Language Arts 12: Curse of the Chupacabra chapters 1 and 2

Writer's Journal entry:  Write about a time when you were RIGHT, but no one believed you, and everyone told you you were wrong, OR, when you were right but YOU doubted yourself and didn't believe you were right.

Annotations handout

Background on the book and its genre

Write some annotations together

Homework: 10 annotations on chapters 1 and 2 due Friday, if not finished in class.
Quiz on chapters 1 and 2 Friday.
Start bringing your planner to class!

Language Arts 9: River of Words Art Contest

With visiting artist Elizabeth, we created rough drafts of water web-inspired artwork for the River of Words art and poetry contest. Elizabeth will be back on Friday with watercolors!

Integrated Writing, section 1: "Dumbstruck"

Warmup:  word search

Visual observations: List everything you can observe about the photograph on the handout

Compare your observations to those printed on the back of the photograph. Do you have more observations? More specific observations?

Read "Dumbstruck" by Annie Dillard, along with the observations printed on the page

Define unfamiliar words

Transcribe

Homework: Dillard transcription due Thursday

Language Arts 11: Memes and News Satire

View memes found by classmates

Create your own meme (electronic or paper) with a social or political message

Define satire

Watch episode of The Colbert Report, and list as many satirized people, places, and things as you can find in the episode!


Homework: 

Meme due Thursday, if not finished in class

Language Arts 10: The Pearl, chapter 1

Writer's Journal entry:  Write about a time: 
When you were RIGHT, but no one believed you, and everyone told you you were wrong, or, when you were right but YOU doubted yourself and didn't believe it.


Handout: Ideas for annotating a text

Background info on John Steinbeck and The Pearl

Read chapter 1 of The Pearl aloud and do some annotations together

Continue reading and annotating independently

Homework: 
Complete chapter 1 and have 10 annotations on it for Thursday
Quiz on chapter 1 Thursday
Please make sure to start bringing your planner to class on Thursday!

Language Arts 12: Curse of the Chupacabra Anticipation Guide

Fill out the Anticipation Guide handout, marking whether you agree or disagree with each of the twelve statements. Take a stand--don't be wishy-washy!

On the back of the paper, write a paragraph about each of the TWO statements you feel most strongly about. 

These statements are all ideas used as themes in Curse of the Chupacabra. 

Graded class discussion. A nonvolunteer picks a statement to discuss. Volunteers then will be able to respond. When the statement is exhausted, a new nonvolunteer is chosen. 

Homework: None!

Language Arts 9: Blue Gold

Discuss how documentary films can be "read" as texts.

Define bias.

View a portion of the documentary Blue Gold: World Water Wars and complete viewing handout (questions about the argument, point of view, possible bias, and imagery of the film)

Homework: None!


Don't forget about the FREE screening of Watershed at The Loft (on Speedway at Country Club), on Wednesday, September 19, at 7 p.m.  Get background information, material, and imagery to use for River of Words.