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Monday , Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday 8.5 c) Explain how authors use characters, conflict, point of view, voice, and tone to create meaning. d) Understand the authors use of conventional elements and characteristics within a variety of genres. Thursday Computer Lab Strands:
8.5
c) Explain how authors use characters, conflict, point of view, voice, and tone to create meaning. d) Understand the authors use of conventional elements and characteristics within a variety of genres. j) Identify an authors organizational pattern using textual clues, such as transitional words and phrases.
8.9
Collect and synthesize information from multiple sources including online, print and media. Evaluate the validity and authenticity of texts. Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate, and communicate information. Make sense of information gathered from diverse sources by identifying misconceptions, main and supporting ideas, conflicting information, point of view or bias. RPS Strands 8.4 b) Use context, structure, and connotations to determine meaning and differentiate among multiple meanings of words and phrases. c) Use roots, affixes, cognates, synonyms, and antonyms to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and technical vocabulary. d) Use dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries to determine definition, pronunciation, etymology, spelling, and usage of words. 8.6 b) Make inferences and draw conclusions based on explicit and implied information using evidence from text as support. d) Analyze the authors use of text structure and word choice. e) Analyze details for relevance and accuracy. g) Identify the main idea. h) Summarize the text identifying supporting details. i) Identify an authors organizational pattern using textual clues, such as transitional words and phrases. j) Identify cause and effect relationships.
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8. They will need to point out which clue words in each paragraph helped them figure it out 9. After the Prezi, teacher will complete Tone and Mood in songs activity 10. Students will listen to 8 songs and correctly identify the tone and mood within those songs. 11. (A wide variety of songs have been chosen for this. Songs with conflicting instrumentals compared to the music, and different versions of the same songs) 12. Finally, students will complete Write in different tones activity
Prezi Presentation:
2. Students will be expected to enter into the class discussion at least twice during the interactive Prezi Presentation and one student will be chosen to switch the Prezi from transition to transition. 3. Students will write down answers to picture and film examples.
Thursday
Every Thursday the class will go to the computer lab to work on research and literary SOL strands. TTW: 1. Introduce the computer lab activity of the week. 2. This weeks activity is Inference or Comparing and contrasting lunches across the country (students choice) 3. Teacher will model how to use correct sources to research questions. TSW: 1. Conduct research using reputable sources to determine both definitions and examples of the different types of genres or- find common themes in literature
Intervention
Thursday is also used as intervention day. Identified students can be pulled to reteach elements they are struggling with. Intervention topic of the week: Point of View
Assessment:
Conflict 45 question multiple choice test Tone and Mood: Students will take a 30 question multiple choice quiz on Tone and Mood RPS:
Friday Quizzes
Homework:
2. Students have a standing weekly homework in which they are assigned a textbook story to read throughout the week. 3. They are to fill out either a short story form or a nonfiction form based on the content of the piece that week 4. Teacher goes over homework answers every Friday
Differentiation:
See attached handout on differentiated questioning for Tone and Mood and Conflict ***Note: Advanced classes will begin doing different activities the 2nd week in October AFTER they have learned necessary content Assessment of Assessment for Resources: Text and Differentiation Learning: Learning: Technology Strategies: (Formal) (Informal) Textbook Stations Check and Observation Manipulative: Centers Correct Walk Around __________________ Partner/ Peer Homework Signaling Instructional Software Manipulatives Student Drill Choral Response Internet Varied Grouping Quiz Class Work Overhead Adjusting Test Oral Questioning TV/VCR Questions Presentation Discussion PowerPoint Choice of Project Self-Evaluation Prezi assignment Written Report Conferencing iPod Use of Rubrics Individual Promethean Board Conference Music Other: Supplemental materials
Power Strategies Research Based (Marzano): Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback Questions, Cues and Advance Organizers Identifying Similarities and Differences Cooperative Learning Nonlinguistic Representation Notetaking and Summarizing Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition Homework and Practice Generating and Testing Hypothesis