--Turn in your typed-in-MLA-format unifying theme statement paragraph by placing your writing in the black basket on the front table.
--Pick up the Unit #3 vocabulary quiz from the front table. Make sure to carefully read all of the directions as some additional directions exist in one of the sections and another of the sections is a bit different than it has been in the past. Complete the quiz quietly and independently. Good luck!
--When you finish with the assessment, place it facedown under your desk. Then, engage in free reading until you receive further instructions.
S. the C. (15-20 mins.)
--trade and grade
--return quizzes to rightful owners--reflect on performance and note still-not-mastered words in vocabulary books--I will collect quizzes momentarily
--list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio shared:
- Would
anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during today's class
(during the group activity) or my office hours (posted on the front
board)?
Transition (6-8 mins.)
--directions given for the next block of time
--review our classroom "Compact for Group Work"
--Block 2: Form two groups of two and a group of three
--Block 4: Form three groups of four
--Pick up a copy of the "General Writing Rubric" from the front table on your way to your group meeting.
Application Activity/Writing Workshop--Part 1 -- Unifying Theme Statement Paragraphs--"Social Class": "The Necklace" and "Richard Cory" (flex time)
--familiarize selves with the "General Writing Rubric"
--purposeful oral reading/purposeful listening:
- Purpose while reading:
- read
clearly and deliberately so that your peers can follow along
- Purpose while listening:
- work
to answer these questions:
- As
per the "General Writing Rubric," what score-ish would you
give the paragraph? Why?
- Which
of the paragraphs shared is the strongest? Why?
Transition (2-3 mins.)
--form an alphabetical-by-the-name-of-your-first-pet circle out of the desks
Application Activity/Writing Workshop--Part 2 -- Unifying Theme Statement Paragraphs--"Social Class": "The Necklace" and "Richard Cory" (flex time)
--purposeful oral reading/purposeful listening ("best three"):
- Purpose
while reading:
- read
clearly and deliberately so that your peers can follow along
- Purpose
while listening:
- work
to answer these questions once all three paragraphs have been read (again, we will come to a consensus):
- Which
of the paragraphs shared is the strongest? Why?
--pick up the “Short Story Analysis Sheet,” a story map (if desired), analysis/discussion questions (if desired), and a copy of "The Open Boat" from the desks located by the door and re-column the desks
*AS THIS OCCURS, I WILL SCAN IN THE "TOP DOG" PARAGRAPH SO THAT WE CAN GIVE IT ONE FINAL LOOK TOGETHER.*
Closure -- Think-Aloud--The Four Cs of Quality Academic Writing (flex time)
--"top dog" paragraph annotated, scored, etc. on the front board--this is intended as another exemplar in preparation for the writing that you will complete at the end of the unit as part of your exam!
Looking Ahead (5-8 mins.)
--note-taking (Naturalism as a Literary Movement)--date the page in your notebook (11/6/2015)
DEAR/HW Time -- Free Reading or “The Open Boat” (time permitting)
--purposefully read "The Open Boat" (use "Short Story Analysis Sheet")--align your annotations with the "Reading Literature Like a Champ" expectations/standards that we went over earlier in the unit, especially zeroing in on theme
HW (Class Preparation)
--Begin/finish purposefully reading “The Open Boat” prior to the beginning of next class (Tuesday, 11/10). Make sure to zero in on theme:
- What
are some themes that emerge in "The Open Boat"?
- When
and how do these themes emerge?
- What
literary techniques does Crane use to develop some of the emergent themes,
and how does he effectively use these techniques?
- What
does Crane want readers to think about these themes/what insights into the
human experience is he presenting (theme statement vs.
mere theme)?
- How
often do we really stop to think about the ideas
about the human experience conveyed to us in literature, from
story-to-story, etc.?
--Read your free reading book for at least 15 minutes between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS. You have up until the first week of December to finish your book.
HW (Writing)
--The due date for submitting a revised Thematic Writing Assignment--Partner Interviews essay for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Friday, 11/13 (one week from today [Eeeeeek!?])--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.
Miscellaneous
--Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em!
