January 31

Blog Post

Make sure that blog post 2 is complete and published.

The Samurai's Tale: A Name A Name!  Read aloud

Zen Video

Take Notes page 67.  

• What is Zazen?
• Zen can be thought as a mixture between
• What is the main focus?
• What is the 2nd focus?
• There is no t--
• Why can one not life dictate the journey?

Japanese Poetry

Reading Group  

January 30

The Samurai's Tale Quiz 3

Japan Samurai Traditions

 Zen
Bun/Bu

Quizlet

HW: 
2nd Blog Post due tomorrow
Study vocabulary words


Blog Post 3 Due Friday

Drawing/Visual Response:  In your drawing you must represent a specific scene from the reading. 

a.      Your drawing may be either literal (showing what actually happened with visual images) or symbolic(using symbols to represent feelings, ideas, emotions). 

b.      Your drawing should be in color, or if black and white, should be thoroughly “shaded.”

c.      You may not use stick figures. 

d.      You must also add at least 2 sentences worth of writing.  Writing can be in the form of cartoon-style “talking bubbles” or simply an explanation of your drawing at the bottom of the page. 

e.      Take a picture of your drawing and upload it to the blog.  You may use google draw or some other digital format.

January 24

Assembly Schedule 

AM Block  8:05 to 10:20   Assembly from 8:05 to 8:40 in the gym

Nutrition 10:20 to 10:40

3rd period 10:44 to 11:30

4th period 11:34 to 12:20

Lunch 12:20 to 12:55

5th Period 12:59 to 1:54

6th Period 1:57 to 2:55

Writing Prompt

Vocabulary

Check and turn in.  Share out loud the Show me you Know.

Quizlet

Japanese Skits

Prepare and perform skits based on what you learned yesterday.  Use emporer, daimyo, shogun samurai,  and peasant in your sentence.

January 26

Assembly Schedule on Friday (Tomorrow)

AM Block  8:05 to 9:20   Assembly from 8:05 to 8:40 in the gym
Nutrition 10:20 to 10:40
3rd period 10:44 to 11:30
4th period 11:34 to 12:20
Lunch 12:20 to 12:55
5th Period 12:59 to 1:54
6th Period 1:57 to 2:55

Writing prompt

Write for six minutes on your writing prompt

Japanese Feudalism Stations

You will need a pencil or a pen to travel through the stations to complete the sheet.

Reading Group 

  Have you completed your The Samurai's Tale Vocabulary 2 worksheet?

  Blog post 2 checklist

• 3 similes or metaphors
• Text is quoted with the page number
• You explain what the simile/metaphor means in your own words
• Picture(s) optional

Example:

On page 14 Taro was having problems with a bully when a friendly soldier stopped the bully and admonished Taro to stay away from this man.  The soldier said "he is a wasp in autumn, he stings without reason."  This a metaphor that means the man gets aggravated for no reason.  You can see that he is always hitting kids and picking on people for no reason.

January 25

Advisory please click on the link to vote for someone who you think represents the trait of fairness in our class.

Writing prompt -- add to the prompt that you started yesterday.

Reading group Tuesday/Wednesday

Blog post 2 Due Tuesday

   IV.      Metaphor/Simile Explanation: 

a.      Find at least 3 metaphors and/or similes in the reading (any page so far). 

b.      Write the exact quote and the page number. 

c.      Under each quote, interpret the meaning of each metaphor/simile in a short description (2-3 sentences). 

d.      Preferably typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. font.

Review Tang/Song Dynasty

Recap Japan system -- Put the blue page in your Interactive Notebook for history.

January 24

Writing Prompt: 
Throughout The Samurai's Tale, Taro has to deal with bullies.  What has been your experience with bullies?  What do you think is the best way to deal with them? 

Look at you blog.  Finish writing and publish your blog.  It is due on the link.

Japan Lesson: Comparing Feudalism 

January 23

Note:  On Friday you were asked to turn in all assignments.  Unfortunately that did not get done for many of you.  Anything not turned in will be marked as late and less credit will be assigned.  Some of my AM class forgot to take the quiz.  You will have to write me a note to explain why you did not take it.  The following assignments should be turned in by today if you have not already done so:

• GRAPES of China
• The Samurai's Tale Chapter 1-4 questions
• Research report presentation

Today.  Look at you blog.  Finish writing and publish your blog.  It will be due tomorrow on the link.

Read to chapter 10 by tomorrow.  Chapter 12 by Friday.  

Start your vocabulary in classroom

Take this quiz by the end of class.

January 20

Happy Birthday Caleb Trujillo


Book Groups

1. Separate to four different tables, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday book group.
2. Finish all presentations
3. When you finish,  collect your grade sheets, staple them together and put them in the in box.
4. After you whole group is complete move on to the next assignment.

GRAPES of China

1. Complete the table for your assigned dynasty (Tang or Song) to the best of your ability.  
2. If you have blank squares move around the table and do give one get one.  Give one/get one is where you share one of your ideas and get one from someone else who researched the same dynasty as you.
3. When you have finished, share your findings with someone at your table who the opposite dynasty.  Turn your completed document in in classroom.

Vocabulary Quiz

Turn in your vocabulary to the inbox and take your quiz.

Read The Samurai's Tale to page 70 by Tuesday.

January 19th

Create blog post 1 in your blogger account.

Your post title should be Samurai's Tale blog post 1:  Analyzing Theme.

Discuss Chapter 5 and 6 of The Samurai's Tale

Reading group Thursday

Work on completing GRAPES of Tang and Song Dynasties.  

Vocabulary Quiz Chapter 1-4

January 18

Check your The Samurai's Tale quiz in your gmail.

What score did you get?
12 = A
10-11 = B
9= C
8 or lower = Correct and return

If you have a score of 8 or less, please write the question in your English notebook. Then write the correct answer to the question, and include the page number of the book that you found the answer.

Book Group Presentations for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Complete GRAPES chart for your dynasty.

Study vocab and be ready to turn it in tomorrow.

Quizlet Live

Intro to Literature Blogs.

Read The Samurai's Tale.

January 17
The Samurai's Tale Quiz 1-4

Turn in Chapters 1-4

China Assignment in Classroom

Book Group  

Today you present your research paper.

Samurai's Tale  5 through 10 by next Tuesday.  

Vocabulary

- A province in Japan is much like a _________________ in the US.

--  Lord Akiyama had great prestige _____________ ....

-- I knew immediately that Stew was meek ......

Quiz Thursday!

January 12

Chromebooks

Finish slide show.  

Did you include reference slides in the MLA format?  Same references from your research paper.

Slide Show Rubric

China Grapes see Classroom 

The Samurai's Tale

Answer questions from chapter 3.  Read Chapter 4.  

Book Group  Thursday and Friday

Vocabulary Show Me You Know

Stout -- The stout man had trouble with ....

Admonished ... My mom admonished me ......

Sagely-- The sagely veteran gave wisdom .....

January 11

Chromebooks

Happy Birthday Miguel

Quiz

Presentation Zen  ---  Watch short video.

Work on presentation slide show

Start China Grapes Lesson Classroom 



Vocabulary

A Samurai's Tale  Chapter 1-4  Questions in Classroom

Wednesday Reading Group

January 10

Chromebook

Research Paper

• Pull out your research sources and your research paper.  
• Open your annotated bibliography
• Identify areas where you used facts from your source and check to see if they were cited.

Take your sources and be sure to include them when you present your research paper.

Work on slides.  You will present next week during reading group.  Your slides need to follow the format from the assignment posted in classroom.

Tuesday Reading Group

PreQuiz

Vocabulary  

Copy the show me you know sentence frames on the back of your vocabulary. 

Ruthless  -- The leader showed his ruthless side when .....

submissively  -- After the dog's owner .......               the dog submissively went into her house.

riff-raff   give one synonym and one antonym for the word riff-raff

January 9

Welcome Back!!

Need Chromebooks
English Notebook

Handouts
Peer review of research paper/Islam DBQ
Vocabulary

Turn your research paper into a 3 minute presentation.  No more than 5 slides (1 slide per paragraph).

Watch this video

If you have not printed your research paper, now is the time.

HW: Reading group tomorrow.  Make sure you show that you read at least 3 hours since last reading group.