A+Walk+to+Remember

Day 1 Unit 2 - Sept. 20, 2010 Objective: Students will be introduced to novel study: A Walk to Remember. Students will be able to begin researching time/context of setting – W-Up: What is a charity? What types of charities have you taken part in? Why did you take part in these? How did it make you feel? Agenda: Introduction of big concepts in new book **//A Walk to Remember//** Set up Lit Circle – 5 Important Jobs…. Assign roles Introduce Context/Setting of novel – Introduce research project For each research topic area:
 * 1) Time period Study – 1950 America/North Carolina (schools, economy, houses, etc)
 * 2) Orphanages in 1950’s and today.
 * 3) Leukemia
 * 4) High School Plays - What do they require? Vocabulary.
 * 5) Fund Raising in Cities – How does it work, what forms does it take?
 * 1) Find 2 different sources (not Wikipedia)
 * 2) Provide a works cited and reference source next to information
 * 3) Summarize 3 different points of interest about topic
 * 4) Complete Research

For each research topic area: HW. Bring Poster Board and any creative materials to class Begin to Creatively Display Research on Poster.
 * Day 2, Unit 2 Sept. 21, **
 * Journal: Write about a time in your life that you made fun of someone else – Explain the circumstance/details – Answer 5 W’s – Who, what, where, when, how and why. **
 * Learning Activities: Complete research **
 * 1) Time period Study – 1950 America/North Carolina (schools, economy, houses, etc)
 * 2) Orphanages in 1950’s and today.
 * 3) Leukemia
 * 4) High School Plays - What do they require? Vocabulary.
 * 5) Fund Raising in Cities – How does it work, what forms does it take?
 * 1) Find 2 different sources (not Wikipedia)
 * 2) Provide a works cited and reference source next to information
 * 3) Summarize 3 different points of interest about topic
 * 4) Complete Research

Journal: What is the hardest thing to face in high school? Write about what the situation is and why it is so difficult…
 * __ Unit 2 Day 3 Sept. 23, 2011 __**

Learning Activities: HW complete poster if not finished due by class tomorrow
 * 1) Continue Research
 * 2) Complete Poster

Sept. 26 Objective: Students will make connections from information provided from setting of book to today. Students will be able to look at the new novel – and predict story lines and participate in literary roles after reading. Agenda: W-Up: ON Board Brainstorm presentation guides - 3 minute briefing.. HW: Finish reading Chapter 1 and Complete Literary Analysis on Chapter 1 w/assigned roles
 * 1) Present Posters
 * 2) Venn Diagram – Start gathering information – Then and now
 * 3) Book Introduction:
 * 4) Look at the Title – What do you think this book will be about?
 * 5) Read the back of the cover and also the 1st couple of paragraphs.
 * 6) Begin to read Chapter 1 Identify literary elements of setting, characters.


 * Day 12 Oct. 27 **** Happy Wednesday! **

W-up: Q and A – Jamie and her Bible – focus correct Q and A formation – Design one question from regarding her bible. – Write a question as a partner to assess - share and discuss

Use: Who, What, Where, When, How

Students will read and dialogue about chapters 8 and 9 using grammatically correct English. Students will be able to gain exposure to new vocabulary on read aloud an assigned chapter - Students will be able to answer questions as assigned

HW - Complete Reading Chapters 8-9 and Journal - Begin questions - Questions will be completed next class.


 * Day 13 Oct. 27 **

Agenda

W-up - correct question/answer format Subject: Jamies Bible - Students will be given question stem and design their question - edit on board - exchange - draft answer on paper and board - write these out/edit

Guided practice = Inside/outside circle questions Ch. 10

Students will process ch. 10 vocab and questions

HW: Students will complete journal through chapter 11


 * Oct. **** 31 – **

Objective: Students will dialogue about chapter10- 12 using grammatically correct English. Students will be able to show what they know through dramatic play and reflection.

Agenda

W-up – Q and A – Your relationship with God – focus correct Q and A formations – Students are given stem – Who, what, where, when – subject is relationship w/God – put on board – discuss – exchange/discuss


 * 1) Complete Oral/summary project – Ch. 10[[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="http://gilbertlanguage10.wikispaces.com/file/view/A+Walk+To+Remember+acting+it+out+Ch.+10.docx"]] [|A Walk To Remember acting it out Ch. 10.docx]
 * 2) Read Ch. 12
 * 3) Collaboration: Group Project – Ch. 12 – Design your own questions.[[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="http://gilbertlanguage10.wikispaces.com/file/view/Understanding+Chapter+12.docx"]] [|Understanding Chapter 12.docx]

HW: Journal through Chapter 12.

Nov. 11-11-11 - Happy Pepero Day! Journal – Day 2: Vocabulary BINGO: AWTR

1. Finish reading Ch. 13 and discuss/journal walk as we read

2.Introduce and work on Quotation Analysis…

HW - 1/2 of quotations AWTR Reflections + Chapter 13 on-line journal