--Take out your notebook and date the page (1/7/2020). At the start of class today, we will bounce back and forth between me giving you a prompt and you doing some writing (hence the need for lined paper!).
S. the C. (5-8 mins.)
--agenda/HW
Thinking, Writing, and Speaking Activity -- The Time Machine, The Quest for Your "Why?", and Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Part 1--The Time Machine and The Quest for Your "Why?" (60-ish mins.)
--write for 3-5 minutes in response to each of the four related prompts
--5-7 students share a "what?" about which they wrote in order to compile a list on the front board (e.g., doctor, teacher, member of a committed relationship, living in Florida, etc.)
--share the quote below and begin briefly applying it to an item or two on the list compiled on the front board
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0GmcwVi7jo&t=39s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvqvLF5UpRk
--look through the front of the "The Quest..." sheet together
--list three "whats?" on the back of your sheet with which you will work next class block (MODEL)
HW (Class Preparation)
--Continue reviewing conventions of literature notes/lessons (if you have not yet "taught"). You can expect to continue delivering conventions of literature lessons in the near future!
--write for 3-5 minutes in response to each of the four related prompts
- Prior to each prompt, I will share some anecdotes!
- form partnerships
--5-7 students share a "what?" about which they wrote in order to compile a list on the front board (e.g., doctor, teacher, member of a committed relationship, living in Florida, etc.)
--share the quote below and begin briefly applying it to an item or two on the list compiled on the front board
- "Your WHY is the purpose, cause, or belief that inspires you."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0GmcwVi7jo&t=39s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvqvLF5UpRk
- Jot down notes about what resonates with you while viewing the talks, considering the questions that overarch our course and the writing responses you just completed:
- Why do people do what they do, say what they say, etc.?
- Why do you do what you do, say what you say, etc.? Why did you write the "things" that you wrote earlier in class?
- What are human beings really like?
- What is your "why?", and how is it related to your observations about/understanding of human nature?
- Pick up a copy of the "The Quest for Your 'Why?'" sheet from the front table.
--look through the front of the "The Quest..." sheet together
--list three "whats?" on the back of your sheet with which you will work next class block (MODEL)
- If you already have worked with a copy of this sheet, staple the two together!
HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)
--Complete Membean training until you have earned 100 correct responses or trained for a total of 45 minutes over three different days before 11:59 PM THIS THURSDAY (1/9). (See the most recent "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)
Writing
--Continue thinking about the following questions:
--Complete Membean training until you have earned 100 correct responses or trained for a total of 45 minutes over three different days before 11:59 PM THIS THURSDAY (1/9). (See the most recent "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)
Writing
--Continue thinking about the following questions:
- Research Unit: What topic(s) might you write about in your argumentative research paper?
- End-of-Course Assignment: What is your "why?"?
--Continue reviewing conventions of literature notes/lessons (if you have not yet "taught"). You can expect to continue delivering conventions of literature lessons in the near future!
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS.
- "Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere" (Mary Schmich).
