Released Exam and Vocabulary

December 11, 2018

Standards

All ELA 11 Standards

Starter: 

Reflect on your semester grades once more.
Email me if you see anything that should be updated based on your revisions. 

Vocabulary: 

Word: Review

Part of Speech: Verb

Dictionary Definition: examine or assess (something) formally with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary.

Your Definition: 

Activity: What is one standard you would like to focus on the most?

Activity: 

1.  Released Exam

Individually, answer questions 1-16.

You will have 15 minutes to complete the released exam from yesterday.

You may record your answers on a sheet of paper or in a Google Doc.

2.  Released Exam Answers

With a partner, check your answers for the exam.

The answers are on page 15 of the PDF. 

For any question you missed, write down the correct answer and why that is the BEST choice for the question in your answer document.  If you do not understand the answer, find a person in the room who answered it correctly so they can explain it. 

3.  Essential Vocabulary 

The list of vocabulary is considered to be essential for all literature classes.
For words that you are unfamiliar with or not extremely confident, create flashcards!
You may make them on note cards or using an online app.

4.  Time Permitting

If you have checked all your answers and are confident on all of the vocabulary, you may work on revisions/missing assignments.  If you are all caught up you may use the remaining time to relax.

Closure: 

When can you use these cards again to prepare for the exam on Thursday?

Released Exam

December 10, 2018

Standards

All ELA 11 Standards

Starter: 

Reflect on your current grade in this class.

Write yourself one plus and one delta based on your overall performance.

Then, write down one way you can succeed during the final week of classes.

Vocabulary: 

Word: Review

Part of Speech: Verb

Dictionary Definition: examine or assess (something) formally with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary.

Your Definition: 

Activity: What is one standard you would like to focus on the most?

Activity: 

1.  Released Exam

Individually, answer questions 1-16.

You will have 40 minutes to complete the released exam.

You may record your answers on a sheet of paper or in a Google Doc.

2.  Released Exam Answers

With a partner, check your answers for the exam.

The answers are on page 15 of the PDF. 

For any question you missed, write down the correct answer and why that is the BEST choice for the question in your answer document.  If you do not understand the answer, find a person in the room who answered it correctly so they can explain it. 

Closure: 

Based on the exam, what is your biggest strength and weakness.  

The standards are posted next to each question, so use your standards packet to check. 

End of Act Four

December 7, 2018

RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

Obj:  I can determine the theme of The Crucible and analyze the development of it throughout the course of the text.

Starter: 

Final Free Write Friday!

Vocabulary: 

Word: Reputation

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: overall quality or character as seen or judged by people in general

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create a word cloud with 10-15 words you associate with reputation.

You can use the link above or make one on paper.

Activity: 

1.  Act Four

121- End

Crucible Act Four Part B

Crucible Act Four Part C

Characters

Narrator

Parris

Danforth

Elizabeth

Hale

Hathorne

Proctor

Rebecca

Herrick

2.  Final Theme Reflection

Answer each bullet point based on act four.

Put your responses in your assignment folder in Google Drive.

• create one higher order thinking question and answer it
• create a 3-5 sentence summary of act four
• create an image that represents a significant part of the story
• create one connection between yourself and the theme of the story
• select one important quote and explain why you think it is important.

Closure:

What is one thing you learned from reading the Crucbile?

Act Four

December 6, 2018

RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

Obj:  I can determine the theme of The Crucible and analyze the development of it throughout the course of the text.

Starter: 

What does reputation mean to you?

How do you define it?

How do you protect your reputation?

Connect the idea to the play.

Vocabulary: 

Word: Reputation

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: overall quality or character as seen or judged by people in general

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create a word cloud with 10-15 words you associate with reputation.

You can use the link above or make one on paper.

Activity: 

1.  Act Four

Pages 112-121

Characters

Narrator

Herrick

Sarah Good

Tituba

Hopkins

Danforth

Hathorne

Cheever

Parris

Hale

2.   Enemies from Within

Read Senator McCarthy's speech from the 1950's.

Connect this to the Crucible.
Come up with at least five similarities and five differences. 

We will have a whole class discussion based on these ideas. 

Closure: 

What is one connection between the play and real life?

End of Act Three

December 5, 2018

RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

Obj:  I can determine the theme of The Crucible and analyze the development of it throughout the course of the text.

Starter

What is one thing  you learned when you made the theme soundtrack?
How does the theme relate to society today?

Vocabulary: 

Word: Reputation

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: overall quality or character as seen or judged by people in general

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create a word cloud with 10-15 words you associate with reputation.

You can use the link above or make one on paper.

Activity: 

1.  Finishing Act Three

98-111

Characters

Narrator

Danforth

Cheever

Abigail

Mary Warren 

Proctor

Hathorne

Parris

Giles

Hale

Mercy Lewis

Susanna Walcott

Elizabeth

Discussion Questions

Summarize the reading. 

Analyze the role of fear in Salem.

Connect the ideas in the Crucible to the Milgram Experiment.

Identify main ideas of act three. 

How does fear impact the characters decisions?

How do the characters view their reputation?

Characterize the girls in comparison to the judges.

2.  Main Idea Tracking Sheet

With a partner, complete the tracking sheet for act three. 

Make sure to complete all sections of the assignment, using quotes from the act we read today. 

Closure: 

Using the learning target how confident do you feel identifying themes based off of main ideas?

Explain your rating.

Act Three Continued

December 4, 2018

RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

Obj:  I can determine the theme of The Crucible and analyze the development of it throughout the course of the text.

Starter: 

Reflection

Answer the question below in 3-5 sentences.

1.  How does fear shape your view of the world?

Then, answer the question below.
2.  Connect your response to one of the characters or themes you identified in the chart from yesterday.  

Vocabulary:

Word: Theme

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

Your Definition: 

Activity: How is theme different than main idea?

Activity

1.The Crucible

Pages 88-98

Narrator

Giles

Proctor

Danforth

Hathorne

Putnam

Parris

Hale

Proctor

Mary Warren

Cheever

Abigail

Discussion Director

Reflect on how the characters got to this point.

How has fear shaped their current situations?

Characterize the new judges.  How are they portrayed?

2..  Theme Soundtrack

With your partner, identify the theme that is present in the story.

Theme Litmus Test 

Is the theme supported by evidence from the work itself?

 Are all the author’s choices of plot, character, conflict, and tone controlled by this theme? 

Then based on your theme, create a soundtrack that has 3 songs with the similar theme.

Write a 2-3 sentence explanation of the song and how it relates to the theme of the Crucible.

Closure

How confident do you feel identifying theme?

Act Three

December 3, 2018

Standard:

RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

Obj:  I can determine the theme of The Crucible and analyze the development of it throughout the course of the text.

Starter: 

Gallery Walk

Write down THREE themes that could be related to act two.

Vocabulary:

Word: Theme

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

Your Definition: 

Activity: How is theme different than main idea?

Activity: 

1.  The Crucible, Act Three 

Pages 77-88

Narrator

Hathorne

Martha Corey

Giles

Herrick

Hale

Danforth

Parris

Francis 

Proctor

Mary Warren 

Cheever

Discussion Director

Reflect on how the characters got to this point.

How has fear shaped their current situations?

Characterize the new judges.  How are they portrayed?

2.  Character Perspective Chart

Individually or with a partner, complete the chart based on two characters of your choice. 

Closure

What are two things you learned from completing the chart?