Thursday, October 12, 2017

English 10 Honors--10/16/2017 & 10/17/2017

Jump Off (1-2 mins.)
--Pick up a copy of the "Mr. Martin's English--Soft Skills Self-Assessment and Corresponding Comments" document from the front table.
--Please find your name card and sit in the corresponding desk.  This is your new assigned seat in Room 203! :)
--FYI: Our "Grammar Hammer" assessment has been postponed until next class block.  You will also receive your commented-upon essays that day.
--Please SEE ME before leaving class today:

  • Casey L.
  • Ash M.
  • Storme S.
  • Tatum S.
S. the C. (5-8 mins.)
--agenda/HW


Self-Assessment -- 1st Marking Period Soft Skills (20-25 mins.)
--What are soft skills, and why do they matter?
  • Let's do some Google-searching!
--familiarize ourselves with the framework
  • Defining "consistent"
  • Defining "inconsistent"
  • Sample rubric squares shared for further clarification
  • Sample "students" described
--oral reading of "Directions" and MODELING
  • What should we consider from the school year so far (e.g., free reading, vocabulary, etc.)?
    • add to list on front board accordingly
--complete the "Mr. Martin's English--Soft Skills Self-Assessment and Corresponding Comments" document quietly and independently as directed
--When you finish, place your self-assessment in the black basket on the front table and engage in free reading until further directions are given.

Literary Analysis Activity (Phase 1 cont.) -- “The Masque of the Red Death” (15-20 mins.)
--capture items from the left side of the whiteboard from last class block
--finish sharing out as per halfsheet work conducted last class block
  • jot down additional notes that end up on the front board
--draw a line in your notebook under what you just wrote--label the next section of your notes as follows: "'The Masque of the Red Death'--Initial Reading".
  • as we discuss the bulleted list from last class block, jot down notes
Brain Break (10 mins. maximum)
--two Artifact Bags shared

Literary Analysis Activity (Phase 2) -- “The Masque of the Red Death” (flex time)
--distinguish between an initial purposeful reading and a true "reading literature like a champ" reading via the following link:

http://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/how-do-close-reading

--When reading a piece of literature like a champ, bear in mind the list in your notebook that we created together over the course of the past two blocks.
--set our purpose for our second reading of "The Masque of the Red Death" via an exemplar (think-aloud)
--sections of the story assigned to each student for close reading/annotating--Block 1 ACE: independent and/or small-group work time (depending on how you choose to operate)--close reading/annotating of assigned section of the story
--FYI: Smart phones are allowed--don't fall into the trap, though!--, and dictionaries are available on the back shelf!
--Transition--form a circle
--students share annotations from close reading--I encourage a "deeper dig" via prompting, follow-up questions, etc.

Transition (1-2 mins.)
--Re-column the desks and pick up a "Final Countdown" document from the front table.

Closure -- The Final Countdown (last 5 mins.)
--In the time permitted, complete the document to the best of your ability so that I can get a snapshot of how we did today and where we should head next.


HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--Complete a total of 45 minutes of Membean training as directed before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 10/19.  If you fail to appropriately train between now and the administration of Vocabulary Quiz #2  on Friday, 10/20 [ACE]/Monday, 10/23 [BDF], you will not be permitted to take the quiz (see the "Membean Routine" document).
HW (Class Preparation)
--Prepare for the "Parts of Speech--Post-test," which will take place at the beginning of NEXT class (Wednesday, 10/18 [ACE]/Thursday, 10/19 [BDF]).  Consider taking the following steps, especially if you struggled on today's pretest:
----Finish truly close reading/annotating your assigned section of “The Masque…” and otherwise continue working with the short story with understandings/ideas from today in mind.  Be prepared for an assessment and/or a discussion about the reading NEXT class.
Writing
--Continue thinking about your short story.  The final draft of the assignment will be due before you know it!
Miscellaneous
--Read your free reading book for at least 15 minutes between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS.