Thursday, December 6, 2012

English 9--12/7/2012

Jump Off
--Turn in your carefully completed “The Great Discovery” packet by placing it in the black basket on the front table.  Make sure that your name is written somewhere on the packet.
--Spend the first few minutes of class studying for the forthcoming Unit #4 vocabulary quiz quietly and independently.  Mr. Martin will be around momentarily with the quiz.
--When you finish the quiz, pick up a copy of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens from the front of the room, as we will use the books later in the class block.  While waiting for your peers to finish the quiz, preview the reading on pages 81-91—what’s it all about?
--Mr. Martin returns “The Great Discovery” packets

S. the C.
--agenda/HW
--trade and grade--reflect--graded quizzes collected

"Synergizing" Activity/Notetaking -- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
--put heads together again (if necessary)
--whole-class share out—presenters “seek to be understood” while audience members “seeks to understand” and take notes

HW Time – Creating a Personal Mission Statement
--purposefully read information from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens about Personal Mission Statements
--Mr. Martin shares his personal mission statement and related items
--work together to develop a plan for the assignment (Due date?  Criteria?  Grading?  Will we share? Etc.)
--brainstorming time (use “The Great Discovery” for help!)

Closure -- T-O-D
--On an index card, do the following from memory:
  • List as many of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective teens as you can.
  • Define the term "paradigm" in your own words and list a few of your own paradigms.
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR NAME IS SOMEWHERE ON THE INDEX CARD. ALSO, PROPERLY USE AT LEAST ONE UNIT #4 VOCABULARY WORD SOMEWHERE ON YOUR INDEX CARD.
 
Sharpening the Saw
--anecdotes about hard work and reactive language shared (time permitting)
 
HW
Optional assignment:
--Purposefully read sections of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens in order to "beef up" your notes page.
Mandatory assignment:
--Complete your Personal Mission Statement by _____.