Writer’s Notebook
2016-2017 Term 2
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Nov. 4: Free Read Friday
Nov. 8: Soliloquy & Aside (Lit Term)
Nov. 14: M.U.G. #5
Nov. 16: Words on Wednesday Lesson #5
Nov. 16: TEPAC Practice Paragraph
Nov. 18: Spar
Nov. 22: Motif (Lit Term)
Nov. 29: Denotation & Connotation (Lit
Term)
Dec. 1: Dialects (Thoughts on Thurs)
Dec 1: 12 Angry Men Essay
Dec. 5: M.U.G. #6
Dec. 5: 12 Angry Men ANNOTATIONS
Dec. 7: Words on Weds: The Trial Edition
• Dec. 9: Free Read Friday
• Dec. 9: Atticus’ Closing Remarks
• Dec. 13: Foreshadow & Flashback (Lit
Term)
• Dec. 15: Africa/Danger of a Single Story
(Thoughts on Thurs) – Part 1 & 2
• Dec. 19: Mugshot Monday
• Dec. 19: TKAM Motifs and Symbols
• Jan. 4: Words on Weds: Goldfish Edition
• Jan. 4: Three wishes
• Jan 10: Archetype
• Jan 12: ***IN PASSPORT***
November 4, 2016
• Free read Friday / Free write Friday
• Write something about what you read today
• Summary
• Questions
• Page numbers
November 8
November 8
November 14
Words on Wednesday TKAM Style
November 16
#5
Lesson
assuage (verb)
definition: make less severe or burdensome
synonym:
antonym:
sentence: “When it healed, and Jem’s fears
of never being able to play football were
assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious of
his injury” (p. 3).
malevolent (adj.)
definition: having or exhibiting hatred
synonym:
antonym:
sentence: “Inside the house lived a
malevolent phantom” (p. 10).
disapprobation (noun)
definition: pronouncing something as wrong
or morally culpable (at fault)
synonym:
antonym:
sentence: “I’m afraid our activities would be
received with considerable disapprobation
by the more learned authorities” (p. 42).
entailment (noun)
definition: property that is limited to certain people
rather than being passed to all heirs
synonym:
antonym:
sentence: “After a dreary conversation in our
livingroom one night about his entailment, before
Mr. Cunningham left he said, “Mr. Finch, I don’t
know when I’ll ever be able to pay you.” (p. 26-7).
fractious (adj.)
definition: easily irritated or annoyed
synonym:
antonym:
sentence: “[Calpurnia] had always been to hard on
me, she had at seen the error of her fractious
ways, she was sorry and too stubborn to say so”
(p. 38).
November 16
Writer’s Notebook: TEPAC
• Is Miss Caroline a good teacher? Why or why not?
• Analysis and Academic Language
• Topic
• Evidence
• Paraphrase
• Analysis
• Conclusion
Writer’s Notebook: Spar
November 18
• Pairs: For and Against
• 2 minutes to prep: brainstorm evidence and reasons
• Pro: 2 minute speech agreeing with the topic
• Neg: 2 minute speech disagreeing with topic
• Cross Examination: 1 minute to ask questions about their arguments
• Pro: 1 minute rebuttal speech
• Neg: 1 minute rebuttal speech
Writer’s Notebook: Spar
November 18
• P.2 topic: Should people be able to drive when they turn 13?
• P.3 topic: Should downloading music for free be illegal?
• P. 4 topic: Should high school students have scheduled recess time?
November 22: Lit Term
Motif
• Motifs are recurring images in a work of literature. They
have metaphorical or symbolic value, often supporting a
theme or important idea.
November 29, 2016
December 1, 2016
Thoughts on Thursday: Dialects
• Discuss (5-6 sentences): In chapter 12, Scout discovers
that Calpurnia talks differently with other black people
than she does with white people – she has two
identities.
• Why do you think she leads her life two different ways?
• Do you talk different ways around different people?
How does the way you talk identify you?
December 1: 12 Angry Men Essay
What’s YOUR vote?
• Pretend that you are the foreman of this jury. You must inform the
judge of the jury’s decision and explain your collective reasoning behind
that decision. Your explanation should be at least 1 page long, use
complete sentences, and include the following:
• The jury’s final decision (Claim)
• Evidence and reasoning to support the jury’s decision
• Motive, alibi, knife, witnesses, poor defense attorney, etc.
• Rebuttal explaining the strengths and/or weaknesses of the other side.
If you have any uncertainty, explain it
• Academic language (green TEPAC handout)
M.U.G. #6
December 5, 2016
the careful ever watchful security guard a stout
man who wore his dark blue employer issued
uniform with pride shouted get away from that
car
Its ironical that student's say they dont enjoy
poetry yet they love rap music.
M.U.G. #6
the careful ever watchful security guard a stout
man who wore his dark blue employer issued
uniform with pride shouted get away from that
car
Its ironical that student's say they dont enjoy
poetry yet they love rap music.
December 5:
12 Angry Men ANNOTATIONS
• Trade with your neighbor
• Silently (no hints) annotate their practice essay: 3 colors
• Color 1: Identify CLAIM and TOPIC SENTENCES
• Color 2: Identify EVIDENCE supporting the claim
• Color 3: Identify COUNTERCLAIM and supporting evidence
December 7, 2016
Words on Wednesday: The Trial Edition
• Temerity – (noun) rashness, foolishness
• Unmitigated – (ajd.) not lessened, unrelieved
• Plaintiff – (n.) a person who brings a case against
another in a court of law
• Defendant – (n.) Someone accused in a court of law
• Chiffarobe – (n) A wardrobe with a chest of drawers
December 9, 2016
• Free Read / Free Write Friday (20 min)
• What you read: _____________________________
• Summary, Question, Response:
December 9
Atticus’ Closing Remarks
• Writer’s Notebook
• Find and write down THREE sentences that catch your
attention.
• The Last Word:
• Person A shares sentence. Person B, C, and D comment. Person A gets
the last word to say why they picked that sentence.
• Repeat, starting with Person B.
• Explaining the significance of the quote you picked.
December 13, 2016
Thoughts on Thursday, Part 1
December 15, 2016
• Write one paragraph about
what life is like in Africa.
What are the people like?
What challenges do they
face? What do you know
about Africa from the news?
Thoughts on Thursday, Part 2
TED: Danger of a Single Story
• As you watch:
• What does it mean to have a
single story about a country,
culture, or event?
• Dangers of having a single
story?
• Stereotypes
Thoughts on Thursday, Part 2
TED: Danger of a Single Story
• As you watch: The Danger of a Single Story
• What does it mean to have a single story about a
country, culture, or event?
• What are the dangers of having a single story?
• What does Adichie mean by “And the problem
with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but
that they are incomplete”? Do you agree with
this? Explain.
• Is there a single story of a country or people that
you have? Does your answer from part 1
represent a single story? Explain.
M.U.G. #8
December 19, 2016
For Holloween my boyfriend Thor decided to
dress up as a dainty delicate princess.
On Saturday night some teenagers in my
neighberhood dressed up as vampires and
ghouls write some funny songs and went
Halloween style caroling
M.U.G. #8
For Holloween my boyfriend Thor decided to
dress up as a dainty delicate princess.
On Saturday night some teenagers in my
neighberhood dressed up as vampires and
ghouls write some funny songs and went
Halloween style caroling
Also December 19
Lit. Terms: Motif
• Definition: A recurring image, idea, or symbol that
develops or explains a central idea
• Mockingbirds
• “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They
don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one
thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a
mockingbird” (119).
• “Mr. Underwood simply figured it was a sin to kill cripples, be they
standing, sitting, or escaping. He likened Tom’s death to the senseless
slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children (323).
• “Mr. Tate was right... Well, it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird,
wouldn’t it” (370)?
Words on Wednesday – Goldfish Edition
January 4, 2017
• Diaspora – (n) the scattering of any people from their original homeland
• When war broke out in their home country, a diaspora of refugees settled in a
neighboring nation.
• Poignant - (adj) emotionally moving or stimulating
• To Kill a Mockingbird makes a poignant statement about racism.
• Wizened – (adj.) shrunken and wrinkled
• The flowers you received last week appear wizened.
• Beleaguered – (adj.) troubled with many problems
• Maria felt beleaguered on the first day of school.
• Fluent - (adj.) able to express onseself clearly and easily
• Doug is fluent in French.
Also January 4, 2017
If you found a talking goldfish
that granted you 3 wishes,
what would you wish for?
January 10
Lit. Term Tuesday
• ARCHETYPES: pattern in literature (plot, character,
image, setting) that is found in a variety of works from
different cultures throughout the ages.
• Examples: ??
• The EPIC HERO