Group: 3A-3B

Prep: PH book, Great Expectations

Warm up: Two friends run into each other on the street… (roleplay)

Block1:  Get class list of vocab on board for UNCLE MARCOS, have time to finish reading, fill out new vocab sheet with help of Dictionaries.

Block2: Introduction to GREAT EXPECTATIONS and book report, reading while I grade

 

Group: 2A

Prep: PH evaluation book, PH book

Warm up: The phone rings at midnight.. you answer the phone and… (roleplay)

Block 1: Grammar Workshop, continuing idea organization, begin open writing time while I grade

Block 2: looking over DRUMMER and CHARLES quizes

Group: 3A-3B

Tech: form from Monica, reserve dates

Prep: PH evaluation book, PH book

Warm up: If I were… I would

Block1: Oral quiz #1-4 review over BLUES AINT NO MOCKINGBIRD

Block1: begin reading Uncle Marcos by Isabella Allende, pg 577 PH

Block2: Finish plays, complete peer review and general feedback

 

Group: 2A

Prep: PH evaluation book, PH book

Warm up: If I could… I would

Block1: quiz over CHARLES reading (closed book)

Block2: continue reading on “Whispering Knights” while I grade

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GROUP & DAY: 3 A/B – fri 4 sep 2008

TECH: Get TED Talk downloaded onto school laptop, test projection with audio on canon in computer lab, get Form from Monica, and schedule bi-weekly time in the computer lab–give it to Ricardo to get authorized and talk to Vicente, Ramon, Diana, Lorena about the times available: 3A Lunes 13:40-14:30, 3B Viernes 8:20-9:10. Get approved and routine set into action.

PREP: Invite to stop by second hour of either 3A class to see first presentation of interpretations, get cd player and cds from art room, play music at break

Copies of test, original questions on board

PLAN OF ACTION & TIMING

3A Spanish Tally: wed=18,             3B Spanish Tally: wed = 17

Take Grammar Quiz and worksheet from PH book

Take vocab reader (prepared earlier this week)

Read first aspects of forming the elements for writing a story

Introduce Grading Sheet, group evaluation

The work of this group reflect a clear understadning of the original text

The work of this group relfects hard work and effort on the part of

creativity (innovation)

rehersal (practice)

script writing

English language effort

props and artistic vision

group organization and balanced distribution of work

Present interpretation of Toni Cade Bambaras “BLUES AINT NO MOCKINGBIRD”

Clean up any trash on floor

GROUP & DAY: 2A – thur 4 de sep 2008

MATERIAL: Grammar Workshop book, PH book

Spanish Tally:

Absent yesterday: De G

• Warm up: What would you do if.. improv acting infront of class (3A adored it yesterday, see if it works here in 2A–
• grade the quiz, go over the vocab notes, have students cutting cartolina to make folders and start vocab files, sticky grammar files, call on individual students
  
• discussing the points of view from the first two stories (DRUMMER & EPISODE) and putting ideas into writing example, compare it to modern concept of war, connect it to War in Iraq, have them do a rough rewrite (see these Mon with other examples).
• Start writing (tell a story and play music), see if Ramone or Dahlia can watch over the students speaking in english during writing and music while I look at notebooks and make grading from notebook participation and grammar work
  
• Cool Down: 5 min One Question for tomorrow and five pieces of trash for today (routines)

GROUP & DAY: 3 A/B – thur 4 sep 2008

ENLANCE with Connie: 1,) show 2A “Episode of War” vocab worksheets, 2,) getting more dictionary access in class, 3.) Grading examples, 4.) Internet access and permission, 5.) play on Fri, Mon, 6.) Breakdown of classes, 7.) Class sit-ins, 8.) Feedback

TECH: Get TED Talk downloaded onto school laptop, test projection with audio on canon in computer lab, get Form from Monica, and schedule bi-weekly time in the computer lab–give it to Ricardo to get authorized and talk to Vicente, Ramon, Diana, Lorena about the times available: 3A Lunes 13:40-14:30, 3B Viernes 8:20-9:10. Get approved and routine set into action.

PREP: Get play interpretation evaluation ready

PLAN OF ACTION & TIMING

3A Spanish Tally: wed=18,             3B Spanish Tally: wed = 17

• Improv Roleplay: what would you do if…. two person scenarios acted out, paired at random
  
• Groups meet with me to evaluate what left—writing dialogues– while class stays quiet with short reading of BLUES AINT working on Vocab sheets
  
• 10 min (talk about at home reading and book reports)

• Get working to finish plays, we will present on Friday and Monday (invite other teachers, admin)
  
• Cool Down: 5 min One Question for tomorrow and five pieces of trash for today (routine)

GROUP & DAY: 2A – thur 4 de sep 2008

MATERIAL: Grammar Workshop book, PH book

Spanish Tally:

Absent yesterday: Javi, De G

• Warm up: I will.. and I am going to.. future tenses– plans for day, weekend, month, out loud in front of class, write in notebook first
  
• Review first section of Grammar workshop, organizing your writing
  
• Break
• discussing the points of view from the first two stories (DRUMMER & EPISODE) and putting ideas into writing example, have vocab written on board when asked and have dictionaries available with quiet writing time..
  
• Cool Down: 5 min One Question for tomorrow and five pieces of trash for today (routines)

GROUP & DAY: 3 A/B – wed 3 de sep 2008

TECH: Get a laptop from Ricardo and download TED talk, take to library for test projection (1.) Test school lap downloading video and projection in library 2.) Design and set dates for weekly projections in library 4.) projector reservation) 5.) Speakers)

PLAN OF ACTION & TIMING

• 3A Spanish Tally:   3B Spanish Tally:
• Warm up: Describing a person and scenario on the board
• Groups meet with me to evaluate what left—writing dialogues– while rest of class starts next story “Uncle Marcos”, fill out vocab sheet
• 10 min (talk about at home reading and book reports)

• Finish group works on dialogues for Friday presentation (while I grade notebooks)
• Cool Down: 5 min One Question for tomorrow and five pieces of trash for today (routine)

GROUP & DAY: 2A – wed 3 de sep 2008

MATERIAL: PH Lit book

Spanish Tally:

• Warm up: describing a person on the board as a class (think of elements)
• Starting reading of next story, begin with vocab sheet
• Grading and review group evaluations of Irregular projects
• Break
• Continue reading, if finished early, get a dictionary and look up yesterdays vocab work
• Cool Down: 5 min One Question for tomorrow and five pieces of trash for today (routines)

GROUP & DAY: 3 A/B – tue 2 de sep 2008

TECH: Get a laptop from Ricardo and download TED talk, take to library for test projection (1.) Test school lap downloading video and projection in library 2.) Design and set dates for weekly projections in library 4.) projector reservation) 5.) Speakers)

MATERIAL: Prentice Hall book, yesterdays participation

PREP: copies of vocab sheet for BLUES AINT NO MOCKINGBIRD

PLAN OF ACTION & TIMING

• 3A Spanish Tally:   3B Spanish Tally:

• Warm up: Identify what your group has to do to finish up today–?
• 40 min, Identifying the most difficult vocabulary in BLUES AINT NO MOCKINGBIRD through sentence comprehension
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• Break 3 min (you have the chance to read-do homework, eat something, go to the bathroom, get a drink of water, chat at the pillar for 3 minutes

• 10 min (talk about at home reading and book reports)

• 35 min : Group work continue BLUES AINT project from Fri, assessing warm up goals and how to complete them before friday, use class time as optimal as possible.  Ask Dahlia for help to watch class while they work and monitor English, while I go do a test on school laptop projection in library (prep for Wed)
  

• Cool Down: 5 min One Question for tomorrow and five pieces of trash for today (routine)

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GROUP & DAY: 2A – tue 2 de sep 2008

TECH

MATERIAL: art supplies; cartolina, scrap paper of all colors, glue, scissors, stored in 2A

PREP: Copies of vocab sheet (Drummer Boy from Shiloh)

Spanish Tally:

• Warmup: Morning routine: what were the steps it took you from waking up to get to school today? (write nouns, verbs, transition words)
• Introduce vocab  from Drummer Boy (**) on board by category
• 3 min break

• Class works on vocab sheet from Drummer Boy, so that I can grade notebooks and review group evaluations of Irregular projects, group by group
  

• Cool Down: 5 min One Question for tomorrow and five pieces of trash for today (routines)

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER PLANNER: GRAPHIC DESIGN (PRIMARIA ALTA) by Robin Reichhardt

MONTH ONE: THE BASICS OF DESIGN: RE-LEARNING HOW TO SEE

Lunes 1 Sep: Warm up: “Identify perpective, balance & movement in design” (use tracing paper, pencils, transparencies, dry erase markers, wet erase markers, magazines, big opaque projector & screen. Presentation: Define class structure and class concepts. Concept: Define the relationship between visual art and graphic design. Activity: Self-Artistic introductions with paper and materials

Miercoles 3 Sep: Warm up: “Parts of the whole” (use opaque projector, screen, magazines, homemade cut aperatures from cartolina, Presentation: Connection to art, use of space and confines of paper, perspective. Concept: Review and identify various aspects of visual media focusing primarily on : line, shape, form, color, balance, movement, perspective, contrast. Be able to separate the different elements that compose a visual design. Activity: create and decorate personal folder for keeping textures to be used in design projects (use big pieces of kraft paper), use big back cabinet on left, and using elements of balance, movement, perspective, line, shape, color, use of space.

Lunes 8 Sep: Warm up: “New perspectives in the classroom”: drawing regular objects– Begining to look at object from new angles. Presentation: Digital everyday cameraperson excercise. Activity: re-drawing common objects, naming them, and putting them up around the classroom.

Miercoles 10 Sep:: Warmup: Perpective, Balance and Movement Tracing, (use tracing paper, pencils, transparencies, dry erase markers, wet erase markers, magazines, big opaque projector & screen.) Presentation (using opaque projector and screen). Analyze and discuss how design has been used historically, focusing primarily on: a.) printed media, b.) music album art, c.) printed and broadcast advertising, d.) t-shirt designs.  Activity: analyze printed media in newspapers and magazines, select a theme to represent for a client and design an ad– storytelling– reflection.

Lunes 15 Sep:: Warm up: “Parts of the whole” (use opaque projector, screen, magazines, homemade cut aperatures from cartolina. Presentation Analyze and discuss how graphic design has been used through history a.) visual pleasure of producing and viewing of art b.) commerce c.) propaganda. Review the physiological effect of visual stimulation on the human body, and the power of the image. Activity: Keep working on and finish ad– discuss.

Miercoles 17 Sep: Warm up: “New perspectives in the classroom”: observational drawing, re-learning how to see. Presentation:  View examples (labtop projector + screen) of visual art on the surface of urban design. Activity: Re-doing the artroom space.

Lunes 22 Sep Warmup: Perpective, Balance and Movement Tracing (use tracing paper, pencils, transparencies, dry erase markers, wet erase markers, magazines, big opaque projector & screen. Presentation: of my own handmade textures. Activity: Focus on making hand-made visual textures (as opposed to relying on computer graphics), which will be used as the basic elements of the design projects.

Miercoles 25 Sep: Warm up: “Parts of the whole” (use opaque projector, screen, magazines, homemade cut aperatures from cartolina. Presentation: Work autonomously in arranging the elements of design and carrying out the full process of the their work. Activity: Continue to work on patterns and texture with new and familiar mediums, working on folder and finish then quickly work on categorizing.

Lunes 30 Sep: , Warm up: “New perspectives in the classroom”, Presentation and activity: Challenge their artwork through finding and exploring new perspectives in their expression, look back in their folder for the first month, first month reflection.

GROUP & DAY: 3 A/B – mon 1 de sep 2008

TECH: 1.) Test school lap downloading video and projection in library 2.) Design and set dates for weekly projections in library 4.) projector reservation) 5.) Speakers

MATERIAL: Prentice Hall book, yesterdays participation

PLAN OF ACTION & TIMING

• 3A Spanish Tally: 17 times Thur ( 33 of 60)
• 3B Spanish Tally: 14 times Thur (40 of 6\

• Warm up: What did we do last week, get in a circle and say an original thing and ill write in on board
• 40 min, Vocab called by name written up on board, art supplies for making vocab wall
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• Break 3 min (you have the chance to read-do homework, eat something, go to the bathroom, get a drink of water, chat at the pillar for 3 minutes

• 10 min (talk about at home reading and book reports)

• 35 min : Group work continue BLUES AINT project from Fri, group by group understanding-coaching
  

• Cool Down: 5 min One Question for tomorrow and five pieces of trash for today (routine)

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GROUP & DAY: 2A – mon 1 de sep 2008

TECH:

MATERIAL: art supplies; cartolina, scrap paper of all colors, glue, scissors, stored in 2A

PREP:

Spanish Tally: 3 times from Wed (81 of 80),

• Warmup: What did we do last week?
• Get irregular verbs up on walls, figure out as class best presentation strategy
• 3 min break

• Group evaluation for Irregular Word Wall Project, write criteria on board, have groups copy down and grade themselves in front of the whole class.

• Cool Down: 5 min One Question for tomorrow and five pieces of trash for today (routines)

Lorena, the art room is occupied by a primary class during the taller hour– can you help me with a rearrangement with that hour so that we can get into the art room and working by next friday?  thanks.