book club meetings

Book Club Meetings

English 2

SIT WITH YOUR BOOK CLUB

1. Josh, Roberto, Alvin, Jimmy

2. Alma, Nhu, Steven, EddyD

3. Luis, Pavel, QuynhNhi, Kate, Jesus

4. Juan, Yesenia, Andy, Edgar, Ruben

5. Cassidy, EddyP, Mitzi, Izabel

6. Matthew, Kayla, Vlad, Perla

7. Arnold, Terri, Jade

8. Ashley, Elissa, Uyen, Liliana

Reminders

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri*Special Testing Schedule-Report to 3rd

*Article of the Week

*Genius Hour

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri*Book Club Reading & Role Sheets

*Special Testing Schedule



*Genius Hour

Agenda: 4/7/14

• Book Clubs Find/Meet Groups Book Club Agreements

Book Club Agreements

• Meeting/Reading ScheduleFill in the dates

and pages for the meetings

1. 4/72. 4/143. 4/284. 5/55. 5/126. 5/19

• Decide guidelinesOne must deal

with electronic use

• Define “unprepared” and decide consequencesMake it something

you CAN enforce, and others DON’T WANT to do

Getting Into Theme

English 2

Get Chromebooks, sign in, do warmup+gForm

Reminders


*Thematic Inquiry


*Genius Hour





*Genius Hour

Agenda: 4/9/14

• Warmup• Thematic Inquiry

Thematic Inquiry

• The theme for the last grading period is…

Thematic Inquiry

• The theme for the last grading period is…

The Making of HEROES

• Open the group doc on gDrive and complete it before the timer runs out

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• http://www.letsgeddit.com/

http://www.letsgeddit.com/

Who’s the REAL Hero?

English 2


Reminders


*Thematic Inquiry

*Persuasive Writing


*Genius Hour





*Genius Hour

Agenda: 4/10/14

• Warmup• Real Heroes

SCREENS DOWN

• In the time allotted, debate at your table which of the following is MORE a hero than the other Firefighters vs. Marines/Army/Navy Care Bears vs. Mothers Obama vs. Hitler Batman vs. Police Officers Son Goku vs. Lucario

Heroic Traits?

• Not afraid of anything• Money• Immortality• Superpowers• Brilliance

Not afraid of anything

Heroic?• More likely to rush

into danger to save people

Anti-Heroic?• Don’t have to

overcome fear; dangerous things come easier than for someone who fears

• Could put people in MORE danger from impulsiveness

Money

Heroic?• Can be used to help

people

Anti-Heroic?• Can buy your way out

of problems• Less adversity than

poor

Immortality

Heroic?• Can be used to save

more people, due to lack of recovery time between incidents

Anti-Heroic?• Harder to kill or hurt

means less fear to overcome

• Means little to risk life, as life not being risked

Superpowers

Heroic? Anti-Heroic?

Brilliance/Genius

Heroic? Anti-Heroic?

Persuasive Writing

• In your Kidblog, make a 200+ word post arguing ONE of the following (not both, not midway):a. Superpowers or special abilities make one

more of a hero.b. Superpowers or special abilities make one less

of a hero.

• Use at least 3 examples to prove your point• Tag it “superpowers”

Comment on your classmates’ entries

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Genius Hour

English 2


Reminders


*Thematic Inquiry

*Persuasive Writing


*Genius Hour





*Genius Hour

Agenda: 4/11/14

• Warmup• Genius Hour

Genius Hour

• ENTIRE PERIOD• Only use a Chromebook out if it’s needed for

this stage of your work GH this time is worth at least 600 pts total (350

journals, 250 presentation)…maybe more

• Due by midnight today, not exit ticket Entry in Kidblog 250+, “Genius Hour” category

• What are you doing for GH?• How are you progressing so far, and what have

you learned?• What challenges do you face, and how will you

overcome them?

Book Club Meetings

English 2

Sit with your book club and have your role sheet, folder, and book out before the bell

rings

Reminders


Special Testing Schedule



*Genius Hour


*Collab-Early *Article of the Week

SPRING BREAK 4/21-4/25

Agenda: 4/14/14

• Book Clubs SSR (15m) Book Club Meeting (30m)

Silent Reading

• Read your book silently for 15 minutes If you have not finished your assigned book club

reading, you may do so now If you have finished book club reading and don’t

wish to move on, you may read another book of your choosing.

• I will start the timer when everyone is silent and reading

Book Clubs

• Speak for entire 30 minutes Use role sheets if needed

• If you can, discuss the book without the sheets

• Complete meeting assessment ONLY during the last 10m

• Book clubs are over when the timer goes off, not before

Everyday Heroes

English 2


Reminders



*Everyday Heroes


*Everyday Heroes


*Genius Hour




Agenda: 4/15/14

• Warmup• Everyday Heroes

Everyday Heroes

• Open document in gDrive• Read article “The Man in the Water”

You may listen to audio (link in gMail) if you have and use headphones

• Answer questions at end

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Everyday Heroes, cont

English 2


Reminders



*Everyday Heroes


*Everyday Heroes

*Unsung Eulogy


*Genius Hour



*Genius Hour


Agenda: 4/17/14

• Warmup• Everyday Heroes

Unsung

Heroes

• What made the man in the water a hero? Saved other people’s lives before his own

• Why do you think the writer of the article left out the hero’s name?

• What is an “unsung” hero?

“The Leap”

• Go to the link in your gMail to the backchannel room

• Listen to the audio recording of the story Make SENTENCES that:

a. Show evidence of active reading (S)b. Identify how the mother is, or is not, a hero (O)

• What made the mother a hero? Is she an everyday hero? How? Is she an unsung hero? How?

Unsung Heroes

• In your Kidblog, make a 100+ word post with the tag “unsung” (no category)

• Write a eulogy to one of the unsung heroes (the man in the article yesterday, the mother in “The Leap”, or one of the other everyday heroes you found) If your unsung hero is not dead yet, write it as if

s/he had died doing the heroic act

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Genius Hour

English 2


Reminders



*Everyday Heroes


*Everyday Heroes

*Unsung Eulogy


*Genius Hour



*Genius Hour


Agenda: 4/18/14


Genius Hour





• What are you doing for GH, and what have you done since last week?

• How are you progressing so far, and what have you learned?

• What challenges do you face, and how will you overcome them?

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Book Club Meetings

English 2


rings

Reminders



*Genius Hour



*Genius Hour

Agenda: 4/28/14


Silent Reading





Book Clubs





A Real Hero?

English 2


Reminders


*And of Clay we are Created


*Genius Hour



*Genius Hour

Agenda: 4/29/14

• Warmup• Real Heroes?

POLL

• http://www.PollEv.com/oinge

SCREENS CLOSED/DOWN

• In your table, discuss the given question(s) in the allotted time. Choose someone to report out if table is asked.1. Which person is MORE of a hero: someone

who makes a difference to hundreds, or someone who makes a difference to one person? Why?

2. Agree or disagree: A hero is only a hero if lives are saved.

3. Agree or disagree: A hero who succeeds at his/her task is a better hero than one who tries hard but fails

“And of Clay Are We Created”• Go to backchannel link given in gMail

http://bit.ly/OGper6

• Participate in discussion while listening to audio S: Sentences that demonstrate active reading O: Sentences that evaluate whether or not Rolf

Carle is a hero




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A Real Hero?

English 2


Reminders


*Collab-Early

*And of Clay Are We Created


*Genius Hour



*Genius Hour

Agenda: 4/30/14

• Warmup• Real Heroes?

“And of Clay Are We Created”• Go to backchannel link given in gMail


• Participate in discussion while listening to audio S: Sentences that demonstrate active reading O: Sentences that evaluate whether or not Rolf

Carle is a hero

Who is the

hero? Why?



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Comparing Versions

English 2


Reminders


*Collab-Early


*Comparing Versions


*Genius Hour



*Genius Hour

Agenda: 5/1/14

• Warmup• Comparing Versions

SCREENS CLOSED/DOWN

1. Open gDrive document shared today

2. Read news article linked at top

3. Complete chart comparing Allende short story with news article

4. Complete writing prompt at bottom

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Genius Hour

English 2


Reminders


*Collab-Early


*Comparing Versions


*Genius Hour



*Genius Hour

Agenda: 5/1/14


Genius Hour








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Book Club Meetings

English 2


rings

Reminders



*Genius Hour



*Genius Hour

*ALL LATE WORK DUE

Agenda: 5/5/14


Silent Reading





Book Clubs





Defining the Hero

English 2


Reminders



*Genius Hour



*Genius Hour

*ALL LATE WORK DUE

Agenda: 5/6/14

• Warmup• Revisiting Heroes• Mythic Heroes

Revisiting Heroes

• Look over the definition your table previously constructed for “hero” (Thematic Inquiry file from 4/9) Considering the discussions and literature read,

has your opinion changed at all?

• When your table has reached a consensus on what defines a hero (or when time is up), one person in your group eMail that definition to [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Defining the Hero

• How do we define a hero now?• How did people in other times (Medieval period,

Ancient Greeks) define a hero?

• Open gDrive document shared today and complete TOP SECTION ONLY (Modern Heroes) Do NOT do Medieval or Ancient; that is for later

this week/next week

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Medieval Heroes

English 2


Reminders



*Genius Hour



*Genius Hour

*ALL LATE WORK DUE

Agenda: 5/7/14

• Warmup• Medieval Heroes

Medieval Heroes

• Who is the most famous Medieval hero? Who is the most famous Arthurian hero?

• Open gMail titled “Medieval Hero Links 5/7” Open Backchannel and comment while listening

to the story being read aloud, for participation• S: Active reading• O: Theme-related commentary

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Medieval Heroes

English 2


Reminders



*Genius Hour



*Genius Hour

*ALL LATE WORK DUE

Agenda: 5/8/14


Medieval Heroes

• What (if anything) made Arthur a hero?



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Book Club Meetings

English 2


rings

Reminders



*Genius Hour

*ALL LATE WORK DUE

Mon Tues Wed Thurs FriCollab-Early

*Book Club Reading & Role Sheets(NO SSR)

*Return Books 6th

*Benchmark Exam

*Return Books 3rd & 4th


*Genius Hour

Agenda: 5/12/14


Silent Reading





Book Clubs





Medieval Heroes

English 2


Reminders



*Genius Hour

*ALL LATE WORK DUE



*Benchmark Exam

*Return Books


*Genius Hour

Agenda: 5/13/14


Lancelot Galahad

Medieval Heroes

• Who is Sir Galahad?



• Open the “Defining a Hero” assignment and, with your group, start listing traits you believe would be included in the definition of a Medieval hero, based on the selections read in class

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Medieval Heroes

English 2


Reminders


*Defining the Hero-Medieval


*Genius Hour

*ALL LATE WORK DUE



*Defining the Hero

*SENIOR GH VIDEOS

*Benchmark Exam

*Return Books


*Genius Hour

Agenda: 5/14/14


Chivalry

What is the medieval hero?

• Open “Defining the Hero” assignment What did your group come up with yesterday?

• Knights followed the code of chivalry Go to http://bit.ly/og-knightscharge Write a definition based off the Charge Given to

Knights by King Arthur• Dictionary use probably required

Use evidence from the 3 stories read (Crowning of Arthur, Sir Lancelot du Lake, Tales of the Round Table-Galahad) to complete proof/evidence of definition• Sections for MODERN HERO and MEDIEVAL

HERO should be completed by end of period!

http://bit.ly/og-knightscharge

http://bit.ly/og-knightscharge

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Ancient Heroes

English 2


Reminders




*Genius Hour

*ALL LATE WORK DUE



*Defining the Hero

*SENIOR GH VIDEOS

*Benchmark Exam

*Return Books


*Genius Hour

Agenda: 5/15/14

• Warmup• Ancient Heroes

Ancient Heroes

• Using the information located on the following website, learn about at least four Greek heroes. http://www.mythweb.com/heroes/heroes.html

• Open “Defining the Hero” and complete the “Ancient Heroes” section with a definition and proof from the information above. If there is a GREEK (or Roman) hero not listed

that you wish to use, or you wish to look at ancient heroes from a different culture, talk to me about finding reputable sources

http://www.mythweb.com/heroes/heroes.html

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Genius Hour

English 2


Reminders




*Genius Hour

*ALL LATE WORK DUE



*Defining the Hero *SENIOR GH

VIDEOS

*Benchmark Exam

*Return Books


*Genius Hour

Agenda: 5/16/14


Genius Hour








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Book Club Meetings

English 2


rings

Reminders


*Defining the Hero

Senior GH Videos Due

Benchmark Exam


*Genius Hour

*Return Books

Mon Tues Wed Thurs FriNO SCHOOL Finals: 1, 2, 7

*No class meeting

Finals: 3, 4

*GH Presentations

Finals: 5, 6

*GH Presentations

SUMMER VACATION

Agenda: 5/19/14

• Book Clubs Book Club Meeting (30m)

Book Clubs




Ancient Heroes

English 2


Reminders


*Defining the Hero


Benchmark Exam


*Genius Hour

*Return Books


*No class meeting

Finals: 3, 4

*GH Presentations

Finals: 5, 6

*GH Presentations

SUMMER VACATION

Overdue Library Books

• Deric Abril• Devin Ary• Justin Difuntorum• Huynh Le

• Jeremiah Oliva• Lenny Ramirez• Arjun Sadiura• Myron

Washington


• Josh Dizon• Andy Le• Cassidy Lostrie• Jade Ortiz


• Christian Gorostiza

• Adam Lin• Daryl Miranda• Kenneth Nguyen

• Marja Pambid• Raymond Truong• Thanh Vuong• Ramon Zamora

Agenda: 5/20/14

• Warmup• Defining the Hero

Prepare for tomorrow

• All class discussion/debate on the nature of heroes No insults or disrespect Focus on the ideas, not the people Participation is mandatory

• Inner circle: talking• Outer circle: backchannel on CBs

Any additional guidelines?

Ancient Heroes

• Using the information located on the following website, learn about at least four Greek heroes. http://www.mythweb.com/heroes/heroes.html

• Open “Defining the Hero” and complete the “Ancient Heroes” section with a definition and proof from the information above. If there is a GREEK (or Roman) hero not listed

that you wish to use, or you wish to look at ancient heroes from a different culture, talk to me about finding reputable sources

• Must be finished by midnight tonight!

http://www.mythweb.com/heroes/heroes.html

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Heroes Revisited

English 2

INNER: Sit in frontOUTER: Sit in back

Reminders


*Defining the Hero


Benchmark Exam


*Genius Hour

*Return Books


*No class meeting

Finals: 3, 4

*GH Presentations

Finals: 5, 6

*GH Presentations

SUMMER VACATION




Washington

Agenda: 5/21/14

• Discussion: The Nature of Heroes

Discussion

• Topic: The Nature of Heroes• Guidelines

Disagree with/take down the ideas, not the people

Be respectful; no insults Make room for all to speak equitably; invite quiet

ones in Excessive logical fallacies may lead to “muting”

or removal from discussion Electronic devices only allowed for specific use

authorized by Ms. O.G. No food, drink, bathroom interruptions during

discussion

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Semester Final

English 2

Find your answer sheet, sit in a desk away from other students and get out a pencil

Reminders


*Defining the Hero


Benchmark Exam


*Genius Hour

*Return Books


*No class meeting

Finals: 3, 4

*GH Presentations

Finals: 5, 6

*GH Presentations

SUMMER VACATION


• Deric Abril• Justin Difuntorum• Huynh Le• Jeremiah Oliva

• Lenny Ramirez• Arjun Sadiura• Myron

Washington

Agenda: 5/22/14

• Semester Final/Benchmark

Benchmark

• No “Form” letter (ignore)• Writing is welcome only on answer sheet or

scratch paper, not on test booklet• When finished, leave in designated area

(answer documents face down)• If you finish early, you are welcome to do

something quietly at your desk that does not disturb others.

Genius Hour

English 2

FIND YOUR TEXTBOOK

Reminders


*Defining the Hero


Benchmark Exam


*Genius Hour

*Return Books


*No class meeting

Finals: 3, 4

*GH Presentations

Finals: 5, 6

*GH Presentations

SUMMER VACATION




Washington

Agenda: 5/23/14

• Genius Hour

Genius Hour








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