I am really enjoying this group of students. We've had the best literature discussions lately--the depth of their knowledge and analysis is a wonderful thing to be part of. I love teaching no matter what, but I find myself really looking forward to each day as I watch students really dive into literature and learn from it. The power of literature analysis comes with developing not only reading skills, but deepening understanding, reflecting and seeing how literature themes connect to our lives. "The Giver" is a compelling piece of literature and I'm thrilled to see students enjoy it as much as I do.
This week, we'll come very close to finishing the novel. Again, the focus is on context clues, vocabulary, and theme. The following week we will move into the movie and analyze director choices and interpretation vs. author choice. I am sending home a PERMISSION SLIP on Monday with students. "The Giver" movie is PG-13, the permission slip explains it all. I will need to have it back on Wednesday.
This week, we'll come very close to finishing the novel. Again, the focus is on context clues, vocabulary, and theme. The following week we will move into the movie and analyze director choices and interpretation vs. author choice. I am sending home a PERMISSION SLIP on Monday with students. "The Giver" movie is PG-13, the permission slip explains it all. I will need to have it back on Wednesday.
STUDENTS: Remember if you miss a day, it's your responsibly to make-up the reading and daily notes. To help you out, I'll have them all here "The Giver" Reading and Assignments.
Thanks for the continued support and encouragement! Please email or call me (652-4742) with any questions. Enjoy your week!
Nation-in-the-News
to present Friday, March 20th
2nd period: David Cosby, Lucy Deland, Rebekah Gentry, Kyler Gibb
3rd period: *Araceli Cazares, Ellie Fisher, Chanel Hap, Stryder Hollingsworth
4th period: *Baylee Dover, Brandon Grisenti, Cazia Hanks, Jaydon Kenworthy
5th period: Keegan Avery, Laura Garcia, Paola Garcia, Garrett Graff, Emily Gunn
6th period: Kayla Beruman, John Doty, Victor Gallegos, Dillon Gubler
*unprepared, you owe me 2 reports!
Monday, March 16th
Random Student
"The Giver" Writing Prompt
Chapters 14-15 notes & reading
Tuesday, March 17th
Free Reading
Random Student
"The Giver" Writing Prompt
Chapters 16-18 notes & reading
Wednesday, March 18th
Meet in Library
Continue 16-18 reading
Permission Slip Due
Thursday, March 19th
Random Student
2nd period Honors: Newspaper Day! Home Reading Assignment
Close Reading Chapter 19
Notes Chapters 19-21 & reading
Friday, March 20th
Book #4 Due Today, Books #4-#5 Due for HONORS
Free Reading
Honors Close Reading
Notes Chapter 22-23 & reading
Woot! Way to go Emily Blair:) Looks like my camera had a filter, so Emily's the only student to have a seemingly blue iRead shirt!
Looking Ahead...
March 23: Finish "The Giver"/Retelling-Sequence Test
March 24-26: Watch "The Giver": compare/contrast/analysis activities
March 27, 30, April 2: Create Your Own Utopia Brochures
March 30: Short PLC Day
March 31/April 1: Benchmarks
April 3, 6-7: Utopia Presentations/Final Essay Test on "The Giver"
We will then be moving into Reading/Listening Comprehension and prep. for SAGE Reading Test.
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