Character Confessional

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: None

After today I should be able to: Identify what is important in a text.

Reading: Today you should finish up to page 245.

Agenda:

1. Read the novel silently for 10 minutes.
2. Write the final body paragraph for your essay. You will have 20 minutes.
3. Character confessional comic strip. Look for the instructions on Google Classroom.
1. Four panels if hand drawn. Six panels if creating a digital comic strip.
2. You will have class time until Friday to work on the comic and it is due by Monday.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (9/29-10/10) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/13-10/17) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/20-10/24) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/27-10/31) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. Membean session
2. Read The Hobbit

Character and Setting chart

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: None

After today I should be able to: Identify what is important in a text.

Reading: Today you should finish up to page 245.

Agenda:

1. Read the novel silently for 10 minutes.
2. First, you will finish your body paragraph that we started yesterday.
1. Add another quote for evidence using "Another example..."
2. Add your three sentences of commentary. Make sure your commentary directly supports your topic sentence.
1. This evidence suggests...(Don't summarize!)
2. Consequently if,...
3. Therefore, due to the fact that...
3. Make sure you finish this in class. I will be checking your paragraphs during Encore (I will be back by then!).
3. On Google Classroom, complete the Characters and Setting chart for chapters 6-8. The three people who finished this assignment, you should work on vocabulary or your Notice and TQE chart for this week's reading.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (9/29-10/10) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/13-10/17) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/20-10/24) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/27-10/31) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. Membean session
2. Read The Hobbit

Beginning our first essay

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: None

After today I should be able to: Identify what is important in a text.

Reading: Today you should finish up to page 230.

Agenda:

1. Word of the Day
2. Today we will begin our first full essay. We will write the first paragraph together, the second paragraph with a partner, and the third paragraph on your own.
3. We will use this thesis statement to guid our essay.
1. In the novel The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien presents IDEA, IDEA, IDEA in order to highlight Bilbo's growth in leadership, ultimately illustrating that challenging circumstances provide opportunities to discover hidden talents, providing the practice we need to build our confidence in our new found talent.
4. Today we will write a good topic sentence for a paragraph and then use our skills from our previous instruction on body paragraphs to write this new body paragraph.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (9/29-10/10) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/13-10/17) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/20-10/24) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/27-10/31) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. Membean session
2. Read The Hobbit

Great Ideas in 6-8

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: None

After today I should be able to: Identify what is important in a text.

Reading: Today you should finish up to page 215.

Agenda:

1. Word of the Day
2. The Hobbit chapter 6-8 Quiz
3. Great Ideas Padlet, add new information from the past 8 chapters.
4. English Journal Great Idea
1. When did you first notice the idea?
2. How did it develop?
3. How is it showing up now?
5. Notice 2 things from each chapter for a total of 10 things on your Notice and TQE chart. Please put page numbers. At least two should be connected to one of your Great Ideas.
6. Work on chart in Google Classroom.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (9/29-10/10) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/13-10/17) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/20-10/24) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/27-10/31) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. Membean session
2. Read The Hobbit

Game Day

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: None

After today I should be able to: Identify what is important in a text.

Reading: Today you should finish up to page 60.

Agenda:

1. Word of the Day
2. The Hobbit chapter 2 quiz
3. Vocabulary game
4. English Journal
1. What is your experience reading fantasy literature? Why do you like/dislike it? How was the reading of the first two chapters? When you start a new book, what is your process for understanding it and getting into the narrative?
5. Gimkit game

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (9/29-10/10) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/13-10/17) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/20-10/24) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/27-10/31) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. Membean session
2. Read The Hobbit