I Am Malala Reading Schedule and Plan

Reading Goals (Feel free to read ahead. You must complete the indicated part before coming to class on a given date.)

Finish part one by Tuesday, 2/20
Finish part two by Friday, 2/23
Finish parts three and four by Tuesday 2/26
Finish part five and Epilogue by Friday, 3/2

Choice Write/Imaginative Story

Imaginative Story Instructions

You must:

·         Abide by the following due dates:

o   First Draft shared with correct title: Wednesday, Jan. 10, BOC

o   Plot Chart: Wednesday, Jan. 10, EOC

o   Revised Draft: Friday, Jan. 12, EOC

o   Final Draft with Process Packet: Wednesday, Jan. 17, BOC (see rubric)

Thanks to someone ticking off Elsa, these are now due Monday, Jan. 22, BOC.  😉

You will:

• Write an imaginative story (fiction) and take it through the entire writing process (drafting, revising, editing, publishing).
• Make a final copy that is double-spaced, 12 or 14 point, easy to read font, typed story (At least a full page double spaced.)
• Use at least one purposeful instance of dialogue (dialogue develops the character and/or moves the action of the story forward).

• Include at least one really fantastic poetic/literary device.  Then, you must highlight and label it on your final draft.  THEN, you need to explain why you used it – in other words, what did it add to the story or character. 

• Revise your story to add in vivid active verbs and decrease the number of boring be verbs.
• Break the story into appropriate paragraphs.
• Do your first draft and revision in your Google Docs
• Follow conventions for the title of your text.  Remember, we do not underline, italicize, bold or do really anything different with the title when it is ON the original text most of the time.

You may:

• Work on drafts in class when you have finished your daily work, at home, or in the library before or after school.
• Present this story to your class.

• Add illustrations (You may also have a “guest illustrator” IF they are properly credited).

You may not:

• Use a previously published story for this assignment.
• Copy work from another student or from the internet.
• Ask for a pass to the library during Activity to use the computers for this project.

Imaginative Story Rubric

           

	VERY evident	MOSTLY evident	SOMEWHAT evident	NOT evident
Organization/Progression of Ideas (40 pts)
Well-developed protagonist with a conflict	10	7	5	0
Clear beginning/middle/end* (BME) with smooth transitions in time and story Reasonable resolution for the conflict*	20	17	13	0
Paragraphing (and illustrations if included) are thoughtful and follow conventions	10	7	5	0
Development of Ideas (30 pts)
Interesting Dialogue that develops character or plot in a meaningful way	10	7	5	0
Vivid Verbs	10	7	5	0
·         Well used literary device that is highlighted, labeled and explained in terms of your purpose in using it	10	7	5	0
Editing (20 pts)
Error free final draft (1 pt. each error)**	10			0
Follows the conventions of a short story, including the title	10	7	5	0
Attention to Directions (10 pts)
All parts of packet present, in order ·         Rubric with name, period and date ·         Final Copy ·         Peer Editing Sheet ·         Story Chart	10 (all present)	8 (1 item missing)	6 (2 items missing)	0 (3 or more items missing)

*Cliff hangers and early novel chapters must have pre-approval and a signature here.  ________

**First two typed pages will be graded for editing, the full story for content                                                       

3rd Nine Weeks Important Dates

As always, this is a work in progress, but should be pretty accurate through at least early February. 😊

Mon., 1/15 - no school
Tue., 1/16 - Classical and Traditional Stories Quiz  - moved to Thursday 1/18 due to ice
Thu., 1/18 - Latin Roots and Affixes Quiz One
Mid to Late January - Final Copy of Choice Write Due   Monday, Jan. 22, BOC
Tue., 1/23 - Membean Quiz*  and moved Latin Roots and Affixes Quiz One
Thu., 1/25 - Homer and Classics Test  (probably)  moved to Tuesday, Jan. 30  Ugh, 2/1
Thu., 2/8 - Non-Fiction Text Features and Analysis Quiz moved to 2/20
Tue., 2/13 - Latin Roots and Affixes Quiz Two and Membean Quiz*
Mon., 2/19 - no school
Thur., 3/8- I Am Malala and Non-Fiction Test
Tue., 3/6 - last Membean quiz of the 9 weeks*
March 12-16 - SPRING BREAK!


*Membean 90 minuted checks will run from: Jan. 3-22, Jan. 23- Feb. 12, and Feb. 13- March 5.  These dates are a little different because they don't always start on a Monday and end on a Sunday, but they still start at 12:01 a.m. on the start date and end at Midnight on the end date for each of the three windows.

Membean Extra Credit Opportunity

The last Membean practice session grade ends at midnight on Thursday, December 14.  I am offering +5 points on the Vocabulary Quiz Average if you do 60 Membean practice minutes over the break to keep it fresh in your head.

• Minutes will run from 12:01 a.m. Friday, December 15 to midnight Monday, January 1.
• You must have 60 minutes or more - subtracting any "dubious marriage" between those dates; no partial credit will be offered.
• I will run the report on Tuesday, January 2 and add the points as earned before the window to fix grades closes.

Land of my Father's - First Steps

Land of My Fathers Essay

BIG PICTURE: Write a one page (typed, double-spaced, 12 size font) essay in which you describe the culture of one country – other than the USA - that was the home of an ancestor.  Include the six elements of P.E.R.S.I.A. you have learned in Social Studies.

STEP ONE: Select a relative to interview.  The relative you speak to can be “the ancestor” – or someone who can give you information about “the ancestor”. “The ancestor” can be someone pretty close to you like a parent or grandparent – or someone from long ago in the family tree. Family is who you consider family – they do not have to be genetically related to you. This will likely only include one branch of the family.  You might have many cultures to choose from for this project – or only one – depending on your cultural history.

Have them answer as many of the following questions for you as they can:  Be sure to get their full name.

Ø  What country are you/were they from? 

Ø  How would you describe living in that country? 

Ø  What are some of your favorite memories?

Ø  When and why did you leave that country? Did you come directly to American or go somewhere else first? 

Ø  Does your family still have connections to or relatives in that country?

Ø  What current family traditions, foods, or other cultural aspects have been influenced by this country?

Ø  Political – What kind of political system does the country currently have?  If it had a different system when your ancestor was there?  If so, explain what it was and how it has changed.

Ø  Economic – How did the people make money for things they needed? Where did the food come from?  What were important industries?

Ø  Religious – What religions were practice by the people of the country?  Where and how did people practice their beliefs? 

Ø  Social – How was society set up/divided? What are their beliefs about citizens in their society? How did their laws and legal system protect the citizens?

Ø  Intellectual - What was the educational system like?  Who received an education?  What kind of training was most important in the country?

Ø  Artistic - What kind of artistic and beautiful useful things did the people of the country make?  What do we remember them for?  What kind of events did the people of the country have for entertainment?

For the questions they can’t answer, do a little research in the family or online to get “typical” or “representative” answers from the time and place.

STEP TWO:  Type up the answers you got from the interview and research in complete sentences into a document in your SBISD Google Drive and SHARE it with me (Jennifer.Connor@springbranchsid.com).  Give me editing rights.  Please title the document: Land of My Fathers – FirstName LastName by EOC, Thursday, October 19.  This draft will probably be longer than a page.  Do not worry about that.  Just get it all typed up so we can organize, revise and edit in class.

STEP THREE:  I will guide you through revising and editing this essay in class.  We will do all of this on the Google Doc you have created.  You will not need to print the final copy because I will have access to it. The final copy will be graded on content, organization, editing (spelling, capitalization, and complete sentences)

This essay will have three grades associated with it.  One (1) homework grade – that the information is typed and shared with me by the given date.  One (1) daily grade – the revising and editing process I will guide you through. One (1) quiz grade – the final copy of the essay.

Grammar Book Work 2nd Nine Weeks

Page 175: Exercise 1, 1-6; Exercise 2, All
Page 177: Exercise 1, All (please do triple underline); Exercise 2, Odds

Page 178: Exercise 1, 1-10

Page 179: Exercise 1, 1-5

2nd Nine Week Important Dates

10/19 - "Classics Revamp" should be read, in class assessment, quiz grade
10/26 - Membean Quiz
11/1 - Land of My Fathers essay - First draft due B.O.C. - revising and editing in class, final copy is a quiz grade
11/2 - Test over literary elements and devices
11/14 - Secret of the Andes Test
11/16 - Membean Quiz
11/30 - Grammar Quiz  12/5
12/7 - Choice Write Final Draft Due, BOC, major grade  -- let's see what happens
12/14 - Membean  and Greek Roots Quiz


Reminders:

• There shouldn't be as much need to move dates around as the first Nine Weeks, but if anything changes, I will note it on here.
• All three Membean quizzes and the Greek Roots quiz will be averaged together and go in to the gradebook as one grade.
• The Membean minutes for a daily grade will run from 10/9-10/29, 10/30-11/19, and 11/27-12-14 (notice this one is a little shorter).  There will be no Membean expected over the Thanksgiving break.