1 - Turn in your printed one-page Summary/Reflection from the guest speaker on Tuesday.
*If you did not attend, you may watch youtube videos and write a bio/reflection.
2 - Go over Final Project Options & Rubric.
3 - Read and Answer Q's.
HW: Decide on a Final Project option and write your own rubric (Due for review on Monday).
Wednesday 2/26 ~ Catch up day.
Good morning!
1 - Please go to Focus and download "100 Mountains - Part 3 HO."
2 - Whole class activity: do the first two activities on the handout.
3 - Work with people in class to fill in the answers about the previous reading.
4 - Get caught up with reading from other classes.
HW: Finish 1 page summary and reflection about the guest speaker. Due on Block Day.
1 - Please go to Focus and download "100 Mountains - Part 3 HO."
2 - Whole class activity: do the first two activities on the handout.
3 - Work with people in class to fill in the answers about the previous reading.
4 - Get caught up with reading from other classes.
HW: Finish 1 page summary and reflection about the guest speaker. Due on Block Day.
Tuesday 2/25 ~ Visiting Author Today!
Ms. Grande will be speaking in the Gym during 4th period.
All classes will be preparing or reflecting on the event.
All classes will be preparing or reflecting on the event.
Monday 2/24 ~ What is happening tomorrow?
Today..
PLEASE be absolutely respectful to this author. She came from LA and gave us a HUGE discount.
Assignment...
Brainstorm Questions for the Author here.
- Get pink passes signed by 4th period teacher.
- Do make-up work.
- Bring pink pass as entry ticket & absence clearance.
- Be seated in gym before the bell during FOURTH Period.
- If you want to meet the author and thank her for coming, please come early during break (It is an extended chapel day).
- She'll be selling her memoir if you want to buy it.
PLEASE be absolutely respectful to this author. She came from LA and gave us a HUGE discount.
Assignment...
- Write a one-page summary and reflection about our time with the visiting author.
- 12 pt. font, single-spaced, printed out by block day.
- DUE: Block Day this week (Feb.27 & 28)
Brainstorm Questions for the Author here.
Wednesday 2/19 ~ What do you need to know before the author comes?
Take advantage of Feb Week!
- What assignments are you missing in this class due to absences? Do them!
- Get Extra Credit!
- The author is coming on Tuesday! What do you think students need to know about the book in order to speak intelligently with her.
- Option 1: Watch Youtube videos about the author, Reyna Grande. Based on what you view, brainstorm at least 5 questions to ask her when she visits (5 E.C. points).
- Option 2: Skim the rest of the book and come up with 5 good questions to ask the author (10 E.C. points).
- Option 3: Skim the rest of the book and create a keynote presentation explaining the basic story line of either Adelina OR Juana from page 170-the end. Present that keynote to the students on Monday, explaining what they need to know before the author comes on Tuesday (20-30 points).
Block Day 2/13-14 ~ Do you think Juana and Adelina are FOIL characters?
Take "100 Mountains~Quiz 2."
A FOIL CHARACTER may be an enemy or a friend. It is a character that reflects (like shiny foil) the attributes of another character. One character is better understood through the contrast with another.
*The foil character’s characteristics and personality serve as a contrast to the main character.
*The name comes from the medieval practice of placing a metal foil around a gemstone to make it shine brighter. *Foils are a great way to develop the protagonist’s characterization without telling the reader directly.
*Foils often have conflicting personalities and dissimilar physical features. The foil can share similarities in the given areas or have completely different circumstances in life.
Opening Discussion: Do you think Adelina and Juana are FOIL CHARACTERS?
Keep Reading from page 144-?
HW: Lit Log #3
A FOIL CHARACTER may be an enemy or a friend. It is a character that reflects (like shiny foil) the attributes of another character. One character is better understood through the contrast with another.
*The foil character’s characteristics and personality serve as a contrast to the main character.
*The name comes from the medieval practice of placing a metal foil around a gemstone to make it shine brighter. *Foils are a great way to develop the protagonist’s characterization without telling the reader directly.
*Foils often have conflicting personalities and dissimilar physical features. The foil can share similarities in the given areas or have completely different circumstances in life.
Opening Discussion: Do you think Adelina and Juana are FOIL CHARACTERS?
Keep Reading from page 144-?
HW: Lit Log #3
Wednesday 2/12 ~ What common themes do you see emerging as the character chapters alternate?
Today we meet in the ARC for sustained silent reading.
Your diligence will be graded for participation points. PLEASE read QUIETLY to maintain your grade.
You will be responsible for reading pages 116-144. Take pictures of any pages you do not finish!
Quiz tomorrow.
Your diligence will be graded for participation points. PLEASE read QUIETLY to maintain your grade.
You will be responsible for reading pages 116-144. Take pictures of any pages you do not finish!
Quiz tomorrow.
Monday 2/10 ~ What themes do you see emerging in the book so far?
1. Lit.Log Check in- Did you upload it?
2. READ!!!!
-to page ?
HW: Do all questions for the pages we read.
2. READ!!!!
-to page ?
HW: Do all questions for the pages we read.
Block Day 2/6-7 ~ How is the problem of poverty becoming a cycle in both character's lives?
1. Please go to Focus and download the "100 Mountains- Part 2" questions into Notability.
2. Begin Reading at page 63.
HW: Upload a second Lit.Log under "Lit. Log 2" on Focus
AND finish all questions from the reading today.
2. Begin Reading at page 63.
HW: Upload a second Lit.Log under "Lit. Log 2" on Focus
AND finish all questions from the reading today.
Wednesday 2/5 ~ Are you ready for the quiz?
1. Quick Review
2. Go over any questions left.
3. Take Quiz
4. When you are finished, draw the ven diagram. (see board for a model)
2. Go over any questions left.
3. Take Quiz
4. When you are finished, draw the ven diagram. (see board for a model)
Tuesday 2/4 ~ Are you ready for the quiz on pages 1-62?
Independent Reading
Some helpful Spanish vocabulary:
p.48 gringas - a derogatory name for pale skinned foreigners.
p.51 chicharrones - fried pork rinds
p.51 epazote - a spice made from wormseed
p.51 No me olvides - Don't forget me
p.58 hijo de la chingada! - son of a *****!
p.60 burro - donkey
p.60 culo - buttocks
p.61 perdoname - forgive me
- Please read alone or in small groups, pages 46-62.
- Answer questions associated with these sections.
- Your diligence is worth 10 points today. Work to keep your full credit!
- Quiz tomorrow!
Some helpful Spanish vocabulary:
p.48 gringas - a derogatory name for pale skinned foreigners.
p.51 chicharrones - fried pork rinds
p.51 epazote - a spice made from wormseed
p.51 No me olvides - Don't forget me
p.58 hijo de la chingada! - son of a *****!
p.60 burro - donkey
p.60 culo - buttocks
p.61 perdoname - forgive me
Monday 2/3 ~ How is the moon functioning as a Literary Motif?
What's up with the MOON imagery?
"Meanwhile, she looked out the taxicab window at the moon that followed her all the way from L.A. to Tijuana to now, through the dark streets of Mexico City. The ever-changing moon, her only companion, she knew well after many years" (22).
"The moon that night was a crescent moon. By then Adelina already knew the moon had eight phases. Eight ways she presented herself to the world" (23).
"It has two faces. She only shows one face to the world. Even though it changes shape constantly, it's always the same face we see. But her second face, her second face remains hidden in darkness. That's the face no one can see. People call it the dark side of the moon. Two identities. Two sides of a coin. Now isn't that interesting?" (24- Carlos is talking to Juana).
Literary Motif: an image, sound, action or other figure that has a symbolic significance and contributes toward the development of message/theme of the work. It often acts as a signal in the book.
Do you think the moon is a Literary Motif?
*What does it symbolize?
*What is it telling the reader about the message or theme of the novel?
Any other possible Literary Motifs?
About Lit.Log #1...Well done!
*Lots of talk about the way the two stories alternate....
*Why do you think Reyna Grande did it that way?
Read to page ?
HW: Finish questions that go with today's reading.
"Meanwhile, she looked out the taxicab window at the moon that followed her all the way from L.A. to Tijuana to now, through the dark streets of Mexico City. The ever-changing moon, her only companion, she knew well after many years" (22).
"The moon that night was a crescent moon. By then Adelina already knew the moon had eight phases. Eight ways she presented herself to the world" (23).
"It has two faces. She only shows one face to the world. Even though it changes shape constantly, it's always the same face we see. But her second face, her second face remains hidden in darkness. That's the face no one can see. People call it the dark side of the moon. Two identities. Two sides of a coin. Now isn't that interesting?" (24- Carlos is talking to Juana).
Literary Motif: an image, sound, action or other figure that has a symbolic significance and contributes toward the development of message/theme of the work. It often acts as a signal in the book.
Do you think the moon is a Literary Motif?
*What does it symbolize?
*What is it telling the reader about the message or theme of the novel?
Any other possible Literary Motifs?
About Lit.Log #1...Well done!
*Lots of talk about the way the two stories alternate....
*Why do you think Reyna Grande did it that way?
Read to page ?
HW: Finish questions that go with today's reading.
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