Reading Schedule for BLACK ENOUGH

Reading Schedule for BLACK ENOUGH

Reading Schedule for How It Went Down

Updated 1984 Reading Schedule

Lit Circles for June 2019

Today I handed out copies of "1984" along with our Lit Circles Packet  Lit circles are a new way that we are going to be looking at this novel.

Click here for the Lit Circle Reading Schedule

It is important for students to follow the schedule carefully and complete their jobs. Everyone will do each job once. It is also important for students to keep their packets in tact to turn in at the end of the novel for an overall final grade.

Below are some resources to help students with some of the jobs in their packet:

Click here for a link to information on Bloom's Taxonomy that is mention in job #6 Discussion Director.

Below are the the review slides needed for the Critical Theories need for job #7 Critic:

Spring Break assignment due 5/4

Finish "To Kill a Mockingbird," finish your final job, and be ready to discuss your job. Your packets should be filled in and turned in for your final "test" grade after the discussion on 5/4.

Message me with questions.

Update from 3/30

Keep following the schedule of when jobs and reading assignments are due. Make sure you are doing the correct job for the correct section.

Also, make sure you are doing the jobs in a thorough manner.

Let me know if you have questions.

Also, if you miss class, you have to do a free journal entry that will replace that points you miss for not being their for the discussion.

ALSO, if you miss a class, you must send your job BEFORE the class you miss, so that I can share it with the group in your absence.

Important information for 3/30

We won't have class next week on 3/23 because of the field trip, but the students should still be completing their scheduled jobs that are due on that day.

Additionally, they should be completing their jobs due the week of 3/30.

Essentially, we are following the same schedule, even though we won't meet one of the weeks, and we will discuss what is due 3/23 and 3/30 on 3/30.

Let me know  if you have questions.

If you will not be in class 3/30, please send a pictures of your jobs BEFORE class that day so that I can share your jobs with the class. YOU MUST ALSO WRITE ONE JOURNAL ENTRY for pages 85-168 that will serve as your discussion participation points.


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Information for now through May

All needed information and resources are in the blog entry from last week, March 2.

We will continue working on our "To Kill A Mockingbird" novel with the lit circles. The schedule, packet, links, etc. are all located on the March 2 post.

As always, email me with questions.

We will continue discussing what is due from the schedule at each meeting from here on out this semester.

Overview from 3/2

Today I handed out copies of "To Kill A Mockingbird" along with our Lit Circles Packet (for a copy of the Lit Circles Pack, click here). Lit circles are a new way that we are going to be looking at this novel that will take us from now until our Enrichment Trip in May.

It is important for students to follow the schedule carefully and complete their jobs. Everyone will do each job once. It is also important for students to keep their packets in tact to turn in at the end of the novel for an overall final grade.

Below are some resources to help students with some of the jobs in their packet:

Click here for a link to information on Bloom's Taxonomy that is mention in job #6 Discussion Director.

Below are the the review slides needed for the Critical Theories need for job #7 Critic:

Overview from 2/23 and Assignment due 3/2

Today we talked about our final thoughts on "Dear Martin" where students shared their responses on what they thought the author's purpose was for writing the book. Additionally, we looked at some reviews for the book that we found online, and we shared whether we thought some of the poor reviews were fair.

FOR NEXT WEEK:

Students are to write a review of "Dear Martin" (click here for a link to suggestions for writing a review) Students must send me their review digitally. THIS IS DUE BEFORE SATURDAY MORNING. I would suggest having each review sent to me by Friday night.  I will look over reviews and see if there is anything students should edit (grammar, format, etc.) and then I will ask students to post their review in some kind of online community (Amazon, Goodreads, etc.). I want them to start contributing to conversations surrounding contemporary titles we read.

Email me with questions.

Assignment due 2/23

Students are to finish reading "Dear Martin."

IN ADDITION TO FINISHING THE BOOK, students are to come to class with a written response to the following:

"What do you think the author, Nic Stone's, main purpose was for writing 'Dear Martin'? Who do you think is the target audience for the book?"

When responding to the prompt above, all claims you make will have to be explained with evidence from the text...paraphrasing is fine if you can't find the exact moment you are mentioning. This should be a well-developed response, but it is not a full blown essay. Message me with questions.

Important information about the next few weeks...

Students are to finish the rest of "Dear Martin" this week and continue to take notes on what to discuss when we meet again. They can even add to their character notes they took for this week.

On the 2/16 I am going to add another assignment here on the blog that will be due on 2/23. I will remind them to check this on our field trip on 2/16.

Overview from 2/2 and Assignment due 2/9

This week we talked about how each of the 6 signposts of fiction were present in the reading assignment that was due this week. We identified all 6 and talked about each one while answering anchor questions and talking about the literary elements they contribute to.

For next week, students are to read pages 111-146.

I want students to continue taking notes to discuss, but I also want them to pick 3 characters other than Justyce who they think contribute most to the story. Write about their role and why they are necessary to the overall message of the text.

ALSO: you must email fameacademy.literacy@famefund.org to let me know you have seen this whole post. This is grade.

Assignment due 2/2

For next week, students are to read pages 75-110 of Dear Martin and come to class with a list of as many signposts as they could find in the story (reference your journals from last year for these)

I expect to see the moment each signpost was seen in the story, an answer to each signpost's anchor question, and mention of the literary element(s) that each signpost contributes to. 

Message me with questions. 

Overview from 1/19 and Assignment due 1/26

Today we had a great discussion around many aspects of the assigned reading from last week (characters, real world issues, authors craft, author criticism, etc.)

For next week, students are to put their focus on Martin Luther King's role in the story as they read up to and including page 74. I would like students to consider writing a journal entry that reflects on the section we read each week, in addition to making notes on what they would like to discuss.

Overview from 1/12 and Assignment due 1/19

We discussed historical/personal figures we look up to and want to model ourselves after. We also began discussing current issues in the world surrounding race and talked about how the book we are about to read will likely go hand and hand with what they are doing in their transitions class.

I reviewed the 6 signposts of fiction with the students and they are to look for them as we read "Dear Martin" over the next month. I told students they are free to not annotate, but they MUST come to class with notes/discussions/journal entries or whatever form of what they want to use to show they are reading and thinking about their reading.

For next week, they must come to class with what is outlined above for pages 1-30 of "Dear Martin".

Overview from 12/8 and Assignment due 1/12

Today I collected our Macbeth Act 5 Study Guide and we took our Macbeth test.

I am going to email students this weekend with what they got on the test, their current grade with the test factored in, and if they have a C, I am going to present an alternate assignment they can do for bonus to bring their grade up. The alternate assignment will need to be turned in electronically before next Saturday, December 15.

FOR JANUARY: Students are to think of a historical figure they look up to and would like to be more like. All they have to do is come to class with that person's name and be able to explain why they chose them.

Overview from 12/1 and Assignment due 12/8

Today I collected the study guides for Acts 3 and 4. I graded them while students took the ISEE exam.

I also passed out the Act 5 study guide.

FOR NEXT WEEK: Students must finish reading Act 5 of Macbeth AND complete the study guide.

We will have a Macbeth "test" next week where students will be expected to know the Shakespeare vocabulary we took notes on when we started the play. There will also be some open ended questions about the overall play.

Feel free to email me with any questions.

Overview from 11/10 and Assignment due 12/1 when you show up for ISEE

Today students discussed what they wrote for the essays they turned in. I was happy that we had representation for 3 of the 4 essay topics and that students were able to discuss what they thought of each others points.

FOR 12/1: Students were given the Act 3 and Act 4 study guides today. I told them they are to finish reading both of those Acts and fill out the study guides. They are to bring their study guides with them to the ISEE exam for me to collect and grade while they take the test.

On 12/1 I will have copies of the Act 5 study guide which will be due on 12/8. I am putting a link for the Act 5 study guide at the bottom of this post for students who wish to finish sooner. I will accept the Act 5 study guide at the ISEE exam as well. On 12/8, we will wrap up final thoughts and confusion of the play before taking a brief test where students will be expected to know information from the notes I gave about Shakespeare/Macbeth. They will also have some open ended responses as well.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sVkcfSnw0MHS0-TspOac-UIvBOXJ0kot/view?usp=sharing

As always, email me with questions.

Overview from 11/3 and Assignment due 11/10

Today we reviewed the study guide from Act 2 and watched more of a modern adaptation of the Duncan Murder Aftermath Scene.

Students are to write an essay this week for acts 1-2 using the following information that was presented to them. The essay can be written or typed, but it must be with them somehow on 11/10 in class.:

MACBETH ESSAY:

Based on what you have witnessed in Acts 1 and 2 answer one of the following questions in a fully developed one (1) page essay.  Make sure you use evidence from the text to support your claims.

1. Who is responsible for Duncan’s death? Why? (i.e. Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, the Witches, etc.)

2. Is Lady Macbeth an evil person? Why or why not?

3. Do you think the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is realistic? Explain why or why not. 

4. Explain how the quote “Fair is foul and foul is fair” presents itself in different ways thus far in the play.