Friday, November 30, 2012

English 9--12/3/2012

Jump Off
--Open your vocabulary book (if you brought it with you) to page 51.  Look through the list of words and put a star next to all of the words that you are pretty confident about knowing already.

S. the C.
--GOALS: 1.)  Leave class somewhat familiar with the meaning of and able to pronounce the Unit #4 vocabulary words; 2.) Leave class with a solid understanding of what the 7 Habits are and what a "paradigm" is--if you still have gaps in your understanding at the end of class, see Mr. Martin for a copy of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens and purposefully read pages 13-27 prior to next class.
--agenda/HW

Instruction -- Vocabulary Unit #4
--go over Unit #4 word list (page 51/PowerPoint slide)
--For HW, begin preparing for the Unit #4 assessment, which will take place this Friday.


Introductory Discussion/Notetaking -- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
--work together to build an understanding of the "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" (SEE POWERPOINT SLIDES)
--look at examples of "paradigms" and quotation about paradigms and work together to build an understanding of the term
--continue discussing paradigms--consider song lyrics "baby step"/hard work "baby step"

Closure -- T-O-D
--On an index card, do the following from memory:
  • List as many of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective teens as you can.  (Can you remember more of the habits than you did at the end of last class?--BLOCK 2)
  • Define the term "paradigm" in your own words and list a few of your own paradigms.
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR NAME IS SOMEWHERE ON THE INDEX CARD.  ALSO, PROPERLY USE AT LEAST ONE UNIT #4 VOCABULARY WORD SOMEWHERE ON YOUR INDEX CARD.

HW Time

HW
Optional assignment:
--Purposefully read pages 13-27 of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens in order to deepen your understanding of "paradigm." 
Mandatory assignments:
--Begin preparing for the Unit #4 assessment, which will take place this Friday.
--Baby Step #3: Listen carefully to your words between now and next class.  Count how many times you use reactive language, such as "You make me...", "I have to...", "Why can't they...", "I can't...".  Then, take note of the reactive language that you use the most.  Be prepared to talk about this baby step next class.