Collecting Evidence about Irony

Goals: Reviewing irony, finding and explaining examples from "The Possibility of Evil"

Agenda:
Read
Irony
Your Examples of Irony
One more time with video

1. Reading Progress Update: 
Tell us about the book you read today HERE. 

2. Irony: 
Let's review some of the forms of irony that come up most often.  

• Dramatic Irony
• Verbal Irony
• Situational Irony

3. Your examples of Irony:
Complete THIS FORM with your partner to gather examples of irony form "Possibility of Evil."

Reminders:

• You should be really close to finishing book #6. 

Keep Reading "Possibility of Evil"

Goal: Finish reading "Possibility of Evil" and begin learning more about irony.

Agenda:
Read
Finish reading "Possibility of Evil"
Irony lessons on your own

1. Finish reading "Possibility of Evil" 

• Open GoFormative and finish the reading you started yesterday. You are able to pick up where you left off.
• You should be able to finish in class, but if not, it's homework.

STOP: Do NOT work on these things below until you have finished reading "Possibility of Evil."

2. Irony through video: 

Go to Edpuzzle and sign in with Google as a student.

Click on the video called "In on a secret?"

If you have any technical difficulties getting there please ask for help. 

3. Irony Through Quizizz

Go to Quizizz and enter code: 046883

Practice answering questions about irony until you know all about it. 

Reminders:
Keep reading. Finish book #6 by Friday 1/31. 
Give your parents the survey we gave you in class. Then bring it back. 

First Read: The Possibility of Evil

Goal: First Read of "The Possibility of Evil" in GoFormative

Agenda: 

Read

GoFormative

The Possibility of Evil

• You made awesome predictions yesterday about the story we're going to start reading today. 
• Log in at GoFormative.com
• Click on "The Possibility of Evil."
• Answer the questions as you read.

Reminders:

Are you caught up on your English Journal? You should have an entry from yesterday, 1/28. 

Probable Passage

Goal: Review and sort words from an upcoming reading to make predictions about the text.

Agenda:
Read
Probable Passage Activity
Check for Understanding
Probable Passage: 
1. With your partner get this Probable Passage document. (One of you make the copy and share it with your partner. Share it with Ms. Dowd, Ms. Love, and Mrs. R, too!)
2. Sort the words into the plot profile categories and then use those words to write a prediction for the story we will read tomorrow.
3. Paste your prediction (gist statement) into your English Journal. (Woot, your first EJ entry for semester 2!)

Reminders: 

• Reading is always your homework. 
• We'll be writing about Book #6 soon, so make sure you're ready. 
• We're at the start of the semester and it's your time to shine! 

Welcome to Second Semester

Goal: Learn about new reading challenges and take an assessment

Agenda: 
Read
Reading Challenges
District Assessment

Reading Challenges
This semester, challenge yourself by going outside your comfort zone and introducing yourself to new material!

FAST Assessment

• Today we need to take a quick reading assessment. I will give you instructions in class. 
• You will need headphones. 
• Wait for instructions so we can walk you through the process of logging in. 

Reminders:

• Welcome to a new semester! We love a fresh start! 
• Cumulative grades start over. 
• Homework is always to read! Book #6 should be done by Friday 1/31, and you should have a great book in mind for Book #7.

It's Finally Finals (For first semester anyway)

Goal: Show what you know and are able to do on our first semester final.

I'll be providing you with a link to the final and the passages you'll be reading in class. Be sure you scroll down to Tuesday (below) and get the study guide if you haven't already.

I should have your scores posted in Power School by 2:00 PM the day of your final.

Reflect and Review for Final

Goal: Reviewing for the final.

Agenda: 
Read
English Journal Self Assessment
Review Strategies
Review Practice

Last day for regrade requests! If you revised your writing be sure to request a regrade using the tab above. 

1. Reading Progress Update
Tell me about your reading HERE.

2. English Journal Self Score

1. Open your English Journal
2. Review the English Journal Scoring Guide. 
3. Determine how you would score your English Journal. 
4. PASTE this sentence below into the TOP of your English Journal and be sure it is complete. 

January 21, 2020 Self Score:        

I believe I have earned a ______ <<(Your score 1-5) on my English Journal because_______________________ _______________ <<(Your reasons you think you earned that score.) 

3. Letter to McBride Self-Score:

• Your letter to Mr. McBride is due today. (You worked on it Wednesday and Thursday last week and got feedback from your writing group on Friday.)
• Click HERE to complete your self evaluation of your letter.

4. Study Guide for the Final

• You probably already have a copy of the study guide, but just in case you don't, here it is again.
• The final covers all the concepts we have learned since September. Besides the study guide links below, you can also review through the blog posts from September forward.
• Review the question types. Ask questions about words or concepts you don't remember.
• STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL

5. Review Quizizz: 

• You can review some of the concepts on the final by playing these review Quizizz:
• Access each of the quizizz below at https://quizizz.com/join/ and enter the join code:
• Reading the Novel Review Quiz  309123
• Connotation & Denotation +Diction 475595

Finals Schedule:
Wednesday  1 & 2
Thursday    3 & 4
Friday      5 & 6

Writing Groups

Goal: Writing groups for your letter to Mr. McBride

Agenda:

Read

Writing Group Procedures

Writing Groups

Debrief

Writing Groups:

Sharing your writing with a group will help you improve your writing and learn what a reader might think while reading your work.

Follow the procedures in the chart or on THIS PAGE with your group.

Be sure to check out the RUBRIC for your letter.

Important Dates and Reminders:

Final draft of your response to McBride is due Tuesday 1/21.

Keep reading. Finish book #6 by 1/31.

Last day to request any regrades is 1/21.

Finals begin 1/22.

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL

Progress on Letters to McBride

Goal: Progress on our letters to McBride.

Agenda:
Read

Check PowerSchool
Letter to McBride

1. Check Power School:

• Now is a good time to check your grades.
• Are you missing anything you could make up?
• Is there anything you can still work on for a regrade?
• Is there anything I made a mistake on? 

2. Letter to McBride:

• Yesterday you began a letter to Mr. McBride. 
• Today we will work on the second paragraph. 
• Tomorrow you need a complete draft to share with your writing group for feedback. 
• Remember, you can view the rubric HERE to see how the assignment is scored.

Frames for your second paragraph: (You will need more than this, but these might help.)

• One of the things you wrote was, "..(include quotation from the text)...." I agree/disagree with that because (include your personal experience or example to show why you agree or disagree.)
• You also stated that, "....(quotation from text)..." I think this is true/not true because...(give reasons, evidence for why you thing this is true or not.) 

Important Dates and Reminders:

• Your complete draft of your letter to McBride is due Friday 1/17 (before school).
• Keep reading. Finish book #6 by 1/31. 
• Last day to request any regrades is 1/21. 
• Finals begin 1/22.

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL

Writing a response to James McBride

Goal: Beginning a draft of your response to James McBride.

Agenda:

Read

Explain writing assignment

Begin drafting

Writing Assignment Background:

• We have been reading and analyzing James McBride's Hip Hop Planet; now it is time to write about it more formally.
• Go to GOOGLE CLASSROOM and find the new assignment called Letter to James McBride. 
• Carefully read the directions in Google Classroom and on the template where you will write your letter. 

Assignment Guide: SUMMARIZING AND RESPONDING IN A LETTER TO JAMES MCBRIDE

• Now that you have considered the topic of hip hop and its global influence, you will write a summary and response in the format of a letter.
• Your task is to compose a letter to James McBride with the purpose of letting him know what you think about the claims he makes about the importance and power of hip hop in his essay.
• The first paragraph of the letter will be a summary where you show McBride that you understand the main points of his essay. (You can probably use your rhetorical precis as the basis for this.) 
• The second paragraph of your letter will be a thoughtful and formal response to his ideas.
• Yes, your LETTER is just TWO paragraphs. You can do this!

Important Dates and Reminders:

• Your complete draft of your letter to McBride is due Friday 1/17. 
• Keep reading. Finish book #6 by 1/31. 
• Last day to request any regrades is 1/21. 
• Finals begin 1/22.

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL

Learning about a Rhetorical Précis

Goal: Learn about a rhetorical precis and write one for Hip Hop Planet.. 

Agenda:
Read (Book checkout?)
Rhetorical Précis of Hip Hip Planet

1. Learning about the rhetorical précis:
"A Rhetorical Précis, pronounced (pray-see), is a summary or abstract of a work. The Rhetorical Précis has a rigidly specific format.... It is important that you follow the format carefully. This is not an easy task. But it is a crucial step towards building critical reading ability...." (Oregonstate.edu)

Unscrambling a Precis: 

1. Use THIS LINK to get a copy of a doc with a rhetorical précis. (Do not share it.)
2. The sentences on this doc are out of order. 
3. Rearrange them until you have a correct précis. 
4. Copy and paste your CORRECTED précis into your English Journal. (You will need it as an example for writing one on your own soon.)

2. Rhetorical Précis:
In your ENGLISH JOURNAL. 
Write a four sentence rhetorical précis of Hip Hop Planet.

Reminders:
Be sure your English Journal is up to date.
Finish book #6 by 1/31.
Have you reviewed the STUDY GUIDE for the final? 

For Fun: 
Do you know your rap lyrics? Think you can tell the difference between Tupac and Shakespeare? lets find out. Go to https://join.quizizz.com and enter game code 711035. Good luck.

Charting Hip Hop Planet (Also includes Final Study Guide)

Goal: Delve deeper into what McBride is saying and doing in his essay.

Agenda: 
Read
Charting the Text

Charting the Text:

• You will need your digital copy of Hip Hop Planet. It's in your Google Drive. 
• I'll give you the charting organizer on paper.
• Work with your group to look at what McBride is saying in each section.
• There is a chart in the back of the room, but you can also click on the picture to get a larger version of the rhetorical verbs. >>

Finals: 

• You will have a final exam for semester 1 of English. 
• It is mostly a reading exam and covers all the concepts we have worked with during our units this semester. 
• You can review with the STUDY GUIDE.  
• Note: Our 9th grade team is still revising the final. We may add a few more things to this study guide, so review it now and then check again later this week.

Reminders: 

• Be sure your English Journal is up to date.
• Book #6 should be finished by January 31st. 
• Keep reading. Reading is always your homework.
• Review the study guide for the final.

Close Read of Hip Hop Planet

Goal: Our goal today is a closer examination of part of the text we read yesterday to help us understand the author's purpose better.

Agenda: 
Read
Reading Progress Update
Close reading of part of Hip Hop Planet
English Journal Entry

Tell me about your reading: 
Reading Progress Update Form

You will need: 
Blog
Hip Hop Planet GET YOUR COPY HERE
Your English Journal

Close Reading: 
Now that you've read James McBride's complete article, we're going to spend some time today focusing on just a few paragraphs, specifically the last two paragraphs.

Today's English Journal Entry:
Respond to the following questions in your English Journal.

   1. What is McBride’s purpose for writing this article?
   2.  Do you agree with his argument? Why or why not?

Reminders: 
Keep reading book #6. Finish by 1/31.

First Read of Hip Hop Planet

Goal: First reading of Hip Hop Planet.

Agenda

Read

Reminders
Introduce the Author

First read of Hip Hop Planet

First Read: 

• Today you will do a first reading of "Hip Hop Planet," an essay by James McBride. 

• You will use GO FORMATIVE to read the text and answer questions along the way.
• If you need help logging into Go Formative, let one of us know.

Reminders

• Be sure your book review of Book #5 is complete.
• Finish book #6 by 1/31/20.  Keep reading!

Reading, Listening, Writing, more Reading

Goals: 
Learn a bit more about the history and culture of hip hop, while working on your listening skills.

Agenda
Read
Listening activity (get out your headphones)
Catch up

1. History of Hip Hop

• Go to Google Classroom to watch the video about the history of Hip Hop. (It's at the top of your classwork page.)
• There are questions you will answer throughout. 
• *If you are not in our Google Classroom, see Mrs. Roberts for help!

2. English Journal: 

When you are done viewing the EdPuzzle, respond to the following in your English Journal

• What are three things that you learned about the history and culture of hip hop? 

3. Learn More: 

• Interested in more history of Hip Hop, read this profile of Afrika Bambaataa. (I wanted to show you an interview with him but YT has taken it down.) 

Catch Up
Review the blog post from yesterday. Did you finish the quick write? 
Did you complete your review of book #5 from Monday? 
GOT A NEW BOOK? CHECK IT OUT!

Starting a new unit

Goal:  Introduction to new unit.

Agenda: 
Read
Quick Write
Socrative
Quick Video

New Unit: Hip Hop Goes Global
To help us get started, we're going to talk about what we know (or don't know) about Hip Hop.

Quick Write: 
In your English Journal, respond to the following prompt:

• What influences does hip hop have in our society and our world? 
• What is its message?
• Is it just music, or is it something more?

Respond to these questions with your own examples or observations from your experience.

Socrative:

Open SOCRATIVE and join with the room code we give you in class. 

Reminders: 

• If you were absent, be sure to finish the QuickWrite in your English Journal. 
• Pick out a great book for Book #6. 
• Finals start January 22nd! I will have a study guide for you later this week. 

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back and Happy New Year! 

Goal: Complete your review of your independent reading book, for book #5

Agenda:
Read
Review of Book #5

Review of Book #5:

• Open the "Book Review 19-20" document shared with you in your Google Drive. This is the same document you used to write your review of book #4.
• Put your cursor ABOVE your review of book #4 and add a new entry for Review of Book #5
• Follow the book review structure.
• Make sure this is in your book review doc and NOT in your English Journal. 

Reminders:

• If you got a new book today be sure to check it out on the blog.