Week of November 4-8, 2019
Monday
• 2 Minute Story
• World News Today
• In-Class Reading - 10 minutes
• Book Group Discussion Day 2B - Bring your book and at least 5 quotes with talking points.
Homework
• Finish Section 1 in Between Shades of Gray for Wednesday.
Tuesday
• No school today! Make sure you vote if you are eligible.
• This is a good day to READ either Between Shades of Gray or your Book Group Book!
Wednesday
• 2 minute story
• World News Today
• In-Class Reading - 10 minutes
• Discuss Between Shades of Gray Section I
• BSG character chart - You can use this chart on all quizzes! Let's do Lena as a class for an example.
• Symbol Chart - Use these pages to help track the mention of Artwork, the Crystal Rock and the man that winds his watch.
Homework:
• Read Between Shades of Gray chapters 29-35 for Tuesday
Thursday
• 2 minute story
• World News Today
• In-Class Reading - 10 minutes
• Between Shades of Gray Quiz Section 1
Homework:
• Read Between Shades of Gray chapters _______ for Friday
Friday
• 2 minute story
• World News Today
• In-Class Reading - 10 minutes
• Current Events Around the World
• 1st Hour: 2nd Hour: 3rd Hour:
Homework:
• Book Group Discussion Day #3B - Tuesday - Make sure you have your book and 5 quotes/talking points.
********** Ignore below - It's last year! **************
Monday
• Starpower game debrief
• Watch Paul Piff: Does Money Make You Mean? 4 minute Freewrite (3/4 of a page): Where have you seen the same types of behaviors in your every day experiences. Share specific stories.
• Starpower Concepts- PTTX
• One Nudge - Pioneer Canned Food Drive
Homework:
• Be ready for book group!
Tuesday
• Discussion Day #1 Bring book, annotated (15 minimum), Quote sheet (5), and be ready to discuss your book!
• Field Notebook questions TBA
Wednesday
• Responding to trauma via art - We will look at some paintings and write about each one.
• A Holocaust Art Exhibit - Choose "The Sowers," "Unable to Work," and "Gassing." Write at least a paragraph describing what you see in the painting.
• Additional picture from the Cambodian artist Vann Nath about waterboarding. Write at least a paragraph describing what you see in the painting.
Homework:
• For each painting, add a second paragraph that describes the purpose of each painting and how each one makes you feel. Why do you think the artist created each painting?
Thursday
• Pick up Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
• Pass out character chart – students can use this on quizzes!
• Read background information Balzekas Museum
• Show video Letters from Siberia Part I as introduction to this unit!
Homework:
• Read Thieves and Prostitutes chapters 1-4 in Between Shades of Gray
Friday
• Discuss Between Shades of Gray chapters 1-4. Look at how Sepetys uses flashbacks to fill in details about the family before the June 14th event.
Read flashback on page 9 and discuss the information provided. Why does Sepetys do it this way?
Homework:
• Read Between Shades of Gray - Thieves and Prostitutes Chapters 5-12 and do Flashbacks worksheet
• 2 Minute Story
• World News Today
• In-Class Reading - 10 minutes
• Book Group Discussion Day 2B - Bring your book and at least 5 quotes with talking points.
Homework
• Finish Section 1 in Between Shades of Gray for Wednesday.
Tuesday
• No school today! Make sure you vote if you are eligible.
• This is a good day to READ either Between Shades of Gray or your Book Group Book!
Wednesday
• 2 minute story
• World News Today
• In-Class Reading - 10 minutes
• Discuss Between Shades of Gray Section I
• BSG character chart - You can use this chart on all quizzes! Let's do Lena as a class for an example.
• Symbol Chart - Use these pages to help track the mention of Artwork, the Crystal Rock and the man that winds his watch.
Homework:
• Read Between Shades of Gray chapters 29-35 for Tuesday
Thursday
• 2 minute story
• World News Today
• In-Class Reading - 10 minutes
• Between Shades of Gray Quiz Section 1
Homework:
• Read Between Shades of Gray chapters _______ for Friday
Friday
• 2 minute story
• World News Today
• In-Class Reading - 10 minutes
• Current Events Around the World
• 1st Hour: 2nd Hour: 3rd Hour:
Homework:
• Book Group Discussion Day #3B - Tuesday - Make sure you have your book and 5 quotes/talking points.
********** Ignore below - It's last year! **************
Monday
• Starpower game debrief
• Watch Paul Piff: Does Money Make You Mean? 4 minute Freewrite (3/4 of a page): Where have you seen the same types of behaviors in your every day experiences. Share specific stories.
• Starpower Concepts- PTTX
• One Nudge - Pioneer Canned Food Drive
Homework:
• Be ready for book group!
Tuesday
• Discussion Day #1 Bring book, annotated (15 minimum), Quote sheet (5), and be ready to discuss your book!
• Field Notebook questions TBA
Wednesday
• Responding to trauma via art - We will look at some paintings and write about each one.
• A Holocaust Art Exhibit - Choose "The Sowers," "Unable to Work," and "Gassing." Write at least a paragraph describing what you see in the painting.
• Additional picture from the Cambodian artist Vann Nath about waterboarding. Write at least a paragraph describing what you see in the painting.
Homework:
• For each painting, add a second paragraph that describes the purpose of each painting and how each one makes you feel. Why do you think the artist created each painting?
Thursday
• Pick up Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
• Pass out character chart – students can use this on quizzes!
• Read background information Balzekas Museum
• Show video Letters from Siberia Part I as introduction to this unit!
Homework:
• Read Thieves and Prostitutes chapters 1-4 in Between Shades of Gray
Friday
• Discuss Between Shades of Gray chapters 1-4. Look at how Sepetys uses flashbacks to fill in details about the family before the June 14th event.
Read flashback on page 9 and discuss the information provided. Why does Sepetys do it this way?
Homework:
• Read Between Shades of Gray - Thieves and Prostitutes Chapters 5-12 and do Flashbacks worksheet
