English-9: Full of adventure, full of discovery

• F5:  Discuss your holiday plans.  Hand in F5.
• Add to Student Learning Map (Plot Line Points).  If absent, see a friend’s notes!
• Double-Entry Journal.  Can earn an A, B or C based on number of entries completed.  Continue reading “Sound of Thunder” and work on Double-Entry.  Due at end of class.  If absent, see Miss T to sign out a book in order to work on/hand in Double-Entry.
• Hw:  Have a wonderful break! 

• F5: (Refers to Tears of a Tiger) Today is Andy’s 2nd visit to the psychologist.  Pretend you are his doctor.  What would you say to Andy?
• Finish vocab from “S of T.”  Place in Vocab/Gram.
• Textwalk and 3 predictions.
• Begin reading “Sound of Thunder.”
• Up/Down Prediction Game.
• Hw:  F5s will be collected tomorrow!! 

• Choice Read.  Lift one item from text and write on your F5.  After reading time is up, turn to a neighbor and react verbally to what you lifted.  Hand in F5.
• Share Hw.  Hand in (Dino Article).
• Finish Frayer on Climax.
• Begin vocab for “S of T.” 
• Make predictions on our next story.
• Hw:  Have a nice weekend!

• F5:  If you could travel through time, would you choose the past or future?  Why?
• Hand in Hw (I Am Poem).
• Book Talk:  Nonfiction Books such as Usborne Dinosaurs
• Video Clip – “If There be Monsters.”  Questions & Discussion.
• Predictions about our new story “Sound of Thunder.”
• Add Internal Conflict, External Conflict and Climax to Student Learning Map. (If absent, see White Board and add to your SLM).
• Notes on Plot – highlight important information.  Complete FRAYER for CLIMAX. 
• Hw:  (1) Dino Article and 3,2,1.  (2) F5 and Choice Book. 

• F5: Explain the rules and how to use the William Penn Library.
• Tears.
• MDG Quiz – If absent, make up!!
• New Ending – Complete.  Hand in.
• Grade Conference with Miss T or Mrs. F — discuss a goal for MP 3.
• Hw:  I Am Poem – complete for General Z, Rainsford or Ivan.  At least 10 lines. 

Library Orientation. 

Make sure yesterday’s Hw is handed in (Conflict Map).

• F5: Have you ever had a problem or conflict with another person?  Write about the problem or conflict and include an example.
• Review “MDG.”
• Group Work – complete Conflict Chart.  Discuss.  Place in CW.
• Hw: (1) Conflict Map (2) Tomorrow report to the library. 

• F5: Write “MDG” on today’s spot and hand in.
• Hand in Hw (MP 2 Reflection).
• Finish MDG – add to Double-Entry and then hand in.
• Review MDG by acting it out – Fast Forward script.
• Hw:  Fresh start – new marking period on Monday.

Period 1 – Chance to “redo” poetry booklet if necessary and you were one of the students Miss T “talked about” this morning.  It is due Monday.  Please make corrections.

• F5:  How do you feel towards hunting?  Why?
• Book Talk:  Jade Green.
• Con’t “MDG” and double-entry.  React to hand out (add to double-entry).  If absent, please see Miss T to sign out a textbook and catch up on our story.
• Hw:  (1) F5 and Choice book for tomorrow.  (2) One paragraph – at least 8 complete sentences.  Reflect on MP 2.  How do you think you did and why?  Underline the verbs you use. 

• F5: Summarize what has happened in “Most Dangerous Game” so far.
• Project Reflection – hand in.  Hand in projects!
• Con’t with “MDG” – adding to double-entry.
• Hw: (1) -10 each day poetry booklet is late.  (2) End of MP 2 is Friday! (3) Missing Credit letters sent home with specific students – need to be signed and returned.