Continue Reading!

Goal: Finish reading "Possibility of Evil"

Agenda:
Read
Introduce Book Review 6
Finish reading "Possibility of Evil"

Book Review 6 
We are doing a DIFFERENT method for Book Review 6: A Socratic Seminar! 

• We are giving you hard copies of the Book Review Socratic Preparation document.
• You can also access it HERE digitally if you prefer, but you must print it before class on Monday. 
• You have participated in a Socratic Seminar before, so you know how it works. We will have the Socratic Seminars on Monday during class, so come prepared! This counts as your grade for Book #6 Book Review.

Finish reading "Possibility of Evil" 

• Open GoFormative and finish the reading you started yesterday. You are able to pick up where you left off.
• You should be able to finish in class, but if not, it's homework.

Reminders:
Finish your GoFormative for "The Possibility of Evil." Grades for this reading will be up on Friday, and they are the first grades in PS for second semester! 

First Read: The Possibility of Evil

Goal: First Read of "The Possibility of Evil" in GoFormative

Agenda: 

Read

GoFormative

The Possibility of Evil

• You made awesome predictions yesterday about the story we're going to start reading today. 
• Log in at GoFormative.com
• Click on "The Possibility of Evil."
• Be ready to listen to the story as you read along. We will pause to answer questions as a class.

*We've had some people switch classes. If you do not see the story appearing, make sure you're a part of our Google classroom. I can help you with that if you raise your hand.*

Reminders:

Are you caught up on your English Journal? You should have an entry from yesterday, 1/29. 

Probable Passage

Goal: Review and sort words from an upcoming reading to make predictions about the text.

Agenda:
Read
Reading Progress Update
Probable Passage Activity

Reading Progress Update
Complete the READING PROGRESS FORM about your current book, which should be #7. Consider those reading challenges we showed you yesterday when choosing your books.

Probable Passage: 
1. With your partner get this Probable Passage document. (One of you make the copy and share it with your partner. Share it with Ms. Daniel and Mrs. R too!)
2. Sort the words into the plot profile categories and then use those words to write a prediction for the story we will read tomorrow.
3. Paste your prediction (gist statement) into your English Journal.
4. Click HERE when it's time. 

Reminders: 

• Reading is always your homework. 
• We'll be writing about Book #6 later this week, so make sure you're ready. 
• We're at the start of the semester and it's your time to shine! 

Welcome to Second Semester!

Goal: Learn about new reading challenges and take an assessment

Agenda: 
Read
Reading Challenges
District Assessment

Reading Challenges
This semester, challenge yourself by going outside your comfort zone and introducing yourself to new material!

FAST Assessment

• Today we need to take a quick reading assessment. I will give you instructions in class. 
• You will need headphones. 
• Wait for instructions so we can walk you through the process of logging in. 
• This test is really helpful in determining the kind of curriculum you encounter in your school journey. Show what you know!

Reminders:

• Welcome to a new semester! We love a fresh start! 
• Cumulative grades start over. 
• Homework is always to read! Book #6 should be done by today, and you should have a great book for Book #7.

Wednesday-Friday (FINALS)

TIME TO SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW!

Goal: Show what you know and are able to do on our first semester final.

I'll be providing you with a link to the final and the passages you'll be reading in class. Be sure you scroll down to Tuesday (below) and get the study guide.

Your scores should be posted in Power School by 2:00 PM the day of your final.

Review for Final

Goal: Reviewing for the final

Agenda: 
Read
English Journal Self Assessment
Letter to McBride Self Assessment
Review Strategies
Review Practice

1. English Journal Self-Score

1. Open your English Journal. 
2. Review the English Journal Scoring Guide. 
3. Determine how you would score your English Journal. 
4. PASTE this sentence below into the TOP of your English Journal and be sure it is complete:

January 22, 2019 Self Score:
I believe I have earned a _____ << (Your score 1-5) on my English Journal because __________________________. << (Your reasons you think you earned that score).

2. Letter to McBride Self Assessment
Your letter to James McBride is due today. (You worked on it Wednesday and Thursday last week and got feedback from your writing groups on Friday.)
Click HERE to self-evaluate your letter.

3. Study Guide for the Final 
You probably already have a copy of the study guide, but just in case you don't, here it is again:
STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL
STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL EN ESPANOL
Review the question types, and ask about anything that seems unclear to you.
The final covers all of the concepts we have learned since September. Besides the study guide links below, you can also review blog posts from September forward. If you need a link to Mrs. Roberts' blog to do so, click HERE.

4. Review Quizzizz
You can review some of the concepts that will be on the final by playing these review Quizzizz. Access each of the quizzizz by clicking HERE and entering the code for the review you want to play:



Reading the Novel Review Quizziz 635520
Connotation and Denotation + Diction 474545
Rhetorical Precis 897446

Finals Schedule (7:30 AM - 11:47 AM each day) 
Wednesday: Periods 1 and 2
Thursday: Periods 3 and 4
Friday: Periods 5 and 6

Celebrating Dr. King's Legacy

While Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday was last Tuesday, January 15th, I won't get to see you at school today because we celebrate his birthday and honor his life today. 

As you study for your finals and relax at home, I encourage you to check out these articles that provide different perspectives regarding Dr. King's life, legacy, and what politicians might think of him if he were alive today:

LIVING HIS DREAM: A NEW GENERATION FIGHTS FOR RIGHTS KING ENVISIONED

IF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WERE ALIVE TODAY, POLITICIANS WOULD DENOUNCE HIM

MLK'S GRANDCHILD HOSTS INSPIRING GROUP OF CHILD ACTIVISTS

There is a parade taking place on Harbor Drive in Downtown San Diego from 2-5PM. The parade is organized by the Zeta Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Fraternity, the oldest African American fraternity in America. Dr. King was a member of this organization.

Remember to reflect, relax, and read. We'll see you back at school tomorrow!

Writing Groups for Letters to McBride

Goal: Writing groups for your letter to Mr. McBride

Agenda:

Read

Writing Group Procedures

Writing Groups

Debrief

Writing Groups:

Sharing your writing with a group will help you improve your writing and learn what a reader might think while reading your work.

Follow the procedures in the chart or on THIS PAGE with your group.

Be sure to check out the RUBRIC for your letter.

Important Dates and Reminders:

FINAL draft of your response to McBride is due Tuesday 1/22.

Keep reading. Finish book #6 by Monday 1/28.

Last day to request any regrades is 1/22.

Finals begin 1/23.

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL

Progress on Letters to McBride

Goal: Progress on our letters to McBride.

Agenda:
Read

Check PowerSchool
Reading Progress Update
Letter to McBride

1. Reading Progress Update

• Click HERE to complete your final Reading Progress Update of first semester. Congrats!

2. Check Power School:

• Now is a good time to check your grades.
• Are you missing anything you could make up?
• Is there anything you can still work on for a regrade?
• Is there anything I made a mistake on? 

3. Letter to McBride:

• Yesterday you began a letter to Mr. McBride. 
• Today we will work on the second paragraph. 
• Tomorrow you need a complete draft to share with your writing group for feedback. 
• Remember, you can view the rubric HERE to see how the assignment is scored.

Frames for your second paragraph: (You will need more than this, but these might help.)

• One of the things you wrote was, "..(include quotation from the text)...." I agree/disagree with that because (include your personal experience or example to show why you agree or disagree.)
• You also stated that, "....(quotation from text)..." I think this is true/not true because...(give reasons, evidence for why you thing this is true or not.) 

Important Dates and Reminders:

• Your complete draft of your letter to McBride is due Friday 1/18.
• Keep reading. Finish book #6 by Monday 1/28. 
• Last day to request any regrades is 1/22. 
• Finals begin 1/23.

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL EN ESPANOL

Writing a Response to James McBride

Goal: Beginning a draft of your response to James McBride.

Agenda:

Read

Explain writing assignment

Begin drafting

Writing Assignment Background:

• We have been reading and analyzing James McBride's Hip Hop Planet; now it is time to write about it more formally.
• Go to GOOGLE CLASSROOM and find the new assignment called Letter to James McBride. 
• Carefully read the directions in Google Classroom and on the template where you will write your letter. 

Assignment Guide: SUMMARIZING AND RESPONDING IN A LETTER TO JAMES MCBRIDE

• Now that you have considered the topic of hip hop and its global influence, you will write a summary and response in the format of a letter.
• Your task is to compose a letter to James McBride with the purpose of letting him know what you think about the claims he makes about the importance and power of hip hop in his essay.
• The first paragraph of the letter will be a summary where you show McBride that you understand the main points of his essay. (You can probably use your rhetorical precis as the basis for this.) The second paragraph of your letter will be a thoughtful and formal response to his ideas.

Important Dates and Reminders:

• Your complete draft of your letter to McBride is due Friday 1/18. 
• Keep reading. Finish book #6 by Monday 1/28. 
• Last day to request any regrades is 1/22. 
• Finals begin 1/23.

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL EN ESPANOL

SOAPSTone - Hip Hop Planet

Goal: Soapstone for Hip Hop Planet and start on a rhetorical précis. 

Agenda:
Read
SOAPSTone with your partner
Rhetorical Précis of Hip Hip Planet

1. SOAPSTone: 
Work with your partner to complete the SOAPSTONE activity. One form with BOTH your names. 

2. Rhetorical Precis:
Open your ENGLISH JOURNAL. 
Write a four sentence rhetorical précis of Hip Hop Planet.

Reminders:
Be sure your English Journal is up to date.
Finish book #6 by 1/28.
Remember you can still retake your précis test. See retake instructions. 

For Fun:
Do you know your rap lyrics? Think you can tell the difference between Tupac and Shakespeare? Let's find out. Click HERE and enter the game code 422481.

Charting the Text of Hip Hop Planet

Goal: Delve deeper into what McBride is saying and doing in his essay.

Agenda: 
Read
Charting the Text

Charting the Text:

• You will need your digital copy of Hip Hop Planet.
• I'll give you the charting organizer on paper.
• Work with your group to look at what McBride is saying in each section.
• There is a chart in the back of the room, but you can also click on the picture to get a larger version of the rhetorical verbs. >>

Reminders: 
Be sure your English Journal is up to date.
Book #6 must be finished by January 28th. 
Keep reading. Reading is always your homework.

Close Read of Hip Hop Planet

Goal: Our goal today is a closer examination of part of the text we read yesterday to help us understand the author's purpose better.

Agenda: 
Read
Close reading of part of Hip Hop Planet
English Journal Entry

You will need: 
Blog
Hip Hop Planet (in Google Classroom)
Your English Journal

Close Reading: 
Now that you've read James McBride's complete article, we're going to spend some time today focusing on just a few paragraphs, specifically the last two paragraphs.

Today's English Journal Entry:
Respond to the following questions in your English Journal.

   1. What is McBride’s purpose for writing this article?
   2.  Do you agree with his argument? Why or why not?

Reminders: 
Did you finish the GoFormative questions from yesterday? Grades are going in Powerschool.
Keep reading book #6. Finish by 1/28.

First Read of Hip Hop Planet

Goal: First reading of Hip Hop Planet using GoFormative

Agenda

Read

Reminders
Introduce the Author

First read of Hip Hop Planet

First Read: 

• Today you will do a first reading of "Hip Hop Planet," an essay by James McBride. 

• You will use GO FORMATIVE to read the text and answer questions along the way.
• If you need help logging into Go Formative, let Ms. Daniel or Mrs. Roberts know.
• Haga clic AQUÍ para acceder a la lectura en español.

Reminders

• Be sure your book review of Book #5 is complete.
• Finish book #6 by 1/28/19.  Keep reading!

Reading, Listening, Writing...

Goals: 
Learn a bit more about the history and culture of hip hop, while working on your listening skills.

Agenda
Read
Listening activity (get out your headphones)
Catch up

History of Hip Hop
Go to Google Classroom to watch the video about the history of Hip Hop. There are questions you will answer throughout. 
*If you are not in our Google Classroom, see Ms. Daniel or Mrs. Roberts for help!

AQUI está el enlace para la tarea en español:
Mira el video en el enlace de arriba.
Solo deberías mirar de 5:30 a 11:40.
Responda las preguntas AQUÍ cuando haya terminado.

Catch Up
Review the blog post from yesterday. 
Did you complete those things? 
Check your reading progress. 
Do you need me to look at your re-written precis? 
Have you read the retake directions?

Socratic Make Up
TODAY 1/9 at 2:25. Don't be late. Bring your preparation doc.
This is for anyone absent on 12/21 OR anyone who was here on 12/21 and didn't participate. 
I passed out invitations yesterday and hope to see you all here.

Book 5 Book Review

Goals: 
Learn about precis retakes and complete your review of your independent reading book, for book #5

Agenda:

Read
Rhetorical Precis Retakes
Review of Book #5

Rhetorical Precis Retakes

• You can retake your rhetorical precis test from before break if you want to improve your score. 
• You can do this if your score was low, especially to practice or improve your precis skills.
• The retake instructions are very specific! Be sure to read them carefully.

Review of Book #5:

• Open the "Book Review 18-19" document shared with you in your Google Drive. This is the same document you used to write your review of book #4.

• Put your cursor ABOVE your review of book #4 and add a new entry for Review of Book #5.

• Follow the book review structure.

• Make sure this is in your book review doc and NOT in your English Journal. 

Reminders:

• Socratic seminar make up is Tuesday 1/9 at 2:25. Don't be late. This is for anyone absent on 12/21 OR anyone who was here on 12/21 and didn't participate.

• Rewrite your original precis if you want to be eligible for a retake. Read re-take instructions.

• Check out your independent reading book on the blog.

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back and Happy New Year! 

Goal: Reading progress update and introduction to new unit.

Agenda: 
Read
Reading Progress Update
Quick Write
Socrative

Reading Progress Update
Did you read over break? Click HERE to complete a new Reading Progress Update. You should be finishing up Book #5 soon, and getting ready to move onto Book #6 if you're not already there.

New Unit: Hip Hop Goes Global
To help us get started, we're going to talk about what we know (or don't know) about Hip Hop.

Quick Write: 
In your English Journal, respond to the following prompt:

• What influences does hip hop have in our society and our world? 
• What is its message?
• Is it just music, or is it something more?

Respond to these questions with your own examples or observations from your experience.

Socrative:

Open SOCRATIVE and join with the room code we give you in class. 

Reminders: 

• If you were absent, be sure to finish the QuickWrite in your English Journal. 
• Make-up Socratic Seminar for those absent 12/21 will be AFTER SCHOOL on WEDNESDAY 1/9. Be in room 357 by 2:25 to participate.  Bring your preparation doc. 
• You should be just about finished with Book #5. We will be writing about it soon. 
• Finals start January 23rd!
• BRING HEADPHONES WEDNESDAY!