February 9
Warm Up: Knowsys Group 16 Substitution
Course selection
cards DUE Friday
 Direct Objects wkst & STAAR practices (from last week)
Indirect Objects
- ppt. notes & practice worksheet
Dramatic Interpretation
- In a small group, write dramatic interpretation of fairy tale
: create a different p.o.v., setting, and synthesize stylistic
elements from other fairy tales
- Plan to dramatize with props/background in class
Thursday & Friday
Course selection
cards DUE Friday
February 10
Benchmark #2 (periods 1-3)
Afterwards, 4th period, lunch & 25 minute classes
Dramatic Interpretation
- In a small group, write dramatic interpretation of fairy tale
: create a different p.o.v., setting, and synthesize stylistic
elements from other fairy tales
- Plan to dramatize with props/background in class
Thursday & Friday
February 11
Warm Up: Knowsys 16
Antonyms
Verbs: Transitive & Intransitive
- ppt. notes, practice WS (1-14)
Introduce The Pearl
by John Steinbeck
- set up analysis folder (see next slide)
Dramatic Interpretation
- attach rubric, script, and story elements sheets
- dramatize with props/background in class
Literary
Folder for
for
Literary Analysis Folder
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Cover Page
Page 11-3
– Setting
Pages
– Background Information
(x 6 - notes from student presentations)
Page 2 – Characters
Page
Peninsula - notes from student presentations)
Page43––Setting
P.O.V. (Baja
(point-of-view)
& Author’s Tone
Page 5 – Characters
Page 4 – Figurative Language
Page 6 – P.O.V. (point-of-view) & Author’s Tone
Page75––Figurative
Symbolism
Page
Language
x2, Metaphor x2, Personification x2, Hyperbole x2)
Page 6 –(Simile
Motifs
Page
– Symbolism (x 5 - notes from student presentations)
Page8-10
7 – Themes
Page 11 – Motifs
Page
8
–
Summary
Page 12 – Themes
Page13
9 –– Journal
Page
Summary
Side 14-17
pocket– Journal
- Vocabulary
Page
February 12
Warm Up: Knowsys
Group 16 Find
Someone Who…
iPad Research (see background ppt.)
-Continue for homework
-Present next week – due by Tuesday!
HWK: Study for Group 16 Quiz tomorrow; add
an image to your slide.
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iiPad
PadResearch
Research
The Pearl
Pearl by
The
byJohn
JohnSteinbeck
Steinbeck
Baja Peninsula
Parables & allegories
Spanish colonialism in Mexico
Pearls: how formed, symbolism, and pearling
Scorpion symbolism
Ocean symbolism
Canoe symbolism
Village symbolism
Songs in society
Greed
Poverty
Google Slides Tips
• There is not a “save” button. Google saves the
changes as they are made. You may change fonts,
add pictures, etc. to your slides.
• To change the background color of your slides,
click on “Background” tab and choose colors. Do
not click “Apply to All.”
• DO NOT change the “Theme” of the presentation,
as this will affect all slides.
• Editing Google Slides is very limited on iPads.
• The iPad must have the Google Slides app, and
you can only edit the text. Images cannot be
added on an iPad; this must be done on a
desktop computer or laptop.
Basic Slide Requirements
• Title of slide: your topic (Ex. Pearls)
• At least one (1) image
– Images can only be added from a desktop
computer or laptop, NOT an iPad.
• Text that thoroughly explains your topic
– Your purpose is to inform your classmates on the
topic.
– Paraphrase the information; you cannot copy and
paste information from websites. This is
plagiarism.
• Your name is already on the slide. Please do
not change the appearance or location.
Example Slide
John Steinbeck
- Born February 27, 1902; died December 20, 1968
- Occupation: Well-known American author
- Major works: The Grapes of Wrath (1939); Of
Mice and Men (1937); The Pearl (1947)
- Childhood: simple upbringing; raised in rural
California; showed an early interest in writing
- Education & work: college dropout; freelance
writer; caretaker; news reporter; author; war
correspondent
- Inspiration: often wrote about social and
economic problems; land and farm life
- Honors & awards: Pulitzer Prize (1940) for The
Grapes of Wrath; National Book Award; Nobel
Prize for Literature (1962)
Taylor Awesomestudent
February 13
February 14
Warm Up: Knowsys Group 16 Quiz
Next week: Group 17
Valentine Mad Libs
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iPad Research (see background ppt.)
- Continue for homework
- Due by Tuesday!
- Present next week
Reading Benchmark
Assessment
HWK: Finish slide for presentations beginning Tuesday.