Intro to Yellow Walll Paper

September 17, 2015

E.Q: What is the ripple effect?

What background knowledge do you have about specific topics pertaining to ideas in The Yellow Wall Paper?

Obj: I can explain the ripple effect.

I can identify what background knowledge I understand about the next short story.

Starter:

Watch the movie trailer for the Yellow Wallpaper.

Based on the short clip, predict what the short story will be about.

Write down a 2-3 sentence prediction.

Vocabulary:

Lit Term: Ripple Effect

Part of Speech: noun

Dictionary Definition: the continuing and spreading results of an event or action.

Your Definition:

Activity: Create a consequence wheel that demonstrates the ripple effect. 

Activity:

1.   The Ripple Effect

(Consequence Wheel)

We will read through the instructions as a class.

Individually, look at the examples to fully understand how the wheel works. 

Select one event, that happened to you personally, that you would like to analyze.

With that idea in the center, you will create at least 5 circles off of the idea in the center.

2.  Chalk Talk 

Respond to the appropriate topics on the corresponding poster. 

Discussion Topics

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent"- Eleanor Roosevelt

Womens Rights Movements 1840-1920

Hysteria

Identity

Naturalism and Realism 

3.  Sharing Out

Each assigned group will be responsible for organizing a collaborative response based on the assigned poster.

Use your classmates responses to construct one comprehensive response to the question.

This will be what you share with everyone.

Closure:

Look at your prediction from the starter.

Based on the topics in the chalk talk, what else can you elaborate on.

Expand your prediction, using information from our discussion.

Picture Book Presentations

September 17, 2015

E.Q: Present your product and articulate the information to an audience.

Obj:  I can present my product and articulate the information to an audience.

Starter:

Look over your picture book.

Are there any last minute revisions you need to make?

Make any necessary revisions.

If you do not have any, consider what tone and animations you would like to add while reading to the class.

Vocabulary:

Lit Term: Ripple Effect

Part of Speech: noun

Dictionary Definition: the continuing and spreading results of an event or action.

Your Definition:

Activity: Create a consequence wheel that demonstrates the ripple effect. 

Activity:

1.  Transcendentalism Final Project Presentation

One at a time, you will share your picture books with the class.

You will read it from cover to cover.

For at least five your classmates, write down a plus and delta.

Make sure to share this information with your peer.

It may be about the actual product or presentation. 

2.   The Ripple Effect

(Consequence Wheel)

We will read through the instructions as a class.

Individually, look at the examples to fully understand how the wheel works. 

Select one event, that happened to you personally, that you would like to analyze.

With that idea in the center, you will create at least 5 circles off of the idea in the center.

Closure:

Please fill out the authors structure level of understanding form.

Consider how you did on the benchmark yesterday and how effective your structure is in your picture book.

Benchmark 9/15

September 15, 2015

E.Q:  Evaluate any one problem, of your choice, you would like to change, and create a plan to implement a solution in response to the prompted change. 

Create a narrative structure based on the problem identified in the essay.

Obj: I can evaluate a problem that needs to be changed and organize a solution.  

I can create a narrative and effectively apply the structure through a picture book.

Starter:

Today we will be taking the second benchmark.

Login to usatestprep.com and review your scores from Benchmark 8/21.

Evaluate your results.

What areas are you surprised by?

What do you think has improved over the past 3 weeks?

Predict how you will do today.

Activity:

1.  Benchmark 9/15

You are responsible for completing this benchmark by Friday, September 18.

You are required to receive a minimum score of 80%.

You have unlimited attempts, but remember there will also be options for remediation.

This will also receive credit in the gradebook.

2.   Transcendentalism Final Project

Use the above link to complete the final project for this unit.

Due Date: Wednesday, September 16.

Closure:

Evaluate the results from your benchmark.

How close were you in your original prediction?

Why do you think this is?

Picture Day/ Work Day

September 14, 2015

E.Q:  Evaluate any one problem, of your choice, you would like to change, and create a plan to implement a solution in response to the prompted change. 

Create a narrative structure based on the problem identified in the essay.

Obj: I can evaluate a problem that needs to be changed and organize a solution.  

I can create a narrative and effectively apply the structure through a picture book.

Starter:

Create a S.M.A.R.T goal for what you want to accomplish in today's class period.

Activity:

1.   Transcendentalism Final Project

Use the above link to complete the final project for this unit.

Due Date: Wednesday, September 16.

Closure:

Evaluate the A in your S.M.A.R.T goal .

Did you achieve what you set out to do?

Why or why not?

What can you do differently?

Work Day Two

September 11, 2015

E.Q:  Evaluate any one problem, of your choice, you would like to change, and create a plan to implement a solution in response to the prompted change. 

Create a narrative structure based on the problem identified in the essay.

Obj: I can evaluate a problem that needs to be changed and organize a solution.  

I can create a narrative and effectively apply the structure through a picture book.

Starter:

Create a S.M.A.R.T goal for what you want to accomplish in today's class period.

Activity:

1.   Transcendentalism Final Project

Use the above link to complete the final project for this unit.

Due Date: Wednesday, September 16.

Closure:

Evaluate the A in your S.M.A.R.T goal .

Did you achieve what you set out to do?

Why or why not?

What can you do differently?

Change Work Day

September 10, 2015

E.Q:  Evaluate any one problem, of your choice, you would like to change, and create a plan to implement a solution in response to the prompted change. 

Create a narrative structure based on the problem identified in the essay.

Obj: I can evaluate a problem that needs to be changed and organize a solution.  

I can create a narrative and effectively apply the structure through a picture book.

Starter:

Create a S.M.A.R.T goal for what you want to accomplish in today's class period.

Activity:

1.   Transcendentalism Final Project

Use the above link to complete the final project for this unit.

Due Date: Wednesday, September 16.

Closure:

Evaluate the A in your S.M.A.R.T goal .

Did you achieve what you set out to do?

Why or why not?

What can you do differently?

Circles Lit Circles Continued

September 9. 2015

E.Q:  Collaborate with my peers to determine meanings of a text.

Collaborate with my peers to create a formulaic paragraph based on the assigned reading.

Obj: I can collaborate with my peers to determine meanings of a text.

I can collaborate with my peers to create a piece of writing based on a text.

Starter:

Open up your lit circle role sheet that you completed last night for homework.

Evaluate your responses and contributions for the discussion.

What ideas can you expand on?

What might you have missed the first time?

Take five minutes to tweak your sheets.

Vocabulary:
To be determined by the vocab enricher.

Activity:

1. Continuation of Literature Circles

Circles by Ralph Waldo Emerson

In your assigned literature circles you will read the first 3 and 1/2 pages of Circles by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Start at the paragraph: "The eye is the first circle" and read through the paragraph "How often must we learn this lesson?"

Collaborate with the peers that have the same role as you.
Expand on your notes and make revisions when necessary.

Lit Circle Roles

Summarizer

Discussion Director

Literary Luminary

Vocab Enricher

Connector

When you are done collaborating, share the information with your original group.

2.  Collaborative TPEQEA assignment

With the members of your lit circle respond to the following question in a TPEQEA paragraph:

Compare Emerson's attitude towards change to Thoreau's view in Civil Disobedience.

3.  Transcendentalism Final Project

Use the above link to complete the final project for this unit.

Due Date: Wednesday, September 16.

Closure:

If you could change any one thing, big or small, what would it be?

Use this information to brainstorm ideas for your project.