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July 10, 2009

Reminders:

  • Bring a spiral bound notebook/notebook paper and pens/pencils to class each day.

Directions:

  1. Take out your notebook/paper and something to write with.
  2. Copy today's learning objectives and HW.

Learning Objectives (copy in your planner)

Students will:
  • Learn new vocabulary.
  • Identify elements of science fiction independently.
  • Create a dialectical journal based on Night.
  • Identify Elements of Science Fiction in Minority Report.
  • Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary.
  • Follow a prompt and outline to create a persuasive essay.

Homework:



Agenda (do not copy)


7:30-8:00: Vocabulary

8:00-8:20: Sci-Fi Independent Reading
  • Reading quietly .
  • As you read, keep track of the elements of science fiction in the novel in Cornell Note style
  • scifiels.pdf

8:20-8:35: Academic Vocabulary
  • Work alone or in pairs to match the 10 words to their definitions.
  • Create vocabulary circles for the 10 words in your own notebook (these words are generated at random, so if repeats come up, you don't need to make a 2nd Vocabulary Circle--however, by the end of the 2nd week you need to have all 55 Vocabulary Circles).
  • Remember to keep ALL of your vocabulary circles--all tests/quizzes are cumulative.
  • Randomly chosen 10 of the 55 Academic Vocabulary words

8:35-9:55: Night Reading & Section Review
  • Finish reading and responding to questions for Chapter 5 / adding to Dialectical Journal
  • Read Chapter 6 & 7
  • Give 10 minutes to add to dialectical journal.
  • Remaining time to be used for Study Questions


  • Reading: Follow along with sound recording. Maintain your dialectical journal. You need 20 entries and we will be reading this book over 9 days (so you need to have two entries each day)

10:10-10:25: Journal Entry 8

10:25:-11:05: Film as Literature
  • Sci-Fi Film: Minority Report
  • Students create Cornell Notes using the study questions.

11:05-11:20: Review Prompt Outline
  • See the prompt.

11:25-12:25: Computer Lab

  • Plan and write your persuasive essay:
  • Complete Step 3: Anticipate Objections
  • Begin drafting your essay.
  • As you write your essay, follow the model of the Outlined Overview
  • BE SURE TO SAVE ALL OF YOUR WORK IN YOUR STUDENT FOLDER AND/OR E-MAIL IT TO YOURSELF!

  • I will read all papers e-mailed to me today: adevine@guhsd.net
  • E-mail me what you have so far and I'll write back what your next step should be.


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