Friday, June 1
FYI, Wednesday, June 6 we plan to walk to my house for lemonade and cookies!!!
Information about Hero’s Journey
Apply it to The Giver
Preview of this last unit
Watch movies, apply the Hero’s Journey frame to the movie
Final will be a reflection on the wiki (and portfolio grade)
Begin Wonder Woman movie
Add a column to the handout
Dear 7th grade student,
Did you ever notice that many stories have similar plot elements? It’s not a coincidence. What we’re talking about here is called the Hero’s Journey. It’s a common progression of events in a story — like a formula — that storytellers used over a thousand years ago and that storytellers are still using today. The Hero’s Journey formula continues to engage and entertain audiences, partly, because it is a reflection of our human experience.
Our journeys include helpful mentors, major obstacles, mysterious happenings, and lessons learned. Since we are the heroes of our lives, the Hero’s Journey formula continues to resonate with humans across cultures and times.
We will be using the Hero’s Journey to guide our reading of several stories and viewing of several movies. Your job will be to identify the elements of the Hero’s Journey in the movies we watch. This skill will heighten your observation skills when watching movies in the future also. In addition, it is our hope that you will be able to use these observation skills on your own life, too; understanding this story structure may help you be more self-aware, insightful, and hopeful in the coming years.
Then, we watched this excellent video on the topic of Hero's Journey:
Thursday, May 31
Pass back grade slips from yesterday & finish presentations
Anyone with a Literature book, go to the library and turn it in
Quiz over the Group books or...
Book give-away
(optional) You can have one book from the shelves per person; let Mr. Kabodian see the book you are taking (no dictionaries or other school-related books)
Wednesday, May 30
Take a few minutes to meet with your group to work out last minute issues
Present your book to the class
Involve your whole group (individual grade, 10 pts., group grade, 25 pts.)
Reminder to the audience to listen so you can know basic facts about the books
Tuesday, May 29
Last day to work on your presentation with your group
Be sure to leave time today to practice your presentation
Tomorrow, we start presenting
Back in the classroom
First call for Literature books
Friday, May 25
If your group has questions they want on the quiz, give them to Mr. Kabodian today (with answers)
Students will have seen your presentation before the quiz
Tuesday is the last day to work on your presentation; Wednesday, the presentations start (no school on Monday)
5-10 minutes in length
Group grade and individual grade
Some info to include: main characters, summary, message/theme, info about the author, what we liked & didn’t like about the book...
Note: look for your Literature book; next week, turn we’ll turn them in
Thursday, May 24
Return role sheets (grades on powerschool)
Log in to a computer so it can load
Vision screening in Room 228 (project space by Mr. Watson’s class)
Time to read or work on a presentation with your group
Wednesday, May 23
Pick up a role sheet for each member of your group (back counter)
Time to read your book with your group; complete daily roles and sheets/entries; discuss the story using the role sheets; turn in the sheets
Place your list of roles (with your name on it) in the basket if it’s completed (5 pts.)
All groups: Give Mr. Kabodian at least 2 good questions (and answers) about your book. Possibly use Discussion Leader Q & A’s. (Due asap or by Friday) Mr. Kabodian may use these questions on the book quiz on June 1.
Students will have seen your presentation before the quiz
Reminder about using computers properly or losing them
Stay with your own group!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review how to set up a prezi account and share your prezi
Tuesday, May 22
Pass back role sheets
Six of the seven books are online! Thanks to Mr. Woolsey!
Laptops available if needed
Pick up a role sheet for each member of your group (back counter)
Time to read your book with your group; complete daily roles and sheets/entries; discuss the story using the role sheets; turn in the sheets
Extra credit question: Who was Juliet McQueen and why is she remembered with a garden stone?
Monday, May 21
Pass back role sheets
Look at options for sharing your story
Laptops available if needed
Pick up a role sheet for each member of your group (back counter)
Time to read your book with your group; complete daily roles and sheets/entries; discuss the story using the role sheets; turn in the sheets
Extra credit answer: Cecil E. MacDonald was the superintendent of East Lansing Public Schools back in the 1960’s.
Winners: Maisie from 1st hour, Emma from 2nd hour, and Charlie from 5th hour
Some of the books are online on the Literature Group Resources page
Friday, May 18
Pass back role sheets
Show East Lansing Education Foundation art and explain what they do
Pick up a role sheet for each member of your group (back counter)
Time to read your book with your group; complete daily roles and sheets/entries; discuss the story using the role sheets; turn in the sheets
Tuesday, May 15
Pass back role sheets
Time to read your book with your group; discuss the story
FYI --- no role sheet due for today (assignment changed to a total of 9...for 36 points)
Monday, May 14
Pass back role sheets
Show the Literature Group Resources page on the wiki
People are Awesome: Noah Fleder
Pick up a role sheet for each member of your group (back counter)
Time to read your book with your group; complete daily roles and sheets/entries; discuss the story using the role sheets; turn in the sheets
Friday, May 11
Passed out grade slips and passed back role sheets
Students picked up a role sheet for each member of their groups (back counter)
Time to read their book with the group; completed daily roles and sheets/entries; discussed the story using the role sheets; turned in the sheets.
Use the Literature Group Resources link as needed.
Wednesday, May 9
Last MAZE of the year
Pick up a role sheet for each member of your group (back counter)
Time to read your book with your group; complete daily roles and sheets/entries; discuss the story using the role sheets; turn in the sheets
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Tuesday, May 8
Sit with the students in your group
Group behavior expectations
Students get their books, the Literature Group assignment, and do the math (how many pages to read a day)
Time to preview the book, assign reading roles, begin reading
Monday, May 7
Introduce Literature Group unit
Show Literature Group Unit overview
Roles, structure of the unit, end/goals (don’t forget...you need to write a couple questions (with answers) about their book for the quiz at the end); turn in your role sheet daily
To library if time
Remind them to turn in The Giver book and a reminder to finish final draft of the Giver paper on the wiki
S. Tarpoff can’t be made up
Friday, May the 4th be with you
Tuesday and Wednesday...and Thursday
M-STEP; bring a book to read
Monday, April 30
TURN IN YOUR GIVER BOOK!
If you were absent on Friday, turn in your Notebook
Revise your draft and upload it to your wiki (Final due today)
Reminder: print your Sarah Tarpoff entry --- it’s due tomorrow (but we won’t have any time to do it then)
We have M-STEP for the next two days
Bring a book to read when you’re finished
Friday, April 27
Anymore Giver books to turn in?
Turn in Notebook entries in basket on back shelf
Re-read your entries to make sure they are specific (don’t start with “It” or “Because” for example...name what you’re talking about)
Library
Revise rough draft; you need to make changes, add details, write at least two pages...if you want full credit on the final draft
Put your final draft on the wiki (due Monday by the end of the hour)
Reminder: print your Sarah Tarpoff entry before Tuesday
We have M-STEP two days next week: check out a book while we’re at the library
Thursday, April 26
Return Giver tests and review it
Collect any Giver books that want to be turned in
Peer review draft: read a peer’s draft with the assignment in mind
Any more Lowry speech answers to turn in?
Notebooks due tomorrow 😉
Go to library
Write and/or type draft of Giver paper
Rough draft due today
Turn in hand-written or printed draft
Wednesday, April 25
Lowry interview and collect Lowry speech answers
Show cover of older edition of the book
Remind about S Tarpoff, due May 1 --- print a piece from your wiki, without your name on it, while we are at the library the next few days
Notebook entries due Friday
Time to write draft (due tomorrow at the end of the hour, hand-written or printed out)
Tuesday, April 24
Play vocab 1 song
Test over The Giver
extra credit (on back):
Brainstorm of paper due
Show Mr. K, then begin your rough draft
Finish Lowry speech answers (due tomorrow)
Monday, April 23
Finish movie
Pass back Vocab 2
Assign paper
Brainstorm due tomorrow
Answer Lowry’s speech questions; due tomorrow if you don't finish today
Reminder: Giver Test tomorrow (know characters, plot, conflict especially)
Friday, April 20
Reminders:
Book orders due
Poems due for MMS contest
Notebook entries so far (due next week sometime)
More events (below)
Review Ch. 20-23 (end of the book); read last couple pages aloud
Paper assigned Monday; Test on Tuesday
Watch more of movie or library to print poem?
Read Lowry speech for homework
Wednesday, April 18
Quiz grades on powerschool
Reminder: vocab 2 due tomorrow
Notebook entry:
Choose either Ch. 14, 15, or 16. Summarize the chapter in a few sentences in your notebook.
Pair-share, then each group shares out as a review of Ch. 14-16
Watch more of the movie
Tuesday, April 17
Remind about extra credit poetry opportunities: MMS and library slam
Pass out Book Orders (due Friday)
Review Ch. 12 & 13
Vocab set 2 (due Thursday)
Quiz over Ch. 1-13
Time to read Ch. 14-16 or begin vocab when you finish quiz
Show the beginning of the movie
Monday, April 16
Notebook entry:
“Memories and wisdom” — Jonas is receiving the memories of the whole world, which is similar to re-living history. The Giver says wisdom comes (and the future is shaped) by re-experiencing the memories, by remembering the past.
Do you agree or not? Why? (opinion with support)
Why does the Community give this task only to the Giver? (opinion with support)
Pass back homework
Review Ch. 10 & 11
Time to read Ch. 12 & 13 (and/or listen in project space)
Ch. 1-13 Quiz tomorrow
Friday, April 13
Pass back group classwork & discuss answers
Vocabulary 1 and Jonas’ Character Traits due; share vocabulary sentences aloud
Review Ch. 8 & 9
Time to read 10-11
Thursday, April 12
Pass back job assignment
I can write passes for Sway workshop during Trojan Time today
Students work on Ch. 1-6 questions in groups of 2 or 3
Use your books (share the writing on one sheet); due today
Time to read Ch. 8-9
Reminder: Vocab and Character Traits due tomorrow
Wednesday, April 11
Review Ch. 4-5
Review notebook entry homework...time to finish if needed
Assign students a Job
Due at the end of the hour
Time to read Ch. 6-7
Tuesday, April 10
Remind about the poetry workshops (Th. at TT and 4/19 at TT) and tell about the MMS contest --- two 10 point extra credit opportunities
Review Ch. 2-3 aloud together
Character traits of Jonas reminder; examples of using vocab words in sentences
Time to read Ch. 4-5
Ch. 4 Notebook entry for homework
Monday, April 9
4th Marking Period begins
Pass back notebooks
Last day for 3rd mp late work is tomorrow
Review the definition of Science Fiction in our notebooks
Add to it
Notebook entry quality vs. lack of quality
The Giver
Notebook entry: Perfect World (see below)
Share your entry with a peer...and the class
Pass out the reading schedule and books
Talk about quiz, test, paper (on wiki)
Put names in books; show Mr. K name and number
Chapter 1
Assign Vocabulary 1 (use correctly in a sentence) and Character Traits (due Friday)
Read Chapter 1 aloud
Read chapter 2-3 for tomorrow
Use the audio version if you want (note: for best results, follow along in the book as you listen)