Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Week 16 P6


Week 16  P. 6

Monday: DVD on Oral Presentations
Hw: Dialectical Journaling Catcher in the Rye

Tuesday:   PowerPoint on Catcher in the Rye and
Begin Study Questions Catcher in the Rye  Ch, 1 and 2
HW: Study Questions Catcher in the Rye  Ch 3 and 4

Wednesday: Study Questions Catcher in the Rye  Chapter 5
HW: Study Questions Catcher in the Rye 6


Thursday: Study Questions Catcher in the Rye Chapter 7, 8, and 9   Hw. Continue working on essay

Friday:  Study Questions Catcher in the Rye  Chapter 10, 11,  and 12
HW:  Study Questions Catcher in the Rye   Ch.  13 and 14 

Week 16 English 9 Period 2 and Period 4


Week 16 English 9 NMA P2 and P 4
Day
Class work
Homework
Monday
2nd Accelerated Reader (AR) Test past due after 11/8. Test must be taken with the Librarian Ms. Whitman.   Note many of you never took the first test, so you received a 0! Do not miss this opportunity to improve your reading skills.

Objectives:  To learn how to give a presentation
Take Cornell Notes on Presentations

Review Oral Presentation Rubric.

Read Prologue from Walking with The Wind by John Lewis PP. 103-106 Highlight and Annotate text and Biography

Tuesday





 Complete After You Read pp. 11-112
 And Allegory Chart pp. 112 Begin Vocabulary and Comprehension parts A, B, and C

Finish Vocabulary and Comprehension parts A, B, and Constructed Response C

Wednesday


Read Kennedy’s Assassination by Eric Sevareid and Pierre Salinger’s It Was a Dramatic Day.

HW: Answer After You Read PP. 118 questions 1-5

Thursday

Vocabulary

Diminished
Accumulated
Silting
Expedition
Enmeshed

Timed Essay: Do Constructed response essay Compare and contrast the primary and secondary sources pp. 118
Practice Presentation
Friday

Synthesize-the merging of information from more than 1 source.

Tutoring in Mr. Benainous’ Room with Doc C and Mr. B.
Presentation Rehearsals Day 1
Read Internment by Margaret McCrory pp. 119
And Internment pp.122-123 by Juliet S. Kono
Do After you Read questions 1-6





Fail-Safe Model for Oral Presentations


Fail-Safe Model Outline for Oral Presentations


Fail-Safe Model Outline for Oral Presentations
I.            Introduction.
            A. Attention-Getter.
            B. Greeting (your name, welcome).
            C. Overview (preview topic, present thesis).
II.           Research Paper (three key points in your paper. Make sure the statements include your divisions of proof ( reasons).
            A.
            B.
            C.
III.           Web Project or Film Project.
            A. Transition to your project/Argue the relationship between your paper and project.
            B. Three key points of project.
            1.
            2.
            3.
            C. Demonstration/Sample of  Web Project.
IV.             Personal Growth: What did you learn?  Risks?
V.             Conclusion
            A. Tell them what you told them.
            B. Advice (advice to judges, the world, yourself).
            C. Thank the judges.
            D. Final Attention-Getter- Call to Action. 

Oral Presentation Rubric


Keynote PowerPoint Oral Presentation Rubric

ORAL PRESENTATION RUBRIC

Technical/Keynote/PowerPoint Presentation: 

Excellent-4
Good-3
Satisfactory-2
Needs Improvement (fail) -1
Content and Presentation of Information
Covers topic in depth, is clear, elaborative and includes details.

Includes essential information, does not elaborate or include details. 
Includes some essential information but topic is vague.
Hard to understand how the slides support the topic. 
Content Accuracy
All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors.
Most of the content is accurate
The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly inaccurate.
Content confusing or contains more than one factual error.
Sequencing of Information
Information is organized in a clear, logical way, starting with the title page.  It is easy to anticipate the next slide. Has6- 8 slides (not including title and bibliography/works cited list  slides) 
Most information is organized in a clear, logical way. One slide or piece of information seems out of place.    Has 6-8 slides (not including title and bibliography/works cited list  slides)
Some information is logically sequenced. An occasional slide or piece of information seems out of place.  Includes 6-8 slides  (not including title and bibliography/works cited list  slides).
There is no clear plan for the organization of information.
Has less than 6 slides or more than 10 slides. No works cited list. 
Use of Graphics
and
Visual Aids
All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support the topic of the presentation.
Most graphics are attractive and all support the topic of the presentation.
All or some of the graphics are attractive support of mostly support the topic of the presentation.
Several graphics are unattractive AND detract from the content of the presentation.
Text - Font Choice & Formatting
Font formats (color, bold, italic) have been carefully planned to enhance readability and content.
Font formats have been carefully planned to enhance readability.
Font formatting has been carefully planned to complement the content. It may be a little hard to read.
Font formatting makes it very difficult to read the material.
Spelling and Grammar
Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.
Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.
Presentation has 1 grammatical error or misspelling.
Presentation has more than 2 grammatical and/or spelling errors.
Bibliography/
Footnotes
All of the sources were appropriately referenced in MLA format.

Most of the sources were referenced in MLA format.  
Some of the sources were referenced.
Student did not include a bibliography or foot/endnotes.
Oral Presentation:
Oral
Presentation and
Delivery
Students presented using proper grammar.  Speech was consistently related to the presentation. Students made appropriate eye contact and used effective and appropriate gestures.  Student used appropriate tone (varied voice) to engage audience and effectively generated mood.
Student used mostly proper grammar and/or speech was mostly topic related.
Student made eye contact with the audience and used some effective and appropriate gestures. Student varied voice occasionally to deliver appropriate tone and mood.
Student spoke with poor grammar and/or the oral presentation was not aligned to the topic.
Students made limited eye contact and did not use effective and appropriate gestures.   Student occasionally varied tone but not enough to generate appropriate mood in audience.
Student did not enhance keynote presentation with an oral presentation.
Student stared at notes or floor.
Student spoke inaudibly, in a monotone, or failed to complete presentation.
Subject Knowledge
Student was prepared and gave the oral presentation with little or no help of notes.   
Students used their notes some of the time 
Students had to read 1-2 sentences from their notes. 
Students had to read more than 3 sentences from their notes. 

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Week 15 English 9 P2 and P4


Week 15 English 9 NMA P2 and P 4
Day
Class work
Homework
Monday
2nd Accelerated Reader (AR) Test past due after 11/8. Test must be taken with the Librarian Ms. Whitman.   Note many of you never took the first test, so you received a 0! Do not miss this opportunity to improve your reading skills.

Objectives:

Read Codes of Conduct by Adrienne Su pp. 85
Revise Multiple points of view Essay
Staple corrections to Turnitin.com .pdf version
Tuesday

Objectives:
1. To recognize different types of irony.
2. To understand symbols and public symbols
3. To recognize allegorocal meaning




Answer Questions pp. 89-91
 Do constructed response  C PP. 91
Wednesday


Highlight and Annotate pp. 92-93
And 94-95
Irony
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramitic Irony
Ambiguity
Symbols
Public symbol
allegory
Do test Practice A and B pp.95
Thursday

Vocabulary


Irony
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramitic Irony
Ambiguity
Symbols
Public symbol
allegory

Read Hurdles pp. 96-99
Do After you read pp. 100-102
Finish Activities
Begin Cartoon

Create a 7-8 panel cartoon in either the Hurdles format or stiryboard format illustrating situational irony
Friday



Tutoring in Mr. Benainous’ Room with Doc C and Mr. B.
Cartoon illustrating Situational Irony
Revise at least 1 Essay for credit

Read Catcher in the Rye

Staple revision to .pdf of turnitin.com
File.




Sunday, November 10, 2013

Week 14 andf week 15 P. 6




Week 14 P. 6

Monday: Vacation In your Reader's Writer's Notebooks, Complete style Analysis Chart on p. 90 and Do Activity A and B pp. 91 Due Tuesday at beginning of class

Tuesday:  Complete Constructed Response p. 91

HW: Read Irony and Ambiguity pp. 92-93 Highlight and Annotate

Wednesday:Read Symbolism and Allegory pp. 94-95 Do Test practice A and B pp.95 
HW: Read Hurdels pp. 96-99

Thursday:   Answer After you read questions page 100 and complete Table pp. 101 in your reader’s Writers Notebook 

Friday:  Do Comprehension and Constructed Response pp. 102

HW:  Draw a 7 Panel Cartoon illustrating situational irony. 


Week 15  P. 6

Monday: Read Prologue from Walking with The Wind by John Lewis PP. 103-106 Highlight and Annotate text and Biography
Hw: Complete After You Read pp. 11-112

Tuesday:  Complete Allegory Chart pp. 112 and begin Vocabulary and Comprehension parts  A, B, and C
HW: Complete short constructed Response part C

Wednesday: Read Kennedy’s Assasenation by Eric Severeid  and Pierre Salinger’s It was a dramatic day.
HW: Answer After You Read PP. 118 questions 1-5
Thursday:   Do Constructed response essay Compare and contrast the primary and secondary sources pp. 118
Hw. Continue working on essay

Friday:  Finish Essay and submit to turnitin.com

HW:  Novel TBA

Week 14 P2 and P4 NMA


Week 14 English 9 NMA P2 and P 4
Day
Class work
Homework
Monday
2nd Accelerated Reader (AR) Test past due after 11/8. Test must be taken with the Librarian Ms. Whitman.   Note many of you never took the first test, so you received a 0! Do not miss this opportunity to improve your reading skills.

Objectives:

Vacation
Revise Research Paper

1. Revise Research Paper and Post to Blog tomorrow after approved by Doc C and Mr. Benainous
2. Culminating Assignment On Night to Remember:
Write a newspaper feature.
An account of an Event from Multiple Points of View.
1.   Story is written in 3rd person.
2.   Dialogue
3.   Descriptive Details
3. Complete 3 paragraphs based on Student Model Essay

Tuesday





Review Student Model Essay and Worksheets

 Work on Story
Complete Interviews

Wednesday


 Finish Story

Type and Submit  to turnitin.com
Thursday

Vocabulary

Diminished
Accumulated
Silting
Expedition
Enmeshed

Re read synthesizing Sources pp. 66-67, =Read Homecoming by Richard Rodriguez  and Wild as it Ever Was by Jeff Rennicke
pp.68-76
Annotate ( Close Reading of Text)
Read The repatriation of Ishi, the Last Yahi Indian pp. 77-78
Do Activities pp. 79-81

Answer in Complete Sentences

Friday

Synthesize-the merging of information from more than 1 source.

Tutoring in Mr. Benainous’ Room with Doc C and Mr. B.
Do Test practice pp.82 Parts A and B
Do Constructed Response C on page 82
Write a 3-paragraph essay that paraphrases the ideas of all three works. Explain how each author’s purpose differs from the others.
Use graphic organizer on page 81 to help you brainstorm.

Paraphrase-restate using your own words