January 3 2017 Objective To embed quotes in

January 3, 2017 Objective: To embed quotes in responses [NB Quiz, Quoreo IN, article, paragraph response] Grab a notebook quiz off the top black tray and take it. Submit to bin. Next, work on the foldable in the second black tray!

After reading “How to Achieve 10 of the Most Popular New Year’s Resolutions” by Perry, I have chosen to read more as my new year’s commitment.

January 4, 2017 Objective: To read chapter one while looking for character developments and literary elements. (backpack page, distribute books/materials, highlight study guide) Read/view the information below Now, grab a backpack foldable from the front table and cut/glue it.

Copy these notes into the backpack: What you will know and be able to do after the Whirligig Unit: * Identify, use, and correctly punctuate sentences with conjunctions * Eloquently discuss literature in a small group * Independently identify similes, metaphors, imagery and personification * Use context clues to define unknown words * Read non-fiction pieces and make connections to novel * Seamlessly incorporate quotations into a paragraph. * Write organized paragraphs with adequate content * Review and be able to discuss theme and conflict

Answer the following question in 2 -3 sentences in your notebook: Have you ever tried to join or fit in but been rejected by a person or group? How did that make you feel, and what did you do about it? What were the consequences?

January 5, 2017 Objective: To read aloud. To model flagging and chart completion. [Read Chapter 1, 5 flags, 3 vocab, 3 lit. devices] Use a QUOREO to quote the following sentence about Whirligig. “It is a book about connections and guilt, essentially. ” ~said by critic John Walsh about themes of the

According to Walsh, “It is a book about connections and guilt, essentially” (9). Thus, themes of the book are very clear.

1/6/17 Objective: To discuss chapter one To write thorough and detailed Paragraphs (Discussion chapter 1, Scrapbook 1) Have your Literary Devices Log out on your desk for me to check. Grab this sentence off the top black tray and glue it in your notebook. Find the thirteen errors in the summative sentence: Brent bishop the new kid in 11 th grade has just comitted sociale suiside at the party he counted on to make him cool drunk enraged and humiliated he desides real sucide is the only future he wants

1. For chapter one of Whirligig by Paul Fleischman, the title “Party Time” is ironic. First, irony is the difference between what you expect to happen and what really happens. At a party, you would expect to have fun, but Brent did not have fun. He drank too much, took a swing at the party host, and left mad. He ends up wanting to kill himself! To summarize, the title of chapter one is quite ironic.

2. I had many problems that night. I drank for my first time ever. I really liked a girl named Brianna, and she embarrassed me big time. I also took a swing at the party host, and he was one of the richest, most popular guys at school. I was mad and drunk, and I got in my car. Thus, I had many horrible events happen that night that made me consider taking my own life.

3. I had to make friends with the new kid Brent because I needed a ride to the party. First, we were late; that was all my fault. Then, I totally forgot about the chess themed party. Next, I drank a little, but Brent drank a lot! He started bothering Brianna, and she totally blew up at him! She called him a leech in front of everyone! Brent was mad. He even tried to punch Chaz! He stormed away and burned out of the parking lot. He was really drunk and upset. Lastly, I hope he got home okay.

1/9/17 Objective: To read chapter two while looking for character developments and literary elements. (Read chapter 2, flags, 3 lit devices, 3 vocab) Get your scrapbook out. Have it on the corner of your desk. Answer the following question in 2 -3 sentences in your notebook: What is an Ouija board? What is it used for? How does it work? Have you ever used one or heard of someone using it? Tell me about it. If you have no idea, look at the picture to the right and write about what you think a “gameboard” like this is used for.

1. 10. 17 Objective: To write thorough and detailed paragraphs, to discuss chapter two. (Characterization foldable, Discuss chapter 2, Scrapbook 2) Have your vocabulary Sheet out on your desk. Grab this sentence off the top black tray. Find the twelve errors in the summative sentence: On a very cold clear windy day alexandra is trying to convinse steph a fellow 8 th grader to come with her to practise gided imagery

Characterization: the way an author reveals character. indirect characterization 1. what the character says 2. appearance of character (what he/she wears or looks like) 3. what others say about character 4. thoughts and feelings of character 5. how the character acts direct characterization what the author directly says about a character

1/12/17 Objective: To BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND! To create a vision board of goals for your life! (Vision Board Project- 20 points) Steph and Alexandra planned to go Ouija walking. They also use guided imagery in chapter 2. Explain what one of these concepts is in a sentence.

January 13, 2017 Objective: To read chapter three while looking for character developments and literary elements. (RR PASSES, read chapter 3, flags, 3 lit devices, 3 vocab) whirligigs in action TAKE THE POST SURVEY ON THE TOP BLACK TRAY. SUBMIT TO BIN. SUBMIT COLLAGE TO BIN. Answer the following question in 2 -3 sentences in your notebook: Read the fact sheet in your study guide entitled "Teens and Alcohol". Write a reaction to the information you read. What did you already know? What surprised you? What did you learn?

1. 17 Objective: To discuss chapter three To write thorough and detailed paragraphs (Chapter 3 discussion, Scrapbook 3) Have your Literary devices chart out for me to check! Grab the sentence off the top black tray! Find the five errors in the summative sentence: brent is living his 2 nd life now it is the Life that came from Leas death and began with the crash

January 18, 2017 Objective: To discuss figurative language in the novel. To write a paragraph response. (Coordinating Conjunctions foldable, 1 -3 Review Paragraph, HOMEWORK: Lit Devices Project 1 -3) Grab your computer, log on and go to the website: www. google. com and sign in to your google account While your computer’s working, get the coordinating conjunctions foldable from the top black tray cut, colored, and glued in your notebook.

conjunction: joins words, phrases or sentences coordinating conjunctions (AKA FANBOYS) For And Nor But Or Yet So When they join two sentences, they have to be after a COMMA! We counted down the new year, and we threw confetti. Danielle returned all her presents, but she only got store credit.

1. Go to www. classroom. google. com 2. Click Do you want to join a class or + 3. Use this code to join my Google Classroom and have access to assignments rc 3 ncgt 4. Open the assignment 1 -3 Paragraph Response and type it. 5. Homework (second black tray) Literary Devices Activity

1/19/17 Objective: To read chapter four while looking for character developments and literary elements. (Subordinating Conjunction Foldable, 10 sentences slide, read chapter 4, flags, 3 vocab, 3 lit devices) Submit Literary Devices Activity to bin. Have your chapter 3 scrapbook page open on your desk. Answer the following question in 2 -3 sentences in your notebook: Is there a certain animal or creature you connect yourself with, one that you feel has the same essence as your character? With what about this creature do you connect? How are you like this animal? How are you different?

subordinating conjunctions- join an independent clause (sentence) to another clause (sentence) after although as because before even though if since so that though unless until whenever while • The trick is punctuating them. If the subordinating conjunction comes first in the sentence, a comma is needed after the clause. If it comes in the middle of the two sentences, no comma is needed. • For instance: I want a puppy for because I love dogs. no comma Because I love dogs, I want a puppy. comma needed

1. Brent's family does not eat together at a table and they seem very disconnected. 2. Jonathan didn't pay his car insurance so he needs to hitch a ride to the party with Brent. 3. When Brent and Jonathan get to the party they realize they did not wear the correct color. 4. Brent thinks he has a shot with Brianna if he drinks a few drinks first. 5. Brianna calls Brent a leech and storms off. 6. Brent has been drinking but he decides to drive away from the party anyway. 7. He says, "They are the pawns and you're the king. " 8. Because he thinks he is a social outcast he decides to take his own life. 9. He thinks all of his problems will be solved if he commits suicide. 10. He takes his hands off the wheel and closes his eyes.

1/20/17 shearwater attack shearwater footage Objective: To discuss plot, character, and theme in chapter four; to write detailed paragraphs (Correlative Conjunctions Foldable, Chapter 4 discussion, Scrapbook 4) Have literary devices log out. Now, grab the sentence off the top black tray and find the ten errors in the summative sentence: A puerto rican man is driveing his streetsweeper he never saw a street sweeper until, he was 11 and he thinks about the sheerwater bird while he drives

These are the ONLY similes in chapter 4: “…would hit the spatula on the grill like a drum” (58). “Her face was like one of the statues at church” (59). “It was like war in our house” (60). “I felt like a shearwater” (61). “They live in flocks. Like people” (62). “People are always in a group. Like that little wooden band” (62). “If the people in a group get along, maybe they make good music instead of arguing, like Willie Colon’s band” (62). NOT SIMILES “He only liked reggae” (58). “Still cool at night. Like Puerto Rico, in the mountains, where I lived” (56).

Correlative conjunctions- two-part conjunctions. Must be used together in the sentence (but NOT beside one another) not only…. but also both…and neither…nor either…or My mom bought me many presents: not only a new phone but also a laptop. Both my Mimi and my Pop-pop splurged on us for Christmas! Neither Mom nor Dad wanted to answer my question. Santa likes either chocolate chip or peanut butter cookies.

In your paragraph response for chapter 4, incorporate three conjunctions Circle one coordinating conjunction. Box one subordinating conjunction. Underline a correlative conjunction (two underlines).

January 23, 2017 Whirligig Festival Objective: To read chapter five while looking for character developments and literary elements. (Read chapter 5, flags, 3 lit devices, 3 vocab words) Answer the following question in 2 -3 sentences in your notebook: As you can tell from the title of this chapter, the stars will be important. Before you read the chapter, write down what you know about the constellations and stars. Predict why the stars may be important to Brent. ((Discuss stars symbolism))

1/24/17 Objective: To discuss plot, character, and theme in chapter five (Discuss chapter 5, Scrapbook 5) Grab the sentence off the top black tray to glue in your notebook. Then, find the seven errors in the summative sentence: brent is learning stars from the constelations gide he bought and he looks from the book to the sky and back saying there names allowed this is a concertina

January 25, 2017 Objective: To read chapter six while looking for character developments and literary elements. (Conjunctions Hunt Slide, Read chapter 6, flags, 3 lit devices, 3 vocab words) Have Scrapbook 5 out. Answer the following question in 2 -3 sentences in your notebook: Write about a time where someone made an incorrect assumption about you based on your gender, age, race, religion, or any other stereotypical factor. Now define stereotyping:

With a partner, use your five flags and find/flag three conjunctions in chapter six. Record each sentence in your notebook with page number. Underline the conjunction in each sentence. Do you do COORDINATING or SUBORDINATING?

1. 26. 17 Objective: To review key literary terms (Allusion foldable, John Henry notes/video, Notebook Quiz) Bellringer: What is one allusion from the chapter? Quote it and add page number in parentheses. Now, cut, color, and glue your ALLUSION foldable. Then, fill it out.

1. 26. 17 --period 4 Objective: To review key literary terms (John Henry notes/video, Notebook Quiz) Bellringer: What is one allusion from the chapter? Quote it and add page number in parentheses.

John Henry is an American folk hero, famous for having raced against a steam powered hammer and won, only to die in victory with his hammer in his hand. He has been the subject of numerous songs, stories, plays, and novels. COPY THESE NOTES: Tall Tale: an exaggerated story using hyperbole and heroic qualities that is told as if it were factual. Also can be called a folk tale. Examples: John Henry, Pecos Bill, Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan

Notebook Quiz Bonus Question: Answer must be on the BACK of quiz after #15! Explain the simile/allusion from page 82, “”Remember the harp player, Anthony—always practicing!’ It was almost like I was John Henry, in that song with him racing against the machine. ”

January 27, 2017 Objective: To write thorough and detailed paragraphs. To discuss chapter six (Discussion Chapter 6, Scrapbook 6) Grab the sentence slip off the top black tray. Find the fourteen errors in the summative sentences: Have your literary devices log out on your desk! the class is suposed to write about what they did over summer vacation but the student clames my summer was like being sick to your stomack. First you feel worser and worse. Then you think you might throw up. then you know you have to. Then you do.

Topic sentences… 1. Anthony is a fifth grade adopted Asian student who has a rough summer. 2. Anthony had an intense character versus self conflict in this chapter. 3. Anthony encounters Brent’s whirligig while camping with his family. 4. Stereotypes are broad generalizations about a group of people. 5. I had a very busy summer. 6. My summer was horrible, but it ended in a positive way. Transitions to try! Therefore, However, Moreover, Lastly, Next, Also, Furthermore, In addition, Hence, Thus, So, Then, For instance, In short, Later, Finally, First, Secondly, To continue, Thirdly,

In today's journal entries, incorporate one coordinating conjunction that joins two sentences. Add a comma and circle the FANBOYS.

1/30/17 Objective: To discuss literary devices in the novel. To write a paragraph response. (Paragraph 4 -6, Lit Devices Project 4 -6, Fleischman Biography Homework) 1. Get you computer out. Sign in to GOOGLE. 2. Go to www. classroom. google. com 3. Complete the Paragraph Response for chapters 4 -6. 4. Double space it. 5. Include a QUOREO. 6. Grab the Literary Devices Activity off the top black tray and complete it. Must be colored. Must have page number correct at end of quote. 7. Grab your homework off the second black tray. Homework: Fleischman Biography 1 -Conjunctions

January 31, 2017 Objective: To read chapter seven while looking for character developments and literary elements (Read Chapter 7, flags, 3 vocab, 3 lit. devices) six fantastic whirligigs Answer the following question in 2 -3 sentences in your notebook: The United States is the third largest country in the world geographically, after Russia and Canada. With 9, 629, 091 square kilometers of land, there is bound to be major differences in regions. Often, you will hear an area be referred to as a belt. Read the handout “Belt Regions of the United States. ” Which areas have you been to or know about? What is new or surprising to you from the reading?

On the back: first circle one of these words in your sentence after where because though although while before as unless if when until since That’s worth THREE POINTS Now check punctuation. Punctuation is worth TWO POINTS Because music was also important part of the Fleischman household, Fleischman and his mother played the piano, his sisters played the flute, and his father played the guitar. COMMA Music was also important part of the Fleischman household because Fleischman and his mother played the piano, his sisters played the flute, and his father played the guitar. NO COMMA

2/1/17 Objective: To discuss chapter seven plot and literary elements. (Discussion 7, Scrapbook 7) Grab the sentence off the top black tray. Find the nine errors in the summative sentence: he gets off the bus to look around el paso a mising child flier reminds him of Leah, because she is permenently missing

In today's journal entries, incorporate one of each type of conjunction 1. Circle the coordinating conjunction 2. Underline the correlative conjunctions (two underline) 3. Box the subordinating conjunction, and double check you punctuated it correctly.

2/2/17 Objective: To read chapter eight while looking for character developments and literary elements. (Chapter 8 Scavenger Hunt, Read chapter 8, flags, 3 vocab, 3 lit. devices) Submit your scrapbook to the bin. Be sure your name is on the front of the packet. Answer the following question in 2 -3 sentences in your notebook: Most of you are familiar with the Holocaust, from your study last year. Summarize what you know about the Holocaust and Auschwitz.

Chapter 8 Scavenger Hunt Find a partner, skim chapter eight and look for the following: 1. A sentence using a coordinating conjunction to link independent clauses (sentences). 2. A sentence using a coordinating conjunction to link words or phrases (not sentences) 3. A sentence with a subordinating conjunction that includes two independent clauses. Number 1 -3 and quote each of these sentences in your notebook (use MLA format- that is page number inside parentheses)

“I loved my grandmother, but I did not love shots, bedpans, puking, or the sight of stitches”(103). “She never brought it up and wouldn’t answer my questions”(104). “When it was just the two of us home, the entire house seemed to resound with her heartbeat”(102).

2/3/17 Objective: To discuss chapter 8 (discussion 8, Scrapbook 8) Have your vocab chart out on your desk! Take the survey on the top black tray. Submit to bin. Then, glue the sentence from the second black tray in your notebook, and find the eleven errors in the sentence: when ever Jenny is alone in the house with Grandma she is allert to her presense each moment her Grandma is old, and fragil and Jenny is afraid that something might happen to her

In today's journal entries, incorporate one of each type of conjunction 1. Circle a coordinating conjunction THAT JOINS TWO SENTENCES. Check punctuation. 2. Box the subordinating conjunction, and double check you punctuated it correctly. 3. AND USE A QUOREO!

The Holocaust is very important to chapter eight of Whirligig by Paul Fleischman. First, it affects Jenny, and it affects Grandma too! Because Jenny’s grandma was in the Holocaust, she should be bitter and hateful, but she isn’t. Jenny says about her grandmother, “She was an amazingly positive person for someone who’d been in Auschwitz” (104). Even her own granddaughter can’t believe how optimistic she is. Jenny only knows about the Holocaust through her grandmother books, yet she has much hatred. The Holocaust is used to bring the two characters together since they both have strong feelings about it. Not only does Grandma change her attitude through Brent’s whirligig, but also Jenny realizes that hate cannot rule one’s life. Overall, Fleischman uses the Holocaust to bond the relationship of Jenny and her grandmother.

2/6/17 Objective: To read chapter nine while looking for character and thematic developments (Read chapter 9, flags, 3 vocabulary words, 3 lit. devices, Text Message foldable) Submit scrapbooks. Answer the following question in 23 sentences in your notebook. “The world itself was a whirligig, its myriad parts invisibly linked” � (133). Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why? myriad (adj. ) countless, very many

2/8/17 Objective: to discuss chapter nine and the conclusion of the novel (Chapter 9 discussion, Scrapbook 9) Grab a sentence off the top black tray. Now, find and correct the seven errors in the summative sentence: Brent was talking to the beech artist about there art and she said the darkness swallows up most of us.

In your scrapbook 9: 1. Use subordinating conjunction at the beginning of the sentence. 2. Use another subordinating conjunction in the middle of the sentence. 2. Box the conjunctions. 4. Check punctuation!

February 9, 2017 Objective: To discuss literary devices in the novel. To write a paragraph response. (Paragraph 7 -9, Literary Devices Project 7 -9, Homework- Fleishman Biography) Using two vocabulary words (#s 19 -27 on your chart), write a sentence about the best part of chapters 7 -9. Also use a coordinating conjunction (circle it) that links two independent clauses (sentences). Underline the two vocabulary words in your sentence.

February 10, 2017 Objective: To review novel, literary terms, and conjunction use (Literature & Conjunctions Review, Design and Color Whirligig on Scrapbook front- BONUS) SUBMIT HOMEWORK If your birthday is Jan-April 1. Write a sentence about Brent using a coordinating conjunction If your birthday is May-Aug 2. Write a sentence about the conflict in the novel using a subordinating conjunction If your birthday is Sept-Dec 3. Write a sentence about point of view using a correlative conjunction.

1. Brent tries to kill himself, but he kills Lea. 2. Since Brent has guilt issues, the conflict of the novel is character versus self. The conflict of the novel is character versus self since Brent has guilt issues. 3. Not only does the story use first person point of view but also third person.

Literature and Conjunction Review Name_______________ 1. Theme is the message, moral, or insight of a story. 2. Possible themes for this story include _____________________________________________________________________________, and _____________________________________. 3. The point of view is the vantage point from which a story is told, so it will be on the test. 4. Not only does the novel use first person point of view, but also third person point of view. 5. . When there is an ongoing struggle in the story, it is called a conflict.

6. There are three types of conflict ________________________, and ___________________. 7. Irony is the difference between what you expect to happen and what really happens, so an example of irony from the novel is when Jenny’s grandmother forgives Hilter. 8. Irony is prevalent in the novel since ____________________________________________________________ 9. Because __________________________________, it is irony too. 10. Because symbolism is when an object represents a bigger idea or feeling, it appears in the novel a few times. 11. Two instances of symbolism could be either _________________________________________________________or _______________________________________.

12. Since plot is the events that make up a story, it is important for the test. Create a summative sentence for two chapters I will give you. One must have a coordinating conjunction in it CIRCLED. The other must have a subordinating conjunction CIRCLED. Chapters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Coordinating Conjunction ______________________________________________________________________________ Subordinating Conjunction ______________________________________________________________________________

February 13, 2017 Objective: To review novel’s plot (Website Q &A, Plot Pictionary) TEST WEDNESDAY Define plot.

From Paul Fleischman’s website Q & A page… Why did you make WHIRLIGIG so confusing? Whirligig is for readers who are patient and can accept uncertainty. You're not sure what's going on at first; the farther you get, the more it makes sense. The story of Brent's accident and the immediate aftermath was so long that it would have unbalanced the book if I'd put it all in the first chapter. The solution--breaking it into two chapters--leaves readers in the dark when they come to the first flash-forward. That's a disadvantage. Had I to do it over, I might look for a different fix. But that downside comes with an upside: the book feels more like real life and real journeys, which leave us often unsure and momentarily stumped. It's challenging, but when you feel it coming into focus I hope you find a satisfaction that's absent in books that ask little of readers.

February 17, 2017 Objective: To correct tests and review PSSA terms (Correct Tests & Essays) Clear your desk of everything but a red pen and three highlighters. HOMEWORK Conjunctions Pre-Quiz

February 21, 2017 Objective: To demonstrate knowledge of conjunctions and their use (Conjunctions Quiz & correct) Copy the two sentences in your notebook. Underline the conjunction in each sentence. Label the type of conjunction. Add punctuation if needed. 1. Since the test is today you should have studied last night. 2. You need to know all the subordinating and coordinating conjunctions. Clear your desks of everything EXCEPT your homework and a pencil or pen

1. I have two questions: not only “why are two snowflakes not identical? ” but also “what makes them to be different and unique? ” 2. Scientists know why snowflakes are not identical, but have difficulty proving it. 3. A young teenager, Wilson Alwyn Bentley's curiosity of snowflakes made him research further about them, and he found no two snowflakes are alike by documenting a number of snowflakes under a microscope. 4. After he studied hundreds of snowflakes, he found no two alike. 5. The snowflake is formed with a long and complicated process. 6. Up in the winter sky, water vapor in a cloud condenses into a droplet and freezes into a tiny bit of ice. 7. These frozen bits bond together forming a hexagonal or eight-sided crystalline lattice. 8. As water vapor condenses on its surfaces, the ice crystal grows into a hexagonal prism. 9. The crystal gets larger and larger because branches begin to form at the corners of the hexagon.

1. ______ When it falls through the atmosphere we call it a snowflake. 2. ______ Since it is formed similarly they should be identical. 3. ______ Bentley is from a small town in Vermont and he initially collected these snowflakes as they fell from the sky. 4. ______ He checked their shapes under a microscope and drew pictures of them. 5. ______ He wanted to see if they are alike or not. 6. ______ His initial attempts failed because he couldn’t maintain the structure of the snowflakes. 7. ______ They melted quickly so he modified his microscope. 8. ______ He attached a camera and photographed the snowflake directly in 1885. 9. ______ Slowly he documented more snowflakes and collected about 5, 381 photographs of them. 10. ______ He was able to categorize 80 different snow flake types and shapes with this collection.

11. ______ After he made this observation Bentley began telling others that he had never seen two snowflakes that are alike. 12. ______ That idea remains today among the public and scientists.