February 9Warm Up: Knowsys Group 16 Substitution Direct Objects wkst & STAAR practices (from last week)

Indirect Objects - ppt. notes & practice worksheet

Dramatic Interpretation- In a small group, write dramatic interpretation of fairy tale : create a different p.o.v., setting, and synthesize stylistic elements from other fairy tales- Plan to dramatize with props/background in class Thursday & Friday

Course selection cards DUE

Friday

February 10

Benchmark #2 (periods 1-3)Afterwards, 4th period, lunch & 25 minute classes

Dramatic Interpretation- In a small group, write dramatic interpretation of fairy tale : create a different p.o.v., setting, and synthesize stylistic elements from other fairy tales- Plan to dramatize with props/background in class Thursday & Friday

Course selection cards DUE

Friday

February 11 Warm Up: Knowsys 16 Antonyms

Verbs: Transitive & Intransitive- ppt. notes, practice WS (1-14)

Introduce The Pearl by John Steinbeck - set up analysis folder (see next slide)

Dramatic Interpretation- attach rubric, script, and story elements sheets - dramatize with props/background in class

Literary Analysis Folder for The Pearl by John Steinbeck

Page 1 – SettingPage 2 – CharactersPage 3 – P.O.V. (point-of-view) & Author’s TonePage 4 – Figurative LanguagePage 5 – SymbolismPage 6 – MotifsPage 7 – ThemesPage 8 – SummaryPage 9 – JournalSide pocket - Vocabulary

Literary Analysis Folder for The Pearl by John Steinbeck

Cover PagePages 1-3 – Background Information

(x 6 - notes from student presentations)

Page 4 – Setting (Baja Peninsula - notes from student presentations)

Page 5 – CharactersPage 6 – P.O.V. (point-of-view) & Author’s TonePage 7 – Figurative Language (Simile x2, Metaphor x2, Personification x2, Hyperbole x2)

Page 8-10 – Symbolism (x 5 - notes from student presentations)

Page 11 – MotifsPage 12 – ThemesPage 13 – SummaryPage 14-17 – Journal

February 12 Warm Up: Knowsys Group 16 Find Someone Who…

iPad Research (see background ppt.)- Continue for homework- Present next week – due by Tuesday!

HWK: Study for Group 16 Quiz tomorrow; add an image to your slide.

iPad Research The Pearl by John Steinbeck

1. Baja Peninsula

2. Parables & allegories

3. Spanish colonialism in Mexico

4. Pearls: how formed, symbolism, and pearling

5. Scorpion symbolism

6. Ocean symbolism

7. Canoe symbolism

8. Village symbolism

9. Songs in society

10. Greed

11. Poverty

iPad Research The Pearl by John Steinbeck

Google Slides Tips• There is not a “save” button. Google saves the changes

as they are made. You may change fonts, add pictures, etc. to your slides.

• To change the background color of your slides, click on “Background” tab and choose colors. Do not click “Apply to All.”

• DO NOT change the “Theme” of the presentation, as this will affect all slides.

• Editing Google Slides is very limited on iPads.• The iPad must have the Google Slides app, and you can

only edit the text. Images cannot be added on an iPad; this must be done on a desktop computer or laptop.

Basic Slide Requirements• Title of slide: your topic (Ex. Pearls)• At least one (1) image– Images can only be added from a desktop computer

or laptop, NOT an iPad.• Text that thoroughly explains your topic– Your purpose is to inform your classmates on the

topic.– Paraphrase the information; you cannot copy and

paste information from websites. This is plagiarism.• Your name is already on the slide. Please do

not change the appearance or location.

John Steinbeck- Born February 27, 1902; died December 20,

1968- Occupation: Well-known American author- Major works: The Grapes of Wrath (1939); Of

Mice and Men (1937); The Pearl (1947)- Childhood: simple upbringing; raised in rural

California; showed an early interest in writing- Education & work: college dropout; freelance

writer; caretaker; news reporter; author; war correspondent

- Inspiration: often wrote about social and economic problems; land and farm life

- Honors & awards: Pulitzer Prize (1940) for The Grapes of Wrath; National Book Award; Nobel Prize for Literature (1962)

Taylor Awesomestudent

Example Slide

February 14

Reading Benchmark Assessment

Warm Up: Knowsys Group 16 Quiz Next week: Group 17

Valentine Mad Libs

I iPad Research (see background ppt.) - Continue for homework - Due by Tuesday!

- Present next weekHWK: Finish slide for presentations beginning Tuesday.

February 13