| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Concept Lesson: Characterization
Grammar and Reading – Using colons for quotes, etc. -Read -Idea-gram check in. Show me your work thus far.
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Character Profile
–With your group, create a character profile of your protagonist. Detailed instructions will be given before the activity -read and work on Idea-agram
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Free Write: –Would you be friends with your protagonist? Why or why not? What decisions do you not agree with and what would you do differently?
-Read and work on your Idea-gram
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Discussions:
-Create rubric for your group discussions
-Discuss the topic of characterization by going through the “Questions to consider” -When you are done, discuss your progress on your Idea-agram.
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Write:
-Choose ONE of the questions on characterization. Write a MLA formatted paragraph with one-two quotes that answers the question. Email me your in-class draft. Final draft due on TEAMS by Monday. |
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Monday-Friday – Exploring Conflict
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Concept Lesson: Conflict
Grammar and Reading -No Red Ink- MLA formatting -Read -Work on Idea-agram
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Critical Thinking and Revising
-Go over your first paragraph -Look at great paragraphs -Create a rubric based on these great paragraphs -Read OR work on Idea-agram -Revisions for your paragraph are due Friday. Hand in on TEAMS
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Free Write: -Choose ONE conflict your protagonist is going through. Connect to self/text/world
Read and work on your Idea-gram
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Discussions:
Discuss the topic of conflict by going through the “Questions to consider” When you are done, discuss your progress on your Idea-agram. Work on Idea-agram |
Write:
Choose ONE of the questions on conflict. Write a MLA formatted paragraph with one-two quotes that answers the question. Email me your in-class draft. Final draft due on TEAMS by Monday. |
Thursday- Critical Thinking +Discussion+ Reading
Discussion: What are your early impressions of the first 1/5 of the book? What is the setting and how is it portrayed? Is the setting relevant to the story? How would you describe the protagonist? What words would you use to describe them? Evidence?
Wednesday- Reflection with Free Write, presentations, an Idea-agram
- Free Write- choose ONE
- what did you “notice” yesterday? Write a descriptive paragraph using sensory details
- What made you think yesterday? Give details and examples
- Presentations from students
- Read after the project info
Monday- Solidify your inquiry question+ Read
- Finish researching your author (let’s skip the creative process- we are going downtown instead :))
- Inquiry question. Focus your question into one that touches on some big topics in your novel. The question must be approved by me. Write it down in your visual journal. Remember- researchable, appropriate for age and scope, no Yes and NO answer, lots of answers
- The Marrow Thieves– survival, family, dystopia, culture (importance, heal or restore), elders, community, land, residential school legacy
- Son of a Trickster– coming of age, substance abuse, intergenerational trauma, family, culture (impact, importance, healing), impact of colonization, humour
- Indian Horse– community, land, residential school, sport, trauma, substance abuse, healing, racism, assimiliation
- Dream Wheels– trauma, land, healing, family, community, sport
- Firekeeper’s Daughter- identity, elders, family, land, friends, healing, trauma, colonization
- Those Who Run Across the Sky– culture, family, community, survival, land
- Dreadful Water– culture, community, humour, land, racism. identity
Friday- Reading and Author Background
- Begin reading your book!
- Divide your book into five parts. Each Wednesday you need to have read 1/5 of the book. The whole book must be read by Nov. 16th.
- Author background- we will start looking at the author’s background today but will continue on Monday.
Grammar + Inquiry Questions
- Parallelism- Terms and Rules
- Parallelism- Exercise
- Writing Inquiry Questions
- (I can’t seem to insert the PPT for creating Inquiry Questions- I will have to show you in class)
- Slide 18 and 19 below
Tuesday- Literature Circles
- Hand in your paragraph to me at the start of class
- Grammar- Pop “Quiz” on misplaced modifiers AND learning about parallelism on No Red Ink
- Lit Circle Reading Circles
Friday- Paragraph Writing
- Go over paragraph assignment. Begin writing AFTER you have organized your ideas in the chart. Paragraph is to be on TEAMS AND printed and in my hands at the beginning of class on Tuesday. You can use the library printer at lunch- not during class!!
Poem Overview + Indigenous in Film
- Go over the poem- hand in to TEAMS
- Preview to the Film Fest movie tomorrow
- CBC Indian Horse Relays
- Reel Injun
- What issues concerning representation are presented in the trailer for Reel Injun?