Week of Aug. 29

Friday
Students finalized the Open Mind activity and presented their work. Homework:
Take the Technology Survey on my "portal" (upper right on the page).


Thursday
BTales #4
The Open Mind Activity:
Students were broken into six groups. Each group focused on one of the stages (beginning, middle, end) for either the banker or the lawyer.
Using "The Bet" story and their completed worksheet from last night, inside a "blank mind" students were to draw symbols or select phrases from the text to represent either the banker's or lawyer's thoughts at that point in the text. Outside the diagram, they explained why they chose those particular symbols and phrases.
Homework:
Take the Technology Survey on my "portal" (upper right).



Wednesday
BTales#3
Vocab: retorted, indignant
Students previewed new vocab from "The Bet" by Chekhov (using dictionary to place the words in context).
We then read the story as a class and began work on how the lawyer and the banker changed during the story.
Homework:
Finish w/s
Review Week 1 words & BTales vocab



Tuesday
BTales #2
Vocab: obliterate
I collected Windows of Wonder questions.
Using their literature textbook, students defined eleven literary terms.
Homework:
Review Week 1 words (quiz Friday)
Remember to do WordSmart Challenge and chart the results 2x by Friday



Monday
BTales#1
Vocab: puerile, ingenuous, uttering
We read the short story "Windows of Wonder" and completed a graphic organizer on the substitute teacher's character. (This was turned in.)
Handout: Reading Log and 40 Book Challenge Sheet
Homework:
Review Week 1 words (quiz Friday)
"Windows of Wonder" questions: On the back of the story, answer any two of:
P. 148, #3, 6; p. 149, #2