Thursday-Friday, August 29-30, 2019

Classwork: Work on your Storyboard for “The Most Dangerous Game.” Be sure to include everything that is outlined on the instruction sheet.
Resources: The story is on pp. 24-46 in your book. Click on the link above for an audiobook of “The Most Dangerous Game.” The instruction sheet and handout are provided on PowerSchool just in case you lose either one.
Notebook: Page 1 – Autobiography, Page 2 – Elements of a Story Notes, Page 3 – Short Story Elements Graphic Organizer, Page 4 – “The Most Dangerous Game,” Page 5 – “The Lottery” Comparison.

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Classwork: Share our lottery comparison from page 5. View and discuss the media adaptation of Tell Tale Heart. Discuss the expectation and grading for the storyboard. Begin work on our storyboard:

• You will be writing your own adaptation of “The Most Dangerous Game” on a storyboard. 
• You will be creating a storyboard with 6 frames. This is done on the front and back of the handout. 
• Each frame will have a description of at least 2 sentences explaining the action in the frame. 
• A rubric has been provided for each student. This is a summative grade. It counts heavily in calculating your 9-week grade. 

Notebook: Page 1 – Autobiography, Page 2 – Elements of a Story Notes, Page 3 – Short Story Elements Graphic Organizer, Page 4 – “The Most Dangerous Game,” Page 5 – “The Lottery” Comparison

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Classwork: Discuss adaptations of stories, books, graphic novels etc., and the movies they become. View “The Lottery” (1969) and discuss in detail what was changed or adapted and why. Record your findings on p. 5 of our interactive notebook.
Notebook: Page 1 – Autobiography, Page 2 – Elements of a Story Notes, Page 3 – Short Story Elements Graphic Organizer, Page 4 – “The Most Dangerous Game,” Page 5 – “The Lottery” Comparison

Monday, August 26, 2019

Classwork: Share plot elements on page 4 of our notebook from Friday’s reading of “The Most Dangerous Game,” on pp. 24-46 in Pearson’s Common Core Literature. Learn computer procedures, log into our computers, explore our teachers’ PowerSchool pages while others are sorting out their password situations. Take a quiz online in PowerSchool for our first formative grade of the year. Notebook: Page 1 – Autobiography, Page 2 – Elements of a Story Notes, Page 3 – Short Story Elements Graphic Organizer, Page 4 – “The Most Dangerous Game.”

Friday, August 23, 2019

Classwork: Read “The Most Dangerous Game,” on pp. 24-46 in Pearson’s Common Core Literature. List events on p. 4 of your interactive notebook as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Notebook: Page 1 – Autobiography, Page 2 – Elements of a Story Notes, Page 3 – Short Story Elements Graphic Organizer. Upcoming: Quiz on Monday

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Classwork: Finish our analysis of “The Lottery” on page 3 of our notebook. PowerPoint review of Elements of Literature as we apply analysis to our graphic organizer on p. 3. Begin reading a short story with our partner so we can apply our new knowledge.
Notebook: Page 1 – Autobiography, Page 2 – Elements of a Story Notes, Page 3 – Short Story Elements Graphic Organizer.
Upcoming: Quiz on Monday

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Classwork: Check out PowerSchool Page and daily blog. Finish reading “The Lottery.” Mrs. Stoppenhagen will visit our class to review school grade policies. Begin our analysis of “The Lottery” on page 3 of our notebook.
Notebook: Page 1 – Autobiography, Page 2 – Elements of a Story Notes, Page 3 – Short Story Elements Graphic Organizer.

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Classwork: Finish our notes on Elements of a Story on p. 2 of our notebooks. Read “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson.  Discuss elements of a story relating to "The Lottery."
Notebook: Page 1 – Autobiography, Page 2 – Elements of a Story Notes, Page 3 – Short Story Elements Graphic Organizer.

Monday, August 19, 2019

Classwork: Complete your one-page autobiography (12 Minutes). Share it with your group. Begin notes on elements of a story on p. 2 of our notebook.  We will read "The Lottery" tomorrow!
Notebook: Page 1 – Autobiography, Page 2 – Elements of a Story Notes.

Friday, August 16, 2019

Classwork: Set up the spiral notebook:

• Table of Contents – First Four Pages 
• How to number your pages. 
• How academic vocabulary works. 

Write a one-page biography of yourself:

• Include things in the order that they happened. 
• Tell a little bit about where you are from. 
• Tell us about an interesting experience from your early childhood. Include some memories about firsts – first school memory, first pet, first time going to a place you love, first time you rode a bike or left your neighborhood, etc. 
• Include someone or something that is important to you. 
• Remember that this is the first sample of your writing that I will see, so show me what you got!

Notebook: Page 1 – Autobiography

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Classwork: Finish our review of classroom rules and procedures. Complete a reading interest survey. Make name tents.
Notebook: Have your notebook ready by tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Classwork: Find out our assigned seats. Discuss classroom rules and procedures. Complete the “Who Are You?” survey. Create and share our name tents.
Notebook: Have your notebook ready by Friday.

Tuesday, August 13, 2019