Thursday, December 21st - All Periods

Creativity and Success Lesson

Do Now: What does it take for a creative person to become successful in today’s society?

Homework: Seniors: Next 2 pages of senior project and all other senior project essays.

Sophomores: Missing Poems and fiction story.

Critical Thinking Questions: What is creativity? Are some people lucky? How do some people become successful?

Content: Videos from Blog: Tyler the Creator, Childish, Bruno Mars

Objective: SWBAT develop a concept of creativity and express what makes them unique and creative.

Class Activities: Do now, Videos, Writing about creativity, Discussion

Wednesday, December 21st - Periods 1, 6-7, 8-9, 10

Agenda:

 1) Work on typing your senior project essays or doing website research for your research paper.

2) If you have not already, check your portfolio, your googledocs, and your own folders to fill out the Senior Project Checklist.

3) Contribute to the following document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1poPzgWOah3pnmpYAx77DTUMN0xkpqh0PnVGgtoHBNak/edit

Wednesday, December 21st - Period 2

Culture and Race: Day 3

Do Now: Do you judge people differently based on the color of their skin?

Homework: No new homework. (Complete any missing assignmnets: Personification Poem, Sonnet Poem, Free Verse, Haiku, Fiction Story.)

Critical Thinking Questions: What is racism? How does it play out in today’s society?

Content: We Wear the Mask, The Revolt of the Evil Fairies

Objective: SWBAT connect themes from the story to their own lives.

Donald Glover - Childish Gambino

Tyler the Creator - Yonkers

Bruno Mars - Valerie

Donald Glover Does it All: Forbes 30 Under 30

Tuesday, December 20th - Periods 8-9, 10

Language Inquiry: Day 3

Do Now: In society, who gets to decide what is “right” and what is “wrong”?

Homework: First 2 pages of research paper due Wednesday!

Critical Thinking Questions: What are the politics of race and language?

Content: Black Men and Public Space

Objective: SWBAT think in complex ways about language and consider and discuss the impact or race in our community life.

Class Activities: Do now discussion, Racial Language Translations, Discussion, Standard English Worksheet, Black Men and Public Space, Writing Reflection

Tuesday, December 20th - Period 2

Culture and Race: Day 2

Do Now: How would you define race?

Homework: 1) Study for test tomorrow!

 

2) Are you comfortable talking about race? Why do you think some people may be uncomfortable by the topic? (1/2 page)

Critical Thinking Questions: What is race? How does it affect the world today?

Content: Race Matters Video; The Revolt of the Evil Fairies

Objective: SWBAT write a plot summary of the events of a story and name at least 2 themes in the story.

Class Activities: Do now, Race Matters Video and Discussion, Reading Story: Plot summary

Sophomore Test Review for Wednesday, December 21st

Monday, December 19th - Period 2

Culture and Race: Day 1

Do Now: In your day to day life, when are times that you interact with people from different cultures?

Homework: Complete your Creative Fiction Story and Comic Strip.

Critical Thinking Questions: What is culture? What is American culture?

Content: Art Videos, Student Inquiries, Student Writing

Objective: SWBAT analyze artistic videos for their cultural symbols and meanings and write a reflection of what their own culture in Philadelphia is.

Class Activities: Note taking, Question Writing, Culture Videos, Writing Reflection, Discussion

Monday, December 19th - Periods 1 & 6-7

Language Inquiry: Day 3

Do Now: In society, who gets to decide what is “right” and what is “wrong”?

Homework: First 2 pages of research paper due Wednesday!

Critical Thinking Questions: What are the politics of race and language?

Content: Black Men and Public Space

Objective: SWBAT think in complex ways about language and consider and discuss the impact or race in our community life.

Class Activities: Do now discussion, Racial Language Translations, Discussion, Standard English Worksheet, Black Men and Public Space, Writing Reflection

Friday, December 16th - Period 2

Poetry: Day 16a

Do Now: How can a story teach a lesson?

Homework: Complete any missing assignments for this Poetry Unit: Comic Strip Story, Personification Poem, Sonnet Poem, Free Verse, Haiku, Fiction Story.

Critical Thinking Questions: How can we develop a theme or a message within our stories? Why do we tell stories?

Content: Student writing

Objective: We will understand how to develop an idea or message in our stories and develop a basic plot outline for what our stories will be about.

Class Activities: Brainstorming themes and messages, Making plot outline, Begin writing stories.

Friday, December 16th - Period 1

Agenda:

 

1) Check your portfolio, your googledocs, and your own folders to fill out the Senior Project Checklist. You must know where you stand!

 

2) Work on typing your senior project essays or doing website research for your research paper.

 

3) Contribute to the following document:

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1poPzgWOah3pnmpYAx77DTUMN0xkpqh0PnVGgtoHBNak/edit

Homework: Senior Project Research Paper. 2 pages by next Friday!

Friday, December 16th - Periods 6-7, 8-9, 10

Language Inquiry: Day 2

Do Now: When are times or situations when you try to speak in Standard English?

Homework: Senior Project Research Paper. 2 pages by next Wednesday!

Critical Thinking Questions: How does language affect our experience with the world? When do we change the way we talk or express ourselves? What are the implications of this change?

Content: Student text messages, Books in the classroom

Objective: SWBAT construct their own rules and definitions of a non-standard form of English.

Class Activities: Do now discussion, Texting Translation, Non-Standard Language search and new definitions.

Thursday, December 15th - Period 8-9

Go to this link and follow the directions to add some example of English in America:




https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WUKjt_HXKJNbLmgUUHQOwbe_ybUkCp3lv5K9xINHHV0/edit

Thursday, December 15th - Period 6-7

Go to this link and follow the directions to add some example of English in America:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OgjMCNjqMDoIpghnmMZHd-2ZH-vgByjLkWxmZv7nnv0/edit

Thursday, December 15th - Period 1

Language Inquiry: Day 1

Do Now: What is the last thing you were genuinely curious about?

Homework: Senior Project Essays: Checklist completed by Friday. Know where you stand!

Critical Thinking Questions: What is language? How do we use it? Is there more than one way to speak English?

Content: Becoming American Poem.

Objective: SWBAT develop a working definition of language and ideas for different types of English.

Class Activities: Do Now, “What is language?” Discussion,

Thursday, December 15th - Period 2

Poetry: Day 15

Do Now: What are famous catch-phrases from movies or cartoons?

Homework: Complete any missing poems. (Personification, Sonnet, Free Verse)

Critical Thinking Questions: How can we learn about characters from their dialogue?

Content: Student writing and selected stories.

Objective: We will be able to recognize dialogue and understand how dialogue affects character development.

Class Activities: Do now discussion, worksheet, character development, and dialogue.

How to use Quotations, Block Quotes and Paraphrasing in Research Writing

Wednesday, December 14th - Periods 6-7, 8-9, 10

Language Inquiry: Day 1

Do Now: Is there more than one way to speak or use English?

Homework: Senior Project Essays: Checklist completed by Friday. Know where you stand!

Critical Thinking Questions: What is language? How do we use it? Is there more than one way to speak English?

Content: Becoming American Poem.

Objective: SWBAT develop a working definition of language and ideas for different types of English.

Class Activities: Do Now, “What is language?” Discussion,

Wednesday, December 14th - Period 2

Poetry: Day 14

Do Now: Who is your favorite Disney movie character? Why?

Homework: Write all vocabulary words into sentences.

Critical Thinking Questions: What are the connections between poetry and story writing? How can we develop characters?

Content: Selection of fiction stories

Goal: We can recognize different forms of narration and character development. We can begin to develop our own characters in different narrative styles.

Class Activities: Note Taking, Analyzing selected texts for narrative style and characterization, Developing our own characters for our stories.

Tuesday, December 13th - Periods 6-7, 8-9, 10

Standard English Review: Part 1

Do Now: What is the last thing your were genuinely curious about?

Homework: Senior Project Essays! (Also, bring in examples of the Englishes we discussed in class.)

Critical Thinking Questions: What is intellectual curiosity? Why is intellectual curiosity important?

Content: Standard English notes

Objective: SWBAT recognize and understand the Standard English rules we have learned and present them to the class.

Class Activities: Senior project pep talk, Standard English review and presentation.

Monday, December 12th - Period 2

Poetry: Day 12

Do Now: What does it mean for a hip-hop or rap artist to have flow?

Homework: Describe the writing style of your favorite music artist.  Does this artist use a rhyming pattern? Do they have flow?  Explain. (1 Paragraph)

Critical Thinking Questions: How do poets use meter in their writing to make it sound better?  What is a free verse poem? How is free verse different from a poem that has a form?

Content: “All Falls Down” by Kanye West, “Mother to Son” and “April Rain Song” by Langston Hughes, and “Under the Greenwood Tree” by Shakespeare

Objective: Students will recognize the differences and similarities between free verse and formed poetry and will be able to recognize the rhyme scheme and meter of poems that they read and write. Students will also write their own “Mother to Son” poem.

Class Activities: Comparing Kanye’s meter to Shakespeare’s meter, Recognizing Free Verse Poetry, Writing Daughter/Son to Parent Poems in free verse.

Monday, December 12th - Periods 6-7, 8-9, 10

Senior Project Day: Quotes and Block Quotes

Do Now: What is your definition of a quote? Give an example of a quote.

Homework: Work on senior project essays! You should know what your status on all essays are.

Critical Thinking Questions: Why is it important to cite research that we use?

Content: Research examples, “Friends Without Benefits” -Time Article

Objective: SWBAT use quotes and block quotes accurately in their writing.

Class Activities: Note taking, Reviewing examples, Practicing their own quotes.

Thursday, December 8th - Periods 1, 6-7, 8-9, 10

Computer or Library Day

Today, Periods 1 & 6-7 worked on computers. Periods 8-9 & 10 went to the library.

Homework: Study for test tomorrow!

Thursday, December 8th - Period 2

Poetry Test Review and Internet Day

Do Now: Go to zellerenglish.blogspot.com, and review the “Sophomore Test Review.”

Homework: Study for test tomorrow!

Critical Thinking Questions: What is poetry?

Content: Blog and wikispaces

Objective: SWBAT think critically about complex and abstract expressions.

Class Activities: Test Review, Wiki Discussion

Sophomore Test Review for Friday, December 9th

Wednesday, December 7th - Period 2

Poetry: Day 11

Do Now: Reflection on a piece of art.  Write all of the words that you can think of that you associate with this piece of art.

Homework: Finish sonnet poem if not completed in class.

Critical Thinking Question: What is art?  Why is it useful to have different ways to express yourself? How does rhyme scheme affect meaning in a poem?

Content: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” Student Poetry

Objective: We will be able to write the first two stanzas of a sonnet poem and be able to recognize rhyme scheme.

Class Activities: Class Brainstorm, Time to work on Sonnets, and Class reflection.