Friday, April 29, 2022

The Great Gatsby chapter 1

Big Idea: What motivates us to achieve success and fame?

Learning Target: Explain how different events are related

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by April 29th.



Agenda:
  1. How will this work? (10)
    1. You will be put in groups and each group will be responsible for preparing a lesson for a chapter of the novel.
    2. Check Google Classroom for the members of each group.
    3. Each group will be assigned a chapter of the novel. The reading and teaching schedule is also on Google Classroom.
    4. This document has the lesson plan template that needs to be filled out.
    5. This document has a list of activities you could do with the class.
  2. Read The Great Gatsby chapter one
  3. Watch The Great Gatsby movie chapter one
Homework:
  1. No vocabulary this week.
  2. Read your book at home.

Friday, April 22, 2022

Finishing the Connections Map

Big Idea: How do you resist a "witch hunt"?

  • witch-hunt is a symptom of community panic
  • repressions of order greater than the danger
  • public confession and vengeance

Learning Target: Explain how different events are related

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by April 29th.



Agenda:
  1. Making Connections partner activity. Choose you work well with. 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 and five other images
    5. Use color
      1. Tituba
      2. Sara Good
      3. Reverend Parris
      4. Betty Parris
      5. Mercy Lewis
      6. Susanna Walcott
      7. Abigail Williams
      8. Thomas Putnam
      9. Goody Putnam
      10. John Proctor
      11. Elizabeth Proctor
      12. Mary Warren
      13. Ruth Putnam
      14. Rebecca Nurse
      15. Reverend Hale
      16. Giles Corey
      17. Deputy Governor Danforth
      18. Confession
      19. Reputation
      20. Fear
      21. Intolerance
      22. Lies
      23. Forgiveness
      24. Witch
      25. Power
      26. Courage

Homework:
  1. No vocabulary this week.
  2. Read your book at home.

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Watching Act IV

Big Idea: How do you resist a "witch hunt"?

  • witch-hunt is a symptom of community panic
  • repressions of order greater than the danger
  • public confession and vengeance

Learning Target: Explain how different events are related

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by April 29th.



Agenda:
  1. Play review game for The Crucible, Act III.
  2. The Crucible, Act III quiz in Google Classroom.
  3. Watch The Crucible, Act IV
  4. Play Act IV review game.
  5. Take Act IV quiz.
  6. Making Connections partner activity. Choose you work well with. 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 and five other images
    5. Use color
      1. Tituba
      2. Sara Good
      3. Reverend Parris
      4. Betty Parris
      5. Mercy Lewis
      6. Susanna Walcott
      7. Abigail Williams
      8. Thomas Putnam
      9. Goody Putnam
      10. John Proctor
      11. Elizabeth Proctor
      12. Mary Warren
      13. Ruth Putnam
      14. Rebecca Nurse
      15. Reverend Hale
      16. Giles Corey
      17. Deputy Governor Danforth
      18. Confession
      19. Reputation
      20. Fear
      21. Intolerance
      22. Lies
      23. Forgiveness
      24. Witch
      25. Power
      26. Courage

Homework:
  1. No vocabulary this week.
  2. Read your book at home.

Monday, April 18, 2022

Reading Act IV with Acting Groups

Big Idea: How do you resist a "witch hunt"?

  • witch-hunt is a symptom of community panic
  • repressions of order greater than the danger
  • public confession and vengeance

Learning Target: Explain how different events are related

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by April 29th.



Agenda:
  1. Read Act IV of The Crucible. We will be in acting groups for the final act.
    1. 662-663 (7 people) Sarah Good, Herrick, Tituba, Hopkins, narrator, Danforth, Hathorne
      1. Highlight three times Danforth is suspicious. Explain why.
    2. 664-665 (4 people) Hathorne, Danforth, Cheever, Parris
      1. Highlight two pieces of information Parris gives us about Abigail. Why does Danforth call Parris a brainless man?
    3. 666-667 (5 people) Hathorne, Danforth, Parris, Hale, Herrick
      1. Highlight two statements about John Proctor. Highlight one statement that shows Danforth's stubbornness. Why won't Danforth stop the hangings?
    4. 668-669 (4 people) Hale, Danforth, Parris, Elizabeth (have someone double as Hathorne)
      1. Highlight three of Hale's concerns about what is going on. Explain whether you think Hale is courageous or cowardly.
    5. 670-671 (3 people) Parris, Proctor, Elizabeth
      1. Highlight what happened to Giles. Explain whether you think Proctor will confess to save his own life.
    6. 672-673 (4 people) Elizabeth, Proctor, Hathorne, Danforth
      1. Highlight two lines from Proctor about lying. Why is he so torn about whether to lie or not?
    7. 674-675 (4 people) Proctor, Parris, Danforth, Rebecca
      1. Why is Proctor willing to say he saw the devil, but he won't condemn anyone else?
    8. 676-677 (4 people) Proctor, Hale, Parris, Danforth
  2. We will annotate the pages after each group performs.

Homework:
  1. Work on your Membean goal.
  2. Read your book at home.

Friday, April 15, 2022

Watch Act III Edpuzzle

Big Idea: How do you resist a "witch hunt"?

  • witch-hunt is a symptom of community panic
  • repressions of order greater than the danger
  • public confession and vengeance

Learning Target: Explain how different events are related

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by April 29th.



Agenda:
  1. Watch Act III Edpuzzle.

Homework:
  1. Work on your Membean goal.
  2. Read your book at home.