Week of May 18, 2009
Monday, May 18th
Bell Work: Distortion (define & draw a picture)
1. Pre-Reading Questions:
a. How is growing into a teenage body (physically, mentally and emotionally) like moving into a new house/apartment? Compare the experiences of moving into a new house/apartment to the experiences of being a teenager.
2. Read~ House on Mango Street pages 39-55 (The Family of Little Feet; A Rice Sandwich; Chanclas; Hips; The First Job) As you read~ Identify the literary devices/elements of style that the author uses. Add as many as you can to the original list we started in class on Friday.
3. Quiet Writing~ Write an entry identifying: what you notice and an idea that you think is interesting. Use evidence from the text (include page #) to support your thinking, and use the conversational prompts to help you elaborate on your idea.
a. Prompts such as: for example…, another example…, this makes me realize…, this is important because…, this important because…, the reason for this is…, this is similar to…
Tuesday, May 19th
Bell Work: Stereotype (define and draw a picture)
1. Pre-Reading Questions:
a. Describe a situation where you once felt out of place or uncomfortable. Why did you feel this way? What does the word “outcast” mean? What kinds of attributes make people into outcasts? Why must society have outcasts?
2. Read~ House on Mango Street pages 74-87 (Four Skinny Trees; No Speak English; Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut and Pineapple Juice on Tuesdays)
a. As you read~ Pay close attention to the details of the story. Add to your literary device list.
3. Quiet Writing~ Complete the Double Entry Journal (Lancer Notes) page identifying a quote, then responding to it by identifying: who is speaking, what the situation is, what is means/how it is significant, stylistic devices, and connections.
Homework: Identify two more quotes and complete Lancer Notes responding to them by identifying: who is speaking, what the situation is, what is means/how it is significant, stylistic devices, and connections.
Wednesday, May 20th
Bell Work: Epic (define and draw a picture)
1. Discuss Homework (Lancer Notes-quotes and responses from yesterday)
2. Read~ House on Mango Street pages 81-87 (Sally; Minerva Writes Poems; Bums in the Attic)
a. As you read~ Pay close attention to the details of the story. Add to your literary device list.
3. Quiet Writing~ Write an entry about your thoughts using the following expressions: I see…The thought I have about this is…I realize that…To add on…This reminds me…
Thursday, May 21st
Bell Work: Coherence (define and give an example/draw a picture)
1. Pre-Reading Questions:
a. What inspires you most in life? What do you see your future holding for you? What obstacles stand in your way? In what ways will you attempt to overcome them and achieve your future desires?
2. Read~ House on Mango Street pages 103-110 (The Three Sisters; Alicia and I Taling on Edna’s Steps; A House of My Own; Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes) As you read add to your literary device list.
a. As you read~ Think deeply about characters’ traits, motivations, struggles, and changes.
3. Quiet Writing~ Fill in the open mind diagram with objects, images, symbols, and quotations (and page #s) identifying what might be going through Esperanza’s mind at the end of the novel. Then, write an entry explaining what you drew and wrote inside the open mind using the following expressions: I notice…for example…My big idea is…
Friday, May 22nd
Bell Work: Word Puzzle
1. We will go to the library for a book exchange.
2. Students will organize, label, and evaluate their House on Mango Street response writings.
3. They will turn them in, then read silently for the rest of the class period.
Monday, May 18th
Bell Work: Distortion (define & draw a picture)
1. Pre-Reading Questions:
a. How is growing into a teenage body (physically, mentally and emotionally) like moving into a new house/apartment? Compare the experiences of moving into a new house/apartment to the experiences of being a teenager.
2. Read~ House on Mango Street pages 39-55 (The Family of Little Feet; A Rice Sandwich; Chanclas; Hips; The First Job) As you read~ Identify the literary devices/elements of style that the author uses. Add as many as you can to the original list we started in class on Friday.
3. Quiet Writing~ Write an entry identifying: what you notice and an idea that you think is interesting. Use evidence from the text (include page #) to support your thinking, and use the conversational prompts to help you elaborate on your idea.
a. Prompts such as: for example…, another example…, this makes me realize…, this is important because…, this important because…, the reason for this is…, this is similar to…
Tuesday, May 19th
Bell Work: Stereotype (define and draw a picture)
1. Pre-Reading Questions:
a. Describe a situation where you once felt out of place or uncomfortable. Why did you feel this way? What does the word “outcast” mean? What kinds of attributes make people into outcasts? Why must society have outcasts?
2. Read~ House on Mango Street pages 74-87 (Four Skinny Trees; No Speak English; Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut and Pineapple Juice on Tuesdays)
a. As you read~ Pay close attention to the details of the story. Add to your literary device list.
3. Quiet Writing~ Complete the Double Entry Journal (Lancer Notes) page identifying a quote, then responding to it by identifying: who is speaking, what the situation is, what is means/how it is significant, stylistic devices, and connections.
Homework: Identify two more quotes and complete Lancer Notes responding to them by identifying: who is speaking, what the situation is, what is means/how it is significant, stylistic devices, and connections.
Wednesday, May 20th
Bell Work: Epic (define and draw a picture)
1. Discuss Homework (Lancer Notes-quotes and responses from yesterday)
2. Read~ House on Mango Street pages 81-87 (Sally; Minerva Writes Poems; Bums in the Attic)
a. As you read~ Pay close attention to the details of the story. Add to your literary device list.
3. Quiet Writing~ Write an entry about your thoughts using the following expressions: I see…The thought I have about this is…I realize that…To add on…This reminds me…
Thursday, May 21st
Bell Work: Coherence (define and give an example/draw a picture)
1. Pre-Reading Questions:
a. What inspires you most in life? What do you see your future holding for you? What obstacles stand in your way? In what ways will you attempt to overcome them and achieve your future desires?
2. Read~ House on Mango Street pages 103-110 (The Three Sisters; Alicia and I Taling on Edna’s Steps; A House of My Own; Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes) As you read add to your literary device list.
a. As you read~ Think deeply about characters’ traits, motivations, struggles, and changes.
3. Quiet Writing~ Fill in the open mind diagram with objects, images, symbols, and quotations (and page #s) identifying what might be going through Esperanza’s mind at the end of the novel. Then, write an entry explaining what you drew and wrote inside the open mind using the following expressions: I notice…for example…My big idea is…
Friday, May 22nd
Bell Work: Word Puzzle
1. We will go to the library for a book exchange.
2. Students will organize, label, and evaluate their House on Mango Street response writings.
3. They will turn them in, then read silently for the rest of the class period.
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