Unit 1: The Power of Language
Week of 9/21
Essential Questions
How are literary elements used in a text?
- How does one text reflect the elements of another text?
- How do the thematic elements of a text connect to my experiences?
Coming Soon
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The 1st six weeks will end on October 2nd. We will be reading Animal Farm by George Orwell in the 2nd six weeks. I wanted to let you know ahead of time to start acquiring this book. I also encourage you to check out the Book Xchange box in our school library to see if you might obtain a copy there.
Monday, 9/21
In Class:
- Read "Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine" - write individual theme statement
- Introduce Theme Notebook - make a copy of the template here
- Theme Conferences
Skills of Focus:
- Theme
- Theme Notebook due 8:00am Friday to Schoology
- 30 minutes of Membean this week
Theme Notebook Template
This is the template for the Theme Notebook, due Thursday, 9/24 at 8:00am on Schoology. You can make a copy of the template at the link above.
Tuesday, 9/22
In Class:
SSR
Theme Notebook Workday - Part 1 Check tomorrow! Check out the video below to see what goes into Part 1.
Skills of Focus:
- Theme
Homework:
- Theme Notebook due 8:00am Friday to Schoology
- 30 minutes of Membean this week
Theme Notebook Part 1
How Well Are You Actually Membean-ing?
Check out the video below to see if you have any dubious minutes! (Hint: You do NOT get credit for dubious minutes!)
Dubious Minutes in Membean
Wednesday, 9/23
In Class:
Membean Practice Quiz
Theme Notebook Part 2 Workday
Theme Notebook Part 1 check
Skills of Focus:
- Vocabulary Development
- Theme
Homework:
- Theme Notebook due 8:00am Friday on Schoology
- 30 minutes of Membean this week
Theme Notebook Part 2
Thursday, 9/24
In Class:
- Theme Notebook Part 2 check
- Theme Notebook Part 3 Workday
Skills of Focus:
- Theme
Homework:
- Theme Notebook due 8:00am tomorrow on Schoology! Need help turning in your assignment? Watch the video below!
- 30 minutes of Membean this week
Theme Notebook Part 3
How to Link to and Submit Google Docs in Schoology
Friday, 9/25
Friday, 9/25
Theme Notebook due 8:00am
In Class:
- SSR
- Introduce Children’s Story Project - Rubric
- Choose theme of Children’s Story, complete Children’s Story Outlines
Skills of Focus:
- Theme
- Writing Process