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Students were made aware that they will have a quiz tomorrow over the novel The Sun is also a Star Mr. Broome spoke to the remaining students who attended class regarding their Senior Capstone Proposals Students continued reading the novel The Sun is also a Star American Literature Warm-up: Think about it Thursday--Think about those less fortunate than you (define "less fortunate" for yourself). If money was no option for you, what's the #1 thing you'd like to do for these people? Mr. Broome apologized to the class and shared The Glass Castle Reading calendar, having thought he'd provided it previously. Students were provided with the following Discussion Questions:Students were split into three (3) groups of 8-9 students and conducted Group Discussions of the novel, using assigned questions and/or bringing their own to the class. HW - Those students who did not participate in today's discussion should expect to do so tomorrow. Multicultural Literature
The class read The Sun is also a Star prologue and students discussed the connection between apple pie and the universe. Mr. Broome shared the YouTube video "Best Speech About Humanity - Carl Sagan" and asked students to share their thoughts/impressions/meanings after watching the video. Students continued reading The Sun is also a Star and Mr. Broome shared the Double Entry Journal students should use as they read the novel looking at:
American Literature Warm-up: students read and answered the following: “Abuelito under a bald light bulb, under a ceiling dusty with flies, puffs his cigar and counts money soft and wrinkled as old Kleenex” –Sandra Cisneros 1. How can a ceiling be dusty with flies? Are the flies plentiful or sparse? Active or still? Clustered or evenly distributed? 2. What does Cisneros mean by a bald light bulb? What does this reveal about Abuelito’s room? 3. Take Cisneros’s phrase, under a ceiling dusty with flies, and write a new phrase by substituting the word dusty with a different adjective. Students then signed up for Discussion Groups which will take place on Thursday (students will have to answer/discuss previously shared reading questions from the novel The Glass Castle. Students worked asynchronously on either catching up or continuing on with their reading and students received the Glass Castle p. 81-101 Discussion Questions HW: Students who missed yesterday's novel quiz will be allowed to log into Zoom at 10am tomorrow (9/23/20) to access that quiz. Multicultural Literature
Students took their Unit 1 Test, using Microsoft Forms during the entirety of 1st block. American Literature Warm-up:
Students were allowed to continue reading or to catch up--Mr. Broome provided the The Glass Castle Discussion Questions for pp. 67-80 HW: Students should be prepared to complete group discussions this week “Are Rex and Rose Mary Wells good parents?” Why or why not? This time you’re writing a legitimate paragraph AND including textual evidence. Multicultural Literature
Students who were present completed their Cultural Values Presentation. Mr. Broome shared the Unit 1 Test Study Guide with students, reminding them they will have their Unit 1 Test on Monday. Mr. Broome shared with students The Sun is Also a Star Reading Schedule. Finally, some students met one-on-one with Mr. Broome to review their Senior Capstone Proposals American Literature Warm-up: FreeWrite Friday - students wrote about anything they wanted for 10 mins Mr. Broome reviewed students' FlipGrid book discussion assignment (due today) and students then watched a clip of the "Hospital Scene" of The Glass Castle movie and discussed their impressions of the portrayals. Students continued reading The Glass Castle:
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Continued with Cultural Values presentations. HW: Students were instructed that they were required to share/email their presentations to [email protected] HW: Students should have secured themselves a copy of "The Sun is also a star" (Yoon) American Literature Warm-up:
Students were assigned new reading: pp. 19-38 as well as Reading Questions for this selection Multicultural Literature
Mr. Broome reviewed and shared the Cultural Values Presentation Peer Notes document, advising students to take notes of their peers' presentations as they'll be on the Unit 1 Test Students began their Cultural Values presentations Students will complete presentations on Thursday American Literature Warm-up: Diction - Respond to the following: “The man sighed hugely” –E. Annie Proulx
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Mr. Broome reviewed the assignment due today (Senior Capstone Proposals). Students, using a Google doc link, listed their partnerships for the Cultural Values project, due tomorrow.
Some students stayed logged into the Zoom call to ask questions while others logged off to continue working. American Literature Warm-up: Students watched a YouTube clip on Homelessness and answered the prompt:
Students were assigned in-class reading of The Glass Castle (pp. 9-18) and tasked with the following:
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Mr. Broome shared the Senior Capstone proposal powerpoint to help guide students and discussed expectations for Senior Capstone. Students received the directions for the Cultural Values project Students were allowed to partner up and work on their Cultural Values project OR their Senior Capstone proposal. HW (Due Dates):
American Literature Warm-up: FreeWrite Friday - students used the first ten minutes to write about whatever they wanted or needed to. Review of Springboard Activity 1.2: "Returning to the image" - students answered text-dependent questions and Mr. Broome showed students Springboard's example answers as a standard to compare their own work to. Students completed a free poll on DirectPoll, choosing three statements about life in America that they most agreed with and had a class discussion about their viewpoints. Students began reading Jeannette Walls' The Glass Castle by completing chapter 1: "A Woman in the Street" Multicultural Literature
Warm-Up: Print ad analysis--students discussed what possible values two ads were appealing to. Mr. Broome introduced and shared the Consequences Form for Senior Capstone. Students will be responsible for both reading and sharing the document with their parents/guardians Mr. Broome briefly introduced the Cultural Values Project where students will team up, find a (print or televised) advertisement and present an analysis of the American values present in the ad. Students took their Cultural Values quiz which was due by 9:45 am today. Students who did NOT complete the previous Multiculturalism quiz were sent a reminder and a second chance to complete it via Remind. American Literature Warm-up: Students responded to the prompt "If you be born AT ANY OTHER TIME, when would it be and why?" Padlet Discussion: students posted a response to a quote (below) by Senator Mark Rubio (FL) regarding the American Dream:
Students continued working on Activity 1.2 in the digital Springboard text HW: Complete the three (3) questions in the "Returning to the images" sections just below the images we discussed Multicultural Literature
Students were told to review the Hillgrove Senior Project website (www.hillgroveseniorproject.weebly.com) before joining Mr. Broome for their live session. Once live, Mr. Broome reviewed the website briefly to answer any questions students might have had. Students then analyzed a Coke ad, looking for what American values were being expressed or used in the advertisement. Mr. Broome then reviewed Friday's powerpoint on American Cultural Values (according to Robin Williams' 1970 study) and students were asked two questions as a summarizer:
American Literature Warm-up: Students answered and discussed the following questions in class
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