Wednesday

Wednesday

Common Core (page 4R)*We will use 4L for our Do Now tomorrow

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.• What is Common core?A new set of standards that will focus on the main skills to make students college-ready. The Common Core standards will be national.• How will it change how/what we learn?Students will have to write out their answers (no more multiple choice). Students must write and speak in complete sentences and explain their answers with EVIDENCE!!!!--Academic language Students use proper English.

Common Core (page 4R)*We will use 4L for our Do Now tomorrow

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.• What is Common core?Common core looks at the big idea of skills. The goal is to make students college-ready by the time they leave high school. Common core is a set of new standards that is nation-wide.• How will it change how/what we learn?Students will need to go in-depth with their answers and explain their reasoning. Instead of multiple choice, students will need to write out full sentence answers using academic language (smart English). Students will need to use EVIDENCE to back up their points.

Collaborative Learning Groups (CLG) (page 5L-R) –summarize the notes in an outline format.--

I. What are Collaborative Learning Groups?a. Students work in groups to help one another understand

the key concept, accomplish a common goal, and divide the work evenly among them.

b. Students MUST work together in order for CLG to work.c. Students must stay on task and take their role seriously.d. Students will receive a grade as a group, so it’s important

that everyone keeps their group mates focused.

continuedII. CLG Roles

A. There will be four roles per group and these roles will rotate around so that everyone has the opportunity to try each role.

B. Each role will have specific responsibilities and duties.C. Role #1– Reader: This person is in charge of reading everything

that the group must read. The rest of the group still needs to follow along, but it is the reader who will do the actual reading aloud.

D. Role #2—Recorder: This person is in charge of writing. The group will work together to complete the various questions, but it is the recorder who is responsible for writing out the answers. This person will also make sure everyone’s name is on the paper and that the paper is set up correctly. The recorder is the only person allowed to write during a CLG activity.

Continued..E. Role #3—Gatekeeper: This person is in charge of keeping the group on task. If someone is not doing what they are supposed to do, then it is the gatekeeper who needs to remind them of their role and responsibilities. The gatekeeper will make sure that the group has all of their materials and will keep track of time to make sure that the group finishes on time.F. Role #4—Vocab Wizard—This person is in charge of identifying any unfamiliar words and figuring out what they mean. This person will teach the rest of the group the meanings of any unfamiliar words so that the group can be successful in their task.

**Please note that if there is a group of 3, then the third person will be assigned gatekeeper and vocab wizard.

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III. RulesA. Work as a teamB. Take your role seriouslyC. You get a grade as group, so make sure everyone is contributingD. be respectfulE. You must be in a seat the entire time we are doing a CLG activityF. No yellingG. you must contribute to the group!!!!

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IV. CLG ExpectationsA. your roles will rotate around, so that everyone has the same opportunities so complaining is not an option.B. if your team fails at a task, then the entire group will receive a failing grade.C. if your teams does amazing at a task, then the entire group will receive an amazing grade.D. You should learn from one another and have fun.

Thursday/ Friday

Do Now (page 4L)

• Correct and rewrite each of the following sentences. Each sentence contains 4 errors.

1. On saturday night I went to my friends twentyfifth birthday.

2. When I was a little girl I made my self a promiss that I would own a house by the time I turned thirdy.

3. Music changes from generashun to generation but their can only be one king of pop, Michael Jackson.

4. The United States used to be under the cuntrol of great Britain, before the American revolution.

Corrected Sentences…

1. On Saturday night, I went to my friend’s twenty-fifth birthday.

2. When I was a little girl, I made myself a promise that I would own a house by the time I turned thirty.

3. Music changes after each generation, but there can only be one king of pop—Michael Jackson.

4. The United States used to be under the control of Great Britain, before the American Revolution.

(6R) Point of View

Pronoun Case

First-Person I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours,

Second-Person you, your

Third-Person he, she, her, they, them(also character's names)

We are trying to figure out the narrator's view point on the story.

Perspectives and Signal Words

First-Person

Narrator is a part of the story (character).

Often uses I or we.

Example

I went home. Tim came over. I couldn't play.

Second-Person

Usually for instructions

Uses “You”; from “your” perspective.

Examples

First, gather your materials. Add 1 cup sugar to flour.

Third-Person

• Narrator usually isn’t involved.• Tells other's stories.• Lots of “He,” “She,” & character names.

Three Types of Third-Person Narration

Does the narrator tell…Thoughts and Feelings of Characters?

Third-Person Objective

Narrator does not reveal any character’s thoughts or feelings.

Only character’s dialogue and actions are narrated.

ExampleTim slammed the door. He walked upstairs & read a note from Shay. He kicked her trash can & started crying.

Third-Person Limited

Narrator is limited to one character.Tells thoughts & feelings of one character

ExampleTim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay just left without saying anything. She left a note and then left him.

Third-Person Omniscient

Narrator is all knowing.Narrator tells thoughts and feelings of more

than one character.

Omni = All Scient = Knowing

ExampleTim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay knew Tim would be mad, but she wanted to live her life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OGMlrRSALYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?NR

=1&v=sOVMM60Sm2c

POV Practice (6L)

1. Read the following passages. (There are five)

2. Determine the narrator’s POV.

3. Write down your answer.

4. Cite two pieces of textual evidence to support your answer. Make sure you are writing in complete sentences.

1

When I was four months old, my mother died suddenly and my father was left to look after me all by himself… I had no brothers or sisters. So through boyhood, from the age of four months onward, there was just us two, my father and me. We lived in an old gypsy caravan behind a filling station”

2 The huge man dropped his blankets and flung himself down and drank from the surface of the green pool. The small man stepped behind him. "Lennie!" he said sharply. "Lennie, for God" sakes don’t drink so much." Lennie continued to snort into the pool. The small man leaned over and shook him by the shoulder. "Lennie you gonna be sick like you was last night." Lennie dipped his whole head under, hat and all… "Tha’s good," he said. "You drink some, George." He smiled happily.

3

Foresight in Relationships

The previous night, make your plans for the next day and write them down… If you attend an exclusive Samurai’s party and feel timid, you cannot do your part in making it a successful party. You had first better prepare by convincing yourself that you will have a grand time. And you should feel grateful for the invitation.

4Harold Davis took a deep breath and slowly

started to peel the gauze from the wound on his grandmother’s leg. “Hold on, Grandma. I’m almost done,” He said quietly. “Don’t worry, baby. It doesn’t hurt too much,” she quietly replied. “Just take your time.” Harold glanced up at his grandmother lying on the couch. He could tell she was in pain from the way she gripped the cushions, but still she managed to smile back at him.

5They were standing under a tree, each with

an arm round the other's neck, and Alice knew which was which in a moment, because one of them had "DUM" embroidered on his collar, and the other "DEE." "I suppose they've each got "TWEEDLE" round at the back of the collar," she said to herself. They stood so still that she quite forgot they were alive, and she was just looking round to see if the word "TWEEDLE" was written at the back of each collar, when she was startled by a voice coming from the one marked "DUM."

Inferences

• What is an inference?• What part of speech is inference?• What does infer mean?• What part of speech is infer?

• Reader—Your job is to read everything the group needs to read while everyone else follows along. You still need to help the vocab wizard with the vocab chart and the rest of the group with the tasks.

• Recorder—Your job is to write out the group’s answers on a separate sheet of paper, put everyone’s names on the paper, and contribute to the group. You must answer the questions in complete sentences and cite textual evidence for the questions in the boxes.

• Vocab Wizard—Your job is to copy the vocab chart and fill it in on a separate sheet of paper. You still need to help the rest of the group with the tasks.

• Gatekeeper—Your job is to keep your group on task and keep track of the time. You still need to help the vocab wizard with the vocab chart and the rest of the group with the tasks.

Vocab Chart-The vocab wizard will draw this chart and fill it

in on the back of the group’s paper or on a separate sheet of paper.

Word POS Definition in your words

Synonym Write a sentence using the word correctly

infer

inference