1. Creating a blog
1.1. Transition into memoir
2. Goals
2.1. Making design thinking about of ELA
2.2. Blogging ongoing throughout the year
2.3. New approach to teaching Grammar - embedded throughout the year-taught within meaningful writing
2.4. Instructional Media
2.5. Website
2.6. Book Clubs
2.6.1. Book trade
2.6.1.1. Talk with librarian - book talks
2.6.1.2. Genre of the moth
2.7. GOAL: Students are aware of when they need help and can find the resources they need.
2.8. Giving Students more time to read and write
2.9. Use the rule of three before me
2.10. Getting students to fall in love with reading - again (reading for enjoyment)
2.11. Formative assessment
3. Myths and Legends
4. Poetry
4.1. Poetry slam - Facebook live
4.1.1. Build engagement - use as hook
4.2. Writing - black out poems, what if poems, where i'm from, slam poems
4.3. Speaking - slam poems, open class sharing (authors chair)
4.4. Reading - Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Tu Pac, Eminem etc...
5. Book Club
5.1. Steam based for final novel project
5.1.1. Design an app that would best fit your character
5.2. Create a defence for your app.
5.2.1. Thesis, reference text to defend your choice
5.2.1.1. What kind of app would Pony boy develop?
6. Mini-Memoir
7. First Term
8. Third Term
9. Book Clubs Ongoing Throughout The Year
9.1. A book a month is the goal
9.2. Book talks once a month / new genre introduced
9.3. Talk to librarian, see if she can gather a collection of her favourite books for the genre of the month (talk/book tailors)
9.4. Bring back the joy of reading
9.5. Design a room for your charcater
10. Maker time
10.1. Transition from M & L to Poetry
10.2. Use maker to create an element of what student writing will be transitioning in to.
11. Writing and Representing outcomes Ongoing
11.1. 10.1 Student used an interesting hook in the introduction to engage the reader and included detail and language choices that enhanced their writing.
11.1.1. 10.4 Student used an interesting hook in the introduction to engage the reader and included detail and language choices that enhanced their writing.
11.1.2. Students write for a variety of reasons
12. Short Story
12.1. Movie tailor to introduce story.
12.1.1. Culture
12.2. Thank You Ma'am, Hurry, Hurry, Numbers and nombres
13. Grammar Ongoing Throughout The Year
13.1. Umbrella: conventions, spelling, capitalisation, usage, etc..
13.2. Taught within meaninful writing
13.3. create a database of quick grammar lessons - website include videos
13.4. Grammar gap fillers-video, self check quiz, cheat sheet (to print as a reference).
13.5. mentor sentences
13.6. GOAL: Students are aware of when they need help and can find the resources they need.
14. Maker Time
14.1. Angela Stockman - Make Writing(Read)
14.2. Use maker materials to create some element of what students will be writing
14.2.1. build a character out of Lego or clay
14.2.1.1. name the character, identify features, traits.
14.2.1.1.1. spark creativity, imagination and help writers block
14.3. Construct a setting/ a room.
14.3.1. get students to create a world they imagine inside
14.3.1.1. clay/blocks/lego
15. Rants
15.1. 5 paragraph Essay
15.1.1. Research
15.2. Social Media Assignment
15.2.1. How to harness the power of social media for good/ The power of technology. Ex. #notonemore #armme ...Get students to research more.
15.2.1.1. How can social media make a change? Make something better? Stop a problem?
15.2.1.2. Pick something you care about and start a movement. Tech and design skills. Hashtags, images, giveaways, message.
16. Cardboard Challenge
16.1. Transition from memoir to Short Story -
16.2. Part of Getting to Know You
17. Second Term
18. Non-Fiction
18.1. NY Times - learning network - article of the day
18.2. Choose STEM related issues. read, debate important non-fiction articles.
18.3. Have students bring in their own
19. Outcomes
19.1. Speaking and Listening
19.1.1. 1.4 Student was able to listen carefully and understood the task at hand and also asked appropriate questions for clarification during essay writing.
19.2. Reading and Viewing
19.2.1. 4.1Student was able to use appropriate resources to assist in their research of the chosen topic.
19.2.1.1. 5.1Student used a range of resources to gather information
19.2.1.1.1. 7.1Student used a range of resources to gather information
19.3. Writing and Representing
19.3.1. 8.1 Student used writing strategies appropriate for a 5 paragraph essay
19.3.1.1. 8.3 Student took jot notes using the proper format
19.3.1.1.1. 8.4 Student used an interesting hook in the introduction to engage the reader and included detail and language choices that enhanced their writing.
20. Outcomes
20.1. Speaking and Listening
20.1.1. 1.2Ask questions to get more information
20.1.1.1. 1.4 States POV and supports it
20.1.1.1.1. 1.5 listens to other people closely
20.2. Writing and Representing
20.2.1. Writes for a variety of reasons
20.3. Reading and Viewing
20.3.1. Selects texts to meet learners needs
20.3.1.1. 5.1 identify interesting topics
20.3.1.1.1. 5.3 locates information