Weekly Agenda Mar 1-5

MON
cont' Family Roles and Communication Styles
-identifying familiarities
-the rotating inner and outer circle
Role Play
Debrief and reflect as Exit Ticket
HW Read Chapter 11 and 3Qs
AND turn in journal article to turnitin.com

TUES
Quaker Share excerpts from articles
-collect with rubric
Review Chapter's 7-11
-class discussion
Creative Scene Interpretation
-group work
HW Read Chapter 12 and 3Qs for Thursday

WED
SSR
Journal Entry #4

THURS
Review Chapter 12
-class discussion
Continue group work
Presentations tomorrow
HW Read Chapter 14 and 3Qs for Monday

FRI
Presentations and accolades
Return graded Journal Articles
-writing reflection and personal goals
"Cheerleaders: What to Do about Them"
-read and answer questions

Weekly Agenda Feb 22-26

MON
Read Chapter 6 in class
-write 3Qs
-class discussion
Character Chart
HW Read Chapter 7&8 for tomorrow
and 3Qs per chapter

TUES
Review Corrections for Journal Article
Angier "Why Men Don't Last"
-marginalia
-exit ticket: analysis
HW Read Chapter 9 for Thursday and 3Qs

WED
SSR
Journal #3

THURS
Connecting Angier to the world
-modern and successful male role models
-qualities and realistic goals for men
Character Chart
HW Read Chapter 9 and 3Qs

FRI
Reading Quiz
Communication Styles and Family Roles
-identifying familiarities
-the rotating inner and outer circle
Role Play
Debrief and reflect as Exit Ticket

Weekly Agenda Feb 16-19

TUES
Review Chapter 4 in Whale Talk
-class discussion credit
Taj Fel's Social Identity Theory
-SAMO examples
HW Read Chapter 5 and 3Qs for Thursday
AND Journal Article rough Draft due 2/22

WED
SSR
Journal #2

THURS
Review Chapter 5
-class discussion and possible homework swap
Review transitions
-pair work
HW Read Chapter 6 and 3Qs

FRI
Casting the movie
-what actors would do best, explain your choices
-what might the trailer look like?
-what audience might you aim for?
Angier "Why Men Don't Last: Self Destructiuon as a Way of Life"
-reciprocal reading and visual
-pair presentation of visual
-connections to book

Weekly Agenda Feb 8-12

MON
Review Chapter 1 of Whale Talk
-3Q class discussion
Brainstorm Issues relevant to SaMOHI students
-"Hard News" Handout: Journalistic Writing Tips
--techniques and steps to reporting news
HW Ask friends, teachers, parents, neighbors about random news going on in your communities
AND Read Chapter 2 and 3-level Qs

TUES
Review Community News
Structure of a news story
-inverted triangle
Whale Talk
-identify digression
-characterization
HW Read Chapter 3 and 3-level Qs

WED
Short Book Talk and Student Book Recommendations
SSR
Journal Entry #1
No HW

THURS
Review Journal Article Assignment
due
Freewrite: How do High School stereotypes shape identities?
Review Chapter 3, class discussion
HW Read Chapter 4 and 3-level Qs

FRI
Introduce character chart and rubric
Review Chapter 4, class discussion

Spring Semester 2/2/2010

TUES
Hand Back Papers
Mid-Year Portfolio Reflection
Review Formats
Book Talk for Independent Reading
NO HOMEWORK

WED
Review Assessments
WHALE TALK by Chris Crutcher
NO HOMEWORK

THURS
Brainstorm Small Town Bias
-share list (notes)
Child Abuse Statistics
-notes
-reactions
FOIL -terms
HW Read Chapter 1 and 3-level questions for Friday

FRI
Review Male Roles
Review Chapter 1
-class discussion
NO HW