Monthly Archives: December 2017

Wednesday December 20th, 2017

Hello,

*Reminder:  If  you have not yet emailed and posted your Novel Inquiry Project, please make sure you do so.

*Reminder:  You should be working on and completing your self reflection from yesterday on your Novel Inquiry Project.

-Today we will be watching “The Help” …one of our Lit. Circle Novels

Tuesday December 19th, 2017

Hello,

*Reminder that your Independent Novel Inquiry project is due today, Tuesday December 19th.  Please have it posted to your blog using the following tags:

NelsonnovelprojectA

NelsonnovelprojectC

NelsonnovelprojectD

*You will be in multi-novel groups so that you can see projects done on novels that you did not read.

*You will be completing a Self-Assessment.  Please take the time to read through the core competencies before you do your assessment.  This assessment is on the reading of your novel, the lit circles and ultimately your Independent Novel Inquiry Project.  Last time we did a self-assessment, I found you could have written much more…

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*Tags:  In addition to the Tag you must use for the specific competency you are using, I also want you to add as a second tag.  Follow in the instructions on the Self Assessment Sheet on how to Tag for the accurate competency.  You must also include your ‘artifact’ which is your project.

NelsonnovelreflectionA

NelsonnovelreflectionC

NelsonnovelreflectionD

 

Monday December 18th, 2017

Hello,

*Reminder that your Independent Novel Inquiry project is due tomorrow, Tuesday December 19th.  Please have it posted to your blog using the following tags:

NelsonnovelprojectA

NelsonnovelprojectC

NelsonnovelprojectD

-Narrative and Descriptive writing:  we will start to talk about these two forms of writing and we will look at these in the week following Winter Break.

Narrative Essay

 

Descriptive Writing power point

descriptive writing

descriptive writing photos

Thursday December 14th, 2017

Hello,

-Silent Reading

-Questions about Tuesday’s library presentation?

-Projects:

  1.  Novel: Research the primary and secondary resources…at this point you should be looking into your research and going into further depth.  You should be starting to put your presentation together.
  2. Group Inquiry:  You should connect with your group  to see how you can research into further depth with your topic.
  3. We will be doing our last Lit. Circle Discussion Friday.  You should prepare your role for this discussion…

Friday December 8th, 2017

Hello,

Reminder that today classes are shorter…there is a spirit assembly.

-Silent reading

-You will get together in your Lit. Circle Groups and have a Discussion.  Your Role Sheet should be completed in detail.

-When you are done your discussion, you are to post your role sheet from today as well as a reflection (below).  Your Post today will include:

a)  Your completed role sheet

b) Your Lit. Circle Reflection

Tag:  NelsonLitCircleReflection2

Thursday December 7th, 2017

Hello,

-Silent Reading

-Novel share:  You will be getting together in groups.  Each group must contain a representative from each of the novels we are studying in our Literature circles

a)  Each person will share what their novel is about

b)  Each person will share what they have learned about the novel (lessons on life, personal/social/cultural connections) and any historical information that they learned as a backdrop to their novel.

c) Answer any questions that other members of your group may have…

-You will have time to prepare your Literature Circle Role for Friday.  Please ensure your role sheet is ready to go…this role sheet will be posted onto your blog.  In addition, you will be doing a Lit. Circle Reflection (after your discussion on Friday).

Your Post on Friday will include:

a)  Your completed role sheet

b) Your Lit. Circle Reflection

Tag:  NelsonLitCircleReflection2

Tuesday December 6th, 2017

Hello,

-Silent Reading

-Literature Circle Discussion Groups:  Your role should be ready to go…

-Independent Novel Study

*At this point in your project you should have…

a)  An Inquiry Question from the back wall

b) looking at the Literary  aspects that need to be included.  This may help:

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c) You should have decided what  program you will be using for your presentation

d) MLA Citations

3)  Looking at your other subjects and how they may connect to your question

 

Monday December 4th, 2017

Hello!

-Silent Reading

-Gallery walk of the Questions on “The Human Condition”

-Choose a question/topic that you have an interest in

-Groups:  Do any of your classmates have interest in the same question/topic as you?

*Form Groups

*Decide on what literature/ texts you will use and what literature/texts you are responsible for within your group.

*When your group has formed and you have decided on what literature/texts you are responsible for…you may work on one of the following:

  1. Novel Project
  2. Lit. Circle ‘role’ for tomorrow’s discussion
  3. continue to work on Inquiry Group project