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Bookmarks!

January 7, 2020 / / No comments

Standards

  • ELAGSE9-10W2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. Georgia ELA
  • ELAGSE9-10SL4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task. Georgia ELA
  • ELAGSE9-10SL5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. Georgia ELA

Learning Target
I can choose an independent reading book that is interesting and enjoyable to read.

Opening Session

  • Turn in your syllabus from yesterday!
  • Tell me about the last good book you read 🙂

Work Session
We’re going to do a little book talk today! Actually, we’re going to do several. I’ve pulled a bunch of books off my classroom shelves and I’m going to tell you about them, what they’re about, and why you should read them.

After we discuss some of the books we have here in the room, I’m going to give everyone a strip of paper and bust out the colored pencils.

Today I want to give you guys some time to make a VERY important item you’ll need for the rest of this semester – a BOOKMARK! For this bookmark, we’re going to do a little activity called Illuminated Initials.

An Illuminated manuscript is one of those big fancy books with all the frilly illustrations around the edges of the page, and the BIG capital letter at the beginning of the chapter with all those decorations. Today, you’re going to write your own initials (now’s the time to get out those brush pens, handwriting geeks) on a paper bookmark and decorate and illustrate them in any way you feel like represents you. As you finish, I’d like you to write a short (1-paragraph) explanation on the back of your bookmark. At the end of class, I’ll take volunteers to share their bookmark, then I’ll collect them all to be laminated.

While you’re working on your bookmarks, I’ll call you in groups to come to the bookshelf and choose a novel for your first independent reading book.

Closing Session
Didn’t find anything you liked on the shelves? There’s another option I want to show you before you leave – an app called Libby!

You can download the Libby app to your phone or to a tablet and log in using your lunch number and your 4-digit birthday (without the year). For example, if your birthday is March 28th, your password would be 0328.

Libby gives you access to the Cobb County library system, so you can check out and read books right on your phone!

Assessment
Summative (bookmark); Formative (participation)

Differentiation
Process (visual/kinesthetic learning styles), Product (student choice of symbols)

Welcome to the first day of school!!

August 1, 2019 / / No comments

Standards

  • ELAGSE9-10RL1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Georgia ELA
  • ELAGSE9-10RL2 Determine a theme or central idea of text and closely analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. Georgia ELA
  • ELAGSE9-10RL3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. Georgia ELA

Learning Target
I can get to know my classmates and teachers.

Activator
Transcript check and schedule verification! Tell me if you’re in the wrong class 🙂

Work Session

  • Go over syllabus and classroom rules and procedures
  • Play Icebreaker game
  • If there’s time, begin working on tomorrow’s bookmark activity

Closing Session
Make sure syllabus is signed by tomorrow.

American Lit: Welcome!

January 7, 2019 / / No comments

Standard: ELAGSE9-10W2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Learning Target: I will write a letter to introduce myself to the class.

Opening Session: Transcript check – everyone in the right place?

Work Session: Today we’re going to kick it off with a little introductory PowerPoint!

Welcome to American Literature!

Next up on our list, we’re going to go over the syllabus and discuss class procedures, policies, and so on. If you get this syllabus signed and returned to me before Friday, I’ll give you a free 100 on a daily grade!

Syllabus_Bristow_AmericanLit_Fall2017

Finally, with whatever time we have left, I would like for you to write a letter of introduction and tell me and the class a little about yourself 🙂 This will be due at the end of class tomorrow.

LETTER OF INTRODUCTION_1

Closing Session: Share out and tell  us about yourself!

Differentiation: Product (modified letter directions)

Assessment: Students will be given a daily grade for their letter of introduction.

World Lit: Welcome!

January 7, 2019 / / No comments
Welcome, everyone, to the FIRST day of spring semester, and WELCOME to my World Literature class!

Standard: ELAGSE9-10W2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Learning Target: I will write a letter to introduce myself to the class.

Opening Session: Transcript check – everyone in the right place?

Work Session: Today we’re going to kick it off with a little introductory PowerPoint!

 

Next up on our list, we’re going to go over the syllabus and discuss class procedures, policies, and so on. If you get this syllabus signed and returned to me before Friday, I’ll give you 5 points extra credit on our next essay!

Finally, with whatever time we have left, I would like for you to write a letter of introduction and tell me and the class a little about yourself 🙂 This will be due at the end of class tomorrow.

LETTER OF INTRODUCTION_1

Closing Session: Share out and tell  us about yourself!

Differentiation: Product (modified letter directions)

Assessment: Students will be given a daily grade for their letter of introduction.

World Lit: Mandala Project!

August 2, 2018 / / No comments

Standards

  • ELAGSE9-10W2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
  • ELAGSE9-10SL4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
  • ELAGSE9-10SL5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

Objective Students will begin working on their sun/shadow mandalas.

Opening Session We’re heading down to the media center today to pick out our books for independent reading! Remember that we will begin every day with 20 minutes of silent independent reading, and you will have a project due every six weeks.

Work Session Today we are going to start working on our mandalas. I have made mandalas with my classes before, but this time we’re going to do something a bit different and work on what’s called a “Sun/Shadow” mandala. What the heck am I talking about, you ask? Great question!

SUN-SHADOW MANDALA PROJECT

Directions: Mandalas are one of the oldest art forms known to humanity. They are one of the oldest symbols in the world and one of the few universal ones. Translated from Sanskrit, mandala means circle – a symbol of completeness – the most perfect medium in which to present a picture of yourself. One type of mandala is called the sun-shadow mandala, and it represents, in part, the contrasts between one’s sun qualities – what is visible and projected – and the shadow qualities – what is interior and inward. I. The first step in making a mandala is writing two sets of answers to the questions below. One set represents the sun answers; the other set represents the shadow answers:

Sun-Images: How do you appear on the surface to the world? This is the part of you that is seen or projected to others.

1. What animal are you most like?

2. What plant are you most like?

3. What color are you most like?

4. What shape are you most like?

5. What number are you most like?

6. What mineral or gem are you most like?

7. What natural element are you most like?

Shadow-Images: The part of you that is not shown. The shadow images can be considered the direct opposites to the sun images.

1. What animal are you like internally?

2. What plant are you like internally?

3. What color are you like internally?

4. What shape are you like internally?

5. What number are you like internally?

6. What mineral or gem are you like internally?

7. What natural element are you like internally?

Remember:

Sun Image – what is visible and projected (what is seen)

Shadow Image – what is interior and inward (what is hidden; the opposite of the sun image)

 

Once the questions are complete, the next step is to write a sentence for each of your symbols. The most important part of your sentence is the “why” part. Through your sentences you will share why you feel a certain symbol represents you. In the end you will have a total of 14 sentences. Here are some examples:

Sun Sentence Frame:

I am like a/the (sun image), because like the (sun image), I __________________________________.

Ex: I am like poison oak, because like poison oak, I’m harmless until stepped on.

Shadow Sentence Frame:

I am like a/the (shadow image), because like the (shadow image), I ___________________________.

Ex: I am like a Venus flytrap, because like a Venus flytrap, I want to capture you and make you a part of me.

Closing Session Once you have your sun and shadow sentences written, I will give you a template to trace a circle and begin working on your mandala. You should incorporate all of your sun and shadow symbols into your mandala. We will work on this all day in class, and we will have all day tomorrow for coloring your mandalas in. Enjoy, everyone

Assessment Summative (mandala project); Formative (participation)

Differentiation Process (visual/kinesthetic learning styles), Product (student choice of symbols)

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