Letters to Freshmen

Today I will: 

• write a letter to next year's 9th graders giving sage advice to help with their success

Today's Agenda:
1. Return Literature Circle Novels to the library
2. Letter Writing

Homework:

None!

Lit -Circle Timed writing

Today I will: 

• Analyze literature based on the theme of conflicts.  I will differentiate types of conflict and argue in a clear and cohesive essay about my Literature Circle book, selecting evidence to support your argument.

Today's Agenda:
1. Write your Literature Circle essay (Timed Writing)
2. Essay Format Guide

Homework:

Work on your affirmations- due tomorrow!

Final Lit-circle and Affirmations

Today I will: 

• Construct and organize well-written paraphrases to be utilized in the literature circle timed writing.
• Write Main Claim and two sub-claims for TW
• Create a blog post for my lit-circle book

Today's Agenda:

- Affirmations

- LIt-circle #4- your Timed Writing is on Monday.
- All preparation for your timed writing must be completed in class.
- Your evidence collector must be returned to the teacher if you want to use it.

Work on Evidence Collector

Homework: 

Work on your affirmations -due Tuesday

SPAM square/TW prep

Today I Will:

• Write a SPAM square
• Begin Developing an argument for the Lit-circle Timed writing

Agenda:

1. Finish SPAM square
2. Look at Timed Writing prompt
3. Discuss redos with teacher

Homework: 

-Finish reading your literature circle novel by Friday
--ALL MAKE-UP OR LATE WORK IS DUE THURSDAY, 6/1

Lit Circle #3

Today I will: 

• Collaborate with lit circle group members to create an original video representation of your lit circle novel.
• Determine a theme or central idea of a text and cite evidence to show how the theme is evident in the text.

Today's Agenda:

1. Haiti Worksheet What the article is doing

2. Lit Circle #3

3. Complete your third Tic-Tac-Toe Lit Blog Post

4. Literature Circle Discussion

5. Begin Theme homework

Homework:
-Finish reading your literature circle novel by Friday
-Work on Theme Worksheet - due Wednesday
-Finish Blog post by tomorrow (If you didn't finish in class)
-ALL MAKE-UP OR LATE WORK IS DUE Monday, 6/5

Haiti And The Limits of Generosity/ Lit Circles

Today I will: 

• Determine a theme or central idea of a text and cite evidence to show how the theme is evident in the text.
• -Identify rhetorical verbs and apply knowledge to Peter Singer’s “Haiti and the Limits of Generosity”

Today's Agenda:
1. -Read article again and annotate for what the text is “doing
2. Complete your third Tic-Tac-Toe Lit Blog Post

3. Literature Circle Discussion

4. Begin Theme homework

Homework:
-Read lit circle book and work on Theme Worksheet - due Tuesday

Haiti And The Limits of Generosity

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Today I Will:

• Identify rhetorical verbs and apply knowledge to Peter Singer’s “Haiti and the Limits of Generosity”
• Understand conflict and apply it to my Lit circle book

Today's Agenda:

1. Plug in your earbuds to the computer. Complete the task on the following worksheet. do the work on a separate sheet of paper.  Watch video clips on where Haiti is now.
2. Complete the Conflict Worksheet you received yesterday in preparation for tomorrow's Lit circle group
3. Read lit Circle book silently

Homework:

- Finish work on "Haiti After the Earthquake" videos-Read lit circle book and work on Conflict homework - due Friday