English 10 Honors--10/20/2017 & 10/23/2017

Jump Off (2-3 mins.)

--Let's venture on down to the Computer Lab!
--I will be touching base with the following students today:

• Casey L.
• Ash M.
• Storme S.

Assessment -- Vocabulary Quiz #2 (Mon, Oct 23, 2017) (10-15 mins?)
--Unless you are not permitted to do so due to lack of training, log in to Membean and complete the assessment as directed.  Good luck!
--If you finish before your peers, "sneak in" a little free reading while you wait! :)

Transition (2-3 mins.)
--Let's venture on back to the classroom!
--Back at the ranch: Pick up an index card from the front table.  On the lined side, respond to the following question back at your assigned seat:

• When working in groups in class to complete challenging, meaningful tasks, what must occur in order for groups to find success?  (SEE THE FRONT BOARD FOR AN EXAMPLE.)

Be prepared to share your ideas soon.

S. the C.
--agenda/HW

--"Leader-to-Detractor Scale" reviewed

• We should take this into consideration when creating our compact!

--share out as per the "Transition" in order to create a rough "Compact for Group Work" (Phase 2 of our current mini-lesson)

Transition

--Take out the following items:

• your commented-upon “Thematic Writing Assignment--Partner Interviews” essay
• the “Feedback Analysis: Thematic Writing Assignment--Partner Interviews” sheet

Writing Workshop (cont.) -- Thematic Writing Assignment--Partner Interviews

--continue/finish processing feedback and handwrite initial revisions for your thematic essay
--"anchor in" to our rough "Compact for Group Work"

--groups of three/four formed via a drawing of cards

• During this time, students are to work together in order to interpret feedback, help each other based on individual strengths, etc.

--Closure 

• whole-group share-out (“I wrote…in the _____ category…” or “What exactly do you mean by…?”--items added under the appropriate categories on the front board and modeling where appropriate--CONSIDER JOTTING DOWN ANY HELPFUL NOTES ON YOUR “FEEDBACK ANALYSIS” SHEET OR ON YOUR ESSAY ITSELF

--list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio shared:

• Would anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during my office hours (posted on the front board)?

Transition
--Form a numerical-by-number-of-siblings circle out of the desks.

Discussion -- Edgar Allan Poe's “The Masque of the Red Death”
--close reading of literature =

• "going after" items noticed during initial purposeful reading
• reading, rereading, and annotating as per the targets defined on the "'Reading Literature Like a Champ!' Framework" document

--students share annotations from close reading--I encourage a "deeper dig" via prompting, follow-up questions, etc.

Transition
--Re-column the desks and pick up a "Final Countdown" document from the front table.

Closure -- The Final Countdown
--In the time permitted, complete the document to the best of your ability so that I can get a snapshot of how we did today and where we should head next.

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)

--Complete a total of 45 minutes of Membean training as directed before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 10/26.  If you fail to appropriately train between now and the administration of Vocabulary Quiz #3, you will not be permitted to take the quiz (see the "Membean Routine" document).
HW (Class Preparation)

--Review your notes for “The Masque…”.  Be prepared for an assessment and/or a more discussion about the reading NEXT class.
Writing

--Continue thinking about your short story.  The final draft of the assignment is tentatively due on Tuesday, 11/7 (ACE)/Wednesday, 11/8 (BDF), which will be here before you know it!  Do you want me to give you access to me and my classroom after school next week and/or conduct after-school workshops?
--The due date for submitting a revised Thematic Writing Assignment—Partner Interviews essay for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Thursday, 11/16 [ACE]/Friday, 11/17 [BDF] (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.
Miscellaneous
--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 early-December to finish your book.