7-15-09

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July 15, 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:
  • Show understanding of vocabulary.
  • Identify elements of science fiction independently.
  • Create a dialectical journal based on Night.
  • Follow a prompt and outline to create a persuasive essay.
  • Study a film's message concerning victimization during the holocaust.

Homework:

  • Create Vocabulary Circles for Ch. 30 (Ch 29-30) and your new Academic Vocabulary words.


Agenda (do not copy)


Today students will take the Ch 29 and Ch 30 Test during class time. At the beginning of our time in the computer lab (which is for our persuasive PowerPoints) we will take the Academic Vocabulary Final.
7:30-7:40: Vocabulary

7:40-8:20: 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

8:20-8:30: 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

8:30-9:15: Night Dialectical Journal
  • Finish creating your journal--review dialectical journal handout--review student samples


  • 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)

9:15-9:55: Film As Literature

10:10:-11:20: Film As Literature

11:25-12:25: Computer Lab


  • Students will be delivering a short presentation on your essay on Thursday and Friday.
  • You will be creating a PowerPoint that highlights your main points (with images to complement your writing).
  • Your PowerPoint will be 6 to 11 slides long:
  • Title Slide: 1
  • Introduction/Thesis: 1-2
  • Main Points: 3-4
  • Addressing Counterarguments: 2-3 (unless you already did this with your Main Points slides)
  • Conclusion: 1
  • Just like your first presentation, your slides will be graded based on Visual Appeal, Writing Style, Creativity, Persuasiveness, Elements of Speech (i.e., the presenter's speaking skills).


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