Blocks 1 and 3 ACE:
Jump Off -- take out vocabulary books and open to pg. 21
S. the C. -- revisit last class, fill the "priority queue", agenda/rationale/HW
Instruction -- Vocabulary Unit #1
--rationale/routine--connect to discussion from last class
--go over Unit #1 word list--star those you feel that you already know
--go over answers to exercises (check HW)
--talk about the way in which tests are set up (matching, fill-in-the-blank, parts of speech)
--for HW, review for quiz next class--study options?
Blocks 1 and 2 BDF:
Jump Off -- Sadlier-Oxford Level G Diagnostic Test
--quietly and independently complete test (pg. 18)
S. the C.
--revisit last class, fill the "priority queue", agenda/rationale/HW--go over test (three-in-a-row style)--keep track of number incorrect--collect data for "diagnosis" (heads down/hands up--stats on board and in gradebook)
Instruction -- Vocabulary Unit #1
--rationale/routine--connect to discussion from last class
--go over Unit #1 word list--star those you already know
--complete Synonyms/Antonyms--work on additional exercises if waiting for peers
--go over Syn./Ant.
--for HW, review for quiz next class--study options?
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Transition -- take out notebook--what is Carpe Diem?
Mini-Lesson -- Carpe Diem
--watch Dead Poets Society clip
--define Carpe Diem based on clip--add via instructor's notes
--how does our work so far this year "fit" (or not fit)?
--read "To the Virgins..." aloud twice--how is this poet using the Carpe Diem philosophy?
--read poem aloud a third time--project text on front board--explicate (what is explication?)
Closure -- Complete poem questions (T-O-D)
Old Business/HW explained -- exam short answer response instruction/set up symposium (sample)
HW
--review for Unit #1 vocabulary quiz (next class)
--bring an explicated contribution to the Carpe Diem Symposium (next class)
