Meeting Gatsby

*Gatsby is pictured far right
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Today I will: 

• Find evidence that backs up your inferences about characters and events in chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby by completing discussion questions.
• Read Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby and make inferences about characters and events.
• Re-create a frozen moment from Ch. 1-3 to review your reading.

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Please Take out: 
-Gatsby

Today's Agenda:
-Finish reading Ch. 3
-Tableau Activity - Chapters 1-3
-Introduce Speech

Homework:

-Review ch. 1-3 questions on Google Classroom to prepare for quiz tomorrow
-Work on Vocab 3 - due Thursday

Meeting Gatsby

Gatsby's mansion from the 1974 film, The Great Gatsby

Today I will: 

• Find evidence that backs up your inferences about characters and events in chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby by completing discussion questions.
• Read Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby and make inferences about characters and events.
• Back up your opinion about philosophical statements through a discussion.

Please Take out: 
-Gatsby
-Philosophical Statements
-Character Charts

Today's Agenda:
-Add to character charts
-Begin reading Ch. 3
-Philosophical Statements Discussion - participation grade for either speaking or providing a thoughtful response to the discussion at the end
-Vocab 3

Homework:

-None

Tom and Myrtle's Affair

Today I will: 

• Find evidence that backs up your inferences about characters and events in chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby by completing discussion questions.
• Make recommendations about your independent reading book by completing a book report.
• Complete a character web on two new characters in The Great Gatsby.

Please Take out: 
-HW: Book Report
-Gatsby
-Character maps

Today's Agenda:
-Turn in Book report (make sure your name is on both papers)
-Finish Reading Chapter 2
-Add to map of setting
-Discuss Character Web of George and Myrtle Wilson
The character webs should include quotes showing:
     ++how the character    
         looks/physical description, 
     ++what he or she says 
     ++what others say about him/her, 
     ++his or her actions
-Philosophical Statements
-Study Questions on Google Classroom

Homework:

-Go over Chapter 1 and 2 Study Questions on Google Classroom - be prepared for a quiz next week

Valley of Ashes and Manhattan

*Tom and Myrtle in Tom's apartment
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Today I will: 

• Find evidence that backs up your inferences about characters and events in chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby by completing discussion questions.
• Make recommendations about your independent reading book by completing a book report.
• Complete a character web on two new characters in The Great Gatsby.

Please Take out: 
-HW: Work Packet (staple and turn in to the basket)

Today's Agenda:
-Ch. 1 Review of The Great Gatsby
-Begin Reading Chapter 2
-Add to map of setting
-Begin Character Web of George and Myrtle Wilson
The character webs should include quotes showing:
     ++how the character looks/physical description, 
     ++what he or she says 
     ++what others say about him/her, 
     ++his or her actions

Homework:

-Work on Independent Book Report - due tomorrow

The Great Gatsby: Let's begin

*Nick Carroway
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Today I will: 

• Make inferences about characters and events in The Great Gatsby.
• Make recommendations about your independent reading book by completing a book report.
• Complete a character web on two new characters in The Great Gatsby.

Please Take out: 
-HW: Work Packet (staple and turn in to the basket)
-writing utensil
-a piece of paper
-Gatsby

Today's Agenda:
-Turn in work packet
-Discuss Comparison and Prediction
-Point of View
-Read/Discuss Ch. 1 of The Great Gatsby
-Begin map of setting
-Begin Character Web of Tom and Daisy
Buchanan. The character webs should include quotes showing:
     ++how the character looks/physical description, 
     ++what he or she say 
     ++what others say about him/her, 
     ++his or her actions

Homework:

-Finish reading Gatsby ch 1
-Work on Independent Book Report - due Friday 2/24

The Great Gatsby

Book Cover
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Today I will: 

• Complete a work cited page for your cloning letter to the senator
• Make recommendations about your independent reading book by completing a book report.
• Learn about the historical context surrounding the novel The Great Gatsby.

Please Take out: 
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Assign Work Cited Page &
Cloning Work Packet
-Instructions for Independent Reading book report
-Library: check out copies of Gatsby
-Provide historical/ author context for The Great Gatsby

Homework:

-Complete Work Cited Page, print and turn in with Work Packet tomorrow
-Work on Independent Book Report - due Friday 2/24

It's Friday!!

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Today I will: 

• Revise and turn in the rough draft of a letter to your senator arguing for or against cloning.
• Read Independent Reading book.

Please Take out: 
-Chromebook or novel

Today's Agenda:
-Revise rough draft of your letter in Google Classroom and turn in to Turnitin.com
-Independent Reading

Homework:

-Finish reading your Independent reading book

Peer Review

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Today I will: 

• Work with two partners to peer edit the rough draft of a letter to your senator arguing for or against cloning.
• Revise your letter and be prepared to turn it in on Friday.

Please Take out: 
-Activity 19: Prompt
-Activity 24: Outline
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Peer edit and revise rough draft of your letter in Google Classroom

Homework:

-Work on your Letter Final draft- due Tomorrow, 2/17
No need to print your letter. You will be turning it in electronically.
-Bring Independent reading book

Working on Rough Draft

*Who's going? Who's competing?
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Today I will: 

• Work on draft of a letter to your senator arguing for or against cloning.
• Use "they say","I say" sentence stems to integrate other's arguments in with your own.

Please Take out: 
-Activity 27: Negotiating Voices (get it stamped)
-Activity 19: Prompt
-Activity 24: Outline
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Counseling presentation
-Review Letter Format
-Log in to Google Classroom and work on writing the draft of your letter

Homework:

-Work on your Letter Rough draft- due Tomorrow, 2/16
-Final draft is due Friday, 2/17
-Finish reading your book by Friday

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Today I will: 

• Begin drafting a letter to your senator arguing for or against cloning.
• Use "they say","I say" sentence stems to integrate other's arguments in with your own.

Please Take out: 
-Activity 26 (get it stamped)
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Review HW (Activity 26)
-Activity 27: Negotiating voices
-Log in to Google Classroom and work on writing the draft of your letter
-Independent Reading

Homework:

-Work on your letter (you will have 30 minutes in class on Wednesday also).
-Rough draft will be due Thursday, 2/16
-Final draft is due Friday, 2/17
-Finish reading your book by Friday

Writing a letter to your senator

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Today I will: 

• Begin drafting a letter to your senator arguing for or against cloning.
• Use "they say","I say" sentence stems to integrate other's arguments in with your own.

Please Take out: 
-Activity 22
-Activity 19 (the prompt)
-Your copy of "Here, kitty..."
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Vocabulary 2 Quiz
-Review HW (Activity 22)
-Activity 24: Outline/ considering structure, and set up your document in Google classroom
-Activity 26: Using the words of others

Homework:

-Work on your letter (you will have time in class on Tuesday and Wednesday also).
-Rough draft will be due Thursday, 2/16
-Final draft is due Friday, 2/17

Gathering Evidence

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Today I will: 

• Choose a stance and gather evidence to use when writing a letter to the senator.

Please Take out: 
-HW: Activity 20
-HW: Vocab 2 Chart
-your book

Today's Agenda:
-Review HW (Activity 20)
-Activity 22: Gathering evidence
-Independent Reading

Homework:

-Finish Activity 22: Gathering evidence
-Independent Reading (your goal is to be finished by next Friday, 2/17)

-Study Vocabulary 2 Chart - Quiz tomorrow

Four Corner Debate

*Four corner debate
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Today I will: 

• Choose a stance on the claim: "Therapeutic and reproductive cloning of all animals, including humans, should be allowed" and debate with your peers using evidence and rhetorical appeals.

Please Take out: 
-Activity 14 & 15 (printed copy)
-Activity 16 (printed copy)

Today's Agenda:
-Four Corner Debate
-Activity 19: Writing Prompt
-Activity 20: Taking a Stance

Homework:

-Finish Activity 20: Taking a Stance
-Independent Reading (your goal is to be finished by next Friday, 2/17)

-Work on Vocabulary 2 Chart - due Thursday

Cloning: Your Opinion

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Today I will: 

• Choose two supplemental articles and answer questions about the rhetorical appeals in the articles and formulate your own opinion on cloning.

Please Take out: 
-Chromebook
-Cloning materials
-Independent Reading book

Today's Agenda:
-Activity 16 (directions on Google Classroom)
-Independent Reading

Homework:

-Print Activity 14 & 15 - due tomorrow
-Finish and Print Activity 16 - due tomorrow
-Independent Reading (your goal is to be finished by next Friday, 2/17)

-Work on Vocabulary 2 Chart - due Thursday

Vocabulary and Supplemental Articles

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Today I will: 

• Revisit Activity 5 and check for understanding of vocabulary words.
• Read supplemental articles and complete activities 14 and 15.

Please Take out: 
-Writing Utensil
-paper
-your copy of  "Here, kitty-..."
-Activity 5
HW: Activity 11

Today's Agenda:
-Vocab 2
-Review annotations HW
-Revisit Activity 5: vocab self-assessment chart and fill out the final column for post-reading
-Activity 14 & 15: I- chart (directions on Google Classroom)

Homework:

-Tonight, read through the cloning articles (links are on the Google classroom assignment) and select a minimum of two of these supplemental articles to analyze. Tomorrow, you will be asked to use the information from the two articles you choose for some critical thinking.
CLASS COPY OF CLONING ARTICLE DOCUMENT
-Work on Vocabulary 2 Chart - due Thursday

Descriptive Outlining, Annotating and Questioning the Text

Today I will: 

• Read the article and figure out what the article says and does, while recording your statements in the article margins.
• Read against the grain. As you read, complete the worksheet.

Please Take out: 
-Writing Utensil
-paper
-your copy of "Here, kitty-kitty..."

Today's Agenda:
-Activity 9: Descriptive Outlining
(Directions on Google Classroom)
-Activity 11: Annotating and Questioning the Text (worksheet will be provided)

Homework:

Finish any work you did not finish in class

Vocabulary and Reading for Understanding

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Today I will: 

• Research the background and terminology behind cloning to provide background knowledge on the subject.
• Survey the text and make predictions and ask questions about an article and the subject of cloning.

Please Take out: 
-Activities 2-4
-Writing Utensil
-paper
-your copy of "Here, kitty-kitty..."

Today's Agenda:
-Review Activities 3 and 4
-Complete Activity 5 and Activity 7
(Note: there is no activity 6)
-Read "Here, kitty-kitty..." as a class
-On Google Classroom, see directions for:
*"Reading for Understanding"
* Mapping the article
-Independent Reading

Homework:

Finish any work you did not finish in class

Cloning: Making Predictions and Answering Questions

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Today I will: 

• Research the background and terminology behind cloning to provide background knowledge on the subject.
• Survey the text and make predictions and ask questions about an article and the subject of cloning.

Please Take out: 
-Paper
-Writing Utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Activity 2: Cloning Mammals
-Complete Activity 3 and 4 in your notebook. Directions are on Google Classroom

Homework:

Finish Activity 3 and 4