Students must complete the Group Project survey - it is worth 5 points

Go to Work Activities in Class Thursday HERE and scroll down to #3 - Take THIS SURVEY HERE.

Work Activities in class Thursday, May 28:

1. Silently Read Sign of the Chrysanthemum and write Haiku poems for each chapter.

• Additional note sheets are on the bookcase near the front door.

2. Computer usage REMINDERS - 

• Unplug all computers taking group computers
• last five minutes - return AND plug in computers at end of core. 
• (reward for two volunteers that plug in all - rewarded by Mr. R on Friday)

3. Group Project work with computers:

• Complete THIS SURVEY HERE for all of your individual group project work.
• If you have completed all of your project work, then do one EXTRA CREDIT assignment for the project (due no later than next Tuesday)
• Plan out your project board on paper. In order to work on project boards on Friday, you must have a sketched plan.

4. Extra Credit for students that have completed both Sign of C and the Project (due next Tuesday):

• Poetry - 
• Choose a poem on this site:
• http://www.poetryfoundation.org/browse/
• 16 or more lines long minimum length
• Read the following poem to yourself.
• on a separate sheet of paper, write the following responses - 
• What is this poem about?
• What is the theme or message of this poem?
• What is the structure of the poem? Rhyme? Lines per verse? Words per line?
• Write a poem that:
• similar structure
• related theme, but not the same subject as the poem.

Week of 052615

Due - Detail

HOMEWORK:

052715 - Practice a poem for the poetry circle

052915 - Work due on Friday - divide up for homework T, W, Th

1. MediNations Project - FOUR completed assignments in class 
• (most students had three assignments on Tuesday)
2. Sign of Chrysanthemum - Completed Read and Haikus per each chapter
3. Typed and edited poem based on Ghazal

IN CLASS:
052615 - Spring Writing Assessment

• Computers in class:
• finish typing assignments not turned last week LIST HERE (bottom of page)
• interview, previous poem, year in review journal, 5 haiku (Sign of C)
• work on group Medi-Nation Project link here 
• (groups have their own sheets for each assignment on list)
• Read Sign of Chrysanthemum - finish book and write one haiku for each chapter

052715 - Library

052815 - Computers in class

• Type portfolio Table of Contents (include items on bulletin boards)
• Edit and Type last week's poem inspired by the Ghazal poem
• Work on Medi-Nation Project
• Read Sign of Chrysanthemum - finish book and write one haiku for each chapter

Week of 051815 (UPDATED - 052115)

Weekly overview:

Stations in class:

1. Med Nations Group work (4 assignments completed by Friday)
2. Poetry Activity
3. Sign of Chrysanthemum (with XC option)
4. Journal Activity in Notebook
5. Practice Performance of poetry with group

Stations Plan this week HERE
Poetry Handout HERE

Interview Write Up guidelines HERE

Due this week:
1. Three stations due Wednesday.
2. Interview write up due Friday - typed, printed, shared in gdoc.
3. Four stations due by Friday. The 5th will be completed in class (XC +1 if completed before class).
4. Thursday in class - type - 3 separate assignments (keep the handwritten assignment as well)

• last week's poem, 
• the porfolio journal - year in review (completed last week)
• type five Haikus of choice from your Sign of Chrysanthemum Haiku notes

In class 0513 - 15

As part of our stations and Medieval Project work this week we participated in the following activities:
Wednesday -

1. Interview members from different project groups about their project's performance as individuals and successes of their group. Share out in class, and discuss successful practices of different groups.
2. Core 2 experience a Mint Tea session with Middle Eastern samples with a presentation about the different 

Thursday -
In a poetry reading circles for each student group, student draft poems were read and critiqued by the group on the following factors:

1. Comparing writer's intent versus readers' interpretation
2. Powerful lines and images to pursue and highlight better
3. Correcting forced rhymes and meaningless lines.

Core 1 experienced a Mint Tea session with Middle Eastern samples with a presentation about the different

Friday - 

Week of 051115

This week in class - Stations:

Detailed Directions and links HERE (you must sign on to your school email account)

Stations Overview - in class work
1. Poetry Activity
2. Medieval Nations Project
3. Portfolio
4. Read Sign of the Chrysanthemum
5. Tableau Theater activity

During LASS7 today

1. Answer this survey HERE about your project work so far. Complete as much as possible.
2. When done, work on the Medieval Nations project with your group.

Week of 050415 - Testing Week Schedule and HW

Testing Schedule:
This week we have a unique testing schedule found HERE. Students must be on time every day to class. 

The starting periods for each day this week are as follows:

M - 1st, T - 2nd, W - 5th, Th - 3rd, F - 6th

ELA testing this week, Math testing next week - 

• Test activities will occur in all Language Arts and Social Studies classes until the three steps of the testing are complete - depending on the student schedule.
• In Mr. Rodgers 1/2 core class, testing ends TUESDAY (no test activities Th/F)
• In Mr. Rodgers 5/6 core class, testing ends THURSDAY (no test activities M/T)

HOMEWORK:

For each class, there are two periods of instruction this week where testing is not occurring. But since the schedule is out of the ordinary, students are advised to work on the following two activities this week:

• Medieval Nations Group Project - 
• Extra Credit option for assignments 4 and 5 each assignment if completed this week.

• Read the new novel - Sign of the Chrysanthemum - will be passed out on Friday. 

• Read and write notes (see below) the first 4 chapters (pages 1- 74) for Homework due Friday (May 15) (for homework on NON prior test nights
• Extra Credit - 1 point each for two additional chapters (5/6) +1; (7/8) +1
• Write a HAIKU to summarize each chapter (5-7-5 syllable count per line)
• more on Haiku HERE
• use the 8 panel chapter note panel - one rectangle per chapter