ELA 12 Week of April 24th

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Monday 24 Tuesday 25 ote
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Lessons Driving Question: How do the SIFT^2 Guest Speaker Les
elements shape the theme of the short story? ________________________________________________________ Fri
Literary Analysis Project Information: Lite
When You Walk In: 1. Rubric
1. Sit with your Literary Analysis Project team 2. Entry Document Wh
1. Sit
Individual/Group Activity: Project Management Project Information:
1st Period 1. Project Work Options Gr
1. Read with a purpose: Do a close reading of your 1. Sha
SIFT^2 focus. Each teammate should choose one of wit
the following to focus their reading: Fee
a. Symbolism a. I lik
b. Imagery b. I w
c. Figurative Language c. Mo
d. Tone ___
e. Theme Lit
2. Begin Identifying SIFT^2 In Literary Analysis Project 1. Ru
Short Story 2. Ent

2nd Period Pro

1. Complete Word Choice_Literary Analysis - submit to 1. Pro
Google Classroom
__________________________________________________________
Homework:
1. Complete your 1-2 paragraphs for the SIFT^2 In
Literary Analysis Project Short Story. Due on
Wednesday when you walk in to class.
__________________________________________________________
Literary Analysis Project Information:
1. Rubric
2. Entry Document

Project Management Project Information:

1. Project Work Options
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Thursday 27 . Friday 28
Lessons Driving Question: What media can be Lessons Driving Question: What media can be
used to craft a presentation that reflects our used to craft a presentation that reflects our
knowledge of SIFT^2? knowledge of SIFT^2?
 When You Walk In: When You Walk In:
1. Sit with your Literary Analysis Project team 1. Sit with your Literary Analysis Project team

Group Activity: Group Activity:

1. Craft a Presentation - Choose the media platform that
will be used to present how SWIFT^2 was used in your
short story
1. Craft a Presentation - Continue creating the media
platform that will be used to present how SWIFT^2
was used in your short story
a. Presentations have been changed to Tuesday, May
2

REMINDERS REASSESSMENTS
Reassessment Rules
1. Update portfolio. Please see the portfolio
requirements

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Monday 17 Tuesday 18 ote
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Lessons Driving Question: How should my literary Lessons Driving Question: How can multiple Les
analysis team and I present the SIFT^2 for our readings of my teams short story help me to wo
presentation? identify SIFT^2?
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When You Walk In: When You Walk In: 1. Sit
1. Submit your e-mail Invitation to the project manager 1. RSVP to Senior Celebration
to Google Classroom - due when you walk in to class-- 2. Sit with your Literary Analysis Project team Gr
Copy and paste your email into this document 1. Ga
2. Sit with your Literary Analysis Project team Individual Activity: a. I lik
1. Talk to the text with your short story. When reading b. Iw
Group Activity: through the work for the first time, get the gist of c. Mo
1. On sticky notes write examples from The Singing the plot, the characters, and a general idea of the
Silence that answer the question What is the theme meaning of the piece. Enjoy the work and dont be ___
from The Singing Silence? (5-10 minutes) stressed out about any upcoming writing Lit
2. Take notes on Literary Paragraph: The Basics - turn in assignment! 3. Ru
completed notes on Google Classroom ________________________________________________________ 4. Ent
3. Write Literary Paragraph Literary Analysis Project Information:
_________________________________________________________ 3. Rubric Pro
Homework: Bring a paper copy of your Literary 4. Entry Document 2. Pro
Analysis Teams short story. Each teammate should
have a copy. Please see this link to know your short Project Management Project Information:
story. 2. Project Work Options
_________________________________________________________
Literary Analysis Project Information:
3. Rubric
4. Entry Document

Project Management Project Information:

2. Project Work Options

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Thursday 20 . Friday 21
When You Walk In:
1. Project Risk Management presentation and guest 1. Sit with your Literary Analysis Project team
speaker
a. First period guest speaker - M Ted Droski Individual/Group Activity:
b. Second period guest speaker - Daniel R. Edgar Edgar 1. Read with a purpose: Do a close reading of your
2. Turn in Digraph SIFT^2 focus. Each teammate should choose one of
________________________________________________________ the following to focus their reading:
a. Symbolism
b. Imagery
c. Figurative Language
d. Tone
e. Theme
2. Begin Identifying SIFT^2 In Literary Analysis Project
Short Story

REMINDERS REASSESSMENTS
Reassessment Rules
2. Update portfolio. Please see the portfolio
requirements

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Monday 10 Tuesday 11 ote
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When You Walk In: 1. Project Risk Management presentation and guest Gr
1. Sit with your Literary Analysis Project team speaker 1. Co
a. First period guest speaker - Lisa Sikkema 2. Co
Group Activity: b. Second period guest speaker - Anita Charles
1. Write sentences with Saturday Climbing Vocabulary ________________________________________________________ Ind
Words Part Deux Literary Analysis Project Information: 3. Clo
2. Complete Figurative Language Matching Exercise with 1. Rubric
 Literary Analysis Team
a. Oxymoron (5) Project Management Project Information: If T
b. Hyperbole (5) 1. Project Work Options 1. Co
c. Simile (5) 2. Entry Document ___
d. Metaphor (5) Lit
e. Personification (2) 1. Ru

If Time Permits Pro

1. Start Group Contract 1. Pro
_________________________________________________________
Literary Analysis Project Information:
5. Rubric

Project Management Project Information:

3. Project Work Options
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Thursday 13 . Friday 14
When You Walk In: When You Walk In:
1. Turn in Close reading of Saturday Climbing 1. Study for vocabulary quiz with Saturday Climbing
Vocabulary Words Part Deux (5 minutes)
Group Activity: 2. Did you Turn in Close reading of Saturday
2. Complete Saturday Climbing Questions Climbing?
3. Turn in Saturday Climbing Questions - Due to
Individual Activity: Google Classroom
3. Complete e-mail invitation
Individual Activity:
If Time Permits 1. Ace the Vocabulary quiz
1. Peer edit and revise the e-mail invitation 2. Complete e-mail invitation
___________________________________________________________ 3. Peer edit and revise the e-mail invitation - turn in
Homework: Study for vocabulary quiz with Saturday revision to Google Classroom
Climbing Vocabulary Words Part Deux

REMINDERS REASSESSMENTS
Reassessment Rules
3. Update portfolio. Please see the portfolio
requirements
4. Write a letter to project manager presenters - ask for
them to visit on May
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Monday 27 Tuesday 28 ote
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When You Walk In: When You Walk In: Gr
1. With a partner, use Saturday Climbing Vocabulary 1. Turn in IDENTIFYING SIFT^2 in The Singing Silence 1. Im
Words in sentences 2. Complete the March 28 journal in Google ma
Classroom ___
Class Discussion: Lit
1. Think-pair-share Using the Identifying Sift^2 in Individual Activity: 1. Ru
Singing Silence 3. Annotated Bibliography
a. What did you learn from The Singing Silence? Pro
b. How would you describe Vincent? ________________________________________________________ 1. Pro
_________________________________________________________ Literary Analysis Project Information:
Literary Analysis Project Information: 2. Rubric
6. Rubric
Project Management Project Information:
Project Management Project Information: 3. Project Work Options
4. Project Work Options 4. Entry Document
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Thursday 30 . Friday 31
When You Walk In:
Take the Vocabulary Quiz

Individual Activity:
1. Complete and turn in at the end of the hour
Annotated Bibliography - due today instead of
Wednesday in Google Classroom
 REMINDERS REASSESSMENTS
Reassessment Rules
5. Update portfolio. Please see the portfolio
requirements
6. Write a letter to project manager presenters - ask for
them to visit on May 5
7. Create Activity Cost Worksheet, then the Cost
Estimating worksheet
8. Communication Management Log with guest speaker
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Monday 20 Tuesday 21 ote
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1. Do yourselves a favor and create a LinkedIn account 1. Th
NOW. The old adage "it's who you know, not what you Ma
know" can be true when looking for internships, jobs, ___
or admission into a school or program. The benefit of Wh
living in the social networking age is that you can get 1. Op
to know lots of people you never would have known Pro
ten years ago through sites like LinkedIn.
___________________________________________________________ Gr
When You Walk In: 1. Sha
2. With a partner, use The Singing Silence Vocabulary ste
Words in sentences a. Tur
3. Turn in updated portfolio tod
Class Discussion: 2. Ho
2. Complete Entry event a for Literary AnalysisProject 3. Clo
Entry Document ___
3. Create porblem tatement Lit
a. How casn we as... [do]... so that... Essentially, problem 2. Ru
statements name the who (student role),what (project
products/goals), and the why (what makes this project Pro
matter). 2. Pro

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Thursday 23 . Friday 24
When You Walk In:
Guest Speaker 1. Turn in close reading of The Singing Silence

Individual Activity:
1. Take Vocabulary quiz

Partner Activity:
1. Practice identifying SIFT^2 - complete and turn
in Identifying SIFT^2 in The Singing Silence
 REMINDERS REASSESSMENTS
Reassessment Rules
9. Update portfolio. Please see the portfolio
requirements
10. Write a letter to project manager presenters - ask for
them to visit on May 5
11. Create Activity Cost Worksheet, then the Cost
Estimating worksheet
12. Communication Management Log with guest speaker
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