Jump Off -- clear desks/set up paper for assessment--BLOCK 1 ACE STUDENTS MUST TURN IN PARAGRAPHS IF NOT ALREADY SUBMITTED
S. the C. -- agenda/HW
Assessment -- The Alchemist pgs. 104-133 QUIZ
--complete quiz via PowerPoint
--following quiz, sign (or not!) the honor pledge
Transition -- quizzes in/index card up
Listening Activity -- "Letter to a B-Student"
--consider pre-reading questions--discuss
--directions--what to do while reading
--discussion--connections (to course thus far, to The Alchemist, to the "honor pledge"), implications, etc.
Mini-Lesson -- The Admission/Job Interview/Military Essay
--finish sharing/discussing "the lists" (1 ACE--second list; 3 ACE--first and second list; 1 BDF--reading and lists; 2 BDF--first and second list)
--Transition -- pick up assignment sheet and list of questions from the front table
--read/clarify assignment--focus on rubric criteria
--Transition -- sample essay up
--read/critique essay together using rubric
--create parameters for work block
--work block (do whatever you need to do!)
Closure -- Create Your HW!
--Where are you in your process? What do you need to do next to "make progress"?
HW
--finish The Alchemist--do Post-Its
--complete your writing assignment-related HW
