English 10 Honors--9/27/2016

Jump Off (2 mins.)
--Pick up both the "The Art of Quoting" document and the "Introducing Quoted Material" document from the front table.  I highly encourage you to engage in a self-study of these documents in order to help you succeed with the quotation requirement of the writing assignment.

S. the C. (8-10 mins.)
--agenda/HW
--clarifying potential confusion as per most recent terms/concepts assessment:

• distinguish between a "theme statement" and a "thesis statement"
• sample thesis statement(s) shared

Many people are presented with some incredible opportunities.  Yet when the opportunities come, some people are hesitant to take advantage of the opportunities and miss the chance at something that could potentially have a remarkable impact.  Then there are those individuals who reach out and grab those opportunities, and that decision to do so will often change their lives.  Dean Damon is one of those people.  He has had many opportunities in many different forms.  Some have come through academic activities while others have come through involvement in sports.  No matter what form the opportunities come in, though, Dean has found that taking advantage of life's opportunities has rewarded him with some memorable experiences.

Donny really is a tech-savvy kid, but he goes even further than that.  Donny lives by the motto that people most often have passions in life which dictate their past and present, and when people discover what exactly their passions are, they ought to pursue a career that relates in the future.

Transition (3 mins.)
--As soon as I set the stopwatch and instruct you to do so, you will form an alphabetical-by-last-name circle out of the desks without talking.  This should take no more than two minutes!
--"Ready...set...GO!!!"

Teambuilding Activity -- Artifact Bags (30 mins.)
--I hand a paper bag to a random student--he/she then displays items from the bag one at a time, briefly describing what he/she is seeing
--guess who?!
--owner of bag further describes, explains, shares anecdotes, etc. as a form of introduction to teacher/peers
--REPEAT THE PROCESS UNTIL ALL THE BAGS HAVE BEEN SHARED

Transition (5-8 mins.)

--Do the following as quickly as possible:

• Re-column the desks.
• Turn in your two markedly different hooks by placing both in the black basket on the front table.  Make sure that your name is located somewhere on your document.
• Pick up the "Article of the Week #1 (9/26-9/30)" document from the front table.
• Spend a few minutes purposefully reading the information located in the box at the top of the page of the Article of the Week #1 document.  Then, continue reading the article as directed

Literacy Activity -- Article of the Week #1 (remainder of class)
--share rationale behind the Article of the Week (PowerPoint)

--share the following PowerPoint slides in order to clarify expectations: 

• Take-Home Assessment/Classwork Check System
• The Four Cs of Quality Academic Writing
• HEDI Scale for Feedback/Scoring

--What is our purpose when we read this article?
--independent active reading (continued)

*I WILL TAKE A LOOK AT AS MANY HOOKS AS I CAN DURING THIS BLOCK OF TIME SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU SOME COMMENTARY MEANT TO HELP YOU MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT WHICH HOOK TO USE (THOUGH THE CHOICE IS ULTIMATELY YOURS!).*

DEAR -- Free Reading Books (time permitting)

--students can also read Upfront newsmagazine

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--Complete a total of 45 minutes of Membean training as directed before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 9/29.  If you fail to appropriately train between now and the administration of Vocabulary Quiz #2, you will not be permitted to take the quiz (see the "Membean Routine" document).

HW (Take-Home Assessment)

--Finish your work with Article of the Week #1, which is due at the beginning of class next time (Thursday, 9/29).  This task will include purposefully reading the directions in the box at the top of the first page and completing your best work with regard to the directions.  Good luck!

Writing
--The Thematic Essay Writing Assignment--Partner Interviews essay (your best effort) is due at the beginning of class on Monday, 10/3 (just under one week from today) typed in proper MLA format.
Miscellaneous

--Read your free reading book for at least 15 minutes between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS.