English 10 Honors--11/30/2018

Jump Off (1-2 mins.)
--Please pick up a copy of the stapled document located on the front table (invitation and NYS ELA Regents incentive plan information).

--Please take out the following:

• your annotated copy of "The Masque of the Red Death
• your two copies of the "Writing Paragraphs" document with which we began working last class block

S. the C. (10-12 mins.)
--check the Membean report

--list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio shared:

• Would anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during my office hours (posted on the front board)?

--Reminder: The NYS ELA Regents celebration will take place after school on 12/12 right here in Room 203!

• RSVP?

--FYI: The UPDATED End-of-"Unit" Writing Assignment Prompt:

Write a text-based, grammatically sound, tightly-written response of two paragraphs.  In your response, respond to the following question so as to reveal a theme statement (central idea) drawn from "The Masque of the Red Death": What seems to be Edgar Allan Poe's "thesis" about human nature/why people do what they do, say what they say, etc. as revealed in the story he tells?  Then, analyze how Poe's use of symbolism of at least one important character, setting, object, etc. helps develop the theme statement that you crafted.  Use strong and thorough textual evidence spanning the entire text, and make sure that you reason through your evidence by tying back to your claim(s) often.  Good luck!

--agenda/HW

Writing Workshop (Phase 1 cont.) -- Short Story "Unit"--End-of-"Unit" Writing Assessment (Regents Part 3) (8-10 mins.)

*I WILL COME AROUND AND RETURN YOUR ASSESSMENTS FOR "THE MASQUE..." AGAIN, WHICH SHOULD COME IN HANDY WHEN CONTINUING THE WRITING ASSIGNMENT TODAY!*

--Complete the following steps:

• Get back in groups (SEE THE WHITEBOARD FOR GROUPINGS).
• "Anchored in" to our "Compact for Group Work", ...
• finish any of the tasks from the end of last class block that you have yet to finish:
• Share your theme statements with each other.
• Draw consensus in order to either pick a theme statement about which to write or craft a new, "ultimate" theme statement about which to write.
• Pick a character, setting, object, etc. (or any combination thereof) about which to write.  Consider, of course, your responses on the "'The Masque of the Red Death' Assessment"!
• Write the topic sentences for each of your paragraphs using the templates.  Review the notes included within the document as necessary.  (SEE THE FRONT BOARD FOR IDEAS ABOUT ORGANIZATION!)
• Reminder: All group members must complete the act of writing topic sentences on the templates.  As closure of this phase of writing workshop, I will ask for submission of template copies at random from one group member.

Closure/Transition (3-5 mins.--I'll go as fast as I can! :) )

--templates collected/one PRO and one GROW conveyed

Writing Workshop (Phase 2) -- Short Story "Unit"--End-of-"Unit" Writing Assessment (Regents Part 3) (25-30 mins.)
--Complete the following steps:

• Celebrate the PRO and attend to the GROW for your paragraph claims.
• MODEL today's "Phase 2" steps with a sample writing piece in response to a similar prompt about George Orwell's Animal Farm.
• Reread the topic sentence(s) for your first body paragraph.
• Reminder: All group members must complete the template.  As closure of this phase of writing workshop, I will ask for submission of a copy at random from one group member.
• "Divide and conquer" the evidence-gathering process for the first body paragraph by assigning each other a page range and template section upon which to write.
• Quietly and independently back at your own desk, search for the strongest piece of textual evidence in your page range in support of your group's theme statement.  Carefully copy the direct quotation on the lines in your assigned template section.  DO NOT WRITE A TIEBACK FOR YOUR PIECE OF EVIDENCE!  

Brain Break -- One to Ten (5 mins.)

--line up in birth order in the front of the classroom

--complete activity, returning to your desk if you are out
--You can exercise your Right to Pass!

Writing Workshop (Phase 3) -- Short Story "Unit"--End-of-"Unit" Writing Assessment (Regents Part 3) (flex time)
--Complete the following steps:

• MODEL today's "Phase 3" steps with a sample writing piece in response to a similar prompt about George Orwell's Animal Farm.
• Get back into groups.
• "Rotate" templates (e.g., Erin to Aidan, Aidan to Emma, and Emma to Erin)
• Reminder: All group members must complete the template.  As closure of this phase of writing workshop, I will ask for submission of a copy at random from one group member.
• Quietly and independently back at your own desk, write a multi-sentence tieback for your group member's direct quotation.  Strongly consider the following questions:
• Based on the paragraph's purpose (as established in the claim), why did your group member select this direct quotation?
• This quotation suggests that... because...
• This idea relates back to the claim that... because...
• How does this direct quotation relate back to the paragraph's purpose (as established in the claim)?
• Yet again, get back into groups.
• "Anchored in" to our "Compact for Group Work", ...
• share evidence and tiebacks in order so as to complete the template for your group's first body paragraph.
• Does anything need to be changed?  Added?  Etc.  (If so, "take care of business" accordingly!)
• agree upon and write an all-encompassing concluding sentence.

Tickets-Out-the-Door (last 2-3 mins.)

• Return your "'The Masque of the Red Death' Assessment" by placing it in the black basket on the front table.
• Re-column the desks.
• Templates collected via a drawing of cards.

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)
--Complete 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 12/6 (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet).
Writing

--Continue reviewing your notes for "The Masque…" in preparation for continuing the in-class writing assignment next class block.
--The due date for submitting a revised Thematic Writing Assignment--Partner Interviews essay for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Wednesday, 12/12 (about 1.5 weeks from today)--YOU MUST schedule a meeting with me to go over your revisions; simply handing in the revisions is unacceptable as per the protocol.  When time permits, meetings can/will occur during class time.
HW (Class Preparation)
--Aim to read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  The "Course Component Fulfillment" assignment is due Wednesday, 12/5 or Thursday, 12/6 depending upon which option you select.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
Miscellaneous
--Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em! :)

On the backburner:

• Introducing "Take a Stand" Activity and ThinkCERCA/Article of the Week purpose, framework, etc.
• tablet
• first Grammar Hammer