1/26/11

1/25 A-1/26 B

No Journal. Sign up for parts at the beginning of class for The Crucible.

R32-Character Chart- Read from 1105, Parris: Oh Pray Not to 1107, Betty:-Collapsing on bed: Mama, Mama. Teacher stops and directs students when to fill out chart.

A7-Compare/Contrast Lesson. Everyone. New procedure discussed: All students will do focus lessons now, as a lot of students were passing pre-tests and failing post-tests. To make sure this doesn't happen any more, everyone will listen to the lesson.

Part 1-A7-lessonStudents Read through packet pgs 57 to 62 with teacher guidance.
Do, pg 58, activity 1. Mark important detail on pg 58, last paragraph and pg 59. Do pg 59 activity. Mark p 60. Do pg 60 activity. Mark p 61. On p 62, put a key at the top of your paper for the following items which you will mark throughout your reading: proper nouns/names, data/numbers, words you don't know/think they might ask you about, important details, transition/key words. For each of these items, you must mark them separate ways, or come up with a marking systems so that everything doesn't look the same. Also, chunk the text and use the Table of Contents strategy, in which you put 3 to 4 word title summaries for each chunk. When finished, move on to the Venn Diagram and fill it out.

Exit 20:
1)What is the setting of The Crucible?
2)What is the main reason Reverend Paris is concerned about Betty's illness?
3)What rumor has spread about Betty's illness?
4)What did Reverand Parris Witness in the forest?
5)Why does Reverand Parris, think Abigail has tainted her reputation

1/20-A-1/21 B

No Journal. Instead sign up for a part from pg 1099, Holt. When volunteers run out, students names will be randomly drawn. If a student's name is drawn and they refuse to read, they must do R32-cont.

R32 Cont
Today's Date:

Pg___ to Pg___

My 5-7 sentence summary of today's reading.

Turn in each day you refuse to read.

Finish W9-Vocab 4 foldable and turn into basket. Due 1/24.

R32-Character Chart

Class reads from 1100-1105
Parris: Oh Pray Not.. and fills out chart for characters. Teacher stops at characters and directs students where to take notes on R32-Character chart.

1/18 A-1/19 B

J24 Find your new seat, Scan Holt p 1100-1102-The Overture/Author's commentary. Now as a group, list in journals together at least 10 major details the author wants you to know before reading.

W9-Vocab 4 Foldable Words assigned on gallery. PowerPoint given for students to practice with each vocab word.
Blasphemy (N.), Dissemble (V.), Partisan (N.), Adamant (Adj), Theocracy (N.), Deposition (N.), Avidly (Adj), Beguile (V.)Foldable due on 1/24. Students should make sure they look at the model on the standards based bulletin board as an example and space out the foldable, to act as a study guide.

R32-Character Chart-The Crucible distributed. Teacher models how to fill out chart and points out example on chart. It is explained that the first part of the story will be modeled with the chart, but students are to eventually to take over responsibility for filling the chart out themselves.

1/13 A-1/14 B

J23 Tell me which pg# and paragraphs you personally summarized. Give me the summary and main details.

Groups organize books, stickers on desks and get familar with group duty.

Chunking The Crucible p 1100-1102 continued. Groups present posters to rest of class.