Weekly Agenda Sept 27-Oct 1

The Color of Water

MON & TUES
Return to groups
-practice vocabulary
-concept circles
Share quotations
Create name plate and symbol
Working with Imagery
-picturing
-describing in 5 senses
HW Read Chapters 6&7 and 3qs per

WED
SSR
Journal Entry #5
HW Read Chapter 8 and 3qs
AND return edited paragraph tomorrow

THURS & FRI
Reading Quiz on Chapters 6-8
Freewrite
Begin imagery paragraphs
Share Quotes
3Q Class Discussion
HW Read Chapter 9 and 3Qs

Weekly Agenda Sept 20-24

The Color of Water

MON
Introduce book and genre
-brainstorm elements of memoir
-interview between James Frey and Larry King
Distribute books
Read Chapter 1 in class and familiarize students with characters and plot
HW Read chapters 1&2 and write 1 set of 3-leve l Qs

TUES
Present other perspective on Frey
-excerpt from Oprah
Review symbolism
-define
-QW: reflect on symbols in own life
Identify and discuss symbols in book
-bicycle excerpt
HW Read chapter 3 and 3qs

WED
SSR
Journal Entry #4
HW Read Chapter 4 and 3q's

THURS
Looking back at Symbol graphic organizer
-creating a paragraph
Handout: keeping track of symbolism throughout book
Introduce Imagery, simile, metaphor (add to literary terms)
HW Read Chapter 5 and 3q's
AND vocabulary, symbolism quotes

FRI
Review text
-3Q class discussion
-share vocabulary
-review collected quotations
NO HW

Weekly Agenda Sept 13-17

MON
Reader/Writer Inventory
Course Outline
Writing an in-class essay
-foldables
-review
Introduce HW
HW Body Biography Template

TUES
Excerpt from text, #3
-marginalia and 3Qs
Historical background
-see book chronology
HW bring SSR book and journal

WED
SSR
Journal #3

THURS
Review 3Qs for Excerpt 2 and 3
Continue review of Essay Basics
-common misspellings
-format


FRI
Baseline Essay

Weekly Agenda Sept 7-8, 10

Welcome Back to School!
Please bookmark this page ASAP and refer to it weekly for up-to-date agendas and homework.

TUESDAY
Read excerpt from A Long Way Gone
-practice 3-level questions (see handout)
-practice journal entry format (see handout)
-practice self-grading (see rubric)
HW Find 3 helpful items from this website.

WEDNESDAY
Article and Statistics
Practice Journal Entry Format in groups on poster
-present to class
-self-grade
Talk about SSR and independent reading program
HW Apply themes from A Long Way Gone to themes in up & coming unit

FRIDAY

Literary Terms

1. Juxtaposition,
   
2. elements of memoir
   
3. perspective
4. characterization
5. imagery
6. pathos, ethos, logos

Reading Quiz
Historical Background of Civil War
-label map
NO HW

Peek-a-Boo Fall Course Outline