Tuesday, February 11, 2020

HEADS UP! THIS IS TUESDAY'S BLOG POST!

Take out your Genius Hour book and log (get ChromeBook, if necessary)

•     I can understand different mediums and their advantages and disadvantages when presenting information.

•     I can use evidence from Dr. King’s Montgomery Bus Boycott speech to support my understanding of the text and build background knowledge of the civil rights movement.

•     I can intentionally use verbs in active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects.

1.     Opening

A.   Analyzing Voice: Active and Passive Sentences (10 minutes)

B.     Reviewing Learning Targets (2 minutes)

2.     Work Time

A.   Group Brainstorm: What Makes a Good Speech? (8 minutes)

B.   Listening to the Speech and Tracking Dr. King’s Speaking Methods (20 minutes)

3.     Closing and Assessment

A.   Turn and Talk (5 minutes)

4.     Homework

A.   Continue with independent reading.

B.  Finish classwork, if necessary: Complete all parts of the Unit 2, Lesson 6 packet.

C.  Work on your Genius Hour project (even if it is only for 10 minutes) and log what you learned.
D.  Return parent-signed permission slip tomorrow.
E.  If you want to get ahead on tomorrow's homework, start reading some of Chapter 9 in A Mighty Long Way.