Jump Off
--Block 4: Please pick up the following documents from the front table:
--Block 4: Please pick up the following documents from the front table:
- the "Reading Nonfiction Document" for "The Death of the Author," by Roland Barthes
- a copy of the essay "The Death of the Author," by Roland Barthes
--Form a horseshoe out of the desks facing the SMART Board.
--Block 2: Take out both your "Reading Nonfiction Document" and "The Death of the Author," by Roland Barthes
S. the C.
--agenda/HW
Literacy Activity -- Roland Barthes' "The Death of the Author" (1967)
--Block 4: brief familiarization with the "Reading Nonfiction Document"
--Block 4: conduct a gist reading of the first paragraph of the essay orally
--Block 2 (cont.)/Block 4: engage in discussion about the first paragraph (e.g., Why Sarrasine? What concept is being introduced in the first sentence? Etc.)--"talk to the text" (and, of course, each other!)
--continue conducting a gist/close reading (somewhere in the middle, really!) of the rest of the essay (oral reading of a paragraph, five minute independent analysis [gist and another note], share-out)--I WILL MODEL FIRST FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY
Brain Break -- Mum Ball
Application Activity/Closure/HW Time -- Step #3 of the "Reading Nonfiction Document"
--begin mindfully completing the questions included in Step #3 of the "Reading Nonfiction Document" for "The Death of the Author" (feel free to work together "anchored in" to the "Compact for Group Work"!)
HW (Class Preparation/Take-Home Assessment)
HW (Class Preparation/Take-Home Assessment)
- collection of your work for assessment purposes
- an assessment of your knowledge/understanding of Barthes' work
- a final closure discussion
--Read your free reading book for at least 15 minutes between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS.
Miscellaneous (optional, but highly encouraged!)
--Attend the Winter Formal this coming Saturday, 12/19. High school only lasts so long--soak in opportunities such as this one!
