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)