Do Now | Hyperbole
Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement. Some examples that you hear all the time:
Writing Workshop | Belonging
tuesdayDo Now | Grab your House on Mango Street Reading Log Read aloud The House on Mango Street--"Gil's Furniture Bought & Sold," "Meme Ortiz," "Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin," and " Marin". Draw a name to read one page aloud, at the end of the page draw a new name. At the end of each chapter, stop and allow students to add the chapter to their Reading Log
wednesdayDo Now | Grade Check Grades have been updated in Skyward. Please log into your Skyward and look for assignments with a zero or one as a grade. Zero means I do not have the assignment at all. One means you need to finish or revise the assignment to receive passing credit. Goal Setting | Complete the first two boxes of your goal setting form:
Assignment Notebook:
Exit Slip | Complete your goal setting form and turn in for review:
thursdayDo Now | External vs. Internal On today’s thinking routine is a cut out image of a human. On the outside of the human, identify things about you that other people know about you. These are called external identifiers. Ms. Degenhardt’s Examples
On the inside of the human, identify important things about yourself that others don’t know about you because it is on the inside. These are called internal identifiers. Ms. Degenhardt’s Examples
Use name cards to pull names. Have each student share an external or internal identifier. Thinking Routine | Explore, Connect, Identify, Belong
Exit Slip: share out response from thinking routine fridayDo Now | Hyperbole Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement. Some examples that you hear all the time:
Writing Workshop | Belonging
Do Now | Share out The House on ____________ Street vignettes
Thinking Routine | While listening to other students share their stories, complete a headline that captures the essence or the main idea of the story. I will draw three names to share out the headlines. Reading Workshop | If you are finished with your two vignettes, then you should read the next three chapters of The House on Mango--"Gil's Furniture Bought & Sold," "Meme Ortiz," "Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin," and " Marin"
Do Now | Organize your Vignettes. Your teacher is going to be doing a writing grade check today. As you are called up to conference with your teacher, bring your writing progress.
Peer Review | Ladder of Feedback
Writing Workshop | Revise your writing based on the feedback provided by your peers. Submit for final review in Google Classroom. Do Now | Reading
Reading Workshop | If you are finished with your two vignettes, then you should read the next three chapters of The House on Mango--"Cathy, Queen of Cats," "Our Good Day," and "Laughter"
Thinking Routine | The House on Mango--"Cathy, Queen of Cats," "Our Good Day," and "Laughter" Color, Symbol, Image
Peer Review | Ladder of Feedback
Do Now | Mix n' Mingle (an activity in talking and listening!)
Write your name metaphor on the sticky note provided. When directed, mix around the room with your sticky note. When told to mingle, turn to one person closest to you.
Writing Workshop | Personified Home + Name Metaphor Vignettes If you have not finished your two vignettes, finish those first during workshop time.
Reading Workshop | If you are finished with your two vignettes, then you should read the next three chapters of The House on Mango--"Cathy, Queen of Cats," "Our Good Day," and "Laughter"
Exit Slip | Email Ms. Degenhardt your vignettes (these will be peer reviewed on Monday using our Ladder of Feedback), turn in your Reading Log. Do Now | Silent Discussion
Thinking Routine | See, Think, Wonder Writing Workshop | What's in a name?
Create a new Google Document.
Ms. Degenhardt's example: "The name Addie is like a perfectly ripe watermelon on a warm summer day. The terrors of meeting someone new brings out the sweet shyness of the mesocarp. Her playfulness is the hydration of a cool dunk into Lake Michigan. Constantly lurking beneath the surface is the knowledge that at any moment the bitter crunch of a black seed can crack her in half." Do Next: When you have finished your metaphor about your name, finish your home story with personification. Tomorrow we will be conducting peer reviews and Ladder of Feedback. Exit Slip | Share your name metaphor paragraph. Do Now | Grade Check
Ms. Degenhardt Conferences
Do Now | Perspectives Journal
What's in a name? Today, you will consider your name. At the top of a new page of your perspectives journal, put today's date and Mango Street. Then consider as many of the following questions as you can:
Mix n' Mingle | Name Share Share out what you name means to you. Thinking Routine | See, Think, Me, We Read the next three chapters of The House on Mango Street.
Exit Slip | Theme What do these chapters suggest about young adulthood? Do Now | Gallery Walk
Create a frozen statue that represents how the house or place in your vignette makes you feel. You will walk the gallery one table at a time. Cold Call: What's a story you want to know more about based on the statues? Writing Workshop | The House on ______________ Street Finish your one page vingnette about this house like the story about The House on Mango Street. The only rules are that the story must answer all of the questions listed below AND include personification. Components
Exit Slip | What personification did you use in your vignette? |
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