"Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara on pg 3 (6 pgs) "Raymond's Run" is a short story told from the point of view of a street-smart girl from Harlem.
Thurs: This is how we Take a quiz. I'll walk the class through the typical process of a reading quiz.
Other GLCE Goals: We will discuss the setting, characters, and events in this and every story that follows (R.NT.08.03-- see GLCEs).
Thurs-Friday: In this writing assignment over the story "Raymond's Run", the student will choose (1). Squeaky is not as tough and self-centered as she pretends to be. (2). Squeaky and Gretchen are alike in many ways, but different in others. (3) Squeaky does, says, or thinks things that show the reader that she is really (fill in the blank).
Monday: Each student will find an Internet picture that exemplifies each word's meaning. The student must then copy and paste the pictures into a PowerPoint show prepared by the teacher. Beginning this week, this assignment will also include finding synonyms and antonyms for words. Vocabulary: (R.WS.08.04) benign illiteracy infuse intolerant taut Review it
Tuesday: Literary Terms: character setting plot theme point of view pg 26 imagery pg 19 Use English Terms if needed.
Wednesday: Read "Mrs. Flowers" pg 20 (2 3/4 pgs). It is an autobiographical story, told from the point of view of an impoverished, rural girl named Marguerite. She has difficulty with shyness. An older woman named Mrs. Flowers singles her out and makes a difference in her life. Answer the online questions or 2-7 in the book.
Thursday: Quiz over the story.
Friday: Compare and Contrast Essay After reading "Mrs. Flowers", each student will make a connections between this and the previous text (R.CM.08.03) comparing and contrasting the character of Squeaky with that of Marguerite of "Mrs. Flowers". Writing Assignment Details.
The student will reflect on these two readings, find evidence, discuss, and then write a response about the connections they find (R.CM.08.03-- see GLCEs).
Try to define a friend. What makes a friend different from an acquaintance? Read and discuss Robert Frost's poem "Time to Talk" (pg 16 or link). Chose a topic: (1) Write about the importance of making time for being with others, having personal connections; (2) Write about having a friend across some sort of border--age, race, gender, etc. (3) Write about an autobiographical incident in which you made connection that turned out to be important to your life.
Monday: Each student will find an Internet picture that exemplifies each word's meaning. The student must then copy and paste the pictures into a PowerPoint show prepared by the teacher. This assignment also includes finding synonyms and antonyms for words. Vocabulary: (R.WS.08.04) blemish conjured congenial emanate façade linger rapacious swanky tantalizing threshold Download assignmentVocab Review Game
foreshadowing (See pg 170 or English Terms.) We will discuss the setting, characters, and events in this and every story that follows (R.NT.08.03-- see GLCEs). Introduction to novel assignments, beginning with characters.
Thurs: The Story: The little old lady in the tale "The Landlady" is stranger than she appears!
Week 4 "There will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury pg 215 (4 pgs) short story Internet TextPoem link
Monday: Each student will find an Internet picture that exemplifies each word's meaning. The student must then copy and paste the pictures into a PowerPoint show prepared by the teacher. This assignment also includes finding synonyms and antonyms for words. Vocabulary: (R.WS.08.04) oblivious paranoia sublime tremulous cavorting hysterically preoccupation cringing shrapnel silhouette Review it
Literary Terms: character, setting, plot, theme, personification (See p 214 or English Terms.)
Wed: Time given to begin novel assignment on setting.
Thurs: The Story: This is a difficult piece--not only with some extended vocabulary, but a story that uses personification of a house rather than using actual characters (R.NT.00.04-- see GLCEs).
Fri: Quiz over Ray Bradbury's short story "There Will Come Soft Rains"
Monday-Tuesday: Pre-reading Writing assignment. Use these sentences to create a short story Link here.
Wednesday: Each student will find an Internet picture that exemplifies each word's meaning. The student must then copy and paste the pictures into a PowerPoint show prepared by the teacher. This assignment also includes finding synonyms and antonyms for words. Vocabulary: (R.WS.08.04) apathy avaricious averted credulity inaudible placid prosaic presumptuous resounded talisman Review it
Thursday: Read this classic horror story that gives three wishes that go wrong.
This story came in a close second place for favorite story in 2006-2007. While reading this story, the student will begin to make meaningful predictions based on illustrations or portions of the text. (R.CM.08.03-- see GLCEs).
Literary Terms: character, setting, plot, theme, suspense (See English Terms.)
Friday:quiz over "The Monkey's Paw" The student must understand the terms cause and effect for the quiz.
Week 7-8 "The Circuit"by Francisco Jiménez pg 651 (5 pgs) Internet Text
Monday: Each student will find an Internet picture that exemplifies each word's meaning. The student must then copy and paste the pictures into a PowerPoint show prepared by the teacher. This assignment also includes finding synonyms and antonyms for words.
Tues: Discuss: What do you know or believe about migrant farm workers? Write up basic beliefs on the whiteboard. Watch films: Romano,U. Roberto. (2010). "Fingers to the Bone: Child XXXFarm Workers in the United States." YouTube: XXXHumanRightsWatch. http://youtu.be/NfEtO00DSvI. (5:42). "Legacy of Labor". (2008). Kalamzoo Gazette @ YouTube: XXXmlivevideo. http://youtu.be/TyeOL0Z697I. (2:59). "Migrant Twins". (2008). Kalamzoo Gazette @ YouTube: XXXmlivevideo. http://youtu.be/QB73W3U7sSk. (3:56). Discuss: What parts of our discussion were right? Wrong? Needed expanding? What elements did we miss?
Also Worth the Watch (but longer and requiring higher listening skills): "Inside USA - The State of Agriculture". YouTube:AlJazeeraEnglish. http://youtu.be/E3y1ZNd1YWo.
Wednesday: Read "Nonfiction: Just the facts?" pg 648-9 in our textbook.
Read "The Circuit" on page 651 or our textbook or on the Internet Text. Be sure to also read the "Meet the Writer" section at the end.
While reading this story, the student will begin to make meaningful predictions based on illustrations or portions of the text. (R.CM.08.03-- see GLCEs).
Writing Assignment: Chose one of the following: Write about an experience that you have had with farm labor, with XXX migrant workers, or with farms OR It is often said that the United States is a country of immigrants. XXX Write about the journey of someone to the United States. OR Write about an important connection that you made with someone XXX else and then had to break it off.
Week 9 "Paul Revere's Ride" by Longfellow pg 537 (6 pgs) Internet Text
Monday: Each student will find an Internet picture that exemplifies each word's meaning. The student must then copy and paste the pictures into a PowerPoint show prepared by the teacher. This assignment also includes finding synonyms and antonyms for words. Vocabulary: (R.WS.08.04) belfry defiance gilded impetuous moorings muster somber stealthy sentinel spectral Review it
The Poem: "Paul Revere's Ride", our first long poem, was written by one America's early favorite poets, Henry Longfellow. This classic interpretation of American history will help the student become familiar with literature that represents the American heritage we share(R.NT.00.01-- see GLCEs).
Choose a Poem for Oral Presentation and be prepared to read and explain the poem in front of the class.
"Time to Talk" by Robert Frost, Pg 16 "If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking" by Emily Dickinson, Pg 77 "The Courage my Mother Had" by Edna St. Vincent Millay, Pg 108 "Legacy II" by Leroy V. Quintana, Pg 109 " The Secret Heart" by Robert P. Tristram Coffin Pg 112 "Grandma Ling" by Amy Ling Pg 135 "Grandma" by Shandin Pete, Pg 148 "Na Na" by Jaqueta Oliver, Pg 148 WARNING: Presentations are due at the beginning of the hour Friday. There will be no preparation time allowed--NONE! There will be no make-up!
Week 7-8 "Broken Chain"by pg 29 (5 pgs) Internet Text
Monday: Each student will find an Internet picture that exemplifies each word's meaning. The student must then copy and paste the pictures into a PowerPoint show prepared by the teacher. This assignment also includes finding synonyms and antonyms for words.
