WEEK 5: NOVEL STUDIES

RESOURCES: Bronx Masq Audio| Bronx Masq Pgs. 1-80 |Eagle Writing Center| SpringBoard Textbook

MONDAY

1. BRONX MASQUERADE QUIZ #1
2. ZINC READING DIAGNOSTIC
1. CLICK ON ZINK LINC
2. GO TO TOP OF PAGE ON RIGHT SIDE AND CLICK ON BELL
3. SELECT DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT AND BEGIN
4. RECORD YOUR SCORE 1-7
3. READ NEXT CHAPTER AND UPDATE CHARACTER CHART

HW: READ JANELLE AND LESLIE'S CHAPTER AND UPDATE CHARACTER LOGS.

TUESDAY

1.  Double-entry Journal: Find a quote about Janelle Battle that reveals who she is or what she is going through and explain.
2.  TPCAST: Analyze Janelle's poem "Inside" for tone, shift and theme.
3.  Watch "Skinny" by Aisha Oxley and compare the poem to "Inside."  Write your answer in your 2-Point Writing section of your notebook.

HW: Read Judianne's chapter and Lupe's and Janelle's 2nd poems "El Noche" and "Mirror Mirror" and update your character chart. Prepare for chapter quiz on Friday on this weeks 6 chapters.

WEDNESDAY
HALF DAY!

THURSDAY

1. Read/update chart for new characters: Gloria, Janelle, Judianne, Tanisha, Sterling, and Amy (pgs. 40-107).
2. TPCAST: Analyze Judianne's poem "Cocoon."
3. Watch "Freedom Writers" and complete a 2-Point Writing comparing a character from novel to film.

HW: Study figurative language terms and new chapters in novel  (Pgs. 40-107; Gloria-Amy).  Update character chart for 6 new characters. Complete Open Mic #3 which needs to personify an internal problem (See example: Dear Anxiety)

FRIDAY

1. Bronx Masquerade Quiz #2 (pgs. 40-107; Gloria-Amy).
2. Open Mic #3: Personification Poems.

HW: Read the remaining chapters in novel and update character chart.