Blog Archives

Friday, December 20th

12/19/2019

0 Comments

Goals:

I can track the meaning of others, and in real time, construct and deliver an organized, thoughtful response that synthesizes and builds on the ideas of others.

Announcements:

We will read Handmaid's Tale after break. If you would like to get ahead, check the book out from Book Depository today or tomorrow.
Parent meeting about Stratford Trip on Wednesday, January 15th. Trip will be on Friday, May 22nd
If you were absent for our discussion on Tuesday, please contribute to our back-channel discussion & submit notes with discussion questions/topics to Feliks.
- 1st Hour
- 2nd Hour

1. Literary 3 X 3

Write three sentences of three words each that capture the essence of the novel. s
- Use abstract nouns
- No proper nouns
- No “to be” verbs
- No articles or pronouns
- No repeated words
- No cliches.
Write them on the board. Vote for the most insightful one.

2. Class Discussion

Today, you will evaluate your partner's participation. Take notes on how many and the types of comments they make to offer them feedback.
After the discussion, share your notes with your partner. Complete the self-evaluation for both discussions this week.

0 Comments

Thursday, December 19th

12/18/2019

0 Comments

Goals:

I can track the meaning of others, and in real time, construct and deliver an organized, thoughtful response that synthesizes and builds on the ideas of others.

Announcements:

We will read Handmaid's Tale after break. If you would like to get ahead, check the book out from Book Depository today or tomorrow.
Fahrenheit 451 due on Friday!
Parent meeting about Stratford Trip on Wednesday, January 15th. Trip will be on Friday, May 22nd
If you were absent for our discussion on Tuesday, please contribute to our back-channel discussion & submit notes with discussion questions/topics to Feliks.
- 1st Hour
- 2nd Hour

1. Going deeper into the text through symbols and visuals

Sociogram
- Example

Analyze a Symbol or Motif
- Symbolism/Motif Study
- What the difference between a symbol/motif again?
- How to analyze these literary elements
- Brainstorm symbols/motifs we see in F. 451
  - With your partner, select a symbol or motif in the text and create a poster with:
    - An Explanation for the layers of meaning of the symbol or motif. Especially focus on how it connects to the overall meaning of the text.
    - Quotations from the text to back up this reading.
    - Design elements (illustration, font choice, etc) that support your message.

2. Reading/Common Place Notes

0 Comments

Wednesday, December 18th

12/17/2019

0 Comments

Goals:

I can track the meaning of others, and in real time, construct and deliver an organized, thoughtful response that synthesizes and builds on the ideas of others.

Announcements:

Fahrenheit 451 due on Friday!
Parent meeting about Stratford Trip on Wednesday, January 15th. Trip will be on Friday, May 22nd
If you were absent for our discussion on Tuesday, please contribute to our back-channel discussion & submit notes with discussion questions/topics to Feliks.
- 1st Hour
- 2nd Hour

1. Self-Reflection on Discussion #2

2. Going deeper into the text through symbols and visuals

Sociogram
- Example

Analyze a Symbol or Motif
- Symbolism/Motif Study
- What the difference between a symbol/motif again?
- How to analyze these literary elements
- Brainstorm motifs we see in F. 451
  - With your partner, select a motif in the text and create a poster with:
    - An Explanation for the layers of meaning of the motif. Especially focus on how it connects to the overall meaning of the text.
    - Quotations from the text to back up this reading.
    - Design elements (illustration, font choice, etc) that support your message.

0 Comments

Tuesday, December 17th

12/16/2019

0 Comments

Goals:

I can track the meaning of others, and in real time, construct and deliver an organized, thoughtful response that synthesizes and builds on the ideas of others.

Announcements:

Fahrenheit 451 due on Friday!
Parent meeting about Stratford Trip on Wednesday, January 15th. Trip will be on Friday, May 22nd

1. Discuss "Existentialism is Humanism" 1st hour

2. Small Group--Come up with a topic/question for discussion. Submit to our class Padlet.

1st Hour
2nd Hour

3. Process for class discussion

Rubric and descriptions
- Do I have to take notes? Yes/No. It can be a tool to focus and useful for your future reading, but be sparing.
- Do I have to participate on Padlet? No.
- Do I have to speak out loud? Yes--that's the goal.

0 Comments

Monday, December 16th

12/12/2019

0 Comments

Goals:

I can track the meaning of others, and in real time, construct and deliver an organized, thoughtful response that synthesizes and builds on the ideas of others.

Announcements:

Let's determine due date for the rest of the book.
Parent meeting about Stratford Trip on Wednesday, January 15th

1. Common Place Notes

Example

2. Trimester 2 Goals & Reflections on Grading procedures.

2. Process for tomorrow's class discussion

Does speaking once count as speaking and nullify the requirement to take notes?
Having a sub-conversation?

3. QTI for Sartre's speech

0 Comments

Friday, December 13th

12/12/2019

0 Comments

Goals:

I can track the meaning of others, and in real time, construct and deliver an organized, thoughtful response that synthesizes and builds on the ideas of others.

Announcements:

Please finish first two sections of F. 451 by Tuesday.
Read and annotate excerpts from Sartre's speech for Monday.

1. Reading/Working on Commonplace Notes

2. The Journey--Mary Oliver

Read and annotate--what do you notice?
Mark the places there is a shift in tone. Name the tone. Describe HOW the author is making the tone shift.

0 Comments

Wednesday, December 11th

12/12/2019

0 Comments

Goals:

I can track the meaning of others, and in real time, construct and deliver an organized, thoughtful response that synthesizes and builds on the ideas of others.

Announcements:

Common Place Notes #1 (8 pages) due on Friday, December 13th. We will have time to read and work on notes tomorrow.
Please take the survey on Google Classroom for a trip to Stratford Festival.
Please finish first two sections of F. 451 by Monday.

1. Kafka story

2. Test Prep Thursday

Share our group thesis about Montag
Create a mega-thesis

3. Existentialism
Watch the two videos below and take notes on Existentialism.

Read excerpts from Sartre's speech
What are key facts about this?
- What do you agree with? What do you push back against? What implications does this have for your communities?
With your group, connect it to The Metamorphosis.

0 Comments

Tuesday, December 10th

12/9/2019

0 Comments

Goals:

I can track the meaning of others, and in real time, construct and deliver an organized, thoughtful response that synthesizes and builds on the ideas of others.

Loaf Cat says :

Common Place Notes #1 (8 pages) due on Friday, December 13th
Please take the survey on Google Classroom for a trip to Stratford Festival.

1. The Communist Manifesto/Marxist Literary Lens

Present interpretations of children's books.

2. Make a discussion rubric

1/2 Individual
- What does individual mastery of discussion look like?
- What if a student does not participate? Should there still be a way to still show Mastery?
1/2 Collective
- What does it look like when the class has mastered discussion?

3. Small Groups

Generate topics/questions for our discussion of Metamorphosis +all texts.

4. Harkness Discussion

0 Comments

Monday, December 9th

12/6/2019

0 Comments

Goals:

I can track the meaning of others, and in real time, construct and deliver an organized, thoughtful response that synthesizes and builds on the ideas of others.

Weird Cat says :

Common Place Notes #1 (8 pages) due on Friday, December 13th
Please take the survey on Google Classroom for a trip to Stratford Festival.

1. The Communist Manifesto/Marxist Literary Lens

What are our key understandings of Marx's ideas and what looking at a text through a Marxist lens really means. Use QTI notes to discuss.
Apply Marxist literary lens to your texts.
- What is the economic status of the characters?
- What happens to them as a result of this status?
- How do they fare against economic and political odds?
- What other conditions stemming from their class does the writer emphasize (poor education, poor nutrition, poor health care, inadequate opportunity)?
- With whom and what class is the reader meant to sympathize?
- How is the conflict between the upper, middle, and lower class reflected in the work?
- Which class does the work claim to represent?

2. Make a discussion rubric

1/2 Individual
1/2 Collective

3. Small Groups

Generate topics/questions for our discussion of Metamorphosis +all texts tomorrow.

0 Comments

Friday, Dec. 6th

12/5/2019

0 Comments

Goals:

I can track the meaning of others, and in real time, construct and deliver an organized, thoughtful response that synthesizes and builds on the ideas of others.

Announcements :

Finish Metamorphosis by Monday, December 9th
Common Place Notes #1 (8 pages) due on Friday, December 13th
Sign up for the correct Google Classroom:
- 1st Hour: xpq8we
- 2nd Hour: 2k5vlyj

1. Poetry Friday: "Ode to Sadness" Pablo Neruda

2. Reading/Common Place Notes

3. Writer's Notebook: The Communist Manifesto

0 Comments

<<Previous

AP Literature & Composition

Archives