Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Silent FocusRead: « Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening, » by Robert Frost.Write: What is this poem about? Do you see any deeper meaning that might exist in this poem? What is the tone or mood that the author creates? Borrow a line and write your own, or any winter inspired poem or journal entry.

Agenda

• Capital Letters Test• Word Power Session 13• Reading ML # - Supporting Details• Read aloud/ Study Guide• Homework/ Closing

Agenda- 5th period

• Syllabus Quiz• Register for Townsend Press Online

Learning- By Friday!• True Colors Essay and Mobile- Due Today! • Set Up Binder- Materials- Monday• Signed Syllabus Slip- Due Today!• Word Power Diagnostic• Exit Ticket

Syllabus Quiz- Half sheet of paper with the correct heading and title.

1. Name 3 materials that you need to have on Monday.

2. Write out our 5 classroom rules.3. What is 1 of our Big Goals.4. Write one sentence about our late work

policy.5. What is the address of my class website?

Townsend Press Online Learning Center

• www.townsendpress.net• Create a student account.• Follow the directions and select

me as your teacher from the drop down menu.• Register by Monday!

Binder Set Up

• Tab 1- Silent Focus• Tab 2- Word Power• Tab 3- Conventions Mini-Lessons

(ML)• Tab 4- Reading ML• Tab 5- Writing ML• Tab 6- Portfolio

Wednesday, December 8, 2010Silent Focus

• Read/Listen: Mitch Albom’s article• Write: What do you think about this issue?

What is the main idea, or main argument of his article?

Agenda

• Word Power Session 13 Part II• Conventions ML #11- Parallelism• Read aloud/ Study Guide• E.C. Opportunity• Closing/ Homework

Agenda -5th

• Finish Word Power Diagnostic• Correct Word Power Diagnostic• Set Up Tracking Sheet• Reading ML #1• Reading “The Most Dangerous

Game”• Closing/ Homework

Extra Credit Opportunity!

• Bring in a new box of facial tissue or a container of hand sanitizer ALONG with a piece of writing attached to earn up to 40 pts. of extra credit!

• Your writing could be a poem, want ad, song lyrics, comic strip, mini-research paper on the origins of kleenex or hand sanitizer, short story, or other genre of writing, but it needs to fit on the container and already be attached!

• You can bring in no more than 2 (20 pts. each)• These are due next Friday (October 8) or earlier.

Thursday, December 9, 2010Silent Focus

• Listen: John Lennon’s “Imagine”• Write: What is this song about? What is the

lesson? What is the tone or mood this song creates? Borrow a line and write your own.

Agenda

• Word Power Notes• Conventions ML #11 Practice• 3rd period- Parallelism Test • Read aloud/ Study Guide• Closing/ Homework

Friday, December 10, 2010Silent Focus

• Friday Free Topic!• Write about a topic of your choice for 5

minutes.

Agenda

• Parallelism Test • Word Power Notes• Silent Reading/ Literary Letter• Closing/ Homework

3-2-1 Closing and Reflection

• On a half-sheet of paper write• 3 Things you learned today in class• 2 Things that you will need to study more in

order to master• 1 thing that you need to do at home.• Turn these into the basket as your exit ticket!

Thursday, December 16, 2010Silent Focus

• Watch: The Snowman- and listen for the song “Walking in the Air”

• Write: What is this song about? Borrow a line and write your own. Write about holiday traditions your family has.

Reading ML #1- Parts of Plot• PLOT -- It is the sequence of events in a story or play. The plot is a

planned, logical series of events having a beginning, middle, and end. There are 5 essential parts of plot:

• a) Introduction - The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed. Often it has exposition, which is information you need to know so you understand the story.

• b) Rising Action - This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed (events between the introduction and climax). It begins with the inciting event- which sets events in motion.

• c) Climax - This is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story. The reader wonders what will happen next; will the conflict be resolved or not? – It is helpful to consider climax as a three-fold phenomenon: 1) the

main character receives new information 2) accepts this information (realizes it but does not necessarily agree with it) 3) acts on this information (makes a choice that will determine whether or not he/she gains his objective).

• d) Falling action - The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not (events between climax and denouement).

• e) Denouement (Resolution)- This is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story.