1. Warm Up: Set Up RWN Everyone should have a composition notebook today.
Monday
Warm Up: Set Up RWN
Everyone should have a composition notebook today.
Tape the colored tab on the first page.
Write today’s date on your journal entry then list all the things you see in the image to the left.

2. DLT: Wildcats will analyze and synthesize visual images and text.
Monday
Monday, 18 September, 2017
DLT: Wildcats will analyze and synthesize visual images and text.

3. FYI: Open House tonight from 6-7:30!!
Monday
FYI:
Open House tonight from 6-7:30!!
Order your Dystopian novel if you haven’t already gotten one!
Have Anthem in class by FRIDAY, September 22.

4. Image 1 Monday 1. Students write what they see---2 to 3 minutes.
2. Share as teacher categorizes (students copy in journal) on t-chart. L2 on left; L1 on right (unlabeled).
3. Students brainstorm what types of words they see in each column (categorizing).
4. Label the columns as Abstract/Concrete, Tangible/Intangible. Add icons (brain/eye-hand).
All steps are teacher guided.
5. Circle the L2 word that is best represented by the image.
6. Draw lines from the L2 word to the L1 words that support it.
7. Write a sentence or two explaining how the L2 word is illustrated by the L1 details.
Example: This picture represents danger. The danger is illustrated by the fact that the man is walking across a tightrope suspended high above the city with no safety net in sight.

5. Monday
Image 2

6. Image 3
Monday

7. The Road Not Taken 1. Tape poem into RWN. 2. I do: Model stanza 1
Monday
The Road Not Taken
1. Tape poem into RWN.
2. I do: Model stanza 1
We do: Work together to analyze stanzas 2 & 3
You do: Work independently or with a partner to analyze stanza 4.
L1 What is says Main Idea
L2 What is means Theme/Thematic
Statement

8. Closure: Exit Journal Agree or disagree? Explain!! Monday
You can use this if time allows!

9. Tuesday
Look at the image below. Write one or two sentences identifying the abstract idea represented and provide concrete evidence from the picture to support your claim.
Warm Up

10. Tuesday
Tuesday, 19 September, 2017
DLT: Wildcats will analyze and synthesize abstract and concrete details in poetry.

11. Tuesday
FYI:
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12. Share Responses and Ideas!
Tuesday
Look at the image below. Write one or two sentences identifying the abstract idea represented and provide concrete evidence from the picture to support your claim.
Warm Up
Share Responses and Ideas!

13. Relevant Application: Identity
Tuesday
Relevant Application: Identity
A relevant application is sometimes an opportunity for you to practice a skill or process in collaboration with other students.
Working together allows you to talk about your learning, defend your ideas, and gain a deeper understanding about the skills you’re building as a reader or writer.
Today you’ll complete the Identity RA by following the directions given by your teacher!

14. Closure: Independent Journal
Tuesday
Closure: Independent Journal
What choice, either stated or implied, has the speaker of Identity made?
Find text evidence to prove your claim.
Write on the back of your poem then turn your work in to your teacher.
Remember:
Do this part on your own!!!

15. Wednesday
Warm Up: Choices
Your friends invite you to a movie on the same night your grandmother is coming to your house for dinner. Which do you choose? Explain the reasons for your choice and the thought process you went through to reach your decision.
How might these three questions have played a role in your decision process? Write your response in your RWN.
WHAT IF?
WHAT NOW?
WHAT NEXT?

16. Wednesday
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
DLT: Wildcats will identify the theme of a text then write a thematic statement.

17. Wednesday
FYI:
Be sure you picked up a copy of the theme word list and tape it in your RWN.

18. When we choose… WHAT IF? WHAT NEXT? WHAT NOW? Wednesday
Have students talk about the role each of these questions plays in the decision making process. Use the journal entry from Warm Ups to begin the discussion.

19. Theme Thematic Statement
Wednesday
Theme Thematic Statement
1. Watch the following video:
What L2 ideas were suggested? What L1 details support the L2 ideas?
Write a main idea statement summarizing in ONE SENTENCE what happened (L1) in the video.
What are some themes that were evident in the video(use your list)?
Create a thematic statement based on the theme you believe was most important.

20. Theme Thematic Statement
Wednesday
Theme Thematic Statement
Work with one or two other students to generate a list of themes that are evident in the poem The Road Not Taken.
Choose the theme you believe is most important or valuable.
Write a thematic statement for the poem based on the theme you selected.
Share!

21. Wednesday
Exit Ticket: Identity
Write at least 3 themes that are evident in or suggested by the poem Identity.

22. Warm Up: Set up for Timed Writing
Thursday
Warm Up: Set up for Timed Writing
Make certain you have your RWN, a clean sheet of notebook paper, and a pen or pencil.
Secure all personal belongings (purses, backpacks, etc.) per the teacher’s directions.
Phones should be turned off and ready to stow in the testing pockets.

23. DLT: Wildcats will write an analytic paragraph.
Wednesday
Thursday, 21 September 2017
DLT: Wildcats will write an analytic paragraph.

24. Thursday
FYI:

25. Timed Writing: Analytic Paragraph
Thursday
Timed Writing: Analytic Paragraph
Follow the directions on your handout. All paragraphs are due at the end of the period and will count as a major grade. The rubric is included on the handout, and you may use the notes found in your RWN.

26. Friday
Warm Up: Journal
Write today’s date in your journal then answer the following question:
Explain how a reader should annotate text. What strategies have you used in the past? What do you find helpful (or not helpful) about annotating?

27. DLT: Wildcats will build background by reading about Ayn Rand.
Friday
Friday, September 8, 2017
DLT: Wildcats will build background by reading about Ayn Rand.

28. Friday
FYI:
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29. Annotating With Purpose:
Friday
Annotating With Purpose:
DO:
DON’T:

30. Annotating With Purpose:
Friday
Annotating With Purpose:
DO:
DON’T:
Have a purpose for reading
Skip annotations
Know the genre of the text
Highlight or underline EVERY SINGLE WORD!!!
Use annotations to make sense of the text
Try to make your annotations exactly like another reader’s
Develop a style that aids your understanding
Get too cute or creative---keep it simple
Plan how you will annotate BEFORE you begin reading
Be rigid---if something isn’t working, tweak it

31. Build Background Read and annotate the article about Ayn Rand.
Friday
Build Background
Read and annotate the article about Ayn Rand.
Write the main idea of the article at the bottom of the page.
Turn in your article (or finish for homework) for a daily grade.
You may receive full credit if you have it at the beginning of class Monday; otherwise, the assignment will be considered late.

32. Friday
Closure
Write down the most interesting or unusual detail you learned about Ayn Rand and post your sticky note on the parking lot before you leave the room. Be sure your name is on the back of your sticky note.