March+25th+class

March 25th class...

One book, One class...this is what I do. Give my thoughts on this! good points and bad points There are a lot of good lists in this chapter! Examples of the units are good! You can model your own unit after the ones in the book.
 * Chapter 6 Organizing the literature**

Thematic Units 1.subjective 2.Standards 3.pre reading ..... 4. specific and short 5.don't have too many 3-5
 * Arranging Books Thematically**
 * __Thematic Objectives:__**

__**Language Arts Objectives**__ 1. Bench marks defined 2. More of them...cover all the standards that you can. 3. Broad in how they will be accomplished 4.objectives build on each other

"It is important to note that the theme is the means and not the end." (137) This is important with your **essential question!** Classroom discussion...."teacher-talk" (139) Poetry, short stories, drama, and non-fiction 1.Assessment...essay questions, paper assignments...

__**Activities**__: 6-10... variety...differentiation?

Creating writing assignments that students cannot find on the internet...coming up with original assignments that accomplish what you want the students to learn.


 * Chapter 7 Young Adult Literature and the Classics**

Classics and youth..."we find that students do not enjoy what they are reading." (168)

Why do teachers feel that they have to teach the classics? expected guilt disservice allusions in society universities


 * JOURNAL #3 QUESTION**: Should the classics be saved for college English classes? Why or why not give specific examples and thoughts.
 * JOURNAL #4 QUESTION:** If you were to give a writing assignment on a quote from the beginning of the book what quote would you chose and why? What are your reasons etc...

Why emphasize the classics? p.172-175

Books every high schooler should read: [|http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2009/100-books-every-high-school-student-should-read/] [] literature as a bridge to the classics...

My problem with the pairings...

“Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet, it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change”  Robert F. Kennedy 
 * Journal #5 Look at the following quote. What does it mean and how can you connect this to two or more characters in the book.**