HOMS 3.3 WEDNESDAY

HOMS 3.3 WEDNESDAY

Do now: Time for creative writing! Clear your desks of everything but a writing utensil

Objectives:

• authors use vivid language in creative writing to express meaning

Agenda:

1. do now
2. Round Robin writing!
3. Share stories
4. Summarizer

HW:  Vocab quiz on weeks 1-3 FRIDAY. Read and annotate “Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut…,” “Sally,” “Minerva Writes Poems, “A Smart Cookie,” and “What Sally Said” for FRIDAY

HOMS 3.2 TUESDAY

HOMS 3.2 TUESDAY

Do Now: Esperanza says, "I am an ugly daughter. I am the one nobody comes for" (88).  What is this an allusion to?

Objectives:

• To use the six habits to identify how and why Cisneros uses the cinderella archetype in HOMS
• to identify quotes that illustrate aspects of Esperanza’s character

Agenda:

1) Do Now

2) In the movies there is always one with red red lips who is beautiful and cruel... Her power is her own. She will not give it away.

3) In pairs, answer the following question in socrative:

• Based on what she says in “Beautiful & Cruel,” which of the following does Esperanza see in her future?
• A. She will wait for a Prince Charming type of man to come and rescue her from Mango Street.
• B. Instead of waiting, she will go out and choose her own Prince Charming, like her sister, Nenny.
• C. She won’t bother with Prince Charming at all. She will rescue herself.

4) In pairs, complete the House on Mango Street Focus Chart for "Elenita...," “The First Job,” “Four Skinny Trees,” and “Beautiful and Cruel”

5) Summarizer: How and why does Esperanza personify the trees?

HW: Read and annotate “Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut…,” (87)“Sally,” (89) “Minerva Writes Poems" (92), “A Smart Cookie,” (98) and “What Sally Said” (100) for FRIDAY

HOMS 2.4 Monday

HOMS 2.4 MONDAY

Do Now: How is coming of age sometimes frightening or discouraging?

Objectives:

• To identify the characteristics of the Cinderella archetype
• To use the six habits to identify how and why Cisneros uses the Cinderella archetype in HOMS

Agenda:

1) Do Now

2) What is life like for the main character at the beginning of these stories? What are they all hoping for?How do these stories always end? (10 min)

3) In pairs, discuss the following question: Are these stories and their endings realistic? Does real life work this way? (Socrative)

4) Review "The Family of Little Feet" (5 min)

5) Independent work: Create a new note in notability (in HOMS) Type the answers to the following questions (10 min):

• How does this story imitate the Cinderella story, especially in the beginning? Find a quotation.
• How does Cisneros change the ending? Find a quotation.
• Why do you think she did this? What point might she be trying to make?

6) Think-Pair-Share answers

7) Summarizer:  Why do you think Cisneros (the author) chose to imitate and then change the Cinderella story in "The Family of Little Feet"? What point might she be trying to make about fairy tales and/or real life? (5 min)

HW: Reread “The First Job,” (61)“Four Skinny Trees,” (82) and “Beautiful and Cruel” (96)

HOMS 2.3 FRIDAY

HOMS 2.3 THURSDAY

Do Now: What are some of the signs that Esperanza is growing up or coming of age?

Objectives:

• to use the six habits in order to make inferences about Esperanza’s coming of age
• to identify quotes that illustrate aspects of Esperanza’s character

Agenda:

1) Do Now

2) Vocab- Week 3 (10 min)

3) ORB- silent reading for 15 minutes

4) Import the “House on Mango Street Focus Chart” into notability
5) In pairs, complete the “House on Mango Street Focus Chart” for “Hips” and “Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water” (15 min)

6) Class: share chart findings

7) Summarizer: Identify at least one new inference you made regarding Esperanza’s character

HW: Read and annotate“The Family of Little Feet” (47), “The First Job” (61) “Sire” (80),“Four Skinny Trees” (82), "Beautiful and Cruel” (96). You should have THREE annotations per vignette. You MUST use inference for EACH vignette.

HOMS 2.2 TUESDAY

HOMS 2.2 TUESDAY

Do Now: Brainstorm some qualities you think the WOMEN and MEN on Mango Street might have (Make a two column brainstorm in Notability)

Today's Objectives:

• identify types and make inferences about imagery and figurative language
• make inferences about how and why authors use archetypes to change familiar patterns

Agenda:

1) Do Now/Share

2) Freewrite: What kind of gender roles influenced your childhood? In 5-7 minutes, describe the role of Women and Men among the adults in your life growing up, as well as what you remember about the roles of boys and girls in elementary and middle school. (Create a google doc in your student folder)

3) "The Earl of Tennessee"-- Read aloud and make inferences

4) Practice Six Habits in Notability: Vignette assignment three (3 annotations PER vignette)

• "Marin" (34)
• "A Rice Sandwich" (51)
• "Chanclas" (54)
• "Hips" (57)
• "Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water" (70)

You should have THREE annotations per vignette. You MUST use inference for EACH vignette.

5) Summarizer: These stories are composed of Esperanza's observations about her neighborhood.  How do you think she feels about her future/growing up on Mango Street?

Homework: Finish reading and annotating Vignette Assignment three. You should have THREE annotations per vignette. You MUST use inference for EACH vignette.

HOMS 2.1 MONDAY

Do Now: In pairs, identify at least two of the unit's literary devices in last night's reading assignment.

Today's Objectives:

• use the six habits of successful readers to annotate a text
• identify types and make inferences about imagery and figurative language

Agenda:

1) Do Now

2) Review Do Now

3) Discuss homework and practice Six Habits in Notability for HOMS vignette assignment two (in notability)

• "Louie, His Cousin, & His Other Cousin"
• "Those Who Don't"
• "There was an Old Woman..."
• "Alicia Who Sees Mice"
• "The Earl of Tennessee"

You should have THREE annotations per vignette. You MUST use inference for EACH vignette.

5) Summarizer: What are the gender roles in the Cinderella archetype?  What are the expectations of women?  Of men?

Homework: Finish reading and annotating vignette assignment two. You should have THREE annotations per vignette. You MUST use inference for EACH vignette.

House on Mango Street 1.4

House on Mango Street 1.4

Do Now: Was it difficult to annotate using the Six Habits? Why/why not?

Today's Objectives:

• use the six habits of successful readers to annotate a text
• identify types and make inferences about imagery and figurative language

Agenda:

1) Do Now

2) Vocab week #2
3) Library- ORB
4) ORB- silent reading (10 min)

4) Review annotation homework

5)  Define literary devices: imagery, personification, metaphor, simile, archetypes

6) Read and annotate (using six habits) the first set of vignettes from House on Mango Street (in notability). You must use TWO habits per story.

• "The House on Mango Street" (pg. 11)
• "Hairs" (pg. 14)
• "Boys and Girls" (pg. 16)
• "My Name" (pg. 18)
• "Our Good Day" (pg. 22)

7) Summarizer: Pick one literary device we covered today and create a sentence utilizing the device correctly.

Homework: Finish annotating the first set of vignettes-- you must annotate TWO habits per story.

HOMS 1.3

Do now: Create two new dividers in your English notability folder: Literary Terms and House on Mango Street

Objectives:

• use the six habits of successful readers to annotate a text
• identify common morphemes in vocabulary words

Agenda:

1. Do now

2) Import “English 9 Literary Terms log” into “Literary Terms,” and the entire “House on Mango Street” folder into “HOMS”

2) Introduce House on Mango Street unit/ Review the Six Habits of Successful Readers

3) Practice Six Habits in Notability-- “Eleven”

4) Summarizer: Why is it helpful to use the six habits of successful readers?

Homework: Finish annotating "Eleven"

Archetypes 2.2

Archetypes 2.2

Do now: spend 5 minutes reviewing for summer reading quiz

Objectives:

• demonstrate reading comprehension of summer reading book
• evaluate groups’ book creator book

Agenda:

1. do now

2. summer reading quiz

3. finish summer reading book creator book

4. upload book creator book and share with Ms. Santiago

5. Summarizer

HW:

Archetypes 2.1

do now: what do you have left to do for your summer reading book presentation?

Objectives:

• demonstrate understanding of the characteristics of the Coming of Age Archetype
• demonstrate understanding of the Book Creator app
• work effectively in groups

Agenda:

1. do now
2. 3 pairs- intro books
3. Group work: finish book creator assignment
4. summarizer

HW: Finish book creator book. Summer reading quiz TUESDAY

Archetype 1.3

Archetype 1.3

Do now: (in socrative.com) Which characteristic of the Coming of Age archetype was the hardest to identify in your summer reading book?

Objectives:

• demonstrate understanding of the characteristics of the Coming of Age Archetype
• demonstrate understanding of the Book Creator app
• work effectively in groups

Agenda:

1. do now

2. Open notability and create a new divider under English 9cp called “Vocab”

3. Download “Week One Vocab- Super” handout from the “English 9 Vocab” in Google Drive Handouts

4. Define the 3 words, use them in sentences, and draw the sentences (10 minutes)

5. Archetype groups: Write a theme statement.

6. Begin working on your book! In Book Creator, title your book on the main screen and include each group member as an author.

Homework:

1. Complete ONE task for your role (examples:find one image, type one step, create one page of the book) 2. Audio- you need at least THREE audio explanations of the rating for THREE steps. Each member draft ONE explanation of ONE step. 3. Quiz- TUESDAY (10 questions, multiple choice)

Archetype 1.2

Archetype Book Creator Assignment (#2)

Coming-of-Age Archetype Book Group Assignment

Do now:  did your summer reading book fit each characteristic of the chart?  If not, explain

Objectives:

• demonstrate understanding of the Coming of Age Archetype
• demonstrate understanding of summer reading book

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Finish intro presentations

3. Create a 10 page book that matches your summer reading book to the coming-of-age archetype.  Open the “Summer Reading Book Assignment” in Google Drive (HERE)

4. Consult the sample on Finding Nemo and the rubric on the next page.

5.  Get into summer reading groups. Re-read the instructions for the assignment

6. Agree on each characteristic, including a rating for how well each element matches the archetype. The copywriter is in charge of taking group notes in a Google Doc that will be used as the text for the book.

7. Assign roles for the members of your group.

8. Summarizer

HW: Based on your role, locate/create at least 2 items for the book

Archetypes 1.1

Do now: take out your interview questions and review the answers.  Open Book creator and select a book size.

Objectives:

• Students will be able to use Book Creator to publish an iBook to Google Drive
• understand the characteristics of a Coming of Age Archetype

Agenda:

1. do now
2. Create your interview book on book creator (15-20 minutes)
3. Pairs begin to present books
4. Open Notability and create an English Subject, with a “Summer Reading” divider
5. Download into notability the “Coming of Age Archetype characteristics” handout from the Archetype Book Creator Assignment folder in Google Drive
6. Download into notability the “Coming of Age Archetype CHART” handout from the Archetype Book Creator Assignment folder in Google Drive
7. Summarizer: is the Book Creator App easy to use?

HW: Fill out the “Coming of Age Archetype CHART” for your summer reading book. Due TUESDAY