28 February 2018

English II AP-Prep:

Do Now:

1. Answer the Question in Classroom- Share your power line

Agenda:

1. Fill in Chapter 1 Plot Diagram (L6)
2. Review QQVS (Sticky notes and QQVS can overlap some)
• With a partner, what is 1 question you have, which quote did you choose, which vocabulary word intrigued you, what symbol did you find?
• Share discussions to whole group
• Identify 1 page you feel is the most significant/important/impacting page of the chapter. Mark with a starred sticky note.
3. Read and annotate Chapter 2 of Night
• EACH Chapter requirements: a min. 4 sticky notes identifying any elements described on your handout and 1 POWER LINE (This is a sentence or couple of sentences that contain figurative language (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, etc. but not a symbol) TOTAL: 5 sticky notes per chapter
• Identify the POWER LINE on the post it note so you can find it when you are asked to share
4. MAP For Night
5. Boxcar facts
• DIMENSIONS OF THE AVERAGE FREIGHT CAR USED FOR DEPORTATIONS IN HUNGARY  •Length: 26.8 feet (8.2 meters)
  
  •Width: 7.2 feet (2.2 meters)
  Source for Hungarian railway car dimensions: Randolph L. Braham, The Politics of Genocide: The Holocaust in Hungary, Volume 1 (New York: The Rosenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies, 1994), p. 686.
6. 42 Maps that Explain WWII
7. Chapter 2 

HW:

1. Complete Chapter 2 of Night and complete your 5 sticky notes & QQVS

Reminders: 

• Nazi Propaganda Actively Learn due Friday @ 3:45pm
• Shakespeare in the Park Choice due Tuesday
• IRP due FRIDAY
• Quill Proofreading #2 due February 28 @ 3:45pm
• Read Night - 5 sticky notes & QQVS required

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English IV:

Do Now:

1. Share Theme Chart

Agenda:

1. TED Talk Video on Shakespearean Insults

HW:

1. Suggest using Course Hero
2. ACT III

Reminders: 

• Quill Practice due Thursday @ 10:30 am
• Actively Learn Thursday due @ 10:30 am "How Does Donald Trump Get Americans to Believe Him"

27 February 2018

English II AP-Prep:

Do Now:

1. Find a partner and Discuss your HW: Tired Words (G1) & Night Annotation/Close Reading Practice (L6) 10 minutes

Agenda:

1. Whole group discussion of "Never Again" & Tired Words
• 3rd Notes
• 4th Notes
2. Flocabulary
3. How to annotate using Sticky Notes Discussion (Handout will go in L7)
4. Read and annotate Chapter 1 of Night
• EACH Chapter requirements: a min. 4 sticky notes identifying any elements described on your handout and 1 POWER LINE (This is a sentence or couple of sentences that contain figurative language (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, etc. but not a symbol) TOTAL: 5 sticky notes per chapter
• Identify the POWER LINE on the post it note so you can find it when you are asked to share
5. QQVS for each chapter (Sticky notes and QQVS can overlap some)
6. MAP For Night

HW:

1. Finish reading Chapter 1 of Night and complete your 5 sticky notes & QQVS

Reminders: 

• Nazi Propaganda Actively Learn due Friday @ 3:45pm
• Shakespeare in the Park Choice due Tuesday
• IRP due FRIDAY
• Quill Proofreading #2 due February 28 @ 3:45pm
• Read Night - 5 sticky notes & QQVS required

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English IV:

Do Now:

1. Quiz Act I & Act II for MacBeth Kahoot

Agenda:

1. MSL Practice: Satire
2. Read Theory Practice reading stamina (15 minutes uninterrupted)
3. MacBeth Beginning of Act III Video ends

HW:

1. Begin filling in examples from Act I & Act II for Theme Chart
2. Suggest using Course Hero

Reminders: 

• Quill Practice due Thursday @ 10:30 am
• Actively Learn Thursday due @ 10:30 am "How Does Donald Trump Get Americans to Believe Him"

26 February 2018

English II AP-Prep:

Do Now:

1. Turn in 2081 comparison Paragraphs -3 paragraphs comparing/contrasting Movie to Text (W5)
2. Get vocabulary quiz stuff ready
3. Pick up Tired Words (G1)

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary #5 
2. ListenWise Activity for Elie Wiesel
3. Read Theory Practice (15 minutes)
4. Flocabulary

HW:

1. Night Annotation/Close Reading Practice (L6)
2. Complete Tired Words Chart (G1)

Reminders: 

• Nazi Propaganda Actively Learn due Friday @ 3:45pm
• Shakespeare in the Park Choice due Tuesday
• IRP due FRIDAY
• Quill Proofreading #2 due February 28 @ 3:45pm
• QQVS 

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English IV:

Do Now:

1. Quiz Act I for MacBeth

Agenda:

1. Watch MacBeth up to part of Act II
2. Begin reading Act II

HW:

1. Finish Reading Act II

Reminders: 

• Quill Practice due Thursday @ 10:30 am
• Actively Learn Thursday due @ 10:30 am "How Does Donald Trump Get Americans to Believe Him"