Friday, April 15

Objective: Students will find THREE similarities and THREE differences between an article and a film.

Journal: FREE WRITE

Agenda: 1) Vocabulary Quiz #9

2) Finish watching "Titanic" and filling out "Titanic vs. RMS Titanic" Worksheet

3) Watch Video Clip about the sinking of the Titanic

Homework: Spring Break Poetry Project: Find FIVE poems (you must either print them out or make a handwritten copy of each).  For each poem, you will be writing a 5-7 sentence reflection surrounding the following questions:

1) What is the poem about? 
2) What did you like about the poem? 
3) What did you dislike about the poem? 
4) What do you think the poem's message is? 
5) How can you relate the poem to your own life?

Wednesday, April 13

Objective: Students will be able to list FOUR more effects of decisions made by the climbers of Mt. Everest in “Into Thin Air.”  Students will be able to find TWO examples of situational irony in “Into Thin Air.”

Do-Now: Vocabulary Practice: crucial, speculate, traverse, jeopardize, tenuous

Agenda: 1) Class will read pp. 358 – 360 of “Into Thin Air” and complete Cause & Effect questions three, four, and five.

2) Students will finish reading “Into Thin Air” pp. 360 – 362 and complete Cause & Effect question six.

3) Exit Slip: Give TWO examples of situational irony which occurred in “Into Thin Air.”

Homework: Response & Analysis Pg. 364 # 3, 5, 6, 8, 9

Tuesday, April 12

Objective: Students will be able to list TWO effects of decisions made by the climbers of Mt. Everest in “Into Thin Air.”

Do-Now: Vocabulary Practice #1 : deteriorate, innocuous, notorious, benign, apex

Agenda: 1) Note-taking: Cause vs. Effect
 

Cause = the reason why something happens

Effect = the result of some event

2) Class will read the background to “Into Thin Air” pg. 350.  Next, we will begin reading the story on pp. 353 – 355 stopping at the first Cause & Effect Question.  Finally, we will complete the first Cause & Effect Question together.

3) Students will independently read pp. 355 – 358 and complete the second Cause & Effect Question.

Exit Slip: List TWO effects of decisions made by the climbers of Mt. Everest in “Into Thin Air.”

Homework: Fill out Word Study Organizers for TWO of the vocabulary words you got wrong on your Vocab Quiz.  If you only got one word wrong, you only need to fill out the organizer for one word.  If you got a 100% on your quiz, have a relaxing night!

Monday, April 11

Objective: Students will be able to recall the major events in the “RMS Titanic” article.  Students will be able to list THREE major causes of the Titanic tragedy.

Do-Now: Copy New Vocabulary Words From Pg. 349 into your NOTEBOOK: deteriorate, innocuous, notorious, benign, apex, crucial, speculate, traverse, jeopardize, tenuous

Agenda: 1) Vocabulary Test #8

2) Class will read sections 3, 4, and 5 of “RMS Titanic” pp. 341-343 examining the aftermath of the Titanic’s sinking. 

3) Students will independently read “A Fireman’s Story” pg. 345 and “From a Lifeboat” pg. 346. 

4) Exit Slip: List THREE major causes of the Titanic tragedy (before, during, and after the ship sank).

Homework: Response & Analysis on pg. 347 # 1-4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Friday, April 8

Objective: Students will read survivor stories from passengers who were aboard the Titanic in preparation to read “R.M.S. Titanic.”

Do-Now: Vocabulary Practice #2

Agenda: Today you will use several websites to read stories of people who survived the Titanic's sinking.  You will be reading a total of FIVE stories.  For each story, you will list the survivor's name and give a summary of his/her story using the graphic organizer that is given to you.

Titanic Website #1

Titanic Website #2

Titanic Website #3

Homework: Vocabulary Practice Quiz; Study for Monday's Vocab Quiz!!!

Thursday, April 7

Objective: Students will be able to find TWO instances of irony in "RMS Titanic" and explain how each instance is ironic.

Do-Now: Vocabulary Practice #1

Agenda: 1) Review THREE main types of irony: situational, dramatic, verbal

2) Read Section #2 of "RMS: Titanic"  Pp. 334 - 341.  Look for one example of each of the three types of irony.  Write each of the three examples on the literary device chart.

Homework: Chart your last five vocab words: pefunctory, garbled, recriminations, pertinent, vainly

Wednesday, April 6

Objective: Students will be able to explain the difference between the THREE main types of irony.  Students will be able to find TWO instances of foreshadowing in the beginning of the "RMS Titanic."

Do-Now: Copy new vocabulary words and definitions from pg. 329 into your notebook: superlative, ascertain, corroborated, quelled, poised, perfunctory, garbled, recriminations, pertinent, vainly

Agenda: 1) Note-taking: 3 Main Types of Irony

Situational Irony: When the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs

Dramatic Irony: When the reader/audience knows something a character in the story doesn't know.

Verbal Irony: Saying one thing and meaning the opposite.

2) Read "RMS Titanic" Section 1 pp. 331 - 334.  Find TWO examples of foreshadowing and fill out your literary device chart.  The first example has been done for you.

Homework: Chart your first five vocabulary words: superlative, ascertain, corroborated, quelled, poised