Ms. Matthews' Agendas

Please find the daily agendas HERE.

Letter from English Department Head about Ms. Santiago's Maternity Leave

Please find Mrs. Rinder's letter about Ms. Santiago's maternity leave here.

Poetry 5.2-5.3

Do now: Open the MMPP assignment document and go to the last page (sample thesis statements)

Objectives:

• use technology to create a multimedia presentation
• use class time effectively

Agenda:

1. do now
2. Work time: Select one poem for presentation
3. Work time: draft a thesis statement for the one poem to be used in presentation
4. Work time: build components of presentation
5. Summarizer

HW: Divide and conquer- work on presentation.  Vocab quiz on FRIDAY

Poetry 4.4

Poetry 4.4

Do now: move desks into rows for the Poetry Terms Quiz

Objectives:

Agenda:

1. do now
2. Poetry Terms Quiz
3. ORB silent reading time
4. Vocab #12- Circ-Circum
5. Poetry Presentation work time: Decide on a presentation format (Google Slides, Book Creator, etc.)
6. Summarizer

HW: Select the presentation format you will use for the presentation

Poetry 4.3

Do now: take out your poetry terms flashcards OR open up your poetry terms literary log

Objectives:

• demonstrate mastery of poetry terms by creating quiz questions
• use technology to research a poet
• work effectively in pairs

Agenda:

1. do now

2. Poetry Terms Review AND extra credit (15 minutes):

• create FIVE multiple choice questions
• questions need to be a combination of definition matching and identifying terms from a poem

3.  Research project: continue to read and annotate the FIVE poems you found for your poet.  By the end of class each person should annotate TWO poems.

4. Summarizer

HW: Poetry Terms Quiz on FRIDAY.  Please remember to bring your ORB to class on FRIDAY.

Poetry 4.2

Poetry 4.2

DO NOW: Where was your poet born?  When?

Objectives:

• use technology to research the life of a poet
• annotate and cite correctly

Agenda:

1. do now
2. Read your biography-- HIGHLIGHT important pieces of information that you think will be good to include in your poetry presentation
3. If working independently: locate a SECOND biography- copy/paste it into your google drive, read and highlight
4. If working in pairs: research your poet’s poetry.  Find FIVE POEMS and copy and paste them into your google doc (include URL addresses!). Read/annotate ALL FIVE-- include a summary sentence.
5. Summarizer

HW: Annotate at least ONE poem each for WEDNESDAY

Poetry 4.1

Do Now: Who is your favorite singer/band?  What kinds of topics do they write about in their songs?

Objectives:

• understand the requirements of the poetry project
• read the poet descriptions and at least two poems by at least five different poets.

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Introduce the poetry project: partners

3. Research at least five different poets

4. Select top three list poets

5. Summarizer

HW:Locate ONE biography (each). Poetry terms quiz on FRIDAY