Science Fiction
Flowers for Algernon
2012-2013
Drill 1 11/7
• Homework: Final paper due 11/12
• Objective: Students will with some guidance and support
from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as
needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a
new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience
have been addressed.
• Category A
• Drill: Evaluate your goal for quarter 1. Did you accomplish
your goal? Develop an new goal for quarter 2. Use the pink
goal sheet from quarter 1.
• When finished take out your “Scarlet Ibis” draft and proof
read for conventions. Pay special attention to verb tense.
Drill 2 11/8
• Homework: Final paper due 11/12.
• Objective: Students will engage effectively in a range
of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on
grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’
ideas and expressing their own clearly.
• Category B
• Drill: With your team develop a definition of science
fiction and of fantasy.
• Only one person needs to write this down.
• Leaders be prepared to share.
Drill 3 11/9
• Homework: Final paper due 11/12
• Objective: Students will cite the textual
evidence that most strongly supports an
analysis of what the text says explicitly as well
as inferences drawn from the text.
• Drill: Review the definitions of fantasy and
science fiction from yesterday.
Drill 4
11/12
• Homework: What is intelligence BCR due 11/13
• Objective: Students will analyze in detail the
structure of a specific paragraph in a text,
including the role of particular sentences in
developing and refining a key concept in order to
determine main idea.
• Drill: Take out your final draft. Make sure the
two compound sentences are underlined.
• Complete the first question on the reflection
sheet.
• Staple it all together with the rubric on top.
Drill 5 11/13
• Take out the What is intelligence? BCR.
• Homework: Parent signature and book for project due
11/16. Media center visit on Thursday 11/15.
• Study vocabulary
• Objective: Students will pose questions that connect
the ideas of several speakers and respond to others’
questions and comments with relevant evidence,
observations, and ideas in order to understand the
project.
Drill: Highlight all verbs in your BCR. Revise all verbs for
present tense. Underline your answer.
Drill 5 11/14
• Homework: Parent Signature and book 11/16
• Objective: Students will cite the textual
evidence that most strongly supports an
analysis of what the text says explicitly as well
as inferences drawn from the text.
• Drill: Read the passage about Howard
Gardner. With your table decide what the
main idea of the article is and identify three
supporting details.
Drill 6 11/15
• Homework: Parent Signature and novel 11/16.
• Main idea Quiz 11/19-20
• Objective: Students will cite the textual evidence
that most strongly supports an analysis of what
the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn
from the text.
• Drill: Prepare to go to the media center. After
you check out a project book (science fiction or
fantasy) or tell me what book you actually have
you will be allowed to preview the book fair.
Drill 7 11/16
• Homework: Read project book
• Main Idea Quiz 11/19 or 20
• Objective: Students will analyze how particular lines of
dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the
action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a
decision.
• Category A
• Drill: Describe Charlie. Use characterization
techniques. What does he say? Think? Do? What do
others say and think about him?
• (Three to four sentences.)
Drill 11/26
• Homework: Note cards for reading project due
Tuesday 11/27
• Objective: Students will reflect on their writing in
order to. produce clear and coherent writing in
which the development, organization, and style
are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• Drill: Who is the main character of your project
book and what is the conflict he or she faces?
Drill 11/27
• Take out your note cards. Make sure your
name is on the back of all three cards.
Homework: Outline due 12/3. Read
• Objective: Students will cite the textual
evidence that most strongly supports an
analysis of what the text says explicitly as well
as inferences drawn from the text.
• Drill With your table create a list of steps
needed when making an inference.
Drill 11/28
• Homework: Outline due 12/3 Inference/ Quiz
12/3
• Objective: Students will cite the textual
evidence that most strongly supports an
analysis of what the text says explicitly as well
as inferences drawn from the text.
• Category A
• Drill: Read the progress report for April 28, on
page 233.
Drill 11/29
• Homework: Outline due 12/3 Inference/ Quiz
12/3
• Objective: Students will cite the textual evidence
that most strongly supports an analysis of what
the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn
from the text.
• Category A
• Drill: Complete the identifying inferences
handout.
• This will be collected.
Drill 11/30
• Homework: Outline due 12/3 Inference/ Quiz
12/3
• Objective: Students will cite the textual
evidence that most strongly supports an
analysis of what the text says explicitly as well
as inferences drawn from the text.
• Drill: Take out your book, note cards, and
thumb drive.
Drill 12/3
• Take out the outline.
• Homework: Paper draft due 12/10
Vocabulary Quiz on 12/7 Study a few minutes every
night.
Objective: Students will demonstrate the ability to
make inferences based on prior knowledge and
the text.
Drill: Review for the inference quiz.
We are going to the media center for book check
out/renewal.
Drill 12/4
• Homework: Paper draft due 12/10
Vocabulary Quiz on 12/7 Study a few minutes
every night.
• Objective: Students will determine a theme of
a text and analyze its relationship to the
characters, setting, and plot in order to
provide an objective summary of the text.
• Drill: Reread Progress Report 11 pages
• Focus on the dinner incident.
Drill 12/4 Period 6
• Homework: Paper draft due 12/10
Vocabulary Quiz on 12/7 Study a few minutes
every night.
• Objective: Students will determine a theme of
a text and analyze its relationship to the
characters, setting, and plot in order to
provide an objective summary of the text.
• Drill: Take out your questions and make sure
all answers are complete through number. If
finished with that pick up reading where you
left off.
Drill 12/5
• Homework: Paper draft due 12/10
Vocabulary Quiz on 12/7 Study a few minutes
every night.
• Objective: Students will determine a theme of
a text and analyze its relationship to the
characters, setting, and plot in order to
provide an objective summary of the text.
• Drill: Take out your questions and make sure
all answers are complete through number. If
finished with that pick up reading where you
left off.
Drill 12/6
• Homework: Paper draft due 12/10
Vocabulary Quiz on 12/7 Study a few minutes every
night.
• Objective: Students will determine a theme of a
text and analyze its relationship to the
characters, setting, and plot in order to provide
an objective summary of the text.
• Drill: Pick two vocabulary words and use them in
a sentence.
• Make the four column study guide when finished.
Drill 12/7
• Homework: Paper draft due 12/10
Vocabulary Quiz on 12/7 Study a few minutes
every night.
• Objective: Students will determine a theme of
a text and analyze its relationship to the
characters, setting, and plot in order to
provide an objective summary of the text.
• Drill: Review for the vocabulary quiz.
• Make the four column study guide or quiz
each other.
Drill 12/10
• Homework: Papers and Presentations due 12/18
“Flowers for Algernon” Final 12/13
• Objective: Students will cite evidence from the
text that most strongly supports an analysis of
inferences drawn from the text in order to
determine tone.
• Drill: What is the emotion the speaker is
communicating?
• “Fine, I’ll take out the trash.”
Drill 12/11
• Homework: Papers and Presentations due
12/18
• “flowers for Algernon” Final 12/13
• Objective: Students will analyze word choice
in order to write narratives about an imagined
experience using effective techniques to
establish tone.
• Drill: As a group decide on how a speaker
would say the word on your card.
• “Okay?”
• “Okay!”
• “Okay.”
Drill 12/12
• Homework: Papers and Presentations due 12/18
• “Flowers for Algernon” final test 12/13
• Objective: Students will acquire and use accurately
grade-appropriate general words in order to further
analyze the literature.
• Drill: Write the following words down in your planner.
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Allusion
Foreshadowing
Tone
Theme
Irony
Invention Pre-Write
• You will have 5 minutes to respond to the
following statement. You may start by creating a
list of possible advances either medical or
technical. Please conclude by writing sentences
to describe what life might be like in 2075.
• In 2075, humans will…
• Think about how technology has changed
society. Think about medical advances. What are
the implications of possible new inventions?
Drill 12/13
• Homework: : Papers and Presentations due 12/18
• Objective: Objective: Students will acquire and
use accurately grade-appropriate general words
in order to further analyze the literature.
• Drill: Review the following terms for the quiz.
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Foreshadowing
Tone
Theme
Irony
Drill 12/14
• Homework: Papers and presentations due 12/18
• Objective: Students will write narratives to
develop real or imagined experiences using
relevant descriptive details in order to engage the
reader by establishing a context and point of
view.
• Drill: Create a Venn diagram for Charlie and
Doodle.
• What do they have in common? What are their
differences?
Drill 12/10
• Take out your essay drafts.
• Homework: Papers and Presentations due 12/18
“Flowers for Algernon” Final 12/13
• Objective: Students will cite evidence from the
text that most strongly supports an analysis of
inferences drawn from the text in order to
determine tone.
• Drill: What is the emotion the speaker is
communicating?
• “Fine, I’ll take out the trash.”
Drill 12/11
• Homework: Papers and Presentations due
12/18
• “flowers for Algernon” Final 12/13
• Objective: Students will analyze word choice
in order to write narratives about an imagined
experience using effective techniques to
establish tone.
• Drill: As a group decide on how a speaker
would say the word on your card.
• “Okay?”
• “Okay!”
• “Okay.”
Drill 12/12
• Homework: Papers and Presentations due 12/18
• “Flowers for Algernon” final test 12/13
• Objective: Students will acquire and use accurately
grade-appropriate general words in order to further
analyze the literature.
• Drill: Write the following words down in your planner.
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–
Allusion
Foreshadowing
Tone
Theme
Irony
Invention Pre-Write
• You will have 5 minutes to respond to the
following statement. You may start by creating a
list of possible advances either medical or
technical. Please conclude by writing sentences
to describe what life might be like in 2075.
• In 2075, humans will…
• Think about how technology has changed
society. Think about medical advances. What are
the implications of possible new inventions?
Drill 12/13
• Homework: : Papers and Presentations due 12/18
• Objective: Objective: Students will acquire and
use accurately grade-appropriate general words
in order to further analyze the literature.
• Drill: Review the following terms for the quiz.
–
–
–
–
Foreshadowing
Tone
Theme
Irony
Drill 12/14
• Homework: Papers and presentations due
12/18
• Objective: Students will write narratives to
develop real or imagined experiences using
relevant descriptive details in order to engage
the reader by establishing a context and point
of view.
• Drill: Create a Venn diagram for Charlie and
Doodle.
• What do they have in common? What are
Drill 12/18
• Take out your paper and all parts of the paper.
• Homework: Finish Presentations
• Objective: Students will present findings,
emphasizing important points in a coherent
manner use appropriate eye contact,
adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
• Drill: Complete question one on the reflection
sheet.
Paper turn in directions
• Please staple your paper together in the
following order.
– Rubric
– Final
– Draft
– Organizer/Outline
– Note Cards
– Reflection Sheet.
• Please make sure your name is on the rubric.
Drill 12/19
• Homework: Turn in any late or missing work.
No late work will be accepted after the holiday
break.
• Objective: Students will present findings,
emphasizing important points in a coherent
manner use appropriate eye contact,
adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
• Drill: If you are presenting today take out your
note cards and visual aid. Practice your
presentation.
• If you have already presented please clear
Drill 12/20
• Homework: Turn in any late or missing work.
No late work will be accepted after the holiday
break.
• Objective: Students will analyze the extent to
which a filmed production of a story is faithful
to or departs from the text in order to
evaluate the choices made by the director or
actors.
• Drill: Generally speaking do you find written or
filmed versions of stories more interesting?
Drill 12/21
• Homework: Read something interesting over
the break. Mrs. Demos is rereading The
Hobbit.
• Objective: Students will analyze the extent to
which a filmed production of a story is faithful
to or departs from the text in order to
evaluate the choices made by the director or
actors.
• Drill: Name all of Santa’s reindeer.
• Write in a complete sentence. What comma
Santa’s reindeer are Dasher, Dancer,
Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner,
Blitzen.
The rule is use commas when writing two
or more items in a list or series.
Happy Holidays from
Mrs. Demos and Ms McCordic
Drill 1/2/2013
• Homework: Complete Movie BCR if not
completed in class. Due ¼. Children’s book due
1/7.
• Objective: Students will write routinely for
reflection of their writing in order to identify
strengths and weaknesses.
• Drill: What is the biggest difference between the
movie and short story, “Flowers for Algernon?”
Does the difference make a difference to you
concerning theme?
Drill 1/3/2013
Period 4
• Homework: Finish Movie BCR ¼. Complete
outline if not done in class. Due ¼. Children’s
book due 1/7.
• Drill: Students will draw evidence from literary
or informational texts to support analysis,
reflection, and research.
• Drill: Read and highlight the Times article.
Identify the main idea and summarize the
article.
Drill 1/3/2013
Period 5,6
• Homework: Finish Movie BCR ¼. Children’s
book due 1/7.
• Drill:Students will cite the textual evidence
that most strongly supports an analysis of
what the text says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the text.
• Drill: Answer the four pre-reading questions in
the packet.
Drill 1/4/2013
Period 4
• Take out Movie BCR if not turned in already.
• Homework: Complete draft if not done in class.
Due 1/7. Children’s book due 1/7.
• Drill: Students will use technology to produce and
publish writing and present the relationships
between information and ideas efficiently as well
as to interact and collaborate with others.
• Drill: Sign on to a computer. Begin working on
the draft of your paper. Remember to format
your paper correctly.
Drill 1/4/2013
Period 5,6
• Take out Movie BCR.
• Homework: Children’s book due 1/7.
• Drill: Students will cite the textual evidence
that most strongly supports an analysis of
what the text says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the text.
• Drill: Take out the “Harrison Bergeron”
packet. Make sure the pre-reading questions
and the vocabulary sections are complete.
Drill 1/7/2013
Period 4
• Homework: Complete final if not done in class.
Due 1/10.
• Drill: Students will use technology to produce and
publish writing and present the relationships
between information and ideas efficiently as well
as to interact and collaborate with others.
• Drill: Sign on to a computer. Begin working on
the final of your paper. Remember to format
your paper correctly.
Drill 1/7/2013
Period 5,6
Homework: Complete “Harrison Bergeron”
Packet if not done in class.
• Drill: Students will cite the textual evidence
that most strongly supports an analysis of
what the text says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the text.
• Drill: Take out the “Harrison Bergeron”
packet. Either finish reading the story
independently or finish working on the packet.