Monday 10/7:
*I can explain why a novel is or is not a dystopian text
-New seating chart
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "City of Bones"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Reader's Notebook #8: "Character Comparison": If you could be any one character in your book, who would you be and why? Use evidence from the text to support your response. (10 sentences minimum)
-MT 2 Introduction: Literary Essay
-Go over Choice Dystopian Novel Guidelines
-->We will be dedicating a lot of class time to read these, therefore if you chose not to use that time wisely, you will be asked to leave the room.
-Look over list of dystopian novels
-->This WILL count as your independent reading book for silent reading
-Writer's Notebook #7 "Dystopian Notes"
-->Take notes on what comprises a dystopian novel
*HW: Need to have your choice dystopian novel ready to go next week Tuesday/ Read
Tuesday 10/8:
*I can locate and label dystopian qualities in literature
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "Red Queen"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Review Dystopian Notes
-Read "Harrison Bergeron"
-->Writer's Notebook #8 "Harrison Bergeron": While you are reading, keep track in your notebook of dystopian elements, controls, and protagonistic characteristics that you are able to find along the way. Support your responses with quotes from the text and "page numbers". Take your time on this as this is great practice for your upcoming essay. Because this is so important, we are going to take TWO class periods to complete it. I would do a dry run read of the story first for understanding, and then go back and reread it looking for dystopian elements.
*HW: See above/ Read/ Need CDN (Choice Dystopian Novel) for class a week from today
Wednesday 10/9:
*I can locate and label dystopian qualities in literature
-Good Things?
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Finish assignment from yesterday: Read "Harrison Bergeron"
-->Writer's Notebook #8 "Harrison Bergeron": While you are reading, keep track in your notebook of dystopian elements, controls, and protagonistic characteristics that you are able to find along the way. Support your responses with quotes from the text and "page numbers". Take your time on this as this is great practice for your upcoming essay. Because this is so important, we are going to take TWO class periods to complete it. I would do a dry run read of the story first for understanding, and then go back and reread it looking for dystopian elements.
-->You should fill at least one page for this
*HW: See above/ Read/ Need CDN by next week Tuesday
Thursday 10/10:
*I can locate the dystopian protagonist in a story and explain how they fit that label
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "The Circle"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Questions about Harrison Bergeron?
-Using Harrison Bergeron, complete the after reading questions (handout in class)
-->Pull the text up if you need to!
-->Answer the questions completely
*HW: See above/ Read/ Need CDN by Tuesday
Friday 10/11:
*I can define, locate, and support dystopian protagonist qualities within a mentor text
-Good Things?
-Pass out reading slips --> Need to get signed ASAP
-Book Talk "Life of Pi"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Reader's Notebook #9 "Touch" Trace you hand onto a sheet of paper in your notebook. Inside of your hand, write out at least 10 things your character in your book has touched so far in the story along with a brief explanation of each thing.
-Grammar Day Friday: Quotation Marks
-->Read through notes
-->Complete exercise
-->Check answers/ ask questions
-"Harrison Bergeron" Turn and Talk Novel Questions
-->Share out
-->Hand in
-Academic Review time
*HW: See above/ Read/ Need CDN by Tuesday
*I can explain why a novel is or is not a dystopian text
-New seating chart
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "City of Bones"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Reader's Notebook #8: "Character Comparison": If you could be any one character in your book, who would you be and why? Use evidence from the text to support your response. (10 sentences minimum)
-MT 2 Introduction: Literary Essay
-Go over Choice Dystopian Novel Guidelines
-->We will be dedicating a lot of class time to read these, therefore if you chose not to use that time wisely, you will be asked to leave the room.
-Look over list of dystopian novels
-->This WILL count as your independent reading book for silent reading
-Writer's Notebook #7 "Dystopian Notes"
-->Take notes on what comprises a dystopian novel
*HW: Need to have your choice dystopian novel ready to go next week Tuesday/ Read
Tuesday 10/8:
*I can locate and label dystopian qualities in literature
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "Red Queen"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Review Dystopian Notes
-Read "Harrison Bergeron"
-->Writer's Notebook #8 "Harrison Bergeron": While you are reading, keep track in your notebook of dystopian elements, controls, and protagonistic characteristics that you are able to find along the way. Support your responses with quotes from the text and "page numbers". Take your time on this as this is great practice for your upcoming essay. Because this is so important, we are going to take TWO class periods to complete it. I would do a dry run read of the story first for understanding, and then go back and reread it looking for dystopian elements.
*HW: See above/ Read/ Need CDN (Choice Dystopian Novel) for class a week from today
Wednesday 10/9:
*I can locate and label dystopian qualities in literature
-Good Things?
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Finish assignment from yesterday: Read "Harrison Bergeron"
-->Writer's Notebook #8 "Harrison Bergeron": While you are reading, keep track in your notebook of dystopian elements, controls, and protagonistic characteristics that you are able to find along the way. Support your responses with quotes from the text and "page numbers". Take your time on this as this is great practice for your upcoming essay. Because this is so important, we are going to take TWO class periods to complete it. I would do a dry run read of the story first for understanding, and then go back and reread it looking for dystopian elements.
-->You should fill at least one page for this
*HW: See above/ Read/ Need CDN by next week Tuesday
Thursday 10/10:
*I can locate the dystopian protagonist in a story and explain how they fit that label
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "The Circle"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Questions about Harrison Bergeron?
-Using Harrison Bergeron, complete the after reading questions (handout in class)
-->Pull the text up if you need to!
-->Answer the questions completely
*HW: See above/ Read/ Need CDN by Tuesday
Friday 10/11:
*I can define, locate, and support dystopian protagonist qualities within a mentor text
-Good Things?
-Pass out reading slips --> Need to get signed ASAP
-Book Talk "Life of Pi"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Reader's Notebook #9 "Touch" Trace you hand onto a sheet of paper in your notebook. Inside of your hand, write out at least 10 things your character in your book has touched so far in the story along with a brief explanation of each thing.
-Grammar Day Friday: Quotation Marks
-->Read through notes
-->Complete exercise
-->Check answers/ ask questions
-"Harrison Bergeron" Turn and Talk Novel Questions
-->Share out
-->Hand in
-Academic Review time
*HW: See above/ Read/ Need CDN by Tuesday
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