12.20.13

Wooooohoooooooooo!!!!!

You did it, my lion cubs!! Now, your benchmark anxieties should be assuaged (look it up), and you should feel like the little kitten in this video.

One final step -- Please fill out this Evaluation Form.  Remember, it can be done anonymously!

Ms. G?! Do you know my grade? Did you grade my essay yet? I just gave it to you ten minutes ago? Hey Ms. G, do you remember what I got on that worksheet last week?

NO I DO NOT...I love you all very much, but I don't have your grades memorized. I am still going through all the make-up submissions.

12.13.13

1.  Launch
   1a.  If you finish early, look up the definition of foreshadowing
2.  Review Chapter 22
3.  Spotlights for today:
     3a.  fatal flaw
     3b.  dynamics of colonizer vs colonized -- cultural clashes
     3c.  Framing our reading: the connections between religion, education, and government

4.  Read Chapter 23, 24, and 25
    4a. PLP
5.  Short Answer Model and Practice

REMINDERS:  

COME TO SECOND CHANCE SATURDAY! All make-up work will be due Monday.  I will not accept it after that day. 
Ms. G is here every morning at 7:15am, you should come to homework center to bring up your grades!!  

Additionally, don't forget to resubmit your first Embedded Assessment from the year; think about how much you've grown since September! :)

12.12.13

“It’s bad enough . . . when a country gets colonized, but when the people do as well! That’s the end, really, that’s the end.” 

― Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions

 Ethnocentrism? Or cultural relativism? 

...an inverse relationship

1.  Launch
   1a.  If you finish early, look up the definition of colonialism
2.  Review Chapter 19
3.  Spotlights for today:
     3a.  fatal flaw
     3b.  dynamics of colonizer vs colonized -- cultural clashes
     3c.  Framing our reading: the connections between religion, education, and government
4.  Vocabulary:

• flock: followers, congregation, as in the Shepherd's (Christ) sheep
• zeal: fervor, passion
• expedient: able to be done quickly
• ostracize: to exclude someone from a society or group (similar to exile)

5.  Read Chapter 20, 21, and 22
    5a. PLP
5.  Textual Evidence: A Step-by-Step Guide
6.  Exit ticket: Extension

REMINDERS:  

COME TO SECOND CHANCE SATURDAY! All make-up work will be due Monday.  I will not accept it after that day. 
Ms. G is here every morning at 7:15am, you should come to homework center to bring up your grades!!  

Additionally, don't forget to resubmit your first Embedded Assessment from the year; think about how much you've grown since September! :)

12.11.13

1.  Launch
    1a.  If you finish early, look up the definition of colonialism
2.  Building Background Knowledge:
    2a.  caste systems
    2b.  colonialism through religion
    2c.  focus on fatal flaw
3.  Vocabulary:

• unduly perturbed: overly upset
• derision: contempt
• atonement: to make up for doing something wrong, reparation
• ostracize: to exclude someone from a society or group (similar to exile)

4.  Read Chapter 17 and 18
    4a. PLP
5.  Textual Evidence: A Step-by-Step Guide
6.  Exit ticket: Extension

REMINDERS:  

Ms. G is here every morning at 7:15am, you should come to homework center to bring up your grades!!  

Additionally, don't forget to resubmit your first Embedded Assessment from the year; think about how much you've grown since September! :)

12.10.13

1.  Launch -- handwrite your responses to the Cultural Controversies Questionnaire
     1a.  If you finish early, look up the definition of colonialism
2.  Building Background Knowledge:
    2a.  ethnocentrism versus cultural relativism
3.  Vocabulary:

• fugitives: someone running from something (Edward Snowden is a fugitive taking political asylum in Russia; "I'm a fugitive from my problems")
• harbinger: a person or thing who signals the approach of others
• albino: someone born without pigment (melanin) in their skin
• evangelism: the spreading of Christianity by public preaching or personal witness (a missionary)

4.  Read Chapter 15 and 16
    4a. PLP
5.  Textual Evidence: A Step-by-Step Guide
6.  Exit ticket: Extension

REMINDERS:  

Ms. G is here every morning at 7:15am, you should come to homework center to bring up your grades!!  

Additionally, don't forget to resubmit your first Embedded Assessment from the year; think about how much you've grown since September! :)

12.9.13

Be brave, be proud, my lion cubs!  Your roar is heard amongst the scholars!

1.  Launch
2.  Activating Prior Knowledge:

• Yesterday we read about ________
• I predict that __________
• It seems to me that _________     

3.  Building Background Knowledge:
    3a.  Igbo Burials: How Nigeria bid farewell to Achebe
    3b.  vocabulary: imagery, metaphor, simile, fable, inadvertent
4.  Read Chapter 13 and 14
    4a. PLP
5.  Textual Evidence: A Step-by-Step Guide

6.  Exit ticket: Extension

REMINDERS:  

Ms. G is here every morning at 7:15am, you should come to homework center to bring up your grades!!  

Additionally, don't forget to resubmit your first Embedded Assessment from the year; think about how much you've grown since September! :)

12.6.13

1.  Launch
2.  Activating Prior Knowledge:

• Yesterday we read about ________
• I predict that __________
• It seems to me that _________     

3.  Building Background Knowledge:
    3a.  Igbo Marriage Customs
    3b.  vocabulary: imagery, metaphor, simile, fable
4.  Read Chapter 12
    4a. Chapter 12 PLP
5.  Textual Evidence: A Step-by-Step Guide
6.  Exit ticket: Extension

12.4.13

1.  Launch
2.  Activating Prior Knowledge:

• Yesterday we read about ________
• I predict that __________
• It seems to me that __________

3.  Building Background Knowledge:
    3a.  egwugwu:  a masquerader or actor, who impersonates (pretends to be) one of the ancestral spirits of the village
    3b.  Powerpoint on Igbo Festivals (exemplar of research project: student sample)
4.  Vocabulary
   4a.  approbation: praise
   4b.  trifle:  something not important
5.  Read Chapter 10
    5a.  Chapter 10 PLP
6.  Exit ticket: Extension


Don't forget to resubmit your Two Objects Essay to replace an earlier grade!!

12.3.13

Objective:
I can determine two or more central ideas of a text, and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; I can provide an objective summary of the text.

1.  Launch
2.  Activating Prior Knowledge:

• Yesterday we read about ________
• I predict that __________
• It seems to me that __________

3.  Building Background Knowledge:
    3a.  child mortality rate: the rate at which children die (it is high in Africa, many children die from diseases/etc)
    3b.  vocabulary: audacity, mutilation
4.  Read Chapter 9
    4a.  Chapter 9 PLP
5.  Exit ticket: Extension


Homework:
Don't forget that your Reading Journal is due tomorrow, for chapters 8 and 9!
Resubmit your first Embedded Assessment!  The Graphic Organizer I've compiled for you will help you improve on your previous submission. 

12.2.13

1.  Launch
2.  Chapter 8
3.  Exit Ticket


Homework:
Reading Journal due Wednesday!
Resubmit your first Embedded Assessment!  The Graphic Organizer I've compiled for you will help you improve on your previous submission.