12/10- 12/11

Advanced Level: Typing their essay's in the lab. Need to have printed paper draft by Monday in class.

Standard Level:

11 December 2014

Hello,

Today we will be preparing for our vocab quiz. If you failed our last quiz think about a plan to avoid that happening again.  You can make flash cards, or study with a parent or guardian, brother or sister, or classmate.

Please sign in with one thing you remember about the 5 paragraph essay structure.

Thank you,

Ms. Z

HOMEWORK: Make flashcards to study your words and for an extra point on your quiz.

Learning Target: I am prepared to pass my vocabulary quiz tomorrow

Things to think about for your essay:

• Do you have a “Cole before the event” and a “Cole after the event” sentence for each paragraph?
• Do you have another sentence backing those up with embedded DQs?
• Have you avoided starting two or more sentences in a paragraph with the same word?
• Did you include a transition sentence to bring us from your description of Cole at the beginning of your introductory paragraph to the three events that changed him? (Between letters A and B in the introductory paragraph)

OT:

10 December 2014

Hello OT,

Today we will be doing an “Acknowledgment Buffet.”

Sign in by telling me the name of someone who has done something nice for you this week.

Thank You,

Ms. Z

Advanced Level: Typing essay

Standard Level:

10 December 2014

Hello Students,

Today we will be learning the structure of a five-paragraph essay in preparation for your Touching Spirit Bear essay.

Sign in by telling me if you know one part of a five paragraph essay already.

Thank You,

Ms. Z

Learning Target: I can explain the structure of a five paragraph essay.

Embedding a DQ example

Cole was so naive, he said that “if [he] saw a Spirit Bear, [he’d] kill it” (18).

Sparrow event

Before: Cole wanted the sparrows to die.

Change: Cole identified with the sparrows.

After: He didn’t think he deserved to die. Becomes worried about the sparrows.

12/8- 12/9

OT:

9 December 2014

Hello OT,

Today we will be doing current events. CNN Student News Day!!

Sign in by telling me one thing you learned in science yesterday.

Thank You,

Ms. Z

Advanced Level:

9 December 2014

Hello Students,

Today we will take our vocabulary quiz, then you will have time to work on your essay outline.

Sign in by telling me how many paragraphs you have completed on your outline.

Make sure you have everything off your desk except a writing utensil.

Thank You,

Ms. Z

Learning Target: I am ready to start typing my essay tomorrow.

Standard Level:

9 December 2014

Hello Students,

Today we will be finishing up Touching Spirit Bear. We will then look at your quotes to try and match “before” quotes with “after” quotes.

Sign in by telling me whether or not you would recommend this book to someone.

Have out your TSB book and quote packet.

Thank You,

Ms. Z

Learning Target: I can match my quotes up for my five-paragraph essay.

OT:

8 December 2014

Hello OT,

We all need friends and relationships. Today we’ll be talking about getting along with others, because the better we are at relating, the happier we’ll be.

How important are relationships to your happiness? Put your initials next to your answer.

Thank You,

Ms. Z

What is one of your favorite ways to have fun with a friend?

What are some ideas for how siblings can get along better?

What is something you know about getting along with adults?

What is one thing you have learned about friendships?

Advanced Level:

8 December 2014

Hello Students,

Today we will be correcting our vocabulary worksheets and playing our Jeopardy/ Pictionary review game. I want to start by talking about grades and missing work.

Sign in with your favorite vocabulary word from this lesson.

Thank You,

Ms. Z

Learning Target: I feel confident in my ability to pass my vocabulary quiz.

Standard Level:

8 December 2014

Hello Students,

Today we will be taking a quiz on Chapter 26, then we will read Chapter 27. Finally, we will take a look at the quotes you gathered to try and match some of the “after” quotes to specific events in Cole’s healing process. I want to start by talking about your mid-quarter grades.

Sign in by telling me one thing that you did over the long weekend.

You will need your TSB book, a half sheet of paper, and your quotes packet.

Thank You,

Ms. Z

Learning Target: I can recall information that I’ve read.

Reading Questions

1.  What does Peter do to try and make Cole angry?

2.  What does Peter do to show kindness to Cole?

Things to think about in prepping for your essay:

I want you to go through your quotes (both “Before” and “After”) and try to determine what event or item changed that quality of Cole.

For example, if you have a quote that talks about how Peter was a kid that Cole “had

picked on many times before just for the fun of it” (7).

We would want to pick a healing exercise that Cole went through to help change this social behavior.

Perhaps you would pick the wolf dance because it taught Cole that wolves travel in packs to help one another. He learned that he should work with people rather than against them.

I will have a list up of the healing exercises you can choose from. You may need to go back and read these parts again if you don’t remember what Cole learned from the exercise.

12/4/14

Advanced Level:

4 December 2014

Hello,

Today you will have time to work on your outline and hopefully move on to the rough draft of your essay. We will be typing the essay next week.

Please sign in with the topic of one of your body paragraphs.

Thank you,

Ms. Z

LT:  I can support my claims with DQ’s.

Standard Level:

4 December 2014

Hello,

It is important that we are gathering DQ’s from the book as we read. It will save us a lot of work when we get closer to writing the essay. Today we will read chapter 25 and then spend some time gathering DQ’s.

Sign in with one healing action we have seen so far.

Thank you,

Ms. Z

LT:  I can explain Cole’s changes using DQ’s

Homework: Read through chapter 26 for Monday. There will be a reading quiz.

12/3

Advanced Level:

Dear Students,

Hope you enjoyed finishing the book? Today we will take the final “Total Person Concept” assessment for Cole.  Next, you will develop the thesis statement that will be the basis of your essay and continue to look for quotes.

Please sign in with whether you would recommend this book to someone.

You will need your “Total Person Concept” packet and something to write with.

Thank you,

Ms. Z

LT: I can describe specific ways in which Cole changed.

Standard Level:

3 December 2014

Dear Students,

Hopefully you have been gathering quotes right along. If so, you should have between 2-5 by now. Today we will be listening to another couple of chapters and continuing to gather more DQ’s for our essay.

Please sign in with which of Cole’s healing activities sounds the most helpful to you.

You will need your book and your packet on your desk, along with a writing utensil.

Thank you,

Ms. Z

LT: I can describe specific ways in which Cole changed.

12/2/14

Advanced Level:

2 December 2014

Hello,

Today we will be getting new vocabulary words and roots. Then we will discuss the five-paragraph essay structure.

Sign in by telling me if you know one of the parts of a five paragraph essay.

Have out your notebooks and something to write with.

Thank You,

Ms. Zumberge

Learning Target:  I understand the format of a five paragraph essay.

HOMEWORK: Finish reading TSB by tomorrow!

Vocabulary Worksheet due MONDAY next week.

Vocabulary Quiz will be on TUESDAY of next week.

Standard Level: 

2 December 2014

Hello,

Today we will be getting new vocabulary words and roots. Vocab quiz will be TUESDAY of next week. Then we will be reading Chapters 20-22 and gathering quotes.

Sign in by telling me one thing that happened in Chapter 19.

Have out your notebooks and something to write with.

Thank You,

Ms. Zumberge

Learning Target:  I am able to gather evidence to show how Cole has changed.

11/25

25 November 2014

Hello,

Ready for your vocab quiz today? I hope by this point in the year you have a study technique that works for you. We will take and correct the quiz in class today. Then, we will get started on your reading homework.

Sign in with one thing you plan to eat over the break.

Thank you,

Ms. Zumberge

LT: I can be successful on my vocab quiz and get started on my reading homework.

STANDARD LEVEL HOMEWORK- READ THROUGH CHAPTER 17 BY MONDAY 12/1

ADVANCED LEVEL HOMEWORK- READ THROUGH CHAPTER 24 (up to 25) BY MONDAY 12/1

11/20/14

20 November 2014

Hello Students,

Today we will be gathering examples of Cole’s behavior from the first half of Touching Spirit Bear to help prepare for our five-paragraph essay.

Sign in by telling me one word to describe Cole’s attitude at the beginning of the book.

Thank You,

Ms. Zumberge

Advanced Level HOMEWORK: Read through Chapter 17 by MONDAY.

     Finish vocabulary worksheet for TOMORROW.

19 November 2014

Hello,

Today we will be working on a critical response relating to Cole’s change after seeing the sparrow’s nest. Then we will begin looking for examples of Cole’s behavior in the book before the bear attack to help us prepare for our five-paragraph essay.

Sign in by telling me one of the parts of a critical response.

Thank you,

Ms. Zumberge

Learning Target: I can analyze a passage from a novel using a critical response.

AL HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 13

11/18/14

18 November 2014

Hello,

Today we will be getting our new vocab lesson. Next, we will work in our groups to present our “change of heart” scenes.

Please sign in with one word to describe how Cole is feeling at this point in the book.

Please have your notebooks and a writing utensil on your desk.

Thank you,

Ms. Z

LT:  I can recognize a common theme among texts.

HOMEWORK: ALL CLASSES WILL HAVE VOCAB QUIZ NEXT TUESDAY!!

                        ADVANCED LEVEL: VOCAB WORKSHEET DUE FRIDAY

AL Reading Quiz

1.  What does Cole do to survive in chapter 11?

2.  What does Cole do as a “final act of defiance” against the spirit bear (92)?

3.  Cole feels that the seagulls are pecking at his arms and legs. He eventually thinks that they are carrying his body away. What is really going on here?

Presentation Guidelines

1. Stay with your group and Respect other groups
2. Assign speaker(s)/presenter(s)
3. When asked to Present, your group may act out the scene or describe it in detail.  Be sure to include:

• Title of Story
• Moment in Story (scene) When Change Occurs
• Why the Moment Is So Important to the Character

17 November 2014

Hello Students,

Today we will be reading Chapters 9 and 10 in Touching Spirit Bear. Then we will be engaging in an activity to talk about transformation and altruism.

Sign in with one word describing something that happened in TSB in Chapter 8.

Thank You,

Ms. Zumberge

Learning Target: I can identify themes in and across texts.

Advanced Level HOMEWORK: Read Chapters 11 and 12 for TOMORROW.

Chapter 7 and 8 questions

1.  What is Cole’s reaction to the Spirit Bear in chapter 7?

2.  What is the Spirit Bear’s reaction to Cole?

3. List three damages that Cole endures from the bear attack.

Come up with a scene you remember from a story (movie/tv show/book/cartoon) when a character had a “moment of truth,” when he saw life differently.  Write it down. Be prepared to act it out and explain what showed a “change of heart.”  If you can’t think of anything you’ve seen on a screen, come up with some example of this happening in your own life.