finish Pilot (intro to Tonto scene) +
b. Write: Why would Alexie choose "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" as his title? What is the meaning of this title on first glance? How will stereotypes complicate or deepen his storytelling?
If Time:
5. National Anthem: Star Spangled Banner fill in the blank, then Watch Videos of National Anthem. Complete handout or notes in notebook.
-Jimi Hendrix 1969 (4)
-Marvin Gaye 1983 (2)
-Roseanne Barr 1990 (3)
-Whitney Houston 1991 (1)
-Rene Marie 2008
-Boston Bruins 2013 (5)
Add: September 2001?
Add: Kaepernick 2016?
HW:
Choose a song that is meaningful to you and be ready to explain why tomorrow. You will explain context and include lyrics that are significant and why in your discussion of 1/2 to 1 page.
Read Lone Ranger short story"Because My Father..." for tomorrow (pages 24-37)
Read Book Group Book: 1/2 for Monday 9/23
Friday 9.20
1. In World News
2. 2 Minute Storytelling
3. 15 Minutes Silent Reading
4. Current Events Around the World Presentations
5. 10-15 Minutes ReadingTime:
6. In what ways do specific songs have special meaning for people? Hear a couple of people's song choice and why it has meaning.
Roll into National Anthems and Because My Father.
Complete handout or notes in notebook.
-Jimi Hendrix 1969 (4)
-Marvin Gaye 1983 (2)
-Roseanne Barr 1990 (3)
-Whitney Houston 1991 (1)
-Rene Marie 2008
-Boston Bruins 2013 (5)
Add: September 2001?
Add: Kaepernick 2016?
Songs are often about remembering and reflecting. Jimi Hendrix's rendition represents narrator (Victor) and his memories of his father.
HW:
Book Group Meeting #2 Monday: Finish 1/2 of book plus 5 Quotes and 5 Questions.
Also to reflect on later: What does Alexie want us to understand when we read this story?
Use quotes from the story. Write 1/2 - 1 page. Write on the reverse side of your writing from last night.
Finish Discussion of "Because My Father" (pages 24-37)
CURRENT EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD:
If you're absent for someone's presentation, you can view all slideshows HERE and follow these instructions
To Come Tuesday: RI
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DO NOT SCROLL DOWN: OLD PLANS & LINKS
My Father Always: ?s
What are your parents or those close to you passionate about?
What memory / story do they share with you repeatedly?
How does this impact you?
2015 PLANS / LINKS
More info the performers and history: NPR story: “The Many Sides of the Star Spangled Banner”
Wednesday 9/23
1. Finish Star Spangled renditions + questions
2. What do you think & remember when you hear a song? What does this have to do with Alexie’s story?
3. Making sense of it: Series of Memories Handout
If time:
-Wrapping Up: What is this story about?
-Freewrite: Write about a song that makes you think about your family / life and reminisce, perhaps about the past or even about what could be.
HW: [Choose 1] Develop one recent freewrite into a 200-300 word piece:
Choice 1: Small Storms (“Every Little Hurricane”) OR
Choice 2: Tell the story of a song and the memories it provokes (“Because My Father”)
Thursday, 9.24
Collect writing assignment (Storm or Song)
To Start: Return Surrealism reflections – Relevance?
1. “Because My Father” story. Finish Memories, then Discussion
2. Who is Crazy Horse and how is he important?
Crazy Horse bio (1 page)
If time:
View Crazy Horse Family talks about death and burial (6 min)
View Crazy Horse Monument Pictures
Read Crazy Horse is Rising in the Black Hills Again (Highlight, make comments, ask questions on each page)
HW:
1. Read “Crazy Horse Dreams” for Friday
2. Bring Book Group Book
3. Finish vocab sentences for Friday -- 10 words/sentences due. Submit Electronically
Friday, 9.25
Collect Vocab (or on-line)
1. Crazy Horse: Quick Review, Crazy Horse Monument Pictures· #1 #2 #3 #4
2. Crazy Horse is Rising in the Black Hills Again --Read and Annotate--
3. “Crazy Horse Dreams”: Discussion-- Examine sections & ideas, Complete chart.
HW: Book Group Meeting #2 is Monday
Don't forget your book, evidence of close reading (annotation / Post-its) and 5 new quotations
Read and Annotate/Use Post-Its in your Book Group Book. How should I use Post-Its?
Here's a model and another.
/ Life Imitating Art- Storytelling in the 1950s and Now
Discuss Story / Metaphor / Meaning & Article“Your Brain on Fiction”
If time: Alexie’s Twitter Account
1. In World News
2. 2 Minute Storytelling
3. Field Trip: Turn in Permission Form
4. 15 Minutes Silent Reading / Prepare 5 Quotes / 5 Questions on Notecard.
5. Book Group Meetings (Phones in Bleachers).
I will check and collect 5 Quotes, 5 Questions, Presence of Book, and Group Discussion
If absent, write 2-page discussion of book with minimal plot summary.
HW:
Read / Review "Every Little Hurricane" Short story in Lone Ranger and Tonto (pages 1-11)
Read Book Group Book: 1/2 for Monday 9/23
9.17 Tuesday
1. In World News
2. 2 Minute Storytelling
3. Field Trip: Turn in Permission Form
4. 15 Minutes Silent Reading
4. Hurricane Discussion (via Slideshow): Freewrite and Discuss
HW:
Read Lone Ranger short story"Because My Father..." for Friday (pages 24-37).
If you are an auditory learner, the story is read for you HERE.
Read Book Group Book: 1/2 for Monday 9/23
Wednesday 9.18
1. In World News
2. 2 Minute Storytelling
3. Field Trip: Turn in Permission Form
4. 15 Minutes Silent Reading
5. Cowboys and Indians: 4 Quadrant Chart
6. Lone Ranger & Tonto Pilot
a. First: Note Stereotypes of Cowboys / Indians (top two quadrants)
b. Second: Watch excerpts only: “The Lone Ranger” pilot & Note portrayal of cowboy /LR and Indian / Tonto (Bottom two quadrants)
c. Consider: Why did Alexie choose the title "The Lone Ranger and Tonto FF in Heaven" on notecard exit ticket.
HW:
Read Book Group Book: 1/2 for Monday 9/23
Read Lone Ranger short story"Because My Father..." for Friday (pages 24-37)
Thursday 9.19
1. In World News
2. 2 Minute Storytelling
3. 15 Minutes Silent Reading
4. Lone Ranger TV Show:
a. Finish Pilot (intro to Tonto scene) +
b. Write: Why would Alexie choose "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" as his title? What is the meaning of this title on first glance? How will stereotypes complicate or deepen his storytelling?
If Time:
5. National Anthem: Star Spangled Banner fill in the blank, then Watch Videos of National Anthem. Complete handout or notes in notebook.
-Jimi Hendrix 1969 (4)
-Marvin Gaye 1983 (2)
-Roseanne Barr 1990 (3)
-Whitney Houston 1991 (1)
-Rene Marie 2008
-Boston Bruins 2013 (5)
Add: September 2001?
Add: Kaepernick 2016?
HW:
Choose a song that is meaningful to you and be ready to explain why tomorrow. You will explain context and include lyrics that are significant and why in your discussion of 1/2 to 1 page.
Read Lone Ranger short story"Because My Father..." for tomorrow (pages 24-37)
Read Book Group Book: 1/2 for Monday 9/23
Friday 9.20
1. In World News
2. 2 Minute Storytelling
3. 15 Minutes Silent Reading
4. Current Events Around the World Presentations
5. 10-15 Minutes ReadingTime:
6. In what ways do specific songs have special meaning for people? Hear a couple of people's song choice and why it has meaning.
Roll into National Anthems and Because My Father.
Complete handout or notes in notebook.
-Jimi Hendrix 1969 (4)
-Marvin Gaye 1983 (2)
-Roseanne Barr 1990 (3)
-Whitney Houston 1991 (1)
-Rene Marie 2008
-Boston Bruins 2013 (5)
Add: September 2001?
Add: Kaepernick 2016?
Songs are often about remembering and reflecting. Jimi Hendrix's rendition represents narrator (Victor) and his memories of his father.
HW:
Book Group Meeting #2 Monday: Finish 1/2 of book plus 5 Quotes and 5 Questions.
Also to reflect on later: What does Alexie want us to understand when we read this story?
Use quotes from the story. Write 1/2 - 1 page. Write on the reverse side of your writing from last night.
Finish Discussion of "Because My Father" (pages 24-37)
CURRENT EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD:
If you're absent for someone's presentation, you can view all slideshows HERE and follow these instructions
To Come Tuesday: RI
-------------------------------------
DO NOT SCROLL DOWN: OLD PLANS & LINKS
My Father Always: ?s
What are your parents or those close to you passionate about?
What memory / story do they share with you repeatedly?
How does this impact you?
2015 PLANS / LINKS
More info the performers and history: NPR story: “The Many Sides of the Star Spangled Banner”
Wednesday 9/23
1. Finish Star Spangled renditions + questions
2. What do you think & remember when you hear a song? What does this have to do with Alexie’s story?
3. Making sense of it: Series of Memories Handout
If time:
-Wrapping Up: What is this story about?
-Freewrite: Write about a song that makes you think about your family / life and reminisce, perhaps about the past or even about what could be.
HW: [Choose 1] Develop one recent freewrite into a 200-300 word piece:
Choice 1: Small Storms (“Every Little Hurricane”) OR
Choice 2: Tell the story of a song and the memories it provokes (“Because My Father”)
Thursday, 9.24
Collect writing assignment (Storm or Song)
To Start: Return Surrealism reflections – Relevance?
1. “Because My Father” story. Finish Memories, then Discussion
2. Who is Crazy Horse and how is he important?
Crazy Horse bio (1 page)
If time:
View Crazy Horse Family talks about death and burial (6 min)
View Crazy Horse Monument Pictures
Read Crazy Horse is Rising in the Black Hills Again (Highlight, make comments, ask questions on each page)
HW:
1. Read “Crazy Horse Dreams” for Friday
2. Bring Book Group Book
3. Finish vocab sentences for Friday -- 10 words/sentences due. Submit Electronically
Friday, 9.25
Collect Vocab (or on-line)
1. Crazy Horse: Quick Review, Crazy Horse Monument Pictures· #1 #2 #3 #4
2. Crazy Horse is Rising in the Black Hills Again --Read and Annotate--
3. “Crazy Horse Dreams”: Discussion-- Examine sections & ideas, Complete chart.
HW: Book Group Meeting #2 is Monday
Don't forget your book, evidence of close reading (annotation / Post-its) and 5 new quotations
Read and Annotate/Use Post-Its in your Book Group Book. How should I use Post-Its?
Here's a model and another.
/ Life Imitating Art- Storytelling in the 1950s and Now
Discuss Story / Metaphor / Meaning & Article“Your Brain on Fiction”
If time: Alexie’s Twitter Account