Theme Timeline/Due dates for recent work

due dates:

Thurs 1/23

haikus for The Giver

theme sketch notes

Judaism notes

theme timeline

important people chart (in Judaism edmodo folder)

la: theme timeline info:

ss:
Can you answer this question: How do people use religion to guide them in their lives?

We will be looking at how Judaism grew and expanded and form ideas that will help answer the question above. 
*Folder work is due Thursday, please see me with questions. 

Lookin' Good!

Found Poetry from The Giver

Sketchnotes on Theme

Comic Strip Summaries

Judaism + New Country Map

SS

Check edmodo for the Judaism folder. In this folder you will find the assigned reading, notes, and other assignments. 

Please read sections 11.1 through 11.3
You may choose to use the note format I added or do your own *remember you are responsible for the info

New map!
Please hop onto Lizard Point and start practicing the middle east map. 

Sketchnote/Theme

LA

warm up:

the nitty gritty:

using sketchnote style writing, we will be looking at the theme (what it is, how to find it, why it is important, ect). 

Posted in edmodo is a folder of links and examples of theme and sketchnotes. Use this information to help you design your notes. 

Example from Sketchnote Handbook

Can You Answer This?

SS
Warm up:
have a listen!
The Week in Rap from Flocabulary
As you listen make a list of words that jump out to you. We will use your list for a writing activity. 

Classwork:
What do you want to be remembered for?
log into Subtext and read the Time article I posted. As you read look for the flamingo lady- I have posted questions and quotes throughout the article. The orange and pink highlights have assignments linked in, make sure you see them.

Welcome Back!

LA

WINTER BREAK HAIKU-ATHON
write two haikus about your winter break
remember haikus need to be in the following format
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables

But wait! That was just a warm up. When you finish, grab a copy of The Giver and create 4-6 haikus that summarize the book so far (chapters 1-12ish)

*We will go over how to do all of this in class. Just relax. 

SS

Happy 2014!

I want you to start the new year by reflecting on 2013. What worked? What didn’t? Please write a letter to me that answers all the questions below.

Write an informal letter to me.  You will not be graded for spelling or punctuation. Please  answer the following questions as honestly and constructively as possible:

• How is this class/this school year going so far for you?  Why?
• What activities or classroom procedures worked best in 2013 to help you learn?
• What activities or classroom procedures didn’t work so well in 2013? What could we do to make 2014 better?
• How can I be more helpful to you in the New Year?

When you finish please choose an option below to work on in class.

Go back to the future

Imagine that it’s 2038. You’re a screenwriter and a major Hollywood studio has asked you to write a screenplay that takes place in 2013. The genre of your screenplay isn’t important. What matters is that the audience knows that your film is set twenty-five years in the past.

Write the first page of the screenplay and consider the following: How will the opening scene make it clear to the audience that the setting is 2013? What music, fashions or other visual clues make this clear?

Write a eulogy

The year saw the deaths of many important cultural icons. Visit The Times’s “Notable Deaths of 2013″ page, and choose someone to research and eulogize.

*What’s a eulogy?

For the eulogy, research details of the life and achievements of the person.  Be sure to include important facts, reasons he or she impacted the world and the lasting impression they left on society.  

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Say it with images

A quick Google search for “Year in Pictures” will bring up hundreds of images from around the Web. Browse these collections and select five or ten photos that you believe embody the most important events of the year. Now write an explanation for why you selected each photo.

Happy New Year!