The First Settlers
Thursday, 9/19: Students take the Unit Pre-Test on Schoology; then discuss. Then, students watch this video on the 13 Colonies.
Friday: Students complete the the 13 colonies video from yesterday and then watch two more videos (this one on John Smith and Jamestown and this one on the Mayflower) and take 10 more notes with citations.
Monday, 9/23: Completed taking a total of 20 notes on films.
Tuesday: Students read the Smith and Bradford pieces above and answer the questions on schoology.
Wednesday: Quiz on Smith and Bradford. The makeup for kids who were absent is a formal paragraph answering the question, who was a better leader, Smith or Bradford? The paragraph is due Friday by midnight and must be submitted on schoology.
Thursday: Begin Anne Bradstreet poems questions working in pairs. Complete "To My Dear and Loving Husband" questions by tomorrow.
Friday: Complete the Anne Bradstreet "Upon the Burning of Our House" questions in pairs.
Monday, 9/30: One-day graded discussion on AB poems. Students must have 7 points by the end of the day; students who are absent may write a formal paragraph answering the question, how are Bradstreet's poems typical of Puritans? Submit the paragraph on schoology.
Tuesday: Day 2 of the GD on AB. Students who miss either day should submit a paragraph answering the question, how are Bradstreet's poems typical of Puritans? Submit the paragraph on schoology.
Wednesday: Worked on Edwards and Mather questions, which are due on tomorrow.
Thursday: Brief, informal discussion of Edwards and Mather.
Friday: Assigned a letter inspired by the unit. Click here for the directions.
Monday, October 7: Choose the best letter.
Tuesday: start next unit!
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Friday: Worked on Edwards and Mather questions, which are due on Monday.
Monday, : Informal discussion of Edwards and Mather questions. Then,
Tuesday: complete the Anne Bradstreet poems questions in pairs.
Wednesday: One-day graded discussion on AB poems. Students must have 7 points by the end of the day; students who are absent may write a formal paragraph answering the question, how are Bradstreet's poems typical of Puritans? Submit the paragraph on schoology.
Thursday: Complete GD on AB Poems. Kids who are absent can submit a formal paragraph on schoology. Assigned a letter inspired by the unit. The assignment is on schoology. .click here for the letter assignment.
Friday: Assigned an illustration inspired by the unit. Must include the title, the writer's name, and a quote. No tracing! Extra credit for best.
Tuesday, : Choose best letter and illustration.
Wednesday: Defined Literary Terms on schoology.
Thursday: We went over the Literary Terms.
Friday: Went over the schedule for next week, and played a game.
Monday: Begin next unit!
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Went over contract/rules .
Tuesday and Thursday, choose best letters. Then, students check grades to see what they're missing. For homework, students submit any missing assignments through schoology.
Edwards and Mathers.
Tuesday:Brainstormed questions for Abby England. Informal discussion of DW 7. Prepared for lit terms test by doing DW 8. Lit devices examples. For DW 8, kids write 3 examples of each of the 14 devices listed in the Lit. Terms handout (Part I).
Wednesday: Prepare for lit terms test.
Thursday: Guest speaker Abby England, 3rd hour.
Friday: Practice lit terms with a partner.
Monday, practice for lit test.
Tuesday: literature Terms Test. Then, tableau time! In groups of 4 students create a tableau inspired by the unit. 5 extra credit points for the best one.