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Unwind by Neil Shusterman
Feb - April

Unwind Novel

March 11 & 12

IN CLASS: We discussed three different types of questioning. 
1) Literal Understanding - What is the author saying? 
2) Interpretive Understanding - What does the author mean? 
3) Applied Understanding - How can you connect what you have learned to your world? 
Throughout Part 2 - students are required to write 6 questions based upon their reading. There must be two questions of each type of question. Students are to write the question on the back of their Part 2 One pager. (see slide 5 for directions)

IF YOU MISSED: Catch up on the reading. Part 2 will be posted 3/13/2020

ASSIGNMENTS: N/A
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​MAKE UP POINTS: N/A

March 9 & 10

IN CLASS: Students completed Part 1 Comprehension Test, turned in their Figurative Language Definition Page, and Part 1 One Pager. 

IF YOU MISSED: Be sure to pick up and complete the Part 1 Comprehension Test and turn your work in. 

ASSIGNMENTS: Part 1 Comprehension Test Due by 3/11 for A Day and 3/12 for B Day. - Please pick up in class. 
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​MAKE UP POINTS: Turn In Figurative Language Definition Page and the Part 1 One Pager - Due at the beginning of class if you missed. 

March 5 & 6

IN CLASS: Students completed the Part one One Pager and looked at the "Golden Quote" and began to write their paragraphs* (Most classes - look on google class for the assignment)

IF YOU MISSED: Be sure to complete Part one One Pager, go over the presentation to gain information about the "Golden Quote" and the paragraph. 

ASSIGNMENTS: Turn in next class: 
1) Figurative Language Definition Page
2) Part One - One Pager
Write and turn in Saturday by 11:59 the assigned paragraph for A day
Write and turn in Sunday by 11:59 the assigned paragraph for B day 
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​MAKE UP POINTS: N/A

March 3 & 4

IN CLASS: We finished Part 1, and began to complete the One Pager for part 1. 
IF YOU MISSED: Be sure to complete part one (click on the link above) and work on the 

ASSIGNMENTS: Work on Part One of the Notes Page, 

​MAKE UP POINTS: N/A

Feb 28 & March 2

IN CLASS: We went over Figurative Language, Continued reading Part 1

IF YOU MISSED: Be sure to turn in your parent letter,  your Bill of Rights handout and pick up Figurative Language Handout, Character Handout, Plot Handout and put in your folders. 

ASSIGNMENTS: Work on Part One of the Notes Page, 

​MAKE UP POINTS: N/A

Feb 26 & 27

IN CLASS: We went over Figurative Language, Continued reading Part 1

IF YOU MISSED: Be sure to turn in your parent letter,  your Bill of Rights handout and pick up Figurative Language Handout, Character Handout, Plot Handout and put in your folders. 

ASSIGNMENTS: Work on Part One of the Notes Page, 

​MAKE UP POINTS: N/A

Feb 24 & 25

IN CLASS: We went over Figurative Language, Continued reading Part 1

IF YOU MISSED: Be sure to turn in your parent letter,  your Bill of Rights handout and pick up Figurative Language Handout, Character Handout, Plot Handout and put in your folders. 

ASSIGNMENTS: Work on Part One of the Notes Page, 

​MAKE UP POINTS: N/A

Feb 22 & 23

IN CLASS: We went over Figurative Language, Read Chapter 1, and began filling out Part 1, one pager

IF YOU MISSED: Be sure to turn in your parent letter,  your Bill of Rights handout and pick up Figurative Language Handout, Character Handout, Plot Handout and put in your folders. 

ASSIGNMENTS: Work on Part One of the Notes Page, 

​MAKE UP POINTS: N/A
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Feb 20 & 21

IN CLASS: Today we created amendment posters and completed the Bill of Rights handout. Students turned in their parent letter.

IF YOU MISSED: Be sure to turn in your parent letter & complete your Bill of Rights handout.

ASSIGNMENTS: No new assignments were given

​MAKE UP POINTS: Parent Letter = 5 pts, Bill of Rights = 5 pts. 

Feb 18 & 19

IN CLASS: Today we passed out information on the New Unit. Since the book takes place in the future where new amendments were written, students looked at the Bill of Rights 
IF YOU MISSED: Be sure to pick up the new unit paper work, parent letter, and Bill of Rights Assignment
ASSIGNMENTS: Parent Letter, Bill of Rights handout
MAKE UP POINTS: Parent Letter = 5 points, Bill of Rights = 5 point

Feb 12 & 13

IN CLASS: Today we enjoyed a great discussion about the idea's presented in the articles, the safe haven law, termination of parental rights, and foster youth and the system. 
IF YOU MISSED: be sure to turn in your two Focusing In forms stapled to the two correct articles. An example is given in slide 3. 
ASSIGNMENTS: None - have an amazing 4 day weekend. 
MAKE UP POINTS: None

Feb 10 & 11

IN CLASS: Today was a reading day. Students were given three more articles to practice their close reading skills and to prepare for a discussion next class.
IF YOU MISSED: 1) Go over the presentation to refresh your memory on the steps to Close Reading. 2) Read the articles 3) Fill out the "Focusing In" forms
ASSIGNMENTS: Pick up the assignments in room 1101. 
1) Read Safely Surrender Babies & fill out one side of "Focusing In"
2) Read Safe Heaven Laws & fill out the other side of "Focusing In" 
3) Read Terminating Parental Rights and fill out one side of "Focusing In"
4) Read 8 Big Reasons. . . & fill out the other side of "Focusing In" 
MAKE-UP POINTS: Be sure to complete the reading and "Focusing In" before next class. Each "Focusing In" is worth 5 points and will be graded on compliancy and effort.   

Feb 6 & 7

IN CLASS: Today we began discuss the themes we see in dystopia media and focused on what close reading is and what it looks like. 
IF YOU MISSED: 1) Go over the presentation and watch the two video clips. What themes do you see in the clips? Why? 2) Read the close reading slides. What is close reading? What does it mean to "recognize the source", "Summarize Big Ideas", "Discern Vocabulary", "Annotate Key Elements with Purpose", & "Respond to the Test". 
ASSIGNMENTS: Class discussion / Handouts 1) Focusing In 2) Annotation guide for Non-Fiction 3) Safely Surrendered Baby
MAKE UP POINTS: No points were given during class. Be sure to pick up the handouts next class. 

Feb - 4 & 5 

IN CLASS: Today students got a look at dystopia and the common themes. 
IF YOU MISSED: Go over the class presentation and familiarize yourself with the themes of dystopia and what a character does. 
ASSIGNMENTS: Class discussion
MAKE UP POINTS: points given in class - 5 - 
A Day - Answer all of the questions on slide 16
B Day - Take notes on the slides with a focus on 1) What is dystopia, 2) What is an example of a dystopian society 3) What are the themes explored in a dystopian society? 4) What does the characters learn / discover in a dystopian society? 

Make up work needs to be turned in the next class. No Late Work will be accepted. 
"A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people."
― Mahatma Gandhi
"Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures." - Cesar Chavez
"A multicultural society does not reject the culture of the other but is prepared to listen, to see, to dialogue and, in the final analysis, to possibly accept the other's culture without compromising its own." - Reuven Rivlin
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