--Grab a laptop from the cart and log in.
S. the C.
--agenda/HW
--Reminder:
COMPACT FOR WORK TIME
- Talking should
be very limited.
- When talking must
occur, get peer’s attention first and stay on task.
- Teacher will
use the consequence system in place for lack of compliance.
- Listening to
music (provided by teacher or on personal devices) is acceptable.
Writing Workshop -- End-of-Course
Assignment
--Do
you remember these "controlling quotations" from earlier in the
course? These ideas might help guide your work today!:
- "At
this point [of gathering evidence], you want to include anything,
anything, that might be useful, and you also want to avoid the temptation
to arrive at definite conclusions about your topic. Remember that one of
the qualities that makes for a good interpretation is that it avoids the
obvious. You want to develop complex ideas, and the best way to do that is
to keep your ideas flexible until you've considered the evidence
carefully. A good gauge of complexity is whether you feel you understand
more about your topic than you did when you began (and even just reaching
a higher state of confusion is a good indicator that you're treating your
topic in a complex way)."
- "A
thesis is the result of a lengthy thinking process. Formulating a thesis
is not the first thing you do after reading an essay assignment. Before
you develop an argument on any topic, you have to collect and organize
evidence, look for possible relationships between known facts (such as
surprising contrasts or similarities), and think about the significance of
these relationships. Once you do this thinking, you will probably have a
'working thesis,' a basic or main idea, an argument that you think you can
support with evidence but that may need adjustment along the way."
--work
on End-of-Course Assignments "anchored in" to the "Compact
for Work Time"
HW (Class Preparation)
--Finish purposefully/actively
reading To Kill a Mockingbird by working through the “To Kill a
Mockingbird Novel Study--Purposeful Reading Guide.” Remember that
your End-of-Course Assignment pertains to arguing about human nature and
includes both Lord of the Flies and To Kill a Mockingbird.
You might want to take additional notes (on Post-its?) accordingly.
Review your purposeful/active reading notes and notes from past
discussions, as another assessment is "fair game" at any
point in time between now and the end of the course. You can expect to
get back both your Lord of the Flies Novel Assessment and the To
Kill a Mockingbird assessment next class.
--Continue
progressing through your End-of-Course Assignment. Do not let the end of
the school year unnecessarily creep up on you! We are
scheduled for two more full blocks with computer access on the following
days: Wednesday, 6/1 and Friday, 6/3. Plan
accordingly! The written portion of the End-of-Course Assignment is due
at the beginning of class on Tuesday, 6/7, which will also be the
first day of in-class presentations.
- BRING
YOUR END-OF-COURSE ASSIGNMENT MATERIALS TO CLASS DAILY, INCLUDING YOUR
COPY OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD AND THE READING GUIDE. YOU
NEVER KNOW WHEN THESE MATERIALS MIGHT BE NECESSARY!
--Try to
find some time to read your free reading book between now and next class.
ALWAYS
BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
