https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip Curriculum Share Feb. 19th en-us 2018-02-16 15:53:21 UTC 2026-02-04 00:46:02 UTC hello@padlet.com alisha_clayson https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232461018 Anne Frank Museum:  Each of us did a museum room and had the kids rotate through the class (every 10 min).  One of us did a Prezi about the Nazi's, propaganda, etc.  Another did a video from a survivor talking about the Holocaust.  The other room the kids got a picture of someone from WWII, had to find the person in the room, read about them, then fill out a google form about them.

The next day we did a Breakout EDU and gave the kids mini journals for them to take notes in while we read. In this activity, they had to learn how much time the Franks spent in hiding, Anne full name, information about her diary, etc.

Those of use with Chrome books used them to do a web quest to get additional information learned.

THIS SOUNDS AWESOME! CAN YOU PLEASE SHARE THE ASSIGNMENT WITH THE REST OF US!?! - JODY]]> 2018-02-16 18:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232461018 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232773578 I incorporated Flowers for Algernon in this unit and it tied in perfectly with our essential question. ]]> 2018-02-18 23:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232773578 jody_waters https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232794581 Instead of trying to teach all the different types myself, the students were put into teams and then created a slide presentation to teach the class. They did a great job and took all the work off of me. We had a drawing to pick their cultures which was fun. We also had some great conversations making connection between all the different cultures from all over and their own culture or religion. ]]> 2018-02-19 03:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232794581 jody_waters https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232795188 2018-02-19 03:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232795188 jody_waters https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232795395 2018-02-19 03:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232795395 jody_waters https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232795887 My students really enjoyed the story and then watching the Hitchcock.]]> 2018-02-19 03:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232795887 jody_waters https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232796631 My kids loved the Dangerous Minds, Gangster's Paradise, Road Not taken lesson. Very engaging]]> 2018-02-19 03:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232796631 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232940226 2018-02-19 14:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232940226 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232940358 2018-02-19 14:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232940358 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232940381 As a part of our Poetry unit, we had students create a black out poem using newspapers, magazines, and other written resources. ]]> 2018-02-19 14:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232940381 jessica_tatum https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232940727 We paired up "Mother to Son" and Tupac's "Dear Momma" and analyzed and compared both using the graphic organizer to help them organize their thoughts. ]]> 2018-02-19 14:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232940727 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232952577 analyze different forms of point of view, including first-person, third-person omniscient, and third-person limited.

There was some confusion about point of view and viewpoint/perspective. The Three Little Pigs lesson is a viewpoint lesson and does not fit in well with POV. There is a difference. ]]> 2018-02-19 15:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232952577 jody_waters https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232953500 8.3A Needs to be looked at; not tested (Lead4ward)]]> 2018-02-19 15:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232953500 jessica_tatum https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232953556 Tek 8.5 analyze how different playwrights characterize their protagonists and antagonists through the dialogue and staging through the dialogue and staging of their plays. 
This TEK should be moved to unit 5 to conflict where we are reading "The Diary of Anne Frank." ]]> 2018-02-19 15:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232953556 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232954791 2018-02-19 15:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232954791 jessica_tatum https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232956244 For our Do Nows we usually have a vocabulary in a sentence and students have to determine the meaning using context clues to help them determine the meaning. Another thing we have done that seems to help some is when we are introducing a new short story or novel we provide them with the new vocabulary words in sentence. They first have to infer (without using a dictionary) what the word means and then they had to find the true definition using their dictionary and compare how close to the meaning they were able to get. ]]> 2018-02-19 15:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232956244 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232956904 2018-02-19 15:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232956904 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232957216 My students write a word every day in their planners and I frame my lesson around that word. It usually deals with what we are currently reading. I discuss the roots and family words within the first 5 minutes of class every day.  Students will usually create their own sentences or use the word in a sentence]]> 2018-02-19 15:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232957216 jody_waters https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232957771 26 questions on STAAR; needs more time than 20 days]]> 2018-02-19 15:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232957771 jody_waters https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232961217 Important and tested; need to look at 8.6A]]> 2018-02-19 15:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232961217 jody_waters https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232965289 In a very high stress time of the year.

HPLS not tested for this unit. Might be in a GREAT spot.]]> 2018-02-19 15:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232965289 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232965533 2018-02-19 15:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232965533 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232966999 2018-02-19 15:59:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232966999 jody_waters https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232977535 Merge leadership and character units]]> 2018-02-19 16:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232977535 jody_waters https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232977675 Merge Conflict with Choices unit and pay attention to Readiness standards.]]> 2018-02-19 16:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232977675 jessica_tatum https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232978468 We use it as an introductory tool as we start a unit. We have group discussions, sometimes it is used as a free write. ]]> 2018-02-19 16:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232978468 alisha_clayson https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232978559 I posted the question at the beginning of the year and referred back to it quite a bit.  I've gotten out of that currently, but I need to go back to it. :) 
How it's connected to the learner profile:
Communicator - With us talking about it over and over, I feel they're constantly thinking about it and pulling in their personal experiences.]]> 2018-02-19 16:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232978559 nancy_schneider https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232978575 2018-02-19 16:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232978575 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232978949

]]> 2018-02-19 16:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232978949 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232979037 My students have a written response after everything they read that makes a connection back to the essential question. I have them divide binders up by unit and they have to write the essential question on their divider. I also have it posted in the classroom at all times.  This goes with the critical thinker learner profile. ]]> 2018-02-19 16:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232979037 nancy_schneider https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232979493 2018-02-19 16:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232979493 jody_waters https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232984841 2018-02-19 16:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232984841 alisha_clayson https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232986578 LTF questions are good about starting where they are and moving to where they need to be.  I like the gradual progression through the reading to get to higher level questions.]]> 2018-02-19 16:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232986578 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232986924 Remind students about literary devices. Read and analyze poem. Write an an essay explaining what the literary devices infer about Acosta's childhood/relationship with her mother.

]]> 2018-02-19 16:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232986924 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232993994 My awe moment came when I had a class clown student come in and start class with the students and I didn’t stop him. He kept going and taught the whole class period just like I would. They all kept looking at me seeing if I would stop him, but I didn’t say a word. They were engaged, asking questions, participating and I was just the observer. ]]> 2018-02-19 17:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232993994 nancy_schneider https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232994022 2018-02-19 17:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232994022 alisha_clayson https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232994035 As we introduced and dove into the beginning of Anne Frank, several students in each class were surprised when they found out Anne died. It gave me the opportunity to dive a little deeper while maintaining their curiosity.  

BONUS: We knew that 7th grade had done Freedom Writers last year and I was able to connect the Meip Gies scene in Freedom Writers to Anne Frank]]> 2018-02-19 17:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232994035 https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232994151 My struggling student explained to my upper level student what I wanted in the inference essay by using a personal experience.]]> 2018-02-19 17:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jody_waters/gsrut6m41mip/wish/232994151