English 10 Honors--10/22/2104

Jump Off (2 mins.)

--Pick up the "Vocabulary Units--Exercise Check" slip from the front table. Write your name on the line and open your vocabulary book to page 37.
--Sit in your new assigned seat.

S. the C. (5-8 mins.)

--quickly complete the exercise check--when finished, pass up facedown
--list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio shared
--agenda/HW

Review -- Vocabulary Unit #3 (10-15 mins.)
--a student comes up to the SmartBoard and, for a sentence of his or her choosing from the "Choosing the Right Word" exercise, circles the answer for the sentence/underlines the context clues used to arrive at the answer while engaging in a "think-aloud" about his or her logic
--REPEAT THE PROCESS FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE WORDS...
--go over remaining exercise answers
*I WILL RETURN THE UNIT #2 VOCABULARY QUIZZES (WHICH WILL THEN BE RE-COLLECTED MOMENTARILY)*
--FYI: The two most common "pitfalls" that occur when taking the vocabulary quizzes are as follows: improvement needed in using context clues AND incomplete knowledge of the function and meaning of words (perhaps due to a lack of good strategies for learning/remembering?). To which of these pitfalls (if any) did you succumb on the Unit #2 quiz, and how can you improve in the future?
*I WILL RE-COLLECT QUIZZES*

Transition (5 mins.)
--discussion protocol/"Discussion Contribution Rating Scale" reminder
--Take a few minutes to look through your notes and "Reading Nonfiction Document" for Thomas C. Foster's "Pickup Lines and Open(ing) Seductions, or Why Novels Have First Pages". Part of today's discussion involves supporting the following claim...

Foster's analogy in the form of an extended metaphor is used at the beginning of his piece to describe books/novels via personification. His purpose is helping readers have a more clear idea of what authors are trying to accomplish within the first few pages of their works.

...and wrapping up our analysis of Foster's work as a piece of nonfiction (e.g., responding to this question: What is Foster's key claim?). Also, if you took any notes while reading Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, skim through those notes, too.
--form an alphabetical-by-middle-name circle out of the desks

Circle Discussion -- Thomas C. Foster's "Pickup Lines...", First-Draft Reading of the Exposition of Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, and Applying Foster's Work to Coelho's Work (40-45 mins.)
--wrap-up discussion of Foster's work:

• consider this question: How would you go about using evidence and tying back in order to bolster the above claim?
• consider the "Reading Nonfiction Document" questions/prompts

--initial discussion of Coelho's work:

• share your thoughts, questions, (and annotations?) from your first-draft reading of pages v-11 of The Alchemist
• draw a few connections between Foster's "list of 18" and the beginning of Coelho's novel

Transition -- re-column the desks and pick up an index card from the front table (2 mins.)

Closure (remainder of class)
--According to Thomas C. Foster, "every novel wants to be read in a certain way."  This phrase presents the idea that once a reader has read 10 or so pages of a novel, he or she will have a sense of what to look for/how to annotate and "converse" with the text moving forward.  Having now read and discussed the beginning of Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, what is one "thing" that you are now looking for as you continue reading?  Please be specific!

HW

--Finish preparing for the Unit #3 vocabulary quiz, which will take place at the beginning of next class (Friday, 10/24). Make sure to familiarize yourself with the "Whimsical Words." REMEMBER THAT WORDS FROM PREVIOUS UNITS ARE "FAIR GAME" ON ANY VOCABULARY QUIZ THEREAFTER (EXCLUDING PAST "WHIMSICAL WORDS")!
--Finish your work with Article of the Week #6, which is due at the beginning of class next time (Friday, 10/24). This task will include purposefully reading the directions in the box at the top of the page and completing your best work with regard to the directions. You might consider visiting the following web address:
http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/topic/wny-schools/
--Reread pages v-11 of Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist and complete purposeful Post-its as preparation for continued discussion (and, perhaps, an assessment?) based on the following assignments:

• Emily B.--Style, Tone, Mood, Diction, Point of View, and Narrative Presence
• Danielle B.--Style, Tone, Mood, Diction, Point of View, and Narrative Presence
• Josh B.--Style, Tone, Mood, Diction, Point of View, and Narrative Presence
• Nick C.--Style, Tone, Mood, Diction, Point of View, and Narrative Presence
• Madi D.--Style, Tone, Mood, Diction, Point of View, and Narrative Presence
• Skyler E.--Style, Tone, Mood, Diction, Point of View, and Narrative Presence
• Donald F.--Style, Tone, Mood, Diction, Point of View, and Narrative Presence
• Clarissa H.--Narrative Attitude, Time Frame, Time Management, Place, Motif, and Theme
• Billy H.--Narrative Attitude, Time Frame, Time Management, Place, Motif, and Theme
• Sarah H.--Narrative Attitude, Time Frame, Time Management, Place, Motif, and Theme
• Claudia K.--Narrative Attitude, Time Frame, Time Management, Place, Motif, and Theme
• Franz L.--Narrative Attitude, Time Frame, Time Management, Place, Motif, and Theme
• Ronald L.--Narrative Attitude, Time Frame, Time Management, Place, Motif, and Theme
• Conor M.--Narrative Attitude, Time Frame, Time Management, Place, Motif, and Theme
• Sara O.--Irony, Rhythm, Pace, Expectations, Character, and Instructions on How to Read the Novel
• Casey P.--Irony, Rhythm, Pace, Expectations, Character, and Instructions on How to Read the Novel
• Riley S.--Irony, Rhythm, Pace, Expectations, Character, and Instructions on How to Read the Novel
• Michelle T.--Irony, Rhythm, Pace, Expectations, Character, and Instructions on How to Read the Novel
• Hannah T.--Irony, Rhythm, Pace, Expectations, Character, and Instructions on How to Read the Novel
• Nick V.--Irony, Rhythm, Pace, Expectations, Character, and Instructions on How to Read the Novel
• Audrey W.--Irony, Rhythm, Pace, Expectations, Character, and Instructions on How to Read the Novel

--The due date for submitting a revised Thematic Writing Assignment--Partner Interviews essay for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is November 17th (just under one month from today)--YOU MUST schedule a meeting with me to go over your revisions; simply handing in the revisions is unacceptable as per the protocol. When time permits, meetings can/will occur during class time.
--Try to carve out some time between now and next class to read your free reading book for at least 15 minutes. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS.

Backburner (Mr. Martin's Note-to-Self):

• hand back AoW #3 writing in correspondence with Grammar Hammer
• point out "Grammar Hammer Extras" area