--Spend
the first few minutes of class studying for the forthcoming Unit #5 vocabulary
quiz (preferably quietly and independently).
Mr. Martin will be around with the quiz after first handing back your
Unit #4 quizzes (and presenting you with an incentive in celebration of your
successes [BLOCK 4 ONLY]). MR. MARTIN
NEEDS THE UNIT #4 QUIZZES BACK AFTER YOU’VE HAD A CHANCE TO REFLECT.
--Complete
the Unit #5 vocabulary quiz. WHILE
STUDENTS WORK, MR. MARTIN WILL HAND OUT BOTH THE TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE ANALYSIS ESSAY GRADING RUBRICS AND THE SHOW
AND TELL SPEECH ASSIGNMENT SHEET.
--SEE MR. MARTIN: Lucas Terry.
S. the
C.
--trade and grade--reflect--graded quizzes
collected
--Mr.
Martin shares list of students who have been referred due to not completing
revisions for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio
--Reminder:
Any essay that has already received a
score of 80% or higher must be given
back to Mr. Martin ASAP!
--agenda/HW--a
word or two about time management
--materials
handed out during the quiz explained
Speech
Content Instruction
-- The “Formula for Success”--Motivate
--the “Formula
for Success” PowerPoint (slides 14-18)
--independent
Motivate planning time for Show and Tell Speech--Mr. Martin models
Application
Activity
-- Show and Tell Speech--Motivate
--students
deliver planned Motivate in small groups as practice, garnering content
feedback (and, ideally, working on volume, tone, eye contact, speed, pauses,
and limiting vocal fillers)
--Transition--return
to desks
--card
drawn--student delivers Motivate in front of class--Mr. Martin FlipVideos
(repeat until five students have spoken)
Closure -- What was your
biggest “take away” from today’s class?
--craft a
response to the question above for submission on an index card
HW
--Continue
progressing through the Tuesdays with
Morrie Analysis Essay assignment--Mr. Martin is available for appointments!
This assignment is due on January 2nd (our first class back
from break), and now that you have the scoring rubrics, it is imperative that
you align your work/writing with the rubrics.
THE MEANING, DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZATION, LANGUAGE USE, AND CONTENT RUBRIC
WILL DETERMINE YOUR SCORE FOR THE CUMULATIVE WRITING PORTFOLIO.
--The
first day of Show and Tell Speech deliveries will be January 4th
(our second class back from break). You will receive more specific information
about the scoring of this assignment next class.
--If you
spoke in front of the class today, view your video with this question in mind--What is my ultimate goal for the public
speaking unit?
--Hooked
on Books next week--bring something good!
--Oh, yeah…enjoy
the weekend, too!!!
