Jump Off -- pick up the pretest from front table--complete quietly and independently
S. the C. -- agenda/HW, go over Jump Off
Instruction -- The Eight Parts of Speech
--discuss "the grammar hammer"--rationale
--go over chart on first page of packet--connect back to pretest
--for HW, complete the following activities: 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 13, and 15--be prepared for an assessment next class
Writing Workshop -- Unique Peer Writing Assignment
--go through directions for MLA format on front board--is this what your paper looks like?
--go over grading rubric--what is valued?
--self-edit in a 6-inch voice
--peer-edit in a 6-inch voice--I suggest you switch papers with your partner!
--for HW, revise your paper as per today's workshop time--I WILL COLLECT YOUR FINAL ESSAY NEXT CLASS
Activity -- The Old Man and the Sea Novella Introduction
--model "backwards brainstorming" with The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
--develop a "vague form" template of The Contender
--briefly introduce the concept of "intertextuality" and its implications with regard to The Old Man and the Sea
Transition
--pick up a copy of The Old Man and the Sea and some Post-Its
--give Mr. Martin book #s
Oral Reading -- The Old Man and the Sea pgs. 1-25
HW
--complete activities 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 13, and 15 of "The Eight Parts of Speech" packed--be prepared for an assessment next class
--revise your Unique Peer essay as per today's workshop time--I WILL COLLECT YOUR FINAL ESSAY NEXT CLASS
--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
