Week of October 26-30, 2015

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week: "  You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do. Together we can do great things. - Mother Teresa


Words to Know: integration, discrimination, nonviolence, retaliation, segregation, unconstitutional


EQ:
 How did the Civil Rights Movement change the United States?


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Grading Conferences concluded...)
*The Civil Rights Movement- (Eyes on the Prize"- (research)
Video Production/Actors/Researchers/Editing/Producers
Summarizer- K-W-L


Tuesday-
*Quick write- Students select an area of research for projects.
Rubrics- (Public Speaking)- students present COLLAGES (LEADERSHIP)
Literature Circles- "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Vocabulary- (chapters 1-11)


Wednesday-
*Interactive Notebooks- (timed-writing)-Discuss Atticus Finch's relationship with his children.
Character Analysis- "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Mock Trial- (1930's vs. 2015)
Summarizer: "HOT OR NOT"


Thursday-
*GEORGIA HEALTH SURVEYS (all classes)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- (book check!)
*Video Production Projects
Group Presentations- "A Trilogy of Nonviolent Movements"


TKAM- (Film Analysis)

Week of October 19-23, 2015

October 19-23, 2015-9th Literature & Music Leadership-Mrs. Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"Leaders are born, not made." -Unknown



Words to Know: discrimination, prejudice, bias, racism, leadership, mockingbird, equality, sexism, Maycomb, Dust Bowl, Stock Market Crash, Lindberg Trial, Scottsboro Boys


Monday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- (individual)
Quick write: Is racism a taught or learned behavior?
Literature Circles- "To Kill a Mockingbird" (chapters 6-10)
*LEADERSHIP- (PAST & PRESENT): COLLAGES



Tuesday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- (individual)
(Oral Review) "To Kill a Mockingbird" (notes/study guides)
Literature Circles- "To Kill a Mockingbird"
*Students give oral presentation within their individual groups. (COLLAGES)

Wednesday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- (individual)
Jury (roles/assignments)
"A Jury of Your Peers... "(students organize jury for mock trial in classroom.)
Peer Evaluations- students evaluate groups based on performances/knowledge of text, characters, themes.
*Summarizer: "Hot or Not


Thursday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- (individual)
*Timed- Writing Activity- (Leadership Today...)
Literature Circles- Character Analysis ("To Kill a Mockingbird")
Summarizer: K/W/L



Friday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- )individual)
*Interactive Notebooks (notebook check)- UNANNOUNCED
Chapter Test- "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Film Study- "Eyes on the Prize"

Week of October 12-16, 2015

Quote of the week:
"Education is the author of leadership."- Wendell Willkie


Words to Know:
mockingbird, discrimination, prejudice, leadership, Harper Lee, Dust Bowl, The Great Depression,, stock market, Harlem Renaissance, racism.


Monday
Activator:
Interactive Notebooks- "Before You Read.." (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Instructional- Anticipation Guide/Biography (Harper Lee)
Summarizer: K/W/L


Tuesday
Activator- Leadership in Society (article) (annotating text)
Instructional- Literature Circles (chapters 1-3)
Summarizer: "Study Guides for "To Kill a Mockingbird"


Wednesday
Activator- (Defining stereotypes/consequences)
Instructional-Leadership Today (students create COLLAGES within assigned groups)
Summarizer-"Ticket out the Door"


Thursday
Activator-Pre/Post Reading Guides (chapters 4-8)
Instructional- Literature Circles
Summarizer-"Cheat Sheets"


Friday
*Activator-  Quick write: Does justice apply equally to the rich and the poor?
Instructional-"To Kill a Mockingbird"- (LAYER ACTIVITIES)
Summarizer- "Envelope Please"

Week of October 5-9, 2015

**You need a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee

Quote of the week:
"Heroes come in all shapes and sizes."-Unknown


Terms to Know: Ithaca, Odysseus, epic, odyssey, hero, muse, Homer, Penelope, Telemachus, Trojan War, 


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- "Who's Who" (The Odyssey)
Anticipation Guide (The Odyssey)
*Letters from Odysseus (Penelope/Telemachus)= (HOMEWORK)
Study Guide- (Film Analysis)- THE ODYSSEY


Tuesday-
SRI Testing (All classes)Interactive Notebooks- (letters read aloud in class)
Adventures of Odysseus (text)-(taken form Euripides' Trojan Women)
Film Viewing Guide- (cloze notes)
Homework: Odyssey (Postcards)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (ALL CLASSES WILL REPORT TO MEDIA CENTER)
*RESEARCH- "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- Anticipation Guide ("To Kill a Mockingbird")
Quick-write- Leadership....identifying it in your school, home, world, etc.
Literature Circles: students are assigned groups to discuss text while making real-world connections.


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- Character Analysis -To Kill a Mockingbird"
Literature Circles- (Ch. 1-5)
Homework (review chapters 1-5 for POP QUIZ on Monday!!!

Week of September 28- October 2, 2015

Pebblebrook 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary."- Gerard Way


Words to Know:
heroes, mythology, marketing, Trojan War, Greeks, Trojans, Hercules, demi-gods, Achilles, Paris, Helen, Hector, Odysseus, odyssey.


Monday-
Common Assessment #2Interactive Notebooks- (Who's Who in Trojan War)
Greeks vs. Trojans (activity)
Helen- "The Face that Launched a Thousand Ships" (article)
Summarizer- K/W/L


Tuesday-
Common Assessment #2
Interactive Notebooks- ("Popcorn "review notes)
Cloze Notes- (Greeks vs. Trojans)
"Troy"- (Film Analysis)


Wednesday-
*Interactive Notebooks- (notebook check)
"Troy"- Film Analysis continued
Study Guides/Discussion Questions
Summarizer- "Envelope Please"


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- What is an odyssey?
Heroes of the Trojan War- (PowerPoint)
"The Odyssey"- (text vs. film)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- Who was King Odysseus?
"Troy"- Film Analysis continued
*TEST- THE TROJAN WAR

Week of September 14-18, 2015

PHS-3.0 BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"My parent were my heroes. It all begins at home."- Arthur Ashe


Words of the week:
heroes, myths, Perseus, Theseus, Orpheus, Pandora, Hercules, marketing ,demi-gods, Mount Olympus, branding.


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Pun in Mythology)
Pandora's Box (myth)
Literature Circles (groups of four)
Summarizer- K/W/L


Tuesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Writing/Reading Tips)
Hercules- (myth)
Characteristics of the Hero (Cloze Notes)
Modern Day Heroes vs. Heroes in Mythology -(PowerPoint)
Summarizer- "Envelope Please"
3rd Block: Speaker Def Jam Records


Wednesday-
*MEDIA CENTER ORIENTATION- (ALL CLASSES)


Thursday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Media Center Review)
Mythology Projects- (presentations)
*Guest Speaker- (Marketing/Branding yourself in the Music Industry)- (3rd period)
Summarizer- Rubrics- (Public Speaking)


Friday-
Interactive Notebooks- Review ("Do's/Don'ts of Public Speaking")
Mythology Projects- presentations continued....
Summarizer- "GLOWS" and "GROWS"


ENJOY YOUR BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Week of September 7-11, 2015

Quote of the week:
"You think I'm not a goddess? Try me." Margaret Atwood from "Helen of Troy"


Terms to Know:
 Mount Olympus, Echo, Narcissus, myths, heroes, quest, Golden Fleece, Titans, gods, goddesses.


Monday- NO SCHOOL (Labor Day Holiday)


Tuesday-
"Puns in Mythology" (activity)
*Common Assessment (recorded in  I-Respond) ALL CLASSES
Writing  Prompts- "Clash of the Titans" and "Wrath of the Titans"-
 How are the 12 gods on Mount Olympus portrayed in the film? (Explain)


Wednesday-
Interactive Notebooks- (Characteristics of Greek Heroes)
Heroes in Greek Mythology (power point)
Analyzing Text: "Where I Find My Heroes" by Oliver Stone (article)
Summarizer: "Cheat Notes"


Thursday-
COMPUTER LAB (Greek Mythology projects)


Friday-
 COMPUTER LAB (Greek Mythology projects)


*REMINDER- ALL MYTHOLOGY PROJECTS ARE DUE ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2015.