Agenda for English Ten A/B. Be sure you sit in your Assigned Seats! Helpers: Rodrigo; Janee; Nyla; Yannet. Period 2 Helpers: Cecilia; Jose; Zareah; Abraham
1. 1. Silent Sustained Reading of their Summer Reading
Novel 15 minutes
2.
Activity of Your Choice: I have them either:
Write a Summary of their Reading or Complete A Somebody Wanted But So or Story
Frame of their reading. See Handouts on Desk.
3.
Verb of the Day: Contrast. Please say this with
the students. We say the verb out loud,
then do the Verbal Practice with Seat Partners; then the writing practice and
academic paragraph on the back. See Handout.
4.
Additional Verb Practice (See Handout)
5.
Comprehension Check: Allow students to discuss
and complete questions 1-7 in pairs before continuing “The Cold Equations”
6.
Continue Reading the Short Story, “The Cold
Equations”. The Class is Reading the Short Story The Cold Equations. The story is also cued up on the large
computer. Simply click the pause button and the audio will begin where we left
off.
7.
Throughout the story, feel free to check
students comprehension by stopping the audio and asking them questions about the
short story.
8.
If you finish the story in class have them
write: a 1 page reaction to the story.
They should describe how they feel about Marilyn, her “breaking the
rules”; the penalty; Barton, and how Marilyn’s character changes. Are there any examples in today’s society
where the penalty for breaking the rules is so severe? Discuss.
9.
Last 5-7 minutes of class, you may choose to
collect the Chromebooks.
English
10B
A Note: Three students: Abraham; Eireunna;
and Rodrigo have the class both first and second period. For this reason, your
lessons should be different for period one and two.
2.
Students select a passage and create a Reading Reaction
Record (see Handout) based on their reading.
3.
Identifying Imagery in the Narrative Essay, “Two
Kinds” by Amy Tan. Students work to identify three examples of the five types
of Imagery using the Short Story, “Two Kinds”
4.
Students work in pairs to complete the SOAPS
Sheet based on the handout, “Two Kinds”. They may work together but each
student will submit a SOAPS sheet to you.
5.
For the last 30 minutes of class, students will
continue revising their Autobiographical Narratives of their Six Word
Memoirs. They will need to use the
Chromebooks to type and revise. I allow
them to listen to their headphones while typing.
