The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Mini-Research Projects- 12/9/13

Warm Up:
-The instructor will review the film viewing guide that was collected Friday
-The second half of the learning contract will be collected and assessed

Work Session:
-A majority of class will be spent viewing and discussing "The Hunger Games"
-Special focus will be on the dystopian similarities between the film and the novel Divergent
-Students will receive the mini-research project directions
-Students will use the remainder of class to browse in class print and online resources for their project

Summarizer:
-Students will record the subject of their mini-research papers on a sticky note and affix it to the teacher desk before leaving today

EOCT- 12/3/13

All students will be taking EOCTs today.  This will take the entirety of the class.

EOCT Preparation- 12/2

-Students will be in the computer lab today for the entirety of class
-Students will be working on Study Island or the USA Test Prep extra credit project in preparation for the EOCT tomorrow

Finishing "O' Brother Where Art Thou?" and EOCT Vocabulary- 11/18

Warm Up:
-Students will turn in the writing and grammar mastery take home exam
-Students will take the "O' Brother Where Art Thou?" and Divergent chapters 15-19 reading quiz

Work Session:
-Students will finish viewing and discussing "O'Brother Where Art Thou?"
-Students will receive the EOCT List of Important Terms and graphic organizer handouts
-Students are asked to identify problematic terms and list them on the graphic organizer
-Completed graphic organizers should be turned in at the conclusion of class for today's Exit Ticket

Summarizer:
-Completed graphic organizers will serve as today's Exit Ticket

"O' Brother Where Art Thou?" - 11/15

Warm Up:
-Students will turn in the first half of their Learning Contracts today.
-Students will receive the written portion of the practice EOCT

Work Session:
-Students will work individually on the written portion of the exam for twenty minutes
-Students will receive the graphic organizer for the movie
-As a class we will view and discuss "O' Brother Where Art Thou?"
Summarizer:
-Students will complete a 3-2-1 Countdown based on today's lesson

Supergods and The Odyssey- 11/14

Warm Up:
-Students will take a reading quiz on chapters 12-14 of Divergent and the "Sailing From Troy" and "The Lotus Eaters" sections of The Odyssey

Work Session:
-As a class we will read and discuss chapter 1 from Supergods by Grant Morrison
-Students will complete the Four Corners handout, which asks for an analysis of two hero images
-Students that finish early should complete the reading of "The Cyclops" pages 1050-1063 of The Odyyssey

Summarizer:
-Students will complete the Four Corners handout for today's formative assessment
-Students are reminded to read chapters 15-17 of Divergent
-Students are also reminded to complete the first half of the Learning Contracts which are due tomorrow

Health Surveys and Learning Contracts- 11/13/13

-Today a majority of class will be taking the Health Surveys
-Students will take the Divergent reading quiz for chapters 1-11
-Students that finish early will be working on the first half of the Learning contracts for EOCT readiness