Unit 4: The Power of the Past
Week of 2/22/16
Essential Questions
- What processes can I use to enable me to develop depth in understanding?
- How do I determine what the best process is to develop my understanding in a meaningful way?
- Why do humans perpetuate social injustice on others?
Monday, 2/22
In Class:
- Historical Fiction Lit Circles & SSR
- Reflection (Ports)
- React to Your Reading
- Reflect on the Essential Question: Why do humans perpetuate social injustice on others?
- 6 Discussion Questions for Mid-Book
- Hexagon + Connections
- 6 Discussion Questions for Final Book
- 5 quotes + commentary (focus: reading element + theme)
Skills of Focus:
- Close Reading
- Literary Analysis
Homework:
- Dialectical Journal due by 8:00am Thursday to Schoology - be sure to include 5 quotes plus commentary
- 45 minutes of Membean this week (135 minutes over 13 days between 2/8 and 2/26) - Quiz Friday!
Tuesday, 2/23
In Class:
- Historical Fiction Lit Circles & SSR
- Write 6 discussion questions for Final Book Discussion
- Close Reading
- Analysis
- Theme
Homework:
- Discussion Questions due 8:00am tomorrow
- Dialectical Journal due by 8:00am Thursday to Schoology - be sure to include 5 quotes plus commentary
- 45 minutes of Membean this week (135 minutes over 13 days between 2/8 and 2/26)
Wednesday, 2/24
In Class:
- Discussion Questions due 8:00am
- Historical Fiction Lit Circle Discussion
Skills of Focus:
- Close Reading
- Analysis
- Theme
Homework:
- Dialectical Journal due by 8:00am Thursday to Schoology - be sure to include 5 quotes plus commentary
- 45 minutes of Membean this week (135 minutes over 13 days between 2/8 and 2/26)
Thursday, 2/25
In Class:
- Dialectical Journal due by 8:00am
- Historical Fiction Timed Writing
Skills of Focus:
- Literary Analysis
- Theme
Homework:
- 45 minutes of Membean this week (135 minutes over 13 days between 2/8 and 2/26)
Friday, 2/26
In Class:
- Membean Quiz
- Introduce Social Injustice Research Project
- Show PechaKucha example (Quantifying Happiness)
Skills of Focus:
- Vocabulary Development
- Close Reading
- Analysis
- Making Connections Across Texts and Media