Today in Class...12/21

Two more days until a nice break...Give 100% effort!!

1. "Housekeeping"- Turn in Giver books, check review packets, handbacks
Tomorrow's schedule:
Period 2: Period 8 class/ Science test
Period 3: Period 3 class/ Giver test
Period 4: no change
Periods 5 &6: Movie and Bonus room OR Make up work room
Period 7: Lunch
Period 8: Class and assembly

2. Giver short answer part of test
3. Vocab work
HW: NONE!
2. Giver sh

Today in Class...12/20

How did you interpret the ending??
1. Read/discuss end of book...closure
2. Review activities
HW: Finish review packets, study for Giver test! (Tomorrow and Thursday..)

Period 6:
1. Chapter 19 discussion...What is release? Did you predict this?
2. Utopia/Dystopia
3. Lit element scavenger hunt
HW: Finish book (Test tomorrow and Thursday)

Period 8:
1. Reading groups...Read/discuss
2. More vocab time
HW: Chs 19, 20

Today in Class...12/19

How will this book end? What will happen to Jonas? Gabe?
Is this a utopia or dystopia???
Where do we see literary elements and figurative language in The Giver?
1. Fig language review/Lit elements search
2. Utopia/dystopia
3. Vocab time...
HW: Finish book!

Period 6: What memories does Jonas receive?
1. "Say something" circle
I liked the memory of...
I did not like the memory of...
What did you think about...
How would you feel if...

2. Reading time....together
HW: Chs 17,18&19

Period 8:
1. Quick quiz
2. Done? Read!
3. Vocab
HW: 17&18

Bonus 1 Sci Fi Unit

Your task is to write "Chapter 24" of The Giver. Write as if the author asked you to pick it up where she left off. It should be in the 3rd person point of view. Start from the very end of the book.
This should be at least one page.....Use your imagination!
+10 BONUS!!!

Today in Class...12/16

What is release????
1. Chapter 19...What did you think?
2. INDEPENDENT work time...
Vocab, Giver reading/catch up
HW: Chapters 20&21

Period 6:
How does color affect us?
1. Color association activity
2. Reading time
HW: Chs 13-17

Period 8:
1. Vocabulary: Next 10 words
2. Vocab work
HW: Chapters 15 & 16

1. Color associations
2. Reading time
HW: Chapters 13,14

Today in Class...12/15

What if we couldn't choose? How would life be different? Better? Worse?
1. Quick quiz (5 ques.)
2. Chapter 16....read some together and discuss
3. Vocab 11-20
HW: Chapters 18&19

Period 6:
1. ASSIGNMENT CEREMONY! :)
2. In-class journal
3. Read on...
HW: Chapters 10-12

Period 8:
1. Color associations activity
2. Reading time
HW: Chs 15&16

Today in Class...12/14

How does COLOR affect us?
1. Color association activity
2. Catch up time
HW: Ch's 16&17

Period 6:
What are stirrings? Why would the community not want its members to have them?
1. Let's talk about Chapter 5!
2. Easy, quick quiz...part I of book
ASSIGNMENT CEREMONY TOMORROW!
HW: Chapters 7-9...

Period 8:
1. ASSIGNMENT CEREMONY! :)
2. in-class journal: How do you like your assignment?
3. HW time
HW: Chapters 13&14

Today in Class...12/13

What are the people in Jonas's community trying to protect their citizens from?
1.Listen to 10, 11 etc. together....Ahead or done with 10? Read independently
HW: Chs 11&12 (Chapter guides optional)

Period 6- What inferences can we make about Jonas's world so far?
1. Discuss...What is with this world???
2. Rules and Routines "billboards"
HW: Chapters 4-6 with chapter guides

Today in Class...12/9

What rules can Jonas break?
Per6: Please have packets ready to hand in

1. Your "giver world" number
2. (Period 6...end of The Pearl quiz)
2. Chapters 7&8 discussion
3. Reading on...
HW: Chapters 9 &10 w guides

Today in Class...12/8

What are STIRRINGS???
1. A passage from Ch 5....Let's discuss!
2. Chapters 1-6 quiz
3. Spelling
HW: Ch's 7&8 with guides

Period 6:
1. Spelling
2. Partner review for Pearl quiz
HW: Finish book and packet, quiz tomorrow

Today in Class...12/7

Who are the important characters in The Giver so far? What do we know about them? (characterization)
What are the rules/routines of the community? Which one would be hardest for you?

1. Giver vocab 1-10
2. Character chart & guides
HW: Chapters 5 & 6 with chapter guides, Quick quiz on 1-6 tmrrw

Period 6:
1. Vocab bonus option
2. More key passages in The Pearl...Why are they significant?
3. Pearl work time
HW: Finish The Pearl by Friday, end of book quiz Friday

Today in Class...12/6

What is strange about Jonas's world so far?
What vocab do we need to know for the book?

1. Discuss "huh" lists
2. New vocab (1-10)
HW: Chapters 3&4 with list


Period 6:
* Please have chs 3 & 4 guides out to be checked

Is THE PEARL a curse or a blessing?

1. "Say something" circle
I wonder....
I can't believe...
I think....
I liked it when....

2. Work on Ch 5
HW: Chapter 5 and guide due

Today in Class...12/5

What would we have to give up in order to live in a perfect world?
What is utopia?

1. Group work...Problems and Solutions
2. Start The Giver!
HW: Chapters 1&2 and "huh?" sheet due tomorrow

Period 6:

1. Questions? Comments?
2. Pearl Quiz- Part I
3. Vocab draw 5, write 5 time (hand in when done)
HW: Chapter 4 with guide due tomorrow

Today in Class...12/2

What is science fiction?
What are the problems in our world and can we fix them?

1. Finish story and group discussions
2. Can a perfect world exist? What are the current problems?
3. Groups...brainstorm
HW: none...BUT, see Mrs. Law for appt. if you don't have your folklore packet in!!

Period 6:
1. Pearl vocabulary
2. Vocab dialogue bubbles
HW: Chapter 3 and guide due Monday, Pearl quiz Mon.