Katniss' Feelings for Peeta: Fact or Fiction?

Aim:
IWBAT use textual evidence to argue whether Katniss truly loves Peeta.

Tasks:
1. Do Now: Quill.org -- finish all assigned activities! (start/finish the one due on 4/11/14)

• Finished Early? You may: (1) read silently, (2) work on TeenBiz3000, (3) read an interview with Suzanne Collins, (4) read a review of The Hunger Games book and decide whether you agree with the author, or (5) read a review of Catching Fire, the second book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins

2. Homework Check

3. The Hunger Games Advertisement Projects:

• watch and evaluate remaining presentations
• review grades and comments from teacher and peers

4. Read The Hunger Games: Chapter 26 (25 min)-- pp. 353-366 (audiobook part 2 -- 5:12:52 to 5:39:30)

5. Argument Protocol: Does Katniss have true feelings for Peeta?

1. Select a side.
2. Determine evidence to support your side.
3. Caucus with your side.
• Share your evidence.
• Evaluate evidence (find strongest and/or organize into different reasons).
• Organize or outline your argument.
• Rehearse your argument.
4. Face off!
• Pair off with a partner of the opposing side.
• One side presents his/her argument and the other side listens.
• Swap and repeat.
5. Repeat back to your opponent their best points.
• What evidence was most compelling or persuasive?
• What was the strongest persuasive moves your partner made?
6. Caucus with your side again to plan rebuttal.
• Share other side's strongest points.
• Plan a way to refute or minimize counterargument.
7. Rebuttal!
• Pair off with same partner of opposing side/position.
• One side presents his/her argument and the other side listens.
• Swap and repeat.
8. Follow through: Write 1-2 paragraphs in which you defend an argument, making the strongest argument possible. You may select either side of the argument for this last step, but citing evidence and including a counterargument is required.

Homework: More Than a Game? (TFK)

Symbolism in The Hunger Games

Aim:
IWBAT analyze the deeper meaning of symbols from The Hunger Games.

Tasks:
1. Do Now (10 min): Quill.org -- finish the activity due today (4/10/14)

• Finished Early? You may: (1) read silently, (2) work on TeenBiz3000, (3) read an interview with Suzanne Collins, or (4) read a review of The Hunger Games book and decide whether you agree with the author

2. Homework Check (5 min): gallery walk to share work

3. Read The Hunger Games: Chapter 26 (25 min)-- pp. 340-352 (audiobook part 2 -- 4:48:15 to 5:12:52)

4. Student-Directed Discussion (5 min): Should the Capitol be angry with Katniss?

• we actively listen to our teammates (use silent signals, try to understand, no side conversations)
• we build on each other's comments (not just state our own opinions)
• we monitor our own air time (step up, step back)
• we direct the discussion, without the teacher (no raising hands, only one at a time)
• we help teammates enter the conversation (I'd love to hear from ____)

5. Analyzing Symbolism (35 min): Complete your classwork here. (Do your best work!)

• Symbolism is representing complex ideas with symbols (could be words or images).

Homework: Do Cents Make Sense? (TFK Debate) -- write 1-2 thoughtful paragraphs in which you defend your argument of whether the U.S. should keep pennies or not (with several pieces of evidence)

THG Chapters 24-25

Aim: IWBAT describe how the Hunger Games end.

   

Tasks:
1. Do Now: Quill.org -- start activity due tomorrow (4/10/14)

2. Homework Check: Australia's Dangerous Animals

3. Read The Hunger Games: Chapters 24-25 -- pp. 316-325 & pp. 326-339
(audiobook part 2 -- 4:02:35 to 4:21:35 and 4:21:35 to 4:48:15)

Homework: The Games End
(For option #1, create your cartoon on your own paper. For options #2, #3, or #4, write one entire page by hand, or you can also type it on Google Drive and share it with Mr. T.)

THG Advertisement Project Presentations - Part II

Aim:
IWBAT present my Hunger Games advertisement project to my teammates,
and IWBAT evaluate my teammates' presentations for its (1) effectiveness as an advertisement, (2) creativity, (3) inclusion of accurate details from the text, (4) clarity, and (5) professionalism.

Tasks:
1. Do Now: Quill.org -- finish the activity due today (4/8/14)

• Finished Early? You may: (1) read silently, (2) work on TeenBiz3000, (3) read an interview with Suzanne Collins

2. Read The Hunger Games: Chapter 23 -- pp. 299-315 (audiobook part 2 -- 3:32:22 to 4:02:35)

3. Student-Directed Discussion: Is Haymitch a good mentor to Katniss and Peeta?

• we actively listen to our teammates (use body language, seek to understand)
• we build on each other's comments (not just state our own opinions)
• we monitor our own air time (step up, step back)
• we direct the discussion, without the teacher (no raising hands)
• we help teammates enter the conversation (I'd love to hear from ____)

4. Finish The Hunger Games Project Presentations: rate your teammates' presentations

Homework: Australia's Dangerous Animals

Stanford Women's Basketball Team presents

Nerd City!

THG Advertisement Project Presentations - Part I

Aim:
IWBAT present my Hunger Games advertisement project to my teammates,
and IWBAT evaluate my teammates' presentations for its (1) effectiveness as an advertisement, (2) creativity, (3) inclusion of accurate details from the text, (4) clarity, and (5) professionalism.

Tasks:
1. Do Now: Quill.org -- start the activity due tomorrow (4/8/14)

• Finished Early? You may: (1) read silently, (2) work on TeenBiz3000, (3) read an interview with Suzanne Collins

2. Recap the events of The Hunger Games:

Peeta is badly injured and suffering from blood poisoning.

Katniss goes to the feast to get Peeta medicine.

Clove attacks Katniss and nearly kills her.

Fortunately, Thresh saves Katniss and lets her go.

3. Read The Hunger Games: Chapter 22 -- pp. 286-298 (audiobook part 2 -- 3:08:42 to 3:32:22)

4. Student-Directed Discussion: Does Peeta truly love Katniss?

• we actively listen to our teammates (use body language, seek to understand)
• we build on each other's comments (not just state our own opinions)
• we monitor our own air time (step up, step back)
• we direct the discussion, without the teacher (no raising hands)
• we help teammates enter the conversation (I'd love to hear from ____)

5. The Hunger Games Project Presentations: rate your teammates' presentations

Homework: Debate: No Toys in Kids' Meals? (TFK)
+ by Friday, type your education essay on Google Drive (or make sure it's finished)!

Stanford Women's Basketball Team presents
NERD Anthem!

Spring Break Project

Spring Break Project -- due Monday, April 7th

The Hunger Games (click to access ebook)

KBA Spring Read-a-thon

Transitions - Part 6

Aim:
IWBAT revise my writing by adding transition words and phrases, in order to help writing flow more smoothly from one idea to another.

Tasks:

1. Do Now: Quill.org assigned activity (due 3/26)

• Use your AR username and password to log in.
• When you are finished with both of your assigned activities, proceed to the transition practice activities in Task #2 below.

2. Transitions Practice: Complete the following self-directed practice exercises to review transition words and phrases. You may complete the activities in any order.

• A: Take a transition words practice test: Click Here
• B: Take another transitions practice test: Click Here
• C: Take another transitions practice test: Click Here
• D: Practice sequencing and adding transitions: Click Here
• E: Practice your paragraph unity and coherence skills: Mild / Medium / Spicy!
• F: Complete cause and effect transitions practice exercises: Click Here
• G: Drag and drop transitions to their grouping/type: Click Here
• H: Practice adding transitions to writing: Click Here
• I: Practice adding transitions to writing: Click Here

3. Homework Check: Prepositions & Compound Sentences

4. Revising Your Writing: You will briefly watch as Mr. T demonstrates how to revise writing to add or improve transitions, before getting to work yourself. Then, you will open a writing project (your education essay) from your Google Drive and revise for transitions--to add or improve transitions in your writing. You will highlight your changes and then submit your work in the form below:

5. Read The Hunger Games: Chapter 21 -- pp. 274-285 (audiobook part 2 -- 2:44:43 to 3:08:42)

Homework: The Hunger Games Advertisement Project (due after spring break)

Yearbook Superlative Survey

Spartans, click here to vote: Michigan State

Quill + THG Chapter 20

Aims:
1. IWBAT create a Quill.org account and complete the tutorial lesson.
2. IWBAT cite textual evidence to claim whether Katniss has true feelings for Peeta.

Tasks:
1. Do Now: Are you ready for the Hunger Games? Test your skills with one of these games.

2. Quill: Sign up for a Quill.org account (with the same username and password that you use for AR) and complete the tutorial lesson.

3. Homework Check: "Into the Tornado" (TFK) -- enter scores to multiple choice questions on ExitTicket

• When you finish, read silently or play one of The Hunger Games games (from Task #1).

4. Read The Hunger Games: Chapter 20 -- pp. 258-273 (audiobook part 2 -- 2:15:00 to 2:44:43)

5. Katniss's Feelings for Peeta: With a partner, gather evidence to support whether Katniss has true feelings for Peeta or she is only pretending. After a group discussion, you will select a side and defend your viewpoint by writing a response paragraph.

Homework: Prepositions & Compound Sentences

Afternoon Dismissal Survey

Click here to take the afternoon dismissal survey.

Yearbook Superlative Survey

Students, click the name of your homeroom to vote:

• Pomona
• Dartmouth
• Michigan State

Transitions - Part 5

Aim:
IWBAT use transition words and phrases, in order to help writing flow more smoothly from one idea to another.

Tasks:
1. Do Now: Complete the following self-directed practice exercises to review transition words and phrases. You should move on to the next activity when you feel ready. Please use your time effectively to practice and prepare for your quiz tomorrow. You may complete the activities in any order.

• A: Take a transition words practice test: Click Here
• B: Take another transitions practice test: Click Here
• C: Take another transitions practice test: Click Here
• D: Practice sequencing and adding transitions: Click Here
• E: Practice your paragraph unity and coherence skills: Mild / Medium / Spicy!
• F: Complete cause and effect transitions practice exercises: Click Here
• G: Read through this slideshow presentation on transitions: Click Here
• H: If you need more help, view a different reference sheet: Click Here 

2. Homework Check: My Letter to Mr. T

3. Read The Hunger Games: Chapter 19 -- pp. 243-257 (audiobook part 2 -- 1:46:25 to 2:15:00)

4. Transitions Practice: On Socrative, you will practice selecting the best transition, adding transitions, and writing with transitions.

5. Gallery Walk: Answer these gallery walk questions to help prepare yourself for the quiz tomorrow. We will review the most frequently missed questions together in class.

6. Quiz #21: Transitions

7. Analyzing Katniss's Feelings for Peeta: Write a paragraph in which you analyze how Katniss really feels about Peeta. In your paragraph response, you must cite textual evidence and include appropriate transitions.


Homework: "Into the Tornado" (TFK)

Transitions - Part 4

Aim:
IWBAT use transition words and phrases, in order to help writing flow more smoothly from one idea to another.

Tasks:
1. Do Now: Complete the following self-directed practice exercises to review transition words and phrases. You should move on to the next activity when you feel ready. Please use your time effectively to practice and prepare for your quiz tomorrow. You may complete the activities in any order.

• A: Take a transition words practice test: Click Here
• B: Take another transitions practice test: Click Here
• C: Take another transitions practice test: Click Here
• D: Practice sequencing and adding transitions: Click Here
• E: Practice your paragraph unity and coherence skills: Mild / Medium / Spicy!
• F: Complete cause and effect transitions practice exercises: Click Here
• G: Read through this slideshow presentation on transitions: Click Here
• H: If you need more help, view a different reference sheet: Click Here 

2. Homework Check: Transitions Practice

3. Transitioning to The Hunger Games: While listening to The Katniss Chronicles, create two or three scenes, in which you illustrate what is happening and describe it with writing. Each scene's description must include the transition words/phrases we have been practicing in class.

4. Transitions Practice: On Socrative, you will practice selecting the best transition, adding transitions, and writing with transitions.

5. Read The Hunger Games: Chapter 18 -- pp. 230-241 (audiobook part 2 -- 1:24:02 to 1:46:25)

6. Why the Flowers? After a brief group discussion, you will write a paragraph in which you analyze why Katniss reacts to Rue's death by placing flowers around her and holding a makeshift funeral. In your paragraph response, you must cite textual evidence and include appropriate transitions.

7. If time allows: Transitions Relay Writing: Your table group will compete against the other groups in a relay writing contest. Here s how it will work:

• Your group will share one piece of paper.
• The first student will write a sentence about an assigned topic.
• The other tables will assign your group a silly topic.
• Then, the next student in line must add a transition word or phrase and a sentence that fits with the transition and the story line.
• The third student will then add another transition and another sentence that flows with the story, and so on.
• Teams will continue writing in this fashion, one after another, until time is called.
• Teams will be judged on (1) proper use of transitions; (2) speed/number of sentences written in sequence, one team member at a time; and (3) creativity.
• Remember, the story must flow from one sentence to the next, and use of transitions is required in every sentence (except the first).

If you finish early, continue practicing with the activities from the do now (Task #1).


REMEMBER: Your weekly skills quiz is tomorrow! (topics: precise language, transitions)


Homework: My Letter to Mr. T

• KIPP Bayview Academy is located at 1060 Key Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94124
• Your letter should be about a change you would like to make at school.

Transitions - Part 3

Aim:
IWBAT use transition words and phrases, in order to help writing flow more smoothly from one idea to another.

Tasks:
1. Do Now: Complete the following self-directed practice exercises to review transition words and phrases. You should move on to the next activity when you feel ready. Please use your time effectively to practice and prepare for your quiz tomorrow.

• A: Read through this slideshow presentation on transitions to review what you've learned:

• B: Play a drag and drop matching game: Click Here
• C: Take a transition words practice test: Click Here
• D: Complete cause and effect transitions practice exercises: Click Here
• E: If you need more help, view a different reference sheet: Click Here 

2. Homework Check: Around the World: England (TFK)

3. Read The Hunger Games: Chapter 17 -- pp. 219-229 (audiobook part 2 -- 1:04:05 to 1:24:02)

Homework: My Letter to Mr. T

Transitions - Part 2

Aim: IWBAT use transitional words and phrases, in order to help the writing flow smoothly from one idea to another.

Tasks:
1. Do Now: Complete an interactive activity to practice adding transitions to writing: Click Here

2. Homework Check: second page of your reference sheet from yesterday

3. Read The Hunger Games: Chapter 16 -- pp. 206-218 (audiobook part 2 -- 0:40:32 to 1:04:05)

4. Flocabulary Video: Watch the following music video and fill in the blanks with the lyrics you hear on your reference/classwork sheet.

  

5. Review: Review the material from the reference sheet from yesterday's lesson:

• A transition is a change. It connects two things.
• In writing, transitions help connect ideas so that the reader can better understand the ideas.
• How to add transitions:
1. Decide what relationship that information has to what you’ve already written.
2. Choose the appropriate transition and add it to the beginning of the new information you’re adding to your essay.
3. Read the information you’re adding to the essay (or piece of writing).

6. Additional Transitional Words/Phrases: On your new reference/classwork sheet, read through the new, more complete list of transitions, and fill in the missing parts (symbols) of the table.

7. Practice: Practice adding transitions and writing with transitions, on Socrative.

• Quick Check for Understanding
• Space Race (to review yesterday's lesson)
• Add an appropriate transition word or phrase
• Write using transitions

6. Gallery Walk: You will move about the room to view some multiple-choice transitions questions and answer them on the backside of your reference/classwork sheet. When you are finished, you may score your work using GradeCam on Mr. T's computer.

7. Exit Slip: Your final activity today is to complete an exit slip on Socrative, to demonstrate your mastery of today's aim. You will answer 5 multiple-choice and 2 constructed response questions.


If you finish early, read a book silently, complete today's activity on TeenBiz3000, or continue practicing with today's do now activity (Task #1).


Homework: Transitions Practice

Transitions - Part 1

AIM: IWBAT use transitional words and phrases, in order to help the writing flow smoothly from one idea to another.

If you don't use transitions in your writing,
your reader will become confused,
and your message may be unclear.

Tasks:
1. Do Now: Practice with transition words and phrases.

• Click here to go to an interactive transitions activity.
• Drag the best transition word/phrase to the beginning of the second half of the sentence, to make the ideas flow smoothly between both parts of the sentence.
• Afterwards, Mr. T will show you a fun video introducing transitions.

2. Homework Check: "Best Buddies" (TFK)

3. Read The Hunger Games: Chapter 15 -- pp. 194-205 (audiobook part 2 -- 0:18:37 to 0:40:32)

4. Video: Watch a quick video that introduces and explains how to use basic transitions in writing.

  

5. Notes: Take notes on your reference sheet as Mr. T introduces transition words and phrases.

• A transition is a change. It connects two things.
• In writing, transitions help connect ideas so that the reader can better understand the ideas.
• How to use transitions:
1. Decide what relationship that information has to what you’ve already written.
2. Choose the appropriate transition and add it to the beginning of the new information you’re adding to your essay.
3. Read the information you’re adding to the essay (or piece of writing).

6. Practice: You will practice using the transition words/phrases--first on the backside of your reference sheet and second on the new version of Socrative.


Homework: Complete the second page of your reference sheet, to practice transition words/phrases

Hungry for more?

Check out the Katniss Chronicles!

(the audio drama adapted from The Hunger Games)

Quiz #20 & Chapter 14

Aims: IWBAT edit sentences to ensure that verbs agree with subjects that include indefinite pronouns.

Everybody and everything are indefinite pronouns.                            tracker jackers in the Hunger Games

Tasks:
1. Quiz #20: subject/verb agreement with indefinite pronouns

2. Homework Check: Theseus and the Minotaur

3. Read The Hunger Games: Chapter 14 -- pp. 184-193 (audiobook part 2 -- 0:00:20 to 0:18:37)

Finished Early?

• read independently
• play this Theseus and the Minotaur labyrinth game (please MUTE your computer!)
• practice the review activities from yesterday's lesson (task #1)

Homework: The Hunger Games Chapters 6-12 Analysis

Hungry for more?

Check out the Katniss Chronicles!

(the audio drama adapted from The Hunger Games)

Academic Conversations and The Hunger Games

Aims:
1. IWBAT edit sentences to ensure that verbs agree with subjects that include indefinite pronouns.
2. IWBAT support my claims with evidence from the text.

Tasks:
1. Do Now: Subject/Verb Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns -- quiz tomorrow!

• If you want to review the material from yesterday's lesson (subject/verb agreement with indefinite pronouns), you can read lesson notes and examine examples: 
• Review Lesson 1 
• Review Lesson 2
• When you are ready to begin practicing, complete these activities:
• Activity 1: subject/verb agreement with indefinite pronouns
• Activity 2: subject/verb agreement with indefinite pronouns
• Activity 3: subject/verb agreement with indefinite pronouns
• Activity 4: subject/verb agreement with indefinite pronouns
• Activity 5: indefinite pronouns
• Activity 6: indefinite pronouns
• Activity 7: indefinite pronouns
• Activity 8: subject/verb agreement
• Activity 9: subject/verb agreement
• Activity 10 (below): Quizlet: subject/verb agreement with indefinite pronouns
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• Practice Quiz on Socrative

2. Homework Check: The Hunger Games Chapters 6-12 Analysis

3. Read The Hunger Games: Chapter 13 -- pp. 171-183 (audiobook part 1 -- 5:08:18 to 5:32:02)


4. Review How to Support Ideas with Evidence:

5. Partner & Small Group Discussions: write your discussion questions on Google Moderator -- some suggested questions include:

1. The main character in The Hunger Games is a girl named Katniss Everdeen. What are some qualities that make Katniss uniquely suited to fight in the games?
2. The setting of the Hunger Games is in the future—in a world where the government is corrupt and oppressive. What does it mean to have an oppressive form of government? Why does the government hold the Hunger Games each year? 
3. Why does Katniss decide to put herself into the Games? Was this a good choice for her?
4. Why is Katniss not very close to her mom? Who is she close to? Why?
5. What did Peeta Mellark do to help Katniss after her father died and the family was starving to death? Why did he do this? 
6. How do you think Katniss feels about having Peeta as the other Tribute from District 12? 
7. Katniss recognizes an Avox, or criminal, who serves them dinner in the Capitol. Where did she see her before? Why does Peeta help her cover up the fact that Katniss has seen her? 
8. Katniss goes back and forth on whether she should trust Peeta as an ally. Why? 
9. Haymitch wants Katniss and Peeta to pretend that they are a team and that they like one another. Why? 
10. Katniss is rated very highly at the end of the training session for Tributes. Why? 
11. Katniss and Peeta could be considered unusual Tributes by the Gamemakers. Why?
12. Why is Katniss angry that Peeta confesses to being in love with her?
13. Katniss’ interview with Caesar goes well and the crowd likes her. Why does Katniss find this surprising?
14. Peeta is very likeable to the crowd. Why?
15. What does Katniss find in the backpack that she snatches from in front of the Cornucopia? What else does she have to survive with?
16. Which character does Katniss trust the most?
17. How does Katniss feel about the country of Panem? Why does she need to make her face "an indifferent mask" and be careful what she says in public?
18. Describe the relationships of Katniss with Gale, with Prim, with her mother. How do those relationships define her personality? Why does she say about Peeta, "I feel like I owe him something, and I hate owing people." How does her early encounter with Peeta affect their relationship after they are chosen as tributes?
19. How does the fact that the tributes are always on camera affect their behavior from the time they are chosen? Does it make it easier or harder for them to accept their fate? How are the "career tributes" different from the others?
20. Why are the "tributes" given stylists and dressed so elaborately for the opening ceremony? Does this ceremony remind you of events in our world, either past or present? Compare those ceremonies in real life to the one in the story.
21. When Peeta declares his love for Katniss in the interview, does he really mean it or did Haymitch create the "star-crossed lovers" story? What does Haymitch mean when he says, "It's all a big show. It's all how you're perceived." Why do they need to impress sponsors and what are those sponsors looking for when they are watching the Games?
22. Before the Games start, Peeta tells Katniss, "...I want to die as myself ... I don't want them to change me in there. Turn me into some kind of monster that I'm not." What does this tell you about Peeta? What does he fear more than death? Is he able to stay true to himself during the Games?
23. Why does Katniss ignore Haymitch's advice to head directly away from the Cornucopia? Did she do the right thing to fight for equipment? What are the most important skills she has for staying alive — her knowledge of nature? — her skill with bow and arrow? — her trapping ability? What qualities of her personality keep her going - her capacity for love? — her intelligence? — her self-control?
24. During these chapters, the sponsors reward Katniss with a gift. Why? What does this says about her and the competition?
25. Based on what we know so far (and not what you know from the movie or already reading the book!), who do you think will win the Games? Why?
26. How do the Gamemakers control what is happening in the arena?
27. What ONE word best describes Katniss? Why?
28. What challenges has Katniss faced so far?
29. Why does Katniss's nickname ("the girl on fire") fit her?
30. How has Katniss's view of Peeta changed since the beginning of the story?
31. How does Peeta truly feel about Katniss?
32. Does Haymitch care about Katniss? How do you know?

6. Exit Slip: Choose any of the discussion questions above (or your own) to answer in a thoughtful paragraph, in which you make a claim and support it with evidence from the text. To be successful, you must:

• make a clear, arguable claim related to the text
• support the claim with evidence from the text
• demonstrate command of conventions (capitalization, grammar, punctuation, spelling)
• use formal style and professional presentation

7. Read Thesesus & the Minotaur Myth (located here)


Homework: Theseus and the Minotaur