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

Poetry 3.4

Poetry 3.4

Do Now: What is one aspect of “The Fish” that confuses you?

Objectives:

• demonstrate understanding of conceit
• effectively organize and draft a paragraph

Agenda:

1. Do Now

2. Vocab week 11

3. ORB time

4. Review graphic organizer

5. Draft paragraph

6. Summarizer

HW: enjoy homework free weekend

Poetry 3.4

Do now: on an index card, write the name of the book you want to read for ORB

Objectives:



Agenda:
1. do now
2. Vocab #10
3. MCAS scoring- individual and partner
4. Fish poem- read and annotate
5. Prepare discussion questions
6. If time- discuss conceit paragraph

HW: Bring your ORB (if approved) next FRIDAY

Poetry 3.3

Do Now:  Study poetry terms for 5 minutes

Objectives:

• demonstrate mastery of vocabulary words
• annotate poems for figurative language, theme, and meaning
• use socratic format to discuss poems

Agenda

1. Do Now

2.. Prep for discussion of “254”

3. Discussion

4. MCAS Prompt

5. Summarizer

HW: Finish practice MCAS prompt

Poetry 3.2

Do Now:  Have you ever had to share a house/apartment/room/bathroom with more than one person? What did you like/not like about it?

Objectives:

• close read poems
• annotate poems for figurative language, theme, and meaning
• use Socratic format to discuss poems

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. “Kitchenette” discussion

3. Answer the MCAS questions for the poem

3. “254” read and annotate

4. Summarizer

HW: Read and annotate “254”

Poetry 2.4- DARK BLUE

Poetry 2.4

Do now: What is one thing you liked about “Theme for English B”

Objectives:

• close read poems
• annotate poems for figurative language, theme, and meaning
• use Socratic format to discuss poems

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Study for poetry terms- 10 min

3. "Theme" discussion- two small circles

4. "Kitchenette Building" read and annotate

5. Summarizer

HW: Read and annotate "Kitchenette Building"

Poetry 3.1- LIGHT BLUE

Do now: What is one thing you liked about “Theme for English B”

Objectives:

• close read poems
• annotate poems for figurative language, theme, and meaning
• use Socratic format to discuss poems

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. "Intro to Poetry" discussion- two small circles

3. "Theme" discussion- two small circles

4. "Kitchenette Building" read and annotate

5. Summarizer

HW: Read and annotate "Kitchenette Building"

Poetry 2.3

Poetry 2.3

Do now: What is one thing you liked about “Introduction to poetry”

Objectives:

• close read poems
• annotate poems for figurative language, theme, and meaning
• use socrative format to discuss poems

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. “Intro to Poetry” discussion

3. “Theme for English B”- read and annotate

4. Summarizer

HW: Read and annotate “Theme for English B”

Poetry 2.2

Poetry 2.2

Do now:  Do you like poetry?  Why/ why not?

Objectives:

• close read poems
• annotate poems for figurative language, theme, and meaning

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Finish poetry terms (in notability)
3. Brainstorm talking points for discussion questions

3. Review expectations of Discussion Circles
4. “Digging” discussion

5. “Introduction to poetry”- read and annotate

6. Summarizer

HW: Read and annotate “Introduction to Poetry”

Poetry 2.1

Do now: Found poetry! Take a magazine and cut out words to create a 3-line “found poem.” Glue/tape the poem to a blank piece of paper and post it on the chalkboard (15 minutes)

Objectives:

• define key poetry terms
• annotate poems for meaning, structure, and sense

Agenda:

1. do now

2. Found poems: gallery walk

3. Define poetry terms: how many do you know? (in literary terms in Notability)

4. Download into Notability: Poetry Packet

5. Preview the packet.

6. Modeling annotations: “Diggining”

5. Summarizer

HW: Finish annotating "Digging"