Thursday, October 6, 2011

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

READING



When You Come In
·      Sign in, please.
·      Pick up a handout off my desk.

Question:
What was your favorite book when you were a little kid (4-7 years old)?  It was probably one someone read to you.
·      Rumplestiltskin
o   Creepy
·      Shel Silverstein Poems
o   Funny/humor
·      The Cat in the Hat
o   Rhyme
o   Humor/funniness
o   Illustrations/pictures
·      The Little Engine That Could
o   Topic (trains)
o   Repetition
o   Message moral—don’t give up!
·      Goodnight, Moon
o   Some black and white; some color
o   soothing
·      Dr. Seuss
o   Rhyme
o   Pictures/illustration
o   Author’s name
·      Frog and Toad
o   Situation; comedy
o   Friendship
·      Chicka-Chicka-Boom-Boom
o   Rhyme
·      The Berenstain Bears
·      Goldilocks and the Three Bears
o   Lesson:  Don’t trespass and steal and break people’s things.
·      Where the Wild Things Are
o   Monsters
·      Llama, Llama, Red Pajama
o   Cool!
·      Arthur
o   Lots of situations kids are in
§  Going to school
§  Hanging with friends

Listening to Children’s Stories via Tumblebooks
·      Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance
·      Diary of a Worm
·      A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/myplaylist.asp

Organization
·      Turn in your completed handout with name and date on it.
·      Do not record yesterday’s reading on your blue sheet—thanks.
·      Get your blue sheet, and have a seat, and start reading.





AP ENGLISH

Day Twenty-Nine
*Pick up rubric on my desk for the Impossible Thank-you poem

Homework Due
·       Final Draft of the Impossible Thank-You Poem
·       Fill out the rubric thoughtfully, honestly and completely.
·       Staple in this order: 
o   Top = Final Draft
o   Second = Peer Conf. Sheet
o   Third = Revised Draft
o   Bottom = Original/Rough Draft
o   Then lay the completed rubric on top, and put it in the drawer, please.

Journal (Ten minutes) 11:33-11:43
·       Fitting In (#4 on page 17)
·       We will NOT share; KW will read.  Thank you!
·       When time expires, open your notebook to the FIRST journal entry I need to read.  For most of you, that will be _______.  For four of you, it will be the very beginning of your notebook maybe?
·       Pile them ever-so-neatly (open to the page I’m starting with) on my desk!  Please and thank you!

Vocabulary
·       Share some of your usage from this week!  Wow us!  J
o   Abby—“I’m going to make Ms. Gray TACITURN, so we don’t have to do anything in AP Bio.”
o   Mitch—“This is the most SUBLIMEST hotel room….”  --Michael Scott (The Office)
o   Shan—My mom said, “Weird Al made a PARODY of “Beat It” called “Eat It.”
o   Jared—“Your fart had a nice RESONANCE to it,” Jared said to Nate.
o   Wes—Alex and I were discussing the word “corpse” the other day.
o   Regan—She is very explicit with her farts—she puts them out there plainly, and she never tries to hide them.
o   Bryton—Econ book:  “IMPLICIT in the preceding point is that the multiplier works in both directions.”
o   Shelby—My mom said, “I don’t know how to explain the color of my roses—they’re not really white….”  Shelby replied, “They’re ALABASTER!”
o   Teara—“I’m driving in the dark, scary weather, and I couldn’t see anything except what was in my headlights.  It was OMINOUS!”

·      Team formation response (handout; confidential)


After Lunch
Mango Street
·      What are other motifs you see developing?
·      Add to pages 8 and 9 during discussion.


 1.      FRIENDSHIP
2.     HOUSES/HOMES
3.     DREAMS
4.     POVERTY
5.     FAMILY
6.    NEIGHBORHOOD
7.     CHILDHOOD
8.    CREEPY OLD MEN/SEXUAL ABUSE OR MISCONDUCT
9.    THE SKY
10.  THE HEART
11.    EDUCATION/SCHOOLING
12.   RELIGION/GODS
13.   SHOES
14.   ACCEPTANCE (LOOKING TO BELONG)
15.   NAMES

Homework for Monday
·      Vocab Sushi



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