Thursday, September 15, 2011

English 10 Honors--9/16/2011

Jump Off -- brainstorm consequences

S. the C. -- agenda, HW, discussion directions

Discussion -- Rule of the Room/Developing Consequences
--share commitments from posters
--reiterate Rule of the Room--potential "breaks" discussed
--discuss and make decisions via T-chart

Teambuilder/Research/Writing Workshop -- Unique Peer Writing Assignment
--roam around the classroom and gather additional information about your first partner from last class--logically fit the new information into the structure that you have (hopefully!) formulated
--DON'T FORGET TO GET A DIRECT QUOTE FROM YOUR PARTNER!
--Transition -- return to desks, take out introductions, and form a circle
--remind students about tips for "hooking" readers--any other ideas?
--purpose of introductions/thesis statement review
--revisions
--share a few!

Transition -- re-row desks/pick up instructions sheet from the front table

Instruction -- MLA Format
--model MLA Format as per the instructions sheet up on the front board

Closure/Looking Ahead -- Backwards Brainstorming
--model with The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
--develop a "vague form" template of The Contender
--briefly introduce the concept of intertextuality

HW Time
--Transition -- pick up a copy of The Old Man and the Sea and some Post-Its
--begin reading aloud--model Post-It Note strategy

HW
--Unique Peer Writing Assignment (your best effort) is due at the beginning of next class typed in MLA format
--read pgs. 1-25 of The Old Man and the Sea--be ready for a discussion next class--TO LOOK FOR:
*The basics (characters, setting, conflict, etc.)
*Christological figure
*Hero as a literary term
*Hemingway's writing style
*Connections to The Contender