Establishing a Productive Learning Environment for Academic Success
In the classroom agenda for Monday, emphasizing the importance of routine and efficiency, along with expectations for students to follow each day. Encouraging collaboration through consensus placemats and maintaining a conducive learning environment by addressing disruptions. Unit II focuses on life lessons and forgiveness, with TEKS related to textual analysis and thematic understanding. The goal is to create a space where students can excel academically and support each other's learning journey.
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Monday 10/23 Agenda: Announcements SSR The Interlopers
Announcements & Housekeeping 4 weeks until Thanksgiving break 6 weeks until STAAR test In order for you to be successful, we have got to fall into a more efficient routine.
Expectations: When you arrive every day before the bell rings you should: - Grab your binder, your book for SSR, and any papers on the back table -Take care of any/all bathroom needs (remember you can not go the first or last 10 mins of class) -Take care of all personal/phone related business - When the bell rings, we begin SSR
What an academic environment looks like & sounds like: Farmer 5 consensus placemat A consensus placemat is a great way to collaborate with your table mates. Everybody gets to write on the corner that is closest to them. Then we come together and discuss.
Farmer 5 Consensus Placemat With your table mates, create a Farmer 5 Consensus Placemat that answers the question: What does Actively Learn actually look like & sound like? *We will take 1 minute to blitz through each principle before we come together to discuss.
So what happens if If you disrupt the learning environment through behavior or speech, you get sent out. I will email your parents, grandma, coaches, whoever I need to If your disruption continues, you ll go to the office.
But why? You owe it to yourself AND the other people in this classroom to create an efficient and effective learning environment.
Unit II EQs: What are Life s big lessons? What s wrong with holding a grudge?
TEKS: 1B- Analyze textual context to distinguish between the denotative and connotative meanings of words 2- Analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme in different cultural and historical contexts and provide evidence from the text to support understanding 2a- Compare and contrast differences in similar themes expressed in different time periods 2b- Analyze archetypes in mythic, traditional, and classic literature 5d- Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors from non-English speaking literary traditions with emphasis on 20th century world literature 6- Understand the features of literary nonfiction and provide evidence from text to support understanding 7- Explain the function on symbolism in literary works 10- Analyze persuasive text and provide evidence from text to support analysis 10a- Evaluate the accuracy of evidence used to support the different viewpoints within arguments 17c- Use a variety of correctly structured sentences
WICOR W - Analytical Responses, WNB I - Author Research C - Placemat consensus, Alternate Ending O - WNB, Persuasive Writing R - Short Story, Essay, Poetry
Resources Used: Holt McDougal- Interlopers by Saki (Fiction), Two Friends by Maupassant (Fiction back up), Tolerance by Forster (NF Essay, Persuasive), Letter to a Young Refugee from Another by Lam (Essay), Song of P eng-ya by Tu Fu (Poem)
The Interlopers We fight this quarrel out to the death, you and I and our foresters, with no cursed interlopers to come between us. Death and damnation to you, Ulrich von Gradwitz. -Georg Znaeym
Quick Write Questions: What s wrong with holding a grudge? What advice would you offer to someone that was holding a grudge?
Using Academic Language: Why do you think grudges appear so often in literature? Example: Grudges introduce conflict into literature and involve readers in the interplay between characters and in the resolution of the conflict. Grudges are archetypal experiences.
Friday Pep Rally Schedule Agenda: SSR Saki Scavenger Hunt Interlopers Vocab & Frayer Model
SAKI Scavenger Hunt Answer the following questions in your writer s notebook. Who was he? What did he do during his lifetime (career, family, school)? What is he famous for? What influenced his writing?
Interlopers Vocabulary 1. Acquiesce- to agree or give in to 2. Condolence- an expression of sympathy 3. Draft- a gulp 4. Interloper- one that intrudes in a place, situation or activity 5. Languor- a lack of feeling or energy 6. Marauder- one who raids and loots 7. Pestilential- likely to spread and cause disease 8. Pinioned- restrained or immobilized 9. Precipitous- extremely steep (precipice) 10. Succor- help in a difficult situation
Vocabulary Frayer Model Definition of the word Synonyms Vocab Word Graphic or Visual representation Antonyms
Wednesday 10/25 - Grab your binder, your book for SSR, and any papers on the back table -Take care of any/all bathroom needs (remember you can not go the first or last 10 mins of class), all personal/phone related business - When the bell rings, we begin SSR
Interlopers - Annotations As we read, mark for the following: Label CONFLICT(S) with a C determine if the conflict is Man Vs. Man, Man Vs. Nature, or Man Vs. Society Label SETTING with an S make notes of how the setting influences the mood of the piece *Mood is different from tone in that mood is how the story makes the reader feel (or how it s meant to make he reader feel). * At the bottom of each page, summarize what we ve read so far.
Fish Cheeks Things to look for & mark: - Conflicts - Figurative Language: simile, metaphor, imagery, personification - Characterization : what Amy says, thinks, feels -Resolutions -Lessons learned -Character relationships - Symbols & what they represent
Symbol Symbolism- the use of a physical object to represent an idea. *In our story specifically, we re going to look for things that symbolize the grudge between the two men/families.
Monday 10/30 Today starts a new 9 weeks! Agenda: SSR Binder cleanout We will be keeping some things! The Interlopers Theme statements & analytical paragraph Deep Survival if time allows
Wordy Words I owe you guys some Wordy Wednesday words! So, each day we re going to do 1 new word! Today s word: Abashed ashamed or embarrassed
Theme: the message, or lesson, that the author wants you to learn from the story Common topics for Theme: Big Ideas Courage, dreams, kindness, fears, being yourself, equality, hope, friendship, differences, hark work, honesty, love, family, jealousy, never growing up, doing the right thing, acceptance, peace Ask yourself: What did the characters learn? How did the characters grow and change? Why did the characters act this way? When you know the theme: I know the theme is ________________ because the text says ____________.
Theme Statements: Think about the story s setting and the way it affects Ulrich and Georg. What is the THEME that you think Saki is trying to convey? Theme Statements= Abstract Noun+ What the author is trying to say about that concept The underlying message that the author wants to convey, or share. Theme Statements do NOT have any specific plot information. (names, places, events)
Determining the Theme of Interlopers Characters? Setting? Problem? Somebody wanted but so then Summary Lesson learned by the characters? The message that you can take from the story (aka the theme!)
Interlopers Analytical Paragraph What is one symbol in Saki s The Interlopers and what does it represent? Support your answer with evidence from the text. Turn in to the tray when finished. This will be your first grade of the new 9 weeks!
Wolves Imagine that the wolves didn t eat Georg and Ulrich. How do you think the story should have ended? With your group of 2-3, construct a draft and draw an image to represent the ending of the story. Include a Ba-Da-Bing to begin it and an AWUBIS to end it
Tuesday 10/31 Grab all of your things from the back table and be ready to SSR when the bell rings! Pick up your copy of Deep Survival Today s word of the day is: Benevolent a person who expresses good will or kindness towards others *Add this to your Word list!
Writers Notebook: Is survival a matter of chance? Is survival determined by pure luck? Or do some survivors make their own luck by thinking quickly and seeing opportunities for escape? Think: What stories do you know about survival? (books, movies, TV, real-life or personal?) Write: Explain the story in your writing. Elaborate on the events, the circumstances, and the struggles that occurred during the events. Be prepared to share your knowledge!
Partner Discussion With your shoulder partner, discuss your writing. Read or verbally summarize to your classmates. Note the SIMILARITIES that you see between all of the stories. This does not need to be in complete sentences. Class share: What similarities in the survival stories did you notice?
Read Deep Survival Annotation Key: NUMBER the paragraphs CIRCLE academic word choices things that keep it from sounding casual ***NOTE: each step for survival has a subheading- HIGHLIGHT the subheading title!
Talk it out With your partner, you will now add MARGIN NOTES. For each step for survival, you will collectively summarize what the main focus is. Example: step one is Percieve /Believe. This step is describing how to Think Positively. So, my summary says think positively.
Think it through What general attitude do survivors seem to have? In your writer s notebook, write a complete paragraph response to this question. Answer: Survivor s generally seem to have an attitude of __________. Text: This is especially seen when _____ explains, ________. Analysis: take it one step further- how is this significant? Use an AWUBIS
Example What general attitude do survivors seem to have? Survivors generally seem to have an attitude of fierce optimism; they refuse to let the bad experience overpower the good opportunity. This is evident when Lawrence Gonzalez writes that survivors, see opportunity, even good, in their situation. Instead of placing blame on what caused them misfortune, they very quickly realize that everything, good and bad, emanates from within and decide to act with optomism. If one can see past the pain, burdens, and obstacles in their path, then they will most likely find the power within and become a survivor.
Wednesday 11/1 It s November! Grab the usual things + Tolerance from the back table Be ready to SSR when the bell rings Word of the day: Contemptuous showing or expressing contempt (i.e. very strong dislike)
Tolerance Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things. -E.M. Forster
Tolerance Vs. Acceptance In your opinion, what is the difference between tolerance and acceptance? Explain
Differences Brainstorm What are some ways that make us different? How do our differences affect the way we treat others? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKwYJIA2pf4
Importance of Tolerance Why is tolerance important?
How accepting are you? 1. How is tolerance practiced in your school? Give an example. 2. How is tolerance practiced in the world? Give an example. 3. In what ways do you practice tolerance? Give an example.
Author Research: E. M. Forster Find five facts about the life and career of E. M. Forster.
Elements of Nonfiction: Persuasive Essay A persuasive essay a short work of nonfiction written to persuade readers to adopt the writer s message, or thesis. A strong persuasive essay uses powerful language, persuasive techniques, and a clear and logical argument to be convincing.
Analytical Response Review the essay and the notes you made as you read. Which reasons and evidence best support Forster s thesis? Do you think any of his evidence in inaccurate? OR What does Forster mean by his final point that tolerance requires imagination?
Create this graphic organizer in your WNB: Writer s Message, or Thesis Reason Reason Reason Evidence Evidence Evidence Evidence Evidence
Thursday 11/2 Grab the usual things + A Letter to a Young Refugee from the back table Be ready to SSR when the bell rings Today s word of the day is: Frivilous characterized by a lack of seriousness or being self-indulgently carefree. Example: Even though rent is due tomorrow, he frivilously purchased a new Xbox.
Letter to a Young Refugee from Another My young friend, there are so many things I want to tell you, so many experiences I want to share with you, but most of all I want to warn you that the road ahead is a very difficult and treacherous one and you must be brave, strong, and cunning. -Andrew Lam
Dear Younger Me, Write a full page letter to a younger version of yourself. Be sure to: -Encourage yourself about something in your life -Warn yourself about a mistake you made - Advise yourself about something you should be open minded to in the future OR advise yourself about how to navigate a situation that s happened in your life that you would do differently. *The only person who s reading this is me! I m grading it.
