Friday

Big Idea: The American Dream: what is it all for?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review will be on May 17th.

Agenda:

1. Get your books from behind the board. You listen to and follow along with chapter 1 of the Great Gatsby. 
1. Click on the link above.
2. Click on the gear for the video and set the playback speed to 1.25.
2. Play this Quizizz about chapter 1. You have three attempts. Your highest score will go in the grade book.
1. join.quizizz.com
2. 774467
3. Make sure you are using your own book and that the books get put away.

Homework:

1. No vocabulary this week.

The Great Gatsby and The American Dream

Big Idea: The American Dream: what am I doing all of this for?

Reading: Today we will read for 15 minutes. Your next book review is on May 17th.



Agenda:

1. We will go to the library and check out a copy of The Great Gatsby.
2. We will watch the movie to help prepare us to read chapter 1.
3. Finally, you will work on a Google Slide Deck about The American Dream. You will find the slides in GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
4. To end the year, we will read The Great Gatsby and different groups will teach the class.
1. I will assign your groups and you will choose a date and a chapter.
2. Each group is responsible for teaching a lesson to the class based on that chapter.
3. You must fill out a lesson plan for the activity you present to the class.

Homework:

1. No vocabulary this week. Just read your book at home.

The Crucible Final Test

Big Idea: What does food tell us about ourselves and how we treat our planet?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. Fill out the reading progress form.
2. The final test for The Crucible is today. Take your time. This test will count as a writing grade.
3. No vocabulary this week. A little free time and relaxation.
4. Let's get to know each other better. We will rotate around the room and answer questions.
5. Play Quizlet Live! and say good-bye to The Crucible.
6. Explain how we will conduct class differently starting tomorrow.

Homework:

1. No vocabulary this week.
2. Make sure you are reading your book at home.

Making Connections in the Crucible

Essential Question: Could any of the characters have done more to end the hysteria in Salem?


Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review will be on May 17th.

Agenda:

1. Making Connections partner activity. Choose someone in class you haven't worked with yet. You have to use all of the words listed below on your poster. This is the second time we have done this activity.
1. Group words together.
2. Make connections between different words.
3. On the connecting lines, write down why you are making the connection.
4. Have a central image
5. Use color
   
6. Tituba
7. Sara Good
8. Reverend Parris
9. Betty Parris
10. Mercy Lewis
11. Susanna Walcott
12. Abigail Williams
13. Thomas Putnam
14. Goody Putnam
15. John Proctor
16. Elizabeth Proctor
17. Mary Warren
18. Ruth Putnam
19. Rebecca Nurse
20. Reverend Hale
21. Giles Corey
22. Deputy Governor Danforth
23. Confession
24. Reputation
25. Fear
26. Intolerance
27. Lies
28. Forgiveness
29. Witch
30. Power
31. Courage

Homework:

1. Work on your vocabulary for Act 4.
2. Make sure you are reading at home

Finishing Act 4

Big Idea: What is the danger of witch hunts?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. Fill out the reading progress form.
2. Our final group will finish acting out Act 4.
3. Make sure that you have annotated throughout the play. I will start checking tomorrow.
4. We will watch the end of the movie.

Homework:

1. Work on your vocabulary for Act 4.

Acting Groups Day 2

Essential Question: Could any of the characters have done more to end the hysteria in Salem?

Goal: to identify passages that have to do with fear and the pressure to confess

Reading: Your next book review will be on May 17th.

Agenda:

1. Read Act IV of The Crucible. We will be in acting groups for this final act.

Your group must also tell the class which lines show how people are dealing with fear, the pressure to confess, or how they could have stopped the hysteria.

FILL OUT THIS GOOGLE FORM.

Homework:

1.  Work on your vocabulary for Act 4.
2.  Finish your book by May 17th.

Acting Groups Day 1

Essential Question: Could any of the characters have done more to end the hysteria in Salem?

Goal: to identify passages that have to do with fear and the pressure to confess

Reading: Your next book review will be on May 17th.

Agenda:

1. Read Act IV of The Crucible. We will be in acting groups for this final act.

Your group must also tell the class which lines show how people are dealing with fear, the pressure to confess, or how they could have stopped the hysteria.

FILL OUT THIS GOOGLE FORM.

Homework:

1.  Work on your vocabulary for Act 4.
2.  Finish your book by May 17th.

Book Review

Big Idea: What are the dangers of witch hunts?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your book review will be on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. Make sure you start your new vocabulary for Act 3.
2. We will watch the rest of Act 3.
3. Make sure you finish your next book review.
1. Start a blank Google Doc. Use the format from this blog to write your book review.
2. Check this spreadsheet if you have finished your book

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the vocabulary for Act 3.
2. Read your book at home.

Finishing Act III

Big Idea: What are the dangers of witch hunts?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your book review will be on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. Make sure you start your new vocabulary for Act 3.
2. Read the rest of Act 3.
1. Danforth
2. Proctor
3. Parris
4. Hathorne
5. Cheever
6. Mary Warren
7. Mercy Lewis
8. Hale
9. Herrick

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the vocabulary for Act 3.
2. Read your book at home.

Abigail in the Court

Big Idea: What are the dangers of witch hunts?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your book review will be on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. Fill out the reading progress form.
2. Make sure you start your new vocabulary for Act 3.
3. Read the first part of Act III up to page 647
1. Danforth
2. Proctor
3. Parris
4. Hathorne
5. Cheever
6. Mary Warren
7. Mercy Lewis
8. Hale
9. Herrick

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the vocabulary for Act 2.
2. Read your book at home.

Starting Act III

Big Idea: What are the dangers of witch hunts?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your book review will be on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. Make sure you start your new vocabulary for Act 3.
2. Read the first part of Act III up to page 638
1. Danforth
2. Proctor
3. Parris
4. Hathorne
5. Giles
6. Mary Warren
7. Martha Corey
8. Francis
9. Hale
10. Herrick
3. Partner discussion #1
1. What are the similarities and differences between Hathorne and Danforth as judges? What does Arthur Miller want us to think of Danforth?
4. Partner discussion #2
1. Why is it hard to discover the truth during a witch hunt?

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the vocabulary for Act 2.
2. Read your book at home.

Witch Hunts Lecture

Big Idea: What are the dangers of witch hunts?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your book review will be on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. Make sure you start your new vocabulary for Act 3.
2. Today I will lecture on the nature and danger of witch hunts.
3. We will end with a Quizizz game to review Act 2.

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the vocabulary for Act 2.
2. Read your book at home.

Friday

Essential Question: Witch hunts and fear: when can exposing evil go too far?

Goal: to explain what Abigail is doing behind the scenes in Act II

Reading: You should be reading your 3rd book of the semester.

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary for The Crucible
1. Click Here for this week's list
2. Partner Activity
   
1. Make a bubble map with your partner
2. Paraphrase all of the actions Abigail is taking behind the scenes
3. Write a partner paragraph
1. You must write your paragraph on the same paper as your chart. You can use the back if you need to.
2. Each person must write a complete sentence. You should alternate writing sentences. I should see two different colors.
 
3. In Act II, Abigail is working behind the scenes to target...First of all,...[USE YOUR CHART TO SUMMARIZE WHAT SHE IS DOING] In the court she...Throughout the Act she...At the end of Act II she pretends...The one person who could potentially stop her is...But this person is unwilling to...because...Three words that describe Abigail at this point are...The best word to describe her is...because...

When your group is finished put your papers on the back table. Make sure you have both names on your paper.

Homework:
1. Read your new book.
2. Work on your vocabulary.

Thursday

Essential Question: Witch hunts and fear: when can exposing evil go too far?

Goal: to explain what Abigail is doing behind the scenes in Act II

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review will be on April 12th

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary for The Crucible
1. Click Here for this week's list
2. Below your fake tweets, write the following paragraph:

1. At this point in the play, I think that characters are predominantly afraid of...In this act,...[summarize what happens in a couple of sentences]. The [hysteria/tension] in the play begins to rise when X says,"USE A QUOTE FROM ACT II" (LINE NUMBER). In other words, X believes...One person who could calm things down would be...If this character would only...then...
3. Partner Activity
   
1. Find a partner using you conversation tracker.
2. Make a bubble map with your partner
3. Paraphrase all of the actions Abigail is taking behind the scenes. You can find a list of all the quotes about Abigail here.
4. Write a partner paragraph on the back. You should each write in a different color.
   
1. In Act II, Abigail is working behind the scenes to target...First of all,...In the court she...Throughout the Act she...At the end of Act II she pretends...The one person who could potentially stop her is...But this person is unwilling to...because...Three words that describe Abigail at this point are...The best word to describe her is...because...

Homework:
1. Read your new book.
2. Work on your vocabulary.

Wednesday

Essential Question: Witch hunts and fear: when can exposing evil go too far?

Goal: to track the growing accusations in Act II

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review will be on April 12th 

Agenda:

1. Fill out the reading progress form.
2. Vocabulary for The Crucible
1. Click Here for this week's list
3. Read Act II
1. We will listen to the audio for the rest of Act II
1. Notice how Abigail now runs the show
2. TEXT we will start at the words "You cannot mean she will be tried in court", line 308
3. AUDIO start at 36:01
4. Create two Fake Tweets for Act II.
1. http://simitator.com/generator/twitter/tweet
2. http://www.prankmenot.com/?twitter_tweet
5. Write about your Fake Tweets
1. At this point in the play I think that characters are predominantly afraid of...In this act,...[summarize what happens in a couple of sentences]. The [hysteria/tension] in the play begins to rise when X says,"USE ONE OF THE QUOTES FROM YOUR TWEETS" (LINE NUMBER). In other words, X believes...One person who could calm things down would be...If this character would only...then...

Homework:
1. Read your new book.
2. Work on your vocabulary.

Tuesday

Essential Question: Witch hunts and fear: when can exposing evil go too far?

Goal: to track the growing accusations in Act II

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary for The Crucible
1. Click Here for the new list
2. Partner conversations
1. 604 and 605. What are the thoughts, beliefs, and convictions shared by the community of Salem?
2. What are the Proctors struggling with right now?
3. On pages 606 and 607 mark the places that relate to new knowledge or awareness. What do these details suggest about the ways in which the characters in Salem are changing?
4. On pages 608 and 609 mark details that relate to childish or immature behavior. How do these details better help us understand Mary Warren?
3. Read Act II
1. Track the new accusations
2. Track the growing tension between Elizabeth and John Proctor
3. Characters
1. John Proctor
2. Elizabeth Proctor
3. R. Hale
4. Mary Warren
5. Giles

Homework:
1. Read your new book.
2. Work on your vocabulary.

Monday

Essential Question: Witch hunts and fear: when can exposing evil go too far?

Goal: to understand the problems in the community of Salem

Reading: You should be reading your 8th book of the year.

Agenda:

1. McCarthyism video (go to blogpost from last week).
2. Vocabulary for The Crucible
1. Click Here for the new list
3. Read Act II- we will switch roles every two pages
1. Elizabeth Proctor 
2. John Proctor 
3. Mary Warren
4. Hale pg. 610-611
4. Partner conversations
1. 604 and 605. What are the thoughts, beliefs, and convictions shared by the community of Salem?
2. What are the Proctors struggling with right now?
3. On pages 606 and 607 mark the places that relate to new knowledge or awareness. What do these details suggest about the ways in which the characters in Salem are changing?
4. On pages 608 and 609 mark details that relate to childish or immature behavior. How do these details better help us understand Mary Warren?

Homework:
1. Read your new book.
2. Work on your vocabulary.