Into The Wild - FULL TEXT

March 25 - 29. 2019

Detail of activities / strategies used to engage students: 

• Monday: 

• Opening: TABLE OF CONTENTS UPDATE 
• Work Session - 

• Instruction (I do): Teacher will explain the importance of Unit 2 Post Test 
• Independent Practice (You do): 

1. Students will continue presenting their Persuasive Speeches; students will continue evaluating their peers during their presentation 

2.  Students will take their Unit 2 Post Test 

• Closing: Students will finish Ethos, Pathos Logos Film Analysis (John Q –Friday) 

• Tuesday: 

• Opening: KWL Chart – Elements of a plot 
• Work Session - 

• Instruction (I do): Teacher will review Elements of a Plot 
• Guided Practice (We do): Students will watch a short film be able to point out the elements seen in the film (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement, Conflict, Theme) 
• Independent Practice (You do):  

1. Students will continue their Unit 2 Post Test  

2. Students will write down the number of questions that they were uncertain about on the Unit 2 Post Test for review on Friday. 

3. Students will take notes and then plot the events on a plot diagram from the short film. 

• Closing: Ticket out the Door – Review short film elements 

• Wednesday: 

• Opening: Review Plot Elements & Point of View 
• Work Session - 

• Instruction (I do): Teacher will review one concept that students will see on the EOC (Re-writing the beginning, climax or ending of a story) 
• Independent Practice (You do): Students will take a portion of an assessment from the Georgia Milestone Practice Test. Test will contain an excerpt that ask students to rewrite the beginning of the story from third person perspective as well as complete multiple-choice questions about the excerpt. 

• Closing: Ticket out the Door – Students will leave feedback from assessment – Was this an easy task? If so, why? If not, what do you need help with? 

• Thursday:  

• Opening: Review Milestone test section from yesterday. 
• Work Session - 

• Instruction (I do): Teacher will review the R.A.C.E. Strategy 
• Independent Practice (You do):   

1. Students will take notes on the R.A.C.E. Strategy. 

2.  Students will work in groups to create a Constructed Response using the R.A.C.E. Strategy. 

• Closing: Ticket out the Door  

• Friday:   

• Opening: R.A.C.E Strategy Review 
• Work Session - 

• Instruction (I do): Teacher will review certain questions from the Milestones assessments that students struggle with understanding. 
• Independent Practice (You do): Students will present their Constructed Response using the R.A.C.E Strategy to the class (assignment from yesterday)  

• Closing: Ticket out the Door