Past Lessons

Monday, June 1, 2015

MP4 - Week 6

  Monday 6-2   
  1. NWEA Testing Make-ups!  If you you did not finish the ELA portion of the test, please let me know.  You must go to Mr. Pittinaro's room to finish up today!
  2. Periods 1, 2, 9:  Finish Viewing of TKMB.
  3. Periods 4, 6:  Finish Viewing of TKMB.
  4. MAKE UP WORK:  If you received a missing work report you must schedule a time to see Mr. DeGrandis to make up your work.  Mr. DeGrandis will be after school on Tuesday if you wan to 

  Tuesday 6-3    
  1. Periods 1 (429), 2 (422), 9:  Finish Viewing of TKMB (Some students will be testing) 
  2. Periods 4 (421), 6:  Finish Viewing of TKMB

  Wednesday  6-4    
  1. Periods 1, 2, 9:  Intro to Sonnets
  2. Periods 6 & 9:  Intro to The Hero's Journey Part I

  Thursday 6-5:    
  1. Periods 1, 2, 9:  Write your own sonnet
  2. Periods 6 & 9:  Intro to The Hero's Journey Part II

  Friday 6-6:    
  1. Periods 1, 2, 9:  Write your own sonnet and submit.
  2. Periods 6 & 9:  Hero's Journey and Holes

Monday, May 18, 2015

MP4 - Weeks 5 & 6


  Due to NWEA Testing...  


  1. Monday and Tuesday we will be taking the NWEA.
  2. Wednesday and Thursday we will work on our projects.
  3. Next week we will present our projects Tuesday-Thursday (5-26 to 5-28)!



Monday, May 11, 2015

MP3 - Week 4

    MONDAY 5-11:  Project Planning and Proposal Creation      


Reminders:  You will need...
  1. Period 2 Only: Take NWEA in room 252
  2. Materials you need to work on your project.
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Do Now - Just Do This
Entry Title:  none

Spend five minutes with a partner studying Vocabulary List 7 with your vocabulary flash cards.
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      Learning Targets
      I can create a project that proves I understand how Harper Lee develops the theme of taking a stand, integrity, or the golden rule over the course of the novel.

      I can plan and crate a project proposal to be handed in by the end of the period.

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      Mini-Lesson

      Mini-lesson will be differentiated depending upon student projects.______________________________________________________


      Work Time

      1. Read the Final Project for To Kill a Mockingbird document.
      2. Complete your Project Proposal and hand in by the end of the period.

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        Assessment
        Submit your Project Proposal for approval.
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        Homework

        Ongoing this Week
        Complete one important task for your TKMB Project.







              TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY 5-12 & 13:  Review Study Guide Questions for Final Test on TKMB     



          Today you will need:  
          1. Novel, blue folder, HW: Study Guide Questions and...
          2. Pen or sharpened pencil.
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          Do Now - Just Do This
          Entry Title:  none

          Spend five minutes with a partner studying Vocabulary List 7 with your vocabulary flash cards.
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                Learning Targets

                I can comprehend the sequence of events that occur in chapters 26-31.


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                  Mini-Lesson


                  1. Review proper responses for all study guide questions.
                  2. Review parameters for the final project for the novel.


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                    Work Time

                    Take test.
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                      Assessment
                      Completed test.


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                      Ongoing this Week
                      Complete one important task for your TKMB Project.











                          THURSDAY and FRIDAY 5-14 & 15:   Project Work Time     


                      You will need...
                      1. All resources needed to work on your project.
                      2. Your Project Proposal
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                      Do Now - Just Do This
                      Entry Title:  none

                      Spend five minutes with a partner studying Vocabulary List 7 with your vocabulary flash cards.
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                            Learning Targets


                            1. I can create my final project rubric needed to evaluate my project.
                            2. I can be have at least 50% of my project completed by the end of the period.

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                            Mini-Lesson


                            1. Discuss project progress as a class.
                            2. Discuss risk management.

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                              Work Time

                              Rubric
                              Project details
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                              Assessment

                              1. Completed rubric.
                              2. Proof of 50% of project complete.



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                              Ongoing this Week
                              Complete your TKMB Project for Monday.









                              Monday, May 4, 2015

                              MP4- Week 3

                                  MONDAY 5-4:  What is Integrity Frayer Chart      


                              Reminders:  You will need...

                              1. Homework: 10 Setences
                              2. Taking a Stand Frayer Model (in blue folder)
                              3. Composition Notebook
                              4. Integrity Frayer Model (back table)
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                              Do Now - Think and Respond
                              Entry Title:  Vocabulary List 7 Challenges

                              1. How might someone without an iota of temerity respond to an invitation to go skydiving?
                              2. How might a prosecuting attorney elucidate a jury on how a criminal purloined merchandise from a jewelry store?
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                                  Learning Targets
                                  I can explain what integrity is and identify examples of integrity from the novel and real life.

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                                  Mini-Lesson

                                  1. First, an anecdote about integrity and something found in an airport.
                                  2. TED Talk: Building Integrity (see video below)
                                  3. Meet with your NYC appointment and share a story about either yourself, someone you know or a story you heard that exemplifies integrity.
                                  BUILDING INTEGRITY TED TALK
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                                  Work Time
                                  Complete the Frayer Model for the word INTEGRITY.
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                                    Assessment
                                    Answer the following question on a sheet of loose-leaf paper (no composition book paper please) and turn it in before you leave for the day.

                                    Find one quote from the novel that shows someone having integrity.  Copy down the quote with the chapter and page number.
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                                    Homework

                                    DUE Friday!
                                    Read Chapters 26-31 and complete the corresponding Study Guide Questions (Click this link for a copy of the questions).







                                          TUESDAY 5-4:  Teacher-Guided Reading Assignment     



                                      Today you will need:  
                                      1. Novel, blue folder, Study Guide Questions and...
                                      2. Pen or sharpened pencil.
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                                      Do Now - Think
                                      Entry Title:  Crossword

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                                          Learning Targets

                                          I can comprehend the sequence of events that occur in chapters 26-31.


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                                            Mini-Lesson

                                            Review proper response structure for study guide questions.

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                                              Work Time

                                              Read and complete SGQs for chapters 26-31.
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                                                Assessment
                                                Completed SGQs for chapter 26 and 27 #s 1-4 by end of the period!


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                                                DUE Monday!
                                                Finish reading the novel and complete the remaining SGQs #s 6-11 due Monday.










                                                    WEDNESDAY 5-6:  Four Corners Activity   

                                                Reminders:  You will need...
                                                1. Key Quotes handout.
                                                2. One piece of scotch tape.
                                                3. Taking a Stand (should be in your blue folder) and Integrity Frayer Charts (this is the one from yesterday)
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                                                Do Now - Think and Respond
                                                Entry Title:  Taking a Stand: Your Connection

                                                With a partner, share a story of a time you, a character, or someone you know took a stand.  be prepared to share a brief version of it with the class.
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                                                    Learning Targets
                                                    I can analyze the development of the theme of integrity as it relates to the theme of taking a stand!
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                                                    Mini-Lesson

                                                    1. Review and analyze the four Key Quotes posted around the room.
                                                    2. Each of these quotes represents a different reason someone might take a stand.  For example:
                                                    3. Quote A is about: Not hurting the innocent, or even protecting the innocent.

                                                      TURN and TALK:  Determine what each of the other quotes mean with your partner and be prepared to share your answers.

                                                      Quote B is about:


                                                      Quote C is about:


                                                      Quote D is about:


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                                                      Work Time: Four Corners Activity


                                                      1. Get out your Taking a Stand Anchor Chart (blue folder)
                                                      2. Get a sentence strip from Mr. DeGrandis.  These were taken from the Taking a Stand anchor chart.
                                                      3. Get a piece of scotch tape and tape it to your sentence strip so it is ready to place on one of the Key Quote posters around the room.
                                                      4. Read your Sentence Strip.
                                                      5. Think about why the character might have taken a stand.
                                                      6. Determine which of the 4 quotes around the room best represents why the character might have taken that stand.
                                                      7. Class discussion
                                                      8. Change your mind?  It's OK.  
                                                      9. Tape your Taking a Stand Sentence Strip to your final choice in one of the corners of the room.

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                                                        Assessment
                                                        Exit Ticket on integrity.


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                                                        DUE Monday!
                                                        Finish reading the novel and complete the remaining SGQs #s 6-11 due Monday.










                                                              THURSDAY 5-7:   Create Vocabulary Flash Cards for List VII     


                                                          You will need...
                                                          1. Vocabulary List VII
                                                          2. Flashcards
                                                          3. Markers
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                                                          Do Now - Think
                                                          Entry Title:  Word Family Members

                                                          Complete the following sentences with a word family member from List 7.


                                                          1. My mother said that _____________________ anything is illegal no matter from which store you stole it.
                                                          2. My science professor ______________________ my on the mysteries of supernovas and giant dwarfs.
                                                          3. Mr. DeGrandis thinks he's the ____________________ teacher in the school, but he really isn't that clever.
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                                                            Learning Targets

                                                            I can create study tools in order to help me memorize and use all the words in vocabulary list 7.


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                                                              Mini-Lesson

                                                              review of making vocabulary flash cards.

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                                                                Work Time

                                                                Make your cards.
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                                                                  Assessment
                                                                  Completed cards due tomorrow!


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                                                                  DUE Monday!
                                                                  Finish reading the novel and complete the remaining SGQs #s 6-11 due Monday.










                                                                      FRIDAY   5-8:  DIRT Day    

                                                                  • Do Now - Start a DIRT Day Entry
                                                                  • Entry Title:  DIRT DAY

                                                                  DUE Tuesday 5-11
                                                                  Properly use 10 vocabulary words in 10 well- constructed sentences that prove you understand the meaning of the words.

                                                                  Monday, April 27, 2015

                                                                  MP4 - Week 2


                                                                      MONDAY 4-27:  Review Chapters 8-14      


                                                                  Reminders:  You will need...
                                                                  A pen or pencil, your novel and blue folder.
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                                                                  Do Now - Copy
                                                                  Entry Title:  Vocabulary List 7


                                                                  5.  gait  n. - a person's individual way of walking

                                                                  We had slowed to a cautious gait and were feeling our way forward so as not to bump into the trees.

                                                                  6.  purloin v. - (purloined, purloins, purloining) - to steal something.

                                                                  Jeremy must have purloined a copy of the school's master key because that is the only way he could have gotten into the cafeteria without breaking a window. 
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                                                                      Learning Targets
                                                                      I can recall major events of chapters 8-14.


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                                                                      Work Time
                                                                      Correct homework from chapters 8-14.
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                                                                        Assessment
                                                                        Responses from the homework.
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                                                                        Homework

                                                                        DUE Wednesday!
                                                                        Read Chapters 15-25 and complete the corresponding Study Guide Questions (Click this link for a copy of the questions).







                                                                              TUESDAY 2-28:   TKMB  Test on Chapters 8-14    


                                                                          Reminders:  You will need...
                                                                          A pen or pre-sharpened pencil and a sheet of loose-leaf sheet of paper (nothing torn from a composition notebook please).
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                                                                          Do Now - Copy
                                                                          Entry Title:  Vocabulary List 7

                                                                          7.  capacious adj. - (capacity, capaciously, capaciousness) - containing or capable of containing a large amount of something


                                                                          That mini-van has a capacious storage area which makes it an ideal choice for larger families.

                                                                          8.  trepidation n. - (trepid, trepidly, trepidity, trepidant, intrepid) - a feeling of fear that causes you to hesitate because you think something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.

                                                                          After listening to the teacher describe how important the NYS ELA test was and all the preparation needed to do well on the test, Pam began to feel her trepidation grow about failing the assessment. 

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                                                                            Learning Targets
                                                                            I can recall the events of chapters 15-25 of the novel TKMB!
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                                                                            Mini-Lesson
                                                                            None

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                                                                            Work Time

                                                                            None
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                                                                              Assessment
                                                                              Administer the test.


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                                                                              Homework Due Tomorrow!
                                                                              Read Chapters 15-25 and complete the corresponding Study Guide Questions (Click this link for a copy of the questions).










                                                                                    WEDNESDAY 4-29:   TKMB Review of Chapters 15-25     


                                                                                Reminders:  You may use your...
                                                                                1. Novel, your HOMEWORK, and blue folder for the test
                                                                                2. Pen or sharpened pencil
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                                                                                Do Now - Copy
                                                                                Entry Title:  Vocabulary List 7

                                                                                9.  irascible adj. (irascibility, irascibly, irascibleness)  - becoming angry very easily : having a bad temper.

                                                                                Unlike his twin brother who never seems to get upset, Colin is irascible and gets angry very quickly.

                                                                                10.  pithy adj. (pithier, pithiest) - using few words in a clever and effective way.

                                                                                William Shakespeare was so skilled in using few words in clever and new ways that he is considered one of the most pithy writers ever. 
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                                                                                    Learning Targets

                                                                                    I can recall events from the novel, identify important themes and show how details from the novel reveal aspects of Atticus' character.


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                                                                                      Mini-Lesson

                                                                                      Correct homework Study Guide Questions

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                                                                                        Work Time

                                                                                        Prepping for the test essays.
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                                                                                          Assessment
                                                                                          Responses to Study Guide Questions


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                                                                                          DUE Tuesday 5-11!
                                                                                          Properly use 10 vocabulary words in 10 well- constructed sentences that prove you understand the meaning of the words.

                                                                                          Test on Chapters 15-25 on tomorrow!











                                                                                              THURSDAY  5-1:  Test on Chapters 15-25 and DIRT Day   

                                                                                          • Do Now - Start a DIRT Day Entry
                                                                                          • Entry Title:  DIRT DAY

                                                                                          DUE Tuesday 5-11
                                                                                          • Properly use 10 vocabulary words in 10 well- constructed sentences that prove you understand the meaning of the words.